Luke 6:3 Meaning and Explanation
“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;”
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What Does Luke 6:3 Mean?
Jesus replies to the experts in Scripture with Scripture: 'Have ye not read so much as this?' He points them to 1 Samuel 21, where David, fleeing from Saul, came hungry to the tabernacle at Nob with his men. The story was familiar; its bearing on the moment was not.
By choosing David, Jesus is not merely citing precedent — he is drawing a line between himself and Israel's anointed king. If David's need was honored in the house of God, how much more the need of those who walk with David's greater Son. The argument quietly invites the question Luke keeps pressing: who is this who stands in the grainfield?
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What does Luke 6:3 mean?
Jesus answers from Scripture, reminding his critics what David did when he and his companions were hungry.