1At that time Jesus went through the grain fields on the sabbath day. And His disciples were hungry, and began to pluck the heads [of grain] and to eat. 2But when the Pharisees saw, they said to Him, Behold, your disciples do that which it is not lawful to do on the sabbath day. 3But He said to them, Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, 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 [One] greater than the temple is in this place. 7But if you had known what [this] is, I desire mercy and not sacrifice, you would not have condemned those who are not guilty. 8For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath. 9And when He had departed from there, He went into their synagogue. 10And behold, a man having [a] withered hand. And they asked Him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbaths? This so that they might accuse Him. 11And He said to them, What man among you will be, who will have one sheep, and if it falls into a pit on the sabbaths, will he not lay hold on it and lift [it] out? 12How much better is a man then than a sheep? Therefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days. 13Then He said to the man, Stretch out your hand. And he stretched [it] out, and it was restored whole like the other. 14Then the Pharisees went out and held council against Him, as to how they might destroy Him. 15But when Jesus knew [it], He withdrew Himself from there. And great crowds followed Him, and He healed them all. 16And He warned them that they not make Him known, 17so that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying, 18Behold My Child whom I have chosen; My Beloved, in whom My soul is well pleased. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He shall declare judgment to the nations. 19He shall not strive, nor cry, nor shall any one hear His voice in the streets. 20He will not break a bruised reed, and He will not quench a smoking wick, until He sends out judgment to victory. 21And in His name the nations shall trust. 22Then one who had been demon-possessed was brought to Him, blind and dumb. And He healed him, so much so that the blind and dumb one both spoke and saw. 23And all the people were amazed and said, Is not this the son of David? 24But when the Pharisees heard, they said, This [one] does not cast out demons except by Beelzebub the ruler of the demons. 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? 27But if I cast out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your sons cast [them] out? Therefore they shall be your judges. 28But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come to you. 29Or else how can one enter into a strong man's house and spoil his goods, unless first he binds the strong one, 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. 31Therefore I say to you, All kinds of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven to men, but the blasphemy [against] the Holy Spirit shall not be forgiven to 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, either in this world or 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. 34Offspring 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 the heart brings out good things; and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings out evil things. 36But I say to you that every idle word, whatever men may speak, they shall give account of it in 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, Master, we want to see a sign from you. 39But He answered and said to them, An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign. And there shall be no sign given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. 40For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the huge fish, so the Son of man shall 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 proclaiming 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 uttermost 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, he walks through dry places seeking rest, and finds none. 44Then he said, I will return into my house from where I came out. And when he has come, he finds [it] empty, swept, and decorated. 45Then he goes and takes with him seven other spirits more evil than himself, and they enter in and live there. And the last [state] of that man is worse than the first. Even so it also shall be to this evil generation. 46But while He yet talked with 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. 48And He answered and said to him who told Him, Who is My mother? And who are My brothers? 49And He stretched out His hand toward His disciples and said, Behold, My mother and My brothers! 50For whoever shall do the will of My Father in Heaven, the same is My brother and sister and mother.