Matthew 12:5 — King James Version← Study notes
“Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless?”
Matthew 12:5 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Matthew 12:520 words
ἢēor
οὐκouknot
ἀνέγνωτεanegnōteread
ἐνenabout, after, against
τῷtōthe
νόμῳnomōlaw
ὅτιhotithat / because
τοῖςtoisthe
σάββασινsabbasinSabbath
οἱhoithe
ἱερεῖςhiereis(high) priest
ἐνenabout, after, against
τῷtōthe
ἱερῷhierōholy
τὸtothe
σάββατονsabbatonSabbath
βεβηλοῦσινbebēlousinprofane
καὶkaiand / also
ἀναίτιοίanaitioiblameless, guiltless
εἰσινeisinam, have been, is I
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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