Parallel Verses
Darby Translation
But some of the Pharisees said to them, Why do ye what is not lawful to do 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?
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?
Weymouth New Testament
And some of the Pharisees asked, "Why are you doing what the Law forbids on the Sabbath?"
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?'
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Luke 6:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Plucking Grain On The Sabbath
1 And it came to pass on the second-first sabbath, that he went through cornfields, and his disciples were plucking the ears and eating them, rubbing them in their hands. 2 But some of the Pharisees said to them, Why do ye what is not lawful to do on the sabbath? 3 And Jesus answering said to them, Have ye not read so much as this, what David did when he hungered, he and those who were with him,
Cross References
Matthew 12:2
But the Pharisees, seeing it, said to him, Behold, thy disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on sabbath.
Exodus 22:10
If a man deliver unto his neighbour an ass, or an ox, or a sheep, or any cattle, to keep, and it die, or be hurt, or driven away, and no man see it,
Exodus 31:15
Six days shall work be done; but on the seventh day is the sabbath of rest, holy to Jehovah: whoever doeth work on the sabbath day shall certainly be put to death.
Exodus 35:2
Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you a holy day, a sabbath of rest to Jehovah: whoever does work on it shall be put to death.
Numbers 15:32-35
And while the children of Israel were in the wilderness they found a man gathering sticks on the sabbath day.
Isaiah 58:13
If thou turn back thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day, and call the sabbath a delight, the holy day of Jehovah, honourable; and thou honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking idle words;
Matthew 15:2
Why do thy disciples transgress what has been delivered by the ancients? for they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.
Matthew 23:23-24
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye pay tithes of mint and anise and cummin, and ye have left aside the weightier matters of the law, judgment and mercy and faith: these ye ought to have done and not have left those aside.
Mark 2:24
And the Pharisees said to him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath what is not lawful?
Luke 5:33
And they said to him, Why do the disciples of John fast often and make supplications, in like manner those also of the Pharisees, but thine eat and drink?
Luke 6:7-9
And the scribes and the Pharisees were watching if he would heal on the sabbath, that they might find something of which to accuse him.
John 5:9-11
And immediately the man became well, and took up his couch and walked: and on that day was sabbath.
John 5:16
And for this the Jews persecuted Jesus and sought to kill him, because he had done these things on sabbath.
John 9:14-16
Now it was sabbath when Jesus made the mud and opened his eyes.