Matthew 12:14
And the Pharisees went out and held a consultation against him, that they might destroy him.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they might destroy him.
In Context
Cross References
Matthew 27:1And when it was morning, the chief priests and the elders of the people held a council against Jesus, how they might put him to death.
Luke 6:11And they were filled with envy; and they conferred one with another, what they should do to Jesus.
John 10:39And again they sought to lay hold of him; but he escaped out of their hands;
John 11:57And the chief priests and the Pharisees had commanded that if any one knew where he was, he should make it known to them, that they might take him.
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 →