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<span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/12-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Or have ye not read in the law, that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple break the sabbath, and are without blame? <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/12-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>But I tell you that there is here a greater than the temple. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/12-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>And if you knew what this meaneth: I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: you would never have condemned the innocent. </p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/12-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath. </p> <a name="9" id="9"></a><p class="hdg">Jesus Heals on the Sabbath<br /><p class="cross">(<a href="../mark/3.htm">Mark 3:1-6</a>; <a href="../luke/6.htm#6">Luke 6:6-11</a>)</p></p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/12-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>And when he has passed from thence, he came into their synagogues. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/12-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>And behold there was a man who had a withered hand, and they asked him, saying: Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days? that they might accuse him. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/12-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>But he said to them: What man shall there be among you, that hath one sheep: and if the same fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not take hold on it and lift it up? <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/12-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>How much better is a man than a sheep? Therefore it it lawful to do a good deed on the sabbath days. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/12-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Then he saith to the man: Stretch forth thy hand; and he stretched it forth, and it was restored to health even as the other. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/12-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>And the Pharisees going out made a consultation against him, how they might destroy him. </p> <a name="15" id="15"></a><p class="hdg">God's Chosen Servant<br /><p class="cross">(<a href="../isaiah/42.htm">Isaiah 42:1-9</a>)</p></p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/12-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>But Jesus knowing it, retired from thence: and many followed him, and he healed them all. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/12-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>And he charged them that they should not make him known. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/12-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaias the prophet, saying: </p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/12-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Behold my servant whom I have chosen, my beloved in whom my soul hath been well pleased. I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles. </p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/12-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>He shall not contend, nor cry out, neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets. </p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/12-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>The bruised reed he shall not break: and smoking flax he shall not extinguish: till he send forth judgment unto victory. </p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/12-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>And in his name the Gentiles shall hope. </p> <a name="22" id="22"></a><p class="hdg">A House Divided<br /><p class="cross">(<a href="../mark/3.htm#20">Mark 3:20-27</a>; <a href="../luke/11.htm#14">Luke 11:14-23</a>)</p></p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/12-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>Then was offered to him one possessed with a devil, blind and dumb: and he healed him, so that he spoke and saw. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/12-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>And all the multitudes were amazed, and said: Is not this the son of David? <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/12-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>But the Pharisees hearing it, said: This man casteth not out the devils but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils. </p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/12-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>And Jesus knowing their thoughts, said to them: Every kingdom divided against itself shall be made desolate: and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand. <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? <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/12-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your children cast them out? Therefore they shall be your judges. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/12-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>But if I by the Spirit of God cast out devils, then is the kingdom of God come upon you. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/12-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>Or how can any one enter into the house of the strong, and rifle his goods, unless he first bind the strong? and then he will rifle his house. </p> <p class="reg"><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 gathereth not with me, scattereth. </p> <a name="31" id="31"></a><p class="hdg">The Unpardonable Sin<br /><p class="cross">(<a href="../mark/3.htm#28">Mark 3:28-30</a>)</p></p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/12-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>Therefore I say to you: Every sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven men, but the blasphemy of the Spirit shall not be forgiven. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/12-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but he that shall speak against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, nor in the world to come. </p> <a name="33" id="33"></a><p class="hdg">A Tree Recognized by its Fruit<br /><p class="cross">(<a href="../matthew/7.htm#15">Matthew 7:15-23</a>; <a href="../luke/6.htm#43">Luke 6:43-45</a>)</p></p><p class="reg"><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 evil, and its fruit evil. For by the fruit the tree is known. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/12-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>O generation of vipers, how can you speak good things, whereas you are evil? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/12-35.htm"><b>35</b></a></span>A good man out of a good treasure bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of an evil treasure bringeth forth evil things. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/12-36.htm"><b>36</b></a></span>But I say unto you, that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall render an account for it in the day of judgment. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/12-37.htm"><b>37</b></a></span>For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned. </p> <a name="38" id="38"></a><p class="hdg">The Sign of Jonah<br /><p class="cross">(<a href="../luke/11.htm#29">Luke 11:29-32</a>)</p></p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/12-38.htm"><b>38</b></a></span>Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered him, saying: Master we would see a sign from thee. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/12-39.htm"><b>39</b></a></span>Who answering said to them: An evil and adulterous generation seeketh a sign: and a sign shall not be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/12-40.htm"><b>40</b></a></span>For as Jonas was in the whale's belly three days and three nights: so shall the Son of man be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/12-41.htm"><b>41</b></a></span>The men of Ninive shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they did penance at the preaching of Jonas. And behold a greater than Jonas here. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/12-42.htm"><b>42</b></a></span>The queen of the south shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold a greater than Solomon here. </p> <a name="43" id="43"></a><p class="hdg">Return of an Unclean Spirit<br /><p class="cross">(<a href="../luke/11.htm#24">Luke 11:24-26</a>)</p></p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/12-43.htm"><b>43</b></a></span>And when an unclean spirit is gone out of a man he walketh through dry places seeking rest, and findeth none. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/12-44.htm"><b>44</b></a></span>Then he saith: I will return into my house from whence I came out. And coming he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/12-45.htm"><b>45</b></a></span>Then he goeth, and taketh with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man in made worse than the first. So shall it be also to this wicked generation. </p> <a name="46" id="46"></a><p class="hdg">Jesus' Mother and Brothers<br /><p class="cross">(<a href="../mark/3.htm#31">Mark 3:31-35</a>; <a href="../luke/8.htm#19">Luke 8:19-21</a>)</p></p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/12-46.htm"><b>46</b></a></span>As he was yet speaking to the multitudes, behold his mother and his brethren stood without, seeking to speak to him. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/12-47.htm"><b>47</b></a></span>And one said unto him: Behold thy mother and thy brethren stand without, seeking thee. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/12-48.htm"><b>48</b></a></span>But he answering him that told him, said: Who is my mother, and who are my brethren? <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/12-49.htm"><b>49</b></a></span>And stretching forth his hand towards his disciples, he said: Behold my mother and my brethren. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/12-50.htm"><b>50</b></a></span>For whosoever shall do the will of my Father, that is in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother. </p></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Douay-Rheims Bible<br /><br /><a href="//bereanbible.com">Section Headings Courtesy BereanBible.com<br />© 2013, 2014 Used by Permission</a><span class="p"><br /><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></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="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mpad/matthew/12-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe src="//biblemenus.com/adframe120.htm" width="122" height="602" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /><br /></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnm2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span></div></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>