Verse Lens · Expanded explanation
Luke 6:5 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 5. 5And he said unto them, That the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.
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Quick Meaning
Luke 6:5 claims Son-of-Man lordship over Sabbath within Jewish debate rather than against Jewish practice.
Hungry disciples, David's precedent, and Sabbath still inside Israel
This verse is one part of that explanation in Luke 6:1–6:5. The complete section carries the connected meaning and how it should shape life.
Read It With
- Luke 6:1–6:5
Read Luke 6:5 with 6:1–6:5. In isolation, this contribution—claims Son-of-Man lordship over Sabbath within Jewish debate rather than against Jewish practice—can be detached from its speaker, audience, scene or teaching sequence, and outcome. The complete unit establishes: When disciples pluck and eat grain on Sabbath, Jesus invokes David's need and priestly bread and claims Son-of-Man lordship over Sabbath.
Follow the Context
- Identify the actors, setting, and initiating speech or action in Luke 6:1–6:5.
- When disciples pluck and eat grain on Sabbath, Jesus invokes David's need and priestly bread and claims Son-of-Man lordship over Sabbath.
- Hold this material interpretive limit in view: The dispute occurs within Jewish Scripture and Sabbath interpretation. It is not Christianity defeating Judaism, and it does not settle every Sabbath practice or property question.
What This Verse Is Not Saying
This verse does not detach its specific contribution—claims Son-of-Man lordship over Sabbath within Jewish debate rather than against Jewish practice—from the complete unit or override the unit's explicit boundary: This controversy does not authorize antisemitism, contempt for Sabbath, theft, or using human need as a slogan without attending to actual people.
What Remains True
Luke 6:5 claims Son-of-Man lordship over Sabbath within Jewish debate rather than against Jewish practice. Read inside Luke 6:1–6:5, this contribution supports the unit's proportionate truth: When disciples pluck and eat grain on Sabbath, Jesus invokes David's need and priestly bread and claims Son-of-Man lordship over Sabbath. Its use remains accountable to affected people and the unit's explicit boundary.
Continue in Context
Read the complete section for the connected explanation and how it should shape life. This verse is a doorway into that passage, not a saying that stands alone.
Read Luke 6:1–6:5 — The Son of Man Interprets Sabbath NeedSources used for this Verse Lens
How certain is this explanation? probable
These are the sources used directly for this lens. Language, grammar, disagreements, and the complete source shelf remain attached to the full thought-unit research record.
Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, verse order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and coverage.
Exact location: Luke 6:1–6:5, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗Greek textual evidence
The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition
Michael W. Holmes, editor; Society of Biblical Literature and Logos
Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software, 2010
Supports: Greek wording and sentence relations; the edition is not treated as a complete apparatus.
Exact location: Faithlife SBLGNT official repository, data/sblgnt/text/Luke.txt, 6:1–6:5
Open the Luke Greek text file ↗open translation and translator notes
NET Bible First Edition Notes: Luke
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press, 2006
Supports: Verse-level translation, syntax, KJV-language clarification, historical notes, Synoptic parallels, and textual alternatives.
Exact location: NET Bible First Edition Luke PDF, exact tn/tc/sn entries attached to Luke 6:1–6:5
Open source ↗