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Matthew 12
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Lord of the Sabbath

12At that time Jesus passed through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick and eat some heads of grain.G1722G1565G2540G2424G4198G4521G1223G4702G1161G846G3101G3983G2532G756G5089G4719G2532G20682But when the Pharisees saw it, they said to Him, "Look, Your disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath!"G1161G5330G1492G2036G846G2400G4675G3101G4160G3739G1832G3756G1832G4160G1722G45213He said to them, "Haven't you read what David did when he and those who were with him were hungry—G1161G2036G846G314G3756G314G5101G1138G4160G3753G846G3983G2532G3326G8464how he entered the house of God, and they ate the sacred bread, which is not lawful for him or for those with him to eat, but only for the priests?G4459G1525G1519G3624G2316G2532G5315G740G4286G3739G2258G3756G1832G846G5315G3761G3326G846G1508G3441G24095Or haven't you read in the Law that on Sabbath days the priests in the temple violate the Sabbath and are innocent?G2228G314G3756G314G1722G3551G3754G4521G2409G1722G2411G953G4521G2532G1526G3386But I tell you that something greater than the temple is here!G1161G3004G5213G3754G5602G2076G3187G24117If you had known what this means: I desire mercy and not sacrifice, you would not have condemned the innocent.G1161G1487G1097G5101G2076G2309G1656G2532G3756G2378G302G3756G2613G3388For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath."G1063G5207G444G2076G2962G2532G4521

The Man with the Paralyzed Hand

9Moving on from there, He entered their synagogue.G2532G3327G1564G2064G1519G846G486410There He saw a man who had a paralyzed hand. And in order to accuse Him they asked Him, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?"G2532G2400G2258G444G2192G5495G3584G2532G1905G846G3004G1487G1832G2323G4521G2443G2723G84611But He said to them, "What man among you, if he had a sheep that fell into a pit on the Sabbath, wouldn't take hold of it and lift it out?G1161G2036G846G5101G444G2071G1537G5216G3739G2192G1520G4263G2532G1437G5124G1706G1519G999G4521G2902G3780G2902G846G2532G145312A man is worth far more than a sheep, so it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath."G4214G3767G444G1308G4263G5620G1832G4160G2573G452113Then He told the man, "Stretch out your hand." So he stretched it out, and it was restored, as good as the other.G5119G3004G444G1614G4675G5495G2532G1614G2532G600G5199G5613G24314But the Pharisees went out and plotted against Him, how they might destroy Him.G1161G5330G1831G2983G4824G2596G846G3704G622G846

The Servant of the Lord

15When Jesus became aware of this, He withdrew from there. Huge crowds followed Him, and He healed them all.G1161G2424G1097G402G1564G2532G4183G3793G190G846G2532G2323G846G395616He warned them not to make Him known,G2532G2008G846G3363G4160G3363G4160G846G531817so that what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled:G3704G4137G3588G4483G1223G2268G4396G300418Here is My Servant whom I have chosen, My beloved in whom My soul delights; I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will proclaim justice to the nations.G2400G3450G3816G3739G140G3450G27G1519G3739G3450G5590G2106G5087G3450G4151G1909G846G2532G518G2920G148419He will not argue or shout, and no one will hear His voice in the streets.G2051G3756G2051G3761G2905G3761G5100G191G846G5456G1722G411320He will not break a bruised reed, and He will not put out a smoldering wick, until He has led justice to victory.G4937G2563G2608G3756G2608G2532G5188G3043G4570G3756G4570G2193G302G1544G2920G1519G353421The nations will put their hope in His name.G2532G1722G846G3686G1679G1484G1679

A House Divided

22Then a demon-possessed man who was blind and unable to speak was brought to Him. He healed him, so that the man could both speak and see.G5119G4374G846G1139G5185G2532G2974G2532G2323G846G5620G5185G2532G2974G2532G2980G2532G99123And all the crowds were astounded and said, "Perhaps this is the Son of David!"G2532G3956G3793G1839G2532G3004G2076G3385G3778G5207G113824When the Pharisees heard this, they said, "The man drives out demons only by Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons."G1161G5330G191G2036G3778G1544G3756G1544G1140G1508G1722G954G758G114025Knowing their thoughts, He told them: "Every kingdom divided against itself is headed for destruction, and no city or house divided against itself will stand.G1161G2424G1492G846G1761G2036G846G3956G932G3307G2596G1438G2049G2532G3956G4172G2228G3614G3307G2596G1438G2476G3756G247626If Satan drives out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand?G2532G1487G4567G1544G4567G3307G1909G1438G4459G2476G3767G846G932G247627And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, who is it your sons drive them out by? For this reason they will be your judges.G2532G1487G1473G1722G954G1544G1140G1722G5101G5216G5207G1544G5124G1223G846G2071G5216G292328If I drive out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come to you.G1161G1487G1473G1544G1140G1722G4151G2316G686G932G2316G5348G1909G520929How can someone enter a strong man's house and steal his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can rob his house.G2228G4459G1410G5100G1525G1519G2478G3614G2532G1283G846G4632G3362G4412G1210G2478G2532G5119G1283G846G361430Anyone who is not with Me is against Me, and anyone who does not gather with Me scatters.G5607G3361G3326G1700G2076G2596G1700G2532G4863G3361G3326G1700G465031Because of this, I tell you, people will be forgiven every sin and blasphemy, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.G1223G5124G3004G5213G3956G266G2532G988G863G444G1161G988G4151G863G3756G863G44432Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him. But whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, either in this age or in the one to come.G2532G3739G302G2036G3056G2596G5207G444G863G846G3739G1161G302G2036G2596G40G4151G863G3756G863G846G3777G1722G5129G165G3777G1722G3195

A Tree and Its Fruit

33"Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for a tree is known by its fruit.G2228G4160G1186G2570G2532G846G2590G2570G2228G4160G1186G4550G2532G846G2590G4550G1063G1186G1097G1537G259034Brood of vipers! How can you speak good things when you are evil? For the mouth speaks from the overflow of the heart.G1081G2191G4459G1410G5607G4190G2980G18G1063G1537G4051G2588G4750G298035A good man produces good things from his storeroom of good, and an evil man produces evil things from his storeroom of evil.G18G444G1537G18G2344G2588G1544G18G2532G4190G444G1537G4190G2344G1544G419036I tell you that on the day of judgment people will have to account for every careless word they speak.G1161G3004G5213G3754G3956G692G4487G3739G1437G444G2980G591G3056G4012G846G1722G2250G292037For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned."G1063G1537G4675G3056G1344G2532G1537G4675G3056G2613

The Sign of Jonah

38Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Him, "Teacher, we want to see a sign from You."G5119G5100G1122G2532G5330G611G3004G1320G2309G1492G4592G575G467539But He answered them, "An evil and adulterous generation demands a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.G1161G611G2036G846G4190G2532G3428G1074G1934G4592G2532G3756G4592G1325G846G1508G4592G4396G249540For as Jonah was in the belly of the great fish three days and three nights, so the Son of Man will be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights.G1063G5618G2495G2258G5140G2250G2532G5140G3571G1722G2785G2836G3779G5207G444G2071G5140G2250G2532G5140G3571G1722G2588G109341The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented at Jonah's proclamation; and look— something greater than Jonah is here!G435G3536G450G1722G2920G3326G5026G1074G2532G2632G846G3754G3340G1519G2782G2495G2532G2400G4119G2495G560242The queen of the south will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and look— something greater than Solomon is here!G938G3558G1453G1722G2920G3326G5026G1074G2532G2632G846G3754G2064G1537G4009G1093G191G4678G4672G2532G2400G4119G4672G5602

An Unclean Spirit’s Return

43"When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it roams through waterless places looking for rest but doesn't find any.G1161G3752G169G4151G1831G575G444G1330G1223G504G5117G2212G372G2532G2147G375644Then it says, 'I'll go back to my house that I came from.' And when it arrives, it finds [the house] vacant, swept, and put in order.G5119G3004G1994G1519G3450G3624G3606G1831G2532G2064G2147G4980G4563G2532G288545Then off it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they enter and settle down there. As a result, that man's last condition is worse than the first. That's how it will also be with this evil generation."G5119G4198G2532G3880G3326G1438G2033G2087G4151G4191G1438G2532G1525G2730G1563G2532G2078G1565G444G1096G5501G4413G3779G2071G2532G5026G4190G1074

True Relationships

46He was still speaking to the crowds when suddenly His mother and brothers were standing outside wanting to speak to Him.G2089G846G1161G2980G3793G2400G3384G2532G846G80G2476G1854G2212G2980G84647Someone told Him, "Look, Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to You."G1161G5100G2036G846G2400G4675G3384G2532G4675G80G2476G1854G2212G2980G467148But He replied to the one who told Him, "Who is My mother and who are My brothers?"G1161G611G2036G2036G846G5101G2076G3450G3384G2532G5101G1526G3450G8049And stretching out His hand toward His disciples, He said, "Here are My mother and My brothers!G2532G1614G846G5495G1909G846G3101G2036G2400G3450G3384G2532G3450G8050For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven, that person is My brother and sister and mother."G1063G3748G302G4160G2307G3450G3962G3588G1722G3772G846G2076G3450G80G2532G79G2532G3384


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