New American Standard Bible 1995

Matthew 12:22-37

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.

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.

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.”

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