1 A t that particular time Jesus went through the fields of standing grain on the Sabbath; and His disciples were hungry, and they began to pick off the spikes of grain and to eat.

At that time Jesus went on the sabbath through the cornfields; and his disciples were hungry, and began to pluck the ears and to eat.

2 A nd when the Pharisees saw it, they said to Him, See there! Your disciples are doing what is unlawful and not permitted on the Sabbath.

But the Pharisees, seeing, said to him, Behold, thy disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on sabbath.

3 H e said to them, Have you not even read what David did when he was hungry, and those who accompanied him—

But he said to them, Have ye not read what David did when he was hungry, and they that were with him?

4 H ow he went into the house of God and ate the loaves of the showbread—which was not lawful for him to eat, nor for the men who accompanied him, but for the priests only?

How he entered into the house of God, and ate the shewbread, which it was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those with him, but for the priests only?

5 O r have you never read in the Law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple violate the sanctity of the Sabbath and yet are guiltless?

Or have ye not read in the law that on the sabbaths the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless?

6 B ut I tell you, Something greater and more exalted and more majestic than the temple is here!

But I say unto you, that there is here what is greater than the temple.

7 A nd if you had only known what this saying means, I desire mercy rather than sacrifice and sacrificial victims, you would not have condemned the guiltless.

But if ye had known what is: I will have mercy and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.

8 F or the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.

For the Son of man is Lord of the sabbath.

9 A nd going on from there, He went into their synagogue.

And, going away from thence, he came into their synagogue.

10 A nd behold, a man was there with one withered hand. And they said to Him, Is it lawful or allowable to cure people on the Sabbath days?—that they might accuse Him.

And behold, there was a man having his hand withered. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath? that they might accuse him.

11 B ut He said to them, What man is there among you, if he has only one sheep and it falls into a pit or ditch on the Sabbath, will not take hold of it and lift it out?

But he said to them, What man shall there be of you who has one sheep, and if this fall into a pit on the sabbath, will not lay hold of it and raise up?

12 H ow much better and of more value is a man than a sheep! So it is lawful and allowable to do good on the Sabbath days.

How much better then is a man than a sheep! So that it is lawful to do well on the sabbath.

13 T hen He said to the man, Reach out your hand. And the man reached it out and it was restored, as sound as the other one.

Then he says to the man, Stretch out thy hand. And he stretched out, and it was restored sound as the other.

14 B ut the Pharisees went out and held a consultation against Him, how they might do away with Him.

But the Pharisees, having gone out, took counsel against him, how they might destroy him.

15 B ut being aware of this, Jesus went away from there. And many people joined and accompanied Him, and He cured all of them,

But Jesus knowing, withdrew thence, and great crowds followed him; and he healed them all:

16 A nd strictly charged them and sharply warned them not to make Him publicly known.

and charged them strictly that they should not make him publicly known:

17 T his was in fulfillment of what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah,

that that might be fulfilled which was spoken through Esaias the prophet, saying,

18 B ehold, My Servant Whom I have chosen, My Beloved in and with Whom My soul is well pleased and has found its delight. I will put My Spirit upon Him, and He shall proclaim and show forth justice to the nations.

Behold my servant, whom I have chosen, my beloved, in whom my soul has found its delight. I will put my Spirit upon him, and he shall shew forth judgment to the nations.

19 H e will not strive or wrangle or cry out loudly; nor will anyone hear His voice in the streets;

He shall not strive or cry out, nor shall any one hear his voice in the streets;

20 A bruised reed He will not break, and a smoldering (dimly burning) wick He will not quench, till He brings justice and a just cause to victory.

a bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, until he bring forth judgment unto victory;

21 A nd in and on His name will the Gentiles (the peoples outside of Israel) set their hopes.

and on his name shall nations hope.

22 T hen a blind and dumb man under the power of a demon was brought to Jesus, and He cured him, so that the blind and dumb man both spoke and saw.

Then was brought to him one possessed by a demon, blind and dumb, and he healed him, so that the dumb spake and saw.

23 A nd all the people were stunned with bewildered wonder and said, This cannot be the Son of David, can it?

And all the crowds were amazed and said, Is this the Son of David?

24 B ut the Pharisees, hearing it, said, This Man drives out demons only by and with the help of Beelzebub, the prince of demons.

But the Pharisees, having heard, said, This does not cast out demons, but by Beelzebub, prince of demons.

25 A nd knowing their thoughts, He said to them, Any kingdom that is divided against itself is being brought to desolation and laid waste, and no city or house divided against itself will last or continue to stand.

But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself will not subsist.

26 A nd if Satan drives out Satan, he has become divided against himself and disunified; how then will his kingdom last or continue to stand?

And if Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself; how then shall his kingdom subsist?

27 A nd if I drive out the demons by Beelzebub, by whose do your sons drive them out? For this reason they shall be your judges.

And if I cast out demons by Beelzebub, your sons, by whom do they cast out? For this reason they shall be your judges.

28 B ut if it is by the Spirit of God that I drive out the demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you '> before you expected it].

But if I by Spirit of God cast out demons, then indeed the kingdom of God is come upon you.

29 O r how can a person go into a strong man’s house and carry off his goods (the entire equipment of his house) without first binding the strong man? Then indeed he may plunder his house.

Or how can any one enter into the house of the strong and plunder his goods, unless first he bind the strong ? and then he will plunder his house.

30 H e who is not with Me '> on My side] is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me and for My side scatters.

He that is not with me is against me, and he that gathers not with me scatters.

31 T herefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy (every evil, abusive, injurious speaking, or indignity against sacred things) can be forgiven men, but blasphemy against the Spirit shall not and cannot be forgiven.

For this reason I say unto you, Every sin and injurious speaking shall be forgiven to men, but speaking injuriously of the Spirit shall not be forgiven to men.

32 A nd whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever speaks against the Spirit, the Holy One, will not be forgiven, either in this world and age or in the world and age to come.

And whosoever shall have spoken a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him; but whosoever shall speak against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this age nor in the coming.

33 E ither make the tree sound (healthy and good), and its fruit sound (healthy and good), or make the tree rotten (diseased and bad), and its fruit rotten (diseased and bad); for the tree is known and recognized and judged by its fruit.

Either make the tree good, and its fruit good; or make the tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt. For from the fruit the tree is known.

34 Y ou offspring of vipers! How can you speak good things when you are evil (wicked)? For out of the fullness (the overflow, the superabundance) of the heart the mouth speaks.

Offspring of vipers! how can ye speak good things, being wicked? For of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.

35 T he good man from his inner good treasure flings forth good things, and the evil man out of his inner evil storehouse flings forth evil things.

The good man out of the good treasure brings forth good things; and the wicked man out of the wicked treasure brings forth wicked things.

36 B ut I tell you, on the day of judgment men will have to give account for every idle (inoperative, nonworking) word they speak.

But I say unto you, that every idle word which men shall say, they shall render an account of it in judgment-day:

37 F or by your words you will be justified and acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned and sentenced.

for by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.

38 T hen some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Him, Teacher, we desire to see a sign or miracle from You.

Then answered him some of the scribes and Pharisees, saying, Teacher, we desire to see a sign from thee.

39 B ut He replied to them, An evil and adulterous generation (a generation morally unfaithful to God) seeks and demands a sign; but no sign shall be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.

But he, answering, said to them, A wicked and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and a sign shall not be given to it save the sign of Jonas the prophet.

40 F or even as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the sea monster, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

For even as Jonas was in the belly of the great fish three days and three nights, thus shall the Son of man be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights.

41 T he men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold, Someone more and greater than Jonah is here!

Ninevites shall stand up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and behold, more than Jonas here.

42 T he queen of the South will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to listen to the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, Someone more and greater than Solomon is here.

A queen of south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, more than Solomon here.

43 B ut when the unclean spirit has gone out of a man, it roams through dry places in search of rest, but it does not find any.

But when the unclean spirit has gone out of the man, he goes through dry places, seeking rest, and does not find.

44 T hen it says, I will go back to my house from which I came out. And when it arrives, it finds the place unoccupied, swept, put in order, and decorated.

Then he says, I will return to my house whence I came out; and having come, he finds unoccupied, swept, and adorned.

45 T hen it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and make their home there. And the last condition of that man becomes worse than the first. So also shall it be with this wicked generation.

Then he goes and takes with himself seven other spirits worse than himself, and entering in, they dwell there; and the last condition of that man becomes worse than the first. Thus shall it be to this wicked generation also.

46 J esus was still speaking to the people when behold, His mother and brothers stood outside, seeking to speak to Him.

But while he was yet speaking to the crowds, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, seeking to speak to him.

47 S omeone said to Him, Listen! Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside, seeking to speak to You.

Then one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren are standing without, seeking to speak to thee.

48 B ut He replied to the man who told Him, Who is My mother, and who are My brothers?

But he answering said to him that spoke to him, Who is my mother, and who are my brethren?

49 A nd stretching out His hand toward His adherents, He said, Here are My mother and My brothers.

And, stretching out his hand to his disciples, he said, Behold my mother and my brethren;

50 F or whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother!

for whosoever shall do the will of my Father who is in heavens, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.