Matthew Chapter 12

            ¹ In that [the] time [the] Jesus went through the grain-fields on-the Sabbath[s]. and the disciples of-him were-hungry and they-began to-pluck grain-heads and to-eat (the). ² And the Pharisees, having seen, said to-him, “Behold, the disciples of-you are-doing what is┘not└lawful to-do on (the) Sabbath.”

³ And the/he said to-them,

“Did-you┘not└read what David did when he-was-hungry and the-ones with him? ⁴ How he-entered into the house of-[the] God and ate the loaves of-[the] presentation, which was not lawful for-him to-eat nor for-the-ones with him except for-the priests only? ⁵ Or, did-you┘not└read in the Law that on-[the[] Sabbath[s] the priests in the temple defile the Sabbath and are innocent? ⁶ And I-say to-you that something-greater than-the temple is here. ⁷ And if you had-known what it-is, ‘I-desire mercy and not sacrifice,’ you-wouldhave-condemned² the innocent ⁸ for the Son of-[the] Man is Lord of-the Sabbath.”

            ⁹ And having-left from there, he-went into the synagogue of-them. ¹⁰ And behold (a) man having (a) paralyzed hand, and they-asked him, saying [whether], “Is-it-lawful to-heal on-the Sabbath[s]?” in-order-that they-might-accuse him.

¹¹ And the/he said to-them, “What man of-you will-there-be who will-have one sheep and, if this-one falls in (a) ravine on-the Sabbath[s], will-he┘not└take-hold-of it and pull-(it)-out? ¹² So (a) man is-more-valuable by-much than-(a)-sheep, so-that it-is-lawful to-do well on-the Sabbath.” ¹³ Then he-says to-the man, “Hold-out the hand of-you.” And he-held-(it)-out, and it-was-restored healthy like the other. ¹⁴ And having-gone-out, the Pharisees took counsel against him in-order-that they-might-destroy him.

            ¹⁵ And [the] Jesus, having-known, left from-there. And many [crowds]^ms followed him, and he healed them all. ¹⁶ And he-charged them [in-order]-that they-might┘not└make him manifest, ¹⁷ in-order-that the-thing spoken through Isaiah the prophet might-be-fulfilled, saying,

                        ¹⁸ ‘Behold, the Servant of-me whom I-chose,

                                    the Beloved of-me in whom the soul of-me was-well-pleased,

I-will-put the Spirit of-me on him,

                                    and he-will-announce judgment to-the Gentiles/nations.

                        ¹⁹ He-will┘not└quarrel nor shout,

                                    neither will┘anybody└hear the voice of-him in the streets.

                        ²⁰ He-will┘not└break (a) bent reed,

                                    and he-will┘not└put-out smoking flax,

                        until² he-bring-out [the] hope in the name of-him.’

            ²² Then (a) demon-possessed blind and mute-(man) was brought-to him, and he-healed him so-that the mute speaks/spoke and sees/saw. ²³ And all the crowd[s] were-astounded and were-saying, “This is the Son of-David, is-it?”

²⁴ And the Pharisees, having-heard, said, “This-One does cast-out [the] demons except² by [the] Beelzebub, ruler of-[the] demons.”

²⁵ And knowing the thoughts of-them, he-said to-them,

“Every kingdom divided against itself will-become-desolate, and every city and house divided against itself will┘not└stand. ²⁶ And if the] Satan casts-out Satan, he-will-be-divided against himself. How then will┘the kingdom of-him└stand? ²⁷ And if I by Beelzebub cast-out [the] demons, by what/whom do┘the sons of-you└cast-(them)-out? On-account-of this they will-be judges of-you. ²⁸ But if by (the) Spirit of-God I-cast-out [the] demons, then the kingdom of-[the] God reached to you. ²⁹ Or, how is┘somebody└able to-enter into the house of-the/a strong-(man) and seize the vessels of-him, unless² first he-binds the strong-(man)? And then he-will-plunder the house of-him. ³⁰ The-one not being with me is-against me, and the-one not gathering with me scatters-out. ³¹ On-account-of this I-say to-you, every sin and blasphemy will-be-forgiven to-[the] men, but [the] blasphemy of-the Spirit will be-forgiven. ³² And whoever² says (a) word against the Son of-[the] Man, it-will-be-forgiven to-him; but whoever² speaks against the Holy [the] Spirit it-will┘not└be-forgiven to-him neither in this [the] age nor in the coming-(one).

                        ³³ “Or, make the tree good and the fruit of-it good, or make the tree worthless and the fruit of-it worthless. For the/a tree is-known by the fruit. ³⁴ Generations of-snakes! How are-you-able to-say good-things, being evil?  For out-of the abundance of-the heart the mouth speaks. ³⁵ The/A good man puts-out good-things from the/his good treasure, and the/a bad man puts-out bad-things out-of the/his bad treasure. ³⁶ But I-say to-you that [the] men will-give-an-account about his word in (the) day of-judgment. ³⁷ For by the words of-you you-will-be justified, and by the words of-you you-will-be-condemned.”

            ³⁸ Then some of-the scribes and Pharisees answered him, saying, “Teacher, we-want to-see (a) sign from you.”

³⁹ But the/he, having-answered, said to-them,

“(An) evil and adulterous generation is-looking-for (a) sign, and (a) sign will┘not└be-given to-it except² the sign of-Jonah the prophet. ⁴⁰ For as ‘Jonah was in the stomach of-the sea-monster for-three days and three nights,’ so the Son of-[the] Man will-be in the heart of-the earth for-three days and three-night. ⁴¹ Ninevites men will-rise-up in the judgment with [the] this generation and they-will-condemn it, because they-repented at the preaching of-Jonah, and behold one-greater than-Jonah (is) here. ⁴² (The) queen of-(the)-south will-rise-up in the judgment with [the] this generation and will-condemn it, because she-came out –of the ends of-the earth to-hear the wisdom of-Solomon, and behold one-greater than-Solomon (is) here.

                        ⁴³ “And when the/an unclean spirit goes-out from the/a man, it-goes-out through waterless places looking-for rest and does┘not└find (it). ⁴⁴ Then it-says, ‘I-will-return to the house whence I-came-out.’ And having-come, it-finds (it) unoccupied, swept-out, and decorated. ⁴⁵ Then it-goes and takes-along with it seven other spirits more-evil than itself and, having-entered, settles-down there. And the last-things of-[the] that man become worse than-the first-things. Thus it-will-be also for-[the] this [the] evil generation.”

            ⁴⁶ He still speaking to-the crowd[s], behold, the mother and the brothers of-him had-been-standing outside, seeking to-speak to-him. [ ⁴⁷ And somebody said to-him, “Behold, the mother of-you and the brothers of-you are standing outside seeking to-speak to-you.”]^{ms 48} And the/he, having-answered, said to-the-one speaking to-him, “Who is the mother of-me and who are the brothers of-me?” ⁴⁹ And having-extended the hand of-him to the disciples of-him, he-said, “Behold, the mother of-me and the brothers of-me. ⁵⁰ For whoever² does the will of-the Father of-me [the] in heaven[s]—he is brother and sister and mother of-me.”