Mark 2:23

Mark 2:23 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)One Sabbath Jesus was going through the grainfields, and as his disciples walked along, they began to pick some heads of grain.
• English Standard Version (ESV)One Sabbath he was going through the grainfields, and as they made their way, his disciples began to pluck heads of grain.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now it happened that He went through the grainfields on the Sabbath; and as they went His disciples began to pluck the heads of grain.

Context of Mark 2:23

21“No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; otherwise, the patch pulls away from it, the new from the old, and a worse tear results. 22And no one puts new wine into old wineskins; otherwise the wine will burst the skins, and the wine is lost and the skins as well; but one puts new wine into fresh wineskins.” And it happened that He was passing through the grainfields on the Sabbath, and His disciples began to make their way along while picking the heads of grain. 24The Pharisees were saying to Him, “Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?” 25And He said to them, “Have you never read what David did when he was in need and he and his companions became hungry;

Mark 2:23 word by word

Καὶ ἐγένετο αὐτὸν ἐν τοῖς σάββασιν παραπορεύεσθαι διὰ τῶν σπορίμων, καὶ οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ ἤρξαντο ὁδὸν ποιεῖν τίλλοντες τοὺς στάχυας.Read the interlinear

• And it happenedγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• that He was passingπαραπορεύομαιparaporeuomai · to pass by/throughG3899
• throughδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• the grainfieldsσπόριμοςsporimos · grainfieldG4702
• on the Sabbathσάββατονsabbaton · SabbathG4521
• and His disciplesμαθητήςmathētēs · discipleG3101
• beganἄρχωarchō · be firstG757
• to makeποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• their wayὁδόςhodos · roadG3598
• pickingτίλλωtillō · to pluckG5089
• the headsστάχυςstachus · head of grainG4719

Cross-references for Mark 2:23

• Matthew 12:1At 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 6:1Now it happened that Jesus was passing through some grainfields on a Sabbath, and His disciples were picking the heads of grain, rubbing them in their hands, and eating them.
• Deuteronomy 23:24“When you enter your neighbor’s vineyard, you may eat grapes until you are satisfied; but you are not to put any in your basket.

Commentaries on Mark 2:23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 23Went through the corn fields - See on Matthew 12:1; (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23-28Verses 23-28 See Matthew 12:1-8. The cornfields - The fields sown with wheat or barley. The word “corn,” in the Bible, refers only to grain of that kind, and never to “maize” or “Indian corn.” To pluck the ears of corn - They were hungry, Matthew 12:1. They therefore gathered the wheat or barley as they walked and rubbed it in their hands to shell it, and thus to satisfy their appetite. Though our Lord was with them, and though he had all things at his…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 23-28Verses 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…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23-28In this controversy, Jesus and his disciples are accused of breaking the Sabbath (Exodus 20:8–11). Picking grain by hand in another person’s field was lawful (Deuteronomy 23:25). The charge was that by rubbing the chaff from the kernels, the disciples were working on the Sabbath, which was forbidden (Exodus 34:21).Read the comment

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Commentaries on Mark 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings