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Mark 2:24

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

KJV

καὶ οἱ Φαρισαῖοι ἔλεγον αὐτῷ· ἴδε τί ποιοῦσιν τοῖς σάββασιν ὃ οὐκ ἔξεστιν;

Greek NT

Pharisæi autem dicebant ei : Ecce, quid faciunt sabbatis quod non licet ?

Vulgate

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

ASV

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

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

12 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

Φαρισαῖος
pharisaios
noun · 101×
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
οὐ
ou
particle · 1626×
ποιέω
poieo
verb · 569×
σάββατον
sabbaton
noun · 68×
τίς
tis
interrogative_pronoun · 533×
ἔξεστι
exesti
verb · 32×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ὁράω
orao
verb · 682×
ὅς
os
relative_pronoun · 1404×

Textual variants

1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

notable
SBLGNT: ποιοῦσιν | WH/Treg/NIV: ποιοῦσιν | RP: + ἐν
  • ποιοῦσιν — SBLGNT
  • ποιοῦσιν — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • + ἐν — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

3 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

  • Exod 20:10 — But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger tha
  • Heb 12:3 — For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.
  • 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.
  • 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?
  • 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.