New American Standard Bible 2020

Matthew 12:1-21

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.

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.”

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