Luke 6:3 (DBY)

Passage

And Jesus answering said to them, Have ye not read so much as this, what David did when he hungered, he and those who were with him,

Nearby Context

Luke 6:1 And it came to pass on [the] second-first sabbath, that he went through cornfields, and his disciples were plucking the ears and eating [them], rubbing [them] in their hands.

Luke 6:2 But some of the Pharisees said to them, Why do ye what is not lawful to do on the sabbath?

Luke 6:3 And Jesus answering said to them, Have ye not read so much as this, what David did when he hungered, he and those who were with him,

Luke 6:4 how he entered into the house of God and took the shewbread and ate, and gave to those also who were with him, which it is not lawful that [any] eat, unless the priests alone?

Luke 6:5 And he said to them, The Son of man is Lord of the sabbath also.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jesus", "answering", "said", "read", "much", "david", and "hungered". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jesus" and "answering", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 2's "But some of the Pharisees said to..." into verse 4's "how he entered into the house of...", so "jesus" and "answering" 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 "jesus" and "answering" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.