Matthew 12 Verse References

Each verse below shows all confession links that cite it, including citations where the verse appears inside a larger grouped reference.

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Matthew 12:1

At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick the heads of grain and eat them.

2 confession links from 1 scripture reference
- LBCF London Baptist Confession of Faith (1689) Chapter 22 , paragraph 8 : Of Religious Worship And The Sabbath Day
- WCF Westminster Confession of Faith (1646) Chapter 21 , paragraph 8 : Of Religious Worship and the Sabbath Day
Matthew 12:2

When the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, "Look, Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath."

2 confession links from 1 scripture reference
- LBCF London Baptist Confession of Faith (1689) Chapter 22 , paragraph 8 : Of Religious Worship And The Sabbath Day
- WCF Westminster Confession of Faith (1646) Chapter 21 , paragraph 8 : Of Religious Worship and the Sabbath Day
Matthew 12:3

Jesus replied, "Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry?

2 confession links from 1 scripture reference
- LBCF London Baptist Confession of Faith (1689) Chapter 22 , paragraph 8 : Of Religious Worship And The Sabbath Day
- WCF Westminster Confession of Faith (1646) Chapter 21 , paragraph 8 : Of Religious Worship and the Sabbath Day
Matthew 12:4

He entered the house of God, and he and his companions ate the consecrated bread, which was not lawful for them to eat, but only for the priests.

2 confession links from 1 scripture reference
- LBCF London Baptist Confession of Faith (1689) Chapter 22 , paragraph 8 : Of Religious Worship And The Sabbath Day
- WCF Westminster Confession of Faith (1646) Chapter 21 , paragraph 8 : Of Religious Worship and the Sabbath Day
Matthew 12:5

Or haven't you read in the Law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple break the Sabbath and yet are innocent?

2 confession links from 1 scripture reference
- LBCF London Baptist Confession of Faith (1689) Chapter 22 , paragraph 8 : Of Religious Worship And The Sabbath Day
- WCF Westminster Confession of Faith (1646) Chapter 21 , paragraph 8 : Of Religious Worship and the Sabbath Day
Matthew 12:6

But I tell you that something greater than the temple is here.

2 confession links from 1 scripture reference
- LBCF London Baptist Confession of Faith (1689) Chapter 22 , paragraph 8 : Of Religious Worship And The Sabbath Day
- WCF Westminster Confession of Faith (1646) Chapter 21 , paragraph 8 : Of Religious Worship and the Sabbath Day
Matthew 12:7

If only you had known the meaning of 'I desire mercy, not sacrifice,' you would not have condemned the innocent.

2 confession links from 1 scripture reference
- LBCF London Baptist Confession of Faith (1689) Chapter 22 , paragraph 8 : Of Religious Worship And The Sabbath Day
- WCF Westminster Confession of Faith (1646) Chapter 21 , paragraph 8 : Of Religious Worship and the Sabbath Day
Matthew 12:8

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

2 confession links from 1 scripture reference
- LBCF London Baptist Confession of Faith (1689) Chapter 22 , paragraph 8 : Of Religious Worship And The Sabbath Day
- WCF Westminster Confession of Faith (1646) Chapter 21 , paragraph 8 : Of Religious Worship and the Sabbath Day
Matthew 12:9

Moving on from there, Jesus entered their synagogue,

2 confession links from 1 scripture reference
- LBCF London Baptist Confession of Faith (1689) Chapter 22 , paragraph 8 : Of Religious Worship And The Sabbath Day
- WCF Westminster Confession of Faith (1646) Chapter 21 , paragraph 8 : Of Religious Worship and the Sabbath Day
Matthew 12:10

and a man with a withered hand was there. In order to accuse Jesus, they asked Him, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?"

2 confession links from 1 scripture reference
- LBCF London Baptist Confession of Faith (1689) Chapter 22 , paragraph 8 : Of Religious Worship And The Sabbath Day
- WCF Westminster Confession of Faith (1646) Chapter 21 , paragraph 8 : Of Religious Worship and the Sabbath Day
Matthew 12:11

He replied, "If one of you has a sheep and it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will he not take hold of it and lift it out?

2 confession links from 1 scripture reference
- LBCF London Baptist Confession of Faith (1689) Chapter 22 , paragraph 8 : Of Religious Worship And The Sabbath Day
- WCF Westminster Confession of Faith (1646) Chapter 21 , paragraph 8 : Of Religious Worship and the Sabbath Day
Matthew 12:12

How much more valuable is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath."

2 confession links from 1 scripture reference
- LBCF London Baptist Confession of Faith (1689) Chapter 22 , paragraph 8 : Of Religious Worship And The Sabbath Day
- WCF Westminster Confession of Faith (1646) Chapter 21 , paragraph 8 : Of Religious Worship and the Sabbath Day
Matthew 12:13

Then Jesus said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." So he stretched it out, and it was restored to full use, just like the other.

2 confession links from 1 scripture reference
- LBCF London Baptist Confession of Faith (1689) Chapter 22 , paragraph 8 : Of Religious Worship And The Sabbath Day
- WCF Westminster Confession of Faith (1646) Chapter 21 , paragraph 8 : Of Religious Worship and the Sabbath Day
Matthew 12:25

Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand.

1 confession link from 1 scripture reference
- WCF Westminster Confession of Faith (1646) Chapter 20 , paragraph 4 : Of Christian Liberty, and Liberty of Conscience
Matthew 12:28

But if I drive out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.

1 confession link from 1 scripture reference
- BC Belgic Confession Article 8 : God is One in Essence, Yet Distinguished in Three Persons
Matthew 12:30

He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters.

1 confession link from 1 scripture reference
- BC Belgic Confession Article 28 : Every One is Bound to Join Himself to the True Church
Matthew 12:33

Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad; for a tree is known by its fruit.

2 confession links from 1 scripture reference
- 2HC Second Helvetic Confession Chapter 8 , paragraph 2 : Of Man's Fall, Sin and the Cause of Sin
- 2HC Second Helvetic Confession Chapter 16 , paragraph 8 : Of Faith and Good Works, and of Their Reward, and of Man's Merit
Matthew 12:36

But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken.

4 confession links from 2 scripture references
Matthew 12:37

For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned."

1 confession link from 1 scripture reference
- WCF Westminster Confession of Faith (1646) Chapter 33 , paragraph 1 : Of the Last Judgment