Matthew 12

Matthew 12 is the twelfth chapter in the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament section of the Christian Bible. It continues the narrative about Jesus' ministry in Galileia.

Text

• Originally written in Koine Greek and Hebrew/Aramaic
• Some ancient manuscripts containing this chapter are:
  • Papyrus 21 (3rd century; extant: verses 24-26, 32-33)
  • Papyrus 70 (3rd century; extant: verses 26-27)
  • Codex Vaticanus (~325-350)
  • Codex Sinaiticus (~330-360; complete)
  • Codex Bezae (ca. 400)
  • Codex Washingtonianus (ca. 400)
  • Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus (~450; complete)
  • Codex Purpureus Rossanensis (6th century)
  • Codex Petropolitanus Purpureus (~ 6th century; extant: verses 1-39)
• This chapter is divided into 50 verses.

Structure

This chapter can be grouped (with cross references to other parts of the Bible):

• Matthew 12:1-8 = Lord of the Sabbath (Mark 2:23-28; Luke 6:1-5)
• Matthew 12:9-14 = Healing the man with a withered hand (Mark 3:1-6; Luke 6:6-11)
• Matthew 12:15-21 = The Chosen Servant (Isaiah 53)
• Matthew 12:22-28 = Exorcising the blind and mute man (Mark 3:20-26; Luke 11:14-20)
• Matthew 12:29 = Parable of the strong man (Mark 3:27; Luke 11:21-22)
• Matthew 12:30 = Those not with me are against me (Mark 9)
• Matthew 12:31-32 = Unforgivable sin (Mark 3:28-30;Luke 11:23)
• Matthew 12:33-37 = The Tree and its Fruits (Luke 6:43-45)
• Matthew 12:38-42 = Request for a sign (Luke 11:29-32)
• Matthew 12:43-45 = The Return of the Unclean Spirit (Luke 11:24-26)
• Matthew 12:46-50 = Jesus' true relatives (Mark 3:31-35; Luke 8:19-21)

Cross reference

• Matthew 12:16-21 contains a citation from Isaiah 42:1-4

See also

• Jonah
• Servant songs
• Sheba
• Solomon
• Related Bible parts: Deuteronomy 23, 1 Kings 10, 2 Chronicles 9, Isaiah 42, Isaiah 53, Jonah 1, Matthew 16, Mark 2, Mark 3, Luke 6, Luke 8, Luke 11

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