Mark 3:2 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

² And they watched him, to see whether he would heal him on the sabbath, so that they might accuse him.

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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

Psalm 37:32

The wicked watches the righteous, and seeks to slay him.

Jeremiah 20:10

For I hear many whispering. Terror is on every side! “Denounce him! Let us denounce him!” say all my familiar friends, watching for my fall. “Perhaps he will be deceived, then we can overcome him, and take our revenge on him.”

Daniel 6:4

Then the presidents and the satraps sought to find a ground for complaint against Daniel with regard to the kingdom; but they could find no ground for complaint or any fault, because he was faithful, and no error or fault was found in him.

Matthew 12:10

And behold, there was a man with a withered hand. And they asked him, “Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath?” so that they might accuse him.

Mark 3:3

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

Luke 14:1

One sabbath when he went to dine at the house of a ruler who belonged to the Pharisees, they were watching him.

Luke 20:20

So they watched him, and sent spies, who pretended to be sincere, that they might take hold of what he said, so as to deliver him up to the authority and jurisdiction of the governor.

Luke 6:7

And the scribes and the Pharisees watched him, to see whether he would heal on the sabbath, so that they might find an accusation against him.

John 8:6

This they said to test him, 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 keep the sabbath.” But others said, “How can a man who is a sinner do such signs?” There was a division among them.