Matthew 12:8

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

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“For the Son of man is lord of the sabbath.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“for the son of man is lord even of the sabbath.'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Matthew 12:8 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Matthew 8:20Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”
  2. Matthew 9:6But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins...” Then He said to the paralytic, “Get up, pick up your mat, and go home.”
  3. Mark 2:28Therefore, the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.”
  4. Mark 9:4And Elijah and Moses appeared before them, talking with Jesus.
  5. Luke 6:5Then Jesus declared, “The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”
  6. John 5:17But Jesus answered them, “To this very day My Father is at His work, and I too am working.”
  7. 1 Corinthians 9:21To those without the law I became like one without the law (though I am not outside the law of God but am under the law of Christ), to win those without the law.
  8. 1 Corinthians 16:2On the first day of every week, each of you should set aside a portion of his income, saving it up, so that when I come no collections will be needed.
  9. Revelation 1:10On the Lord’s day I was in the Spirit, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet,

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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