Matthew 12
Legacy Standard Bible
Lord of the Sabbath
12 (A)At that [a]time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath, and His disciples became hungry and began to (B)pick the heads of grain and eat. 2 But when the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples do what (C)is not lawful to do on a Sabbath.” 3 But He said to them, “Have you not read what David did when he became hungry, he and his companions, 4 how he entered the house of God, and (D)they ate the [b]consecrated bread, which was not lawful for him to eat nor for those with him, but for the priests alone? 5 Or have you not read in the Law, that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple [c]break the Sabbath and are innocent? 6 But I say to you that something (E)greater than the temple is here. 7 But if you had known what this [d]means, ‘(F)I desire [e]compassion, and not a sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the innocent. 8 For (G)the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”
Jesus Heals a Man on the Sabbath
9 (H)And departing from there, He went into their synagogue. 10 And behold, a man was there whose hand was withered. And they questioned [f]Jesus, saying, “(I)Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”—so that they might accuse Him. 11 And He said to them, “(J)What man [g]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? 12 (K)How much more valuable then is a man than a sheep! So then, it is lawful to do [h]good on the Sabbath.” 13 Then He *said to the man, “Stretch out your hand!” (L)He stretched it out, and it was restored to [i]normal, like the other. 14 But going out, the Pharisees (M)took counsel together against Him, as to how they might destroy Him.
15 But Jesus, [j]aware of this, withdrew from there. Many followed Him, and (N)He healed them all, 16 and (O)warned them not to make Him known, 17 in order that what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet would be fulfilled, saying,
18 “(P)Behold, My [k]Servant whom I [l]have chosen;
(Q)My Beloved in whom My soul [m]is well-pleased;
(R)I will put My Spirit upon Him,
(S)And He shall proclaim [n]justice to the [o]Gentiles.
19 (T)He will not quarrel, nor cry out;
Nor will anyone hear His voice in the streets.
20 (U)A battered reed He will not break off,
And a smoldering wick He will not put out,
Until He [p]leads [q]justice to victory.
21 (V)And in His name the [r]Gentiles will hope.”
A Kingdom Divided
22 (W)Then a (X)demon-possessed man who was blind and mute was brought to [s]Jesus, and He healed him, so that the mute man spoke and saw. 23 And all the crowds were astounded, and were saying, “Can this man really be the (Y)Son of David?” 24 But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “This man does not (Z)cast out demons except by [t]Beelzebul the ruler of the demons.”
25 (AA)And (AB)knowing their thoughts He said to them, “[u]Any kingdom divided against itself is laid waste; and [v]any city or house divided against itself will not stand. 26 And if (AC)Satan casts out Satan, he [w]is divided against himself; how then will his kingdom stand? 27 And if I (AD)by [x]Beelzebul cast out demons, (AE)by whom do your sons cast them out? For this reason they will be your judges. 28 But (AF)if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you. 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
30 (AG)He who is not with Me is against Me; and he who does not gather with Me scatters.
31 “(AH)Therefore I say to you, any sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven people, but the blasphemy against the Spirit shall not be forgiven. 32 (AI)And whoever [y]speaks a word against the Son of Man, it shall be forgiven him; but whoever [z]speaks against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, either in (AJ)this age or in the age to come.
The Heart Is Revealed by Words
33 “Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for (AK)the tree is known by its fruit. 34 (AL)You brood of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak [aa]what is good? (AM)For the mouth speaks out of that which fills the heart. 35 (AN)The good man brings out of his good treasure [ab]what is good; and the evil man brings out of his evil treasure [ac]what is evil. 36 But I tell you that every [ad]careless word that people [ae]speak, they shall give an accounting for it in (AO)the day of judgment. 37 For [af]by your words you will be justified, and [ag]by your words you will be condemned.”
The Sign of Jonah
38 Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered and said to Him, “Teacher, (AP)we want to see [ah]a sign from You.” 39 But He answered and said to them, “(AQ)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; 40 for just as (AR)Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the sea monster, so will (AS)the Son of Man be (AT)three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. 41 (AU)The men of Nineveh will stand up with this generation at the judgment, and will condemn it because (AV)they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, (AW)something greater than Jonah is here. 42 (AX)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, (AY)something greater than Solomon is here.
43 “(AZ)Now when the unclean spirit goes out of a man, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, and does not find it. 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. 45 Then it goes and takes along with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and live there; and (BA)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
46 (BB)While He was still speaking to the crowds, behold, His (BC)mother and (BD)brothers were standing outside, seeking to speak to Him. 47 [ai]Now someone said to Him, “Behold, Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside seeking to speak to You.” 48 But [aj]Jesus answered the one who was telling Him and said, “Who is My mother and who are My brothers?” 49 And stretching out His hand toward His disciples, He said, “Behold My mother and My brothers! 50 For whoever does the will of My Father who is in heaven, he is My brother and sister and mother.”
Footnotes
- Matthew 12:1 Or occasion
- Matthew 12:4 Or showbread; lit loaves of presentation
- Matthew 12:5 Or profane
- Matthew 12:7 Lit is
- Matthew 12:7 Or mercy
- Matthew 12:10 Lit Him
- Matthew 12:11 Lit will be from you
- Matthew 12:12 Lit well
- Matthew 12:13 Lit health
- Matthew 12:15 Lit knowing
- Matthew 12:18 Lit Child
- Matthew 12:18 Lit chose
- Matthew 12:18 Or took pleasure
- Matthew 12:18 Or judgment
- Matthew 12:18 Or nations
- Matthew 12:20 Or puts forth
- Matthew 12:20 Or judgment
- Matthew 12:21 Or nations
- Matthew 12:22 Lit Him
- Matthew 12:24 Or Beezebul
- Matthew 12:25 Lit Every
- Matthew 12:25 Lit every
- Matthew 12:26 Lit was
- Matthew 12:27 v 24, note 1
- Matthew 12:32 Lit will speak
- Matthew 12:32 Lit will speak
- Matthew 12:34 Lit good things
- Matthew 12:35 Lit good things
- Matthew 12:35 Lit evil things
- Matthew 12:36 Or useless
- Matthew 12:36 Lit will speak
- Matthew 12:37 Or in accordance with
- Matthew 12:37 Or in accordance with
- Matthew 12:38 Or an attesting miracle
- Matthew 12:47 This verse is not found in early mss
- Matthew 12:48 Lit He
SAN MATEO 12
Jacalteco, Oriental
Yet yinilo iscuywom Comam Jesús iswiˈ ixim trigo
12 Yin̈ huneˈ tzˈayical xewilal ecˈto Comam Jesús yeb ebnaj iscuywom yul huneˈ nichˈan beh xol ixim trigo. Caw xin xan̈ohcha ebnaj yuxin oc ebnaj yikˈalo iswiˈ ixim trigo, ischilnilo ebnaj ixim iscˈuxuˈ. 2 Hayet yilni ebnaj fariseo huneˈ tuˈ, yalni ebnaj tet Comam:
―Ilcˈanab tzet chu ebnaj hacuywom tilah, lan̈an yinilo ebnaj iswiˈ ixim trigo iscˈuxuˈ. Yajaˈ xin caw txahul comunla yin̈ istzˈayical xewilal, ẍi ebnaj.
3 Istakˈwi Comam tet ebnaj:
―¿Tom maẍto cheyil yul Yum Comam Dios yin̈ tzet yakˈle naj rey David yet caw chin̈ohcha naj yeb ebnaj tzujan yintaj? 4 Naj David tuˈ octo naj yul yatut Comam Dios iswahnito naj ixim pan haltebilxa tet Comam Dios, iswahnipaxo ebnaj tzujan yinta naj tuˈ ixim. Wal xin han̈cˈan̈e ebnaj sacerdote chu iswahni ixim. 5 ¿Tom maẍto cheyilpaxo yin̈ isley naj Moisés yin̈ tzet yu ebnaj sacerdote ay yul yatut Comam Dios? Ebnaj sacerdote tuˈ mach chixew ebnaj yin̈ tzˈayic xewilal, yajaˈ mach chaco ebnaj ismul yul sat Comam Dios yin̈ huneˈ tuˈ. 6 Yajaˈ yin̈ caw yeli chiwalan teyet: Hanintiˈan ecˈbal welapnojan sata yatut Comam Dios. 7 Tzettam sakˈal tato chitxumchalo heyu bay chal yul Yum Comam Dios hacaˈ tiˈ: “Haˈ huneˈ chiwochehan tato chitzˈay hecˈul yin̈ heyet anmahil, maẍn̈etaj hen̈usni no nokˈ yin̈ xahanbalil wetan,” ẍiayoj. Ta chetxum huneˈ tiˈ mach chimcheyala tato ay ismul ebnaj, wal xin mach ismul ebnaj yin̈ huneˈ tiˈ. 8 Wal Hanin Akˈbilintijan texol yu Comam Dios chu walnihan yin̈ tzet cheyu yin̈ istzˈayical xewilal, ẍi Comam tet ebnaj fariseo tuˈ.
Yakˈ cawxo Comam Jesús huneˈ naj camnajilo huneˈ iskˈab
9 Lahwi tuˈ isto Comam Jesús, yocto Comam yul iscapilla ebnaj Israel, 10 haˈ tuˈ xin ayicto huneˈ naj camnajilo huneˈ iskˈab. Yun̈e yoc ebnaj fariseo akˈocˈule yin̈ Comam, yuxin iskˈambe ebnaj tet Comam:
―¿Chimyu jakˈni cawxo hunu anma yaˈay yin̈ istzˈayical xewilal? ẍi ebnaj tet Comam.
11 Istakˈwi Comam tet ebnaj:
―Kˈinalo ta ay hunujex chitohcˈay hunu hemeˈ yul hunu cˈuh yin̈ istzˈayical xewilal, ¿mataxca mach chexto heyikˈahti noˈ? 12 Hajxam hunu anma, to ecˈbalto yelapno sata noˈ meˈ tuˈ, yuxin chisje cowatxˈen hunu tzet ye tuˈ cˈul yin̈ istzˈayical xewilal, ẍi Comam.
13 Lahwi tuˈ yalni Comam tet naj camnajilo huneˈ iskˈab tuˈ:
―Toholban̈elto hakˈab, ẍi Comam. Hayet istoholban̈enilto naj iskˈab tuˈ, iswatxˈicanilo. 14 Hayet yilni ebnaj fariseo huneˈ tuˈ yelti ebnaj yul capilla, yoc ebnaj islahtiˈn̈en isba yin̈ tzet chu yakˈni camo ebnaj Comam Jesús.
Huntekˈan tzotiˈ halbilcano yin̈ Comam Jesús
15 Hayet yabenilo Comam Jesús huneˈ tuˈ, isto Comam. Caw hantan̈e anma oc tzujno yinta Comam; yakˈni cawxo Comam macta yaˈay. 16 Yalni Comam tet anma ta mach chispujbacˈo yin̈ tzet iswatxˈe Comam. 17 Hac tuˈ yu yijnicano isba tzet tzˈibn̈ebilcano yu naj Isaías, ischejab Comam Dios yet payat, bay chal hacaˈ tiˈ:
18 Haˈ naj tiˈ inchejaban sicˈbilico wuhan, caw xahan ay wuhan, caw chintzalahan yin̈ naj. Chiwacojan Wespírituhan yin̈ naj cat ispujbanicˈo naj tetej con̈ob mach Israelo yin̈ tzet chu isbeybaln̈en istoholal.
19 Machi mac yeb chiah howal yu naj, machi xin caw chiel yaw naj yin̈ caw ip, machipaxo chiel yaw naj yulaj calle.
20 Ay anma caw cˈanchˈan hacaˈ teˈ ah kˈahnatoj, maca hacaˈ teˈ tah ton̈e chimutzˈmun xaj kˈaˈ yin̈ hac tuˈ yehi. Yajaˈ haˈ naj xin chicolwa yin̈; mach chislah naj yetantoj. Hac tuˈ chute naj masanta chioc sunil yalan̈ istoholal yu naj.
21 Sunilej con̈ob chicawxi iscˈul yin̈ naj, ẍiayoj.
Hallaxi tato naj matzwalil chiakˈni yip Comam Jesús
22 Yilaxto huneˈ naj mach chu yilni yeb mach chu istzotel yu ischejab naj matzwalil tet Comam Jesús, yakˈni cawxo Comam naj. Hac tuˈ xin yu ishajlo isbakˈsat naj, istzotelpaxocan̈ naj. 23 Sunil anma ilni huneˈ tuˈ caw cˈayilo iscˈul, yalni hacaˈ tiˈ:
―¿Ham naj tiˈ, titna yin̈ yuninal naj rey David echmabil yul ju? ẍi anma.
24 Yajaˈ hayet yaben ebnaj fariseo yalni anma huneˈ tuˈ, yalni ebnaj:
―Huneˈ naj tiˈ chilo naj ischejab naj matzwalil yin̈ anma, yaj yu ayco yip naj Beelzebú, naj yahawil ebnaj ischejab naj matzwalil yin̈ naj, ẍi ebnaj.
25 Wal Comam yohtaxa tzet chiecˈ yin̈ isnabal ebnaj, yuxin yal Comam:
―Kˈinalo ta chispoh isba anma yul hunu niman con̈ob, huneˈ con̈ob tuˈ yin̈ an̈emi chipax yip. Maca ta hunu con̈ob maca hunu n̈ahil anma chispoh isba cat yanico howal yin̈ hunun, caw yin̈ an̈emi chitan̈iloj. 26 Hac tuˈ ye naj matzwalil, ta chaco naj howal yin̈ yet matzwalilal, yin̈ticˈa naj chaco howal. ¿Tzet xin chu yikˈni yip naj yin̈ hacaˈ tuˈ? 27 Hex tiˈ cheyala tato yu naj yahawil ebnaj matzwalil yuxin chiwilojan ischejab naj matzwalil yin̈ anma. Ta hac tuˈ, ¿mac xin chiakˈni yip ebnaj tzujan yin̈ hecuybanil yet chinilo ebnaj ischejab naj matzwalil yin̈ anma? Yuxin haˈ ebnaj tuˈ chiyenilo teyet tato mach cˈulo tzet cheyal win̈an. 28 Yajaˈ ta yu Yespíritu Comam Dios chiwilojan ischejab naj matzwalil yin̈ anma, haˈ chalniloj tato ayxacˈo yip Comam Dios texol.
29 Kˈinalo hunu naj yahaw n̈a caw ay yip, machi hunu mac chu yocto yul yatut naj cat yelkˈanilto tzet ay naj. Yajaˈ ta chicˈalbalax naj, wal tuˈ chu yilaxilo tzet ay naj.
30 Haˈ mac mach ayoco wetbihojan ayco ishowal win̈an. Haˈ mac mach chicolwa yanico anma yul inkˈaban, haˈ istzumbenilo anma tuˈ haˈ chu.
31 Yuxin chiwalan teyet, tzijxan̈e istxˈojal yeb ismul anma chacoj, ay nimancˈulal yin̈ yu Comam Dios. Yajaˈ tato ay hunu mac txˈoj istzotel yin̈ Comam Espíritu Santo, huneˈ mac tuˈ matxa bakˈinal ay nimancˈulal yin̈. 32 Tato ay hunu mac txˈoj istzotel win̈an, Hanin Akˈbilintijan texol yu Comam Dios, ayto nimancˈulal yin̈. Wal mac txˈoj istzotel yin̈ Comam Espíritu Santo matxa nimancˈulal yin̈, yin̈ huneˈ cotiempohal tiˈ yeb yin̈ huneˈ chihul cosataj, ẍi Comam.
Haˈ tzet ay yul janma haˈ chal cotiˈ
33 Yalnipaxo Comam Jesús:
―Kˈinalo hunu te teˈ cˈul, cˈul sat teˈ chakˈa, wal teˈ machiswalil, mach cˈulo sat teˈ chakˈa. Yuxin yin̈ sat te teˈ chicotxumu tzet teˈal teˈ. 34 Hex tiˈ lahanex yeb noˈ laba, caw txˈojex. ¿Tzet chu heyalni tzotiˈ cˈul tato txˈoj ayayto yul heyanma? Wal xin haˈ tzet ayayto yul heyanma haˈ chal hetiˈ. 35 Haˈ mac iscˈulal ayayto yul yanma, cˈul tzotiˈ chala, haxaˈ mac istxˈojal ayayto yul yanma, haˈ istxˈojal chala. 36 Yajaˈ chiwalan teyet, yet chilni Comam Dios yin̈ tzet chielico anma, sunil mac chiilchahoti yin̈ tzettaj tzotiˈal chielti yul istiˈ, waxan̈ca comon tzotiˈ. 37 Hataticˈa hacaˈ hetzoteli hac tuˈ chu yilni Comam Dios yin̈ tzet chexelicoj, ta ay hemul maca machi hemul yin̈ tzet cheyala, ẍi Comam.
Anma txˈoj chiskˈan cˈaybalcˈule yilaˈ
38 Yet hunel tuˈ, ay huntekˈan ebnaj cuywawom yin̈ isley naj Moisés yeb ebnaj fariseo halni tet Comam:
―Mam cuywawom chijochehan̈ chaye hunu cˈaybalcˈule jilaˈan̈, ẍi ebnaj.
39 Istakˈwi Comam tet ebnaj:
―Hex ayex yul huneˈ tiempohal tiˈ caw txˈojexcanoj, caw man̈cˈomex tet Comam Dios. Chekˈan cˈaybalcˈule heyilaˈ, huneˈ chiyenilo ishelanil yip Comam Dios. Yajaˈ huneˈn̈e cˈaybalcˈule chiakˈlax heyilaˈ, haˈ ton huneˈ hacaˈ tzet yakˈle huneˈ ischejab Comam Dios yet payat chiyij Jonás, haˈ chiakˈlax heyilaˈ. 40 Naj Jonás tuˈ oxeb tzˈayic yeb oxeb akˈbal ayayto naj yul iscˈul huneˈ noˈ niman cay. Hacaˈ yakˈle naj tuˈ, hac tuˈ chiwakˈlehan, Hanin Akˈbilintijan texol yu Comam Dios. Oxeb tzˈayic yeb oxeb akˈbal chinmujihan yul txˈotxˈ. 41 Yet isbey naj Jonás tuˈ yalno Istzotiˈ Comam Dios tet anma ay yul con̈ob Nínive isbejnicano anma iswatxˈen istxˈojal. Wal tzet chiwaltiˈan ecˈbalto yelapno sata tzet yal naj Jonás tuˈ, yajaˈ mach chebejcano hetxˈojal. Yuxin hayet islahobal tzˈayic haˈ huneˈ con̈obal anma ah Nínive tuˈ haˈ chihalnilo hemul. 42 Hacpax tuˈ yu ix reina ay yul ismajul txˈotxˈ Sabá, waxan̈ca caw nahat ay ix yajaˈ masan hul ix yabe yitzˈatil iswiˈ naj rey Salomón. Yajaˈ wal hanintiˈan ecˈbal welapnojan sata naj rey Salomón tuˈ, yajaˈ mach cheyaco yin̈ hecˈul yin̈ tzet chiwalan. Yuxin yet islahobal tzˈayic haˈ caw ix reina tuˈ chihalnilo hemul, ẍi Comam.
Ischejab naj matzwalil meltzo yul yehobal hunelxa
43 Yalnipaxo Comam Jesús:
―Kˈinalo ta ay hunu ischejab naj matzwalil chiel yul yanma hunu anma. Lahwi yel naj tuˈ cat isto naj bey txˈotxˈ desierto issayaˈ bay chixewi, yajaˈ mach chiilcha bay chixew naj tuˈ yu. 44 Lahwi tuˈ cat yecˈ yin̈ isnabal naj hacaˈ tiˈ: “Etzan̈em cˈul inmeltzohan bayticˈa ayinan,” ẍi naj. Haxa yet chiapni naj xin cat yilni naj yanma huneˈ naj tuˈ hacaˈ hunu n̈a machi yahaw, caw cˈul yecan̈ kˈalem yul. 45 Hayet chilni naj huneˈ tuˈ xin cat isto naj yinoti hujwan̈xa yetbi caw ecˈbalto istxˈojal sataj, cat yocto ebnaj ehoyo yul yanma huneˈ naj tuˈ. Huneˈ naj bay chiocto ebnaj tuˈ, caw ecˈbalto txˈoj chielico naj sata yet babelal. Hacaˈ chakˈle huneˈ naj tuˈ hac tuˈ chakˈle huntekˈan anma caw txˈoj tiˈ tinan̈, ẍi Comam.
Apni ismiˈ yeb yuẍta Comam Jesús ilwal yin̈
46 Hayet lan̈an istzotel Comam tet anma tuˈ xin yapni ismiˈ Comam yeb ebnaj yuẍta Comam, iscancano istiˈ ispultahil teˈ n̈a bay ayicto Comam. Yajaˈ xin yoche ismiˈ Comam yeb ebnaj yuẍta tuˈ tzotelo tet. 47 Yuxin yal huneˈ naj tet Comam:
―Mamin, aycˈo hamiˈ yeb ebnaj hawuẍta istin̈a, choche ebnaj tzotelo tawet yalni, ẍi naj.
48 Yajaˈ takˈwi Comam tet naj:
―¿Mac xin inmiˈan yeb wuẍtatuˈan hawalni? ẍi Comam. 49 Lahwi tuˈ isyenito Comam tet ebnaj iscuywom, yalni Comam:
―Haˈ huntekˈan anma tiˈ haˈ hacaˈ inmiˈan yeb hacaˈ wuẍtajan. 50 Yuto haˈ mac chiyijen tzet chal Inmaman ay yul satcan̈, haˈ ton wuẍtajan, wanaban yeb inmiˈan, ẍi Comam.
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