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12 Në atë kohë Jezusi po ecte një të shtunë nëpër arat me grurë; dhe dishepujt e vet, të uritur, filluan të këpusin kallinj dhe t’i hanë.

Por farisenjtë, kur panë këtë, i thanë: “Ja, dishepujt e tu po bëjnë atë që nuk është e lejueshme të bëhet të shtunën.”

Dhe ai u tha atyre: “A nuk keni lexuar vallë se ç’bëri Davidi kur pati uri, ai dhe ata që qenë me të?

Si ai hyri në shtëpinë e Perëndisë dhe hëngri bukët e paraqitjes, të cilat nuk lejohej t’i hante as ai e as ata që ishin me të, por vetëm priftërinjtë?

Apo nuk keni lexuar në ligj që në tempull, të shtunave, priftërinjtë e shkelin të shtunën dhe megjithatë nuk mëkatojnë?

Dhe unë po ju them se këtu është një më i madh se tempulli.

Dhe, po të dinit se çfarë do të thotë: "Unë dua mëshirë dhe jo flijime," nuk do të kishit dënuar të pafajshmit.

Sepse Biri i njeriut është zot edhe i së shtunës.”

Pastaj, mbasi u largua që andej, hyri në sinagogën e tyre;

10 dhe ja, aty ishte një burrë të cilit i qe tharë dora. Ata e pyetën Jezusin, me qëllim që ta padisin më pas: “A është e lejueshme që dikush të shërojë ditën e shtunë?.”

11 Dhe ai u tha atyre: “A ka ndonjë prej jush që ka një dele, dhe ajo bie në një gropë ditën e shtunë, dhe e ai nuk shkon ta nxjerrë jashtë?

12 E, pra, sa më i vlefshëm është njeriu se delja! A është, pra, e lejueshme të bësh të mirën të shtunën?.”

13 Atëherë ai i tha atij burri: “Shtrije dorën tënde!.” Dhe ai e shtriu dhe ajo iu shëndosh si tjetra.

14 Por farisenjtë, mbasi dolën jashtë, bënin këshill kundër tij si ta vrasin.

15 Por kur Jezusi e mori vesh u largua prej andej dhe turma të mëdha e ndiqnin dhe ai i shëroi të gjithë,

16 dhe i urdhëroi ata rreptësisht të mos thonin kush ishte ai,

17 me qëllim që të përmbushej ç’ishte thënë nëpërmjet profetit Isaia që thotë:

18 “Ja shërbëtori im, që unë e zgjodha; i dashuri im, në të cilin shpirti im është i kënaqur. Unë do ta vë Frymën tim mbi të dhe ai do t’u shpall drejtësinë popujve.

19 Ai nuk do të zihet dhe as nuk do të bërtasë dhe askush nuk do t’ia dëgjojë zërin e tij nëpër sheshe.

20 Ai nuk do ta thërmojë kallamin e thyer dhe nuk do ta shuajë kandilin që bën tym, deri sa të mos e ketë bërë të triumfojë drejtësinë.

21 Dhe njerëzit do të shpresojnë në emrin e tij.”

22 Atëherë i paraqitën një të idemonizuar, që ishte i verbër dhe memec; dhe ai e shëroi, kështu që i verbëri e memeci fliste dhe shikonte.

23 Dhe mbarë turmat çuditeshin dhe thonin: “A mos është ky i Biri i Davidit?.”

24 Por farisenjtë, kur e dëgjuan këtë, thanë: “Ky i dëbon demonët vetëm me fuqinë e Beelzebubit, princit të demonëve.”

25 Dhe Jezusi, duke njohur mendimet e tyre, u tha: “Çdo mbretëri, që përçahet në vetvete, shkon drejt shkatërrimit; dhe çdo qytet ose shtëpi, që përçahet në vetvete, nuk shkon gjatë.

26 Atëherë, në qoftë se Satani dëbon Satanë, ai është përçarë në vetvete, dhe si mund të qëndrojë mbretëria e tij?

27 Dhe në qoftë se unë i dëboj djajtë me ndihmën e Beelzebubit, me ndihmën e kujt i dëbojnë bijtë tuaj? Prandaj ata do të jenë gjykatësit tuaj.

28 Por, në qoftë se unë i dëboj djajtë me ndihmën e Frymës së Perëndisë, atëherë mbretëria e Perëndisë ka ardhur në mes tuaj.

29 Ose, si mund të hyjë dikush në shtëpinë e të fuqishmit dhe t’i grabisë pasurinë, po të mos e ketë lidhur më parë të fuqishmin? Vetëm atëherë ai do të mund t’ia plaçkisë shtëpinë.

30 Kush nuk është me mua, është kundër meje dhe kush nuk mbledh me mua, shkapërderdh.

31 Prandaj unë po ju them: Çdo mëkat dhe blasfemi do t’u falet njerëzve; por blasfemia kundër Frymës nuk do t’u falet atyre.

32 Dhe kushdo që flet kundër Birit të njeriut do të falet; por ai që flet kundër Frymës së Shenjtë nuk do të falet as në këtë botë as në atë të ardhme.”

33 “Ose bëjeni të mirë pemën dhe fryti i saj do të jetë i mirë, ose bëjeni të keqe pemën dhe fryti i saj do të jetë i keq; sepse pema njihet nga fryti.

34 O pjellë nepërkash! Si mund të flisni mirë, kur jeni të këqij? Sepse ç’ka zemra qet goja.

35 Njeriu i mirë nga thesari i mirë i zemrës nxjerr gjëra të mira; por njeriu i keq nxjerr gjëra të këqija nga thesari i tij i keq.

36 Por unë po ju them se ditën e gjyqit njërëzit do të japin llogari për çdo fjalë të kotë që kanë thënë.

37 Sepse në bazë të fjalëve të tua do të justifikohesh, dhe në bazë të fjalëve të tua do të dënohesh.”

38 Atëherë disa skribë dhe farisenj e pyetën duke thënë: “Mësues, ne duam të shohim ndonjë shenjë prej teje.”

39 Por ai duke iu përgjigjur u tha atyre: “Ky brez i mbrapshtë dhe kurorëshkelës kërkon një shenjë, por asnjë shenjë nuk do t’i jepet, përveç shenjës së profetit Jona.

40 Në fakt ashtu si Jona qëndroi tri ditë e tri net në barkun e peshkut të madh, kështu Biri i njeriut do të qëndrojë tri ditë e tri net në zemër të tokës.

41 Banorët e Ninivit do të ringjallen në gjyq bashkë me këtë brez dhe do ta dënojnë, sepse ata u penduan me predikimin e Jonas; dhe ja, këtu është një më i madh se Jona.

42 Mbretëresha e jugut do të ringjallet në gjyq bashkë me këtë brez dhe do ta dënojë, sepse ajo erdhi nga skaji më i largët i tokës për të dëgjuar diturinë e Salomonit; dhe ja, këtu është një më i madh se Salomoni.

43 Tani kur fryma e ndyrë ka dalë nga një njeri, endet nëpër vende të thata, duke kërkuar qetësi, por nuk e gjen.

44 Atëherë thotë: "Do të kthehem në shtëpinë time, nga kam dalë"; po kur arrin e gjen të zbrazët, të pastruar dhe të zbukuruar;

45 atëherë shkon e merr me vete shtatë frymëra të tjera më të liga se ai, të cilët hyjnë dhe banojnë aty; kështu gjendja e fundit e këtij njeriut bëhet më e keqe nga e mëparshmja. Kështu do t’i ndodhë edhe këtij brezi të mbrapshtë.”

46 Ndërsa ai vazhdonte t’u fliste turmave, ja nëna e tij dhe vëllezërit e tij po rrinin jashtë dhe kërkonin të flisnin me të.

47 Dhe dikush i tha: “Ja, nëna jote dhe vëllezërit e tu janë atje jashtë dhe duan të flasin me ty.”

48 Por ai duke iu përgjigjur, i tha atij që e kishte lajmëruar: “Kush është nëna ime dhe kush janë vëllezërit e mi?.”

49 E shtriu dorën e vet drejt dishepujve të vet dhe tha: “Ja nëna ime dhe vëllezërit e mi.

50 Sepse kushdo që kryen vullnetin e Atit tim që është në qiej, më është vëlla, motër dhe nënë.”

Jesus Is Lord of the Sabbath(A)(B)

12 At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick some heads of grain(C) and eat them. When the Pharisees saw this, they said to him, “Look! Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath.”(D)

He answered, “Haven’t you read what David did when he and his companions were hungry?(E) He entered the house of God, and he and his companions ate the consecrated bread—which was not lawful for them to do, but only for the priests.(F) Or haven’t you read in the Law that the priests on Sabbath duty in the temple desecrate the Sabbath(G) and yet are innocent? I tell you that something greater than the temple is here.(H) If you had known what these words mean, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice,’[a](I) you would not have condemned the innocent. For the Son of Man(J) is Lord of the Sabbath.”

Going on from that place, he went into their synagogue, 10 and a man with a shriveled hand was there. Looking for a reason to bring charges against Jesus,(K) they asked him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”(L)

11 He said to them, “If any of you has a sheep and it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will you not take hold of it and lift it out?(M) 12 How much more valuable is a person than a sheep!(N) Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”

13 Then he said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” So he stretched it out and it was completely restored, just as sound as the other. 14 But the Pharisees went out and plotted how they might kill Jesus.(O)

God’s Chosen Servant

15 Aware of this, Jesus withdrew from that place. A large crowd followed him, and he healed all who were ill.(P) 16 He warned them not to tell others about him.(Q) 17 This was to fulfill(R) what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:

18 “Here is my servant whom I have chosen,
    the one I love, in whom I delight;(S)
I will put my Spirit on him,(T)
    and he will proclaim justice to the nations.
19 He will not quarrel or cry out;
    no one will hear his voice in the streets.
20 A bruised reed he will not break,
    and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out,
till he has brought justice through to victory.
21     In his name the nations will put their hope.”[b](U)

Jesus and Beelzebul(V)

22 Then they brought him a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute, and Jesus healed him, so that he could both talk and see.(W) 23 All the people were astonished and said, “Could this be the Son of David?”(X)

24 But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “It is only by Beelzebul,(Y) the prince of demons, that this fellow drives out demons.”(Z)

25 Jesus knew their thoughts(AA) and said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand. 26 If Satan(AB) drives out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then can his kingdom stand? 27 And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul,(AC) by whom do your people(AD) drive them out? So then, they will be your judges. 28 But if it is by the Spirit of God that I drive out demons, then the kingdom of God(AE) has come upon you.

29 “Or again, how can anyone enter a strong man’s house and carry off his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can plunder his house.

30 “Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.(AF) 31 And so I tell you, every kind of sin and slander can be forgiven, but blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.(AG) 32 Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age(AH) or in the age to come.(AI)

33 “Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is recognized by its fruit.(AJ) 34 You brood of vipers,(AK) how can you who are evil say anything good? For the mouth speaks(AL) what the heart is full of. 35 A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in him, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in him. 36 But I tell you that everyone will have to give account on the day of judgment for every empty word they have spoken. 37 For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.”(AM)

The Sign of Jonah(AN)(AO)

38 Then some of the Pharisees and teachers of the law said to him, “Teacher, we want to see a sign(AP) from you.”(AQ)

39 He answered, “A wicked and adulterous generation asks for a sign! But none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.(AR) 40 For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of a huge fish,(AS) so the Son of Man(AT) will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.(AU) 41 The men of Nineveh(AV) will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah,(AW) and now something greater than Jonah is here. 42 The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came(AX) from the ends of the earth to listen to Solomon’s wisdom, and now something greater than Solomon is here.

43 “When an impure spirit comes out of a person, it goes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. 44 Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’ When it arrives, it finds the house unoccupied, swept clean and put in order. 45 Then it goes and takes with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and live there. And the final condition of that person is worse than the first.(AY) That is how it will be with this wicked generation.”

Jesus’ Mother and Brothers(AZ)

46 While Jesus was still talking to the crowd, his mother(BA) and brothers(BB) stood outside, wanting to speak to him. 47 Someone told him, “Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to you.”

48 He replied to him, “Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?” 49 Pointing to his disciples, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers. 50 For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven(BC) is my brother and sister and mother.”

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 12:7 Hosea 6:6
  2. Matthew 12:21 Isaiah 42:1-4

12 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.

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.

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

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?

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?

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

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

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

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.