Berean Standard Bible

Matthew 12:15-31

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.”

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.

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

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