Cross references
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?
Matthew 12:5 has 4 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 2 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Numbers 28:9–10 (16 votes) and John 7:22–23 (10 votes). 12 other verses point back to it. It links with 8 other books, from Leviticus 10 to John 9.
Which verses does Matthew 12:5 point to?
Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.
- Numbers 28:9–1016 votes
On the Sabbath day, present two unblemished year-old male lambs, accompanied by a grain offering of two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil, as well as a drink offering. This is the burnt offering for every Sabbath, in addition to the regular burnt offering and its drink offering.
- John 7:22–2310 votes
But because Moses gave you circumcision, you circumcise a boy on the Sabbath (not that it is from Moses, but from the patriarchs.) If a boy can be circumcised on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses will not be broken, why are you angry with Me for making the whole man well on the Sabbath?
- Nehemiah 13:170 votes
Then I rebuked the nobles of Judah and asked, “What is this evil you are doing—profaning the Sabbath day?
- Ezekiel 24:21-8 votes
Tell the house of Israel that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I am about to desecrate My sanctuary, the pride of your power, the desire of your eyes, and the delight of your soul. And the sons and daughters you left behind will fall by the sword.’
Which verses point to Matthew 12:5?
The 10 strongest of 12.