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The Lord of the Sabbath

Luke 6:3

In 9 translations

BSB
Jesus replied, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry?
KJV
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;
WEB
Jesus, answering them, said, “Haven’t you read what David did when he was hungry, he and those who were with him,
ASV
And Jesus answering them said, Have ye not read even this, what David did, when he was hungry, he, and they that were with him;
LSV
And Jesus answering said to them, “Did you not read even this that David did when he hungered, himself and those who are with him,
YLT
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,
DBY
And Jesus answering said to them, Have ye not read so much as this, what David did when he hungered, he and those who were with him,
DRC
And Jesus answering them, said: Have you not read so much as this, what David did, when himself was hungry, and they that were with him:
GNV
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,

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Where the editions differ

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  • NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read ὅτε (“when”); SBLGNT (2010), Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read ὁπότε (“whenever”).
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, SBLGNT (2010), Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include ὄντες (“being”); Tyndale House, Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
  • Spelling of Δαυίδ: Tyndale House, Westcott–Hort: Δαυείδ; Textus Receptus: Δαβὶδ.
SBLGNT apparatus (2)

A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.

  • SBLGNT: ὁπότε. Robinson–Pierpont read ὁπότε; Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ὅτε.
  • SBLGNT: ὄντες. Nestle–Aland 28th edition, Robinson–Pierpont read ὄντες; Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles omit this wording.

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Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT
καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς πρὸς αὐτοὺς εἶπεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς· Οὐδὲ τοῦτο ἀνέγνωτε ὃ ἐποίησεν Δαυὶδ ὁπότε ἐπείνασεν αὐτὸς καὶ οἱ μετʼ αὐτοῦ ὄντες;
RP2018
Καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς πρὸς αὐτοὺς εἶπεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς, Οὐδὲ τοῦτο ἀνέγνωτε, ὃ ἐποίησεν Δαυίδ, ὁπότε ἐπείνασεν αὐτὸς καὶ οἱ μετ’ αὐτοῦ ὄντες;
TR-Boyd
Καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς πρὸς αὐτοὺς εἶπεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς, Οὐδὲ τοῦτο ἀνέγνωτε, ὃ ἐποίησε Δαβίδ, ὁπότε ἐπείνασεν αὐτὸς καὶ οἱ μετ᾿ αὐτοῦ ὄντες;
SCR1894
και αποκριθεις προς αυτους ειπεν ο ιησους ουδε τουτο ανεγνωτε ο εποιησεν δαβιδ οποτε επεινασεν αυτος και οι μετ αυτου οντες

Who and where

👤 David👤 Jesus Christ◆ Corn on the Sabbath

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In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

  • 1 Samuel 21:3–6Now then, what do you have on hand? Give me five loaves of bread, or whatever can be found.” “There is no common bread on hand,” the priest replied, “but there is some consecrated bread—provided that the young men have…
  • Mark 2:25–26Jesus replied, “Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need? During the high priesthood of Abiathar, he entered the house of God and ate the consecrated bread, which was lawful…
  • Matthew 12:3–5Jesus replied, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry? He entered the house of God, and he and his companions ate the consecrated bread, which was not lawful for them to eat, but only…
  • Matthew 21:16“Do you hear what these children are saying?” they asked. “Yes,” Jesus answered. “Have you never read: ‘From the mouths of children and infants You have ordained praise’?”
  • Mark 12:10Have you never read this Scripture: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
  • Mark 12:26But concerning the dead rising, have you not read about the burning bush in the Book of Moses, how God told him, ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’?
  • Matthew 22:31But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what God said to you:
  • Matthew 19:4Jesus answered, “Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’
  • Matthew 21:42Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?

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