New American Standard Bible 1995

Matthew 12

Sabbath Questions

1At thattimeκαιρῷkairōG2540JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424wentἐπορεύθηeporeuthēG4198throughδιὰdiaG1223the grainfieldsσπορίμων·sporimōnG4702on the SabbathσάββασινsabbasinG4521,and His disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101became hungryἐπείνασανepeinasanG3983and beganἤρξαντοērxantoG757topickτίλλεινtilleinG5089the headsστάχυαςstachuasG4719of grainand eatἐσθίειν.esthieinG2068.

2But when the PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330sawG3708this,they saidG3004to Him, “LookἰδοὺidouG2400,Your disciplesμαθηταίmathētaiG3101doποιοῦσινpoiousinG4160whatὃhoG3739is not lawfulἔξεστινexestinG1832to doποιεῖνpoieinG4160on a Sabbathσαββάτῳ.¶sabbatōG4521.”

3But He saidG3004to them,“Have you not readἀνέγνωτεanegnōteG314whatτίtiG5101DavidG1160didἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160whenὅτεhoteG3753he became hungryἐπείνασενepeinasenG3983,he and his companionsμετ᾽met᾽G3588 G3326,

4howπῶςpōsG4459he enteredεἰσῆλθενeisēlthenG1525the houseοἶκονoikonG3624of GodθεοῦtheouG2316, andthey ateG2068theconsecratedπροθέσεωςprotheseōsG4286breadἄρτουςartousG740,whichὃhoG3739was not lawfulἐξὸνexonG1832for him to eatG2068norοὐδὲoudeG3761for thoseG3588with him, but for the priestsἱερεῦσινhi'ereusinG2409aloneμόνοις;¶monoisG3441?

5OrἪĒG2228have you not readἀνέγνωτεanegnōteG314in the LawνόμῳnomōG3551,that on the SabbathσάββασινsabbasinG4521the priestsἱερεῖςhi'ereisG2409in the templeG2413breakβεβηλοῦσινbebēlousinG953the SabbathσάββατονsabbatonG4521and are innocentἀναίτιοίanaitioiG338?

6But I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you that somethinggreaterμεῖζόνmeizonG3173than the templeG2413is hereὧδε.hōdeG5602.

7But ifεἰeiG1487you had knownἐγνώκειτεegnōkeiteG1097whatτίtiG5101thismeansἐστιν·estinG1510, ‘I desireθέλωthelōG2309compassionἔλεοςeleosG1656,and not a sacrificeθυσίαν,thusianG2378,’you would not have condemnedκατεδικάσατεkatedikasateG2613the innocentἀναιτίους.anaitiousG338.

Lord of the Sabbath

8Forthe SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of Manἀνθρώπου.¶anthrōpouG444is LordκύριοςkuriosG2962of the SabbathσαββάτουsabbatouG4521.”

9DepartingμεταβὰςmetabasG3327from thereἐκεῖθενekeithenG1564,He wentἦλθενēlthenG2064into their synagogueσυναγωγὴνsunagōgēnG4864.

10And a manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444was therewhose handχεῖραcheiraG5495was witheredξηράν·xēranG3584.And they questionedἐπηρώτησανepērōtēsanG1905Jesus, askingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “Is it lawfulἔξεστινexestinG1832to healθεραπεῦσαι;therapeusaiG2323on the SabbathσάββασινsabbasinG4521?”--soἵναinaG2443that they might accuseκατηγορήσωσινkatēgorēsōsinG2723Him.

11And He saidG3004to them, “WhatτίςtisG5101manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444is there amongἐξexG1537you whoὃςhosG3739hasἕξειhexeiG2192a sheepπρόβατονprobatonG4263,and ifἐὰνeanG1437it fallsἐμπέσῃempesēG1706into a pitβόθυνον,bothunonG999on the SabbathσάββασινsabbasinG4521,will he not takeκρατήσειkratēseiG2902holdG2902of it and liftἐγερεῖ;egereiG1453it out?

12HowπόσῳposōG4214muchG4214moreδιαφέρειdiaphereiG1308valuableG1308thenοὖνounG3767is a manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444than a sheepπροβάτου;probatouG4263!SoG5620thenG5620,it is lawfulἔξεστινexestinG1832to doποιεῖν.¶poieinG4160goodκαλῶςkalōsG2573on the SabbathσάββασινsabbasinG4521.”

13ThenΤότεToteG5119He saidλέγειlegeiG3004to the manἀνθρώπῳ·anthrōpōG444,“StretchἔκτεινόνekteinonG1614out your handχεῖρα.cheiraG5495!”He stretchedἐξέτεινεν,exeteinenG1614it out, and it was restoredἀπεκατεστάθηapekatestathēG600tonormalὑγιὴςhugiēsG5199,likeὡςhōsG5613the otherἄλλη.¶allēG243.

14But the PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330wentG1831out andconspiredσυμβούλιον ἔλαβονsumboulion elabonG4824 G2983againstκατ᾽kat᾽G2596Him, as tohowὅπωςhopōsG3704they might destroyἀπολέσωσιν.¶apolesōsinG622Him.

15But JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,awareγνοὺςgnousG1097of this,withdrewἀνεχώρησενanechōrēsenG402from thereἐκεῖθεν,ekeithenG1564.Manyπολλοί,polloiG4183followedἠκολούθησανēkolouthēsanG190Him, andHe healedἐθεράπευσενetherapeusenG2323them allπάνταςpantasG3956,

16andwarnedἐπετίμησενepetimēsenG2008them not totellφανερὸνphaneronG5318whoG846He was.

17This wasto fulfillπληρωθῇplērōthēaG4137whatG3588was spokenλέγοντος·legontosG3004throughδιὰdiaG1223IsaiahἨσαΐουĒsaiouG2268the prophetπροφήτουprophētouG4396:

18“BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400, MyServantπαῖςpaisG3816whomὃνhonG3739Ihave chosenᾑρέτισα,hēretisaG140;My BelovedἀγαπητόςagapētosG27in whomὃνhonG3739My soulψυχήpsuchēG5590iswell-pleasedεὐδόκησενeudokēsenG2106;I will putθήσωthēsōG5087My SpiritπνεῦμάpneumaG4151upon Him,And He shall proclaimἀπαγγελεῖ.apangeleiG518justiceκρίσινkrisinG2920to theGentilesἔθνεσινethnesinG1484.

19He will not quarrelἐρίσειeriseiG2051,norοὐδὲoudeG3761cryκραυγάσει,kraugaseiG2905out;NorοὐδὲoudeG3761will anyoneτιςtisG5100hearἀκούσειakouseiG191His voiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456in the streetsπλατείαιςplateiaisG4116.

20A batteredσυντετριμμένονsuntetrimmenonG4937reedκάλαμονkalamonG2563He will not breakκατεάξειkateaxeiG2608off,And a smolderingτυφόμενονtuphomenonG5188wickλίνονlinonG3043He will not putσβέσειsbeseiG4570out,Untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193HeleadsἐκβάλῃekbalēG1544justiceκρίσιν.krisinG2920to victoryνῖκοςnikosG3534.

21And in His nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686theGentilesἔθνηethnēG1484will hopeἐλπιοῦσιν.¶elpiousinG1679.”

The Pharisees Rebuked

22ThenΤότεToteG5119ademon-possessedδαιμονιζόμενοςdaimonizomenosG1139man who wasblindτυφλὸςtuphlosG5185and muteκωφός,kōphosG2974was broughtπροσηνέχθηprosēnechthēG4374toJesus, and He healedἐθεράπευσενetherapeusenG2323him, soὥστεhōsteG5620that the muteκωφὸνkōphonG2974manG2974spokeλαλεῖνlaleinG2980and sawβλέπειν.blepeinG991.

23AllπάντεςpantesG3956the crowdsὄχλοιochloiG3793were amazedἐξίσταντοexistantoG1839,and were sayingἔλεγον·elegonG3004, “ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778man cannotμήτιmētiG3385be theSonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of DavidG1160, can he?”

24But when the PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191this,they saidG3004, “ThisG3778manοὗτοςhoutosG3778castsἐκβάλλειekballeiG1544out demonsδαιμόνιαdaimoniaG1140onlyοὐκ εἰ μὴouk ei mēG3756 G1487 G3361byBeelzebulΒεελζεβοὺλBeelzeboulG954the rulerἄρχοντιarchontiG758of the demonsδαιμονίων.¶daimoniōnG1140.”

25AndknowingG3609their thoughtsἐνθυμήσειςenthumēseisG1761Jesus saidG3004to them, “AnyπᾶσαpasaG3956kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932dividedμερισθεῖσαmeristheisaG3307againstκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596itselfἑαυτῆςhe'autēsG1438is laidG2049wasteG2049; andanyπᾶσαpasaG3956cityπόλιςpolisG4172orἢēG2228houseοἰκίαoikiaG3614dividedμερισθεῖσαmeristheisaG3307againstκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596itselfἑαυτῆςhe'autēsG1438will not standσταθήσεται.stathēsetaiG2476.

26IfεἰeiG1487SatanσατανᾶςsatanasG4567castsἐκβάλλει,ekballeiG1544out SatanσατανᾶνsatananG4567, heis dividedἐμερίσθη·emeristhēG3307againstἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438;howπῶςpōsG4459thenοὖνounG3767will his kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932standσταθήσεταιstathēsetaiG2476?

27IfεἰeiG1487I byBeelzebulΒεελζεβοὺλBeelzeboulG954castἐκβάλλωekballōG1544out demonsδαιμόνια,daimoniaG1140,by whomτίνιtiniG5101do your sonsυἱοὶhuioiG5207castἐκβάλλουσιν;ekballousinG1544themout? For thisG1223 G3778reasonG1223 G3778they will be your judgesκριταὶkritaiG2923.

28ButifεἰeiG1487I castἐκβάλλωekballōG1544out demonsδαιμόνια,daimoniaG1140by the SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,thenἄραaraG686the kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316has comeἔφθασενephthasenG5348upon you.

29OrἢēG2228howπῶςpōsG4459canδύναταίdunataiG1410anyoneτιςtisG5100enterεἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinG1525the strongἰσχυροῦischurouG2478man’sἰσχυρόν;ischuronG2478houseοἰκίανoikianG3614and carryG726offG726his propertyσκεύηskeuēG4632,unlessἐὰν μὴean mēG1437 G3361he firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413bindsδήσῃdēsēG1210the strongG2478man?And thenτότεtoteG5119he will plunderδιαρπάσει.¶diarpaseiG1283his houseοἰκίανoikianG3614.

The Unpardonable Sin

30He who is not with Me is againstκατ᾽kat᾽G2596Me; and he who does not gatherσυνάγωνsunagōnG4863with Me scattersσκορπίζει.skorpizeiG4650.

31“Thereforeδιὰ τοῦτοdia toutoG1223 G3778I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you, anyπᾶσαpasaG3956sinἁμαρτίαhamartiaG266and blasphemyβλασφημίαblasphēmiaG988shall be forgivenἀφεθήσεταιaphethēsetaiG863peopleἀνθρώποις,anthrōpoisG444,but blasphemyβλασφημίαblasphēmiaG988against the SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151shall not be forgivenἀφεθήσεταιaphethēsetaiG863.

32Whoeverὃς ἐὰνhos eanG3739 G1437speaksG3004a wordλόγονlogonG3056againstκατὰkataG2596the SonυἱοῦhuiouG5207of Manἀνθρώπου,anthrōpouG444,it shall be forgivenἀφεθήσεταιaphethēsetaiG863him; but whoeverὃς ἂνhos anG3739 G302speaksG3004againstκατὰkataG2596the Holyἁγίου,hagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151,it shall not be forgivenἀφεθήσεταιaphethēsetaiG863him, eitherοὔτεouteG3777inthisτούτῳtoutōG3778ageαἰῶνιaiōniG165orοὔτεouteG3777in the ageto comeμέλλοντι.¶mellontiG3195.

Words Reveal Character

33“EitherἪĒG2228makeποιήσατεpoiēsateG4160the treeδένδρονdendronG1186goodκαλὸνkalonG2570and its fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590goodκαλόν,kalonG2570,orἢēG2228makeποιήσατεpoiēsateG4160the treeδένδρονdendronG1186badσαπρὸνsapronG4550and its fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590badσαπρόν·sapronG4550; forthe treeδένδρονdendronG1186is knownγινώσκεται.ginōsketaiG1097by its fruitκαρποῦkarpouG2590.

34You broodγεννήματαgennēmataG1081of vipersἐχιδνῶν,echidnōnG2191,howπῶςpōsG4459canδύνασθεdunastheG1410you, beingὄντες;ontesG1510evilπονηροὶponēroiG4190,speakλαλεῖνlaleinG2980what is goodἀγαθὰagathaG18?For the mouthστόμαstomaG4750speaksλαλεῖ.¶laleiG2980out of that whichG4051fillsG4051the heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588.

35The goodἀγαθὸςagathosG18manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444bringsἐκβάλλειekballeiG1544out of hisgoodἀγαθοῦagathouG18treasureθησαυροῦthēsaurouG2344what is goodἀγαθά,agathaG18;and the evilπονηρὸςponērosG4190manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444bringsἐκβάλλειekballeiG1544out of hisevilπονηροῦponērouG4190treasureθησαυροῦthēsaurouG2344what is evilπονηρά.¶ponēraG4190.

36But I tellΛέγωLegōG3004you that everyπᾶνpanG3956carelessἀργὸνargonG692wordῥῆμαrhēmaG4487that peopleἄνθρωποι,anthrōpoiG444speakλαλήσουσινlalēsousinG2980,they shall giveἀποδώσουσινapodōsousinG591an accountingλόγονlogonG3056for it inthe dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250of judgmentκρίσεως.kriseōsG2920.

37Forby your wordsλόγωνlogōnG3056you will be justifiedδικαιωθήσῃdikaiōthēsēG1344, andby your wordsλόγωνlogōnG3056you will be condemnedκαταδικασθήσῃ.¶katadikasthēsēG2613.”

The Desire for Signs

38ThenΤότεToteG5119someτινεςtinesG5100of the scribesγραμματέωνgrammateōnG1122and PhariseesΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōnG5330saidλέγοντες·legontesG3004to Him, “Teacherδιδάσκαλε,didaskaleG1320,we wantθέλομενthelomenG2309to seeG3708asignσημεῖονsēmeionG4592from You.”

39But He answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611and saidG3004to them, “An evilπονηρὰponēraG4190and adulterousμοιχαλὶςmoichalisG3428generationγενεὰgeneaG1074cravesἐπιζητεῖ·epizēteiG1934for asignσημεῖονsēmeionG4592; and yetnoοὐouG3756signσημεῖονsēmeionG4592will be givenδοθήσεταιdothēsetaiG1325to it but thesignσημεῖονsēmeionG4592of JonahἸωνᾶIōnaG2495the prophetπροφήτου.prophētouG4396;

40for justὥσπερhōsperG5618asJonahἸωνᾶςIōnasG2495was threeτρεῖςtreisG5140daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250and threeτρεῖςtreisG5140nightsνύκτας,nuktasG3571in the bellyκοιλίᾳkoiliaG2836of the seaG2785monsterG2785,soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779willthe SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444bethreeτρεῖςtreisG5140daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250and threeτρεῖςtreisG5140nightsνύκτας.¶nuktasG3571in the heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588of the earthγῆςgēsG1093.

41The menἌνδρεςAndresG435of NinevehΝινευῖταιNineuitaiG3536will standἀναστήσονταιanastēsontaiG450up with thisταύτηςtautēsG3778generationγενεᾶςgeneasG1074at the judgmentκρίσειkriseiG2920,and will condemnκατακρινοῦσινkatakrinousinG2632it becauseὅτιhotiG3754they repentedμετενόησανmetenoēsanG3340at the preachingκήρυγμαkērugmaG2782of JonahἸωνᾶ·IōnaG2495;and beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,something greaterG4183than JonahἸωνᾶIōnaG2495is hereὧδε.¶hōdeG5602.

42TheQueenΒασίλισσαBasilissaG938of theSouthνότουnotouG3558will riseἐγερθήσεταιegerthēsetaiG1453up with thisταύτηςtautēsG3778generationγενεᾶςgeneasG1074at the judgmentκρίσειkriseiG2920and will condemnκατακρινεῖkatakrineiG2632it, becauseὅτιhotiG3754she cameἦλθενēlthenG2064from the endsπεράτωνperatōnG4009of the earthγῆςgēsG1093to hearἀκοῦσαιakousaiG191the wisdomσοφίανsophianG4678of SolomonΣολομῶνος·SolomōnosG4672;and beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,something greaterG4183than SolomonΣολομῶνοςSolomōnosG4672is hereὧδε.¶hōdeG5602.

43“NowδὲdeG1161whenὍτανHotanG3752the uncleanἀκάθαρτονakathartonG169spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151goesἐξέλθῃexelthēG1831out of a manἀνθρώπου,anthrōpouG444,it passesδιέρχεταιdierchetaiG1330throughδι᾽di᾽G1223waterlessἀνύδρωνanudrōnG504placesτόπωνtopōnG5117seekingζητοῦνzētounG2212restἀνάπαυσινanapausinG372,and does not findεὑρίσκει.heuriskeiG2147it.

44ThenτότεtoteG5119it saysλέγει·legeiG3004, ‘I will returnἐπιστρέψωepistrepsōG1994to my houseοἶκόνoikonG3624from whichὅθενhothenG3606I cameἐξῆλθον.exēlthonG1831’;and when it comesἐλθὸνelthonG2064,it findsεὑρίσκειheuriskeiG2147itunoccupiedσχολάζοντα,scholazontaG4980,sweptσεσαρωμένονsesarōmenonG4563,and putG2885in orderκεκοσμημένον.kekosmēmenonG2885.

45ThenτότεtoteG5119it goesπορεύεταιporeuetaiG4198and takesG3880alongG3880with it sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033otherἕτεραheteraG2087spiritsπνεύματαpneumataG4151moreπονηρότεραponēroteraG4190wickedG4190than itselfG1438,and they goεἰσελθόνταeiselthontaG1525in and liveκατοικεῖkatoikeiG2730thereἐκεῖ·ekeiG1563; andthe lastἔσχαταeschataG2078state of that manἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444becomesγίνεταιginetaiG1096worseχείροναcheironaG5501than the firstπρώτων.prōtōnG4413.That is the wayοὕτωςhoutōsG3779it will alsoG2532be with thisταύτῃtautēG3778evilπονηρᾷ.¶ponēraG4190generationγενεᾷgeneaG1074.”

Changed Relationships

46While He was stillἜτιEtiG2089speakingλαλοῦντοςlalountosG2980to the crowdsὄχλοιςochloisG3793,beholdἰδοὺidouG2400, HismotherμήτηρmētērG3384andbrothersἀδελφοὶadelphoiG80were standingεἱστήκεισανheistēkeisanG2476outsideἔξωexōG1854,seekingζητοῦντεςzētountesG2212to speakλαλῆσαι.lalēsaiG2980to Him.

47SomeoneτιςtisG5100saidG3004to Him, “BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,Your motherμήτηρmētērG3384and Your brothersἀδελφοίadelphoiG80are standingἑστήκασινhestēkasinG2476outsideἔξωexōG1854seekingζητοῦντέςzētountesG2212to speakλαλῆσαι.lalēsaiG2980to You.”

48ButJesus answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611the one who was tellingG3004Him and saidG3004,“WhoτίςtisG5101is My motherμήτηρmētērG3384and whoτίνεςtinesG5101are My brothersἀδελφοίadelphoiG80?”

49And stretchingἐκτείναςekteinasG1614out His handχεῖραcheiraG5495towardἐπὶepiG1909His disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3101,He saidG3004,“BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400My motherμήτηρmētērG3384and My brothersἀδελφοίadelphoiG80!

50For whoeverὅστις ἂνhostis anG3748 G302doesποιήσῃpoiēsēG4160the willθέλημαthelēmaG2307of My FatherπατρόςpatrosG3962who is in heavenοὐρανοῖς,ouranoisG3772,he is My brotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80and sisterἀδελφὴadelphēG79and motherμήτηρmētērG3384.”