1At that time Jesus went on the sabbath day through the grainfields; and his disciples were hungry, and began to pluck the heads of grain, and to eat. 2But when the Pharisees saw it, they said to him, Behold, your disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the sabbath day. 3But he said to them, Have you not read what David did, when he was hungry, he and those who were with him; 4How he entered into the house of God, and ate the showbread, which was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those who were with him, but only for the priests? 5Or have you not read in the law, that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless? 6But I say to you, That in this place is one greater than the temple. 7But if you had known what this means, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, you would not have condemned the guiltless. 8For the Son of man is Lord of the sabbath. 9And when he departed from there, he went into their synagogue: 10And, behold, there was a man who had a withered hand. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath? that they might accuse him. 11And he said to them, What man is there among you, if he has one sheep, and if it falls into a pit on the sabbath day, will not lay hold of it, and lift it out? 12How much more valuable then is a man than a sheep? Therefore, it is lawful to do good on the sabbath. 13Then he said to the man, Stretch forth your hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored, whole like the other. 14Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they might destroy him. 15But Jesus, knowing this, withdrew from there: and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all; 16And charged them that they should not make him known: 17That what was spoken by Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, 18Behold 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 proclaim justice to the Gentiles. 19He shall not quarrel, nor cry out; nor shall any man hear his voice in the streets. 20A bruised reed he shall not break, and a smoking wick he shall not quench, until he brings justice to victory. 21And in his name shall the Gentiles hope. 22Then was brought to him one possessed by a devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, so that the blind and dumb man both spoke and saw. 23And all the people were amazed, and said, Is this not the son of David? 24But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow casts out devils only by Beelzebub, the prince of the devils. 25And 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: 26And if Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself; how then shall his kingdom stand? 27And if I cast out devils by Beelzebub, by whom do your children cast them out? therefore they shall be your judges. 28But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you. 29Or how can one enter a strong man's house, and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man? and then he will plunder his house. 30He who is not with me is against me; and he who does not gather with me scatters. 31Therefore I say to you, Every sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Spirit shall not be forgiven men. 32And whoever speaks a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, nor in the world to come. 33Either 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. 34You brood of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. 35A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good things: and an evil man out of his evil treasure brings forth evil things. 36But I say to you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account of on the day of judgment. 37For by your words you shall be justified, and by your words you shall be condemned. 38Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Teacher, we wish see a sign from you. 39But he answered them, An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign; and no sign shall be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonah: 40For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of a huge fish; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. 41The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and, behold, one greater than Jonah is here. 42The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the remotest parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, one greater than Solomon is here. 43When the unclean spirit has gone out of a man, it passes through dry places, seeking rest, and finds none. 44Then it says, I will return to my house from which I came; and when it comes, it finds it empty, swept, and put in order. 45Then it goes, and takes with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they enter in and live there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. So shall it also be with this wicked generation. 46While he was still talking to the people, behold, his mother and his brothers stood outside, desiring to speak with him. 47Then one said to him, Behold, your mother and your brothers stand outside, desiring to speak with you. 48But he answered and said to him who told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brothers? 49And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brothers! 50For whoever shall do the will of my Father who is in heaven is my brother, and sister, and mother.