Luke 6:1

World English Bible (2000)

Now it happened on the second Sabbath after the first, that he was going through the grain fields. His disciples plucked the heads of grain, and ate, rubbing them in their hands.

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  • Deut 23:25 : 25 When you come into your neighbor's standing grain, then you may pluck the ears with your hand; but you shall not move a sickle to your neighbor's standing grain.
  • Matt 12:1-8 : 1 At that time, Jesus went on the Sabbath day through the grain fields. His disciples were hungry and began to pluck heads of grain and to eat. 2 But the Pharisees, when they saw it, said to him, "Behold, your disciples do what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath." 3 But he said to them, "Haven't you read what David did, when he was hungry, and those who were with him; 4 how he entered into the house of God, and ate the show bread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for those who were with him, but only for the priests? 5 Or have you not read in the law, that on the Sabbath day, the priests in the temple profane the Sabbath, and are guiltless? 6 But I tell you that one greater than the temple is here. 7 But if you had known what this means, 'I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,' you would not have condemned the guiltless. 8 For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath."
  • Mark 2:23-28 : 23 It happened that he was going on the Sabbath day through the grain fields, and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears of grain. 24 The Pharisees said to him, "Behold, why do they do that which is not lawful on the Sabbath day?" 25 He said to them, "Did you never read what David did, when he had need, and was hungry--he, and those who were with him? 26 How he entered into the house of God when Abiathar was high priest, and ate the show bread, which is not lawful to eat except for the priests, and gave also to those who were with him?" 27 He said to them, "The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. 28 Therefore the Son of Man is lord even of the Sabbath."
  • Lev 23:10-11 : 10 "Speak to the children of Israel, and tell them, 'When you have come into the land which I give to you, and shall reap its the harvest, then you shall bring the sheaf of the first fruits of your harvest to the priest: 11 and he shall wave the sheaf before Yahweh, to be accepted for you. On the next day after the Sabbath the priest shall wave it.
  • Lev 23:15 : 15 "'You shall count from the next day after the Sabbath, from the day that you brought the sheaf of the wave offering; seven Sabbaths shall be completed:
  • Exod 12:15 : 15 "'Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread; even the first day you shall put away yeast out of your houses, for whoever eats leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that soul shall be cut off from Israel.
  • Lev 23:7 : 7 In the first day you shall have a holy convocation. You shall do no regular work.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Mark 2:23-27
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    23 It happened that he was going on the Sabbath day through the grain fields, and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears of grain.

    24 The Pharisees said to him, "Behold, why do they do that which is not lawful on the Sabbath day?"

    25 He said to them, "Did you never read what David did, when he had need, and was hungry--he, and those who were with him?

    26 How he entered into the house of God when Abiathar was high priest, and ate the show bread, which is not lawful to eat except for the priests, and gave also to those who were with him?"

    27 He said to them, "The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.

  • Matt 12:1-5
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    1 At that time, Jesus went on the Sabbath day through the grain fields. His disciples were hungry and began to pluck heads of grain and to eat.

    2 But the Pharisees, when they saw it, said to him, "Behold, your disciples do what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath."

    3 But he said to them, "Haven't you read what David did, when he was hungry, and those who were with him;

    4 how he entered into the house of God, and ate the show bread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for those who were with him, but only for the priests?

    5 Or have you not read in the law, that on the Sabbath day, the priests in the temple profane the Sabbath, and are guiltless?

  • Luke 6:2-10
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    2 But some of the Pharisees said to them, "Why do you do that which is not lawful to do on the Sabbath day?"

    3 Jesus, answering them, said, "Haven't you read what David did when he was hungry, he, and those who were with him;

    4 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?"

    5 He said to them, "The Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath."

    6 It also happened on another Sabbath that he entered into the synagogue and taught. There was a man there, and his right hand was withered.

    7 The scribes and the Pharisees watched him, to see whether he would heal on the Sabbath, that they might find an accusation against him.

    8 But he knew their thoughts; and he said to the man who had the withered hand, "Rise up, and stand in the middle." He arose and stood.

    9 Then Jesus said to them, "I will ask you something: Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good, or to do harm? To save a life, or to kill?"

    10 He looked around at them all, and said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." He did, and his hand was restored as sound as the other.

  • Luke 14:1
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    1 It happened, when he went into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees on a Sabbath to eat bread, that they were watching him.

  • Matt 12:9-12
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    9 He departed there, and went into their synagogue.

    10 And behold there was a man with a withered hand. They asked him, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath day?" that they might accuse him.

    11 He said to them, "What man is there among you, who has one sheep, and if this one falls into a pit on the Sabbath day, won't he grab on to it, and lift it out?

    12 Of how much more value then is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath day."

  • Mark 7:1-2
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    1 Then the Pharisees, and some of the scribes gathered together to him, having come from Jerusalem.

    2 Now when they saw some of his disciples eating bread with defiled, that is, unwashed, hands, they found fault.

  • Mark 7:5
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    5 The Pharisees and the scribes asked him, "Why don't your disciples walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with unwashed hands?"

  • Deut 23:25
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    25 When you come into your neighbor's standing grain, then you may pluck the ears with your hand; but you shall not move a sickle to your neighbor's standing grain.

  • Luke 13:10
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    10 He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath day.

  • Matt 15:2
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    2 "Why do your disciples disobey the tradition of the elders? For they don't wash their hands when they eat bread."

  • Mark 3:4
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    4 He said to them, "Is it lawful on the Sabbath day to do good, or to do harm? To save a life, or to kill?" But they were silent.

  • Mark 6:1-2
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    1 He went out from there. He came into his own country, and his disciples followed him.

    2 When the Sabbath had come, he began to teach in the synagogue, and many hearing him were astonished, saying, "Where did this man get these things?" and, "What is the wisdom that is given to this man, that such mighty works come about by his hands?

  • John 6:4
    71%

    4 Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was at hand.

  • Mark 3:1-2
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    1 He entered again into the synagogue, and there was a man there who had his hand withered.

    2 They watched him, whether he would heal him on the Sabbath day, that they might accuse him.

  • Mark 11:12
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    12 The next day, when they had come out from Bethany, he was hungry.

  • Josh 5:11
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    11 They ate unleavened cakes and parched grain of the produce of the land on the next day after the Passover, in the same day.

  • John 9:14
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    14 It was a Sabbath when Jesus made the mud and opened his eyes.

  • Mark 6:35-36
    2 verses
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    35 When it was late in the day, his disciples came to him, and said, "This place is deserted, and it is late in the day.

    36 Send them away, that they may go into the surrounding country and villages, and buy themselves bread, for they have nothing to eat."

  • Luke 14:3
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    3 Jesus, answering, spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?"

  • Luke 14:5
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    5 He answered them, "Which of you, if your son or an ox fell into a well, wouldn't immediately pull him out on a Sabbath day?"

  • Luke 13:14
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    14 The ruler of the synagogue, being indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, said to the multitude, "There are six days in which men ought to work. Therefore come on those days and be healed, and not on the Sabbath day!"

  • Mark 8:1
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    1 In those days, when there was a very great multitude, and they had nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples to himself, and said to them,

  • Mark 6:31
    69%

    31 He said to them, "You come apart into a deserted place, and rest awhile." For there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.

  • Exod 16:26
    69%

    26 Six days you shall gather it, but on the seventh day is the Sabbath. In it there shall be none."

  • Mark 1:21
    69%

    21 They went into Capernaum, and immediately on the Sabbath day he entered into the synagogue and taught.

  • Luke 4:31
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    31 He came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee. He was teaching them on the Sabbath day,

  • John 6:13
    68%

    13 So they gathered them up, and filled twelve baskets with broken pieces from the five barley loaves, which were left over by those who had eaten.