But the seventh day is a day of rest in honor of the Lord your God. So on that day no person should work—not you, your sons and daughters, or your men and women slaves. Even your animals and the foreigners living in your cities must not work!
Mark 2:24 - Easy To Read Version The Pharisees {\cf2\super [34]} saw this and said to Jesus, “Why are your followers doing that? It is against the \{Jewish\} law to do that on the Sabbath day.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And the Pharisees said to Him, Look! Why are they doing what is not permitted or lawful on the Sabbath? American Standard Version (1901) And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful? Common English Bible The Pharisees said to Jesus, “Look! Why are they breaking the Sabbath law?” Catholic Public Domain Version But the Pharisees said to him, "Behold, why are they doing what is not lawful on the Sabbaths?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the Pharisees said to him: Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful? |
But the seventh day is a day of rest in honor of the Lord your God. So on that day no person should work—not you, your sons and daughters, or your men and women slaves. Even your animals and the foreigners living in your cities must not work!
There are six other days in the week for working. But the seventh day is a very special day of rest. That is the special day to honor the Lord. Any person who works during the Sabbath must be killed.
The person that obeys God’s law about the Sabbath {\cf2\super [432]} will be blessed. And the person that does no evil will be happy.
Some people that are not Jews will join themselves to the Lord. They will do this so they can serve him and love the Lord’s name. They will join themselves to the Lord to become his servants. They will keep the Sabbath {\cf2\super [438]} \{as a special day of worship\} and they will continue to closely follow my Agreement (Law).
That will happen when you stop sinning against God’s law about the Sabbath. {\cf2\super [447]} And that will happen when you stop doing things to please yourself on that special day. You should call the Sabbath a happy day. You should honor the Lord’s special day. You should honor that special day by not doing and saying those things you do every other day.
The Pharisees {\cf2\super [152]} saw this. They said to Jesus, “Look! Your followers are doing something that is against the \{Jewish\} law to do on the Sabbath day.”
The teachers of the law (they were Pharisees {\cf2\super [26]})saw Jesus eating with these tax collectors and other bad people. They asked Jesus’ followers, “Why does he (Jesus) eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
Jesus answered, “You have read what David {\cf2\super [35]} did when he and the people with him were hungry and needed food.
“Why does this man say things like that? He is saying things that are against God. Only God can forgive sins.”
Think about Jesus. He was patient while sinful men were doing bad things against him. Think about him, so that you also will be patient and not stop trying.