Matthew 12
J.B. Phillips New Testament
Jesus rebukes the sabbatarians
12 1-2 It happened then that Jesus passed through the cornfields on the Sabbath day. His disciples were hungry and began picking the ears of wheat and eating them. But the Pharisees saw them do it. “There, you see,” they remarked to Jesus, “your disciples are doing what the Law forbids them to do on the Sabbath.”
3-4 “Haven’t any of you read what David did when he and his companions were hungry?” replied Jesus, “—how he went into the house of God and ate the presentation loaves, which he and his followers were not allowed to eat since only priests can do so?
5-8 “Haven’t any of you read in the Law that every Sabbath day priests in the Temple can break the Sabbath and yet remain blameless? I tell you that there is something more important than the Temple here. If you had grasped the meaning of the scripture ‘I desire mercy and not sacrifice’, you would not have been so quick to condemn the innocent! For the Son of Man is master even of the Sabbath.”
9-10 Leaving there he went into their synagogue, where there happened to be a man with a shrivelled hand. “Is it right to heal anyone on the Sabbath day?” they asked him—hoping to bring a charge against him.
11-12 “If any of you had a sheep which fell into a ditch on the Sabbath day, would he not take hold of it and pull it out?” replied Jesus. “How much more valuable is a man than a sheep? You see, it is right to do good on the Sabbath day.”
13 Then Jesus said to the man, “Stretch out your hand!” He did stretch it out, and it was restored as sound as the other.
14 But the Pharisees went out and held a meeting against Jesus and discussed how they could get rid of him altogether.
Jesus retires to continue his work
15 But Jesus knew of this and he left the place.
16-21 Large crowds followed him and he healed them all, with the strict injunction that they should not make him conspicuous by their talk, thus fulfilling Isaiah’s prophecy: ‘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 will declare justice to the Gentiles. He will not quarrel nor cry out, nor will anyone hear his voice in the streets. A bruised reed he will not break, and smoking flax he will not quench, till he sends forth justice to victory. And in his name Gentiles will trust’.
22-23 Then a devil-possessed man who could neither see nor speak was brought to Jesus. He healed him, so that the dumb man could both speak and see. At this the whole crowd went wild with excitement, and people kept saying, “Can this be the Son of David?”
The Pharisees draw an evil conclusion, and Jesus rebukes them
24 But the Pharisees on hearing this remark said to each other, “This man is only expelling devils because he is in league with Beelzebub, the prince of devils.”
25-29 Jesus knew what they were thinking and said to them, “Any kingdom divided against itself is bound to collapse, and no town or household divided against itself can last for long. If it is Satan who is expelling Satan, then he is divided against himself—so how do you suppose that his kingdom can continue? And if I expel devils because I am an ally of Beelzebub, what alliance do your sons make when they do the same thing? They can settle that question for you! But if I am expelling devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has swept over you unawares! How do you suppose anyone could get into a strong man’s house and steal his property unless he first tied up the strong man? But if he did that, he could ransack his whole house.
30-32 “The man who is not on my side is against me, and the man who does not gather with me is really scattering. That is why I tell you that men may be forgiven for every sin and blasphemy, but blasphemy against the Spirit cannot be forgiven. A man may say a word against the Son of Man and be forgiven, but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit cannot be forgiven either in this world or in the world to come!
33 “You must choose between having a good tree with good fruit and a rotten tree with rotten fruit. For you can tell a tree at once by its fruit.
34-37 “You serpent’s brood, how can you say anything good out of your evil hearts? For a man’s words depend on what fills his heart. A good man gives out good—from the goodness stored in his heart; a bad man gives out evil—from his store of evil. I tell you that men will have to answer at the day of judgment for every careless word they utter—for it is your words that will acquit you, and your words that will condemn you.”
Jesus refuses to give a sign
38-42 Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said, “Master, we want to see a sign from you.” But Jesus told them, “It is an evil and unfaithful generation that craves for a sign, and no sign will be given to it—except the sign of the prophet Jonah. For just as Jonah was in the belly of that great sea-monster for three days and nights, so will the Son of Man be in the heart of the earth for three days and nights. The men of Nineveh will stand up with this generation in the judgment and will condemn it. For they did repent when Jonah preached to them, and you have more than Jonah’s preaching with you now! The Queen of the South will stand up in the judgment with this generation and will condemn it. For she came from the ends of the earth to listen to the wisdom of Solomon, and you have more than the wisdom of Solomon with you now!
The danger of spiritual emptiness
43-45 “When the evil spirit goes out of a man it wanders through waterless places looking for rest and never finding it. Then it says, ‘I will go back to my house from which I came.’ When it arrives it finds it unoccupied, but clean and all in order. Then it goes and collects seven other spirits more evil than itself to keep it company, and they all go in and make themselves at home. The last state of that man is worse than the first—and that is just what will happen to this evil generation.”
Jesus and his relations
46-50 While he was still talking to the crowds, his mother and his brothers happened to be standing outside wanting to speak to him. Somebody said to him, “Look, your mother and your brothers are outside wanting to speak to you.” But Jesus replied to the one who told him, “Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?”; then with a gesture of his hand towards his disciples he went on, “There are my mother and brothers! For whoever does the will of my Heavenly Father is brother and sister and mother to me.”
마태복음 12
Korean Living Bible
안식일의 주인
12 어느 안식일에 예수님이 밀밭 사이로 지나가실 때 제자들이 배가 고파 밀 이삭을 잘라 먹었다.
2 이것을 본 바리새파 사람들이 예수님께 “보십시오. 당신의 제자들이 안식일에 해서는 안 될 일을 하고 있습니다” 하고 말하였다.
3 그래서 예수님은 그들에게 이렇게 대답하셨다. “너희는 다윗이 자기 일행과 함께 배가 고팠을 때 한 일을 읽어 보지 못했느냐?
4 다윗이 하나님의 집에 들어가 제사장만이 먹을 수 있는 [a]차림빵을 그의 일행과 함께 먹지 않았느냐?
5 또 안식일에 제사장이 성전 안에서 안식일 규정을 어겨도 죄가 되지 않는다는 것을 율법에서 읽지 못하였느냐?
6 그러나 나는 너희에게 말한다. 그 성전보다 더 큰 이가 여기 있다.
7 [b]‘내가 자비를 원하고 제사를 원치 않는다’ 는 말씀이 무슨 뜻인지 알았더라면 너희가 죄 없는 사람을 죄인으로 단정하지는 않았을 것이다.
8 [c]나는 바로 안식일의 주인이다.”
9 예수님이 그 곳을 떠나 회당에 들어가셨을 때
10 거기에 한쪽 손이 오그라든 사람이 있었다. 사람들은 예수님을 고발할 구실을 찾으려고 “안식일에 병을 고쳐도 좋습니까?” 하고 물었다.
11 그래서 예수님은 그들에게 이렇게 말씀하셨다. “너희 중에 어떤 사람이 양 한 마리를 가졌는데 그 양이 안식일에 구덩이에 빠졌다면 끌어올리지 않겠느냐?
12 사람은 양보다 더욱 귀하다. 그러므로 안식일에 선한 일을 하는 것은 옳은 일이다.”
13 그러고서 예수님은 그 사람에게 “네 손을 펴라” 하고 말씀하셨다. 그래서 그가 손을 펴자 완전히 회복되어 다른 손과 같이 되었다.
14 그러나 바리새파 사람들은 나가서 예수님을 없애 버리려고 의논하였다.
15 예수님이 이 일을 아시고 그 곳을 떠나시자 많은 사람들이 뒤따랐다. 예수님은 모든 병자들을 고쳐 주시고
16 자기에 대한 소문을 내지 못하도록 그들에게 단단히 주의시키셨다.
17 이것은 예언자 이사야의 다음과 같은 예언을 이루기 위해서였다.
18 [d]“내가 택한 나의 종, 내가 기뻐하는 나의 사랑하는 자를 보아라. 내가 그에게 내 성령을 주겠다. 그가 [e]온 세상에 진리를 선포할 것이다.
19 그는 다투거나 소리치지 않을 것이니 아무도 길거리에서 그의 음성을 듣지 못할 것이다.
20 [f]그는 진리가 승리할 때까지 상한 갈대를 꺾지 않고 꺼져가는 등불을 끄지 않으실 것이다.
21 그리고 온 세상 사람들은 그의 이름에 희망을 걸 것이다.”
22 그때 사람들이 귀신 들려 눈멀고 말 못하는 사람을 예수님께 데려왔다. 예수님이 그를 고쳐 주시자 눈먼 벙어리가 말도 하고 보게 되었다.
23 그러자 사람들이 다 놀라 “이분이 혹시 [g]다윗의 후손이 아닐까?” 하고 말하였다.
24 그러나 바리새파 사람들은 이 말을 듣고 “이 사람은 귀신의 왕 [h]사탄의 도움으로 귀신을 쫓아낸다” 하였다.
25 예수님은 그들의 생각을 아시고 이렇게 말씀하셨다. “어느 나라든지 서로 싸워 갈라지면 망하고 그 어떤 마을이나 집안도 서로 싸워 갈라지면 오래가지 못한다.
26 만일 사탄이 사탄을 쫓아내면 이미 서로 갈라져 싸우는 것이니 그렇게 하고서야 어떻게 그의 나라가 설 수 있겠느냐?
27 내가 사탄의 도움으로 귀신을 쫓아낸다면 [i]너희를 따르는 사람들은 누구의 도움으로 귀신을 쫓아내느냐? 그러므로 그들이 너희 재판관이 될 것이다.
28 그러나 내가 하나님의 성령으로 귀신을 쫓아낸다면 벌써 하나님의 나라가 너희에게 와 있는 것이다.
29 강한 사람의 집에 들어가 물건을 털어가려고 하면 먼저 그 사람을 잡아 묶어야 한다. 그렇지 않고 어떻게 그 집을 털 수 있겠느냐?
30 나와 함께하지 않는 사람은 나를 반대하는 사람이고 나와 함께 모으지 않는 사람은 흩어 버리는 사람이다.
31 내가 분명히 말해 둔다. 사람에 대한 모든 죄와 모독은 용서받을 수 있으나 성령님에 대한 모독은 용서받지 못할 것이다.
32 누구든지 [j]나를 욕하는 사람은 용서받을 수 있으나 성령님을 욕하는 사람은 이 세대나 오는 세대에서도 용서받지 못할 것이다.
33 “나무가 좋으면 그 열매도 좋고 나무가 나쁘면 열매도 나쁘다. 열매로 그 나무를 알 수 있다.
34 독사의 자식들아! 너희가 악한데 어떻게 선한 말을 할 수 있겠느냐? 마음에 가득 찬 것을 입으로 말하기 마련이다.
35 선한 사람은 마음속에 쌓인 선으로 선한 말을 하고 악한 사람은 마음속에 쌓인 악으로 악한 말을 한다.
36 내가 너희에게 말한다. 사람은 함부로 지껄인 모든 말에 대해서 심판 날에 해명을 해야 한다.
37 네가 한 말에 따라서 네가 무죄가 되기도 하고 유죄가 되기도 할 것이다.”
기적을 요구함
38 그때 [k]율법학자와 바리새파 사람 몇 명이 예수님께 와서 “선생님, 우리는 선생님이 행하시는 기적을 보고 싶습니다” 하고 말하였다.
39 그러나 예수님은 그들에게 이렇게 대답하셨다. “악하고 음란한 세대가 기적을 요구하나 예언자 요나의 기적밖에는 보일 것이 없다.
40 요나가 사흘 동안 큰 물고기 뱃속에 있었던 것처럼 나도 사흘 동안 땅 속에 있을 것이다.
41 요나의 전도를 듣고 회개한 니느웨 사람들이 심판 때에 일어나 이 세대 사람을 죄인으로 단정할 것이다. 자, 보아라. 요나보다 더 위대한 사람이 여기 있다.
42 솔로몬의 지혜를 들으려고 땅 끝에서 왔던 남방 여왕도 심판 때에 일어나 이 세대 사람을 죄인으로 단정할 것이다. 자, 보아라. 솔로몬보다 더 위대한 사람이 여기 있다.
43 “더러운 귀신이 어떤 사람에게서 나와 물 없는 곳으로 다니며 쉴 곳을 찾았으나 얻지 못하였다.
44 그래서 귀신이 ‘내가 나온 내 집으로 돌아가야겠다’ 하고 가 보니 그 집이 비고 깨끗이 소제되고 정돈되어 있었다.
45 그 귀신이 가서 자기보다 악한 다른 귀신 일곱을 더 데리고 들어가 거기서 살자 그 사람의 나중 상태가 처음보다 더 비참하게 되었다. 이 악한 세대도 이와 같이 될 것이다.”
46 예수님이 아직 군중에게 말씀하고 계실 때 예수님의 어머니와 형제들이 예수님께 드릴 말씀이 있다고 찾아왔다.
47 그래서 어떤 사람이 예수님께 “선생님, 어머니와 형제분들이 선생님을 만나 뵈려고 밖에서 기다립니다” 하였다.
48 그러나 예수님은 그에게 “내 어머니와 형제가 누구냐?” 하시고
49 제자들을 가리키며 “보아라, 이들이 내 어머니와 형제들이다.
50 누구든지 하늘에 계신 내 아버지의 뜻을 따라 사는 사람이 바로 내 형제와 자매이며 어머니이다” 하고 말씀하셨다.
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.
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