Luke 6:1-11

Jesus Is Lord of the Sabbath

1 ¹Now it happened that He was passing through some grainfields on a Sabbath; and His disciples ²were picking the heads of grain, rubbing them in their hands, and eating the grain.

2 But some of the Pharisees said, "Why do you do what ³is not lawful on the Sabbath?"

3 And Jesus answering them said, "Have you not even read ⁴what 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 ⁵is 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 ⁶On another Sabbath He entered ⁷the synagogue and was teaching; and there was a man there whose * right hand was withered.

7 The scribes and the Pharisees ⁸were watching Him closely to see if He healed on the Sabbath, so that they might find reason to accuse Him.

8 But He ⁹knew what they were thinking, and He said to the man with the withered hand, "Get up and come forward *!" And he got up and came forward.

9 And Jesus said to them, "I ask you, is it lawful to do good or to do harm on the Sabbath, to save a life or to destroy it?"

10 After ¹⁰looking around at them all, He said to him, "Stretch out your hand!" And he did so; and his hand was restored.

11 But they themselves were filled with rage, and discussed together * what * they might do to Jesus.

Cross References

• 1. Luke 6:1-5: {Matthew 12:1-8; Mark 2:23-28}
• 2. Deuteronomy 23:25
• 3. Matthew 12:2
• 4. 1 Samuel 21:6
• 5. Leviticus 24:9
• 6. Luke 6:6-11: {Matthew 12:9-14; Mark 3:1-6;} Luke 6:1
• 7. Matthew 4:23
• 8. Mark 3:2
• 9. Matthew 9:4
• 10. Mark 3:5

Footnotes

• [a] Or "showbread;" lit "loaves of presentation"
• [b] Lit "and his"
• [c] Lit "their thoughts"
• [d] Lit "stand into the middle"
• [e] Lit "stood"
• [f] Lit "folly"