Matthew 12
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1 At that time Jesus
went on the sabbath day through the corn; and his disciples were an
hungred, and began to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat.
2 But when the Pharisees saw it,
they said unto him, Behold, thy disciples do that which is not lawful to
do upon the sabbath day.
3 But he said unto them, Have
ye not read what David did, when he was an hungred, and they that were
with him;
4 How he
entered into the house of God, and did eat the shewbread, 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, how that on the sabbath days the priests in the
temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless?
6 But I say
unto you, That in this place is one greater than the temple.
7 But if ye
had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice,
ye would not have condemned the guiltless.
8 For
the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath day.
9 And when he was
departed thence, he went into their synagogue:
10 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 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
then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on
the sabbath days.
13 Then saith he to the man, Stretch
forth thine hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was
restored whole, like as the other.
14 Then the Pharisees
went out, and held a council against him, how they might destroy him.
15 But when Jesus knew it, he
withdrew himself from thence: and great multitudes followed him, and he
healed them all;
16 And charged them that they should
not make him known:
17 That it might be fulfilled which
was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,
18 Behold my servant, whom I have
chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit
upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles.
19 He shall not strive, nor cry;
neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets.
20 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 the
Gentiles trust.
22 Then was brought unto him one
possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that
the blind and dumb both spake and saw.
23 And all the people were amazed,
and said, Is not this the son of David?
24 But when the Pharisees heard it,
they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub
the prince of the devils.
25 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 cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how shall then his
kingdom stand?
27 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 I
cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto
you.
29 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
not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth
abroad.
31 Wherefore I
say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men:
but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be
forgiven unto men.
32 And
whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven
him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be
forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.
33 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 O
generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out
of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
35 A good man
out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an
evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.
36 But I say
unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give
account thereof in the day of judgment.
37 For by thy
words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.
38 Then certain of the
scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign
from thee.
39 But he answered and said unto
them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh
after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the
prophet Jonas:
40 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 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 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 When the
unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places,
seeking rest, and findeth none.
44 Then he
saith, I will return into my house from whence I came out; and when he is
come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished.
45 Then goeth
he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits 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 he yet talked to the
people, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, desiring
to speak with him.
47 Then one said unto him, Behold,
thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak with thee.
48 But he answered and said unto him
that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my
brethren?
49 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 which is in heaven, the same is
my brother, and sister, and mother.
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