Mark 3:2

Jesus Heals on the Sabbath

1Once again Jesus entered the synagogue, and a man with a withered hand was there.2In order to accuse Jesus, they were watching to see if He would heal on the Sabbath.

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Berean Standard Bible
In order to accuse Jesus, they were watching to see if He would heal on the Sabbath.
American Standard Version (1901)
And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him.
Bible in Basic English
And they were watching him to see if he would make him well on the Sabbath day, so that they might have something against him.
Free Bible Version
Some of those there were watching Jesus to see if he would heal the man on the Sabbath, because they were looking for a reason to accuse him of breaking the law.
Geneva Bible 1599
And they watched him, whether he would heale him on the Sabbath day, that they might accuse him.
King James (Authorized) Version
And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him.
One Unity Resource Bible
They watched him, whether he would heal him on the Sabbath ·To cease· day, that they might accuse him.
Plain English Version
Some of the Pharisee mob were there. They were strong for the Jewish law. They wanted to make trouble for Jesus, so they watched him there. They wanted to see if he was going to help the man with the dried up hand, and make it better on their Jewish rest day. If he did that, they were going to say, “He worked on the rest day, so he broke the law.”
Translation for Translators
Some men of the Pharisee sect watched him carefully in order to see whether he would heal the man ◄on the Sabbath/on the Jewish rest day►. They did this in order that if he healed the man, they would accuse him of disobeying their Jewish laws, because he worked ◄on the Sabbath/on the Jewish rest day►.
Unlocked Literal Bible
Some people watched him closely to see if he would heal him on the Sabbath so that they could accuse him.
Noah Webster Bible
And they watched him, to see whether he would heal him on the sabbath; that they might accuse 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.