ULT MAT Chapter 12

12 At that time Jesus went on the Sabbaths through the grainfields, but his disciples were hungry and began to pick heads of grain and to eat them. 2 But the Pharisees, having seen this, said to him, “Behold, your disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on a Sabbath.” 3 But he said to them, “Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, and the ones with him— 4 how he went into the house of God and ate the loaves of the Presence, which was not lawful for him to eat nor for the ones with him, except only for the priests? 5 Or have you not read in the law that on the Sabbaths the priests in the temple profane the Sabbath, but are innocent? 6 But I say to you that something greater than the temple is here. 7 But if you had known what this is, ‘I desire mercy and not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the innocent. 8 For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”

9 And having departed from there, he went into their synagogue. 10 And behold, a man having a withered hand, and they questioned him, saying, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbaths?” so that they might accuse him. 11 But he said to them, “What man will there be among you who will have one sheep, and if it might fall into a pit on the Sabbaths, will not grasp hold of it and lift it out? 12 How much more valuable, then, is a man than a sheep? Therefore, it is lawful to do good on the Sabbaths.” 13 Then he says to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” And he stretched it out, and it was restored to health, just like the other. 14 But having gone out, the Pharisees took counsel against him so that they might destroy him.

15 But Jesus, having perceived this, withdrew from there. And many followed him, and he healed them all, 16 and he rebuked them so that they might not make him known, 17 so that it might be fulfilled what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,

18 “Behold, my servant whom I have chosen;

my beloved, in whom my soul was well pleased.

I will put my Spirit upon him,

and he will announce justice to the Gentiles.

19 He will not strive nor cry aloud;

neither will anyone hear his voice in the streets.

20 He will not break a bruised reed;

and he will not quench a smoking flax,

until he casts out justice to victory,

21 and in his name Gentiles will hope.”

22 Then one being demon-possessed was brought to him, blind and mute, and he healed him, so that the mute one spoke and saw. 23 And all the crowds were amazed and were saying, “Is this not the Son of David?” 24 But the Pharisees, having heard this, said, “He does not cast out demons except by Beelzebul, ruler of the demons.” 25 But having known their thoughts, he said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is made desolate, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand. 26 And if Satan casts out Satan, he has been divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand? 27 And if I cast out the demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons cast them out? Because of this they will be your judges. 28 But if I cast out the demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you. 29 Or how is anyone able to enter into the house of the strong man and steal his possessions if he has not first bound the strong man? And then he will plunder his house. 30 The one not being with me is against me, and the one not gathering with me scatters. 31 For this reason I say to you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy of the Spirit will not be forgiven. 32 And whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him. But whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, neither in this age, nor in the one coming. 33 Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree rotten and its fruit rotten, for the tree is known by its fruit. 34 You offspring of vipers, being evil, how are you able to say good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. 35 The good man from his good treasure brings forth good things, and the evil man from his evil treasure brings forth evil things. 36 But I say to you that every careless word that men will speak, they will give an account concerning it in the day of judgment. 37 For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”

38 Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered him, saying, “Teacher, we wish to see a sign from you.” 39 But answering, he said to them, “An evil and adulterous generation seeks a sign, but a sign will not be given to it except the sign of Jonah the prophet. 40 For just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the big fish, in this manner the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. 41 The men of Nineveh will rise up in the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold, something greater than Jonah is here. 42 The Queen of the South will stand up in the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, something greater than Solomon is here. 43 Now when the unclean spirit has gone out from the man, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, and it does not find any. 44 Then it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came out.’ And having come, it finds it being empty, having been swept out and put in order. 45 Then it goes and takes along with itself seven other spirits more evil than itself and they having entered, it resides there. And the last things of that man become worse than the first things. Thus it will be also with this evil generation.”

46 While he was still speaking to the crowds, behold, his mother and brothers had stood outside, seeking to speak to him. 47 [fn]Now someone said to him, “Behold, your mother and your brothers have stood outside, seeking to speak to you.” 48 But answering, he said to the one speaking to him, “Who is my mother and who are my brothers?” 49 And having stretched out his hand toward his disciples, he said, “Behold, my mother and my brothers! 50 For whoever does the will of my Father in the heavens, he is my brother and sister and mother.”

Some ancient manuscripts do not include this verse.

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