Mark 3:2
New International Version
Some of them were looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, so they watched him closely to see if he would heal him on the Sabbath.

New Living Translation
Since it was the Sabbath, Jesus’ enemies watched him closely. If he healed the man’s hand, they planned to accuse him of working on the Sabbath.

English Standard Version
And they watched Jesus, to see whether he would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse him.

Berean Standard Bible
In order to accuse Jesus, they were watching to see if He would heal on the Sabbath.

Berean Literal Bible
And they were watching Him, whether He will heal him on the Sabbaths, in order that they might accuse Him.

King James Bible
And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him.

New King James Version
So they watched Him closely, whether He would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse Him.

New American Standard Bible
And they were watching Him closely to see if He would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse Him.

NASB 1995
They were watching Him to see if He would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse Him.

NASB 1977
And they were watching Him to see if He would heal him on the Sabbath, in order that they might accuse Him.

Legacy Standard Bible
And they were watching Him to see if He would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse Him.

Amplified Bible
The Pharisees were watching Jesus closely to see if He would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse Him [in the Jewish high court].

Christian Standard Bible
In order to accuse him, they were watching him closely to see whether he would heal him on the Sabbath.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
In order to accuse Him, they were watching Him closely to see whether He would heal him on the Sabbath.

American Standard Version
And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And they were watching him, so that if he would heal him on the Sabbath, they might accuse him.

Contemporary English Version
The Pharisees wanted to accuse Jesus of doing something wrong, and they kept watching to see if Jesus would heal him on the Sabbath.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And they watched him whether he would heal on the sabbath days; that they might accuse him.

English Revised Version
And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The people were watching Jesus closely. They wanted to see whether he would heal the man on the day of worship so that they could accuse him of doing something wrong.

Good News Translation
Some people were there who wanted to accuse Jesus of doing wrong; so they watched him closely to see whether he would cure the man on the Sabbath.

International Standard Version
The people watched Jesus closely to see whether he would heal him on the Sabbath, intending to accuse him of doing something wrong.

Literal Standard Version
and they were watching Him, whether on the Sabbaths He will heal him, that they might accuse Him.

Majority Standard Bible
In order to accuse Jesus, they were watching to see if He would heal on the Sabbath.

New American Bible
They watched him closely to see if he would cure him on the sabbath so that they might accuse him.

NET Bible
They watched Jesus closely to see if he would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they could accuse him.

New Revised Standard Version
They watched him to see whether he would cure him on the sabbath, so that they might accuse him.

New Heart English Bible
And They watched him, whether he would heal him on the Sabbath day, that they might accuse him.

Webster's Bible Translation
And they watched him, to see whether he would heal him on the sabbath; that they might accuse him.

Weymouth New Testament
They closely watched Him to see whether He would cure him on the Sabbath--so as to have a charge to bring against Him.

World English Bible
They watched him, whether he would heal him on the Sabbath day, that they might accuse him.

Young's Literal Translation
and they were watching him, whether on the sabbaths he will heal him, that they might accuse him.

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Context
Jesus Heals on the Sabbath
1Once again Jesus entered the synagogue, and a man with a withered hand was there. 2 In order to accuse Jesus, they were watching to see if He would heal on the Sabbath. 3Then Jesus said to the man with the withered hand, “Stand up among us.”…

Cross References
Matthew 12:10
and a man with a withered hand was there. In order to accuse Jesus, they asked Him, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?"

Mark 3:3
Then Jesus said to the man with the withered hand, "Stand up among us."

Luke 6:7
Looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, the scribes and Pharisees were watching Him closely to see if He would heal on the Sabbath.

Luke 11:54
waiting to catch Him in something He might say.

Luke 14:1
One Sabbath, Jesus went to eat in the home of a leading Pharisee, and those in attendance were watching Him closely.

Luke 20:20
So they watched Him closely and sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They were hoping to catch Him in His words in order to hand Him over to the rule and authority of the governor.

John 8:6
They said this to test Him, in order to have a basis for accusing Him. But Jesus bent down and began to write on the ground with His finger.


Treasury of Scripture

And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him.

Psalm 37:32
The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.

Isaiah 29:20,21
For the terrible one is brought to nought, and the scorner is consumed, and all that watch for iniquity are cut off: …

Jeremiah 20:10
For I heard the defaming of many, fear on every side. Report, say they, and we will report it. All my familiars watched for my halting, saying, Peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him.

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Mark 3
1. Jesus heals the withered hand,
10. and many other infirmities;
11. rebukes the unclean spirit;
13. chooses his twelve apostles;
22. convinces the blasphemy of casting out demons by Beelzebub;
31. and shows who are his brother, sister, and mother.














Verse 2. - The scribes had already the evidence that our Lord had permitted his disciples to rub the ears of corn on the sabbath day. But this was the act of the disciple, not his. What he was now preparing to do was an act of miraculous power. And here the ease was stronger, because work, which was prohibited under pain of death by the Law (Exodus 31:14), was understood to include every act not absolutely necessary.

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Greek
In order to
ἵνα (hina)
Conjunction
Strong's 2443: In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that.

accuse
κατηγορήσωσιν (katēgorēsōsin)
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 2723: To accuse, charge, prosecute. From kategoros; to be a plaintiff, i.e. To charge with some offence.

Him,
αὐτοῦ (autou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

they were watching
παρετήρουν (paretēroun)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 3906: To watch, observe scrupulously. From para and tereo; to inspect alongside, i.e. Note insidiously or scrupulously.

{to see} if
εἰ (ei)
Conjunction
Strong's 1487: If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc.

He would heal
θεραπεύσει (therapeusei)
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 2323: From the same as therapon; to wait upon menially, i.e. to adore, or to relieve.

on the
τοῖς (tois)
Article - Dative Neuter Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Sabbath.
σάββασιν (sabbasin)
Noun - Dative Neuter Plural
Strong's 4521: The Sabbath, a week.


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