Matthew 12:14
King James Version
28 Jul 2026
“Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they might destroy him.”
ἐξέρχομαι
To go out, come forth, depart. Exerchomai. Jesus regularly withdrew from crowds to pray, and sent his disciples out into the world. Movement is often the shape of obedience. Go when you are sent.
Φαρισαῖος
Pharisees
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Φαρισαῖος
Separatist, religious sectarian. Pharisaios. The Pharisees prized external separation and legal precision above all else, yet Jesus reserved his sharpest rebukes for them. Religion without mercy becomes its own kind of lawlessness. Guard your heart against the pride of the set-apart.
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συμβούλιον
a counsel
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συμβούλιον
Council, deliberate counsel, conspiracy. Symboúlion. The chief priests took counsel together to put Jesus to death. Even organized human authority can be turned toward rejecting God. Discern who is truly being served when power assembles.
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λαμβάνω
held
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λαμβάνω
Receive, take, accept. Lambanō. What God offers must be actively received, not merely acknowledged. Reach out and take hold.
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ὅπως
how
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ὅπως
what(-ever) how, i.e. in the manner that (as adverb or conjunction of coincidence, intentional or actual)
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