Mark 2:23

One Sabbath Jesus was passing through the grainfields, and His disciples began to pick the heads of grain as they walked along.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Jesus and His disciples are walking through grainfields on a Sabbath day. The disciples begin picking heads of grain as they move along.

The words — παραπορεῖσθαι (paraporeuesthai) means "to pass through," describing Jesus’s movement across the fields. ἐγένετο (egeneto) translates to "it came to pass," marking the narrative onset of the event.

The thread — Parallel accounts record this same Sabbath incident in Matthew 12:1 and Luke 6:1.

Why it lands — The text states a factual occurrence of disciples gathering food on a Sabbath, which immediately triggers a legal challenge in Mark 2:24. It requires the reader to observe how physical necessity and Sabbath observance intersect before any theological resolution is given.

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The Greek words

King James Version

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.

Cross-references

Deuteronomy 23:24 When you enter your neighbor’s vineyard, you may eat your fill of grapes, but you must not put any in your basket.
Matthew 12:1 At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick the heads of grain and eat them.
Luke 6:1 One Sabbath Jesus was passing through the grainfields, and His disciples began to pick the heads of grain, rub them in their hands, and eat them.