Matthew 12

1 At that time Jesus went on the sabbath day through the corn; and his disciples were an hungred, and began to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat.
1 Ἐν ἐκείνῳ τῷ καιρῷ ἐπορεύθη ὁ Ἰησοῦς τοῖς σάββασιν διὰ τῶν σπορίμων· οἱ δὲ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ ἐπείνασαν, καὶ ἤρξαντο τίλλειν στάχυας καὶ ἐσθίειν.
2 But when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto him, Behold, thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the sabbath day.
2 Οἱ δὲ Φαρισαῖοι ἰδόντες εἶπον
WH εἶπαν
 αὐτῷ, Ἰδού, οἱ μαθηταί σου ποιοῦσιν ὃ οὐκ ἔξεστιν ποιεῖν ἐν σαββάτῳ.
3 But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was an hungred, and they that were with him;
3 Ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, Οὐκ ἀνέγνωτε τί ἐποίησεν Δαυίδ,
WH Δαυεὶδ
 ὅτε ἐπείνασεν αὐτὸς
WH omit
 καὶ οἱ μετ’ αὐτοῦ·
4 How he entered into the house of God, and
ℵB ⟨and they⟩
 did eat the shewbread, which
B ⟨a thing which it⟩
 was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them which were with him, but only for the priests?
4 πῶς εἰσῆλθεν εἰς τὸν οἶκον τοῦ θεοῦ, καὶ τοὺς ἄρτους τῆς προθέσεως ἔφαγεν, οὓς
WH ἔφαγον, ὃ
 οὐκ ἐξὸν ἦν αὐτῷ φαγεῖν, οὐδὲ τοῖς μετ’ αὐτοῦ, εἰ μὴ τοῖς ἱερεῦσιν μόνοις;
5 Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless?
5 Ἢ οὐκ ἀνέγνωτε ἐν τῷ νόμῳ, ὅτι τοῖς σάββασιν οἱ ἱερεῖς ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ τὸ σάββατον βεβηλοῦσιν, καὶ ἀναίτιοί εἰσιν;
6 But I say unto you, That in this place is one greater than the temple
ℵB ⟨something greater than the temple is here⟩
.
6 Λέγω δὲ ὑμῖν ὅτι τοῦ ἱεροῦ μεῖζόν ἐστιν ὧδε.
7 But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.
7 Εἰ δὲ ἐγνώκειτε τί ἐστιν, Ἔλεον
WH Ἔλεος
 θέλω καὶ οὐ θυσίαν, οὐκ ἂν κατεδικάσατε τοὺς ἀναιτίους.
8 For the Son of man is Lord even
ℵB omit
 of the sabbath day.
8 Κύριος γάρ ἐστιν τοῦ σαββάτου ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου.
9 And when he was departed thence, he went into their synagogue:
9 Καὶ μεταβὰς ἐκεῖθεν ἦλθεν εἰς τὴν συναγωγὴν αὐτῶν.
10 And, behold, there was a man which had his hand withered. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days? that they might accuse him.
10 Καὶ ἰδού, ἄνθρωπος ἦν τὴν
WH omit
 χεῖρα ἔχων ξηράν· καὶ ἐπηρώτησαν αὐτόν, λέγοντες, Εἰ ἔξεστιν
WH ἔξεστι
 τοῖς σάββασιν θεραπεύειν; ἵνα κατηγορήσωσιν αὐτοῦ.
11 And he said unto them, What man shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out?
11 Ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, Τίς ἔσται
WH [ἔσται]
 ἐξ ὑμῶν ἄνθρωπος, ὃς ἕξει πρόβατον ἕν, καὶ ἐὰν ἐμπέσῃ τοῦτο τοῖς σάββασιν εἰς βόθυνον, οὐχὶ κρατήσει αὐτὸ καὶ ἐγερεῖ;
12 How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.
12 Πόσῳ οὖν διαφέρει ἄνθρωπος προβάτου. Ὥστε ἔξεστιν τοῖς σάββασιν καλῶς ποιεῖν.
13 Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored whole, like as the other
ℵ omit
.
13 Τότε λέγει τῷ ἀνθρώπῳ, Ἔκτεινον [+]
WH σου
 τὴν χεῖρά σου.
WH omit
 Καὶ ἐξέτεινεν, καὶ ἀποκατεστάθη
WH ἀπεκατεστάθη
 ὑγιὴς ὡς ἡ ἄλλη.
14 Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council
ℵB ⟨took counsel⟩
 against him, how they might destroy him.
14 Οἱ
WH Ἐξελθόντες
 δὲ [+]
WH οἱ
 Φαρισαῖοι συμβούλιον ἔλαβον κατ’ αὐτοῦ ἐξελθόντες,
WH omit
 ὅπως αὐτὸν ἀπολέσωσιν.
15 But when Jesus knew it, he withdrew himself from thence: and great multitudes
ℵB ⟨many⟩
 followed him, and he healed them all;
15 Ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς γνοὺς ἀνεχώρησεν ἐκεῖθεν· καὶ ἠκολούθησαν αὐτῷ ὄχλοι
WH omit
 πολλοί, καὶ ἐθεράπευσεν αὐτοὺς πάντας,
16 And charged them that they should not make him known:
16 καὶ ἐπετίμησεν αὐτοῖς, ἵνα μὴ φανερὸν αὐτὸν ποιήσωσιν·
17 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,
17 ὅπως
WH ἵνα
 πληρωθῇ τὸ ῥηθὲν διὰ Ἠσαΐου τοῦ προφήτου, λέγοντος,
18 Behold 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 shew judgment to the Gentiles.
18 Ἰδού, ὁ παῖς μου ὃν ᾑρέτισα· ὁ ἀγαπητός μου εἰς
WH omit
 ὃν εὐδόκησεν ἡ ψυχή μου· θήσω τὸ πνεῦμά μου ἐπ’ αὐτόν, καὶ κρίσιν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν ἀπαγγελεῖ.
19 He shall not strive, nor cry; neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets.
19 Οὐκ ἐρίσει, οὐδὲ κραυγάσει· οὐδὲ ἀκούσει τις ἐν ταῖς πλατείαις τὴν φωνὴν αὐτοῦ.
20 A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory.
20 Κάλαμον συντετριμμένον οὐ κατεάξει, καὶ λίνον τυφόμενον οὐ σβέσει· ἕως ἂν ἐκβάλῃ εἰς νῖκος τὴν κρίσιν.
21 And in his name shall the Gentiles trust.
21 Καὶ τῷ ὀνόματι αὐτοῦ ἔθνη ἐλπιοῦσιν.
22 Then was
B ⟨they⟩
 brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and
ℵ omit
 dumb both
ℵ omit
 spake and saw.
22 Τότε προσηνέχθη
WH προσήνεγκαν
 αὐτῷ δαιμονιζόμενος, τυφλὸς
WH δαιμονιζόμενον τυφλὸν
 καὶ κωφός
WH κωφόν
· καὶ ἐθεράπευσεν αὐτόν, ὥστε τὸν τυφλὸν καὶ
WH omit
 κωφὸν καὶ
WH omit
 λαλεῖν καὶ βλέπειν.
23 And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David?
23 Καὶ ἐξίσταντο πάντες οἱ ὄχλοι καὶ ἔλεγον, Μήτι οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ υἱὸς Δαυίδ
WH Δαυείδ
;
24 But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub
ℵB ⟨Belzebul⟩
 the prince of the devils.
24 Οἱ δὲ Φαρισαῖοι ἀκούσαντες εἶπον, Οὗτος οὐκ ἐκβάλλει τὰ δαιμόνια, εἰ μὴ ἐν τῷ Βεελζεβοὺλ
WH Βεεζεβοὺλ
 ἄρχοντι τῶν δαιμονίων.
25 And Jesus
ℵB ⟨he⟩
 knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand:
25 Εἰδὼς δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς
WH omit
 τὰς ἐνθυμήσεις αὐτῶν εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, Πᾶσα βασιλεία μερισθεῖσα καθ’ ἑαυτῆς ἐρημοῦται· καὶ πᾶσα πόλις ἢ οἰκία μερισθεῖσα καθ’ ἑαυτῆς οὐ σταθήσεται.
26 And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how shall then his kingdom stand?
26 Καὶ εἰ ὁ Σατανᾶς τὸν Σατανᾶν ἐκβάλλει, ἐφ’ ἑαυτὸν ἐμερίσθη· πῶς οὖν σταθήσεται ἡ βασιλεία αὐτοῦ;
27 And if I by Beelzebub
ℵB ⟨Belzebul⟩
 cast out devils, by whom do your children cast them out? therefore they shall be your judges.
27 Καὶ εἰ ἐγὼ ἐν Βεελζεβοὺλ
WH Βεεζεβοὺλ
 ἐκβάλλω τὰ δαιμόνια, οἱ υἱοὶ ὑμῶν ἐν τίνι ἐκβάλλουσιν; Διὰ τοῦτο αὐτοὶ ὑμῶν
WH κριταὶ
 ἔσονται κριταί
WH ὑμῶν
.
28 But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you.
28 Εἰ δὲ ἐν πνεύματι θεοῦ ἐγὼ ἐκβάλλω τὰ δαιμόνια, ἄρα ἔφθασεν ἐφ’ ὑμᾶς ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ θεοῦ.
29 Or else how can one enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil his house.
29 Ἢ πῶς δύναταί τις εἰσελθεῖν εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν τοῦ ἰσχυροῦ καὶ τὰ σκεύη αὐτοῦ διαρπάσαι
WH ἁρπάσαι
, ἐὰν μὴ πρῶτον δήσῃ τὸν ἰσχυρόν; Καὶ τότε τὴν οἰκίαν αὐτοῦ διαρπάσει.
30 He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth
ℵ ⟨scattereth me⟩
 abroad.
30 Ὁ μὴ ὢν μετ’ ἐμοῦ κατ’ ἐμοῦ ἐστιν· καὶ ὁ μὴ συνάγων μετ’ ἐμοῦ σκορπίζει.
31 Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men
B ⟨you men⟩
: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men
ℵB omit
.
31 Διὰ τοῦτο λέγω ὑμῖν, Πᾶσα ἁμαρτία καὶ βλασφημία ἀφεθήσεται τοῖς ἀνθρώποις· ἡ δὲ τοῦ πνεύματος βλασφημία οὐκ ἀφεθήσεται τοῖς ἀνθρώποις.
WH omit
32 And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.
32 Καὶ ὃς ἐὰν εἴπῃ λόγον κατὰ τοῦ υἱοῦ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου, ἀφεθήσεται αὐτῷ· ὃς δ’ ἂν εἴπῃ κατὰ τοῦ πνεύματος τοῦ ἁγίου, οὐκ ἀφεθήσεται αὐτῷ, οὔτε ἐν [+]
WH τούτῳ
 τῷ νῦν
WH omit
 αἰῶνι οὔτε ἐν τῷ μέλλοντι.
33 Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit.
33 Ἢ ποιήσατε τὸ δένδρον καλόν, καὶ τὸν καρπὸν αὐτοῦ καλόν, ἢ ποιήσατε τὸ δένδρον σαπρόν, καὶ τὸν καρπὸν αὐτοῦ σαπρόν· ἐκ γὰρ τοῦ καρποῦ τὸ δένδρον γινώσκεται.
34 O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
34 Γεννήματα ἐχιδνῶν, πῶς δύνασθε ἀγαθὰ λαλεῖν, πονηροὶ ὄντες; Ἐκ γὰρ τοῦ περισσεύματος τῆς καρδίας τὸ στόμα λαλεῖ.
35 A good man out of the good treasure of the heart
ℵB omit
 bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.
35 Ὁ ἀγαθὸς ἄνθρωπος ἐκ τοῦ ἀγαθοῦ θησαυροῦ ἐκβάλλει ἀγαθά· καὶ ὁ πονηρὸς ἄνθρωπος ἐκ τοῦ πονηροῦ θησαυροῦ ἐκβάλλει πονηρά.
36 But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
36 Λέγω δὲ ὑμῖν ὅτι πᾶν ῥῆμα ἀργόν, ὃ ἐὰν λαλήσωσιν
WH λαλήσουσιν
 οἱ ἄνθρωποι, ἀποδώσουσιν περὶ αὐτοῦ λόγον ἐν ἡμέρᾳ κρίσεως.
37 For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy
ℵ omit
 words thou shalt be condemned.
37 Ἐκ γὰρ τῶν λόγων σου δικαιωθήσῃ, καὶ ἐκ τῶν λόγων σου καταδικασθήσῃ.
38 Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees
B omit
 answered
ℵB ⟨answered him⟩
, saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee.
38 Τότε ἀπεκρίθησάν [+]
WH αὐτῷ
 τινες τῶν γραμματέων καὶ Φαρισαίων, λέγοντες, Διδάσκαλε, θέλομεν ἀπὸ σοῦ σημεῖον ἰδεῖν.
39 But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas:
39 Ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, Γενεὰ πονηρὰ καὶ μοιχαλὶς σημεῖον ἐπιζητεῖ· καὶ σημεῖον οὐ δοθήσεται αὐτῇ, εἰ μὴ τὸ σημεῖον Ἰωνᾶ τοῦ προφήτου.
40 For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
40 Ὥσπερ γὰρ ἦν Ἰωνᾶς ἐν τῇ κοιλίᾳ τοῦ κήτους τρεῖς ἡμέρας καὶ τρεῖς νύκτας, οὕτως ἔσται ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ τῆς γῆς τρεῖς ἡμέρας καὶ τρεῖς νύκτας.
41 The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.
41 Ἄνδρες Νινευῖται
WH Νινευεῖται
 ἀναστήσονται ἐν τῇ κρίσει μετὰ τῆς γενεᾶς ταύτης καὶ κατακρινοῦσιν αὐτήν· ὅτι μετενόησαν εἰς τὸ κήρυγμα Ἰωνᾶ, καὶ ἰδού, πλεῖον Ἰωνᾶ ὧδε.
42 The 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, a greater than Solomon is here.
42 Βασίλισσα νότου ἐγερθήσεται ἐν τῇ κρίσει μετὰ τῆς γενεᾶς ταύτης καὶ κατακρινεῖ αὐτήν· ὅτι ἦλθεν ἐκ τῶν περάτων τῆς γῆς ἀκοῦσαι τὴν σοφίαν Σολομῶνος· καὶ ἰδού, πλεῖον Σολομῶνος ὧδε.
43 When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none.
43 Ὅταν δὲ τὸ ἀκάθαρτον πνεῦμα ἐξέλθῃ ἀπὸ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου, διέρχεται δι’ ἀνύδρων τόπων, ζητοῦν ἀνάπαυσιν, καὶ οὐχ εὑρίσκει.
44 Then he saith, I will return into my house from whence I came out; and when he is come,
ℵ* omit
 he findeth it empty, swept
ℵ ⟨and swept⟩
, and garnished.
44 Τότε λέγει, Ἐπιστρέψω
WH omit
 εἰς τὸν οἶκόν μου [+]
WH ἐπιστρέψω
 ὅθεν ἐξῆλθον. Καὶ ἐλθὸν εὑρίσκει σχολάζοντα, [+]
WH [καὶ]
 σεσαρωμένον καὶ κεκοσμημένον.
45 Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation.
45 Τότε πορεύεται καὶ παραλαμβάνει μεθ’ ἑαυτοῦ ἑπτὰ ἕτερα πνεύματα πονηρότερα ἑαυτοῦ, καὶ εἰσελθόντα κατοικεῖ ἐκεῖ· καὶ γίνεται τὰ ἔσχατα τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἐκείνου χείρονα τῶν πρώτων. Οὕτως ἔσται καὶ τῇ γενεᾷ ταύτῃ τῇ πονηρᾷ.
46 While he yet talked to the people, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him
ℵ* omit
.
46 Ἔτι δὲ
WH omit
 αὐτοῦ λαλοῦντος τοῖς ὄχλοις, ἰδού, ἡ μήτηρ καὶ οἱ ἀδελφοὶ αὐτοῦ εἱστήκεισαν
WH ἱστήκεισαν
 ἔξω, ζητοῦντες αὐτῷ λαλῆσαι.
47 Then one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak with thee.
ℵ*B omit; ℵ2 ⟨Then said one of his disciples, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee⟩
47 Εἶπεν δέ τις αὐτῷ, Ἰδού, ἡ μήτηρ σου καὶ οἱ ἀδελφοί σου ἔξω ἑστήκασιν, ζητοῦντές σοι λαλῆσαι.
WH omit
48 But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren?
48 Ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν τῷ εἰπόντι
WH λέγοντι
 αὐτῷ, Τίς ἐστιν ἡ μήτηρ μου; Καὶ τίνες εἰσὶν οἱ ἀδελφοί μου;
49 And he stretched forth his
ℵ* ⟨the⟩
 hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!
49 Καὶ ἐκτείνας τὴν χεῖρα αὐτοῦ
WH [αὐτοῦ]
 ἐπὶ τοὺς μαθητὰς αὐτοῦ εἶπεν, Ἰδού, ἡ μήτηρ μου καὶ οἱ ἀδελφοί μου.
50 For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.
50 Ὅστις γὰρ ἂν ποιήσῃ τὸ θέλημα τοῦ πατρός μου τοῦ ἐν οὐρανοῖς, αὐτός μου ἀδελφὸς καὶ ἀδελφὴ καὶ μήτηρ ἐστίν.
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About the Greek Text

The Greek text displayed here follows The New Testament in the Original Greek: Byzantine Textform, edited by Maurice A. Robinson and William G. Pierpont (2nd ed., 2018). This has been collated, however, with the Greek text of Westcott and Hort (first published in 1881), and the variants are recorded in the notes.