Focused Passage

Luke 6:1-5

The Lord of the Sabbath Forms a Kingdom People

Luke moves from Sabbath controversy to apostolic formation, from healing power to kingdom teaching, and from blessing and enemy-love to the demand for obedient foundations under Jesus' word.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

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?

4 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.”

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References and Original Words

Verse 1

Cross-references

1 Samuel 21 BSB references Matthew 12 BSB references Mark 2:23 BSB references Matthew 12:1 Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 23:25 Classic cross-references Leviticus 23:7 Classic cross-references

Original words

- ἐν G1722 Preposition [One] Sabbath σαββάτῳ G4521 Noun - Dative Neuter Singular - δὲ G1161 Conjunction - Ἐγένετο G1096 Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular [Jesus] αὐτὸν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular was passing διαπορεύεσθαι G1279 Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive through διὰ G1223 Preposition [the] grainfields σπορίμων G4702 Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction His αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular - οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural disciples μαθηταὶ G3101 Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural began to pick ἔτιλλον G5089 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural the τοὺς G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Plural heads of grain στάχυας G4719 Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural rub [them] ψώχοντες G5597 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural in [their] ταῖς G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Plural hands χερσίν G5495 Noun - Dative Feminine Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction eat [them] ἤσθιον G2068 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural

BSB notes

BYZ and TR On the second Sabbath after the first

Verse 2

Cross-references

John 5:10 Classic cross-references Matthew 12:2 Classic cross-references John 5:16 Classic cross-references Exodus 35:2 Classic cross-references John 5:9 Classic cross-references

Original words

But δὲ G1161 Conjunction some τινὲς G5100 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural of the τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Plural Pharisees Φαρισαίων G5330 Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural asked εἶπαν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Why Τί G5101 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular are you doing ποιεῖτε G4160 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural what ὃ G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular vvv οὐκ G3756 Adverb is unlawful ἔξεστιν G1832 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular [on] the τοῖς G3588 Article - Dative Neuter Plural Sabbath σάββασιν G4521 Noun - Dative Neuter Plural

Verse 3

Cross-references

1 Samuel 21:3 Classic cross-references Matthew 12:3 Classic cross-references Mark 2:25 Classic cross-references 1 Samuel 21:6 Classic cross-references Matthew 21:16 Classic cross-references

Original words

- Καὶ G2532 Conjunction - ὁ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Jesus Ἰησοῦς G2424 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular replied ἀποκριθεὶς G611 Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular . . . εἶπεν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular . . . πρὸς G4314 Preposition . . . αὐτοὺς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural vvv Οὐδὲ G3761 Adverb Have you not read ἀνέγνωτε G314 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural vvv τοῦτο G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular what ὃ G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular David Δαυὶδ G1138 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular did ἐποίησεν G4160 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular when ὁπότε G3753 Conjunction he αὐτὸς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction his companions οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural . . . ὄντες G1510 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural . . . μετ’ G3326 Preposition . . . αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular were hungry ἐπείνασεν G3983 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular

Verse 4

Cross-references

Leviticus 24:9 Classic cross-references Leviticus 24:5 Classic cross-references

Original words

- ὡς G5613 Adverb He entered εἰσῆλθεν G1525 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular . . . εἰς G1519 Preposition the τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular house οἶκον G3624 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular of God Θεοῦ G2316 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction took λαβὼν G2983 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular the τοὺς G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Plural consecrated bread ἄρτους G740 Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural . . . τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular . . . προθέσεως G4286 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction gave [it] ἔδωκεν G1325 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular to his companions τοῖς G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Plural . . . μετ’ G3326 Preposition . . . αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular [and] ate ἔφαγεν G5315 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular what οὓς G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural - οὐκ G3756 Adverb is lawful ἔξεστιν G1832 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular only for εἰ G1487 Conjunction . . . μὴ G3361 Adverb . . . μόνους G3441 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural the τοὺς G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Plural priests ἱερεῖς G2409 Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural to eat φαγεῖν G5315 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active

BSB notes

Or the Bread of the Presence

Verse 5

Cross-references

Matthew 12:8 Classic cross-references Mark 2:27 Classic cross-references Mark 2:28 Classic cross-references

Original words

Then καὶ G2532 Conjunction [Jesus] declared ἔλεγεν G2036 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - αὐτοῖς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural The ὁ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Son Υἱὸς G5207 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular of Man ἀνθρώπου G444 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular is ἐστιν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Lord Κύριός G2962 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular of the τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Neuter Singular Sabbath σαββάτου G4521 Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular

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