Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Some of them were looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, so they watched him closely to see if he would heal him on the Sabbath. New Living Translation Since it was the Sabbath, Jesus’ enemies watched him closely. If he healed the man’s hand, they planned to accuse him of working on the Sabbath. English Standard Version And they watched Jesus, to see whether he would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse him. Berean Standard Bible In order to accuse Jesus, they were watching to see if He would heal on the Sabbath. Berean Literal Bible And they were watching Him, whether He will heal him on the Sabbaths, in order that they might accuse Him. King James Bible And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him. New King James Version So they watched Him closely, whether He would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse Him. New American Standard Bible And they were watching Him closely to see if He would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse Him. NASB 1995 They were watching Him to see if He would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse Him. NASB 1977 And they were watching Him to see if He would heal him on the Sabbath, in order that they might accuse Him. Legacy Standard Bible And they were watching Him to see if He would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse Him. Amplified Bible The Pharisees were watching Jesus closely to see if He would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse Him [in the Jewish high court]. Christian Standard Bible In order to accuse him, they were watching him closely to see whether he would heal him on the Sabbath. Holman Christian Standard Bible In order to accuse Him, they were watching Him closely to see whether He would heal him on the Sabbath. American Standard Version And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him. Contemporary English Version The Pharisees wanted to accuse Jesus of doing something wrong, and they kept watching to see if Jesus would heal him on the Sabbath. English Revised Version And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him. GOD'S WORD® Translation The people were watching Jesus closely. They wanted to see whether he would heal the man on the day of worship so that they could accuse him of doing something wrong. Good News Translation Some people were there who wanted to accuse Jesus of doing wrong; so they watched him closely to see whether he would cure the man on the Sabbath. International Standard Version The people watched Jesus closely to see whether he would heal him on the Sabbath, intending to accuse him of doing something wrong. Majority Standard Bible In order to accuse Jesus, they were watching to see if He would heal on the Sabbath. NET Bible They watched Jesus closely to see if he would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they could accuse him. New Heart English Bible And They watched him, whether he would heal him on the Sabbath day, that they might accuse him. Webster's Bible Translation And they watched him, to see whether he would heal him on the sabbath; that they might accuse him. Weymouth New Testament They closely watched Him to see whether He would cure him on the Sabbath--so as to have a charge to bring against Him. World English Bible They watched him, whether he would heal him on the Sabbath day, that they might accuse him. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand they were watching Him, whether on the Sabbaths He will heal him, that they might accuse Him. Berean Literal Bible And they were watching Him, whether He will heal him on the Sabbaths, in order that they might accuse Him. Young's Literal Translation and they were watching him, whether on the sabbaths he will heal him, that they might accuse him. Smith's Literal Translation And they were observing him narrowly, if in the sabbaths he will heal him; that they might accuse him. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd they watched him whether he would heal on the sabbath days; that they might accuse him. Catholic Public Domain Version And they observed him, to see if he would cure on the Sabbaths, so that they might accuse him. New American Bible They watched him closely to see if he would cure him on the sabbath so that they might accuse him. New Revised Standard Version They watched him to see whether he would cure him on the sabbath, so that they might accuse him. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd they watched him if he would heal him on the sabbath, that they might accuse him. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And they were watching him, so that if he would heal him on the Sabbath, they might accuse him. NT Translations Anderson New TestamentAnd they watched him, whether he would cure him on the sabbath-day, that they might accuse him. Godbey New Testament And they were watching Him, if He will heal him on the Sabbath, that they might accuse Him. Haweis New Testament And they watched him if he would cure him on the sabbath; that they might accuse him. Mace New Testament the Pharisees watched Jesus, to see if he would heal him on the sabbath-day, that so they might accuse him. Weymouth New Testament They closely watched Him to see whether He would cure him on the Sabbath--so as to have a charge to bring against Him. Worrell New Testament And they were watching Him, whether He would heal him on the sabbath; that they might accuse Him. Worsley New Testament and they watched Him, whether He would heal him on the sabbath-day, that they might accuse Him. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Jesus Heals on the Sabbath1Once again Jesus entered the synagogue, and a man with a withered hand was there. 2 In order to accuse Jesus, they were watching to see if He would heal on the Sabbath. 3Then Jesus said to the man with the withered hand, “Stand up among us.”… Cross References Matthew 12:10 and a man with a withered hand was there. In order to accuse Jesus, they asked Him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?” Luke 6:7 Looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, the scribes and Pharisees were watching Him closely to see if He would heal on the Sabbath. John 9:16 Because of this, some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for He does not keep the Sabbath.” But others said, “How can a sinful man perform such signs?” And there was division among them. Luke 14:1-6 One Sabbath, Jesus went to eat in the home of a leading Pharisee, and those in attendance were watching Him closely. / Right there before Him was a man with dropsy. / So Jesus asked the experts in the law and the Pharisees, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?” ... Matthew 22:15 Then the Pharisees went out and conspired to trap Jesus in His words. John 5:16 Now because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jews began to persecute Him. Luke 11:54 waiting to catch Him in something He might say. Matthew 16:1 Then the Pharisees and Sadducees came and tested Jesus by asking Him to show them a sign from heaven. John 7:1 After this, Jesus traveled throughout Galilee. He did not want to travel in Judea, because the Jews there were trying to kill Him. Matthew 19:3 Then some Pharisees came and tested Him by asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?” Luke 20:20 So they watched Him closely and sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They were hoping to catch Him in His words in order to hand Him over to the rule and authority of the governor. Exodus 20:8-11 Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. / Six days you shall labor and do all your work, / but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God, on which you must not do any work—neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant or livestock, nor the foreigner within your gates. ... Deuteronomy 5:12-15 Observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy, as the LORD your God has commanded you. / Six days you shall labor and do all your work, / but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God, on which you must not do any work—neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your ox or donkey or any of your livestock, nor the foreigner within your gates, so that your manservant and maidservant may rest as you do. ... Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man who does this, and the son of man who holds it fast, who keeps the Sabbath without profaning it and keeps his hand from doing any evil.” Isaiah 58:13-14 If 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, / then you will delight yourself in the LORD, and I will make you ride on the heights of the land and feed you with the heritage of your father Jacob.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken. Treasury of Scripture And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him. Psalm 37:32 The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him. Isaiah 29:20,21 For the terrible one is brought to nought, and the scorner is consumed, and all that watch for iniquity are cut off: … Jeremiah 20:10 For I heard the defaming of many, fear on every side. Report, say they, and we will report it. All my familiars watched for my halting, saying, Peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him. Jump to Previous Accuse Charge Closely Cure Heal Jesus Reason Sabbath Sabbaths Something Watched Watching WhetherJump to Next Accuse Charge Closely Cure Heal Jesus Reason Sabbath Sabbaths Something Watched Watching WhetherMark 3 1. Jesus heals the withered hand,10. and many other infirmities; 11. rebukes the unclean spirit; 13. chooses his twelve apostles; 22. convinces the blasphemy of casting out demons by Beelzebub; 31. and shows who are his brother, sister, and mother. In order to accuse Him This phrase reveals the malicious intent of the Pharisees and religious leaders. The Greek word for "accuse" is "κατηγορέω" (katēgoreō), which implies a formal charge or legal accusation. Historically, the Pharisees were known for their strict adherence to the Law of Moses and their additional oral traditions. Their focus was not on the miraculous works of Jesus or the compassion He showed, but rather on finding a reason to discredit Him. This reflects a heart hardened by legalism, where the letter of the law overshadowed the spirit of love and mercy. they were watching to see if He would heal on the Sabbath Parallel Commentaries ... Greek In order toἵνα (hina) Conjunction Strong's 2443: In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that. accuse κατηγορήσωσιν (katēgorēsōsin) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 2723: To accuse, charge, prosecute. From kategoros; to be a plaintiff, i.e. To charge with some offence. Him, αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. they were watching παρετήρουν (paretēroun) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 3906: To watch, observe scrupulously. From para and tereo; to inspect alongside, i.e. Note insidiously or scrupulously. {to see} if εἰ (ei) Conjunction Strong's 1487: If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc. He would heal θεραπεύσει (therapeusei) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 2323: From the same as therapon; to wait upon menially, i.e. to adore, or to relieve. on the τοῖς (tois) Article - Dative Neuter Plural Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Sabbath. σάββασιν (sabbasin) Noun - Dative Neuter Plural Strong's 4521: The Sabbath, a week. Links Mark 3:2 NIVMark 3:2 NLT Mark 3:2 ESV Mark 3:2 NASB Mark 3:2 KJV Mark 3:2 BibleApps.com Mark 3:2 Biblia Paralela Mark 3:2 Chinese Bible Mark 3:2 French Bible Mark 3:2 Catholic Bible NT Gospels: Mark 3:2 They watched him whether he would heal (Mar Mk Mr) |
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