Parallel Verses English Standard Version And they watched Jesus, to see whether he would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse him. King James Bible And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him. American Standard Version And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him. Douay-Rheims Bible And they watched him whether he would heal on the sabbath days; that they might accuse him. English Revised Version And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him. Webster's Bible Translation And they watched him, to see whether he would heal him on the sabbath; that they might accuse him. Weymouth New Testament They closely watched Him to see whether He would cure him on the Sabbath--so as to have a charge to bring against Him. Mark 3:2 Parallel Commentary Vincent's Word StudiesThey watched (παρετήρουν) Imperfect tense. They kept watching. The compound verb, with παρά, by the side of, means to watch carefully or closely, as one who dogs another's steps, keeping beside or near him. Wyc., They aspieden him: i.e., played the spy. On τηρέω, to watch, see on John 17:12. He would heal (θεραπεύσει) Future tense: whether he will heal, the reader being placed at the time of the watching, and looking forward to the future. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Psalm 37:32 The wicked watches the righteous, and seeks to slay him. Cross References Matthew 12:10 And a man was there with a withered hand. And they asked him, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?"--so that they might accuse him. Mark 3:3 And he said to the man with the withered hand, "Come here." Luke 6:7 And the scribes and the Pharisees watched him, to see whether he would heal on the Sabbath, so that they might find a reason to accuse him. Luke 11:54 lying in wait for him, to catch him in something he might say. Luke 14:1 One Sabbath, when he went to dine at the house of a ruler of the Pharisees, they were watching him carefully. Luke 20:20 So they watched him and sent spies, who pretended to be sincere, that they might catch him in something he said, so as to deliver him up to the authority and jurisdiction of the governor. John 8:6 This they said to test him, that they might have some charge to bring against him. Jesus bent down and wrote with his finger on the ground. Jump to Previous Accuse Charge Closely Cure Heal Jesus Reason Sabbath Sabbaths Something Watched Watching WhetherJump to Next Accuse Charge Closely Cure Heal Jesus Reason Sabbath Sabbaths Something Watched Watching WhetherLinks Mark 3:2 NIVMark 3:2 NLT Mark 3:2 ESV Mark 3:2 NASB Mark 3:2 KJV Mark 3:2 Bible Apps Mark 3:2 Biblia Paralela Mark 3:2 Chinese Bible Mark 3:2 French Bible Mark 3:2 German Bible Bible Hub ESV Text Edition: 2016. The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. |