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 will declare justice to the Gentiles. 19He will not quarrel nor cry out, Nor will anyone hear His voice in the streets. 20A bruised reed He will not break, And smoking flax He will not quench, Till He sends forth justice to victory; 21And in His name Gentiles will trust." 22Then one was brought to Him who was demon-possessed, blind and mute; and He healed him, so that the blind and mute man both spoke and saw. 23And all the multitudes were amazed and said, "Could this be the Son of David?" 24Now when the Pharisees heard it they said, "This fellow does not cast out demons except by Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons." 25But Jesus knew their thoughts, and said to them: "Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand. 26If Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand? 27And if I cast out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they shall be your judges. 28But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, surely the kingdom of God has come upon you. 29Or how can one enter a strong man's house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man? And then he will plunder his house. 30He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters abroad. 31"Therefore I say to you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven men. 32Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, either in this age or in the age to come. 33"Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or else make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for a tree is known by its fruit. 34Brood of vipers! How can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. 35A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things. 36But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment. 37For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned."
١٨«هُوَذَا فَتَايَ ٱلَّذِي ٱخْتَرْتُهُ، حَبِيبِي ٱلَّذِي سُرَّتْ بِهِ نَفْسِي. أَضَعُ رُوحِي عَلَيْهِ فَيُخْبِرُ ٱلْأُمَمَ بِٱلْحَقِّ. ١٩لَا يُخَاصِمُ وَلَا يَصِيحُ، وَلَا يَسْمَعُ أَحَدٌ فِي ٱلشَّوَارِعِ صَوْتَهُ. ٢٠قَصَبَةً مَرْضُوضَةً لَا يَقْصِفُ، وَفَتِيلَةً مُدَخِّنَةً لَا يُطْفِئُ، حَتَّى يُخْرِجَ ٱلْحَقَّ إِلَى ٱلنُّصْرَةِ. ٢١وَعَلَى ٱسْمِهِ يَكُونُ رَجَاءُ ٱلْأُمَمِ». ٢٢ حِينَئِذٍ أُحْضِرَ إِلَيْهِ مَجْنُونٌ أَعْمَى وَأَخْرَسُ فَشَفَاهُ، حَتَّى إِنَّ ٱلْأَعْمَى ٱلْأَخْرَسَ تَكَلَّمَ وَأَبْصَرَ. ٢٣فَبُهِتَ كُلُّ ٱلْجُمُوعِ وَقَالُوا: «أَلَعَلَّ هَذَا هُوَ ٱبْنُ دَاوُدَ؟». ٢٤أَمَّا ٱلْفَرِّيسِيُّونَ فَلَمَّا سَمِعُوا قَالُوا: «هَذَا لَا يُخْرِجُ ٱلشَّيَاطِينَ إِلَّا بِبَعْلَزَبُولَ رَئِيسِ ٱلشَّيَاطِينِ». ٢٥فَعَلِمَ يَسُوعُ أَفْكَارَهُمْ، وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «كُلُّ مَمْلَكَةٍ مُنْقَسِمَةٍ عَلَى ذَاتِهَا تُخْرَبُ، وَكُلُّ مَدِينَةٍ أَوْ بَيْتٍ مُنْقَسِمٍ عَلَى ذَاتِهِ لَا يَثْبُتُ. ٢٦فَإِنْ كَانَ ٱلشَّيْطَانُ يُخْرِجُ ٱلشَّيْطَانَ فَقَدِ ٱنْقَسَمَ عَلَى ذَاتِهِ. فَكَيْفَ تَثْبُتُ مَمْلَكَتُهُ؟ ٢٧وَإِنْ كُنْتُ أَنَا بِبَعْلَزَبُولَ أُخْرِجُ ٱلشَّيَاطِينَ، فَأَبْنَاؤُكُمْ بِمَنْ يُخْرِجُونَ؟ لِذَلِكَ هُمْ يَكُونُونَ قُضَاتَكُمْ! ٢٨وَلَكِنْ إِنْ كُنْتُ أَنَا بِرُوحِ ٱللهِ أُخْرِجُ ٱلشَّيَاطِينَ، فَقَدْ أَقْبَلَ عَلَيْكُمْ مَلَكُوتُ ٱللهِ! ٢٩أَمْ كَيْفَ يَسْتَطِيعُ أَحَدٌ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ بَيْتَ ٱلْقَوِيِّ وَيَنْهَبَ أَمْتِعَتَهُ، إِنْ لَمْ يَرْبِطِ ٱلْقَوِيَّ أَوَّلًا، وَحِينَئِذٍ يَنْهَبُ بَيْتَهُ؟ ٣٠مَنْ لَيْسَ مَعِي فَهُوَ عَلَيَّ، وَمَنْ لَا يَجْمَعُ مَعِي فَهُوَ يُفَرِّقُ. ٣١لِذَلِكَ أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: كُلُّ خَطِيَّةٍ وَتَجْدِيفٍ يُغْفَرُ لِلنَّاسِ، وَأَمَّا ٱلتَّجْدِيفُ عَلَى ٱلرُّوحِ فَلَنْ يُغْفَرَ لِلنَّاسِ. ٣٢وَمَنْ قَالَ كَلِمَةً عَلَى ٱبْنِ ٱلْإِنْسَانِ يُغْفَرُ لَهُ، وَأَمَّا مَنْ قَالَ عَلَى ٱلرُّوحِ ٱلْقُدُسِ فَلَنْ يُغْفَرَ لَهُ، لَا فِي هَذَا ٱلْعَالَمِ وَلَا فِي ٱلْآتِي. ٣٣اِجْعَلُوا ٱلشَّجَرَةَ جَيِّدَةً وَثَمَرَهَا جَيِّدًا، أَوِ ٱجْعَلُوا ٱلشَّجَرَةَ رَدِيَّةً وَثَمَرَهَا رَدِيًّا، لِأَنْ مِنَ ٱلثَّمَرِ تُعْرَفُ ٱلشَّجَرَةُ. ٣٤يَا أَوْلَادَ ٱلْأَفَاعِي! كَيْفَ تَقْدِرُونَ أَنْ تَتَكَلَّمُوا بِٱلصَّالِحَاتِ وَأَنْتُمْ أَشْرَارٌ؟ فَإِنَّهُ مِنْ فَضْلَةِ ٱلْقَلْبِ يَتَكَلَّمُ ٱلْفَمُ. ٣٥اَلْإِنْسَانُ ٱلصَّالِحُ مِنَ ٱلْكَنْزِ ٱلصَّالِحِ فِي ٱلْقَلْبِ يُخْرِجُ ٱلصَّالِحَاتِ، وَٱلْإِنْسَانُ ٱلشِّرِّيرُ مِنَ ٱلْكَنْزِ ٱلشِّرِّيرِ يُخْرِجُ ٱلشُّرُورَ. ٣٦وَلَكِنْ أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: إِنَّ كُلَّ كَلِمَةٍ بَطَّالَةٍ يَتَكَلَّمُ بِهَا ٱلنَّاسُ سَوْفَ يُعْطُونَ عَنْهَا حِسَابًا يَوْمَ ٱلدِّينِ. ٣٧لِأَنَّكَ بِكَلَامِكَ تَتَبَرَّرُ وَبِكَلَامِكَ تُدَانُ».
Glory be to God forever. Amen.