Luke 6:2 (WEB)

Passage

But some of the Pharisees said to them, “Why do you do that which is not lawful to do on the Sabbath day?”

Nearby Context

Luke 6:1 Now on the second Sabbath after the first, he was going through the grain fields. His disciples plucked the heads of grain and ate, rubbing them in their hands.

Luke 6:2 But some of the Pharisees said to them, “Why do you do that which is not lawful to do on the Sabbath day?”

Luke 6:3 Jesus, answering them, said, “Haven’t you read what David did when he was hungry, he, and those who were with him;

Luke 6:4 how he entered into God’s house, and took and ate the show bread, and gave also to those who were with him, which is not lawful to eat except for the priests alone?”

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "some", "pharisees", "said", "lawful", and "sabbath". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "some" and "pharisees", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "Now on the second Sabbath after the..." into verse 3's "Jesus answering them said Haven t you...", so "some" and "pharisees" 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 "some" and "pharisees" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.