Luke 6:1

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Now it came about that on the Sabbath he was going through the fields of grain, and his disciples took the heads of the grain for food, crushing them in their hands.

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Referenced Verses

  • Deut 23:25 : 25 When you go into your neighbour's field, you may take the heads of grain with your hand; but you may not put your blade to his grain.
  • Matt 12:1-8 : 1 At that time Jesus went through the fields on the Sabbath day; and his disciples, being in need of food, were taking the heads of grain. 2 But the Pharisees, when they saw it, said to him, See, your disciples do that which it is not right to do on the Sabbath. 3 But he said to them, Have you no knowledge of what David did when he had need of food, and those who were with him? 4 How he went into the house of God and took for food the holy bread which it was not right for him or for those who were with him to take, but only for the priests? 5 Or is it not said in the law, how the Sabbath is broken by the priests in the Temple and they do no wrong? 6 But I say to you that a greater thing than the Temple is here. 7 But if these words had been in your minds, My desire is for mercy and not for offerings, you would not have been judging those who have done no wrong. 8 For the Son of man is lord of the Sabbath.
  • Mark 2:23-28 : 23 And it came about that on the Sabbath day he was going through the grain-fields; and while they were walking, his disciples took the heads of grain. 24 And the Pharisees said to him, Why are they doing what it is not right to do on the Sabbath? 25 And he said to them, Have you no knowledge of what David did, when he had need and was without food, he, and those who were with him? 26 How he went into the house of God when Abiathar was high priest, and took for food the holy bread, which only the priests may take, and gave it to those who were with him? 27 And he said to them, The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath; 28 So that the Son of man is lord even of the Sabbath.
  • Lev 23:10-11 : 10 Say to the children of Israel, When you have come to the land which I will give you, and have got in the grain from its fields, take some of the first-fruits of the grain to the priest; 11 And let the grain be waved before the Lord, so that you may be pleasing to him; on the day after the Sabbath let it be waved by the priest.
  • Lev 23:15 : 15 And let seven full weeks be numbered from the day after the Sabbath, the day when you give the grain for the wave offering;
  • Exod 12:15 : 15 For seven days let your food be unleavened bread; from the first day no leaven is to be seen in your houses: whoever takes bread with leaven in it, from the first till the seventh day, will be cut off from Israel.
  • Lev 23:7 : 7 On the first day you will have a holy meeting; you may do no sort of field-work.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Mark 2:23-27
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    23 And it came about that on the Sabbath day he was going through the grain-fields; and while they were walking, his disciples took the heads of grain.

    24 And the Pharisees said to him, Why are they doing what it is not right to do on the Sabbath?

    25 And he said to them, Have you no knowledge of what David did, when he had need and was without food, he, and those who were with him?

    26 How he went into the house of God when Abiathar was high priest, and took for food the holy bread, which only the priests may take, and gave it to those who were with him?

    27 And he said to them, The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath;

  • Matt 12:1-5
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    1 At that time Jesus went through the fields on the Sabbath day; and his disciples, being in need of food, were taking the heads of grain.

    2 But the Pharisees, when they saw it, said to him, See, your disciples do that which it is not right to do on the Sabbath.

    3 But he said to them, Have you no knowledge of what David did when he had need of food, and those who were with him?

    4 How he went into the house of God and took for food the holy bread which it was not right for him or for those who were with him to take, but only for the priests?

    5 Or is it not said in the law, how the Sabbath is broken by the priests in the Temple and they do no wrong?

  • Luke 6:2-10
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    2 But some of the Pharisees said, Why do you do what it is not right to do on the Sabbath?

    3 And Jesus said, Have you not seen in the Writings what David did when he was in need of food, he, and those who were with him;

    4 How he went into the house of God and took for food the holy bread, which only the priests may take, and gave it to those who were with him?

    5 And he said, The Son of man is lord even of the Sabbath.

    6 And it came about, on another Sabbath, that he went into the Synagogue and was teaching there. And a man was there whose right hand was dead.

    7 And the scribes and Pharisees were watching him to see if he would make him well on the Sabbath, so that they might be able to say something against him.

    8 But he had knowledge of their thoughts; and he said to the man whose hand was dead, Get up and come into the middle. And he got up and came forward.

    9 And Jesus said, I put the question to you, Is it right to do good on the Sabbath or to do evil? to give life or to take it away?

    10 And looking round on all of them, he said to him, Put out your hand. And he did so: and his hand was made well.

  • Luke 14:1
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    1 And it came about that when he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees on the Sabbath, to have a meal, they were watching him.

  • Matt 12:9-12
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    9 And he went from there into their Synagogue:

    10 And there was a man with a dead hand. And they put a question to him, saying, Is it right to make a man well on the Sabbath day? so that they might have something against him.

    11 And he said to them, Which of you, having a sheep, if it gets into a hole on the Sabbath day, will not put out a helping hand and get it back?

    12 Of how much more value is a man than a sheep! For this reason it is right to do good on the Sabbath day.

  • Mark 7:1-2
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    1 And there came together to him the Pharisees and certain of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem,

    2 And had seen that some of his disciples took their bread with unclean, that is, unwashed, hands.

  • Mark 7:5
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    5 And the Pharisees and the scribes put the question to him, Why do your disciples not keep the rules of the fathers, but take their bread with unwashed hands?

  • Deut 23:25
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    25 When you go into your neighbour's field, you may take the heads of grain with your hand; but you may not put your blade to his grain.

  • Luke 13:10
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    10 And he was teaching in one of the Synagogues on the Sabbath.

  • Matt 15:2
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    2 Why do your disciples go against the teaching of the fathers? for they take food with unwashed hands.

  • Mark 3:4
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    4 And he said to them, Is it right to do good on the Sabbath or to do evil? to give life or to put to death? But they said nothing.

  • Mark 6:1-2
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    1 And he went away from there, and came into his country; and his disciples went with him.

    2 And when the Sabbath day had come, he was teaching in the Synagogue; and a number of people hearing him were surprised, saying, From where did this man get these things? and, What is the wisdom given to this man, and what are these works of power done by his hands?

  • John 6:4
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    4 Now the Passover, a feast of the Jews, was near.

  • Mark 3:1-2
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    1 And he went again into the Synagogue; and there was a man there whose hand was dead.

    2 And they were watching him to see if he would make him well on the Sabbath day, so that they might have something against him.

  • Mark 11:12
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    12 And on the day after, when they had come out from Bethany, he was in need of food.

  • Josh 5:11
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    11 And on the day after the Passover, they had for their food the produce of the land, unleavened cakes and dry grain on the same day.

  • John 9:14
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    14 Now the day on which the earth was mixed by Jesus and the man's eyes were made open was the Sabbath.

  • Mark 6:35-36
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    35 And at the end of the day, his disciples came to him and said, This place is waste land, and it is late:

    36 Send them away, so that they may go into the country and small towns round about, and get some food for themselves.

  • Luke 14:3
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    3 And Jesus, answering, said to the scribes and Pharisees, Is it right to make people well on the Sabbath or not?

  • Luke 14:5
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    5 And he said to them, Which of you, whose ox or ass has got into a water-hole, will not straight away get him out on the Sabbath?

  • Luke 13:14
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    14 And the ruler of the Synagogue was angry because Jesus had made her well on the Sabbath, and he said to the people, There are six days in which men may do work: so come on those days to be made well, and not on the Sabbath.

  • Mark 8:1
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    1 In those days again, when there was a great mass of people and they had no food, he made his disciples come to him and said to them,

  • Mark 6:31
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    31 And he said to them, Come away by yourselves to a quiet place, and take a rest for a time. Because there were a great number coming and going, and they had no time even for food.

  • Exod 16:26
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    26 For six days you will get it, but on the seventh day, the Sabbath, there will not be any.

  • Mark 1:21
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    21 And they came to Capernaum; and on the Sabbath he went into the Synagogue and gave teaching.

  • Luke 4:31
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    31 And he came down to Capernaum, a town of Galilee; and he was giving them teaching on the Sabbath.

  • John 6:13
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    13 So they took them up: twelve baskets full of broken bits of the five cakes which were over after the people had had enough.