Matthew 12 Kata Mathaion 12
1En ekeino to kairo poreuita tos Iēsus tei sabbatei dia teiu sporimeiu; tois de mathētois autou peinala kai archela tillarō stachuoin kai esthiarō.At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick the heads of grain and eat them. 2tois de Farisaiois horarantois legala auto; Idou tois mathētois su poialō hem ouk exestinatō poiarō en sabbate.When the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath.” 3tos de legata autoi; Ouk anagnōskava tinem poiata David hote ⸀peinata kai tois meta autou?Jesus replied, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry? 4pōs eiserchata eis ton oikon tou theou kai toin artoin tau prothesiau ⸂esthiala, hem⸃ ouk exestinarōntem ate auto esthiara oude toi meta autou, ei mē toi hierevoi monoi?He entered the house of God, and he and his companions ate the consecrated bread, which was not lawful for them to eat, but only for the priests. 5ē ouk anagnōskava en to nomo hoti tei sabbatei tois hierevois en te hiere tem sabbatem bebēlalō kai anaitiois alō?Or haven’t you read in the Law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple break the Sabbath and yet are innocent? 6legamō de vi hoti teu hiereu megoterem atō hōde.But I tell you that One greater than the temple is here. 7ei de gnōskavelē tinem atō; Elesem thelamō kai ouk thusian, ouk an katadikazava toin anaitioin.If only you had known the meaning of ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the innocent. 8kurios gar atō teu sabbateu tos huios tou anthrōpou.For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”
9Kai metabainarantos ekeithen erchata eis tan sunagōgan autoiu;Moving on from there, Jesus entered their synagogue, 10kai idou ⸀anthrōpos cheiran echarōntos xēran. kai eperōtala auton legarōntois; Ei exestinatō tei sabbatei ⸀therapeuarō? hina katēgoraleia autou.and a man with a withered hand was there. In order to accuse Jesus, they asked Him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?” 11tos de legata autoi; Tinos ⸀eti ek vu anthrōpos hos echati probatem henem, kai ean empiptateia houtem tei sabbatei eis bothunon, ouchi kratati autem kai egerati?He replied, “If one of you has a sheep and it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will he not take hold of it and lift it out? 12pose oun diaferatō anthrōpos probateu. hōste exestinatō tei sabbatei kalōs poiarō.How much more valuable is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.” 13tote legatō to anthrōpo; Ekteinasar ⸂su tan cheiran;⸃ kai ekteinata, kai apokatastēita hugias hōs tas allosas.Then Jesus said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” So he stretched it out, and it was restored to full use, just like the other. 14⸂exercharantois de tois Farisaiois sumbouliem labala kata autou⸃ hopōs auton apolaleia.But the Pharisees went out and plotted how they might kill Jesus.
15Tos de Iēsus gnōskarantos anachōrata ekeithen. kai akolouthala ⸀auto pollois, kai therapeuata autoin pantoin,Aware of this, Jesus withdrew from that place. Large crowds followed Him, and He healed them all, 16kai epitimata autoi hina mē faneron auton poialeia,warning them not to make Him known. 17⸀hina plēriteia tem legirantem dia Ēsaiou tou profētou legarōntou;This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: 18Idou tos paidos mu hon hairetizama, tos agapētos mu ⸂eis hon⸃ eudokata tas psuchas mu; tithami tem pneumem mu epi auton, kai krisian tei ethnei apangelati.“Here is My Servant, whom I have chosen, My beloved, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will proclaim justice to the nations. 19ouk erizati oude kraugazati, oude akouati tinos en tai platuai tan fōnan autou.He will not quarrel or cry out; no one will hear His voice in the streets. 20kalamon suntriborēnton ouk kateagati kai linem tuforōntem ouk sbennuati, heōs an ekbalateia eis nikem tan krisian.A bruised reed He will not break, and a smoldering wick He will not extinguish, till He leads justice to victory. 21kai te onome autou ethneim elpizali.In His name the nations will put their hope.”
22Tote ⸂prosferita auto daimonizorōntos tuflos kai kōfos;⸃ kai therapeuata auton, hōste ton ⸀kōfon lalarō kai bleparō.Then a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute was brought to Jesus, and He healed the man so that he could speak and see. 23kai ekstēole pantois tois ochlois kai legale; Mēti houtos atō tos huios David?The crowds were astounded and asked, “Could this be the Son of David?” 24tois de Farisaiois akouarantois legala; Houtos ouk ekbalatō teim daimoneim ei mē en to Beelzeboul archonto teiu daimoneiu.But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “Only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, does this man drive out demons.” 25horarēntos ⸀de tain enthumēsiain autoiu legata autoi; Pantas basileias merizirantas kata heautau erēmotō, kai pantas polas ē oikias merizirantas kata heautau ouk stēiti.Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand. 26kai ei tos Satanos ton Satanon ekbalatō, epi heauton merizita; pōs oun stēiti tas basileias autou?If Satan drives out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then can his kingdom stand? 27kai ei mis en Beelzeboul ekbalamō teim daimoneim, tois huiois vu en tino ekbalalō? dia houtem autois ⸂kritois eli vu.⸃And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons drive them out? So then, they will be your judges. 28ei de en pneume theou mis ekbalamō teim daimoneim, ara fthanata epi vin tas basileias tou theou.But if I drive out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you. 29ē pōs dunotō tinos eiserchara eis tan oikian tou ischurou kai teim skeveim autou ⸀harpazara, ean mē prōtem dateia ton ischuron? kai tote tan oikian autou ⸀diarpazati.Or again, how can anyone enter a strong man’s house and steal his possessions, unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can plunder his house. 30tos mē arōntos meta mu kata mu atō, kai tos mē sunagarōntos meta mu skorpizatō.He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters. 31dia houtem legamō vi, pantas hamartas kai blasfēmias afiēkiti toi anthrōpoi, tas de teu pneumeu blasfēmias ouk ⸀afiēkiti.Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. 32kai hos ean legateia logon kata tou huiou tou anthrōpou, afiēkiti auto; hos de an legateia kata teu pneumeu teu hagieu, ouk afiēkiti auto oute en ⸂houto to⸃ aiōno oute en to mellarōnto.Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the one to come.
33Ē poiavar tem dendrem kalem kai ton karpon auteu kalon, ē poiavar tem dendrem saprem kai ton karpon auteu sapron; ek gar tou karpou tem dendrem gnōskotō.Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is known by its fruit. 34gennēmeim echidnaiu, pōs dunovō agatheim lalarō ponērois arōntois? ek gar teu perisseumeu tau kardiau tem stomem lalatō.You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks. 35tos agathos anthrōpos ek tou agathou thēsaurou ekbalatō agatheim, kai tos ponēros anthrōpos ek tou ponērou thēsaurou ekbalatō ponēreim.The good man brings good things out of his good store of treasure, and the evil man brings evil things out of his evil store of treasure. 36legamō de vi hoti pantem rēmem argem hem ⸀lalali tois anthrōpois, apodōali peri auteu logon en hēmera krisiau;But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken. 37ek gar toiu logoiu su dikaiisi, kai ek toiu logoiu su katadikazisi.For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.”
38Tote apokrinila ⸀auto tinois toiu grammatevoiu kai Farisaioiu legarōntois; Didaskalor, thelanō apo su sēmem horara.Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Him, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from You.” 39tos de apokrinirantos legata autoi; Geneas ponēras kai moichalidas sēmem epizētatō, kai sēmem ouk dōiti auta ei mē tem sēmem Iōnou tou profētou.Jesus replied, “A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. 40hōsper gar ate Iōnos en ta koilia teu kēteu treis hēmerain kai treis nuktain, houtōs eti tos huios tou anthrōpou en ta kardia tau gēau treis hēmerain kai treis nuktain.For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. 41androis Nineuitois anastēeli en ta krisia meta tau geneau houtau kai katakrinali autan; hoti metanoala eis tem kērugmem Iōnou, kai idou polloterem Iōnou hōde.The men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now One greater than Jonah is here. 42basilissas notou egeriti en ta krisia meta tau geneau houtau kai katakrinati autan; hoti erchata ek teiu perateiu tau gēau akouara tan sofian Solomōnou, kai idou polloterem Solomōnou hōde.The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here.
43Hotan de tem akathartem pneumem exerchateia apo tou anthrōpou, dierchotō dia anudroiu topoiu zētarōntem anapausian, kai ouk heuriskatō.When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it passes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. 44tote legatō; ⸂Eis ton oikon mu epistrefami⸃ hothen exerchama; kai ercharantem ⸀heuriskatō ⸀scholazarōnton sarorēnton kai kosmorēnton.Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’ On its return, it finds the house vacant, swept clean, and put in order. 45tote poreuotō kai paralabatō meta heauteu hepta hetereim pneumeim ponērotereim heauteu, kai eisercharanteim katoikatō ekei; kai genotō teim eschateim tou anthrōpou ekeinou cheirōneim teiu prōteiu. houtōs eti kai ta genea houta ta ponēra.Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and dwell there. And the final plight of that man is worse than the first. So will it be with this wicked generation.”
46Ēti ⸀de autou lalarōntou toi ochloi idou tas mētēras kai tois adelfois autou stēalelē exō zētarōntois auto lalara.While Jesus was still speaking to the crowds, His mother and brothers stood outside, wanting to speak to Him. 47⸂legata de tinos auto; Idou tas mētēras su kai tois adelfois su exō stēalē, zētarōntois si lalara.⸃Someone told Him, “Look, Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to You.” 48tos de apokrinirantos legata to ⸀legarōnto auto; Tinas atō tas mētēras mu, kai tinois alō tois adelfois mu?But Jesus replied, “Who is My mother, and who are My brothers?” 49kai ekteinarantos tan cheiran autou epi toin mathētoin autou legata; Idou tas mētēras mu kai tois adelfois mu;Pointing to His disciples, He said, “Here are My mother and My brothers. 50hotinos gar an poiateia tem thelēmem tou patrou mu tou en ouranoi, autos mu adelfos kai adelfas kai mētēras atō.For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.”
Textual notes26
3 ⸀peinata Byz +autos. 4 ⸂esthiala hem⸃ some edd. esthiata hem; Byz esthiata hoin. 10 ⸀anthrōpos Byz +ate tan. ⸀therapeuarō mod. edd. therapeuara. 11 ⸀eti mod. edd. omit. 13 ⸂su tan cheiran⸃ Byz tan cheiran su. 14 ⸂exercharantois de tois Farisaiois sumbouliem labala kata autou⸃ Byz Οἱ δὲ Φαρισαῖοι … αὐτοῦ ἐξελθόντες. 15 ⸀auto some edd. +ochlois. 17 ⸀hina Byz hopōs. 18 ⸂eis hon⸃ mod. edd. hon; mod. edd. ἐν ᾧ. 22 ⸂prosferita auto daimonizorōntos tuflos kai kōfos⸃ mod. edd. προσήνεγκαν αὐτῷ δαιμονιζόμενον τυφλὸν καὶ κωφόν. ⸀kōfon Byz tuflon kai kōfon kai. 25 ⸀de Byz +tos iēsus. 27 ⸂kritois eli vu⸃ Byz vu eli kritois. 29 ⸀harpazara Byz diarpazara. ⸀diarpazati mod. edd. διαρπάσῃ. 31 ⸀afiēkiti Byz +toi anthrōpoi. 32 ⸂houto to⸃ Byz τῷ νῦν. 36 ⸀lalali Byz ἐὰν λαλήσωσιν. 38 ⸀auto Byz omits. 44 ⸂Eis ton oikon mu epistrefami⸃ Byz epistrefami eis ton oikon mu. ⸀heuriskatō mod. edd. +ton oikon. ⸀scholazarōnton mod. edd. +kai. 46 ⸀de mod. edd. omit. 47 ⸂legata de tinos auto Idou tas mētēras su kai tois adelfois su exō stēalē zētarōntois si lalara⸃ mod. edd. omit. 48 ⸀legarōnto Byz εἰπόντι.