Parallel Verses
Twentieth Century New Testament
"Why are you doing what it is not allowable to do on the Sabbath?" asked some of the Pharisees.
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?
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?'
Themes
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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 One Sabbath Jesus was walking through cornfields, and hi disciples were picking the ears of wheat, and rubbing them in their hands, and eating them. 2 "Why are you doing what it is not allowable to do on the Sabbath?" asked some of the Pharisees. 3 Jesus' answer was: "Have not you read even of what David did, when he was hungry, he and his companions--
Cross References
Matthew 12:2
But, when the Pharisees saw this, they said: "Look! your disciples are doing what it is not allowable to do on a Sabbath!"
Matthew 15:2
"How is it that your disciples break the traditions of our ancestors? For they do not wash their hands when they eat food."
Matthew 23:23-24
Alas for you, Teachers of the Law and Pharisees, hypocrites that you are! You pay tithes on mint, fennel, and caraway seed, and have neglected the weightier matters of the Law--justice, mercy, and good faith. These last you ought to have put into practice, without neglecting the first.
Mark 2:24
"Look!" the Pharisees said to him, "why are they doing what is not allowed on the Sabbath?"
Luke 5:33
"John's disciples," they said to Jesus, "Often fast and say prayers, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees, while yours are eating and drinking!"
Luke 6:7-9
The Teachers of the Law and the Pharisees watched Jesus closely, to see if he would work cures on the Sabbath, so that they might find a charge to bring against him.
John 5:9-11
The man was cured immediately, and took up his mat and began to walk about.
John 5:16
And that was why the Jews began to persecute Jesus--because he did things of this kind on the Sabbath.
John 9:14-16
Now it was a Sabbath when Jesus made the clay and gave him his sight.