Matthew 12:8

Matthew 12:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath day.
• New International Version (NIV)For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)For the Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath."
• New King James Version (NKJV)For the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.”

Context of Matthew 12:8

6I tell you, there is one here who is even greater than the Temple! 7But you would not have condemned my innocent disciples if you knew the meaning of this Scripture: ‘I want you to show mercy, not offer sacrifices.’ For the Son of Man is Lord, even over the Sabbath!” 9Then Jesus went over to their synagogue, 10where he noticed a man with a deformed hand. The Pharisees asked Jesus, “Does the law permit a person to work by healing on the Sabbath?” (They were hoping he would say yes, so they could bring charges against him.)

Matthew 12:8 word by word

κύριος γάρ ἐστιν τοῦ σαββάτου ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• the Sonὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the Sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• of manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: masterG2962
• evenκαίkai · andG2532
• of the sabbath dayσάββατονsabbaton · SabbathG4521

Cross-references for Matthew 12:8

• Matthew 9:6So I will prove to you that the Son of Man has the authority on earth to forgive sins.” Then Jesus turned to the paralyzed man and said, “Stand up, pick up your mat, and go home!”
• Mark 2:28So the Son of Man is Lord, even over the Sabbath!”
• Mark 9:4Then Elijah and Moses appeared and began talking with Jesus.
• Luke 6:5And Jesus added, “The Son of Man is Lord, even over the Sabbath.”
• John 5:17But Jesus replied, “My Father is always working, and so am I.”
• 1 Corinthians 9:21When I am with the Gentiles who do not follow the Jewish law, I too live apart from that law so I can bring them to Christ. But I do not ignore the law of God; I obey the law of Christ.
• 1 Corinthians 16:2On the first day of each week, you should each put aside a portion of the money you have earned. Don’t wait until I get there and then try to collect it all at once.
• Revelation 1:10It was the Lord’s Day, and I was worshiping in the Spirit. Suddenly, I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet blast.

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

Topics related to Matthew 12:8

• Accusation, False
• Church
• Jesus, the Christ
• Pharisees
• Sabbath
• Tradition

In the dictionaries

• Son of man
• Adulterous
• Condemn
• Desolation
• Idle
• Judgment
• Restore
• Sin
• Wither
• Ablution

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