10324. The Word in the letter cannot be understood without the aid of the teachings which the enlightened person derives from the Word; for the literal sense is suited to the apprehension even of simple people. Therefore teachings derived from the Word must serve them as a lamp.
Luke 6:1-5
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Now it happened on the second Sabbath after the first, that he was going through the grain fields. His disciples plucked the heads of grain, and ate, rubbing them in their hands.
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But some of the Pharisees said to them, "Why do you do that which is not lawful to do on the Sabbath day?"
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Jesus, answering them, said, "Haven't you read what David did when he was hungry, he, and those who were with him;
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how he entered into the house of God, 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?"
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He said to them, "The Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath."
