Commentaries:
Adam Clarke
The priests - profane the Sabbath - Profane, i.e. put it to what might be called a common use, by slaying and offering up sacrifices, and by doing the services of the temple, as on common days, Exodus 29:38; Numbers 28:9.
Other Adam Clarke entries containing Matthew 12:5:
Matthew 12:7
Luke 6:2
John 6:2
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