Mark 3:2

NET ©

They watched 1  Jesus 2  closely to see if he would heal him on the Sabbath, 3  so that they could accuse him.

NIV ©

Some of them were looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, so they watched him closely to see if he would heal him on the Sabbath.

NASB ©

They were watching Him to see if He would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse Him.

NLT ©

Since it was the Sabbath, Jesus’ enemies watched him closely. Would he heal the man’s hand on the Sabbath? If he did, they planned to condemn him.

MSG ©

The Pharisees had their eyes on Jesus to see if he would heal him, hoping to catch him in a Sabbath infraction.

BBE ©

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.

NRSV ©

They watched him to see whether he would cure him on the sabbath, so that they might accuse him.

NKJV ©

So they watched Him closely, whether He would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse Him.

KJV
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NET © [draft] ITL
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NET © Notes

1 sn 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.

2 tn Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

3 sn The background for this is the view that only if life was endangered should one attempt to heal on the Sabbath (see the Mishnah, m. Shabbat 6.3; 12.1; 18.3; 19.2; m. Yoma 8.6).