Matthew:12
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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 .
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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 .
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But he said unto them ,
Have ye not read what David did ,
when he was an hungred ,
and they that were with him ;
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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 ?
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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 ?
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But I say unto you ,
That in this place is one greater than the temple .
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But if ye had known what this meaneth ,
I will have mercy ,
and not sacrifice ,
ye would not have condemned the guiltless .
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For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath day .
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And when he was departed thence ,
he went into their synagogue :
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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 .
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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 ?
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How much then is a man better than a sheep ?
Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days .
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Then saith he to the man ,
Stretch forth thine hand .
And he stretched it forth ;
and it was restored whole ,
like as the other .
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Then the Pharisees went out ,
and held a council against him ,
how they might destroy him .
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But when Jesus knew it ,
he withdrew himself from thence :
and great multitudes followed him ,
and he healed them all ;
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And charged them that they should not make him known :
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That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet ,
saying ,
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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 .
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He shall not strive ,
nor cry ;
neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets .
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A bruised reed shall he not break ,
and smoking flax shall he not quench ,
till he send forth judgment unto victory .
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And in his name shall the Gentiles trust .
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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 .
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And all the people were amazed ,
and said ,
Is not this the son of David ?
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But when the Pharisees heard it ,
they said ,
This fellow doth not cast out devils ,
but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils .
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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 :
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And if Satan cast out Satan ,
he is divided against himself ;
how shall then his kingdom stand ?
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And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils ,
by whom do your children cast them out ?
therefore they shall be your judges .
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But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God ,
then the kingdom of God is come unto you .
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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 .
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He that is not with me is against me ;
and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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O generation of vipers ,
how can ye ,
being evil ,
speak good things ?
for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh .
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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 .
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But I say unto you ,
That every idle word that men shall speak ,
they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment .
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For by thy words thou shalt be justified ,
and by thy words thou shalt be condemned .
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Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered ,
saying ,
Master ,
we would see a sign from thee .
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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 :
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man ,
he walketh through dry places ,
seeking rest ,
and findeth none .
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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 .
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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 .
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While he yet talked to the people ,
behold ,
his mother and his brethren stood without ,
desiring to speak with him .
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Then one said unto him ,
Behold ,
thy mother and thy brethren stand without ,
desiring to speak with thee .
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But he answered and said unto him that told him ,
Who is my mother ?
and who are my brethren ?
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And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples ,
and said ,
Behold my mother and my brethren !
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For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven ,
the same is my brother ,
and sister ,
and mother .