Matthew - douay rheims

Chapter 12

¹ AT that time Jesus went through the corn on the sabbath: and his disciples being hungry, began to pluck the ears, and to eat.
² And the Pharisees seeing them, said to him: Behold thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days.
³ But he said to them: Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, and they that were with him:
⁴ How he entered into the house of God, and did eat the loaves of proposition, which it was not lawful for him to eat, nor for them that were with him, but for the priests only?
⁵ Or have ye not read in the law, that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple break the sabbath, and are without blame?
⁶ But I tell you that there is here a greater than the temple.
⁷ And if you knew what this meaneth: I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: you would never have condemned the innocent.
⁸ For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath.
⁹ And when he has passed from thence, he came into their synagogues.
¹⁰ And behold there was a man who had a withered hand, and they asked him, saying: Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days? that they might accuse him.
¹¹ But he said to them: What man shall there be among you, that hath one sheep: and if the same fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not take hold on it and lift it up?
¹² How much better is a man than a sheep? Therefore it it lawful to do a good deed on the sabbath days.
¹³ Then he saith to the man: Stretch forth thy hand; and he stretched it forth, and it was restored to health even as the other.
¹⁴ And the Pharisees going out made a consultation against him, how they might destroy him.
¹⁵ But Jesus knowing it, retired from thence: and many followed him, and he healed them all.
¹⁶ And he charged them that they should not make him known.
¹⁷ That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaias the prophet, saying:
¹⁸ Behold my servant whom I have chosen, my beloved in whom my soul hath been well pleased. I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles.
¹⁹ He shall not contend, nor cry out, neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets.
²⁰ The bruised reed he shall not break: and smoking flax he shall not extinguish: till he send forth judgment unto victory.
²¹ And in his name the Gentiles shall hope.
²² Then was offered to him one possessed with a devil, blind and dumb: and he healed him, so that he spoke and saw.
²³ And all the multitudes were amazed, and said: Is not this the son of David?
²⁴ But the Pharisees hearing it, said: This man casteth not out the devils but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.
²⁵ And Jesus knowing their thoughts, said to them: Every kingdom divided against itself shall be made desolate: and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand.
²⁶ And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself: how then shall 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 by the Spirit of God cast out devils, then is the kingdom of God come upon you.
²⁹ Or how can any one enter into the house of the strong, and rifle his goods, unless he first bind the strong? and then he will rifle his house.
³⁰ He that is not with me, is against me: and he that gathereth not with me, scattereth.
³¹ Therefore I say to you: Every sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven men, but the blasphemy of the Spirit shall not be forgiven.
³² And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but he that shall speak against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, nor in the world to come.
³³ Either make the tree good and its fruit good: or make the tree evil, and its fruit evil. For by the fruit the tree is known.
³⁴ O generation of vipers, how can you speak good things, whereas you are evil? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
³⁵ A good man out of a good treasure bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of an evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.
³⁶ But I say unto you, that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall render an account for it in the day of judgment.
³⁷ For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.
³⁸ Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered him, saying: Master we would see a sign from thee.
³⁹ Who answering said to them: An evil and adulterous generation seeketh a sign: and a sign shall not be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet.
⁴⁰ For as Jonas was in the whale's belly three days and three nights: so shall the Son of man be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights.
⁴¹ The men of Ninive shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they did penance at the preaching of Jonas. And behold a greater than Jonas here.
⁴² The queen of the south shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold a greater than Solomon here.
⁴³ And when an 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 coming he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished.
⁴⁵ Then he goeth, and taketh with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man in made worse than the first. So shall it be also to this wicked generation.
⁴⁶ As he was yet speaking to the multitudes, behold his mother and his brethren stood without, seeking to speak to him.
⁴⁷ And one said unto him: Behold thy mother and thy brethren stand without, seeking thee.
⁴⁸ But he answering him that told him, said: Who is my mother, and who are my brethren?
⁴⁹ And stretching forth his hand towards his disciples, he said: Behold my mother and my brethren.
⁵⁰ For whosoever shall do the will of my Father, that is in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.

Matthew - webster

Chapter 12

¹ At that time Jesus went on the sabbath through the corn, and his disciples were hungry, and began to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat.
² But when the Pharisees saw it, they said to him, Behold, thy disciples do that which it is not lawful to do on the sabbath.
³ But he said to them, Have ye not read what David did when he was hungry, and they that were with him;
⁴ How he entered into the house of God, and ate the show-bread, which it was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them who were with him, but only for the priests?
⁵ Or have ye not read in the law, that on the sabbath the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless?
⁶ But I say to 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.
⁹ And when he had departed thence, he went into their synagogue.
¹⁰ And behold, there was a man who had his hand withered. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath? that they might accuse him.
¹¹ And he said to them, What man shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it shall fall into a pit on the sabbath, 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 out thy hand. And he stretched it out; and it was restored to a sound state like 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 Isaiah 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 show judgment to the Gentiles.
¹⁹ He shall not contend, 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 shall send forth judgment to victory.
²¹ And in his name shall the Gentiles trust.
²² Then was brought to him one possessed with a demon, blind and dumb; and he healed him, so that the blind and dumb both spoke 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 man doth not cast out demons, but by Beelzebub the prince of the demons.
²⁵ And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said to 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 casteth out Satan, he is divided against himself; how then shall his kingdom stand?
²⁷ And if I by Beelzebub cast out demons, by whom do your children expel them? therefore they shall be your judges.
²⁸ But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come to you.
²⁹ Or else, how can one enter into a strong man's house, and seize his goods, except he shall first bind the strong man? and then he will plunder 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 to you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven to men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Spirit shall not be forgiven to men.
³² And whoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whoever speaketh against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.
³³ Either make the tree good, and its fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by its 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 to you, That for every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account 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 to them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh for a sign, and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonah.
⁴⁰ For as Jonah 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 Jonah; and behold, a greater than Jonah 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 he 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 to this wicked generation.
⁴⁶ While he was yet speaking to the people, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him.
⁴⁷ Then one said to him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak with thee.
⁴⁸ But he answered and said to him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren?
⁴⁹ And he stretched forth his hand towards his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!
⁵⁰ For whoever shall do the will of my Father who is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.

Matthew - world english bible

Chapter 12

¹ that time, Jesus went on the Sabbath day through the grain fields. His disciples were hungry and began to pluck heads of grain and to eat.
² the Pharisees, when they saw it, said to him, "Behold, your disciples do what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath."
³ he said to them, "Haven't you read what David did, when he was hungry, and those who were with him;
⁴ he entered into the house of God, and ate the show bread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for those who were with him, but only for the priests?
⁵ have you not read in the law, that on the Sabbath day, the priests in the temple profane the Sabbath, and are guiltless?
⁶ I tell you that one greater than the temple is here.
⁷ if you had known what this means, 'I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,' you would not have condemned the guiltless.
⁸ the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath."
⁹ departed there, and went into their synagogue.
¹⁰ behold there was a man with a withered hand. They asked him, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath day?" that they might accuse him.
¹¹ said to them, "What man is there among you, who has one sheep, and if this one falls into a pit on the Sabbath day, won't he grab on to it, and lift it out?
¹² how much more value then is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath day."
¹³ he told the man, "Stretch out your hand." He stretched it out; and it was restored whole, just like the other.
¹⁴ the Pharisees went out, and conspired against him, how they might destroy him.
¹⁵ perceiving that, withdrew from there. Great multitudes followed him; and he healed them all,
¹⁶ commanded them that they should not make him known:
¹⁷ it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,
¹⁸ my servant whom I have chosen; my beloved in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my Spirit on him. He will proclaim justice to the nations.
¹⁹ will not strive, nor shout; neither will anyone hear his voice in the streets.
²⁰ won't break a bruised reed. He won't quench a smoking flax, until he leads justice to victory.
²¹ his name, the nations will hope."
²² one possessed by a demon, blind and mute, was brought to him and he healed him, so that the blind and mute man both spoke and saw.
²³ the multitudes were amazed, and said, "Can this be the son of David?"
²⁴ when the Pharisees heard it, they said, "This man does not cast out demons, except by Beelzebul, the prince of the demons."
²⁵ their thoughts, Jesus said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand.
²⁶ Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand?
²⁷ I by Beelzebul cast out demons, by whom do your children cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges.
²⁸ if I by the Spirit of God cast out demons, then the Kingdom of God has come upon you.
²⁹ how can one enter into the house of the strong man, and plunder his goods, unless he first bind the strong man? Then he will plunder his house.
³⁰ who is not with me is against me, and he who doesn't gather with me, scatters.
³¹ I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven men.
³² 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 that which is to come.
³³ make the tree good, and its fruit good, or make the tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt; for the tree is known by its fruit.
³⁴ offspring of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.
³⁵ good man out of his good treasure brings out good things, and the evil man out of his evil treasure brings out evil things.
³⁶ tell you that every idle word that men speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment.
³⁷ by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned."
³⁸ certain of the scribes and Pharisees answered, "Teacher, we want to see a sign from you."
³⁹ he answered them, "An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, but no sign will be given it but the sign of Jonah the prophet.
⁴⁰ as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the whale, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
⁴¹ men of Nineveh will stand up in the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, someone greater than Jonah is here.
⁴² queen of the south will rise up in the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, someone greater than Solomon is here.
⁴³ the unclean spirit, when he is gone out of the man, passes through waterless places, seeking rest, and doesn't find it.
⁴⁴ he says, 'I will return into my house from which I came out,' and when he has come back, he finds it empty, swept, and put in order.
⁴⁵ he goes, and takes with himself seven other spirits more evil than he is, and they enter in and dwell there. The last state of that man becomes worse than the first. Even so will it be also to this evil generation."
⁴⁶ he was yet speaking to the multitudes, behold, his mother and his brothers stood outside, seeking to speak to him.
⁴⁷ said to him, "Behold, your mother and your brothers stand outside, seeking to speak to you."
⁴⁸ he answered him who spoke to him, "Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?"
⁴⁹ stretched out his hand towards his disciples, and said, "Behold, my mother and my brothers!
⁵⁰ whoever does the will of my Father who is in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother."

Matthew - darby

Chapter 12

¹ At that time Jesus went on the sabbath through the cornfields; and his disciples were hungry, and began to pluck the ears and to eat.
² But the Pharisees, seeing [it], said to him, Behold, thy disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on sabbath.
³ But he said to them, Have ye not read what David did when he was hungry, and they that were with him?
⁴ How he entered into the house of God, and ate the shewbread, which it was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those with him, but for the priests only?
⁵ Or have ye not read in the law that on the sabbaths the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless?
⁶ But I say unto you, that there is here what is greater than the temple.
⁷ But if ye had known what is: I will have mercy and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.
⁸ For the Son of man is Lord of the sabbath.
⁹ And, going away from thence, he came into their synagogue.
¹⁰ And behold, there was a man having his hand withered. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath? that they might accuse him.
¹¹ But he said to them, What man shall there be of you who has one sheep, and if this fall into a pit on the sabbath, will not lay hold of it and raise [it] up?
¹² How much better then is a man than a sheep! So that it is lawful to do well on the sabbath.
¹³ Then he says to the man, Stretch out thy hand. And he stretched [it] out, and it was restored sound as the other.
¹⁴ But the Pharisees, having gone out, took counsel against him, how they might destroy him.
¹⁵ But Jesus knowing [it], withdrew thence, and great crowds followed him; and he healed them all:
¹⁶ and charged them strictly that they should not make him publicly known:
¹⁷ that that might be fulfilled which was spoken through Esaias the prophet, saying,
¹⁸ Behold my servant, whom I have chosen, my beloved, in whom my soul has found its delight. I will put my Spirit upon him, and he shall shew forth judgment to the nations.
¹⁹ He shall not strive or cry out, nor shall any one hear his voice in the streets;
²⁰ a bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, until he bring forth judgment unto victory;
²¹ and on his name shall [the] nations hope.
²² Then was brought to him one possessed by a demon, blind and dumb, and he healed him, so that the dumb [man] spake and saw.
²³ And all the crowds were amazed and said, Is this [man] the Son of David?
²⁴ But the Pharisees, having heard [it], said, This [man] does not cast out demons, but by Beelzebub, prince of demons.
²⁵ But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself will not subsist.
²⁶ And if Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself; how then shall his kingdom subsist?
²⁷ And if *I* cast out demons by Beelzebub, your sons, by whom do they cast [them] out? For this reason *they* shall be your judges.
²⁸ But if *I* by [the] Spirit of God cast out demons, then indeed the kingdom of God is come upon you.
²⁹ Or how can any one enter into the house of the strong [man] and plunder his goods, unless first he bind the strong [man]? and then he will plunder his house.
³⁰ He that is not with me is against me, and he that gathers not with me scatters.
³¹ For this reason I say unto you, Every sin and injurious speaking shall be forgiven to men, but speaking injuriously of the Spirit shall not be forgiven to men.
³² And whosoever shall have spoken a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him; but whosoever shall speak against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this age nor in the coming [one].
³³ Either make the tree good, and its fruit good; or make the tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt. For from the fruit the tree is known.
³⁴ Offspring of vipers! how can ye speak good things, being wicked? For of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.
³⁵ The good man out of the good treasure brings forth good things; and the wicked man out of the wicked treasure brings forth wicked things.
³⁶ But I say unto you, that every idle word which men shall say, they shall render an account of it in judgment-day:
³⁷ for by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.
³⁸ Then answered him some of the scribes and Pharisees, saying, Teacher, we desire to see a sign from thee.
³⁹ But he, answering, said to them, A wicked and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and a sign shall not be given to it save the sign of Jonas the prophet.
⁴⁰ For even as Jonas was in the belly of the great fish three days and three nights, thus shall the Son of man be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights.
⁴¹ Ninevites shall stand up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and behold, more than Jonas [is] here.
⁴² A queen of [the] south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, more than Solomon [is] here.
⁴³ But when the unclean spirit has gone out of the man, he goes through dry places, seeking rest, and does not find [it].
⁴⁴ Then he says, I will return to my house whence I came out; and having come, he finds [it] unoccupied, swept, and adorned.
⁴⁵ Then he goes and takes with himself seven other spirits worse than himself, and entering in, they dwell there; and the last condition of that man becomes worse than the first. Thus shall it be to this wicked generation also.
⁴⁶ But while he was yet speaking to the crowds, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, seeking to speak to him.
⁴⁷ Then one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren are standing without, seeking to speak to thee.
⁴⁸ But he answering said to him that spoke to him, Who is my mother, and who are my brethren?
⁴⁹ And, stretching out his hand to his disciples, he said, Behold my mother and my brethren;
⁵⁰ for whosoever shall do the will of my Father who is in [the] heavens, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.

Matthew - american standard version

Chapter 12

¹ At that season Jesus went on the sabbath day through the grainfields; and his disciples were hungry and began to pluck ears and to eat.
² But the Pharisees, when they saw it, said unto him, Behold, thy disciples do that which it is not lawful to do upon the sabbath.
³ But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was hungry, and they that were with him;
⁴ how he entered into the house of God, and ate the showbread, which it was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them that were with him, but only for the priests?
⁵ Or have ye not read in the law, that on the sabbath day the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are guiltless?
⁶ But I say unto you, that one greater than the temple is here.
⁷ But if ye had known what this meaneth, I desire mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.
⁸ For the Son of man is lord of the sabbath.
⁹ And he departed thence, and went into their synagogue:
¹⁰ and behold, a man having a withered hand. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day? that they might accuse him.
¹¹ And he said unto them, What man shall there be of you, that shall have one sheep, and if this 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 of more value than a sheep! Wherefore it is lawful to do good on the sabbath day.
¹³ Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored whole, as the other.
¹⁴ But the Pharisees went out, and took counsel against him, how they might destroy him.
¹⁵ And Jesus perceiving [it] withdrew from thence: and many 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 through Isaiah 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 declare judgment to the Gentiles.
¹⁹ He shall not strive, nor cry aloud; Neither shall any one 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 hope.
²² Then was brought unto him one possessed with a demon, blind and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the dumb man spake and saw.
²³ And all the multitudes were amazed, and said, Can this be the son of David?
²⁴ But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This man doth not cast out demons, but by Beelzebub the prince of the demons.
²⁵ And knowing their thoughts he 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 casteth out Satan, he is divided against himself; how then shall his kingdom stand?
²⁷ And if I by Beelzebub cast out demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges.
²⁸ But if I by the Spirit of God cast out demons, then is the kingdom of God come upon you.
²⁹ Or how can one enter into the house of the strong [man,] 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.
³¹ Therefore I say unto you, Every sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men; but the blasphemy against the Spirit shall not be forgiven.
³² And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him; but whosoever shall speak against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, nor in that which is to come.
³³ Either make the tree good, and its fruit good; or make the tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by its fruit.
³⁴ Ye offspring of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
³⁵ The good man out of his good treasure bringeth forth good things: and the evil man out of his evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.
³⁶ And 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 Pharisees answered him, saying, Teacher, 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 it but the sign of Jonah the prophet:
⁴⁰ for as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the whale; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
⁴¹ The men of Nineveh shall stand up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, a greater than Jonah 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 ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, a greater than Solomon is here.
⁴³ But the unclean spirit, when he is gone out of the man, passeth through waterless places, seeking rest, and findeth it not.
⁴⁴ Then he saith, I will return into my house 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 evil than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man becometh worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this evil generation.
⁴⁶ While he was yet speaking to the multitudes, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, seeking to speak to him.
⁴⁷ And one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, seeking to speak to 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 towards his disciples, and said, Behold, my mother and my brethren!
⁵⁰ For whosoever shall do the will of my Father who is in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.

Matthew - basic english

Chapter 12

¹ At that time Jesus went through the fields on the Sabbath day; and his disciples, being in need of food, were taking the heads of grain.
² But the Pharisees, when they saw it, said to him, See, your disciples do that which it is not right to do on the Sabbath.
³ But he said to them, Have you no knowledge of what David did when he had need of food, and those who were with him?
⁴ How he went into the house of God and took for food the holy bread which it was not right for him or for those who were with him to take, but only for the priests?
⁵ Or is it not said in the law, how the Sabbath is broken by the priests in the Temple and they do no wrong?
⁶ But I say to you that a greater thing than the Temple is here.
⁷ But if these words had been in your minds, My desire is for mercy and not for offerings, you would not have been judging those who have done no wrong.
⁸ For the Son of man is lord of the Sabbath.
⁹ And he went from there into their Synagogue:
¹⁰ And there was a man with a dead hand. And they put a question to him, saying, Is it right to make a man well on the Sabbath day? so that they might have something against him.
¹¹ And he said to them, Which of you, having a sheep, if it gets into a hole on the Sabbath day, will not put out a helping hand and get it back?
¹² Of how much more value is a man than a sheep! For this reason it is right to do good on the Sabbath day.
¹³ Then said he to the man, Put out your hand. And he put it out, and it was made as well as the other.
¹⁴ But the Pharisees went out and made designs against him, how they might put him to death.
¹⁵ And Jesus, having knowledge of this, went away from there, and a great number went after him; and he made them all well,
¹⁶ Ordering them not to give people word of him:
¹⁷ So that what was said by Isaiah the prophet might come true,
¹⁸ See my servant, the man of my selection, my loved one in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my Spirit on him, and he will make my decision clear to the Gentiles.
¹⁹ His coming will not be with fighting or loud cries; and his voice will not be lifted up in the streets.
²⁰ The crushed stem will not be broken by him; and the feebly burning light will he not put out, till he has made righteousness overcome all.
²¹ And in his name will the Gentiles put their hope.
²² Then they took to him one with an evil spirit, who was blind and had no power of talking: and he made him well so that he had the power of talking and seeing.
²³ And all the people were surprised and said, Is not this the Son of David?
²⁴ But the Pharisees, hearing of it, said, This man only sends evil spirits out of men by Beelzebub, the ruler of evil spirits.
²⁵ And having knowledge of their thoughts he said to them, Every kingdom having division in itself is made waste, and every town or house having division in itself will come to destruction.
²⁶ And if Satan sends out Satan, he makes war against himself; how then will he keep his kingdom?
²⁷ And if I by Beelzebub send evil spirits out of men, by whom do your sons send them out? So let them be your judges.
²⁸ But if I by the Spirit of God send out evil spirits, then is the kingdom of God come on you.
²⁹ Or how may one go into a strong man's house and take his goods, if he does not first put cords round the strong man? and then he may take his goods.
³⁰ Whoever is not with me is against me; and he who does not take part with me in getting people together, is driving them away.
³¹ So I say to you, Every sin and every evil word against God will have forgiveness; but for evil words against the Spirit there will be no forgiveness.
³² And whoever says a word against the Son of man, will have forgiveness; but whoever says a word against the Holy Spirit, will not have forgiveness in this life or in that which is to come.
³³ Make the tree good, and its fruit good; or make the tree bad, and its fruit bad; for by its fruit you will get knowledge of the tree.
³⁴ You offspring of snakes, how are you, being evil, able to say good things? because out of the heart's store come the words of the mouth.
³⁵ The good man out of his good store gives good things; and the evil man out of his evil store gives evil things.
³⁶ And I say to you that in the day when they are judged, men will have to give an account of every foolish word they have said.
³⁷ For by your words will your righteousness be seen, and by your words you will be judged.
³⁸ Then some of the scribes and Pharisees, hearing this, said to him, Master, we are looking for a sign from you.
³⁹ But he, answering, said to them, An evil and false generation is looking for a sign; and no sign will be given to it but the sign of the prophet Jonah:
⁴⁰ For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the stomach of the great fish, so will the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
⁴¹ The men of Nineveh will come up in the day of judging and give their decision against this generation: because they were turned from their sins at the preaching of Jonah; and now a greater than Jonah is here.
⁴² The queen of the South will come up in the day of judging and give her decision against this generation: for she came from the ends of the earth to give ear to the wisdom of Solomon; and now a greater than Solomon is here.
⁴³ But the unclean spirit, when he is gone out of a man, goes through dry places looking for rest, and getting it not.
⁴⁴ Then he says, I will go back into my house from which I came out; and when he comes, he sees that there is no one in it, but that it has been made fair and clean.
⁴⁵ Then he goes and takes with him seven other spirits worse than himself, and they go in and make it their living-place: and the last condition of that man is worse than the first. Even so will it be with this evil generation.
⁴⁶ While he was still talking to the people, his mother and his brothers came, desiring to have talk with him.
⁴⁷ And one said to him, See, your mother and your brothers are outside, desiring to have talk with you.
⁴⁸ But he in answer said to him who gave the news, Who is my mother and who are my brothers?
⁴⁹ And he put out his hand to his disciples and said, See, my mother and my brothers!
⁵⁰ For whoever does the pleasure of my Father in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.