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Luke 6

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 6 of 24

1 And it happened on the second chief sabbath, He passed along through the sown fields. And His disciples plucked the heads and were eating, rubbing with the hands.

2 But some of the Pharisees said to them, Why do you do that which is not lawful to do on the sabbaths?

3 And answering, Jesus said to them, Have you never read this, what David did when he hungered, and the ones being with him?

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Chapter Summary

1 Christ reproves the Pharisees’ blindness about the observation of the sabbath: 13 chooses twelve apostles. 27 How we must love our enemies.

Key Greek Words

σάββατον sabbath G4521
ἀπόστολος apostle G652
μακάριος blessed G3107
οὐαί woe G3759
ἀγαπάω to love G25
οἰκτίρμων merciful G3629

People & Context

Jesus

Declares Himself Lord of the sabbath, heals the withered hand, chooses the twelve, and teaches the Beatitudes and love of enemies

Simon Peter

First-named of the twelve apostles, whom Jesus named Peter

James and John

Brothers among the chosen twelve apostles

Judas Iscariot

Among the twelve, named as the one who became the betrayer

David

Cited by Jesus for eating the Loaves of Presentation when he and his men hungered

Pharisees and scribes

Challenge the sabbath plucking and watch to accuse Jesus, then rage at the sabbath healing

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