Matthew 12:6-9

12:6 I ¹  tell you that something greater than the temple is here. 12:7 If ²  you had known what this means: ‘I want mercy and not sacrifice,’ ³  you would not have condemned the innocent. 12:8 For the Son of Man is lord ⁴  of the Sabbath.”

12:9 Then ⁵  Jesus ⁶  left that place and entered their synagogue. ⁷ 

¹ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

² tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

³ sn A quotation from Hos 6:6 (see also Matt 9:13).

³ tn The term “lord” is in emphatic position in the Greek text.

⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

⁵ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁶ sn See the note on synagogues in 4:23.