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Matthew 12
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Sabbath Questions

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.

Lord of the Sabbath

8 For (G)the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”

9 (H)Departing from there, He went into their synagogue. 10 And a man was there whose hand was withered. And they questioned [f]Jesus, asking, “(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 [h]has a sheep, and if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will he 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 [i]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 [j]normal, like the other. 14 But the Pharisees went out and [k](M)conspired against Him, as to how they might destroy Him.

15 But Jesus, [l]aware of this, withdrew from there. Many followed Him, and (N)He healed them all, 16 and (O)warned them not to [m]tell who He was. 17 This was to fulfill what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet:

18 “(P)Behold, My [n]Servant whom I [o]have chosen;
(Q)My Beloved in whom My soul [p]is well-pleased;
(R)I will put My Spirit upon Him,
(S)And He shall proclaim [q]justice to the [r]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 [s]leads [t]justice to victory.
21 “(V)And in His name the [u]Gentiles will hope.”

The Pharisees Rebuked

22 (W)Then a (X)demon-possessed man who was blind and mute was brought to [v]Jesus, and He healed him, so that the mute man spoke and saw. 23 All the crowds were amazed, and were saying, “This man cannot be the (Y)Son of David, can he?” 24 But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “This man (Z)casts out demons only by [w]Beelzebul the ruler of the demons.”

25 (AA)And (AB)knowing their thoughts Jesus said to them, “[x]Any kingdom divided against itself is laid waste; and [y]any city or house divided against itself will not stand. 26 If (AC)Satan casts out Satan, he [z]is divided against himself; how then will his kingdom stand? 27 If I (AD)by [aa]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.

The Unpardonable Sin

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 blasphemy against the Spirit shall not be forgiven. 32 (AI)Whoever [ab]speaks a word against the Son of Man, it shall be forgiven him; but whoever [ac]speaks against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, either in (AJ)this age or in the age to come.

Words Reveal Character

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 [ad]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 [ae]what is good; and the evil man brings out of his evil treasure [af]what is evil. 36 But I tell you that every [ag]careless word that people [ah]speak, they shall give an accounting for it in (AO)the day of judgment. 37 For [ai]by your words you will be justified, and [aj]by your words you will be condemned.”

The Desire for Signs

38 Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Him, “Teacher, (AP)we want to see a [ak]sign from You.” 39 But He answered and said to them, “(AQ)An evil and adulterous generation craves for a [al]sign; and yet no [am]sign will be given to it but the [an]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.”

Changed Relationships

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 Someone said to Him, “Behold, Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside seeking to speak to You.”[ao] 48 But [ap]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

  1. Matthew 12:1 Or occasion
  2. Matthew 12:4 Or showbread; lit loaves of presentation
  3. Matthew 12:5 Or profane
  4. Matthew 12:7 Lit is
  5. Matthew 12:7 Or mercy
  6. Matthew 12:10 Lit Him
  7. Matthew 12:11 Lit will be from you
  8. Matthew 12:11 Lit will have
  9. Matthew 12:12 Lit well
  10. Matthew 12:13 Lit health
  11. Matthew 12:14 Lit took counsel
  12. Matthew 12:15 Lit knowing
  13. Matthew 12:16 Lit make Him known
  14. Matthew 12:18 Lit Child
  15. Matthew 12:18 Lit chose
  16. Matthew 12:18 Or took pleasure
  17. Matthew 12:18 Or judgment
  18. Matthew 12:18 Or nations
  19. Matthew 12:20 Or puts forth
  20. Matthew 12:20 Or judgment
  21. Matthew 12:21 Or nations
  22. Matthew 12:22 Lit Him
  23. Matthew 12:24 Or Beezebul; i.e. ruler of demons
  24. Matthew 12:25 Lit Every
  25. Matthew 12:25 Lit Every
  26. Matthew 12:26 Lit was
  27. Matthew 12:27 V 24, note 1
  28. Matthew 12:32 Lit will speak
  29. Matthew 12:32 Lit will speak
  30. Matthew 12:34 Lit good things
  31. Matthew 12:35 Lit good things
  32. Matthew 12:35 Lit evil things
  33. Matthew 12:36 Or useless
  34. Matthew 12:36 Lit will speak
  35. Matthew 12:37 Or in accordance with
  36. Matthew 12:37 Or in accordance with
  37. Matthew 12:38 I.e. attesting miracle
  38. Matthew 12:39 I.e. attesting miracle
  39. Matthew 12:39 I.e. attesting miracle
  40. Matthew 12:39 I.e. attesting miracle
  41. Matthew 12:47 This verse is not found in early mss
  42. Matthew 12:48 Lit He
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Mateo 12
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Los discípulos recogen espigas en el día de reposo(A)

12 En aquel tiempo, al pasar Jesús por los sembrados en un día de reposo, sus discípulos tuvieron hambre y comenzaron a arrancar espigas(B) y a comerlas. 2 Cuando los fariseos vieron esto, le dijeron: «¡Fíjate! Tus discípulos hacen lo que no está permitido hacer en el día de reposo.» 3 Pero él les dijo: «¿No han leído ustedes lo que hizo David, cuando él y sus acompañantes tuvieron hambre? 4 ¡Pues entró en la casa de Dios y comió los panes de la proposición!(C) Panes que ni a él ni a sus acompañantes les estaba permitido comer, sino solamente a los sacerdotes.(D) 5 ¿O no han leído ustedes en la ley que, en el día de reposo, los sacerdotes que están en el templo profanan el día de reposo, y no se les culpa de nada?(E) 6 Pues yo les digo que aquí está uno mayor que el templo. 7 Si ustedes supieran lo que significa(F) “Misericordia quiero, y no sacrificio”,(G) no condenarían a los inocentes; 8 porque el Hijo del Hombre es Señor del día de reposo.»

El hombre de la mano atrofiada(H)

9 Al salir de allí, Jesús fue a la sinagoga del lugar. 10 Allí había un hombre que tenía atrofiada una mano. Para poder acusar a Jesús, algunos le preguntaron: «¿Está permitido sanar en el día de reposo?» 11 Él les respondió: «¿Quién de ustedes, si tiene una oveja, y ésta se cae en un hoyo en día de reposo, no va y la saca?(I) 12 ¡Y un hombre vale mucho más que una oveja! Por consiguiente, está permitido hacer el bien en los días de reposo.» 13 Entonces le dijo a aquel hombre: «Extiende tu mano.» El hombre la extendió, y su mano le quedó tan sana como la otra. 14 Pero los fariseos, en cuanto se fueron, conspiraron para matar a Jesús.

El siervo escogido

15 Cuando Jesús supo esto, se alejó de allí. Pero mucha gente lo siguió, y él los sanó a todos, 16 aunque les encargaba con firmeza que no lo descubrieran, 17 para que se cumpliera lo dicho por el profeta Isaías:

18 «Éste es mi siervo, a quien he escogido;
mi Amado, en quien se complace mi alma.
Pondré mi Espíritu sobre él,
y a las naciones anunciará juicio.
19 No disputará, ni gritará,
ni nadie oirá su voz en las calles.
20 No quebrará la caña cascada,
ni apagará la mecha humeante,
hasta que haga triunfar la justicia.
21 En su nombre esperarán las naciones.»(J)

La blasfemia contra el Espíritu Santo(K)

22 Un día le llevaron un endemoniado ciego y mudo, y él lo sanó, así que el ciego y mudo podía ver y hablar. 23 Toda la gente estaba atónita, y decía: «¿Será éste el Hijo de David?» 24 Los fariseos, al oírlo, decían: «Éste expulsa los demonios por el poder de Beelzebú, príncipe de los demonios.»(L) 25 Pero Jesús, que sabía lo que ellos pensaban, les dijo: «Todo reino dividido internamente acaba en la ruina. No hay casa o ciudad que permanezca, si internamente está dividida. 26 Así que, si Satanás expulsa a Satanás, se estará dividiendo a sí mismo; y así, ¿cómo podrá permanecer su reino? 27 Si yo expulso a los demonios por el poder de Beelzebú, ¿por el poder de quién los expulsan los hijos de ustedes? Por lo tanto, ellos serán los jueces de ustedes. 28 Pero si yo expulso a los demonios por el poder del Espíritu de Dios, eso significa que el reino de Dios ha llegado a ustedes. 29 Porque ¿cómo va a entrar alguien en la casa de un hombre fuerte, y cómo va a saquear sus bienes, si antes no lo ata? Sólo así podrá saquear su casa. 30 El que no está conmigo, está contra mí;(M) y el que no recoge conmigo, desparrama. 31 Por tanto, les digo: A ustedes se les perdonará todo pecado y blasfemia, excepto la blasfemia contra el Espíritu. 32 Cualquiera que hable mal del Hijo del Hombre, será perdonado; pero el que hable contra el Espíritu Santo no será perdonado, ni en este tiempo ni en el venidero.(N) 33 Si el árbol es bueno, también su fruto es bueno; pero si el árbol es malo, también su fruto es malo. Al árbol se le conoce por sus frutos.(O) 34 ¡Generación de víboras!(P) ¿Cómo pueden decir cosas buenas, si son malos? Porque de la abundancia del corazón habla la boca.(Q) 35 El hombre bueno saca cosas buenas del buen tesoro de su corazón; el hombre malo saca cosas malas de su mal tesoro. 36 Pero yo les digo que, en el día del juicio, cada uno de ustedes dará cuenta de cada palabra ociosa que haya pronunciado. 37 Porque por tus palabras serás reivindicado, y por tus palabras serás condenado.»

La generación perversa demanda señal(R)

38 Entonces algunos de los escribas y de los fariseos le dijeron: «Maestro, deseamos ver una señal tuya.»(S) 39 Pero él les dijo: «La generación mala y adúltera demanda una señal,(T) pero no tendrán más señal que la del profeta Jonás. 40 Porque así como Jonás estuvo tres días y tres noches en el vientre del gran pez,(U) así también el Hijo del Hombre estará tres días y tres noches en el corazón de la tierra. 41 En el juicio, los habitantes de Nínive se levantarán contra esta generación y la condenarán, porque ellos se arrepintieron por la predicación de Jonás,(V) y aquí hay alguien que es más grande que Jonás. 42 En el juicio, la reina del Sur se levantará contra esta generación y la condenará, porque ella vino desde los confines de la tierra para escuchar la sabiduría de Salomón,(W) y aquí hay alguien que es más grande que Salomón.

El espíritu inmundo que vuelve(X)

43 »Cuando el espíritu impuro sale del hombre, anda por lugares áridos en busca de reposo, y no lo halla. 44 Entonces dice: “Volveré a mi casa, de donde salí.” Y cuando llega, la halla desocupada, barrida y adornada. 45 Entonces va y trae otros siete espíritus peores que él, y entran y allí se quedan a vivir. ¡Y el estado final de aquel hombre resulta ser peor que el primero! Así también le pasará a esta generación malvada.»

La madre y los hermanos de Jesús(Y)

46 Mientras Jesús hablaba con la gente, su madre y sus hermanos estaban afuera, y querían hablar con él. 47 Alguien le dijo: «Tu madre y tus hermanos están afuera, y te quieren hablar.» 48 Él respondió al que le dijo esto: «¿Quién es mi madre, y quiénes son mis hermanos?» 49 Y extendiendo la mano hacia sus discípulos, dijo: «Mi madre y mis hermanos están aquí. 50 Porque todos los que hacen la voluntad de mi Padre que está en los cielos son mis hermanos, mis hermanas, y mi madre.»

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Jesus Is Lord of the Sabbath(A)(B)

12 At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick some heads of grain(C) and eat them. 2 When the Pharisees saw this, they said to him, “Look! Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath.”(D)

3 He answered, “Haven’t you read what David did when he and his companions were hungry?(E) 4 He entered the house of God, and he and his companions ate the consecrated bread—which was not lawful for them to do, but only for the priests.(F) 5 Or haven’t you read in the Law that the priests on Sabbath duty in the temple desecrate the Sabbath(G) and yet are innocent? 6 I tell you that something greater than the temple is here.(H) 7 If you had known what these words mean, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice,’[a](I) you would not have condemned the innocent. 8 For the Son of Man(J) is Lord of the Sabbath.”

9 Going on from that place, he went into their synagogue, 10 and a man with a shriveled hand was there. Looking for a reason to bring charges against Jesus,(K) they asked him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”(L)

11 He said to them, “If any of you has a sheep and it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will you not take hold of it and lift it out?(M) 12 How much more valuable is a person than a sheep!(N) Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”

13 Then he said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” So he stretched it out and it was completely restored, just as sound as the other. 14 But the Pharisees went out and plotted how they might kill Jesus.(O)

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.(P) 16 He warned them not to tell others about him.(Q) 17 This was to fulfill(R) what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:

18 “Here is my servant whom I have chosen,
    the one I love, in whom I delight;(S)
I will put my Spirit on him,(T)
    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.”[b](U)

Jesus and Beelzebul(V)

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.(W) 23 All the people were astonished and said, “Could this be the Son of David?”(X)

24 But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “It is only by Beelzebul,(Y) the prince of demons, that this fellow drives out demons.”(Z)

25 Jesus knew their thoughts(AA) 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(AB) drives out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then can his kingdom stand? 27 And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul,(AC) by whom do your people(AD) 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(AE) 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.(AF) 31 And so I tell you, every kind of sin and slander can be forgiven, but blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.(AG) 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(AH) or in the age to come.(AI)

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.(AJ) 34 You brood of vipers,(AK) how can you who are evil say anything good? For the mouth speaks(AL) 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.”(AM)

The Sign of Jonah(AN)(AO)

38 Then some of the Pharisees and teachers of the law said to him, “Teacher, we want to see a sign(AP) from you.”(AQ)

39 He answered, “A wicked and adulterous generation asks for a sign! But none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.(AR) 40 For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of a huge fish,(AS) so the Son of Man(AT) will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.(AU) 41 The men of Nineveh(AV) will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah,(AW) and now something greater than Jonah is here. 42 The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came(AX) from the ends of the earth to listen to Solomon’s wisdom, and now something greater than Solomon is here.

43 “When an impure spirit comes out of a person, it goes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. 44 Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’ When it arrives, it finds the house unoccupied, swept clean and put in order. 45 Then it goes and takes with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and live there. And the final condition of that person is worse than the first.(AY) That is how it will be with this wicked generation.”

Jesus’ Mother and Brothers(AZ)

46 While Jesus was still talking to the crowd, his mother(BA) and brothers(BB) stood outside, wanting to speak to him. 47 Someone told him, “Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to you.”

48 He replied to him, “Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?” 49 Pointing to his disciples, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers. 50 For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven(BC) is my brother and sister and mother.”

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 12:7 Hosea 6:6
  2. Matthew 12:21 Isaiah 42:1-4
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