Matthew 12:2
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Christian Bible partNew Testament
| Matthew 12:2 | |
|---|---|
← 12:1 12:3 → | |
 "Jesus with the Pharisees" by Jacques Callot (1635). | |
| Book | Gospel of Matthew |
| Christian Bible part | New Testament |
Matthew 12:2 is the second verse in the twelfth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament.
In the original Greek according to Westcott-Hort, this verse is:
- Οἱ δὲ Φαρισαῖοι ἰδόντες εἶπον αὐτῷ, Ἰδού, οἱ μαθηταί σου ποιοῦσιν ὃ οὐκ ἔξεστι ποιεῖν ἐν σαββάτῳ.
In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads:
- But when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto him, Behold, thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the sabbath day.
The New International Version translates the passage as:
- When the Pharisees saw this, they said to him, "Look! Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath."
Analysis
The Pharisees were annoyed that the disciples were doing servile work on the Sabbath, even though the act itself was allowed by Deut. 23:25. Spiritually it is said that the disciples were rubbing the ears, purifying them from the outer husks to reach the grain, by meditating on the Scriptures until they found "the inner marrow of love".[1][2]
