Mateo 12:9

9 Jesús sana en el día de descanso
Luego Jesús entró en la sinagoga de ellos,

Mateo 12:9 Meaning and Commentary

Matthew 12:9

And when he was departed thence
From the corn fields, where the disciples had plucked the ears of corn, and this conversation passed between Christ and the Pharisees about the violation of the sabbath, he went into their synagogue; not on the same sabbath day, as one might be led to conclude from the account of this evangelist, but on another sabbath, as Luke expresses it, ( Luke 6:6 ) . He might indeed directly go into one of their synagogues the same day, where he and his disciples seem to have been going, and stay in the city the week following; and then, as it is said in ( Mark 3:1 ) he entered again into the synagogue; not being afraid of the Pharisees, who sought an advantage against him; nor deterred by them from doing good to men; and willing to take another opportunity of exposing their ignorance and malice.

Mateo 12:9 In-Context

7 Ustedes no habrían condenado a mis discípulos —quienes son inocentes— si conocieran el significado de la Escritura que dice: “Quiero que tengan compasión, no que ofrezcan sacrificios”
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8 Pues el Hijo del Hombre
es Señor,
¡incluso del día de descanso!

9 Jesús sana en el día de descanso
Luego Jesús entró en la sinagoga de ellos,

10 y allí vio a un hombre que tenía una mano deforme. Los fariseos le preguntaron a Jesús:
—¿Permite la ley que una persona trabaje sanando en el día de descanso?
(Esperaban que él dijera que sí para poder levantar cargos en su contra).

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