Matthew 12:8
For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath day.
In Context
9Moving on from there, Jesus entered their synagogue,
Cross References
Matthew 8:20Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”
Mark 2:28Therefore, the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.”
Luke 6:5Then Jesus declared, “The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”
1 Corinthians 9:21To those without the law I became like one without the law (though I am not outside the law of God but am under the law of Christ), to win those without the law.
Revelation 1:10On the Lord’s day I was in the Spirit, and I heard behind me a loud voice like 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 →