Luke 6:5

5 And he said to them, "The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath."

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 answered [and] said to them, "Have you not read this, what David did when he and those [who were] with him were hungry--

4 how he entered into the house of God and took the bread of the presentation, which it is not permitted to eat (except the priests alone), [and] ate [it] and gave [it] to those with him?"

5 And he said to them, "The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath."

6 Now it happened that on another Sabbath he entered into the synagogue and was teaching, and a man was there, and his right hand was withered.

7 So the scribes and the Pharisees were watching closely [to see] if he would heal on the Sabbath, in order that they could find [a reason] to accuse him.