unfoldingWord_en_tn/luk/06/01.md

## Now it happened ##

This phrase is used here to mark the beginning of a new part of the story. If your language has a way for doing this, you could consider using it here.

## grain fields ##

In this case, these are large sections of land where wheat seed had been scattered to grow more wheat.

## heads of grain ##

This is the topmost part of the wheat plant, which is a kind of large grass. It holds the mature grain or seeds of the plant.

## Why are you doing something that is not lawful to do on the Sabbath day? ##

This could be translated as, "Why are you picking grain on the Sabbath?" It is a rhetorical question that means "Picking grain on the Sabbath is against God's law!" The word "you" is plural, and refers to the disciples. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]], [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you]])