Matthew:12

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drb @Matthew:12:1 @At that time Jesus went through the corn on the sabbath : and his disciples being hungry , began to pluck the ears , and to eat . drb @Matthew:12:2 @And the Pharisees seeing them , said to him : Behold thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days . drb @Matthew:12:3 @But he said to them : Have you not read what David did when he was hungry , and they that were with him : drb @Matthew:12:4 @How he entered into the house of God , and did eat the loaves of proposition , which it was not lawful for him to eat , nor for them that were with him , but for the priests only ? drb @Matthew:12:5 @Or have ye not read in the law , that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple break the sabbath , and are without blame ? drb @Matthew:12:6 @But I tell you that there is here a greater than the temple . drb @Matthew:12:7 @And if you knew what this meaneth : I will have mercy , and not sacrifice : you would never have condemned the innocent . drb @Matthew:12:8 @For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath . drb @Matthew:12:9 @And when he has passed from thence , he came into their synagogues . drb @Matthew:12:10 @And behold there was a man who had a withered hand , and they asked him , saying : Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days ? that they might accuse him . drb @Matthew:12:11 @But he said to them : What man shall there be among you , that hath one sheep : and if the same fall into a pit on the sabbath day , will he not take hold on it and lift it up ? drb @Matthew:12:12 @How much better is a man than a sheep ? Therefore it it lawful to do a good deed on the sabbath days . drb @Matthew:12:13 @Then he saith to the man : Stretch forth thy hand ; and he stretched it forth , and it was restored to health even as the other drb @Matthew:12:14 @And the Pharisees going out made a consultation against him , how they might destroy him . drb @Matthew:12:15 @But Jesus knowing it , retired from thence : and many followed him , and he healed them all . drb @Matthew:12:16 @And he charged them that they should not make him known . drb @Matthew:12:17 @That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaias the prophet , saying : drb @Matthew:12:18 @Behold my servant whom I have chosen , my beloved in whom my soul hath been well pleased . I will put my spirit upon him , and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles . drb @Matthew:12:19 @He shall not contend , nor cry out , neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets . drb @Matthew:12:20 @The bruised reed he shall not break : and smoking flax he shall not extinguish : till he send forth judgment unto victory . drb @Matthew:12:21 @And in his name the Gentiles shall hope . drb @Matthew:12:22 @Then was offered to him one possessed with a devil , blind and dumb : and he healed him , so that he spoke and saw . drb @Matthew:12:23 @And all the multitudes were amazed , and said : Is not this the son of David ? drb @Matthew:12:24 @But the Pharisees hearing it , said : This man casteth not out the devils but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils . drb @Matthew:12:25 @And Jesus knowing their thoughts , said to them : Every kingdom divided against itself shall be made desolate : and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand . drb @Matthew:12:26 @And if Satan cast out Satan , he is divided against himself : how then shall his kingdom stand ? drb @Matthew:12:27 @And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils , by whom do your children cast them out ? Therefore they shall be your judges . drb @Matthew:12:28 @But if I by the Spirit of God cast out devils , then is the kingdom of God come upon you . drb @Matthew:12:29 @Or how can any one enter into the house of the strong , and rifle his goods , unless he first bind the strong ? and then he will rifle his house . drb @Matthew:12:30 @He that is not with me , is against me : and he that gathereth not with me , scattereth . drb @Matthew:12:31 @Therefore I say to you : Every sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven men , but the blasphemy of the Spirit shall not be forgiven . drb @Matthew:12:32 @And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man , it shall be forgiven him : but he that shall speak against the Holy Ghost , it shall not be forgiven him , neither in this world , nor in the world to come . drb @Matthew:12:33 @Either make the tree good and its fruit good : or make the tree evil , and its fruit evil . For by the fruit the tree is known . drb @Matthew:12:34 @O generation of vipers , how can you speak good things , whereas you are evil ? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh . drb @Matthew:12:35 @A good man out of a good treasure bringeth forth good things : and an evil man out of an evil treasure bringeth forth evil things . drb @Matthew:12:36 @But I say unto you , that every idle word that men shall speak , they shall render an account for it in the day of judgment . drb @Matthew:12:37 @For by thy words thou shalt be justified , and by thy words thou shalt be condemned . drb @Matthew:12:38 @Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered him , saying : Master we would see a sign from thee . drb @Matthew:12:39 @Who answering said to them : An evil and adulterous generation seeketh a sign : and a sign shall not be given it , but the sign of Jonas the prophet . drb @Matthew:12:40 @For as Jonas was in the whale 's belly three days and three nights : so shall the Son of man be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights . drb @Matthew:12:41 @The men of Ninive shall rise in judgment with this generation , and shall condemn it : because they did penance at the preaching of Jonas . And behold a greater than Jonas here . drb @Matthew:12:42 @The queen of the south shall rise in judgment with this generation , and shall condemn it : because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon , and behold > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Transfer interrupted ! And when an unclean spirit is gone out of a man he walketh through dry places seeking rest , and findeth none . drb @Matthew:12:43 @Then he saith : I will return into my house from whence I came out . And coming he findeth it empty , swept , and garnished . drb @Matthew:12:44 @Then he goeth , and taketh with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself , and they enter in and dwell there : and the last state of that man in made worse than the first . So shall it be also to this wicked generation . drb @Matthew:12:45 @As he was yet speaking to the multitudes , behold his mother and his brethren stood without , seeking to speak to him . drb @Matthew:12:46 @And one said unto him : Behold thy mother and thy brethren stand without , seeking thee . drb @Matthew:12:47 @But he answering him that told him , said : Who is my mother , and who are my brethren ? drb @Matthew:12:48 @And stretching forth his hand towards his disciples , he said : Behold my mother and my brethren . drb @Matthew:12:49 @For whosoever shall do the will of my Father , that is in heaven , he is my brother , and sister , and mother .

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