Matthew 12:8
"you would not have condemned the guiltless. For the Son of man is Lord of the Sabbath."
Montgomery New Testament
In The King James Version
For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath day.
In Context
7"And if you knew what this means, "It is mercy I desire, not sacrifice,
9As he passed along he went into their synagogue, and there he saw a man with a withered hand.
Cross References
Matthew 8:20"Foxes have their holes," answered Jesus, "and wild birds their roosting-places, but the Son of man has not where to lay his head."
Mark 2:28so the Son of man is Master even of the Sabbath."
Luke 6:5"THE SON OF MAN," he told them, "IS LORD EVEN OVER THE SABBATH."
1 Corinthians 9:21to those outside the Law, as one outside the Law, to win those outside the Law (though I am not outside the law of God, but inside the law of Christ).
Revelation 1:10I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and I heard a loud voice behind me, 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 →