Matthew 12:28-50.
Matthew 12:38-50
38 Then some teachers of the Law and some Pharisees spoke up.
"Teacher," they said, "we want to see you perform a miracle." 39 "How
evil and godless are the people of this day!" Jesus exclaimed. "You
ask me for a miracle? No! The only miracle you will be given is the
miracle of the prophet Jonah. 40 In the same way that Jonah spent
three days and nights in the big fish, so will the Son of Man spend
three days and nights in the depths of the earth. 41 On the Judgment
Day the people of Nineveh will stand up and accuse you, because they
turned from their sins when they heard Jonah preach; and I tell you
that there is something here greater than Jonah! 42 On the Judgment
Day the Queen of Sheba will stand up and accuse you, because she
traveled all the way from her country to listen to King Solomon's wise
teaching; and I assure you that there is something here greater than
Solomon! 43 When an evil spirit goes out of a person, it travels over
dry country looking for a place to rest. If it can't find one, 44 it
says to itself, "I will go back to my house." So it goes back and
finds the house empty, clean, and all fixed up. 45 Then it goes out
and brings along seven other spirits even worse than itself, and they
come and live there. So when it is all over, that person is in worse
shape than at the beginning. This is what will happen to the evil
people of this day. " 46 Jesus was still talking to the people when
his mother and brothers arrived. They stood outside, asking to speak
with him. 47 So one of the people there said to him, "Look, your
mother and brothers are standing outside, and they want to speak with
you." 48 Jesus answered, "Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?" 49
Then he pointed to his disciples and said, "Look! Here are my mother
and my brothers! 50 Whoever does what my Father in heaven wants is my
brother, my sister, and my mother."
God bless you.
38 Then some teachers of the Law and some Pharisees spoke up.
"Teacher," they said, "we want to see you perform a miracle." 39 "How
evil and godless are the people of this day!" Jesus exclaimed. "You
ask me for a miracle? No! The only miracle you will be given is the
miracle of the prophet Jonah. 40 In the same way that Jonah spent
three days and nights in the big fish, so will the Son of Man spend
three days and nights in the depths of the earth. 41 On the Judgment
Day the people of Nineveh will stand up and accuse you, because they
turned from their sins when they heard Jonah preach; and I tell you
that there is something here greater than Jonah! 42 On the Judgment
Day the Queen of Sheba will stand up and accuse you, because she
traveled all the way from her country to listen to King Solomon's wise
teaching; and I assure you that there is something here greater than
Solomon! 43 When an evil spirit goes out of a person, it travels over
dry country looking for a place to rest. If it can't find one, 44 it
says to itself, "I will go back to my house." So it goes back and
finds the house empty, clean, and all fixed up. 45 Then it goes out
and brings along seven other spirits even worse than itself, and they
come and live there. So when it is all over, that person is in worse
shape than at the beginning. This is what will happen to the evil
people of this day. " 46 Jesus was still talking to the people when
his mother and brothers arrived. They stood outside, asking to speak
with him. 47 So one of the people there said to him, "Look, your
mother and brothers are standing outside, and they want to speak with
you." 48 Jesus answered, "Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?" 49
Then he pointed to his disciples and said, "Look! Here are my mother
and my brothers! 50 Whoever does what my Father in heaven wants is my
brother, my sister, and my mother."
God bless you.
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