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David was thinking spiritually and not carnally when he spared Saul's life. He respected Yahweh and the ones He chose, therefore, he did not give in to the actions of the flesh. Hence, Yahweh could say about David that he was: ...a man after mine own heart... (Acts 13:22).
Michael Parry [Montreal (Can)] Comment added in 2008 Reply to Michael
SHOW ONLY LOVE
There was not a mark on his skin. Neither had he heard any negative comments, insults or threats. In fact, king Saul was completely unaware that he had been in the presence of a man who had not only been strongly urged to take his life, but had a legitimate reason to do so. The only damage Saul experienced was that a corner of his robe had been cut off - which was proof that David could have done anything he liked to Saul.
Saul experienced the good a person can do to his enemy.
Judas had the same experience with Jesus. Knowing exactly who was going to betray him right from the very beginning, Jesus could have treated Judas differently from the rest of the disciples. But right up until the last minute, even washing his feet, the rest of the disciples had no idea that Judas was the betrayer.
The temptation to gossip, insult, talk behind someone's back, or even resort to violence, is huge when we have an enemy. And sometimes we even do these things to people who are not our enemies! But let's be more like David and Jesus, making sure that our enemies (and everyone else) only ever experience our love.
Robert Prins [Auckland - Pakuranga - (NZ)] Comment added in 2022 Reply to Robert
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1. And it came to pass, when Saul <7586> was returned <7725>(8804) from following <310> the Philistines <6430>, that it was told <5046>(8686) him, saying <559>(8800), Behold, David <1732> is in the wilderness <4057> of Engedi <5872>.
2. Then Saul <7586> took <3947>(8799) three <7969> thousand <505> chosen <977>(8803) men <376> out of all Israel <3478>, and went <3212>(8799) to seek <1245>(8763) David <1732> and his men <582> upon <6440> the rocks <6697> of the wild goats <3277>.
3. And he came <935>(8799) to the sheepcotes <1448> <6629> by the way <1870>, where was a cave <4631>; and Saul <7586> went in <935>(8799) to cover <5526>(8687) his feet <7272>: and David <1732> and his men <582> remained <3427>(8802) in the sides <3411> of the cave <4631>.
4. And the men <582> of David <1732> said <559>(8799) unto him, Behold the day <3117> of which the LORD <3068> said <559>(8804) unto thee, Behold, I will deliver <5414>(8802) thine enemy <341>(8802) into thine hand <3027>, that thou mayest do <6213>(8804) to him as it shall seem good <3190>(8799) unto thee <5869>. Then David <1732> arose <6965>(8799), and cut off <3772>(8799) the skirt <3671> of Saul's <7586> robe <4598> privily <3909>.
5. And it came to pass afterward <310>, that David's <1732> heart <3820> smote <5221>(8686) him, because he had cut off <3772>(8804) Saul's <7586> skirt <3671>.
6. And he said <559>(8799) unto his men <582>, The LORD <3068> forbid <2486> that I should do <6213>(8799) this thing <1697> unto my master <113>, the LORD'S <3068> anointed <4899>, to stretch forth <7971>(8800) mine hand <3027> against him, seeing he is the anointed <4899> of the LORD <3068>.
7. So David <1732> stayed <8156>(8762) his servants <582> with these words <1697>, and suffered <5414>(8804) them not to rise <6965>(8800) against Saul <7586>. But Saul <7586> rose up <6965>(8804) out of the cave <4631>, and went <3212>(8799) on his way <1870>.
8. David <1732> also arose <6965>(8799) afterward, and went out <3318>(8799) of the cave <4631>, and cried <7121>(8799) after <310> Saul <7586>, saying <559>(8800), My lord <113> the king <4428>. And when Saul <7586> looked <5027>(8686) behind <310> him, David <1732> stooped <6915>(8799) with his face <639> to the earth <776>, and bowed <7812>(8691) himself.
9. And David <1732> said <559>(8799) to Saul <7586>, Wherefore hearest <8085>(8799) thou men's <120> words <1697>, saying <559>(8800), Behold, David <1732> seeketh <1245>(8764) thy hurt <7451>?
10. Behold, this day <3117> thine eyes <5869> have seen <7200>(8804) how that the LORD <3068> had delivered <5414>(8804) thee to day <3117> into mine hand <3027> in the cave <4631>: and some bade <559>(8804) me kill <2026>(8800) thee: but mine eye spared <2347>(8799) thee; and I said <559>(8799), I will not put forth <7971>(8799) mine hand <3027> against my lord <113>; for he is the LORD'S <3068> anointed <4899>.
11. Moreover, my father <1>, see <7200>(8798), yea, see <7200>(8798) the skirt <3671> of thy robe <4598> in my hand <3027>: for in that I cut off <3772>(8800) the skirt <3671> of thy robe <4598>, and killed <2026>(8804) thee not, know <3045>(8798) thou and see <7200>(8798) that there is neither evil <7451> nor transgression <6588> in mine hand <3027>, and I have not sinned <2398>(8804) against thee; yet thou huntest <6658>(8802) my soul <5315> to take <3947>(8800) it.
12. The LORD <3068> judge <8199>(8799) between me and thee, and the LORD <3068> avenge <5358>(8804) me of thee: but mine hand <3027> shall not be upon thee.
13. As saith <559>(8799) the proverb <4912> of the ancients <6931>, Wickedness <7562> proceedeth <3318>(8799) from the wicked <7563>: but mine hand <3027> shall not be upon thee.
14. After <310> whom is the king <4428> of Israel <3478> come out <3318>(8804)? after <310> whom dost thou pursue <7291>(8802)? after <310> a dead <4191>(8801) dog <3611>, after <310> a <259> flea <6550>.
15. The LORD <3068> therefore be judge <1781>, and judge <8199>(8804) between me and thee, and see <7200>(8799), and plead <7378>(8799) my cause <7379>, and deliver <8199>(8799) me out of thine hand <3027>.
16. And it came to pass, when David <1732> had made an end <3615>(8763) of speaking <1696>(8763) these words <1697> unto Saul <7586>, that Saul <7586> said <559>(8799), Is this thy voice <6963>, my son <1121> David <1732>? And Saul <7586> lifted up <5375>(8799) his voice <6963>, and wept <1058>(8799).
17. And he said <559>(8799) to David <1732>, Thou art more righteous <6662> than I: for thou hast rewarded <1580>(8804) me good <2896>, whereas I have rewarded <1580>(8804) thee evil <7451>.
18. And thou hast shewed <5046>(8689) this day <3117> how that thou hast dealt <6213>(8804) well <2896> with me: forasmuch as when the LORD <3068> had delivered <5462>(8765) me into thine hand <3027>, thou killedst <2026>(8804) me not.
19. For if a man <376> find <4672>(8799) his enemy <341>(8802), will he let him go <7971>(8765) well <2896> away <1870>? wherefore the LORD <3068> reward <7999>(8762) thee good <2896> for that thou hast done <6213>(8804) unto me this day <3117>.
20. And now, behold, I know well <3045>(8804) that thou shalt surely <4427>(8800) be king <4427>(8799), and that the kingdom <4467> of Israel <3478> shall be established <6965>(8804) in thine hand <3027>.
21. Swear <7650>(8734) now therefore unto me by the LORD <3068>, that thou wilt not <518> cut off <3772>(8686) my seed <2233> after <310> me, and that thou wilt not destroy <8045>(8686) my name <8034> out of my father's <1> house <1004>.
22. And David <1732> sware <7650>(8735) unto Saul <7586>. And Saul <7586> went <3212>(8799) home <1004>; but David <1732> and his men <582> gat them up <5927>(8804) unto the hold <4686>.
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In Taking up the mantle of prophet and reproving Israel Jeremiah, as the son of the high priest, forsook wealth and approval to serve God.
Peter Forbes [Mountsorrel (UK)] Comment added in 2002 Reply to Peter
Jeremiah 1. GOD'S PLAN FOR YOUR LIFE God said to Jeremiah "Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you, before you were born, I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations". God had mapped Jeremiah's life out before he had created him! He had prepared circumstances, tasks and people that would all make Jeremiahs life what it became. But Jeremiahs life is not the only one that God has made plans for. Jesus, all the prophets, the apostles and many others have all been prepared by God for the tasks they were given. God still did not stop there. We too have been predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his son (Rom 8 v 29), and God has prepared in advance good works for us to do just as he did for Jeremiah. There is no doubt about it. God has a plan for your life - whether you like it or not. It is up to us to us to fit in with God's plan and to serve him in the ways he has planned for us to do.
Robert Prins [Auckland - Pakuranga - (NZ)] Comment added in 2002 Reply to Robert
1 As we start to read Jeremiah we doubtless are aware that the prophecy of Jeremiah is not in chronological order. Rather than try to re-organise the chapters maybe we should try to understand, from the way the book is constructed, what the purpose of the order is.
Peter Forbes [Mountsorrel (UK)] Comment added in 2009 Reply to Peter
1. the book of Jeremiah contains 51 prophecies and 8 acted out parables. It is not arranged in chronological order. Jeremiah was contemporary with Ezekiel, Daniel, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Nahum, Obadiah - and prophesied (c. 626-586BC) about 100 years after Isaiah. Like Jesus, Jeremiah had a difficult life, was mocked, and was single.
2. "Jeremiah<3414>" was born in the reign of kIng Manasseh (circa 697-642BC) who was followed by king Amon (c. 641-640BC); Jeremiah began his ministry in Jerusalem to Judah during a time when Babylon was ascending and Assyrian rule was nearing its end in the 13th year (c. 626 or 627 BC) of the good king Josiah (reigned c. 639-608BC); many of the people of Judah were still idolaters during Josiah's reign; Nineveh was destroyed by Babylon (c. 612 or 607BC); king Jehoahaz (reigned 3 months c. 608BC and was carried to Egypt); Eliakim renamed (by Pharoah Neco) Jehoiakim (was kIng of Judah c. 608-597BC and an idol worshipping enemy of Jeremiah); Judah was subdued by Babylon and captives were taken and Jerusalem was partly destroyed (c. 606BC); Babylon defeats Egypt at the battle of Carchemish (c. 605BC); Jehoiachin (reigned 3 months c. 597BC and was carried to Babylon, Jerusalem further devastated); Mattaniah renamed (by Nebuchadnezzar) Zedekiah (reigned c. 597-586BC, a weak king friendly to Jeremiah, Zedekiah's visit to Babylon c.593BC, Jerusalem burned and desolated by Babylon c. 586BC).
Charles Link, Jr. [Moorestown, (NJ, USA)] Comment added in 2015 Reply to Charles
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1. The words <1697> of Jeremiah <3414> the son <1121> of Hilkiah <2518>, of the priests <3548> that were in Anathoth <6068> in the land <776> of Benjamin <1144>:
2. To whom the word <1697> of the LORD <3068> came in the days <3117> of Josiah <2977> the son <1121> of Amon <526> king <4428> of Judah <3063>, in the thirteenth <7969> <6240> year <8141> of his reign <4427>(8800).
3. It came also in the days <3117> of Jehoiakim <3079> the son <1121> of Josiah <2977> king <4428> of Judah <3063>, unto the end <8552>(8800) of the eleventh <6249> <6240> year <8141> of Zedekiah <6667> the son <1121> of Josiah <2977> king <4428> of Judah <3063>, unto the carrying away <1540> <0> of Jerusalem <3389> captive <1540>(8800) in the fifth <2549> month <2320>.
4. Then the word <1697> of the LORD <3068> came unto me, saying <559>(8800),
5. Before <2962> I formed <3335>(8799) thee in the belly <990> I knew <3045>(8804) thee; and before thou camest forth <3318>(8799) out of the womb <7358> I sanctified <6942>(8689) thee, and I ordained <5414>(8804) thee a prophet <5030> unto the nations <1471>.
6. Then said <559>(8799) I, Ah <162>, Lord <136> GOD <3069>! behold, I cannot <3045>(8804) speak <1696>(8763): for I am a child <5288>.
7. But the LORD <3068> said <559>(8799) unto me, Say <559>(8799) not, I am a child <5288>: for thou shalt go <3212>(8799) to all that I shall send <7971>(8799) thee, and whatsoever I command <6680>(8762) thee thou shalt speak <1696>(8762).
8. Be not afraid <3372>(8799) of their faces <6440>: for I am with thee to deliver <5337>(8687) thee, saith <5002>(8803) the LORD <3068>.
9. Then the LORD <3068> put forth <7971>(8799) his hand <3027>, and touched <5060>(8686) my mouth <6310>. And the LORD <3068> said <559>(8799) unto me, Behold, I have put <5414>(8804) my words <1697> in thy mouth <6310>.
10. See <7200>(8798), I have this day <3117> set <6485>(8689) thee over the nations <1471> and over the kingdoms <4467>, to root out <5428>(8800), and to pull down <5422>(8800), and to destroy <6>(8686), and to throw down <2040>(8800), to build <1129>(8800), and to plant <5193>(8800).
11. Moreover the word <1697> of the LORD <3068> came unto me, saying <559>(8800), Jeremiah <3414>, what seest <7200>(8802) thou? And I said <559>(8799), I see <7200>(8802) a rod <4731> of an almond tree <8247>.
12. Then said <559>(8799) the LORD <3068> unto me, Thou hast well <3190>(8689) seen <7200>(8800): for I will hasten <8245>(8802) my word <1697> to perform <6213>(8800) it.
13. And the word <1697> of the LORD <3068> came unto me the second time <8145>, saying <559>(8800), What seest <7200>(8802) thou? And I said <559>(8799), I see <7200>(8802) a seething <5301>(8803) pot <5518>; and the face <6440> thereof is toward <6440> the north <6828>.
14. Then the LORD <3068> said <559>(8799) unto me, Out of the north <6828> an evil <7451> shall break forth <6605>(8735) upon all the inhabitants <3427>(8802) of the land <776>.
15. For, lo, I will call <7121>(8802) all the families <4940> of the kingdoms <4467> of the north <6828>, saith <5002>(8803) the LORD <3068>; and they shall come <935>(8804), and they shall set <5414>(8804) every one <376> his throne <3678> at the entering <6607> of the gates <8179> of Jerusalem <3389>, and against all the walls <2346> thereof round about <5439>, and against all the cities <5892> of Judah <3063>.
16. And I will utter <1696>(8765) my judgments <4941> against them touching <5921> all their wickedness <7451>, who have forsaken <5800>(8804) me, and have burned incense <6999>(8762) unto other <312> gods <430>, and worshipped <7812>(8691) the works <4639> of their own hands <3027>.
17. Thou therefore gird up <247>(8799) thy loins <4975>, and arise <6965>(8804), and speak <1696>(8765) unto them all that I command <6680>(8762) thee: be not dismayed <2865>(8735) at their faces <6440>, lest I confound <2865>(8686) thee before <6440> them.
18. For, behold, I <589> have made <5414>(8804) thee this day <3117> a defenced <4013> city <5892>, and an iron <1270> pillar <5982>, and brasen <5178> walls <2346> against the whole land <776>, against the kings <4428> of Judah <3063>, against the princes <8269> thereof, against the priests <3548> thereof, and against the people <5971> of the land <776>.
19. And they shall fight <3898>(8738) against thee; but they shall not prevail <3201>(8799) against thee; for I am with thee, saith <5002>(8803) the LORD <3068>, to deliver <5337>(8687) thee.
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1. At <1722> that <1565> time <2540> Jesus <2424> went <4198>(5675) on the sabbath day <4521> through <1223> the corn <4702>; and <1161> his <846> disciples <3101> were an hungred <3983>(5656), and <2532> began <756>(5662) to pluck <5089>(5721) the ears of corn <4719>, and <2532> to eat <2068>(5721).
2. But <1161> when the Pharisees <5330> saw <1492>(5631) it, they said <2036>(5627) unto him <846>, Behold <2400>(5628), thy <4675> disciples <3101> do <4160>(5719) that which <3739> is <1832> <0> not <3756> lawful <1832>(5748) to do <4160>(5721) upon <1722> the sabbath day <4521>.
3. But <1161> he said <2036>(5627) unto them <846>, Have ye <314> <0> not <3756> read <314>(5627) what <5101> David <1138> did <4160>(5656), when <3753> he was an hungred <3983>(5656), and <2532> they <3326> that were with him <846>;
4. How <4459> he entered into <1525>(5627) <1519> the house <3624> of God <2316>, and <2532> did eat <5315>(5627) the shewbread <740> <4286>, which <3739> was <2258>(5713) not <3756> lawful <1832>(5752) for him <846> to eat <5315>(5629), neither for <3761> them which <3326> were with him <846>, but <1508> only <3441> for the priests <2409>?
5. Or <2228> have ye <314> <0> not <3756> read <314>(5627) in <1722> the law <3551>, how that <3754> on the sabbath days <4521> the priests <2409> in <1722> the temple <2411> profane <953>(5719) the sabbath <4521>, and <2532> are <1526>(5748) blameless <338>?
6. But <1161> I say <3004>(5719) unto you <5213>, That <3754> in this place <5602> is one <2076>(5748) greater than <3187> the temple <2411>.
7. But <1161> if <1487> ye had known <1097>(5715) what <5101> this meaneth <2076>(5748), I will have <2309>(5719) mercy <1656>, and <2532> not <3756> sacrifice <2378>, ye would <302> not <3756> have condemned <2613>(5656) the guiltless <338>.
8. For <1063> the Son <5207> of man <444> is <2076>(5748) Lord <2962> even <2532> of the sabbath day <4521>.
9. And <2532> when he was departed <3327>(5631) thence <1564>, he went <2064>(5627) into <1519> their <846> synagogue <4864>:
10. And <2532>, behold <2400>(5628), there was <2258>(5713) a man <444> which had <2192>(5723) his hand <5495> withered <3584>. And <2532> they asked <1905>(5656) him <846>, saying <3004>(5723), Is it lawful <1487> <1832>(5748) to heal <2323>(5721) on the sabbath days <4521>? that <2443> they might accuse <2723>(5661) him <846>.
11. And <1161> he said <2036>(5627) unto them <846>, What <5101> man <444> shall there be <2071>(5704) among <1537> you <5216>, that <3739> shall have <2192>(5692) one <1520> sheep <4263>, and <2532> if <1437> it <5124> fall <1706>(5632) into <1519> a pit <999> on the sabbath day <4521>, will he <2902> <0> not <3780> lay hold <2902>(5692) on it <846>, and <2532> lift it out <1453>(5692)?
12. How much <4214> then <3767> is a man <444> better than <1308>(5719) a sheep <4263>? Wherefore <5620> it is lawful <1832>(5748) to do <4160>(5721) well <2573> on the sabbath days <4521>.
13. Then <5119> saith <3004>(5719) he to the man <444>, Stretch forth <1614>(5657) thine <4675> hand <5495>. And <2532> he stretched it forth <1614>(5656); and <2532> it was restored <600>(5681) whole <5199>, like as <5613> the other <243>.
14. Then <1161> the Pharisees <5330> went out <1831>(5631), and held <2983>(5627) a council <4824> against <2596> him <846>, how <3704> they might destroy <622>(5661) him <846>.
15. But <1161> when Jesus <2424> knew <1097>(5631) it, he withdrew himself <402>(5656) from thence <1564>: and <2532> great <4183> multitudes <3793> followed <190>(5656) him <846>, and <2532> he healed <2323>(5656) them <846> all <3956>;
16. And <2532> charged <2008>(5656) them <846> that <3363> <0> they should <4160> <0> not <3363> make <4160>(5661) him <846> known <5318>:
17. That <3704> it might be fulfilled <4137>(5686) which <3588> was spoken <4483>(5685) by <1223> Esaias <2268> the prophet <4396>, saying <3004>(5723),
18. Behold <2400>(5628) my <3450> servant <3816>, whom <3739> I have chosen <140>(5656); my <3450> beloved <27>, in <1519> whom <3739> my <3450> soul <5590> is well pleased <2106>(5656): I will put <5087>(5692) my <3450> spirit <4151> upon <1909> him <846>, and <2532> he shall shew <518>(5692) judgment <2920> to the Gentiles <1484>.
19. He shall <2051> <0> not <3756> strive <2051>(5692), nor <3761> cry <2905>(5692); neither <3761> shall any man <5100> hear <191>(5692) his <846> voice <5456> in <1722> the streets <4113>.
20. A bruised <4937>(5772) reed <2563> shall he <2608> <0> not <3756> break <2608>(5656), and <2532> smoking <5188>(5746) flax <3043> shall he <4570> <0> not <3756> quench <4570>(5692), till <2193> <302> he send forth <1544>(5632) judgment <2920> unto <1519> victory <3534>.
21. And <2532> in <1722> his <846> name <3686> shall <1679> <0> the Gentiles <1484> trust <1679>(5692).
22. Then <5119> was brought <4374>(5681) unto him <846> one possessed with a devil <1139>(5740), blind <5185>, and <2532> dumb <2974>: and <2532> he healed <2323>(5656) him <846>, insomuch that <5620> the blind <5185> and <2532> dumb <2974> both <2532> spake <2980>(5721) and <2532> saw <991>(5721).
23. And <2532> all <3956> the people <3793> were amazed <1839>(5710), and <2532> said <3004>(5707), Is <2076>(5748) not <3385> this <3778> the son <5207> of David <1138>?
24. But <1161> when the Pharisees <5330> heard <191>(5660) it, they said <2036>(5627), This <3778> fellow doth <1544> <0> not <3756> cast out <1544>(5719) devils <1140>, but <1508> by <1722> Beelzebub <954> the prince <758> of the devils <1140>.
25. And <1161> Jesus <2424> knew <1492>(5761) their <846> thoughts <1761>, and said <2036>(5627) unto them <846>, Every <3956> kingdom <932> divided <3307>(5685) against <2596> itself <1438> is brought to desolation <2049>(5743); and <2532> every <3956> city <4172> or <2228> house <3614> divided <3307>(5685) against <2596> itself <1438> shall <2476> <0> not <3756> stand <2476>(5701):
26. And <2532> if <1487> Satan <4567> cast out <1544>(5719) Satan <4567>, he is divided <3307>(5681) against <1909> himself <1438>; how <4459> shall <2476> <0> then <3767> his kingdom <932> stand <2476>(5701)?
27. And <2532> if <1487> I <1473> by <1722> Beelzebub <954> cast out <1544>(5719) devils <1140>, by <1722> whom <5101> do your <5216> children <5207> cast them out <1544>(5719)? therefore <5124> <1223> they <846> shall be <2071>(5704) your <5216> judges <2923>.
28. But <1161> if <1487> I <1473> cast out <1544>(5719) devils <1140> by <1722> the Spirit <4151> of God <2316>, then <686> the kingdom <932> of God <2316> is come <5348>(5656) unto <1909> you <5209>.
29. Or <2228> else how <4459> can <1410>(5736) one <5100> enter <1525>(5629) into <1519> a strong man's <2478> house <3614>, and <2532> spoil <1283>(5658) his <846> goods <4632>, except <3362> he first <4412> bind <1210>(5661) the strong man <2478>? and <2532> then <5119> he will spoil <1283>(5692) his <846> house <3614>.
30. He that is <5607>(5752) not <3361> with <3326> me <1700> is <2076>(5748) against <2596> me <1700>; and <2532> he that gathereth <4863>(5723) not <3361> with <3326> me <1700> scattereth abroad <4650>(5719).
31. Wherefore <1223> <5124> I say <3004>(5719) unto you <5213>, All manner of <3956> sin <266> and <2532> blasphemy <988> shall be forgiven <863>(5701) unto men <444>: but <1161> the blasphemy <988> against the Holy Ghost <4151> shall <863> <0> not <3756> be forgiven <863>(5701) unto men <444>.
32. And <2532> whosoever <302> speaketh <2036>(5632) a word <3056> against <2596> the Son <5207> of man <444>, it shall be forgiven <863>(5701) him <846>: but <3739> whosoever <302> speaketh <2036>(5632) against <2596> the Holy <40> Ghost <4151>, it shall <863> <0> not <3756> be forgiven <863>(5701) him <846>, neither <3777> in <1722> this <5129> world <165>, neither <3777> in <1722> the world to come <3195>(5723).
33. Either <2228> make <4160>(5657) the tree <1186> good <2570>, and <2532> his <846> fruit <2590> good <2570>; or else <2228> make <4160>(5657) the tree <1186> corrupt <4550>, and <2532> his <846> fruit <2590> corrupt <4550>: for <1063> the tree <1186> is known <1097>(5743) by <1537> his fruit <2590>.
34. O generation <1081> of vipers <2191>, how <4459> can ye <1410>(5736), being <5607>(5752) evil <4190>, speak <2980>(5721) good things <18>? for <1063> out of <1537> the abundance <4051> of the heart <2588> the mouth <4750> speaketh <2980>(5719).
35. A good <18> man <444> out of <1537> the good <18> treasure <2344> of the heart <2588> bringeth forth <1544>(5719) good things <18>: and <2532> an evil <4190> man <444> out of <1537> the evil <4190> treasure <2344> bringeth forth <1544>(5719) evil things <4190>.
36. But <1161> I say <3004>(5719) unto you <5213>, That <3754> every <3956> idle <692> word <4487> that <1437> men <444> shall speak <2980>(5661), they shall give <591>(5692) account <3056> thereof <4012> <846> in <1722> the day <2250> of judgment <2920>.
37. For <1063> by <1537> thy <4675> words <3056> thou shalt be justified <1344>(5701), and <2532> by <1537> thy <4675> words <3056> thou shalt be condemned <2613>(5701).
38. Then <5119> certain <5100> of the scribes <1122> and <2532> of the Pharisees <5330> answered <611>(5662), saying <3004>(5723), Master <1320>, we would <2309>(5719) see <1492>(5629) a sign <4592> from <575> thee <4675>.
39. But <1161> he answered <611>(5679) and said <2036>(5627) unto them <846>, An evil <4190> and <2532> adulterous <3428> generation <1074> seeketh after <1934>(5719) a sign <4592>; and <2532> there shall no <3756> sign <4592> be given <1325>(5701) to it <846>, but <1508> the sign <4592> of the prophet <4396> Jonas <2495>:
40. For <1063> as <5618> Jonas <2495> was <2258>(5713) three <5140> days <2250> and <2532> three <5140> nights <3571> in <1722> the whale's <2785> belly <2836>; so <3779> shall the Son <5207> of man <444> be <2071>(5704) three <5140> days <2250> and <2532> three <5140> nights <3571> in <1722> the heart <2588> of the earth <1093>.
41. The men <435> of Nineveh <3536> shall rise <450>(5698) in <1722> judgment <2920> with <3326> this <5026> generation <1074>, and <2532> shall condemn <2632>(5692) it <846>: because <3754> they repented <3340>(5656) at <1519> the preaching <2782> of Jonas <2495>; and <2532>, behold <2400>(5628), a greater than <4119> Jonas <2495> is here <5602>.
42. The queen <938> of the south <3558> shall rise up <1453>(5701) in <1722> the judgment <2920> with <3326> this <5026> generation <1074>, and <2532> shall condemn <2632>(5692) it <846>: for <3754> she came <2064>(5627) from <1537> the uttermost parts <4009> of the earth <1093> to hear <191>(5658) the wisdom <4678> of Solomon <4672>; and <2532>, behold <2400>(5628), a greater than <4119> Solomon <4672> is here <5602>.
43. <1161> When <3752> the unclean <169> spirit <4151> is gone <1831>(5632) out of <575> a man <444>, he walketh <1330>(5736) through <1223> dry <504> places <5117>, seeking <2212>(5723) rest <372>, and <2532> findeth <2147>(5719) none <3756>.
44. Then <5119> he saith <3004>(5719), I will return <1994>(5692) into <1519> my <3450> house <3624> from whence <3606> I came out <1831>(5627); and <2532> when he is come <2064>(5631), he findeth <2147>(5719) it empty <4980>(5723), swept <4563>(5772), and <2532> garnished <2885>(5772).
45. Then <5119> goeth he <4198>(5736), and <2532> taketh <3880>(5719) with <3326> himself <1438> seven <2033> other <2087> spirits <4151> more wicked <4191> than himself <1438>, and <2532> they enter in <1525>(5631) and dwell <2730>(5719) there <1563>: and <2532> the last <2078> state of that <1565> man <444> is <1096>(5736) worse than <5501> the first <4413>. Even so <3779> shall it be <2071>(5704) also <2532> unto this <5026> wicked <4190> generation <1074>.
46. While <2089> he <846> yet <1161> talked <2980>(5723) to the people <3793>, behold <2400>(5628), his mother <3384> and <2532> his brethren <80> stood <2476>(5715) without <1854>, desiring <2212>(5723) to speak <2980>(5658) with him <846>.
47. Then <1161> one <5100> said <2036>(5627) unto him <846>, Behold <2400>(5628), thy <4675> mother <3384> and <2532> thy <4675> brethren <80> stand <2476>(5758) without <1854>, desiring <2212>(5723) to speak <2980>(5658) with thee <4671>.
48. But <1161> he answered <611>(5679) and said <2036>(5627) unto him <846> that told <2036>(5631) him <846>, Who <5101> is <2076>(5748) my <3450> mother <3384>? and <2532> who <5101> are <1526>(5748) my <3450> brethren <80>?
49. And <2532> he stretched forth <1614>(5660) his <848> hand <5495> toward <1909> his <848> disciples <3101>, and said <2036>(5627), Behold <2400>(5628) my <3450> mother <3384> and <2532> my <3450> brethren <80>!
50. For <1063> whosoever <3748> <302> shall do <4160>(5661) the will <2307> of my <3450> Father <3962> which <3588> is in <1722> heaven <3772>, the same is <2076>(5748) my <3450> brother <80>, and <2532> sister <79>, and <2532> mother <3384>.