Mark 3:2

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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.

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  • Luke 14:1 : 1 And it came about that when he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees on the Sabbath, to have a meal, they were watching him.
  • Luke 20:20 : 20 And they kept watch on him, and sent out secret representatives, who were acting the part of good men, in order that they might get something from his words, on account of which they might give him up to the government and into the power of the ruler.
  • Luke 6:7 : 7 And the scribes and Pharisees were watching him to see if he would make him well on the Sabbath, so that they might be able to say something against him.
  • Ps 37:32 : 32 The sinners are watching the upright man, desiring to put him to death.
  • Luke 11:53-54 : 53 And when he had come out of that place, the scribes and the Pharisees came round him angrily, questioning him about more things; 54 And watching him, for a chance to get something from his words which might be used against him.
  • John 9:16 : 16 Then some of the Pharisees said, That man has not come from God, for he does not keep the Sabbath. Others said, How is it possible for a sinner to do such signs? So there was a division among them.
  • Isa 29:20-21 : 20 For the cruel one has come to nothing; and those who make sport of the Lord are gone; and those who are watching to do evil are cut off: 21 Who give help to a man in a wrong cause, and who put a net for the feet of him who gives decisions in the public place, taking away a man's right without cause.
  • Jer 20:10 : 10 For numbers of them say evil secretly in my hearing (there is fear on every side): they say, Come, let us give witness against him; all my nearest friends, who are watching for my fall, say, It may be that he will be taken by deceit, and we will get the better of him and give him punishment.
  • Dan 6:4 : 4 Then this Daniel did his work better than the chief rulers and the captains, because there was a special spirit in him; and it was the king's purpose to put him over all the kingdom.
  • Matt 12:10 : 10 And there was a man with a dead hand. And they put a question to him, saying, Is it right to make a man well on the Sabbath day? so that they might have something against him.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Luke 6:5-10
    6 verses
    93%

    5 And he said, The Son of man is lord even of the Sabbath.

    6 And it came about, on another Sabbath, that he went into the Synagogue and was teaching there. And a man was there whose right hand was dead.

    7 And the scribes and Pharisees were watching him to see if he would make him well on the Sabbath, so that they might be able to say something against him.

    8 But he had knowledge of their thoughts; and he said to the man whose hand was dead, Get up and come into the middle. And he got up and came forward.

    9 And Jesus said, I put the question to you, Is it right to do good on the Sabbath or to do evil? to give life or to take it away?

    10 And looking round on all of them, he said to him, Put out your hand. And he did so: and his hand was made well.

  • Matt 12:8-13
    6 verses
    87%

    8 For the Son of man is lord of the Sabbath.

    9 And he went from there into their Synagogue:

    10 And there was a man with a dead hand. And they put a question to him, saying, Is it right to make a man well on the Sabbath day? so that they might have something against him.

    11 And he said to them, Which of you, having a sheep, if it gets into a hole on the Sabbath day, will not put out a helping hand and get it back?

    12 Of how much more value is a man than a sheep! For this reason it is right to do good on the Sabbath day.

    13 Then said he to the man, Put out your hand. And he put it out, and it was made as well as the other.

  • Mark 3:1
    84%

    1 And he went again into the Synagogue; and there was a man there whose hand was dead.

  • Mark 3:3-6
    4 verses
    82%

    3 And he said to the man, Get up and come forward.

    4 And he said to them, Is it right to do good on the Sabbath or to do evil? to give life or to put to death? But they said nothing.

    5 And looking round on them he was angry, being sad because of their hard hearts; and he said to the man, Put out your hand. And he put it out, and his hand was made well.

    6 And the Pharisees went out, and straight away made designs with the Herodians about how they might put him to death.

  • Luke 14:1-5
    5 verses
    78%

    1 And it came about that when he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees on the Sabbath, to have a meal, they were watching him.

    2 And a certain man was there who had a disease.

    3 And Jesus, answering, said to the scribes and Pharisees, Is it right to make people well on the Sabbath or not?

    4 But they said nothing. And he made him well and sent him away.

    5 And he said to them, Which of you, whose ox or ass has got into a water-hole, will not straight away get him out on the Sabbath?

  • Mark 2:23-24
    2 verses
    77%

    23 And it came about that on the Sabbath day he was going through the grain-fields; and while they were walking, his disciples took the heads of grain.

    24 And the Pharisees said to him, Why are they doing what it is not right to do on the Sabbath?

  • Matt 12:1-2
    2 verses
    76%

    1 At that time Jesus went through the fields on the Sabbath day; and his disciples, being in need of food, were taking the heads of grain.

    2 But the Pharisees, when they saw it, said to him, See, your disciples do that which it is not right to do on the Sabbath.

  • Luke 6:1-2
    2 verses
    76%

    1 Now it came about that on the Sabbath he was going through the fields of grain, and his disciples took the heads of the grain for food, crushing them in their hands.

    2 But some of the Pharisees said, Why do you do what it is not right to do on the Sabbath?

  • Luke 13:14-16
    3 verses
    75%

    14 And the ruler of the Synagogue was angry because Jesus had made her well on the Sabbath, and he said to the people, There are six days in which men may do work: so come on those days to be made well, and not on the Sabbath.

    15 But the Lord gave him an answer and said, O you false men! do you not, every one of you, on the Sabbath, let loose his ox and his ass and take it to the water?

    16 And is it not right for this daughter of Abraham, who has been in the power of Satan for eighteen years, to be made free on the Sabbath?

  • Luke 13:10
    75%

    10 And he was teaching in one of the Synagogues on the Sabbath.

  • John 5:16
    74%

    16 And for this reason the Jews were turned against Jesus, because he was doing these things on the Sabbath.

  • Luke 11:54
    73%

    54 And watching him, for a chance to get something from his words which might be used against him.

  • Matt 9:3
    73%

    3 And some of the scribes said among themselves, This man has no respect for God.

  • John 5:9-10
    2 verses
    73%

    9 And the man became well straight away, and took up his bed and went. Now that day was the Sabbath.

    10 So the Jews said to the man who had been made well, It is the Sabbath; and it is against the law for you to take up your bed.

  • Acts 6:12
    72%

    12 And the people, with the rulers and the scribes, were moved against him, and they came and took him before the Sanhedrin,

  • Luke 5:17-18
    2 verses
    71%

    17 And it came about that on one of these days he was teaching; and some Pharisees and teachers of the law were seated there, who had come from every town of Galilee and Judaea and from Jerusalem; and the power of the Lord was with him, to make those who were ill free from their diseases.

    18 And some men had with them, on a bed, a man who was ill, without power of moving; and they made attempts to get him in and put him before Jesus.

  • Luke 20:20
    70%

    20 And they kept watch on him, and sent out secret representatives, who were acting the part of good men, in order that they might get something from his words, on account of which they might give him up to the government and into the power of the ruler.

  • Mark 3:30
    70%

    30 Because they said, He has an unclean spirit.

  • John 9:14
    70%

    14 Now the day on which the earth was mixed by Jesus and the man's eyes were made open was the Sabbath.

  • Matt 12:5
    70%

    5 Or is it not said in the law, how the Sabbath is broken by the priests in the Temple and they do no wrong?

  • John 9:16
    70%

    16 Then some of the Pharisees said, That man has not come from God, for he does not keep the Sabbath. Others said, How is it possible for a sinner to do such signs? So there was a division among them.

  • Mark 6:2
    70%

    2 And when the Sabbath day had come, he was teaching in the Synagogue; and a number of people hearing him were surprised, saying, From where did this man get these things? and, What is the wisdom given to this man, and what are these works of power done by his hands?

  • Luke 23:10
    70%

    10 And the chief priests and the scribes were there, making statements against him violently.

  • John 7:23
    70%

    23 If a child is given circumcision on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses may not be broken, why are you angry with me because I made a man completely well on the Sabbath?

  • John 8:6
    70%

    6 They said this, testing him, so that they might have something against him. But Jesus, with his head bent down, made letters on the floor with his finger.

  • John 5:12
    70%

    12 Then they put to him the question: Who is the man who said to you, Take it up and go?