MT-12:1  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.

MT-12:2  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.

MT-12:3  But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did,

when he was an

hungred, and they that were with him;

MT-12:4  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?

MT-12:5  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?

MT-12:6  But I say unto you, That in this place is [one] greater

than the

temple.

MT-12:7  But if ye had known what [this] meaneth, I will have

mercy, and not

sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.

MT-12:8  For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath day.

MT-12:9  And when he was departed thence, he went into their

synagogue:

MT-12:10  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.

MT-12:11  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?

MT-12:12  How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore

it is lawful to

do well on the sabbath days.

MT-12:13  Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thine hand.

And he stretched

[it] forth; and it was restored whole, like as the other.

MT-12:14  Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council

against him, how they

might destroy him.

MT-12:15  But when Jesus knew [it], he withdrew himself from

thence: and great

multitudes followed him, and he healed them all;

MT-12:16  And charged them that they should not make him known:

MT-12:17  That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias

the prophet,

saying,

MT-12:18  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 show

judgment to the

Gentiles.

MT-12:19  He shall not strive, nor cry; neither shall any man

hear his voice in

the streets.

MT-12:20  A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax

shall he not

quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory.

MT-12:21  And in his name shall the Gentiles trust.

MT-12:22  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.

MT-12:23  And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this

the son of

David?

MT-12:24  But when the Pharisees heard [it], they said, This

[fellow] doth not

cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.

MT-12:25  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:

MT-12:26  And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against

himself; how shall

then his kingdom stand?

MT-12:27  And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your

children cast

[them] out? therefore they shall be your judges.

MT-12:28  But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then

the kingdom of

God is come unto you.

MT-12:29  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.

MT-12:30  He that is not with me is against me; and he that

gathereth not with

me scattereth abroad.

MT-12:31  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.

MT-12:32  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.

MT-12:33  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.

MT-12:34  O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak

good things?

for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

MT-12:35  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.

MT-12:36  But I say unto you, That every idle word that men

shall speak, they

shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.

MT-12:37  For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy

words thou shalt

be condemned.

MT-12:38  Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees

answered, saying,

Master, we would see a sign from thee.

MT-12:39  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:

MT-12:40  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.

MT-12:41  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.

MT-12:42  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.

MT-12:43  When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he

walketh through dry

places, seeking rest, and findeth none.

MT-12:44  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.

MT-12:45  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.

MT-12:46  While he yet talked to the people, behold, [his]

mother and his

brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him.

MT-12:47  Then one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy

brethren stand

without, desiring to speak with thee.

MT-12:48  But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who

is my mother?

and who are my brethren?

MT-12:49  And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples,

and said,

Behold my mother and my brethren!

MT-12:50  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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