Matthew 12:23-50 ▼

23 And all the crowds were amazed and were saying, “Is this the Son of David?”

24 And the Pharisees, having heard, said, “This man does not cast out the demons except by Beelzebul, ruler of the demons.”

25 And knowing their thoughts, He said to them, “Every kingdom having been divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house having been divided against itself will not stand.

26 And if Satan casts out Satan, he was divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand?

27 And if I cast out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your? sons cast them out? Because of this, they will be your? judges.

28 But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you?.

29 Or how is anyone able to enter into the house of the strong man and to plunder his goods, unless first he should bind the strong man? And then he will plunder his house.

30 The one not being with Me is against Me, and the one not gathering with Me scatters.

31 Because of this I say to you?, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men; but the blasphemy of the Spirit will not be forgiven.

32 And whoever may speak a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him; but whoever may speak against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him—neither in this age nor in the coming one.

33 Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree rotten and its fruit rotten. For by the fruit, the tree is known.

34 Offspring of vipers, how are you? able to speak good things, being evil? For out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.

35 The good man out of his good treasure puts forth good things, and the evil man out of his evil treasure puts forth evil things.

36 And I say to you? that every careless word that men will speak, they will give an account concerning it in the day of judgment.

37 For 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, we want to see a sign from You.”

39 And answering, He said to them, “An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah the prophet.

40 For just as Jonah was in the belly of the great fish three days and three nights, so the Son of Man will be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights.

41 The men of Nineveh will stand up in the judgment with this generation and will condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold, One greater than Jonah is here.

42 The Queen of the South will rise up in the judgment with this generation and will condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, One greater than Solomon is here.

43 Now when the unclean spirit may go out from the man, it passes through waterless places seeking rest and does not find it.

44 Then it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came out.’ And having come, it finds it being unoccupied, and swept, and put in order.

45 Then it goes and takes along with itself seven other spirits more evil than itself, and having entered, they dwell there; and the last of that man becomes worse than the first. So also will it be to this evil generation.”

46 Now in His still speaking to the crowds, behold, His mother and brothers had stood outside, seeking to speak to Him.

47 And someone said to Him, “Behold, Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside, seeking to speak to You.”

48 And answering, He said to the one speaking to Him, “Who is My mother, and who are My brothers?”

49 And having stretched out His hand to His disciples, He said, “Behold, My mother and My brothers.

50 For whoever shall do the will of My Father who is in the heavens, he is My brother and sister and mother.”