1At that time, Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. And his disciples became hungry and began to pluck heads of grain and to eat.
2But when the Pharisees saw it, they said to him, “Look, your disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath.”
3But he said to them, “Have you not read what David did when he and those with him were hungry?
4How he entered the house of God and they ate the bread of the Presence—which it was not lawful for him or for those with him to eat, but only for the priests?
5Or have you not read in the Law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple profane the Sabbath and are guiltless?
6But I say to you, something greater than the temple is here.
7And if you had known what this means, ‘I desire mercy and not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the guiltless.
8For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”
9And departing from there, he went into their synagogue.
10And behold, there was a man with a withered hand. And they questioned him, saying, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”—so that they might accuse him.
11But he said to them, “Which one of you, who has one sheep, if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will not take hold of it and lift it out?
12How much more valuable, then, is a person than a sheep! So it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”
13Then he said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” And he stretched it out, and it was restored, as healthy as the other.
14But the Pharisees went out and took counsel against him, how they might destroy him.
15But Jesus, knowing this, withdrew from there. And many followed him, and he healed them all,
16and he warned them not to make him known.
17This was to fulfill what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying:
18“Behold, my servant whom I have chosen, my beloved in whom my soul delights. I will put my Spirit upon him, and he will proclaim justice to the nations.
19He will not quarrel nor cry aloud, nor will anyone hear his voice in the streets.
20A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not extinguish, until he brings justice to victory.
21And in his name the nations will hope.”
22Then a man who was demon-possessed, blind, and mute was brought to him. And he healed him, so that the mute man spoke and saw.
23And all the crowds were amazed and were saying, “Can this be the Son of David?”
24But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, “This man does not cast out demons except by Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons.”
25But knowing their thoughts, he said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand.
26And if Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand?
27And if I cast out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges.
28But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
29Or how can someone enter the house of the strong man and plunder his goods, unless he first ties up the strong man? And then he will plunder his house.
30The one who is not with me is against me, and the one who does not gather with me scatters.
31For this reason I say to you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven people, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.
32And whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, neither in this age nor in the one to come.
33Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad and its fruit bad, for a tree is known by its fruit.
34You brood of vipers, how can you speak good things when you are evil? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.
35The good person brings forth good things from his good treasure, and the evil person brings forth evil things from his evil treasure.
36But I tell you that on the day of judgment people will give an account for every careless word they speak.
37For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.
38Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered him, saying, “Teacher, we wish to see a sign from you.”
39But he answered them, “An evil and adulterous generation seeks a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.
40For just as Jonah was in the belly of the great fish three days and three nights, so will the Son of Man be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights.
41The men of Nineveh will rise up at the judgment with this generation and will condemn it, because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, something greater than Jonah is here.
42The queen of the South will be raised up at the judgment with this generation and will condemn it, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, something greater than Solomon is here.
43When an unclean spirit goes out of a person, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, and finds none.
44Then it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came.’ And on arriving, it finds the house unoccupied, swept clean, and put in order.
45Then it goes and takes with it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they go in and dwell there. And the final state of that person is worse than the first. So also will it be for this evil generation.”
46While he was still speaking to the crowds, behold, his mother and his brothers stood outside, seeking to speak to him.
47Someone said to him, “Look, your mother and your brothers are standing outside, seeking to speak to you.”
48But he replied to the one who told him, “Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?”
49And stretching out his hand toward his disciples, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers!
50For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.”
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