Luke 6:2

And some of the Pharisees asked, "Why are you doing what the Law forbids on the Sabbath?"

Weymouth NT (1912)

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

1Now on the second-first Sabbath while He was passing through the wheatfields, His disciples were plucking the ears and rubbing them with their hands to eat the grain.

3"Have you never read so much as this," answered Jesus-- "what David did when he and his followers were hungry;

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Cross References

Matthew 15:2"Why do your disciples transgress the tradition of the Elders by not washing their hands before meals?"

Mark 2:24So the Pharisees said to Him, "Look! why are they doing what on the Sabbath is unlawful?"

Luke 6:7The Scribes and the Pharisees were on the watch to see whether He would cure him on the Sabbath that they might be able to bring an accusation against 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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