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

1One 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.

2But some of the Pharisees asked, “Why are you doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?”

3Jesus replied, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry?

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.”

5Then Jesus declared, “The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”

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References and Original Words

Verse 1

Original words

-ἐνG1722Preposition[One] SabbathσαββάτῳG4521Noun - Dative Neuter Singular-δὲG1161Conjunction-ἘγένετοG1096Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular[Jesus]αὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singularwas passingδιαπορεύεσθαιG1279Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or PassivethroughδιὰG1223Preposition[the] grainfieldsσπορίμωνG4702Adjective - Genitive Neuter PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-οἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluraldisciplesμαθηταὶG3101Noun - Nominative Masculine Pluralbegan to pickἔτιλλονG5089Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluraltheτοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine Pluralheads of grainστάχυαςG4719Noun - Accusative Masculine Pluralrub [them]ψώχοντεςG5597Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Pluralin [their]ταῖςG3588Article - Dative Feminine PluralhandsχερσίνG5495Noun - Dative Feminine PluralandκαὶG2532Conjunctioneat [them]ἤσθιονG2068Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural

BSB notes

  • BYZ and TR On the second Sabbath after the first
Verse 2

Original words

ButδὲG1161ConjunctionsomeτινὲςG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Pluralof theτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralPhariseesΦαρισαίωνG5330Noun - Genitive Masculine PluralaskedεἶπανG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralWhyΤίG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singularare you doingποιεῖτεG4160Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralwhatG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter SingularvvvοὐκG3756Adverbis unlawfulἔξεστινG1832Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular[on] theτοῖςG3588Article - Dative Neuter PluralSabbathσάββασινG4521Noun - Dative Neuter Plural
Verse 3

Original words

-ΚαὶG2532Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularrepliedἀποκριθεὶςG611Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular. . .εἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .πρὸςG4314Preposition. . .αὐτοὺςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person PluralvvvΟὐδὲG3761AdverbHave you not readἀνέγνωτεG314Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralvvvτοῦτοG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter SingularwhatG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter SingularDavidΔαυὶδG1138Noun - Nominative Masculine SingulardidἐποίησενG4160Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularwhenὁπότεG3753ConjunctionheαὐτὸςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionhis companionsοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine Plural. . .ὄντεςG1510Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural. . .μετ’G3326Preposition. . .αὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singularwere hungryἐπείνασενG3983Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 4

Original words

-ὡςG5613AdverbHe enteredεἰσῆλθενG1525Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .εἰςG1519PrepositiontheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularhouseοἶκονG3624Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctiontookλαβὼνG2983Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingulartheτοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine Pluralconsecrated breadἄρτουςG740Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural. . .τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine Singular. . .προθέσεωςG4286Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctiongave [it]ἔδωκενG1325Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularto his companionsτοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine Plural. . .μετ’G3326Preposition. . .αὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular[and] ateἔφαγενG5315Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularwhatοὓςG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural-οὐκG3756Adverbis lawfulἔξεστινG1832Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularonly forεἰG1487Conjunction. . .μὴG3361Adverb. . .μόνουςG3441Adjective - Accusative Masculine PluraltheτοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluralpriestsἱερεῖςG2409Noun - Accusative Masculine Pluralto eatφαγεῖνG5315Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active

BSB notes

  • Or the Bread of the Presence
Verse 5

Original words

ThenκαὶG2532Conjunction[Jesus] declaredἔλεγενG2036Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-αὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person PluralTheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularSonΥἱὸςG5207Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof ManἀνθρώπουG444Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularisἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularLordΚύριόςG2962Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularof theτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter SingularSabbathσαββάτουG4521Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular

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