1 A t that time Jesus walked through the grain-fields on the Day of Rest. His followers were hungry and began to pick off grain to eat.

At that time Jesus went on the sabbath day through the corn; and his disciples were an hungred, and began to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat.

2 T he proud religious law-keepers saw this. They said to Jesus, “See! Your followers do what the Law says not to do on the Day of Rest.”

But when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto him, Behold, thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the sabbath day.

3 H e said to them, “Have you not read what David did when he and his men were hungry?

But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was an hungred, and they that were with him;

4 H e went into the house of God and ate the special bread used in worship which was against the Law for him or those with him to eat! Only the Jewish religious leaders were to eat that special bread.

how he entered into the house of God, and did eat the shewbread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them which were with him, but only for the priests?

5 H ave you not read in the Law how the religious leaders do that which is not right to do on the Day of Rest, and yet they are not guilty?

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

6 I tell you that Someone greater than the house of God is here.

But I say unto you, That in this place is one greater than the temple.

7 I f you had understood what the words mean, ‘I want loving-kindness and not a gift to be given,’ you would not say a person is guilty who has done no wrong.

But if ye had known what this meaneth, 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 Day of Rest.” Jesus Heals on the Day of Rest

For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath day.

9 F rom there Jesus went into their place of worship.

And when he was departed thence, he went into their synagogue:

10 A man was there with a dried-up hand. The proud religious law-keepers asked Jesus, “Does the Law say it is right to heal on the Day of Rest?” They wanted something to say against Him.

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

11 H e said to them, “If one of you has a sheep which falls into a hole on the Day of Rest, will you not take hold of it and pull it out?

And he said unto them, What man shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out?

12 H ow much better is a man than a sheep! So it is right to do good on the Day of Rest.”

How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.

13 T hen He said to the man, “Put out your hand.” He held it out and it was made as well as the other.

Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored whole, like as the other.

14 T he proud religious law-keepers went out and made plans against Him. They planned how they might kill Him. Jesus Heals Many People

Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they might destroy him.

15 J esus knew this and went away from there. Many people followed Him and He healed all of them.

But when Jesus knew it, he withdrew himself from thence: and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all;

16 H e told them to tell no one of Him.

and charged them that they should not make him known:

17 I t happened as the early preacher Isaiah said it would happen, saying,

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

18 “ See! My Servant Whom I have chosen! My much Loved, in Whom My soul is well pleased! I will put My Spirit in Him. He will say to the nations what is right from wrong.

Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles.

19 H e will not fight or speak with a loud voice. No man will hear His voice in the streets.

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

20 H e will not break a broken branch. He will not put out a little fire until He makes things right.

A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory.

21 I n His name the nations will have hope.” A Nation That Cannot Stand

And in his name shall the Gentiles trust.

22 T hen they brought to Him a man who had a demon. He was blind and could not speak. Jesus healed him and he could talk and see.

Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spake and saw.

23 A ll the people were surprised and said, “Can this Man be the Son of David?”

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

24 B ut when the proud religious law-keepers heard it, they said, “This Man puts out demons only by Satan, the leader of demons.”

But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.

25 J esus knew their thoughts and said to them, “Every nation divided into groups that fight each other is going to be destroyed. Every city or family divided into groups that fight each other will not stand.

And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand:

26 I f the devil puts out the devil, he is divided against himself. How will his nation stand?

and if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how shall then his kingdom stand?

27 I f I put out demons by Satan, by whom do your followers put them out? So your followers will say if you are guilty.

And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your children cast them out? therefore they shall be your judges.

28 B ut if I put out demons by the Spirit of God, then the holy nation of God is come to you.

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

29 H ow can anyone go into a strong man’s house and take away his things, unless he ties up the strong man first? Only then can he take things from his house. The Sin That Cannot Be Forgiven

Or else how can one enter into a strong man’s house, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil his house.

30 “ Whoever is not with Me is against Me. Whoever is not gathering with Me is sending everywhere.

He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad.

31 I tell you, every sin and every bad word men speak against God will be forgiven, but bad words spoken against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.

Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men.

32 W hoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven in this life or in the life to come. The Sin of Saying Bad Things

And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.

33 “ A good tree gives good fruit. A bad tree gives bad fruit. A tree is known by its fruit.

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

34 Y ou family of snakes! How can you say good things when you are sinful? The mouth speaks what the heart is full of.

O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

35 A good man will speak good things because of the good in him. A bad man will speak bad things because of the sin in him.

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

36 I say to you, on the day men stand before God, they will have to give an answer for every word they have spoken that was not important.

But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.

37 F or it is by your words that you will not be guilty and it is by your words that you will be guilty.” Jesus Tells about Jonah

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

38 T hen some of the teachers of the Law and the proud religious law-keepers said to Jesus, “Teacher, we would like to have you do something special for us to see.”

Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee.

39 H e said to them, “The sinful people of this day look for something special to see. There will be nothing special to see but the powerful works of the early preacher Jonah.

But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas:

40 J onah was three days and three nights in the stomach of a big fish. The Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the grave also.

for as Jonas 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 T he men of the city of Nineveh will stand up with the people of this day on the day men stand before God. Those men will say these people are guilty because the men of Nineveh were sorry for their sins and turned from them when Jonah preached. And see, Someone greater than Jonah is here!

The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.

42 “ The queen of the south will stand up with the people of this day on the day men stand before God. She will say that these people are guilty because she came from the ends of the earth to listen to the wise sayings of Solomon. And see, Someone greater than Solomon is here! A Person Filled with Bad or Good

The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.

43 “ When a demon is gone out of a man, it goes through dry places to find rest. It finds none.

When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none.

44 T hen it says, ‘I will go back into my house from which I came.’ When it goes back, it sees that it is empty. But it sees that the house has been cleaned and looks good.

Then he saith, I will return into my house from whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished.

45 T hen it goes out and comes back bringing with it seven demons more sinful than itself. They go in and live there. In the end that man is worse than at first. It will be like this with the sinful people of this day.” The New Kind of Family

Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation.

46 W hile Jesus was still talking to the people, His mother and His brothers came and stood outside. They wanted to talk to Him.

While he yet talked to the people, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him.

47 S omeone said to Him, “Your mother and brothers are outside and want to talk to you.”

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

48 J esus said, “Who is My mother? And who are My brothers?”

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

49 H e put out His hand to His followers and said, “See, these are My mother and My brothers!

And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!

50 W hoever does what My father in heaven wants him to do is My brother and My sister and My mother.”

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