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John 12 is the twelfth chapter of the Gospel of John in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It narrates an anointing of Jesus ' feet, attributed to Mary of Bethany , as well as an account of the triumphal entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem . [ 1 ]
In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was an hungred, and they that were with him; The New International Version translates the passage as:
In Matthew's account, the verse starts with "at that time", denoting that the occasion is not time-specific. However, it was the Sabbath which by Exodus 35 :3 was to be kept free from work. The Greek word for the Sabbath day is plural (τοῖς σάββασι, tois sabbasi ) which is a Hebrew expression meaning "one of the Sabbaths".
Matthew 3:1 is the first verse of the third chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament. This verse takes up the narrative some thirty years after Matthew 2:23, beginning the account of Jesus' ministry. This verse introduces the figure of John the Baptist.
In his comments on this verse, Cornelius Cornelii a Lapide refers to a saying attributed to Simeon the Just, in Pirke Aboth, i.e., The sentences of the Fathers, "The world rests upon, and is supported by three things, 1. by the law, 2. by Divine worship, and 3. by mercy." [2]
Augustine: " But it may raise enquiry how Matthew can say that they asked the Lord, Whether it were lawful to heal on the sabbath, seeing Mark and Luke relate that it was the Lord who asked them, Whether it is lawful on the sabbath day to do good or to do evil? (Luke 6:9) It is to be understood then that they first asked the Lord, Is it lawful ...
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