Berean Standard Bible

Matthew 12

(1 Samuel 21:1–7; Mark 2:23–28; Luke 6:1–5)

1AtἘνEnG1722thatἐκείνῳekeinōG1565τῷtōG3588timeκαιρῷkairōG2540ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424wentἐπορεύθηeporeuthēG4198throughδιὰdiaG1223theτοῖςtoisG3588grainfieldsσπορίμων·sporimōnG4702on theτῶνtōnG3588SabbathσάββασινsabbasinG4521δὲdeG1161.HisαὐτοῦautouG846οἱhoiG3588disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101were hungryἐπείνασανepeinasanG3983andκαὶkaiG2532beganG756to pickτίλλεινtilleinG5089theheads of grainστάχυαςstachuasG4719andκαὶkaiG2532eatἐσθίειν.esthieinG2068them.

2οἱhoiG3588WhenδὲdeG1161thePhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330sawG3708this,they saidεἶπανeipanG2036to Himαὐτῷ·autōG846, “LookἰδοὺidouG2400,YourσουsouG4771οἱhoiG3588disciplesμαθηταίmathētaiG3101are doingποιοῦσινpoiousinG4160whatὃhoG3739is unlawfulοὐκ ἔξεστιν ποιεῖνouk exestin poieinG3756 G1832 G4160onἐνenG1722theSabbathσαββάτῳ.¶sabbatōG4521.”

3δὲdeG1161ὉHoG3588JesusrepliedεἶπενeipenG2036αὐτοῖς·autoisG846, “Have you not readοὐκ ἀνέγνωτεouk anegnōteG3756 G314whatτίtiG5101DavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138didἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160whenὅτεhoteG3753he andκαὶkaiG2532his companionsοἱ μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ;hoi met᾽ autouG3588 G3326 G846were hungryἐπείνασενepeinasenG3983?

4πῶςpōsG4459He enteredεἰσῆλθεν εἰςeisēlthen eisG1525 G1519theτὸνtonG3588houseοἶκονoikonG3624τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,andκαὶkaiG2532he and his companionsateἔφαγον,ephagonG5315theτοὺςtousG3588consecrated breadἄρτους τῆς προθέσεωςartous tēs protheseōsG740 G3588 G4286,whichὃhoG3739wasἦνēnG1510notοὐκoukG3756lawfulἐξὸνexonG1832forοὐδὲ τοῖς μετ᾽oude tois met᾽G846 G3761 G3588 G3326themto eatφαγεῖνphageinG5315,butεἰ μὴei mēG1487 G3361onlyμόνοις;¶monoisG3441for theτοῖςtoisG3588priestsἱερεῦσινhi'ereusinG2409.

5OrἪĒG2228haven’t you readοὐκ ἀνέγνωτεouk anegnōteG3756 G314inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588LawνόμῳnomōG3551thatὅτιhotiG3754on theτοῖςtoisG3588SabbathσάββασινsabbasinG4521theοἱhoiG3588priestsἱερεῖςhi'ereisG2409inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588templeἱερῷhi'erōG2411breakβεβηλοῦσινbebēlousinG953theτὸtoG3588SabbathσάββατονsabbatonG4521and yetκαὶkaiG2532areεἰσιν;eisinG1510innocentἀναίτιοίanaitioiG338?

6ButδὲdeG1161I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖνhuminG4771thatὅτιhotiG3754One greater thanμεῖζόνmeizonG3173theτοῦtouG3588templeἱεροῦhi'erouG2411isἐστινestinG1510hereὧδε.hōdeG5602.

7IfεἰeiG1487onlyδὲdeG1161you had knownἐγνώκειτεegnōkeiteG1097the meaning ofτί ἐστιν·ti estinG5101 G1510‘I desireθέλωthelōG2309mercyἔλεοςeleosG1656καὶkaiG2532,notοὐouG3756sacrificeθυσίαν,thusianG2378,’you would not have condemnedοὐκ ἂν κατεδικάσατεouk an katedikasateG302 G3756 G2613theτοὺςtousG3588innocentἀναιτίους.anaitiousG338.

8ForγάρgarG1063theτοῦtouG3588SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207ofὁhoG3588Manἀνθρώπου.¶anthrōpouG444isἐστινestinG1510LordκύριοςkuriosG2962of theτοῦtouG3588SabbathσαββάτουsabbatouG4521.”

Jesus Heals on the Sabbath

(Mark 3:1–6; Luke 6:6–11)

9ΚαὶKaiG2532Moving onμεταβὰςmetabasG3327from thereἐκεῖθενekeithenG1564, Jesusenteredἦλθεν εἰςēlthen eisG2064 G1519theirαὐτῶν.autōnG846τὴνtēnG3588synagogueσυναγωγὴνsunagōgēnG4864,

10andκαὶkaiG2532a manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444withἔχωνechōnG2192a witheredξηράν·xēranG3584handχεῖραcheiraG5495was thereἰδοὺidouG2400.In order toἵναinaG2443accuseκατηγορήσωσινkatēgorēsōsinG2723JesusαὐτὸνautonG846καὶkaiG2532,they askedἐπηρώτησανepērōtēsanG1905Himαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846λέγοντες·legontesG3004, “Is it lawfulεἰ ἔξεστινei exestinG1487 G1832to healθεραπεῦσαι;therapeusaiG2323on theτοῖςtoisG3588SabbathσάββασινsabbasinG4521?”

11δὲdeG1161ὉHoG3588He repliedεἶπεν αὐτοῖς·eipen autoisG2036 G846, “IfἐὰνeanG1437oneτίς ἄνθρωποςtis anthrōposG5101 G444ἔσταιestaiG1510ofἐξexG1537youὑμῶνhumōnG4771ὃςhosG3739hasἕξειhexeiG2192aἓν,henG1520sheepπρόβατονprobatonG4263andκαὶkaiG2532itτοῦτοtoutoG3778fallsἐμπέσῃempesēG1706intoεἰςeisG1519a pitβόθυνον,bothunonG999on theτοῖςtoisG3588SabbathσάββασινsabbasinG4521,will he not take hold ofοὐχὶ κρατήσειouchi kratēseiG3780 G2902itαὐτὸautoG846andκαὶkaiG2532lift it outἐγερεῖ;egereiG1453?

12οὖνounG3767How muchπόσῳposōG4214more valuable isδιαφέρειdiaphereiG1308a manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444than a sheepπροβάτου;probatouG4263!ThereforeὥστεhōsteG5620it is lawfulἔξεστινexestinG1832to doποιεῖν.¶poieinG4160goodκαλῶςkalōsG2573on theτοῖςtoisG3588SabbathσάββασινsabbasinG4521.”

13ThenΤότεToteG5119JesussaidλέγειlegeiG3004toτῷtōG3588themanἀνθρώπῳ·anthrōpōG444, “Stretch outἔκτεινόνekteinonG1614yourσουsouG4771τὴνtēnG3588handχεῖρα.cheiraG5495.”SoκαὶkaiG2532he stretched it outἐξέτεινεν,exeteinenG1614,andκαὶkaiG2532it was restoredἀπεκατεστάθηapekatestathēG600to full useὑγιὴςhugiēsG5199,just likeὡςhōsG5613theἡhēG3588otherἄλλη.¶allēG243.

14ButδὲdeG1161theοἱhoiG3588PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330went outG1831andplottedσυμβούλιον ἔλαβονsumboulion elabonG2983 G4824κατ᾽kat᾽G2596αὐτοῦautouG846howὅπωςhopōsG3704they might killἀπολέσωσιν.¶apolesōsinG622JesusαὐτὸνautonG846.

God’s Chosen Servant

(Isaiah 42:1–9)

15Aware of thisγνοὺςgnousG1097δὲdeG1161ὉHoG3588,JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424withdrewἀνεχώρησενanechōrēsenG402from that placeἐκεῖθεν,ekeithenG1564καὶkaiG2532.Largeπολλοί,polloiG4183crowdsὄχλοιochloiG3793followedἠκολούθησανēkolouthēsanG190HimαὐτῷautōG846,andκαὶkaiG2532He healedἐθεράπευσενetherapeusenG2323themαὐτοὺςautousG846allπάνταςpantasG3956,

16καὶkaiG2532warningἐπετίμησενepetimēsenG2008themαὐτοῖςautoisG846ἵναinaG2443notμὴmēG3361to makeποιήσωσιν,poiēsōsinG4160HimαὐτὸνautonG846knownφανερὸνphaneronG5318.

17This wasἵναinaG2443to fulfillπληρωθῇplērōthēaG4137whatτὸtoG3588was spokenῥηθὲνrhēthenG2046throughδιὰdiaG1223theτοῦtouG3588prophetπροφήτουprophētouG4396IsaiahἨσαΐουĒsaiouG2268λέγοντος·legontosG3004:

18“Here isἰδοὺidouG2400MyG1473ὁhoG3588ServantπαῖςpaisG3816,whomὃνhonG3739I have chosenᾑρέτισα,hēretisaG140,MyG1473ὁhoG3588belovedἀγαπητόςagapētosG27,inεἰςeisG1519whomὃνhonG3739MyG1473ἡhēG3588soulψυχήpsuchēG5590delightsεὐδόκησενeudokēsenG2106.I will putθήσωthēsōG5087MyG1473τὸtoG3588SpiritπνεῦμάpneumaG4151onἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909Himαὐτόν,autonG846,andκαὶkaiG2532He will proclaimἀπαγγελεῖ.apangeleiG518justiceκρίσινkrisinG2920to theτοῖςtoisG3588nationsἔθνεσινethnesinG1484.

19He will not quarrelοὐκ ἐρίσειouk eriseiG3756 G2051orοὐδὲoudeG3761cry outκραυγάσει,kraugaseiG2905;noοὐδὲoudeG3761oneτιςtisG5100will hearἀκούσειakouseiG191Hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846ταῖςtaisG3588voiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456inἐνenG1722theτὴνtēnG3588streetsG4113.

20A bruisedσυντετριμμένονsuntetrimmenonG4937reedκάλαμονkalamonG2563He will not breakοὐ κατεάξειou kateaxeiG3756 G2608,andκαὶkaiG2532a smolderingτυφόμενονtuphomenonG5188wickλίνονlinonG3043He will not extinguishοὐ σβέσειou sbeseiG3756 G4570,tillἕως ἂνhe'ōs anG2193 G302He leadsἐκβάλῃekbalēG1544τὴνtēnG3588justiceκρίσιν.krisinG2920toεἰςeisG1519victoryνῖκοςnikosG3534.

21καὶkaiG2532InτῷtōG3588HisαὐτοῦautouG846nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686thenationsἔθνηethnēG1484will put their hopeἐλπιοῦσιν.¶elpiousinG1679.”

A House Divided

(Mark 3:20–27; Luke 11:14–23)

22ThenΤότεToteG5119a demon-possessed manδαιμονιζόμενοςdaimonizomenosG1139who wasblindτυφλὸςtuphlosG5185andκαὶkaiG2532muteκωφός,kōphosG2974was broughtπροσηνέχθηprosēnechthēG4374toαὐτῷautōG846Jesus,andκαὶkaiG2532He healedἐθεράπευσενetherapeusenG2323the manαὐτὸνautonG846so thatὥστεhōsteG5620τὸνtonG3588heκωφὸνkōphonG2974could speakλαλεῖνlaleinG2980andκαὶkaiG2532seeβλέπειν.blepeinG991.

23καὶkaiG2532TheοἱhoiG3588crowdsὄχλοιochloiG3793were astoundedἐξίσταντο πάντεςexistanto pantesG3956 G1839andκαὶkaiG2532askedG2036, “Could this beμήτι οὗτός ἐστινmēti houtos estinG1510 G3385 G3778theὁhoG3588SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of DavidΔαυίδ;¶DauidG1138?”

24But whenδὲdeG1161ΟἱHoiG3588thePhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330heard thisἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191,they saidεἶπον·eiponG2036, “Onlyεἰ μὴei mēG1487 G3361byἐνenG1722τὰtaG3588BeelzebulΒεελζεβοὺλBeelzeboulG954, theprinceἄρχοντιarchontiG758τῷtōG3588of demonsδαιμόνιαdaimoniaG1140,does thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778mandrive outοὐκ ἐκβάλλειouk ekballeiG3756 G1544τῶνtōnG3588demonsδαιμονίων.¶daimoniōnG1140.”

25δὲdeG1161KnowingG1492theirαὐτῶνautōnG846τὰςtasG3588thoughtsἐνθυμήσειςenthumēseisG1761, JesussaidεἶπενeipenG2036to themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846, “EveryπᾶσαpasaG3956kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932dividedμερισθεῖσαmeristheisaG3307againstκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596itselfἑαυτῆςhe'autēsG1438will be laid wasteἐρημοῦται,erēmoutaiG2049,andκαὶkaiG2532everyπᾶσαpasaG3956cityπόλιςpolisG4172orἢēG2228householdοἰκίαoikiaG3614dividedμερισθεῖσαmeristheisaG3307againstκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596itselfἑαυτῆςhe'autēsG1438will not standοὐ σταθήσεται.ou stathēsetaiG3756 G2476.

26καὶkaiG2532IfεἰeiG1487ὁhoG3588SatanσατανᾶςsatanasG4567drives outἐκβάλλει,ekballeiG1544τὸνtonG3588SatanσατανᾶνsatananG4567,he is dividedἐμερίσθη·emeristhēG3307againstἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438.HowπῶςpōsG4459thenοὖνounG3767can hisαὐτοῦ;autouG846ἡhēG3588kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932standσταθήσεταιstathēsetaiG2476?

27AndκαὶkaiG2532ifεἰeiG1487IἐγὼegōG1473drive outἐκβάλλωekballōG1544τὰtaG3588demonsδαιμόνια,daimoniaG1140byἐνenG1722BeelzebulΒεελζεβοὺλBeelzeboulG954,byἐνenG1722whomτίνιtiniG5101do yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771οἱhoiG3588sonsυἱοὶhuioiG5207drive them outἐκβάλλουσιν;ekballousinG1544?So thenδιὰ τοῦτοdia toutoG1223 G3778,theyαὐτοὶautoiG846will beἔσονταιesontaiG1510yourὑμῶν.humōnG4771judgesκριταὶkritaiG2923.

28ButδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487IἐγὼegōG1473drive outἐκβάλλωekballōG1544τὰtaG3588demonsδαιμόνια,daimoniaG1140byἐνenG1722theSpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,thenἄραaraG686theἡhēG3588kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316has comeἔφθασενephthasenG5348uponἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909youὑμᾶςhumasG4771.

29OrἢēG2228again,howπῶςpōsG4459canδύναταίdunataiG1410anyoneτιςtisG5100enterεἰσελθεῖν εἰςeiselthein eisG1525 G1519τὴνtēnG3588a strongἰσχυροῦischurouG2478man’sτοῦtouG3588houseοἰκίανoikianG3614andκαὶkaiG2532stealἁρπάσαι,harpasaiG726hisαὐτοῦautouG846τὰtaG3588possessionsσκεύηskeuēG4632,unlessἐὰν μὴean mēG1437 G3361he firstG4412ties upδήσῃdēsēG1210theτὸνtonG3588strongἰσχυρόν;ischuronG2478manκαὶkaiG2532?ThenτότεtoteG5119he can plunderδιαρπάσει.¶diarpaseiG1283hisαὐτοῦautouG846τὴνtēnG3588houseοἰκίανoikianG3614.

30He whoὉHoG3588isὢνōnG1510notμὴmēG3361withμετ᾽met᾽G3326MeἐμοῦemouG1473isἐστιν,estinG1510againstκατ᾽kat᾽G2596MeἐμοῦemouG1473,andκαὶkaiG2532he whoὁhoG3588does notμὴmēG3361gatherσυνάγωνsunagōnG4863withμετ᾽met᾽G3326MeἐμοῦemouG1473scattersσκορπίζει.skorpizeiG4650.

The Unpardonable Sin

(Mark 3:28–30)

31Thereforeδιὰ τοῦτοdia toutoG1223 G3778I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖν·huminG4771,everyπᾶσαpasaG3956sinἁμαρτίαhamartiaG266andκαὶkaiG2532blasphemyβλασφημίαblasphēmiaG988will be forgivenἀφεθήσεταιaphethēsetaiG863τοῖςtoisG3588menἀνθρώποις,anthrōpoisG444,butδὲdeG1161theἡhēG3588blasphemyβλασφημίαblasphēmiaG988againstτοῦtouG3588theSpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151will notοὐκoukG3756be forgivenἀφεθήσεταιaphethēsetaiG863.

32καὶkaiG2532Whoeverὃς ἐὰνhos eanG1437 G3739speaksεἴπῃeipēG2036a wordλόγονlogonG3056againstκατὰkataG2596theτοῦtouG3588SonυἱοῦhuiouG5207τοῦtouG3588of Manἀνθρώπου,anthrōpouG444will be forgivenἀφεθήσεται αὐτῷ·aphethēsetai autōG863 G846,butδ᾽d᾽G1161whoeverὃς ἂνhos anG302 G3739speaksεἴπῃeipēG2036againstκατὰkataG2596τοῦtouG3588theτοῦtouG3588Holyἁγίου,hagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151will not be forgivenοὐκ ἀφεθήσεται αὐτῷouk aphethēsetai autōG3756 G863 G846, eitherοὔτεouteG3777inἐνenG1722thisτούτῳtoutōG3778τῷtōG3588ageαἰῶνιaiōniG165orοὔτεouteG3777inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588oneto comeμέλλοντι.¶mellontiG3195.

Good and Bad Fruit

(Luke 6:43–45)

33ἪĒG2228MakeποιήσατεpoiēsateG4160aτὸtoG3588treeδένδρονdendronG1186goodκαλὸνkalonG2570andκαὶkaiG2532itsαὐτοῦautouG846τὸνtonG3588fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590will begoodκαλόν,kalonG2570,orἢēG2228makeποιήσατεpoiēsateG4160aτὸtoG3588treeδένδρονdendronG1186badσαπρὸνsapronG4550andκαὶkaiG2532itsαὐτοῦautouG846τὸνtonG3588fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590will bebadσαπρόν·sapronG4550,forγὰρgarG1063aτοῦtouG3588treeδένδρονdendronG1186is knownγινώσκεται.ginōsketaiG1097byἐκekG1537itsτὸtoG3588fruitκαρποῦkarpouG2590.

34You broodγεννήματαgennēmataG1081of vipersἐχιδνῶν,echidnōnG2191,howπῶςpōsG4459can youδύνασθεdunastheG1410who areὄντες;ontesG1510evilπονηροὶponēroiG4190sayλαλεῖνlaleinG2980anything goodἀγαθὰagathaG18?ForγὰρgarG1063out ofἐκekG1537theτοῦtouG3588overflowπερισσεύματοςperisseumatosG4051of theτῆςtēsG3588heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588theτὸtoG3588mouthστόμαstomaG4750speaksλαλεῖ.¶laleiG2980.

35TheὉHoG3588goodἀγαθὸςagathosG18manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444bringsἐκβάλλειekballeiG1544good thingsἀγαθοῦagathouG18out ofἐκekG1537hisτοῦtouG3588goodἀγαθά,agathaG18store of treasureθησαυροῦthēsaurouG2344,andκαὶkaiG2532theὁhoG3588evilπονηρὸςponērosG4190manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444bringsἐκβάλλειekballeiG1544evil thingsπονηροῦponērouG4190out ofἐκekG1537hisτοῦtouG3588evilπονηρά.¶ponēraG4190store of treasureθησαυροῦthēsaurouG2344.

36ButδὲdeG1161I tellΛέγωLegōG3004youὑμῖνhuminG4771thatοἱhoiG3588menἄνθρωποι,anthrōpoiG444will giveἀποδώσουσινapodōsousinG591an accountλόγονlogonG3056περὶperiG4012αὐτοῦautouG846onἐνenG1722thedayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250of judgmentκρίσεως.kriseōsG2920forὅτιhotiG3754everyπᾶνpanG3956carelessἀργὸνargonG692wordῥῆμαrhēmaG4487ὃhoG3739they have spokenλαλήσουσινlalēsousinG2980.

37ForγὰρgarG1063byἐκekG1537yourσουsouG4771τῶνtōnG3588wordsλόγωνlogōnG3056you will be acquittedδικαιωθήσῃdikaiōthēsēG1344,andκαὶkaiG2532byἐκekG1537yourσουsouG4771τῶνtōnG3588wordsλόγωνlogōnG3056you will be condemnedκαταδικασθήσῃ.¶katadikasthēsēG2613.”

The Sign of Jonah

(Jonah 3:1–10; Luke 11:29–32)

38ThenΤότεToteG5119someτινεςtinesG5100of theτῶνtōnG3588scribesγραμματέωνgrammateōnG1122andκαὶkaiG2532PhariseesΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōnG5330said to Himἀπεκρίθησαν αὐτῷ λέγοντες·apekrithēsan autō legontesG611 G846 G3004, “Teacherδιδάσκαλε,didaskaleG1320,we wantθέλομενthelomenG2309to seeG3708a signσημεῖονsēmeionG4592fromἀπὸapoG575YouσοῦsouG4771.”

39δὲdeG1161ὉHoG3588JesusrepliedἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611εἶπενeipenG2036αὐτοῖς·autoisG846, “A wickedπονηρὰponēraG4190andκαὶkaiG2532adulterousμοιχαλὶςmoichalisG3428generationγενεὰgeneaG1074demandsἐπιζητεῖ·epizēteiG1934a signσημεῖονsēmeionG4592, butκαὶkaiG2532noneσημεῖον οὐsēmeion ouG3756 G4592will be givenδοθήσεταιdothēsetaiG1325itαὐτῇautēaG846exceptεἰ μὴei mēG1487 G3361theτὸtoG3588signσημεῖονsēmeionG4592of theτοῦtouG3588prophetπροφήτου.prophētouG4396JonahἸωνᾶIōnaG2495.

40ForγὰρgarG1063asὥσπερhōsperG5618JonahἸωνᾶςIōnasG2495wasἦνēnG1510threeτρεῖςtreisG5140daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250andκαὶkaiG2532threeτρεῖςtreisG5140nightsνύκτας,nuktasG3571inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588bellyκοιλίᾳkoiliaG2836of theτοῦtouG3588great fishκήτουςkētousG2785,soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779theὁhoG3588SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207τοῦtouG3588of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444will beἔσταιestaiG1510threeτρεῖςtreisG5140daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250andκαὶkaiG2532threeτρεῖςtreisG5140nightsνύκτας.¶nuktasG3571inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588of theτῆςtēsG3588earthγῆςgēsG1093.

41The menἌνδρεςAndresG435of NinevehΝινευῖταιNineuitaiG3536will standἀναστήσονταιanastēsontaiG450atἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588judgmentκρίσειkriseiG2920withμετὰmetaG3326thisταύτηςtautēsG3778τῆςtēsG3588generationγενεᾶςgeneasG1074andκαὶkaiG2532condemnκατακρινοῦσινkatakrinousinG2632itαὐτήν,autēnG846;forὅτιhotiG3754they repentedμετενόησανmetenoēsanG3340atεἰςeisG1519theτὸtoG3588preachingκήρυγμαkērugmaG2782of JonahἸωνᾶ·IōnaG2495,andκαὶkaiG2532nowἰδοὺidouG2400Onegreater thanπλεῖονpleionG4119JonahἸωνᾶIōnaG2495is hereὧδε.¶hōdeG5602.

42The QueenΒασίλισσαBasilissaG938of the SouthνότουnotouG3558will riseἐγερθήσεταιegerthēsetaiG1453atἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588judgmentκρίσειkriseiG2920withμετὰmetaG3326thisταύτηςtautēsG3778τῆςtēsG3588generationγενεᾶςgeneasG1074andκαὶkaiG2532condemnκατακρινεῖkatakrineiG2632itαὐτήν,autēnG846;forὅτιhotiG3754she cameἦλθενēlthenG2064fromἐκekG1537theτῶνtōnG3588endsπεράτωνperatōnG4009of theτῆςtēsG3588earthγῆςgēsG1093to hearἀκοῦσαιakousaiG191theτὴνtēnG3588wisdomσοφίανsophianG4678of SolomonΣολομῶνος·SolomōnosG4672,andκαὶkaiG2532nowἰδοὺidouG2400Onegreater thanπλεῖονpleionG4119SolomonΣολομῶνοςSolomōnosG4672is hereὧδε.¶hōdeG5602.

An Unclean Spirit Returns

(Luke 11:24–26)

43δὲdeG1161WhenὍτανHotanG3752anτὸtoG3588uncleanἀκάθαρτονakathartonG169spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151comes outἐξέλθῃexelthēG1831ofἀπὸapoG575aτοῦtouG3588manἀνθρώπου,anthrōpouG444,it passesδιέρχεταιdierchetaiG1330throughδι᾽di᾽G1223aridἀνύδρωνanudrōnG504placesτόπωνtopōnG5117seekingζητοῦνzētounG2212restἀνάπαυσινanapausinG372andκαὶkaiG2532does not findοὐχ εὑρίσκει.ouch heuriskeiG3756 G2147it.

44ThenτότεtoteG5119it saysλέγει·legeiG3004, ‘I will returnἐπιστρέψωepistrepsōG1994toεἰςeisG1519G1473theτὸνtonG3588houseοἶκόνoikonG3624I leftὅθεν ἐξῆλθον.hothen exēlthonG3606 G1831G2532.’On its returnἐλθὸνelthonG2064,it findsεὑρίσκειheuriskeiG2147the housevacantσχολάζοντα,scholazontaG4980G2532,swept cleanσεσαρωμένονsesarōmenonG4563,andG2532put in orderκεκοσμημένον.kekosmēmenonG2885.

45ThenτότεtoteG5119it goesπορεύεταιporeuetaiG4198andκαὶkaiG2532brings with itπαραλαμβάνει μεθ᾽ ἑαυτοῦparalambanei meth᾽ he'autouG3880 G3326 G1438sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033otherἕτεραheteraG2087spiritsπνεύματαpneumataG4151more wickedπονηρότεραponēroteraG4190than itselfἑαυτοῦ,he'autouG1438,andκαὶkaiG2532they go inεἰσελθόνταeiselthontaG1525anddwellκατοικεῖkatoikeiG2730thereἐκεῖ·ekeiG1563.AndκαὶkaiG2532theτὰtaG3588finalἔσχαταeschataG2078plightofἐκείνουekeinouG1565thatτοῦtouG3588manἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444isγίνεταιginetaiG1096worseχείροναcheironaG5501than theτῶνtōnG3588firstπρώτων.prōtōnG4413.Soοὕτως καὶhoutōs kaiG3779 G2532will it beἔσταιestaiG1510τῇtēaG3588with thisταύτῃtautēG3778τῇtēaG3588wickedπονηρᾷ.¶ponēraG4190generationγενεᾷgeneaG1074.”

Jesus’ Mother and Brothers

(Mark 3:31–35; Luke 8:19–21)

46WhileἜτιEtiG2089JesusαὐτοῦautouG846was still speakingλαλοῦντοςlalountosG2980 G1161to theτοῖςtoisG3588crowdsὄχλοιςochloisG3793ἰδοὺidouG2400,HisαὐτοῦautouG846ἡhēG3588motherμήτηρmētērG3384andκαὶkaiG2532οἱhoiG3588brothersἀδελφοὶadelphoiG80stoodεἱστήκεισανheistēkeisanG2476outsideἔξωexōG1854,wantingζητοῦντεςzētountesG2212to speakλαλῆσαι.lalēsaiG2980to HimαὐτῷautōG846.

47δέdeG1161SomeoneτιςtisG5100toldεἶπενeipenG2036Himαὐτῷ·autōG846, “LookἰδοὺidouG2400,YourσουsouG4771ἡhēG3588motherμήτηρmētērG3384andκαὶkaiG2532σουsouG4771οἱhoiG3588brothersἀδελφοίadelphoiG80are standingἑστήκασινhestēkasinG2476outsideἔξωexōG1854,wantingζητοῦντέςzētountesG2212to speakλαλῆσαι.lalēsaiG2980to YouσοιsoiG4771.”

48ButδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588Jesusrepliedἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν τῷ λέγοντι αὐτῷ·apokritheis eipen tō legonti autōG611 G2036 G3588 G3004 G846, “WhoτίςtisG5101isἐστινestinG1510MyG1473ἡhēG3588motherμήτηρmētērG3384,andκαὶkaiG2532whoτίνεςtinesG5101areεἰσὶνeisinG1510MyG1473οἱhoiG3588brothersἀδελφοίadelphoiG80?”

49καὶkaiG2532Pointingἐκτείνας τὴν χεῖρα αὐτοῦekteinas tēn cheira autouG1614 G846 G3588 G5495toἐπὶepiG1909HisαὐτοῦautouG846τοὺςtousG3588disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3101,He saidεἶπεν·eipenG2036, “Here areἰδοὺidouG2400MyG1473ἡhēG3588motherμήτηρmētērG3384andκαὶkaiG2532MyG1473οἱhoiG3588brothersἀδελφοίadelphoiG80.

50ForγὰρgarG1063whoeverὅστις ἂνhostis anG3748 G302doesποιήσῃpoiēsēG4160theτὸtoG3588willθέλημαthelēmaG2307of MyG1473τοῦtouG3588FatherπατρόςpatrosG3962τοῦtouG3588inἐνenG1722heavenοὐρανοῖς,ouranoisG3772αὐτόςautosG846isἐστίν.¶estinG1510MyG1473brotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80andκαὶkaiG2532sisterἀδελφὴadelphēG79andκαὶkaiG2532motherμήτηρmētērG3384.”