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Matthew 12 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

Sabbath Questions

Mat 12:1

[fn]At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath, and His disciples became hungry and began to pick the heads of grain and eat.

Mat 12:2Now when the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on a Sabbath!”
Mat 12:3But He said to them, “Have you not read what David did when he became hungry, he and his companions
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“Or have you not read in the Law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple [fn]violate the Sabbath, and yet are innocent?
Mat 12:6“But I say to you that something greater than the temple is here.
Mat 12:7“But if you had known what this [fn]means: ‘I DESIRE [fn]COMPASSION, [fn]RATHER THAN SACRIFICE,’ you would not have condemned [fn]the innocent.

Lord of the Sabbath

Mat 12:8“For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”
Mat 12:9

Departing from there, He went into their synagogue.

Mat 12:10And a man was there whose hand was withered. And they questioned [fn]Jesus, asking, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”—so that they might bring charges against Him.
Mat 12:11But He said to them, “What man [fn]is there among you who [fn]has a sheep, and if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will he not take hold of it and lift it out?
Mat 12:12“How much more valuable then is a person than a sheep! So then, it is lawful to do [fn]good on the Sabbath.”
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 12:14But the Pharisees went out and [fn]conspired against Him, as to how they might destroy Him.
Mat 12:15

But Jesus, [fn]aware of this, withdrew from there. Many followed Him, and He healed them all,

Mat 12:16and warned them not to [fn]tell who He was.
Mat 12:17This happened so that what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet would be fulfilled:
Mat 12:18

“BEHOLD, MY [fn]SERVANT WHOM I [fn]HAVE CHOSEN;

MY BELOVED IN WHOM MY SOUL [fn]DELIGHTS;

I WILL PUT MY SPIRIT UPON HIM,

AND HE WILL PROCLAIM [fn]JUSTICE TO THE [fn]GENTILES.

Mat 12:19

“HE WILL NOT QUARREL, NOR CRY OUT;

NOR WILL ANYONE HEAR HIS VOICE IN THE STREETS.

Mat 12:20

“A BENT REED HE WILL NOT BREAK OFF,

AND A DIMLY BURNING WICK HE WILL NOT EXTINGUISH,

UNTIL HE [fn]LEADS [fn]JUSTICE TO VICTORY.

Mat 12:21

“AND IN HIS NAME THE [fn]GENTILES WILL HOPE.”

The Pharisees Rebuked

Mat 12:22

Then a demon-possessed man who was blind and unable to speak was brought to [fn]Jesus, and He healed him so that the man who was unable to speak talked and [fn]could see.

Mat 12:23And all the crowds were amazed and were saying, “This man cannot be the Son of David, can he?”
Mat 12:24But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “This man casts out demons only by [fn]Beelzebul the ruler of the demons.”
Mat 12:25

And knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste; and no city or house divided against itself will stand.

Mat 12:26“And if Satan is casting out Satan, he [fn]has become divided against himself; how then will his kingdom stand?
Mat 12:27“And if by [fn]Beelzebul I cast out the demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore, they will be your judges.
Mat 12:28“But if I cast out the demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
Mat 12:29“Or, how can anyone enter the strong man’s house and carry off his property, unless he first ties up the strong man? And then he will plunder his house.

The Unpardonable Sin

Mat 12:30“The one who is not with Me is against Me; and the one who does not gather with Me scatters.
Mat 12:31

“Therefore I say to you, every sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven people, but blasphemy against the Spirit shall not be forgiven.

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

Words Reveal Character

Mat 12:33

“Either [fn]assume the tree to be good as well as its fruit good, or [fn]assume the tree to be bad as well as its fruit bad; for the tree is known by its fruit.

Mat 12:34“You [fn]offspring of vipers, how can you, being evil, express any good things? For the mouth speaks from that which fills the heart.
Mat 12:35“The good person brings out of his good treasure good things; and the evil person brings out of his evil treasure evil things.
Mat 12:36“But I tell you that for every [fn]careless word that people [fn]speak, they will give an account of it on the day of judgment.
Mat 12:37“For [fn]by your words you will be justified, and [fn]by your words you will be condemned.”

The Desire for Signs

Mat 12:38

Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Him, “Teacher, we want to see a [fn]sign from You.”

Mat 12:39But He answered and said to them, “An evil and adulterous generation craves a [fn]sign; and so no [fn]sign will be given to it except the [fn]sign of Jonah the prophet;
Mat 12:40for just as JONAH WAS IN THE STOMACH OF THE SEA MONSTER FOR THREE DAYS AND THREE NIGHTS, so will the Son of Man be in the heart of the earth for three days and three nights.
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 12:42The 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.
Mat 12:43

“Now when the unclean spirit comes out of a person, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, and does not find it.

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“Then it goes and brings along with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they come in and live there; and the last condition of that person becomes worse than the first. That is the way it will also be with this evil generation.”

Changed Relationships

Mat 12:46

While He was still speaking to the crowds, behold, His mother and brothers were standing outside, seeking to speak to Him.

Mat 12:47[[fn]Someone said to Him, “Look, Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside, seeking to speak to You.”]
Mat 12:48But [fn]Jesus replied to the one who was telling Him and said, “Who is My mother, and who are My brothers?”
Mat 12:49And extending His hand toward His disciples, He said, “Behold: My mother and My brothers!
Mat 12:50“For whoever does the will of My Father who is in heaven, he is My brother, and sister, and mother.”
NASB20 Footnotes
Or On that occasion
Lit loaves of presentation
Or profane
Lit is
Or mercy
Lit and not
Plural in the Gr
Lit Him
Lit will be from you
Lit will have
Lit well
Lit health
Lit took counsel
Lit knowing
Lit make Him known
Lit Child
Lit chose
Or took pleasure
Or judgment
Or nations
Or brings forth
Or judgment
Or nations
Lit Him
Lit saw
Or Beezebul; meaning uncertain, perhaps lord prince, referring to Satan
Lit was
See note v 24
Lit make
Lit make
Or brood
Or useless
Lit will speak
Or in accordance with
Or in accordance with
I.e., confirming miracle
I.e., confirming miracle
I.e., confirming miracle
I.e., confirming miracle
This verse is not found in early mss
Lit He
*
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