6I tell you that one greater than the temple is here.


In Context

3 He answered, "Haven't you read what David did when he and his companions were hungry?

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

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

6 I tell you that one greater than the temple is here.

7 If you had known what these words mean, 'I desire mercy, not sacrifice,' you would not have condemned the innocent.

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

Matthew 12:6 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:6But I say unto you, That in this place is [one] greater than the temple.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

12:6But I tell you that there is here a greater than the temple.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

12:6But I say unto you, that one greater than the temple is here.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:6But I say unto you, that there is here what is greater than the temple.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

12:6But I say unto you, that one greater than the temple is here.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:6But I say to you, that in this place is one greater than the temple.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:6But I tell you that one greater than the temple is here.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

12:6and I say to you, that a greater than the temple is here;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:6But I say to you, That in this place is one greater than the temple.