Luke 6:5 (WEB)

Passage

He said to them, “The Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath.”

Nearby Context

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?”

Luke 6:5 He said to them, “The Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath.”

Luke 6:6 It also happened on another Sabbath that he entered into the synagogue and taught. There was a man there, and his right hand was withered.

Luke 6:7 The scribes and the Pharisees watched him, to see whether he would heal on the Sabbath, that they might find an accusation against him.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "how he entered into God s house..." into verse 6's "It also happened on another Sabbath that...", so "said" and "lord" 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 "said" and "lord" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.