Chronological
Lord of the Sabbath
12 At that time Jesus went through the grain fields on a Sabbath. His[a] disciples were hungry, and they began to pick heads of wheat[b] and eat them. 2 But when the Pharisees[c] saw this they said to him, “Look, your disciples are doing what is against the law to do on the Sabbath.” 3 He[d] said to them, “Haven’t you read what David did when he and his companions were hungry— 4 how he entered the house of God and ate[e] the sacred bread,[f] which was against the law[g] for him or his companions to eat, but only for the priests?[h] 5 Or have you not read in the law that the priests in the temple desecrate the Sabbath and yet are not guilty? 6 I[i] tell you that something greater than the temple is here. 7 If[j] you had known what this means: ‘I want mercy and not sacrifice,’[k] you would not have condemned the innocent. 8 For the Son of Man is lord[l] of the Sabbath.”
9 Then[m] Jesus[n] left that place and entered their synagogue.[o] 10 A[p] man was there who had a withered[q] hand. And they asked Jesus,[r] “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”[s] so that they could accuse him. 11 He said to them, “Would not any one of you, if he had one sheep that fell into a pit on the Sabbath, take hold of it and lift it out? 12 How much more valuable is a person than a sheep! So it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.” 13 Then he said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out and it was restored,[t] as healthy as the other. 14 But the Pharisees went out and plotted against him, as to how they could assassinate[u] him.
God’s Special Servant
15 Now when Jesus learned of this, he went away from there. Great[v] crowds[w] followed him, and he healed them all. 16 But he sternly warned them not to make him known. 17 This fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah:[x]
18 “Here is[y] my servant whom I have chosen,
the one I love, in whom I take great delight.[z]
I will put my Spirit on him, and he will proclaim justice to the nations.
19 He will not quarrel or cry out,
nor will anyone hear his voice in the streets.
20 He will not break a bruised reed or extinguish a smoldering wick,
until he brings justice to victory.
21 And in his name the Gentiles[aa] will hope.”[ab]
Healing a Withered Hand
3 Then[a] Jesus[b] entered the synagogue[c] again, and a man was there who had a withered[d] hand. 2 They watched[e] Jesus[f] closely to see if he would heal him on the Sabbath,[g] so that they could accuse him. 3 So he said to the man who had the withered hand, “Stand up among all these people.”[h] 4 Then[i] he said to them, “Is it lawful to do good on the Sabbath, or evil, to save a life or destroy it?” But they were silent. 5 After looking around[j] at them in anger, grieved by the hardness of their hearts,[k] he said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out, and his hand was restored.[l] 6 So[m] the Pharisees[n] went out immediately and began plotting with the Herodians,[o] as to how they could assassinate[p] him.
Crowds by the Sea
7 Then[q] Jesus went away with his disciples to the sea, and a great multitude from Galilee followed him.[r] And from Judea, 8 Jerusalem, Idumea, beyond the Jordan River,[s] and around Tyre and Sidon[t] a great multitude came to him when they heard about the things he had done. 9 Because of the crowd, he told his disciples to have a small boat[u] ready for him so the crowd[v] would not press toward him. 10 For he had healed many, so that all who were afflicted with diseases pressed toward him in order to touch him. 11 And whenever the unclean spirits[w] saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, “You are the Son of God.” 12 But[x] he sternly ordered them not to make him known.[y]
Appointing the Twelve Apostles
13 Now[z] Jesus went up the mountain[aa] and called for those he wanted, and they came to him. 14 He[ab] appointed twelve[ac] so that they would be with him and he could send them to preach 15 and to have authority to cast out demons. 16 [ad] To Simon[ae] he gave the name Peter; 17 to James and his brother John, the sons of Zebedee,[af] he gave the name Boanerges (that is, “sons of thunder”); 18 and Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew,[ag] Matthew, Thomas,[ah] James the son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus,[ai] Simon the Zealot,[aj] 19 and Judas Iscariot,[ak] who betrayed him.[al]
Jesus and Beelzebul
20 Now[am] Jesus[an] went home, and a crowd gathered so that they were not able to eat. 21 When his family[ao] heard this they went out to restrain him, for they said, “He is out of his mind.” 22 The experts in the law[ap] who came down from Jerusalem said, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,”[aq] and, “By the ruler[ar] of demons he casts out demons!” 23 So[as] he called them and spoke to them in parables:[at] “How can Satan cast out Satan? 24 If[au] a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom will not be able to stand. 25 If a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand. 26 And if Satan rises against himself and is divided, he is not able to stand and his end has come. 27 But no one is able to enter a strong man’s[av] house and steal his property unless he first ties up the strong man. Then he can thoroughly plunder his house.[aw] 28 I tell you the truth,[ax] people will be forgiven for all sins, even all the blasphemies they utter.[ay] 29 But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven, but is guilty of an eternal sin”[az] 30 (because they said, “He has an unclean spirit”[ba]).
Jesus’ True Family
31 Then[bb] Jesus’[bc] mother and his brothers[bd] came. Standing[be] outside, they sent word to him, to summon him. 32 A crowd was sitting around him and they said to him, “Look, your mother and your brothers[bf] are outside looking for you.” 33 He answered them and said, “Who are my mother and my brothers?”[bg] 34 And looking at those who were sitting around him in a circle, he said, “Here[bh] are my mother and my brothers! 35 For whoever does the will of God is[bi] my brother and sister and mother.”
Lord of the Sabbath
6 Jesus[a] was going through the grain fields on[b] a Sabbath,[c] and his disciples picked some heads of wheat,[d] rubbed them in their hands, and ate them.[e] 2 But some of the Pharisees[f] said, “Why are you[g] doing what is against the law[h] on the Sabbath?” 3 Jesus[i] answered them,[j] “Haven’t you read what David did when he and his companions were hungry— 4 how he entered the house of God, took[k] and ate the sacred bread,[l] which is not lawful[m] for any to eat but the priests alone, and[n] gave it to his companions?”[o] 5 Then[p] he said to them, “The Son of Man is lord[q] of the Sabbath.”
Healing a Withered Hand
6 On[r] another Sabbath, Jesus[s] entered the synagogue[t] and was teaching. Now[u] a man was there whose right hand was withered.[v] 7 The experts in the law[w] and the Pharisees[x] watched[y] Jesus[z] closely to see if he would heal on the Sabbath,[aa] so that they could find a reason to accuse him. 8 But[ab] he knew[ac] their thoughts,[ad] and said to the man who had the withered hand, “Get up and stand here.”[ae] So[af] he rose and stood there. 9 Then[ag] Jesus said to them, “I ask you,[ah] is it lawful to do good on the Sabbath or to do evil, to save a life or to destroy it?” 10 After[ai] looking around[aj] at them all, he said to the man,[ak] “Stretch out your hand.” The man[al] did so, and his hand was restored.[am] 11 But they were filled with mindless rage[an] and began debating with one another what they would do[ao] to Jesus.
Choosing the Twelve Apostles
12 Now[ap] it was during this time that Jesus[aq] went out to the mountain[ar] to pray, and he spent all night[as] in prayer to God.[at] 13 When[au] morning came, he called his disciples and chose twelve of them, whom he also named apostles:[av] 14 Simon[aw] (whom he named Peter), and his brother Andrew; and James, John, Philip, Bartholomew,[ax] 15 Matthew, Thomas,[ay] James the son of Alphaeus, Simon who was called the Zealot,[az] 16 Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot,[ba] who became a traitor.
The Sermon on the Plain
17 Then[bb] he came down with them and stood on a level place.[bc] And a large number[bd] of his disciples had gathered[be] along with[bf] a vast multitude from all over Judea, from[bg] Jerusalem, and from the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon.[bh] They came to hear him and to be healed[bi] of their diseases, 18 and those who suffered from[bj] unclean[bk] spirits were cured. 19 The[bl] whole crowd was trying to touch him, because power[bm] was coming out from him and healing them all.
20 Then[bn] he looked up[bo] at his disciples and said:
“Blessed[bp] are you who are poor,[bq] for the kingdom of God belongs[br] to you.
21 “Blessed are you who hunger[bs] now, for you will be satisfied.[bt]
“Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.[bu]
22 “Blessed are you when people[bv] hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject you as evil[bw] on account of the Son of Man! 23 Rejoice in that day, and jump for joy, because[bx] your reward is great in heaven. For their ancestors[by] did the same things to the prophets.[bz]
24 “But woe[ca] to you who are rich, for you have received[cb] your comfort[cc] already.
25 “Woe to you who are well satisfied with food[cd] now, for you will be hungry.
“Woe to you[ce] who laugh[cf] now, for you will mourn and weep.
26 “Woe to you[cg] when all people[ch] speak well of you, for their ancestors[ci] did the same things to the false prophets.
27 “But I say to you who are listening: Love your enemies,[cj] do good to those who hate you, 28 bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat[ck] you. 29 To the person who strikes you on the cheek,[cl] offer the other as well,[cm] and from the person who takes away your coat,[cn] do not withhold your tunic[co] either.[cp] 30 Give to everyone who asks you,[cq] and do not ask for your possessions[cr] back[cs] from the person who takes them away. 31 Treat others[ct] in the same way that you would want them to treat you.[cu]
32 “If[cv] you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners[cw] love those who love them.[cx] 33 And[cy] if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? Even[cz] sinners[da] do the same. 34 And if you lend to those from whom you hope to be repaid,[db] what credit is that to you? Even sinners[dc] lend to sinners, so that they may be repaid in full.[dd] 35 But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing back.[de] Then[df] your reward will be great, and you will be sons[dg] of the Most High,[dh] because he is kind to ungrateful and evil people.[di] 36 Be merciful,[dj] just as your Father is merciful.
Do Not Judge Others
37 “Do[dk] not judge,[dl] and you will not be judged;[dm] do not condemn, and you will not be condemned; forgive,[dn] and you will be forgiven. 38 Give, and it will be given to you: A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over,[do] will be poured[dp] into your lap. For the measure you use will be the measure you receive.”[dq]
39 He also told them a parable: “Someone who is blind cannot lead another who is blind, can he?[dr] Won’t they both fall[ds] into a pit? 40 A disciple[dt] is not greater than[du] his teacher, but everyone when fully trained will be like his teacher. 41 Why[dv] do you see the speck[dw] in your brother’s eye, but fail to see[dx] the beam of wood[dy] in your own? 42 How can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me remove the speck from your eye,’ while you yourself don’t see the beam in your own? You hypocrite! First remove the beam from your own eye, and then you can see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.
43 “For[dz] no good tree bears bad[ea] fruit, nor again[eb] does a bad tree bear good fruit, 44 for each tree is known[ec] by its own fruit. For figs are not gathered[ed] from thorns, nor are grapes picked[ee] from brambles.[ef] 45 The good person out of the good treasury of his[eg] heart[eh] produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasury[ei] produces evil, for his mouth speaks[ej] from what fills[ek] his heart.
46 “Why[el] do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’[em] and don’t do what I tell you?[en]
47 “Everyone who comes to me and listens to my words and puts them into practice[eo]—I will show you what he is like: 48 He is like a man[ep] building a house, who dug down deep,[eq] and laid the foundation on bedrock. When[er] a flood came, the river[es] burst against that house but[et] could not shake it, because it had been well built.[eu] 49 But the person who hears and does not put my words into practice[ev] is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. When[ew] the river burst against that house,[ex] it collapsed immediately, and was utterly destroyed!”[ey]
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