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| Matthew 12:1 | About that time Jesus passed on the Sabbath through the wheatfields; and His disciples became hungry, and began to gather ears of wheat and eat them. | 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. | At 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. |
| Matthew 12:2 | But the Pharisees saw it and said to Him, "Look! your disciples are doing what the Law forbids them to do on the Sabbath." | 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. | But the Pharisees, when they saw it, said to him, "Behold, your disciples do what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath." |
| Matthew 12:3 | "Have you never read," He replied, "what David did when he and his men were hungry? | 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? | But he said to them, "Haven't you read what David did, when he was hungry, and those who were with him; |
| Matthew 12:4 | how he entered the House of God and ate the Presented Loaves, which it was not lawful for him or his men to eat, nor for any except the priests? | 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? | how 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? |
| Matthew 12:5 | And have you not read in the Law how on the Sabbath the priests in the Temple break the Sabbath without incurring guilt? | Or is it not said in the law, how the Sabbath is broken by the priests in the Temple and they do no wrong? | Or have you not read in the law, that on the Sabbath day, the priests in the temple profane the Sabbath, and are guiltless? |
| Matthew 12:6 | But I tell you that there is here that which is greater than the Temple. | But I say to you that a greater thing than the Temple is here. | But I tell you that one greater than the temple is here. |
| Matthew 12:7 | And if you knew what this means, `It is mercy I desire, not sacrifice' , you would not have condemned those who are without guilt. | 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. | But if you had known what this means, 'I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,' you would not have condemned the guiltless. |
| Matthew 12:8 | For the Son of Man is the Lord of the Sabbath." | For the Son of man is lord of the Sabbath. | For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath." |
| Matthew 12:9 | Departing thence He went to their synagogue, | And he went from there into their Synagogue: | He departed there, and went into their synagogue. |
| Matthew 12:10 | where there was a man with a shrivelled arm. And they questioned Him, "Is it right to cure people on the Sabbath?" Their intention was to bring a charge against Him. | 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. | And 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. |
| Matthew 12:11 | "Which of you is there," He replied, "who, if he has but a single sheep and it falls into a hole on the Sabbath, will not lay hold of it and lift it out? | 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? | He 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, will he not grab on to it, and lift it out? |
| Matthew 12:12 | Is not a man, however, far superior to a sheep? Therefore it is right to do good on the Sabbath." | Of how much more value is a man than a sheep! For this reason it is right to do good on the Sabbath day. | How much, then, is a man of more value than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath day." |
| Matthew 12:13 | Then He said to the man, "Stretch out your arm." And he stretched it out, and it was restored quite sound like the other. | Then said he to the man, Put out your hand. And he put it out, and it was made as well as the other. | Then he told the man, "Stretch out your hand." He stretched it out; and it was restored whole, just like the other. |
| Matthew 12:14 | But the Pharisees after leaving the synagogue consulted together against Him, how they might destroy Him. | But the Pharisees went out and made designs against him, how they might put him to death. | But the Pharisees went out, and took counsel against him, how they might destroy him. |
| Matthew 12:15 | Aware of this, Jesus departed elsewhere; and a great number of people followed Him, all of whom He cured. | And Jesus, having knowledge of this, went away from there, and a great number went after him; and he made them all well, | Jesus, perceiving that, withdrew from there. Great multitudes followed him; and he healed them all, |
| Matthew 12:16 | But He gave them strict injunctions not to blaze abroad His doings, | Ordering them not to give people word of him: | and charged them that they should not make him known: |
| Matthew 12:17 | that those words of the Prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled, | So that what was said by Isaiah the prophet might come true, | that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying, |
| Matthew 12:18 | "This is My servant whom I have chosen, My dearly loved One in whom My soul takes pleasure. I will put My spirit upon Him, and He will announce justice to the nations. | 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. | "Behold, my servant whom I have chosen; My beloved in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my Spirit on him, He will declare judgment to the Gentiles. |
| Matthew 12:19 | He will not wrangle or raise His voice, nor will His voice be heard in the broadways. | His coming will not be with fighting or loud cries; and his voice will not be lifted up in the streets. | He will not strive, nor shout; Neither will anyone hear his voice in the streets. |
| Matthew 12:20 | A crushed reed He will not utterly break, nor will He quench the still smouldering wick, until He has led on Justice to victory. | 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. | He won't break a bruised reed, He won't quench a smoking flax, Until he sends forth judgment to victory. |
| Matthew 12:21 | And on His name shall the nations rest their hopes." | And in his name will the Gentiles put their hope. | In his name, the Gentiles will hope." |
| Matthew 12:22 | At that time a demoniac was brought to Him, blind and dumb; and He cured him, so that the dumb man could speak and see. | 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. | Then there was brought to him one possessed by a demon, blind and mute, and he healed him, so that the blind and mute man both spoke and saw. |
| Matthew 12:23 | And the crowds of people were all filled with amazement and said, "Can this be the Son of David?" | And all the people were surprised and said, Is not this the Son of David? | All the multitudes were amazed, and said, "Can this be the son of David?" |
| Matthew 12:24 | The Pharisees heard it and said, "This man only expels demons by the power of Baal-zebul, the Prince of demons." | But the Pharisees, hearing of it, said, This man only sends evil spirits out of men by Beelzebub, the ruler of evil spirits. | But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, "This man does not cast out demons, except by Beelzebul, the prince of the demons." |
| Matthew 12:25 | Knowing their thoughts He said to them, "Every kingdom in which civil war has raged suffers desolation; and every city or house in which there is internal strife will be brought low. | 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. | Knowing 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. |
| Matthew 12:26 | And if Satan is expelling Satan, he has begun to make war on himself: how therefore shall his kingdom last? | And if Satan sends out Satan, he makes war against himself; how then will he keep his kingdom? | If Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand? |
| Matthew 12:27 | And if it is by Baal-zebul's power that I expel the demons, by whose power do your disciples expel them? They therefore shall be your judges. | 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. | If I by Beelzebul cast out demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges. |
| Matthew 12:28 | But if it is by the power of the Spirit of God that I expel the demons, it is evident that the Kingdom of God has come upon you. | But if I by the Spirit of God send out evil spirits, then is the kingdom of God come on you. | But if I by the Spirit of God cast out demons, then the kingdom of God has come on you. |
| Matthew 12:29 | Again, how can any one enter the house of a strong man and carry off his goods, unless first of all he masters and secures the strong man: then he will ransack his house. | 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. | Or how can one enter into the house of the strong man, and plunder his goods, except he first bind the strong man? Then he will plunder his house. |
| Matthew 12:30 | "The man who is not with me is against me, and he who is not gathering with me is scattering abroad. | 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. | "He who is not with me is against me, and he who doesn't gather with me, scatters. |
| Matthew 12:31 | This is why I tell you that men may find forgiveness for every other sin and impious word, but that for impious speaking against the Holy Spirit they shall find no forgiveness. | 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. | Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven men. |
| Matthew 12:32 | And whoever shall speak against the Son of Man may obtain forgiveness; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, neither in this nor in the coming age shall he obtain forgiveness." | 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. | 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 world, nor in that which is to come. |
| Matthew 12:33 | "Either grant the tree to be wholesome and its fruit wholesome, or the tree poisonous and its fruit poisonous; for the tree is known by its fruit. | 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. | "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. |
| Matthew 12:34 | O vipers' brood, how can you speak what is good when you are evil? For it is from the overflow of the heart that the mouth speaks. | 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. | You offspring of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks. |
| Matthew 12:35 | A good man from his good store produces good things, and a bad man from his bad store produces bad things. | The good man out of his good store gives good things; and the evil man out of his evil store gives evil things. | The good man out of his good treasure brings forth good things, and the evil man out of his evil treasure brings forth evil things. |
| Matthew 12:36 | But I tell you that for every careless word that men shall speak they will be held accountable on the day of Judgement. | 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. | I tell you that every idle word that men speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment. |
| Matthew 12:37 | For each of you by his words shall be justified, or by his words shall be condemned." | For by your words will your righteousness be seen, and by your words you will be judged. | For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned." |
| Matthew 12:38 | Then He was accosted by some of the Scribes and of the Pharisees who said, "Teacher, we wish to see a sign given by you." | Then some of the scribes and Pharisees, hearing this, said to him, Master, we are looking for a sign from you. | Then certain of the scribes and Pharisees answered, saying, "Teacher, we want to see a sign from you." |
| Matthew 12:39 | "Wicked and faithless generation!" He replied, "they clamour for a sign, but none shall be given to them except the sign of the Prophet Jonah. | 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: | But he answered them, "An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and there will no sign be given it but the sign of Jonah, the prophet. |
| Matthew 12:40 | For just as Jonah was three days in the sea-monster's belly, so will the Son of Man be three days in the heart of the earth. | 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. | For 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. |
| Matthew 12:41 | There will stand up men of Nineveh at the Judgement together with the present generation, and will condemn it; because they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and mark! there is One greater than Jonah here. | 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. | The 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. |
| Matthew 12:42 | The Queen of the south will awake at the Judgement together with the present generation, and will condemn it; because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and mark! there is One greater than Solomon here. | 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. | The 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. |
| Matthew 12:43 | "No sooner however has the foul spirit gone out of the man, then he roams about in places where there is no water, seeking rest but finding none. | But the unclean spirit, when he is gone out of a man, goes through dry places looking for rest, and getting it not. | But the unclean spirit, when he is gone out of the man, passes through waterless places, seeking rest, and doesn't find it. |
| Matthew 12:44 | Then he says, `I will return to my house that I left;' and he comes and finds it unoccupied, swept clean, and in good order. | 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. | Then he says, 'I will return into my house whence I came out,' and when he has come back, he finds it empty, swept, and put in order. |
| Matthew 12:45 | Then he goes and brings back with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they come in and dwell there; and in the end that man's condition becomes worse than it was at first. So will it be also with the present wicked generation." | 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. | Then he goes, and takes with himself seven other spirits more evil than himself, 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." |
| Matthew 12:46 | While He was still addressing the people His mother and His brothers were standing on the edge of the crowd desiring to speak to Him. | While he was still talking to the people, his mother and his brothers came, desiring to have talk with him. | While he was yet speaking to the multitudes, behold, his mother and his brothers stood outside, seeking to speak to him. |
| Matthew 12:47 | So some one told Him, "Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, and desire to speak to you." | And one said to him, See, your mother and your brothers are outside, desiring to have talk with you. | One said to him, "Behold, your mother and your brothers stand outside, seeking to speak to you." |
| Matthew 12:48 | "Who is my mother?" He said to the man; "and who are my brothers?" | But he in answer said to him who gave the news, Who is my mother and who are my brothers? | But he answered him who told him, "Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?" |
| Matthew 12:49 | And pointing to His disciples He added, "See here are my mother and my brothers. | And he put out his hand to his disciples and said, See, my mother and my brothers! | He stretched forth his hand towards his disciples, and said, "Behold, my mother and my brothers! |
| Matthew 12:50 | To obey my Father who is in Heaven that is to be my brother and my sister and my mother." | For whoever does the pleasure of my Father in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother. | For whoever will do the will of my Father who is in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother." |
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