Matthew 12:1

Matthew 12:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)At that time Jesus went on the sabbath day through the corn; and his disciples were an hungred, and began to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat.
• English Standard Version (ESV)At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry, and they began to pluck heads of grain and to eat.
• New King James Version (NKJV)At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. And His disciples were hungry, and began to pluck heads of grain and to eat.
• New Living Translation (NLT)At about that time Jesus was walking through some grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry, so they began breaking off some heads of grain and eating them.

Context of Matthew 12:1

At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick some heads of grain and eat them. 2When the Pharisees saw this, they said to him, “Look! Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath.” 3He answered, “Haven’t you read what David did when he and his companions were hungry?

Matthew 12:1 word by word

Ἐν ἐκείνῳ τῷ καιρῷ ἐπορεύθη ὁ Ἰησοῦς τοῖς σάββασιν διὰ τῶν σπορίμων· οἱ δὲ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ ἐπείνασαν καὶ ἤρξαντο τίλλειν στάχυας καὶ ἐσθίειν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Atἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• thatἐκεῖνοςekeinos · thatG1565
• timeὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• timeκαιρόςkairos · time/right timeG2540
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• went onπορεύωporeuomai · to travelG4198
• the sabbath dayσάββατονsabbaton · SabbathG4521
• throughδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• the cornσπόριμοςsporimos · grainfieldG4702
• andδέde · thenG1161
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• disciplesμαθητήςmathētēs · discipleG3101
• were an hungredπεινάωpeinaō · to hungerG3983
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• beganἄρχομαιarchomai · to rule/beginG756
• to pluckτίλλωtillō · to pluckG5089
• the ears of cornστάχυςstachus · head of grainG4719
• to eatἐσθίωesthiō · to eatG2068

Cross-references for Matthew 12:1

• Mark 2:23One Sabbath Jesus was going through the grainfields, and as his disciples walked along, they began to pick some heads of grain.
• Luke 6:1One Sabbath Jesus was going through the grainfields, and his disciples began to pick some heads of grain, rub them in their hands and eat the kernels.
• Deuteronomy 23:25If you enter your neighbor’s grainfield, you may pick kernels with your hands, but you must not put a sickle to their standing grain.

Commentaries on Matthew 12:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1At that time Jesus went on the Sabbath-day through the corn - "The time is determined by Luke in these words, , that is, on the Sabbath from the second-first. "Provision was made by the Divine law that the sheaf of first-fruits should be offered on the second day of the pass-over week, Leviticus 23:10, Leviticus 23:11. On the morrow after the Sabbath, the priest shall shake (or wave) it. Not on the morrow after the ordinary Sabbath of the week, but the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Matthew 12:1-8. The account contained in these verses is also recorded in Mark 2:23-28, and Luke 6:1-5. At that time - Luke Luke 6:1 fixes the time more particularly. He says that it was “the second Sabbath after the first.” To understand this, it is proper to remark that the “Passover” was observed during the month “Abib,” or Nisan, answering to the latter part of March and the first of April. The feast was held seven days, commencing on the fourteenth…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Jesus defends his disciples for plucking corn on the sabbath day. (1-8) Jesus heals a man with a withered hand on the sabbath. (9-13) The malice of the Pharisees. (14-21) Jesus heals a demoniac. (22-30) Blasphemy of the Pharisees. (31-32) Evil words proceed from an evil heart. (33-37) The scribes and Pharisees reproved for seeking a sign. (38-45) The disciples of Christ are his nearest relations. (46-50) Verses 1-8 Being in the corn-fields, the disciples…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1The Sabbath was the seventh day of the week. God intended it to be a day of complete rest according to Old Testament laws (Genesis 2:2–3; Exodus 20:8–11). Christ fulfills the Sabbath (compare Hebrews 4:1–11).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-8The season of the year when this occurred is determined by the event itself. Ripe corn ears are found in the fields only just before harvest. The barley harvest seems clearly intended here, at the close of our March and beginning of our April. It coincided with the Passover season, as the wheat harvest with Pentecost. But in Luke (Lu 6:1) we have a still more definite note of time, if we could be certain of the meaning of the peculiar term which he…Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 12:1

• Agriculture
• Corn
• Jesus, the Christ
• Sabbath
• Tradition

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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