Matthew 12:6

In 9 translations

BSB

But I tell you that something greater than the temple is here.

KJV

But I say unto you, That in this place is one greater than the temple.

WEB

But I tell you that one greater than the temple is here.

ASV

But I say unto you, that one greater than the temple is here.

LSV

And I say to you that [One] greater than the temple is here;

YLT

and I say to you, that a greater than the temple is here;

DBY

But I say unto you, that there is here what is greater than the temple.

DRC

But I tell you that there is here a greater than the temple.

GNV

But I say vnto you, that here is one greater then the Temple.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT

λέγω δὲ ὑμῖν ὅτι τοῦ ἱεροῦ μεῖζόν ἐστιν ὧδε.

RP2018

Λέγω δὲ ὑμῖν ὅτι τοῦ ἱεροῦ μεῖζόν ἐστιν ὧδε.

TR-Boyd

Λέγω δὲ ὑμῖν ὅτι τοῦ ἱεροῦ μείζων ἐστιν ὧδε.

SCR1894

λεγω δε υμιν οτι του ιερου μειζων εστιν ωδε

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Cross-references most cited first

• Matthew 12:41–42The men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now One greater than Jonah is here. The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment…
• 1 Peter 2:4–5As you come to Him, the living stone, rejected by men but chosen and precious in God’s sight, you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices…
• 2 Chronicles 6:18But will God indeed dwell with man upon the earth? Even heaven, the highest heaven, cannot contain You, much less this temple I have built.
• Haggai 2:7–9I will shake all the nations, and they will come with all their treasures, and I will fill this house with glory, says the LORD of Hosts. The silver is Mine, and the gold is Mine, declares the LORD of Hosts. The latter…
• Malachi 3:1“Behold, I will send My messenger, who will prepare the way before Me. Then the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to His temple—the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight—see, He is coming,” says the LORD…
• John 2:19–21Jesus answered, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up again.” “This temple took forty-six years to build,” the Jews replied, “and You are going to raise it up in three days?” But Jesus was speaking…
• Ephesians 2:20–22built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone. In Him the whole building is fitted together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord. And in Him you too are being…
• Matthew 23:17–21You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes it sacred? And you say, ‘If anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gift on it, he is bound by his oath.’ You…
• Colossians 2:9For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity dwells in bodily form.

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