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The Lord of the Sabbath

Mark 2:24

In 9 translations

BSB
So the Pharisees said to Him, “Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?”
KJV
And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful?
WEB
The Pharisees said to him, “Behold, why do they do that which is not lawful on the Sabbath day?”
ASV
And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful?
LSV
and the Pharisees said to Him, “Behold, why do they do on the Sabbaths that which is not lawful?”
YLT
and the Pharisees said to him, 'Lo, why do they on the sabbaths that which is not lawful?'
DBY
And the Pharisees said to him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath what is not lawful?
DRC
And the Pharisees said to him: Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful?
GNV
And the Pharises saide vnto him, Beholde, why doe they on the Sabbath day, that which is not lawfull?

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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include ἐν (“in”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)

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  • SBLGNT: ποιοῦσιν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ποιοῦσιν; Robinson–Pierpont add ἐν.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
καὶ οἱ Φαρισαῖοι ἔλεγον αὐτῷ· Ἴδε τί ποιοῦσιν τοῖς σάββασιν ὃ οὐκ ἔξεστιν;
RP2018
Καὶ οἱ Φαρισαῖοι ἔλεγον αὐτῷ, Ἴδε, τί ποιοῦσιν ἐν τοῖς σάββασιν ὃ οὐκ ἔξεστιν;
TR-Boyd
Καὶ οἱ Φαρισαῖοι ἔλεγον αὐτῷ, Ἴδε, τί ποιοῦσιν ἐν τοῖς σάββασιν ὃ οὐκ ἔξεστι;
SCR1894
και οι φαρισαιοι ελεγον αυτω ιδε τι ποιουσιν εν τοις σαββασιν ο ουκ εξεστιν

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In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Exodus 20:10but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God, on which you must not do any work—neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant or livestock, nor the foreigner within your gates.
  • Matthew 12:2When the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath.”
  • Hebrews 12:3Consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.
  • Exodus 31:15For six days work may be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, holy to the LORD. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day must surely be put to death.
  • Exodus 35:2–3For six days work may be done, but the seventh day shall be your holy day, a Sabbath of complete rest to the LORD. Whoever does any work on that day must be put to death. Do not light a fire in any of your dwellings on…
  • Isaiah 56:6And the foreigners who join themselves to the LORD to minister to Him, to love the name of the LORD, and to be His servants— all who keep the Sabbath without profaning it and who hold fast to My covenant—
  • Mark 2:7“Why does this man speak like this? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
  • Mark 2:16When the scribes who were Pharisees saw Jesus eating with these people, they asked His disciples, “Why does He eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
  • Jeremiah 17:20–27Say to them, ‘Hear the word of the LORD, O kings of Judah, all people of Judah and Jerusalem who enter through these gates. This is what the LORD says: Take heed for yourselves; do not carry a load or bring it through…
  • Nehemiah 13:15–22In those days I saw people in Judah treading winepresses on the Sabbath and bringing in grain and loading it on donkeys, along with wine, grapes, and figs. All kinds of goods were being brought into Jerusalem on the…
  • Isaiah 56:4For this is what the LORD says: “To the eunuchs who keep My Sabbaths, who choose what pleases Me and hold fast to My covenant—
  • Numbers 15:32–36While the Israelites were in the wilderness, a man was found gathering wood on the Sabbath day. Those who found the man gathering wood brought him to Moses, Aaron, and the whole congregation, and because it had not…
  • Matthew 7:3–5Why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but fail to notice the beam in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ while there is still a beam in your own eye?…
  • Matthew 23:23–24Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the…
  • Isaiah 56:2Blessed is the man who does this, and the son of man who holds it fast, who keeps the Sabbath without profaning it and keeps his hand from doing any evil.”
  • Isaiah 58:13If you turn your foot from breaking the Sabbath, from doing as you please on My holy day, if you call the Sabbath a delight, and the LORD’s holy day honorable, if you honor it by not going your own way or seeking your…

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