Jesus teaches the Scribes and Pharisees -- Restores a withered hand on the Sabbath day.

¹⁾At that time Jesus went on the sabbathSabbath day through the corn; and his disciples were an hungredhungered, and began to pluck the ears of corn and to eat.

²⁾But when the Pharisees saw itthem, they said unto him, Behold, thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the sabbathSabbath day.

³⁾But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was an hungredhungered, and they that were with him; 4)? How he entered into the house of God, and did eat the shewbread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them whichthat were with him,; but only for the priests?

⁵⁴⁾Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the sabbathSabbath days the priests in the temple profane the sabbathSabbath, and ye say they are blameless?

⁶⁵⁾But I say unto you, Thatthat in this place is one greater than the temple.

⁷⁶⁾But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless. 8) For the Son of manMan is Lord even of the sabbath daySabbath.

⁹⁷⁾And when he was departed thence, he went into their synagogue:synagogues.

¹⁰⁸⁾And, behold, there was a man which had hisa withered hand withered. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbathSabbath days? that they might accuse him.

¹¹⁹⁾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 sabbathSabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out?

¹²¹⁰⁾How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbathSabbath days.

¹³¹¹⁾Then saithsaid he to the man, Stretch forth thinethy hand.; Andand he stretched it forth;, and it was restored whole, like asunto the other.

¹⁴¹²⁾Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they might destroy him.

¹⁵¹³⁾But when Jesus knew itwhen they took counsel, and he withdrew himself from thence:; and great multitudes followed him, and he healed themtheir all; 16)Andsick, and charged them that they should not make him known:;

¹⁷¹⁴⁾That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, 18) Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: .

¹⁵⁾I will put my spiritSpirit upon him, and he shall shewshow judgment to the Gentiles. 19) He shall not strive, nor cry; neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets.

²⁰¹⁶⁾A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory.

²¹¹⁷⁾And in his name shall the Gentiles trust.

²²¹⁸⁾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.

²³¹⁹⁾And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the sonSon of David?

²⁴²⁰⁾But when the Pharisees heard itthat he had cast out the devil, they said, This fellowman doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.

²⁵²¹⁾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 notno stand: 26). And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how then shall then his kingdom stand?

²⁷²²⁾And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your children cast themour outdevils? thereforeTherefore they shall be your judges.

²⁸²³⁾But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you. For they also cast out devils by the Spirit of God, for unto them is given power over devils, that they may cast them out.

²⁹²⁴⁾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.?

³⁰²⁵⁾He that is not with me is against me;, and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad.

³¹²⁶⁾Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: who receive me and repent; but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven unto men.

³²²⁷⁾And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of manMan, 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.

³³²⁸⁾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 histhe fruit.

³⁴²⁹⁾And Jesus said, O ye generation of vipers,vipers! how can ye, being evil, speak good things? forFor out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

³⁵³⁰⁾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.

³⁶³¹⁾ButAnd again I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.

³⁷³²⁾For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.

³⁸³³⁾Then certain of the scribesScribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee. 39), But he answered and said unto them,

³⁴⁾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)For; for as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly;, so shall the Son of manMan be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

⁴¹³⁵⁾The men of Nineveh shall rise up in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it:, because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, ye behold, a greater than Jonas is here.

⁴²³⁶⁾The queen of the south shall rise up in the day of 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, ye behold, a greater than Solomon is here.

⁴³³⁷⁾Then came some of the Scribes and said unto him, Master, it is written that, Every sin shall be forgiven; but ye say, Whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven. And they asked him, saying, How can these things be?

³⁸⁾And he said unto them, When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none. 44)Then; but when a man speaketh against the Holy Ghost, then he saith, I will return into my house from whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth ithim empty, swept, and garnished; for the good spirit leaveth him unto himself.

⁴⁵³⁹⁾Then goeth hethe evil spirit, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself,; and they enter in and dwell there:; and the last stateend of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation.

⁴⁶⁴⁰⁾WhileAnd while he yet talked to the people, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him.

⁴⁷⁴¹⁾Then one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak with thee.

⁴⁸⁴²⁾But he answered and said unto himthe man that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren?

⁴⁹⁴³⁾And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!

⁵⁰⁴⁴⁾ForAnd he gave them charge concerning her, saying, I go my way, for my Father hath sent me. And whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.