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1One Sabbath, Jesus and his disciples were walking through some wheat fields. His disciples were hungry and began picking and eating grains of wheat.[#Dt 23.25.; #12.1 It was the custom to let hungry travelers pick grains of wheat.]
2Some Pharisees noticed this and said to Jesus, “Why are your disciples picking grain on the Sabbath? They are not supposed to do this!”
3Jesus answered:[#1 S 21.1-6.]
9Jesus left and went into one of their synagogues,
10where there was a man whose hand was paralyzed. Some Pharisees wanted to accuse Jesus of doing something wrong, so they asked him, “Is it right to heal someone on the Sabbath?”
11Jesus answered, “If one of your sheep fell into a ditch on the Sabbath, wouldn't you lift it out?[#Lk 14.5.]
12People are worth much more than sheep, and so it is right to do good on the Sabbath.”
13Then Jesus told the man, “Hold out your hand.” The man did, and it became as healthy as the other one.
14The Pharisees left and started making plans to kill Jesus.
15When Jesus found out what was happening, he left there and large crowds followed him. He healed all of their sick,
16but warned them not to tell anyone about him.
17So God's promise came true, just as Isaiah the prophet had said,
18“Here is my chosen servant![#Is 42.1-4 (LXX).]
I love him,
and he pleases me.
I will give him my Spirit,
and he will bring justice
to the nations.
19He won't shout or yell
or call out in the streets.
20He won't break off a bent reed
or put out a dying flame,
but he will make sure
that justice is done.
21All nations will place
their hope in him.”
22Some people brought to Jesus a man who was blind and could not talk because he had a demon in him. Jesus healed the man, and then he was able to talk and see.
23The crowds were so amazed they asked, “Could Jesus be the Son of David?”[#12.23 Or “Does Jesus think he is the Son of David?” See the note at 9.27.]
24When the Pharisees heard this, they said, “He forces out demons by the power of Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons!”[#Mt 9.34; 10.25.]
25Jesus knew what they were thinking, so he said to them:
38Some Pharisees and teachers of the Law of Moses said, “Teacher, we want you to show us a sign from heaven.”[#Mt 16.1; Mk 8.11; Lk 11.16.]
39But Jesus replied:[#Mt 16.4; Mk 8.12.]
46While Jesus was still speaking to the crowds, his mother and brothers came and stood outside because they wanted to talk with him.
47Someone told Jesus, “Your mother and brothers are standing outside and want to talk with you.”[#12.47 Some manuscripts do not have verse 47.]
48Jesus answered, “Who is my mother and who are my brothers?”
49Then he pointed to his disciples and said, “These are my mother and my brothers!
50Anyone who obeys my Father in heaven is my brother or sister or mother.”