Parallel Verses

The Emphasized Bible

But, certain of the Pharisees, said - Why are ye doing what is not allowed on the Sabbath?

New American Standard Bible

But some of the Pharisees said, “Why do you do what is not lawful on the Sabbath?”

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 is unlawful on the Sabbath?”

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?

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?'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And
δέ 
De 
but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
Usage: 2184

of the Pharisees
Φαρισαῖος 
Pharisaios 
Usage: 80

ἔπω 
Epo 
say, speak, tell, command, bid, , vr say
Usage: 824


Usage: 0

Why
τίς 
Tis 
Usage: 344

do ye
ποιέω 
Poieo 
do, make, bring forth, commit, cause, work, show, bear, keep, fulfil, deal, perform, not tr, , vr do
Usage: 372

ὅς ἥ ὅ 
Hos 
Usage: 980

is
ἔξεστι 
Exesti 
be lawful, may, let
Usage: 24

not
οὐ 
Ou 
not, no, cannot ,
Usage: 1032

ἔξεστι 
Exesti 
be lawful, may, let
Usage: 24

to do
ποιέω 
Poieo 
do, make, bring forth, commit, cause, work, show, bear, keep, fulfil, deal, perform, not tr, , vr do
Usage: 372

on
ἐν 
En 
in, by, with, among, at, on, through,
Usage: 2128

References

Smith

Context Readings

Plucking Grain On The Sabbath

1 And it came to pass, on a Sabbath, that he was passing along through cornfields, and his disciples were plucking and eating the ears of corn, rubbing them with their hands. 2 But, certain of the Pharisees, said - Why are ye doing what is not allowed on the Sabbath? 3 And, making answer unto them, Jesus said - Have ye never read, even this, what David did when he hungered, he, and they who were with him -


Cross References

Matthew 12:2

But, the Pharisees, observing it, said unto him, Lo! thy disciples, are doing what is not allowed to do, on sabbath.

Exodus 22:10

When a man delivereth unto his neighbour, an ass, or an ox or a sheep, or any beast, to keep, - and it dieth or is fractured, or is driven away, no one beholding,

Exodus 31:15

Six days, shall work be done, but on the seventh day, is a holy sabbath-keeping of rest unto Yahweh, - whosoever doeth work on the sabbath day, shall be, surely put to death.

Exodus 35:2

Six days, shall work be done, but on the seventh day, shall there be to you a holy sabbath-keeping, unto Yahweh, whosoever doeth work therein shall be put to death.

Numbers 15:32-35

While the sons of Israel were in the desert, they found a man gathering sticks on the sabbath day.

Isaiah 58:13

If thou turn back. From the sabbath Shy foot, From doing thine own pleasure on my holy day, - And shall call - The sabbath, An exquisite delight, The holy day of Yahweh, A day to be honoured, And so shall honour it rather - Than do thine own ways, Than take thine own pleasure or Than speak thine own word,

Matthew 15:2

Wherefore do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands, when they eat bread!

Matthew 23:23-24

Alas for you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites; because ye tithe the mint and the anise and the cummin, - and have dismissed the weightier matters of the law - the justice, the mercy, and the faith; whereas, these, it was binding, to do, and, those, not to, dismiss.

Mark 2:24

And, the Pharisees, were saying, - See! why are they doing, on the Sabbath, what is not allowed?

Luke 5:33

But, they, said unto him - The disciples of John, do fast much, and, supplications, do make, - likewise also the disciples of the Pharisees; but, thine, do eat and drink!

Luke 6:7-9

Now the Scribes and the Pharisees were narrowly watching him, whether, on the Sabbath, he healeth, - that they might find whereof to accuse him.

John 5:9-11

And, straightway, the man was made well and took up his couch, and began to walk. Now it was Sabbath, on that day.

John 5:16

And, on this account, were the Jews persecuting Jesus, because, these things, he had been doing, on Sabbath.

John 9:14-16

Now it was Sabbath, on the day when Jesus made, the clay, and opened his eyes.

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