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Sabbath Questions |
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Matthew 12:1
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At that time Jesus went through the grainfields
on the Sabbath, and His disciples became hungry and began to pick the heads of
grain and eat. |
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Matthew 12:2
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But when the Pharisees saw this, they said to
Him, "Look, Your disciples do what is not lawful to do on a Sabbath." |
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Matthew 12:3
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But He said to them, "Have
you not read what David did when he became hungry, he and his companions, |
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Matthew 12:4
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how he entered the house
of God, and they ate the consecrated bread, which was not lawful for him to eat
nor for those with him, but for the priests alone? |
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Matthew 12:5
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"Or have you not
read in the Law, that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple break the Sabbath
and are innocent? |
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Matthew 12:6
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"But I say to you
that something greater than the temple is here. |
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Matthew 12:7
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"But if you had known
what this means, 'I DESIRE COMPASSION, AND NOT A SACRIFICE,' you would not have
condemned the innocent. |
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Lord of the Sabbath |
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Matthew 12:8
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"For the Son of Man
is Lord of the Sabbath." |
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Matthew 12:9
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Departing from there, He went into their synagogue. |
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Matthew 12:10
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And a man was there whose hand was withered.
And they questioned Jesus, asking, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?"--so
that they might accuse Him. |
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Matthew 12:11
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And He said to them, "What
man is there among you who has a sheep, and if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath,
will he not take hold of it and lift it out? |
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Matthew 12:12
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"How much more valuable
then is a man than a sheep! So then, it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath." |
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Matthew 12:13
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Then He *said
to the man, "Stretch out your hand!" He stretched
it out, and it was restored to normal, like the other. |
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Matthew 12:14
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But the Pharisees went out and conspired against
Him, as to how they might destroy Him. |
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Matthew 12:15
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But Jesus, aware of this, withdrew from there.
Many followed Him, and He healed them all, 16 and warned them not to tell who
He was. |
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Matthew 12:16
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and warned them not to tell who He was. |
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Matthew 12:17
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This was to fulfill what was spoken through
Isaiah the prophet: |
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Matthew 12:18
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"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 PROCLAIM
JUSTICE TO THE GENTILES. |
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Matthew 12:19
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"HE WILL NOT QUARREL, NOR CRY OUT; NOR WILL
ANYONE HEAR HIS VOICE IN THE STREETS. |
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Matthew 12:20
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"A BATTERED REED HE WILL NOT BREAK OFF, AND
A SMOLDERING WICK HE WILL NOT PUT OUT, UNTIL HE LEADS JUSTICE TO VICTORY. |
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Matthew 12:21
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"AND IN HIS NAME THE GENTILES WILL HOPE." |
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The Pharisees Rebuked |
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Matthew 12:22
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Then a demon-possessed man who was blind and
mute was brought to Jesus, and He healed him, so that the mute man spoke and saw.
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Matthew 12:23
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All the crowds were amazed, and were saying,
"This man cannot be the Son of David, can he?" |
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Matthew 12:24
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But when the Pharisees heard this, they said,
"This man casts out demons only by Beelzebul the ruler of the demons." |
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Matthew 12:25
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And knowing their thoughts Jesus said to them,
"Any kingdom divided against itself is laid waste; and any
city or house divided against itself will not stand. |
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Matthew 12:26
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"If Satan casts out
Satan, he is divided against himself; how then will his kingdom stand? |
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Matthew 12:27
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"If I by Beelzebul
cast out demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? For this reason they will
be your judges. |
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Matthew 12:28
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"But if I cast out
demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you. |
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Matthew 12:29
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"Or how can anyone
enter the strong man's house and carry off his property, unless he first binds
the strong man? And then he will plunder his house. |
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The Unpardonable Sin |
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Matthew 12:30
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"He who is not with
Me is against Me; and he who does not gather with Me scatters. |
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Matthew 12:31
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"Therefore I say
to you, any sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven people, but blasphemy against
the Spirit shall not be forgiven. |
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Matthew 12:32
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"Whoever speaks a
word against the Son of Man, it shall be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against
the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, either in this age or in the age
to come. |
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Words Reveal Character |
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Matthew 12:33
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"Either make the
tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for the
tree is known by its fruit. |
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Matthew 12:34
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"You brood of vipers,
how can you, being evil, speak what is good? For the mouth speaks out of that
which fills the heart. |
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Matthew 12:35
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"The good man brings
out of his good treasure what is good; and the evil man brings out of his evil
treasure what is evil. |
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Matthew 12:36
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"But I tell you that
every careless word that people speak, they shall give an accounting for it in
the day of judgment. |
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Matthew 12:37
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"For by your words
you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned." |
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The Desire for Signs |
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Matthew 12:38
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Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said
to Him, "Teacher, we want to see a sign from You." |
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Matthew 12:39
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But He answered and said to them, "An
evil and adulterous generation craves for a sign; and yet no sign will be given
to it but the sign of Jonah the prophet; |
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Matthew 12:40
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for just as JONAH WAS
THREE DAYS AND THREE NIGHTS IN THE BELLY OF THE SEA MONSTER, so will the Son of
Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. |
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Matthew 12:41
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"The men of Nineveh
will stand up with this generation at the judgment, and will condemn it because
they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, something greater than Jonah
is here. |
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Matthew 12:42
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"The Queen of the
South will rise up with this generation at the judgment and will condemn it, because
she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold,
something greater than Solomon is here. |
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Matthew 12:43
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"Now when the unclean
spirit goes out of a man, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, and
does not find it. |
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Matthew 12:44
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"Then it says, 'I
will return to my house from which I came'; and when it comes, it finds it unoccupied,
swept, and put in order. |
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Matthew 12:45
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"Then it goes and
takes along with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in
and live there; and the last state of that man becomes worse than the first. That
is the way it will also be with this evil generation." |
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Changed Relationships |
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Matthew 12:46
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While He was still speaking to the crowds, behold,
His mother and brothers were standing outside, seeking to speak to Him. |
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Matthew 12:47
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Someone said to Him, "Behold, Your mother and
Your brothers are standing outside seeking to speak to You." |
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Matthew 12:48
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But Jesus answered the one who was telling Him
and said, "Who is My mother and who are My brothers?" |
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Matthew 12:49
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And stretching out His hand toward His disciples,
He said, "Behold My mother and My brothers! |
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Matthew 12:50
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"For whoever does
the will of My Father who is in heaven, he is My brother and sister and mother." |
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