Matthew:12

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* At that time Jesus went on the sabbath day through the planted fields , and his disciples were hungry and began to pluck the ears of grain and to eat . * 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 . * But he said unto them , Have ye not read what David did , and those that were with him , when he was hungry , * how he entered into the house of God and ate the showbread , which was not lawful for him to eat , neither for those who were with him , but only for the priests ? * 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 ? * But I say unto you , That in this place is [one ] greater than the temple . * But if ye knew what [this ] means , I will have mercy and not sacrifice , ye would not condemn the innocent . * For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath day . * And when he was departed from there , he went into their synagogue ; * and , behold , there was a man who had [his ] hand withered . And they asked him , saying , Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days ? that they might accuse him . * And he said unto them , What man shall there be among you that shall have one sheep , and if it falls into a pit on the sabbath day , will he not lay hold on it and lift [it ] out ? * Therefore , how much more is a man worth than a sheep ? So that it is lawful to do good on the sabbath days . * Then he said to the man , Stretch forth thine hand . And he stretched [it ] forth ; and it was restored whole , like the other . * Then the Pharisees went out and took council against him that they might destroy him . * But when Jesus knew [it ], he withdrew himself from there ; and great multitudes followed him , and he healed them all ; * and [strictly ] charged them that they should not make him known ; * so that it which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled , who said , * 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 declare judgment unto the Gentiles . * He shall not strive nor cry , neither shall anyone hear his voice in the streets . * A bruised reed he shall not break , and a smoking flax he shall not quench until he sends forth judgment unto victory . * And in his name shall the Gentiles wait . * Then was brought unto him one possessed with a demon , blind , and dumb , and he healed him , insomuch that the blind and dumb both spoke and saw . * And all the people were amazed and said , Is not this the son of David ? * But when the Pharisees heard [it ], they said , This [fellow ] does not cast out demons but by Beelzebub the prince of the demons . * 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 remain ; * and if Satan casts out Satan , he is divided against himself ; how shall then his kingdom remain ? * And if I by Beelzebub cast out demons , by whom do your sons cast [them ] out ? Therefore they shall be your judges . * But if I cast out the demons by the Spirit of God , then certainly the kingdom of God is come unto you . * Or else how can one enter into the strong man 's house and spoil his goods except he first bind the strong man ? and then he will spoil his house . * He that is not with me is against me , and he that does not gather with me scatters abroad . * Therefore I say unto you , All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men , but the blasphemy [against ] the Spirit shall not be forgiven unto men . * And whosoever speaks a word against the Son of man , it shall be forgiven him , but whosoever speaks against the Holy Spirit , it shall not be forgiven him , neither in this age , neither in the [age ] to come . * Either make the tree good and its fruit good , or else make the tree corrupt and its fruit corrupt ; for the tree is known by [its ] fruit . * O generation of vipers , how can ye , being evil , speak good things ? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks . * The good man out of the good treasure of the heart brings forth good things , and the evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things . * But I say unto you , That every idle word that men shall speak , they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment . * For by thy words thou shalt be justified , and by thy words thou shalt be condemned . * Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered , saying , Master , we desire to see a sign from thee . * But he answered and said unto them , An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign , and there no sign shall be given to it , but the sign of the prophet Jonah ; * for as Jonah 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 . * The men of Nineveh shall rise in the judgment with this generation and shall condemn it because they repented at the preaching of Jonah ; and , behold , a greater than Jonah [is ] 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 . * When the unclean spirit is gone out of the man , it walks through dry places , seeking rest , and finds none . * Then it says , I will return into my house from which I came out ; and when it is come , it finds [it ] empty , swept , and garnished . * Then it goes and takes with itself 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 . Even so shall it also be unto this wicked generation . * While he yet talked to the people , behold , [his ] mother and his brothers stood without , desiring to speak with him . * Then one said unto him , Behold , thy mother and thy brothers stand without , desiring to speak with thee . * But he answered and said unto him that told him , Who is my mother ? and who are my brothers ? * And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples , and said , Behold my mother and my brothers ! * For whosoever shall do the will of my Father who is in the heavens , the same is my brother and sister and mother .:

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