Matthew 12:8

For the Son of man, is lord of the sabbath.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath day.

In Context

7And if ye had known what that is, I desire mercy, and not sacrifice; ye would not have criminated them who are without fault.

9And Jesus went from there, and came to their synagogue.

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Cross References

Matthew 8:20Jesus said to him, For foxes there are holes, and for the birds of heaven there are nests; but for the Son of man, there is not where he may recline his head.

Mark 2:28Therefore also the Son of man is lord of the sabbath.

Luke 6:5And he said to them: The Son of man is lord of the sabbath.

1 Corinthians 9:21and to those who have not the law, I was as without the law, (although I am not without law to God, but under the law of the Messiah,) that I might gain them that are without the law.

Revelation 1:10I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day; and I heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet, which said:

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 →

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