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Mark 2:24
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KJ21
And the Pharisees said unto Him, “Behold, why do they do on the Sabbath day that which is not lawful?”
ASV
And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful?
AMP
The Pharisees said to Him, “Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?”
AMPC
And the Pharisees said to Him, Look! Why are they doing what is not permitted or lawful on the Sabbath?
BRG
And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful?
CSB
The Pharisees said to him, “Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?”
CSBA
The Pharisees said to him, ‘Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath? ’
CEB
The Pharisees said to Jesus, “Look! Why are they breaking the Sabbath law?”
CJB
The P’rushim said to him, “Look! Why are they violating Shabbat?”
CEV
Some Pharisees asked Jesus, “Why are your disciples picking grain on the Sabbath? They are not supposed to do that!”
DARBY
And the Pharisees said to him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath what is not lawful?
DLNT
And the Pharisees were saying to Him, “Look! Why are they doing on the Sabbath what is not lawful?”
DRA
And the Pharisees said to him: Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful?
ERV
Some Pharisees said to Jesus, “Why are your followers doing this? It is against the law to pick grain on the Sabbath.”
EASY
Some Pharisees said to Jesus, ‘Look at what your disciples are doing. They should not do that on our day of rest. It is against God's Law.’
EHV
The Pharisees said to him, “Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath day?”
ESV
And the Pharisees were saying to him, “Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?”
ESVUK
And the Pharisees were saying to him, “Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?”
EXB
The Pharisees said to Jesus, “Why are your followers doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath day?” [C Gleaning was viewed as work, and therefore forbidden on the Sabbath; Ex. 34:21.]
GNV
And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the Sabbath day, that which is not lawful?
GW
The Pharisees asked him, “Look! Why are your disciples doing something that is not permitted on the day of rest—a holy day?”
GNT
So the Pharisees said to Jesus, “Look, it is against our Law for your disciples to do that on the Sabbath!”
HCSB
The Pharisees said to Him, “Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?”
ICB
The Pharisees saw this and said to Jesus, “Why are your followers doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?”
ISV
The Pharisees asked him, “Look! Why are they doing what is not lawful on Sabbath days?”
PHILLIPS
One day he happened to be going through the cornfields on the Sabbath day. And his disciples, as they made their way along, began to pick the ears of corn. The Pharisees said to him, “Look at that! Why should they do what is forbidden on the Sabbath day?”
JUB
And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful?
KJV
And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful?
AKJV
And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful?
LSB
And the Pharisees were saying to Him, “Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?”
LEB
And the Pharisees began to say to him, “Behold, why are they doing what is not permitted on the Sabbath?”
TLB
Some of the Jewish religious leaders said to Jesus, “They shouldn’t be doing that! It’s against our laws to work by harvesting grain on the Sabbath.”
MSG
One Sabbath day he was walking through a field of ripe grain. As his disciples made a path, they pulled off heads of grain. The Pharisees told on them to Jesus: “Look, your disciples are breaking Sabbath rules!”
MEV
The Pharisees said to Him, “Look, why are they doing on the Sabbath what is not lawful?”
MOUNCE
So the Pharisees said to him, “Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?”
NOG
The Pharisees asked him, “Look! Why are your disciples doing something that is not permitted on the day of worship?”
NABRE
At this the Pharisees said to him, “Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the sabbath?”
NASB
The Pharisees were saying to Him, “Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?”
NASB1995
The Pharisees were saying to Him, “Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?”
NCB
The Pharisees said to him, “Behold, why are your disciples doing what is forbidden on the Sabbath?”
NCV
The Pharisees said to Jesus, “Why are your followers doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath day?”
NET
So the Pharisees said to him, “Look, why are they doing what is against the law on the Sabbath?”
NIRV
The Pharisees said to Jesus, “Look! It is against the Law to do this on the Sabbath day. Why are your disciples doing it?”
NIV
The Pharisees said to him, “Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?”
NIVUK
The Pharisees said to him, ‘Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?’
NKJV
And the Pharisees said to Him, “Look, why do they do what is not lawful on the Sabbath?”
NLV
The proud religious law-keepers said to Jesus, “See! Why are they doing what the Law says should not be done on the Day of Rest?”
NLT
But the Pharisees said to Jesus, “Look, why are they breaking the law by harvesting grain on the Sabbath?”
NMB
And the Pharisees said to him, Look, why are they doing on the Sabbath days that which is not lawful?
NRSVA
The Pharisees said to him, ‘Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the sabbath?’
NRSVACE
The Pharisees said to him, ‘Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the sabbath?’
NRSVCE
The Pharisees said to him, “Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the sabbath?”
NRSVUE
The Pharisees said to him, “Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?”
NTFE
“Look here,” said the Pharisees to him, “why are they doing something illegal on the sabbath?”
OJB
And the Perushim said to him, Look, why are they engaging in what is not mutar (permissible) in the Torah on Shabbos?
RGT
And the Pharisees said to Him, “Why do they on the Sabbath day that which is not lawful?”
RSV
And the Pharisees said to him, “Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the sabbath?”
RSVCE
And the Pharisees said to him, “Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the sabbath?”
TLV
The Pharisees were saying to Him, “Look, why are they doing what is not permitted on Shabbat?”
VOICE
The Pharisees confronted Him. Pharisees: Did You see that? Why are Your disciples doing what our law forbids on the Sabbath?
WEB
The Pharisees said to him, “Behold, why do they do that which is not lawful on the Sabbath day?”
WE
The Pharisees said to Jesus, `Why do your disciples do what is not right on the Sabbath day?'
WYC
And the Pharisees said to him, Lo! what thy disciples do in the sabbaths, that is not leaveful [Lo! what do thy disciples in sabbaths, the thing that is not leaveful(?)].
YLT
and the Pharisees said to him, `Lo, why do they on the sabbaths that which is not lawful?'
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