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3 Commentary from the Church Fathers. 4 References. ... Matthew 12:8 is the eighth verse in the twelfth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament. Content
Matthew 12 is the twelfth chapter in the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament section of the Christian Bible. It continues the narrative about Jesus' ministry in Galilee and introduces controversy over the observance of the Sabbath for the first time.
In Matthew's account, the verse starts with "at that time", denoting that the occasion is not time-specific. However, it was the Sabbath which by Exodus 35 :3 was to be kept free from work. The Greek word for the Sabbath day is plural (τοῖς σάββασι, tois sabbasi ) which is a Hebrew expression meaning "one of the Sabbaths".
The Lord of the Sabbath is an expression describing Jesus which appears in all three Synoptic Gospels: Matthew 12:1–8, [1] Mark 2:23–28 [2] and Luke 6:1–5. [3] These sections each relate an encounter between Jesus, his Apostles and the Pharisees, the first of the four "Sabbath controversies". [4] According to the Gospel of Mark:
3 Commentary from the Church ... Matthew 12:7; ← 12:6. 12:8 → ... Christian Bible part: New Testament: Matthew 12:7 is the seventh verse in the twelfth chapter of ...
Matthew 12:3; ← 12:2. 12:4 → ... Matthew 12:3 is the third verse in the twelfth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament. ... Commentary from the ...
(John 1:26) Or surely that kingdom which both John and the Lord Himself had preached above, Repent ye, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. (Mat. 3:2 4:17.) There is also a third kingdom of the Holy Scripture which shall be taken from the Jews, and be given to a nation that brings forth the fruit thereof."
Jerome: " In the Gospel which the Nazarenes and Ebionites use, and which we have lately translated into Greek out of the Hebrew, and which many regard as the genuine Matthew, this man who has the withered hand is described as a builder, and he makes his prayer in these words, ‘I was a builder, and gained my living by the labour of my hands; I ...