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Mark 2:23

And it came to pass, that he went through the corn fields on the sabbath day; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears of corn.

KJV

Καὶ ἐγένετο αὐτὸν ἐν τοῖς σάββασιν παραπορεύεσθαι διὰ τῶν σπορίμων, καὶ οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ ἤρξαντο ὁδὸν ποιεῖν τίλλοντες τοὺς στάχυας.

Greek NT

Et factum est iterum cum Dominus sabbatis ambularet per sata, et discipuli ejus cœperunt progredi, et vellere spicas.

Vulgate

And it came to pass, that he was going on the sabbath day through the grainfields; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears.

ASV

And it came to pass again, as the Lord walked through the corn fields on the sabbath, that his disciples began to go forward and to pluck the ears of corn.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

15 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
γίνομαι
ginomai
verb · 667×
διά
dia
preposition · 633×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
μαθητής
mathetes
noun · 261×
παραπορεύομαι
paraporeuomai
verb · 5×
ποιέω
poieo
verb · 569×
σάββατον
sabbaton
noun · 68×
σπόριμος
sporimos
adjective · 3×
στάχυς
stachus
noun · 5×
τίλλω
tillo
verb · 3×
ἄρχομαι
archomai
verb · 85×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
o
article · 19778×
ὁδός
odos
noun · 101×

Textual variants

2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

notable
SBLGNT: αὐτὸν ἐν τοῖς σάββασιν παραπορεύεσθαι | NIV: αὐτὸν … σάββασιν παραπορεύεσθαι | WH/Treg: αὐτὸν … σάββασιν διαπορεύεσθαι | RP: παραπορεύεσθαι αὐτὸν … σάββασιν
  • αὐτὸν ἐν τοῖς σάββασιν παραπορεύεσθαιSBLGNT
  • αὐτὸν … σάββασιν παραπορεύεσθαιReader's GNT (NA27)
  • αὐτὸν … σάββασιν διαπορεύεσθαιWestcott-Hort, Tregelles
  • παραπορεύεσθαι αὐτὸν … σάββασινRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ ἤρξαντο | WH/Treg/NIV: οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ ἤρξαντο | RP: ἤρξαντο οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ
  • οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ ἤρξαντοSBLGNT
  • οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ ἤρξαντοWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • ἤρξαντο οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§544The kingdom belongs to the poor and lowly, which means those who have accepted it with humble hearts. Jesus is sent to "preach good news to the poor";253 he declares them blessed, for "theirs is the kingdom of heaven."254 To them - the "little ones" the Father is pleased to reveal what remains hidden from the wise and the learned.255 Jesus shares the life of the poor, from the …
§581The Jewish people and their spiritual leaders viewed Jesus as a rabbi.340 He often argued within the framework of rabbinical interpretation of the Law.341 Yet Jesus could not help but offend the teachers of the Law, for he was not content to propose his interpretation alongside theirs but taught the people "as one who had authority, and not as their scribes".342 In Jesus, the s…

Cross-references

  • Deut 23:24 — When thou comest into thy neighbour’s vineyard, then thou mayest eat grapes thy fill at thine own pleasure; but thou shalt not put any in thy vessel.
  • Deut 23:25 — When thou comest into the standing corn of thy neighbour, then thou mayest pluck the ears with thine hand; but thou shalt not move a sickle unto thy neighbour’s standing corn.
  • Luke 6:1 — And it came to pass on the second sabbath after the first, that he went through the corn fields; and his disciples plucked the ears of corn, and did eat, rubbing them in their hands.
  • Luke 6:1 — And it came to pass on the second sabbath after the first, that he went through the corn fields; and his disciples plucked the ears of corn, and did eat, rubbing them in their hands.
  • Matt 12:1 — At that time Jesus went on the sabbath day through the corn; and his disciples were an hungred, and began to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat.
  • Matt 12:1 — At that time Jesus went on the sabbath day through the corn; and his disciples were an hungred, and began to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat.