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Luke 6:1

And it came to pass on the second sabbath after the first, that he went through the corn fields; and his disciples plucked the ears of corn, and did eat, rubbing them in their hands.

KJV

Ἐγένετο δὲ ἐν σαββάτῳ δευτεροπρώτῳ διαπορεύεσθαι αὐτὸν διὰ σπορίμων, καὶ ἔτιλλον οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ τοὺς στάχυας καὶ ἤσθιον ψώχοντες ταῖς χερσίν.

Greek NT

Factum est autem in sabbato secundo, primo, cum transiret per sata, vellebant discipuli ejus spicas, et manducabant confricantes manibus.

Vulgate

Now it came to pass on a sabbath, that he was going through the grainfields; and his disciples plucked the ears, and did eat, rubbing them in their hands.

ASV

And it came to pass on the second first sabbath that, as he went through the corn fields, his disciples plucked the ears and did eat, rubbing them in their hands.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

17 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
γίνομαι
ginomai
verb · 667×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
δευτερόπρωτος
deuteroprotos
adjective · 1×
διά
dia
preposition · 633×
διαπορεύομαι
diaporeuomai
verb · 5×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
μαθητής
mathetes
noun · 261×
σάββατον
sabbaton
noun · 68×
σπόριμος
sporimos
adjective · 3×
στάχυς
stachus
noun · 5×
τίλλω
tillo
verb · 3×
χείρ
cheir
noun · 175×
ψώχω
psocho
verb · 1×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
ἐσθίω
esthio
verb · 65×
o
article · 19778×

Textual variants

3 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

notable
SBLGNT: σαββάτῳ | WH/Treg/NIV: σαββάτῳ | RP: + δευτεροπρώτῳ
  • σαββάτῳSBLGNT
  • σαββάτῳWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • + δευτεροπρώτῳRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
notable
SBLGNT: διὰ | WH/Treg/NIV: διὰ | RP: + τῶν
  • διὰSBLGNT
  • διὰWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • + τῶνRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: καὶ ἤσθιον τοὺς στάχυας | WH/Treg/NIV: καὶ ἤσθιον τοὺς στάχυας | RP: τοὺς στάχυας καὶ ἤσθιον
  • καὶ ἤσθιον τοὺς στάχυαςSBLGNT
  • καὶ ἤσθιον τοὺς στάχυαςWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • τοὺς στάχυας καὶ ἤσθιονRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Deut 23:25 — When thou comest into the standing corn of thy neighbour, then thou mayest pluck the ears with thine hand; but thou shalt not move a sickle unto thy neighbour’s standing corn.
  • Lev 23:7 — In the first day ye shall have an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein.
  • Mark 2:23 — And it came to pass, that he went through the corn fields on the sabbath day; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears of corn.
  • Mark 2:23 — And it came to pass, that he went through the corn fields on the sabbath day; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears of corn.
  • Matt 12:1 — At that time Jesus went on the sabbath day through the corn; and his disciples were an hungred, and began to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat.
  • Matt 12:1 — At that time Jesus went on the sabbath day through the corn; and his disciples were an hungred, and began to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat.