Luke 6:4

4 how he entered the house of God, and took and ate the consecrated bread which ¹is not lawful for any to eat except the priests alone, and gave it to his companions *?"

Luke 6:4 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 6:4

(See Gill on Luke 6:3)

Luke 6:4 In-Context

2 But some of the Pharisees said, "Why do you do what is not lawful on the Sabbath?"

3 And Jesus answering them said, "Have you not even read what David did when he was hungry, he and those who were with him,

4 how he entered the house of God, and took and ate the consecrated bread which is not lawful for any to eat except the priests alone, and gave it to his companions ?"

5 And He was saying to them, "The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath."

6 On another Sabbath He entered the synagogue and was teaching; and there was a man there whose right hand was withered.

Cross References

• 1. Leviticus 24:9

Footnotes

• [a]. Or "showbread;" lit "loaves of presentation"