Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

The scribes and Pharisees were watching Him closely, to see if He would heal on the Sabbath, so that they could find a charge against Him.

New American Standard Bible

The scribes and the Pharisees were watching Him closely to see if He healed on the Sabbath, so that they might find reason to accuse Him.

King James Version

And the scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath day; that they might find an accusation against him.

International Standard Version

The scribes and the Pharisees were watching Jesus closely to see whether he would heal on the Sabbath, in order to find a way of accusing him of doing something wrong.

A Conservative Version

And the scholars and the Pharisees watched if he would heal on the Sabbath, so that they might find an accusation against him.

American Standard Version

And the scribes and the Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath; that they might find how to accuse him.

Amplified

The scribes and the Pharisees were watching Him closely [with malicious intent], to see if He would [actually] heal [someone] on the Sabbath, so that they might find a reason to accuse Him.

An Understandable Version

And the experts in the law of Moses were watching Him to see if He would heal [someone] on the Sabbath day, so they could figure out how to accuse Him.

Anderson New Testament

And the scribes and Pharisees watched closely, whether he would heal on the sabbath-day, that they might find an accusation against him.

Bible in Basic English

And the scribes and Pharisees were watching him to see if he would make him well on the Sabbath, so that they might be able to say something against him.

Common New Testament

The scribes and the Pharisees watched him closely, to see whether he would heal on the Sabbath, so that they might find an accusation against him.

Daniel Mace New Testament

now the Scribes and Pharisees were upon the watch to see if he would work a cure upon the sabbath-day, and so have matter of accusation against him.

Darby Translation

And the scribes and the Pharisees were watching if he would heal on the sabbath, that they might find something of which to accuse him.

Godbey New Testament

And the scribes and Pharisees were watching Him, if He will heal him on the Sabbath, in order that they may find accusation against Him.

Goodspeed New Testament

And the scribes and the Pharisees were on the watch to see whether he would cure people on the Sabbath, in order to find a charge to bring against him.

John Wesley New Testament

And there was a man whose right-hand was withered. And the scribes and Pharisees watched, whether he would heal on the sabbath, that they might find an accusation against him.

Julia Smith Translation

And the scribes and Pharisees observed him narrowly, if he will heal in the sabbath: that they might find accusation against him.

King James 2000

And the scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath day; that they might find an accusation against him.

Lexham Expanded Bible

So the scribes and the Pharisees were watching closely [to see] if he would heal on the Sabbath, in order that they could find [a reason] to accuse him.

Modern King James verseion

And the scribes and Pharisees watched him to see if He would heal on the sabbath day, so that they might find an accusation against Him.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And the scribes, and Pharisees watched him, to see whether he would heal on the Sabbath day or not, that they might find an accusation against him.

Moffatt New Testament

and the scribes and Pharisees watched to see if he would heal on the sabbath, so as to discover some charge against him.

Montgomery New Testament

Now the Scribes and Pharisees kept watching to see if he would heal on the Sabbath, so that they might be able to bring on accusations to him.

NET Bible

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.

New Heart English Bible

The scribes and the Pharisees watched him, to see whether he would heal on the Sabbath, that they might find an accusation against him.

Noyes New Testament

And the scribes and the Pharisees were watching whether he would heal on the sabbath, that they might find an accusation against him.

Sawyer New Testament

And the scribes and Pharisees watched him [to see] if he would perform a cure on the sabbath, that they might find [something of which] to accuse him.

The Emphasized Bible

Now the Scribes and the Pharisees were narrowly watching him, whether, on the Sabbath, he healeth, - that they might find whereof to accuse him.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

Then the scribes and Pharisees watched him, if he would heal on the sabbath-day, that they might find an accusation against him.

Twentieth Century New Testament

The Teachers of the Law and the Pharisees watched Jesus closely, to see if he would work cures on the Sabbath, so that they might find a charge to bring against him.

Webster

And the scribes and Pharisees watched him, to see whether he would heal on the sabbath; that they might find an accusation against him.

Weymouth New Testament

The Scribes and the Pharisees were on the watch to see whether He would cure him on the Sabbath that they might be able to bring an accusation against Him.

Williams New Testament

And the scribes and the Pharisees were closely watching Him to see whether He would cure him on the Sabbath, in order to get a charge against Him.

World English Bible

The scribes and the Pharisees watched him, to see whether he would heal on the Sabbath, that they might find an accusation against him.

Worrell New Testament

And the scribes and Pharisees were watching Him, whether He would heal on the sabbath: that they might find how to accuse Him.

Worsley New Testament

And the scribes and pharisees watched Him to see if He would work a cure on the sabbath: that they might find an accusation against Him.

Youngs Literal Translation

and the scribes and the Pharisees were watching him, if on the sabbath he will heal, that they might find an accusation against him.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And
δέ 
De 
but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
Usage: 2184

the scribes
γραμματεύς 
Grammateus 
Usage: 49

and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

Φαρισαῖος 
Pharisaios 
Usage: 80

παρατηρέω 
Paratereo 
Usage: 6

him

Usage: 0

εἰ 
Ei 
if, whether, that, not tr,
Usage: 218

he would heal
θεραπεύω 
therapeuo 
Usage: 39

on
ἐν 
En 
in, by, with, among, at, on, through,
Usage: 2128

the sabbath day
σάββατον 
Sabbaton 
Usage: 48

ἵνα 
Hina 
that, to,
Usage: 472

εὑρίσκω 
heurisko 
find,
Usage: 130

κατηγορία 
Kategoria 
Usage: 4

References

Hastings

Morish

Context Readings

A Man With A Withered Hand Healed

6 On another Sabbath He entered the synagogue and was teaching. A man was there whose right hand was paralyzed. 7 The scribes and Pharisees were watching Him closely, to see if He would heal on the Sabbath, so that they could find a charge against Him. 8 But He knew their thoughts and told the man with the paralyzed hand, “Get up and stand here.” So he got up and stood there.


Cross References

Mark 3:2

In order to accuse Him, they were watching Him closely to see whether He would heal him on the Sabbath.

Luke 20:20

They watched closely and sent spies who pretended to be righteous, so they could catch Him in what He said, to hand Him over to the governor’s rule and authority.

Psalm 37:32-33

The wicked one lies in wait for the righteous
and seeks to kill him;

Psalm 38:12

Those who seek my life set traps,
and those who want to harm me threaten to destroy me;
they plot treachery all day long.

Isaiah 29:21

those who, with their speech,
accuse a person of wrongdoing,
who set a trap at the gate for the mediator,
and without cause deprive the righteous of justice.

Jeremiah 20:10

For I have heard the gossip of many people,
“Terror is on every side!
Report him; let’s report him!”
Everyone I trusted watches for my fall.
“Perhaps he will be deceived
so that we might prevail against him
and take our vengeance on him.”

Matthew 26:59-60

The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for false testimony against Jesus so they could put Him to death.

Luke 11:53-54

When He left there, the scribes and the Pharisees began to oppose Him fiercely and to cross-examine Him about many things;

Luke 13:14

But the leader of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, responded by telling the crowd, “There are six days when work should be done; therefore come on those days and be healed and not on the Sabbath day.”

Luke 14:1-6

One Sabbath, when He went to eat at the house of one of the leading Pharisees, they were watching Him closely.

John 5:10-16

so the Jews said to the man who had been healed, “This is the Sabbath! It’s illegal for you to pick up your mat.”

John 9:16

Therefore some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for He doesn’t keep the Sabbath!” But others were saying, “How can a sinful man perform such signs?” And there was a division among them.

John 9:26-29

Then they asked him, “What did He do to you? How did He open your eyes?”

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