MARK 2:24 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) And some members of the Pharisee party said, “It’s breaking the law to harvest grain on a rest day!”

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, cyan:dative/indirect object, red:negative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT And the Pharisees were saying to him, “Behold, why are they doing what is not lawful on the Sabbaths?”

UST So, some Pharisees said to Jesus, “Look! Your apprentices should not be working on a Jewish day of rest. Our law forbids us to do that.”

BSB [So] the Pharisees said to Him, “Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?”

BLB And the Pharisees were saying to Him, "Behold, why do they that which is unlawful on the Sabbaths?"

AICNT And the Pharisees said to him, “Look, what they are doing on the Sabbath which is not lawful?”

OEB ‘Look!’ the Pharisees said to him, ‘why are they doing what is not allowed on the Sabbath?’

WEBBE The Pharisees said to him, “Behold, why do they do that which is not lawful on the Sabbath day?”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET So the Pharisees said to him, “Look, why are they doing what is against the law on the Sabbath?”

LSV and the Pharisees said to Him, “Behold, why do they do on the Sabbaths that which is not lawful?”

FBV The Pharisees asked Jesus, “Look, why are they doing what is not permitted on the Sabbath?”

TCNT So the Pharisees said to him, “Behold, why are they doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath?”

T4T Some of the Pharisees saw them doing what they considered to be work. So they said to him, “Look! ◄They should not be doing on our ◄Sabbath day/day of rest► work that our laws forbid!/Why are they doing on our ◄Sabbath day/day of rest► work that our laws forbid?► [RHQ]”

LEB And the Pharisees began to say[fn] to him, “Behold, why are they doing what is not permitted on the Sabbath?”

2:24 The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began to say”)

BBE And the Pharisees said to him, Why are they doing what it is not right to do on the Sabbath?

Moff The Pharisees said to him, "Look at what they are doing on the sabbath! That is not allowed."

Wymth So the Pharisees said to Him, "Look! why are they doing what on the Sabbath is unlawful?"

ASV And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful?

DRA And the Pharisees said to him: Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful?

YLT and the Pharisees said to him, 'Lo, why do they on the sabbaths that which is not lawful?'

Drby And the Pharisees said to him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath what is not lawful?

RV And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful?

SLT And the Pharisees said to him, Behold, why do they in the sabbaths what is not lawful.

Wbstr And the Pharisees said to him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath that which is not lawful?

KJB-1769 And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful?

KJB-1611 And the Pharisees saide vnto him, Behold, why do they on the Sabbath day that which is not lawfull?
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation)

Bshps And the pharisees sayde vnto hym: Beholde, why do they on the Sabboth dayes, that which is not lawfull?
(And the Pharisees said unto him: Behold, why do they on the Sabbath days, that which is not lawful?)

Gnva And the Pharises saide vnto him, Beholde, why doe they on the Sabbath day, that which is not lawfull?
(And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the Sabbath day, that which is not lawful? )

Cvdl And the Pharises sayde vnto him: Beholde, what thy disciples do, which is not laufull vpo the Sabbath.
(And the Pharisees said unto him: Behold, what thy/your disciples do, which is not lawful upon the Sabbath.)

TNT And the Pharises sayde vnto him: beholde why do they on the Saboth dayes that which is not laufull?
(And the Pharisees said unto him: behold why do they on the Sabbath days that which is not lawful? )

Wycl And the Farisees seiden to hym, Lo! what thi disciplis doon in sabotis, that is not leeueful.
(And the Pharisees said to him, Lo! what thy/your disciples done in sabotis, that is not lawful.)

Luth Und die Pharisäer sprachen zu ihm: Siehe zu, was tun deine Jünger am Sabbat, das nicht recht ist?
(And the Pharisees said to/for him: See/Look to/for, what/which do/put your disciple in/at/on_the sabbath, the not right is?)

ClVg Pharisæi autem dicebant ei: Ecce, quid faciunt sabbatis quod non licet?
(Pharisees however they_said to_him: Ecce, what they_do sabbaths that not/no although? )

UGNT καὶ οἱ Φαρισαῖοι ἔλεγον αὐτῷ, ἴδε, τί ποιοῦσιν τοῖς Σάββασιν ὃ οὐκ ἔξεστιν?
(kai hoi Farisaioi elegon autōi, ide, ti poiousin tois Sabbasin ho ouk exestin?)

SBL-GNT καὶ οἱ Φαρισαῖοι ἔλεγον αὐτῷ· Ἴδε τί ⸀ποιοῦσιν τοῖς σάββασιν ὃ οὐκ ἔξεστιν;
(kai hoi Farisaioi elegon autōi; Ide ti ⸀poiousin tois sabbasin ho ouk exestin;)

RP-GNT Καὶ οἱ Φαρισαῖοι ἔλεγον αὐτῷ, Ἴδε, τί ποιοῦσιν ἐν τοῖς σάββασιν ὃ οὐκ ἔξεστιν;
(Kai hoi Farisaioi elegon autōi, Ide, ti poiousin en tois sabbasin ho ouk exestin;)

TC-GNT Καὶ οἱ Φαρισαῖοι ἔλεγον αὐτῷ, Ἴδε, τί ποιοῦσιν [fn]ἐν τοῖς σάββασιν ὃ οὐκ ἔξεστι;
(Kai hoi Farisaioi elegon autōi, Ide, ti poiousin en tois sabbasin ho ouk exesti; )

2:24 εν ¦ — CT

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 2:23–28: Jesus and religious leaders disagreed about the rest day

In the Old Testament God commanded the Jewish people to rest on the seventh day of each week. They called this day the “Sabbath.” The Pharisees made many strict rules about what people were not allowed to do on the Sabbath.

In this section, Jesus allowed his disciples to pick and eat grain on the Sabbath. Some Pharisees saw the disciples doing that and rebuked Jesus. Jesus told the Pharisees a story about King David to show them that the way they thought about the Sabbath was wrong. He told them that he had the authority to decide what was right or wrong to do on the Sabbath.

Here are some other possible section headings:

Jesus taught that he had authority over what is done on the rest day

Jesus taught the true meaning of the Sabbath day

This story also occurs in Matthew 12:1–8 and Luke 6:1–5.

2:24a

So the Pharisees said to Him,

The Pharisees were there also, and they asked Jesus,
Some of the men from the Pharisee group came and said to Jesus,
Some Pharisees told Jesus that

So: This verse begins with the Greek conjunction that is often translated as “and” in English and is translated as “So” in the BSB. Here it introduces what the Pharisees said when they saw the disciples plucking grain on the Sabbath. Consider this context and connect the verse to 2:23 in the most natural way in your language. In some languages a connector may not be needed.

the Pharisees said to Him: The Pharisees are mentioned here for the first time in this story. In some languages it may be necessary to introduce them before mentioning what they said. It may also be necessary to mention that they saw what Jesus’ disciples were doing. For example:

some Pharisees were also there. They saw what Jesus’ disciples were doing, so they said…

some Pharisees came along and saw what the disciples were doing

This phrase indicates that a group of the Pharisees spoke to Jesus. In some languages it may be necessary to indicate this in some way. For example:

some men of the Pharisee-group said to Jesus…

This statement does not imply that everyone in the group spoke at once. Probably one of them spoke for them all. Use a natural way in your language to introduce this quote. See the note on “said” below.

Pharisees: The Pharisees were a Jewish religious group or party. It was very important to them to obey all of the Jewish religious laws very carefully and in detail. For a discussion of how to translate Pharisees, see the note on Pharisees in 2:16a.

said: The Greek word that the BSB translates as said is a general verb of speech. Here it introduces a rhetorical question that functions as a rebuke. In some languages it may be more natural to use a different verb like “asked” or “objected.” Use a natural verb in your language for this context.

Him: The pronoun Him refers to Jesus.

2:24b

“Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?”

“Look, why are your disciples doing what our law does not allow on the Sabbath day?”
“Look at your^(sing) followers. They are picking grain on the rest day. It says in the law that we^(incl) must not do that. Tell them to stop.”
he should not allow his disciples to pick the grain, since it was not lawful to do that on the day for resting.

Look: The Greek word that the BSB translates as Look emphasizes the next statement.

Here are some other ways to translate this:

Listen

See here!

why are they doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?: This is a rhetorical question that is both a claim and a rebuke. The Pharisees were claiming that what the disciples were doing was unlawful. The Pharisees were also saying that Jesus should not allow them to do it.

There are at least two ways to translate this:

As a rhetorical question. For example, the NCV says:
Why are your followers doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath day?
As a statement or as two statements. For example:
It is against our Law for your disciples to do that on the Sabbath! You should tell them not to do that.

Use whichever form is most natural to express this rebuke in your language.

unlawful: The Greek word that the BSB translates as unlawful means “not allowed.”

Here are some other ways to translate this word:

forbidden (REB)

not permitted (GW)

what they ought not to do

In this context the term “unlawful” implies that the action was against the Jewish religious law.

The Pharisees interpreted the disciples’ action of picking handfuls of grain as “harvesting.” The Jewish religious law did not allow people to harvest on the Sabbath. The Pharisees did not accuse the disciples of stealing by taking grain that belonged to someone else. You may want to explain this in a footnote. For example:

Jewish law allowed someone to pick small amounts of grain from another person’s field (Deuteronomy 23:25). The Pharisees were not accusing the disciples of stealing. They were accusing them of doing the work of harvesting. The Law of Moses required that no one should work on the Sabbath day.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / exclamations

ἴδε

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί οἱ Φαρισαῖοι ἔλεγον αὐτῷ Ἴδε τί ποιοῦσιν τοῖς Σάββασιν ὅ οὐκ ἔξεστιν)

Here, the word Behold is meant to draw the attention of Jesus. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express Behold with a word or phrase that asks the person to listen or pay attention. Alternate translation: [See] or [Listen:]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

τί ποιοῦσιν τοῖς Σάββασιν ὃ οὐκ ἔξεστιν?

why ˱they˲_˓are˒_doing ˱on˲_the Sabbaths (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί οἱ Φαρισαῖοι ἔλεγον αὐτῷ Ἴδε τί ποιοῦσιν τοῖς Σάββασιν ὅ οὐκ ἔξεστιν)

The Pharisees are using the question form to confront Jesus about the behavior of his disciples. If you would not use the question form for this purpose in your language, you could translate this as a statement or an exclamation. Alternate translation: [they are doing what is not lawful on the Sabbaths.] or [they should certainly not be doing what is not lawful on the Sabbaths!]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ποιοῦσιν τοῖς Σάββασιν ὃ οὐκ ἔξεστιν

˱they˲_˓are˒_doing ˱on˲_the Sabbaths (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί οἱ Φαρισαῖοι ἔλεγον αὐτῷ Ἴδε τί ποιοῦσιν τοῖς Σάββασιν ὅ οὐκ ἔξεστιν)

The Pharisees considered even the small action of picking heads of grain to be harvesting, and therefore work. This kind of work was prohibited on the Sabbath. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: [are they harvesting grain, which is work that is not lawful to do on the Sabbaths]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

τοῖς Σάββασιν

˱on˲_the Sabbaths

See how you translated this phrase in [2:23](../02/23.md). Alternate translation: [on any of the Sabbath days] or [during a Sabbath day]

Parallel MARK 2:24

Section 2:23–28: Jesus and religious leaders disagreed about the rest day

2:24a

2:24b