Matthew 12:6
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?
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.”
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- But I tell you that something greater than the temple is here.
- KJV
- But I say unto you, That in this place is one greater than the temple.
- WEB
- But I tell you that one greater than the temple is here.
- ASV
- But I say unto you, that one greater than the temple is here.
- DARBY
- But I say unto you, that there is here what is greater than the temple.
- BLB
- But I say to you⁺ that a greater One than the temple is here.
- ÅB
- Men jeg sier dere at her er en som er større enn templet.
- OTB
- Men jeg sier dere: her er det noe større enn tempelet.
- B1930
- Men jeg sier eder at her er det som er større enn templet.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 12:41–42
The men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now One greater than Jonah is here.
Read in context2 Chronicles 6:18
But will God indeed dwell with man upon the earth? Even heaven, the highest heaven, cannot contain You, much less this temple I have built.
Read in context1 Peter 2:4–5
As you come to Him, the living stone, rejected by men but chosen and precious in God’s sight,
Read in contextMalachi 3:1
“Behold, I will send My messenger, who will prepare the way before Me. Then the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to His temple—the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight—see, He is coming,” says the LORD of Hosts.
Read in contextHaggai 2:7–9
I will shake all the nations, and they will come with all their treasures, and I will fill this house with glory, says the LORD of Hosts.
Read in contextJohn 2:19–21
Jesus answered, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up again.”
Read in contextEphesians 2:20–22
built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone.
Read in contextMatthew 23:17–21
You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes it sacred?
Read in context