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Young's Literal Translation

Luke 6:2

and certain of the Pharisees said to them, `Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbaths?'

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?"
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?
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 the second-first sabbath, as he is going through the corn fields, that his disciples were plucking the ears, and were eating, rubbing with the hands, 2 and certain of the Pharisees said to them, `Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbaths?' 3 And Jesus answering said unto them, `Did ye not read even this that David did, when he hungered, himself and those who are with him, 4 how he went into the house of God, and the loaves of the presentation did take, and did eat, and gave also to those with him, which it is not lawful to eat, except only to the priests?' 5 and he said to them, -- `The Son of Man is lord also of the sabbath.' 6 And it came to pass also, on another sabbath, that he goeth into the synagogue, and teacheth, and there was there a man, and his right hand was withered, 7 and the scribes and the Pharisees were watching him, if on the sabbath he will heal, that they might find an accusation against him. 8 And he himself had known their reasonings, and said to the man having the withered hand, `Rise, and stand in the midst;' and he having risen, stood. 9 Then said Jesus unto them, `I will question you something: Is it lawful on the sabbaths to do good, or to do evil? life to save or to kill?' 10 And having looked round on them all, he said to the man, `Stretch forth thy hand;' and he did so, and his hand was restored whole as the other;

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 the woman seeth that the tree [is] good for food, and that it [is] pleasant to the eyes, and the tree is desirable to make [one] wise, and she taketh of its fruit and eateth, and giveth also to her husband with her, and he doth eat;
Genesis 4:26
And to Seth, to him also a son hath been born, and he calleth his name Enos; then a beginning was made of preaching in the name of Jehovah.
Genesis 6:1
And it cometh to pass that mankind have begun to multiply on the face of the ground, and daughters have been born to them,
Genesis 6:2
and sons of God see the daughters of men that they [are] fair, and they take to themselves women of all whom they have chosen.
Genesis 6:3
And Jehovah saith, `My Spirit doth not strive in man -- to the age; in their erring they [are] flesh:' and his days have been an hundred and twenty years.
Genesis 6:4
The fallen ones were in the earth in those days, and even afterwards when sons of God come in unto daughters of men, and they have borne to them -- they [are] the heroes, who, from of old, [are] the men of name.
Genesis 6:6
and Jehovah repenteth that He hath made man in the earth, and He grieveth Himself -- unto His heart.
Genesis 6:7
And Jehovah saith, `I wipe away man whom I have prepared from off the face of the ground, from man unto beast, unto creeping thing, and unto fowl of the heavens, for I have repented that I have made them.'
Genesis 6:8
And Noah found grace in the eyes of Jehovah.
Genesis 6:12
And God seeth the earth, and lo, it hath been corrupted, for all flesh hath 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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