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,
About that time Jesus passed on the Sabbath through the wheatfields; and His disciples became hungry, and began to gather ears of wheat and 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 saw it and said to Him, "Look! your disciples are doing what the Law forbids them 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 never read," He replied, "what David did when he and his men were hungry?
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 entered the House of God and ate the Presented Loaves, which it was not lawful for him or his men to eat, nor for any except the priests?
5 Or did you not read in the Law that on the Sabbaths the priests in the temple profane the Sabbath and are blameless?
And have you not read in the Law how on the Sabbath the priests in the Temple break the Sabbath without incurring guilt?
6 And I say to you that [One] greater than the temple is here;
But I tell you that there is here that which 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', you would not have condemned those who are without guilt.
8 for the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.”
For the Son of Man is the Lord of the Sabbath."
9 And having departed from there, He went to their synagogue,
Departing thence He went to their synagogue,
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.
where there was a man with a shrivelled arm. And they questioned Him, "Is it right to cure people on the Sabbath?" Their intention was to bring a charge against 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]?
"Which of you is there," He replied, "who, if he has but a single sheep and it falls into a hole on the Sabbath, will not lay hold of it and lift it out?
12 How much better, therefore, is a man than a sheep? So that it is lawful on the Sabbaths to do good.”
Is not a man, however, far superior to 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 arm." And he stretched it out, and it was restored quite sound like the other.
14 And the Pharisees having gone forth, held a consultation against Him, how they might destroy Him,
But the Pharisees after leaving the synagogue consulted together against Him, how they might destroy Him.
15 and Jesus having known, withdrew from there, and there followed Him great multitudes, and He healed them all,
Aware of this, Jesus departed elsewhere; and a great number of people followed Him, all of whom He cured.
16 and charged them that they might not make Him apparent,
But He gave them strict injunctions not to blaze abroad His doings,
17 that it might be fulfilled that was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,
that those words of the Prophet Isaiah 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;
"This is My servant whom I have chosen, My dearly loved One in whom My soul takes pleasure. I will put My spirit upon Him, and He will announce justice to the nations.
19 He will not strive nor cry, Nor will any hear His voice in the broad places;
He will not wrangle or raise His voice, nor will His voice be heard in the broadways.
20 A bruised reed He will not break, And smoking flax He will not quench, Until He may put forth judgment to victory,
A crushed reed He will not utterly break, nor will He quench the still smouldering wick, until He has led on Justice to victory.
21 And in His Name will nations hope.”
And on His name shall the nations rest their hopes."
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.
At that time a demoniac was brought to Him, blind and dumb; and He cured him, so that the dumb man could speak and see.
23 And all the multitudes were amazed and said, “Is this the Son of David?”
And the crowds of people were all filled with amazement and said, "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.”
The Pharisees heard it and said, "This man only expels demons by the power of Baal-zebul, the Prince of 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,
Knowing their thoughts He said to them, "Every kingdom in which civil war has raged suffers desolation; and every city or house in which there is internal strife will be brought low.
26 and if Satan casts out Satan, against himself he was divided, how then does his kingdom stand?
And if Satan is expelling Satan, he has begun to make war on himself: how therefore shall his kingdom last?
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 it is by Baal-zebul's power that I expel the demons, by whose power do your disciples expel them? They therefore 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 by the power of the Spirit of God that I expel the demons, it is evident that the Kingdom of God has come 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.
Again, how can any one enter the house of a strong man and carry off his goods, unless first of all he masters and secures the strong man: then he will ransack his house.
30 He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who is not gathering with Me, scatters.
"The man who is not with me is against me, and he who is not gathering with me is scattering abroad.
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.
This is why I tell you that men may find forgiveness for every other sin and impious word, but that for impious speaking against the Holy Spirit they shall find no forgiveness.
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 whoever shall speak against the Son of Man may obtain forgiveness; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, neither in this nor in the coming age shall he obtain forgiveness." (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 grant the tree to be wholesome and its fruit wholesome, or the tree poisonous and its fruit poisonous; for the tree is known by its fruit.
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.
O vipers' brood, how can you speak what is good when you are evil? For it is from the overflow of the heart that the mouth speaks.
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 from his good store produces good things, and a bad man from his bad store produces bad things.
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;
But I tell you that for every careless word that men shall speak they will be held accountable on the day of Judgement.
37 for from your words you will be declared righteous, and from your words you will be declared unrighteous.”
For each of you by his words shall be justified, or by his words shall be condemned."
38 Then certain of the scribes and Pharisees answered, saying, “Teacher, we will to see a sign from You.”
Then He was accosted by some of the Scribes and of the Pharisees who said, "Teacher, we wish to see a sign given by 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;
"Wicked and faithless generation!" He replied, "they clamour for a sign, but none shall be given to 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 in the sea-monster's belly, so will the Son of Man be three days 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!
There will stand up men of Nineveh at the Judgement together with the present generation, and will condemn it; because they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and mark! there is One greater than Jonah 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 awake at the Judgement together with the present generation, and will condemn it; because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and mark! there is One greater than Solomon here.
43 And when the unclean spirit may go forth from the man, it walks through dry places seeking rest and does not find;
"No sooner however has the foul spirit gone out of the man, then he roams about in places where there is no water, 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 he says, 'I will return to my house that I left;' and he comes and finds it unoccupied, swept clean, and in good order.
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 he goes and brings back with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they come in and dwell there; and in the end that man's condition becomes worse than it was at first. So will it be also with the present 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 addressing the people His mother and His brothers were standing on the edge of the crowd 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 your brothers are standing outside, and desire to speak to you."
48 And He answering said to him who spoke to Him, “Who is My mother? And who are My brothers?”
"Who is my mother?" He said to the man; "and who are my brothers?"
49 And having stretched forth His hand toward His disciples, He said, “Behold, My mother and My brothers!
And pointing to His disciples He added, "See here are my mother and my brothers.
50 For whoever may do the will of My Father who is in the heavens, He is My brother, and sister, and mother.”
To obey my Father who is in Heaven--that is to be my brother and my sister and my mother."
