Matthew 12
1 At that time Jesus went on the Sabbaths through the grainfields, and His disciples were hungry, and they began to pluck ears, and to eat,
At that time Jesus walked through the wheatfields one Sabbath Day; and his disciples were hungry, and began to pluck some ears of wheat and to eat them.
2 and the Pharisees having seen, said to Him, “Behold, Your disciples do that which it is not lawful to do on a Sabbath.”
But the Pharisees, when they perceived it, said to him. "Look! Your disciples are doing what it is not lawful to do on the Sabbath!"
3 And He said to them, “Did you not read what David did when he was hungry, himself and those with him—
"Have you not read," answered Jesus, "what David did when he was hungry, and his men, too?
4 how he went into the house of God, and ate the Bread of the Presentation, which it is not lawful to him to eat, nor to those with him, except to the priests alone?
"How he went into the House of God, and there they ate the loaves of the Presence, which neither he nor his men were permitted to eat, but the priests only?
5 Or did you not read in the Law that on the Sabbaths the priests in the temple profane the Sabbath and are blameless?
"Have you not read in the Law how on the Sabbath the priests in the Temple break the Sabbath and are guiltless?
6 And I say to you that [One] greater than the temple is here;
"But I tell you that One is here who is greater than the temple.
7 and if you had known what [this] is: Kindness I will, and not sacrifice—you had not condemned the blameless,
"And if you knew what this means, "It is mercy I desire, not sacrifice,
8 for the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.”
"you would not have condemned the guiltless. For the Son of man is Lord of the Sabbath."
9 And having departed from there, He went to their synagogue,
As he passed along he went into their synagogue, and there he saw a man with a withered hand.
10 and behold, there was a man having the hand withered, and they questioned Him, saying, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbaths?” That they might accuse Him.
And in order to get a charge against him they asked him, "Is it permitted to heal on the Sabbath?" (So that they might have something to accuse him.)
11 And He said to them, “What man will be of you who will have one sheep, and if this may fall on the Sabbaths into a ditch, will not lay hold on it and raise [it]?
"Is there a man of you," he replied, "who has but a single sheep, who will not lay hold of it and lift it out, if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath Day?
12 How much better, therefore, is a man than a sheep? So that it is lawful on the Sabbaths to do good.”
"And how much more is a man worth than a sheep? Therefore it is right to do good on the Sabbath."
13 Then He says to the man, “Stretch forth your hand,” and he stretched [it] forth, and it was restored whole as the other.
Then he said to the man, "Stretch out your hand."
14 And the Pharisees having gone forth, held a consultation against Him, how they might destroy Him,
The man stretched it out, and it had become sound like the other. But when the Pharisees came out, they consulted together how they might destroy him.
15 and Jesus having known, withdrew from there, and there followed Him great multitudes, and He healed them all,
So when Jesus knew it, he withdrew from that place, and numbers of people followed him.
16 and charged them that they might not make Him apparent,
He cured them all; but he strictly forbade them to blaze abroad his doings,
17 that it might be fulfilled that was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,
that the word spoken through Isaiah, the prophet, might be fulfilled.
18 “Behold, My Servant, whom I chose, My Beloved, in whom My soul delighted, I will put My Spirit on Him, And He will declare judgment to the nations;
Behold my servant whom I have chosen, My beloved, in whom my soul delights; I will breathe my spirit upon him, and he shall announce justice to the Gentiles
19 He will not strive nor cry, Nor will any hear His voice in the broad places;
He will not strive nor cry aloud, Nor shall anyone hear is voice in the streets
20 A bruised reed He will not break, And smoking flax He will not quench, Until He may put forth judgment to victory,
The bruised reed will not break; The dimly burning wick will not quench; Till he has led justice on to victory.
21 And in His Name will nations hope.”
And in his name shall the Gentiles hope.
22 Then was brought to Him a demoniac, blind and mute, and He healed him, so that the blind and mute both spoke and saw.
Then they brought to him a blind and deaf demoniac; and he healed him, so that the dumb both spoke and saw.
23 And all the multitudes were amazed and said, “Is this the Son of David?”
And all the crowds were amazed, and he began to say, "Can this be the Son of David?"
24 But the Pharisees having heard, said, “This One does not cast out demons, except by Beelzebul, ruler of the demons.”
When the Pharisees heard it they said, "It is only by the aid of Beelzebub, the Prince of the demons, that this fellow is driving out demons."
25 And Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said to them, “Every kingdom having been divided against itself is desolated, and no city or house having been divided against itself stands,
Because Jesus knew what was in their minds, he said to them. "Any kingdom divided against itself will become desolate; and any city or household divided against himself will not stand.
26 and if Satan casts out Satan, against himself he was divided, how then does his kingdom stand?
"So if Satan drives out Satan, he is divided against himself; how then will his kingdom stand?
27 And if I, by Beelzebul, cast out the demons, your sons—by whom do they cast out? Because of this they will be your judges.
"And if I am casting out demons in the power of Beelzebub, in whose power do your sons cast them out? So they themselves shall be your judges.
28 But if I, by the Spirit of God, cast out the demons, then the Kingdom of God has already come to you.
"But if it is in the power of the Spirit of God is already upon you.
29 Or how is one able to go into the house of the strong man, and to snatch his goods, if first he may not bind the strong man? And then his house he will plunder.
"Or how can any one enter the strong man’s house and carry off his goods without first binding the strong man? Then he can rob his house.
30 He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who is not gathering with Me, scatters.
"He who is not with me is against me; and he who is not gathering with me, scatters.
31 Because of this I say to you, all sin and slander will be forgiven to men, but the slander of the Spirit will not be forgiven to men.
"Therefore I tell you that every sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven men; but the blasphemy against the Holy Spirit shall not be forgiven.
32 And whoever may speak a word against the Son of Man it will be forgiven to him, but whoever may speak against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, neither in this age, nor in that which is coming. (aiōn g165)
"And if any man say a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, either in this age or in that which is to come. (aiōn g165)
33 Either make the tree good, and its fruit good, or make the tree bad, and its fruit bad, for from the fruit is the tree known.
"Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree corrupt and its fruit corrupt; for by its fruit the tree is known.
34 Brood of vipers! How are you able to speak good things—being evil? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.
"You generation of vipers! How can you speak good, when you are evil? For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of. "When the time of fruit drew near, he sent his slaves to the vine-dressers seized to get his fruit.
35 The good man out of the good treasure of the heart puts forth the good things, and the evil man out of the evil treasure puts forth evil things.
"A good man out of his good treasure brings forth good; and from his evil treasure a bad man brings out evil.
36 And I say to you that every idle word that men may speak, they will give for it a reckoning in [the] day of judgment;
"I tell you that for every careless word that men speak they shall give account on the day of judgment.
37 for from your words you will be declared righteous, and from your words you will be declared unrighteous.”
"For by your words you will each be justified, and by your words be condemned."
38 Then certain of the scribes and Pharisees answered, saying, “Teacher, we will to see a sign from You.”
Then some of the Scribes and Pharisees accosted him. "Teacher," they said, "we want to see some sign from you."
39 And He answering said to them, “A generation, evil and adulterous, seeks a sign, and a sign will not be given to it, except the sign of Jonah the prophet;
In reply Jesus told them. "An evil and faithless generation seeks a sign, and no sign will be given them except the sign of the prophet Jonah.
40 for as Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights, so will the Son of Man be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights.
"For just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the sea- monster’s belly, so the Son of man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
41 Men of Nineveh will stand up in the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it, for they converted at the proclamation of Jonah, and behold, [One] greater than Jonah [is] here!
"The men of Nineveh will stand up in the Judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented under the preaching of Jonah, and lo! a greater than Jonah is here!
42 A queen of the south will rise up in the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, [One] greater than Solomon [is] here!
"The Queen of the South will rise in 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 lo! a greater than Solomon is here!
43 And when the unclean spirit may go forth from the man, it walks through dry places seeking rest and does not find;
"Whenever an unclean spirit leaves a man, it wanders through waterless places, seeking rest but finding none.
44 then it says, I will return to my house from where I came forth; and having come, it finds [it] unoccupied, swept, and adorned:
"Then it says, "‘I will go back to my house which I left’; and on arrival finds it empty, swept, and garnished.
45 then it goes, and takes with itself seven other spirits more evil than itself, and having gone in they dwell there, and the last of that man becomes worse than the first; so will it also be to this evil generation.”
"Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits worse than itself; and they enter in and dwell there. And the last state of that man is worse than the first. So shall it be with this wicked generation."
46 And while He was yet speaking to the multitudes, behold, His mother and brothers had stood outside, seeking to speak to Him,
While he was still talking to the crowd, his mother and brothers were standing outside, desiring to speak to him.
47 and one said to Him, “Behold, Your mother and Your brothers stand outside, seeking to speak to You.”
So some one told him, "Your mother and brothers are standing outside, and wanting to speak to you."
48 And He answering said to him who spoke to Him, “Who is My mother? And who are My brothers?”
But he answered the man who told him, "Who is my mother and who are my brothers?"
49 And having stretched forth His hand toward His disciples, He said, “Behold, My mother and My brothers!
And stretching his hand toward his disciples, he said,
50 For whoever may do the will of My Father who is in the heavens, He is My brother, and sister, and mother.”
"Behold my mother and my brothers! For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven, is my brother and sister and mother."
