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Matthew 12:15-37
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Matthew 12:15-37
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God's Chosen Servant
15 Jesus, aware of this, (A)withdrew from there. And (B)many followed him, and he healed them all 16 and (C)ordered them not to make him known. 17 (D)This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah:
18 (E)“Behold, my (F)servant whom I have chosen,
my beloved with whom my soul is well pleased.
(G)I will put my Spirit upon him,
and he will proclaim justice to the Gentiles.
19 He will not quarrel or cry aloud,
nor will anyone hear his voice in the streets;
20 a bruised reed he will not break,
and a smoldering wick he will not quench,
until he brings justice to victory;
21 (H)and in his name the Gentiles will hope.”
Blasphemy Against the Holy Spirit
22 (I)Then a demon-oppressed man who was blind and mute was brought to him, and he healed him, so that the man spoke and saw. 23 (J)And all the people were amazed, and said, (K)“Can this be the Son of David?” 24 But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, (L)“It is only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, that this man casts out demons.” 25 (M)Knowing their thoughts, (N)he said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and no city or house divided against itself will stand. 26 And if Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand? 27 And if I cast out demons by Beelzebul, (O)by whom do (P)your sons cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges. 28 But if it is (Q)by the Spirit of God that I cast out demons, then (R)the kingdom of God has come upon you. 29 Or (S)how can someone enter a strong man's house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man? Then indeed (T)he may plunder his house. 30 (U)Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters. 31 (V)Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven people, but (W)the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. 32 And whoever speaks a word (X)against the Son of Man (Y)will be forgiven, but (Z)whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in (AA)this age or in the age to come.
A Tree Is Known by Its Fruit
33 (AB)“Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad and its fruit bad, (AC)for the tree is known by its fruit. 34 (AD)You brood of vipers! How can you speak good, (AE)when you are evil? (AF)For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. 35 (AG)The good person out of his good treasure brings forth good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure brings forth evil. 36 I tell you, (AH)on the day of judgment (AI)people will give account for (AJ)every careless word they speak, 37 for (AK)by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”
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Matthew 12:15-37
New International Version
Matthew 12:15-37
New International Version
God’s Chosen Servant
15 Aware of this, Jesus withdrew from that place. A large crowd followed him, and he healed all who were ill.(A) 16 He warned them not to tell others about him.(B) 17 This was to fulfill(C) what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:
18 “Here is my servant whom I have chosen,
the one I love, in whom I delight;(D)
I will put my Spirit on him,(E)
and he will proclaim justice to the nations.
19 He will not quarrel or cry out;
no one will hear his voice in the streets.
20 A bruised reed he will not break,
and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out,
till he has brought justice through to victory.
21 In his name the nations will put their hope.”[a](F)
Jesus and Beelzebul(G)
22 Then they brought him a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute, and Jesus healed him, so that he could both talk and see.(H) 23 All the people were astonished and said, “Could this be the Son of David?”(I)
24 But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “It is only by Beelzebul,(J) the prince of demons, that this fellow drives out demons.”(K)
25 Jesus knew their thoughts(L) and said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand. 26 If Satan(M) drives out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then can his kingdom stand? 27 And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul,(N) by whom do your people(O) drive them out? So then, they will be your judges. 28 But if it is by the Spirit of God that I drive out demons, then the kingdom of God(P) has come upon you.
29 “Or again, how can anyone enter a strong man’s house and carry off his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can plunder his house.
30 “Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.(Q) 31 And so I tell you, every kind of sin and slander can be forgiven, but blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.(R) 32 Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age(S) or in the age to come.(T)
33 “Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is recognized by its fruit.(U) 34 You brood of vipers,(V) how can you who are evil say anything good? For the mouth speaks(W) what the heart is full of. 35 A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in him, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in him. 36 But I tell you that everyone will have to give account on the day of judgment for every empty word they have spoken. 37 For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.”(X)
Footnotes
- Matthew 12:21 Isaiah 42:1-4
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