Luke 6:2

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“But some of the Pharisees asked, “Why are you doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?””

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“But some of the Pharisees asked, “Why are you doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And certain of the Pharisees said unto them, Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days?”

King James Version · Public Domain
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“But certain of the Pharisees said, Why do ye that which it is not lawful to do on the sabbath day?”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“and certain of the Pharisees said to them, `Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbaths?'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Luke 6:2 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 22:10If a man gives a donkey, an ox, a sheep, or any other animal to be cared for by his neighbor, but it dies or is injured or stolen while no one is watching,
  2. Exodus 31:15For six days work may be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, holy to the LORD. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day must surely be put to death.
  3. Exodus 35:2For six days work may be done, but the seventh day shall be your holy day, a Sabbath of complete rest to the LORD. Whoever does any work on that day must be put to death.
  4. Numbers 15:32While the Israelites were in the wilderness, a man was found gathering wood on the Sabbath day.
  5. Isaiah 58:13If 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,
  6. Matthew 12:2When the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath.”
  7. Matthew 15:2“Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They do not wash their hands before they eat.”
  8. Matthew 23:23Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.
  9. Mark 2:24So the Pharisees said to Him, “Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?”
  10. Luke 5:33Then they said to Him, “John’s disciples and those of the Pharisees frequently fast and pray, but Yours keep on eating and drinking.”
  11. Luke 6:7Looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, the scribes and Pharisees were watching Him closely to see if He would heal on the Sabbath.
  12. John 5:9Immediately the man was made well, and he picked up his mat and began to walk. Now this happened on the Sabbath day,
  13. John 5:16Now because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jews began to persecute Him.
  14. John 9:14Now the day on which Jesus had made the mud and opened his eyes was a Sabbath.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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