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Text -- Matthew 12:1-19 (NET)
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Lord of the Sabbath
12:1 At that time Jesus went through the grain fields on a Sabbath . His disciples were hungry , and they began to pick heads of wheat and eat them.
12:2 But when the Pharisees saw this they said to him , “Look , your disciples are doing what is against the law to do on the Sabbath .”
12:3 He said to them , “Haven’t you read what David did when he and his companions were hungry –
12:4 how he entered the house of God and they ate the sacred bread , which was against the law for him or his companions to eat , but only for the priests ?
12:5 Or have you not read in the law that the priests in the temple desecrate the Sabbath and yet are not guilty ?
12:6 I tell you that something greater than the temple is here .
12:7 If you had known what this means : ‘I want mercy and not sacrifice ,’ you would not have condemned the innocent .
12:8 For the Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath .”
12:9 Then Jesus left that place and entered their synagogue .
12:10 A man was there who had a withered hand . And they asked Jesus , “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath ?” so that they could accuse him .
12:11 He said to them , “Would not any one of you , if he had one sheep that fell into a pit on the Sabbath , take hold of it and lift it out ?
12:12 How much more valuable is a person than a sheep ! So it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath .”
12:13 Then he said to the man , “Stretch out your hand .” He stretched it out and it was restored , as healthy as the other .
12:14 But the Pharisees went out and plotted against him , as to how they could assassinate him .
God’s Special Servant
12:15 Now when Jesus learned of this, he went away from there . Great crowds followed him , and he healed them all .
12:16 But he sternly warned them not to make him known .
12:17 This fulfilled what was spoken by Isaiah the prophet :
12:18 “Here is my servant whom I have chosen , the one I love , in whom I take great delight . I will put my Spirit on him , and he will proclaim justice to the nations .
12:19 He will not quarrel or cry out , nor will anyone hear his voice in the streets .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Sabbath |
Pharisees |
Matthew, Gospel according to |
Jesus, The Christ |
JESUS CHRIST, 4C1 |
Accusation, False |
LAW IN THE NEW TESTAMENT |
Tradition |
Synagogue |
Ecclesiasticism |
Miracles |
PALSY |
Gentiles |
Agriculture |
Quotations and Allusions |
Prudence |
Prophecy |
David |
Church |
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NET Notes -> Mat 12:1; Mat 12:1; Mat 12:2; Mat 12:3; Mat 12:4; Mat 12:4; Mat 12:4; Mat 12:4; Mat 12:4; Mat 12:6; Mat 12:7; Mat 12:7; Mat 12:8; Mat 12:8; Mat 12:9; Mat 12:9; Mat 12:9; Mat 12:10; Mat 12:10; Mat 12:10; Mat 12:10; Mat 12:13; Mat 12:14; Mat 12:15; Mat 12:15; Mat 12:17; Mat 12:18; Mat 12:18
NET Notes: Mat 12:1 Or “heads of grain.” While the generic term στάχυς (stacus) can refer to the cluster of seeds at the top of ...
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NET Notes: Mat 12:8 A second point in Jesus’ defense of his disciples’ actions was that his authority as Son of Man also allowed it, since as Son of Man he wa...
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NET Notes: Mat 12:10 The background for this is the view that only if life was endangered should one attempt to heal on the Sabbath (see the Mishnah, m. Shabbat 6.3; 12.1;...
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NET Notes: Mat 12:13 The passive was restored points to healing by God. Now the question became: Would God exercise his power through Jesus, if what Jesus was doing were w...
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NET Notes: Mat 12:15 א B pc lat read only πολλοί (polloi, “many”) here, the first hand of N reads ὄχλο...
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NET Notes: Mat 12:17 Grk “so that what was said by Isaiah the prophet would be fulfilled, saying.” This final clause, however, is part of one sentence in Greek...
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