1 At  that  time  Jesus  went  on the sabbath day  through  the corn  ; and  his  disciples  were a hungred  , and  began  to pluck  the ears of corn  , and  to eat  2 But  when the Pharisees  saw  [it], they said  to him  , See  , your  disciples  do  that which  is  not  lawful  to do  on  the sabbath day  3 But  he said  to them  , Have you  not  read  what  David  did  , when  he  was a hungred  , and  they  that were with him  4 How  he entered into  +  the house  of God  , and  did eat  the showbread  +  , which  was  not  lawful  for him  to eat  , neither for  them which  were with him  , but  only  for the priests  5 Or  have you  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  to you  , That  in this place  is [one]  greater than  the temple  7 But  if  you had known  what  [this] means  , I will have  mercy  , and  not  sacrifice  , you 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  from there  , he went  into  their  synagogue  10 And  , see  , 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  to them  , What  man  will there be  among  you  , that  will 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  ? why  it is lawful  to do  well  on the sabbath days  13 Then  said  he to the man  , Stretch forward  your  hand  . And  he stretched [it] forward  ; 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 there  : 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 See  my  servant  , who  I have chosen  ; my  beloved  , in  who  my  soul  is well pleased  : I will put  my  spirit  on  him  , and  he will show  judgment  to the Gentiles  19 He will  not  strive  , nor  cry  ; neither  will any man  hear  his  voice  in  the streets  20 A bruised  reed  will he  not  break  , and  smoking  flax  will he  not  quench  , till  +  he send forward  judgment  to  victory  21 And  in  his  name  will  the Gentiles  trust  22 Then  was brought  to him  one possessed with a devil  , blind  , and  dumb  : and  he healed  him  , so much 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  [fellow] does  not  cast out  devils  , but  by  Beelzebub  the prince  of the devils  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  will  not  stand  26 And  if  Satan  cast out  Satan  , he is divided  against  himself  ; how  will  then  his  kingdom  stand  27 And  if  I  by  Beelzebub  cast out  devils  , by  who  do your  children  cast [them] out  ? therefore  +  they  will be  your  judges  28 But  if  I  cast out  devils  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  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 gathers  not  with  me  scatters abroad  31 why  +  I say  to you  , All manner of  sin  and  blasphemy  will be forgiven  to men  : but  the blasphemy  [against] the [Holy] Ghost  will  not  be forgiven  to men  32 And  whoever  +  speaks  a word  against  the Son  of man  , it will be forgiven  him  : but  whoever  +  speaks  against  the Holy  Ghost  , it will  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 you  , being  evil  , speak  good things  ? for  out of  the abundance  of the heart  the mouth  speaks  35 A good  man  out of  the good  treasure  of the heart  brings forward  good things  : and  an evil  man  out of  the evil  treasure  brings forward  evil things  36 But  I say  to you  , That  every  idle  word  that  +  men  will speak  , they will give  account  of it  +  in  the day  of judgment  37 For  by  your  words  you will be justified  , and  by  your  words  you will be condemned  38 Then  certain  of the scribes  and  of the Pharisees  answered  , saying  , Master  , we would  see  a sign  from  you  39 But  he answered  and said  to them  , An evil  and  adulterous  generation  seeks after  a sign  ; and  there will 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  will the Son  of man  be  three  days  and  three  nights  in  the heart  of the earth  41 The men  of Nineveh  will rise  in  judgment  with  this  generation  , and  will condemn  it  : because  they repented  at  the preaching  of Jonas  ; and  , see  , a greater than  Jonas  [is] here  42 The queen  of the south  will rise up  in  the judgment  with  this  generation  , and  will condemn  it  : for  she came  from  the uttermost parts  of the earth  to hear  the wisdom  of Solomon  ; and  , see  , a greater than  Solomon  [is] here  43 +  When  the unclean  spirit  is gone  out of  a man  , he walks  through  dry  places  , seeking  rest  , and  finds  none  44 Then  he said  , I will return  into  my  house  from where  I came out  ; and  when he is come  , he finds  [it] empty  , swept  , and  garnished  45 Then  goes he  , and  takes  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  will it be  also  to this  wicked  generation  46 While  he  yet  talked  to the people  , see  , [his] mother  and  his  brothers  stood  without  , desiring  to speak  with him  47 Then  one  said  to him  , See  , your  mother  and  your  brothers  stand  without  , desiring  to speak  with you  48 But  he answered  and said  to him that told  him  , Who  is  my  mother  ? and  who  are  my  brothers  49 And  he stretched See  his  hand  toward  his  disciples  , and said  , See  my  mother  and  my  brothers  50 For  whoever  +  will do  the will  of my  Father  which  is in  heaven  , the same  is  my  brother  , and  sister  , and  mother