Luke 6:1-5·~1 min
The Lord of the Sabbath
The disciples eat grain on the Sabbath, the Pharisees object, and Jesus answers with David’s earlier use of consecrated bread when hungry.
O1ne Sabbath Jesus was passing through the grainfields, and His disciples began to pick the heads of grain, rub them in their hands, and eat them. 2But some of the Pharisees asked, “Why are you doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?” 3Jesus replied, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry? 4He entered the house of God, took the consecrated bread and gave it to his companions, and ate what is lawful only for the priests to eat.”
Jesus declares the Son of Man Lord of the Sabbath.
5Then Jesus declared, “The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”
Section summaryJesus walks through grainfields on the Sabbath, and his hungry disciples pick and eat the heads of grain. The Pharisees object, and Jesus answers by recalling David’s access to consecrated bread in a time of need. He then names himself Lord of the Sabbath.
Role in the chapterThis opening exchange places Jesus above Sabbath challenge and sets the terms for the rest of the chapter.