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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.G1722G1565G2540G2424G4198G4521G1223G4702G1161G846G3101G3983G2532G756G5089G4719G2532G2068
2But when the Pharisees saw it, they said to Him, "Look, Your disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath!"G1161G5330G1492G2036G846G2400G4675G3101G4160G3739G1832G3756G1832G4160G1722G4521
3He said to them, "Haven't you read what David did when he and those who were with him were hungry—G1161G2036G846G314G3756G314G5101G1138G4160G3753G846G3983G2532G3326G846
4how 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?G4459G1525G1519G3624G2316G2532G5315G740G4286G3739G2258G3756G1832G846G5315G3761G3326G846G1508G3441G2409
5Or haven't you read in the Law that on Sabbath days the priests in the temple violate the Sabbath and are innocent?G2228G314G3756G314G1722G3551G3754G4521G2409G1722G2411G953G4521G2532G1526G338
6But I tell you that something greater than the temple is here!G1161G3004G5213G3754G5602G2076G3187G2411
7If you had known what this means: I desire mercy and not sacrifice, you would not have condemned the innocent.G1161G1487G1097G5101G2076G2309G1656G2532G3756G2378G302G3756G2613G338
8For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath."G1063G5207G444G2076G2962G2532G4521

The Man with the Paralyzed Hand

9Moving on from there, He entered their synagogue.G2532G3327G1564G2064G1519G846G4864
10There 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?"G2532G2400G2258G444G2192G5495G3584G2532G1905G846G3004G1487G1832G2323G4521G2443G2723G846
11But 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?G1161G2036G846G5101G444G2071G1537G5216G3739G2192G1520G4263G2532G1437G5124G1706G1519G999G4521G2902G3780G2902G846G2532G1453
12A man is worth far more than a sheep, so it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath."G4214G3767G444G1308G4263G5620G1832G4160G2573G4521
13Then He told the man, "Stretch out your hand." So he stretched it out, and it was restored, as good as the other.G5119G3004G444G1614G4675G5495G2532G1614G2532G600G5199G5613G243
14But 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.G1161G2424G1097G402G1564G2532G4183G3793G190G846G2532G2323G846G3956
16He warned them not to make Him known,G2532G2008G846G3363G4160G3363G4160G846G5318
17so that what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled:G3704G4137G3588G4483G1223G2268G4396G3004
18Here 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.G2400G3450G3816G3739G140G3450G27G1519G3739G3450G5590G2106G5087G3450G4151G1909G846G2532G518G2920G1484
19He will not argue or shout, and no one will hear His voice in the streets.G2051G3756G2051G3761G2905G3761G5100G191G846G5456G1722G4113
20He will not break a bruised reed, and He will not put out a smoldering wick, until He has led justice to victory.G4937G2563G2608G3756G2608G2532G5188G3043G4570G3756G4570G2193G302G1544G2920G1519G3534
21The 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.G5119G4374G846G1139G5185G2532G2974G2532G2323G846G5620G5185G2532G2974G2532G2980G2532G991
23And all the crowds were astounded and said, "Perhaps this is the Son of David!"G2532G3956G3793G1839G2532G3004G2076G3385G3778G5207G1138
24When the Pharisees heard this, they said, "The man drives out demons only by Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons."G1161G5330G191G2036G3778G1544G3756G1544G1140G1508G1722G954G758G1140
25Knowing their thoughts, He told them: "Every kingdom divided against itself is headed for destruction, and no city or house divided against itself will stand.G1161G2424G1492G846G1761G2036G846G3956G932G3307G2596G1438G2049G2532G3956G4172G2228G3614G3307G2596G1438G2476G3756G2476
26If Satan drives out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand?G2532G1487G4567G1544G4567G3307G1909G1438G4459G2476G3767G846G932G2476
27And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, who is it your sons drive them out by? For this reason they will be your judges.G2532G1487G1473G1722G954G1544G1140G1722G5101G5216G5207G1544G5124G1223G846G2071G5216G2923
28If I drive out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come to you.G1161G1487G1473G1544G1140G1722G4151G2316G686G932G2316G5348G1909G5209
29How 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.G2228G4459G1410G5100G1525G1519G2478G3614G2532G1283G846G4632G3362G4412G1210G2478G2532G5119G1283G846G3614
30Anyone who is not with Me is against Me, and anyone who does not gather with Me scatters.G5607G3361G3326G1700G2076G2596G1700G2532G4863G3361G3326G1700G4650
31Because of this, I tell you, people will be forgiven every sin and blasphemy, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.G1223G5124G3004G5213G3956G266G2532G988G863G444G1161G988G4151G863G3756G863G444
32Whoever 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.G2228G4160G1186G2570G2532G846G2590G2570G2228G4160G1186G4550G2532G846G2590G4550G1063G1186G1097G1537G2590
34Brood of vipers! How can you speak good things when you are evil? For the mouth speaks from the overflow of the heart.G1081G2191G4459G1410G5607G4190G2980G18G1063G1537G4051G2588G4750G2980
35A good man produces good things from his storeroom of good, and an evil man produces evil things from his storeroom of evil.G18G444G1537G18G2344G2588G1544G18G2532G4190G444G1537G4190G2344G1544G4190
36I tell you that on the day of judgment people will have to account for every careless word they speak.G1161G3004G5213G3754G3956G692G4487G3739G1437G444G2980G591G3056G4012G846G1722G2250G2920
37For 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."G5119G5100G1122G2532G5330G611G3004G1320G2309G1492G4592G575G4675
39But 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.G1161G611G2036G846G4190G2532G3428G1074G1934G4592G2532G3756G4592G1325G846G1508G4592G4396G2495
40For 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.G1063G5618G2495G2258G5140G2250G2532G5140G3571G1722G2785G2836G3779G5207G444G2071G5140G2250G2532G5140G3571G1722G2588G1093
41The 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!G435G3536G450G1722G2920G3326G5026G1074G2532G2632G846G3754G3340G1519G2782G2495G2532G2400G4119G2495G5602
42The 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.G1161G3752G169G4151G1831G575G444G1330G1223G504G5117G2212G372G2532G2147G3756
44Then 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.G5119G3004G1994G1519G3450G3624G3606G1831G2532G2064G2147G4980G4563G2532G2885
45Then 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.G2089G846G1161G2980G3793G2400G3384G2532G846G80G2476G1854G2212G2980G846
47Someone told Him, "Look, Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to You."G1161G5100G2036G846G2400G4675G3384G2532G4675G80G2476G1854G2212G2980G4671
48But He replied to the one who told Him, "Who is My mother and who are My brothers?"G1161G611G2036G2036G846G5101G2076G3450G3384G2532G5101G1526G3450G80
49And stretching out His hand toward His disciples, He said, "Here are My mother and My brothers!G2532G1614G846G5495G1909G846G3101G2036G2400G3450G3384G2532G3450G80
50For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven, that person is My brother and sister and mother."G1063G3748G302G4160G2307G3450G3962G3588G1722G3772G846G2076G3450G80G2532G79G2532G3384


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