Luke 6:4 (KJV)

Passage

How he went into the house of God, and did take and eat the shewbread, and gave also to them that were with him; which it is not lawful to eat but for the priests alone?

Nearby Context

Luke 6:2 And certain of the Pharisees said unto them, Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days?

Luke 6:3 And Jesus answering them said, Have ye not read so much as this, what David did, when himself was an hungred, and they which were with him;

Luke 6:4 How he went into the house of God, and did take and eat the shewbread, and gave also to them that were with him; which it is not lawful to eat but for the priests alone?

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

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

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "went", "house", "take", "shewbread", "gave", "lawful", "priests", and "alone". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "went" 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 That the...", so "went" 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 "went" and "house" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.