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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 6:2 · World English Bible
Luke 6:2 in other translations
And certain of the Pharisees said unto them, Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days?
But some of the Pharisees asked, “Why are you doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?”
But some of the Pharisees said to them, "Why do you do that which is not lawful on the Sabbath day?"
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In context
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.
2 But some of the Pharisees said to them, “Why do you do that which is not lawful to do on the Sabbath day?”
3 Jesus, answering them, said, “Haven’t you read what David did when he was hungry, he and those who were with him,
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?”
5 He said to them, “The Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath.”
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