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Matthew Chapter 12

Noyes
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THE GOSPEL

Matthew 12

1At that time Jesus went on the sabbath through the grain-fields; and his disciples were hungry, and began to pluck the ears of grain, and to eat.
Deuteronomy 23:25, Deuteronomy 23:25, Mark 2:23, Mark 2:28, Mark 2:23
2But the Pharisees, seeing it, said to him, Lo! thy disciples are doing that which it is not lawful to do on the sabbath.
Matthew 12:10, Matthew 12:10, John 7:21, John 7:24, John 7:21
3But he said to them, Have ye not read what David did, when he and those who were with him were hungry?
1 Samuel 21:3, 1 Samuel 21:6, 1 Samuel 21:3, 1 Samuel 21:6, Luke 6:3
4how he went into the house of God, and they ate the show-bread, which it was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those who were with him, but for the priests alone?
Leviticus 24:5, Leviticus 24:9, Leviticus 24:5, Leviticus 24:9, Exodus 25:30
5Or have ye not read in the Law, that on the sabbaths the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless?
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.
Matthew 12:41, Matthew 12:42, Matthew 12:41, Matthew 12:42, 1 Peter 2:4
7But if ye had known what this meaneth, "I desire mercy and not sacrifice," ye would not have condemned the guiltless.
Hosea 6:6, Hosea 6:6, Matthew 9:13, Matthew 9:13, Micah 6:6
8For the Son of man is lord of the sabbath.
Mark 2:28, Luke 6:5, Mark 2:28, Luke 6:5, John 5:17
9And departing thence, he went into their synagogue.
Luke 6:6, Luke 6:11, Mark 3:1, Mark 3:6, Luke 6:6
10And, lo! there was a man having a withered hand. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath? that they might accuse him.
Luke 13:14, Luke 13:14, John 9:16, John 9:16, John 8:6
11And he said to them, Who of you that owneth one sheep, if it fall into a pit on the sabbath, will not lay hold of it, and lift it out?
Deuteronomy 22:4, Deuteronomy 22:4, Luke 14:5, Luke 14:5, Luke 13:15
12Of how much more worth now is a man than a sheep! So then it is lawful to do well on the sabbath.
Matthew 6:26, Matthew 6:26, Luke 6:9, Luke 6:9, Mark 3:4
13Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored sound as the other.
Luke 13:13, Luke 13:13, Acts 3:7, Acts 3:8, Acts 3:7
14Then the Pharisees went out, and consulted together against him, how they might destroy him.
John 11:53, John 11:53, Luke 6:11, John 10:39, Mark 3:6
15But Jesus, knowing it, withdrew from thence; and many followed him; and he healed them all,
Mark 3:7, Mark 3:12, Mark 3:7, Mark 3:12, Matthew 10:23
16and strictly charged them not to make him known;
Matthew 9:30, Matthew 8:4, Matthew 17:9, Matthew 9:30, Matthew 8:4
17that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,
Isaiah 42:1, Isaiah 42:4, Isaiah 42:1, Isaiah 42:4, Isaiah 42:9
18"Behold my servant, whom I chose; my beloved, with whom my soul is well pleased; I will put my Spirit upon him, and he will declare judgment to the nations.
Isaiah 42:1, Isaiah 42:1, Luke 4:18, Luke 4:18, Acts 10:38
19He will not strive, nor cry aloud, nor will any one hear his voice in the streets.
John 18:36, John 18:38, 2 Timothy 2:24, 2 Timothy 2:25, Matthew 11:29
20A bruised reed he will not break, and smoking flax he will not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory.
Isaiah 42:3, Isaiah 42:4, Isaiah 42:3, Isaiah 42:4, Ezekiel 34:16
21And in his name will nations hope."
Isaiah 11:10, Isaiah 11:10, Romans 15:12, Romans 15:13, Romans 15:12
22Then was brought to him one possessed by a demon, blind and dumb; and he healed him, so that the dumb man spoke and saw.
Luke 11:14, Luke 11:15, Luke 11:14, Luke 11:15, Mark 7:35
23And all the multitudes were amazed, and said, Is this the son of David?
Matthew 9:27, Matthew 9:27, John 4:29, Matthew 22:42, Matthew 22:43
24But the Pharisees, hearing it, said, This man doth not cast out the demons, except through Beelzebul, the prince of the demons.
Mark 3:22, Mark 3:22, Matthew 9:34, Matthew 9:34, Luke 11:15
25And he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and no city or house divided against itself will stand.
Galatians 5:15, Galatians 5:15, Jeremiah 17:10, Jeremiah 17:10, Matthew 9:4
26And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how then shall his kingdom stand?
Colossians 1:13, Colossians 1:13, Revelation 20:2, Revelation 20:3, 1 John 5:19
27And if I cast out the demons through Beelzebul, through whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore shall they be judges of you.
Mark 9:38, Mark 9:39, Acts 19:13, Acts 19:16, Mark 9:38
28But if I cast out the demons through the Spirit of God, then hath the kingdom of God already come to you.
Luke 11:20, Luke 11:20, Daniel 7:14, Daniel 7:14, Matthew 21:43
29Or how can one enter into a strong man’s house, and seize upon his goods, unless he first bind the strong man, and then plunder his house?
Isaiah 49:24, Isaiah 49:24, Luke 11:21, Luke 11:22, Mark 3:27
30He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad.
Mark 9:40, Mark 9:40, Luke 11:23, Luke 11:23, Luke 9:50
31Therefore I say to you, All manner of sin and evil-speaking will be forgiven to men; but blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.
Luke 12:10, Luke 12:10, Mark 3:28, Mark 3:30, Mark 3:28
32And whoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it will be forgiven him; but whoever speaketh against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, either in this world, or in the world to come.
Mark 3:29, Mark 3:29, Hebrews 10:26, Hebrews 10:29, Hebrews 6:4
33Either say that the tree is good, and its fruit good; or say that the tree is bad, and its fruit bad; for the tree is known by its fruit. Brood of vipers!
Luke 6:43, Luke 6:44, Luke 6:43, Luke 6:44, Matthew 7:16
34How can ye, evil as ye are, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
Luke 6:45, Luke 6:45, Matthew 15:18, Matthew 15:18, Ephesians 4:29
35The good man, from his good treasure, bringeth out good things; and the evil man, from his evil treasure, bringeth out evil things.
Colossians 4:6, Proverbs 15:28, Colossians 4:6, Proverbs 15:28, Proverbs 15:4
36And I say to you, that for every idle word that men shall speak, they will give account in the day of judgment.
Ecclesiastes 12:14, Ecclesiastes 12:14, Romans 2:16, Romans 2:16, Revelation 20:12
37For by thy words thou wilt be justified, and by thy words thou wilt be condemned.
Proverbs 13:3, Proverbs 13:3, James 2:21, James 2:25, James 2:21
38Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered him, saying, Teacher, we wish to see a sign from thee.
1 Corinthians 1:22, 1 Corinthians 1:22, Mark 8:11, Mark 8:12, Mark 8:11
39But he answered and said to them, A wicked and adulterous generation is seeking for a sign; and no sign will be given to it, but the sign of Jonah the prophet.
Matthew 16:4, Matthew 16:4, Luke 11:29, Luke 11:32, Luke 11:29
40For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
Jonah 1:17, Jonah 1:17, Matthew 27:63, Matthew 27:64, Matthew 27:63
41The 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, lo! something more than Jonah is here.
Matthew 12:42, Matthew 12:42, Hebrews 11:7, Hebrews 11:7, Matthew 12:6
42The 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 lo! something more than Solomon is here.
1 Kings 10:1, 1 Kings 10:13, 1 Kings 10:1, 1 Kings 10:13, 2 Chronicles 9:1
43But when the unclean spirit is gone out from a man, it goeth through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth it not.
Luke 11:24, Luke 11:26, Luke 11:24, Luke 11:26, Luke 8:28
44Then it saith, I will return to my house whence I came out. And on coming, it findeth it empty, and swept, and put in order.
1 John 4:4, 1 John 4:4, Revelation 13:8, Revelation 13:9, Psalms 81:11
45Then it goeth and taketh with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they enter in, and dwell there; and the last state of that man becometh worse than the first. So will it be also with this wicked generation.
Luke 11:26, Luke 11:26, Hebrews 6:4, Hebrews 6:8, Hebrews 10:26
46While he was yet speaking to the multitudes, lo! his mother and his brothers were standing without, seeking to speak with him.
Matthew 13:55, Matthew 13:55, John 2:12, John 2:12, John 7:5
47And one said to him, Behold, thy mother and thy brothers are standing without, seeking to speak with thee.
48But he answered and said to him that told him, Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?
Mark 3:32, Mark 3:33, Mark 3:32, Mark 3:33, Matthew 10:37
49And stretching forth his hand toward his disciples, be said, Behold, my mother and my brothers!
Mark 3:34, Mark 3:34, John 20:17, John 20:20, John 17:20
50For whoever doeth the will of my Father who is in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.
Luke 8:21, Luke 8:21, Mark 3:35, Mark 3:35, John 15:14

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