Matthew 12:1-21; Mark 3; Luke 6

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Matthew 12:1-21

1 At that time Jesus was walking through some fields of grain on a Sabbath day. His followers were hungry, so they began to pick the grain and eat it.

2 When the Pharisees saw this, they said to Jesus, "Look! Your followers are doing what is unlawful to do on the Sabbath day."

3 Jesus answered, "Have you not read what David did when he and the people with him were hungry?

4 He went into God's house, and he and those with him ate the holy bread, which was lawful only for priests to eat.

5 And have you not read in the law of Moses that on every Sabbath day the priests in the Temple break this law about the Sabbath day? But the priests are not wrong for doing that.

6 I tell you that there is something here that is greater than the Temple.

7 The Scripture says, 'I want kindness more than I want animal sacrifices.' You don't really know what those words mean. If you understood them, you would not judge those who have done nothing wrong.

8 "So the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath day."

9 Jesus left there and went into their synagogue,

10 where there was a man with a crippled hand. They were looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, so they asked him, "Is it right to heal on the Sabbath day?"

11 Jesus answered, "If any of you has a sheep, and it falls into a ditch on the Sabbath day, you will help it out of the ditch.

12 Surely a human being is more important than a sheep. So it is lawful to do good things on the Sabbath day."

13 Then Jesus said to the man with the crippled hand, "Hold out your hand." The man held out his hand, and it became well again, like the other hand.

14 But the Pharisees left and made plans to kill Jesus.

15 Jesus knew what the Pharisees were doing, so he left that place. Many people followed him, and he healed all who were sick.

16 But Jesus warned the people not to tell who he was.

17 He did these things to bring about what Isaiah the prophet had said:

18 "Here is my servant whom I have chosen. I love him, and I am pleased with him. I will put my Spirit upon him, and he will tell of my justice to all people.

19 He will not argue or cry out; no one will hear his voice in the streets.

20 He will not break a crushed blade of grass or put out even a weak flame until he makes justice win the victory.

21 In him will the non-Jewish people find hope."

Mark 3

1 Another time when Jesus went into a synagogue, a man with a crippled hand was there.

2 Some people watched Jesus closely to see if he would heal the man on the Sabbath day so they could accuse him.

3 Jesus said to the man with the crippled hand, "Stand up here in the middle of everyone."

4 Then Jesus asked the people, "Which is lawful on the Sabbath day: to do good or to do evil, to save a life or to kill?" But they said nothing to answer him.

5 Jesus was angry as he looked at the people, and he felt very sad because they were stubborn. Then he said to the man, "Hold out your hand." The man held out his hand and it was healed.

6 Then the Pharisees left and began making plans with the Herodiansn about a way to kill Jesus.

7 Jesus left with his followers for the lake, and a large crowd from Galilee followed him.

8 Also many people came from Judea, from Jerusalem, from Idumea, from the lands across the Jordan River, and from the area of Tyre and Sidon. When they heard what Jesus was doing, many people came to him.

9 When Jesus saw the crowds, he told his followers to get a boat ready for him to keep people from crowding against him.

10 He had healed many people, so all the sick were pushing toward him to touch him.

11 When evil spirits saw Jesus, they fell down before him and shouted, "You are the Son of God!"

12 But Jesus strongly warned them not to tell who he was.

13 Then Jesus went up on a mountain and called to him the men he wanted, and they came to him.

14 Jesus chose twelve men and called them apostles. He wanted them to be with him, and he wanted to send them out to preach

15 and to have the authority to force demons out of people.

16 These are the twelve men he chose: Simon (Jesus named him Peter),

17 James and John, the sons of Zebedee (Jesus named them Boanerges, which means "Sons of Thunder"),

18 Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot,

19 and Judas Iscariot, who later turned against Jesus.

20 Then Jesus went home, but again a crowd gathered. There were so many people that Jesus and his followers could not eat.

21 When his family heard this, they went to get him because they thought he was out of his mind.

22 But the teachers of the law from Jerusalem were saying, "Beelzebul is living inside him! He uses power from the ruler of demons to force demons out of people."

23 So Jesus called the people together and taught them with stories. He said, "Satan will not force himself out of people.

24 A kingdom that is divided cannot continue,

25 and a family that is divided cannot continue.

26 And if Satan is against himself and fights against his own people, he cannot continue; that is the end of Satan.

27 No one can enter a strong person's house and steal his things unless he first ties up the strong person. Then he can steal things from the house.

28 I tell you the truth, all sins that people do and all the things people say against God can be forgiven.

29 But anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; he is guilty of a sin that continues forever."

30 Jesus said this because the teachers of the law said that he had an evil spirit inside him.

31 Then Jesus' mother and brothers arrived. Standing outside, they sent someone in to tell him to come out.

32 Many people were sitting around Jesus, and they said to him, "Your mother and brothers are waiting for you outside."

33 Jesus asked, "Who are my mother and my brothers?"

34 Then he looked at those sitting around him and said, "Here are my mother and my brothers!

35 My true brother and sister and mother are those who do what God wants."

Luke 6

1 One Sabbath day Jesus was walking through some fields of grain. His followers picked the heads of grain, rubbed them in their hands, and ate them.

2 Some Pharisees said, "Why do you do what is not lawful on the Sabbath day?"

3 Jesus answered, "Have you not read what David did when he and those with him were hungry?

4 He went into God's house and took and ate the holy bread, which is lawful only for priests to eat. And he gave some to the people who were with him."

5 Then Jesus said to the Pharisees, "The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath day."

6 On another Sabbath day Jesus went into the synagogue and was teaching, and a man with a crippled right hand was there.

7 The teachers of the law and the Pharisees were watching closely to see if Jesus would heal on the Sabbath day so they could accuse him.

8 But he knew what they were thinking, and he said to the man with the crippled hand, "Stand up here in the middle of everyone." The man got up and stood there.

9 Then Jesus said to them, "I ask you, which is lawful on the Sabbath day: to do good or to do evil, to save a life or to destroy it?"

10 Jesus looked around at all of them and said to the man, "Hold out your hand." The man held out his hand, and it was healed.

11 But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law were very angry and discussed with each other what they could do to Jesus.

12 At that time Jesus went off to a mountain to pray, and he spent the night praying to God.

13 The next morning, Jesus called his followers to him and chose twelve of them, whom he named apostles:

14 Simon (Jesus named him Peter), his brother Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew,

15 Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Simon (called the Zealot),

16 Judas son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who later turned Jesus over to his enemies.

17 Jesus and the apostles came down from the mountain, and he stood on level ground. A large group of his followers was there, as well as many people from all around Judea, Jerusalem, and the seacoast cities of Tyre and Sidon.

18 They all came to hear Jesus teach and to be healed of their sicknesses, and he healed those who were troubled by evil spirits.

19 All the people were trying to touch Jesus, because power was coming from him and healing them all.

20 Jesus looked at his followers and said, "You people who are poor are happy, because the kingdom of God belongs to you.

21 You people who are now hungry are happy, because you will be satisfied. You people who are now crying are happy, because you will laugh with joy.

22 "People will hate you, shut you out, insult you, and say you are evil because you follow the Son of Man. But when they do, you will be happy.

23 Be full of joy at that time, because you have a great reward waiting for you in heaven. Their ancestors did the same things to the prophets.

24 "But how terrible it will be for you who are rich, because you have had your easy life.

25 How terrible it will be for you who are full now, because you will be hungry. How terrible it will be for you who are laughing now, because you will be sad and cry.

26 "How terrible when everyone says only good things about you, because their ancestors said the same things about the false prophets.

27 "But I say to you who are listening, love your enemies. Do good to those who hate you,

28 bless those who curse you, pray for those who are cruel to you.

29 If anyone slaps you on one cheek, offer him the other cheek, too. If someone takes your coat, do not stop him from taking your shirt.

30 Give to everyone who asks you, and when someone takes something that is yours, don't ask for it back.

31 Do to others what you would want them to do to you.

32 If you love only the people who love you, what praise should you get? Even sinners love the people who love them.

33 If you do good only to those who do good to you, what praise should you get? Even sinners do that!

34 If you lend things to people, always hoping to get something back, what praise should you get? Even sinners lend to other sinners so that they can get back the same amount!

35 But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without hoping to get anything back. Then you will have a great reward, and you will be children of the Most High God, because he is kind even to people who are ungrateful and full of sin.

36 Show mercy, just as your Father shows mercy.

37 "Don't judge other people, and you will not be judged. Don't accuse others of being guilty, and you will not be accused of being guilty. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.

38 Give, and you will receive. You will be given much. Pressed down, shaken together, and running over, it will spill into your lap. The way you give to others is the way God will give to you."

39 Jesus told them this story: "Can a blind person lead another blind person? No! Both of them will fall into a ditch.

40 A student is not better than the teacher, but the student who has been fully trained will be like the teacher.

41 "Why do you notice the little piece of dust in your friend's eye, but you don't notice the big piece of wood in your own eye?

42 How can you say to your friend, 'Friend, let me take that little piece of dust out of your eye' when you cannot see that big piece of wood in your own eye! You hypocrite! First, take the wood out of your own eye. Then you will see clearly to take the dust out of your friend's eye.

43 "A good tree does not produce bad fruit, nor does a bad tree produce good fruit.

44 Each tree is known by its own fruit. People don't gather figs from thornbushes, and they don't get grapes from bushes.

45 Good people bring good things out of the good they stored in their hearts. But evil people bring evil things out of the evil they stored in their hearts. People speak the things that are in their hearts.

46 "Why do you call me, 'Lord, Lord,' but do not do what I say?

47 I will show you what everyone is like who comes to me and hears my words and obeys.

48 That person is like a man building a house who dug deep and laid the foundation on rock. When the floods came, the water tried to wash the house away, but it could not shake it, because the house was built well.

49 But the one who hears my words and does not obey is like a man who built his house on the ground without a foundation. When the floods came, the house quickly fell and was completely destroyed."

Matthew 12:1-21; Mark 3; Luke 6

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