Jesus

For the Son of Man is Lord of Shabbat!"

Going on from that place, he went into their synagogue.

A man there had a shriveled hand. Looking for a reason to accuse him of something, they asked him, "Is healing permitted on Shabbat?"

But he answered, "If you have a sheep that falls in a pit on Shabbat, which of you won't take hold of it and lift it out?

became restored, as sound as the other one.

But the P'rushim went out and began plotting how they might do away with Yeshua.

Aware of this, he left that area. Many people followed him; and he healed them all

but warned them not to make him known.

"Here is my servant, whom I have chosen, my beloved, with whom I am well pleased; I will put my Spirit on him, and he will announce justice to the Gentiles.

He will not fight or shout, no one will hear his voice in the streets;

he will not snap off a broken reed or snuff out a smoldering wick until he has brought justice through to victory.

In him the Gentiles will put their hope."

Then some people brought him a man controlled by demons who was blind and mute; and Yeshua healed him, so that he could both speak and see.

The crowds were astounded and asked, "This couldn't be the Son of David, could it?"

However, knowing what they were thinking, Yeshua said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and every city or household divided against itself will not survive.

Besides, if I drive out demons by Ba`al-Zibbul, by whom do your people drive them out? So, they will be your judges!

But if I drive out demons by the Spirit of God, then the Kingdom of God has come upon you!

"Those who are not with me are against me, and those who do not gather with me are scattering.

Because of this, I tell you that people will be forgiven any sin and blasphemy, but blaspheming the Ruach HaKodesh will not be forgiven.

One can say something against the Son of Man and be forgiven; but whoever keeps on speaking against the Ruach HaKodesh will never be forgiven, neither in the `olam hazeh nor in the `olam haba.

Moreover, I tell you this: on the Day of Judgment people will have to give account for every careless word they have spoken;

At this some of the Torah-teachers said, "Rabbi, we want to see a miraculous sign from you."

He replied, "A wicked and adulterous generation asks for a sign? No! None will be given to it but the sign of the prophet Yonah.

For just as Yonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the sea-monster,f so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the depths of the earth.

He was still speaking to the crowd when his mother and brothers appeared outside, asking to talk with him.