Matthew 12:5 - Forerunner Commentary

Matthew 12:5

3 But He said to them, “Have you not read ^awhat David did when he was hungry, he and those who were with him:

4 how he entered the house of God and ate ^athe showbread which was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those who were with him, ^bbut only for the priests?

5 Or have you not read in the ^alaw that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple¹ profane the Sabbath, and are blameless?

6 Yet I say to you that in this place there is ^aOne greater than the temple.

7 But if you had known what this means, ^a‘I desire mercy and not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the guiltless.

8 For the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.”

Healing on the Sabbath

9 ^aNow when He had departed from there, He went into their synagogue.

10 And behold, there was a man who had a withered hand. And they asked Him, saying, ^a“Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”—that they might accuse Him.

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Topical Studies for Matthew 12:5:

Law {Forerunner Commentary}
Law {Nave's Topical Bible}

On {Nave's Topical Bible}

Sabbath {Forerunner Commentary}
Sabbath {Nave's Topical Bible}

Temple {Forerunner Commentary}
Temple {Nave's Topical Bible}

Priests {Torrey's Topical Textbook}

Profane {Forerunner Commentary}

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