Bible verse

Matthew 12:8

For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”

Matthew 12:8 · BSB

Matthew 12:8 in context

The verses around it, from Matthew 12.

4 He entered the house of God, and he and his companions ate the consecrated bread, which was not lawful for them to eat, but only for the priests.

5 Or haven’t you read in the Law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple break the Sabbath and yet are innocent?

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

7 If only you had known the meaning of ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the innocent.

8 For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”

9 Moving on from there, Jesus entered their synagogue,

10 and a man with a withered hand was there. In order to accuse Jesus, they asked Him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”

11 He replied, “If one of you has a sheep and it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will he not take hold of it and lift it out?

12 How much more valuable is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”

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Matthew 12:8 in other translations

KJV

For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath day.

ASV

For the Son of man is lord of the sabbath.

ERV

For the Son of man is lord of the sabbath.

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