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¹ In that season, went Jesus, on, the sabbath, through the cornfields, - and, his disciples, hungered, and began to pluck ears of corn, and to eat.² But, the Pharisees, observing it, said unto him, Lo! thy disciples, are doing what is not allowed to do, on sabbath.³ And he said unto them, have ye never read what, David, did, when he hungered, and they who were with him? how⁴ he entered into the house of God and, the presence-bread, did eat, which it was not, allowable, for him to eat, nor for them who were with him, - save for the priests, alone?⁵ Or have ye not read, in the law, that, on the sabbaths, the priests, in the temple, the sabbath, profane, and are, blameless?⁶ But I say unto you, - Something greater than the Temple, is here!⁷ If, however, ye had known what this meaneth - Mercy, I desire, and not, sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the blameless;⁸ For, the Son of Man, is, Lord of the Sabbath.⁹ And, passing on from thence, he came into their synagogue;¹⁰ and lo! a man having, a withered hand, and they questioned him, saying, Is it allowable, on the sabbath, to heal? that they might accuse him.¹¹ And said unto them, What man, from among yourselves, shall there be, - Who shall have one sheep, and, if this should fall, on the sabbath, into a pit, will not lay hold of it, and raise it?¹² How much better, then, a man, than, a sheep? So that it is allowable, on the sabbath, nobly, to act.¹³ Then saith he unto the man, Stretch forth thy hand! And he stretched it forth, - and it was restored, whole, as the other.

¹⁴ And the Pharisees, going forth, took, counsel, against him, to the end that, him, they might destroy.¹⁵ But, Jesus, taking note, retired from thence, - and many followed him, and he cured them all;¹⁶ and straitly charged them, lest they should make him, manifest:¹⁷ that it might be fulfilled, which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying: - ¹⁸ Lo! my servant, whom I have chosen, My beloved, in whom, my soul, delighteth, - I will put my Spirit upon him, and, justice, unto the nations, will he report:¹⁹ He will not strive, nor will he cry out, nor shall any hear, in the broadways, his voice:²⁰ A bruised cane, will he not break, and, a smoking wick, will he not quench, - until he urge on, justice, to victory,²¹ And, in his name, shall nations hope.

²² Then they brought unto him, one demonized, blind and dumb, - and he cured him, so that the dumb did speak and see.²³ And all the multitudes were beside themselves, and were saying, Can, this one, be, the Son of David?²⁴ But, the Pharisees, hearing it, said, This one, doth not cast out the demons, save in Beelzebul ruler of the demons.²⁵ And, knowing their inward thoughts, he said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself, is laid waste, - and, no city or house divided against itself, will stand;²⁶ And, if, Satan, is casting, Satan, out, against himself, hath he become divided, - How then shall, his kingdom, stand?²⁷ And, if, I, in Beelzebul, am casting out the demons, In whom are, your sons, casting them out? Wherefore, they, shall be, judges of you.²⁸ But, if, in God's Spirit, I, am casting out the demons, then doubtless hath come upon you unawares, the kingdom of God!²⁹ Or how can one enter the house of the mighty and, seize his goods, unless, first, he bind the mighty one? and, then, his house, he will plunder.³⁰ He that is no with me, is, against me, - and, he that gathereth not with me, scattereth³¹ Wherefore, I say unto you, All sin and profane speaking, shall be forgiven unto men, - but, the speaking profanely of the Spirit, shall not be forgiven;³² And, whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of Man, it shall be forgiven him, - but, whosoever shall speak against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, either in this age, or the coming.³³ Either make the tree good, and its fruit good, or make the tree worthless, and its fruit worthless; for, from the fruit, the tree is known.³⁴ Broods of vipers! How can ye speak, good things, being, evil? For, out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaketh.³⁵ The good man, out of the good treasure, putteth forth, good things; and, the evil man, out of the evil treasure, putteth forth, evil things.³⁶ But I say unto you, That, every useless expression that men shall utter, they shall render, concerning it, an account, in a day of judgment;³⁷ For, by thy words, shalt thou be, justified, and, by thy words, shalt thou be condemned.

³⁸ Then, answered him, certain of the Scribes and Pharisees, saying, Teacher! we desire of thee, a sign, to behold.³⁹ But, he, answering, said unto them, A wicked and adulterous generation, a sign, doth seek, and, a sign, will not be, given, it, save the sign of Jonah the prophet.⁴⁰ For, just as was Jonah in the belly of the sea-monster three days and three nights, so, will be the Son of Man, in the heart of the earth, three days and three nights.⁴¹ Men of Nineveh, will rise up in the judgment, with this generation, and will condemn it, - because they repented into the proclamation of Jonah; and lo! something greater than Jonah, here.⁴² The queen of the south, will arise in the judgment with this generation and will condemn it - because she came out of the ends of the earth, to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and lo! something greater than Solomon, here. ⁴³ But, when the impure spirit goeth out of the man, it passeth through waterless places, seeking rest, - and findeth it not.⁴⁴ Then, it saith, Into my house, will I return whence I came out, - and, coming, findeth it empty and swept and adorned.⁴⁵ Then, it goeth, and taketh along with itself, seven diverse spirits, more wicked than itself, - and, entering, abideth there; and, the last state of that man, becometh, worse than the first. So, shall it be, with this, wicked, generation.

⁴⁶ While yet he was speaking unto the multitudes, lo! his mother and brethren, were standing without, seeking to speak with him.⁴⁷ And one said to him, Lo! thy mother and thy brethren, without, are standing, seeking, to speak, with thee.⁴⁸ But, he, answering, said unto him that was telling him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren?⁴⁹ And, stretching forth his hand towards his disciples, he said, Lo! my mother and my brethren!⁵⁰ For, whosoever shall do the will of my Father who is in the heavens, he, is my, brother, and sister, and mother.