and it: Luke 13:13; Acts 3:7-8
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Matthew 12:13
Matthew 12:13
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commandment concerning the sabbath-day, and vindicating it from some
superstitious notions advanced by the Jewish teachers; showing that…Matthew 12 — OverviewMatthew 12 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeMatthew 12:1, Christ reproves the blindness of the Pharisees concerning the breach of the sabbath, Matthew 12:3, by scripture, Matthew 12:9, by reason, Matthew 12:13. and by a miracle; Matthew 12:22, He heals a man…Matthew 12:1-13Matthew 12:1-13 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThe Jewish teachers had corrupted many of the commandments, by
interpreting them more loosely than they were intended; a mistake which
Christ discovered and rectified (ch. v.) in his sermon on the mount:
but…Matthew 12:1-13Matthew 12:1-13 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe sabbath.
Six times was our Lord, either directly or through his disciples, charged with sabbath-breaking. In considering the manner in which he met the accusation, we must bear in mind that he was in a different…Matthew 12:1-14Matthew 12:1-14 · The Pulpit CommentaryChrist the Lord of the sabbath.
I. NECESSARY WORK MAY BE DONE ON THE SABBATH.
1. The accusation of the Pharisees. The Lord's disciples were hungry; they gathered the ears of corn. This was allowed by the Law…Matthew 12:1-45Matthew 12:1-45 · The Pulpit Commentary(1) Opposition from his enemies.
(a) Conscious and wilful opposition (Matthew 12:1-37).
( α) As regards the sabbath (Matthew 12:1-14).
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