Matthew 12
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Matthew 12:2-14

2But whenδὲdeG1161οἱhoiG3588the PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330sawG3708it,they saidG3004unto himαὐτῷ·autōG846,BeholdG3708,thyσουsouG4771disciplesοἱ μαθηταίhoi mathētaiG3588G3101doποιοῦσινpoiousinG4160that whichὃhoG3739isG1832notοὐκoukG3756lawfulἔξεστινexestinG1832to doποιεῖνpoieinG4160uponἐνenG1722the sabbath dayσαββάτῳ.¶sabbatōG4521.
3ButδὲdeG1161heὉHoG3588saidG3004unto themG846,Have yeG314notοὐκoukG3756readἀνέγνωτεanegnōteG314whatτίtiG5101DavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138didἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160,whenὅτεhoteG3753heG846was an hungredἐπείνασενepeinasenG3983,andκαὶkaiG2532they that wereοἱhoiG3588withμετ᾽met᾽G3326himG846;
4HowπῶςpōsG4459he enteredεἰσῆλθενeisēlthenG1525intoεἰςeisG1519the houseοἶκονoikonG3588G3624of GodθεοῦtheouG3588G2316,andκαὶkaiG2532did eatἔφαγον,ephagonG5315the shewbreadἄρτους προθέσεωςartous protheseōsG3588G740G4286,whichὃhoG3739wasἦνēnG1510notοὐκoukG3756lawfulἐξὸνexonG1832for himαὐτῷautōG846to eatφαγεῖνphageinG5315,neitherοὐδὲoudeG3761for them which wereG3588withμετ᾽met᾽G3326himαὐτοῦautouG846,butεἰeiG1487μὴmēG3361onlyμόνοις;¶monoisG3441for the priestsἱερεῦσινhi'ereusinG3588G2409?
5OrἪĒG2228have yeG314notοὐκoukG3756readἀνέγνωτεanegnōteG314inἐνenG1722the lawτῷ νόμῳtō nomōG3588G3551,how thatὅτιhotiG3754on the sabbath daysτοῖς σάββασινtois sabbasinG3588G4521the priestsοἱ ἱερεῖςhoi hi'ereisG3588G2409inἐνenG1722the templeτῷ ἱερῷtō hi'erōG3588G2411profaneβεβηλοῦσινbebēlousinG953the sabbathτὸ σάββατονto sabbatonG3588G4521,andκαὶkaiG2532areεἰσιν;eisinG1510blamelessἀναίτιοίanaitioiG338?
6ButδὲdeG1161I sayλέγωlegōG3004unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771,ThatὅτιhotiG3754in this placeὧδε.hōdeG5602isἐστινestinG1510onegreater thanμεῖζόνmeizonG3173the templeτοῦ ἱεροῦtou hi'erouG3588G2411.
7ButδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487ye had knownἐγνώκειτεegnōkeiteG1097whatτίtiG5101thismeanethἐστιν·estinG1510,I will haveθέλωthelōG2309mercyἔλεοςeleosG1656,andκαὶkaiG2532notοὐouG3756sacrificeθυσίαν,thusianG2378,yeG2613wouldἂνanG302notοὐκoukG3756have condemnedκατεδικάσατεkatedikasateG2613τοὺςtousG3588the guiltlessἀναιτίους.anaitiousG338.
8ForγάρgarG1063the Sonτοῦ υἱὸςtou huiosG3588G5207of manὁ ἀνθρώπου.¶ho anthrōpouG3588G444isἐστινestinG1510LordκύριοςkuriosG2962evenG2532of the sabbath dayσαββάτου τοῦsabbatou touG3588G4521.
9AndΚαὶKaiG2532when he was departedμεταβὰςmetabasG3327thenceἐκεῖθενekeithenG1564,he wentἦλθενēlthenG2064intoεἰςeisG1519theirαὐτῶν.autōnG846synagogueτὴν συναγωγὴνtēn sunagōgēnG3588G4864:
10AndκαὶkaiG2532,beholdG3708,there wasG1510a manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444which hadἔχωνechōnG2192hishandχεῖραcheiraG3588G5495witheredξηράν·xēranG3584.AndκαὶkaiG2532they askedἐπηρώτησανepērōtēsanG1905himαὐτὸνautonG846,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,εἰeiG1487Is it lawfulἔξεστινexestinG1832to healθεραπεῦσαι;therapeusaiG2323on the sabbath daysσάββασινsabbasinG3588G4521?thatἵναinaG2443they might accuseκατηγορήσωσινkatēgorēsōsinG2723himαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846.
11AndδὲdeG1161heὉHoG3588saidG3004unto themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846,WhatτίςtisG5101manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444shall there beἔσταιestaiG1510amongἐξexG1537youὑμῶνhumōnG4771,thatὃςhosG3739shall haveἕξειhexeiG2192oneἓν,henG1520sheepπρόβατονprobatonG4263,andκαὶkaiG2532ifἐὰνeanG1437itτοῦτοtoutoG3778fallἐμπέσῃempesēG1706intoεἰςeisG1519a pitβόθυνον,bothunonG999on the sabbath dayτοῖς σάββασινtois sabbasinG3588G4521,will heG2902notοὐχὶouchiG3780lay hold onκρατήσειkratēseiG2902itαὐτὸautoG846,andκαὶkaiG2532liftG1453itoutG1453?
12How muchπόσῳposōG4214thenοὖνounG3767isG1308a manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444betterG1308than a sheepπροβάτου;probatouG4263?WhereforeὥστεhōsteG5620it is lawfulἔξεστινexestinG1832to doποιεῖν.¶poieinG4160wellκαλῶςkalōsG2573on the sabbath daysτοῖς σάββασινtois sabbasinG3588G4521.
13ThenΤότεToteG5119saith heλέγειlegeiG3004to the manτῷ ἀνθρώπῳ·tō anthrōpōG3588G444,Stretch forthἔκτεινόνekteinonG1614thineσουsouG4771handτὴν χεῖρα.tēn cheiraG3588G5495.AndκαὶkaiG2532he stretchedἐξέτεινεν,exeteinenG1614itforthG1614;andκαὶkaiG2532it was restoredἀπεκατεστάθηapekatestathēG600wholeὑγιὴςhugiēsG5199,like asὡςhōsG5613ἡhēG3588the otherἄλλη.¶allēG243.
14ThenδὲdeG1161οἱhoiG3588the PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330went outG1831,and heldἔλαβονelabonG2983a councilσυμβούλιονsumboulionG4824againstκατ᾽kat᾽G2596himαὐτοῦautouG846,howὅπωςhopōsG3704they might destroyἀπολέσωσιν.¶apolesōsinG622himαὐτὸνautonG846.
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