BibleCalcs: Scripture Facts for Every Seeker
Meet the Calcs Family →

Matthew 12

Greek50 verses
How to read this: this is a word-for-word rendering straight from the original Greek, not a copyrighted translation — the top of each chip is the original word, the bottom is its plain-English sense. Faded chips mark words the Greek implies but wouldn't literally be spoken in English. Click any word for its full Strong's dictionary entry.
← Matthew 11Matthew 12Matthew 13 →
1
ἘνAtἐκείνῳthat veryτῷtheκαιρῷtimeἐπορεύθηwentὁtheἸησοῦςJesusτοῖςon theσάββασινSabbathsδιὰthroughτῶνtheσπορίμων·grainfields;οἱtheδὲandμαθηταὶthe disciplesαὐτοῦof Himἐπείνασανhungeredκαὶandἤρξαντοthey beganτίλλεινto pluck theστάχυαςheads of grainκαὶandἐσθίειν.to eat.
2
οἱtheδὲAndΦαρισαῖοιthe Phariseesἰδόντεςhaving seenεἶπανthey saidαὐτῷ·to Him;ἰδοὺBeholdοἱtheμαθηταίdisciplesσουof Youποιοῦσινare doingὃwhatοὐκnotἔξεστινit is lawfulποιεῖνto doἐνonσαββάτῳ.¶Sabbath.
3
ὉHeδὲthenεἶπενsaidαὐτοῖς·to them;οὐκSurelyἀνέγνωτεyou have readτίwhatἐποίησενdidΔαυὶδDavidὅτεwhenἐπείνασενhe was hungryαὐτὸςhe himselfκαὶandοἱthoseμετ᾽withαὐτοῦ;him?
4
πῶςhowεἰσῆλθενhe enteredεἰςintoτὸνtheοἶκονhouseτοῦtheθεοῦof Godκαὶandτοὺςtheἄρτουςloavesτῆςof theπροθέσεωςpresentationἔφαγον,they ate,ὃthat whichοὐκnotἐξὸνlawfulἦνit wasαὐτῷfor himφαγεῖνto eatοὐδὲnorτοῖςfor thoseμετ᾽withαὐτοῦhimεἰonlyμὴexceptτοῖςfor theἱερεῦσινpriestsμόνοις;¶alone?
5
ἪOrοὐκsurelyἀνέγνωτεhave you readἐνinτῷtheνόμῳlawὅτιthatτοῖςon theσάββασινSabbathοἱtheἱερεῖςpriestsἐνinτῷtheἱερῷtempleτὸtheσάββατονSabbathβεβηλοῦσινprofaneκαὶandἀναίτιοίguiltlessεἰσιν;are?
6
λέγωI sayδὲhoweverὑμῖνto youὅτιthatτοῦthan theἱεροῦtempleμεῖζόνa greaterἐστινisὧδε.here.
7
εἰIfδὲhoweverἐγνώκειτεyou had knownτίwhatἐστιν·is;ἔλεοςmercyθέλωI desireκαὶandοὐnot desireθυσίαν,sacrifice,’οὐκnotἂνthen wouldκατεδικάσατεyou have condemnedτοὺςtheἀναιτίους.guiltless.
8
κύριοςlordγάρforἐστινisκαίandτοῦof theσαββάτουSabbathὁtheυἱὸςSonτοῦtheἀνθρώπου.¶of Man.
9
ΚαὶAndμεταβὰςhaving departedἐκεῖθενfrom thereἦλθενHe wentεἰςintoτὴνtheσυναγωγὴνsynagogueαὐτῶν.of them.
10
καὶAndἰδοὺbeholdἄνθρωποςa manἦνwasτὴνtheχεῖραa handἔχωνhavingξηράν·withered;καὶAndἐπηρώτησανthey askedαὐτὸνHimλέγοντες·saying;εἰIsἔξεστινit is lawfulτοῖςon theσάββασινSabbathsθεραπεῦσαι;to heal?ἵναso thatκατηγορήσωσινthey may accuseαὐτοῦ.¶Him.
11
ὉHeδὲthenεἶπενsaidαὐτοῖς·to them;τίςWhoἔσταιwill there beἐξamongὑμῶνyouἄνθρωποςmanὃςwhoἕξειwill haveπρόβατονsheepἓν,one,καὶandἐὰνifἐμπέσῃshall fallτοῦτοitτοῖςon theσάββασινSabbathsεἰςintoβόθυνον,a pit,οὐχὶsurelyκρατήσειhe will take hold ofαὐτὸitκαὶandἐγερεῖ;will raise it up?
12
πόσῳHow muchοὖνthereforeδιαφέρειis more valuableἄνθρωποςa manπροβάτου;than a sheep?ὥστεThereforeἔξεστινit is lawfulτοῖςon theσάββασινSabbathsκαλῶςgoodποιεῖν.¶to do.
13
ΤότεThenλέγειHe saysτῷto theἀνθρώπῳ·man;ἔκτεινόνdo stretch outσουyourτὴνtheχεῖρα.hand.καὶAndἐξέτεινεν,he stretched it out,καὶandἀπεκατεστάθηit was restoredὑγιὴςsoundὡςasἡtheἄλλη.¶other.
14
ἘξελθόντεςHaving gone outδὲnowοἱtheΦαρισαῖοιPhariseesσυμβούλιονa counselἔλαβονheldκατ᾽againstαὐτοῦHimὅπωςhowαὐτὸνHimἀπολέσωσιν.¶they may destroy.
15
ὉtheδὲAndἸησοῦςJesusγνοὺςhaving knownἀνεχώρησενHe withdrewἐκεῖθεν,from there,καὶAndἠκολούθησανfollowedαὐτῷHimὄχλοιmultitudesπολλοί,great,καὶandἐθεράπευσενHe healedαὐτοὺςthemπάνταςall
16
καὶandἐπετίμησενHe warnedαὐτοῖςthemἵναthatμὴnotφανερὸνknownαὐτὸνHimποιήσωσιν,they may make —
17
ἵναso thatπληρωθῇmay be fulfilledτὸthatῥηθὲνhaving been spokenδιὰthroughἨσαΐουIsaiahτοῦtheπροφήτουprophetλέγοντος·saying;
18
ἰδοὺBeholdὁtheπαῖςservantμουof Mineὃνwhomᾑρέτισα,I have chosen,ὁtheἀγαπητόςbelovedμουof Mineεἰςinὃνwhomεὐδόκησενhas found delightἡtheψυχήsoulμου.of Mine.θήσωI will putτὸtheπνεῦμάSpiritμουof Mineἐπ᾽uponαὐτόν,Him,καὶandκρίσινjusticeτοῖςto theἔθνεσινGentilesἀπαγγελεῖ.He will proclaim.
19
οὐκNotἐρίσειwill He quarrelοὐδὲnorκραυγάσει,will he cry out,οὐδὲnorἀκούσειwill hearτιςanyoneἐνinταῖςtheπλατείαιςstreetsτὴνtheφωνὴνvoiceαὐτοῦ.of Him.
20
κάλαμονA reedσυντετριμμένονbruisedοὐnotκατεάξειHe will breakκαὶandλίνονa wickτυφόμενονsmolderingοὐnotσβέσειHe will quenchἕωςuntilἂνwhenἐκβάλῃHe shall leadεἰςtoνῖκοςvictoryτὴνtheκρίσιν.justice.
21
καὶAndἐνinτῷin theὀνόματιnameαὐτοῦof Himἔθνηthe Gentilesἐλπιοῦσιν.¶will hope.
22
ΤότεThenπροσηνέχθηwas broughtαὐτῷto Himδαιμονιζόμενοςone being demonisedτυφλὸςblindκαὶandκωφός,mute,καὶandἐθεράπευσενHe healedαὐτὸνhimὥστεin order forτὸνtheτυφλὸνblindκαὶandκωφὸνmute manκαὶandλαλεῖνto speakκαὶandβλέπειν.to see.
23
καὶAndἐξίσταντοwere amazedπάντεςallοἱtheὄχλοιcrowdsκαὶandἔλεγον·were saying;μήτιsurely not everοὗτόςthisἐστινisὁtheυἱὸςSonΔαυίδ;¶of David?
24
ΟἱtheδὲAndΦαρισαῖοιthe Phariseesἀκούσαντεςhaving heardεἶπον·said;οὗτοςThis manοὐκnotἐκβάλλειcasts outτὰtheδαιμόνιαdemonsεἰonlyμὴexceptἐνbyτῷtheΒεελζεβοὺλBeelzebulἄρχοντιprinceτῶνof theδαιμονίων.¶demons.
25
ΕἰδὼςknowingδὲnowὁtheἸησοῦςJesusτὰςtheἐνθυμήσειςthoughtsαὐτῶνof themεἶπενHe saidαὐτοῖς·to them;πᾶσαEveryβασιλείαkingdomμερισθεῖσαhaving been dividedκαθ᾽againstἑαυτῆςitselfἐρημοῦται,is brought to desolation,καὶandπᾶσαeveryπόλιςcityἢorοἰκίαhouseμερισθεῖσαhaving been dividedκαθ᾽againstἑαυτῆςitselfοὐnotσταθήσεται.will stand.
26
καὶAndεἰifὁtheσατανᾶςSatanτὸνtheσατανᾶνSatanἐκβάλλει,casts out,ἐφ᾽againstἑαυτὸνhimselfἐμερίσθη·he is divided;πῶςHowοὖνthenσταθήσεταιwill standἡtheβασιλείαkingdomαὐτοῦ;of him?
27
καὶAndεἰifἐγὼI myselfἐνbyΒεελζεβοὺλBeelzebulἐκβάλλωcast outτὰtheδαιμόνια,demons,οἱtheυἱοὶsonsὑμῶνof youἐνbyτίνιwhomἐκβάλλουσιν;do they cast out?διὰOn account ofτοῦτοthisαὐτοὶthey themselvesκριταὶjudgesἔσονταιwill beὑμῶν.of you.
28
εἰIfδὲhoweverἐνby theπνεύματιSpiritθεοῦof GodἐγὼI myselfἐκβάλλωcast outτὰtheδαιμόνια,demons,ἄραthenἔφθασενhas comeἐφ᾽uponὑμᾶςyouἡtheβασιλείαkingdomτοῦtheθεοῦ.of God.
29
ἢOrπῶςhowδύναταίis ableτιςanyoneεἰσελθεῖνto enterεἰςintoτὴνtheοἰκίανhouseτοῦof theἰσχυροῦstrong manκαὶandτὰtheσκεύηgoodsαὐτοῦof himἁρπάσαι,to plunder,ἐὰνonlyμὴunlessπρῶτονfirstδήσῃhe shall bindτὸνtheἰσχυρόν;strong man?καὶAndτότεthenτὴνtheοἰκίανhouseαὐτοῦof himδιαρπάσει.¶he will rob.
30
ὉThe oneμὴnotὢνbeingμετ᾽withἐμοῦMeκατ᾽againstἐμοῦMeἐστιν,is,καὶandὁthe oneμὴnotσυνάγωνgatheringμετ᾽withἐμοῦMeσκορπίζει.scatters.
31
διὰBecause ofτοῦτοthisλέγωI sayὑμῖν·to you;πᾶσαeveryἁμαρτίαsinκαὶandβλασφημίαblasphemyἀφεθήσεταιwill be forgivenτοῖςtheἀνθρώποις,to men,ἡtheδὲhoweverτοῦagainst theπνεύματοςSpiritβλασφημίαblasphemyοὐκnotἀφεθήσεταιwill be forgivenτοῖςto theἀνθρώποις.men.
32
καὶAndὃςwhoeverἐὰνifεἴπῃshall speakλόγονa wordκατὰagainstτοῦtheυἱοῦSonτοῦtheἀνθρώπου,of Man,ἀφεθήσεταιit will be forgivenαὐτῷ·to him;ὃςwhoeverδ᾽nowἂνmaybeεἴπῃshall speakκατὰagainstτοῦtheπνεύματοςSpiritτοῦtheἁγίου,Holy,οὐκnotἀφεθήσεταιit will be forgivenαὐτῷto himοὔτεneitherἐνinτούτῳthisτῷtheνῦνpresentαἰῶνιageοὔτεnorἐνinτῷthe oneμέλλοντι.¶coming.
33
ἪEitherποιήσατεdo makeτὸtheδένδρονtreeκαλὸνgoodκαὶandτὸνtheκαρπὸνfruitαὐτοῦof itκαλόν,good,ἢorποιήσατεdo makeτὸtheδένδρονtreeσαπρὸνbadκαὶandτὸνtheκαρπὸνfruitαὐτοῦof itσαπρόν·bad;ἐκbyγὰρforτοῦtheκαρποῦfruitτὸtheδένδρονtreeγινώσκεται.is known.
34
γεννήματαOffspringἐχιδνῶν,of vipers,πῶςhowδύνασθεare you ableἀγαθὰgood thingsλαλεῖνto speakπονηροὶevilὄντες;being?ἐκOut ofγὰρforτοῦtheπερισσεύματοςoverflowτῆςof theκαρδίαςheartτὸtheστόμαmouthλαλεῖ.¶speaks.
35
ὉTheἀγαθὸςgoodἄνθρωποςmanἐκout ofτοῦtheἀγαθοῦgoodθησαυροῦtreasureτῆςtheκαρδίαςof his heartἐκβάλλειputs forthτάtheἀγαθά,good things,καὶandὁtheπονηρὸςevilἄνθρωποςmanἐκout ofτοῦtheπονηροῦhis evilθησαυροῦtreasureἐκβάλλειputs forthπονηρά.¶evil things.
36
ΛέγωI sayδὲnowὑμῖνto youὅτιthatπᾶνeveryῥῆμαdeclarationἀργὸνcarelessὃthatἐὰνifλαλήσουσινwill speakοἱtheἄνθρωποι,men,ἀποδώσουσινthey will giveπερὶofαὐτοῦitλόγονan accountἐνinἡμέρᾳdayκρίσεως.of judgment.
37
ἐκByγὰρforτῶνtheλόγωνwordsσουof youδικαιωθήσῃyou will be justifiedκαὶandἐκbyτῶνtheλόγωνwordsσουof youκαταδικασθήσῃ.¶you will be condemned.
38
ΤότεThenἀπεκρίθησανansweredαὐτῷto himτινεςsomeτῶνof theγραμματέωνscribesκαὶandΦαρισαίωνPhariseesλέγοντες·saying;διδάσκαλε,Teacher,θέλομενwe wishἀπὸfromσοῦYouσημεῖονa signἰδεῖν.¶to see.
39
ὉtheδὲAndἀποκριθεὶςansweringεἶπενHe saidαὐτοῖς·to them;γενεὰA generationπονηρὰevilκαὶandμοιχαλὶςadulterousσημεῖονa signἐπιζητεῖ·seeks for;καὶandσημεῖονa signοὐnotδοθήσεταιwill be givenαὐτῇto itεἰonlyμὴexceptτὸtheσημεῖονsignἸωνᾶof Jonahτοῦtheπροφήτου.prophet.
40
ὥσπερJust asγὰρforἦνwasἸωνᾶςJonahἐνinτῇtheκοιλίᾳbellyτοῦof theκήτουςgreat fishτρεῖςthreeἡμέραςdaysκαὶandτρεῖςthreeνύκτας,nights,οὕτωςsoἔσταιwill beὁtheυἱὸςSonτοῦtheἀνθρώπουof Manἐνinτῇtheκαρδίᾳheartτῆςof theγῆςearthτρεῖςthreeἡμέραςdaysκαὶandτρεῖςthreeνύκτας.¶nights.
41
ἌνδρεςThe menΝινευῖταιof Ninevehἀναστήσονταιwill stand upἐνinτῇtheκρίσειjudgmentμετὰwithτῆςtheγενεᾶςgenerationταύτηςthisκαὶandκατακρινοῦσινwill condemnαὐτήν,it,ὅτιforμετενόησανthey repentedεἰςatτὸtheκήρυγμαpreachingἸωνᾶ·of Jonah;καὶandἰδοὺbeholdπλεῖονgreaterἸωνᾶthan Jonahὧδε.¶here.
42
ΒασίλισσαThe queenνότουof the southἐγερθήσεταιwill rise upἐνinτῇtheκρίσειjudgmentμετὰwithτῆςtheγενεᾶςgenerationταύτηςthisκαὶandκατακρινεῖwill condemnαὐτήν,it,ὅτιforἦλθενshe cameἐκfromτῶνtheπεράτωνendsτῆςof theγῆςearthἀκοῦσαιto hearτὴνtheσοφίανwisdomΣολομῶνος·of Solomon;καὶandἰδοὺbeholdπλεῖονgreaterΣολομῶνοςthan Solomonὧδε.¶here.
43
ὍτανWhenδὲnowτὸtheἀκάθαρτονuncleanπνεῦμαspiritἐξέλθῃmay go outἀπὸfromτοῦtheἀνθρώπου,man,διέρχεταιit passesδι᾽throughἀνύδρωνwaterlessτόπωνplacesζητοῦνseekingἀνάπαυσινrestκαὶandοὐχnoneεὑρίσκει.finds.
44
τότεThenλέγει·it says;εἰςToτὸνtheοἶκόνhouseμουof mineἐπιστρέψωI will returnὅθενfrom whereἐξῆλθον.I came out.καὶAndἐλθὸνhaving comeεὑρίσκειit finds itσχολάζοντα,being unoccupied,καὶandσεσαρωμένονsweptκαὶandκεκοσμημένον.ordered.
45
τότεThenπορεύεταιit goesκαὶandπαραλαμβάνειit takesμεθ᾽withἑαυτοῦitselfἑπτὰsevenἕτεραotherπνεύματαspiritsπονηρότεραmore evilἑαυτοῦ,than itself,καὶandεἰσελθόνταhaving entered inκατοικεῖthey dwellἐκεῖ·there;καὶandγίνεταιbecomesτὰtheἔσχαταlastτοῦtheἀνθρώπουmanἐκείνουof thatχείροναworseτῶνthan theπρώτων.first.οὕτωςSoἔσταιit will beκαὶalsoτῇtheγενεᾷto generationταύτῃthisτῇtheπονηρᾷ.¶evil.
46
ἜτιWhileδὲnowαὐτοῦwhen Heλαλοῦντοςis speakingτοῖςto theὄχλοιςcrowdsἰδοὺbeholdἡtheμήτηρmotherκαὶandοἱtheἀδελφοὶbrothersαὐτοῦof Himεἱστήκεισανhad been standingἔξωoutsideζητοῦντεςseekingαὐτῷto Himλαλῆσαι.to speak.
47
εἶπενSaidδέnowτιςsomeoneαὐτῷ·to Him;ἰδοὺBeholdἡtheμήτηρmotherσουof Youκαὶandοἱtheἀδελφοίbrothersσουof youἔξωoutsideἑστήκασινhave stoodζητοῦντέςseekingσοιto Youλαλῆσαι.to speak.
48
ὁtheδὲAndἀποκριθεὶςansweringεἶπενHe saidτῷto the oneλέγοντιtellingαὐτῷ·to Him;τίςWhoἐστινisἡtheμήτηρmotherμουof Mineκαὶandτίνεςwhoεἰσὶνareοἱtheἀδελφοίbrothersμου;of Mine?
49
καὶAndἐκτείναςhaving stretched outτὴνtheχεῖραhandαὐτοῦof Himἐπὶtoτοὺςtheμαθητὰςdisciplesαὐτοῦof Himεἶπεν·He said;ἰδοὺBeholdἡtheμήτηρmotherμουof Mineκαὶandοἱtheἀδελφοίbrothersμου.of Mine.
50
ὅστιςWhoeverγὰρforἂνmaybeποιήσῃmay doτὸtheθέλημαwillτοῦtheπατρόςFatherμουof Mineτοῦwho isἐνinοὐρανοῖς,the heavens,αὐτόςhe himselfμουMyἀδελφὸςbrotherκαὶandἀδελφὴsisterκαὶandμήτηρmotherἐστίν.¶is.

Frequently asked questions

Is this a Bible translation?

No — it's a word-for-word rendering of the original Greek text, tagged with Strong's numbers, so you can see exactly which original word underlies each part of the verse. For a devotional reading, see our Bible verses by topic section, which uses the King James Version.

What do the faded (italic) words mean?

They're words the Greek implies grammatically but that wouldn't be spoken as a separate word in natural English — shown here so nothing from the original text is hidden.

How do I look up what a word means?

Click any word — it links straight to that word's entry in our Strong's Concordance, with the full definition and how it's used elsewhere in the Bible.

← Matthew 11All chaptersMatthew 13 →