Luke 6:4 (ASV)

Passage

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?

Nearby Context

Luke 6:2 But certain of the Pharisees said, Why do ye that which it is not lawful to do on the sabbath day?

Luke 6:3 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 6:4 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?

Luke 6:5 And he said unto them, The Son of man is lord of the sabbath.

Luke 6:6 And it came to pass on another sabbath, that he entered into the synagogue and taught: and there was a man there, and his right hand was withered.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "entered", "house", "took", "showbread", "gave", "lawful", "save", and "priests". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "entered" and "house", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "And Jesus answering them said Have ye..." into verse 5's "And he said unto them The Son...", so "entered" and "house" belong inside that flow. In Luke context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "entered" and "house" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.