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Matthew 12
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Plucking Grain on the Sabbath

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.G1722G1565G2540G2424G4198G4521G1223G4702G1161G846G3101G3983G2532G756G5089G4719G2532G2068 2When 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, "Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry?G1161G2036G846G314G3756G314G5101G1138G4160G3753G846G3983G2532G3326G846 4He entered the house of God and ate the bread of the Presence, which it was not lawful for him or his companions to eat, but only for the priests.G4459G1525G1519G3624G2316G2532G5315G740G4286G3739G2258G3756G1832G846G5315G3761G3326G846G1508G3441G2409 5Or have you not read in the law that on the sabbath the priests in the temple break the sabbath and yet are guiltless?G2228G314G3756G314G1722G3551G3754G4521G2409G1722G2411G953G4521G2532G1526G338 6I tell you, something greater than the temple is here.G1161G3004G5213G3754G5602G2076G3187G2411 7But if you had known what this means, 'I desire mercy and not sacrifice,' you would not have condemned the guiltless.G1161G1487G1097G5101G2076G2309G1656G2532G3756G2378G302G3756G2613G338 8For the Son of Man is lord of the sabbath."G1063G5207G444G2076G2962G2532G4521

The Man with a Withered Hand

9He left that place and entered their synagogue;G2532G3327G1564G2064G1519G846G4864 10a man was there with a withered hand, and they asked him, "Is it lawful to cure on the sabbath?" so that they might accuse him.G2532G2400G2258G444G2192G5495G3584G2532G1905G846G3004G1487G1832G2323G4521G2443G2723G846 11He said to them, "Suppose one of you has only one sheep and it falls into a pit on the sabbath; will you not lay hold of it and lift it out?G1161G2036G846G5101G444G2071G1537G5216G3739G2192G1520G4263G2532G1437G5124G1706G1519G999G4521G2902G3780G2902G846G2532G1453 12How much more valuable is a human being than a sheep! So it is lawful to do good on the sabbath."G4214G3767G444G1308G4263G5620G1832G4160G2573G4521 13Then he said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." He stretched it out, and it was restored, as sound as the other.G5119G3004G444G1614G4675G5495G2532G1614G2532G600G5199G5613G243 14But the Pharisees went out and conspired against him, how to destroy him.G1161G5330G1831G2983G4824G2596G846G3704G622G846

God’s Chosen Servant

15When Jesus became aware of this, he departed. Many crowds followed him, and he cured all of them,G1161G2424G1097G402G1564G2532G4183G3793G190G846G2532G2323G846G3956 16and he ordered them not to make him known.G2532G2008G846G3363G4160G3363G4160G846G5318 17This was to fulfill what had been spoken through the prophet Isaiah:G3704G4137G3588G4483G1223G2268G4396G3004 18"Here is 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.G2400G3450G3816G3739G140G3450G27G1519G3739G3450G5590G2106G5087G3450G4151G1909G846G2532G518G2920G1484 19He will not wrangle or cry aloud, nor will anyone hear his voice in the streets.G2051G3756G2051G3761G2905G3761G5100G191G846G5456G1722G4113 20He will not break a bruised reed or quench a smoldering wick until he brings justice to victory.G4937G2563G2608G3756G2608G2532G5188G3043G4570G3756G4570G2193G302G1544G2920G1519G3534 21And in his name the Gentiles will hope."G2532G1722G846G3686G1679G1484G1679

Jesus and Beelzebul

22Then they brought to him a demoniac who was blind and mute; and he cured him, so that the one who had been mute could speak and see.G5119G4374G846G1139G5185G2532G2974G2532G2323G846G5620G5185G2532G2974G2532G2980G2532G991 23All the crowds were amazed and said, "Can this be the Son of David?"G2532G3956G3793G1839G2532G3004G2076G3385G3778G5207G1138 24But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, "It is only by Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons, that this fellow casts out the demons."G1161G5330G191G2036G3778G1544G3756G1544G1140G1508G1722G954G758G1140 25He knew what they were thinking and said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and no city or house divided against itself will stand.G1161G2424G1492G846G1761G2036G846G3956G932G3307G2596G1438G2049G2532G3956G4172G2228G3614G3307G2596G1438G2476G3756G2476 26If Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself; how then will his kingdom stand?G2532G1487G4567G1544G4567G3307G1909G1438G4459G2476G3767G846G932G2476 27If I cast out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your own exorcists cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges.G2532G1487G1473G1722G954G1544G1140G1722G5101G5216G5207G1544G5124G1223G846G2071G5216G2923 28But if it is by the Spirit of God that I cast out demons, then the kingdom of God has come to you.G1161G1487G1473G1544G1140G1722G4151G2316G686G932G2316G5348G1909G5209 29Or how can one enter a strong man's house and plunder his property, without first tying up the strong man? Then indeed the house can be plundered.G2228G4459G1410G5100G1525G1519G2478G3614G2532G1283G846G4632G3362G4412G1210G2478G2532G5119G1283G846G3614 30Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.G5607G3361G3326G1700G2076G2596G1700G2532G4863G3361G3326G1700G4650 31Therefore I tell you, people will be forgiven for every sin and blasphemy, but blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.G1223G5124G3004G5213G3956G266G2532G988G863G444G1161G988G4151G863G3756G863G444 32Whoever 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.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 the tree is known by its fruit.G2228G4160G1186G2570G2532G846G2590G2570G2228G4160G1186G4550G2532G846G2590G4550G1063G1186G1097G1537G2590 34You brood of vipers! How can you speak good things, when you are evil? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.G1081G2191G4459G1410G5607G4190G2980G18G1063G1537G4051G2588G4750G2980 35The good person brings good things out of a good treasure, and the evil person brings evil things out of an evil treasure.G18G444G1537G18G2344G2588G1544G18G2532G4190G444G1537G4190G2344G1544G4190 36I tell you, on the day of judgment you will have to give an account for every careless word you utter;G1161G3004G5213G3754G3956G692G4487G3739G1437G444G2980G591G3056G4012G846G1722G2250G2920 37for by your words you will be justified, 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 wish to see a sign from you."G5119G5100G1122G2532G5330G611G3004G1320G2309G1492G4592G575G4675 39But he answered them, "An evil and adulterous generation asks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.G1161G611G2036G846G4190G2532G3428G1074G1934G4592G2532G3756G4592G1325G846G1508G4592G4396G2495 40For just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the sea monster, so for three days and three nights the Son of Man will be in the heart of the earth.G1063G5618G2495G2258G5140G2250G2532G5140G3571G1722G2785G2836G3779G5207G444G2071G5140G2250G2532G5140G3571G1722G2588G1093 41The people of Nineveh will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented at the proclamation of Jonah, and see, 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 listen to the wisdom of Solomon, and see, something greater than Solomon is here!G938G3558G1453G1722G2920G3326G5026G1074G2532G2632G846G3754G2064G1537G4009G1093G191G4678G4672G2532G2400G4119G4672G5602

The Return of the Unclean Spirit

43"When the unclean spirit has gone out of a person, it wanders through waterless regions looking for a resting place, but it finds none.G1161G3752G169G4151G1831G575G444G1330G1223G504G5117G2212G372G2532G2147G3756 44Then it says, 'I will return to my house from which I came.' When it comes, it finds it empty, swept, and put in order.G5119G3004G1994G1519G3450G3624G3606G1831G2532G2064G2147G4980G4563G2532G2885 45Then it goes and brings along seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they enter and live there; and the last state of that person is worse than the first. So will it be also with this evil generation."G5119G4198G2532G3880G3326G1438G2033G2087G4151G4191G1438G2532G1525G2730G1563G2532G2078G1565G444G1096G5501G4413G3779G2071G2532G5026G4190G1074

The True Kindred of Jesus

46While he was still speaking to the crowds, his mother and his 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 to the one who had told him this, Jesus replied, "Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?"G1161G611G2036G2036G846G5101G2076G3450G3384G2532G5101G1526G3450G80 49And pointing to his disciples, he said, "Here are my mother and my brothers!G2532G1614G846G5495G1909G846G3101G2036G2400G3450G3384G2532G3450G80 50For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother."G1063G3748G302G4160G2307G3450G3962G3588G1722G3772G846G2076G3450G80G2532G79G2532G3384


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