Matthew 12:22-50 | Mark 3:20-35 | Luke 8:1-21

Jesus is becoming very popular in His ministry, with multitudes following Him wherever He goes.  Jewish leaders out of Jerusalem come and claim that Jesus is casting out demons by the power of the devil, yet the Lord points out the insanity of their logic, and tells them that their generation will be judged more harshly than even Nineveh and the Queen of Sheba (gentile nations and people who didn’t have the benefit of God’s law).  Jesus tells them that the words of their mouth demonstrate what is actually in their hearts, and states that the judgement of God will accurately reflect the condition of each person’s heart.  The hearts of men are like fruit trees, which demonstrate what they are by what comes from within.