Mark 2:24

An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

And the Pharisees asked Him, “Look, why are they [i.e., Jesus’ disciples] doing what is against the Law of Moses on the Sabbath day?”

Cross References

Hebrews 12:3

Now think about how Jesus endured such opposition against Himself from sinners, so that you do not grow weary and become discouraged [yourself].

Matthew 12:2

But when the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, “Look, your disciples are doing what is against the Law of Moses to do on a Sabbath day.”

Mark 2:16

And when the experts in the Law of Moses, being Pharisees [i.e., a strict sect of the Jewish religion], saw that He was eating with tax collectors and worldly people, they said to His disciples, “Why does Jesus eat and drink with tax collectors and worldly people?”

Mark 2:7

“Why does this man talk this way? He is speaking against God. Who can forgive sins except one, that is, God?”

Mark 2:25

And He replied to them, “Did you never read what King David did when he and his men were hungry and needed something to eat? [See I Sam. 21:6].