Luke 6:2
Modern Translations
New International Version
Some of the Pharisees asked, "Why are you doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?"

New Living Translation
But some Pharisees said, “Why are you breaking the law by harvesting grain on the Sabbath?”

English Standard Version
But some of the Pharisees said, “Why are you doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath?”

Berean Study Bible
But some of the Pharisees asked, “Why are you doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?”

New American Standard Bible
But some of the Pharisees said, “Why are you doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?”

NASB 1995
But some of the Pharisees said, "Why do you do what is not lawful on the Sabbath?"

NASB 1977
But some of the Pharisees said, “Why do you do what is not lawful on the Sabbath?”

Amplified Bible
But some of the Pharisees said, “Why are you doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?”

Christian Standard Bible
But some of the Pharisees said, “Why are you doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath? ”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But some of the Pharisees said, "Why are you doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?"

Contemporary English Version
Some Pharisees said, "Why are you picking grain on the Sabbath? You're not supposed to do that!"

Good News Translation
Some Pharisees asked, "Why are you doing what our Law says you cannot do on the Sabbath?"

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Some of the Pharisees asked, "Why are your disciples doing something that is not right to do on the day of worship?"

International Standard Version
Some of the Pharisees asked, "Why are you doing what isn't lawful on Sabbath days?"

NET Bible
But some of the Pharisees said, "Why are you doing what is against the law on the Sabbath?"
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And certain of the Pharisees said unto them, Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days?

New King James Version
And some of the Pharisees said to them, “Why are you doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath?”

King James 2000 Bible
And certain of the Pharisees said unto them, Why do you that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days?

New Heart English Bible
But some of the Pharisees said to them, "Why do you do that which is not lawful on the Sabbath day?"

World English Bible
But some of the Pharisees said to them, "Why do you do that which is not lawful to do on the Sabbath day?"

American King James Version
And certain of the Pharisees said to them, Why do you that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days?

American Standard Version
But certain of the Pharisees said, Why do ye that which it is not lawful to do on the sabbath day?

A Faithful Version
But some of the Pharisees said to them, "Why are you doing that which is not lawful to do on the Sabbaths?"

Darby Bible Translation
But some of the Pharisees said to them, Why do ye what is not lawful to do on the sabbath?

English Revised Version
But certain of the Pharisees said, Why do ye that which it is not lawful to do on the sabbath day?

Webster's Bible Translation
And certain of the Pharisees said to them, Why do ye that which it is not lawful to do on the sabbath-days?

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And certaine of the Pharises sayde vnto them, Why doe ye that which is not lawfull to doe on the Sabbath dayes?

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And certayne of the pharisees sayde vnto them: Why do ye that, which is not lawfull to do on ye Sabboth dayes?

Coverdale Bible of 1535
But certayne of the Pharises sayde vnto them: Wherfore do ye that, which is not laufull to do vpon the Sabbath?

Tyndale Bible of 1526
And certayne of the Pharises sayde vnto them: Why do ye that which is not laufull to do on the saboth dayes?
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and certain of the Pharisees said to them, “Why do you do that which is not lawful to do on the Sabbaths?”

Berean Literal Bible
But some of the Pharisees said, "Why are you doing that which is not lawful on the Sabbaths?"

Young's Literal Translation
and certain of the Pharisees said to them, 'Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbaths?'

Smith's Literal Translation
And certain of the Pharisees said to them, Why do ye what is not lawful to do in the sabbaths.

Literal Emphasis Translation
However some of the Pharisees said, Why do you do that which is not permitted on the Sabbath?

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And some of the Pharisees said to them: Why do you that which is not lawful on the sabbath days?

Catholic Public Domain Version
Then certain Pharisees said to them, “Why are you doing what is not lawful on the Sabbaths?”

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
But some of the Pharisees were saying to them, “Why are you doing what is illegal to do on the Sabbath?”

Lamsa Bible
But some of the men of the Pharisees said to them, Why are you doing what is unlawful to do on the sabbath?

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
And some of the Pharisees said to them: Why are you doing what it is not lawful to do on the sabbath days?

Godbey New Testament
And certain ones of the Pharisees said to them, Why are you doing that which is not lawful to do on the Sabbath?

Haweis New Testament
Then said some of the Pharisees unto them, Why do ye that which is not lawful on the sabbath-day?

Mace New Testament
upon which some of the Pharisees said to them, why do you do what is not allowed to be done on the sabbath-day?

Weymouth New Testament
And some of the Pharisees asked, "Why are you doing what the Law forbids on the Sabbath?"

Worrell New Testament
But some of the Pharisees said, "Why are ye doing that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath?"

Worsley New Testament
And some of the pharisees said to them, Why do ye do that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath-days?
















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