Matthew 12
1 In that season, went Jesus, on, the sabbath, through the cornfields, —and, his disciples, hungered, and began to pluck ears of corn, and to eat.
At that time Jesus went on the sabbath day through the corn; and his disciples were an hungered, and began to pluck the ears of corn and to eat.
2 But, the Pharisees, observing it, said unto him, Lo! thy disciples, are doing what is not allowed to do, on sabbath.
But when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto him, Behold, your disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the sabbath day.
3 And he said unto them, have ye never read what, David, did, when he hungered, and they who were with him? how
But he said unto them, Have all of you not read what David did, when he was an hungered, and they that were with him;
4 he entered into the house of God and, the presence-bread, did eat, which it was not, allowable, for him to eat, nor for them who were with him, —save for the priests, alone?
How he entered into the house of God, and did eat the showbread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them which were with him, but only for the priests?
5 Or have ye not read, in the law, that, on the sabbaths, the priests, in the temple, the sabbath, profane, and are, blameless?
Or have all of you not read in the law, how that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless?
6 But I say unto you, —Something greater than the Temple, is here!
But I say unto you, That in this place is one greater than the temple.
7 If, however, ye had known what this meaneth—Mercy, I desire, and not, sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the blameless;
But if all of you had known what this means, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, all of you would not have condemned the guiltless.
8 For, the Son of Man, is, Lord of the Sabbath.
For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath day.
9 And, passing on from thence, he came into their synagogue;
And when he was departed thence, he went into their synagogue:
10 and lo! a man having, a withered hand, and they questioned him, saying, Is it allowable, on the sabbath, to heal? that they might accuse him.
And, behold, there was a man which had his hand withered. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days? that they might accuse him.
11 And said unto them, What man, from among yourselves, [shall there be], —Who shall have one sheep, and, if this should fall, on the sabbath, into a pit, will not lay hold of it, and raise it?
And he said unto them, What man shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out?
12 How much better, then, a man, than, a sheep? So that it is allowable, on the sabbath, nobly, to act.
How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.
13 Then saith he unto the man, Stretch forth thy hand! And he stretched it forth, —and it was restored, whole, as the other.
Then says he to the man, Stretch forth your hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored whole, like the other.
14 And the Pharisees, going forth, took, counsel, against him, to the end that, him, they might destroy.
Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they might destroy him.
15 But, Jesus, taking note, retired from thence, —and many followed him, and he cured them all;
But when Jesus knew it, he withdrew himself from thence: and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all;
16 and straitly charged them, lest they should make him, manifest:
And charged them that they should not make him known:
17 that it might be fulfilled, which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying: —
That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying,
18 Lo! my servant, whom I have chosen, My beloved, in whom, my soul, delighteth, —I will put my Spirit upon him, and, justice, unto the nations, will he report:
Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit (pneuma) upon him, and he shall show judgment to the Gentiles.
19 He will not strive, nor will he cry out, nor shall any hear, in the broadways, his voice:
He shall not strive, nor cry; neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets.
20 A bruised cane, will he not break, and, a smoking wick, will he not quench, —until he urge on, justice, to victory,
A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory.
21 And, in his name, shall nations hope.
And in his name shall the Gentiles trust.
22 Then they brought unto him, one demonized, blind and dumb, —and he cured him, so that the dumb did speak and see.
Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spoke and saw.
23 And all the multitudes were beside themselves, and were saying, Can, this one, be, the Son of David?
And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David?
24 But, the Pharisees, hearing it, said, This one, doth not cast out the demons, save in Beelzebul ruler of the demons.
But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow does not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.
25 And, knowing their inward thoughts, he said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself, is laid waste, —and, no city or house divided against itself, will stand;
And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand:
26 And, if, Satan, is casting, Satan, out, against himself, hath he become divided, —How then shall, his kingdom, stand?
And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how shall then his kingdom stand?
27 And, if, I, in Beelzebul, am casting out the demons, In whom are, your sons, casting them out? Wherefore, they, shall be, judges of you.
And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your children cast them out? therefore they shall be your judges.
28 But, if, in God’s Spirit, I, am casting out the demons, then doubtless hath come upon you unawares, the kingdom of God!
But if I cast out devils by the Spirit (pneuma) of God, then the kingdom of God has come unto you.
29 Or how can one enter the house of the mighty and, seize his goods, unless, first, he bind the mighty one? and, then, his house, he will plunder.
Or else how can one enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil his house.
30 He that is no with me, is, against me, —and, he that gathereth not with me, scattereth
He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathers not with me scatters abroad.
31 Wherefore, I say unto you, All sin and profane speaking, shall be forgiven unto men, —but, the speaking profanely of the Spirit, shall not be forgiven;
Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Spirit (pneuma) shall not be forgiven unto men.
32 And, whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of Man, it shall be forgiven him, —but, whosoever shall speak against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, either in this age, or the coming. (aiōn g165)
And whosoever speaks a word (logos) against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, (pneuma) it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come. (aiōn g165)
33 Either make the tree good, and its fruit good, or make the tree worthless, and its fruit worthless; for, from the fruit, the tree is known.
Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit.
34 Broods of vipers! How can ye speak, good things, being, evil? For, out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaketh.
O generation of vipers, how can all of you, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.
35 The good man, out of the good treasure, putteth forth, good things; and, the evil man, out of the evil treasure, putteth forth, evil things.
A good man out of the good treasure of the heart brings forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things.
36 But I say unto you, That, every useless expression that men shall utter, they shall render, concerning it, an account, in a day of judgment;
But I say unto you, That every idle word (rhema) that men shall speak, they shall give account (logos) thereof in the day of judgment.
37 For, by thy words, shalt thou be, justified, and, by thy words, shalt thou be condemned.
For by your words (logos) you shall be justified, and by your words (logos) you shall be condemned.
38 Then, answered him, certain of the Scribes and Pharisees, saying, Teacher! we desire of thee, a sign, to behold.
Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from you.
39 But, he, answering, said unto them, A wicked and adulterous generation, a sign, doth seek, and, a sign, will not be, given, it, save the sign of Jonah the prophet.
But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas:
40 For, just as was Jonah in the belly of the sea-monster three days and three nights, so, will be the Son of Man, in the heart of the earth, three days and three nights.
For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
41 Men of Nineveh, will rise up in the judgment, with this generation, and will condemn it, —because they repented into the proclamation of Jonah; and lo! something greater than Jonah, here.
The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.
42 The queen of the south, will arise in the judgment with this generation and will condemn it—because she came out of the ends of the earth, to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and lo! something greater than Solomon, here.
The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.
43 But, when the impure spirit goeth out of the man, it passeth through waterless places, seeking rest, —and findeth it not.
When the unclean spirit (pneuma) is gone out of a man, he walks through dry places, seeking rest, and finds none.
44 Then, it saith, Into my house, will I return whence I came out, —and, coming, findeth it empty [and] swept and adorned.
Then he says, I will return into my house from whence I came out; and when he has come, he finds it empty, swept, and garnished.
45 Then, it goeth, and taketh along with itself, seven diverse spirits, more wicked than itself, —and, entering, abideth there; and, the last state of that man, becometh, worse than the first. So, shall it be, with this, wicked, generation.
Then goes he, and takes with himself seven other spirits (pneuma) more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation.
46 While yet he was speaking unto the multitudes, lo! his mother and brethren, were standing without, seeking to speak with him.
While he yet talked to the people, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him.
47 [And one said to him, Lo! thy mother and thy brethren, without, are standing, seeking, to speak, with thee.]
Then one said unto him, Behold, your mother and your brethren stand without, desiring to speak with you.
48 But, he, answering, said unto him that was telling him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren?
But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren?
49 And, stretching forth his hand towards his disciples, he said, Lo! my mother and my brethren!
And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!
50 For, whosoever shall do the will of my Father who is in the heavens, he, is my, brother, and sister, and mother.
For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.
