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Matthew 12
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Matthew 12
New International Version
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
- Matthew 12:7 Hosea 6:6
- Matthew 12:21 Isaiah 42:1-4
Mateo 12
Palabra de Dios para Todos
Mateo 12
Palabra de Dios para Todos
Jesús es Señor del día de descanso
(Mr 2:23-28; Lc 6:1-5)
12 Por aquel tiempo, en un día de descanso, Jesús iba con sus seguidores por unos sembrados. Ellos sintieron hambre y empezaron a arrancar espigas y a comérselas. 2 Pero cuando los fariseos vieron lo que hacían los seguidores, le dijeron a Jesús:
—¡Mira! Tus seguidores están haciendo algo que está prohibido hacer en el día de descanso.
3 Entonces Jesús les dijo:
—¿No han leído ustedes lo que hizo David cuando él y sus compañeros tuvieron hambre? 4 Él entró a la casa de Dios, y él y sus compañeros se comieron los panes que se consagran a Dios. Y ustedes bien saben que no se permitía ni a él ni a sus compañeros comer de esos panes. Eran sólo para los sacerdotes. 5 ¿O no han leído lo que dice la ley sobre el día de descanso? Ese día no se debe trabajar; sin embargo, los sacerdotes del templo violan esa ley y no son culpables. 6 Pero les digo que aquí hay algo más grande que el templo. 7 (A)Ustedes no habrían condenado a gente inocente si supieran el significado de lo que dice en las Escrituras: “Yo no quiero sacrificios, sino que ustedes tengan compasión”.[a] 8 Porque el Hijo del hombre es Señor del día de descanso.
Jesús sana en el día de descanso
(Mr 3:1-6; Lc 6:6-11)
9 Luego Jesús se fue de ahí para la sinagoga. 10 Había un hombre allí que tenía una mano paralizada, y como buscaban la manera de acusar a Jesús, entonces le preguntaron:
—No se debe sanar en el día de descanso, ¿verdad?
11 Jesús les contestó:
—Si alguno de ustedes tiene una oveja y en el día de descanso esta se cae en un pozo, ¿no es verdad que va y la saca del pozo? 12 ¡Pues un ser humano vale más que una oveja! Por lo tanto, está permitido hacerle bien a la gente en el día de descanso.
13 Entonces Jesús le dijo al hombre de la mano paralizada:
—Extiende la mano.
El hombre la extendió y le quedó tan sana como la otra. 14 Pero los fariseos salieron y empezaron a planear cómo matar a Jesús.
Jesús es el siervo elegido por Dios
15 Cuando Jesús lo supo, se fue de allí. Mucha gente lo seguía y él sanaba a todos los enfermos, 16 pero les advertía terminantemente que no le dijeran a nadie quién era él. 17 Esto sucedió para que se cumpliera lo que Dios dijo por medio del profeta Isaías:
18 «Aquí está el que me sirve, a quien yo he elegido.
Yo lo amo y estoy contento con él.
Pondré mi Espíritu en él,
y anunciará justicia para las naciones.
19 No discutirá ni gritará;
la gente no escuchará su voz en las calles.
20 No romperá la caña que ya está doblada,
ni va a apagar la mecha de la que apenas sale humo.
Seguirá hasta que haga triunfar la justicia.
21 (B)Entonces todas las naciones pondrán su esperanza en él».[b]
Jesús y Satanás
(Mr 3:20-30; Lc 11:14-23; 12:10)
22 Después le trajeron a Jesús un hombre ciego y mudo porque estaba atormentado por un demonio. Jesús lo sanó y por fin el hombre pudo ver y hablar. 23 Toda la multitud quedó impresionada y comenzaron a decir de Jesús: «A lo mejor este hombre es el Hijo de David».
24 Cuando los fariseos escucharon esto, dijeron: «Este expulsa a los demonios sólo por el poder de Beelzebú, el jefe de los demonios».
25 Jesús sabía lo que ellos estaban pensando y les dijo: «Todo reino dividido contra sí mismo, será destruido. Ninguna ciudad o familia dividida contra sí misma sobrevivirá. 26 Y si Satanás es el que expulsa a los demonios[c] que son de él, está peleando contra sí mismo, entonces ¿cómo puede sobrevivir su reino? 27 Ustedes dicen que yo expulso demonios por el poder de Beelzebú, pero si es verdad que yo expulso demonios por el poder de Beelzebú, ¿con qué poder expulsan sus seguidores a los demonios? Por eso ellos mismos demostrarán que ustedes están equivocados. 28 Pero si yo expulso los demonios por el poder del Espíritu de Dios, entonces está claro que el reino de Dios ya ha llegado a ustedes.
29 »¿Cómo puede entrar alguien a la casa de un hombre fuerte y robar sus pertenencias? Primero tiene que atar al hombre fuerte y luego sí robar su casa. 30 El que no está conmigo, está en mi contra; y el que no me ayuda a recoger la cosecha, la desparrama.
31 »Por eso les digo que Dios perdonará todos los pecados de la gente y todo lo que reniegan contra él. Pero si alguien reniega del Espíritu, no lo perdonará. 32 Él perdonará incluso a quien reniegue del Hijo del hombre, pero no perdonará a quien reniegue del Espíritu Santo. No lo perdonará ni en este mundo ni en el que viene.
Lo que haces muestra lo que eres
(Lc 6:43-45)
33 »Decidan si el árbol es bueno y el fruto es bueno, o si el árbol es malo y el fruto es malo. El árbol se conoce por sus frutos. 34 ¡Partida[d] de víboras! ¿Cómo pueden ustedes hablar lo bueno siendo tan malos? Lo que uno dice muestra lo que uno es en su interior. 35 El que es bueno lo es en su interior y habla de lo que tiene allí; de igual manera el malo lo es en su interior y habla de lo que tiene allí. 36 Pero yo les digo que en el día del juicio, la gente tendrá que dar explicación por cada una de las palabras inútiles que dijo. 37 Las palabras que dijiste servirán para juzgarte. Ellas te aprobarán o te condenarán».
Danos pruebas
(Mr 8:11-12; Lc 11:29-32)
38 Entonces algunos maestros de la ley y fariseos le pidieron:
—Maestro, haznos un milagro como prueba.
39 Pero él les dijo:
—Esta generación mala e infiel pide una señal milagrosa, pero no se le va a dar ninguna señal, solamente la señal de Jonás. 40 Porque así como Jonás estuvo en el estómago de un pez gigante durante tres días y tres noches, también el Hijo del hombre estará en la tierra por tres días y tres noches. 41 En el día del juicio, los de Nínive[e] se levantarán contra esta generación y la condenarán, porque ellos cambiaron su manera de pensar y de vivir cuando Jonás les anunció el mensaje. ¡Y yo les digo que aquí hay alguien más grande que Jonás!
42 »En el día del juicio, la reina del Sur[f] se levantará y condenará a esta generación; porque ella vino desde muy lejos para aprender de la sabiduría de Salomón. ¡Y yo les digo que aquí hay alguien más grande que Salomón!
El regreso del espíritu maligno
(Lc 11:24-26)
43 »Cuando un espíritu maligno sale de una persona, pasa por lugares secos. Busca dónde quedarse a descansar, pero no encuentra nada. 44 Entonces el espíritu dice: “Voy a volver a la casa de donde salí”. Al llegar se da cuenta de que está desocupada, limpia y ordenada. 45 Entonces va y trae a otros siete espíritus peores que él y se van a vivir allí. Al final, esa persona queda peor de lo que estaba antes. Lo mismo le pasará a esta perversa generación.
La verdadera familia de Jesús
(Mr 3:31-35; Lc 8:19-21)
46 Mientras Jesús continuaba hablando a la multitud, su mamá y sus hermanos estaban afuera esperando para hablar con él. 47 Alguien le dijo a Jesús:
—¡Oye! Tu mamá y tus hermanos están afuera esperando y quieren hablar contigo.
48 Jesús le respondió:
—¿Quién es mi mamá y quiénes son mis hermanos?
49 Entonces él señaló a sus seguidores y dijo:
—Aquí están mi mamá y mis hermanos. 50 Pues el que haga lo que mi Padre celestial quiere, es mi hermano, mi hermana y mi mamá.
Matthew 12
New King James Version
Matthew 12
New King James Version
Jesus Is Lord of the Sabbath(A)
12 At that time (B)Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. And His disciples were hungry, and began to (C)pluck heads of grain and to eat. 2 And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath!”
3 But He said to them, “Have you not read (D)what David did when he was hungry, he and those who were with him: 4 how he entered the house of God and ate (E)the showbread which was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those who were with him, (F)but only for the priests? 5 Or have you not read in the (G)law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple [a]profane the Sabbath, and are blameless? 6 Yet I say to you that in this place there is (H)One greater than the temple. 7 But if you had known what this means, (I)‘I desire mercy and not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the guiltless. 8 For the Son of Man is Lord [b]even of the Sabbath.”
Healing on the Sabbath(J)
9 (K)Now when He had departed from there, He went into their synagogue. 10 And behold, there was a man who had a withered hand. And they asked Him, saying, (L)“Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”—that they might accuse Him.
11 Then He said to them, “What man is there among you who has one sheep, and if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will not lay hold of it and lift it out? 12 Of how much more value then is a man than a sheep? Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.” 13 Then He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” And he stretched it out, and it was restored as whole as the other. 14 Then (M)the Pharisees went out and plotted against Him, how they might destroy Him.
Behold, My Servant
15 But when Jesus knew it, (N)He withdrew from there. (O)And great [c]multitudes followed Him, and He healed them all. 16 Yet He (P)warned them not to make Him known, 17 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying:
18 “Behold!(Q) My Servant whom I have chosen,
My Beloved (R)in whom My soul is well pleased!
I will put My Spirit upon Him,
And He will declare justice to the Gentiles.
19 He will not quarrel nor cry out,
Nor will anyone hear His voice in the streets.
20 A bruised reed He will not break,
And smoking flax He will not quench,
Till He sends forth justice to victory;
21 And in His name Gentiles will trust.”
A House Divided Cannot Stand(S)
22 (T)Then one was brought to Him who was demon-possessed, blind and mute; and He healed him, so that the [d]blind and mute man both spoke and saw. 23 And all the multitudes were amazed and said, “Could this be the (U)Son of David?”
24 (V)Now when the Pharisees heard it they said, “This fellow does not cast out demons except by [e]Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons.”
25 But Jesus (W)knew their thoughts, and said to them: “Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand. 26 If Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand? 27 And if I cast out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they shall be your judges. 28 But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, (X)surely the kingdom of God has come upon you. 29 (Y)Or how can one enter a strong man’s house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man? And then he will plunder his house. 30 He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters abroad.
The Unpardonable Sin(Z)
31 “Therefore I say to you, (AA)every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, (AB)but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven men. 32 Anyone who (AC)speaks a word against the Son of Man, (AD)it will be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, either in this age or in the age to come.
A Tree Known by Its Fruit(AE)
33 “Either make the tree good and (AF)its fruit good, or else make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for a tree is known by its fruit. 34 (AG)Brood[f] of vipers! How can you, being evil, speak good things? (AH)For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. 35 A good man out of the good treasure [g]of his heart brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things. 36 But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment. 37 For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”
The Scribes and Pharisees Ask for a Sign(AI)
38 (AJ)Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered, saying, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from You.”
39 But He answered and said to them, “An evil and (AK)adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. 40 (AL)For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. 41 (AM)The men of Nineveh will rise up in the judgment with this generation and (AN)condemn it, (AO)because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and indeed a greater than Jonah is here. 42 (AP)The queen of the South will rise up in the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and indeed a greater than Solomon is here.
An Unclean Spirit Returns(AQ)
43 (AR)“When an unclean spirit goes out of a man, (AS)he goes through dry places, seeking rest, and finds none. 44 Then he says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came.’ And when he comes, he finds it empty, swept, and put in order. 45 Then he goes and takes with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter and dwell there; (AT)and the last state of that man is worse than the first. So shall it also be with this wicked generation.”
Jesus’ Mother and Brothers Send for Him(AU)
46 While He was still talking to the multitudes, (AV)behold, His mother and (AW)brothers stood outside, seeking to speak with Him. 47 Then one said to Him, “Look, (AX)Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside, seeking to speak with You.”
48 But He answered and said to the one who told Him, “Who is My mother and who are My brothers?” 49 And He stretched out His hand toward His disciples and said, “Here are My mother and My (AY)brothers! 50 For (AZ)whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.”
Footnotes
- Matthew 12:5 desecrate
- Matthew 12:8 NU, M omit even
- Matthew 12:15 NU brackets multitudes as disputed.
- Matthew 12:22 NU omits blind and
- Matthew 12:24 NU, M Beelzebul, a Philistine deity
- Matthew 12:34 Offspring
- Matthew 12:35 NU, M omit of his heart
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