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Matthew 12:8
8For the Son of man is lord of the sabbath.
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Context of Matthew 12:8
6But I say unto you, that one greater than the temple is here. 7But if ye had known what this meaneth, I desire mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless. For the Son of man is lord of the sabbath. 9And he departed thence, and went into their synagogue: 10and behold, a man having a withered hand. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day? that they might accuse him.
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κύριος γάρ ἐστιν τοῦ σαββάτου ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου.¶Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Matthew 12:8
- Matthew 9:6But that ye may know that the Son of man hath authority on earth to forgive sins (then saith he to the sick of the palsy), Arise, and take up thy bed, and go unto thy house.
- Mark 2:28so that the Son of man is lord even of the sabbath.
- Mark 9:4And there appeared unto them Elijah with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus.
- Luke 6:5And he said unto them, The Son of man is lord of the sabbath.
- John 5:17But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh even until now, and I work.
- 1 Corinthians 9:21to them that are without law, as without law, not being without law to God, but under law to Christ, that I might gain them that are without law.
- 1 Corinthians 16:2Upon the first day of the week let each one of you lay by him in store, as he may prosper, that no collections be made when I come.
- Revelation 1:10I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and I heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet
Commentaries on Matthew 12:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8The Son of man is Lord even of the Sabbath-day - The change of the Jewish into the Christian Sabbath, called the Lord's day, Revelation 1:10, shows that Christ is not only the Lord, but also the truth and completion of it. For it seems to have been by an especial providence that this change has been made and acknowledged all over the Christian world.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8For the Son of man is Lord even of the Sabbath day - To crown all, Christ says that he was Lord of the Sabbath. He had a right to direct the manner of its observance - undoubted proof that he is divine.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8Jesus is greater than King David, the priests, and the temple. He also rules over the Sabbath.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath day--In what sense now is the Son of man Lord of the sabbath day? Not surely to abolish it--that surely were a strange lordship, especially just after saying that it was made or instituted for MAN--but to own it, to interpret it, to preside over it, and to ennoble it, by merging it in the "Lord's Day" (Re 1:10), breathing into it an air of liberty and love necessarily unknown before, and thus making it the…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Matthew 12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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