Mark 2:24
Modern Translations
New International Version
The Pharisees said to him, "Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?"

New Living Translation
But the Pharisees said to Jesus, “Look, why are they breaking the law by harvesting grain on the Sabbath?”

English Standard Version
And the Pharisees were saying to him, “Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?”

Berean Study Bible
So the Pharisees said to Him, “Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?”

New American Standard Bible
The Pharisees were saying to Him, “Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?”

NASB 1995
The Pharisees were saying to Him, "Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?"

NASB 1977
And the Pharisees were saying to Him, “See here, why are they doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?”

Amplified Bible
The Pharisees said to Him, “Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?”

Christian Standard Bible
The Pharisees said to him, “Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath? ”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The Pharisees said to Him, "Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?"

Contemporary English Version
Some Pharisees asked Jesus, "Why are your disciples picking grain on the Sabbath? They are not supposed to do that!"

Good News Translation
So the Pharisees said to Jesus, "Look, it is against our Law for your disciples to do that on the Sabbath!"

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The Pharisees asked him, "Look! Why are your disciples doing something that is not permitted on the day of worship?"

International Standard Version
The Pharisees asked him, "Look! Why are they doing what is not lawful on Sabbath days?"

NET Bible
So the Pharisees said to him, "Look, why are they doing what is against the law on the Sabbath?"
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful?

New King James Version
And the Pharisees said to Him, “Look, why do they do what is not lawful on the Sabbath?”

King James 2000 Bible
And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful?

New Heart English Bible
And the Pharisees said to him, "Look, why do they do that which is not lawful on the Sabbath day?"

World English Bible
The Pharisees said to him, "Behold, why do they do that which is not lawful on the Sabbath day?"

American King James Version
And the Pharisees said to him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful?

American Standard Version
And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful?

A Faithful Version
Then the Pharisees said to Him, "Look at them! Why are they doing that which is not lawful on the Sabbaths?"

Darby Bible Translation
And the Pharisees said to him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath what is not lawful?

English Revised Version
And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful?

Webster's Bible Translation
And the Pharisees said to him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath that which is not lawful?

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And the Pharises saide vnto him, Beholde, why doe they on the Sabbath day, that which is not lawfull?

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And the pharisees sayde vnto hym: Beholde, why do they on the Sabboth dayes, that which is not lawfull?

Coverdale Bible of 1535
And the Pharises sayde vnto him: Beholde, what thy disciples do, which is not laufull vpo the Sabbath.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
And the Pharises sayde vnto him: beholde why do they on the Saboth dayes yt which is not laufull?
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and the Pharisees said to Him, “Behold, why do they do on the Sabbaths that which is not lawful?”

Berean Literal Bible
And the Pharisees were saying to Him, "Behold, why do they that which is unlawful on the Sabbaths?"

Young's Literal Translation
and the Pharisees said to him, 'Lo, why do they on the sabbaths that which is not lawful?'

Smith's Literal Translation
And the Pharisees said to him, Behold, why do they in the sabbaths what is not lawful.

Literal Emphasis Translation
And the Pharisees said to Him, Behold, why do they on the Sabbath do that which is not permitted?

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the Pharisees said to him: Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful?

Catholic Public Domain Version
But the Pharisees said to him, “Behold, why are they doing what is not lawful on the Sabbaths?”

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And the Pharisees were saying to him, “Look, why are they doing something that is illegal on the Sabbath?”

Lamsa Bible
And the Pharisees said to him, Look what they are doing on the sabbath! that which is unlawful.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
And the Pharisees said to him: See, why are they doing on the sabbath-day what is not lawful?

Godbey New Testament
And the Pharisees continued to say to Him, Behold what they are doing on the Sabbath, which is not lawful.

Haweis New Testament
And the Pharisees said to him, See, why are they doing on the sabbath, what is not lawful?

Mace New Testament
upon which the Pharisees said to him, pray observe how they trespass on the sabbath-day.

Weymouth New Testament
So the Pharisees said to Him, "Look! why are they doing what on the Sabbath is unlawful?"

Worrell New Testament
And the Pharisees said to them, "Behold, why are they doing on the sabbath that which is not lawful?"

Worsley New Testament
And the pharisees said to Him, See, why do they what is not lawful to be done on the sabbath-day?
















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