2 Kings 25

1 ಅವನ ಆಳಿಕೆಯ ಒಂಭತ್ತನೇ ವರುಷದ ಹತ್ತನೇ ತಿಂಗಳಿನ ಹತ್ತನೇ ದಿವಸದಲ್ಲಿ ಏನಾಯಿತಂದರೆ, ಬಾಬೆಲಿನ ಅರಸನಾದ ನೆಬೂಕ ದ್ನೆಚರನು ತಾನೂ ತನ್ನ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಸೈನ್ಯವೂ ಯೆರೂಸ ಲೇಮಿನ ಮೇಲೆ ಬಂದು ಅದಕ್ಕೆ ಎದುರಾಗಿ ದಂಡಿಳಿದು ಅದರ ಸುತ್ತಲೂ ದಿಣ್ಣೆಗಳನ್ನು ಹಾಕಿದರು.

2 ಅರಸನಾದ ಚಿದ್ಕೀಯನ ಆಳ್ವಿಕೆಯ ಹನ್ನೊಂದನೇ ವರುಷದ ವರೆಗೆ ಪಟ್ಟಣವು ಮುತ್ತಿಗೆ ಹಾಕಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿತು.

3 ನಾಲ್ಕನೇ ತಿಂಗಳಿನ ಒಂಭತ್ತನೇ ದಿವಸದಲ್ಲಿ ಪಟ್ಟಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಬರವು ಬಲವಾದದರಿಂದ ದೇಶದ ಜನರಿಗೆ ರೊಟ್ಟಿಯಿಲ್ಲದೆ ಹೋಯಿತು.

4 ಪಟ್ಟಣವು ವಿಭಾಗಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿದ್ದರಿಂದ ಸೈನ್ಯದ ಜನರೆಲ್ಲರೂ ಅರಸನ ತೋಟದ ಬಳಿಯಲ್ಲಿದ್ದ ಎರಡು ಗೋಡೆಗಳ ಮಧ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಬಾಗಲ ಮಾರ್ಗವಾಗಿ ಓಡಿಹೋದರು; ಆದರೆ ಅರಸನು ಬಯಲು ಮಾರ್ಗ ವಾಗಿ ಹೋದನು.

5 ಕಸ್ದೀಯರು ಪಟ್ಟಣದ ಬಳಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಇದ್ದದರಿಂದ ಅವರ ದಂಡು ಅರಸನನ್ನು ಹಿಂಬಾಲಿಸಿ ಯೆರಿಕೋವಿನ ಬಯಲು ಸ್ಥಳಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಅವನನ್ನು ಹಿಡು ಕೊಂಡರು.

6 ಅವನ ದಂಡೆಲ್ಲಾ ಅವನ ಕಡೆಯಿಂದ ಚದರಿ ಹೋಯಿತು. ಅವರು ಅರಸನನ್ನು ಹಿಡಿದು ಕೊಂಡು, ರಿಬ್ಲದಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಬಾಬೆಲಿನ ಅರಸನ ಬಳಿಗೆ ತಕ್ಕೊಂಡು ಬಂದು ಅವನ ಮೇಲೆ ನ್ಯಾಯವನ್ನು ನಿರ್ಣಯಿಸಿದರು.

7 ಅವರು ಚಿದ್ಕೀಯನ ಮಕ್ಕಳನ್ನು ಅವನ ಕಣ್ಣೆದುರಿನಲ್ಲಿಯೇ ಕೊಂದ ತರುವಾಯ ಅವನ ಕಣ್ಣುಗಳನ್ನು ಕಿತ್ತುಹಾಕಿ ಅವನಿಗೆ ಹಿತ್ತಾಳೆಯ ಬೇಡಿ ಹಾಕಿ ಅವನನ್ನು ಬಾಬೆಲಿಗೆ ತಕ್ಕೊಂಡು ಹೋದರು.

8 ಐದನೇ ತಿಂಗಳಿನ ಏಳನೇ ದಿವಸಕ್ಕೆ ಸರಿಯಾಗಿ ಬಾಬೆಲಿನ ಅರಸನಾದ ನೆಬೂಕದ್ನೆಚರನ ಆಳ್ವಿಕೆಯ ಹತ್ತೊಂಭತ್ತನೇ ವರುಷದಲ್ಲಿ ಬಾಬೆಲಿನ ಅರಸನ ಸೇವಕ ನಾದ ಕಾವಲಿನ ಅಧಿಪತಿಯಾದ ನೆಬೂಜರದಾನನು ಯೆರೂಸಲೇಮಿಗೆ ಬಂದು,

9 ಕರ್ತನ ಮನೆಯನ್ನೂ ಅರಮನೆಯನ್ನೂ ಯೆರೂಸಲೇಮಿನಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಮನೆಗಳನ್ನೂ ಪ್ರತಿ ದೊಡ್ಡ ಮನುಷ್ಯನ ಮನೆಯನ್ನೂ ಬೆಂಕಿಯಿಂದ ಸುಟ್ಟು ಬಿಟ್ಟನು.

10 ಕಾವಲುಗಾರರ ಅಧಿಪತಿಯ ಸಂಗಡದಲ್ಲಿದ್ದ ಕಸ್ದೀಯರ ಸೈನ್ಯದವರೆ ಲ್ಲರೂ ಯೆರೂಸಲೇಮಿನ ಸುತ್ತಲೂ ಇರುವ ಗೋಡೆ ಗಳನ್ನು ಕೆಡವಿಬಿಟ್ಟರು.

11 ಪಟ್ಟಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಉಳಿದ ಜನ ರನ್ನೂ ಬಾಬೆಲಿನ ಅರಸನ ಕಡೆಗೆ ಬಿದ್ದವರನ್ನೂ ಗುಂಪಿ ನಲ್ಲಿ ಮಿಕ್ಕ ಜನರನ್ನೂ ಕಾವಲಿನ ಅಧಿಪತಿಯಾದ ನೆಬೂಜರದಾನನು ಸೆರೆಯಾಗಿ ಒಯ್ದನು.

12 ಆದರೆ ಕಾವಲಿನ ಅಧಿಪತಿಯು ದ್ರಾಕ್ಷೇತೋಟ ಮಾಡುವ ಹಾಗೆಯೂ ಬೇಸಾಯ ಮಾಡುವ ಹಾಗೆಯೂ ದೇಶದ ಬಡವರನ್ನು ಉಳಿಸಿಬಿಟ್ಟನು.

13 ಇದಲ್ಲದೆ ಕರ್ತನ ಮನೆಯಲ್ಲಿದ್ದ ಹಿತ್ತಾಳೆ ಸ್ತಂಭಗಳನ್ನೂ ಆಧಾರಗಳನ್ನೂ ಕರ್ತನ ಮನೆಯಲ್ಲಿದ್ದ ಹಿತ್ತಾಳೆ ಸಮುದ್ರವೆಂಬ ಪಾತ್ರೆ ಯನ್ನೂ ಕಸ್ದೀಯರು ಒಡೆದು ಹಾಕಿ ಅದರ ಹಿತ್ತಾಳೆ ಯನ್ನು ಬಾಬೆಲಿಗೆ ಒಯ್ದರು.

14 ಮಡಕೆಗಳನ್ನೂ ಸಲಿಕೆ ಗಳನ್ನೂ ಕತ್ತರಿಗಳನ್ನೂ ಸೌಟುಗಳನ್ನೂ ಅವರು ಸೇವಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಹಿತ್ತಾಳೆಯ ಸಾಮಾನುಗಳನ್ನೂ ತಕ್ಕೊಂಡು ಹೋದರು.

15 ಕಾವಲುಗಾರರ ಅಧಿಪತಿಯು ಅಗ್ನಿಪಾತ್ರೆಗಳನ್ನೂ ತಟ್ಟೆಗಳನ್ನೂ ಬಂಗಾರ ದವುಗಳಾದ ಬಂಗಾರವನ್ನೂ ಬೆಳ್ಳಿಯವುಗಳಾದ ಬೆಳ್ಳಿ ಯನ್ನೂ ತಕ್ಕೊಂಡನು.

16 ಸೊಲೊಮೋನನು ಕರ್ತನ ಮನೆಗೋಸ್ಕರ ಮಾಡಿಸಿದ್ದ ಎರಡು ಸ್ತಂಭಗಳೂ ಸಮುದ್ರವೆನಿಸಿಕೊಂಡ ಪಾತ್ರೆಯೂ ಆಧಾರಗಳೂ ಈ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಸಾಮಾನುಗಳ ತಾಮ್ರವು ತೂಕ ಮಾಡ ಲಾರದಷ್ಟಿತ್ತು.

17 ಒಂದು ಸ್ತಂಭವು ಹದಿನೆಂಟು ಮೊಳ ಎತ್ತರವಾಗಿತ್ತು. ಅದರ ಮೇಲಿದ್ದ ಬೋದಿಗೆ ತಾಮ್ರ ದ್ದಾಗಿ ಮೂರು ಮೊಳ ಉದ್ದವಾಗಿತ್ತು. ಬೋದಿಗೆಯ ಸುತ್ತಲಿದ್ದ ಹೆಣೆತದ ಕೆಲಸವೂ ದಾಳಿಂಬರಗಳೂ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ತಾಮ್ರವಾಗಿತ್ತು. ಎರಡನೇ ಸ್ತಂಭಕ್ಕೆ ಇದರ ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ಹೆಣೆತದ ಕೆಲಸ ಉಂಟಾಗಿತ್ತು.

18 ಕಾವಲುಗಾರರ ಅಧಿಪತಿಯು ಪ್ರಧಾನ ಯಾಜಕನಾದ ಸೆರಾಯನನ್ನೂ ಎರಡನೇ ಯಾಜಕನಾದ ಚೆಫನ್ಯನನ್ನೂ ಮೂರು ಮಂದಿ ದ್ವಾರಪಾಲಕರನ್ನೂ ಹಿಡಿದನು.

19 ಇದಲ್ಲದೆ ಪಟ್ಟಣದೊಳಗಿಂದ ಯುದ್ಧಸ್ಥರ ಮೇಲಿದ್ದ ಒಬ್ಬ ಅಧಿ ಕಾರಿಯನ್ನೂ ಪಟ್ಟಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಿಕ್ಕಿದ ಅರಸನ ಸಮ್ಮುಖ ದಲ್ಲಿದ್ದ ಐದು ಮಂದಿಯನ್ನೂ ದೇಶದ ಜನರನ್ನೂ ಸೈನ್ಯದ ತರಬೇತು ಮಾಡಿದ ಪ್ರಧಾನನ ಲೇಖಕನೂ ಪಟ್ಟಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಿಕ್ಕಿದ ದೇಶದ ಜನರಾದ ಅರವತ್ತು ಮಂದಿಯನ್ನೂ ಅವನು ಹಿಡಿದನು.

20 ಕಾವಲಿನ ವರ ಅಧಿಪತಿಯಾದ ನೆಬೂಜರದಾನನು ಇವರನ್ನು ತಕ್ಕೊಂಡು ರಿಬ್ಲದಲ್ಲಿದ್ದ ಬಾಬೆಲಿನ ಅರಸನ ಬಳಿಗೆ ಬಂದನು.

21 ಬಾಬೆಲಿನ ಅರಸನು ಹಮಾತ್‌ ರಿಬ್ಲ ದಲ್ಲಿ ಅವರನ್ನು ಹೊಡೆದು ಕೊಂದುಹಾಕಿದನು. ಈ ಪ್ರಕಾರವೇ ಯೆಹೂದ್ಯರು ತಮ್ಮ ದೇಶದಲ್ಲಿಂದ ಸೆರೆ ಯಾಗಿ ಒಯ್ಯಲ್ಪಟ್ಟರು.

22 ಆದರೆ ಬಾಬೆಲಿನ ಅರಸನಾದ ನೆಬೂಕದ್ನೆಚ್ಚರನು ತಾನು ಯೆಹೂದ ದೇಶದಲ್ಲಿ ಉಳಿಸಿದ ಜನರ ಮೇಲೆ ಶಾಫಾನನ ಮೊಮ್ಮಗನೂ ಅಹೀಕಾಮನ ಮಗನೂ ಆದ ಗೆದಲ್ಯನನ್ನು ಅಧಿಪತಿಯಾಗಿ ಮಾಡಿದನು.

23 ಆದರೆ ಬಾಬೆಲಿನ ಅರಸನು ಗೆದಲ್ಯನನ್ನು ಅಧಿಪತಿ ಯಾಗಿ ಮಾಡಿದ್ದಾನೆಂದು ದಂಡುಗಳ ಅಧಿಪತಿಗಳೂ ಅವರ ಜನರೂ ಕೇಳಿದ ಮೇಲೆ ನೆತನ್ಯನ ಮಗನಾದ ಇಷ್ಮಾಯೇಲನೂ ಕಾರೇಹನ ಮಗನಾದ ಯೋಹಾ ನನೂ ನೆಟೋಫದವನಾದ ತನ್ಹುಮೆತನ ಮಗನಾದ ಸೆರಾಯನೂ ಮಾಕಾತ್ಯರಲ್ಲಿ ಒಬ್ಬನ ಮಗನಾದ ಯಾಜನ್ಯನೂ ಅವರ ಜನರೂ ಮಿಚ್ಪದಲ್ಲಿದ್ದ ಗೆದಲ್ಯನ ಬಳಿಗೆ ಬಂದರು.

24 ಆಗ ಗೆದಲ್ಯನು ಅವರಿಗೂ ಅವರ ಜನರಿಗೂ ಆಣೆಯನ್ನಿಟ್ಟು--ನೀವು ಕಸ್ದೀಯರನ್ನು ಸೇವಿಸಲು ಭಯಪಡಬೇಡಿರಿ; ದೇಶದಲ್ಲಿ ವಾಸವಾ ಗಿದ್ದು ಬಾಬೆಲಿನ ಅರಸನನ್ನು ಸೇವಿಸಿರಿ; ಆಗ ನಿಮಗೆ ಒಳ್ಳೇದಾಗಿರುವದು ಅಂದನು.

25 ಆದರೆ ಏಳನೇ ತಿಂಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ರಾಜ ಸಂತಾನದವನಾದ ಎಲೀಷಾಮನ ಮೊಮ್ಮಗನೂ ನೆತನ್ಯನ ಮಗನೂ ಆದ ಇಷ್ಮಾಯೇ ಲನು ಅವನ ಸಂಗಡ ಹತ್ತು ಮಂದಿ ಬಂದು ಗೆದಲ್ಯ ನನ್ನೂ ಅವನ ಸಂಗಡ ಮಿಚ್ಪದಲ್ಲಿದ್ದ ಯೆಹೂದ್ಯರನ್ನೂ ಕಸ್ದೀಯರನ್ನೂ ಹೊಡೆದು ಕೊಂದುಹಾಕಿದರು.

26 ಆಗ ಹಿರಿ ಕಿರಿಯರಾದ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಜನರೂ ದಂಡುಗಳ ಅಧಿ ಪತಿಗಳೂ ಎದ್ದು ಐಗುಪ್ತಕ್ಕೆ ಹೋದರು; ಯಾಕಂದರೆ ಕಸ್ದೀಯರಿಗೆ ಭಯಪಟ್ಟರು.

27 ಆದರೆ ಯೆಹೂದದ ಅರಸನಾದ ಯೆಹೋ ಯಾಖೀನನ ಸೆರೆಯ ಮೂವತ್ತೇಳನೇ ವರುಷದ ಹನ್ನೆರಡನೇ ತಿಂಗಳಿನ ಇಪ್ಪತ್ತೇಳನೇ ದಿವಸದಲ್ಲಿ ಏನಾಯಿತಂದರೆ, ಬಾಬೆಲಿನ ಅರಸನಾದ ಎವಿಲ್ಮೆ ರೋದಕನು ಆಳಲು ಆರಂಭಿಸಿದ ವರುಷದಲ್ಲಿ ಅವನು ಯೆಹೂದದ ಅರಸನಾದ ಯೆಹೋಯಾ ಖೀನನನ್ನು ಸೆರೆಮನೆಯಿಂದ ಬಿಡಿಸಿ

28 ಅವನ ಸಂಗಡ ಒಳ್ಳೇ ಮಾತುಗಳನ್ನು ಆಡಿ, ಅವನ ಸಿಂಹಾಸನವನ್ನು ಬಾಬೆಲಿನಲ್ಲಿ ತನ್ನ ಸಂಗಡ ಇರುವ ಅರಸುಗಳ ಸಿಂಹಾಸನಕ್ಕಿಂತ ದೊಡ್ಡದಾಗಿ ಮಾಡಿ ಅವನ ಸೆರೆ ವಸ್ತ್ರಗಳನ್ನು ಬದಲಾಯಿಸಿದನು.

29 ಅವನು ಜೀವದಿಂದಿರುವ ವರೆಗೂ ಅರಸನ ಸಮ್ಮುಖದಲ್ಲಿ ರೊಟ್ಟಿಯನ್ನು ಯಾವಾಗಲೂ ತಿನ್ನುತ್ತಾ ಇದ್ದನು.

30 ಇದಲ್ಲದೆ ಅವನು ಬದುಕಿರುವ ವರೆಗೂ ಪ್ರತಿ ದಿನಕ್ಕೆ ನೇಮಕವಾದ ಭೋಜನವು ಅರಸನಿಂದ ಯಾವಾಗಲೂ ಕೊಡಲ್ಪಡುತ್ತಾ ಇತ್ತು.

1 And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he, and all his host, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it; and they built forts against it round about.

2 And the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.

3 And on the ninth day of the fourth month the famine prevailed in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land.

4 And the city was broken up, and all the men of war fled by night by the way of the gate between two walls, which is by the king’s garden: (now the Chaldees were against the city round about:) and the king went the way toward the plain.

5 And the army of the Chaldees pursued after the king, and overtook him in the plains of Jericho: and all his army were scattered from him.

6 So they took the king, and brought him up to the king of Babylon to Riblah; and they gave judgment upon him.

7 And they slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and put out the eyes of Zedekiah, and bound him with fetters of brass, and carried him to Babylon.

8 And in the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month, which is the nineteenth year of king Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, came Nebuzar-adan, captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, unto Jerusalem:

9 And he burnt the house of the Lord, and the king’s house, and all the houses of Jerusalem, and every great man’s house burnt he with fire.

10 And all the army of the Chaldees, that were with the captain of the guard, brake down the walls of Jerusalem round about.

11 Now the rest of the people that were left in the city, and the fugitives that fell away to the king of Babylon, with the remnant of the multitude, did Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard carry away.

12 But the captain of the guard left of the poor of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen.

13 And the pillars of brass that were in the house of the Lord, and the bases, and the brasen sea that was in the house of the Lord, did the Chaldees break in pieces, and carried the brass of them to Babylon.

14 And the pots, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they ministered, took they away.

15 And the firepans, and the bowls, and such things as were of gold, in gold, and of silver, in silver, the captain of the guard took away.

16 The two pillars, one sea, and the bases which Solomon had made for the house of the Lord; the brass of all these vessels was without weight.

17 The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, and the chapiter upon it was brass: and the height of the chapiter three cubits; and the wreathen work, and pomegranates upon the chapiter round about, all of brass: and like unto these had the second pillar with wreathen work.

18 And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:

19 And out of the city he took an officer that was set over the men of war, and five men of them that were in the king’s presence, which were found in the city, and the principal scribe of the host, which mustered the people of the land, and threescore men of the people of the land that were found in the city:

20 And Nebuzar-adan captain of the guard took these, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah:

21 And the king of Babylon smote them, and slew them at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was carried away out of their land.

22 And as for the people that remained in the land of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had left, even over them he made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, ruler.

23 And when all the captains of the armies, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, there came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan the son of Careah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men.

24 And Gedaliah sware to them, and to their men, and said unto them, Fear not to be the servants of the Chaldees: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon; and it shall be well with you.

25 But it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, came, and ten men with him, and smote Gedaliah, that he died, and the Jews and the Chaldees that were with him at Mizpah.

26 And all the people, both small and great, and the captains of the armies, arose, and came to Egypt: for they were afraid of the Chaldees.

27 And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, that Evil-merodach king of Babylon in the year that he began to reign did lift up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah out of prison;

28 And he spake kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon;

29 And changed his prison garments: and he did eat bread continually before him all the days of his life.

30 And his allowance was a continual allowance given him of the king, a daily rate for every day, all the days of his life.

1 At that time Jesus went on the sabbath day through the corn; and his disciples were an hungred, and began to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat.

2 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.

3 But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was an hungred, and they that were with him;

4 How he entered into the house of God, and did eat the shewbread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them which were with him, but only for the priests?

5 Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless?

6 But I say unto you, That in this place is one greater than the temple.

7 But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.

8 For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath day.

9 And when he was departed thence, he went into their synagogue:

10 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.

11 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, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out?

12 How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.

13 Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored whole, like as the other.

14 Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they might destroy him.

15 But when Jesus knew it, he withdrew himself from thence: and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all;

16 And charged them that they should not make him known:

17 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,

18 Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles.

19 He shall not strive, nor cry; neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets.

20 A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory.

21 And in his name shall the Gentiles trust.

22 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.

23 And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David?

24 But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.

25 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:

26 And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how shall then his kingdom stand?

27 And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your children cast them out? therefore they shall be your judges.

28 But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you.

29 Or else 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.

30 He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad.

31 Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men.

32 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.

33 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.

34 O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

35 A 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.

36 But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.

37 For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.

38 Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee.

39 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 the sign of the prophet Jonas:

40 For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale’s belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

41 The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.

42 The queen of the south shall rise up in the 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.

43 When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none.

44 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.

45 Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in 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.

46 While he yet talked to the people, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him.

47 Then one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak with thee.

48 But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren?

49 And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!

50 For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.