New American Standard Bible 2020

Matthew 12

Sabbath Questions

1At that timeκαιρῷkairōG2540JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424wentἐπορεύθηeporeuthēG4198throughδιὰdiaG1223the grainfieldsσπορίμων·sporimōnG4702on the SabbathσάββασινsabbasinG4521,and His disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101became hungryἐπείνασανepeinasanG3983and beganἤρξαντοērxantoG757topickτίλλεινtilleinG5089the headsστάχυαςstachuasG4719of grainand eatἐσθίειν.esthieinG2068.

2NowδὲdeG1161when the PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330sawG3708this,they saidG3004to Him, “LookἰδοὺidouG2400,Your disciplesμαθηταίmathētaiG3101are doingποιοῦσινpoiousinG4160whatὃhoG3739is 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 LawνόμῳnomōG3551that on the SabbathσάββασινsabbasinG4521the priestsἱερεῖςhi'ereisG2409in the templeG2413violateβεβηλοῦσινbebēlousinG953the SabbathσάββατονsabbatonG4521, and yetare innocentἀναίτιοίanaitioiG338?

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

7But ifεἰeiG1487you had knownἐγνώκειτεegnōkeiteG1097whatτίtiG5101thismeansἐστιν·estinG1510: ‘I desireθέλωthelōG2309compassionἔλεοςeleosG1656,ratherG3756thanκαὶkaiG2532sacrificeθυσίαν,thusianG2378,’you would not have condemnedκατεδικάσατεkatedikasateG2613the innocentἀναιτίους.anaitiousG338.

Lord of the Sabbath

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

9DepartingμεταβὰςmetabasG3327fromG1564thereG1564,He wentἦλθενēlthenG2064into their synagogueσυναγωγὴνsunagōgēnG4864.

10And a manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444was therewhose handχεῖραcheiraG5495was witheredξηράν·xēranG3584.And they questionedἐπηρώτησανepērōtēsanG1905Jesus, askingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “Is it lawfulἔξεστινexestinG1832to healθεραπεῦσαι;therapeusaiG2323on the SabbathσάββασινsabbasinG4521?”--soἵναinaG2443thatG2443they might bringG2723chargesG2723againstG2723Him.

11But 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 personἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444than a sheepπροβάτου;probatouG4263!SoG5620thenG5620,it is lawfulἔξεστινexestinG1832to doποιεῖν.¶poieinG4160goodκαλῶςkalōsG2573on the SabbathσάββασινsabbasinG4521.”

13ThenΤότεToteG5119He saidλέγειlegeiG3004to the manἀνθρώπῳ·anthrōpōG444,“StretchἔκτεινόνekteinonG1614outG1614your handχεῖρα.cheiraG5495!”He stretchedἐξέτεινεν,exeteinenG1614it outG1614,and it was restoredἀπεκατεστάθηapekatestathēG600tonormalὑγιὴςhugiēsG5199,likeὡςhōsG5613the otherἄλλη.¶allēG243.

14But the PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330wentG1831outG1831andconspiredσυμβούλιον ἔλαβονsumboulion elabonG4824 G2983againstκατ᾽kat᾽G2596Him, as tohowὅπωςhopōsG3704they might destroyἀπολέσωσιν.¶apolesōsinG622Him.

15But JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,awareγνοὺςgnousG1097of this,withdrewἀνεχώρησενanechōrēsenG402fromG1564thereG1564.Manyπολλοί,polloiG4183followedἠκολούθησανēkolouthēsanG190Him, andHe healedἐθεράπευσενetherapeusenG2323them allπάνταςpantasG3956,

16andwarnedἐπετίμησενepetimēsenG2008them not totellφανερὸνphaneronG5318whoG846He was.

17This happenedsoἵναinaG2443thatG2443whatG3588was spokenλέγοντος·legontosG3004throughδιὰdiaG1223IsaiahἨσαΐουĒsaiouG2268the prophetπροφήτουprophētouG4396would be fulfilledπληρωθῇplērōthēaG4137:

18“BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400, MyServantπαῖςpaisG3816whomὃνhonG3739Ihave chosenᾑρέτισα,hēretisaG140;My BelovedἀγαπητόςagapētosG27in whomὃνhonG3739My soulψυχήpsuchēG5590delightsεὐδόκησενeudokēsenG2106;I will putθήσωthēsōG5087My SpiritπνεῦμάpneumaG4151upon Him,And He will proclaimἀπαγγελεῖ.apangeleiG518justiceκρίσινkrisinG2920to theGentilesἔθνεσινethnesinG1484.

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

20A bentσυντετριμμένονsuntetrimmenonG4937reedκάλαμονkalamonG2563He will not breakκατεάξειkateaxeiG2608off,And a dimlyG5188burningG5188wickλίνονlinonG3043He will not extinguishσβέσειsbeseiG4570,Untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193HeleadsἐκβάλῃekbalēG1544justiceκρίσιν.krisinG2920to victoryνῖκοςnikosG3534.

21And in His nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686theGentilesἔθνηethnēG1484will hopeἐλπιοῦσιν.¶elpiousinG1679.”

The Pharisees Rebuked

22ThenΤότεToteG5119ademon-possessedδαιμονιζόμενοςdaimonizomenosG1139man who wasblindτυφλὸςtuphlosG5185and unableG2974toG2974speakG2974was broughtπροσηνέχθηprosēnechthēG4374toJesus, and He healedἐθεράπευσενetherapeusenG2323him soG5620thatG5620the manG2974who was unableG2974toG2974speakG2974talkedλαλεῖνlaleinG2980andcould seeβλέπειν.blepeinG991.

23And allπάντεςpantesG3956the crowdsὄχλοιochloiG3793were amazedἐξίσταντοexistantoG1839and were sayingἔλεγον·elegonG3004, “ThisG3778manG3778cannotμήτιmētiG3385be theSonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of DavidG1160, can he?”

24But when the PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191this,they saidG3004, “ThisG3778manοὗτοςhoutosG3778castsἐκβάλλειekballeiG1544outG1544demonsδαιμόνιαdaimoniaG1140onlyοὐκ εἰ μὴouk ei mēG3756 G1487 G3361byBeelzebulΒεελζεβοὺλBeelzeboulG954the rulerἄρχοντιarchontiG758of the demonsδαιμονίων.¶daimoniōnG1140.”

25AndknowingG3609their thoughtsἐνθυμήσειςenthumēseisG1761, JesussaidG3004to them,“EveryπᾶσαpasaG3956kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932dividedμερισθεῖσαmeristheisaG3307againstκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596itselfἑαυτῆςhe'autēsG1438is laidG2049wasteG2049;and noπᾶσα οὐpasa ouG3756 G3956cityπόλιςpolisG4172orἢēG2228houseοἰκίαoikiaG3614dividedμερισθεῖσαmeristheisaG3307againstκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596itselfἑαυτῆςhe'autēsG1438will standσταθήσεται.stathēsetaiG2476.

26And ifεἰeiG1487SatanσατανᾶςsatanasG4567is castingἐκβάλλει,ekballeiG1544outG1544SatanσατανᾶνsatananG4567, hehas become dividedἐμερίσθη·emeristhēG3307againstἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438;howπῶςpōsG4459thenοὖνounG3767will his kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932standσταθήσεταιstathēsetaiG2476?

27And ifεἰeiG1487byBeelzebulΒεελζεβοὺλBeelzeboulG954I castἐκβάλλωekballōG1544outG1544the demonsδαιμόνια,daimoniaG1140,by whomτίνιtiniG5101do your sonsυἱοὶhuioiG5207castἐκβάλλουσιν;ekballousinG1544themoutG1544?Thereforeδιὰ τοῦτοdia toutoG1223 G3778,they will be your judgesκριταὶkritaiG2923.

28ButifεἰeiG1487I castἐκβάλλωekballōG1544outG1544the demonsδαιμόνια,daimoniaG1140by the SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,thenἄραaraG686the kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316has comeἔφθασενephthasenG5348upon you.

29OrἢēG2228,howπῶςpōsG4459canδύναταίdunataiG1410anyoneτιςtisG5100enterεἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinG1525the strongἰσχυροῦischurouG2478man’sἰσχυρόν;ischuronG2478houseοἰκίανoikianG3614and carryG726offG726his propertyσκεύηskeuēG4632,unlessἐὰν μὴean mēG1437 G3361he firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413tiesG1210upG1210the strongG2478man?And thenτότεtoteG5119he will plunderδιαρπάσει.¶diarpaseiG1283his houseοἰκίανoikianG3614.

The Unpardonable Sin

30The one who is not with Me is againstκατ᾽kat᾽G2596Me; and the one who does not gatherσυνάγωνsunagōnG4863with Me scattersσκορπίζει.skorpizeiG4650.

31“Thereforeδιὰ τοῦτοdia toutoG1223 G3778I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you, everyπᾶσαpasaG3956sinἁμαρτίαhamartiaG266and blasphemyβλασφημίαblasphēmiaG988shall be forgivenἀφεθήσεταιaphethēsetaiG863peopleἀνθρώποις,anthrōpoisG444,but blasphemyβλασφημίαblasphēmiaG988against the SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151shall not be forgivenἀφεθήσεταιaphethēsetaiG863.

32And whoeverὃς 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 agetoG3195comeG3195.

Words Reveal Character

33“EitherἪĒG2228assumeποιήσατεpoiēsateG4160the treeδένδρονdendronG1186to begoodκαλὸνkalonG2570asG2532wellG2532asG2532its fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590goodκαλόν,kalonG2570,orἢēG2228assumeποιήσατεpoiēsateG4160the treeδένδρονdendronG1186to bebadσαπρὸνsapronG4550asG2532wellG2532asG2532its fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590badσαπρόν·sapronG4550; forthe treeδένδρονdendronG1186is knownγινώσκεται.ginōsketaiG1097by its fruitκαρποῦkarpouG2590.

34YouoffspringγεννήματαgennēmataG1081of vipersἐχιδνῶν,echidnōnG2191,howπῶςpōsG4459canδύνασθεdunastheG1410you, beingὄντες;ontesG1510evilπονηροὶponēroiG4190,expressλαλεῖνlaleinG2980anygoodἀγαθὰagathaG18thingsG18?For the mouthστόμαstomaG4750speaksλαλεῖ.¶laleiG2980from that whichG4051fillsG4051the heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588.

35The goodἀγαθὸςagathosG18personἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444bringsG1544outG1544of hisgoodἀγαθοῦagathouG18treasureθησαυροῦthēsaurouG2344goodἀγαθά,agathaG18thingsG18;and the evilπονηρὸςponērosG4190personἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444bringsG1544outG1544of hisevilπονηροῦponērouG4190treasureθησαυροῦthēsaurouG2344evilπονηρά.¶ponēraG4190thingsG4190.

36But I tellΛέγωLegōG3004you that foreveryπᾶνpanG3956carelessἀργὸνargonG692wordῥῆμαrhēmaG4487that peopleἄνθρωποι,anthrōpoiG444speakλαλήσουσινlalēsousinG2980,they will giveἀποδώσουσινapodōsousinG591an accountλόγονlogonG3056of it on thedayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250of 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·epizēteiG1934asignσημεῖονsēmeionG4592; and sonoοὐouG3756signσημεῖονsēmeionG4592will be givenδοθήσεταιdothēsetaiG1325to it exceptG1508thesignσημεῖονsēmeionG4592of JonahἸωνᾶIōnaG2495the prophetπροφήτου.prophētouG4396;

40for justὥσπερhōsperG5618asJonahἸωνᾶςIōnasG2495was in the stomachκοιλίᾳkoiliaG2836of the seaG2785monsterG2785for threeτρεῖςtreisG5140daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250and threeτρεῖςtreisG5140nightsνύκτας,nuktasG3571,soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779willthe SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444be in the heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588of the earthγῆςgēsG1093forthreeτρεῖςtreisG5140daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250and threeτρεῖςtreisG5140nightsνύκτας.¶nuktasG3571.

41The menἌνδρεςAndresG435of NinevehΝινευῖταιNineuitaiG3536will standἀναστήσονταιanastēsontaiG450upG450with thisταύτηςtautēsG3778generationγενεᾶςgeneasG1074at the judgmentκρίσειkriseiG2920,and will condemnκατακρινοῦσινkatakrinousinG2632it becauseὅτιhotiG3754they repentedμετενόησανmetenoēsanG3340at the preachingκήρυγμαkērugmaG2782of JonahἸωνᾶ·IōnaG2495;and beholdἰδοὺidouG2400, somethinggreaterG4183than JonahἸωνᾶIōnaG2495is hereὧδε.¶hōdeG5602.

42TheQueenΒασίλισσαBasilissaG938of theSouthνότουnotouG3558will riseἐγερθήσεταιegerthēsetaiG1453upG1453with thisταύτηςtautēsG3778generationγενεᾶςgeneasG1074at the judgmentκρίσειkriseiG2920and will condemnκατακρινεῖkatakrineiG2632it, becauseὅτιhotiG3754she cameἦλθενēlthenG2064from the endsπεράτωνperatōnG4009of the earthγῆςgēsG1093to hearἀκοῦσαιakousaiG191the wisdomσοφίανsophianG4678of SolomonΣολομῶνος·SolomōnosG4672;and beholdἰδοὺidouG2400, somethinggreaterG4183than SolomonΣολομῶνοςSolomōnosG4672is hereὧδε.¶hōdeG5602.

43“NowδὲdeG1161whenὍτανHotanG3752the uncleanἀκάθαρτονakathartonG169spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151comesG1831outG1831of a personἀνθρώπου,anthrōpouG444,it passesδιέρχεταιdierchetaiG1330throughδι᾽di᾽G1223waterlessἀνύδρωνanudrōnG504placesτόπωνtopōnG5117seekingζητοῦνzētounG2212restἀνάπαυσινanapausinG372,and does not findεὑρίσκει.heuriskeiG2147it.

44ThenτότεtoteG5119it saysλέγει·legeiG3004, ‘I will returnἐπιστρέψωepistrepsōG1994to my houseοἶκόνoikonG3624fromG3606whichG3606I cameἐξῆλθον.exēlthonG1831’;and when it comesἐλθὸνelthonG2064,it findsεὑρίσκειheuriskeiG2147itunoccupiedσχολάζοντα,scholazontaG4980,sweptσεσαρωμένονsesarōmenonG4563,and putG2885inG2885orderκεκοσμημένον.kekosmēmenonG2885.

45ThenτότεtoteG5119it goesπορεύεταιporeuetaiG4198and bringsG3880alongG3880with it sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033otherἕτεραheteraG2087spiritsπνεύματαpneumataG4151moreπονηρότεραponēroteraG4190wickedG4190than itselfG1438,and they comeG1525inG1525and liveκατοικεῖkatoikeiG2730thereἐκεῖ·ekeiG1563; andthe lastἔσχαταeschataG2078conditionof that personἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444becomesγίνεταιginetaiG1096worseχείροναcheironaG5501than 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.

47[SomeoneτιςtisG5100saidG3004to Him, “LookἰδοὺidouG2400,Your motherμήτηρmētērG3384and Your brothersἀδελφοίadelphoiG80are standingἑστήκασινhestēkasinG2476outsideἔξωexōG1854,seekingζητοῦντέςzētountesG2212to speakλαλῆσαι.lalēsaiG2980to You.”]

48ButJesus repliedἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611to the one who was tellingG3004Him and saidG3004,“WhoτίςtisG5101is My motherμήτηρmētērG3384,and whoτίνεςtinesG5101are My brothersἀδελφοίadelphoiG80?”

49And extendingἐκτείναςekteinasG1614His handχεῖραcheiraG5495towardἐπὶepiG1909His disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3101,He saidG3004,“BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400:My motherμήτηρmētērG3384and My brothersἀδελφοίadelphoiG80!

50For whoeverὅστις ἂνhostis anG3748 G302doesποιήσῃpoiēsēG4160the willθέλημαthelēmaG2307of My FatherπατρόςpatrosG3962who is in heavenοὐρανοῖς,ouranoisG3772,he is My brotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80,and sisterἀδελφὴadelphēG79,and motherμήτηρmētērG3384.”