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J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible

Luke 6:2

But, certain of the Pharisees, said - Why are ye doing what is not allowed 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 English Translation
But some of the Pharisees said, "Why are you doing what is against the law on the Sabbath?"
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?"
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 And it came to pass, on a Sabbath, that he was passing along through cornfields, and his disciples were plucking and eating the ears of corn, rubbing them with their hands. 2 But, certain of the Pharisees, said - Why are ye doing what is not allowed on the Sabbath? 3 And, making answer unto them, Jesus said - Have ye never read, even this, what David did when he hungered, he, and they who were with him - 4 How he entered into the house of God, and, the presence-bread, receiving, did eat, and gave to them who were with him, which it is not allowable to eat, save alone, to the priests? 5 And he was saying to them - The Son of Man is, Lord of the Sabbath. 6 And it came to pass, on another Sabbath, that he entered into the synagogue, and was teaching, and there was a man there, and, his right hand, was withered. 7 Now the Scribes and the Pharisees were narrowly watching him, whether, on the Sabbath, he healeth, - that they might find whereof to accuse him. 8 But, he, knew their reasonings, and said to the man who had the, withered, hand - Arise, and stand forward in the midst! And, arising, he stood forward. 9 And Jesus said unto them - I ask you, whether it is allowed, on the Sabbath, to do good or to do harm, - life, to save, or, to destroy. 10 And, looking round upon them all, he said unto him - Stretch forth thy hand! and, he, 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
And, when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was desirable to the eyes and the tree was pleasant to make one knowing, then took she of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and she gave to her husband also, along with her, and he did eat.
Genesis 4:26
And to Seth - to him also, was born a son, and he called his name Enosh, - then, was a beginning made, to call on the name of Yahweh.
Genesis 6:1
And it came to pass when men had begun to multiply on the face of the ground and daughters had been born to them,
Genesis 6:2
that the sons of God saw the daughters of men! that they were, fair, - so they took to themselves wives of whomsoever they chose,
Genesis 6:3
And Yahweh said - My spirit shall not rule in man to times age - abiding, for that, he also, is flesh, - Yet his days shall be a hundred and twenty years.
Genesis 6:4
The giants, were in the each in these days, and also, after that, when the sons of God began to go in unto the daughters of men, and sons were born to them, the same, were the heroes that were from age-past times the men of renown.
Genesis 6:6
and it grieved Yahweh, that he had made man in the earth, - and he took sorrow unto his heart.
Genesis 6:7
And Yahweh said - I must wipe off man whom I created from off the face of the ground, from man unto beast unto creeping thing, and unto the bird of the heavens, - for I am grieved that I made them.
Genesis 6:8
But, Noah, had found favour in the eyes, of Yahweh.
Genesis 6:12
And God beheld the earth, and lo! it had corrupted itself, - surely all flesh had corrupted its way, on the earth.

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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