Matthew 12:5
Matthew · New Testament · Chapter 12
“Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless?”Matthew 12:5
What Does Matthew 12:5 Mean?
Matthew 12:5 is found in the book of Matthew, chapter 12, verse 5 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 8 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Work & Rest.
Cross-References (8)
These passages are connected to Matthew 12:5 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Numbers 28:9“And on the sabbath day two lambs of the first year without spot, and two tenth deals of flour for a meat offering, mingled with oil, and the drink offering thereof:”Matthew 9:13“But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”John 7:22“Moses therefore gave unto you circumcision; (not because it is of Moses, but of the fathers;) and ye on the sabbath day circumcise a man.”Matthew 12:3“But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was an hungred, and they that were with him;”John 7:23“If a man on the sabbath day receive circumcision, that the law of Moses should not be broken; are ye angry at me, because I have made a man every whit whole on the sabbath day?”John 5:18“Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.”Nehemiah 13:17“Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said unto them, What evil thing is this that ye do, and profane the sabbath day?”Ezekiel 24:21“Speak unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the excellency of your strength, the desire of your eyes, and that which your soul pitieth; and your sons and your daughters whom ye have left shall fall by the sword.”
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