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Matthew 12:5–6

5 Or have you not read in the Law, that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple 1break the Sabbath and are innocent?

6 But I say to you that something agreater than the temple is here.

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Matthew 12:5–6 — The New International Version (NIV)

Or haven’t you read in the Law that the priests on Sabbath duty in the temple desecrate the Sabbath and yet are innocent? I tell you that something greater than the temple is here.

Matthew 12:5–6 — English Standard Version (ESV)

Or have you not read in the Law how on the Sabbath the priests in the temple profane the Sabbath and are guiltless? I tell you, something greater than the temple is here.

Matthew 12:5–6 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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? But I say unto you, That in this place is one greater than the temple.

Matthew 12:5–6 — New Living Translation (NLT)

And haven’t you read in the law of Moses that the priests on duty in the Temple may work on the Sabbath? I tell you, there is one here who is even greater than the Temple!

Matthew 12:5–6 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

Or have you not read in the law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple profane the Sabbath, and are blameless? Yet I say to you that in this place there is One greater than the temple.

Matthew 12:5–6 — New Century Version (NCV)

And have you not read in the law of Moses that on every Sabbath day the priests in the Temple break this law about the Sabbath day? But the priests are not wrong for doing that. I tell you that there is something here that is greater than the Temple.

Matthew 12:5–6 — American Standard Version (ASV)

Or have ye not read in the law, that on the sabbath day the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are guiltless? But I say unto you, that one greater than the temple is here.

Matthew 12:5–6 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

Or have ye not read in the law that on the sabbaths the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless? But I say unto you, that there is here what is greater than the temple.

Matthew 12:5–6 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Or haven’t you read in Moses’ Teachings that on the day of rest—a holy day, the priests in the temple do things they shouldn’t on the day of rest yet remain innocent? I can guarantee that somethinggreater than the temple is here.

Matthew 12:5–6 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Or haven’t you read in the Law that on Sabbath days the priests in the temple violate the Sabbath and are innocent? But I tell you that something greater than the temple is here!

Matthew 12:5–6 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Or have you not read in the law that on the sabbath the priests in the temple break the sabbath and yet are guiltless? I tell you, something greater than the temple is here.

Matthew 12:5–6 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

Or have you not read in the law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple violate the sanctity of the Sabbath and are guiltless? But I tell you that something greater than the temple is here!

Matthew 12:5–6 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Haven’t you read the Law? It tells how every Sabbath day the priests in the temple have to do their work on that day. But they are not considered guilty.

“I tell you that one who is more important than the temple is here.


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