Mark 3:2 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

And the Pharisees were watching Him to see if He would heal the man on the Sabbath day, so that they could [find a reason to] accuse Him.

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

And [the Pharisees] kept watching Jesus [closely] to see whether He would cure him on the Sabbath, so that they might get a charge to bring against Him [formally].

American Standard Version (1901)

And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him.

Common English Bible

Wanting to bring charges against Jesus, they were watching Jesus closely to see if he would heal on the Sabbath.

Catholic Public Domain Version

And they observed him, to see if he would cure on the Sabbaths, so that they might accuse him.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And they watched him whether he would heal on the sabbath days; that they might accuse him.

Mark 3:2 Cross References

Matthew 12:10

and there He saw a man with a deformed hand. They asked Him, “Is it permissible by the Law of Moses to heal someone on a Sabbath day?”

Mark 3:3

And He said to the man whose hand was deformed, “Step forward.”

Luke 14:1

And it happened on a Sabbath day, when Jesus went to the house of one of the leading Pharisees for a meal, that they [i.e., probably other Pharisees who were also guests] were watching Him closely.

Luke 20:20

And they kept watching Him, [even] sending informants who pretended to be good [men], in order to get hold of something He said so they could turn Him over to the ruling authority of the governor.

Luke 6:7

And the experts in the Law of Moses were watching Him to see if He would heal [someone] on the Sabbath day, so they could figure out how to accuse Him.

John 8:6

They said this to test Him, in order to have a charge to bring against Him. But Jesus stooped down and wrote [something] on the ground [i.e., in the dirt] with His finger.

John 9:16

Some of the Pharisees then said, “The man who did this is not from God, because he does not observe the Sabbath day.” But other people said, “How could a man who is a sinner do such [miraculous] signs?” And the people were divided among themselves [over the issue].