SEV Biblia, Chapter 12:14
¶ Y salidos los fariseos, tuvieron consejo contra l para destruirle.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Matthew 12:14
Verse 14. Held a council against him] Nothing sooner leads to utter blindness, and hardness of heart, than envy. There are many who abandon themselves to pleasure-taking and debauchery on the Sabbath, who condemn a poor man whom necessity obliges to work on what is termed a holiday, or a national fast.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 14. Then the Pharisees went out , etc.] Of the synagogue, being, as Luke says, filled with madness, at the unanswerableness of his arguments; and because of the violation of the sabbath, as they thought; and most of all, because of the miracle wrought by him; and which was so glaringly a proof of his being Lord of the sabbath, and could not fail of creating him esteem among the people: and held a council against him, how they might destroy him. Mark says, the council was held by them with the Herodians; of whom, (see Gill on Matthew 22:16) who, though they differed from them both in religion and politics, yet might be thought very proper persons to advise with about this matter; and especially, as they might have a greater interest at court, than they had. Nor did they scruple to enter into such a consultation, though on the sabbath day, and about the taking away of the life of an innocent person; which shows what scared consciences, and hard hearts they had, and how full of hypocrisy they were.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 14-21 - The Pharisees took counsel to find some accusation, that Jesus might be condemned to death. Aware of their design, as his time was not come, he retired from that place. Face does not more exactly answer to face i water, than the character of Christ drawn by the prophet, to his tempe and conduct as described by the evangelists. Let us with cheerfu confidence commit our souls to so kind and faithful a Friend. Far from breaking, he will strengthen the bruised reed; far from quenching the smoking flax, or wick nearly out, he will rather blow it up into flame. Let us lay aside contentious and angry debates; let us receiv one another as Christ receives us. And while encouraged by the graciou kindness of our Lord, we should pray that his Spirit may rest upon us and make us able to copy his example.
Greek Textus Receptus
οι 3588 T-NPM δε 1161 CONJ φαρισαιοι 5330 N-NPM συμβουλιον 4824 N-ASN ελαβον 2983 5627 V-2AAI-3P κατ 2596 PREP αυτου 846 P-GSM εξελθοντες 1831 5631 V-2AAP-NPM οπως 3704 ADV αυτον 846 P-ASM απολεσωσιν 622 5661 V-AAS-3P
Robertson's NT Word Studies
12:14 {Took counsel against him} (sumboulion elabon kat' autou). An imitation of the Latin _concilium capere_ and found in papyri of the second century A.D. (Deissmann, _Bible Studies_, p. 238.) this incident marks a crisis in the hatred of the Pharisees toward Jesus. They bolted out of the synagogue and actually conspired with their hated rivals, the Herodians, how to put Jesus to death (#Mr 3:6; Mt 12:14; Lu 6:11). By "destroy" (apoles"Sin) they meant "kill."
