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Matthew 12:14 KJV
Matthew · chapter 12 · verse 14
Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they might destroy him.Matthew 12:14 · King James Version
Matthew 12:14 in context
12How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.
13Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored whole, like as the other.
14Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they might destroy him.
15But when Jesus knew it, he withdrew himself from thence: and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all;
16And charged them that they should not make him known:
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- PhariseespharisaiosA sect that seems to have started after the Jewish exile. In addition to OT books the…G5330 →
- councilsymboulioncounsel, which is given, taken, entered upon, consult, deliberate, a council, an assembly…G4824 →
- againstkatadown from, through out, according to, toward, alongG2596 →
- destroyapollymito destroy, to put out of the way entirely, abolish, put an end to ruin, render useless…G622 →
- heldlambanōto take, to take with the hand, lay hold of, any person or thing in order to use it, to…G2983 →
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As in the midst of Christ's greatest humiliations, there were proofs of his dignity, so in the midst of his greatest honours, he gave proofs of his humility; and when the mighty works he did gave him an opportunity of making a figure, yet he made it appear that he emptied himself, and made himself of no reputation.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 14-21