Passage Research
Matthew 12 — Sermon Preparation
Controversy erupts over the Sabbath and Beelzebul, Jesus speaks of the sign of Jonah, and redefines who his true family is. Below is a research summary for Matthew 12, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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- verses
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- Greek words / lemmas
- 78
- classic sermon excerpts
- 10
- preachers & commentators
Matthew 12 in the Greek
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | KJV renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| σάββατον | sábbaton | G4521 | 8 | sabbath, week |
| ἐκβάλλω | ekbállō | G1544 | 8 | bring forth, cast, drive, expel |
| πονηρός | ponērós | G4190 | 7 | bad, evil, grievous, harm |
| λαλέω | laléō | G2980 | 7 | preach, say, speak, talk |
| κρίσις | krísis | G2920 | 5 | accusation, condemnation, damnation, judgment |
| Ἰωνᾶς | Iōnâs | G2495 | 4 | Jonas |
| μήτηρ | mḗtēr | G3384 | 5 | mother |
How preachers through history handled this text
78 public-domain excerpts on Matthew 12, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“A soul under Satan's power, and led captive by him, is blind in the things of God, and dumb at the throne of grace; sees nothing, and says nothing to the purpose. Satan blinds the eyes by unbelief, and seals up the lips from prayer. The more people magnified Christ, the more desirous the Pharisees were to vilify him. It was evident that if Satan aided Jesus in casting out devils, the kingdom of hell was divided against itself; how then could it stand! …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Matthew 12:22–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Nineveh— Matt 12:41
- South 2— Matt 12:42
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