Matthew 12:10

Matthew 12:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)and a man with a shriveled hand was there. Looking for a reason to bring charges against Jesus, they asked him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And a man was there with a withered hand. And they asked him, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?"—so that they might accuse him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And behold, there was a man who had a withered hand. And they asked Him, saying, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”—that they might accuse Him.

Context of Matthew 12:10

8For the Son of man is Lord of the sabbath. 9And, going away from thence, he came into their synagogue. And behold, there was a man having his hand withered. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath? that they might accuse him. 11But he said to them, What man shall there be of you who has one sheep, and if this fall into a pit on the sabbath, will not lay hold of it and raise [it] up? 12How much better then is a man than a sheep! So that it is lawful to do well on the sabbath.

Matthew 12:10 word by word

καὶ ἰδοὺ ἄνθρωπος χεῖρα ἔχων ξηράν· καὶ ἐπηρώτησαν αὐτὸν λέγοντες· εἰ ἔξεστιν τοῖς σάββασιν θεραπεῦσαι; ἵνα κατηγορήσωσιν αὐτοῦ.¶Read the interlinear

• beholdἰδούidou · look!G2400
• manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• handχείρcheir · handG5495
• witheredξηρόςxēros · dried up/witheredG3584
• askedἐπερωτάωeperōtaō · to questionG1905
• sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• lawfulἔξεστι, ἐξόνexesti · be permittedG1832
• healθεραπεύωtherapeuō · to serve/healG2323
• sabbathσάββατονsabbaton · SabbathG4521
• accuseκατηγορέωkatēgoreō · to accuseG2723

Cross-references for Matthew 12:10

• 1 Kings 13:4And it came to pass when the king heard the word of the man of God, which he cried against the altar in Bethel, that Jeroboam stretched forth his hand from the altar, saying, Lay hold on him. And his hand which he stretched out against him dried up, so that he could not bring it back again to him.
• Zechariah 11:17Woe to the worthless shepherd that leaveth the flock! The sword shall be upon his arm, and upon his right eye; his arm shall be clean dried up, and his right eye utterly darkened.
• John 5:3In these lay a multitude of sick, blind, lame, withered, [awaiting the moving of the water.
• Matthew 19:3And the Pharisees came to him tempting him, and saying, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?
• Matthew 22:17tell us therefore what thou thinkest: Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?
• Luke 13:14But the ruler of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus healed on the sabbath, answering said to the crowd, There are six days in which [people] ought to work; in these therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day.
• Luke 14:3And Jesus answering spoke unto the doctors of the law and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath?
• Luke 20:22Is it lawful for us to give tribute to Caesar, or not?
• John 5:10The Jews therefore said to the healed [man], It is sabbath, it is not permitted thee to take up thy couch.
• John 9:16Some of the Pharisees therefore said, This man is not of God, for he does not keep the sabbath. Others said, How can a sinful man perform such signs? And there was a division among them.
• Isaiah 32:6for the vile man will speak villainy, and his heart will work iniquity, to practise hypocrisy, and to utter error against Jehovah, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and to cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.
• Isaiah 59:4none calleth for justice, none pleadeth in truthfulness. They trust in vanity, and speak falsehood; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.
• Luke 6:6And it came to pass on another sabbath also that he entered into the synagogue and taught; and there was a man there, and his right hand was withered.
• Luke 11:54watching him, [and seeking] to catch something out of his mouth, [that they might accuse him].
• Luke 23:2And they began to accuse him, saying, We have found this [man] perverting our nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ, a king.
• John 8:6But this they said proving him, that they might have [something] to accuse him [of]. But Jesus, having stooped down, wrote with his finger on the ground.

Commentaries on Matthew 12:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10A man which had his hand withered - Probably through a partial paralysis. The man's hand was withered; but God's mercy had still preserved to him the use of his feet: He uses them to bring him to the public worship of God, and Jesus meets and heals him there. How true is the proverb - It is never so ill with us, but it might be much worse!Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9-13Verses 9-13 The account contained in these verses is recorded also in Mark 3:1-5, and Luke 6:6-10. Matthew 12:10 The very hairs of your head are all numbered - That is, each one has exercised the care and attention of God. He has fixed the number; and, though of small importance, yet he does not think it beneath him to determine how few or how many they shall be. He will therefore take care of you. Matthew 12:12 How much, then, is a man better than a…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-13Verses 9-13 Christ shows that works of mercy are lawful and proper to be done on the Lord's day. There are more ways of doing well upon sabbath days, than by the duties of worship: attending the sick, relieving the poor, helping those who need speedy relief, teaching the young to care for their souls; these are doing good: and these must be done from love and charity, with humility and self-denial, and shall be accepted, Ge 4:7. This, like other cures…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10Is it lawful: Jewish teachers of the law said healing on the Sabbath was allowed only if someone’s life was in danger. Because the person’s life was not in danger, the Pharisees believed that healing was not allowed.Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 12:10

• Accusation, False
• Atrophy
• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles
• Sabbath
• Synagogue
• Technicalities

In the dictionaries

• Adulterous
• Condemn
• Desolation
• Idle
• Judgment
• Restore
• Sabbath
• Sin
• Wither
• Hammoth-Dor

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