Matthew - Chapter 12

1 At that time Yeshua was walking on Shabbat in the fields and his talmidim became hungry, and began to pick grain to eat. 2 But when the Pharisees saw them they said to him: "Behold! Your talmidim are doing that which it is not lawful on Shabbat." 3 But he said to them: "Have you not read what David did when he hungered, and those who were with him? 4 How he went into the House of God, and ate the bread of the altar of Mar-Yah, which was not lawful for him to eat, or for those that were with him, but only for the priests? 5 Or have you not read in Torah, that the priests in the Temple disregard Shabbat, and are without blame? 6 But I say to you, that there is one greater than the Temple here. 7 But if only you would have known that I desire mercy, and not sacrifice, then you would not have condemned those that are without blame. 8 For the Lord of Shabbat is the Son of Man."

9 Departing from there Yeshua came to their assembly. 10 And a certain man was there, with a hand that was withered. The man said: "Mari, I was a stone-cutter using my hands to provide food for my household; I beg of you, Yeshua, to heal me, so that I no longer walk in shame begging for food." And they were asking him saying: "Is it lawful to heal on Shabbat?" that they might accuse him [[of wrong doing]]. 11 And he said to them: "Who among you men, having a sheep that falls into a pit on the day of Shabbat, does not grab it and lift it out? 12 Now, how much important is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do that which is good on Shabbat." 13 Then he said to that man: "Stretch out your hand." And he stretched out his hand and it was restored like the other.

14 And the Pharisees went out taking counsel together concerning him, that they might destroy him. 15 But Yeshua knew this, and he withdrew himself from there. And large crowds followed after him and he healed all of them. 16 And he instructed them that they should not reveal him,

17 so that it might be fulfilled that which was spoken through the prophet Isaiah, saying:

18 Behold my servant! I am pleased with my beloved, my soul rejoices.

I will place my spirit upon him; and he shall declare judgment to all the peoples.

19 He will not argue, nor be boisterous, and no man will hear his voice in the street.

20 The crushed reed he will not break and the lamp that is flickering he will not extinguish until he brings justice to victory. 21 And in his name the peoples will have hope.*

22 Then they brought to him a certain possessed man that was mute and blind; and he healed him, so that the mute and blind man could both speak and see. 23 And everyone in the crowd was amazed, and said: "Is this not the son of David?" 24 But when the Pharisees heard this, they said: "This man does not cast out demons except by Beelzebub the head of demons." 25 However, Yeshua knew what they were thinking and said to them: "A kingdom that is divided against itself will be destroyed; and a house or city that is divided against itself will not stand. 26 And if the accuser cast out the accuser, he is divided against himself; how then does his kingdom stand? 27 And if I by Beelzebub cast out demons, by what do your sons cast them out? Because of this they will be your judges. 28 But if by the Spirit of God I cast out demons, the Kingdom of God has come near to you.

29 Or how is a man able enter into the house of a strong man, and plunder his possessions, unless he first binds the strong man and then plunder his house?

30 Whoever is not with me is against me; and whoever does not gather with me scatters. 31 Therefore I say to you, that all sins and blasphemies will be forgiven of the sons of men, but the blasphemy that is against the Spirit will not be forgiven of the sons of men. 32 And anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man, he will be forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit, he will not be forgiven, not in this world and not in the world to come*.

33 Either make the tree satisfying and its fruits satisfying, or make the tree bad, and its fruits bad; for a tree is known by its fruits. 34 Generation of vipers, how are you who are evil, able to speak good things? For from the fullness of the heart the mouth speaks. 35 A good man out of good treasures brings forth good, and a bad man out of bad treasures brings forth bad. 36 For I say to you that for every vain word that the sons of men speak, they will give an account of it in the Day of Judgment. 37 For by your words you will be justified and by your words you will be condemned."

38 Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered, saying to him: "Rabbi, we desire to see a sign from you." 39 And he answered them saying: "A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign but a sign will not be given to it, unless it is the sign of Yona the prophet. 40 For as Yona was in the belly of the fish, likewise the Son of Man will be in the heart of the earth. 41 The Ninevite men will stand in the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it for they repented due to the preaching of Yona. Behold! One greater than Yona is here.

42 The queen of the south will stand in the judgment with this generation and will condemn it because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Shlomo. Behold! There is one that is more than Shlomo here. 43 Now when an unclean spirit goes out from a man, it wanders in places that have no water in them, and seeks rest but does not find it. 44 Then it says: 'I will return to my house, from where I came out.' And when it comes, it finds it empty, and swept and properly arranged. 45 Then it will go and bring with it seven other spirits, who are worse than itself, and they will enter and dwell in it, and the end of the man is worse than his beginning. It will be the same for this evil generation."

46 And while he was speaking to the crowds, his mother and his brothers came and were standing outside, and they wanted to speak with him. 47 And then a man said to him: "Behold, your mother and your brothers are standing outside, and they wish to speak with you." 48 But he answered, and said to him that had spoken to him: "Who is my mother? and who are my brothers?" 49 And he stretched forth his hand towards his talmidim, and said: "Behold my mother, and behold my brothers! 50 For anyone that does the will of my Father who is in heaven, is my brother and my sister and my mother."