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Jesus Is Lord of the Sabbath

12At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick some heads of grain and eat them.G1722G1565G2540G2424G4198G4521G1223G4702G1161G846G3101G3983G2532G756G5089G4719G2532G2068 2When the Pharisees saw this, they said to him, "Look! Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath."G1161G5330G1492G2036G846G2400G4675G3101G4160G3739G1832G3756G1832G4160G1722G4521 3He answered, "Haven't you read what David did when he and his companions were hungry?G1161G2036G846G314G3756G314G5101G1138G4160G3753G846G3983G2532G3326G846 4He entered the house of God, and he and his companions ate the consecrated bread—which was not lawful for them to do, but only for the priests.G4459G1525G1519G3624G2316G2532G5315G740G4286G3739G2258G3756G1832G846G5315G3761G3326G846G1508G3441G2409 5Or haven't you read in the Law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple desecrate the day and yet are innocent?G2228G314G3756G314G1722G3551G3754G4521G2409G1722G2411G953G4521G2532G1526G338 6I tell you that one greater than the temple is here.G1161G3004G5213G3754G5602G2076G3187G2411 7If you had known what these words mean, 'I desire mercy, not sacrifice,' you would not have condemned the innocent.G1161G1487G1097G5101G2076G2309G1656G2532G3756G2378G302G3756G2613G338 8For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath."G1063G5207G444G2076G2962G2532G4521 9Going on from that place, he went into their synagogue,G2532G3327G1564G2064G1519G846G4864 10and a man with a shriveled hand was there. Looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, they asked him, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?"G2532G2400G2258G444G2192G5495G3584G2532G1905G846G3004G1487G1832G2323G4521G2443G2723G846 11He said to them, "If any of you has a sheep and it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will you not take hold of it and lift it out?G1161G2036G846G5101G444G2071G1537G5216G3739G2192G1520G4263G2532G1437G5124G1706G1519G999G4521G2902G3780G2902G846G2532G1453 12How much more valuable 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." So he stretched it out and it was completely restored, just as sound as the other.G5119G3004G444G1614G4675G5495G2532G1614G2532G600G5199G5613G243 14But the Pharisees went out and plotted how they might kill Jesus.G1161G5330G1831G2983G4824G2596G846G3704G622G846

God’s Chosen Servant

15Aware of this, Jesus withdrew from that place. Many followed him, and he healed all their sick,G1161G2424G1097G402G1564G2532G4183G3793G190G846G2532G2323G846G3956 16warning them not to tell who he was.G2532G2008G846G3363G4160G3363G4160G846G5318 17This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:G3704G4137G3588G4483G1223G2268G4396G3004 18"Here is my servant whom I have chosen, the one I love, in whom I delight; I will put my Spirit on him, and he will proclaim justice to the nations.G2400G3450G3816G3739G140G3450G27G1519G3739G3450G5590G2106G5087G3450G4151G1909G846G2532G518G2920G1484 19He will not quarrel or cry out; no one will hear his voice in the streets.G2051G3756G2051G3761G2905G3761G5100G191G846G5456G1722G4113 20A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out, till he leads justice to victory.G4937G2563G2608G3756G2608G2532G5188G3043G4570G3756G4570G2193G302G1544G2920G1519G3534 21In his name the nations will put their hope."G2532G1722G846G3686G1679G1484G1679

Jesus and Beelzebul

22Then they brought him a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute, and Jesus healed him, so that he could both talk and see.G5119G4374G846G1139G5185G2532G2974G2532G2323G846G5620G5185G2532G2974G2532G2980G2532G991 23All the people were astonished and said, "Could this be the Son of David?"G2532G3956G3793G1839G2532G3004G2076G3385G3778G5207G1138 24But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, "It is only by Beelzebub, the prince of demons, that this fellow drives out demons."G1161G5330G191G2036G3778G1544G3756G1544G1140G1508G1722G954G758G1140 25Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand.G1161G2424G1492G846G1761G2036G846G3956G932G3307G2596G1438G2049G2532G3956G4172G2228G3614G3307G2596G1438G2476G3756G2476 26If Satan drives out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then can his kingdom stand?G2532G1487G4567G1544G4567G3307G1909G1438G4459G2476G3767G846G932G2476 27And if I drive out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your people drive them out? So then, they will be your judges.G2532G1487G1473G1722G954G1544G1140G1722G5101G5216G5207G1544G5124G1223G846G2071G5216G2923 28But if I drive out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.G1161G1487G1473G1544G1140G1722G4151G2316G686G932G2316G5348G1909G5209 29"Or again, how can anyone enter a strong man's house and carry off his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can rob his house.G2228G4459G1410G5100G1525G1519G2478G3614G2532G1283G846G4632G3362G4412G1210G2478G2532G5119G1283G846G3614 30"He who is not with me is against me, and he who does not gather with me scatters.G5607G3361G3326G1700G2076G2596G1700G2532G4863G3361G3326G1700G4650 31And so I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.G1223G5124G3004G5213G3956G266G2532G988G863G444G1161G988G4151G863G3756G863G444 32Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come.G2532G3739G302G2036G3056G2596G5207G444G863G846G3739G1161G302G2036G2596G40G4151G863G3756G863G846G3777G1722G5129G165G3777G1722G3195 33"Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is recognized by its fruit.G2228G4160G1186G2570G2532G846G2590G2570G2228G4160G1186G4550G2532G846G2590G4550G1063G1186G1097G1537G2590 34You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.G1081G2191G4459G1410G5607G4190G2980G18G1063G1537G4051G2588G4750G2980 35The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in him, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in him.G18G444G1537G18G2344G2588G1544G18G2532G4190G444G1537G4190G2344G1544G4190 36But I tell you that men will have to give account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken.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 Pharisees and teachers of the law said to him, "Teacher, we want to see a miraculous sign from you."G5119G5100G1122G2532G5330G611G3004G1320G2309G1492G4592G575G4675 39He answered, "A wicked and adulterous generation asks for a miraculous sign! But none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.G1161G611G2036G846G4190G2532G3428G1074G1934G4592G2532G3756G4592G1325G846G1508G4592G4396G2495 40For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of a huge fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.G1063G5618G2495G2258G5140G2250G2532G5140G3571G1722G2785G2836G3779G5207G444G2071G5140G2250G2532G5140G3571G1722G2588G1093 41The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now one greater than Jonah is here.G435G3536G450G1722G2920G3326G5026G1074G2532G2632G846G3754G3340G1519G2782G2495G2532G2400G4119G2495G5602 42The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to listen to Solomon's wisdom, and now one greater than Solomon is here.G938G3558G1453G1722G2920G3326G5026G1074G2532G2632G846G3754G2064G1537G4009G1093G191G4678G4672G2532G2400G4119G4672G5602 43"When an evil spirit comes out of a man, it goes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it.G1161G3752G169G4151G1831G575G444G1330G1223G504G5117G2212G372G2532G2147G3756 44Then it says, 'I will return to the house I left.' When it arrives, it finds the house unoccupied, swept clean and put in order.G5119G3004G1994G1519G3450G3624G3606G1831G2532G2064G2147G4980G4563G2532G2885 45Then it goes and takes with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and live there. And the final condition of that man is worse than the first. That is how it will be with this wicked generation."G5119G4198G2532G3880G3326G1438G2033G2087G4151G4191G1438G2532G1525G2730G1563G2532G2078G1565G444G1096G5501G4413G3779G2071G2532G5026G4190G1074

Jesus’ Mother and Brothers

46While Jesus was still talking to the crowd, his mother and brothers stood outside, wanting to speak to him.G2089G846G1161G2980G3793G2400G3384G2532G846G80G2476G1854G2212G2980G846 47Someone told him, "Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to you."G1161G5100G2036G846G2400G4675G3384G2532G4675G80G2476G1854G2212G2980G4671 48He replied to him, "Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?"G1161G611G2036G2036G846G5101G2076G3450G3384G2532G5101G1526G3450G80 49Pointing 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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