Matthew 12:6 - Forerunner Commentary

Matthew 12:6

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.

11 Then He said to them, “What man is there among you who has one sheep, and if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will not lay hold of it and lift it out?

12 Of how much more value then is a man than a sheep? Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”

13 Then He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” And he stretched it out, and it was restored as whole as the other.

14 Then ^athe Pharisees went out and plotted against Him, how they might destroy Him.

Behold, My Servant

15 But when Jesus knew it, ^aHe withdrew from there. ^bAnd great multitudes followed Him, and He healed them all.

Verse Comparison: Matthew 12:6

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American Standard Version
But I say unto you, that one greater than the temple is here.

Amplified® Bible
But I tell you, Something greater {and} more exalted {and} more majestic than the temple is here!

Contemporary English Version
I tell you that there is something here greater than the temple.

Darby English Version
But I say unto you, that there is here what is greater than the temple.

Good News Bible
I tell you that there is something here greater than the Temple.

International Standard Version
But I tell you, something greater than the temple is here!

King James Version
But I say unto you, That in this place is one greater than the temple.

New American Standard Bible
"But I say to you that something greater than the temple is here.

New International Version
I tell you that one greater than the temple is here.

New King James Version
Yet I say to you that in this place there is One greater than the temple.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"But I say to you that something greater than the temple stands before you.

Revised Standard Version
I tell you, something greater than the temple is here.

Young's Literal Translation
and I say to you, that a greater than the temple is here;

New English Translation
I¹ tell you that something greater than the temple is here.

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