Gen Z: Matthew 12
1So, Jesus was vibing on the sabbath, rolling through the cornfields, and his crew was hungry, so they started munching on some corn.
2The Pharisees peeped this and were like, "Yo, your squad is totally breaking the sabbath rules."
3Jesus hit them with, "Did you not check what David did when he was starving, and his homies were with him?"
4"He rolled up to God's house and ate the shewbread, which was a no-go for him and his boys, but only for the priests, no cap."
5"Or did you miss the part in the law where the priests in the temple are chilling on the sabbath and they’re still good?"
6"But let me tell you, there's someone way more goated than the temple right here."
7"If you knew what it meant when I say I want mercy, not sacrifice, you wouldn’t be throwing shade at the innocent."
8"The Son of Man is the boss of the sabbath, fr."
9After that, he dipped to their synagogue.
10And, plot twist, there was a dude with a withered hand. They asked him, "Is it cool to heal on the sabbath?" just to catch him slipping.
11He was like, "Yo, if you got one sheep and it falls in a pit on the Sabbath, you gonna leave it there? Nah, you gotta pull it out, no cap."
12So, like, how is a dude better than a sheep? It’s chill to do good on the Sabbath, periodt.
13Then Jesus told the guy, "Stretch out your hand." Dude did it, and it was all good, just like the other one.
14The Pharisees dipped out and started plotting on how to take him down, savage moves.
15But when Jesus caught wind of it, he bounced, and mad crowds followed him, and he healed everyone, fr.
16And he told them to keep it lowkey and not let anyone know who he was.
17This was to fulfill what the prophet Isaiah said, no cap.
18"Check out my homie, the one I picked; he’s my fave, and I’m all about him. I’ll put my spirit on him, and he’s gonna bring the vibes to the Gentiles."
19He ain't gonna be all loud or fighting; no one’s gonna hear him in the streets, sus vibes.
20He won’t break a bruised reed or put out a flickering flame until he brings victory, that’s how he rolls.
21In His name, the whole squad's got trust vibes.
22They brought this dude to Him who was all messed up, blind and mute, and He healed him so hard that the blind dude was talking and seeing like, no cap.
23Everyone was shook and said, "Aren't you the son of David? That's wild!"
24But the Pharisees heard that and were like, "Nah, he’s casting out demons by Beelzebub, the big demon boss."
25Jesus caught their vibe and said, "Every kingdom that's divided is done for; if a city or house can’t vibe together, it’s toast."
26If Satan’s out here casting out Satan, he’s just causing chaos; how’s his whole kingdom gonna survive?
27If I’m casting out demons by Beelzebub, then who are your kids casting them out by? They’re your judges, fam.
28But if I’m casting out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God just pulled up on you.
29Like, how can someone break into a strong man's crib and steal his stuff unless they first tie him up? Then they can take what’s his.
30If you’re not rolling with me, you’re against me; and if you’re not gathering with me, you’re just spreading chaos.
31So I’m tellin’ you, all kinds of sin and shade will get forgiven, but dissing the Holy Ghost? That’s a no-go, fam.
32If you throw shade at the Son of Man, you’ll get a pass, but dissing the Holy Ghost? Nah, that ain’t gonna fly, not now or later.
33Either make the tree good and its fruit fire, or make it sus and the fruit wack; you know a tree by its fruit, no cap.
34Yo, snake squad, how you evil peeps gonna say good stuff? What’s in your heart spills outta your mouth, fr.
35A good dude pulls good vibes from a good heart, while a shady dude pulls evil vibes from a sus heart.
36But listen up, every random word you drop, you’ll have to own it on judgment day, straight up.
37Your words are your receipts; they’ll either clear you or drag you down, periodt.
38Then some scribes and Pharisees were like, “Yo, Master, show us a sign.”
39But he hit back, “This evil and unfaithful crew is just looking for signs; the only sign you’ll get is from the prophet Jonas.”
40Just like Jonas was three days and nights chillin’ in the whale’s belly, the Son of Man will be three days and nights in the earth’s heart.
41The dudes from Nineveh are gonna show up and call out this generation, 'cause they actually repented when Jonas preached; and, no cap, someone way greater than Jonas is here.
42The queen from the south is gonna vibe with this generation in judgment and call it out, 'cause she traveled mad far just to catch Solomon's wisdom; and, fr, someone way greater than Solomon is here.
43When the unclean spirit dips out of a dude, he roams around dry places, looking for a chill spot, but finds nada.
44Then he’s like, “I’m gonna head back to my crib where I came from,” and when he rolls up, it’s all empty, cleaned up, and looking fresh.
45Then he bounces and brings back seven other spirits even more sus than him, and they crash there: and the last state of that dude is worse than the first. This is how it’s gonna be for this savage generation.
46While he was still vibing with the people, peep this, his mom and bros were outside wanting to chat with him.
47Then someone said to him, “Yo, your mom and your bros are outside, wanting to holla at you.”
48But he replied, “Who’s my mom? Who are my bros?”
49And he pointed to his disciples and said, “Check it, these are my mom and my bros!”
50For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven, that’s my brother, sister, and mom.