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And they asked him, saying: Is it lawful to cure on the Sabbath-days? that they might accuse him. <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/12-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>And he said to them: What man shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if this fall into a pit on the Sabbath-day, will he not lay hold on it and lift it out? <A name="13"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/12-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>How much better, then, is a man than a sheep! So it is lawful to do well on the Sabbath-days. <A name="14"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/12-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Then he said to the man: Stretch forth your hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored to soundness, like the other. <A name="15"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/12-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>But the Pharisees went out and took counsel against him, that they might destroy him.<p> <A name="16"></a><p class="hdg">God’s Chosen Servant<p><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/12-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>But Jesus perceived it, and withdrew from that place. And many multitudes followed him, and he cured them all. <A name="17"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/12-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>And he charged them not to make him known; <A name="18"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/12-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>that the word might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying:<p> <A name="19"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/12-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Be hold, my servant whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul delights. I will put my Spirit upon him, and he shall declare law to the Gentiles.<p> <A name="20"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/12-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>He shall not contend, nor cry out; nor shall any one hear his voice in the streets.<p> <A name="21"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/12-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>A bruised reed he shall not break, and a smoking wick he shall not extinguish, till he shall send forth his law for conquest.<p> <A name="22"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/12-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>And in his name shall the Gentiles trust.<CM><p> <A name="23"></a><p class="hdg">A House Divided<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../mark/3.htm#20">Mark 3:20–27</a>; <a href ="../luke/11.htm#14">Luke 11:14–23</a>)</span><p><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/12-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>Then was brought to him a demoniac, blind and dumb: and he cured him, so that the blind and dumb man both spoke and saw. <A name="24"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/12-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>And all the people were amazed, and said: Is not this the son of David? <A name="25"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/12-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>But the Pharisees, when they heard it, said: This man does not cast out the demons, unless by Beelzebul, the prince of the demons.<p> <A name="26"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/12-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said to them: Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation. And no city or house divided against itself shall stand. <A name="27"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/12-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how then shall his kingdom stand? <A name="28"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/12-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>And if I cast out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons cast them out? For this reason, they shall be your judges. <A name="29"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/12-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has already come upon you. <A name="30"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/12-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>Or, how can any one enter the house of the strong man and spoil his goods, unless he first bind the strong man? and then he will plunder his house.<p> <A name="31"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/12-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>He that is not with me, is against me; and he that gathers not with me, scatters.<CM><p> <A name="32"></a><p class="hdg">The Unpardonable Sin<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../mark/3.htm#28">Mark 3:28–30</a>)</span><p><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/12-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>Therefore I say to you, That every sin and impious speech shall be forgiven men: but the impious speech against the Spirit shall not be forgiven men. <A name="33"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/12-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>And whoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whoever shall speak against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be for given him, either in the present age, or in that which is to come.<p> <A name="34"></a><p class="hdg">Good and Bad Fruit<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../luke/6.htm#43">Luke 6:43–45</a>)</span><p><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/12-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>Either make the tree good, and its fruit good; or make the tree unsound, and its fruit unsound. For by the fruit the tree is known. <A name="35"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/12-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>Generation of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks. <A name="36"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/12-35.htm"><b>35</b></a></span>The good man, out of his good treasury, brings forth good things; and the evil man, out of his evil treasury, brings forth evil things. <A name="37"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/12-36.htm"><b>36</b></a></span>But I say to you, That for every idle word which men speak, they shall give account in the day of judgment. <A name="38"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/12-37.htm"><b>37</b></a></span>For by your words you shall be justified, and by your words you shall be condemned.<CM><p> <A name="39"></a><p class="hdg">The Sign of Jonah<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../luke/11.htm#29">Luke 11:29–32</a>)</span><p><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/12-38.htm"><b>38</b></a></span>Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered and said: Teacher, we wish to see a sign from you. <A name="40"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/12-39.htm"><b>39</b></a></span>But he answered and said to them: A wicked and adulterous generation seeks for a sign; and no sign shall be given to it, but the sign of Jonah the prophet. <A name="41"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/12-40.htm"><b>40</b></a></span>For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. <A name="42"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/12-41.htm"><b>41</b></a></span>Tho men of Nineveh shall rise in the judgment with this generation, and condemn it; for they repented in accordance with the preaching of Jonah; and behold, something greater than Jonah is here. <A name="43"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/12-42.htm"><b>42</b></a></span>The queen of the south shall rise in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it; for she came from the most distant parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, something greater than Solomon is here.<CM><p> <A name="44"></a><p class="hdg">An Unclean Spirit Returns<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../luke/11.htm#24">Luke 11:24–26</a>)</span><p><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/12-43.htm"><b>43</b></a></span>When the unclean spirit has gone out of a man, he goes through dry places seeking rest, and finds none. <A name="45"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/12-44.htm"><b>44</b></a></span>Then he says: I will return to my house, out of which I came. And he comes and finds it empty, swept, and set in order. <A name="46"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/12-45.htm"><b>45</b></a></span>Then he goes and takes 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. So shall it be with this wicked generation.<CM><p> <A name="47"></a><p class="hdg">Jesus’ Mother and Brothers<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../mark/3.htm#31">Mark 3:31–35</a>; <a href ="../luke/8.htm#19">Luke 8:19–21</a>)</span><p><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/12-46.htm"><b>46</b></a></span>While he was yet speaking to the multitudes, behold, his mother and his brothers stood without, desiring to speak to him. <A name="48"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/12-47.htm"><b>47</b></a></span>And some one said to him: Behold, your mother and your brothers stand without, desiring to speak to you. <A name="49"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/12-48.htm"><b>48</b></a></span>But he answered and said to him that told him: Who is my mother? and who are my brothers? <A name="50"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/12-49.htm"><b>49</b></a></span>And he stretched out his hand toward his disciples, and said: Behold my mother and my brothers. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/12-50.htm"><b>50</b></a></span>For whoever will do the will of my Father who is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.<p><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Anderson's New Testament (1865)<br><br>Digital Text Courtesy <a href="https://theword.net">TheWord.net Bible Software</a>.<br><br>Section Headings Courtesy <a href="https://berean.bible">Berean Bible</a>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../matthew/11.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Matthew 11"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Matthew 11" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../matthew/13.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Matthew 13"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Matthew 13" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchapnoad.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>