Parallel Verses
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."
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 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.
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!"
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
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 12:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Plucking Grain On The Sabbath
1 At that time, Jesus went on the Sabbath day through the grain fields. His disciples were hungry and began to pluck heads of grain and to eat. 2 But the Pharisees, when they saw it, said to him, "Behold, your disciples do what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath." 3 But he said to them, "Haven't you read what David did, when he was hungry, and those who were with him;
Cross References
Matthew 12:10
And behold there was a man with a withered hand. They asked him, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath day?" that they might accuse him.
Exodus 20:9-11
You shall labor six days, and do all your work,
Luke 14:3
Jesus, answering, spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?"
Exodus 23:12
"Six days you shall do your work, and on the seventh day you shall rest, that your ox and your donkey may have rest, and the son of your handmaid, and the alien may be refreshed.
Exodus 31:15-17
Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day is a Sabbath of solemn rest, holy to Yahweh. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day shall surely be put to death.
Exodus 35:2
'Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be a holy day for you, a Sabbath of solemn rest to Yahweh: whoever does any work in it shall be put to death.
Numbers 15:32-36
While the children of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man gathering sticks on the Sabbath day.
Isaiah 58:13
"If you turn away your foot from the Sabbath, from doing your pleasure on my holy day; and call the Sabbath a delight, [and] the holy of Yahweh honorable; and shall honor it, not doing your own ways, nor finding your own pleasure, nor speaking [your own] words:
Mark 3:2-5
They watched him, whether he would heal him on the Sabbath day, that they might accuse him.
Luke 6:6-11
It also happened on another Sabbath that he entered into the synagogue and taught. There was a man there, and his right hand was withered.
Luke 13:10-17
He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath day.
Luke 23:56
They returned, and prepared spices and ointments. On the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment.
John 5:9-11
Immediately, the man was made well, and took up his mat and walked. Now it was the Sabbath on that day.
John 5:16-17
For this cause the Jews persecuted Jesus, and sought to kill him, because he did these things on the Sabbath.
John 7:21-24
Jesus answered them, "I did one work, and you all marvel because of it.
John 9:14-16
It was a Sabbath when Jesus made the mud and opened his eyes.