Luke 6:2

But, certain of the Pharisees, said—Why are ye doing what is not allowed on the Sabbath?

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And certain of the Pharisees said unto them, Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days?

In Context

1And it came to pass, on a Sabbath, that he was passing along through cornfields, and his disciples were plucking and eating the ears of corn, rubbing them with their hands.

3And, making answer unto them, Jesus said—Have ye never read, even this, what David did when he hungered, he, and they who were with him—

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Cross References

Exodus 22:10When a man delivereth unto his neighbour, an ass, or an ox or a sheep, or any beast, to keep,—and it dieth or is fractured, or is driven away, no one beholding,

Exodus 35:2Six days, shall work be done, but on the seventh day, shall there be to you a holy sabbath-keeping, unto Yahweh, whosoever doeth work therein shall be put to death.

Isaiah 58:13If thou turn back. From the sabbath thy foot, From doing thine own pleasure on my holy day,—And shall call—The sabbath, An exquisite delight, The holy day of Yahweh, A day to be honoured, And so shall honour it rather—Than do thine own ways, Than take thine own pleasure or Than speak thine own word,

Matthew 15:2Wherefore do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands, when they eat bread!

Mark 2:24And, the Pharisees, were saying,—See! why are they doing, on the Sabbath, what is not allowed?

Luke 6:7Now the Scribes and the Pharisees were narrowly watching him, whether, on the Sabbath, he healeth,—that they might find whereof to accuse him.

Matthew Henry on Luke 6:2-12

Works of Mercy Suited to the Sabbath. 1 And it came to pass on the second sabbath after the first, that he went through the corn fields; and his disciples plucked the ears of corn, and did eat, rubbing them in their hands. 2 And certain of the Pharisees said unto them, Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days? 3 And Jesus answering them said, Have ye not read so much as this, what David did, when himself was an hungred, and they which were with him; 4 How he went into the house of God, and did… Read the whole commentary →

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