Matthew 12
12At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry, and they began to pluck heads of grain and to eat.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, "Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, and those who were with him:G1161G2036G846G314G3756G314G5101G1138G4160G3753G846G3983G2532G3326G8464how he entered the house of God and ate the bread of the Presence, which it was not lawful for him to eat nor for those who were with him, but only for the priests?G4459G1525G1519G3624G2316G2532G5315G740G4286G3739G2258G3756G1832G846G5315G3761G3326G846G1508G3441G24095Or have you not read in the Law how on the Sabbath the priests in the temple profane the Sabbath and are guiltless?G2228G314G3756G314G1722G3551G3754G4521G2409G1722G2411G953G4521G2532G1526G3386I tell you, something greater than the temple is here.G1161G3004G5213G3754G5602G2076G3187G24117And if you had known what this means, 'I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,' you would not have condemned the guiltless.G1161G1487G1097G5101G2076G2309G1656G2532G3756G2378G302G3756G2613G3388For the Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath."G1063G5207G444G2076G2962G2532G45219He went on from there and entered their synagogue.G2532G3327G1564G2064G1519G846G486410And a man was there with a withered hand. And they asked him, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?"—so that they might accuse him.G2532G2400G2258G444G2192G5495G3584G2532G1905G846G3004G1487G1832G2323G4521G2443G2723G84611He said to them, "Which one of you who has a sheep, if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will not take hold of it and lift it out?G1161G2036G846G5101G444G2071G1537G5216G3739G2192G1520G4263G2532G1437G5124G1706G1519G999G4521G2902G3780G2902G846G2532G145312Of how much more value is a man than a sheep! So it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath."G4214G3767G444G1308G4263G5620G1832G4160G2573G452113Then he said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." And the man stretched it out, and it was restored, healthy like the other.G5119G3004G444G1614G4675G5495G2532G1614G2532G600G5199G5613G24314But the Pharisees went out and conspired against him, how to destroy him.G1161G5330G1831G2983G4824G2596G846G3704G622G84615Jesus, aware of this, withdrew from there. And many followed him, and he healed them allG1161G2424G1097G402G1564G2532G4183G3793G190G846G2532G2323G846G395616and ordered them not to make him known.G2532G2008G846G3363G4160G3363G4160G846G531817This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah:G3704G4137G3588G4483G1223G2268G4396G300418"Behold, my servant whom I have chosen, my beloved with whom my soul is well pleased. I will put my Spirit upon him, and he will proclaim justice to the Gentiles.G2400G3450G3816G3739G140G3450G27G1519G3739G3450G5590G2106G5087G3450G4151G1909G846G2532G518G2920G148419He will not quarrel or cry aloud, nor will anyone hear his voice in the streets;G2051G3756G2051G3761G2905G3761G5100G191G846G5456G1722G411320a bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not quench, until he brings justice to victory;G4937G2563G2608G3756G2608G2532G5188G3043G4570G3756G4570G2193G302G1544G2920G1519G353421and in his name the Gentiles will hope."G2532G1722G846G3686G1679G1484G167922Then a demon-oppressed man who was blind and mute was brought to him, and he healed him, so that the man spoke and saw.G5119G4374G846G1139G5185G2532G2974G2532G2323G846G5620G5185G2532G2974G2532G2980G2532G99123And all the people were amazed, and said, "Can this be the Son of David?"G2532G3956G3793G1839G2532G3004G2076G3385G3778G5207G113824But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, "It is only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, that this man casts out demons."G1161G5330G191G2036G3778G1544G3756G1544G1140G1508G1722G954G758G114025Knowing their thoughts, he said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and no city or house divided against itself will stand.G1161G2424G1492G846G1761G2036G846G3956G932G3307G2596G1438G2049G2532G3956G4172G2228G3614G3307G2596G1438G2476G3756G247626And if Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand?G2532G1487G4567G1544G4567G3307G1909G1438G4459G2476G3767G846G932G247627And if I cast out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges.G2532G1487G1473G1722G954G1544G1140G1722G5101G5216G5207G1544G5124G1223G846G2071G5216G292328But if it is by the Spirit of God that I cast out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.G1161G1487G1473G1544G1140G1722G4151G2316G686G932G2316G5348G1909G520929Or how can someone enter a strong man's house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man? Then indeed he may plunder his house.G2228G4459G1410G5100G1525G1519G2478G3614G2532G1283G846G4632G3362G4412G1210G2478G2532G5119G1283G846G361430Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.G5607G3361G3326G1700G2076G2596G1700G2532G4863G3361G3326G1700G465031Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven people, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.G1223G5124G3004G5213G3956G266G2532G988G863G444G1161G988G4151G863G3756G863G44432And whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come.G2532G3739G302G2036G3056G2596G5207G444G863G846G3739G1161G302G2036G2596G40G4151G863G3756G863G846G3777G1722G5129G165G3777G1722G319533"Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad and its fruit bad, for the tree is known by its fruit.G2228G4160G1186G2570G2532G846G2590G2570G2228G4160G1186G4550G2532G846G2590G4550G1063G1186G1097G1537G259034You brood of vipers! How can you speak good, when you are evil? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.G1081G2191G4459G1410G5607G4190G2980G18G1063G1537G4051G2588G4750G298035The good person out of his good treasure brings forth good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure brings forth evil.G18G444G1537G18G2344G2588G1544G18G2532G4190G444G1537G4190G2344G1544G419036I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak,G1161G3004G5213G3754G3956G692G4487G3739G1437G444G2980G591G3056G4012G846G1722G2250G292037for by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned."G1063G1537G4675G3056G1344G2532G1537G4675G3056G261338Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered him, saying, "Teacher, we wish to see a sign from you."G5119G5100G1122G2532G5330G611G3004G1320G2309G1492G4592G575G467539But he answered them, "An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.G1161G611G2036G846G4190G2532G3428G1074G1934G4592G2532G3756G4592G1325G846G1508G4592G4396G249540For just 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.G1063G5618G2495G2258G5140G2250G2532G5140G3571G1722G2785G2836G3779G5207G444G2071G5140G2250G2532G5140G3571G1722G2588G109341The men of Nineveh will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold, something greater than Jonah is here.G435G3536G450G1722G2920G3326G5026G1074G2532G2632G846G3754G3340G1519G2782G2495G2532G2400G4119G2495G560242The queen of the South will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, something greater than Solomon is here.G938G3558G1453G1722G2920G3326G5026G1074G2532G2632G846G3754G2064G1537G4009G1093G191G4678G4672G2532G2400G4119G4672G560243"When the unclean spirit has gone out of a person, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, but finds none.G1161G3752G169G4151G1831G575G444G1330G1223G504G5117G2212G372G2532G2147G375644Then it says, 'I will return to my house from which I came.' And when it comes, it finds the house empty, swept, and put in order.G5119G3004G1994G1519G3450G3624G3606G1831G2532G2064G2147G4980G4563G2532G288545Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they enter and dwell there, and the last state of that person is worse than the first. So also will it be with this evil generation."G5119G4198G2532G3880G3326G1438G2033G2087G4151G4191G1438G2532G1525G2730G1563G2532G2078G1565G444G1096G5501G4413G3779G2071G2532G5026G4190G107446While he was still speaking to the people, behold, his mother and his brothers stood outside, asking to speak to him.G2089G846G1161G2980G3793G2400G3384G2532G846G80G2476G1854G2212G2980G84647(none)G1161G5100G2036G846G2400G4675G3384G2532G4675G80G2476G1854G2212G2980G467148But he replied to the man 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 is my brother and sister and mother."G1063G3748G302G4160G2307G3450G3962G3588G1722G3772G846G2076G3450G80G2532G79G2532G3384
Columbus, OH
