Matthew 12:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“But I say unto you, That in this place is one greater than the temple.”

Matthew 12:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Matthew 12:6 in 6 Bible Translations

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Matthew 12:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“But I tell you that one greater than the temple is here.”

Matthew 12:6 — World English Bible

Matthew 12:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“But I say unto you, that one greater than the temple is here. ”

Matthew 12:6 — American Standard Version

Matthew 12:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and I say to you, that a greater than the temple is here;”

Matthew 12:6 — Young's Literal Translation

Matthew 12:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“But I say unto you, that there is here what is greater than the temple. ”

Matthew 12:6 — Darby Translation

Matthew 12:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“But I say vnto you, that here is one greater then the Temple.”

Matthew 12:6 — Geneva Bible

Matthew 12:6 in Context — Matthew 12

4 How he entered into the house of God, and did eat the shewbread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them which were with him, but only for the priests?

5 Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless?

6 But I say unto you, That in this place is one greater than the temple.

7 But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.

8 For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath day.

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What Does Matthew 12:6 Mean?

Matthew 12:6 is a verse from the Book of Matthew, part of the New Testament. It appears in Matthew chapter 12. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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