In a sewing machine, a control device is configured to execute a needle thread cutting operation including driving a movable cutting blade to a predetermined pivot location, driving a wiper driving mechanism for protruding a wiper by a predetermined stroke, driving the thread take-up driving mechanism to lower the thread take-up by a predetermined distance, driving a wiper driving mechanism to draw back the wiper by a predetermined amount corresponding to the lowering of the thread take-up, driving the movable cutting blade to a standby position, driving the thread tension adjusting mechanism to release a thread tension adjusting mechanism, and driving the thread take-up driving mechanism to move the thread take-up to an original uppermost position.