Chapter 1
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1. A genealogy[1] of Jesus Christ, son of David, son of Abraham:
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2. Abraham begot Isaac, then Isaac begot Jacob, then Jacob begot Judah and his brothers;
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3. then Judah begot Perez and Zerah by Tamar, then Perez begot Hezron, then Hezron begot Ram;
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4. then Ram begot Amminadab, then Amminadab begot Nahshon, then Nahshon begot Salmon;
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5. then Salmon begot Boaz by Rahab, then Boaz begot Obed by Ruth, then Obed begot Jesse,
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6. then Jesse begot David the king. Then King David begot Solomon by her who was of Uriah,[2]
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7. then Solomon begot Rehoboam, then Rehoboam begot Abijah, then Abijah begot Asa;
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8. then Asa begot Jehoshaphat, then Jehoshaphat begot Joram, then Joram begot Uzziah;
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9. then Uzziah begot Jotham, then Jotham begot Ahaz, then Ahaz begot Hezekiah;
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10. then Hezekiah begot Manasseh, then Manasseh begot Amon, then Amon begot Josiah;
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11. then Josiah begot Jeconiah and his brothers about the time of the Babylonian captivity.
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12. After the Babylonian captivity Jeconiah begot Shealtiel, then Shealtiel begot Zerubbabel;
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13. then Zerubbabel begot Abiud, then Abiud begot Eliakim, then Eliakim begot Azor;
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14. then Azor begot Zadok, then Zadok begot Achim, then Achim begot Eliud;
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15. then Eliud begot Eleazar, then Eleazar begot Matthan, then Matthan begot Jacob;
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16. then Jacob begot Joseph the husband of Mary, by whom was begotten Jesus, who is called Christ.[3]
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17. So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations, and from David until the Babylonian captivity are fourteen generations, and from the Babylonian captivity until the Christ are fourteen generations.[4]
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18. Now the birth of Jesus Christ was like this: After His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they joined together, she was found to be pregnant by the Holy Spirit.[5]
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19. Then Joseph her husband,[6] being a just man and not wanting to humiliate her publicly, decided to repudiate her secretly.
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20. But while he pondered these things, wow, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream saying: “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to receive Mary as your wife, because that which has been conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.
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21. And she will give birth to a Son and you will call His name Jesus, because He will save His people[7] from their sins.”
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22. Now all this happened so that what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet should be fulfilled, namely:
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23. “Behold, the virgin will become pregnant and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Emmanuel”,[8] which being translated is, ‘God with us’.[9]
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24. Then Joseph, being aroused from sleep, did as that angel of the Lord commanded him and received his wife,[10]
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25. but did not know her until[11] she had given birth to her son, the firstborn.[12] And he called His name JESUS.
Chapter 2
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1. Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men [magi] from the East came into Jerusalem,
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2. saying: “Where is he who has been born King of the Jews? For we saw his star in the East and have come to worship him.”
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3. When Herod the king heard it he became agitated, and all Jerusalem with him.
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4. And gathering all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born.[1]
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5. So they said to him: “In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it stands written by the prophet:
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6. ‘And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah, are not at all the least among the rulers of Judah, for out of you will come a Ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.’”[2]
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7. Then Herod, calling the wise men secretly, determined from them the time when the star appeared.
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8. And directing them to Bethlehem he said, “When you get there, search carefully for the young child; and should you find him, bring back word to me, so that I also may go and worship him.”[3]
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9. So having heard the king they departed, and there was the star that they had seen in the East! It went before them until it arrived and stopped above where the young Child was.
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10. Now when they saw the star they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy![4]
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11. And coming into the house[5] they saw the young Child with Mary His mother,[6] and falling down they worshipped Him; and opening their treasures they presented gifts to Him: gold, frankincense and myrrh.[7]
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12. Then, having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed for their own country by a different road.
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13. Now when they had departed, again, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream saying: “Get up, take the young Child and His mother, flee to Egypt and stay there until I tell you; because Herod is about to seek the young Child to destroy Him!”
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14. So he got up and took the young Child and His mother by night[8] and departed for Egypt.
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15. And he was there until the death of Herod, so that what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet should be fulfilled, namely: “Out of Egypt I called my Son.”[9]
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16. Then Herod, when he saw that he had been deceived by the wise men, became very angry, and he sent out and killed all the boys who were in Bethlehem and in all its districts, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had determined from the wise men.[10]
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17. Then what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled, namely:
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18. “A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, weeping and great mourning; Rachel weeping for her children and not wanting to be comforted, because they are no more.”[11]
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19. Now Herod having died, there, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt
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20. saying: “Get up, take the young Child and His mother and go into the land of Israel, for those[12] seeking the life of the young Child have died.”
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21. So he got up and took the young Child and His mother and went into the land of Israel.
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22. But hearing that Archelaus was reigning over Judea instead of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. And being warned in a dream he proceeded into the region of Galilee.
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23. And upon arriving he settled in a city called Natsareth [Branch-town],[13] so that what was spoken through the prophets should be fulfilled, that He would be called a Natsorean [Branch-man].[14]
Chapter 3
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1. Now in those days John the Baptizer began preaching in the wilderness of Judea
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2. and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of the heavens has come near!”
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3. For this is he who was referred to by the prophet Isaiah, saying: “A voice crying-out, ‘Prepare in the wilderness the way of the LORD, make His paths straight.’”[1]
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4. Now John actually used clothes made from camel’s hair and a leather belt around his waist; while his food was locusts and wild honey.
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5. Then Jerusalem, all Judea and all the region of the Jordan went out to him,
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6. and were being baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins.
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7. But seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them: “Brood of vipers! Who tipped you off to flee from the coming wrath?
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8. Therefore produce fruit worthy of repentance,
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9. and don’t even think to say within yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as father,’[2] for I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.
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10. Indeed, already the ax is being laid to the root of the trees.[3] So every tree not producing good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
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11. “I baptize you with water unto repentance, but the One coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with Holy Spirit.[4]
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12. His winnowing shovel is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clean out His threshing floor and gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”[5]
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13. Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan to be baptized by him.
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14. But John tried to dissuade Him saying, “I have need to be baptized by You, and You are coming to me?”[6]
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15. But in answer Jesus said to him, “Permit it now, because thus it is appropriate to us to fulfill all righteousness.”[7] Then he permitted Him.
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16. And having been baptized Jesus came up directly from the water, when wow, the heavens were opened to Him, and he saw the Spirit of God coming down like a dove and alighting upon Him.[8]
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17. And wow, a Voice from the heavens saying, “This is my Son, the beloved, in whom I am always well pleased!”[9]
Chapter 4
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1. Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tested by the devil.
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2. And having fasted forty days and forty nights, afterward He was hungry.[1]
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3. And coming to Him the tempter said, “Since you are the Son of God, command that these stones become loaves of bread.”[2]
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4. But in answer He said, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but by every word coming out of God’s mouth.’”[3]
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5. Then the devil takes Him into the holy city[4] and sets Him upon the pinnacle of the temple,[5]
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6. and says to Him, “Since you are the Son of God, throw yourself down; for it is written: ‘He will give orders to His angels about you, and they will lift you up on their hands, lest you strike your foot against a stone.’”[6]
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7. Jesus said to him, “It is also written: ‘You shall not test the LORD your God!’”[7]
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8. Again the devil takes Him to a very high mountain and shows Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.[8]
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9. And he says to Him, “All these things I will give to you, if You will fall down and worship me.”
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10. Then Jesus says to him: “Get behind me, Satan![9] For it is written: ‘You shall worship the LORD your God, and Him only shall you serve.’”[10]
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11. Then the devil leaves Him, and then, angels came and began ministering to Him.[11]
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12. Now hearing that John had been put in prison, Jesus departed into Galilee.[12]
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13. And leaving Natsareth behind,[13] He went and took up residence in Capernaum by the sea, in the regions of Zebulun and Naphtali;
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14. so that what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet should be fulfilled, namely:
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15. “Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations!
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16. The people sitting in darkness saw a great light, and upon those sitting in the place and shadow of death light has dawned.”[14]
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17. From then on Jesus began to preach and to say, “Repent, for the kingdom of the heavens has come near.”[15]
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18. And walking by the Sea of Galilee He saw two brothers, Simon (the one called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a circular net into the sea (for they were fishermen).
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19. And He says to them, “Follow me and I will make you fishers of men.”
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20. So leaving the nets immediately they followed Him.[16]
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21. And going on from there He saw two other brothers, James (the one of Zebedee) and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets. And He called them.
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22. So leaving the boat and their father immediately they followed Him.[17]
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23. Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the Gospel of the Kingdom, and healing every disease and every illness among the people.
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24. So His fame went throughout all Syria; and they brought to Him all who were sick—suffering with various diseases and torments, and being demonized and being moonstruck, and paralytics—and He healed them.
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25. So large crowds followed Him—from Galilee and Decapolis and Jerusalem and Judea and beyond the Jordan.[18]
Chapter 5
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1. Now seeing the crowds He went up on the mountain, and upon His sitting down His disciples approached Him.
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2. And opening His mouth[1] He started teaching them, saying:
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3. “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of the heavens.
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4. Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
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5. Blessed are the meek,[2] for they will inherit the earth.
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6. Blessed are those hungering and thirsting for righteousness, for they will be filled.
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7. Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.[3]
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8. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
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9. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.
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10. Blessed are those who have been persecuted on account of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of the heavens.[4]
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11. “Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and speak all kinds of evil against you, lying, because of Me.
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12. Rejoice and exult, because your reward in the heavens is great, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
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13. You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt becomes insipid with what will it be salted? It is then good for nothing except to be thrown out and trampled down by the people.[5]
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14. You are the light of the world. A city located upon a hill cannot be hidden.
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15. Nor do they light a lamp and place it under the hamper, but on the lampstand, and it shines on everything in the house.
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16. So also let your light shine before the people, so that they may see your good works and may glorify your Father, who is in the heavens.[6]
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17. “Do not suppose that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to destroy but to fulfill.
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18. For assuredly I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not one iota nor one tittle shall pass away from the Law until everything happens.[7]
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19. Therefore, whoever annuls one of the least of these commandments and teaches that to the people will be called least in the kingdom of the heavens; but whoever does and teaches them, he will be called great in the kingdom of the heavens.
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20. For I say to you that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees you will absolutely not enter the kingdom of the heavens![8]
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21. “You have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘You shall not murder, so whoever murders will be liable to the judgment.’[9]
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22. But I say to you that whoever gets angry with his brother without cause will be liable to the judgment.[10] And whoever says to his brother, ‘Numbskull!’ will be liable to the council.[11] But whoever says, ‘You absolute idiot!’ will be liable to hell fire.[12]
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23. Therefore, if you bring your gift to the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you,[13]
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24. leave your gift there before the altar and go; first be reconciled with your brother and then, returning, offer your gift.[14]
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25. Be agreeable to your adversary quickly, while you are on the way with him, lest the adversary hand you over to the judge, and the judge hand you over to the officer, and you be thrown into prison.
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26. Assuredly I say to you, you will by no means get out of there until you have paid the last penny.[15]
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27. “You have heard that it was said,[16] ‘You shall not commit adultery.’
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28. But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.[17]
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29. So if your right eye is causing you to fall, tear it out and throw it away; because it is better for you that one of your members perish than that your whole body be thrown into hell.[18]
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30. And if your right hand is causing you to fall, cut it off and throw it away; because it is better for you that one of your members perish than that your whole body be thrown into hell.
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31. It was said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.’
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32. But I say to you that whoever divorces his wife, except for a case of fornication,[19] causes her to commit adultery,[20] and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
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33. “Again you have heard that it was said to the ancients: ‘You shall not swear falsely, but you shall perform your oaths to the Lord.’
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34. But I say to you not to swear at all: neither by heaven, because it is God’s throne;
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35. nor by the earth, because it is a stool for His feet; nor by Jerusalem, because it is the city of the great King.
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36. Nor shall you swear by your head, because you cannot make one hair white or black.
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37. But let your word be ‘yes yes’, ‘no no’;[21] for whatever is more than these is from the malignant one.[22] [!!]
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38. “You have heard that it was said: ‘An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.’[23]
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39. But I say to you not to resist the evildoer; but whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also.[24]
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40. “And if someone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him have the cloak as well.[25]
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41. And whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two.[26]
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42. Give to him who asks you, and do not turn away from him who wants to borrow from you.[27]
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43. “You have heard that it was said: ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’[28]
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44. But I say to you: love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you,[29]
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45. that you may prove to be sons of your Father in the heavens; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and He sends rain on the just and the unjust.
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46. For if you love those who love you, what reward have you? Do not even the tax collectors do the same?
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47. And if you greet only your friends,[30] what are you doing extra? Do not even the tax collectors do so?[31]
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48. Therefore, you be perfect just as your Father in the heavens is perfect.[32]
Chapter 6
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1. “Be careful not to do your charitable giving before the people so as to be seen by them. Otherwise you have no reward from your Father who is in the heavens.[1]
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2. Therefore, whenever you do charitable giving do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be praised by the people. Assuredly I say to you, they already have their reward.
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3. But when you do charitable giving do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,[2]
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4. so that your charitable giving may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will Himself repay you openly.[3]
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5. And whenever you pray do not be like the hypocrites; for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners, so that they may be seen by the people. Assuredly I say to you that they already have their reward.
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6. But you, whenever you pray, go into your room, and having shut the door pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will repay you openly.[4]
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7. “But when you pray do not babble like the heathen; for they think that they will be heard for their many words.
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8. So do not be like them, because your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.[5]
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9. Therefore, you pray like this: ‘Our Father who is in the heavens, let Your name be reverenced;
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10. let Your kingdom come, let Your will be done, on the earth just as in heaven.
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11. Give us today our daily bread;
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12. and forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors.
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13. And do not bring us into testing, but rescue us from the evil one;[6] because Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.’[7]
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14. For if you forgive people their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
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15. But if you do not forgive people their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.[8]
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16. “Also, whenever you fast do not become gloomy like the hypocrites, because they disfigure their faces so that people will notice that they are fasting. Assuredly I say to you that they already have their reward.
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17. But when you fast anoint your head and wash your face,
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18. so that you do not appear to the people to be fasting, but to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will repay you.[9]
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19. “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on the earth, where moth and rust ruin and where thieves break in and steal;
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20. but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust ruins and where thieves neither break in nor steal;
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21. because where your treasure is there your heart will be also.[10]
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22. “The lamp of the body is the eye. So if your eye is sound, your whole body will be full of light.[11]
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23. But if your eye is evil, your whole body will be full of darkness.[12] So if the light that is in you is darkness, how great is that darkness!
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24. “No one is able to serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.[13]
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25. Therefore, I say to you not to worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing?
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26. Look at the birds of the air, that they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not superior to them?
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27. And which of you can add one cubit to his stature by worrying?
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28. And why do you worry about clothes? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they neither labor nor spin,
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29. and yet I say to you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was arrayed like one of these.
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30. Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which exists today and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, you little-faiths?
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31. Therefore do not worry saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’
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32. For the pagans seek all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need each of these things.
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33. Rather, seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.[14]
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34. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own affairs. Each day has enough trouble of its own.[15]
Chapter 7
Chapter 7 Verse 1
1. “Do not judge, so that you be not judged.[1]
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2. Because with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.[2]
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3. So why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye but do not consider the plank in your own eye?
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4. Or how will you say to your brother, ‘Let me remove the speck from your eye,’ when hey, there is a plank in yours?
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5. Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.[3]
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6. “ADo not give what is holy to the dogs, Bnor cast your pearls before the pigs; Blest they trample them with their feet, and Aturning around they tear you to pieces.[4]
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7. “Keep asking, and it will be given to you; keep seeking, and you will find; keep knocking, and it will be opened to you.
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8. For each one asking, receives; and the one seeking, finds; and to the one knocking it will be opened.
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9. Or which man is among you who, if his son asks for bread will give him a stone?
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10. Or if he asks for a fish will give him a snake?
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11. If you then, being evil, know to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in the heavens give good things to those who ask Him![5]
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12. So then, whatever you want people to do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.[6]
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13. “Go in through the narrow gate; because wide is the gate and broad is the way which leads away into perdition, and those who are going in through it are many.
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14. How narrow is the gate and confined the way which leads away into life, and those who are finding it are few![7]
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15. “Beware of false prophets who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.[8]
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16. You will know them by their fruits. Do people gather grapes from thorn bushes, or figs from thistles?
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17. Just so, every good tree produces good fruits, but the rotten tree produces evil fruits.[9]
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18. A good tree cannot produce evil fruits, nor can a rotten tree produce good fruits.
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19. So every tree not producing good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.[10]
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20. Therefore, you will know them by their fruits.
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21. “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord, will go into the kingdom of the heavens, but he who does the will of my Father who is in the heavens.[11]
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22. Many will say to me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and cast out demons in Your name, and perform many mighty works in Your name?’
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23. And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me you practitioners of lawlessness!’[12]
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24. “Therefore whoever hears these words of mine and does them, I will compare him to a prudent man who built his house on the bedrock;
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25. and the rain fell, and the rivers rose, and the winds blew and attacked that house; and it did not fall, because it was founded on the bedrock.
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26. But every one who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be compared to a foolish man who built his house on the sand;
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27. and the rain fell, and the rivers rose, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell. And great was its fall!”[13]
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28. And so it was, when Jesus had ended these words, that the crowds were astonished at His teaching,
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29. for He was teaching them as one having authority, and not like the scribes.[14]
Chapter 8
Chapter 8 Verse 1
1. So when He came down from the mountain large crowds followed Him.
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2. And then, a leper came and worshipped Him saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”
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3. So reaching out His hand Jesus touched[1] him, saying, “I am willing; be cleansed!”[2] And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
Chapter 8 Verse 4
4. And Jesus says to him: “See that you tell no one; but go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift that Moses commanded, as a proof to them.”[3]
Chapter 8 Verse 5
5. As He entered Capernaum a centurion came to Him, pleading with Him
Chapter 8 Verse 6
6. and saying, “Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, being terribly tormented.”
Chapter 8 Verse 7
7. And Jesus says to him, “I will go and heal him.”
Chapter 8 Verse 8
8. But in answer the centurion said: “Lord, I am not worthy that you should come under my roof; but only speak a word and my servant will be healed.
Chapter 8 Verse 9
9. For I also am a man under authority, having soldiers under me. And I say to this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes; and to my slave, ‘Do this,’ and he does.”
Chapter 8 Verse 10
10. Upon hearing him Jesus marveled, and said to those who were following: “Assuredly I say to you, not even in Israel have I found such great faith!
Chapter 8 Verse 11
11. And I say to you that many will come from east and west and sit down with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of the heavens;
Chapter 8 Verse 12
12. but the sons of the kingdom will be thrown out into the darkness farthest away. There, there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”[4]
Chapter 8 Verse 13
13. Then Jesus said to the centurion, “Go; and let it be done for you just as you believed.” And his servant was healed in that very hour.[5]
Chapter 8 Verse 14
14. Now when Jesus had come into Peter’s house, He saw his mother-in-law laid up and burning with fever.
Chapter 8 Verse 15
15. So He touched her hand and the fever left her; and she got up and began to serve Him.[6]
Chapter 8 Verse 16
16. And when evening came they brought to Him many who were demonized. And He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick,[7]
Chapter 8 Verse 17
17. so that what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet should be fulfilled, namely: “He Himself took our infirmities and bore our diseases.”[8]
Chapter 8 Verse 18
18. Seeing large crowds around Him Jesus gave an order to depart for the opposite shore.
Chapter 8 Verse 19
19. Then a certain scribe approaching said to Him, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you may go.”
Chapter 8 Verse 20
20. So Jesus says to him, “The foxes have dens and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of the Man does not have where He may lay His head.”[9]
Chapter 8 Verse 21
21. Then a different one of the disciples said to Him, “Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father.”
Chapter 8 Verse 22
22. But Jesus said to him, “Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead.”[10]
Chapter 8 Verse 23
23. Now when He got into the boat, His disciples followed Him.
Chapter 8 Verse 24
24. And then—a great tempest[11] arose on the sea, so that the boat was covered by the waves. But He was sleeping.
Chapter 8 Verse 25
25. So the disciples came and awakened Him saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!”
Chapter 8 Verse 26
26. And He says to them, “Why are you cowardly, you little-faiths?” Then rising He rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.[12]
Chapter 8 Verse 27
27. So the men marveled, saying, “What sort of being is this, that even the winds and the sea obey Him?”[13]
Chapter 8 Verse 28
28. Upon His coming to the other side, to the region of the Gergesenes,[14] two demonized men[15] met Him, coming out from the tombs, very dangerous, so that no one could pass that way.
Chapter 8 Verse 29
29. And then—they cried out saying: “What do you have to do with us, Jesus, Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?”[16]
Chapter 8 Verse 30
30. Now a good way off from them there was a herd of many pigs feeding.
Chapter 8 Verse 31
31. So the demons kept imploring Him saying, “Since you are going to cast us out, permit us to go into the herd of pigs.”
Chapter 8 Verse 32
32. So He said to them, “Go!” And coming out they went off into the herd of pigs. And then—the whole herd of pigs rushed down the steep bank into the sea and died in the water![17]
Chapter 8 Verse 33
33. So the swineherds ran away, and going into the town they told everything, including about the demonized men.
Chapter 8 Verse 34
34. And then, the whole town went out to meet with Jesus; and upon seeing Him they begged Him to depart from their borders.[18]
Chapter 9
Chapter 9 Verse 1
1. So getting into the boat He crossed over and came into His own city.
Chapter 9 Verse 2
2. And then, they came to Him carrying a paralytic lying on a pallet. And seeing their faith Jesus said to the paralytic, “Courage, son; your sins are forgiven you!”
Chapter 9 Verse 3
3. But then, some of the scribes said within themselves, “This man blasphemes!”
Chapter 9 Verse 4
4. So Jesus, knowing their thoughts,[1] said: “Why do you think evil in your hearts?
Chapter 9 Verse 5
5. So which is easier, to say ‘Your sins are forgiven’, or to say ‘Get up and walk’?[2]
Chapter 9 Verse 6
6. But so that you may know that the Son of the Man has authority on the earth to forgive sins”—then He says to the paralytic, “On your feet, pick up your pallet and go to your house!”
Chapter 9 Verse 7
7. So he got up and went off to his house.
Chapter 9 Verse 8
8. And seeing it the crowds marveled and glorified God, the one giving such authority to the people.[3]
Chapter 9 Verse 9
9. And going on from there Jesus saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax office, and He says to him, “Follow me.” So getting up he followed Him.
Chapter 9 Verse 10
10. Now it happened, as He was reclining at the table in the house,[4] that many tax collectors and sinners had slso come and were reclining at the table with Jesus and His disciples!
Chapter 9 Verse 11
11. Upon seeing this the Pharisees said to His disciples, “Why does your teacher eat and drink[5] with the tax collectors and sinners?”
Chapter 9 Verse 12
12. But Jesus heard it, so He said to them: “Those who are strong do not need a physician, but those who are sick.
Chapter 9 Verse 13
13. But go and learn what this means, ‘I desire mercy and not sacrifice.’ For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”[6]
Chapter 9 Verse 14
14. Then the disciples of John come to Him saying, “Why is it that we and the Pharisees fast about many things, but your disciples do not fast?”
Chapter 9 Verse 15
15. So Jesus said to them: “Can the friends of the bridegroom mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.
Chapter 9 Verse 16
16. “And no one puts a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; for the patch pulls away from the garment and the tear becomes worse.
Chapter 9 Verse 17
17. Nor do they put new wine into old wineskins; otherwise the wineskins burst and the wine spills out, and the wineskins will be ruined. But they put new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved.”[7]
Chapter 9 Verse 18
18. While He was saying these things to them, there he was; a certain ruler came and worshipped Him, saying, “My daughter has just died, but come and lay your hand on her and she will live.”
Chapter 9 Verse 19
19. So Jesus got up and followed him, with His disciples.
Chapter 9 Verse 20
20. And then—a woman who had been hemorrhaging for twelve years came from behind and touched the hem of His garment.
Chapter 9 Verse 21
21. For she kept saying to herself, “If only I may touch His garment I will be healed.”[8]
Chapter 9 Verse 22
22. But Jesus, turning around and seeing her, said, “Take courage, daughter; your faith has made you well.” And the woman was healed from that very hour.
Chapter 9 Verse 23
23. When Jesus came into the ruler’s house and saw the flutists and the crowd making a commotion,
Chapter 9 Verse 24
24. He says to them, “Go away, for the girl is not dead, but sleeping.” So they began to ridicule Him.[9]
Chapter 9 Verse 25
25. But when the crowd had been put outside, He went in and grasped her hand, and the girl got up.
Chapter 9 Verse 26
26. And the report of this went out into all that land.
Chapter 9 Verse 27
27. As Jesus went on from there two blind men followed Him, crying out and saying, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!”
Chapter 9 Verse 28
28. And arriving in the house, the blind men approached Him; so He says to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They say to Him, “Yes, Lord.”
Chapter 9 Verse 29
29. Then He touched their eyes saying, “According to your faith let it be to you.”
Chapter 9 Verse 30
30. And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them saying, “See to it that no one knows!”
Chapter 9 Verse 31
31. But going out they spread the news about Him in all that country.
Chapter 9 Verse 32
32. As they were going out, well, they brought to Him a mute man, demonized.
Chapter 9 Verse 33
33. And when the demon was cast out, the mute spoke. And the crowds marveled saying, “Never was it seen like this in Israel!”[10]
Chapter 9 Verse 34
34. But the Pharisees said, “He casts out demons by the ruler of the demons.”[11]
Chapter 9 Verse 35
35. Then Jesus went around to all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and preaching the Gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every illness among the people.
Chapter 9 Verse 36
36. Seeing the crowds He was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and prostrated, like sheep without a shepherd.[12]
Chapter 9 Verse 37
37. Then He says to His disciples: “The harvest truly is plentiful, but the workers are few.
Chapter 9 Verse 38
38. Therefore pray to the Lord of the harvest that He may send out workers into His harvest.”[13]
Chapter 10
Chapter 10 Verse 1
1. So summoning His twelve disciples He gave them authority over unclean spirits so as to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every illness.
Chapter 10 Verse 2
2. Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: first Simon (the one called Peter) and Andrew his brother, James (the son of Zebedee) and John his brother,
Chapter 10 Verse 3
3. Philip and Bartholomew, Thomas and Matthew (the tax collector),[1] James (the son of Alphaeus) and Lebbaeus (who was surnamed[2] Thaddeus),
Chapter 10 Verse 4
4. Simon (the Canaanite) and Judas Iscariot (who also betrayed Him).
Chapter 10 Verse 5
5. These twelve Jesus sent out,[3] and commanded them saying: “Do not go off into the road of the Gentiles, and do not enter a city of the Samaritans.
Chapter 10 Verse 6
6. But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.[4]
Chapter 10 Verse 7
7. And as you go, preach, saying, ‘The kingdom of the heavens has come near.’
Chapter 10 Verse 8
8. Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons.[5] You have received free of charge, give free of charge.[6]
Chapter 10 Verse 9
9. Do not provide gold nor silver nor copper in your money belts,
Chapter 10 Verse 10
10. nor a knapsack for the road, nor two tunics, nor sandals, nor staffs;[7] because the worker is worthy of his food.
Chapter 10 Verse 11
11. “In whatever city or village you may enter, inquire who in it is worthy, and stay there until you go out.
Chapter 10 Verse 12
12. Upon entering the house, greet it;
Chapter 10 Verse 13
13. and should the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it; but should it not be worthy, let your peace return to you.
Chapter 10 Verse 14
14. And whoever will not receive you nor hear your words, as you go out from that house or city shake off the dust from your feet.[8]
Chapter 10 Verse 15
15. Assuredly I say to you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the Day of judgment than for that city!
Chapter 10 Verse 16
16. “Now then, I am sending you out like sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be prudent like snakes and innocent like doves.
Chapter 10 Verse 17
17. But beware of the people, for they will hand you over to councils and flog you in their synagogues.
Chapter 10 Verse 18
18. And you will be brought before governors and even kings for my sake, as a testimony to them and to the nations.
Chapter 10 Verse 19
19. But whenever they hand you over, do not worry about how or what you will speak, for it will be given to you in that hour what you should speak;[9]
Chapter 10 Verse 20
20. for it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you.[10]
Chapter 10 Verse 21
21. “Furthermore, brother will hand over brother to death, and a father a child, and children will rise up against parents and put them to death.
Chapter 10 Verse 22
22. And you will be hated by all for my name’s sake;[11] but the one enduring to the end, he will be delivered.
Chapter 10 Verse 23
23. But whenever they persecute you in this city, flee to another.[12] For assuredly I say to you, you will certainly not go through all the cities of Israel before the Son of the Man comes.[13]
Chapter 10 Verse 24
24. A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a slave above his master.
Chapter 10 Verse 25
25. It is enough for a disciple that he become like his teacher, and a slave like his master.[14] Since they have stigmatized[15] the master of the house as Beelzebul,[16] how much more those of his household!
Chapter 10 Verse 26
26. So do not fear them; because there is nothing concealed that will not be revealed, and secret that will not be known.
Chapter 10 Verse 27
27. “What I tell you in the dark, say in the light; and what you hear in the ear, proclaim on the housetops.[17]
Chapter 10 Verse 28
28. And do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear the One who is able to destroy both soul and body in Hell.[18]
Chapter 10 Verse 29
29. Are not two sparrows sold for a copper coin? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father’s will.
Chapter 10 Verse 30
30. Why even the hairs of your head are all numbered!
Chapter 10 Verse 31
31. Therefore do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
Chapter 10 Verse 32
32. “Now then, everyone who will confess me before the people, I will also confess him before my Father who is in the heavens.
Chapter 10 Verse 33
33. But whoever should deny me before the people, I will also deny him before my Father who is in the heavens.[19]
Chapter 10 Verse 34
34. “Do not suppose that I came to bring peace on the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.
Chapter 10 Verse 35
35. For I came to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law;
Chapter 10 Verse 36
36. and a man’s enemies will be those of his own household.
Chapter 10 Verse 37
37. “The one who is more devoted to father or mother than to me is not worthy of me, and the one who is more devoted to son or daughter than to me is not worthy of me;
Chapter 10 Verse 38
38. and he who does not take up his cross and follow after me is not worthy of me.[20]
Chapter 10 Verse 39
39. The one ‘finding’ his life will lose it, and the one ‘losing’ his life for my sake will find it.[21]
Chapter 10 Verse 40
40. “The one receiving you receives me, and the one receiving me receives the One who sent me.
Chapter 10 Verse 41
41. The one receiving a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward,[22] and the one receiving a righteous man in the name of a righteous man will receive a righteous man’s reward.
Chapter 10 Verse 42
42. And whoever should give so much as a cup of cold water to one of these little ones, in the name of a disciple, assuredly I say to you, he will certainly not lose his reward.”[23]
Chapter 11
Chapter 11 Verse 1
1. And so it was, when Jesus finished directing His twelve disciples, that He moved on from there to teach and preach in their towns.
Chapter 11 Verse 2
2. But John, hearing in prison about the works of the Messiah, sent two of his disciples
Chapter 11 Verse 3
3. to say to Him, “Are you the Coming One, or do we look for another?”[1]
Chapter 11 Verse 4
4. By way of answer Jesus said to them: “Go and report to John the things that you hear and see:
Chapter 11 Verse 5
5. blind regain sight and lame walk, lepers are cleansed and deaf hear, dead are raised and the poor are evangelized.
Chapter 11 Verse 6
6. And, blessed be whoever is not offended at Me!”[2]
Chapter 11 Verse 7
7. So as they departed Jesus began to say to the crowds concerning John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see, a reed shaken by the wind?
Chapter 11 Verse 8
8. But what did you go out to see, a man clothed in soft garments? Actually, those who wear soft material are in kings’ houses.
Chapter 11 Verse 9
9. But really, what did you go out to see, a prophet? Yes, I tell you, and far more than a prophet.
Chapter 11 Verse 10
10. For this is he of whom it is written: ‘Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way ahead of you.’[3]
Chapter 11 Verse 11
11. Assuredly I say to you, among those born of women there has not arisen a greater than John the Baptizer; but he who is least in the kingdom of the heavens is greater than he.[4]
Chapter 11 Verse 12
12. But from the days of John the Baptizer until now the kingdom of the heavens is being aggressive and aggressive people are seizing upon it.[5]
Chapter 11 Verse 13
13. For all the prophets and the Law prophesied until John,
Chapter 11 Verse 14
14. and if you are willing to receive it, he is Elijah who is to come.[6]
Chapter 11 Verse 15
15. He who has ears to hear, let him hear!
Chapter 11 Verse 16
16. “But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in a marketplace and calling to their friends
Chapter 11 Verse 17
17. and saying, ‘We played the flute for you and you did not dance; we mourned for you and you did not lament.’
Chapter 11 Verse 18
18. For John came neither eating nor drinking and they say, ‘He has a demon’;
Chapter 11 Verse 19
19. the Son of the Man came eating and drinking and they say, ‘Just look, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ Indeed, wisdom is vindicated by her children.”[7]
Chapter 11 Verse 20
20. Then He began to reproach the cities in which most of His mighty works had been done, because they did not repent.
Chapter 11 Verse 21
21. “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! Because if the mighty works that were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
Chapter 11 Verse 22
22. So I say to you, it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the Day of judgment than for you!
Chapter 11 Verse 23
23. And you, Capernaum, ‘the one having been exalted to heaven’, you will be brought down to Hades! Because if the mighty works that were done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.
Chapter 11 Verse 24
24. So I say to you that it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the Day of judgment than for you.”[8]
Chapter 11 Verse 25
25. At that time Jesus reacted and said: “‘I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent and have revealed them to ‘babes’.
Chapter 11 Verse 26
26. Yes, Father, because thus it was good to You.’[9]
Chapter 11 Verse 27
27. “All things have been delivered to me by my Father, and no one really knows the Son except the Father; nor does anyone really know the Father except the Son, and the one to whom the Son may will to reveal Him.
Chapter 11 Verse 28
28. Come to me all you who are laboring and are loaded down, and I will give you rest.
Chapter 11 Verse 29
29. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, because I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls;
Chapter 11 Verse 30
30. for my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”[10]
Chapter 12
Chapter 12 Verse 1
1. At that time Jesus went through the grain fields on the Sabbath.[1] But His disciples became hungry and began to pluck heads of grain and to eat.
Chapter 12 Verse 2
2. And upon seeing it the Pharisees[2] said to Him, “Hey, your disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on a Sabbath!”
Chapter 12 Verse 3
3. But He said to them: “Have you not read what David did when he became hungry, he and those who were with him,
Chapter 12 Verse 4
4. how he entered the house of God and ate the loaves of presentation, which was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those with him, but only for the priests?
Chapter 12 Verse 5
5. Or have you not read in the Law that on the Sabbaths the priests in the temple profane the Sabbath and are guiltless?
Chapter 12 Verse 6
6. Yet I say to you that a greater than the temple is here.
Chapter 12 Verse 7
7. If you had but known what this means, ‘I desire mercy and not sacrifice,’[3] you would not have condemned the innocent.
Chapter 12 Verse 8
8. Furthermore, the Son of the Man is Lord of the Sabbath!”[4]
Chapter 12 Verse 9
9. Now moving on from there He went into their synagogue.
Chapter 12 Verse 10
10. And there was a man with a withered hand! And they asked Him saying, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”—so that they might accuse Him.
Chapter 12 Verse 11
11. So He said to them: “What man will there be among you who has one sheep, and should this one fall into a ditch on the Sabbath, will he not lay hold of it and lift it out?
Chapter 12 Verse 12
12. Of how much more value then is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”
Chapter 12 Verse 13
13. Then He says to the man, “Stretch out your hand!” And he stretched it out, and it was restored whole like the other.
Chapter 12 Verse 14
14. But going out the Pharisees plotted against Him, how they might destroy Him.[5]
Chapter 12 Verse 15
15. So being aware, Jesus withdrew from there. And large crowds followed Him, and He healed them all.[6]
Chapter 12 Verse 16
16. Yet He warned them not to make Him known,
Chapter 12 Verse 17
17. so that what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, namely:
Chapter 12 Verse 18
18. “Behold my Servant whom I chose, my Beloved in whom my soul is well pleased! I will put my Spirit upon Him, and He will declare justice to the nations.
Chapter 12 Verse 19
19. He will not quarrel nor cry-out, nor will anyone hear His voice in the streets.
Chapter 12 Verse 20
20. A bruised reed He will not break, and a smoldering wick He will not quench, until He sends justice forth to victory.[7]
Chapter 12 Verse 21
21. And in His name Gentiles will trust.”
Chapter 12 Verse 22
22. Then a demonized man was brought to Him, blind and mute, and He healed him, so that the Ablind and Bmute Bspoke and Asaw.[8]
Chapter 12 Verse 23
23. And all the crowds were amazed and said, “Might this not be the Christ,[9] the Son of David?”
Chapter 12 Verse 24
24. But upon hearing it the Pharisees said, “This fellow does not cast out demons except by Beelzebul, ruler of the demons.”
Chapter 12 Verse 25
25. But knowing their thoughts Jesus said to them: “Every kingdom divided against itself becomes desolate, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand.
Chapter 12 Verse 26
26. So if Satan casts out Satan he is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand?
Chapter 12 Verse 27
27. And if I cast out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges.[10]
Chapter 12 Verse 28
28. But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, then surely the kingdom of God has come upon you.
Chapter 12 Verse 29
29. Or how can anyone go into the house of the strong man and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man? Then he can plunder the house.[11]
Chapter 12 Verse 30
30. “He who is not with me is against me, and he who does not gather with me scatters.[12]
Chapter 12 Verse 31
31. Therefore I say to you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven people, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven people.
Chapter 12 Verse 32
32. And whoever speaks a word against the Son of the Man, it will be forgiven him;[13] but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, neither in the present age nor in the next.[14]
Chapter 12 Verse 33
33. “Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree rotten and its fruit rotten; for the tree is known by the fruit.
Chapter 12 Verse 34
34. Brood of vipers![15] How can you, being malignant, speak good things?[16] For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.
Chapter 12 Verse 35
35. The good man out of the good reservoir brings forth good things, and the malignant man out of the malignant reservoir brings forth malignant things.
Chapter 12 Verse 36
36. Furthermore, I say to you that for every useless word whatever that people may speak, they will give account of it in the Day of judgment.
Chapter 12 Verse 37
37. For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”[17]
Chapter 12 Verse 38
38. Then some of the scribes and Pharisees reacted saying, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from you.”[18]
Chapter 12 Verse 39
39. But in answer He said to them: “A malignant and adulterous generation seeks a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.
Chapter 12 Verse 40
40. For just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the stomach of the sea monster, so will the Son of the Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.[19]
Chapter 12 Verse 41
41. Ninevite men will arise with this generation at the judgment and will condemn it, because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and really, a greater than Jonah is here.
Chapter 12 Verse 42
42. The queen of the South will be raised with this generation at the judgment and she will condemn it, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and really, a greater than Solomon is here.[20]
Chapter 12 Verse 43
43. “Now when an unclean spirit [demon] goes out from a man, it goes through arid places looking for rest, but finds none.
Chapter 12 Verse 44
44. Then it says, ‘I will return to my house from where I came.’ And coming it finds it unoccupied, swept and put in order.
Chapter 12 Verse 45
45. Then it goes and takes along with itself seven different spirits, more malignant than itself, and going in it dwells there; and the last state of that man becomes worse than the first. Just so it will be for this malignant generation also.”[21]
Chapter 12 Verse 46
46. But then, while He was still speaking to the crowds, His mother and brothers stood outside, seeking to speak with Him.
Chapter 12 Verse 47
47. So someone said to Him, “Look, your mother and your brothers are standing outside, seeking to speak with you.”
Chapter 12 Verse 48
48. But in answer He said to the one who told Him, “Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?”
Chapter 12 Verse 49
49. And stretching out His hand toward His disciples He said: “Here are my mother and my brothers!
Chapter 12 Verse 50
50. For whoever does the will of my Father in the heavens, he is my brother and sister and mother.”[22]
Chapter 13
Chapter 13 Verse 1
1. On the same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the sea.
Chapter 13 Verse 2
2. And large crowds were gathered together to Him, so He got into a boat to sit down; and the whole crowd stood on the shore.
Chapter 13 Verse 3
3. Then He spoke many things to them in parables saying: “Listen, a sower went out to sow.
Chapter 13 Verse 4
4. And as he sowed, some seeds fell alongside the road, and the birds came and devoured them.
Chapter 13 Verse 5
5. Others fell on stony places, where they did not have much earth; so they sprouted quickly because they had no depth of earth.
Chapter 13 Verse 6
6. But when the sun came up they were scorched, and because they had no root they withered away.
Chapter 13 Verse 7
7. And others fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up and smothered them.
Chapter 13 Verse 8
8. But others fell on the good ground and yielded a crop: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.
Chapter 13 Verse 9
9. He who has ears to hear, let him hear!”
Chapter 13 Verse 10
10. And the disciples approached and said to Him, “Why do you speak to them in parables?”[1]
Chapter 13 Verse 11
11. So in answer He said to them: “To you it has been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of the heavens, but to them it has not been given.
Chapter 13 Verse 12
12. For whoever has, to him more will be given and he will have abundance;[2] but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.[3]
Chapter 13 Verse 13
13. Therefore I speak to them in parables, that seeing they not see and hearing they not hear nor understand.[4]
Chapter 13 Verse 14
14. And in them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled, which says: ‘By hearing you (ye) will hear and not understand, and seeing you will see and not perceive.
Chapter 13 Verse 15
15. Because the Ahearts of this people have grown dull, and their Bears hard of hearing, and their Ceyes they have closed; lest they should see with their Ceyes and hear with their Bears and understand with their Ahearts, and turn around; and I would heal them.’[5]
Chapter 13 Verse 16
16. But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear;
Chapter 13 Verse 17
17. for assuredly I say to you that many prophets and righteous ones desired to see what you see and did not see it, and to hear what you hear and did not hear it.
Chapter 13 Verse 18
18. “Therefore hear the parable of the sower:
Chapter 13 Verse 19
19. When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand, the malignant one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart—this is the seed sown alongside the road.[6]
Chapter 13 Verse 20
20. But the seed sown on stony places—this is he who hears the word and directly receives it with joy,
Chapter 13 Verse 21
21. but he has no root in himself and is short-lived; for when trial or persecution comes because of the word, directly he is offended.[7]
Chapter 13 Verse 22
22. But the seed sown among the thorns—this is he who hears the word, but the care of this age and the deceitfulness of riches choke out the word, and it becomes fruitless.[8]
Chapter 13 Verse 23
23. Now the seed sown on the good ground—this is he who hears the word and understands, who indeed bears fruit and produces: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.”[9]
Chapter 13 Verse 24
24. He put another parable to them, saying: “The kingdom of the heavens is like a man who sowed good seed in his field;
Chapter 13 Verse 25
25. but while the people were sleeping his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat and went away.
Chapter 13 Verse 26
26. But when the stalk sprouted and produced fruit, then the tares also appeared.[10]
Chapter 13 Verse 27
27. So the servants of the owner came and said to him, ‘Sir, was it not good seed that you sowed in your field? How then does it have tares?’
Chapter 13 Verse 28
28. He said to them, ‘An enemy did it.’ The servants said to him, ‘So do you want us to go and gather them up?’
Chapter 13 Verse 29
29. But he said: ‘No, lest gathering up the tares you also uproot the wheat with them.
Chapter 13 Verse 30
30. Let both grow together until the harvest, and at the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, “First gather up the tares and bind them into bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my barn.”’”
Chapter 13 Verse 31
31. He put another parable to them, saying: “The kingdom of the heavens is like a mustard seed which a man took and sowed in his field;
Chapter 13 Verse 32
32. which indeed is smaller than all the seeds,[11] but when it is grown it is greater than all the vegetables and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and rest[12] in its branches.”
Chapter 13 Verse 33
33. He spoke another parable to them: “The kingdom of the heavens is like yeast, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal until it was all leavened.”
Chapter 13 Verse 34
34. All these things Jesus spoke to the crowds in parables, and without a parable He did not speak to them,
Chapter 13 Verse 35
35. so that what was spoken through the prophet should be fulfilled, namely: “I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things kept secret from the foundation of the world.”[13]
Chapter 13 Verse 36
36. Then Jesus dismissed the crowds and went into the house. And His disciples approached Him saying, “Explain to us the parable of the tares of the field.”
Chapter 13 Verse 37
37. So He answered and said to them: “He who sows the good seed is the Son of the Man.
Chapter 13 Verse 38
38. The field is the world; as for the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom, while the tares are the sons of the malignant one.
Chapter 13 Verse 39
39. The enemy who sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels.
Chapter 13 Verse 40
40. Therefore just as the tares are gathered and burned with fire, so it will be at the end of this age.
Chapter 13 Verse 41
41. The Son of the Man will send out His angels,[14] and they will collect out of His kingdom everything that is offensive, and those who perpetrate lawlessness;[15]
Chapter 13 Verse 42
42. and they will throw them into the furnace of fire. There there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Chapter 13 Verse 43
43. Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.
Chapter 13 Verse 44
44. “Again, the kingdom of the heavens is like a treasure hidden in a field,[16] which a man found and re-hid, and in his joy he goes and sells everything he has and buys that field.
Chapter 13 Verse 45
45. “Again, the kingdom of the heavens is like a man, a merchant, seeking beautiful pearls,
Chapter 13 Verse 46
46. who upon finding one very valuable pearl went and sold everything he had and bought it.[17]
Chapter 13 Verse 47
47. “Again, the kingdom of the heavens is like a seine that was cast into the sea and gathered of every kind,
Chapter 13 Verse 48
48. which, when it was full, they pulled upon the shore; and sitting down they collected the good into vessels, but threw out the bad.
Chapter 13 Verse 49
49. So it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come forth and will separate the malignant out from among the righteous,
Chapter 13 Verse 50
50. and they will throw them into the furnace of fire. There there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
Chapter 13 Verse 51
51. Jesus says to them, “Did you understand all these things?” They say to Him, “Yes, Lord.”[18]
Chapter 13 Verse 52
52. So He said to them, “Therefore every scribe who has been discipled into the kingdom of the heavens is like a man, a householder, who brings out of his reservoir things new and old.”[19]
Chapter 13 Verse 53
53. Now it happened, when Jesus had finished these parables, that He departed from there.
Chapter 13 Verse 54
54. And coming into His hometown He began to teach them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished and said: “Where did this man get this wisdom, and the mighty works?
Chapter 13 Verse 55
55. Is this not the carpenter’s son? Is not his mother called Mary, and his brothers James and Joses and Simon and Jude?[20]
Chapter 13 Verse 56
56. And his sisters, are they not all with us? Where then did this man get all these things?”
Chapter 13 Verse 57
57. So they were offended at him. But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and in his own house.”
Chapter 13 Verse 58
58. And He did not do many mighty works there because of their unbelief.
Chapter 14
Chapter 14 Verse 1
1. At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the report about Jesus
Chapter 14 Verse 2
2. and said to his servants, “This is John the Baptizer; he has been raised from the dead, and therefore the powers are at work in him.”
Chapter 14 Verse 3
3. For Herod had laid hold of John and bound him, and put him in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife.
Chapter 14 Verse 4
4. For John would say to him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”[1]
Chapter 14 Verse 5
5. And although he wanted to kill him, he feared the crowd, because they counted him as a prophet.
Chapter 14 Verse 6
6. But while Herod’s birthday was being celebrated, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and she pleased Herod.
Chapter 14 Verse 7
7. So he promised with an oath to give her whatever she might ask.
Chapter 14 Verse 8
8. So she, having been prompted by her mother, she says, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptizer!”
Chapter 14 Verse 9
9. And the king was sorry; nevertheless, because of the oaths and those who were reclining at the table with him, he commanded it to be given.
Chapter 14 Verse 10
10. So he sent and had John beheaded in prison.
Chapter 14 Verse 11
11. And his head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother.[2]
Chapter 14 Verse 12
12. Then his disciples came forward and took the body and buried it,[3] and they went and told Jesus.
Chapter 14 Verse 13
13. Upon hearing it, Jesus departed from there by boat to a deserted place privately.[4] But when the crowds heard it, they followed Him on foot from the towns.
Chapter 14 Verse 14
14. So when Jesus disembarked He saw a large crowd, and He had compassion on them and healed their sick.[5]
Chapter 14 Verse 15
15. Now with evening coming on His disciples approached Him saying: “The place is uninhabited and the hour is already late. Dismiss the crowds, that they may go into the villages and buy themselves food.”
Chapter 14 Verse 16
16. But Jesus said to them: “They do not need to go away. You give them to eat.”[6]
Chapter 14 Verse 17
17. But they say to Him, “We have nothing here except five loaves and two fish.”
Chapter 14 Verse 18
18. So He said, “Bring them here to me.”
Chapter 14 Verse 19
19. Then He commanded the crowds to recline on the grass. And taking the five loaves and two fish and looking up to heaven, He blessed; and breaking the loaves He gave to the disciples, and the disciples to the crowds.
Chapter 14 Verse 20
20. So they all ate and were filled; and they took up the fragments that remained, twelve baskets full.
Chapter 14 Verse 21
21. Now those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children.[7]
Chapter 14 Verse 22
22. Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go ahead of Him to the other side, while He dismissed the crowds.
Chapter 14 Verse 23
23. And having dismissed the crowds He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. So when night came He was alone there.[8]
Chapter 14 Verse 24
24. But the boat was already in the middle of the sea,[9] being harassed by the waves, for the wind was contrary.
Chapter 14 Verse 25
25. So in the fourth watch of the night[10] Jesus went to them, walking on the sea.
Chapter 14 Verse 26
26. And when the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they became agitated saying, “It’s a ghost!” And they cried out for fear.
Chapter 14 Verse 27
27. But immediately Jesus spoke to them saying: “Courage! It is I; don’t be afraid!”
Chapter 14 Verse 28
28. So in answer Peter said, “Lord, since it’s you, command me to come to you on the water.”
Chapter 14 Verse 29
29. So He said to him, “Come!” And stepping down from the boat Peter walked on the water to go to Jesus.
Chapter 14 Verse 30
30. But seeing the strong wind he became afraid, and beginning to sink[11] he cried out saying, “Lord, save me!”
Chapter 14 Verse 31
31. And immediately Jesus reached out His hand and caught him and says to him: “You little-faith! Why did you doubt?”
Chapter 14 Verse 32
32. And when they got into the boat the wind ceased.[12]
Chapter 14 Verse 33
33. Then those who were in the boat came and worshipped Him saying, “Truly you are the Son of God!”[13]
Chapter 14 Verse 34
34. When they had crossed over they came to the land of Genesaret.[14]
Chapter 14 Verse 35
35. And when the men of that place recognized Him they sent messengers into all that surrounding region and they brought to Him all who were sick.
Chapter 14 Verse 36
36. And they would beg Him that if only they might at least touch the hem of His garment; and as many as touched were completely healed.
Chapter 15
Chapter 15 Verse 1
1. Then the scribes and Pharisees from Jerusalem approached Jesus saying:
Chapter 15 Verse 2
2. “Why do your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands whenever they eat bread.”
Chapter 15 Verse 3
3. So in answer He said to them: “Why do you even transgress the commandment of God through your tradition?
Chapter 15 Verse 4
4. For God commanded saying,[1] ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and ‘He who curses father or mother, let him be put to death.’
Chapter 15 Verse 5
5. But you say: ‘Whoever says to his father or mother, “Whatever you might be profited by me is a gift to God”—
Chapter 15 Verse 6
6. then he must not honor his father or mother.’[2] Thus you have nullified the commandment of God through your tradition.
Chapter 15 Verse 7
7. Hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy about you saying:
Chapter 15 Verse 8
8. ‘These people draw near to Me with their mouth and honor Me with their lips,[3] but their heart is far away from Me.
Chapter 15 Verse 9
9. But in vain do they worship Me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’”[4]
Chapter 15 Verse 10
10. Then summoning the crowd He said to them: “Hear and understand.
Chapter 15 Verse 11
11. Not what goes into the mouth defiles the man, but what comes out of the mouth—this defiles the man.”
Chapter 15 Verse 12
12. Then His disciples came and said to Him, “Do you know that upon hearing this saying the Pharisees were offended?”
Chapter 15 Verse 13
13. But in answer He said: “Every plant that my heavenly Father did not plant will be uprooted.
Chapter 15 Verse 14
14. Leave them alone.[5] They are blind guides of the blind; and if the blind guides the blind, both will fall into a ditch.”
Chapter 15 Verse 15
15. Then Peter answered and said to Him, “Explain this parable to us.”
Chapter 15 Verse 16
16. So Jesus said: “Are you also still without understanding?
Chapter 15 Verse 17
17. Do you not yet understand that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and is expelled into the sewer?
Chapter 15 Verse 18
18. But the things coming out of the mouth actually come from the heart; those are the things that defile the man.
Chapter 15 Verse 19
19. Because out of the heart proceed malignant thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications,[6] thefts, false witness, blasphemies.
Chapter 15 Verse 20
20. These are the things that defile the man, but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile the man.”
Chapter 15 Verse 21
21. Going out from there Jesus withdrew into the region of Tyre and Sidon.
Chapter 15 Verse 22
22. And then, a Canaanite woman coming from those parts cried out to Him saying: “Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter is severely demonized.”
Chapter 15 Verse 23
23. But He answered her not a word.[7] So His disciples came and urged Him saying, “Send her away, because she is crying out after us.”
Chapter 15 Verse 24
24. But in answer He said, “I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”[8]
Chapter 15 Verse 25
25. So she came and worshipped Him saying, “Lord, help me!”[9]
Chapter 15 Verse 26
26. But in answer He said, “It is not good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the little dogs.”
Chapter 15 Verse 27
27. So she said, “Yes, Lord, yet even the little dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters’ table.”[10]
Chapter 15 Verse 28
28. Then Jesus answered and said to her: “O woman, great is your faith! Let it be to you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that very hour.
Chapter 15 Verse 29
29. Moving on from there, Jesus went alongside the Sea of Galilee, and going up on the mountain He sat down there.
Chapter 15 Verse 30
30. And large crowds approached Him, having with them lame, blind, mute, maimed and many others, and they placed them at Jesus’ feet, and He healed them.
Chapter 15 Verse 31
31. So the crowds marveled—seeing mutes speaking, maimed made whole, lame walking, and blind seeing—and they kept glorifying the God of Israel.
Chapter 15 Verse 32
32. Then Jesus summoned His disciples and said: “I have compassion on the crowd, because they have already remained with me three days, and have nothing to eat; and I do not want to send them away hungry, lest they faint on the way.”
Chapter 15 Verse 33
33. So His disciples say to Him, “Where could we get, in an uninhabited place, enough bread so as to satisfy such a great crowd?”
Chapter 15 Verse 34
34. Jesus says to them, “How many loaves do you have?” And they said, “Seven, and a few small fish.”
Chapter 15 Verse 35
35. So He commanded the crowds to recline on the ground.
Chapter 15 Verse 36
36. And taking the seven loaves and the fish, He gave thanks, broke and gave to His disciples, and the disciples to the crowd.
Chapter 15 Verse 37
37. So they all ate and were filled; and they took up seven hampers full of the fragments that remained.[11]
Chapter 15 Verse 38
38. Now those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children.[12]
Chapter 15 Verse 39
39. And having dismissed the crowds He got into the boat and went to the region of Magdala.[13]
Chapter 16
Chapter 16 Verse 1
1. The Pharisees and Sadducees came, and testing Him they asked Him to show them a sign from heaven.[1]
Chapter 16 Verse 2
2. But in answer He said to them: “When it is evening you say, ‘Fair weather, for the sky is red’;
Chapter 16 Verse 3
3. and in the morning, ‘Today will be stormy, for the sky is red and overcast.’ Hypocrites! You know how to discern the face of the sky, but cannot discern the signs of the times.
Chapter 16 Verse 4
4. A malignant and adulterous generation seeks a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.” And leaving them behind He went away.[2]
Chapter 16 Verse 5
5. Upon arriving at the other side His disciples had forgotten to take bread.
Chapter 16 Verse 6
6. Then Jesus said to them, “Watch and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
Chapter 16 Verse 7
7. So they reasoned among themselves saying, “It’s because we didn’t bring any bread.”
Chapter 16 Verse 8
8. But Jesus, being aware, said to them: “You little-faiths! Why are you reasoning among yourselves because you didn’t bring any bread?
Chapter 16 Verse 9
9. Do you not yet perceive nor remember the five loaves of the five thousand and how many baskets you took up?
Chapter 16 Verse 10
10. Nor the seven loaves of the four thousand and how many hampers you took up?
Chapter 16 Verse 11
11. How come you don’t perceive that it wasn’t about bread that I told you to beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees?”
Chapter 16 Verse 12
12. Then they understood that He did not say to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
Chapter 16 Verse 13
13. When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi He questioned His disciples saying, “Who do people say that I, the Son of the Man, am?”[3]
Chapter 16 Verse 14
14. So they said, “Some say John the Baptizer, others Elijah, and still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”
Chapter 16 Verse 15
15. He says to them, “But you, who do you say that I am?”
Chapter 16 Verse 16
16. So in answer Simon Peter said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the Living God!”
Chapter 16 Verse 17
17. And in answer Jesus said to him: “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but my Father who is in the heavens.
Chapter 16 Verse 18
18. And I further say to you that you are a stone, but on this bedrock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not withstand her.[4]
Chapter 16 Verse 19
19. And I will give you (sg) the keys of the kingdom of the heavens, and whatever you bind on earth will have been bound in the heavens, and whatever you loose on earth will have been loosed in the heavens.”[5]
Chapter 16 Verse 20
20. Then He ordered His disciples not to tell anyone that He was the Messiah.[6]
Chapter 16 Verse 21
21. From then on Jesus began to show to His disciples that He had to go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised on the third day.
Chapter 16 Verse 22
22. So taking Him aside Peter began to rebuke Him saying: “Mercy to you, Lord! This shall not happen to you!”
Chapter 16 Verse 23
23. But turning He said to Peter: “Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me, because you are not mindful of God’s values, but of men’s values.”[7]
Chapter 16 Verse 24
24. Then Jesus said to His disciples: “If anyone desires to come after me, let him really deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
Chapter 16 Verse 25
25. For whoever desires to save his life will waste it, but whoever ‘wastes’ his life on my account will find it.[8]
Chapter 16 Verse 26
26. For what is a man profited if he gains the whole world but forfeits his life? Or what will a man give in exchange for his life?
Chapter 16 Verse 27
27. For the Son of the Man will certainly come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and then He will recompense each according to his performance.[9]
Chapter 16 Verse 28
28. Assuredly I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of the Man coming in His kingdom.”[10]
Chapter 17
Chapter 17 Verse 1
1. Now after six days Jesus takes Peter, James and his brother John and leads them up on a high mountain, in private.
Chapter 17 Verse 2
2. And He was transfigured before them and his face shone like the sun, while His clothes became as white as the light.
Chapter 17 Verse 3
3. When wow, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, conversing with Him.
Chapter 17 Verse 4
4. Then Peter reacted and said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here; if you wish, let us[1] make three booths: one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah.”[2]
Chapter 17 Verse 5
5. While he was still speaking a brilliant cloud overshadowed them, and then, a Voice[3] came out of the cloud saying: “This is my beloved Son in whom I am always well pleased. Hear Him!”
Chapter 17 Verse 6
6. As the disciples heard it they fell on their faces and were greatly afraid.
Chapter 17 Verse 7
7. Then Jesus came and touched them and said, “Get up, don’t be afraid.”
Chapter 17 Verse 8
8. So lifting up their eyes they saw no one but Jesus only.
Chapter 17 Verse 9
9. As they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them saying, “Tell no one the vision until the Son of the Man is risen from the dead.”
Chapter 17 Verse 10
10. So His disciples questioned Him saying, “Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
Chapter 17 Verse 11
11. In answer Jesus said to them: “Elijah is indeed coming first, and he will restore all things.
Chapter 17 Verse 12
12. But I say to you that ‘Elijah’ has come already, and they did not recognize him, but did to him whatever they wished. Thus also the Son of the Man is about to suffer at their hands.”
Chapter 17 Verse 13
13. Then the disciples understood that He spoke to them of John the Baptizer.[4]
Chapter 17 Verse 14
14. As they came to the crowd a man approached Him and kneeling to Him said:
Chapter 17 Verse 15
15. “Lord, have mercy on my son, because he is moonstruck and suffers badly! For he often falls into the fire and often into the water.
Chapter 17 Verse 16
16. So I brought him to your disciples, but they could not cure him.”
Chapter 17 Verse 17
17. Then in answer Jesus said: “O faithless and perverse generation,[5] how long must I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring him here to me.”
Chapter 17 Verse 18
18. And Jesus rebuked the demon and it came out of him, and the boy was healed from that very hour.
Chapter 17 Verse 19
19. Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, “Why were we not able to cast it out?”
Chapter 17 Verse 20
20. So Jesus said to them: “Because of your unbelief; for assuredly I say to you, if you have faith like a mustard seed has, you (ye) will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.[6]
Chapter 17 Verse 21
21. However, this class does not go out except by prayer and fasting.”[7]
Chapter 17 Verse 22
22. While they were staying[8] in Galilee Jesus said to them, “The Son of the Man is about to be betrayed into the hands of men,
Chapter 17 Verse 23
23. and they will kill Him, and on the third day He will be raised.” And they were seriously grieved.
Chapter 17 Verse 24
24. When they entered Capernaum those who collected the temple tax approached Peter and said, “Does your Teacher not pay the temple tax?”
Chapter 17 Verse 25
25. He says, “Yes.” So when they entered the house Jesus anticipated him saying: “Simon, what do you think? From whom do the kings of the earth take customs or poll tax, from their sons or from strangers?”
Chapter 17 Verse 26
26. Peter says to Him, “From the strangers.” Jesus said to him: “Well then, the sons are free.
Chapter 17 Verse 27
27. But, lest we offend them, go to the sea, cast in a hook, and take the fish that comes up first. And opening its mouth you will find a ‘stater’ [a coin]; take that and give it to them for me and you.”[9]
Chapter 18
Chapter 18 Verse 1
1. At that time the disciples approached Jesus saying, “Who then is greater in the kingdom of the heavens?”
Chapter 18 Verse 2
2. So Jesus called a little child to Him, set him in the midst of them,
Chapter 18 Verse 3
3. and said: “Assuredly I say to you, unless you change and become like little children, you will not enter the kingdom of the heavens.
Chapter 18 Verse 4
4. Therefore whoever will humble himself like this little child, he is the greater in the kingdom of the heavens.
Chapter 18 Verse 5
5. “Whoever receives one little child like this in my name, receives me;
Chapter 18 Verse 6
6. but whoever should cause one of these little ones who believe into me[1] to fall, it would be better for him if a large millstone were hung on his neck and he were drowned in the depth of the sea![2]
Chapter 18 Verse 7
7. Woe to the world because of offenses! Now it is necessary that offenses come, but woe to that person by whom the offense comes!
Chapter 18 Verse 8
8. “If your hand or your foot is causing you to fall, cut them off and throw them away! It is better for you to enter into the life lame or maimed than to be thrown into the everlasting fire, having two hands or two feet.
Chapter 18 Verse 9
9. And if your eye is causing you to fall, tear it out and throw it away! It is better for you to enter into the life one eyed than to be thrown into the fiery Hell, having two eyes.[3]
Chapter 18 Verse 10
10. “See to it that you do not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you that in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father, who is in the heavens.[4]
Chapter 18 Verse 11
11. For the Son of the Man came to save the lost.[5]
Chapter 18 Verse 12
12. What do you think? If some man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine in the mountains[6] to go and search for the stray?
Chapter 18 Verse 13
13. And if he happens to find it, assuredly I say to you, he rejoices more over it than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray.
Chapter 18 Verse 14
14. Likewise it is not a desire, in the view of your Father in heaven, that one of these little ones should be wasted.[7]
Chapter 18 Verse 15
15. “Now if your brother sins against you, go, confront him between you and him alone. If he hears you, you have won your brother.
Chapter 18 Verse 16
16. But should he not hear, take along with you one or two more, so that every word may be established by the mouth of two or three witnesses.
Chapter 18 Verse 17
17. And should he refuse to hear them, tell it to the congregation. But should he refuse to hear even the congregation, let him be to you just like the heathen and the tax collector.[8]
Chapter 18 Verse 18
18. “Assuredly I say to you, whatever (pl.) you (pl.) may bind on earth will have been bound in heaven, and whatever you may loose on earth will have been loosed in heaven.[9]
Chapter 18 Verse 19
19. Assuredly again, I say to you that if two of you should agree on earth about any subject whatever that they may ask, it will be done for them by my Father who is in heaven.[10]
Chapter 18 Verse 20
20. Because where there are two or three gathered together into my name, there I am in their midst!”[11]
Chapter 18 Verse 21
21. Then Peter approached Him and said, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me and I forgive him; up to seven times?”
Chapter 18 Verse 22
22. Jesus says to him: “Not, I tell you, up to seven, but up to seventy-seven times![12]
Chapter 18 Verse 23
23. “Therefore the kingdom of the heavens is like a certain king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.
Chapter 18 Verse 24
24. And as he began to settle up, one debtor of ten thousand talents was brought to him.
Chapter 18 Verse 25
25. But since he had nothing with which to repay, his lord commanded that he be sold, with his wife and children and everything he had, so as to be repaid.
Chapter 18 Verse 26
26. So then the servant fell down and did obeisance to him saying, ‘Lord, be patient with me and I will repay you all.’
Chapter 18 Verse 27
27. So the lord of that servant, having compassion, released him and forgave him the loan.
Chapter 18 Verse 28
28. “But when that servant went out he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii; and grabbing him he started choking him saying, ‘Pay me back what you owe!’
Chapter 18 Verse 29
29. So his fellow servant fell down at his feet and kept begging him saying, ‘Be patient with me and I will pay you back.’[13]
Chapter 18 Verse 30
30. But he would not; instead he went and threw him into prison until he should pay back what was owed.
Chapter 18 Verse 31
31. But when his fellow servants saw what had happened they were really grieved, and they went and reported to their lord everything that had happened.
Chapter 18 Verse 32
32. Then summoning him the lord says to him: ‘Malignant servant! I forgave you all that debt because you begged me.
Chapter 18 Verse 33
33. Were you also not obligated[14] to have mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had mercy on you?’
Chapter 18 Verse 34
34. So in anger the lord handed him over to the torturers until he should repay all that was owed to him.
Chapter 18 Verse 35
35. “My heavenly Father will handle you just like that, if each of you does not forgive his brother his trespasses, from the heart.”[15]
Chapter 19
Chapter 19 Verse 1
1. Now it happened, when Jesus had finished these words, that He departed from Galilee and went to the borders of Judea beyond the Jordan.
Chapter 19 Verse 2
2. And large crowds followed Him and there He healed them.
Chapter 19 Verse 3
3. The Pharisees also came to Him to test Him, saying to Him, “Is it permissible for a man to divorce his wife for just any cause?”
Chapter 19 Verse 4
4. So in answer He said to them: “Have you never read that the Creator at the beginning made them a male and a female?
Chapter 19 Verse 5
5. And He said, ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall be turned into one flesh.’[1]
Chapter 19 Verse 6
6. So then, they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore, what God joined together let not man separate!”
Chapter 19 Verse 7
7. They say to Him, “Why then did Moses command to give a certificate of divorce and to dismiss her?”[2]
Chapter 19 Verse 8
8. He says to them: “Because of your hard-heartedness Moses permitted you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it has not been so.
Chapter 19 Verse 9
9. And I say to you that whoever divorces his wife, except for fornication, and marries another commits adultery; and whoever marries a divorcee commits adultery.”[3]
Chapter 19 Verse 10
10. His disciples say to Him, “If that’s the situation of a man with his wife, it is better not to marry!”[4]
Chapter 19 Verse 11
11. So He said to them: “Not all can assimilate this word, but those to whom it has been given.[5]
Chapter 19 Verse 12
12. For there are eunuchs who were born that way, from their mother’s womb; and there are eunuchs who were castrated by men; and there are eunuchs who castrated themselves for the sake of the kingdom of the heavens. He who is able to assimilate it, let him assimilate.”[6]
Chapter 19 Verse 13
13. Then little children were brought to Him, that He might lay hands on them and pray; but the disciples rebuked them.
Chapter 19 Verse 14
14. So Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me and do not forbid them, for of such is the kingdom of the heavens.”
Chapter 19 Verse 15
15. And after laying hands on them He moved on from there.
Chapter 19 Verse 16
16. And then, a certain one came and said to Him, “Good teacher, what good thing must I do so that I may have eternal life?”
Chapter 19 Verse 17
17. But He said to him: “Why do you call me good? No one is good except One, God.[7] But if you want to enter into the life, keep the commandments.”
Chapter 19 Verse 18
18. He says to Him, “Which ones?”[8] So Jesus said: “‘You shall not murder,’ ‘You shall not commit adultery,’ ‘You shall not steal,’ ‘You shall not give false witness,’
Chapter 19 Verse 19
19. ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’”
Chapter 19 Verse 20
20. The young man says to Him: “I have kept all these things since my youth.[9] What do I still lack?”
Chapter 19 Verse 21
21. Jesus said to him, “If you want to be perfect, go sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come follow me.”
Chapter 19 Verse 22
22. So upon hearing that word the young man went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.[10]
Chapter 19 Verse 23
23. Then Jesus said to His disciples: “Assuredly I say to you that only with difficulty will a rich person enter into the kingdom of the heavens.
Chapter 19 Verse 24
24. And again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter into the kingdom of God.”[11]
Chapter 19 Verse 25
25. Upon hearing it His disciples were really flabbergasted saying, “Who then can be saved?”
Chapter 19 Verse 26
26. So looking at them Jesus said, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
Chapter 19 Verse 27
27. Then Peter answered and said to Him: “See, we have left all and followed you. So what will we have?”
Chapter 19 Verse 28
28. So Jesus said to them: “Assuredly I say to you that in the Regeneration,[12] when the Son of the Man sits on the throne of His glory, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.[13]
Chapter 19 Verse 29
29. And, everyone who left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife[14] or children or fields for my name’s sake will receive a hundredfold, and will inherit life eternal.
Chapter 19 Verse 30
30. But many ‘first’ will be last, and ‘last’ first.
Chapter 20
Chapter 20 Verse 1
1. “For the kingdom of the heavens is like a certain landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.
Chapter 20 Verse 2
2. And agreeing with the workers for a denarius a day he sent them into his vineyard.
Chapter 20 Verse 3
3. And going out about the third hour [9 a.m.] he saw others standing idle in the marketplace.
Chapter 20 Verse 4
4. And he said to them, ‘You also go into the vineyard and I will give you whatever is right.’ So off they went.
Chapter 20 Verse 5
5. He went out again about the sixth hour, and the ninth, and did the same.
Chapter 20 Verse 6
6. Now about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing idle, and he says to them, ‘Why have you stood here idle all day?’[1]
Chapter 20 Verse 7
7. They say to him, ‘Because no one hired us.’ He says to them, ‘You also go into the vineyard, and you will receive whatever is right.’[2]
Chapter 20 Verse 8
8. So when evening had come the owner of the vineyard says to his foreman, ‘Call the workers and pay them their wage, beginning at the last to the first.’[3]
Chapter 20 Verse 9
9. The eleventh hour ones came and each received a denarius.
Chapter 20 Verse 10
10. So when the first ones came they supposed that they would receive more; yet each of them also received a denarius.
Chapter 20 Verse 11
11. When they received it they began grumbling against the landowner
Chapter 20 Verse 12
12. saying, ‘These last worked only one hour, and you made them equal to us who bore the burden and the heat of the day!’
Chapter 20 Verse 13
13. But in answer he said to one of them: ‘Friend, I am not wronging you. Did you not agree with me for a denarius?
Chapter 20 Verse 14
14. Take what is yours and go. I wish to give to this last one just as to you.
Chapter 20 Verse 15
15. Or is it not permissible for me to do what I want with what is mine? Is your eye evil because I am good?’
Chapter 20 Verse 16
16. Just so the last will be first, and the first last. For many are called, but few are chosen.”[4]
Chapter 20 Verse 17
17. As Jesus was on His way to Jerusalem He took the twelve disciples aside on the road and said to them privately:
Chapter 20 Verse 18
18. “Listen! We are going up to Jerusalem and the Son of the Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and scribes; and they will condemn Him to death,
Chapter 20 Verse 19
19. and they will hand Him over to the Gentiles to mock, to scourge and to crucify. And on the third day He will rise!”
Chapter 20 Verse 20
20. Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons approached Him, with her sons, and kneeling down she asked something from Him.
Chapter 20 Verse 21
21. So He said to her, “What do you wish?” She says to Him, “State that these my two sons may sit one on Your right and one on Your left in Your kingdom.”
Chapter 20 Verse 22
22. But in answer Jesus said: “You (pl.) do not know what you are asking.[5] Are you able to drink the cup which I am about to drink, or to be baptized with the baptism that I am being baptized with?”[6] They say to Him, “We are able.”
Chapter 20 Verse 23
23. And He says to them: “You will indeed drink my cup, and you will be baptized with the baptism that I am being baptized with, but to sit on my right and on my left is not mine to give; rather it is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father.”[7]
Chapter 20 Verse 24
24. Now when the ten heard it they were indignant at the two brothers.[8]
Chapter 20 Verse 25
25. But summoning them Jesus said: “You know that the rulers of the nations lord it over them, and the great exercise authority over them;
Chapter 20 Verse 26
26. but it must not be so among you. Rather, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,
Chapter 20 Verse 27
27. and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave;
Chapter 20 Verse 28
28. just like the Son of the Man—He did not come to be served but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”
Chapter 20 Verse 29
29. Now as they went on from Jericho a large crowd followed Him.
Chapter 20 Verse 30
30. And then, two blind men sitting alongside the road and hearing, “Jesus is passing by!” cried out saying, “Have mercy on us, Lord, Son of David!”
Chapter 20 Verse 31
31. So the crowd threatened them to be quiet, but they cried out all the more saying, “Have mercy on us, Lord, Son of David!!”
Chapter 20 Verse 32
32. Jesus stopped, called them and said, “What do you want me to do for you?”[9]
Chapter 20 Verse 33
33. They say to Him, “Lord, that our eyes may be opened!”
Chapter 20 Verse 34
34. So Jesus had compassion and touched their eyes, and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed Him.
Chapter 21
Chapter 21 Verse 1
1. Now when they drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethsphage, opposite the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples,
Chapter 21 Verse 2
2. saying to them: “Go into the village opposite you and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Loose her and bring them to me.
Chapter 21 Verse 3
3. And if anyone says anything to you, just say, ‘The Lord needs them,’ and immediately he will send them.”
Chapter 21 Verse 4
4. Now all this happened so that what was spoken through the prophet should be fulfilled, namely:
Chapter 21 Verse 5
5. “Say to the daughter of Zion, ‘Look, your King is coming to you, humble and mounted on a donkey, in fact, a young donkey, foal of a beast of burden.’”[1]
Chapter 21 Verse 6
6. So going and doing just as Jesus had commanded them,
Chapter 21 Verse 7
7. the disciples brought the female donkey and the young donkey. And they placed their clothes on them and He sat down on them [the clothes].[2]
Chapter 21 Verse 8
8. And the very large crowd spread their clothes on the road, while others were cutting branches from the trees and spreading them on the road.
Chapter 21 Verse 9
9. Then the crowds who went in front and those who followed kept crying out, saying: “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the LORD![3] Hosanna in the highest heaven!”
Chapter 21 Verse 10
10. So when He came into Jerusalem the whole city was stirred up, saying, “Who is this?”[4]
Chapter 21 Verse 11
11. And the crowds kept saying, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Natsareth of Galilee.”
Chapter 21 Verse 12
12. Jesus went into the temple of God and drove out all who were selling and buying in the temple, and He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who sold the doves.
Chapter 21 Verse 13
13. And He says to them, “It is written, ‘My house will be called a house of prayer,’ but you have made it ‘a cave of bandits’.”[5]
Chapter 21 Verse 14
14. And the lame and the blind came to Him in the temple, and He healed them.
Chapter 21 Verse 15
15. But seeing the wonders that He did, and the children calling out in the temple and saying, “Hosanna to the Son of David!” the chief priests and the scribes became indignant
Chapter 21 Verse 16
16. and said to Him, “Do you hear what these are saying?” So Jesus says to them: “Yes. Have you never read that ‘Out of the mouth of babies and nursing infants You have prepared praise for Yourself’’?”[6]
Chapter 21 Verse 17
17. Leaving them behind He went out of the city to Bethany and lodged there.
Chapter 21 Verse 18
18. Now in the early morning, as He returned to the city, He was hungry.
Chapter 21 Verse 19
19. And seeing a lone fig tree by the road, He went up to it and found nothing on it, just leaves.[7] And He says to it, “May you never again produce fruit!” And forthwith the fig tree started to wither.[8]
Chapter 21 Verse 20
20. And seeing it the disciples marveled saying, “How quickly the fig tree became withered!”[9]
Chapter 21 Verse 21