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Luke 6:7

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6:7The experts in the law23 and the Pharisees24 watched25 Jesus26 closely to see if27 he would heal on the Sabbath,28 so that they could find a reason to accuse him.

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  1. 23 Or “The scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in .
  2. 24 See the note on Pharisees in .
  3. 25 The term translated watched … closely is emotive, since it carries negative connotations. It means they were watching him out of the corner of their eye or spying on him.
  4. 26 Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  5. 27 This is a first class condition in the Greek text; Jesus’ opponents anticipated he would do this.
  6. 28 The background for this is the view that only if life was endangered should one attempt to heal on the Sabbath (see the , m. Shabbat 6.3; 12.1; 18.3; 19.2; Yoma 8.6).

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

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.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The Pharisees and the teachers of the law were looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, so they watched him closely to see if he would heal on the Sabbath.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The scribes and Pharisees were watching him closely, to see if he would heal on the Sabbath, so that they could find a charge against him.

NLTNew Living Translation

The teachers of religious law and the Pharisees watched Jesus closely. If he healed the man’s hand, they planned to accuse him of working on the Sabbath.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

So the scribes and the Pharisees were watching closely to see if he would heal on the Sabbath, in order that they could find a reason to accuse him.

KJV 1900King James Version

And the scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath day; that they might find an accusation against him.