| 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 . |
| 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 ? |
| 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 . |
| 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 ; |
| 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 . |
| 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 . |
