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Chapter 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. |
| 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. |
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3 | But he said unto them, Have
ye not read what David did, when he was an hungred, and they that were with
him; |
| 4 |
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? |
| 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? |
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6 | But I say unto you, That in this place is one
greater than the temple. |
| 7 | 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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| 8 | For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath day. |
| 9 | 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; |
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16 | And charged them that they should not
make him known: |
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17 | That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by
Esaias the prophet, saying, |
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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. |
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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. |
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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? |
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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. |
| 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. |
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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. |
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34 | 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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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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!
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| 50 | For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the
same is my brother, and sister, and mother. |
