Matthew 12:8

World English Bible

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

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Matthew 12:8 in other translations

For the Son of man is lord of the sabbath.

Matthew 12:8 · American Standard Version

Matthew 12:8 in context

  1. 6But I tell you that one greater than the temple is here.
  2. 7But if you had known what this means, ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,’ you wouldn’t have condemned the guiltless.
  3. 8For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”
  4. 9He departed from there, and went into their synagogue.
  5. 10And behold there was a man with a withered hand. They asked him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath day?” that they might accuse him.