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Polyglot Bible: Matthew: Matthew 12

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This is Matthew chapter 12 from the Greek New Testament (GNT), presented in parallel with the King James Version (KJV) English translation — a biblical text from the synoptic gospel tradition. The chapter presents a series of confrontations between Jesus and the Pharisees, organized around escalating conflict. It opens with two Sabbath disputes: the disciples plucking grain, and Jesus healing a man's withered hand in a synagogue, both of which Jesus defends by arguing that human need and mercy take precedence over ritual law, and that he himself is "Lord of the Sabbath." After the Pharisees begin plotting to destroy him, Jesus heals a blind and mute man, prompting the crowd to wonder if he is the Son of David while the Pharisees attribute his power to Beelzebub — a charge Jesus dismantles with the "divided kingdom" argument and the claim that his exorcisms signal the arrival of God's kingdom. The chapter concludes with teachings on the unforgivable sin (blasphemy against the Holy Spirit), the principle that words reveal the true character of the heart, the refusal to provide a sign except the "sign of Jonah" (foreshadowing the resurrection), and a redefinition of family as those who do God's will rather than biological kin.

Polyglot Bible: Matthew: Matthew 12

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