2But the Pharisees, when they saw it, said unto him, Behold, thy disciples do that which it is not lawful to do upon the sabbath.


In Context

1 At that season Jesus went on the sabbath day through the cornfields; and his disciples were an hungred, and began to pluck ears of corn, and to eat.

2 But the Pharisees, when they saw it, said unto him, Behold, thy disciples do that which it is not lawful to do upon the sabbath.

3 But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was an hungred, and they that were with him;

4 how be entered into the house of God, and did eat the shewbread, which it was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them that were with him, but only for the priests?

Matthew 12:2 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:2But when the Pharisees saw [it,] they said unto him, Behold, thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the sabbath day.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

12:2When the Pharisees saw this, they said to him, "Look! Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath."

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

12:2And the Pharisees seeing them, said to him: Behold thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

12:2But the Pharisees, when they saw it, said unto him, Behold, thy disciples do that which it is not lawful to do upon the sabbath.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:2But the Pharisees, seeing it, said to him, Behold, thy disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on sabbath.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:2But when the Pharisees saw it, they said to him, Behold, thy disciples do that which it is not lawful to do on the sabbath.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:2But the Pharisees, when they saw it, said to him, |Behold, your disciples do what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

12:2and the Pharisees having seen, said to him, 'Lo, thy disciples do that which it is not lawful to do on a sabbath.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:2But when the Pharisees saw it, they said to him, Behold, your disciples do that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath day.