Lord
Of The Sabbath
At
that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath.
His
Disciples were hungry
And
began to pick some heads of grain and eat them.
2
When the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him,
'Look!
Your Disciples are doing what is Unlawful on the Sabbath.'
3
He answered,
'Haven't
you read what David did
When
he and his companions were hungry?
4
He and his companions ate the Consecrated Bread--
Which
was not Lawful for them to do,
But
only for the Priests.
5
Or haven't you read in the Law
That
on the Sabbath the Priests in the Temple
Desecrate
the day and yet are Innocent?
6 I
TELL YOU THAT ONE GREATER THAN THE TEMPLE IS HERE.
7
IF YOU HAD KNOWN WHAT THESE WORDS MEAN,
'I
DESIRE MERCY, NOT SACRIFICE.'
YOU
WOULD NOT HAVE CONDEMNED THE INNOCENT.
8
FOR THE SON OF MAN IS LORD OF THE SABBATH.'
9
Going on from that place,
He
went into their Synagogue,
10
And a man with a shriveled hand was there.
LOOKING
FOR A REASON TO ACCUSE JESUS,
THEY
ASKED HIM,
'IS
IT LAWFUL TO HEAL ON THE SABBATH?'
11
He said to them,
'If
any of you has a sheep and it falls into a pit on the Sabbath,
Will
you not take hold of it and lift it out?
12
HOW MUCH MORE VALUABLE IS A MAN THAN A SHEEP!
THEREFORE
IT IS LAWFUL TO DO GOOD ON THE SABBATH.'
13Then
He said to the man,
'Stretch
out your hand.'
So
he stretched it our and it was completely restored,
Just
as sound as the other.
14
BUT THE PHARISEES WENT OUT
AND
PLOTTED HOW THEY MIGHT KILL JESUS.
God's
Chosen Servant
15
Aware of this, Jesus withdrew from that place.
Many
followed Him,
AND
HE HEALED ALL THEIR SICK,
16
Warning them not to tell who He was.
17
This was to Fulfill
What
was spoken through the Prophet Isaiah:
18
'Here is My Servant Whom I have Chosen,
The
One I love, in Whom I Delight;
I
will put My Spirit on Him,
And
He will Proclaim Justice to the Nations.
19
He will not Quarrel or Cry Out;
No
one will hear His Voice in the streets.
29
A Bruised Reed He will not Break,
And
a Smoldering Wick He will not Snuff Out,
TILL
HE LEADS JUSTICE TO VICTORY.
21
IN HIS NAME THE NATIONS WILL PUT THEIR HOPE.'
Jesus
And Beelzebub
22
Then they brought Him a Deon-possessed man
Who
was blind and mute,
And
Jesus healed him,
So
that he could both talk and see.
23
All the people were Astonished and said,
'COULD
THIS BE THE SON OF DAVID?'
24
But when the Pharisees heard this, they said,
'IT
IS ONLY BY BEELZEBUB, THE PRINCE OF DEMONS,
THAT
THIS FELLOW DRIVES OUT DEMONS.'
25
Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them,
'EVERY
KINGDOM DIVDED AGAINST ITSELF WILL BE RUINED,
AND EVERY
CITY OR HOUSEHOLD DIVIDED AGAINST ITSELF
WILL
NOT STAND.
26
IF SATAN DRIVES OUT SATAN,
HE
IS DIVIDED AGAINST HIMSELF.
HOW
THEN CAN HIS KINGDOM STAND?
27
AND IF I DRIVE OUT DEMONS BY BEELZEBUB,
BY
WHOM DO YOUR PEOPLE DRIVE THEM OUT?
SO
THEN THEY WILL BE YOUR JUDGES.
28
BUT IF I DRIVE OUT DEMONS BY THE SPIRIT OF GOD,
THEN
THE KINGDOM OF GOD HAS COME UPON YOU.
29
Or again, how can anyone enter a Strongman's House
And
carry off his possessions
Unless
he first ties up the Strong Man?
Then
he can Rob his House.
30
HE WHO IS NOT WITH ME IS AGAINST ME,
AND
HE WHO DOES NOT GATHER WITH ME SCATTERS.
31
ANDSO I TELL YOU,
EVERY
SIN AND BLASPHEMY WILL BE FORGIVEN MEN,
BUT
THE BLASPHEMY AGAINST THE SPIRIT
WILL
NOT BE FORGIVEN.
32
ANYONE WHO SPEAKS A WORD AGAINST THE SON OF MAN
WILL
BE FORGIVEN,
BUT
ANYONE WHO SPEAKS AGAINST THE HOLY SPIRIT
WILL
NOT BE FORGIVEN,
EITHER
IN THIS AGE OR IN THE AGE TO COME.
33
MAKE A TREE GOOD AND ITS FRUIT WILL BE GOOD,
OR
MAKE A TREE BAD AND ITS FRUIT WILL BE BAD,
FOR
A TREE IS RECONGNIZE BY ITS FRUIT.
34
YOU BROOD OF VIPERS,
HOW
CAN YOU WHO ARE EVIL SAY ANYTHING GOOD?
FOR
OUT OF THE OVERFLOW OF THE HEART
THE
MOUTH SPEAKS
35
THE GOOD MAN BRINGS GOOD THINGS
OUT
OF THE GOOD STORED UP IN HIM,
AND
THE EVIL MANBRINGS EVIL THINGS
OUT
OF THE EVIL STORED UP IN HIM.
36
BUT I TELL YOU
THAT
MEN WILL HAVE TO GIVE ACCOUNT
ON
THE DAY OF JUDGMENT
FOR
EVERY CARELESS WORD THEY AHVE SPOKEN.
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FOR BY YOUR WORDS YOU WILL BE ACQUITTED,
AND
BY YOUR WORDS YOU WILL BE CONDEMNED.
Sign
Of Jonah
38
Then some of the Pharisees
And
Teachers of the Law said to Him,
'Teacher,
we want to see a Miraculous Sign from You.'
He
answered,
'A
WICKED AND ADULTEROUS GENERATION
ASKS
FOR A MIRACULOUS SIGN!
BUT
NONE WILL BE GIVEN IT
EXCEPT
THE SIGN OF THE PROPHET JONAH.
40
FOR AS JONAH WAS THREE DAYS AND THREE NIGHT
IN
THE BELLY OF A HUGE FISH,
SO
THE SON OF MAN WILL BE THREE DAYS AND THREE NIGHTS
IN
THE HEART OF THE EARTH.
41
THE MEN OF NINEVEH WILL STAND UP AT THE JUDGMENT
WITH
THIS GENERATION AND CONDEMN IT;
FOR
THEY REPENTED ATTHE PREACHING OF JONAH,
AND
NOW ONE GREATER THAN JONAH IS HERE.
42
THE QUEEN OF THE SOUTH WILL RISE AT THE JUDGMENT
WITH
THIS GENERATION AND CONDEMN IT;
FOR
SHE CAME FROM THE ENDS OF THE EARTH
TO
LISTEN TO SOLOMON'S WISDOM,
AND
NOW ONE GREATER THAN SOLOMON IS HERE.
43
WHEN AN EVIL SPIRIT COMESOUT OF A MAN,
IT
GOES THROUGH ARID PLACES SEEKING REST
AND
DOES NOT FIND IT.
44
THEN IT SAYS,
'I
WILL RETURN TO THE HOUSE I LEFT.'
WHEN
IT ARRIVES, IT FINDS THE HOUSE UNOCCUPOED,
SWEPT
CLEAN AND PUT IN ORDER.
45
THEN IT GOES AND TAKES WITH IT
SEVEN
OTHER SPIRITS MORE WICKED THAN ITSELF,
AND
THEY GO IN AND LIVE THERE.
AND
THE FINAL CONDITION OF THAT MAN
IS
WORSE THATN THE FIRST.
THAT
IS HOW IT WILL BE WITH THIS WICKED GENERATION.
Jesus
Mother and Brothers
46
While Jesus was still talking to the Crowd,
His
mother and brothers stood outside,
Wanting
to speak to Him.
47
Someone told Him,
'Your
mother and brothers are standing outside,
Wanting
to speak to you.'
48
He replied,
'WHO
IS MY MOTHER, AND WHO ARE MY BROTHERS?'
49
Pointing to His Disciples, he said,
'HERE
ARE MY MOTHER AND MY BROTHERS..
50
FOR WHOEVER DOES THE WILL OF MY FATHER IN HEAVEN
IS
MY BROTHER AND SISTER AND MOTHER.'
(Matthew
12)
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