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Luke 6:3

World English Bible

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

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Luke 6:3 in other translations

And Jesus answering them said, Have ye not read even this, what David did, when he was hungry, he, and they that were with him;

Luke 6:3 · American Standard Version

Luke 6:3 in context

  1. 1Now on the second Sabbath after the first, he was going through the grain fields. His disciples plucked the heads of grain and ate, rubbing them in their hands.
  2. 2But some of the Pharisees said to them, “Why do you do that which is not lawful to do on the Sabbath day?”
  3. 3Jesus, answering them, said, “Haven’t you read what David did when he was hungry, he, and those who were with him;
  4. 4how he entered into God’s house, 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. 5He said to them, “The Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath.”