Luke 6:1

One Sabbath Jesus was passing through the grainfields, and His disciples began to pick the heads of grain, rub them in their hands, and eat them.

2 But some of the Pharisees asked, “Why are you doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?”

3 Jesus replied, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry?

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
One Sabbath Jesus was passing through the grainfields, and His disciples began to pick the heads of grain, rub them in their hands, and eat them.
KJV
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.
WEB
Now on the second Sabbath after the first, he was going through the grain fields. His disciples plucked the heads of grain and ate, rubbing them in their hands.
ASV
Now it came to pass on a sabbath, that he was going through the grainfields; and his disciples plucked the ears, and did eat, rubbing them in their hands.
DARBY
And it came to pass on [the] second-first sabbath, that he went through cornfields, and his disciples were plucking the ears and eating [them], rubbing [them] in their hands.
BLB
And it came to pass on a Sabbath [that] He is passing through grainfields, and His disciples were plucking and were eating the heads of grain, rubbing [them] in the hands.
ÅB
Det skjedde på den næst-første sabbat at han gikk gjennom en åker, og hans disipler plukket aks og gned dem ut med hendene og spiste.
OTB
På en sabbat gikk Jesus gjennom noen kornåkrer, og disiplene hans begynte å plukke aks, gni dem i hendene og spise kornene.
B1930
Det skjedde på den næst-første sabbat at han gikk gjennem en aker, og hans disipler plukket aks og gned dem ut med hendene og åt.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Deuteronomy 23:25

    When you enter your neighbor’s grainfield, you may pluck the heads of grain with your hand, but you must not put a sickle to your neighbor’s grain.

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  • Mark 2:23–28

    One Sabbath Jesus was passing through the grainfields, and His disciples began to pick the heads of grain as they walked along.

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  • Matthew 12:1–8

    At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick the heads of grain and eat them.

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  • Leviticus 23:7

    On the first day you are to hold a sacred assembly; you are not to do any regular work.

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  • Exodus 12:15

    For seven days you must eat unleavened bread. On the first day you are to remove the leaven from your houses. Whoever eats anything leavened from the first day through the seventh must be cut off from Israel.

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  • Leviticus 23:10–11

    “Speak to the Israelites and say, ‘When you enter the land that I am giving you and you reap its harvest, you are to bring to the priest a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest.

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  • Leviticus 23:15

    From the day after the Sabbath, the day you brought the sheaf of the wave offering, you are to count off seven full weeks.

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