Mark 2:23 Parallel Translations

Once on a day of worship Jesus was going through the grainfields. As the disciples walked along, they began to pick the heads of grain.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

And it came to pass, that he went through the corn fields on the sabbath day; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears of corn.

ASV:

And it came to pass, that he was going on the sabbath day through the grainfields; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears.

BBE:

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.

DBY:

And it came to pass that he went on the sabbath through the cornfields; and his disciples began to walk on, plucking the ears.

ERV:

And it came to pass, that he was going on the sabbath day through the cornfields; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears of corn.

WEY:

One Sabbath He was walking through the wheatfields when His disciples began to pluck the ears of wheat as they went.

WBS:

And it came to pass, that he went through the corn-fields on the sabbath; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears of corn.

WEB:

It happened that he was going on the Sabbath day through the grain fields, and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears of grain.

YLT:

And it came to pass -- he is going along on the sabbaths through the corn-fields -- and his disciples began to make a way, plucking the ears,

Mark 2:23 Cross References

XREF:

Deuteronomy 23:25 "When you enter your neighbor's standing grain, then you may pluck the heads with your hand, but you shall not wield a sickle in your neighbor's standing grain.

Matthew 12:1 At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath, and His disciples became hungry and began to pick the heads of grain and eat.

Luke 6:1 Now it happened that He was passing through some grainfields on a Sabbath; and His disciples were picking the heads of grain, rubbing them in their hands, and eating the grain. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

2:23 {4} And it came to pass, that he went through the corn fields on the {h} sabbath day; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears of corn.
(4) Secondly, because they do not distinguish between the laws which God made concerning things, and the laws that they made concerning the same things, which are not at all based on the law.
(h) Literally, on the Sabbaths, that is, on the holy days.

PNT:

2:23 He went through the corn fields on the sabbath. See notes on Mt 12:1-8. Compare Lu 6:1-11.

WES:

2:23 Mt 12:1; Lu 6:1.

MHC:

2:23-28 The sabbath is a sacred and Divine institution; a privilege and benefit, not a task and drudgery. God never designed it to be a burden to us, therefore we must not make it so to ourselves. The sabbath was instituted for the good of mankind, as living in society, having many wants and troubles, preparing for a state of happiness or misery. Man was not made for the sabbath, as if his keeping it could be of service to God, nor was he commanded to keep it outward observances to his real hurt. Every observance respecting it, is to be interpreted by the rule of mercy.

CONC:

Along Corn Cornfields Corn-fields Disciples Ears Fields Grain Grainfields Grain-fields Heads Pass Passing Pick Picking Pluck Plucking Sabbath Sabbaths Walk Walked Walking Wheat Wheatfields

Corn Cornfields Corn-Fields Disciples Ears Fields Grain Grainfields Grain-Fields Jesus Passing Pick Picking Pluck Plucking Sabbath Walk Walked Walking Way Wheat Wheatfields

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