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Luke 6:2

But some of the Pharisees said, "Why are you doing what is against the law on the Sabbath?"

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Jesus, the Christ;   Sabbath;   Technicalities;   Tradition;   Thompson Chain Reference - False;   Legalism;   Religion;   Religion, True-False;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Murmuring;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Contribution;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Harmony of the Gospels;   Lord's Prayer, the;   Luke, Gospel of;   People of the Land;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Matthew, Gospel According to;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Commandments;   Common Life;   Courage;   Discourse;   Dropsy;   Error;   Hunger;   Law of God;   Sabbath ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Chief parables and miracles in the bible;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Sabbath;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Luke, the Gospel of;   Sabbath;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
But some of the Pharisees said, “Why are you doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?”
King James Version (1611)
And certaine of the Pharisees said vnto them, Why doe yee that which is not lawfull to doe on the Sabbath dayes?
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?
English Standard Version
But some of the Pharisees said, "Why are you doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath?"
New American Standard Bible
But some of the Pharisees said, "Why are you doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?"
New Century Version
Some Pharisees said, "Why do you do what is not lawful on the Sabbath day?"
Amplified Bible
But some of the Pharisees said, "Why are you doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?"
New American Standard Bible (1995)
But some of the Pharisees said, "Why do you do what is not lawful on the Sabbath?"
Legacy Standard Bible
But some of the Pharisees said, "Why do you do what is not lawful on the Sabbath?"
Berean Standard Bible
But some of the Pharisees asked, "Why are you doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?"
Contemporary English Version
Some Pharisees said, "Why are you picking grain on the Sabbath? You're not supposed to do that!"
Complete Jewish Bible
Some of the P'rushim said, "Why are you violating Shabbat?"
Darby Translation
But some of the Pharisees said to them, Why do ye what is not lawful to do on the sabbath?
Easy-to-Read Version
Some Pharisees said, "Why are you doing that? It is against the Law of Moses to do that on the Sabbath day."
Geneva Bible (1587)
And certaine of the Pharises sayde vnto them, Why doe ye that which is not lawfull to doe on the Sabbath dayes?
George Lamsa Translation
But some of the men of the Pharisees said to them, Why are you doing what is unlawful to do on the sabbath?
Good News Translation
Some Pharisees asked, "Why are you doing what our Law says you cannot do on the Sabbath?"
Lexham English Bible
But some of the Pharisees said, "Why are you doing what is not permitted on the Sabbath?
Literal Translation
But some of the Pharisees said to them, Why do you do that which is not lawful to do on the sabbaths?
American Standard Version
But certain of the Pharisees said, Why do ye that which it is not lawful to do on the sabbath day?
Bible in Basic English
But some of the Pharisees said, Why do you do what it is not right to do on the Sabbath?
Hebrew Names Version
But some of the Perushim said to them, "Why do you do that which is not lawful to do on the day of Shabbat?"
International Standard Version
Some of the Pharisees asked, "Why are you doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?"Exodus 20:10;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
But some of the Pharishee said to them, Why do you a thing which it is not lawful on the shabuth to do ?
Murdock Translation
And some of the Pharisees said to them: Why do ye that, which it is not lawful to do on the sabbath?
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And certayne of the pharisees sayde vnto them: Why do ye that, which is not lawfull to do on ye Sabboth dayes?
English Revised Version
But certain of the Pharisees said, Why do ye that which it is not lawful to do on the sabbath day?
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?"
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And certain of the Pharisees said to them, Why do ye what it is not lawful to do on the sabbath day?
Weymouth's New Testament
And some of the Pharisees asked, "Why are you doing what the Law forbids on the Sabbath?"
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And summe of the Farisees seiden to hem, What doon ye that, that is not leeueful in the sabotis?
Update Bible Version
But certain of the Pharisees said, Why do you do that which is not lawful on the Sabbath day?
Webster's Bible Translation
And certain of the Pharisees said to them, Why do ye that which it is not lawful to do on the sabbath-days?
New King James Version
And some of the Pharisees said to them, "Why are you doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath?"
New Living Translation
But some Pharisees said, "Why are you breaking the law by harvesting grain on the Sabbath?"
New Life Bible
Some of the proud religious law-keepers said to them, "Why are you doing what the Law says should not be done on the Day of Rest?"
New Revised Standard
But some of the Pharisees said, "Why are you doing what is not lawful on the sabbath?"
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But, certain of the Pharisees, said - Why are ye doing what is not allowed on the Sabbath?
Douay-Rheims Bible
And some of the Pharisees said to them: Why do you that which is not lawful on the sabbath days?
Revised Standard Version
But some of the Pharisees said, "Why are you doing what is not lawful to do on the sabbath?"
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And certayne of the Pharises sayde vnto them: Why do ye that which is not laufull to do on the saboth dayes?
Young's Literal Translation
and certain of the Pharisees said to them, `Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbaths?'
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But certayne of the Pharises sayde vnto them: Wherfore do ye that, which is not laufull to do vpon the Sabbath?
Mace New Testament (1729)
upon which some of the Pharisees said to them, why do you do what is not allowed to be done on the sabbath-day?
Simplified Cowboy Version
Some Pharisees said, "Why are you breaking the Law of the day of rest by picking grain?"

Contextual Overview

1 Jesus was going through the grain fields on a Sabbath, and his disciples picked some heads of wheat, rubbed them in their hands, and ate them. 2 But some of the Pharisees said, "Why are you doing what is against the law on the Sabbath?" 3 Jesus answered them, "Haven't you read what David did when he and his companions were hungry— 4 how he entered the house of God, took and ate the sacred bread, which is not lawful for any to eat but the priests alone, and gave it to his companions?" 5 Then he said to them, "The Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath." 6 On another Sabbath, Jesus entered the synagogue and was teaching. Now a man was there whose right hand was withered. 7 The experts in the law and the Pharisees watched Jesus closely to see if he would heal on the Sabbath, so that they could find a reason to accuse him. 8 But he knew their thoughts, and said to the man who had the withered hand, "Get up and stand here." So he rose and stood there. 9 Then Jesus said to them, "I ask you, is it lawful to do good on the Sabbath or to do evil, to save a life or to destroy it?" 10 After looking around at them all, he said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." The man did so, and his hand was restored.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Why: Luke 6:7-9, Luke 5:33, Matthew 12:2, Matthew 15:2, Matthew 23:23, Matthew 23:24, Mark 2:24, John 5:9-11, John 5:16, John 9:14-16

not: Exodus 22:10, Exodus 31:15, Exodus 35:2, Numbers 15:32-35, Isaiah 58:13

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 23:25 - then thou mayest Ecclesiastes 10:13 - beginning John 5:10 - it is not

Cross-References

Genesis 3:6
When the woman saw that the tree produced fruit that was good for food, was attractive to the eye, and was desirable for making one wise, she took some of its fruit and ate it. She also gave some of it to her husband who was with her, and he ate it.
Genesis 4:26
And a son was also born to Seth, whom he named Enosh. At that time people began to worship the Lord .
Genesis 6:1
When humankind began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born to them,
Genesis 6:2
the sons of God saw that the daughters of humankind were beautiful. Thus they took wives for themselves from any they chose.
Genesis 6:3
So the Lord said, "My spirit will not remain in humankind indefinitely, since they are mortal. They will remain for 120 more years."
Genesis 6:4
The Nephilim were on the earth in those days (and also after this) when the sons of God were having sexual relations with the daughters of humankind, who gave birth to their children. They were the mighty heroes of old, the famous men.
Genesis 6:6
The Lord regretted that he had made humankind on the earth, and he was highly offended.
Genesis 6:7
So the Lord said, "I will wipe humankind, whom I have created, from the face of the earth—everything from humankind to animals, including creatures that move on the ground and birds of the air, for I regret that I have made them."
Genesis 6:8
But Noah found favor in the sight of the Lord .
Genesis 6:12
God saw the earth, and indeed it was ruined, for all living creatures on the earth were sinful.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And certain of the Pharisees said unto them,.... Unto the disciples. The Evangelists Matthew and Mark say, that they said this to Jesus: no doubt but they said it to both, first to one, and then to the other; probably last of all to Christ, who returned an answer to it:

why do ye that which is not lawful on the sabbath day? as to pluck ears of corn, and rub them, and eat them; :-

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Luke 6:2. Which is not lawful — See on Matthew 12:2-8.


 
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