Weymouth New Testament in Modern Speech, Matthew by R F Weymouth
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off his goods, unless first of all he masters and secures
the strong man: then he will ransack his house. 012:030 "The man who is not with me is against me, and he who is not gathering with me is scattering abroad. 012:031 This is why I tell you that men may find forgiveness for every other sin and impious word, but that for impious speaking against the Holy Spirit they shall find no forgiveness. 012:032 And whoever shall speak against the Son of Man may obtain forgiveness; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, neither in this nor in the coming age shall he obtain forgiveness." 012:033 "Either grant the tree to be wholesome and its fruit wholesome, or the tree poisonous and its fruit poisonous; for the tree is known by its fruit. 012:034 O vipers' brood, how can you speak what is good when you are evil? For it is from the overflow of the heart that the mouth speaks. 012:035 A good man from his good store produces good things, and a bad man from his bad store produces bad things. 012:036 But I tell you that for every careless word that men shall speak they will be held accountable on the day of Judgement. 012:037 For each of you by his words shall be justified, or by his words shall be condemned." 012:038 Then He was accosted by some of the Scribes and of the Pharisees who said, "Teacher, we wish to see a sign given by you." 012:039 "Wicked and faithless generation!" He replied, "they clamour for a sign, but none shall be given to them except the sign of the Prophet Jonah. 012:040 For just as Jonah was three days in the sea-monster's belly, so will the Son of Man be three days in the heart of the earth. 012:041 There will stand up men of Nineveh at the Judgement together with the present generation, and will condemn it; |
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