MAT_12, Gospels Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Willard Waggoner

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Matthew chapter twelve. At that time Jesus went on the
Sabbath day through the corn and his disciples were in hungered,
and began to pluck the ears of corn and to eat.
But when the Pharisees saw it, they said, unto him, behold,
thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do
upon the Sabbath day. But he said, unto them, have

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he not read what David did when he was in
hungered and they that were with him, How he entered
into the House of God and did eat the shore bread,
which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for
them which were with him, but only for the priests.
Or have he not read in the law? How that
on the Sabbath days the priests in the temple profaned

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the Sabbath and are blameless. But I say unto you
that in this place is one greater than the temple.
But if he had known what this meaneth, I will
have mercy and not sacrifice, he would not have condemned
the guiltless, for the Son of Man is lord even
of the Sabbath day. And when he was departed, thence

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he went into their synagogue, and behold there was a
man which had his hand withered, And they asked him, saying,
is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days? That
they might accuse him? And he said unto them, what
man shall there be among you that shall have one sheep?
And if it fall into a pit on the sabbath day,

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will he not lay hold on it and lift it out?
How much then is a man better than a sheep?
Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.
Then sayth he to the man, stretch forth thine hand.
And he stretched it forth, and it was restored whole,
like as the other. Then the Pharisees went out and

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held a council against him, how they might destroy him.
But when Jesus knew it, he withdrew himself. From thence
in great altitudes followed him, and he healed them all,
and charged them that they should not make him known,
that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by his
eyes the prophet, saying, behold, my servant, whom I have chosen,

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my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased, I
will put my spirit upon him, and he shall show
judgment to the gentiles. He shall not strive nor cry.
Neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets.
A bruised reed shall he not break, And smoking flax
shall he not quench till he send forth judgment unto victory.

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And in his name shall the gentile's trust. Then was
brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind and dumb,
and he healed him insomuch that the blind and dumb
both spake and saw. And all the people were amazed,
and said, is not this the son of David? But

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when the Pharisees heard it, they said, this fellow doth
not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub, the prince of
the devils. And Jesus knew their thoughts and said, unto them,
every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and
every city or house divided against itself shall not stand.

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And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself,
how shall then his kingdom stand. And if I, by
Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your children cast
them out? Therefore they shall be your judges. But if
I cast out devils by the spirit of God, then
the kingdom of God is come unto you or else.

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How can one enter into a strong man's house and
spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man,
and then he will spoil his house. He that is
not with me is against me. And he that gathereth
not with me scattereth abroad. Wherefore I say unto you,
all manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men.

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But the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be
forgiven unto men. And whosoever speaketh a word against the
Son of Man, it shall be forgiven him. But whosoever
speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him.
Neither in this world, neither in the world to come.

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Either make the tree good and his fruit good, or
else make the tree corrupt and his fruit corrupt. For
the tree is known by his fruit o generation of vipers.
How can ye, being evil, speak good things? For out
of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh a

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good man out of the good treasure of the heart
bringeth forth good things, and an evil man, out of
the evil treasure, bringeth forth evil things. But I say
unto you that every idle word that men shall speak
they shall give a count thereof in the day of judgment,
for by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by

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thy words thou shalt be condemned. Then certain of the
scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would
see a sign from thee. But he answered and said,
unto them, an evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign,
and there shall no sign be given to it but

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the sign of the prophet Jonas. Whereas Jonas was three
days and three knights in the whales belly, so shall
the son of Man be three days and three knights
in the heart of the earth. The men of Ninebush
shall rise in judgment with this generation and shall condemn it,
because they repented at the preaching of Jonas. And behold

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a greater than Jonas's here. The Queen of the South
shall rise up in a judgment with this generation and
shall condemn it, for she came from the uttermost parts
of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon. And behold,
a greater than Solomon is here. When the unclean spirit
is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry

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places seeking rest, and findeth none. Then he saith, I
will return into my house from whence I came out.
And when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept
and garnished. Then goeth he and taketh with himself seven
other spirits, more wicked than himself. And they enter in

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and dwell there. And the last state of that man
is worse than the first. Even so shall it be
also unto this wicked generation. While he yet talked to
the people, Behold his mother and his brethren stood without
desiring to speak with him. Then one said unto him,
behold thy mother and thy brethren stand without desiring to

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speak with thee. But he answered and said, unto him
that told him, who is my mother? And who are
my brethren? And he stretched forth his hand towards his disciples,
and said, behold my mother and my brethren. For whosoever
shall do the will of my father, which is in heaven,
the same is my brother and sister and mother,