1At that time, Jesus went out through the ripe grain on the Sabbath. And his disciples, being hungry, began to separate the grain and to eat.

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Deuteronomy 23:25, Deuteronomy 23:25, Mark 2:23, Mark 2:28, Mark 2:23

2Then the Pharisees, seeing this, said to him, “Behold, your disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbaths.”

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Matthew 12:10, Matthew 12:10, John 7:21, John 7:24, John 7:21

3But he said to them: “Have you not read what David did, when he was hungry, and those who were with him:

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1 Samuel 21:3, 1 Samuel 21:6, 1 Samuel 21:3, 1 Samuel 21:6, Luke 6:3

4how he entered the house of God and ate the bread of the Presence, which was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those who were with him, but only for the priests?

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Leviticus 24:5, Leviticus 24:9, Leviticus 24:5, Leviticus 24:9, Exodus 25:30

5Or have you not read in the law, that on the Sabbaths the priests in the temple violate the Sabbath, and they are without guilt?

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Numbers 28:9, Numbers 28:10, Numbers 28:9, Numbers 28:10, John 7:22

6But I say to you, that something greater than the temple is here.

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Matthew 12:41, Matthew 12:42, Matthew 12:41, Matthew 12:42, 1 Peter 2:4

7And if you knew what this means, ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,’ you would never have condemned the innocent.

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Hosea 6:6, Hosea 6:6, Matthew 9:13, Matthew 9:13, Micah 6:6

8For the Son of man is Lord even of the Sabbath.”

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Mark 2:28, Luke 6:5, Mark 2:28, Luke 6:5, John 5:17

9And when he had passed from there, he went into their synagogues.

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Luke 6:6, Luke 6:11, Mark 3:1, Mark 3:6, Luke 6:6

10And behold, there was a man who had a withered hand, and they questioned him, so that they might accuse him, saying, “Is it lawful to cure on the Sabbaths?”

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Luke 13:14, Luke 13:14, John 9:16, John 9:16, John 8:6

11But he said to them: “Who is there among you, having even one sheep, if it will have fallen into a pit on the Sabbath, would not take hold of it and lift it up?

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Deuteronomy 22:4, Deuteronomy 22:4, Luke 14:5, Luke 14:5, Luke 13:15

12How much better is a man than a sheep? And so, it is lawful to do good on the Sabbaths.”

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Matthew 6:26, Matthew 6:26, Luke 6:9, Luke 6:9, Mark 3:4

13Then he said to the man, “Extend your hand.” And he extended it, and it was restored to health, just like the other one.

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Luke 13:13, Luke 13:13, Acts 3:7, Acts 3:8, Acts 3:7

14Then the Pharisees, departing, took council against him, as to how they might destroy him.

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John 11:53, John 11:53, Luke 6:11, John 10:39, Mark 3:6

15But Jesus, knowing this, withdrew from there. And many followed him, and he cured them all.

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Mark 3:7, Mark 3:12, Mark 3:7, Mark 3:12, Matthew 10:23

16And he instructed them, lest they make him known.

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Matthew 9:30, Matthew 8:4, Matthew 17:9, Matthew 9:30, Matthew 8:4

17Then what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah was fulfilled, saying:

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Isaiah 42:1, Isaiah 42:4, Isaiah 42:1, Isaiah 42:4, Isaiah 42:9

18“Behold, my servant whom I have chosen, my beloved in whom my soul is well pleased. I will place my Spirit over him, and he shall announce judgment to the nations.

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Isaiah 42:1, Isaiah 42:1, Luke 4:18, Luke 4:18, Acts 10:38

19He shall not contend, nor cry out, neither shall anyone hear his voice in the streets.

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John 18:36, John 18:38, 2 Timothy 2:24, 2 Timothy 2:25, Matthew 11:29

20He shall not crush the bruised reed, and he shall not extinguish the smoking wick, until he sends forth judgment unto victory.

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Isaiah 42:3, Isaiah 42:4, Isaiah 42:3, Isaiah 42:4, Ezekiel 34:16

21And the Gentiles shall hope in his name.”

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Isaiah 11:10, Isaiah 11:10, Romans 15:12, Romans 15:13, Romans 15:12

22Then one who had a demon, who was blind and mute, was brought to him. And he cured him, so that he spoke and saw.

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Luke 11:14, Luke 11:15, Luke 11:14, Luke 11:15, Mark 7:35

23And all the crowds were stupefied, and they said, “Could this be the son of David?”

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Matthew 9:27, Matthew 9:27, John 4:29, Matthew 22:42, Matthew 22:43

24But the Pharisees, hearing it, said, “This man does not cast out demons, except by Beelzebub, the prince of the demons.”

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Mark 3:22, Mark 3:22, Matthew 9:34, Matthew 9:34, Luke 11:15

25But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said to them: “Every kingdom divided against itself will become desolate. And every city or house divided against itself will not stand.

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Galatians 5:15, Galatians 5:15, Jeremiah 17:10, Jeremiah 17:10, Matthew 9:4

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

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Colossians 1:13, Colossians 1:13, Revelation 20:2, Revelation 20:3, 1 John 5:19

27And if I cast out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your own sons cast them out? Therefore, they shall be your judges.

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Mark 9:38, Mark 9:39, Acts 19:13, Acts 19:16, Mark 9:38

28But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has arrived among you.

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Luke 11:20, Luke 11:20, Daniel 7:14, Daniel 7:14, Matthew 21:43

29Or how can anyone enter into the house of a strong man, and plunder his belongings, unless he first restrains the strong man? And then he will plunder his house.

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Isaiah 49:24, Isaiah 49:24, Luke 11:21, Luke 11:22, Mark 3:27

30Whoever is not with me, is against me. And whoever does not gather with me, scatters.

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Mark 9:40, Mark 9:40, Luke 11:23, Luke 11:23, Luke 9:50

31For this reason, I say to you: Every sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven men, but blasphemy against the Spirit shall not be forgiven.

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Luke 12:10, Luke 12:10, Mark 3:28, Mark 3:30, Mark 3:28

32And anyone who will have spoken a word against the Son of man shall be forgiven. But whoever will have spoken against the Holy Spirit shall not be forgiven, neither in this age, nor in the future age.

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Mark 3:29, Mark 3:29, Hebrews 10:26, Hebrews 10:29, Hebrews 6:4

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

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Luke 6:43, Luke 6:44, Luke 6:43, Luke 6:44, Matthew 7:16

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

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Luke 6:45, Luke 6:45, Matthew 15:18, Matthew 15:18, Ephesians 4:29

35A good man offers good things from a good storehouse. And an evil man offers evil things from an evil storehouse.

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Colossians 4:6, Proverbs 15:28, Colossians 4:6, Proverbs 15:28, Proverbs 15:4

36But I say to you, that for every idle word which men will have spoken, they shall render an account in the day of judgment.

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Ecclesiastes 12:14, Ecclesiastes 12:14, Romans 2:16, Romans 2:16, Revelation 20:12

37For by your words shall you be justified, and by your words shall you be condemned.”

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Proverbs 13:3, Proverbs 13:3, James 2:21, James 2:25, James 2:21

38Then certain ones from the scribes and the Pharisees responded to him, saying, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from you.”

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1 Corinthians 1:22, 1 Corinthians 1:22, Mark 8:11, Mark 8:12, Mark 8:11

39And answering, he said to them: “An evil and adulterous generation seeks a sign. But a sign will not be given to it, except the sign of the prophet Jonah.

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Matthew 16:4, Matthew 16:4, Luke 11:29, Luke 11:32, Luke 11:29

40For just as Jonah was in the belly of the whale for three days and three nights, so shall the Son of man be in the heart of the earth for three days and three nights.

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Jonah 1:17, Jonah 1:17, Matthew 27:63, Matthew 27:64, Matthew 27:63

41The men of Nineveh shall arise in judgment with this generation, and they shall condemn it. For, at the preaching of Jonah, they repented. And behold, there is a greater than Jonah here.

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Matthew 12:42, Matthew 12:42, Hebrews 11:7, Hebrews 11:7, Matthew 12:6

42The Queen of the South shall arise in judgment with this generation, and she shall condemn it. For she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon. And behold, there is a greater than Solomon here.

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1 Kings 10:1, 1 Kings 10:13, 1 Kings 10:1, 1 Kings 10:13, 2 Chronicles 9:1

43Now when an unclean spirit departs from a man, he walks through dry places, seeking rest, and he does not find it.

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Luke 11:24, Luke 11:26, Luke 11:24, Luke 11:26, Luke 8:28

44Then he says, ‘I will return to my house, from which I departed’. And arriving, he finds it vacant, swept clean, and decorated.

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1 John 4:4, 1 John 4:4, Revelation 13:8, Revelation 13:9, Psalms 81:11

45Then he goes and takes with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and live there. And in the end, the man becomes worse than he was at first. So, too, shall it be with this most wicked generation.”

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Luke 11:26, Luke 11:26, Hebrews 6:4, Hebrews 6:8, Hebrews 10:26

46While he was still speaking to the crowds, behold, his mother and his brothers were standing outside, seeking to speak with him.

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Matthew 13:55, Matthew 13:55, John 2:12, John 2:12, John 7:5

47And someone said to him: “Behold, your mother and your brothers are standing outside, seeking you.”

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48But responding to the one speaking to him, he said, “Which one is my mother, and who are my brothers?”

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Mark 3:32, Mark 3:33, Mark 3:32, Mark 3:33, Matthew 10:37

49And extending his hand to his disciples, he said: “Behold: my mother and my brothers.

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Mark 3:34, Mark 3:34, John 20:17, John 20:20, John 17:20

50For anyone who does the will of my Father, who is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.”

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Luke 8:21, Luke 8:21, Mark 3:35, Mark 3:35, John 15:14