Luke 6:3
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;
Luke 6:3 in other translations
| BSB | Jesus replied, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry? |
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| WEB | Jesus, answering them, said, “Haven’t you read what David did when he was hungry, he and those who were with him, |
| ASV | 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; |
| YLT | 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, |
| DARBY | And Jesus answering said to them, Have ye not read so much as this, what David did when he hungered, he and those who were with him, |
| BBE | And Jesus said, Have you not seen in the Writings what David did when he was in need of food, he, and those who were with him; |
| Webster | 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; |
What does Luke 6:3 mean?
Barnes' Notes
(c) "what David did" 1Sam 21:6.
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 6:1-5
Christ justifies his disciples in a work of necessity for themselves on the sabbath day, and that was plucking the ears of corn when they were hungry. But we must take heed that we mistake not this liberty for leave to commit sin. Christ will have us to know and remember that it is his day, therefore to be spent in his service, and to his honour.
Luke 6:3 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Luke 6:3
- 1 Samuel 21:3-6
Now therefore what is under thine hand? give me five loaves of bread in mine hand, or what there is present. And the priest answered David, and said, There is no common bread under mine hand, but there is hallowed bread; if the young men have kept themselves at least from women. And David answered the priest, and said unto him, Of a truth women have been kept from us about these three days, since I came out, and the vessels of the young men are holy, and the bread is in a manner common, yea, though it were sanctified this day in the vessel. So the priest gave him hallowed bread: for there was no bread there but the shewbread, that was taken from before the Lord, to put hot bread in the day when it was taken away.
- Mark 2:25-26
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? How he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high priest, and did eat the shewbread, which is not lawful to eat but for the priests, and gave also to them which were with him?
- Matthew 12:3-5
But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was an hungred, and they that were with him; How he entered into the house of God, and did eat the shewbread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them which were with him, but only for the priests? Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless?
- Matthew 21:16
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?
- Mark 12:26
And as touching the dead, that they rise: have ye not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush God spake unto him, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?
- Mark 12:10
And have ye not read this scripture; The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner:
- Matthew 22:31
But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying,
- Matthew 19:4
And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,
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Context
- Luke 6:2
And certain of the Pharisees said unto them, Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days?
- Luke 6:3
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;
- Luke 6:4
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?
Luke 6:3 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y respondiendo Jesús les dijo: ¿Ni aun esto habéis leído, qué hizo David cuando tuvo hambre, él, y los que con él estaban; |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Jésus, répondant, leur dit: N’avez-vous pas même lu ce que fit David quand il eut faim, lui et ceux qui étaient avec lui; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Jesus antwortete und sprach zu ihnen: Habt ihr auch dieses nicht gelesen, was David tat, als ihn und die bei ihm waren hungerte? |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et respondens Jesus ad eos, dixit: Nec hoc legistis quod fecit David, cum esurisset ipse, et qui cum illo erant? |