Mark 3:2 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

and they were watching him, whether on the sabbaths he will heal him, that they might accuse him.

English ASV

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

English Amplified

And [the Pharisees] kept watching Jesus [closely] to see whether He would cure him on the Sabbath, so that they might get a charge to bring against Him [formally].

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

And [the Pharisees] kept watching Jesus [closely] to see whether He would cure him on the Sabbath, so that they might get a charge to bring against Him [formally].

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

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

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

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

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And they watched him if he would heal him on the sabbath, that they might accuse him.

English EASY 2024

Some Pharisees were watching Jesus carefully. They wanted to find a reason to say that Jesus was doing wrong things. It was the Jewish day of rest. So the Pharisees watched Jesus to see if he would make the man well on this day.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Some Jews there were watching Jesus closely. They were waiting to see if he would heal the man on a Sabbath day. They wanted to see Jesus do something wrong so that they could accuse him.

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

English GNT (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.

English God's Word - GW 1995

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.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

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

English KJV 1611

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

English LSB

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

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

They watched Him to see whether He would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse Him.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

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

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

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

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

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

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Some Pharisees were trying to find fault with Jesus. They watched him closely. They wanted to see if he would heal the man on the Sabbath day.

English NIV

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.

English NKJ 1982

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

English NLT

Since it was the Sabbath, Jesus' enemies watched him closely. Would he heal the man's hand on the Sabbath? If he did, they planned to condemn him.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

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

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Everyone was watching Jesus closely to see if he would heal the man on the Sabbath, giving them a reason to accuse him of breaking Sabbath rules.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

And they watched him, to see whether he would heal him on the sabbath, so that they might accuse him.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Since it was the Sabbath, Jesus' enemies watched him closely. Would he heal the man's hand? If he did, they planned to arrest him!

English Tyndale 1537

and they watched him to see, if(whether) he would heal him on the Sabbath day, that they might accuse him.

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