Dual Panel1At that time Jesus went through the grain fields on the Sabbath. And his disciples were hungry, and they began to pluck off heads of grain and eat [them].
2But [when] the Pharisees saw [it], they said to him, "Behold, your disciples are doing what it is not permitted to do on the Sabbath!
3So he said to them, "Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, and those with him,
4how he entered into the house of God and ate the bread of the presentation, which it was not permitted for him or for those with him to eat, but only for the priests?
5Or have you not read in the law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple violate the sanctity of the Sabbath and are guiltless?
6But I tell you that [something] greater than the temple is here!
7And if you had known what _it means_, ’I want mercy and not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the guiltless.
8For the Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath.
9And going on from there he came into their synagogue.
10And behold, [there was] a man who had a withered hand, and they asked him, saying, "Is it permitted to heal on the Sabbath?" in order that they could accuse him.
11But he said to them, "What man will there be among you who will have one sheep and if this one fell into a pit on the Sabbath, will not take hold of it and lift [it] out?
12Then to what degree [is] a man worth more than a sheep? So then, it is permitted to do good on the Sabbath.
13Then he said to the man, "Stretch out your hand," and he stretched [it] out, and it was restored [as] healthy as the other [one].
14But the Pharisees went out _and plotted_ against him in order that they could destroy him.
15Now Jesus, [when he] learned of [it], withdrew from there, and many crowds followed him, and he healed them all.
16And he warned them that they should not _reveal his identity_,
17in order that what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah would be fulfilled, who said,
18Behold my servant whom I have chosen, my beloved in whom my soul is well pleased. I will put my Spirit on him, and he will proclaim justice to the Gentiles.
19He will not quarrel or cry out, nor will anyone hear his voice in the streets.
20A crushed reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not extinguish, until he brings justice to victory.
21And in his name the Gentiles will hope.
22Then a demon-possessed man [who was] blind and mute was brought to him. And he healed him so that the [man who was] mute could speak and see.
23And all the crowds were amazed and began saying, "Perhaps this one is the Son of David!
24But the Pharisees, [when they] heard [it], said, "This man does not expel demons except by Beelzebul the ruler of demons!
25But knowing their thoughts, he said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand.
26And if Satan expels Satan, he is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand?
27And if I expel demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons expel [them]? For this [reason] they will be your judges!
28But if I expel demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you!
29Or how can someone enter into the house of a strong [man] and steal his property, unless he first ties up the strong [man]? And then he can thoroughly plunder his house.
30The one who is not with me is against me, and the one who does not gather with me scatters.
31For this [reason] I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven people, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven!
32And whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him. But whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him either in this age or in the coming one!
33"Either make the tree good and its fruit [is] good, or make the tree bad and its fruit [is] bad, for the tree is known by its fruit.
34Offspring of vipers! How are you able to say good things [when you] are evil? For from the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.
35The good person from his good treasury brings out good [things], and the evil person from his evil treasury brings out evil [things].
36But I tell you that every worthless word that they speak, people will give an account for it on the day of judgment!
37For by your words you will be vindicated, and by your words you will be condemned.
38Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered him saying, "Teacher, we want to see a sign from you!
39But he answered [and] said to them, "An evil and adulterous generation desires a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah!
40For just as Jonah was in the belly of the huge fish three days and three nights, so the Son of Man will be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights.
41The people of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented at the proclamation of Jonah, and behold, [something] greater than Jonah [is] here!
42The queen of the south will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, [something] greater than Solomon [is] here!
43"Now whenever an unclean spirit has gone out of a person, it travels through waterless places searching for rest, and does not find [it].
44Then it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came out.’ And [when it] arrives it finds [the house] unoccupied and swept and put in order.
45Then it goes and brings along with itself seven other spirits more evil than itself, and [they] go in [and] live there. And the last [state] of that person becomes worse than the first. So it will be for this evil generation also!
46[While] he was still speaking to the crowds, behold, his mother and brothers were standing there outside, desiring to speak to him.
47And someone told him, "Behold, your mother and your brothers are standing there outside desiring to speak to you.
48But he answered [and] said to the one who told him, "Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?
49And stretching out his hand toward his disciples, he said, "Behold my mother and my brothers!
50For whoever does the will of my Father [who is] in heaven, he is my brother and sister and mother.