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

biblegateway Mar 3:2

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

In order to accuse Him, they were watching Him closely to see whether He would heal him on the Sabbath.

And they were watching him closely [to see] if he would heal him on the Sabbath, in order that they could accuse him.

biblegateway Mar 3:2

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.

And they watched Jesus, to see whether he would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse him.

bibleoremus Mar 3:2

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

and they were watching to see whether Jesus would heal him on the sabbath, so that they could bring a charge against him.

biblegateway Mar 3:2

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

And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him.

biblegateway Mar 3:2

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

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).