Luke 6:3

Translations

Modern

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

Traditional

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;

Literal

And answering, Jesus said to them, “Did you not even read this, what David did when he was hungry—he and those being with him:

Latin

Et respondens Jesus ad eos, dixit: Nec hoc legistis quod fecit David, cum esurisset ipse, et qui cum illo erant?

Original

Greek

English

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

Notes

Luke 6:3

While fleeing from Saul (1 Samuel 21), David and his companions went to Nob, a place where the tabernacle was located. The priest Ahimelech gave them the consecrated Bread of the Presence (special bread set before God) that only priests were allowed to eat (Exodus 25:30; Leviticus 24:9).

Jesus meant that meeting human needs is more important than strictly following the law. There may also be a comparison between David and Jesus, since both were chosen and anointed as kings of Israel.

Luke 6:1–11

The conflicts between Jesus and the religious leaders continued with two disagreements about the Sabbath. The law of Moses required the Jews to rest on the Sabbath (Exodus 20:8–11; Deuteronomy 5:13–14). But the Pharisees had forgotten that the real reason for the Sabbath was to benefit human beings.

Events

Corn on the Sabbathc. AD 28

Related verses

1 Samuel 21:3–6
Now then, what do you have on hand? Give me five loaves of bread, or whatever can be found.”
Mark 2:25–26
Jesus replied, “Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need?
Matthew 12:3–5
Jesus replied, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry?
Matthew 21:16
“Do You hear what these children are saying?” they asked. “Yes,” Jesus answered. “Have you never read: ‘From the mouths of children and infants You have ordained praise’?”
Mark 12:26
But concerning the dead rising, have you not read about the burning bush in the Book of Moses, how God told him, ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’?
Mark 12:10
Have you never read this Scripture: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
Matthew 22:31
But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what God said to you:
Matthew 19:4
Jesus answered, “Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’
Matthew 21:42
Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?

Parallels

1 Samuel 21:1–7 Matthew 12:1–8 Mark 2:23–28

People

David: Anointed king of Israel, ancestor of Jesus Christ Jesus: The Son of God and Savior of the world

Glossary

Apothegm Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Bread of the Presence Luke, Gospel of

Topics

Jesus, the Christ: Defines the Law of the Sabbath on the Occasion of his Disciples Plucking the Ears of Grain Sabbath: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Shewbread (Showbread): |Unlawfully| Eaten by David Tradition: Commandments of Men

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