Matthew 12 :: Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

Lord of the Sabbath

(Mar 2:23–28; Luk 6:1–5 )

At that [fn]time^G2540 Jesus^G2424 went^G4198 through^G1223 the grainfields^G4702 on the Sabbath^G4521, and His disciples^G3101 became hungry^G3983 and began^G757 to pick^G5089 the heads^G4719 of grain and eat^G2068.

Mat 12:2

Mat 12:2But when the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples do what is not lawful to do on a Sabbath.”

Mat 12:3

Mat 12:3But He said to them, “Have you not read what David did when he became hungry, he and his companions,

Mat 12:4

Mat 12:4how he entered the house of God, and they ate the [fn]consecrated bread, which was not lawful for him to eat nor for those with him, but for the priests alone?

Mat 12:5

Mat 12:5“Or have you not read in the Law, that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple [fn]break the Sabbath and are innocent?

Mat 12:6

Mat 12:6“But I say to you that something greater than the temple is here.

Mat 12:7

Mat 12:7“But if you had known what this [fn]means, ‘I DESIRE [fn]COMPASSION, AND NOT A SACRIFICE,’ you would not have condemned the innocent.

Mat 12:8

Mat 12:8“For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”

Jesus Heals a Man on the Sabbath

(Mar 3:1–6; Luk 6:6–11 )

Mat 12:9

And departing^G3327 from^G1564 there^G1564, He went^G2064 into their synagogue^G4864.

Mat 12:10

Mat 12:10And behold, a man was there whose hand was withered. And they questioned [fn]Jesus, saying, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”—so that they might accuse Him.

Mat 12:11

Mat 12:11And He said to them, “What man [fn]is there among you who has a sheep, and if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will not take hold of it and lift it out?

Mat 12:12

Mat 12:12“How much more valuable then is a man than a sheep! So then, it is lawful to do [fn]good on the Sabbath.”

Mat 12:13

Mat 12:13Then He *said to the man, “Stretch out your hand!” He stretched it out, and it was restored to [fn]normal, like the other.

Mat 12:14

Mat 12:14But going out, the Pharisees took counsel together against Him, as to how they might destroy Him.

Mat 12:15

But Jesus^G2424, [fn]aware^G1097 of this, withdrew^G402 from^G1564 there^G1564. Many^G4183 followed^G190 Him, and He healed^G2323 them all^G3956,

Mat 12:16

Mat 12:16and warned them not to make Him known,

Mat 12:17

Mat 12:17in order that what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet would be fulfilled, saying,

Mat 12:18

“BEHOLD^G2400, MY [fn]SERVANT^G3816 WHOM^G3739 I [fn]HAVE CHOSEN^G140;

MY BELOVED^G27 IN WHOM^G3739 MY SOUL^G5590 [fn]IS WELL-PLEASED^G2106;

I WILL PUT^G5087 MY SPIRIT^G4151 UPON HIM,

AND HE SHALL PROCLAIM^G518 [fn]JUSTICE^G2920 TO THE [fn]GENTILES^G1484.

Mat 12:19

“HE WILL NOT QUARREL^G2051, NOR^G3761 CRY^G2905 OUT;

NOR^G3761 WILL ANYONE^G5100 HEAR^G191 HIS VOICE^G5456 IN THE STREETS^G4116.

Mat 12:20

“A BATTERED^G4937 REED^G2563 HE WILL NOT BREAK^G2608 OFF,

AND A SMOLDERING^G5188 WICK^G3043 HE WILL NOT PUT^G4570 OUT,

UNTIL^G2193 HE [fn]LEADS^G1544 [fn]JUSTICE^G2920 TO VICTORY^G3534.

Mat 12:21

“AND IN HIS NAME^G3686 THE [fn]GENTILES^G1484 WILL HOPE^G1679.”

A Kingdom Divided

(Mar 3:22–27; Luk 11:14–23 )

Mat 12:22

Then^G5119 a demon-possessed^G1139 man who was blind^G5185 and mute^G2974 was brought^G4374 to [fn]Jesus, and He healed^G2323 him, so^G5620 that the mute^G2974 man^G2974 spoke^G2980 and saw^G991.

Mat 12:23

Mat 12:23And all the crowds were astounded, and were saying, “Can this man really be the Son of David?”

Mat 12:24

Mat 12:24But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “This man does not cast out demons except by [fn]Beelzebul the ruler of the demons.”

Mat 12:25

And knowing^G6063 their thoughts^G1761 He said^G3004 to them^G846, “[fn]Any^G3956 kingdom^G932 divided^G3307 against^G2596 itself^G1438 is laid^G2049 waste^G2049; and [fn]any^G3956 city^G4172 or^G2228 house^G3614 divided^G3307 against^G2596 itself^G1438 will not stand^G2476.

Mat 12:26

Mat 12:26“And if Satan casts out Satan, he [fn]is divided against himself; how then will his kingdom stand?

Mat 12:27

Mat 12:27“And if I by [fn]Beelzebul cast out demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? For this reason they will be your judges.

Mat 12:28

Mat 12:28“But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.

Mat 12:29

Mat 12:29“Or how can anyone enter the strong man’s house and carry off his property, unless he first binds the strong man? And then he will plunder his house.

Blasphemy Against the Holy Spirit

Mat 12:30

Mat 12:30“He who is not with Me is against Me; and he who does not gather with Me scatters.

(Mar 3:28–30 )

Mat 12:31

“Therefore^G1223^G3778 I say^G3004 to you, any^G3956 sin^G266 and blasphemy^G988 shall be forgiven^G863 people^G444, but the blasphemy^G988 against the Spirit^G4151 shall not be forgiven^G863.

Mat 12:32

Mat 12:32“And whoever [fn]speaks a word against the Son of Man, it shall be forgiven him; but whoever [fn]speaks against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, either in this age or in the age to come.

The Heart Is Revealed by Words

(Mat 7:15–20 )

Mat 12:33

“Either^G2228 make^G4160 the tree^G1186 good^G2570 and its fruit^G2590 good^G2570, or^G2228 make^G4160 the tree^G1186 bad^G4550 and its fruit^G2590 bad^G4550; for the tree^G1186 is known^G1097 by its fruit^G2590.

Mat 12:34

Mat 12:34“You brood of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak [fn]what is good? For the mouth speaks out of that which fills the heart.

Mat 12:35

Mat 12:35“The good man brings out of his good treasure [fn]what is good; and the evil man brings out of his evil treasure [fn]what is evil.

Mat 12:36

Mat 12:36“But I tell you that every [fn]careless word that people [fn]speak, they shall give an accounting for it in the day of judgment.

Mat 12:37

Mat 12:37“For [fn]by your words you will be justified, and [fn]by your words you will be condemned.”

The Sign of Jonah

(Luk 11:29–32 )

Mat 12:38

Then^G5119 some^G5100 of the scribes^G1122 and Pharisees^G5330 answered^G611 and said^G3004 to Him, “Teacher^G1320, we want^G2309 to see^G3708 [fn]a sign^G4592 from You.”

Mat 12:39

Mat 12:39But He answered and said to them, “An evil and adulterous generation eagerly seeks for a sign; and yet no sign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah the prophet;

Mat 12:40

Mat 12:40for just 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.

Mat 12:41

Mat 12:41“The men of Nineveh will stand up with this generation at the judgment, and will condemn it because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, something greater than Jonah is here.

Mat 12:42

Mat 12:42“The Queen of the South will rise up with this generation at the judgment and will condemn it, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, something greater than Solomon is here.

(Luk 11:24–26 )

Mat 12:43

“Now^G1161 when^G3752 the unclean^G169 spirit^G4151 goes^G1831 out^G1831 of a man^G444, it passes^G1330 through^G1223 waterless^G504 places^G5117 seeking^G2212 rest^G372, and does not find^G2147 it.

Mat 12:44

Mat 12:44“Then it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came’; and when it comes, it finds it unoccupied, swept, and put in order.

Mat 12:45

Mat 12:45“Then it goes and takes along with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and live there; and the last state of that man becomes worse than the first. That is the way it will also be with this evil generation.”

Jesus’ Mother and Brothers

(Mar 3:31–35; Luk 8:19–21 )

Mat 12:46

While He was still^G2089 speaking^G2980 to the crowds^G3793, behold^G2400, His mother^G3384 and brothers^G80 were standing^G2476 outside^G1854, seeking^G2212 to speak^G2980 to Him.