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<a href="/nlt/luke/6.htm">New Living Translation</a> Jesus replied, “Haven’t you read in the Scriptures what David did when he and his companions were hungry? <a href="/esv/luke/6.htm">English Standard Version</a> And Jesus answered them, “Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, he and those who were with him: <a href="/bsb/luke/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Jesus replied, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry? <a href="/blb/luke/6.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And Jesus answering, said to them, "Not even have you read this, that which David did when he himself was hungry, and those who were with him: <a href="/kjv/luke/6.htm">King James Bible</a> 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; <a href="/nkjv/luke/6.htm">New King James Version</a> But Jesus answering them said, “Have you not even read this, what David did when he was hungry, he and those who were with him: <a href="/nasb_/luke/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And Jesus, answering them, said, “Have you not even read what David did when he was hungry, he and those who were with him, <a href="/nasb/luke/6.htm">NASB 1995</a> And Jesus answering them said, &#8220Have you not even read what David did when he was hungry, he and those who were with him, <a href="/nasb77/luke/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And Jesus answering them said, “Have you not even read what David did when he was hungry, he and those who were with him, <a href="/lsb/luke/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And Jesus answered and said to them, “Have you never read what David did when he was hungry, he and those who were with him, <a href="/amp/luke/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Jesus replied to them, “Have you not even read [in the Scriptures] what David did when he was hungry, he and those who were with him— <a href="/csb/luke/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Jesus answered them, “Haven’t you read what David and those who were with him did when he was hungry— <a href="/hcsb/luke/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Jesus answered them, &#8220Haven&#8217t you read what David and those who were with him did when he was hungry— <a href="/asv/luke/6.htm">American Standard Version</a> And Jesus answering them said, Have ye not read even this, what David did, when he was hungry, he, and they that were with him; <a href="/cev/luke/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Jesus answered, "You surely have read what David did when he and his followers were hungry. <a href="/erv/luke/6.htm">English Revised Version</a> And Jesus answering them said, Have ye not read even this, what David did, when he was an hungred, he, and they that were with him; <a href="/gwt/luke/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Jesus answered them, "Haven't you read what David did when he and his men were hungry? <a href="/gnt/luke/6.htm">Good News Translation</a> Jesus answered them, "Haven't you read what David did when he and his men were hungry? <a href="/isv/luke/6.htm">International Standard Version</a> Jesus answered them, "Haven't you read what David did when he and his companions became hungry? <a href="/msb/luke/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Jesus replied, ?Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry? <a href="/net/luke/6.htm">NET Bible</a> Jesus answered them, "Haven't you read what David did when he and his companions were hungry-- <a href="/nheb/luke/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Jesus, answering them, said, "Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, he, and those who were with him; <a href="/wbt/luke/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And Jesus answering them, said, Have ye not read so much as this, what David did, when himself was hungry, and they who were with him; <a href="/wey/luke/6.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> "Have you never read so much as this," answered Jesus--"what David did when he and his followers were hungry; <a href="/web/luke/6.htm">World English Bible</a> Jesus, answering them, said, “Haven’t you read what David did when he was hungry, he and those who were with him, <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/luke/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And Jesus answering said to them, “Did you not read even this that David did when he hungered, himself and those who are with him, <a href="/blb/luke/6.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And Jesus answering, said to them, "Not even have you read this, that which David did when he himself was hungry, and those who were with him: <a href="/ylt/luke/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And Jesus answering said unto them, 'Did ye not read even this that David did, when he hungered, himself and those who are with him, <a href="/slt/luke/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And having answered to them, Jesus said, Have ye not read this, which David did when he hungered, and they being with him;<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/luke/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And Jesus answering them, said: Have you not read so much as this, what David did, when himself was hungry, and they that were with him: <a href="/cpdv/luke/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And responding to them, Jesus said: “Have you not read this, what David did when he was hungry, and those who were with him? <a href="/nabre/luke/6.htm">New American Bible</a> Jesus said to them in reply, “Have you not read what David did when he and those [who were] with him were hungry? <a href="/nrsvce/luke/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Jesus answered, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry?<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/luke/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Jesus answered and said to them, Have you not read this, what David did when he and those who were with him were hungry? <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/luke/6.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> Yeshua answered and said to them, “Have you not read this thing that David did when he was hungry and those who were with him,”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/luke/6.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> And Jesus answered and said to them: Have you not read even that which David did, when he was hungry himself, and those who were with him, <a href="/godbey/luke/6.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> Jesus responded and said to them, <FR>Have ye not read what David did, when he was hungry, and those being with him?<Fr> <a href="/haweis/luke/6.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> And Jesus answering said to them; Have ye never read what David did, when he was hungry, and those who were with him? <a href="/mace/luke/6.htm">Mace New Testament</a> but Jesus replied, have you never read what David did, when he and his company were press'd with hunger? <a href="/wey/luke/6.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> "Have you never read so much as this," answered Jesus--"what David did when he and his followers were hungry; <a href="/worrell/luke/6.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> And Jesus, answering, said to them, <FR>"Did ye never read this that David did, when he was hungry, and those with him;<Fr> <a href="/worsley/luke/6.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> And Jesus answering them said, <FR>Have ye not read what David did, when <Fr>he<FR> himself was hungry and those that were with him? how he went into the house of God,<Fr> <a href="/parallel/luke/6-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3-5_0Jtd9Lc?start=2082" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/luke/6.htm">The Lord of the Sabbath</a> …2But some of the Pharisees asked, “Why are you doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?” 3<a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: Kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2424.htm" title="2424: Iēsous (N-NMS) -- Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.">Jesus</a> <a href="/greek/611.htm" title="611: apokritheis (V-APP-NMS) -- From apo and krino; to conclude for oneself, i.e. to respond; by Hebraism to begin to speak.">replied,</a> <a href="/greek/2036.htm" title="2036: eipen (V-AIA-3S) -- Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say."></a> <a href="/greek/4314.htm" title="4314: pros (Prep) -- To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward."></a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autous (PPro-AM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons."></a> <a href="/greek/3761.htm" title="3761: Oude (Adv) -- Neither, nor, not even, and not. From ou and de; not however, i.e. Neither, nor, not even.">“</a> <a href="/greek/314.htm" title="314: anegnōte (V-AIA-2P) -- To read, know again, know certainly, recognize, discern. From ana and ginosko; to know again, i.e. to read.">Have you not read</a> <a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: touto (DPro-ANS) -- This; he, she, it. "></a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: ho (RelPro-ANS) -- Who, which, what, that. ">what</a> <a href="/greek/1138.htm" title="1138: Dauid (N-NMS) -- David, King of Israel. Of Hebrew origin; Dabid, the Israelite king.">David</a> <a href="/greek/4160.htm" title="4160: epoiēsen (V-AIA-3S) -- (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.">did</a> <a href="/greek/3753.htm" title="3753: hopote (Conj) -- When, at which time. From hos and te; at which too, i.e. When.">when</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autos (PPro-NM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">he</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hoi (Art-NMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">his companions</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: ontes (V-PPA-NMP) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist."></a> <a href="/greek/3326.htm" title="3326: met’ (Prep) -- (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives. "></a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons."></a> <a href="/greek/3983.htm" title="3983: epeinasen (V-AIA-3S) -- To be hungry, needy, desire earnestly. From the same as penes; to famish; figuratively, to crave.">were hungry?</a> 4He 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.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/1_samuel/21-1.htm">1 Samuel 21:1-6</a> Then David came to Nob, to Ahimelech the priest. And when Ahimelech met David, he trembled and asked him, “Why are you alone? Why is no one with you?” / “The king has given me a mission,” David replied. “He told me no one is to know about the mission on which I am sending you. And I have directed my young men to meet me at a certain place. / Now then, what do you have on hand? Give me five loaves of bread, or whatever can be found.” ... <a href="/matthew/12-3.htm">Matthew 12:3-4</a> Jesus replied, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry? / He entered the house of God, and he and his companions ate the consecrated bread, which was not lawful for them to eat, but only for the priests. <a href="/mark/2-25.htm">Mark 2:25-26</a> Jesus replied, “Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need? / During the high priesthood of Abiathar, he entered the house of God and ate the consecrated bread, which was lawful only for the priests. And he gave some to his companions as well.” <a href="/exodus/25-30.htm">Exodus 25:30</a> And place the Bread of the Presence on the table before Me at all times. <a href="/leviticus/24-5.htm">Leviticus 24:5-9</a> You are also to take fine flour and bake twelve loaves, using two-tenths of an ephah for each loaf, / and set them in two rows—six per row—on the table of pure gold before the LORD. / And you are to place pure frankincense near each row, so that it may serve as a memorial portion for the bread, a food offering to the LORD. ... <a href="/1_chronicles/9-32.htm">1 Chronicles 9:32</a> Some of their Kohathite relatives were responsible for preparing the rows of the showbread every Sabbath. <a href="/hebrews/9-2.htm">Hebrews 9:2</a> A tabernacle was prepared. In its first room were the lampstand, the table, and the consecrated bread. This was called the Holy Place. <a href="/matthew/9-13.htm">Matthew 9:13</a> But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.” <a href="/hosea/6-6.htm">Hosea 6:6</a> For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings. <a href="/matthew/23-23.htm">Matthew 23:23</a> Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. <a href="/mark/3-4.htm">Mark 3:4</a> And He asked them, “Which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?” But they were silent. <a href="/matthew/12-7.htm">Matthew 12:7</a> If only you had known the meaning of ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the innocent. <a href="/1_samuel/15-22.htm">1 Samuel 15:22</a> But Samuel declared: “Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obedience to His voice? Behold, obedience is better than sacrifice, and attentiveness is better than the fat of rams. <a href="/isaiah/1-11.htm">Isaiah 1:11-17</a> “What good to Me is your multitude of sacrifices?” says the LORD. “I am full from the burnt offerings of rams and the fat of well-fed cattle; I take no delight in the blood of bulls and lambs and goats. / When you come to appear before Me, who has required this of you—this trampling of My courts? / Bring your worthless offerings no more; your incense is detestable to Me. New Moons, Sabbaths, and convocations—I cannot endure iniquity in a solemn assembly. ... <a href="/jeremiah/7-22.htm">Jeremiah 7:22-23</a> For when I brought your fathers out of the land of Egypt, I did not merely command them about burnt offerings and sacrifices, / but this is what I commanded them: Obey Me, and I will be your God, and you will be My people. You must walk in all the ways I have commanded you, so that it may go well with you.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And Jesus answering them said, Have you not read so much as this, what David did, when himself was an hungered, and they which were with him;Have.<a href="/matthew/12-3.htm">Matthew 12:3,5</a> But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was an hungred, and they that were with him; … <a href="/matthew/19-4.htm">Matthew 19:4</a> And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,<a href="/matthew/21-16.htm">Matthew 21:16,42</a> And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise? … what.<a href="/1_samuel/21-3.htm">1 Samuel 21:3-6</a> Now therefore what is under thine hand? give me five loaves of bread in mine hand, or what there is present… <a href="/matthew/12-3.htm">Matthew 12:3,4</a> But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was an hungred, and they that were with him; … <a href="/mark/2-25.htm">Mark 2:25,26</a> And he said unto them, Have ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was an hungred, he, and they that were with him? … <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/5-9.htm">Companions</a> <a href="/luke/3-32.htm">David</a> <a href="/luke/6-1.htm">Food</a> <a href="/matthew/12-2.htm">Forbids</a> <a href="/luke/4-2.htm">Hungered</a> <a href="/mark/2-25.htm">Hungred</a> <a href="/luke/4-2.htm">Hungry</a> <a href="/luke/6-1.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/luke/5-21.htm">Law</a> <a href="/luke/5-31.htm">Need</a> <a href="/luke/6-2.htm">Pharisees</a> <a href="/luke/4-17.htm">Read</a> <a href="/luke/6-2.htm">Sabbath</a> <a href="/luke/4-9.htm">Writings</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/luke/6-4.htm">Companions</a> <a href="/luke/6-4.htm">David</a> <a href="/luke/6-4.htm">Food</a> <a href="/john/5-10.htm">Forbids</a> <a href="/matthew/4-2.htm">Hungered</a> <a href="/matthew/4-2.htm">Hungred</a> <a href="/luke/6-25.htm">Hungry</a> <a href="/luke/6-4.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/luke/6-7.htm">Law</a> <a href="/luke/6-21.htm">Need</a> <a href="/luke/6-7.htm">Pharisees</a> <a href="/luke/6-4.htm">Read</a> <a href="/luke/6-5.htm">Sabbath</a> <a href="/luke/20-17.htm">Writings</a><div class="vheading2">Luke 6</div>1. <a href="/luke/6-1.htm">Jesus reproves the Pharisees;</a> 12. <a href="/luke/6-12.htm">chooses apostles;</a> 17. <a href="/luke/6-17.htm">heals the diseased;</a> 20. <a href="/luke/6-20.htm">preaches to his disciples before the people: the beattitudes;</a> 27. <a href="/luke/6-27.htm">Love your Enemy</a> 37. <a href="/luke/6-37.htm">Do not Judge</a> 43. <a href="/luke/6-43.htm">A Tree and Its Fruit</a> 46. <a href="/luke/6-46.htm">The House on the Rock</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/luke/6.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/luke/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/luke/6.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Jesus replied In this passage, Jesus is responding to the Pharisees who criticized His disciples for plucking grain on the Sabbath. His reply indicates His authority and knowledge of Scripture, setting the stage for a teaching moment. Jesus often used questions to challenge the religious leaders and to provoke deeper thought, demonstrating His role as a teacher and a figure of wisdom.Have you not read This phrase suggests familiarity with the Scriptures, as Jesus addresses the Pharisees, who were well-versed in the Law and the Prophets. It implies that the answer to their question is found in the Scriptures they claim to know so well. This rhetorical question highlights the importance of understanding the spirit of the law, not just the letter.what David did Jesus references an event from the life of King David, a revered figure in Jewish history. By invoking David, Jesus draws a parallel between Himself and the beloved king, subtly asserting His own messianic identity. David's actions, recorded in <a href="/1_samuel/21.htm">1 Samuel 21:1-6</a>, provide a precedent for prioritizing human need over ritualistic observance.when he and his companions were hungry This context emphasizes the human need that justified David's actions. It underscores the principle that mercy and compassion should take precedence over strict legalism. The mention of hunger connects to the disciples' situation, illustrating that the Sabbath was made for man's benefit, not as a burden. This aligns with Jesus' teaching that He is the Lord of the Sabbath, as seen in <a href="/mark/2-27.htm">Mark 2:27-28</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a> The central figure in the New Testament, the Son of God, who is teaching and addressing the Pharisees in this passage. 2. <a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a> The second king of Israel, a man after God's own heart, who is referenced by Jesus as an example from the Scriptures. 3. <a href="/topical/c/companions_of_david.htm">Companions of David</a> The men who were with David during his time of need, highlighting the communal aspect of their actions. 4. <a href="/topical/p/pharisees.htm">Pharisees</a> A religious group in Judaism known for their strict adherence to the Law, who often challenged Jesus' teachings. 5. <a href="/topical/e/event_of_david's_hunger.htm">Event of David's Hunger</a> Refers to the incident recorded in <a href="/bsb/1_samuel/21.htm">1 Samuel 21</a>, where David and his men ate the consecrated bread from the tabernacle.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/u/understanding_the_spirit_of_the_law.htm">Understanding the Spirit of the Law</a> Jesus emphasizes the importance of understanding the spirit rather than the letter of the Law. The Law was made for man's benefit, not as a burden. <a href="/topical/m/mercy_over_ritual.htm">Mercy Over Ritual</a> Jesus highlights that acts of mercy and necessity can take precedence over ritualistic observance. This teaches us to prioritize compassion in our daily lives. <a href="/topical/s/scriptural_knowledge_and_application.htm">Scriptural Knowledge and Application</a> Jesus' question, "Have you not read?" challenges us to not only know Scripture but to apply it wisely and contextually. <a href="/topical/j/jesus'_authority.htm">Jesus' Authority</a> By referencing David, Jesus asserts His authority over the Law, indicating that He is greater than David and has the authority to interpret the Law. <a href="/topical/c/community_and_provision.htm">Community and Provision</a> The example of David and his companions teaches us about God's provision and the importance of community support in times of need.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_luke_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Luke 6</a> <a href="/q/why_did_david_eat_the_showbread.htm">Why did David eat the showbread in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_the_bread_of_the_presence.htm">What is the Bread of the Presence?</a> <a href="/q/who_was_high_priest_when_david_ate.htm">Who was high priest when David ate the showbread? (Mark 2:26 vs. 1 Samuel 21:1)</a> <a href="/q/did_the_centurion_ask_jesus_himself.htm">Did the centurion personally ask Jesus to heal his slave in Capernaum? Yes (Matthew 8:5) or No, he sent others (Luke 7:3,6)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/luke/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 3, 4. - 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; 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? Their own loved David, said the new Teacher to his jealous accusers, scrupled not, when he "was an hungred," to set at nought the twofold ordinance of sacrilege and of sabbath-breaking. (The reference is to <a href="/1_samuel/21-5.htm">1 Samuel 21:5</a>. David's visit to the sanctuary at Nob took place evidently on the sabbath, as the fresh supply of shewbread had been apparently just laid out; he must, too, have violated another rule by his journey on that day. See Stier, 'Words of the Lord Jesus,' on <a href="/matthew/12-3.htm">Matthew 12:3, 4</a>.) The lesson which Jesus intended to draw from the example of the great hero-king and the high priest was that no ceremonial law was to override. the general principle of providing for the necessities of the body. St. Matthew adds here a very forcible saying of the Lord's spoken on this occasion, which goes to the root of the whole matter, "But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless." These laws, as God originally gave them, were never intended to be a burden, rather they were meant to be a blessing for man. After ver. 5, Codex I) - a very ancient authority, written in the fifth century, now in the University Library at Cambridge, but one which contains many passages not found in any other trustworthy manuscript or version - adds the following strange narrative: "The same day, Jesus seeing a man who was working on the sabbath, saith to him, O man, if thou knowest what thou art doing, blessed art thou; but if thou knowest not, thou art accursed, and a transgressor of the Law." As no other ancient authority of weight contains this remarkable addition to the recital of our Lord's teaching respecting the observance of the sabbath, it must be pronounced an interpolation. It belongs most likely to the very early days of the Christian story, and was probably founded on some tradition current in the primitive Church. The framework of the anecdote in its present form, too, shows a state of things simply impossible at this time. Any Jew who, in the days of Jesus Christ's earthly ministry, openly, like the man of the story, broke the sabbath in the daring way related, would have been liable to be arrested and condemned to death by stoning. <a href="/commentaries/luke/6-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>Jesus Ἰησοῦς (Iēsous) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2424.htm">Strong's 2424: </a> Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites. replied, ἀποκριθεὶς (apokritheis) Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_611.htm">Strong's 611: </a> From apo and krino; to conclude for oneself, i.e. to respond; by Hebraism to begin to speak. “Have you not read ἀνέγνωτε (anegnōte) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_314.htm">Strong's 314: </a> To read, know again, know certainly, recognize, discern. From ana and ginosko; to know again, i.e. to read. what ὃ (ho) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3739.htm">Strong's 3739: </a> Who, which, what, that. David Δαυὶδ (Dauid) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1138.htm">Strong's 1138: </a> David, King of Israel. Of Hebrew origin; Dabid, the Israelite king. did ἐποίησεν (epoiēsen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4160.htm">Strong's 4160: </a> (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do. when ὁπότε (hopote) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_3753.htm">Strong's 3753: </a> When, at which time. From hos and te; at which too, i.e. When. he αὐτὸς (autos) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. his companions οἱ (hoi) Article - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. were hungry? ἐπείνασεν (epeinasen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3983.htm">Strong's 3983: </a> To be hungry, needy, desire earnestly. 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