Mat 12:5-6 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Matt 12:5-6: 12:5-6 Priests worked on the Sabbath (Lev 24:8-9 ; Num 28:9-10 ), and this was not offensive to Pharisees. If the priests’ work for the Temple on the Sabbath is allowed, then certainly Jesus can do the same because he is greater than the Temple (see Matt 4:23 ; 9:35 ; 11:2-6 , 20-30 ).

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bLev 24:8-9►

cNum 28:9-10►

dMatt 4:23►

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‏ Matthew 12:5-6

Summary for Matt 12:5-6: 12:5-6 ^a Priests worked on the Sabbath (Lev 24:8-9 ^b; Num 28:9-10 ^c), and this was not offensive to Pharisees. If the priests’ work for the Temple on the Sabbath is allowed, then certainly Jesus can do the same because he is greater than the Temple (see Matt 4:23 ^d; 9:35 ^e; 11:2-6 ^f, 20-30 ^g).