Bible Gateway passage: Matthew 12 - 1599 Geneva Bible (2024)

121 The disciples pluck the ears of corn. 6 Mercy, sacrifice. 10 The withered hand is healed. 12 We must do good on the Sabbath. 22 The possessed is holpen. 25 A kingdom divided. 31 Sin, blasphemy. 33 The good or evil tree. 34 Vipers. 38 The Ninevites. 42 The Queen of Sheba. 48 The true mother and brethren of Christ.

¹At ^(A)[a]that time Jesus went on a Sabbath day through the corn, and his disciples were an hungered, and began to pluck the ears of corn and to eat.

²And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto him, Behold, thy disciples do ^(B)that which is not lawful to do upon the Sabbath.

³But he said unto them, ^(C)Have ye not read what David did when he was an hungered, and they that were with him?

⁴How he went into the house of God, and did eat the ^[b]showbread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them which were with him, but only for the ^(D)Priests?

⁵Or have ye not read in the Law, how that on the Sabbath days the Priests in the Temple ^(E)[c]break the Sabbath, and are blameless?

⁶But I say unto you, that here is one greater than the Temple.

⁷Wherefore if ye knew what this is, ^(F)I will have mercy and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the innocents.

⁸For the son of man is Lord, even of the Sabbath.

^9(G)[d]And he departed thence, and went into their Synagogue:

¹⁰And behold, there was a man which had his hand dried up. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal upon a Sabbath day? that they might accuse him.

¹¹And he said unto them, What man shall there be among you, that hath a sheep, and if it fall on the Sabbath day into a pit, doth not take it and lift it out?

¹²How much more then is a man better than a sheep? therefore, it is lawful to do well on a Sabbath day.

¹³Then said he to the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it forth, and it was made whole as the other.

^14[e]Then the Pharisees went out, and consulted against him, how they might destroy him.

¹⁵But when Jesus knew it, he departed thence, and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all,

¹⁶And charged them in threatening wise, that they should not make him known,

¹⁷That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the Prophet, saying,

^18(H)Behold my servant whom I have chosen, my beloved in whom my soul delighteth: I will put my Spirit on him, and he shall show ^[f]judgment to the Gentiles.

¹⁹He shall not strive, nor cry, neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets.

²⁰A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he ^[g]bring forth judgment unto victory.

²¹And in his Name shall the Gentiles trust.

²²¶ ^(I)[h]Then was brought to him one possessed with a devil, both blind and dumb, and he healed him, so that he which was blind and dumb, both spake and saw,

²³And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this that son of David?

²⁴But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, ^(J)This man casteth the devils no otherwise out but through Beelzebub the prince of devils.

^25[i]But Jesus knew their thoughts, and said to them, Every kingdom divided against itself, is brought to naught, and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand.

²⁶So if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself: how shall then his kingdom endure?

²⁷Also if I through Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your children cast them out? Therefore they shall be your judges.

²⁸But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then is the kingdom of God come unto you.

²⁹Else how can a man enter into a strong man’s house and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man, and then spoil his house?

³⁰He that is not with me, is against me: and he that gathereth not with me, scattereth.

^31(K)Wherefore I say unto you, Every sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men.

³²And whosoever shall speak a word against the son of man, it shall be forgiven him: ^[j]but whosoever shall speak against the holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, nor in the world to come.

³³Either make the tree good, and his fruit good: or else make the tree evil, and his fruit evil: for the tree is known by the fruit.

^34[k]O generations of vipers, how can you speak good things, when ye are evil? For of the ^(L)abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

³⁵A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of an evil treasure, bringeth forth evil things.

³⁶But I say unto you, that of every ^[l]idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof at the day of judgment.

³⁷For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.

³⁸¶ ^(M)[m]Then answered certain of the Scribes and of the Pharisees, saying, Master, we would see a sign of thee.

³⁹But he answered and said to them, An evil and ^[n]adulterous generation seeketh a sign, but no sign shall be given unto it, save that sign of the Prophet Jonah.

^40(N)For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the whale’s belly: so shall the son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

^41[o]The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and condemn it: for they ^(O)repented at the preaching of Jonah: and behold, a greater than Jonah is here.

^42(P)The Queen of the ^[p]South shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the ^[q]utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon: and behold, a greater than Solomon is here.

⁴³¶ ^(Q)Now when the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh throughout dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none.

⁴⁴Then he saith, I will return into mine house from whence I came: and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept and garnished.

⁴⁵¶ Then he goeth, and taketh unto him seven other spirits worse than himself, and they enter in, and dwell there: ^(R)and the end of that man is worse than the beginning. Even so shall it be with this wicked generation.

⁴⁶¶ ^[r](S)While he yet spake to the multitude, behold, his mother, and his brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him.

⁴⁷Then one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak with thee.

⁴⁸But he answered, and said to him that told him, Who is my mother, and who are my brethren?

^49[s]And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples and said, Behold my mother, and my brethren.

⁵⁰For whosoever shall do my Father’s will which is in heaven, the same is my brother and sister and mother.