Matthew 12:11 - Prayer Tents

Jesus Is Lord of the Sabbath

12At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. And His disciples were hungry, and began to pluck heads of grain and to eat.G1722G1565G2540G2424G4198G4521G1223G4702G1161G846G3101G3983G2532G756G5089G4719G2532G2068

2And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to Him, "Look, Your disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath!"G1161G5330G1492G2036G846G2400G4675G3101G4160G3739G1832G3756G1832G4160G1722G4521

3But He said to them, "Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, he and those who were with him:G1161G2036G846G314G3756G314G5101G1138G4160G3753G846G3983G2532G3326G846

4"how he entered the house of God and ate the showbread which was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those who were with him, but only for the priests?G4459G1525G1519G3624G2316G2532G5315G740G4286G3739G2258G3756G1832G846G5315G3761G3326G846G1508G3441G2409

5"Or have you not read in the law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple profane the Sabbath, and are blameless?G2228G314G3756G314G1722G3551G3754G4521G2409G1722G2411G953G4521G2532G1526G338

6"Yet I say to you that in this place there is One greater than the temple.G1161G3004G5213G3754G5602G2076G3187G2411

7"But if you had known what this means, 'I desire mercy and not sacrifice,' you would not have condemned the guiltless.G1161G1487G1097G5101G2076G2309G1656G2532G3756G2378G302G3756G2613G338

8"For the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath."G1063G5207G444G2076G2962G2532G4521

Healing on the Sabbath

9Now when He had departed from there, He went into their synagogue.G2532G3327G1564G2064G1519G846G4864

10And behold, there was a man who had a withered hand. And they asked Him, saying, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?"—that they might accuse Him.G2532G2400G2258G444G2192G5495G3584G2532G1905G846G3004G1487G1832G2323G4521G2443G2723G846

11Then He said to them, "What man is there among you who has one sheep, and if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will not lay hold of it and lift it out?G1161G2036G846G5101G444G2071G1537G5216G3739G2192G1520G4263G2532G1437G5124G1706G1519G999G4521G2902G3780G2902G846G2532G1453

12"Of how much more value then is a man than a sheep? Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath."G4214G3767G444G1308G4263G5620G1832G4160G2573G4521

13Then He said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." And he stretched it out, and it was restored as whole as the other.G5119G3004G444G1614G4675G5495G2532G1614G2532G600G5199G5613G243

14Then the Pharisees went out and plotted against Him, how they might destroy Him.G1161G5330G1831G2983G4824G2596G846G3704G622G846

Behold, My Servant

15But when Jesus knew it, He withdrew from there. And great multitudes followed Him, and He healed them all.G1161G2424G1097G402G1564G2532G4183G3793G190G846G2532G2323G846G3956

16Yet He warned them not to make Him known,G2532G2008G846G3363G4160G3363G4160G846G5318

17that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying:G3704G4137G3588G4483G1223G2268G4396G3004

18"Behold! My Servant whom I have chosen, My Beloved in whom My soul is well pleased! I will put My Spirit upon Him, And He will declare justice to the Gentiles.G2400G3450G3816G3739G140G3450G27G1519G3739G3450G5590G2106G5087G3450G4151G1909G846G2532G518G2920G1484

19He will not quarrel nor cry out, Nor will anyone hear His voice in the streets.G2051G3756G2051G3761G2905G3761G5100G191G846G5456G1722G4113

20A bruised reed He will not break, And smoking flax He will not quench, Till He sends forth justice to victory;G4937G2563G2608G3756G2608G2532G5188G3043G4570G3756G4570G2193G302G1544G2920G1519G3534

21And in His name Gentiles will trust."G2532G1722G846G3686G1679G1484G1679

A House Divided Cannot Stand

22Then one was brought to Him who was demon-possessed, blind and mute; and He healed him, so that the blind and mute man both spoke and saw.G5119G4374G846G1139G5185G2532G2974G2532G2323G846G5620G5185G2532G2974G2532G2980G2532G991

23And all the multitudes were amazed and said, "Could this be the Son of David?"G2532G3956G3793G1839G2532G3004G2076G3385G3778G5207G1138

24Now when the Pharisees heard it they said, "This fellow does not cast out demons except by Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons."G1161G5330G191G2036G3778G1544G3756G1544G1140G1508G1722G954G758G1140

25But Jesus knew their thoughts, and said to them: "Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand.G1161G2424G1492G846G1761G2036G846G3956G932G3307G2596G1438G2049G2532G3956G4172G2228G3614G3307G2596G1438G2476G3756G2476

26"If Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand?G2532G1487G4567G1544G4567G3307G1909G1438G4459G2476G3767G846G932G2476

27"And if I cast out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they shall be your judges.G2532G1487G1473G1722G954G1544G1140G1722G5101G5216G5207G1544G5124G1223G846G2071G5216G2923

28"But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, surely the kingdom of God has come upon you.G1161G1487G1473G1544G1140G1722G4151G2316G686G932G2316G5348G1909G5209

29"Or how can one enter a strong man's house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man? And then he will plunder his house.G2228G4459G1410G5100G1525G1519G2478G3614G2532G1283G846G4632G3362G4412G1210G2478G2532G5119G1283G846G3614

30"He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters abroad.G5607G3361G3326G1700G2076G2596G1700G2532G4863G3361G3326G1700G4650

The Unpardonable Sin

31"Therefore I say to you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven men.G1223G5124G3004G5213G3956G266G2532G988G863G444G1161G988G4151G863G3756G863G444

32"Anyone who 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 age to come.G2532G3739G302G2036G3056G2596G5207G444G863G846G3739G1161G302G2036G2596G40G4151G863G3756G863G846G3777G1722G5129G165G3777G1722G3195

A Tree Known by Its Fruit

33"Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or else make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for a tree is known by its fruit.G2228G4160G1186G2570G2532G846G2590G2570G2228G4160G1186G4550G2532G846G2590G4550G1063G1186G1097G1537G2590

34"Brood of vipers! How can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.G1081G2191G4459G1410G5607G4190G2980G18G1063G1537G4051G2588G4750G2980

35"A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things.G18G444G1537G18G2344G2588G1544G18G2532G4190G444G1537G4190G2344G1544G4190

36"But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment.G1161G3004G5213G3754G3956G692G4487G3739G1437G444G2980G591G3056G4012G846G1722G2250G2920

37"For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned."G1063G1537G4675G3056G1344G2532G1537G4675G3056G2613

The Scribes and Pharisees Ask for a Sign

38Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered, saying, "Teacher, we want to see a sign from You."G5119G5100G1122G2532G5330G611G3004G1320G2309G1492G4592G575G4675

39But He answered and said to them, "An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.G1161G611G2036G846G4190G2532G3428G1074G1934G4592G2532G3756G4592G1325G846G1508G4592G4396G2495

40"For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.G1063G5618G2495G2258G5140G2250G2532G5140G3571G1722G2785G2836G3779G5207G444G2071G5140G2250G2532G5140G3571G1722G2588G1093

41"The men of Nineveh will rise up in the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and indeed a greater than Jonah is here.G435G3536G450G1722G2920G3326G5026G1074G2532G2632G846G3754G3340G1519G2782G2495G2532G2400G4119G2495G5602

42"The queen of the South will rise up in the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and indeed a greater than Solomon is here.G938G3558G1453G1722G2920G3326G5026G1074G2532G2632G846G3754G2064G1537G4009G1093G191G4678G4672G2532G2400G4119G4672G5602

An Unclean Spirit Returns

43"When an unclean spirit goes out of a man, he goes through dry places, seeking rest, and finds none.G1161G3752G169G4151G1831G575G444G1330G1223G504G5117G2212G372G2532G2147G3756

44"Then he says, 'I will return to my house from which I came.' And when he comes, he finds it empty, swept, and put in order.G5119G3004G1994G1519G3450G3624G3606G1831G2532G2064G2147G4980G4563G2532G2885

45"Then he goes and takes with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter and dwell there; and the last state of that man is worse than the first. So shall it also be with this wicked generation."G5119G4198G2532G3880G3326G1438G2033G2087G4151G4191G1438G2532G1525G2730G1563G2532G2078G1565G444G1096G5501G4413G3779G2071G2532G5026G4190G1074

Jesus’ Mother and Brothers Send for Him

46While He was still talking to the multitudes, behold, His mother and brothers stood outside, seeking to speak with Him.G2089G846G1161G2980G3793G2400G3384G2532G846G80G2476G1854G2212G2980G846

47Then one said to Him, "Look, Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside, seeking to speak with You."G1161G5100G2036G846G2400G4675G3384G2532G4675G80G2476G1854G2212G2980G4671

48But He answered and said to the one who told Him, "Who is My mother and who are My brothers?"G1161G611G2036G2036G846G5101G2076G3450G3384G2532G5101G1526G3450G80

49And He stretched out His hand toward His disciples and said, "Here are My mother and My brothers!G2532G1614G846G5495G1909G846G3101G2036G2400G3450G3384G2532G3450G80

50"For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother."G1063G3748G302G4160G2307G3450G3962G3588G1722G3772G846G2076G3450G80G2532G79G2532G3384