Mark 2:24

Translations

Modern

So the Pharisees said to Him, “Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?”

Traditional

And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful?

Literal

And the Pharisees were saying to Him, “Behold, why do they do on the Sabbaths what is not lawful?”

Latin

Pharisæi autem dicebant ei: Ecce, quid faciunt sabbatis quod non licet?

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Greek

English

So the Pharisees said to Him, “Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?”

Notes

Mark 2:23–28

In this controversy, Jesus and his disciples are accused of breaking the Sabbath (Exodus 20:8–11). Picking grain by hand in another person’s field was lawful (Deuteronomy 23:25). The charge was that by rubbing the chaff from the kernels, the disciples were working on the Sabbath, which was forbidden (Exodus 34:21).

Mark 2:1–3:6

Five controversy stories (2:1–12, 13–17, 18–22, 23–28; 3:1–6) are grouped together because they share a common theme. Each story shows a conflict between Jesus and the religious leaders. In these accounts, Jesus says or does things that challenge their beliefs and practices. These stories show the great authority that Jesus has.

Theme notes and profiles

The Pharisees God’s Sabbath Rest

Events

Corn on the Sabbathc. AD 28

Related verses

Exodus 20:10
…but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God, on which you must not do any work—neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant or livestock, nor the foreigner within your gates.
Matthew 12:2
When the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath.”
Hebrews 12:3
Consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.
Isaiah 56:6
And the foreigners who join themselves to the LORD to minister to Him, to love the name of the LORD, and to be His servants—all who keep the Sabbath without profaning it and who hold fast to My covenant—
Isaiah 58:13
If you turn your foot from breaking the Sabbath, from doing as you please on My holy day, if you call the Sabbath a delight, and the LORD’s holy day honorable, if you honor it by not going your own way or seeking your own pleasure or speaking idle words,
Matthew 15:2–3
“Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They do not wash their hands before they eat.”
Isaiah 56:2
Blessed is the man who does this, and the son of man who holds it fast, who keeps the Sabbath without profaning it and keeps his hand from doing any evil.”
Jeremiah 17:20–27
Say to them, ‘Hear the word of the LORD, O kings of Judah, all people of Judah and Jerusalem who enter through these gates.
Matthew 23:23–24
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.
Mark 2:16
When the scribes who were Pharisees saw Jesus eating with these people, they asked His disciples, “Why does He eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
Exodus 35:2–3
For six days work may be done, but the seventh day shall be your holy day, a Sabbath of complete rest to the LORD. Whoever does any work on that day must be put to death.
Numbers 15:32–36
While the Israelites were in the wilderness, a man was found gathering wood on the Sabbath day.

Parallels

1 Samuel 21:1–7 Matthew 12:1–8 Luke 6:1–5

People

Pharisee: A strict Jewish sect known for legalism and hypocrisy Sabbath: The seventh day of the week, set apart for rest and worship

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Mark, Gospel of Miracle Nob Sabbath

Topics

Jesus, the Christ: Defines the Law of the Sabbath on the Occasion of his Disciples Plucking the Ears of Grain

Mark 2:24

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