Matthew 12:9 — Greek Interlinear

Church Fathers on Matthew 12:9

Because by fair instances He had vindicated His disciples from the charge of breaking the sabbath, the Pharisees seek to bring false accusation against Himself; whence it is said, 'And passing thence, he came into their synagogue.'

For the things that had gone before were said and done in the open air, and after this He entered the synagogue.

It might have been supposed that the matter of the ears of corn, and this cure following had been done on the same day, for it is mentioned to have been the sabbath day in both cases, had not Luke shewn us that they were on different days. So that what Matthew says, 'And when he had passed thence, he came into their synagogue,' is to be taken as that He did not enter into the synagogue till He had passed thence; but whether several days intervened or He went thither straight…