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

² 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

² And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

² 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)

² And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him.

Common English Bible

² Wanting to bring charges against Jesus, they were watching Jesus closely to see if he would heal on the Sabbath.

Catholic Public Domain Version

² 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

² 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].