Luke 6:2
And certain of the Pharisees said unto them, Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days?
KJV
τινὲς δὲ τῶν Φαρισαίων εἶπον· τί ποιεῖτε ὃ οὐκ ἔξεστιν ποιεῖν τοῖς σάββασιν;
Greek NT
Quidam autem pharisæorum, dicebant illis : Quid facitis quod non licet in sabbatis ?
Vulgate
But certain of the Pharisees said, Why do ye that which it is not lawful to do on the sabbath day?
ASV
And some of the Pharisees said to them: Why do you that which is not lawful on the sabbath days?
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
11 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
Φαρισαῖος
pharisaios
noun · 101×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
οὐ
ou
particle · 1626×
ποιέω
poieo
verb · 569×
σάββατον
sabbaton
noun · 68×
τίς
tis
interrogative_pronoun · 533×
τὶς
tis
indefinite_pronoun · 527×
ἔξεστι
exesti
verb · 32×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ὅς
os
relative_pronoun · 1404×
Textual variants
2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
trivial
SBLGNT: εἶπαν | WH/Treg/NIV: εἶπαν
- εἶπαν — SBLGNT
- εἶπαν — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
source: sblgnt-apparatus
notable
SBLGNT: ἔξεστιν | WH/Treg/NIV: ἔξεστιν | RP: + ποιεῖν ἐν
- ἔξεστιν — SBLGNT
- ἔξεστιν — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- + ποιεῖν ἐν — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
Historic Christian voices
2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- Exod 35:2 — Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you an holy day, a sabbath of rest to the LORD: whosoever doeth work therein shall be put to death.
- John 5:9 — And immediately the man was made whole, and took up his bed, and walked: and on the same day was the sabbath.
- John 5:10 — The Jews therefore said unto him that was cured, It is the sabbath day: it is not lawful for thee to carry thy bed.
- John 5:16 — And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day.
- John 9:14 — And it was the sabbath day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes.
- Luke 6:7 — And the scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath day; that they might find an accusation against him.
- Mark 2:24 — And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful?
- Matt 12:2 — 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.