Matthew 12:9

‘And he departed from there and went into their synagogue,'

All three synoptic Gospels place this incident after the incident of the grainfields for similar reasons, because they deal with what is not lawful on the Sabbath, and because they reveal the condition of Israel. Luke tells us that this incident was on another Sabbath. Matthew's connection is a typically ‘loose' one. He is not saying that He immediately went to the synagogue. ‘Their' synagogue may in this case be pointing at the Pharisees. In which case it is indicating that Jesus was, as it were, walking into the lion's den. Or it may simply be the usual use in this Gospel. As previously mentioned each town had ‘its' synagogue or synagogues, and Matthew would not feel closely connected with the synagogue. But the ring of sadness lies in the fact that in the very place where men were meant to worship God, they would attack His Son.