Luke 6:2
“And certaine of the Pharisees said vnto them, Why doe yee that which is not lawfull to doe on the Sabbath dayes?”
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Luke 6:2 Context
1And it came to passe on the second Sabbath after the first, that he went thorow the corne fields: and his disciples plucked the eares of corne, and did eate, rubbing them in their hands. 2And certaine of the Pharisees said vnto them, Why doe yee that which is not lawfull to doe on the Sabbath dayes? 3And Iesus answering them, said, Haue yee not read so much as this what Dauid did, when himselfe was an hungred, and they which were with him: 4How he went into the house of God, and did take and eate the Shew bread, and gaue also to them that were with him, which it is not lawful to eate but for the Priests alone?
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Other Translations for Luke 6:2
And certain of the Pharisees said unto them, Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days?
- King James Version
But some of the Pharisees said, "Why do you do what is not lawful on the Sabbath?"
- New American Standard Version (1995)
But certain of the Pharisees said, Why do ye that which it is not lawful to do on the sabbath day?
- American Standard Version (1901)
But some of the Pharisees said, Why do you do what it is not right to do on the Sabbath?
- Basic English Bible
But some of the Pharisees said to them, Why do ye what is not lawful to do on the sabbath?
- Darby Bible
And certain of the Pharisees said to them, Why do ye that which it is not lawful to do on the sabbath-days?
- Webster's Bible
And some of the Pharisees asked, "Why are you doing what the Law forbids on the Sabbath?"
- Weymouth Bible
But some of the Pharisees said to them, "Why do you do that which is not lawful to do on the Sabbath day?"
- World English Bible
And summe of the Farisees seiden to hem, What doon ye that, that is not leeueful in the sabotis?
- Wycliffe Bible
and certain of the Pharisees said to them, `Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbaths?'
- Youngs Literal Bible
Wesley's Notes for Luke 6:2
6:2 Why do ye - St. Matthew and Mark represent the Pharisees as proposing the question to our Lord himself. It was afterward, probably, they proposed it to his disciples.