At that
time Jesus went on the sabbath day through the
corn; and his disciples were an hungered, and
began to pluck the ears of corn and to eat.
02 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.
03 But he said unto them, Have ye
not read what David did, when he was an hungered,
and they that were with him;
04 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?
05 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?
06 But I say unto you, That
in this place is one greater than the temple.
07 But if ye had known what
this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not
sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the
guiltless.
08 For the Son of man is
Lord even of the sabbath day.
09 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.
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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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