1 At that timewFor ver. 1-8, see Mark 2:23-28; Luke 6:1-5 Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry, andxDeut. 23:25 they began to pluck heads of grain and to eat. 2 But when the Pharisees saw it, they said to him,y[ver. 10; Luke 13:14; 14:3; John 5:10; 7:23; 9:16] “Look, your disciples are doingz[Ex. 20:9-11] what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath. ” 3 He said to them, a1 Sam. 21:1-6; See ch. 21:16 “Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, and those who were with him: 4 how he entered the house of God and atebEx. 25:30; Lev. 24:5-9 the bread of the Presence, which it was not lawful for him to eat nor for those who were with him, but only for the priests? 5 Or have you not readcNum. 28:9, 10; [1 Chr. 9:32; John 7:22, 23] in the Law how on the Sabbath the priests in the temple profane the Sabbath and are guiltless? 6 I tell you,dver. 41, 42; [ver. 8; Hag. 2:9; Mal. 3:1] something greater than the temple is here. 7 And if you had knownech. 9:13 what this means,fCited from Hos. 6:6; [Mic. 6:6-8] ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice, ’ you would not have condemned the guiltless. 8 Forg[ch. 9:6] the Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath. ”
9 He went on from there andhFor ver. 9-14, see Mark 3:1-6; Luke 6:6-11 entered their synagogue. 10 And a man was there with a withered hand. And they asked him,i[Luke 14:3]; See ver. 2 “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath? ” —j[Luke 11:54; 20:20; John 8:6] so that they might accuse him. 11 He said to them, “Which one of you who has a sheep,k[Ex. 23:4, 5; Deut. 22:4] if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will not take hold of it and lift it out? 12 lch. 6:26; 10:31 Of how much more value is a man than a sheep! Som[John 5:16, 17] it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath. ” 13 Then he said to the man, “Stretch out your hand. ” Andn[1 Kgs. 13:4] the man stretched it out, and it was restored, healthy like the other. 14 But the Pharisees went out and conspired against him, how to destroy him.
15 Jesus, aware of this,oMark 3:7; John 10:39; See ch. 10:23 withdrew from there. Andpch. 19:2 many followed him, and he healed them all 16 andqMark 1:25 (Gk.); 3:12; 8:30; Luke 4:41 (Gk.); 9:21; See ch. 8:4 ordered them not to make him known. 17 rSee ch. 1:22 This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah:
18 sCited from Isa. 42:1-3 “Behold, mytActs 4:27, 30 servant whom I have chosen,
my beloved with whom my soul is well pleased.
u[Isa. 61:1; Luke 4:18; John 3:34; Acts 10:38] I will put my Spirit upon him,
and he will proclaim justice to the Gentiles.
19 He will not quarrel or cry aloud,
nor will anyone hear his voice in the streets;
20 a bruised reed he will not break,
and a smoldering wick he will not quench,
until he brings justice to victory;
21 vIsa. 42:4 (Gk.); [Isa. 11:10; Rom. 15:12] and in his name the Gentiles will hope. ”
22 wFor ver. 22-24, see Luke 11:14, 15; [ch. 9:32-34] Then a demon-oppressed man who was blind and mute was brought to him, and he healed him, so that the man spoke and saw. 23 xJohn 4:29; 7:26, 31; See ch. 9:27 And all the people were amazed, and said,xJohn 4:29; 7:26, 31; See ch. 9:27 “Can this be the Son of David? ” 24 But when the Pharisees heard it, they said,yMark 3:22; See ch. 10:25 “It is only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, that this man casts out demons. ” 25 zSee ch. 9:4 Knowing their thoughts,aFor ver. 25-29, see Mark 3:23-27; Luke 11:17-22 he said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and no city or house divided against itself will stand. 26 And if Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand? 27 And if I cast out demons by Beelzebul,b[Acts 19:13] by whom doc[2 Kgs. 2:7] your sons cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges. 28 But if it isd[ver. 18] by the Spirit of God that I cast out demons, thenech. 19:24; 21:31, 43; Luke 17:21 the kingdom of God has come upon you. 29 OrfIsa. 49:24 how can someone enter a strong man's house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man? Then indeedg[Isa. 53:12] he may plunder his house. 30 hLuke 11:23; [Mark 9:40; Luke 9:50] Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters. 31 iFor ver. 31, 32, see Mark 3:28-30; [Luke 12:10; Heb. 6:4-6; 10:26; 1 John 5:16] Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven people, butj[Acts 7:51; Heb. 10:29] the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. 32 And whoever speaks a wordkch. 11:19; John 7:12; 9:24 against the Son of Manl1 Tim. 1:12, 13 will be forgiven, butj[See ver. 31 above] whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either inm[Eph. 1:21] this age or in the age to come.
33 nch. 7:16-20 Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad and its fruit bad,oLuke 6:43, 44 for the tree is known by its fruit. 34 pch. 3:7; 23:33 You brood of vipers! How can you speak good,qch. 7:11 when you are evil?rch. 15:18, 19; Luke 6:45; [ch. 13:52; Eph. 4:29] For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. 35 r[See ver. 34 above] The good person out of his good treasure brings forth good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure brings forth evil. 36 I tell you,s[Eph. 5:4, 11; 2 Pet. 1:8] on the day of judgmenttEccles. 12:14; Rom. 14:12; 1 Pet. 4:5 people will give account foruSee Acts 17:31 every careless word they speak, 37 forv[ch. 5:22; James 3:2-12] by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned. ”
38 Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered him, saying, “Teacher,wch. 16:1; Mark 8:11, 12; Luke 11:16; 23:8; John 2:18; 4:48; 6:30; 1 Cor. 1:22 we wish to see a sign from you. ” 39 But he answered them, xch. 16:4; For ver. 39-42, see Luke 11:29-32; [Mark 8:11, 12] “An evil andyIsa. 57:3; Mark 8:38; James 4:4 adulterous generation seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. 40 ForzJonah 1:17 just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish,a[ch. 17:22, 23] so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. 41 bJonah 1:2 The men of Nineveh will rise up at the judgment with this generation andcHeb. 11:7; [Jer. 3:11; Ezek. 16:51, 52; Rom. 2:27] condemn it, fordJonah 3:5 they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold,ever. 6 something greater than Jonah is here. 42 f1 Kgs. 10:1; 2 Chr. 9:1 The queen of the South will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold,e[See ver. 41 above] something greater than Solomon is here.
43 WhengFor ver. 43-45, see Luke 11:24-26 the unclean spirit has gone out of a person, it passes throughh[Ps. 63:1; Jer. 2:6] waterless places seeking rest, but finds none. 44 Then it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came. ’ And when it comes, it finds the house empty, swept, and put in order. 45 Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they enter and dwell there, andi2 Pet. 2:20-22; [John 5:14] the last state of that person is worse than the first. So also will it be with thisjver. 39 evil generation. ”
46 While he was still speaking to the people, behold,kFor ver. 46-50, see Mark 3:31-35; Luke 8:19-21 his mother and hislch. 13:55; Mark 6:3; John 2:12; 7:3, 5, 10; Acts 1:14; 1 Cor. 9:5; Gal. 1:19 brothers stood outside, asking to speak to him. 48 But he replied to the man who told him, “Who is my mother, and who are my brothers? ” 49 And stretching out his hand toward his disciples, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers! 50 Form[John 15:14; Heb. 2:11] whoevernch. 7:21; [Luke 11:28] does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother. ”