Matthew 12:8 Cross References - Mace

⁸ for the sabbath is subservient to men.

²⁰ Jesus replyed, the foxes have kennels, and the birds of the air have nests; but the son of man hath not where to lay his head.

⁶ only it was fit you should know that the son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins: arise, then, said he, to the paralytic, take up thy bed, and march home.

²⁸ therefore the son of man has a power of dispensing with the law of the sabbath.

⁴ Moses and Elias likewise appear'd, and were in conference with Jesus. ⁵ then Peter thus address'd himself to Jesus, master, it is proper for us to be here: let us make therefore three tabernacles, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elias. ⁶ for he knew not what he said, they were all so frightned. ⁷ then a cloud surrounded them, and a voice from the cloud, said, "this is my beloved son, hear him."

⁵ the son of man, said he, may dispense even with the sabbath.

¹⁷ But Jesus answered them, my father works without intermission, and so do I. ¹⁸ therefore the Jews were the more eager to kill him, because he had not only violated the sabbath, but likewise, because he had said that God was his proper father, making himself equal with God. ¹⁹ upon which Jesus said to them, verily, verily I say unto you, the son can do nothing of himself, except he sees the father do it: for whatever he doth, that the son does likewise. ²⁰ for the father loveth the son, and sheweth him all that he himself doth: and he will shew him greater works than these, so that you will be surprized. ²¹ for as the father raiseth up the dead, and restores them to life: even so the son gives life to whom he will. ²² besides, the father judgeth no man; but hath committed the full power of judging unto the son: ²³ that all men should honour the son, even as they honour the father. he that honoureth not the son, honoureth not the father who hath sent him.

²¹ to those who are without the law, as without that law, (not as being under no law to God, but as under the law to Christ) that I might gain those who are without the law.

² every sabbath-day let every one of you set apart something of what he has happily gain'd, for the common treasury, that there may be no collection when I come.

¹⁰ there I was in an exstacy on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a loud voice, like the sound of a trumpet,