Mark 3:2 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

They were watching him to see whether he would cure him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse him.

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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

Psalm 37:32

The wicked watch for the righteous and seek to kill them.

Jeremiah 20:10

For I hear many whispering: “Terror is all around! Denounce him! Let us denounce him!” All my close friends are watching for me to stumble. “Perhaps he can be enticed, and we can prevail against him and take our revenge on him.”

Daniel 6:4

So the administrators and the satraps tried to find grounds for complaint against Daniel in connection with the kingdom. But they could find no grounds for complaint or any corruption, because he was faithful, and no negligence or corruption could be found in him.

Matthew 12:10

a man was there with a withered hand, and they asked him, “Is it lawful to cure on the Sabbath?” so that they might accuse him.

Mark 3:3

And he said to the man who had the withered hand, “Come forward.”

Luke 14:1

On one occasion when Jesus was going to the house of a leader of the Pharisees to eat a meal on the Sabbath, they were watching him closely.

Luke 20:20

So they watched him and sent spies who pretended to be honest, in order to trap him by what he said and then to hand him over to the jurisdiction and authority of the governor.

Luke 6:7

The scribes and the Pharisees were watching him to see whether he would cure on the Sabbath, so that they might find grounds to bring an accusation against him.

John 8:6

They said this to test him, so that they might have some charge to bring against him. Jesus bent down and wrote with his finger on the ground.

John 9:16

Some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for he does not observe the Sabbath.” Others said, “How can a man who is a sinner perform such signs?” And they were divided.