Mat 12:6 | Clarke | STEP | Verse 6 In this place is one greater than the temple - Does not our Lord refer here to ? Compare this with . The Jews esteemed nothing greater than the temple, except that God who was worshipped in it. Christ, by asserting he was greater than the temple, asserts that he was God; and this he does, in still more direct terms, , The Son of man is Lord of the Sabbath - is Institutor and Governor of it. Compare this with (note), and see the notes there.

Matthew 12:6

Verse 6

In this place is one greater than the temple - Does not our Lord refer here to Mal 3:1? Compare this with Heb 3:3. The Jews esteemed nothing greater than the temple, except that God who was worshipped in it. Christ, by asserting he was greater than the temple, asserts that he was God; and this he does, in still more direct terms, Mat 12:8, The Son of man is Lord of the Sabbath - is Institutor and Governor of it. Compare this with Gen 2:3 (note), and see the notes there.