The Newe Testament (Tyndale, 1526)

and began to pluck the ears of corn and to eat. When the Pharisees had seen that, they said to him: "Behold, your disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the Sabbath day." He said to them: "Have you not read what David did, when he was hungry, and those also who were with him? How he entered into the house of God and ate the hallowed loaves, which were not lawful for him to eat, nor for those who were with him, but only for the priests? Or have you not read in the law how the priests in the temple break the Sabbath day and yet are blameless? But I say to you: that here is one greater than the temple. Why, if you had known what this saying means: 'I require mercy, and not sacrifice,' you would never have condemned the innocent. For the Son of Man is lord even of the Sabbath day."

¶ And he departed from there and went into their synagogue; and behold, there was a man who had a withered hand. And they asked him, saying: "Is it lawful to heal upon the Sabbath day?" so that they might accuse him. And he said to them: "Which man is there among you, if he had a sheep fallen into a pit on the Sabbath day, who would not take him and lift him out? And how much better is a man than a sheep? Why, it is lawful to do a good deed on the Sabbath day." Then he said to the man: "Stretch forth your hand," and he stretched it forth, and it was made as whole as the other.

¶ Then the Pharisees went out and took counsel against him, how they might destroy him.

When Jesus knew that, he departed from there, and many people followed him, and he healed them all. And he charged them that they should not make him known, to fulfill that which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, who says: "Behold my son, whom I have chosen, my darling, in whom my soul has had delight. I will put my spirit on him, and he shall show judgment to the Gentiles. He shall not strive, he shall not cry out, neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets; a bruised reed he shall not break, and flax that begins to burn he shall not quench, until he sends forth judgment unto victory; and in his name the Gentiles shall trust."

¶ Then was brought to him one possessed with a devil who was both blind and mute. And he healed him, insomuch that he who was blind and mute both spoke and saw. And all the people were amazed and said: "Is not this the Son of David?" When the Pharisees heard that, they said: "He drives the devils out no other way but by the help of Beelzebub, the chief of the devils."

¶ But Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them: "Every kingdom divided against itself shall be desolate. Neither shall any city or household divided against itself continue. So if Satan casts out Satan, then is he divided against himself. How then shall his kingdom endure? Also, if I by the help of Beelzebub cast out devils, by whose help do your children cast them out? Therefore, they shall be your judges. But if I cast out the devils by the spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you."