Matthew 12:8
For the Son of man is Lord of the sabbath.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath day.
In Context
9And, going away from thence, he came into their synagogue.
Cross References
Matthew 8:20And Jesus says to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven roosting-places; but the Son of man has not where he may lay his head.
Mark 2:28so that the Son of man is lord of the sabbath also.
Luke 6:5And he said to them, The Son of man is Lord of the sabbath also.
1 Corinthians 9:21to those without law, as without law, (not as without law to God, but as legitimately subject to Christ,) in order that I might gain [those] without law.
Revelation 1:10I became in [the] Spirit on the Lord's day, and I heard behind me a great voice as of a trumpet,
Matthew Henry on Matthew 12:2-14
Christ Vindicates His Disciples. 1 At that time Jesus went on the sabbath day through the corn; and his disciples were an hungred, and began to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat. 2 But when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto him, Behold, thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the sabbath day. 3 But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was an hungred, and they that were with him; 4 How he entered into the house of God, and did eat the showbread, which was not lawful for him… Read the whole commentary →