Luke 6:3 (YLT)

Passage

And Jesus answering said unto them, `Did ye not read even this that David did, when he hungered, himself and those who are with him,

Nearby Context

Luke 6:1 And it came to pass, on the second-first sabbath, as he is going through the corn fields, that his disciples were plucking the ears, and were eating, rubbing with the hands,

Luke 6:2 and certain of the Pharisees said to them, `Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbaths?'

Luke 6:3 And Jesus answering said unto them, `Did ye not read even this that David did, when he hungered, himself and those who are with him,

Luke 6:4 how he went into the house of God, and the loaves of the presentation did take, and did eat, and gave also to those with him, which it is not lawful to eat, except only to the priests?'

Luke 6:5 and he said to them, --`The Son of Man is lord also of the sabbath.'

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jesus", "answering", "said", "read", "even", "david", "hungered", and "himself". 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 "and certain of the Pharisees said to..." into verse 4's "how he went 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.