Verse 5
Matthew 12:5
Free Bible Version
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Haven't you read in the law that on the Sabbath day the priests in the Temple break the Sabbath but are not considered guilty?
Original Language Text
greek
ἢ οὐκ ἀνέγνωτε ἐν τῷ νόμῳ ὅτι τοῖς σάββασιν οἱ ἱερεῖς ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ τὸ σάββατον βεβηλοῦσιν καὶ ἀναίτιοί εἰσιν;
English Translation
"Or have you not read in the law that the priests in the temple profane the Sabbath and are guiltless?"
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Chapter 12 Context
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Around that time Yashua (Jesus) was walking through fields of grain on the Sabbath day. His disciple...
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When the Pharisees saw this they said to Yashua (Jesus), “Look at your disciples—they're doing what...
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But Yashua (Jesus) told them, “Haven't you read what David did when he and his men were hungry?
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He went into the house of God (Elohim), and he and his men ate the sacred bread that they weren't al...
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Haven't you read in the law that on the Sabbath day the priests in the Temple break the Sabbath but...
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However, I tell you that someone is here who is greater than the Temple!
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If you'd known the meaning of this Scripture, ‘I want mercy, and not sacrifice,’ you wouldn't have c...
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For the Son of man is Lord of the Sabbath.”
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9
A man was there with a crippled hand. “Does the law allow healing on the Sabbath?” they asked him, l...
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10
“Suppose you have a sheep and it falls into a hole in the ground on the Sabbath. Don't you grab hold...
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“Don't you think a human being is worth much more than a sheep? So yes, you are allowed to do good o...
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12
Then he said to the man, “Hold out your hand.” The man held out his hand, and it was healed, just as...
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Knowing this, Yashua (Jesus) left, with large crowds following him. He healed all of them,
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14
This fulfilled what Isaiah the prophet said:
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15
This is my servant whom I've chosen, The one I love, who pleases me. I will put my Spirit on him, An...
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He won't argue, he won't shout out, And nobody will hear his voice in the streets.
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He won't break a damaged reed, And he won't extinguish a smoking wick, Until he has proved that his...
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Then a man was brought to Yashua (Jesus) who was demon-possessed and blind and dumb. Yashua (Jesus)...
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All the crowds were amazed, and asked, “This man couldn't really be the son of David, could he?”
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But when the Pharisees heard this, they replied, “This man can only throw out demons through the pow...
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21
Knowing what they were thinking, Yashua (Jesus) told them, “Any kingdom that is divided against itse...
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22
If Satan drives out Satan, then he's divided against himself—so how could his kingdom stand?
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23
If I'm throwing out demons in the name of Beelzebub, in whose name are your people throwing out demo...
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But if I'm throwing out demons through the power of the Spirit of God (Elohim), then the kingdom of...
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25
Can you enter a strong man's house and take his belongings unless you tie him up first? If you do th...
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Those who are not with me are against me, and those who do not gather together with me do the opposi...
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That's why I'm telling you that every sin and blasphemy you commit will be forgiven, except blasphem...
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Those who say something against the Son of man will be forgiven, but those who say something against...
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Either decide that the tree is good, and its fruit is good, or decide that the tree is bad and its f...
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You viper's brood, how can you who are evil say anything good? For your mouth simply says what your...
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A good person brings out good from their store of good things, and an evil person brings out evil fr...
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I tell you, people will have to account for every careless thing they say on the Day of Judgment.
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For what you say will either vindicate you or condemn you.”
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Then some of the religious teachers and Pharisees came to him and said, “Teacher, we want you to sho...
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“An evil and adulterous generation are the ones who look for a miraculous sign. The only sign they w...
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“In the same way Jonah was in the belly of a huge fish for three days and three nights, the Son of m...
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37
The people of Nineveh will rise in the judgment together with this generation and they will condemn...
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The Queen of the South will be raised in the judgment together with this generation and will condemn...
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When an evil spirit leaves someone, it wanders through deserted places looking for rest, and finds n...
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So it says, ‘I'll go back to the place I left,’ and when it returns it finds the place empty, all cl...
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Then it goes and brings back seven other spirits even more evil than it is, and it enters and lives...
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42
While he was speaking to the crowds, his mother and his brothers arrived and stood outside, wanting...
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43
Someone came and told him, “Look, your mother and brothers are outside, wanting to talk to you.”
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“Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?” Yashua (Jesus) asked.
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He pointed at his disciples, and said, “Look, they are my mother and my brothers!
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For those who do the will of my heavenly Father, they are my brother, sister, and mother!”
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