Luke 6:4

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

"He entered the house of God, took the bread of the Presence, ate it, and gave some to those with him, which is not lawful for anyone to eat but the priests alone."

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    How he went into the house of God, and did take and eat the shewbread, and gave also to them that were with him; which it is not lawful to eat but for the priests alone?

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    How he went into the house of God, and took and ate the showbread, and also gave to those who were with him, which it is not lawful to eat except for the priests alone?

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    How he went into the house of God, and did take and eat the shewbread, and gave also to them that were with him; which it is not lawful to eat but for the priests alone?

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    how{G5613} he entered{G1525} into{G1519} the house{G3624} of God,{G2316} and{G2532} took{G2983} and{G2532} ate{G5315} the showbread,{G4286} and{G2532} gave{G1325} also{G2532} to them that were{G3588} with{G3326} him;{G846} which{G3739} it is{G1832} not{G3756} lawful{G1832} to eat{G5315} save{G3361} for{G1487} the priests{G2409} alone?{G3441}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    How{G5613} he went{G1525}{(G5627)} into{G1519} the house{G3624} of God{G2316}, and{G2532} did take{G2983}{(G5627)} and{G2532} eat{G5315}{(G5627)} the shewbread{G740}{G4286}, and{G2532} gave{G1325}{(G5656)} also{G2532} to them that were with{G3326} him{G846}; which{G3739} it is{G1832} not{G3756} lawful{G1832}{(G5748)} to eat{G5315}{(G5629)} but for{G1508} the priests{G2409} alone{G3441}?

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    how he went into the housse of God and toke and ate the loves of halowed breed and gave also to them which were with him: which was not laufull to eate but for the prestes only.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    how he wente in to the house of God, and toke the shewbred, and ate, and gaue also vnto them that were with him, which was laufull for no man to eate, but for the prestes onely?

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Howe he went into the house of God, and tooke, and ate the shewbread, and gaue also to them which were with him, which was not lawful to eate, but for the Priests onely?

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Howe he went into the house of God, and dyd take and eate the shewe bread, and gaue also to them that were with hym, which was not lawfull to eate, but for the priestes only?

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ‹How he went into the house of God, and did take and eat the shewbread, and gave also to them that were with him; which it is not lawful to eat but for the priests alone?›

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    how he entered into the house of God, and took and ate the show bread, and gave also to those who were with him, which is not lawful to eat except for the priests alone?"

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    how he went into the house of God, and the loaves of the presentation did take, and did eat, and gave also to those with him, which it is not lawful to eat, except only to the priests?'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    how he entered into the house of God, and took and ate the showbread, and gave also to them that were with him; which it is not lawful to eat save for the priests alone?

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    how he entered into the house of God, and took and ate the showbread, and gave also to them that were with him; which it is not lawful to eat save for the priests alone?

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    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?

  • World English Bible (2000)

    how he entered into the house of God, and took and ate the show bread, and gave also to those who were with him, which is not lawful to eat except for the priests alone?"

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    how he entered the house of God, took and ate the sacred bread, which is not lawful for any to eat but the priests alone, and gave it to his companions?”

Referenced Verses

  • Lev 24:5-9 : 5 You shall take fine flour and bake it into twelve loaves. Each loaf will be made with two tenths of an ephah. 6 Arrange them in two rows, six loaves per row, on the pure table before the LORD. 7 Place pure frankincense on each row, as a memorial portion for the bread. It is an offering made by fire to the LORD. 8 Every Sabbath day, this arrangement must be set in order before the LORD continually, as a perpetual covenant from the Israelites. 9 It shall belong to Aaron and his sons, and they shall eat it in a holy place, for it is most holy to him from the fire offerings of the LORD, a perpetual statute.

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    1 At that time, Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples became hungry and began to pick heads of grain and eat them.

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  • Mark 2:23-27
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    94%

    23 One Sabbath, as Jesus was walking through the grainfields, his disciples began to pluck some heads of grain as they went along.

    24 The Pharisees said to Jesus, 'Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?

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    1 One Sabbath, while Jesus was walking through the grain fields, His disciples began picking the heads of grain, rubbing them in their hands, and eating them.

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    74%

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