Luke 6:5

5 And he said to them, The Son of man is Lord of the sabbath also.

Luke 6:5 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 6:5

And he said unto them
He adds this at the close of the instances he gave, at the end of his vindication of his disciples, and discourse with the Pharisees, as a full answer to their cavils;

that the son of man is Lord also of the sabbath;
and may do what he will, and suffer his disciples to do whatever he pleases on that day; (See Gill on Matthew 12:8).

Luke 6:5 In-Context

3 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,

4 how he entered into the house of God and took the shewbread and ate, and gave to those also who were with him, which it is not lawful that [any] eat, unless the priests alone?

5 And he said to them, The Son of man is Lord of the sabbath also.

6 And it came to pass on another sabbath also that he entered into the synagogue and taught; and there was a man there, and his right hand was withered.

7 And the scribes and the Pharisees were watching if he would heal on the sabbath, that they might find something of which to accuse him.