Matthew 12:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 12:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 12:5 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blam..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 12:5 — KJV
“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 (KJV)
Matthew 12:5 in Context — About the Book of Matthew
Matthew presents Jesus as the promised King — Israel's Messiah who fulfils the prophets line by line. It preserves the Sermon on the Mount, the Lord's Prayer, and the Great Commission. Five great teaching blocks make it the church's first discipleship manual.
Cross-References for Matthew 12:5
“How he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high priest, and did eat the shewbread, which is not lawful to eat but for the priests, and gave also to them which were with him?”
Shares key themes with Matthew 12:5: read, law, how
“Her priests have violated my law, and have profaned mine holy things: they have put no difference between the holy and profane, neither have they shewed difference between the unclean and the clean, and have hid their eyes from my sabbaths, and I am profaned among them. violated: Heb. offered violence to”
Shares key themes with Matthew 12:5: law, sabbath, priests
“After two days was the feast of the passover, and of unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him by craft, and put him to death.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 12:5: read, how, days
“How he went into the house of God, and did take and eat the shewbread, and gave also to them that were with him; which it is not lawful to eat but for the priests alone?”
Shares key themes with Matthew 12:5: read, law, how
“How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 12:5: law, how, sabbath
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