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Matthew 12:5-12
New International Version
Matthew 12:5-12
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) 7 If you had known what these words mean, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice,’[a](C) you would not have condemned the innocent. 8 For the Son of Man(D) is Lord of the Sabbath.”
9 Going on from that place, he went into their synagogue, 10 and a man with a shriveled hand was there. Looking for a reason to bring charges against Jesus,(E) they asked him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”(F)
11 He said to them, “If any of you has a sheep and it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will you not take hold of it and lift it out?(G) 12 How much more valuable is a person than a sheep!(H) Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”
Footnotes
- Matthew 12:7 Hosea 6:6
Matthew 12:5-12
King James Version
Matthew 12:5-12
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.
7 But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.
8 For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath day.
9 And when he was departed thence, he went into their synagogue:
10 And, behold, there was a man which had his hand withered. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days? that they might accuse him.
11 And he said unto them, What man shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out?
12 How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.
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Matthew 12:5-12
New King James Version
Matthew 12:5-12
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. 7 But if you had known what this means, (C)‘I desire mercy and not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the guiltless. 8 For the Son of Man is Lord [b]even of the Sabbath.”
Healing on the Sabbath(D)
9 (E)Now when He had departed from there, He went into their synagogue. 10 And behold, there was a man who had a withered hand. And they asked Him, saying, (F)“Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”—that they might accuse Him.
11 Then He said to them, “What man is there among you who has one sheep, and if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will not lay hold of it and lift it out? 12 Of how much more value then is a man than a sheep? Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”
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- Matthew 12:5 desecrate
- Matthew 12:8 NU, M omit even
Matthew 12:5-12
English Standard Version
Matthew 12:5-12
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. 7 And if you had known (C)what this means, (D)‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the guiltless. 8 For (E)the Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath.”
A Man with a Withered Hand
9 He went on from there and (F)entered their synagogue. 10 And a man was there with a withered hand. And they asked him, (G)“Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”—(H)so that they might accuse him. 11 He said to them, “Which one of you who has a sheep, (I)if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will not take hold of it and lift it out? 12 (J)Of how much more value is a man than a sheep! So (K)it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”
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Matthew 12:5-12
New American Standard Bible
Matthew 12:5-12
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. 7 But if you had known what this [b]means: ‘(B)I desire [c]compassion, [d]rather than sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned [e]the innocent.
Lord of the Sabbath
8 For (C)the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”
9 (D)Departing from there, He went into their synagogue. 10 And a man was there whose hand was withered. And they questioned [f]Jesus, asking, “(E)Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”—so that they might bring charges against Him. 11 But He said to them, “(F)What man [g]is there among you who [h]has a sheep, and if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will he not take hold of it and lift it out? 12 (G)How much more valuable then is a person than a sheep! So then, it is lawful to do [i]good on the Sabbath.”
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- Matthew 12:5 Or profane
- Matthew 12:7 Lit is
- Matthew 12:7 Or mercy
- Matthew 12:7 Lit and not
- Matthew 12:7 Plural in the Gr
- Matthew 12:10 Lit Him
- Matthew 12:11 Lit will be from you
- Matthew 12:11 Lit will have
- Matthew 12:12 Lit well
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