Matthew 12
Christian Standard Bible
Lord of the Sabbath
12 At that time Jesus passed through the grainfields on the Sabbath.(A) His disciples(B) were hungry and began to pick and eat some heads of grain. 2 When the Pharisees saw this, they said to him, “See, your disciples are doing what is not lawful(C) to do on the Sabbath.”
3 He said to them, “Haven’t you read what David did when he and those who were with him were hungry: 4 how he entered the house of God, and they ate[a] the bread of the Presence—which is not lawful for him or for those with him to eat, but only for the priests?(D) 5 Or haven’t you read in the law that on Sabbath days the priests in the temple violate the Sabbath and are innocent?(E) 6 I tell you that something greater than the temple is here.(F) 7 If you had known what this means, I desire mercy and not sacrifice,[b](G) you would not have condemned the innocent. 8 For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”(H)
The Man with the Shriveled Hand
9 Moving on from there, he entered their synagogue.(I) 10 There he saw a man who had a shriveled hand, and in order to accuse him they asked him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?” (J)
11 He replied to them, “Who among you, if he had a sheep that fell into a pit on the Sabbath, wouldn’t take hold of it and lift it out?(K) 12 A person is worth far more than a sheep; (L) so it is lawful to do what is good on the Sabbath.”
13 Then he told the man, “Stretch out your hand.” So he stretched it out, and it was restored,(M) as good as the other. 14 But the Pharisees went out and plotted against him, how they might kill him.(N)
The Servant of the Lord
15 Jesus was aware of this and withdrew. Large crowds[c] followed him, and he healed them all.(O) 16 He warned them not to make him known,(P) 17 so that what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled:
18 Here is my servant whom I have chosen,
my beloved in whom I delight;
I will put my Spirit on him,
and he will proclaim justice to the nations.(Q)
19 He will not argue or shout,
and no one will hear his voice in the streets.
20 He will not break a bruised reed,
and he will not put out a smoldering wick,
until he has led justice to victory.[d]
21 The nations will put their hope in his name.[e](R)
A House Divided
22 Then a demon-possessed man(S) who was blind and unable to speak was brought to him. He healed him, so that the man[f] could both speak and see.(T) 23 All the crowds were astounded and said, “Could this be the Son of David?” (U)
24 When the Pharisees heard this, they said, “This man drives out demons only by Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons.”(V)
25 Knowing their thoughts,(W) he told them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is headed for destruction, and no city or house divided against itself will stand. 26 If Satan(X) drives out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand? 27 And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons drive them out? For this reason they will be your judges.(Y) 28 If I drive out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.(Z) 29 How can someone enter a strong man’s house and steal his possessions unless he first ties up(AA) the strong man? Then he can plunder his house. 30 Anyone who is not with me is against me,(AB) and anyone who does not gather with me scatters. 31 Therefore,(AC) I tell you, people will be forgiven every sin and blasphemy,(AD) but the blasphemy against[g] the Spirit will not be forgiven.[h] 32 Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man,(AE) it will be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, either in this age or in the one to come.(AF)
A Tree and Its Fruit
33 “Either make the tree good and its fruit will be good, or make the tree bad[i] and its fruit will be bad; for a tree is known by its fruit.(AG) 34 Brood of vipers! How can you speak good things when you are evil? For the mouth speaks from the overflow(AH) of the heart. 35 A good person produces good things from his storeroom of good, and an evil person produces evil things from his storeroom of evil.(AI) 36 I tell you that on the day of judgment(AJ) people will have to account(AK) for every careless[j] word they speak.[k] 37 For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.”
The Sign of Jonah
38 Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to him, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from you.”(AL)
39 He answered them,(AM) “An evil and adulterous generation demands a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.(AN) 40 For as Jonah was in the belly of the huge fish[l](AO) three days and three nights,(AP) so the Son of Man will be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights. 41 The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it,(AQ) because they repented at Jonah’s preaching; and look—something greater than Jonah is here.(AR) 42 The queen of the south(AS) will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and look—something greater than Solomon is here.
An Unclean Spirit’s Return
43 “When an unclean spirit comes out of a person, it roams through waterless places looking for rest but doesn’t find any.(AT) 44 Then it says, ‘I’ll go back to my house that I came from.’ Returning, it finds the house vacant, swept, and put in order. 45 Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they enter and settle down there. As a result, that person’s last condition is worse than the first.(AU) That’s how it will also be with this evil generation.”
True Relationships
46 While he(AV) was still speaking with the crowds, his mother and brothers were standing outside wanting to speak to him.(AW) 47 Someone told him, “Look, your mother and your brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to you.”[m]
48 He replied to the one who was speaking to him, “Who is my mother and who are my brothers?” 49 Stretching out his hand toward his disciples,(AX) he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers! 50 For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.”(AY)
Footnotes
- 12:4 Other mss read he ate
- 12:7 Hs 6:6
- 12:15 Other mss read Many
- 12:20 Or until he has successfully put forth justice
- 12:18–21 Is 42:1–4
- 12:22 Lit mute
- 12:31 Or of
- 12:31 Other mss add people
- 12:33 Or decayed; lit rotten
- 12:36 Lit worthless
- 12:36 Lit will speak
- 12:40 Or sea creature; Jnh 1:17
- 12:47 Other mss omit this v.
Evanđelje po Mateju 12
Knijga O Kristu
Rasprava o suboti
12 U ono je vrijeme neke subote Isus s učenicima prolazio žitnim poljima. Učenici su ogladnjeli te počeli trgati klasje i jesti ga.
2 Opaze to neki farizeji pa kazaše: 'Ne bi to smjeli činiti! Zakonom je zabranjeno skupljati usjev subotom.'
3 Ali Isus im reče: 'Niste li čitali što je učinio kralj David kad su on i njegovi pratitelji ogladnjeli?
4 Ušao je u Dom Božji[a] te su pojeli prinesen kruh koji nije bilo dopušteno jesti ni njemu ni njegovim pratiteljima, nego samo svećenicima.
5 Niste li u Zakonu pročitali da svećenici služeći subotom u Hramu krše Zakon, a ipak nemaju krivnje?
6 A ja vam kažem da je ovdje nešto veće od Hrama!
7 Kad biste zaista razumjeli što znači: "Draže mi je da ste milosrdni nego da mi prinosite žrtve
8 Ja, Sin Čovječji, gospodar sam čak i subote.'
Isus iscjeljuje u subotu
9 Zatim ode u sinagogu i
10 ondje spazi čovjeka usahnule ruke. Da bi ga mogli optužiti zbog potvrdnog odgovora, farizeji upitaju Isusa: 'Je li dopušteno subotom liječiti?'
11 On odgovori: 'Tko to od vas ne bi svoju jedinu ovcu ako bi u subotu upala u jamu iz nje izvadio?
12 A koliko je čovjek vredniji od ovce! Subotom je, dakle, slobodno činiti dobro.'
13 Onome čovjeku zatim reče: 'Ispruži ruku!' On ju ispruži, a ruka mu postane zdrava kao i druga.
14 A farizeji se, čim su izišli iz sinagoge, okupe na vijećanje da se dogovore kako da ga smaknu.
Isus, Božji izabrani sluga
15 Ali Isus je to znao pa je otišao iz sinagoge s mnogima koji su ga slijedili. Sve je bolesne među njima iscijelio,
16 ali ih je upozorio da ne šire glas o njegovim čudesnim djelima.
17 Time se ispunilo Izaijino proročanstvo:
18 'Ovo je moj ljubljeni Sluga,
kojega sam izabrao.
On je moja radost.
Duh svoj stavit ću na njega.
On će navješćivati pravdu narodima.
19 Neće se prepirati ni vikati,
ulicama mu se neće čuti glasa.
20 Ni zgažene trske neće slomiti,
ni ugasit žiška što tek tinja
sve dok ne ostvari pobjedu pravde.
21 U njegovo će se ime uzdati narodi.'[b]
Isus i knez zloduha
22 Tada Isusu dovedu zloduhom opsjednuta, slijepa i nijema čovjeka. Isus ga iscijeli te on progovori i progleda.
23 Mnoštvo je osupnuto pitalo: 'Da on nije Mesija?'
24 Kad su za to čuli farizeji, rekoše: 'Taj zloduhe izgoni uz pomoć Beelzebula, kneza zloduha.'
25 Znajući što misle, Isus im reče: 'Svako podijeljeno kraljevstvo propada. Grad ili dom ne može opstati ako je iznutra razjedinjen.
26 Ako dakle Sotona izgoni Sotonu, njegovo je kraljevstvo razjedinjeno. Kako će se onda održati?
27 Ako ja zaista izgonim zle duhove uz pomoć Beelzebula, čijom ih pomoći istjeruju vaši sljedbenici? Zato će vas oni osuditi.
28 Ali ako ja izgonim zloduhe pomoću Božjega Duha, onda je k vama stiglo Božje kraljevstvo.
29 Ne možete ući u kuću snažnog čovjeka i opljačkati ga a da ga najprije ne svežete. Tek tada ga možete orobiti.
30 Tko nije na mojoj strani, zapravo je protiv mene; i svatko tko sa mnom ne skuplja, zapravo rastjeruje.
31 Zato će se, kažem vam, ljudima oprostiti svaki grijeh i bogohulstvo, ali hula na Svetoga Duha neće se nikada oprostiti.
32 Kaže li tko što protiv Sina Čovječjega, to će mu se oprostiti, ali kaže li što protiv Svetoga Duha, neće mu se oprostiti ni na ovome ni u budućemu svijetu.
33 Odlučite se dakle: ili je stablo dobro i donosi dobar rod ili je nevaljalo i donosi zao rod. Pa drvo se poznaje po plodovima!
34 Zmijski rode! Kako biste i mogli govoriti dobro kad ste zli? Jer usta govore ono čega je srce prepuno.
35 Dobar čovjek iz riznice svojega srca iznosi dobro, a zao čovjek zlo.
36 A ja vam kažem da će ljudi za svaku bezrazložnu riječ koju izgovore položiti račun na Sudnji dan.
37 Vlastite će te riječi opravdati ili osuditi.'
Jonin znak
38 Zatim mu neki pismoznanci i farizeji rekoše: 'Učitelju, htjeli bismo da nam pokažeš neki znak.'
39 On im odgovori: 'Samo zao i nevjernički naraštaj traži znak, ali neće mu se dati drugoga osim znaka proroka Jone.
40 Kao što je Jona tri dana i tri noći proveo u utrobi morske nemani, tako ću i ja, Sin Čovječji, provesti u krilu zemlje tri dana i tri noći.
41 Stanovnici Ninive ustat će protiv ovoga naraštaja na Sudu i osuditi ga jer su se oni obratili na Jonino propovijedanje. S vama je ovdje i veći od Jone, a ne kajete se!
42 Kraljica Juga[c] ustat će protiv ovoga naraštaja na Sudu i osuditi ga jer izdaleka dođe čuti Salomonovu mudrost; s vama je ovdje i veći od Salomona, a vi ga ne slušate.
43 Kad nečisti duh iziđe iz čovjeka, luta bezvodnim mjestima tražeći odmora, ali ga ne nalazi.
44 Tada kaže: "Vratit ću se u čovjeka iz kojega sam izišao.'[d] Vrati se i svoj stari dom zatekne prazan, pometen i čist.
45 Zatim ode pronaći drugih sedam duhova još gorih od sebe te svi oni uđu u čovjeka i u njemu se nastane. Na kraju tako čovjeku bude i gore nego prije. Tako će biti i ovome zlom naraštaju.'
Prava Isusova obitelj
46 Dok je Isus još govorio mnoštvu, vani su stajali njegova majka i braća želeći s njime razgovarati.
47 Netko mu je rekao: 'Evo, tu su ti majka i braća. žele s tobom razgovarati.'
48 On odgovori: 'Tko mi je majka? Tko su mi braća?'
49 Pokaže zatim prema svojim učenicima. 'Evo,' reče, 'to su mi majka i braća.
50 Zaista, tko god čini volju mojega nebeskog Oca, taj mi je i brat, i sestra, i majka!'
Footnotes
- Evanđelje po Mateju 12:4 U Hram.
- Evanđelje po Mateju 12:21 Izaija 42:1-4.
- Evanđelje po Mateju 12:42 Kraljica od Sabe.
- Evanđelje po Mateju 12:44 U grčkome: "... u kuću iz koje sam izišao.'
Matthew 12
King James Version
12 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 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 But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was an hungred, 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 which were with him, but only for the priests?
5 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 But I say unto you, That in this place is one greater than the temple.
7 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 man is Lord even of the sabbath day.
9 And when he was departed thence, he went into their synagogue:
10 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 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 How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.
13 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 Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they might destroy him.
15 But when Jesus knew it, he withdrew himself from thence: and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all;
16 And charged them that they should not make him known:
17 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: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles.
19 He shall not strive, nor cry; neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets.
20 A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory.
21 And in his name shall the Gentiles trust.
22 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 And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David?
24 But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.
25 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 And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how shall then his kingdom stand?
27 And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your children cast them out? therefore they shall be your judges.
28 But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you.
29 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 He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad.
31 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 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 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 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 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 But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
37 For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.
38 Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee.
39 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 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 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 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 the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none.
44 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 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 While he yet talked to the people, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him.
47 Then one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak with thee.
48 But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren?
49 And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!
50 For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.
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