Matthew 12:2
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“When the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath.””
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“When the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and the Pharisees having seen, said to him, `Lo, thy disciples do that which it is not lawful to do on a sabbath.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Matthew 12:2 — 16 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 20:9Six days you shall labor and do all your work,
- Exodus 23:12For six days you are to do your work, but on the seventh day you must cease, so that your ox and your donkey may rest and the son of your maidservant may be refreshed, as well as the foreign resident.
- Exodus 31:15For six days work may be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, holy to the LORD. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day must surely be put to death.
- Exodus 35:2For six days work may be done, but the seventh day shall be your holy day, a Sabbath of complete rest to the LORD. Whoever does any work on that day must be put to death.
- Numbers 15:32While the Israelites were in the wilderness, a man was found gathering wood on the Sabbath day.
- Isaiah 58:13If you turn your foot from breaking the Sabbath, from doing as you please on My holy day, if you call the Sabbath a delight, and the LORD’s holy day honorable, if you honor it by not going your own way or seeking your own pleasure or speaking idle words,
- Matthew 12:10and a man with a withered hand was there. In order to accuse Jesus, they asked Him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”
- Mark 3:2In order to accuse Jesus, they were watching to see if He would heal on the Sabbath.
- Luke 6:6On another Sabbath Jesus entered the synagogue and was teaching, and a man was there whose right hand was withered.
- Luke 13:10One Sabbath Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues,
- Luke 14:3So Jesus asked the experts in the law and the Pharisees, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?”
- Luke 23:56Then they returned to prepare spices and perfumes. And they rested on the Sabbath, according to the commandment.
- John 5:9Immediately the man was made well, and he picked up his mat and began to walk. Now this happened on the Sabbath day,
- John 5:16Now because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jews began to persecute Him.
- John 7:21Jesus answered them, “I did one miracle, and you are all amazed.
- John 9:14Now the day on which Jesus had made the mud and opened his eyes was a Sabbath.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).