Matthew 12
International Children’s Bible
Jesus Is Lord of the Sabbath
12 About that same time, Jesus was walking through some fields of grain on a Sabbath day. His followers were with him, and they were hungry. So they began to pick the grain and eat it. 2 The Pharisees saw this, and they said to Jesus, “Look! Your followers are doing something that is against the Jewish law to do on the Sabbath day.”
3 Jesus answered, “Have you not read what David did when he and the people with him were hungry? 4 David went into God’s house. He and those with him ate the bread that was made holy for God. It was against the law for them to eat that bread. Only the priests were allowed to eat it. 5 And have you not read in the law of Moses that on every Sabbath day the priests in the Temple break this law about the Sabbath day? But the priests are not wrong for doing that. 6 I tell you that there is something here that is greater than the Temple. 7 The Scripture says, ‘I want faithful love more than I want animal sacrifices.’[a] You don’t really know what those words mean. If you understood them, you would not judge those who have done nothing wrong.
8 “The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath day.”
Jesus Heals a Man’s Crippled Hand
9 Jesus left there and went into their synagogue. 10 In the synagogue, there was a man with a crippled hand. Some Jews there were looking for a reason to accuse Jesus of doing wrong. So they asked him, “Is it right to heal on the Sabbath day?”[b]
11 Jesus answered, “If any of you has a sheep, and it falls into a ditch on the Sabbath day, then you will take the sheep and help it out of the ditch. 12 Surely a man is more important than a sheep. So the law of Moses allows people to do good things on the Sabbath day.”
13 Then Jesus said to the man with the crippled hand, “Let me see your hand.” The man put his hand out, and the hand became well again, the same as the other hand. 14 But the Pharisees left and made plans to kill Jesus.
Jesus Is God’s Chosen Servant
15 Jesus knew what the Pharisees were doing, so he left that place. Many people followed him, and he healed all who were sick. 16 But Jesus warned the people not to tell who he was. 17 He did these things to make come true what Isaiah the prophet had said:
18 “Here is my servant whom I have chosen.
I love him, and I am pleased with him.
I will put my Spirit in him.
Then he will tell how I will judge all people fairly.
19 He will not argue or shout.
No one will hear his voice in the streets.
20 He will not break a crushed blade of grass.
He will not put out even a weak flame.
He will continue until he makes fair judgment win the victory.
21 In him will the nations find hope.” Isaiah 42:1-4
Jesus’ Power Is from God
22 Then some people brought a man to Jesus. This man was blind and could not talk, because he had a demon. Jesus healed the man, and the man could talk and see. 23 All the people were amazed. They said, “Perhaps this man is the Son of David!”
24 The Pharisees heard the people saying this. The Pharisees said, “Jesus uses the power of Beelzebul to force demons out of people. Beelzebul is the ruler of demons.”
25 Jesus knew what the Pharisees were thinking. So he said to them, “Every kingdom that is fighting against itself will be destroyed. And every city that is divided will fall. And every family that is divided cannot succeed. 26 So if Satan forces out his own demons, then Satan is divided, and his kingdom will not continue. 27 You say that I use the power of Satan when I force out demons. If that is true, then what power do your people use when they force out demons? So your own people prove that you are wrong. 28 But if I use the power of God’s Spirit to force out demons, this shows that the kingdom of God has come to you.
29 “If anyone wants to enter a strong man’s house and steal his things, first he must tie up the strong man. Then he can steal the things from the strong man’s house.
30 “If anyone is not with me, then he is against me. He who does not work with me is working against me. 31 So I tell you, people can be forgiven for every sin they do. And people can be forgiven for every bad thing they say. But if anyone speaks against the Holy Spirit, then he will not be forgiven. 32 Anyone who says things against the Son of Man can be forgiven. But anyone who says things against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven. He will not be forgiven now or in the future.
People Know You by Your Words
33 “If you want good fruit, you must make the tree good. If your tree is not good, then it will have bad fruit. A tree is known by the kind of fruit it produces. 34 You snakes! You are evil people! How can you say anything good? The mouth speaks the things that are in the heart. 35 A good person has good things in his heart. And so he speaks the good things that come from his heart. But an evil person has evil in his heart. So he speaks the evil things that come from his heart. 36 And I tell you that people will have to explain about every careless thing they have said. This will happen on the Judgment Day. 37 The words you have said will be used to judge you. Some of your words will prove you right, but some of your words will prove you guilty.”
The Leaders Ask for a Miracle
38 Then some of the Pharisees and teachers of the law answered Jesus. They said, “Teacher, we want to see you work a miracle as a sign.”
39 Jesus answered, “Evil and sinful people are the ones who want to see a miracle for a sign. But no sign will be given to them. The only sign will be what happened to the prophet Jonah. 40 Jonah was in the stomach of the big fish for three days and three nights. In the same way, the Son of Man will be in the grave three days and three nights. 41 And on the Judgment Day the men from Nineveh[c] will stand up with you people who live today. They will show that you are guilty because when Jonah preached to them, they were sorry and changed their lives. And I tell you that someone greater than Jonah is here! 42 On the Judgment Day, the Queen of the South[d] will stand up with you people who live today. She will show that you are guilty because she came from far away to listen to Solomon’s wise teaching. And I tell you that someone greater than Solomon is here!
People Today Are Full of Evil
43 “When an evil spirit comes out of a man, it travels through dry places looking for a place to rest. But it finds no place to rest. 44 So the spirit says, ‘I will go back to the home I left.’ When the spirit comes back to the man, the spirit finds the home still empty. The home is swept clean and made neat. 45 Then the evil spirit goes out and brings seven other spirits even more evil than it is. Then all the spirits go into the man and live there. And that man has even more trouble than he had before. It is the same way with the evil people who live today.”
Jesus’ True Family
46 While Jesus was talking to the people, his mother and brothers stood outside. They wanted to talk to him. 47 Someone told Jesus, “Your mother and brothers are waiting for you outside. They want to talk to you.”[e]
48 He answered, “Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?” 49 Then he pointed to his followers and said, “See! These people are my mother and my brothers. 50 My true brothers and sisters and mother are those who do the things that my Father in heaven wants.”
Footnotes
- 12:7 ‘I . . . sacrifices.’ Quotation from Hosea 6:6.
- 12:10 “Is it right . . . day?” It was against Jewish law to work on the Sabbath day.
- 12:41 Nineveh The city where Jonah preached to warn the people. Read Jonah 3.
- 12:42 Queen of the South The Queen of Sheba. She traveled 1,000 miles to learn God’s wisdom from Solomon. Read 1 Kings 10:1–13.
- 12:47 Someone . . . you. Some Greek copies do not have verse 47.
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.
Mateo 12
Ang Salita ng Dios (Tagalog Contemporary Bible)
Ang Tanong Tungkol sa Araw ng Pamamahinga(A)
12 Isang Araw ng Pamamahinga, dumaan sina Jesus sa triguhan. Nagugutom noon ang kanyang mga tagasunod kaya nanguha ang mga ito ng uhay ng trigo at kinain ang mga butil. 2 Nang makita ito ng mga Pariseo, sinabi nila kay Jesus, “Tingnan mo ang mga tagasunod mo! Ginagawa nila ang ipinagbabawal sa Araw ng Pamamahinga.” 3 Sinagot sila ni Jesus, “Hindi ba ninyo nabasa sa Kasulatan ang ginawa ni David nang magutom siya at ang mga kasamahan niya? 4 Pumasok siya sa bahay ng Dios at kinain nila ng mga kasama niya ang tinapay na inihandog sa Dios, kahit na ayon sa Kautusan, ang mga pari lang ang may karapatang kumain nito. 5 At hindi rin ba ninyo nabasa sa Kautusan na ang mga pari ay nagtatrabaho sa templo kahit sa Araw ng Pamamahinga? Isa itong paglabag sa tuntunin ng Araw ng Pamamahinga, pero hindi sila nagkasala. 6 Tandaan ninyo: may naririto ngayon na mas dakila pa kaysa sa templo. 7-8 Sapagkat ako na Anak ng Tao ang siyang makapagsasabi kung ano ang dapat gawin sa Araw ng Pamamahinga. Kung alam lang sana ninyo ang ibig sabihin ng sinabi ng Dios sa Kasulatan: ‘Hindi ang handog ninyo ang hinahangad ko kundi ang maging maawain kayo,’[a] hindi sana ninyo hinatulan ang mga taong walang kasalanan.”
Ang Lalaking Paralisado ang Isang Kamay(B)
9 Mula sa lugar na iyon, pumunta si Jesus sa sambahan ng mga Judio. 10 May lalaki roon na paralisado ang isang kamay. Naroroon din ang mga Pariseo na naghahanap ng maipaparatang kay Jesus, kaya tinanong nila si Jesus, “Ipinapahintulot ba ng Kautusan ang magpagaling sa Araw ng Pamamahinga?” 11 Sinabi ni Jesus sa kanila, “Kung mahulog ang tupa ninyo sa isang balon sa Araw ng Pamamahinga, pababayaan na lang ba ninyo? Siyempre, iaahon ninyo, hindi ba? 12 Ngunit mas mahalaga ang tao kaysa sa tupa! Kaya ipinapahintulot ng Kautusan ang paggawa ng mabuti sa Araw ng Pamamahinga.” 13 Pagkatapos, sinabi ni Jesus sa lalaking paralisado ang kamay, “Iunat mo ang iyong kamay!” Iniunat nga ng lalaki ang kanyang kamay at gumaling ito. 14 Lumabas naman ang mga Pariseo at nagplano kung paano nila ipapapatay si Jesus.
Ang Piniling Lingkod ng Dios
15 Nang malaman ni Jesus ang plano ng mga Pariseo, umalis siya roon. Marami ang sumunod sa kanya, at pinagaling niya ang lahat ng may sakit. 16 Pero pinagbilinan niya silang huwag ipaalam sa iba kung sino siya. 17 Katuparan ito ng sinabi ng Dios sa pamamagitan ni Propeta Isaias:
18 “Narito ang pinili kong lingkod.
Minamahal ko siya at kinalulugdan.
Ibibigay ko sa kanya ang aking Espiritu,
at ipapahayag niya ang katarungan sa mga bansa.
19 Hindi siya makikipagtalo o mambubulyaw,
at hindi maririnig ang kanyang tinig sa daan.
20 Hindi niya ipapahamak ang mahihina ang pananampalataya
o pababayaan ang mga nawawalan ng pag-asa.[b]
Hindi siya titigil hanggaʼt hindi niya napapairal ang katarungan.
21 At ang mga tao sa lahat ng bansa ay mananalig sa kanya.”[c]
Si Jesus at si Satanas(C)
22 May dinala ang mga tao kay Jesus na isang lalaking bulag at pipi na sinasaniban ng masamang espiritu. Pinagaling siya ni Jesus, agad siyang nakakita at nakapagsalita. 23 Namangha ang lahat at sinabi, “Ito na nga kaya ang Anak ni David?”[d] 24 Pero nang marinig ito ng mga Pariseo, sinabi nila, “Si Satanas[e] na pinuno ng masasamang espiritu ang nagbigay sa kanya ng kapangyarihang magpalayas ng masasamang espiritu!” 25 Alam ni Jesus ang iniisip nila, kaya sinabi niya sa kanila, “Kung ang mga mamamayan ng isang kaharian ay nagkakahati-hati at nag-aaway-away, mawawasak ang kahariang iyon. Ganito rin ang mangyayari sa isang lungsod o tahanan na ang mga nakatira ay nag-aaway-away. 26 Kaya kung si Satanas mismo ang nagpapalayas sa kanyang mga kampon, nagpapakita lang ito na nagkakahati-hati sila at nag-aaway-away. Kung ganoon, paano mananatili ang kanyang kaharian? 27 At kung si Satanas nga ang nagbigay sa akin ng kapangyarihang magpalayas ng masasamang espiritu, sino naman ang nagbigay ng kapangyarihan sa mga tagasunod ninyo na nagpapalayas din ng masasamang espiritu? Sila na rin ang nagpapatunay na mali kayo. 28 Ngayon, kung nagpapalayas ako ng masasamang espiritu sa pamamagitan ng Espiritu ng Dios, nangangahulugan ito na dumating na sa inyo ang paghahari ng Dios.
29 “Hindi maaaring pasukin ng magnanakaw ang bahay ng malakas na tao kung hindi muna niya ito gagapusin. Ngunit kapag naigapos na niya, maaari na niyang nakawan ang bahay nito.[f]
30 “Ang hindi kampi sa akin ay laban sa akin, at ang hindi tumutulong sa aking pagtitipon ay nagkakalat. 31 Sinasabi ko sa inyo na ang lahat ng kasalanan, pati na ang paglapastangan sa Dios ay mapapatawad, ngunit ang paglapastangan sa Banal na Espiritu ay hindi mapapatawad. 32 Ang sinumang magsalita ng masama laban sa akin na Anak ng Tao ay mapapatawad, ngunit ang sinumang magsalita ng masama laban sa Banal na Espiritu ay hindi mapapatawad kailanman.”
Nakikilala ang Puno sa Bunga Nito(D)
33 “Nakikilala ang puno sa bunga nito. Kung mabuti ang puno, mabuti rin ang bunga nito. Kung masama ang puno, masama rin ang bunga nito. 34 Mga lahi kayo ng ahas! Paano kayo makakapagsalita ng mabuti gayong masasama kayo? Sapagkat kung ano ang laman ng puso ng isang tao, ito ang lumalabas sa kanyang bibig. 35 Ang mabuting tao ay nagsasalita ng mabuti, dahil puno ng kabutihan ang kanyang puso. Pero ang masamang tao ay nagsasalita ng masama, dahil puno ng kasamaan ang kanyang puso. 36 Tinitiyak ko sa inyo na sa Araw ng Paghuhukom, mananagot ang bawat isa sa mga walang kwentang salitang binitiwan niya. 37 Sapagkat ibabatay sa mga salita mo kung paparusahan ka o hindi.”
Humingi ng Himala ang mga Tagapagturo ng Kautusan at ang mga Pariseo(E)
38 May ilang mga tagapagturo ng Kautusan at mga Pariseo na nagsabi kay Jesus, “Guro, pakitaan nʼyo kami ng isang himalang magpapatunay na sugo nga kayo ng Dios.” 39 Sumagot si Jesus, “Kayong henerasyon ng masasama at hindi tapat sa Dios! Humihingi kayo ng himala, pero walang ipapakita sa inyo maliban sa himalang katulad ng nangyari kay Propeta Jonas. 40 Kung paanong nasa tiyan ng dambuhalang isda si Jonas sa loob ng tatlong araw at tatlong gabi, ganoon din naman ang mangyayari sa akin na Anak ng Tao. Tatlong araw at tatlong gabi rin ako sa ilalim ng lupa. 41 Sa Araw ng Paghuhukom, tatayo[g] ang mga taga-Nineve at kokondenahin ang henerasyong ito, dahil nagsisi sila nang mangaral sa kanila si Jonas. At ngayon, narito ang higit pa kay Jonas, na nangangaral sa inyo, pero ayaw nʼyong magsisi. 42 Maging ang Reyna ng Timog ay tatayo rin at kokondenahin ang henerasyong ito. Sapagkat nanggaling pa siya sa napakalayong lugar para makinig sa karunungan ni Solomon. At ngayon, narito ang higit pa kay Solomon, pero ayaw ninyong makinig sa kanya.”
Ang Pagbabalik ng Masamang Espiritu(F)
43 “Kapag lumabas ang masamang espiritu sa tao, gumagala ito sa mga tuyong lugar upang maghanap ng mapagpapahingahan. At kung wala siyang matagpuan, 44 iisipin na lang niyang bumalik sa kanyang pinanggalingan. At kung sa kanyang pagbabalik ay makita niya itong walang naninirahan, malinis at maayos ang lahat, 45 aalis siya at tatawag ng pito pang espiritu na mas masama kaysa sa kanya. Papasok sila sa taong iyon at doon maninirahan. Kaya lalo pang sasama ang kalagayan ng taong iyon kaysa sa dati. Ganyan din ang mangyayari sa masamang henerasyong ito.”
Ang Ina at mga Kapatid ni Jesus(G)
46 Habang nagsasalita pa si Jesus sa mga tao, dumating ang ina niya at mga kapatid. Naghihintay sila sa labas at gusto nila siyang makausap. 47 May nagsabi sa kanya, “Nasa labas ang po ang inyong ina at mga kapatid, at gusto kayong makausap.” 48 Sumagot si Jesus, “Sino ang aking ina at mga kapatid?” 49 Itinuro niya ang mga tagasunod niya at sinabi, “Ito ang aking ina at mga kapatid. 50 Sapagkat ang sinumang sumusunod sa kalooban ng aking Ama sa langit ang siya kong ina at mga kapatid.”
Footnotes
- 12:7-8 Hos. 6:6.
- 12:20 Hindi … pag-asa: sa literal, Hindi niya babaliin ang sirang tambo o papatayin ang aandap-andap na mitsa.
- 12:21 Isa. 42:1-4.
- 12:23 Anak ni David: Ito ang tawag ng mga Judio sa Mesias o Cristo dahil sa paniniwalang galing siya sa angkan ni David.
- 12:24 Satanas: sa Griego, Beelzebul. Ganito rin sa talatang 27.
- 12:29 Ang ibig sabihin ni Jesus, nilupig na niya si Satanas at kaya na niyang palayasin ang mga sakop nito.
- 12:41 tatayo: o, muling mabubuhay.
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