Matthew 12:1-8

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Jesus Is Lord of the Sabbath

12 At that time ^(A)Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry, and ^(B)they began to pluck heads of grain and to eat. ²But when the Pharisees saw it, they said to him, ^(C)“Look, your disciples are doing ^(D)what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath.” ³He said to them, ^(E)“Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, and those who were with him: ⁴how he entered the house of God and ate ^(F)the bread of the Presence, which it was not lawful for him to eat nor for those who were with him, but only for the priests? ⁵Or have you not read ^(G)in the Law how on the Sabbath the priests in the temple profane the Sabbath and are guiltless? ⁶I tell you, ^(H)something greater than the temple is here. ⁷And if you had known ^(I)what this means, ^(J)‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the guiltless. ⁸For ^(K)the Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath.”

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Matthew 12:33-37

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A Tree Is Known by Its Fruit

³³^(A)“Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad and its fruit bad, ^(B)for the tree is known by its fruit. ³⁴^(C)You brood of vipers! How can you speak good, ^(D)when you are evil? ^(E)For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. ³⁵^(F)The good person out of his good treasure brings forth good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure brings forth evil. ³⁶I tell you, ^(G)on the day of judgment ^(H)people will give account for ^(I)every careless word they speak, ³⁷for ^(J)by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”