Matthew 12:5

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Haven't you read in the Law of Moses that the priests are allowed to work in the temple on the Sabbath? But no one says that they are guilty of breaking the law of the Sabbath.

Cross References

Nehemiah 13:17

I got angry and said to the leaders of Judah, “This evil you are doing is an insult to the Sabbath!

Ezekiel 24:21

he is ready to destroy the temple in which you take such pride and which makes you feel so safe. Your children who now live in Jerusalem will be killed.

Leviticus 24:8

Aaron must lay fresh loaves on the table each Sabbath, and priests in all generations must continue this practice as part of Israel's agreement with me.

Matthew 12:4

He went into the house of God, and then they ate the sacred loaves of bread that only priests are supposed to eat.

Matthew 12:6

I tell you that there is something here greater than the temple.