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Mark 2:23 — compare English translations

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  • World English Bible Public Domain
    It happened that he was going on the Sabbath day through the grain fields, and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears of grain.
  • King James Version Public Domain
    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.
  • unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
    And it happened, on the Sabbaths, he was passing through the grainfields, and his disciples began to make a way, picking the heads of grain.

unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).

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