Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
But when the Pharisees saw, they said to Him, Behold, your disciples do that which it is not lawful to do on the sabbath day.
New American Standard Bible
But when the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples do what
King James Version
But when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto him, Behold, thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the sabbath day.
Holman Bible
But when the Pharisees saw it, they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples are doing what is not lawful
International Standard Version
When the Pharisees saw this, they told him, "Look! Your disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath!"
A Conservative Version
But the Pharisees, when they saw it, said to him, Behold, thy disciples do what is not permitted to do upon the Sabbath.
American Standard Version
But the Pharisees, when they saw it, said unto him, Behold, thy disciples do that which it is not lawful to do upon the sabbath.
Amplified
But when the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, “Look! Your disciples are doing what
An Understandable Version
But when the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, "Look, your disciples are doing what is against the law of Moses to do on a Sabbath day."
Anderson New Testament
But when the Pharisees saw it, they said to him: Behold, your disciples are doing what it is not lawful to do on the Sabbath.
Bible in Basic English
But the Pharisees, when they saw it, said to him, See, your disciples do that which it is not right to do on the Sabbath.
Common New Testament
But when the Pharisees saw it, they said to him, "Look, your disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath."
Daniel Mace New Testament
the Pharisees seeing that, said to him, see, your disciples are doing what is unlawful to do on the sabbath-day.
Darby Translation
But the Pharisees, seeing it, said to him, Behold, thy disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on sabbath.
Godbey New Testament
And the Pharisees, seeing, said to Him, Behold thy disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath.
Goodspeed New Testament
But the Pharisees saw it and said to him, "Look! Your disciples are doing something which it is against the Law to do on the Sabbath!"
John Wesley New Testament
But the Pharisees seeing it said to him, Behold thy disciples do what it is not lawful to do on the sabbath.
Julia Smith Translation
And the Pharisees, seeing, said to him, Behold, thy disciples do what is not lawful to do in the sabbath.
King James 2000
But when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto him, Behold, your disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the sabbath day.
Lexham Expanded Bible
But [when] the Pharisees saw [it], they said to him, "Behold, your disciples are doing what it is not permitted to do on the Sabbath!"
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
When the Pharisees saw that, they said unto him, "Behold: thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the Sabbath day."
Moffatt New Testament
When the Pharisees noticed it, they said to him, "Look at your disciples, they are doing what is not allowed on the sabbath."
Montgomery New Testament
But the Pharisees, when they perceived it, said to him. "Look! Your disciples are doing what it is not lawful to do on the Sabbath!"
NET Bible
But when the Pharisees saw this they said to him, "Look, your disciples are doing what is against the law to do on the Sabbath."
New Heart English Bible
But the Pharisees, when they saw it, said to him, "Look, your disciples do what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath."
Noyes New Testament
But the Pharisees, seeing it, said to him, Lo! thy disciples are doing that which it is not lawful to do on the sabbath.
Sawyer New Testament
And the Pharisees seeing it, said to him, Behold, your disciples do what it is not lawful to do on the sabbath.
The Emphasized Bible
But, the Pharisees, observing it, said unto him, Lo! thy disciples, are doing what is not allowed to do, on sabbath.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
But when the Pharisees saw it, they said to him, Behold, thy disciples do a thing that it is not lawful to do on the sabbath.
Twentieth Century New Testament
But, when the Pharisees saw this, they said: "Look! your disciples are doing what it is not allowable to do on a Sabbath!"
Webster
But when the Pharisees saw it, they said to him, Behold, thy disciples do that which it is not lawful to do on the sabbath.
Weymouth New Testament
But the Pharisees saw it and said to Him, "Look! your disciples are doing what the Law forbids them to do on the Sabbath."
Williams New Testament
And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to Him, "Just look! Your disciples are doing something that it is against the law to do on the sabbath!"
World English Bible
But the Pharisees, when they saw it, said to him, "Behold, your disciples do what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath."
Worrell New Testament
But the Pharisees, seeing it, said to Him, "Behold, Thy disciples are doing that which it is not lawful to do on a sabbath."
Worsley New Testament
And when the pharisees saw it they said to Him, See, thy disciples are doing what is not lawful for them to do on the sabbath.
Youngs Literal Translation
and the Pharisees having seen, said to him, 'Lo, thy disciples do that which it is not lawful to do on a sabbath.'
Themes
false Accusation » Incidents illustrative of » Against jesus
Christ » Faith in, great » Faultfinding against
Ecclesiasticism » Arrogance of
Topics
Interlinear
Eido
Poieo
Hos
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 12:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Plucking Grain On The Sabbath
1 At that time Jesus went through the grain fields on the sabbath day. And His disciples were hungry, and began to pluck the heads of grain and to eat. 2 But when the Pharisees saw, they said to Him, Behold, your disciples do that which it is not lawful to do on the sabbath day. 3 But He said to them, Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, and those who were with him,
Cross References
Matthew 12:10
And behold, a man having a withered hand. And they asked Him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbaths? This so that they might accuse Him.
Exodus 20:9-11
Six days you shall labor and do all your work.
Luke 14:3
And answering, Jesus spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day?
Exodus 23:12
You shall do your work six days, and on the seventh day you shall rest, so that your ox and your ass may rest, and the son of your handmaid, and the stranger, may be refreshed.
Exodus 31:15-17
Six days may work be done, but on the seventh is the sabbath of rest, holy to Jehovah. Whoever does any work in the Sabbath day, he shall surely 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 in it shall be put to death.
Numbers 15:32-36
And while the sons of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man gathering sticks on the sabbath day.
Isaiah 58:13
If you turn your foot because of the Sabbath, from doing what you please on My holy days, and call the Sabbath a delight, the holy of Jehovah, honorable; and shall honor Him, not doing your own ways, nor finding your own pleasure, nor speaking your own words,
Mark 3:2-5
And they watched Him to see if He would heal him on the sabbath day, so that they might accuse Him.
Luke 6:6-11
And it happened, also on another sabbath, that He entered into the synagogue and taught. And there was a man whose right hand was withered.
Luke 13:10-17
And He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath.
Luke 23:56
And they returned and they prepared spices and ointment. And they rested on the sabbath day according to the commandment.
John 5:9-11
And immediately the man was made whole and took up his bed and walked. And it was a sabbath on that day.
John 5:16-17
And therefore the Jews persecuted Jesus and sought to kill Him, because He had done these things on the sabbath day.
John 7:21-24
Jesus answered and said to them, I have done one work, and you all marvel.
John 9:14-16
And it was a sabbath when Jesus made the clay and opened his eyes.