< Matthew 12 >

1 At that time, Jesus went on the Sabbath day through the grain fields. His disciples were hungry and began to pluck heads of grain and to eat.
εν εκεινω τω καιρω επορευθη ο ιησουσ τοισ σαββασιν δια των σποριμων οι δε μαθηται αυτου επεινασαν και ηρξαντο τιλλειν σταχυασ και εσθιειν
2 But the Pharisees, when they saw it, said to him, “Behold, your disciples do what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath.”
οι δε φαρισαιοι ιδοντεσ ειπον αυτω ιδου οι μαθηται σου ποιουσιν ο ουκ εξεστιν ποιειν εν σαββατω
3 But he said to them, “Haven’t you read what David did when he was hungry, and those who were with him:
ο δε ειπεν αυτοισ ουκ ανεγνωτε τι εποιησεν δαυιδ οτε επεινασεν αυτοσ και οι μετ αυτου
4 how he entered into God’s house and ate the show bread, which was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those who were with him, but only for the priests?
πωσ εισηλθεν εισ τον οικον του θεου και τουσ αρτουσ τησ προθεσεωσ εφαγεν ουσ ουκ εξον ην αυτω φαγειν ουδε τοισ μετ αυτου ει μη τοισ ιερευσιν μονοισ
5 Or have you not read in the law that on the Sabbath day the priests in the temple profane the Sabbath and are guiltless?
η ουκ ανεγνωτε εν τω νομω οτι τοισ σαββασιν οι ιερεισ εν τω ιερω το σαββατον βεβηλουσιν και αναιτιοι εισιν
6 But I tell you that one greater than the temple is here.
λεγω δε υμιν οτι του ιερου μειζον εστιν ωδε
7 But if you had known what this means, ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,’ you wouldn’t have condemned the guiltless.
ει δε εγνωκειτε τι εστιν ελεον θελω και ου θυσιαν ουκ αν κατεδικασατε τουσ αναιτιουσ
8 For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”
κυριοσ γαρ εστιν του σαββατου ο υιοσ του ανθρωπου
9 He departed from there and went into their synagogue.
και μεταβασ εκειθεν ηλθεν εισ την συναγωγην αυτων
10 And behold, there was a man with a withered hand. They asked him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath day?” so that they might accuse him.
και ιδου ανθρωποσ ην την χειρα εχων ξηραν και επηρωτησαν αυτον λεγοντεσ ει εξεστιν τοισ σαββασιν θεραπευειν ινα κατηγορησωσιν αυτου
11 He said to them, “What man is there among you who has one sheep, and if this one falls into a pit on the Sabbath day, won’t he grab on to it and lift it out?
ο δε ειπεν αυτοισ τισ εσται εξ υμων ανθρωποσ οσ εξει προβατον εν και εαν εμπεση τουτο τοισ σαββασιν εισ βοθυνον ουχι κρατησει αυτο και εγερει
12 Of how much more value then is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath day.”
ποσω ουν διαφερει ανθρωποσ προβατου ωστε εξεστιν τοισ σαββασιν καλωσ ποιειν
13 Then he told the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out; and it was restored whole, just like the other.
τοτε λεγει τω ανθρωπω εκτεινον την χειρα σου και εξετεινεν και αποκατεσταθη υγιησ ωσ η αλλη
14 But the Pharisees went out and conspired against him, how they might destroy him.
οι δε φαρισαιοι συμβουλιον ελαβον κατ αυτου εξελθοντεσ οπωσ αυτον απολεσωσιν
15 Jesus, perceiving that, withdrew from there. Great multitudes followed him; and he healed them all,
ο δε ιησουσ γνουσ ανεχωρησεν εκειθεν και ηκολουθησαν αυτω οχλοι πολλοι και εθεραπευσεν αυτουσ παντασ
16 and commanded them that they should not make him known,
και επετιμησεν αυτοισ ινα μη φανερον αυτον ποιησωσιν
17 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,
οπωσ πληρωθη το ρηθεν δια ησαιου του προφητου λεγοντοσ
18 “Behold, my servant whom I have chosen, my beloved in whom my soul is well pleased. I will put my Spirit on him. He will proclaim justice to the nations.
ιδου ο παισ μου ον ηρετισα ο αγαπητοσ μου εισ ον ευδοκησεν η ψυχη μου θησω το πνευμα μου επ αυτον και κρισιν τοισ εθνεσιν απαγγελει
19 He will not strive, nor shout, neither will anyone hear his voice in the streets.
ουκ ερισει ουδε κραυγασει ουδε ακουσει τισ εν ταισ πλατειαισ την φωνην αυτου
20 He won’t break a bruised reed. He won’t quench a smoking flax, until he leads justice to victory.
καλαμον συντετριμμενον ου κατεαξει και λινον τυφομενον ου σβεσει εωσ αν εκβαλη εισ νικοσ την κρισιν
21 In his name, the nations will hope.”
και τω ονοματι αυτου εθνη ελπιουσιν
22 Then one possessed by a demon, blind and mute, was brought to him; and he healed him, so that the blind and mute man both spoke and saw.
τοτε προσηνεχθη αυτω δαιμονιζομενοσ τυφλοσ και κωφοσ και εθεραπευσεν αυτον ωστε τον τυφλον και κωφον και λαλειν και βλεπειν
23 All the multitudes were amazed, and said, “Can this be the son of David?”
και εξισταντο παντεσ οι οχλοι και ελεγον μητι ουτοσ εστιν ο υιοσ δαυιδ
24 But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, “This man does not cast out demons except by Beelzebul, the prince of the demons.”
οι δε φαρισαιοι ακουσαντεσ ειπον ουτοσ ουκ εκβαλλει τα δαιμονια ει μη εν τω βεελζεβουλ αρχοντι των δαιμονιων
25 Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand.
ειδωσ δε ο ιησουσ τασ ενθυμησεισ αυτων ειπεν αυτοισ πασα βασιλεια μερισθεισα καθ εαυτησ ερημουται και πασα πολισ η οικια μερισθεισα καθ εαυτησ ου σταθησεται
26 If Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand?
και ει ο σατανασ τον σαταναν εκβαλλει εφ εαυτον εμερισθη πωσ ουν σταθησεται η βασιλεια αυτου
27 If I by Beelzebul cast out demons, by whom do your children cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges.
και ει εγω εν βεελζεβουλ εκβαλλω τα δαιμονια οι υιοι υμων εν τινι εκβαλλουσιν δια τουτο αυτοι υμων εσονται κριται
28 But if I by the Spirit of God cast out demons, then God’s Kingdom has come upon you.
ει δε εν πνευματι θεου εγω εκβαλλω τα δαιμονια αρα εφθασεν εφ υμασ η βασιλεια του θεου
29 Or how can one enter into the house of the strong man and plunder his goods, unless he first bind the strong man? Then he will plunder his house.
η πωσ δυναται τισ εισελθειν εισ την οικιαν του ισχυρου και τα σκευη αυτου διαρπασαι εαν μη πρωτον δηση τον ισχυρον και τοτε την οικιαν αυτου διαρπασει
30 “He who is not with me is against me, and he who doesn’t gather with me, scatters.
ο μη ων μετ εμου κατ εμου εστιν και ο μη συναγων μετ εμου σκορπιζει
31 Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven men.
δια τουτο λεγω υμιν πασα αμαρτια και βλασφημια αφεθησεται τοισ ανθρωποισ η δε του πνευματοσ βλασφημια ουκ αφεθησεται τοισ ανθρωποισ
32 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 that which is to come. (aiōn g165)
και οσ εαν ειπη λογον κατα του υιου του ανθρωπου αφεθησεται αυτω οσ δ αν ειπη κατα του πνευματοσ του αγιου ουκ αφεθησεται αυτω ουτε εν τω νυν αιωνι ουτε εν τω μελλοντι (aiōn g165)
33 “Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree corrupt and its fruit corrupt; for the tree is known by its fruit.
η ποιησατε το δενδρον καλον και τον καρπον αυτου καλον η ποιησατε το δενδρον σαπρον και τον καρπον αυτου σαπρον εκ γαρ του καρπου το δενδρον γινωσκεται
34 You offspring of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.
γεννηματα εχιδνων πωσ δυνασθε αγαθα λαλειν πονηροι οντεσ εκ γαρ του περισσευματοσ τησ καρδιασ το στομα λαλει
35 The good man out of his good treasure brings out good things, and the evil man out of his evil treasure brings out evil things.
ο αγαθοσ ανθρωποσ εκ του αγαθου θησαυρου εκβαλλει αγαθα και ο πονηροσ ανθρωποσ εκ του πονηρου θησαυρου εκβαλλει πονηρα
36 I tell you that every idle word that men speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment.
λεγω δε υμιν οτι παν ρημα αργον ο εαν λαλησωσιν οι ανθρωποι αποδωσουσιν περι αυτου λογον εν ημερα κρισεωσ
37 For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”
εκ γαρ των λογων σου δικαιωθηση και εκ των λογων σου καταδικασθηση
38 Then certain of the scribes and Pharisees answered, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from you.”
τοτε απεκριθησαν τινεσ των γραμματεων και φαρισαιων λεγοντεσ διδασκαλε θελομεν απο σου σημειον ιδειν
39 But he answered them, “An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, but no sign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah the prophet.
ο δε αποκριθεισ ειπεν αυτοισ γενεα πονηρα και μοιχαλισ σημειον επιζητει και σημειον ου δοθησεται αυτη ει μη το σημειον ιωνα του προφητου
40 For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the huge fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
ωσπερ γαρ ην ιωνασ εν τη κοιλια του κητουσ τρεισ ημερασ και τρεισ νυκτασ ουτωσ εσται ο υιοσ του ανθρωπου εν τη καρδια τησ γησ τρεισ ημερασ και τρεισ νυκτασ
41 The 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 behold, someone greater than Jonah is here.
ανδρεσ νινευιται αναστησονται εν τη κρισει μετα τησ γενεασ ταυτησ και κατακρινουσιν αυτην οτι μετενοησαν εισ το κηρυγμα ιωνα και ιδου πλειον ιωνα ωδε
42 The 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 behold, someone greater than Solomon is here.
βασιλισσα νοτου εγερθησεται εν τη κρισει μετα τησ γενεασ ταυτησ και κατακρινει αυτην οτι ηλθεν εκ των περατων τησ γησ ακουσαι την σοφιαν σολομωνοσ και ιδου πλειον σολομωνοσ ωδε
43 “When an unclean spirit has gone out of a man, he passes through waterless places seeking rest, and doesn’t find it.
οταν δε το ακαθαρτον πνευμα εξελθη απο του ανθρωπου διερχεται δι ανυδρων τοπων ζητουν αναπαυσιν και ουχ ευρισκει
44 Then he says, ‘I will return into my house from which I came;’ and when he has come back, he finds it empty, swept, and put in order.
τοτε λεγει επιστρεψω εισ τον οικον μου οθεν εξηλθον και ελθον ευρισκει σχολαζοντα σεσαρωμενον και κεκοσμημενον
45 Then he goes and takes with himself seven other spirits more evil than he is, and they enter in and dwell there. The last state of that man becomes worse than the first. Even so will it be also to this evil generation.”
τοτε πορευεται και παραλαμβανει μεθ εαυτου επτα ετερα πνευματα πονηροτερα εαυτου και εισελθοντα κατοικει εκει και γινεται τα εσχατα του ανθρωπου εκεινου χειρονα των πρωτων ουτωσ εσται και τη γενεα ταυτη τη πονηρα
46 While he was yet speaking to the multitudes, behold, his mother and his brothers stood outside, seeking to speak to him.
ετι δε αυτου λαλουντοσ τοισ οχλοισ ιδου η μητηρ και οι αδελφοι αυτου ειστηκεισαν εξω ζητουντεσ αυτω λαλησαι
47 One said to him, “Behold, your mother and your brothers stand outside, seeking to speak to you.”
ειπεν δε τισ αυτω ιδου η μητηρ σου και οι αδελφοι σου εξω εστηκασιν ζητουντεσ σοι λαλησαι
48 But he answered him who spoke to him, “Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?”
ο δε αποκριθεισ ειπεν τω ειποντι αυτω τισ εστιν η μητηρ μου και τινεσ εισιν οι αδελφοι μου
49 He stretched out his hand toward his disciples, and said, “Behold, my mother and my brothers!
και εκτεινασ την χειρα αυτου επι τουσ μαθητασ αυτου ειπεν ιδου η μητηρ μου και οι αδελφοι μου
50 For whoever does the will of my Father who is in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.”
οστισ γαρ αν ποιηση το θελημα του πατροσ μου του εν ουρανοισ αυτοσ μου αδελφοσ και αδελφη και μητηρ εστιν

< Matthew 12 >