1 Jesus and His friends walked in a grain field on the rest day. They were hungry, so they picked grain and ate. ️ 2 Some law leaders saw this and said, “This is not okay on the rest day.” ⚠️ 3 Jesus said, <jesus>Did you read what David did when he was hungry?</jesus> ❓ 4 Jesus said David went into God’s house and ate the special bread. It was only for the church helpers. ⛪ 5 Jesus said, <jesus>Church helpers work on the rest day and are not wrong.</jesus> ️ 6 Jesus said, <jesus>Someone bigger than God’s house is here.</jesus> ✨⛪ 7 Jesus said, <jesus>If you knew, ‘I want kind hearts, not gifts,’ you would not blame My friends.</jesus> 8 Jesus said, <jesus>I am boss of the rest day.</jesus> ️ 9 Then Jesus went into their church house. ⛪♂️ 10 A man with a hurt hand was there. The leaders asked, “Can You heal on the rest day?” They wanted to trap Him. ✋❓ 11 Jesus said, <jesus>If your sheep falls in a hole on the rest day, you will help it out.</jesus> ️ 12 Jesus said, <jesus>A person is worth more than a sheep. It is good to do good on the rest day.</jesus> ❤️ 13 Then Jesus said to the man, <jesus>Stretch out your hand.</jesus> He did, and it was well again. ✋✨ 14 The leaders went out and made a plan to hurt Jesus. ♂️️⚔️ 15 Jesus knew this and left. Many people followed Him, and He healed them all. ♂️❤️ 16 He told them not to tell who He was. 17 This made true what God said long ago by Isaiah. ✅ 18 God said His chosen Helper will have God’s Holy Spirit. He will help all people know what is right. ️ 19 He will not shout or fight. He will be gentle. 20 He will not break what is weak. He will help it grow strong. He will win. 21 People in all lands will hope in His name. ✨ 22 A man had a bad spirit. He could not see or talk. Jesus made him well. He could see and talk. ️️✨ 23 All the people were surprised and said, “Is Jesus the promised king?” 24 The law leaders said, “He uses the bad spirit boss to send out bad spirits.” 25 Jesus knew their thoughts and said, <jesus>If a house fights itself, it will fall.</jesus> ⚠️ 26 Jesus said, <jesus>If the bad spirit boss fights himself, he will not stand.</jesus> ❌ 27 Jesus said, <jesus>Your own helpers send out bad spirits. What will they say about this?</jesus> ❓ 28 Jesus said, <jesus>But if I send out bad spirits by God’s Holy Spirit, then God’s rule is here.</jesus> ️ 29 Jesus said, <jesus>You must tie the strong man before you take what is in his house.</jesus> 30 Jesus said, <jesus>If you are not with Me, you are against Me. If you do not gather with Me, you scatter.</jesus> ➕➖ 31 Jesus said, <jesus>People can be forgiven for many bad words. But if someone talks bad about God’s Holy Spirit, God will not forgive.</jesus> ️ 32 Jesus said, <jesus>If you speak against the Son of Man, you can be forgiven. But if you speak against God’s Holy Spirit, you will not be forgiven now or later.</jesus> ️⚠️ 33 Jesus said, <jesus>A good tree makes good fruit. A bad tree makes bad fruit. A tree is known by its fruit.</jesus> 34 Jesus said, <jesus>You snakes! Your mouths say what your hearts are full of.</jesus> ️ 35 Jesus said, <jesus>A good person brings out good things. A bad person brings out bad things.</jesus> ➡️ / ➡️ 36 Jesus said, <jesus>On the last day, people will answer for every careless word.</jesus> ️ 37 Jesus said, <jesus>Your words will make you safe or in trouble.</jesus> ️⚖️ 38 Some law men said, “Teacher, we want to see a big sign from You.” ✨ 39 Jesus said, <jesus>This is a bad and untrue group. No sign will be given but the sign of Jonah.</jesus> ⚠️ 40 Jesus said, <jesus>Jonah was in the big fish three days and three nights. I will be in the earth three days and three nights.</jesus> 3️⃣ 41 Jesus said, <jesus>The men of Nineveh were sorry for their sin when Jonah came. Someone bigger than Jonah is here.</jesus> ️✨ 42 Jesus said, <jesus>A queen from the south came to hear wise Solomon. Someone bigger than Solomon is here.</jesus> ✨ 43 Jesus said, <jesus>When a bad spirit leaves a man, it looks for rest and finds none.</jesus> ♂️ 44 Jesus said, <jesus>Then it says, “I will go back to my house.” It finds it empty, clean, and neat.</jesus> 45 Jesus said, <jesus>Then it brings seven more bad spirits. They all live there. It is worse than before. It will be like this for this bad group.</jesus> 7️⃣⚠️ 46 While Jesus was talking, His mother and His brothers stood outside. They wanted to talk to Him. 47 Someone said to Jesus, “Your mother and brothers are outside. They want to talk to You.” ️ 48 Jesus said, <jesus>Who is My mother? Who are My brothers?</jesus> ❓ 49 Jesus pointed to His friends and said, <jesus>Here are My mother and My brothers.</jesus> 50 Jesus said, <jesus>Anyone who does what God wants is My brother, sister, and mother.</jesus> ❤️