Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
But the Pharisees, when they saw it, said to him, See, your disciples do that which it is not right to do on the Sabbath.
New American Standard Bible
But when the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples do what
King James Version
But when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto him, Behold, thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the sabbath day.
Holman Bible
But when the Pharisees saw it, they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples are doing what is not lawful
International Standard Version
When the Pharisees saw this, they told him, "Look! Your disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath!"
A Conservative Version
But the Pharisees, when they saw it, said to him, Behold, thy disciples do what is not permitted to do upon the Sabbath.
American Standard Version
But the Pharisees, when they saw it, said unto him, Behold, thy disciples do that which it is not lawful to do upon the sabbath.
Amplified
But when the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, “Look! Your disciples are doing what
An Understandable Version
But when the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, "Look, your disciples are doing what is against the law of Moses to do on a Sabbath day."
Anderson New Testament
But when the Pharisees saw it, they said to him: Behold, your disciples are doing what it is not lawful to do on the Sabbath.
Common New Testament
But when the Pharisees saw it, they said to him, "Look, your disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath."
Daniel Mace New Testament
the Pharisees seeing that, said to him, see, your disciples are doing what is unlawful to do on the sabbath-day.
Darby Translation
But the Pharisees, seeing it, said to him, Behold, thy disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on sabbath.
Godbey New Testament
And the Pharisees, seeing, said to Him, Behold thy disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath.
Goodspeed New Testament
But the Pharisees saw it and said to him, "Look! Your disciples are doing something which it is against the Law to do on the Sabbath!"
John Wesley New Testament
But the Pharisees seeing it said to him, Behold thy disciples do what it is not lawful to do on the sabbath.
Julia Smith Translation
And the Pharisees, seeing, said to him, Behold, thy disciples do what is not lawful to do in the sabbath.
King James 2000
But when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto him, Behold, your disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the sabbath day.
Lexham Expanded Bible
But [when] the Pharisees saw [it], they said to him, "Behold, your disciples are doing what it is not permitted to do on the Sabbath!"
Modern King James verseion
But when the Pharisees saw, they said to Him, Behold, your disciples do that which it is not lawful to do on the sabbath day.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
When the Pharisees saw that, they said unto him, "Behold: thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the Sabbath day."
Moffatt New Testament
When the Pharisees noticed it, they said to him, "Look at your disciples, they are doing what is not allowed on the sabbath."
Montgomery New Testament
But the Pharisees, when they perceived it, said to him. "Look! Your disciples are doing what it is not lawful to do on the Sabbath!"
NET Bible
But when the Pharisees saw this they said to him, "Look, your disciples are doing what is against the law to do on the Sabbath."
New Heart English Bible
But the Pharisees, when they saw it, said to him, "Look, your disciples do what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath."
Noyes New Testament
But the Pharisees, seeing it, said to him, Lo! thy disciples are doing that which it is not lawful to do on the sabbath.
Sawyer New Testament
And the Pharisees seeing it, said to him, Behold, your disciples do what it is not lawful to do on the sabbath.
The Emphasized Bible
But, the Pharisees, observing it, said unto him, Lo! thy disciples, are doing what is not allowed to do, on sabbath.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
But when the Pharisees saw it, they said to him, Behold, thy disciples do a thing that it is not lawful to do on the sabbath.
Twentieth Century New Testament
But, when the Pharisees saw this, they said: "Look! your disciples are doing what it is not allowable to do on a Sabbath!"
Webster
But when the Pharisees saw it, they said to him, Behold, thy disciples do that which it is not lawful to do on the sabbath.
Weymouth New Testament
But the Pharisees saw it and said to Him, "Look! your disciples are doing what the Law forbids them to do on the Sabbath."
Williams New Testament
And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to Him, "Just look! Your disciples are doing something that it is against the law to do on the sabbath!"
World English Bible
But the Pharisees, when they saw it, said to him, "Behold, your disciples do what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath."
Worrell New Testament
But the Pharisees, seeing it, said to Him, "Behold, Thy disciples are doing that which it is not lawful to do on a sabbath."
Worsley New Testament
And when the pharisees saw it they said to Him, See, thy disciples are doing what is not lawful for them to do on the sabbath.
Youngs Literal Translation
and the Pharisees having seen, said to him, 'Lo, thy disciples do that which it is not lawful to do on a sabbath.'
Themes
false Accusation » Incidents illustrative of » Against jesus
Christ » Faith in, great » Faultfinding against
Ecclesiasticism » Arrogance of
Topics
Interlinear
Eido
Poieo
Hos
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 12:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Plucking Grain On The Sabbath
1 At that time Jesus went through the fields on the Sabbath day; and his disciples, being in need of food, were taking the heads of grain. 2 But the Pharisees, when they saw it, said to him, See, your disciples do that which it is not right to do on the Sabbath. 3 But he said to them, Have you no knowledge of what David did when he had need of food, and those who were with him?
Cross References
Matthew 12:10
And there was a man with a dead hand. And they put a question to him, saying, Is it right to make a man well on the Sabbath day? so that they might have something against him.
Exodus 20:9-11
On six days do all your work:
Luke 14:3
And Jesus, answering, said to the scribes and Pharisees, Is it right to make people well on the Sabbath or not?
Exodus 23:12
For six days do your work, and on the seventh day keep the Sabbath; so that your ox and your ass may have rest, together with the son of your servant and the man from a strange land living among you.
Exodus 31:15-17
Six days may work be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, holy to the Lord; whoever does any work on the Sabbath day is to be put to death.
Exodus 35:2
Six days let work be done, but the seventh day is to be a holy day to you, a Sabbath of rest to the Lord; whoever does any work on that day is to be put to death.
Numbers 15:32-36
Now while the children of Israel were in the waste land, they saw a man who was getting sticks on the Sabbath day.
Isaiah 58:13
If you keep the Sabbath with care, not doing your business on my holy day; and if the Sabbath seems to you a delight, and the new moon of the Lord a thing to be honoured; and if you give respect to him by not doing your business, or going after your pleasure, or saying unholy words;
Mark 3:2-5
And they were watching him to see if he would make him well on the Sabbath day, so that they might have something against him.
Luke 6:6-11
And it came about, on another Sabbath, that he went into the Synagogue and was teaching there. And a man was there whose right hand was dead.
Luke 13:10-17
And he was teaching in one of the Synagogues on the Sabbath.
Luke 23:56
And they went back and got ready spices and perfumes; and on the Sabbath they took their rest, in agreement with the law.
John 5:9-11
And the man became well straight away, and took up his bed and went. Now that day was the Sabbath.
John 5:16-17
And for this reason the Jews were turned against Jesus, because he was doing these things on the Sabbath.
John 7:21-24
This was the answer of Jesus: I have done one work and you are all surprised at it.
John 9:14-16
Now the day on which the earth was mixed by Jesus and the man's eyes were made open was the Sabbath.