Luke 6:4
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?
He entered the house of God, took the consecrated bread and gave it to his companions, and ate what is lawful only for the priests to eat.”
5 Then Jesus declared, “The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”
6 On another Sabbath Jesus entered the synagogue and was teaching, and a man was there whose right hand was withered.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- He entered the house of God, took the consecrated bread and gave it to his companions, and ate what is lawful only for the priests to eat.”
- KJV
- How he went into the house of God, and did take and eat the shewbread, and gave also to them that were with him; which it is not lawful to eat but for the priests alone?
- WEB
- how he entered into God’s house, and took and ate the show bread, and gave also to those who were with him, which is not lawful to eat except for the priests alone?”
- ASV
- how he entered into the house of God, and took and ate the showbread, and gave also to them that were with him; which it is not lawful to eat save for the priests alone?
- DARBY
- how he entered into the house of God and took the shewbread and ate, and gave to those also who were with him, which it is not lawful that [any] eat, unless the priests alone?
- BLB
- how he entered into the house of God and, having taken the loaves of the presentation, he ate and gave to those with him—which it is not lawful to eat, except only for the priests?”
- ÅB
- hvordan han gikk inn i Guds hus og tok skuebrødene og spiste, og gav også dem som var med ham? Og dem har ingen lov til å spise uten prestene alene.
- OTB
- Han gikk inn i Guds hus, tok de hellige brødene og spiste det som bare prestene har lov til å spise, og han ga også noen til sine følgesvenner."
- B1930
- hvorledes han gikk inn i Guds hus og tok skuebrødene og åt, og gav også dem som var med ham? Og dem har ingen lov til å ete uten prestene alene.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Leviticus 24:5–9
You are also to take fine flour and bake twelve loaves, using two-tenths of an ephah for each loaf,
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