Matthew 12
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12:28 But if I by the Spirit of God cast out demons, then is the kingdom of God come upon you1.
12:29 Or how can one enter into the house of the strong [man,] and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong [man]? and then he will spoil his house.
12:30 He that is not with me is against me1, and he that gathereth not with me scattereth2.
12:31 Therefore I say unto you, Every sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men1; but the blasphemy against the Spirit shall not be forgiven.
12:32 And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him1; but whosoever shall speak against the Holy Spirit2, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, nor in that which is to come.
12:33 Either make the tree good, and its fruit good1; or make the tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by its fruit.
12:34 Ye offspring of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things1? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
12:35 The good man out of his good treasure bringeth forth good things: and the evil man out of his evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.
12:36 And I say unto you, that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment1.
12:37 For by thy words thou shalt be justified1, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.
12:38 Then certain of the scribes and Pharisees answered him, saying, Teacher, we would see a sign from thee1.
12:39 But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign1; and there shall no sign be given it but the sign of Jonah the prophet2:
12:40 for as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the whale1; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights2 in the heart of the earth3.
12:41 The men of Nineveh shall stand up in the judgment1 with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonah2; and behold, a greater than Jonah is here3.
12:42 The queen of the south1 shall rise up in the judgment2 with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the ends of the earth3 to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, a greater than Solomon is here4.
12:43 But the unclean spirit, when he is gone out of the man, passeth through waterless places, seeking rest, and findeth it not2.
12:44 Then he saith, I will return into my house1 whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished2.
12:45 Then1 goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits2 more evil than himself3, and they enter in and dwell there4: and the last state of that man becometh worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this evil generation5.
12:46 While he was yet speaking to the multitudes, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without1, seeking to speak to him.
12:47 And one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without1, seeking to speak to thee2.
12:48 But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren?
12:49 And he stretched forth his hand towards his disciples, and said, Behold, my mother and my brethren!
12:50 For whosoever shall do the will of my Father who is in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.