![]() 41 The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now something greater than Jonah is here. 40 For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of a huge fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. 37 For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.” The Sign of Jonahģ8 Then some of the Pharisees and teachers of the law said to him, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from you.”ģ9 He answered, “A wicked and adulterous generation asks for a sign! But none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. ![]() ![]() 36 But I tell you that everyone will have to give account on the day of judgment for every empty word they have spoken. 35 A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in him, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in him. 34 You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of. 32 Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come.ģ3 “Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is recognized by its fruit. 31 And so I tell you, every kind of sin and slander can be forgiven, but blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. 28 But if it is by the Spirit of God that I drive out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.Ģ9 “Or again, how can anyone enter a strong man’s house and carry off his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can plunder his house.ģ0 “Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters. How then can his kingdom stand? 27 And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your people drive them out? So then, they will be your judges. 26 If Satan drives out Satan, he is divided against himself. 23 All the people were astonished and said, “Could this be the Son of David?”Ģ4 But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “It is only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, that this fellow drives out demons.”Ģ5 Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand. He promises that God will ‘keep his eye on’ you (v.8, MSG) and ‘protect you, and… guard you’ (vv.8,11).Ģ2 Then they brought him a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute, and Jesus healed him, so that he could both talk and see. Because of God’s character he ‘gives wisdom’ and ‘understanding’ (v.6), ‘victory’ (v.7), protection (v.8) and ‘discretion’ (v.11). You will ‘find the knowledge of God’ (v.5). Set aside a regular time to read the Bible and schedule it as a top priority. Don’t just prioritise your schedule schedule your priorities. ‘Searching for it like a prospector panning for gold, like an adventurer on a treasure hunt’ (v.4, MSG). You need to ‘accept’ (v.1), listen and apply (v.2), ‘call out’ (v.3) and ‘search’ (v.4). The writer of Proverbs urges, ‘ store up my commands within you, turning your ear to wisdom and applying your heart to understanding… For wisdom will enter your heart’ (vv.1–2,10). ![]() Make a lifelong, daily habit of reading God’s word. Commentary Store up God’s word in your heartĭo you long to know God better? Would you like to be wiser, more skilful and to have more knowledge and understanding? He is a shield to those whose walk is blameless,Īnd protects the way of his faithful ones.ĩ Then you will understand what is right and justĪnd knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.Īnd understanding will guard you. And applying your heart to understanding -Īnd search for it as for hidden treasure,ĥ then you will understand the fear of the Lordįrom his mouth come knowledge and understanding.ħ He holds success in store for the upright,
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