Matthew 12
Treated in 30 passages across the library.
The verses these writers stop at
- 12:31 Therefore I say unto you, Every sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men; but the blasphemy against the Spirit shall not be forgiven. 6
- 12:20 A bruised reed shall he not break, And smoking flax shall he not quench, Till he send forth judgment unto victory. 3
- 12:28 But if I by the Spirit of God cast out demons, then is the kingdom of God come upon you. 3
- 12:33 Either make the tree good, and its fruit good; or make the tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by its fruit. 3
- 12:32 And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him; but whosoever shall speak against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, nor in that which is to come. 2
- 12:34 Ye offspring of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. 2
- 12:43 But the unclean spirit, when he is gone out of the man, passeth through waterless places, seeking rest, and findeth it not. 2
- 12:44 Then he saith, I will return into my house whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished. 2
- 12:45 Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more evil than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man becometh worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this evil generation. 2
- 12:10 and behold, a man having a withered hand. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day? that they might accuse him. 1
- 12:11 And he said unto them, What man shall there be of you, that shall have one sheep, and if this fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out? 1
- 12:12 How much then is a man of more value than a sheep! Wherefore it is lawful to do good on the sabbath day. 1
- 12:13 Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored whole, as the other. 1
- 12:15 And Jesus perceiving [it] withdrew from thence: and many followed him; and he healed them all, 1
- 12:16 and charged them that they should not make him known: 1
- 12:17 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying, 1
- 12:18 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 declare judgment to the Gentiles. 1
- 12:19 He shall not strive, nor cry aloud; Neither shall any one hear his voice in the streets. 1
- 12:30 He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth. 1
- 12:36 And I say unto you, that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. 1
- 12:37 For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned. 1
- 12:49 And he stretched forth his hand towards his disciples, and said, Behold, my mother and my brethren! 1
- 12:50 For whosoever shall do the will of my Father who is in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother. 1
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Where it is preached
- The Ten Commandments ·
4.1 Faith cites Matt 12: 20
…s full of doubts, temptations, fears; it begins in weakness. It is like the smoking flax. Matt 12: 20. It smokes with desires, but does not flame with comfort; it is at first so small, that i…
- How to Bring Men to Christ ·
Dealing with Those Who Are Anxious to Be Saved and Know How, but Who Have Difficulties cites Matt. xii. 31
…n the name of the Lord shall be saved.” It is well sometimes to turn to Heb. vi. 4‒6, and Matt. xii. 31‒32, and show the inquirer just what the unpardonable sin is and what its results are. Mat…
- Morning by Morning ·
May cites Matthew 12:15
…mself--“We dwell in him.” May 7 “Great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all.” (Matthew 12:15) What a mass of hideous sickness must have thrust itself under the eye of Jesus! Yet we r…
- Talks to the Farmer ·
Spring in the Heart cites Matthew 12:20
…not break, and a smoldering wick he will not quench, until he brings justice to victory” (Matthew 12:20). Victory comes even before the soul is fully mature; even the weakest beginnings are und…
- Evening by Evening ·
July cites Matthew 12:20
…vail. July 19 “A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench.” (Matthew 12:20) What is weaker than the bruised reed or the smoking flax? A reed that groweth in the fen…
- The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit ·
The Holy Spirit and the Believer's Body cites Matthew 12:28
…however, a sense in which the Holy Spirit even now quickens our bodies. Jesus tells us in Matthew 12:28 that He cast out demons by the Spirit o f God. And we read in Acts 10:38, “How God anoint…
- The Gospel of Healing ·
The Scriptural Foundation cites Matt. xii. 28
… Spirit. It was the Spirit of God that wrought all the miracles of Jesus Christ on earth. Matt. xii. 28. And if we have the same Spirit dwelling in us we shall experience the same works. 14. II…
- The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit ·
The Work of the Holy Spirit in Jesus Christ cites Matthew 12:28
…dead. 8. Jesus Christ performed His miracles on earth in the power of the Holy Spirit. In Matthew 12:28, we read, “But if it is by the Spirit of God that I cast out demons” It is through the Sp…
- How to Bring Men to Christ ·
Dealing with the Willful and the Deluded cites Matt. xii. 30
…ng our own way. Finally there are those who say “I neither accept Christ nor reject Him.” Matt. xii. 30, will show that they must do one or the other. This verse has been used to the conviction…
- The Fundamental Doctrines of the Christian Faith ·
The Personality of the Holy Spirit cites Matt. 12:31
… Acts 5:3 we are taught that the Holy Spirit is lied to. You can only lie to a person. In Matt. 12:31 we are taught that the Holy Spirit is blasphemed against. We are told that the blasphemy …
- The Pilgrim's Progress ·
The First Stage cites Matt. 12:31
…y the right hand, saying, “All manner of sin and blasphemies shall be forgiven unto men.” Matt. 12:31. “Be not faithless, but believing.” John 20:27. Then did Christian again a little revive,…
- Sermons on Several Occasions ·
A Call to Backsliders cites Matt. 12:31
…y Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, nor in the world to come.’ (Matt. 12:31, 32.) Exactly parallel to these are those words of our Lord, which are recited by St. Mar…
- The Ten Commandments ·
3.2 Degrees of Sin cites Matt 12: 31
… are, therefore they must needs be more heinous, as the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost. Matt 12: 31. (3) Because some sins have a greater degree of punishment than others. ‘Ye shall receive…
- Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners ·
Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners; Or, a Brief Relation of the Exceeding Mercy of God in Christ, to His Poor Servant John Bunyan cites Matt. 12.32
… they shall never be forgiven, ‘neither in this world, neither in that which is to come’ (Matt. 12.32). Thirdly, The Son of God excludes them also from a share in His blessed intercession, be…
- The Mortification of Sin in Believers ·
General rules, without which no lust will be mortified cites Matt. xii. 33
…e will bring forth fruit according to its own kind. What is then to be done, he tells us, Matt. xii. 33, “Make the tree good, and his fruit will be good.” The root must be dealt with, the natur…
- He Holds My Tomorrows ·
Walking by Faith cites Matthew 12:33
… fruit good, or make the tree bad and its fruit bad, for the tree is known by its fruit” (Matthew 12:33) Faith is the evidence of things unseen. It is a fruit . The author of Hebrews 11 is sayi…
- The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit ·
The Holy Spirit Bringing Forth in the Believer Christ- Like Graces of Character cites Matthew 12:33
…one; no more than thorns can be made to bear figs and the bramble bush grapes (Luke 6:44, Matthew 12:33). We also hear a great deal about “character building.” That if you bear in mind that the…
- The Fundamental Doctrines of the Christian Faith ·
The Distinctive Doctrine of Protestantism: Justification by Faith cites Matt. 12:34
…d Jesus Christ Himself tells us that heart faith leads to open confession; for He says in Matt. 12:34, "Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh." Faith in Jesus Christ in the hea…
- How to Succeed in the Christian Life ·
The Open Confession of Christ cites Matt. 12: 34
…he cannot keep it to himself. “For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh” (Matt. 12: 34). So important is the public confession of Christ that Paul puts it first in his statemen…
- Sermons on Several Occasions ·
[I.e., the Last Judgment — GL] cites Matt. 12:36
…dle word which men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgement” (Matt. 12:36, 37); so that “by thy words,” as well as works, “thou shalt be justified; and by thy word…
- A Plain Account of Christian Perfection ·
Sections 15-21 cites Matt. 12:37
…love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.’ (Matt. 12:37.) But if the love of God fill all the heart, there can be no sin therein. “Q. But how doe…
- A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections ·
XII. Gracious and holy affections have their exercise and fruit in Christian practice cites Matt. 12:43
… For this seems to be the very case of the Jews of that generation that Christ speaks of, Matt. 12:43, 44, 45, who being awakened by John the Baptist's preaching, and brought to a reformation…
- The Ten Commandments ·
1.3 The Preface to the Commandments cites Matt. 12: 44
…Act 5: 3. A sinner’s heart is the devil’s mansion house. ‘I will return into mine house.’ Matt. 12: 44. And sure that must needs be a house of bondage, which is the devil’s mansion-house. Sata…
- The Pilgrim's Progress ·
The Ninth Stage cites Matt. 12:45
…rong cords, and were carrying him back to the door that they saw on the side of the hill. Matt. 12:45; Prov. 5:22. Now good Christian began to tremble, and so did Hopeful, his companion; yet,…
- A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections ·
VIII. Nothing can certainly be determined concerning the nature of the affections, by this, that comforts and joys seem to follow awakenings and convictions of conscience, in a certain order cites Matt. 12:49
…re the Church is called Christ's mother, Cant. 3:11. And so is every particular believer, Matt. 12:49, 50. And the conception of Christ in the womb of the blessed virgin, by the power of the …
- Selected Sermons of Jonathan Edwards ·
Ruth’s Resolution cites Matt. xii. 50
…represented, Rev. xii., at the beginning. And so also is every true Christian his mother: Matt. xii. 50, “Whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, an…
- The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit ·
The Personality of the Holy Spirit cites Matthew 12:31-32
…Spirit represented as one who can be lied to. One cannot lie to anything but a person. In Matthew 12:31-32, we read, “Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgi ven people, but th…
- The Master’s Indwelling ·
The Self-life cites Matthew 12:43-45
…ished and swept, but empty, and he came back with seven other spirits worse than himself. Matthew 12:43-45. It is only Christ Himself coming in that can cast out self, and keep out self. This self…
- The Life and Diary of David Brainerd ·
Being part 2d of his public journal of the Continuance and Progress of a remarkable work of grace among the Indians in New-Jersey and Pennsylvania kept by order of the Society in Scotland for propagating Christian knowledge.—Renewal of labor at Crossweeksung—outpouring of the spirit—remarkable case— cites Matt. 12:10-13
…st several of them were much affected and refreshed. Lord’s day, Jan. 5.—“Discoursed from Matt. 12:10-13. There appeared not so much liveliness and affection in divine service as usual. The same…
- How to Succeed in the Christian Life ·
Amusements cites Matt. 12: 16-19
…games of the children when He was here upon earth. He watched the children at their play (Matt. 12: 16-19), and He watches the children at their play to-day, and delights in their play when it is…