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But he said to them, "Is there a man among you who, if he had one sheep and it fell into a ditch on the Sabbath, wouldn't take hold of it and pull it out?Exodus 23:4-5; Deuteronomy 22:4;">[xr]

But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, "This man drives out demons only by Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons."Matthew 9:34; Mark 3:22; Luke 11:15;">[xr]

But if I drive out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come to you.Daniel 2:44; 7:14; Luke 1:33; 11:20; 17:20-21;">[xr]

So I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven,will be forgiven to people">[fn] but blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.Mark 3:28; Luke 12:10; Acts 7:51; Hebrews 6:4; 1 John 5:16;">[xr]

Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the one to come."Matthew 11:19; 13:55; John 7:12,52; 1 Timothy 1:13;">[xr]

But he replied to them, "An evil and adulterous generation craves a sign. Yet no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.Isaiah 57:3; Matthew 16:4; Mark 8:38; John 4:48;">[xr]

The men of Nineveh will stand up with this generation at the judgment and will condemn it, because they repented at the preaching of Jonah. But look - something greater than Jonah is here!Jeremiah 3:11; Ezekiel 16:51-52; Jonah 3:5; Luke 11:32; Romans 2:27;">[xr]

The queen of the south will stand up with this generation at the judgment and will condemn it, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon. But look - something greater than Solomon is here!"1 Kings 10:1; 2 Chronicles 9:1; Luke 11:31;">[xr]

"Whenever an unclean spirit goes out of a person, it wanders through waterless places looking for a place to rest but finds none.Job 1:1:7; Luke 11:24; 1 Peter 5:8;">[xr]

But when the sun came up, they were scorched. Since they did not have any roots, they dried up.

But other seeds fell on good soil and produced a crop, some a hundred, some sixty, and some thirty times what was sown.what was sown">[fn]Genesis 26:12;">[xr]

He answered them, "You have been given knowledge about the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but it hasn't been given to them.Matthew 11:25; 16:17; Mark 4:11; 1 Corinthians 2:10; 1 John 2:27;">[xr]

For to anyone who has something, more will be given, and he will have more than enough. But from the one who doesn't have anything, even what he has will be taken away from him.Matthew 25:29; Mark 4:25; Luke 8:18; 19:26;">[xr]

That's why I speak to them in parables, because 'they look but don't see, and they listen but don't hear or understand.'

"With them the prophecy of Isaiah is being fulfilled, which says:Isaiah 6:9; Ezekiel 12:2; Mark 4:12; Luke 8:10; John 12:40; Acts 28:26-27; Romans 11:8; 2 Corinthians 3:14-15;">[xr] 'You will listen and listen but never understand. You will look and look but never comprehend.

For truly I tell you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see the things you see but did not see them, and to hear the things you hear but did not hear them."Hebrews 11:13; 1 Peter 1:10-11;">[xr]

but since he doesn't have any root in himself, he lasts for only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes along because of the word, he immediately falls away.Matthew 11:6; 2 Timothy 1:15;">[xr]

As for what was sown among the thornbushes, this is the person who hears the word, but the worries of life and the deceitful pleasures of wealth choke the word so that it can't produce a crop.Jeremiah 4:3; Matthew 19:23; Mark 10:23; Luke 18:24; 1 Timothy 6:9; 2 Timothy 4:10;">[xr]

But as for what was sown on good soil, this is the person who hears the word, understands it, and produces a crop that yields a hundred, sixty, or thirty times what was sown."what was sown">[fn]

Let both grow together until the harvest, and at harvest time I will tell the reapers, "Gather the weeds first and tie them in bundles for burning, but bring the wheat into my barn."'"Matthew 3:12;">[xr]