Chronological

Regarding The Sabbath, Jesus Makes Himself The Issue: I Am Lord of The Sabbath

12 At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. And His disciples were hungry and began to pluck^[a] heads [of grain] and eat. ² And the Pharisees, having seen it, said to Him, “Behold— Your disciples are doing what is not lawful to be doing on a Sabbath”. ³ And the One said to them, “Did you not read [in 1 Sam 21:1-6] what David did when he was hungry, and the ones with him— ⁴ how he entered into the house of God and they ate the Bread of Presentation^[b] which it was not lawful for him to eat, nor for the ones with him, but for the priests alone? ⁵ Or did you not read in the Law that on the Sabbaths, the priests in the temple profane^[c] the Sabbath and are guiltless^[d]? ⁶ But I say to you that a greater-thing than the temple is here. ⁷ But if you had known what it means [in Hos 6:6]— ‘I desire mercy, and not a sacrifice’— you would not have condemned the guiltless ones. ⁸ For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath^[e]”.

Jesus Deliberately Heals a Man On The Sabbath, Inflaming The Pharisees

⁹ And having passed-on from there, He went into their synagogue. ¹⁰ And behold— there was a man having a withered hand. And they questioned Him, saying, ‘Is it lawful to cure on the Sabbath?’— in order that they might accuse Him. ¹¹ And the One said to them, “What person will there be from-among you who will have one sheep, and if this sheep falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will not take hold of it and raise it? ¹² How much then is a person more-valuable than a sheep! So then, it is lawful to be acting commendably^[f] on the Sabbath”. ¹³ Then He says to the man, “Stretch-out your hand”. And he stretched it out, and it was restored, healthy like the other. ¹⁴ And having gone out, the Pharisees took counsel against Him, so that they might destroy Him.

Jesus Speaks By His Actions. He Does Not Quarrel Or Shout, Fulfilling Isaiah

¹⁵ But Jesus, having known it, withdrew from there. And large crowds followed Him, and He cured them all. ¹⁶ And He warned them that they should not make Him known, ¹⁷ in order that the thing might be fulfilled having been spoken through Isaiah the prophet saying ¹⁸ “Behold My servant Whom I chose, My Beloved in Whom My soul was^[g] well-pleased: I will put My Spirit upon Him, and He will announce^[h] justice to the Gentiles. ¹⁹ He will not quarrel, nor shout, nor will anyone hear His voice in the wide-roads. ²⁰ He will not break a reed having been bruised, and He will not quench a smoldering wick, until He leads-out^[i] justice^[j] to victory. ²¹ And the Gentiles will put-hope in His name” [Isa 42:1-4].

Is It Lawful To Heal On The Sabbath? Jesus Heals a Man, Inflaming The Pharisees

3 And He entered again into the synagogue. And there was a man there having his hand having become-withered. ² And they were closely-watching Him to see if He would cure him on the Sabbath, in order that they might accuse Him. ³ And He says to the man having the withered hand, “Arise into the middle”. ⁴ And He says to them, “Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do-harm^[a], to save a life or to kill?” But the ones were being silent. ⁵ And having looked-around-at them with anger, while being deeply-grieved at the hardness of their heart, He says to the man, “Stretch out the hand”. And he stretched it out, and his hand was restored. ⁶ And having gone out, the Pharisees immediately were giving counsel against Him with the Herodians^[b] so that they might destroy Him.

A Great Multitude Comes To Jesus To Be Healed

⁷ And Jesus withdrew^[c] to the sea with His disciples, and a great multitude from Galilee followed. And from Judea, ⁸ and from Jerusalem, and from Idumea and beyond the Jordan and around Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude hearing all that He was doing came to Him. ⁹ And He said to His disciples that a small-boat should be standing-ready-for Him because of the crowd— in order that they might not be pressing^[d] Him. ¹⁰ For He cured many, so that they were falling-upon Him in order that all who were having scourges^[e] might touch Him. ¹¹ And the unclean spirits, whenever they were seeing Him, were falling-before Him and crying-out, saying that “You are the Son of God”. ¹² And He was sternly rebuking them in order that they might not make Him known.

The Twelve Are Appointed

¹³ And He goes up on the mountain and summons whom He was wanting. And they went to Him. ¹⁴ And He appointed twelve, whom He also named apostles, in order that they might be with Him, and in order that He might send them out to proclaim ¹⁵ and to have authority to cast out the demons. ¹⁶ And He appointed the twelve, even Peter (He put the name on Simon), ¹⁷ and James, the son of Zebedee, and John, the brother of James (and He put on them the name Boanerges, which means “sons of thunder”), ¹⁸ and Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James, the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon, the Cananaean^[f], ¹⁹ and Judas Iscariot, who also handed Him over.

Scribes Say Jesus Uses Satan’s Power. Such Blasphemy of The Spirit Will Not Be Forgiven

²⁰ And He goes into a house^[g]. And the crowd comes-together again, so that they were not even able to eat bread. ²¹ And having heard-of it, the ones^[h] from Him went-forth to take-hold-of ^[i] Him. For they were saying^[j] that “He lost-His-senses”. ²² And the scribes having come down from Jerusalem were saying that “He has Beelzebul”, and that “He is casting-out the demons by^[k] the ruler of the demons”. ²³ And having summoned them, He was speaking to them in parables: “How is Satan able to be casting-out Satan? ²⁴ And if a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom is not able to stand; ²⁵ and if a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand. ²⁶ And if Satan stood-up against himself and was divided, he is not able to stand, but he has an end^[l]. ²⁷ But no one, having entered into the house of the strong man, can plunder his things unless he first binds the strong man. And then he will plunder^[m] his house. ²⁸ Truly I say to you that all sins and blasphemies will be forgiven to the sons of humans^[n], whatever they may blaspheme. ²⁹ But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit does not have forgiveness forever, but is guilty of an eternal sin”— ³⁰ because^[o] they were saying “He has an unclean spirit”.

Whoever Does The Will of God Is My Family

³¹ And His mother and His brothers come. And while standing outside, they sent-forth a message to Him, calling Him. ³² And a crowd was sitting around Him. And they say to Him, “Behold— Your mother and Your brothers and Your sisters are outside seeking You”. ³³ And having responded to them, He says “Who is My mother and My brothers?” ³⁴ And having looked-around-at the ones sitting in a circle around Him, He says “Look— My mother and My brothers! ³⁵ For whoever does the will of God— this one is My brother and sister and mother”.

The Pharisees Object To Plucking Grain On The Sabbath. I Am Lord of The Sabbath

6 And it came about on a Sabbath that He was proceeding through grainfields. And His disciples were plucking^[a] and eating the heads [of grain], rubbing them in their hands. ² And some of the Pharisees said, “Why are you^[b] doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?” ³ And having responded to them, Jesus said, “Did you not even read [in 1 Sam 21:1-6] this which David did when he was hungry, he and the ones being with him?— ⁴ how he entered into the house of God, and having taken the Bread^[c] of Presentation, he ate it and gave it to the ones with him, which is not lawful for anyone to eat but the priests alone? ⁵ And He was saying to them, “The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath”.

Is It Lawful To Heal On The Sabbath? Jesus Heals a Man, Enraging The Pharisees

⁶ And it came about on another Sabbath that He entered into the synagogue and was teaching. And there was a man there, and his right hand was withered. ⁷ And the scribes and the Pharisees were closely-watching Him to see if He cured on the Sabbath, in order that they might find a reason to be accusing Him. ⁸ But He knew their reasonings. And He said to the man having the withered hand, “Arise, and stand into the middle”. And having stood-up, he stood there. ⁹ And Jesus said to them, “I am asking you^[d] if it is lawful^[e] on the Sabbath to do-good or to do-harm, to save a life or to destroy it?” ¹⁰ And having looked-around at them all, He said to him, “Stretch-out your hand”. And the one did it, and his hand was restored. ¹¹ And they were filled with rage^[f], and were talking-over with one another what they might do to Jesus.

After Choosing The Twelve, Jesus Stands Before a Huge Crowd To Teach Them

¹² And it came about during these days that He went out to the mountain to pray. And He was spending the night in prayer to God. ¹³ And when it became day, He called to His disciples. And having chosen twelve from them, whom He also named apostles— ¹⁴ Simon, whom He also named Peter, and Andrew, his brother, and James, and John, and Philip, and Bartholomew, ¹⁵ and Matthew, and Thomas, and James, the son of Alphaeus, and Simon, the one being called a Zealot, ¹⁶ and Judas, the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor— ¹⁷ and having come down with them, He stood on a level place. And there was a large crowd of His disciples, and a great multitude of the people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the coastal-region of Tyre and Sidon, ¹⁸ who came to hear Him and to be healed from their diseases. And the ones being troubled by unclean spirits were being cured. ¹⁹ And all the multitude were seeking to touch Him because power was going forth from Him and healing everyone.

These Are The Ones God Considers Blessed And In Danger

²⁰ And He, having lifted-up His eyes toward His disciples, was saying— “Blessed^[g] are the poor ones, because the kingdom of God is yours. ²¹ Blessed are the ones hungering now, because you will be filled-to-satisfaction. Blessed are the ones weeping now, because you will laugh. ²² You are blessed whenever people hate you, and whenever they separate^[h] you, and reproach you, and throw-out your name as evil because-of ^[i] the Son of Man. ²³ Rejoice on that day and leap-for-joy, for behold— your reward is great in heaven. For their fathers were doing it in the same way to the prophets. ²⁴ But woe to you rich ones, because you are receiving your comfort in full. ²⁵ Woe to you, the ones having been filled now, because you will hunger. Woe— the ones laughing now, because you will mourn and weep. ²⁶ Woe— when all people speak well of you. For their fathers were doing it in the same way to the false-prophets.

Love Your Enemies. Be Compassionate And Do Good To All

²⁷ “But I say to you, the ones hearing^[j]— Be loving your enemies. Be acting commendably to the ones hating you. ²⁸ Be blessing^[k] the ones cursing you. Be praying for the ones mistreating you. ²⁹ To the one striking you on the cheek, be offering also the other. And from the one taking away your cloak, also do not withhold^[l] the tunic^[m]. ³⁰ To everyone asking you, be giving. And from the one taking away your things, do not be demanding them back. ³¹ And just as you want people to be doing to you, be doing to them likewise. ³² If indeed you are loving the ones loving you, what-kind-of credit is it to you? For even the sinners are loving the ones loving them. ³³ For if indeed you are doing-good-to the ones doing-good-to you, what kind of credit is it to you? Even the sinners are doing the same. ³⁴ And if you lend-to ones from whom you are expecting^[n] to receive, what kind of credit is it to you? Even sinners are lending to sinners to receive-back the equal^[o] amounts. ³⁵ But be loving your enemies, and be doing good, and be lending, expecting-back^[p] nothing, and your reward will be great. And you will be sons^[q] of the Most-High, because He is good to the ungrateful and evil ones. ³⁶ Be compassionate, just-as^[r] your Father also is compassionate.

Do Not Judge Or Condemn Others. Pardon And Give To Them

³⁷ “And do not be judging^[s], and you will never be judged. And do not be condemning, and you will never be condemned. Be pardoning, and you will be pardoned. ³⁸ Be giving, and it will be given to you. They^[t] will give a good measure— having been pressed down, having been shaken, running over— into your fold^[u] [of the garment]. For with what measure you measure, it will be measured-back to you”.

The Blind Cannot Guide The Blind. Correct Yourself First

³⁹ And He also spoke a parable to them— “A blind one is not able to guide a blind one, is he? Will they not both fall into a pit? ⁴⁰ A disciple is not above the teacher. But everyone having been fully-trained will be like his teacher. ⁴¹ And why do you look-at the speck in the eye of your brother, but do not consider^[v] the log in your own eye? ⁴² How can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, permit me to take-out the speck in your eye’, while yourself not seeing the log in your eye? Hypocrite! First take out the log from your eye. And then you will see-clearly to take out the speck in the eye of your brother.

A Tree Is Known By Its Fruit. The Mouth Speaks From The Heart

⁴³ “For there is no good^[w] tree producing bad fruit; nor again, a bad tree producing good fruit. ⁴⁴ For each tree is known^[x] by its own fruit. For they do not collect figs from thorns, nor do they gather a grape-bunch from a bramble-bush. ⁴⁵ The good person brings forth the good thing out of the good treasure^[y] of his heart. And the evil person brings forth the evil thing out of his evil treasure. For his mouth speaks out of the abundance of the heart.

Don’t Just Call Me Lord. Be a Doer of My Words

⁴⁶ “And why are you calling Me ‘Lord, Lord^[z]’, and you are not doing the things which I say? ⁴⁷ Everyone coming to Me and hearing My words and doing them— I will show you to whom he is like. ⁴⁸ He is like a man building a house who dug, and went down deep, and laid a foundation on the bed-rock. And a flood^[aa] having come about, the river broke-against^[ab] that house. And it was not strong-enough to shake it, because it had been built well. ⁴⁹ But the one having heard and not having done My words is like a man having built a house on the ground without a foundation, which the river broke-against. And immediately it collapsed, and the breakage of that house became great”.