Commentaries:
People's Commentary (NT)
Matthew 12:5 The priests . . . profane the sabbath. The Sabbath was the busiest day of the week for the priests in the temple service. In this they rightly broke the ordinary Sabbath law, because the temple service set aside the law. Compare John 7:22.
Other People's Commentary (NT) entries containing Matthew 12:5:
Matthew 12:5
Mark 2:23
Luke 6:1-5
Luke 6:6-11
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