Luke 6:2 (GNV)

Passage

And certaine of the Pharises sayde vnto them, Why doe ye that which is not lawfull to doe on the Sabbath dayes?

Nearby Context

Luke 6:1 And it came to passe on a second solemne Sabbath, that hee went through the corne fieldes, and his disciples plucked the eares of corne, and did eate, and rub them in their hands.

Luke 6:2 And certaine of the Pharises sayde vnto them, Why doe ye that which is not lawfull to doe on the Sabbath dayes?

Luke 6:3 Then Iesus answered them, and said, Haue ye not read this, that Dauid did when he himselfe was an hungred, and they which were with him,

Luke 6:4 Howe he went into the house of God, and tooke, and ate the shewbread, and gaue also to them which were with him, which was not lawful to eate, but for the Priests onely?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "certaine", "pharises", "sayde", "vnto", "lawfull", "sabbath", and "dayes". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "certaine" and "pharises", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "And it came to passe on a..." into verse 3's "Then Iesus answered them and said Haue...", so "certaine" and "pharises" 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 "certaine" and "pharises" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.