Parallel Verses
Weymouth New Testament
And some of the Pharisees asked, "Why are you doing what the Law forbids on the Sabbath?"
New American Standard Bible
But some of the Pharisees said, “Why do you do what
King James Version
And certain of the Pharisees said unto them, Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days?
Holman Bible
But some of the Pharisees said, “Why are you doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?”
International Standard Version
Some of the Pharisees asked, "Why are you doing what isn't lawful on Sabbath days?"
A Conservative Version
But some of the Pharisees said to them, Why do ye what is not permitted to do on the Sabbath day?
American Standard Version
But certain of the Pharisees said, Why do ye that which it is not lawful to do on the sabbath day?
Amplified
But some of the Pharisees said, “Why are you doing what
An Understandable Version
But certain Pharisees said, "Why are you doing what is against the law of Moses on the Sabbath day?"
Anderson New Testament
And some of the Pharisees said to them: Why are you doing what it is not lawful to do on the sabbath days?
Bible in Basic English
But some of the Pharisees said, Why do you do what it is not right to do on the Sabbath?
Common New Testament
But some of the Pharisees said, "Why are you doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath?"
Daniel Mace New Testament
upon which some of the Pharisees said to them, why do you do what is not allowed to be done on the sabbath-day?
Darby Translation
But some of the Pharisees said to them, Why do ye what is not lawful to do on the sabbath?
Godbey New Testament
And certain ones of the Pharisees said to them, Why are you doing that which is not lawful to do on the Sabbath?
Goodspeed New Testament
And some of the Pharisees said, "Why do you do what it is against the Law to do on the Sabbath?"
John Wesley New Testament
And certain of the Pharisees said to them, Why do ye what it is not lawful to do on the sabbath day?
Julia Smith Translation
And certain of the Pharisees said to them, Why do ye what is not lawful to do in the sabbaths
King James 2000
And certain of the Pharisees said unto them, Why do you that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days?
Lexham Expanded Bible
But some of the Pharisees said, "Why are you doing what is not permitted on the Sabbath?
Modern King James verseion
And certain of the Pharisees said to them, Why do you do that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And certain of the Pharisees said unto them, "Why do ye that which is not lawful to be done on the Sabbath days?"
Moffatt New Testament
Some of the Pharisees said, "Why are you doing what is not allowed on the sabbath?"
Montgomery New Testament
And some of the Pharisees asked, "Why are you doing what it is not lawful to do on the Sabbath?"
NET Bible
But some of the Pharisees said, "Why are you doing what is against the law on the Sabbath?"
New Heart English Bible
But some of the Pharisees said to them, "Why do you do that which is not lawful on the Sabbath day?"
Noyes New Testament
And some of the Pharisees said, Why are ye doing that which it is not lawful to do on the sabbath?
Sawyer New Testament
And some of the Pharisees said, Why do you do what is not lawful on the sabbath?
The Emphasized Bible
But, certain of the Pharisees, said - Why are ye doing what is not allowed on the Sabbath?
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Then said some of the Pharisees unto them, Why do ye that which is not lawful on the sabbath-day?
Twentieth Century New Testament
"Why are you doing what it is not allowable to do on the Sabbath?" asked some of the Pharisees.
Webster
And certain of the Pharisees said to them, Why do ye that which it is not lawful to do on the sabbath-days?
Williams New Testament
And some of the Pharisees said, "Why are you doing what is against the law to do on the Sabbath?"
World English Bible
But some of the Pharisees said to them, "Why do you do that which is not lawful to do on the Sabbath day?"
Worrell New Testament
But some of the Pharisees said, "Why are ye doing that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath?"
Worsley New Testament
And some of the pharisees said to them, Why do ye do that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath-days?
Youngs Literal Translation
and certain of the Pharisees said to them, 'Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbaths?'
Themes
Murmuring » Against » Disciples of Christ
Religion » Characteristics of » Legalism
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Luke 6:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Plucking Grain On The Sabbath
1 Now on the second-first Sabbath while He was passing through the wheatfields, His disciples were plucking the ears and rubbing them with their hands to eat the grain. 2 And some of the Pharisees asked, "Why are you doing what the Law forbids on the Sabbath?" 3 "Have you never read so much as this," answered Jesus--"what David did when he and his followers were hungry;
Cross References
Matthew 12:2
But the Pharisees saw it and said to Him, "Look! your disciples are doing what the Law forbids them to do on the Sabbath."
Matthew 15:2
"Why do your disciples transgress the tradition of the Elders by not washing their hands before meals?"
Matthew 23:23-24
"Alas for you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for you pay the tithe on mint, dill, and cumin, while you have neglected the weightier requirements of the Law--just judgement, mercy, and faithful dealing. These things you ought to have done, and yet you ought not to have left the others undone.
Mark 2:24
So the Pharisees said to Him, "Look! why are they doing what on the Sabbath is unlawful?"
Luke 5:33
Again they said to Him, "John's disciples fast often and pray, as do also those of the pharisees; but yours eat and drink."
Luke 6:7-9
The Scribes and the Pharisees were on the watch to see whether He would cure him on the Sabbath that they might be able to bring an accusation against Him.
John 5:9-11
Instantly the man was restored to perfect health, and he took up his mat and began to walk.
John 5:16
and on this account the Jews began to persecute Jesus--because He did these things on the Sabbath.
John 9:14-16
Now the day on which Jesus made the clay and opened the man's eyes was the Sabbath.