Font Size
Matthew 12:5-6
King James Version
Matthew 12:5-6
King James Version
5 Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless?
6 But I say unto you, That in this place is one greater than the temple.
Read full chapter
Matthew 12:5-6
New King James Version
Matthew 12:5-6
New King James Version
5 Or have you not read in the (A)law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple [a]profane the Sabbath, and are blameless? 6 Yet I say to you that in this place there is (B)One greater than the temple.
Read full chapterFootnotes
- Matthew 12:5 desecrate
Matthew 12:5-6
New American Standard Bible
Matthew 12:5-6
New American Standard Bible
5 Or have you not read in the Law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple [a]violate the Sabbath, and yet are innocent? 6 But I say to you that something (A)greater than the temple is here.
Read full chapterFootnotes
- Matthew 12:5 Or profane
Matthew 12:5-6
New International Version
Matthew 12:5-6
New International Version
5 Or haven’t you read in the Law that the priests on Sabbath duty in the temple desecrate the Sabbath(A) and yet are innocent? 6 I tell you that something greater than the temple is here.(B)
Matthew 12:5-6
English Standard Version
Matthew 12:5-6
English Standard Version
5 Or have you not read (A)in the Law how on the Sabbath the priests in the temple profane the Sabbath and are guiltless? 6 I tell you, (B)something greater than the temple is here.
Read full chapter
New King James Version (NKJV) 
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
New American Standard Bible (NASB) 
New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020 by The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved.
New International Version (NIV) 
Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. Copyright © 2019 by Zondervan.
English Standard Version (ESV) 
The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. ESV Text Edition: 2025.