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Matthew 12:1-21

1AtthatseasonG2540JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424wentG4198onthesabbathσάββασινsabbasinG4521daythroughthegrainfieldsσπορίμων·sporimōnG4702;andhisdisciplesG3101werehungryG3983andbeganG757topluck earsandtoeatἐσθίειν.esthieinG2068.

2ButthePhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330,whentheysawG3708it,saidG3004untohim,BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400, thydisciplesG3101dothatwhichitisnotlawfulἔξεστινexestinG1832todouponthesabbathσαββάτῳ.¶sabbatōG4521.

3ButhesaidG3004untothem,HaveyenotreadἀνέγνωτεanegnōteG314whatDavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138did,whenὅτεhoteG3753hewashungryἐπείνασενepeinasenG3983,andtheythatwerewithhim;

4howπῶςpōsG4459heenteredεἰσῆλθενeisēlthenG1525intothehouseοἶκονoikonG3624ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,andateG2068theshowbread,whichitwasG1510notlawfulἐξὸνexonG1832forhimtoeatG2068,neitherforthemthatwereG1510withhim,butonlyG3441forthepriestsἱερεῦσινhi'ereusinG2409?

5OrhaveyenotreadἀνέγνωτεanegnōteG314inthelawνόμῳnomōG3551,thatonthesabbathσάββασινsabbasinG4521daythepriestsἱερεῖςhi'ereisG2409inthetempleprofanethesabbathσάββατονsabbatonG4521,andareG1510guiltless?

6ButIsayλέγωlegōG3004untoyou,thatoneG3588greaterG3173thanthetempleisG1510hereὧδε.hōdeG5602.

7ButifyehadknownG1097whatthismeaneth,IdesireθέλωthelōG2309mercyἔλεοςeleosG1656,andnotsacrificeθυσίαν,thusianG2378, yewouldnothavecondemnedtheguiltless.

8FortheSonυἱὸςhuiosG5207ofmanἀνθρώπου.¶anthrōpouG444isG1510lordκύριοςkuriosG2962ofthesabbathσαββάτουsabbatouG4521.

9AndhedepartedμεταβὰςmetabasG3327thence,andwentintotheirsynagogueσυναγωγὴνsunagōgēnG4864:

10andbeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,amanἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444havingawitheredξηράν·xēranG3584handχεῖραcheiraG5495.AndtheyaskedἐπηρώτησανepērōtēsanG1905him,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,IsitlawfulἔξεστινexestinG1832tohealθεραπεῦσαι;therapeusaiG2323onthesabbathσάββασινsabbasinG4521day?thattheymightaccuseκατηγορήσωσινkatēgorēsōsinG2723him.

11AndhesaidG3004untothem,WhatmanἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444shalltherebeἔσταιestaiG1510ofyou,thatshallhaveoneἓν,henG1520sheepπρόβατονprobatonG4263,andifthisfallἐμπέσῃempesēG1706intoapitβόθυνον,bothunonG999onthesabbathσάββασινsabbasinG4521day,willhenotlayholdκρατήσειkratēseiG2902onit,andliftitout?

12HowπόσῳposōG4214muchG4214thenG3767isamanἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444ofmoreδιαφέρειdiaphereiG1308valuethanasheepπροβάτου;probatouG4263! WhereforeitislawfulἔξεστινexestinG1832todogoodκαλῶςkalōsG2573onthesabbathσάββασινsabbasinG4521day.

13Thensaithhetothemanἀνθρώπῳ·anthrōpōG444,StretchἔκτεινόνekteinonG1614forth thyhandχεῖρα.cheiraG5495.Andhestretchedἐξέτεινεν,exeteinenG1614itforth;anditwasrestoredwhole,astheotherἄλλη.¶allēG243.

14ButthePhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330wentG1831out,andtookG2983counselagainsthim,howὅπωςhopōsG3704theymightdestroyἀπολέσωσιν.¶apolesōsinG622him.

15AndJesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424perceivingitwithdrewfromthence:andmanyG4183followedἠκολούθησανēkolouthēsanG190him;andhehealedἐθεράπευσενetherapeusenG2323themall,

16andchargedthemthattheyshouldnotmakeποιήσωσιν,poiēsōsinG4160himknown:

17thatitmight befulfilledwhichwasspokenthroughIsaiahἨσαΐουĒsaiouG2268theprophetπροφήτουprophētouG4396,sayingλέγοντος·legontosG3004,

18BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,myservantπαῖςpaisG3816whomIhavechosen;MybelovedἀγαπητόςagapētosG27inwhommysoulψυχήpsuchēG5590iswellpleased:IwillputθήσωthēsōG5087mySpiritπνεῦμάpneumaG4151uponhim,AndheshalldeclarejudgmentG2920totheGentilesἔθνεσινethnesinG1484.

19Heshallnotstrive,norcryG5456aloud;NeithershallanyoneG5100hearἀκούσειakouseiG191hisvoiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456inthestreetsπλατείαιςplateiaisG4116.

20AbruisedreedκάλαμονkalamonG2563shallhenotbreakκατεάξειkateaxeiG2608,Andsmoking flaxshallhenotquenchσβέσειsbeseiG4570, TillhesendG1544forthjudgmentG2920untovictoryνῖκοςnikosG3534.

21AndinhisnameὀνόματιonomatiG3686shalltheGentilesἔθνηethnēG1484hopeἐλπιοῦσιν.¶elpiousinG1679.

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