Matthew 12:5
Modern Translations
New International Version
Or haven't you read in the Law that the priests on Sabbath duty in the temple desecrate the Sabbath and yet are innocent?

New Living Translation
And haven’t you read in the law of Moses that the priests on duty in the Temple may work on the Sabbath?

English Standard Version
Or have you not read in the Law how on the Sabbath the priests in the temple profane the Sabbath and are guiltless?

Berean Study Bible
Or haven’t you read in the Law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple break the Sabbath and yet are innocent?

New American Standard Bible
Or have you not read in the Law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple violate the Sabbath, and yet are innocent?

NASB 1995
"Or have you not read in the Law, that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple break the Sabbath and are innocent?

NASB 1977
“Or have you not read in the Law, that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple break the Sabbath, and are innocent?

Amplified Bible
Or have you not read in the Law, that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple break [the sanctity of] the Sabbath and yet are innocent?

Christian Standard Bible
Or haven’t you read in the law that on Sabbath days the priests in the temple violate the Sabbath and are innocent?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Or haven't you read in the Law that on Sabbath days the priests in the temple violate the Sabbath and are innocent?

Contemporary English Version
Haven't you read in the Law of Moses that the priests are allowed to work in the temple on the Sabbath? But no one says they are guilty of breaking the law of the Sabbath.

Good News Translation
Or have you not read in the Law of Moses that every Sabbath the priests in the Temple actually break the Sabbath law, yet they are not guilty?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Or haven't you read in Moses' Teachings that on the day of worship the priests in the temple do things they shouldn't on the day of worship yet remain innocent?

International Standard Version
Or haven't you read in the Law that on every Sabbath the priests in the Temple violate the Sabbath and yet are innocent?

NET Bible
Or have you not read in the law that the priests in the temple desecrate the Sabbath and yet are not guilty?
Classic Translations
King James Bible
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?

New King James Version
Or have you not read in the law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple profane the Sabbath, and are blameless?

King James 2000 Bible
Or have you not read in the law, how that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless?

New Heart English Bible
Or have you not read in the Law, that on the Sabbath day the priests in the temple profane the Sabbath and are blameless?

World English Bible
Or have you not read in the law, that on the Sabbath day, the priests in the temple profane the Sabbath, and are guiltless?

American King James Version
Or have you not read in the law, how that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless?

American Standard Version
Or have ye not read in the law, that on the sabbath day the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are guiltless?

A Faithful Version
Or have you not read in the law that on the Sabbaths the priests in the temple profane the Sabbath and are guiltless?

Darby Bible Translation
Or have ye not read in the law that on the sabbaths the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless?

English Revised Version
Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the sabbath day the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are guiltless?

Webster's Bible Translation
Or have ye not read in the law, that on the sabbath the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless?

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Or haue ye not read in the Lawe, how that on the Sabbath dayes the Priestes in the Temple breake the Sabbath, and are blameles?

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Or haue ye not read in the lawe, howe that on the Sabbath dayes the priestes in the temple prophane the Sabbath, and are blamelesse?

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Or haue ye not red in the lawe how that the prestes in the temple breake the Sabbath, and yet are blamelesse?

Tyndale Bible of 1526
Or have ye not reed in ye lawe how that ye prestes in ye temple breake the saboth daye and yet are blamlesse?
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Or did you not read in the Law that on the Sabbaths the priests in the temple profane the Sabbath and are blameless?

Berean Literal Bible
Or have you not read in the law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple profane the Sabbath, and are guiltless?

Young's Literal Translation
'Or did ye not read in the Law, that on the sabbaths the priests in the temple do profane the sabbath, and are blameless?

Smith's Literal Translation
Or have ye not read in the law, that in the sabbaths, the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are innocent?

Literal Emphasis Translation
Or have you not read in the law, that on the Sabbaths the priests in the temple violate the Sabbath and are guiltless?

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Or have ye not read in the law, that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple break the sabbath, and are without blame?

Catholic Public Domain Version
Or have you not read in the law, that on the Sabbaths the priests in the temple violate the Sabbath, and they are without guilt?

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Or have you not read in The Written Law that the priests in The Temple profane the Sabbath and are blameless?

Lamsa Bible
Or, have you not read in the book of law, that the priests in the temple disregard the sabbath, and yet are blameless?

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
Or, have you not read in the law that on the Sabbath-days the priests in the temple profane the Sabbath, and are blameless?

Godbey New Testament
Have you not read in the law, that the priests in the temple do profane the Sabbath, and are blameless?

Haweis New Testament
Or have ye not read in the law, that on the sabbaths the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are not culpable?

Mace New Testament
or have ye not observed in the law, what a work the priests made in the temple on the sabbath-day, without being blamed?

Weymouth New Testament
And have you not read in the Law how on the Sabbath the priests in the Temple break the Sabbath without incurring guilt?

Worrell New Testament
Or did ye not read in the law that, on the sabbath, the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are guiltless?

Worsley New Testament
what profane sort of work the priests do in the temple on the sabbath-days, and yet are blameless?
















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