father of Jechoniah and his brothers, at
The Good N ew s
According to
Matthew
The book of the genealogy of
1 the son
1
Jesu s Christ , the son of David ,
of Abraham .
2
Abraham becam e the father of Isaac.
Isaac becam e the father of Jacob. Jacob
becam e the father of Ju d ah and his
3
brothers. Ju d ah becam e the father of
Perez and Zerah by Tam ar. Perez
becam e the father of H ezron. H ezron
4
becam e the father of Ram . Ram becam e
the father of Am m inad ab. Am m inad ab
becam e the father of N ahshon. N ahshon
5
becam e the father of Salm on. Salm on
becam e the father of Boaz by Rahab.
Boaz becam e the father of Obed by
Ru th. Obed becam e the father of Jesse.
6
Jesse becam e the father of King David .
David becam e the father of Solom on by
her w ho had been the w ife of Uriah.
7
Solom on becam e the father of
Rehoboam . Rehoboam becam e the
father of Abijah. Abijah becam e the
8
father of Asa. Asa becam e the father of
Jehoshap hat. Jehoshap hat becam e the
father of Joram . Joram becam e the
9
father of Uzziah. Uzziah becam e the
father of Jotham . Jotham becam e the
father of Ahaz. Ahaz becam e the father
10
of H ezekiah. H ezekiah becam e the
father of Manasseh. Manasseh becam e
the father of Am on. Am on becam e the
11
father of Josiah. Josiah becam e the
1
1:1 Messiah (Hebrew) and Christ (Greek) both
mean “Anointed One”
12
the tim e of the exile to Babylon. After
the exile to Babylon, Jechoniah becam e
the father of Shealtiel. Shealtiel becam e
13
the father of Zeru bbabel. Zeru bbabel
becam e the father of Abiu d . Abiu d
becam e the father of Eliakim . Eliakim
becam e the father of Azor. Azor
14
becam e the father of Sad oc. Sad oc
becam e the father of Achim . Achim
15
becam e the father of Eliu d . Eliu d
becam e the father of Eleazar. Eleazar
becam e the father of Matthan. Matthan
16
becam e the father of Jacob. Jacob
becam e the father of Josep h, the
hu sband of Mary, from w hom w as born
2 17
Jesu s , w ho is called Christ. So all the
generations from Abraham to David are
fou rteen generations; from David to the
exile to Babylon fou rteen generations;
and from the carrying aw ay to Babylon
to the Christ, fou rteen generations.
18
N ow the birth of Jesu s Christ w as
like this; for after his m other, Mary, w as
engaged to Josep h, before they cam e
together, she w as fou nd p regnant by the
19
H oly Sp irit. Josep h, her hu sband ,
being a righteou s m an, and not w illing
to m ake her a p u blic exam p le, intend ed
20
to p u t her aw ay secretly. Bu t w hen he
thou ght abou t these things, behold , an
angel of the Lord ap p eared to him in a
d ream , saying, “Josep h, son of David ,
d on‟t be afraid to take to you rself Mary,
you r w ife, for that w hich is conceived in
21
her is of the H oly Sp irit. She shall
bring forth a son. You shall call his
nam e Jesu s, for it is he w ho shall save
his p eop le from their sins.”
2
1:16 “Jesus” means “Salvation.”
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N ow all this has hap p ened , that it w ho shall shep herd m y p eop le,
Israel.‟”
5
m ight be fu lfilled w hich w as sp oken by
the Lord throu gh the p rop het, saying,
“Behold , the virgin shall be w ith child ,
23 7
Then H erod secretly called the
and shall bring forth a son. w ise m en, and learned from them
They shall call his nam e Im m anu el”;
8
exactly w hat tim e the star ap p eared . H e
w hich is, being interp reted , “God sent them to Bethlehem , and said , “Go
w ith u s.”
3
and search d iligently for the you ng
child . When you have fou nd him , bring
24
Josep h arose from his sleep , and m e w ord , so that I also m ay com e and
d id as the angel of the Lord w orship him .”
com m and ed him , and took his w ife to
him self; and d id n‟t know her sexu ally
25 9
They, having heard the king, w ent
u ntil she had brou ght forth her firstborn their w ay; and behold , the star, w hich
son. H e nam ed him Jesu s. they saw in the east, w ent before them ,
u ntil it cam e and stood over w here the
10
N ow w hen Jesu s w as born in you ng child w as. When they saw the
2 Bethlehem of Ju d ea in the star, they rejoiced w ith exceed ingly
11
d ays of King H erod , behold , great joy. They cam e into the hou se
4
w ise m en from the east cam e to and saw the you ng child w ith Mary, his
Jeru salem , saying, “Where is he w ho is m other, and they fell d ow n and
2

born King of the Jew s? For w e saw his w orship ed him . Op ening their
star in the east, and have com e to treasu res, they offered to him gifts:
w orship him .” When King H erod gold , frankincense, and m yrrh. Being
3 12

heard it, he w as trou bled , and all w arned in a d ream that they shou ld n‟t
4
Jeru salem w ith him . Gathering together retu rn to H erod , they w ent back to their
all the chief p riests and scribes of the ow n cou ntry another w ay.
p eop le, he asked them w here the Christ
w ou ld be born. They said to him , “In
5 13
N ow w hen they had d ep arted ,
Bethlehem of Ju d ea, for this is w ritten behold , an angel of the Lord ap p eared
throu gh the p rop het, to Josep h in a d ream , saying, “Arise and
„You Bethlehem , land of Ju d ah,
6
take the you ng child and his m other,
are in no w ay least am ong the and flee into Egyp t, and stay there u ntil
p rinces of Ju d ah: I tell you , for H erod w ill seek the you ng
for ou t of you shall com e forth a child to d estroy him .”
governor,
14
H e arose and took the you ng
child and his m other by night, and
15
d ep arted into Egyp t, and w as there
u ntil the d eath of H erod ; that it m ight
3
1:23 Isaiah 7:14 be fu lfilled w hich w as sp oken by the

4
2:1 The word for “wise men” (magoi) can also
mean teachers, scientists, physicians,
astrologers, seers, interpreters of dreams, or
5
sorcerers. 2:6 Micah 5:2
Lord throu gh the p rop het, saying, “Ou t p rop hets: “H e w ill be called a
of Egyp t I called m y son.” N azarene.”
6

16
Then H erod , w hen he saw that he
w as m ocked by the w ise m en, w as
exceed ingly angry, and sent ou t, and
killed all the m ale child ren w ho w ere in
Bethlehem and in all the su rrou nd ing
cou ntrysid e, from tw o years old and
u nd er, accord ing to the exact tim e
w hich he had learned from the w ise
17
m en. Then that w hich w as sp oken by
Jerem iah the p rop het w as fu lfilled ,
saying,
“A voice w as heard in Ram ah,
18
In those d ays, John the
3 Bap tizer cam e, p reaching in
the w ild erness of Ju d ea,
saying, “Rep ent, for the Kingd om of
2
H eaven is at hand !” For this is he w ho
3
w as sp oken of by Isaiah the p rop het,
saying,
“The voice of one crying in the
w ild erness,
m ake read y the w ay of the Lord .
Make his p aths straight.”
8

4
lam entation, w eep ing and great N ow John him self w ore clothing
m ou rning, m ad e of cam el‟s hair, w ith a leather belt
Rachel w eep ing for her child ren; arou nd his w aist. H is food w as locu sts
she w ou ld n‟t be com forted ,
5
and w ild honey. Then p eop le from
becau se they are no m ore.”
7
Jeru salem , all of Ju d ea, and all the
region arou nd the Jord an w ent ou t to
19 6 9
Bu t w hen H erod w as d ead , him . They w ere bap tized by him in
7
behold , an angel of the Lord ap p eared the Jord an, confessing their sins. Bu t
in a d ream to Josep h in Egyp t, saying, w hen he saw m any of the Pharisees and
“Arise and take the you ng child and Sad d u cees com ing for his bap tism , he
20 10

his m other, and go into the land of said to them , “You offsp ring of vip ers,
Israel, for those w ho sou ght the you ng w ho w arned you to flee from the w rath
child ‟s life are d ead .”
8
to com e? Therefore bring forth fru it
w orthy of rep entance! Don‟t think to
9

H e arose and took the you ng you rselves, „We have Abraham for ou r
21

child and his m other, and cam e into the father,‟ for I tell you that God is able to
22
land of Israel. Bu t w hen he heard that raise u p child ren to Abraham from
Archelau s w as reigning over Ju d ea in these stones.
the p lace of his father, H erod , he w as
“Even now the axe lies at the root
10
afraid to go there. Being w arned in a
d ream , he w ithd rew into the region of of the trees. Therefore every tree that
Galilee, and cam e and lived in a city d oesn‟t bring forth good fru it is cu t
23

11
called N azareth; that it m ight be d ow n, and cast into the fire. I ind eed
fu lfilled w hich w as sp oken throu gh the

8
3:3 Isaiah 40:3

6 9
2:15 Hosea 11:1 3:6 or, immersed

7 10
2:18 Jeremiah 31:15 3:7 or, immersion
 11
bap tize you in w ater for rep entance,
bu t he w ho com es after m e is m ightier
than I, w hose shoes I am not w orthy to
carry. H e w ill bap tize you in the H oly
12 12
Sp irit. H is w innow ing fork is in his
hand , and he w ill thorou ghly cleanse
his threshing floor. H e w ill gather his
w heat into the barn, bu t the chaff he
w ill bu rn u p w ith u nqu enchable fire.”
13
Then Jesu s cam e from Galilee to
the Jord an to John, to be bap tized by
14
him . Bu t John w ou ld have hind ered
him , saying, “I need to be bap tized by
by every w ord that p roceed s ou t of the
m ou th of God .‟”
13
5
Then the d evil took him into the
holy city. H e set him on the p innacle of
the tem p le, and said to him , “If you are
6
the Son of God , throw you rself d ow n,
for it is w ritten, „H e w ill p u t his angels
in charge of you .‟ and ,
„On their hand s they w ill bear you u p ,
so that you d on‟t d ash you r foot
against a stone.‟”
14
Jesu s said to him , “Again, it is
7

you , and you com e to m e?” w ritten, „You shall not test the Lord ,
you r God .‟”
15

15
Bu t Jesu s, answ ering, said to him ,
“Allow it now , for this is the fitting w ay
for u s to fu lfill all righteou sness.” Then
16
he allow ed him . Jesu s, w hen he w as
bap tized , w ent u p d irectly from the
w ater: and behold , the heavens w ere
op ened to him . H e saw the Sp irit of God
d escend ing as a d ove, and com ing on
17
him . Behold , a voice ou t of the heavens
said , “This is m y beloved Son, w ith
w hom I am w ell p leased .”
8
Again, the d evil took him to an
exceed ingly high m ou ntain, and
show ed him all the kingd om s of the
9
w orld , and their glory. H e said to him ,
“I w ill give you all of these things, if
you w ill fall d ow n and w orship m e.”
Then Jesu s said to him , “Get
10
16
behind m e, Satan! For it is w ritten,
„You shall w orship the Lord you r God ,
and you shall serve him only.‟”
17

Then Jesu s w as led u p by the

4 Sp irit into the w ild erness to be
2
11
Then the d evil left him , and
tem p ted by the d evil. When behold , angels cam e and served him .
12
he had fasted forty d ays and forty N ow w hen Jesu s heard that John w as
3
nights, he w as hu ngry afterw ard . The d elivered u p , he w ithd rew into Galilee.
tem p ter cam e and said to him , “If you
13
Leaving N azareth, he cam e and lived
are the Son of God , com m and that these
stones becom e bread .”
13
4:4 Deuteronomy 8:3
Bu t he answ ered , “It is w ritten,
4

„Man shall not live by bread alone, bu t 14

4:6 Psalm 91:11-12

15
4:7 Deuteronomy 6:16

16
4:10 TR and NU read “Go away” instead of “Get
11
3:11 or, immerse behind me”

12 17
3:11 TR and NU add “and with fire” 4:10 Deuteronomy 6:13

in Cap ernau m , w hich is by the sea, in
the region of Zebu lu n and N ap htali,
14
that it m ight be fu lfilled w hich w as
sp oken throu gh Isaiah the p rop het,
saying,
“The land of Zebu lu n and the land of
15
N ap htali,
tow ard the sea, beyond the Jord an,
Galilee of the Gentiles,
16
the p eop le w ho sat in d arkness saw a
great light,
to those w ho sat in the region and
shad ow of d eath,
to them light has d aw ned .”
18
From that tim e, Jesu s began to “Blessed are the p oor in sp irit,
17
p reach, and to say, “Rep ent! For the
Kingd om of H eaven is at hand .”
18 19
Walking by the sea of Galilee, he
saw tw o brothers: Sim on, w ho is called Blessed are the gentle,
Peter, and And rew , his brother, casting
a net into the sea; for they w ere Blessed are those w ho hu nger and
fisherm en. H e said to them , “Com e
19
after m e, and I w ill m ake you fishers for
m en.”
20
They im m ed iately left their nets 8Blessed are the p u re in heart,
21
and follow ed him . Going on from
there, he saw tw o other brothers, Jam es 9Blessed are the p eacem akers,
the son of Zebed ee, and John his
brother, in the boat w ith Zebed ee their
father, m end ing their nets. H e called 10Blessed are those w ho have been
22
them . They im m ed iately left the boat
and their father, and follow ed him .
23
Jesu s w ent abou t in all Galilee,
teaching in their synagogu es, p reaching
the Good N ew s of the Kingd om , and
healing every d isease and every
18
4:16 Isaiah 9:1-2
19
4:18 TR reads “Jesus” instead of “he”
24
sickness am ong the p eop le. The rep ort
abou t him w ent ou t into all Syria. They
brou ght to him all w ho w ere sick,
afflicted w ith variou s d iseases and
torm ents, p ossessed w ith d em ons,
ep ilep tics, and p aralytics; and he healed
25
them . Great m u ltitu d es from Galilee,
Decap olis, Jeru salem , Ju d ea and from
beyond the Jord an follow ed him .
Seeing the m u ltitu d es, he
5 w ent u p onto the m ou ntain.
When he had sat d ow n, his
2
d iscip les cam e to him . H e op ened his
m ou th and tau ght them , saying,
3
for theirs is the Kingd om of
20
H eaven.
4
Blessed are those w ho m ou rn,
21
for they shall be com forted .
5
22
for they shall inherit the earth.
6
thirst after righteou sness,
for they shall be filled .
7
Blessed are the m ercifu l,
for they shall obtain m ercy.
for they shall see God .
for they shall be called child ren of
God .
p ersecu ted for righteou sness‟
sake,
for theirs is the Kingd om of
H eaven.
20
5:3 Isaiah 57:15; 66:2
21
5:4 Isaiah 61:2; 66:10,13
22
5:5 or, land. Psalm 37:11
 “Blessed are you w hen p eop le
11
rep roach you , p ersecu te you , and say all
kind s of evil against you falsely, for m y
12
sake. Rejoice, and be exceed ingly glad ,
for great is you r rew ard in heaven. For
that is how they p ersecu ted the
p rop hets w ho w ere before you .
“You are the salt of the earth, bu t
13
if the salt has lost its flavor, w ith w hat
w ill it be salted ? It is then good for
nothing, bu t to be cast ou t and trod d en
14
u nd er the feet of m en. You are the light
of the w orld . A city located on a hill
can‟t be hid d en. N either d o you light a
15
lam p , and p u t it u nd er a m easu ring
basket, bu t on a stand ; and it shines to
16
all w ho are in the hou se. Even so, let
you r light shine before m en; that they
m ay see you r good w orks, and glorify
you r Father w ho is in heaven.
“Don‟t think that I cam e to
17
d estroy the law or the p rop hets. I d id n‟t
18
com e to d estroy, bu t to fu lfill. For m ost
certainly, I tell you , u ntil heaven and
earth p ass aw ay, not even one sm allest
23 24
letter or one tiny p en stroke shall in
any w ay p ass aw ay from the law , u ntil
19
all things are accom p lished . Whoever,
therefore, shall break one of these least
com m and m ents, and teach others to d o
so, shall be called least in the Kingd om
of H eaven; bu t w hoever shall d o and
teach them shall be called great in the
20
Kingd om of H eaven. For I tell you that
u nless you r righteou sness exceed s that
of the scribes and Pharisees, there is no
w ay you w ill enter into the Kingd om of
H eaven.
23
5:18 literally, iota
24
5:18 or, serif
“You have heard that it w as said
21
to the ancient ones, „You shall not
m u rd er;‟ and „Whoever shall m u rd er
25
shall be in d anger of the ju d gm ent.‟
22
Bu t I tell you , that everyone w ho is
26
angry w ith his brother w ithou t a cau se
shall be in d anger of the ju d gm ent; and
w hoever shall say to his brother,
„Raca !‟ shall be in d anger of the
27
cou ncil; and w hoever shall say, „You
fool!‟ shall be in d anger of the fire of
28
Gehenna.
“If therefore you are offering
23
you r gift at the altar, and there
rem em ber that you r brother has
24
anything against you , leave you r gift
there before the altar, and go you r w ay.
First be reconciled to you r brother, and
25
then com e and offer you r gift. Agree
w ith you r ad versary qu ickly, w hile you
are w ith him in the w ay; lest p erhap s
the p rosecu tor d eliver you to the ju d ge,
and the ju d ge d eliver you to the officer,
26
and you be cast into p rison. Most
certainly I tell you , you shall by no
m eans get ou t of there, u ntil you have
29
p aid the last p enny.
25
5:21 Exodus 20:13
26
5:22 NU omits “without a cause”.
27
5:22 “Raca” is an Aramaic insult, related to the
word for “empty” and conveying the idea of
empty-headedness.
28
5:22 or, Hell
29
5:26 literally, kodrantes. A kodrantes was a
small copper coin worth about 2 lepta (widow‟s
mites)—not enough to buy very much of
anything.
 “You have heard that it w as said ,
27 36
great King. N either shall you sw ear by
„You shall not com m it ad u ltery;‟ you r head , for you can‟t m ake one hair
30 31

w hite or black. Bu t let you r „Yes‟ be

28
bu t I tell you that everyone w ho gazes
at a w om an to lu st after her h as
com m itted ad u ltery w ith her alread y in
29
his heart. If you r right eye cau ses you
to stu m ble, p lu ck it ou t and throw it
aw ay from you . For it is m ore p rofitable
for you that one of you r m em bers
shou ld p erish, than for you r w hole
32 30
bod y to be cast into Gehenna. If you r
right hand cau ses you to stu m ble, cu t it
off, and throw it aw ay from you . For it
is m ore p rofitable for you that one of
you r m em bers shou ld p erish, than for
you r w hole bod y to be cast into
33
Gehenna.
37
„Yes‟ and you r „N o‟ be „N o.‟ Whatever is
m ore than these is of the evil one.
“You have heard that it w as said ,
38
„An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a
tooth.‟ Bu t I tell you , d on‟t resist him
35 39
w ho is evil; bu t w hoever strikes you on
you r right cheek, tu rn to him the other
40
also. If anyone su es you to take aw ay
you r coat, let him have you r cloak also.
41
Whoever com p els you to go one m ile,
42
go w ith him tw o. Give to him w ho
asks you , and d on‟t tu rn aw ay him w ho
d esires to borrow from you .

“It w as also said , „Whoever shall “You have heard that it w as said ,
31 43

„You shall love you r neighbor, and

36
p u t aw ay his w ife, let him give her a
w riting of d ivorce,‟ hate you r enem y. ‟ Bu t I tell you , love
34 32 37 44
bu t I tell you that
w hoever p u ts aw ay his w ife, excep t for you r enem ies, bless those w ho cu rse
the cau se of sexu al im m orality, m akes you , d o good to those w ho hate you ,
her an ad u lteress; and w hoever m arries and p ray for those w ho m istreat you
45
her w hen she is p u t aw ay com m its and p ersecu te you , that you m ay be
ad u ltery. child ren of you r Father w ho is in
heaven. For he m akes his su n to rise on
“Again you have heard that it w as the evil and the good , and send s rain on
33

said to them of old tim e, „You shall not the ju st and the u nju st. For if you love
46

m ake false vow s, bu t shall p erform to those w ho love you , w hat rew ard d o
the Lord you r vow s,‟ bu t I tell you , you have? Don‟t even the tax collectors
34

d on‟t sw ear at all: neither by heaven, for d o the sam e? If you only greet you r
47

35
it is the throne of God ; nor by the friend s, w hat m ore d o you d o than
earth, for it is the footstool of his feet; others? Don‟t even the tax collectors
38

nor by Jeru salem , for it is the city of the

35
30 5:38 Exodus 21:24; Leviticus 24:20;
5:27 TR adds “to the ancients,” Deuteronomy 19:21
31
5:27 Exodus 20:14 36
5:43 Leviticus 19:18
32
5:29 or, Hell 37
5:43 not in the Bible, but see Qumran Manual of
Discipline Ix, 21-26
33
5:30 or, Hell
38
5:47 NU reads “Gentiles” instead of “tax
34
5:31 Deuteronomy 24:1 collectors”.
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d o the sam e? Therefore you shall be
p erfect, ju st as you r Father in heaven is
p erfect.
“Be carefu l that you d on‟t d o
6 you r charitable giving before
m en, to be seen by them , or
else you have no rew ard from you r
2
Father w ho is in heaven. Therefore
w hen you d o m ercifu l d eed s, d on‟t
sou nd a tru m p et before you rself, as the
hyp ocrites d o in the synagogu es and in
the streets, that they m ay get glory from
m en. Most certainly I tell you , they have
3 17
received their rew ard . Bu t w hen you
d o m ercifu l d eed s, d on‟t let you r left
hand know w hat you r right hand d oes,
4
so that you r m ercifu l d eed s m ay be in
secret, then you r Father w ho sees in
secret w ill rew ard you op enly.
“When you p ray, you shall not be
5 19
as the hyp ocrites, for they love to stand
and p ray in the synagogu es and in the
corners of the streets, that they m ay be
seen by m en. Most certainly, I tell you ,
6
they have received their rew ard . Bu t
you , w hen you p ray, enter into you r
inner room , and having shu t you r d oor,
p ray to you r Father w ho is in secret,
and you r Father w ho sees in secret w ill
rew ard you op enly. In p raying, d on‟t
7 22
u se vain rep etitions, as the Gentiles d o;
for they think that they w ill be heard for
their m u ch sp eaking. Therefore d on‟t
8
be like them , for you r Father know s
w hat things you need , before you ask
him . Pray like this: „Ou r Father in
9
heaven, m ay you r nam e be kep t holy.
10
Let you r Kingd om com e. Let you r w ill
be d one, as in heaven, so on earth.
11
Give u s tod ay ou r d aily bread .
12
Forgive u s ou r d ebts, as w e also
13
forgive ou r d ebtors. Bring u s not into
tem p tation, bu t d eliver u s from the evil
one. For you rs is the Kingd om , the
p ow er, and the glory forever. Am en. ‟
39
“For if you forgive m en their
14
tresp asses, you r heavenly Father w ill
also forgive you . Bu t if you d on‟t
15
forgive m en their tresp asses, neither
w ill you r Father forgive you r tresp asses.
“Moreover w hen you fast, d on‟t
16
be like the hyp ocrites, w ith sad faces.
For they d isfigu re their faces, that they
m ay be seen by m en to be fasting. Most
certainly I tell you , they have received
their rew ard . Bu t you , w hen you fast,
anoint you r head , and w ash you r face;
18
so that you are not seen by m en to be
fasting, bu t by you r Father w ho is in
secret, and you r Father, w ho sees in
secret, w ill rew ard you .
“Don‟t lay u p treasu res for
you rselves on the earth, w here m oth
and ru st consu m e, and w here thieves
20
break throu gh and steal; bu t lay u p for
you rselves treasu res in heaven, w here
neither m oth nor ru st consu m e, and
w here thieves d on‟t break throu gh and
21
steal; for w here you r treasu re is, there
you r heart w ill be also.
“The lam p of the bod y is the eye.
If therefore you r eye is sou nd , you r
23
w hole bod y w ill be fu ll of light. Bu t if
you r eye is evil, you r w hole bod y w ill
be fu ll of d arkness. If therefore the light
that is in you is d arkness, how great is
the d arkness!
“N o one can serve tw o m asters,
24
for either he w ill hate the one and love
39
6:13 NU omits “For yours is the Kingdom, the
power, and the glory forever. Amen.”
the other; or else he w ill be d evoted to
one and d esp ise the other. You can‟t
serve both God and Mam m on.
Therefore I tell you , d on‟t be anxiou s
25
for you r life: w hat you w ill eat, or w hat
you w ill d rink; nor yet for you r bod y,
w hat you w ill w ear. Isn‟t life m ore than
food , and the bod y m ore than clothing?
See the bird s of the sky, that they d on‟t
26
sow , neither d o they reap , nor gather
into barns. You r heavenly Father feed s
them . Aren‟t you of m u ch m ore valu e
than they?
“Which of you , by being anxiou s,
27
40
can ad d one m om ent to his lifesp an?
28
Why are you anxiou s abou t clothing?
Consid er the lilies of the field , how they
grow . They d on‟t toil, neither d o they
29
sp in, yet I tell you that even Solom on
in all his glory w as not d ressed like one
30
of these. Bu t if God so clothes the grass
of the field , w hich tod ay exists, and
tom orrow is throw n into the oven,
w on‟t he m u ch m ore clothe you , you of
little faith?
“Therefore d on‟t be anxiou s,
31
saying, „What w ill w e eat?‟, „What w ill
w e d rink?‟ or, „With w hat w ill w e be
clothed ?‟ For the Gentiles seek after all
32
these things; for you r heavenly Father
know s that you need all these things.
Bu t seek first God ‟s Kingd om , and his
33
righteou sness; and all these things w ill
34
be given to you as w ell. Therefore
d on‟t be anxiou s for tom orrow , for
tom orrow w ill be anxiou s for itself.
Each d ay‟s ow n evil is su fficient.
“Don‟t ju d ge, so that you those w ho enter in by it. H ow
7 w on‟t be ju d ged . For w ith narrow is the gate, and restricted is the
2
40
6:27 literally, cubit
w hatever ju d gm ent you ju d ge, you w ill
be ju d ged ; and w ith w hatever m easu re
you m easu re, it w ill be m easu red to
3
you . Why d o you see the sp eck that is
in you r brother‟s eye, bu t d on‟t consid er
4
the beam that is in you r ow n eye? Or
how w ill you tell you r brother, „Let m e
rem ove the sp eck from you r eye;‟ and
behold , the beam is in you r ow n eye?
5
You hyp ocrite! First rem ove the beam
ou t of you r ow n eye, and then you can
see clearly to rem ove the sp eck ou t of
you r brother‟s eye.
“Don‟t give that w hich is holy to
6
the d ogs, neither throw you r p earls
before the p igs, lest p erhap s they
tram p le them u nd er their feet, and tu rn
and tear you to p ieces.
“Ask, and it w ill be given you .
7
Seek, and you w ill find . Knock, and it
8
w ill be op ened for you . For everyone
w ho asks receives. H e w ho seeks find s.
To him w ho knocks it w ill be op ened .
9
Or w ho is there am ong you , w ho, if his
son asks him for bread , w ill give him a
10
stone? Or if he asks for a fish, w ho w ill
11
give him a serp ent? If you then, being
evil, know how to give good gifts to
you r child ren, how m u ch m ore w ill
you r Father w ho is in heaven give good
12
things to those w ho ask him ! Therefore
w hatever you d esire for m en to d o to
you , you shall also d o to them ; for this
is the law and the p rop hets.
“Enter in by the narrow gate; for
13
w id e is the gate and broad is the w ay
that lead s to d estru ction, and m any are
14 41
41
7:14 TR reads “Because” instead of “How”
w ay that lead s to life! Few are those
w ho find it.
“Bew are of false p rop hets, w ho
15
com e to you in sheep ‟s clothing, bu t
fru its you w ill know them . Do you
16
inw ard ly are ravening w olves. By their
gather grap es from thorns, or figs from
17
thistles? Even so, every good tree
p rod u ces good fru it; bu t the corru p t
18
tree p rod u ces evil fru it. A good tree
can‟t p rod u ce evil fru it, neither can a
19
corru p t tree p rod u ce good fru it. Every
tree that d oesn‟t grow good fru it is cu t
d ow n, and throw n into the fire.
20
Therefore by their fru its you w ill know
21
them . N ot everyone w ho says to m e,
„Lord , Lord ,‟ w ill enter into the
Kingd om of H eaven; bu t he w ho d oes
the w ill of m y Father w ho is in heaven.
Many w ill tell m e in that d ay, „Lord ,
22
Lord , d id n‟t w e p rop hesy in you r nam e,
in you r nam e cast ou t d em ons, and in
you r nam e d o m any m ighty w orks?‟
23
Then I w ill tell them , „I never knew
you . Dep art from m e, you w ho w ork
iniqu ity.‟
“Everyone therefore w ho hears
24
these w ord s of m ine, and d oes them , I
w ill liken him to a w ise m an, w ho bu ilt
25
his hou se on a rock. The rain cam e
d ow n, the flood s cam e, and the w ind s
blew , and beat on that hou se; and it
d id n‟t fall, for it w as fou nd ed on the
26
rock. Everyone w ho hears these w ord s
of m ine, and d oesn‟t d o them w ill be
like a foolish m an, w ho bu ilt his hou se
27
on the sand . The rain cam e d ow n, the
flood s cam e, and the w ind s blew , and
beat on that hou se; and it fell—and
great w as its fall.”
28
It hap p ened , w hen Jesu s had
finished saying these things, that the
m u ltitu d es w ere astonished at his
29
teaching, for he tau ght them w ith
au thority, and not like the scribes.
When he cam e d ow n from the
8 m ou ntain, great m u ltitu d es
2
follow ed him . Behold , a lep er
cam e to him and w orship ed him ,
saying, “Lord , if you w ant to, you can
m ake m e clean.”
3
Jesu s stretched ou t his hand , and
tou ched him , saying, “I w ant to. Be
m ad e clean.” Im m ed iately his lep rosy
w as cleansed . Jesu s said to him , “See
4
that you tell nobod y, bu t go, show
you rself to the p riest, and offer the gift
that Moses com m and ed , as a testim ony
to them .”
5
When he cam e into Cap ernau m , a
6
centu rion cam e to him , asking him , and
saying, “Lord , m y servant lies in the
hou se p aralyzed , grievou sly
torm ented .”
Jesu s said to him , “I w ill com e and
7
heal him .”
The centu rion answ ered , “Lord ,
8
I‟m not w orthy for you to com e u nd er
m y roof. Ju st say the w ord , and m y
9
servant w ill be healed . For I am also a
m an u nd er au thority, having u nd er
m yself sold iers. I tell this one, „Go,‟ and
he goes; and tell another, „Com e,‟ and
he com es; and tell m y servant, „Do this,‟
and he d oes it.”
10
When Jesu s heard it, he m arveled ,
and said to those w ho follow ed , “Most
certainly I tell you , I haven‟t fou nd so
11
great a faith, not even in Israel. I tell
you that m any w ill com e from the east
and the w est, and w ill sit d ow n w ith

Abraham , Isaac, and Jacob in the
12
Kingd om of H eaven, bu t the child ren
of the Kingd om w ill be throw n ou t into
the ou ter d arkness. There w ill be
w eep ing and gnashing of teeth.” Jesu s
13
said to the centu rion, “Go you r w ay. Let
it be d one for you as you have
believed .” H is servant w as healed in
that hou r.
When Jesu s cam e into Peter‟s
14
hou se, he saw his w ife‟s m other lying
15
sick w ith a fever. H e tou ched her hand ,
and the fever left her. She got u p and
42 16
served him . When evening cam e,
they brou ght to him m any p ossessed
w ith d em ons. H e cast ou t the sp irits
w ith a w ord , and healed all w ho w ere
17
sick; that it m ight be fu lfilled w hich
w as sp oken throu gh Isaiah the p rop het,
saying: “H e took ou r infirm ities, and
bore ou r d iseases.”
43 18
N ow w hen Jesu s
saw great m u ltitu d es arou nd him , he
gave the ord er to d ep art to the other
sid e.
19
A scribe cam e, and said to him , p ass that w ay. Behold , they cried ou t,
“Teacher, I w ill follow you w herever saying, “What d o w e have to d o w ith
you go.”
Jesu s said to him , “The foxes have
20
holes, and the bird s of the sky have feed ing far aw ay from them . The
nests, bu t the Son of Man has now here d em ons begged him , saying, “If you
to lay his head .”
21
Another of his d iscip les said to
him , “Lord , allow m e first to go and
bu ry m y father.”
42
8:15 TR reads “them” instead of “him”
43
8:17 Isaiah 53:4
Bu t Jesu s said to him , “Follow m e,
22
and leave the d ead to bu ry their ow n
d ead .”
23
When he got into a boat, his
24
d iscip les follow ed him . Behold , a
violent storm cam e u p on the sea, so
m u ch that the boat w as covered w ith
25
the w aves, bu t he w as asleep . They
cam e to him , and w oke him u p , saying,
“Save u s, Lord ! We are d ying!”
H e said to them , “Why are you
26
fearfu l, O you of little faith?” Then he
got u p , rebu ked the w ind and the sea,
and there w as a great calm .
The m en m arveled , saying, “What
27
kind of m an is this, that even the w ind
and the sea obey him ?”
28
When he cam e to the other sid e,
44
into the cou ntry of the Gergesenes,
tw o p eop le p ossessed by d em ons m et
him there, com ing ou t of the tom bs,
exceed ingly fierce, so that nobod y cou ld
29
you , Jesu s, Son of God ? H ave you com e
here to torm ent u s before the tim e?”
30
N ow there w as a herd of m any p igs
31
cast u s ou t, p erm it u s to go aw ay into
the herd of p igs.”
H e said to them , “Go!”
32
They cam e ou t, and w ent into the
herd of p igs: and behold , the w hole
herd of p igs ru shed d ow n the cliff into
33
the sea, and d ied in the w ater. Those
44
8:28 NU reads “Gadarenes”

w ho fed them fled , and w ent aw ay into
the city, and told everything, inclu d ing
w hat hap p ened to those w ho w ere
34
p ossessed w ith d em ons. Behold , all the
city cam e ou t to m eet Jesu s. When they
saw him , they begged that he w ou ld
d ep art from their bord ers.
12
When Jesu s heard it, he said to
them , “Those w ho are healthy have no
need for a p hysician, bu t those w ho are
13
sick d o. Bu t you go and learn w hat this
m eans: „I d esire m ercy, and not
sacrifice,‟ for I cam e not to call the
45
righteou s, bu t sinners to rep entance. ”
46

Then John‟s d iscip les cam e to

14
H e entered into a boat, and
9 crossed over, and cam e into
2
his ow n city. Behold , they
him , saying, “Why d o w e and the
Pharisees fast often, bu t you r d iscip les
brou ght to him a m an w ho w as d on‟t fast?”
p aralyzed , lying on a bed . Jesu s, seeing
their faith, said to the p aralytic, “Son, Jesu s said to them , “Can the
15

cheer u p ! You r sins are forgiven you .” friend s of the brid egroom m ou rn, as
long as the brid egroom is w ith them ?
3
Behold , som e of the scribes said to Bu t the d ays w ill com e w hen the
them selves, “This m an blasp hem es.” brid egroom w ill be taken aw ay from
16
them , and then they w ill fast. N o one
4
Jesu s, know ing their thou ghts, p u ts a p iece of u nshru nk cloth on an old
said , “Why d o you think evil in you r garm ent; for the p atch w ou ld tear aw ay
5
hearts? For w hich is easier, to say, from the garm ent, and a w orse hole is
„You r sins are forgiven;‟ or to say, „Get m ad e. 17N either d o p eop le p u t new w ine
u p , and w alk?‟ Bu t that you m ay know into old w ineskins, or else the skins
6

that the Son of Man has au thority on w ou ld bu rst, and the w ine be sp illed ,
earth to forgive sins...” (then he said to and the skins ru ined . N o, they p u t new
the p aralytic), “Get u p , and take u p w ine into fresh w ineskins, and both are
you r m at, and go u p to you r hou se.” p reserved .”
7 18
H e arose and d ep arted to his While he told these things to
8
hou se. Bu t w hen the m u ltitu d es saw it, them , behold , a ru ler cam e and
they m arveled and glorified God , w ho w orship ed him , saying, “My d au ghter
had given su ch au thority to m en. has ju st d ied , bu t com e and lay you r
hand on her, and she w ill live.”
9
As Jesu s p assed by from there, he
19
saw a m an called Matthew sitting at the Jesu s got u p and follow ed him , as
tax collection office. H e said to him , d id his d iscip les. 20Behold , a w om an
“Follow m e.” H e got u p and follow ed w ho had an issu e of blood for tw elve
10
him . It hap p ened as he sat in the years cam e behind him , and tou ched
hou se, behold , m any tax collectors and
sinners cam e and sat d ow n w ith Jesu s
11
and his d iscip les. When the Pharisees
saw it, they said to his d iscip les, “Why 45
9:13 Hosea 6:6
d oes you r teacher eat w ith tax collectors
and sinners?” 46
9:13 NU omits “to repentance”.
 47 21
the fringe of his garm ent; for she said cast ou t, the m u te m an sp oke. The
w ithin herself, “If I ju st tou ch his m u ltitu d es m arveled , saying, “N othing
garm ent, I w ill be m ad e w ell.” like this has ever been seen in Israel!”

Bu t the Pharisees said , “By the

22 34
Bu t Jesu s, tu rning arou nd and
seeing her, said , “Dau ghter, cheer u p ! p rince of the d em ons, he casts ou t
You r faith has m ad e you w ell.” And the d em ons.”
w om an w as m ad e w ell from that hou r.
35
Jesu s w ent abou t all the cities and
When Jesu s cam e into the ru ler‟s the
23
villages, teaching in their
hou se, and saw the flu te p layers, and synagogu es, and p reaching the Good
24
the crow d in noisy d isord er, he said to N ew s of the Kingd om , and healing
them , “Make room , becau se the girl every d isease and every sickness am ong
isn‟t d ead , bu t sleep ing.”
36
the p eop le. Bu t w hen he saw the
m u ltitu d es, he w as m oved w ith
25
They w ere rid icu ling him . Bu t com p assion for them , becau se they
w hen the crow d w as p u t ou t, he entered w ere harassed 48 and scattered , like
in, took her by the hand , and the girl sheep w ithou t a shep herd . 37Then he
arose. The rep ort of this w ent ou t into said to his d iscip les, “The harvest
26

27
all that land . As Jesu s p assed by from ind eed is p lentifu l, bu t the laborers are
there, tw o blind m en follow ed him , few . 38Pray therefore that the Lord of the
calling ou t and saying, “H ave m ercy on harvest w ill send ou t laborers into his
u s, son of David !” harvest.”
28
When he had com e into the H e called to him self his
hou se, the blind m en cam e to him . Jesu s
said to them , “Do you believe that I am
10 tw elve d iscip les, and gave
them au thority over
able to d o this?” u nclean sp irits, to cast them ou t, and to
heal every d isease and every sickness.
They told him , “Yes, Lord .” 2
N ow the nam es of the tw elve ap ostles
are these. The first, Sim on, w ho is called
29
Then he tou ched their eyes, Peter; And rew , his brother; Jam es the
saying, “Accord ing to you r faith be it son of Zebed ee; John, his brother;
d one to you .” Their eyes w ere op ened . 3Philip ;
30
Bartholom ew ; Thom as;
Jesu s strictly com m and ed them , saying, Matthew the tax collector; Jam es the son
“See that no one know s abou t this.” of Alp haeu s; Lebbaeu s, w hose su rnam e
31
Bu t they w ent ou t and sp read abroad w as 49 Thad d aeu s;
4
Sim on the
his fam e in all that land . Canaanite; and Ju d as Iscariot, w ho also
betrayed him .
32
As they w ent ou t, behold , a m u te
m an w ho w as d em on p ossessed w as
33
brou ght to him . When the d em on w as
48
9:36 TR reads “weary” instead of “harassed”

47 49
9:20 or, tassel 10:3 NU omits “Lebbaeus, whose surname was”
 5
Jesu s sent these tw elve ou t, and
com m and ed them , saying, “Don‟t go
am ong the Gentiles, and d on‟t enter into
6 21
any city of the Sam aritans. Rather, go to
7
the lost sheep of the hou se of Israel. As
you go, p reach, saying, „The Kingd om
of H eaven is at hand !‟ H eal the sick,
8 22
50
cleanse the lep ers , and cast ou t
d em ons. Freely you received , so freely
give. Don‟t take any gold , nor silver,
9 23
10
nor brass in you r m oney belts. Take no
bag for you r jou rney, neither tw o coats,
nor shoes, nor staff: for the laborer is
11
w orthy of his food . Into w hatever city
or village you enter, find ou t w ho in it is
w orthy; and stay there u ntil you go on.
12
As you enter into the hou sehold , greet
13
it. If the hou sehold is w orthy, let you r
p eace com e on it, bu t if it isn‟t w orthy,
14
let you r p eace retu rn to you . Whoever
d oesn‟t receive you , nor hear you r
w ord s, as you go ou t of that hou se or
that city, shake off the d u st from you r
15
feet. Most certainly I tell you , it w ill be
m ore tolerable for the land of Sod om
and Gom orrah in the d ay of ju d gm ent
than for that city.
“Behold , I send you ou t as sheep
16
bu t the Sp irit of you r Father w ho sp eaks
in you .
“Brother w ill d eliver u p brother
to d eath, and the father his child .
Child ren w ill rise u p against p arents,
and cau se them to be p u t to d eath. You
w ill be hated by all m en for m y nam e‟s
sake, bu t he w ho end u res to the end
w ill be saved . Bu t w hen they p ersecu te
you in this city, flee into the next, for
m ost certainly I tell you , you w ill not
have gone throu gh the cities of Israel,
u ntil the Son of Man has com e.
“A d iscip le is not above his
24
25
teacher, nor a servant above his lord . It
is enou gh for the d iscip le that he be like
his teacher, and the servant like his lord .
If they have called the m aster of the
hou se Beelzebu l, how m u ch m ore those
of his hou sehold ! Therefore d on‟t be
26
afraid of them , for there is nothing
covered that w ill not be revealed ; and
27
hid d en that w ill not be know n. What I
tell you in the d arkness, sp eak in the
light; and w hat you hear w hisp ered in
the ear, p roclaim on the hou setop s.
Don‟t be afraid of those w ho kill the
28

in the m id st of w olves. Therefore be bod y, bu t are not able to kill the sou l.
w ise as serp ents, and harm less as d oves. Rather, fear him w ho is able to d estroy
17 51
Bu t bew are of m en: for they w ill both sou l and bod y in Gehenna.
d eliver you u p to cou ncils, and in their
“Aren‟t tw o sp arrow s sold for an
18 29
synagogu es they w ill scou rge you . Yes,
52
and you w ill be brou ght before assarion coin ? N ot one of them falls on
governors and kings for m y sake, for a the grou nd ap art from you r Father‟s
30
testim ony to them and to the nations. w ill, bu t the very hairs of you r head
Bu t w hen they d eliver you u p , d on‟t be are all nu m bered . Therefore d on‟t be
19 31

anxiou s how or w hat you w ill say, for it

w ill be given you in that hou r w hat you
20
w ill say. For it is not you w ho sp eak, 5110:28 or, Hell.

52
10:29 An assarion is a small coin worth one
tenth of a drachma or a sixteenth of a denarius.
An assarion is approximately the wages of one
50
10:8 TR adds “, raise the dead” half hour of agricultural labor.

afraid . You are of m ore valu e than
32
m any sp arrow s. Everyone therefore
w ho confesses m e before m en, him I
w ill also confess before m y Father w ho
33
is in heaven. Bu t w hoever d enies m e
before m en, him I w ill also d eny before
m y Father w ho is in heaven.
“Don‟t think that I cam e to send
34
p eace on the earth. I d id n‟t com e to
35
send p eace, bu t a sw ord . For I cam e to
set a m an at od d s against his father, and
a d au ghter against her m other, and a
d au ghter-in-law against her
m other-in-law . A m an‟s foes w ill be
36
those of his ow n hou sehold .
53 37
H e w ho
loves father or m other m ore than m e is
not w orthy of m e; and he w ho loves son
or d au ghter m ore than m e isn‟t w orthy
of m e. H e w ho d oesn‟t take his cross
38
and follow after m e, isn‟t w orthy of m e.
39
H e w ho seeks his life w ill lose it; and
he w ho loses his life for m y sake w ill
40
find it. H e w ho receives you receives
m e, and he w ho receives m e receives
41
him w ho sent m e. H e w ho receives a
p rop het in the nam e of a p rop het w ill
receive a p rop het‟s rew ard . H e w ho
receives a righteou s m an in the nam e of
a righteou s m an w ill receive a righteou s
m an‟s rew ard . Whoever gives one of
42
these little ones ju st a cu p of cold w ater
to d rink in the nam e of a d iscip le, m ost
certainly I tell you he w ill in no w ay
lose his rew ard .”
It hap p ened that w hen
11 Jesu s had finished d irecting
his tw elve d iscip les, he
d ep arted from there to teach and p reach
2
in their cities. N ow w hen John heard in
the p rison the w orks of Christ, he sent
53
10:36 Micah 7:6
3
tw o of his d iscip les and said to him ,
“Are you he w ho com es, or shou ld w e
look for another?”
Jesu s answ ered them , “Go and tell
4
John the things w hich you hear and see:
5
the blind receive their sight, the lam e
w alk, the lep ers are cleansed , the d eaf
54
hear, the d ead are raised u p , and the
p oor have good new s p reached to
55 6
them . Blessed is he w ho find s no
occasion for stu m bling in m e.”
7
As these w ent their w ay, Jesu s
began to say to the m u ltitu d es
concerning John, “What d id you go ou t
into the w ild erness to see? A reed
8
shaken by the w ind ? Bu t w hat d id you
go ou t to see? A m an in soft clothing?
Behold , those w ho w ear soft clothing
are in king‟s hou ses. Bu t w hy d id you
9
go ou t? To see a p rop het? Yes, I tell you ,
10
and m u ch m ore than a p rop het. For
this is he, of w hom it is w ritten, „Behold ,
I send m y m essenger before you r face,
w ho w ill p rep are you r w ay before
you .‟
56 11
Most certainly I tell you , am ong
those w ho are born of w om en there has
not arisen anyone greater than John the
Bap tizer; yet he w ho is least in the
Kingd om of H eaven is greater than he.
12
From the d ays of John the Bap tizer
u ntil now , the Kingd om of H eaven
su ffers violence, and the violent take it
57 13
by force. For all the p rop hets and the
14
law p rop hesied u ntil John. If you are
w illing to receive it, this is Elijah, w ho is
54
11:5 Isaiah 35:5
55
11:5 Isaiah 61:1-4
56
11:10 Malachi 3:1
57
11:12 or, plunder it.
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to com e. H e w ho has ears to hear, let
him hear.
“Bu t to w hat shall I com p are this
16
generation? It is like child ren sitting in
the m arketp laces, w ho call to their
com p anions and say, „We p layed the
17
flu te for you , and you d id n‟t d ance. We
m ou rned for you , and you d id n‟t
lam ent.‟ For John cam e neither eating
18
w ise and u nd erstand ing, and revealed
26
them to infants. Yes, Father, for so it
27
w as w ell-p leasing in you r sight. All
things have been d elivered to m e by m y
Father. N o one know s the Son, excep t
the Father; neither d oes anyone know
the Father, excep t the Son, and he to
w hom the Son d esires to reveal him .
“Com e to m e, all you w ho labor
28

nor d rinking, and they say, „H e has a
d em on.‟ The Son of Man cam e eating
19
and d rinking, and they say, „Behold , a
glu ttonou s m an and a d ru nkard , a
friend of tax collectors and sinners!‟ Bu t
w isd om is ju stified by her child ren. ”
58
and are heavily bu rd ened , and I w ill
29
give you rest. Take m y yoke u p on you ,
and learn from m e, for I am gentle and
low ly in heart; and you w ill find rest for
30
you r sou ls. For m y yoke is easy, and
m y bu rd en is light.”

20
Then he began to d enou nce the At that tim e, Jesu s w ent on
cities in w hich m ost of his m ighty
w orks had been d one, becau se they
12 the Sabbath d ay throu gh
the grain field s. H is
d id n‟t rep ent. “Woe to you , Chorazin!
21
d iscip les w ere hu ngry and began to
2
Woe to you , Bethsaid a! For if the p lu ck head s of grain and to eat. Bu t the
m ighty w orks had been d one in Tyre Pharisees, w hen they saw it, said to
and Sid on w hich w ere d one in you , him , “Behold , you r d iscip les d o w hat is
they w ou ld have rep ented long ago in not law fu l to d o on the Sabbath.”
22
sackcloth and ashes. Bu t I tell you , it
Bu t he said to them , “H aven‟t you
3
w ill be m ore tolerable for Tyre and
Sid on on the d ay of ju d gm ent than for read w hat David d id , w hen he w as
23
you . You , Cap ernau m , w ho are exalted hu ngry, and those w ho w ere w ith him ;
how he entered into God ‟s hou se, and
4
59
to heaven, you w ill go d ow n to H ad es.
For if the m ighty w orks had been d one ate the show bread , w hich w as not
in Sod om w hich w ere d one in you , it law fu l for him to eat, neither for those
w ou ld have rem ained u ntil this d ay. w ho w ere w ith him , bu t only for the
24 60 5
Bu t I tell you that it w ill be m ore p riests? Or have you not read in the
tolerable for the lan d of Sod om , on the law , that on the Sabbath d ay, the p riests
d ay of ju d gm ent, than for you .” in the tem p le p rofane the Sabbath, and
6
are gu iltless? Bu t I tell you that one
At that tim e, Jesu s answ ered , “I greater than the tem p le is here. Bu t if
25 7

thank you , Father, Lord of heaven and you had know n w hat this m eans, „I
earth, that you hid these things from the d esire m ercy, and not sacrifice,‟ you
61

58 60
11:19 NU reads “actions” instead of “children” 12:4 1 Samuel 21:3-6

59 61
11:23 or, Hell 12:7 Hosea 6:6

w ou ld not have cond em ned the
8 62
gu iltless. For the Son of Man is Lord of
the Sabbath.”
9
H e d ep arted there, and w ent into
10
their synagogu e. And behold there
w as a m an w ith a w ithered hand . They
asked him , “Is it law fu l to heal on the
Sabbath d ay?” that they m ight accu se
21
In his nam e, the nations w ill
hop e.”
22
Then one p ossessed by a d em on,
blind and m u te, w as brou ght to him
and he healed him , so that the blind and
23
m u te m an both sp oke and saw . All the
m u ltitu d es w ere am azed , and said ,
“Can this be the son of David ?” Bu t
24

him . w hen the Pharisees heard it, they said ,

“This m an d oes not cast ou t d em ons,
H e said to them , “What m an is excep t by Beelzebu l, the p rince of the
11

there am ong you , w ho has one sheep , d em ons.”

and if this one falls into a p it on the
Sabbath d ay, w on‟t he grab on to it, and
25
Know ing their thou ghts, Jesu s
lift it ou t? Of how m u ch m ore valu e said to them , “Every kingd om d ivid ed
12

then is a m an than a sheep ! Therefore it against itself is brou ght to d esolation,

is law fu l to d o good on the Sabbath and every city or hou se d ivid ed against
d ay.” Then he told the m an, “Stretch itself w ill not stand . If Satan casts ou t
13 26

ou t you r hand .” H e stretched it ou t; and Satan, he is d ivid ed against him self.

27
it w as restored w hole, ju st like the H ow then w ill his kingd om stand ? If I
14
other. Bu t the Pharisees w ent ou t, and by Beelzebu l cast ou t d em ons, by w hom
consp ired against him , how they m ight d o you r child ren cast them ou t?
15 28
d estroy him . Jesu s, p erceiving that, Therefore they w ill be you r ju d ges. Bu t
w ithd rew from there. Great m u ltitu d es if I by the Sp irit of God cast ou t d em ons,
follow ed him ; and he healed them all, then the Kingd om of God has com e
16 29
and com m and ed them that they u p on you . Or how can one enter into
17
shou ld not m ake him know n: that it the hou se of the strong m an, and
m ight be fu lfilled w hich w as sp oken p lu nd er his good s, u nless he first bind
throu gh Isaiah the p rop het, saying, the strong m an? Then he w ill p lu nd er
“Behold , m y servant w hom I have
18
his hou se.
chosen;
“H e w ho is not w ith m e is against
30
m y beloved in w hom m y sou l is
w ell p leased : m e, and he w ho d oesn‟t gather w ith m e,
31
I w ill p u t m y Sp irit on him . scatters. Therefore I tell you , every sin
H e w ill p roclaim ju stice to the and blasp hem y w ill be forgiven m en,
nations. bu t the blasp hem y against the Sp irit
19 32
H e w ill not strive, nor shou t; w ill not be forgiven m en. Whoever
neither w ill anyone hear his voice sp eaks a w ord against the Son of Man, it
in the streets. w ill be forgiven him ; bu t w hoever
H e w on‟t break a bru ised reed .
20
sp eaks against the H oly Sp irit, it w ill
H e w on‟t qu ench a sm oking flax,
u ntil he lead s ju stice to victory.

62
12:21 Isaiah 42:1-4
 43
not be forgiven him , neither in this age, is here. Bu t the u nclean sp irit, w hen he
nor in that w hich is to com e. is gone ou t of the m an, p asses throu gh
w aterless p laces, seeking rest, and
“Either m ake the tree good , and d oesn‟t find it. 44Then he says, „I w ill
33

its fru it good , or m ake the tree corru p t, retu rn into m y hou se from w hich I cam e
and its fru it corru p t; for the tree is ou t,‟ and w hen he has com e back, he
34
know n by its fru it. You offsp ring of find s it em p ty, sw ep t, and p u t in ord er.
vip ers, how can you , being evil, sp eak 45Then he goes, and takes w ith him self
good things? For ou t of the abu nd ance seven other sp irits m ore evil than he is,
35
of the heart, the m ou th sp eaks. The and they enter in and d w ell there. The
good m an ou t of his good treasu re last state of that m an becom es w orse
brings ou t good things, and the evil than the first. Even so w ill it be also to
m an ou t of his evil treasu re brings ou t this evil generation.”
63

36
evil things. I tell you that every id le
46
w ord that m en sp eak, they w ill give While he w as yet sp eaking to the
accou nt of it in the d ay of ju d gm ent. m u ltitu d es, behold , his m other and his
37
For by you r w ord s you w ill be brothers stood ou tsid e, seeking to sp eak
ju stified , and by you r w ord s you w ill be to him . One said to him , “Behold , you r
47

cond em ned .” m other and you r brothers stand

38
Then certain of the scribes and
Pharisees answ ered , “Teacher, w e w ant
to see a sign from you .”
ou tsid e, seeking to sp eak to you .”
48
Bu t he answ ered him w ho sp oke
to him , “Who is m y m other? Who are
m y brothers?” H e stretched ou t his
49

Bu t he answ ered them , “An evil hand tow ard s his d iscip les, and said ,
39

and ad u lterou s generation seeks after a “Behold , m y m other and m y brothers!

sign, bu t no sign w ill be given it bu t the 50For w hoever d oes the w ill of m y
40
sign of Jonah the p rop het. For as Jonah Father w ho is in heaven, he is m y
w as three d ays and three nights in the brother, and sister, and m other.”
belly of the w hale, so w ill the Son of
Man be three d ays and three nights in On that d ay Jesu s w ent ou t
41
the heart of the earth. The m en of
N ineveh w ill stand u p in the ju d gm ent
13 of the hou se, and sat by the
2
seasid e. Great m u ltitu d es
w ith this generation, and w ill cond em n gathered to him , so that he entered into
it, for they rep ented at the p reaching of a boat, and sat, and all the m u ltitu d e
3
Jonah; and behold , som eone greater stood on the beach. H e sp oke to them
42
than Jonah is here. The qu een of the m any things in p arables, saying,
sou th w ill rise u p in the ju d gm ent w ith “Behold , a farm er w ent ou t to sow . As
4

this generation, and w ill cond em n it, for he sow ed , som e seed s fell by the
she cam e from the end s of the earth to road sid e, and the bird s cam e and
5
hear the w isd om of Solom on; and d evou red them . Others fell on rocky
behold , som eone greater than Solom on grou nd , w here they d id n‟t have m u ch
soil, and im m ed iately they sp rang u p ,
becau se they had no d ep th of earth.
6
63
12:35 TR adds “of the heart”
When the su n had risen, they w ere
scorched . Becau se they had no root,
7
they w ithered aw ay. Others fell am ong
thorns. The thorns grew u p and choked
8
them . Others fell on good soil, and
yield ed fru it: som e one hu nd red tim es
as m u ch, som e sixty, and som e thirty.
H e w ho has ears to hear, let him hear.”
9 19
10
The d iscip les cam e, and said to
him , “Why d o you sp eak to them in
p arables?”
H e answ ered them , “To you it is
11
given to know the m ysteries of the
Kingd om of H eaven, bu t it is not given
12
to them . For w hoever has, to him w ill
be given, and he w ill have abu nd ance,
bu t w hoever d oesn‟t have, from him
w ill be taken aw ay even that w h ich he
13
has. Therefore I sp eak to them in
p arables, becau se seeing they d on‟t see,
and hearing, they d on‟t hear, neither d o
14
they u nd erstand . In them the p rop hecy
of Isaiah is fu lfilled , w hich says,
„By hearing you w ill hear,
and w ill in no w ay u nd erstand ;
Seeing you w ill see,
and w ill in no w ay p erceive:
for this p eop le‟s heart has grow n
15
callou s,
their ears are d u ll of hearing,
they have closed their eyes;
or else p erhap s they m ight p erceive
w ith their eyes,
hear w ith their ears,
u nd erstand w ith their heart,
and shou ld tu rn again;
and I w ou ld heal them .‟
64
“Bu t blessed are you r eyes, for
16
they see; and you r ears, for they hear.
17
For m ost certainly I tell you that m any
64
13:15 Isaiah 6:9-10
p rop hets and righteou s m en d esired to
see the things w hich you see, and d id n‟t
see them ; and to hear the things w hich
you hear, and d id n‟t hear them .
“H ear, then, the p arable of the
18
farm er. When anyone hears the w ord
of the Kingd om , and d oesn‟t
u nd erstand it, the evil one com es, and
snatches aw ay that w hich has been
sow n in his heart. This is w hat w as
20
sow n by the road sid e. What w as sow n
on the rocky p laces, this is he w ho hears
the w ord , and im m ed iately w ith joy
21
receives it; yet he has no root in
him self, bu t end u res for a w hile. When
op p ression or p ersecu tion arises
becau se of the w ord , im m ed iately he
22
stu m bles. What w as sow n am ong the
thorns, this is he w ho hears the w ord ,
bu t the cares of this age and the
d eceitfu lness of riches choke the w ord ,
23
and he becom es u nfru itfu l. What w as
sow n on the good grou nd , this is he
w ho hears the w ord , and u nd erstand s
it, w ho m ost certainly bears fru it, and
brings forth, som e one hu nd red tim es as
m u ch, som e sixty, and som e thirty.”
24
H e set another p arable before
them , saying, “The Kingd om of H eaven
is like a m an w ho sow ed good seed in
25
his field , bu t w hile p eop le slep t, his
65
enem y cam e and sow ed d arnel w eed s
also am ong the w heat, and w ent aw ay.
26
Bu t w hen the blad e sp rang u p and
brou ght forth fru it, then the d arnel
27
w eed s ap p eared also. The servants of
the hou sehold er cam e and said to him ,
„Sir, d id n‟t you sow good seed in you r
65
13:25 darnel is a weed grass (probably bearded
darnel or lolium temulentum) that looks very
much like wheat until it is mature, when the
difference becomes very apparent.
field ? Where d id this d arnel com e I w ill u tter things hid d en from the
from ?‟ fou nd ation of the w orld .”
67

“H e said to them , „An enem y has

28 36
Then Jesu s sent the m u ltitu d es
d one this.‟ aw ay, and w ent into the hou se. H is
d iscip les cam e to him , saying, “Exp lain
“The servants asked him , „Do you to u s the p arable of the d arnel w eed s of
w ant u s to go and gather them u p ?‟ the field .”

“Bu t he said , „N o, lest p erhap s H e answ ered them , “H e w ho

29 37

w hile you gather u p the d arnel w eed s, sow s the good seed is the Son of Man,
30 38
you root u p the w heat w ith them . Let the field is the w orld ; and the good
both grow together u ntil the harvest, seed , these are the child ren of the
and in the harvest tim e I w ill tell the Kingd om ; and the d arnel w eed s are the
reap ers, “First, gather u p the d arnel 39
child ren of the evil one. The enem y
w eed s, and bind them in bu nd les to w ho sow ed them is the d evil. The
bu rn them ; bu t gather the w heat into harvest is the end of the age, and the
m y barn.”‟” 40
reap ers are angels. As therefore the
d arnel w eed s are gathered u p and
31
H e set another p arable before bu rned w ith fire; so w ill it be at the end
them , saying, “The Kingd om of H eaven of this age. 41The Son of Man w ill send
is like a grain of m u stard seed , w hich a ou t his angels, and they w ill gather ou t
m an took, and sow ed in his field ; of his Kingd om all things that cau se
32
w hich ind eed is sm aller than all seed s. stu m bling, and those w ho d o iniqu ity,
Bu t w hen it is grow n, it is greater than 42and w ill cast them into the fu rnace of
the herbs, and becom es a tree, so that fire. There w ill be w eep ing and the
the bird s of the air com e and lod ge in its gnashing of teeth. 43Then the righteou s
branches.” w ill shine forth like the su n in the
Kingd om of their Father. H e w ho has
33
H e sp oke another p arable to ears to hear, let him hear.
them . “The Kingd om of H eaven is like
“Again, the Kingd om of H eaven
44
yeast, w hich a w om an took, and hid in
66
three m easu res of m eal, u ntil it w as all is like a treasu re hid d en in the field ,
leavened .” w hich a m an fou nd , and hid . In his joy,
he goes and sells all that he has, and
34
Jesu s sp oke all these things in bu ys that field .
p arables to the m u ltitu d es; and w ithou t
a p arable, he d id n‟t sp eak to them , that “Again, the Kingd om of H eaven
35 45

it m ight be fu lfilled w hich w as sp oken is like a m an w ho is a m erchant seeking

46
throu gh the p rop het, saying, fine p earls, w ho having fou nd one
“I w ill op en m y m ou th in p arables; p earl of great p rice, he w ent and sold all
that he had , and bou ght it.

66
13:33 literally, three sata. 3 sata is about 39
67
litres or a bit more than a bushel 13:35 Psalm 78:2
 “Again, the Kingd om of H eaven d id n‟t d o m any m ighty w orks there
47

is like a d ragnet, that w as cast into the becau se of their u nbelief.

sea, and gathered som e fish of every
48
kind , w hich, w hen it w as filled , they
d rew u p on the beach. They sat d ow n,
and gathered the good into containers,
49
bu t the bad they threw aw ay. So w ill it
be in the end of the w orld . The angels
w ill com e forth, and sep arate the
50
w icked from am ong the righteou s, and
w ill cast them into the fu rnace of fire.
There w ill be the w eep ing and the
gnashing of teeth.” Jesu s said to them ,
51
At that tim e, H erod the
14 tetrarch heard the rep ort
2
concerning Jesu s, and said
to his servants, “This is John the
Bap tizer. H e is risen from the d ead .
That is w hy these p ow ers w ork in him .”
3
For H erod had laid hold of John, and
bou nd him , and p u t him in p rison for
the sake of H erod ias, his brother
Philip ‟s w ife. For John said to him , “It
4

“H ave you u nd erstood all these is not law fu l for you to have her.”
things?”
5
When he w ou ld have p u t him to d eath,
he feared the m u ltitu d e, becau se they
They answ ered him , “Yes, Lord .”
6
cou nted him as a p rop het. Bu t w hen
H erod ‟s birthd ay cam e, the d au ghter of
H e said to them , “Therefore every H erod ias d anced am ong them and
52

7
scribe w ho has been m ad e a d iscip le in p leased H erod . Whereu p on he
the Kingd om of H eaven is like a m an p rom ised w ith an oath to give her
w ho is a hou sehold er, w ho brings ou t of w hatever she shou ld ask. 8She, being
his treasu re new and old things.” p rom p ted by her m other, said , “Give
m e here on a p latter the head of John
It hap p ened that w hen Jesu s had the Bap tizer.”
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finished these p arables, he d ep arted

54 9
from there. Com ing into his ow n The king w as grieved , bu t for the
cou ntry, he tau ght them in their sake of his oaths, and of those w ho sat
synagogu e, so that they w ere at the table w ith him , he com m and ed it
astonished , and said , “Where d id this to be given, 10and he sent and behead ed
11
m an get this w isd om , and these m ighty John in the p rison. H is head w as
w orks? Isn‟t this the carp enter‟s son? brou ght on a p latter, and given to the
55

Isn‟t his m other called Mary, and his you ng lad y: and she brou ght it to her
brothers, Jam es, Joses, Sim on, and m other. 12H is d iscip les cam e, and took
Ju d as ? Aren‟t all of his sisters w ith the bod y, and bu ried it; and they w ent
68 56

u s? Where then d id this m an get all of and told Jesu s. 13N ow w hen Jesu s heard
these things?” They w ere offend ed by this, he w ithd rew from there in a boat,
57

him . to a d eserted p lace ap art. When the

m u ltitu d es heard it, they follow ed him
Bu t Jesu s said to them , “A p rop het on foot from the cities.
is not w ithou t honor, excep t in his ow n
cou ntry, and in his ow n hou se.” H e
58 14
Jesu s w ent ou t, and he saw a great
m u ltitu d e. H e had com p assion on them ,
15
and healed their sick. When evening
68
13:55 or, Judah
had com e, his d iscip les cam e to him ,
saying, “This p lace is d eserted , and the
hou r is alread y late. Send the
m u ltitu d es aw ay, that they m ay go into
the villages, and bu y them selves food .”
on the sea, they w ere trou bled , saying,
“It‟s a ghost!” and they cried ou t for
27
fear. Bu t im m ed iately Jesu s sp oke to
them , saying “Cheer u p ! It is I! Don‟t
71

be afraid .”
Bu t Jesu s said to them , “They
16

d on‟t need to go aw ay. You give them

28
Peter answ ered him and said ,
som ething to eat.” “Lord , if it is you , com m and m e to com e
to you on the w aters.”
They told him , “We only have
17

here five loaves and tw o fish.” H e said , “Com e!”

29

H e said , “Bring them here to m e.”

18
19
H e com m and ed the m u ltitu d es to sit
d ow n on the grass; and he took the five
loaves and the tw o fish, and looking u p
to heaven, he blessed , broke and gave
the loaves to the d iscip les, and the
20
d iscip les gave to the m u ltitu d es. They
all ate, and w ere filled . They took u p
tw elve baskets fu ll of that w hich
rem ained left over from the broken
21
p ieces. Those w ho ate w ere abou t five
thou sand m en, besid es w om en and
child ren.
22
Im m ed iately Jesu s m ad e the
d iscip les get into the boat, and to go
ahead of him to the other sid e, w hile he
23
sent the m u ltitu d es aw ay. After he had
sent the m u ltitu d es aw ay, he w ent u p
into the m ou ntain by him self to p ray.
When evening had com e, he w as there
24
alone. Bu t the boat w as now in the
m id d le of the sea, d istressed by the
25
w aves, for the w ind w as contrary. In
69
the fou rth w atch of the night, Jesu s
70
cam e to them , w alking on the sea.
26
When the d iscip les saw him w alking
Peter step p ed d ow n from the boat,
and w alked on the w aters to com e to
30
Jesu s. Bu t w hen he saw that the w ind
w as strong, he w as afraid , and
beginning to sink, he cried ou t, saying,
“Lord , save m e!”
31
Im m ed iately Jesu s stretched ou t
his hand , took hold of him , and said to
him , “You of little faith, w hy d id you
d ou bt?” When they got u p into the
32
33
boat, the w ind ceased . Those w ho w ere
in the boat cam e and w orship ed him ,
saying, “You are tru ly the Son of God !”
34
When they had crossed over, they
35
cam e to the land of Gennesaret. When
the p eop le of that p lace recognized him ,
they sent into all that su rrou nd ing
region, and brou ght to him all w ho
36
w ere sick, and they begged him that
72
they m ight ju st tou ch the fringe of his
garm ent. As m any as tou ched it w ere
m ad e w hole.
Then Pharisees and scribes
15 cam e to Jesu s from
Jeru salem , saying, “Why
2

69
14:25 The night was equally divided into four
watches, so the fourth watch is approximately
71
3:00 A. M. to sunrise. 14:27 or, I AM!

70 72
14:25 see Job 9:8 14:36 or, tassel

d o you r d iscip les d isobey the trad ition
of the eld ers? For they d on‟t w ash their
hand s w hen they eat bread .”
H e answ ered them , “Why d o you
3
also d isobey the com m and m ent of God
4
becau se of you r trad ition? For God
com m and ed , „H onor you r father and
Bu t he answ ered , “Every p lant
13
w hich m y heavenly Father d id n‟t p lant
14
w ill be u p rooted . Leave them alone.
They are blind gu id es of the blind . If the
blind gu id e the blind , both w ill fall into
a p it.”
Peter answ ered him , “Exp lain the
15

you r m other,‟ and , „H e w ho sp eaks p arable to u s.”

73

evil of father or m other, let him be p u t

to d eath.‟ Bu t you say, „Whoever m ay So Jesu s said , “Do you also still
74 5 16

tell his father or his m other, “Whatever not u nd erstand ? Don‟t you u nd erstand
17

help you m ight otherw ise have gotten that w hatever goes into the m ou th
from m e is a gift d evoted to God ,” he
6
p asses into the belly, and then ou t of the
shall not honor his father or m other.‟
18
bod y? Bu t the things w hich p r oceed
You have m ad e the com m and m ent of ou t of the m ou th com e ou t of the heart,
19
God void becau se of you r trad ition . and they d efile the m an. For ou t of the
7
You hyp ocrites! Well d id Isaiah heart com e forth evil thou ghts,
p rop hesy of you , saying, m u rd ers, ad u lteries, sexu al sins, thefts,
„These p eop le d raw near to m e w ith
8
false testim ony, and blasp hem ies.
20
their m ou th, These are the things w hich d efile the
and honor m e w ith their lip s; m an; bu t to eat w ith u nw ashed hand s
bu t their heart is far from m e. d oesn‟t d efile the m an.”
9
And in vain d o they w orship m e,
21
teaching as d octrine ru les m ad e by Jesu s w ent ou t from there, and
m en.‟”
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w ithd rew into the region of Tyre and
22
Sid on. Behold , a Canaanite w om an
10
H e su m m oned the m u ltitu d e, and cam e ou t from those bord ers, and cried ,
said to them , “H ear, and u nd erstand . saying, “H ave m ercy on m e, Lord , you
11
That w hich enters into the m ou th son of David ! My d au ghter is severely
d oesn‟t d efile the m an; bu t that w hich d em onized !”
p roceed s ou t of the m ou th, this d efiles
the m an.”
23
Bu t he answ ered her not a w ord .
12
Then the d iscip les cam e, and said H is d iscip les cam e and begged
to him , “Do you know that the him , saying, “Send her aw ay; for she
Pharisees w ere offend ed , w hen they cries after u s.”
heard this saying?”
Bu t he answ ered , “I w asn‟t sent to
24

anyone bu t the lost sheep of the hou se

of Israel.”
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15:4 Exodus 20:12; Deuteronomy 5:16
25
74
Bu t she cam e and w orship ed him ,
15:4 Exodus 21:17; Leviticus 20:9
saying, “Lord , help m e.”
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15:9 Isaiah 29:13
 Bu t he answ ered , “It is not
26
ap p rop riate to take the child ren‟s bread
and throw it to the d ogs.”
Bu t she said , “Yes, Lord , bu t even d iscip les, and the d iscip les to the
27
35
H e com m and ed the m u ltitu d e to
36
sit d ow n on the grou nd ; and he took
the seven loaves and the fish. H e gave
thanks and broke them , and gave to the

the d ogs eat the cru m bs w hich fall from m u ltitu d es. 37They all ate, and w ere
their m asters‟ table.” filled . They took u p seven baskets fu ll
of the broken p ieces that w ere left over.
28
Then Jesu s answ ered her, 38Those w ho ate w ere fou r thou sand
“Wom an, great is you r faith! Be it d one m en, besid es w om en and child ren.
to you even as you d esire.” And her 39Then he sent aw ay the m u ltitu d es, got
d au ghter w as healed from that hou r. into the boat, and cam e into the bord ers
of Magd ala.
29
Jesu s d ep arted there, and cam e
near to the sea of Galilee; and he w ent The Pharisees and
u p into the m ou ntain, and sat there.
30
Great m u ltitu d es cam e to him , having
16 Sad d u cees cam e,
testing him , asked him to
and

w ith them the lam e, blind , m u te, show them a sign from heaven. 2Bu t he
m aim ed , and m any others, and they p u t answ ered them , “When it is evening,
them d ow n at his feet. H e healed them , you say, „It w ill be fair w eather, for the
so that the m u ltitu d e w ond ered w hen sky is red .‟ 3In the m orning, „It w ill be
31

they saw the m u te sp eaking, inju red fou l w eather tod ay, for the sky is red
w hole, lam e w alking, and blind and threatening.‟ H yp ocrites! You know
seeing—and they glorified the God of how to d iscern the ap p earance of the
Israel. sky, bu t you can‟t d iscern the signs of
4
the tim es! An evil and ad u lterou s
32
Jesu s su m m oned his d iscip les and generation seeks after a sign, and there
said , “I have com p assion on the w ill be no sign given to it, excep t the
m u ltitu d e, becau se they continu e w ith sign of the p rop het Jonah.”
m e now three d ays and have nothing to
eat. I d on‟t w ant to send them aw ay H e left them , and d ep arted . The
5

fasting, or they m ight faint on the w ay.” d iscip les cam e to the other sid e and had
6
forgotten to take bread . Jesu s said to
The d iscip les said to him , “Where them , “Take heed and bew are of the
33

shou ld w e get so m any loaves in a yeast of the Pharisees and Sad d u cees.”
d eserted p lace as to satisfy so great a
m u ltitu d e?” 7
They reasoned am ong them selves,
saying, “We brou ght no bread .”
Jesu s said to them , “H ow m any
34

loaves d o you have?” 8

Jesu s, p erceiving it, said , “Why d o
you reason am ong you rselves, you of
They said , “Seven, and a few sm all little faith, „becau se you have brou ght
fish.” no bread ?‟ Don‟t you yet p erceive,
9

neither rem em ber the five loaves for the

five thou sand , and how m any baskets
 10
you took u p ? N or the seven loaves for
the fou r thou sand , and how m any
11
baskets you took u p ? H ow is it that
you d on‟t p erceive that I d id n‟t sp eak to
you concerning bread ? Bu t bew are of
the yeast of the Pharisees and
Sad d u cees.”
12
Then they u nd erstood that he
d id n‟t tell them to bew are of the yeast
of bread , bu t of the teaching of the
Pharisees and Sad d u cees. N ow w hen to rebu ke him , saying, “Far be it from
13
earth w ill have been released in
heaven.” Then he com m and ed the
20
d iscip les that they shou ld tell no one
21
that he w as Jesu s the Christ. From that
tim e, Jesu s began to show his d iscip les
that he m u st go to Jeru salem and su ffer
m any things from the eld ers, chief
p riests, and scribes, and be killed , and
the third d ay be raised u p .
22
Peter took him asid e, and began

Jesu s cam e into the p arts of Caesarea you , Lord ! This w ill never be d one to
Philip p i, he asked his d iscip les, saying, you .”
“Who d o m en say that I, the Son of
Man, am ?”
23
Bu t he tu rned , and said to Peter,
“Get behind m e, Satan! You are a
They said , “Som e say John the stu m bling block to m e, for you are not
14

Bap tizer, som e, Elijah, and others, setting you r m ind on the things of God ,
Jerem iah, or one of the p rop hets.” bu t on the things of m en.” Then Jesu s
24

said to his d iscip les, “If anyone d esires

H e said to them , “Bu t w ho d o you to com e after m e, let him d eny him self,
15

say that I am ?” and take u p his cross, and follow m e.

25
For w hoever d esires to save his life
Sim on Peter answ ered , “You are w ill lose it, and w hoever w ill lose his
16

the Christ, the Son of the living God .” 26

life for m y sake w ill find it. For w hat
w ill it p rofit a m an, if he gains the
Jesu s answ ered him , “Blessed are w hole w orld , and forfeits his life? Or
17

you , Sim on Bar Jonah, for flesh and w hat w ill a m an give in exchange for his
blood has not revealed this to you , bu t life? 27For the Son of Man w ill com e in
18
m y Father w ho is in heaven. I also tell the glory of his Father w ith his angels,
76
you that you are Peter, and on this and then he w ill rend er to everyone
77
rock I w ill bu ild m y assem bly, and the accord ing to his d eed s. 28Most certainly I
78
gates of H ad es w ill not p revail against tell you , there are som e stand ing here
19
it. I w ill give to you the keys of the w ho w ill in no w ay taste of d eath, u ntil
Kingd om of H eaven, and w hatever you they see the Son of Man com ing in his
bind on earth w ill have been bou nd in Kingd om .”
heaven; and w hatever you release on
After six d ays, Jesu s took

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16:18 Peter‟s name, Petros in Greek, is the word
17 w ith him Peter, Jam es, and
John his brother, and
for a specific rock or stone. brou ght them u p into a high m ou ntain
2
77
by them selves. H e w as transfigu red
16:18 Greek, petra, a rock mass or bedrock.
before them . H is face shone like the su n,
78
16:18 or, Hell
and his garm ents becam e as w hite as
 3
the light. Behold , Moses and Elijah grievou sly; for he often falls into the
16
ap p eared to them talking w ith him . fire, and often into the w ater. So I
brou ght him to you r d iscip les, and they
Peter answ ered , and said to Jesu s, cou ld not cu re him .”
4

“Lord , it is good for u s to be here. If you

w ant, let‟s m ake three tents here: one Jesu s answ ered , “Faithless and
17

for you , one for Moses, and one for p erverse generation! H ow long w ill I be
Elijah.” w ith you ? H ow long w ill I bear w ith
you ? Bring him here to m e.” Jesu s
18

5
While he w as still sp eaking, rebu ked him , the d em on w ent ou t of
behold , a bright clou d overshad ow ed him , and the boy w as cu red from that
them . Behold , a voice cam e ou t of the hou r.
clou d , saying, “This is m y beloved Son,
19
in w hom I am w ell p leased . Listen to Then the d iscip les cam e to Jesu s
him .” p rivately, and said , “Why w eren‟t w e
able to cast it ou t?”
6
When the d iscip les heard it, they
H e said to them , “Becau se of you r
20
fell on their faces, and w ere very afraid .
7
Jesu s cam e and tou ched them and said , u nbelief. For m ost certainly I tell you , if
“Get u p , and d on‟t be afraid .” Lifting you have faith as a grain of m u stard
8

u p their eyes, they saw no one, excep t seed , you w ill tell this m ou ntain, „Move
Jesu s alone. As they w ere com ing d ow n from here to there,‟ and it w ill m ove;
9

from the m ou ntain, Jesu s com m and ed and nothing w ill be im p ossible for you .
them , saying, “Don‟t tell anyone w hat Bu t this kind d oesn‟t go ou t excep t by
21

you saw , u ntil the Son of Man has risen p rayer and fasting.”
from the d ead .”
22
While they w ere staying in
H is d iscip les asked him , saying, Galilee, Jesu s said to them , “The Son of
10

“Then w hy d o the scribes say that Elijah Man is abou t to be d elivered u p into the
m u st com e first?”
23
hand s of m en, and they w ill kill him ,
and the third d ay he w ill be raised u p .”
Jesu s answ ered them , “Elijah
11

ind eed com es first, and w ill restore all They w ere exceed ingly sorry.
12 24
things, bu t I tell you that Elijah has When they had com e to Cap ernau m ,
com e alread y, and they d id n‟t recognize those w ho collected the d id rachm a
79
him , bu t d id to him w hatever they coins cam e to Peter, and said ,
w anted to. Even so the Son of Man w ill “Doesn‟t you r teacher p ay the
also su ffer by them .” Then the d id rachm a?” H e said , “Yes.”
13 25

d iscip les u nd erstood that he sp oke to

them of John the Bap tizer.
14
When they cam e to the m u ltitu d e,
a m an cam e to him , kneeling d ow n to
him , saying, “Lord , have m ercy on m y
15
son, for he is ep ilep tic, and su ffer s
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17:24 A didrachma is a Greek silver coin worth 2
drachmas, about as much as 2 Roman denarii,
or about 2 days‟ wages. It was commonly used
to pay the half-shekel temple tax, because 2
drachmas were worth one half shekel of silver.

When he cam e into the hou se,
Jesu s anticip ated him , saying, “What d o
you think, Sim on? From w hom d o the
kings of the earth receive toll or tribu te?
From their child ren, or from strangers?”
Peter said to him , “From from you . It is better for you to enter
26
“Woe to the w orld becau se of
7
occasions of stu m bling! For it m u st be
that the occasions com e, bu t w oe to that
p erson throu gh w hom the occasion
8
com es! If you r hand or you r foot cau ses
you to stu m ble, cu t it off, and cast it

strangers.” into life m aim ed or crip p led , rather than

having tw o hand s or tw o feet to be cast
Jesu s said to him , “Therefore the into the eternal fire. 9If you r eye cau ses
27
child ren are exem p t. Bu t, lest w e cau se you to stu m ble, p lu ck it ou t, and cast it
them to stu m ble, go to the sea, cast a from you . It is better for you to enter
hook, and take u p the first fish that into life w ith one eye, rather than
com es u p . When you have op ened its having tw o eyes to be cast into the
Gehenna of fire. See that you d on‟t
80 81 10
m ou th, you w ill find a stater coin.
Take that, and give it to them for m e d esp ise one of these little ones, for I tell
and you .” you that in heaven their angels alw ays
see the face of m y Father w ho is in
In that hou r the d iscip les heaven. 11For the Son of Man cam e to
18 cam e to Jesu s, saying, save that w hich w as lost.
“Who then is greatest in
the Kingd om of H eaven?” 12
“What d o you think? If a m an has
one hu nd red sheep , and one of them
Jesu s called a little child to goes astray, d oesn‟t he leave the
2

3
him self, and set him in their m id st, and ninety-nine, go to the m ou ntains, and
said , “Most certainly I tell you , u nless seek that w hich has gone astray? 13If he
you tu rn, and becom e as little child ren, find s it, m ost certainly I tell you , he
you w ill in no w ay enter into the rejoices over it m ore than over the
4
Kingd om of H eaven. Whoever ninety-nine w hich have not gone astray.
therefore hu m bles him self as this little 14Even so it is not the w ill of you r Father
child , the sam e is the greatest in the w ho is in heaven that one of these little
5
Kingd om of H eaven. Whoever receives ones shou ld p erish.
one su ch little child in m y nam e
“If you r brother sins against you ,
6 15
receives m e, bu t w hoever cau ses one of
these little ones w ho believe in m e to go, show him his fau lt betw een you and
stu m ble, it w ou ld be better for him that him alone. If he listens to you , you have
a hu ge m illstone shou ld be hu ng gained back you r brother. 16Bu t if he
arou nd his neck, and that he shou ld be d oesn‟t listen, take one or tw o m ore
su nk in the d ep ths of the sea. w ith you , that at the m ou th of tw o or
three w itnesses every w ord m ay be

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17:27 A stater is a silver coin equivalent to four
Attic or two Alexandrian drachmas, or a Jewish
shekel: just exactly enough to cover the
81
half-shekel temple tax for two people. 18:9 or, Hell
 82 17
established . If he refu ses to listen to
them , tell it to the assem bly. If he
refu ses to hear the assem bly also, let
him be to you as a Gentile or a tax
18
collector. Most certainly I tell you ,
w hatever things you bind on earth w ill
have been bou nd in heaven, and
w hatever things you release on earth
w ill have been released in heaven.
19
Again, assu red ly I tell you , that if tw o
of you w ill agree on earth concerning
anything that they w ill ask, it w ill be
d one for them by m y Father w ho is in
20
heaven. For w here tw o or three are
gathered together in m y nam e, there I
am in their m id st.”
21
Then Peter cam e and said to him , they w ere exceed ingly sorry, and cam e
“Lord , how often shall m y brother sin and told to their lord all that w as d one.
against m e, and I forgive him ? Until
seven tim es?”
Jesu s said to him , “I d on‟t tell you
22
of that servant, being m oved w ith
com p assion, released him , and forgave
him the d ebt.
“Bu t that servant w ent ou t, and
28
fou nd one of his fellow servants, w ho
84
ow ed him one hu nd red d enarii, and
he grabbed him , and took him by the
throat, saying, „Pay m e w hat you ow e!‟
“So his fellow servant fell d ow n at
29
his feet and begged him , saying, „H ave
p atience w ith m e, and I w ill rep ay you !‟
30
H e w ou ld not, bu t w ent and cast him
into p rison, u ntil he shou ld p ay back
31
that w hich w as d u e. So w hen his
fellow servants saw w hat w as d one,
32
Then his lord called him in , and said to
him , „You w icked servant! I forgave you
all that d ebt, becau se you begged m e.
Shou ld n‟t you also have had m ercy on
33

u ntil seven tim es, bu t, u ntil seventy you r fellow servant, even as I had
tim es seven. Therefore the Kingd om of m ercy on you ?‟ H is lord w as angry,
23 34

H eaven is like a certain king, w ho and d elivered him to the torm entors,
w anted to reconcile accou nts w ith his u ntil he shou ld p ay all that w as d u e to
24 35
servants. When he had begu n to him . So m y heavenly Father w ill also
reconcile, one w as brou ght to him w ho d o to you , if you d on‟t each forgive
83 25
ow ed him ten thou sand talents. Bu t you r brother from you r hearts for his
becau se he cou ld n‟t p ay, his lord m isd eed s.”
com m and ed him to be sold , w ith his
w ife, his child ren, and all that he had , It hap p ened w hen Jesu s
26
and p aym ent to be m ad e. The servant
therefore fell d ow n and kneeled before
19 had finished these w ord s,
he d ep arted from Galilee,
him , saying, „Lord , have p atience w ith and cam e into the bord ers of Ju d ea
m e, and I w ill rep ay you all!‟ The lord beyond the Jord an. Great m u ltitu d es
27 2

follow ed him , and he healed them

3
there. Pharisees cam e to him , testing
82
him , and saying, “Is it law fu l for a m an
18:16 Deuteronomy 19:15
to d ivorce his w ife for any reason?”
83
18:24 Ten thousand talents represents an
extremely large sum of money, equivalent to
about 60,000,000 denarii, where one denarius
84
was typical of one day‟s wages for agricultural 18:28 100 denarii was about one sixtieth of a
labor. talent.
 H e answ ered , “H aven‟t you read
4 13
Then little child ren w ere brou ght
that he w ho m ad e them from the to him , that he shou ld lay his han d s on
beginning m ad e them m ale and them and p ray; and the d iscip les
fem ale, and said , „For this cau se a rebu ked them . Bu t Jesu s said , “Allow
85 5 14

m an shall leave his father and m other, the little child ren, and d on‟t forbid them
and shall join to his w ife; and the tw o to com e to m e; for the Kingd om of
shall becom e one flesh?‟ So that they H eaven belongs to ones like these.” H e
86 6 15

are no m ore tw o, bu t one flesh. What laid his hand s on them , and d ep arted
therefore God has joined together, d on‟t from there.
let m an tear ap art.”
16
Behold , one cam e to him and said ,
They asked him , “Why then d id “Good teacher, w hat good thing shall I
7

Moses com m and u s to give her a bill of d o, that I m ay have eternal life?”
d ivorce, and d ivorce her?”
H e said to him , “Why d o you call
17

H e said to them , “Moses, becau se m e good ? N o one is good bu t one, that

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of the hard ness of you r hearts, allow ed is, God . Bu t if you w ant to enter into
you to d ivorce you r w ives, bu t from the life, keep the com m and m ents.”
9
beginning it has not been so. I tell you
H e said to him , “Which ones?”
18
that w hoever d ivorces his w ife, excep t
for sexu al im m orality, and m arries
another, com m its ad u ltery; and he w ho Jesu s said , “„You shall not m u rd er.‟
m arries her w hen she is d ivorced „You shall not com m it ad u ltery.‟ „You
com m its ad u ltery.” shall not steal.‟ „You shall not offer false
testim ony.‟ „H onor you r father and
19

H is d iscip les said to him , “If this m other.‟ And , „You shall love you r
10 88

is the case of the m an w ith his w ife, it is neighbor as you rself.‟”

89

not exp ed ient to m arry.”

The you ng m an said to him , “All
20

Bu t he said to them , “N ot all m en these things I have observed from m y

11

can receive this saying, bu t those to you th. What d o I still lack?”
12
w hom it is given. For there are
Jesu s said to him , “If you w ant to
21
eu nu chs w ho w ere born that w ay from
their m other‟s w om b, and there are be p erfect, go, sell w hat you have, and
eu nu chs w ho w ere m ad e eu nu chs by give to the p oor, and you w ill have
m en; and there are eu nu chs w ho m ad e treasu re in heaven; and com e, follow
them selves eu nu chs for the Kingd om of m e.” Bu t w hen the you ng m an heard
22

H eaven‟s sake. H e w ho is able to the saying, he w ent aw ay sad , for he

receive it, let him receive it.”

87
19:17 So MT and TR. NU reads “Why do you
ask me about what is good?”

85 88
19:4 Genesis 1:27 19:19 Exodus 20:12-16; Deuteronomy 5:16-20

86 89
19:5 Genesis 2:24 19:19 Leviticus 19:18
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w as one w ho had great p ossessions. laborers for a d enariu s a d ay, he sent
Jesu s said to his d iscip les, “Most
23 3
them into his vineyard . H e w ent ou t
91
certainly I say to you , a rich m an w ill abou t the third hou r, and saw others
4
enter into the Kingd om of H eaven w ith stand ing id le in the m arketp lace. To
them he said , „You also go into the
24
d ifficu lty. Again I tell you , it is easier
for a cam el to go throu gh a need le‟s eye,vineyard , and w hatever is right I w ill
than for a rich m an to enter into the give you .‟ So they w ent their w ay.
Kingd om of God .”
5
Again he w ent ou t abou t the sixth and
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the ninth hou r, and d id likew ise.
25
When the d iscip les heard it, they Abou t the eleventh hou r 93 he w ent ou t,
6

w ere exceed ingly astonished , saying, and fou nd others stand ing id le. H e said
“Who then can be saved ?” to them , „Why d o you stand here all d ay
id le?‟
26
Looking at them , Jesu s said ,
“With m en this is im p ossible, bu t w ith 7
“They said to him , „Becau se no
God all things are p ossible.” one has hired u s.‟

Then Peter answ ered , “Behold , “H e said to them , „You also go into
27

w e have left everything, and follow ed the vineyard , and you w ill receive
you . What then w ill w e have?” w hatever is right.‟ When evening had
8

com e, the lord of the vineyard said to

Jesu s said to them , “Most his m anager, „Call the laborers and p ay
28

certainly I tell you that you w ho have them their w ages, beginning from the
follow ed m e, in the regeneration w hen last to the first.‟
the Son of Man w ill sit on the throne of
“When those w ho w ere hired at
9
his glory, you also w ill sit on tw elve
thrones, ju d ging the tw elve tribes of abou t the eleventh hou r cam e, they each
29
Israel. Everyone w ho has left hou ses, received a d enariu s. 10When the first
or brothers, or sisters, or father, or cam e, they su p p osed that they w ou ld
m other, or w ife, or child ren, or land s, receive m ore; and they likew ise each
for m y nam e‟s sake, w ill receive one received a d enariu s. 11When they
hu nd red tim es, and w ill inherit eternal received it, they m u rm u red against the
30
life. Bu t m any w ill be last w ho are first; m aster of the hou sehold , 12saying,
and first w ho are last. „These last have sp ent one hou r, and

“For the Kingd om of

20 H eaven is like a m an w ho
w as the m aster of a
hou sehold , w ho w ent ou t early in the
m orning to hire laborers for his
2
vineyard . When he had agreed w ith the
90
20:2 A denarius is a silver Roman coin worth
1/25th of a Roman aureus. This was a common
wage for a day of farm labor.
91
20:3 Time was measured from sunrise to sunset,
so the third hour would be about 9:00 AM.

92
20:5 noon and 3:00 P. M.

93
20:6 5:00 PM
 H e said to them , “You w ill ind eed
23
you have m ad e them equ al to u s, w ho
have borne the bu rd en of the d ay and d rink m y cu p , and be bap tized w ith the
the scorching heat!‟ bap tism that I am bap tized w ith, bu t to
sit on m y right hand and on m y left
“Bu t he answ ered one of them , hand is not m ine to give; bu t it is for
13

„Friend , I am d oing you no w rong. w hom it has been p rep ared by m y

Did n‟t you agree w ith m e for a Father.”
14
d enariu s? Take that w hich is you rs,
24
and go you r w ay. It is m y d esire to give When the ten heard it, they w ere
to this last ju st as m u ch as to you . Isn‟t ind ignant w ith the tw o brothers.
15

it law fu l for m e to d o w hat I w ant to

25
w ith w hat I ow n? Or is you r eye evil, Bu t Jesu s su m m oned them , and
becau se I am good ?‟ So the last w ill be said , “You know that the ru lers of the
16

first, and the first last. For m any are nations lord it over them , and their
called , bu t few are chosen.” great ones exercise au thority over them .
26
It shall not be so am ong you , bu t
17
As Jesu s w as going u p to w hoever d esires to becom e great am ong
94 27
Jeru salem , he took the tw elve d iscip les you shall be you r servant. Whoever
asid e, and on the w ay he said to them , d esires to be first am ong you shall be
“Behold , w e are going u p to Jeru salem , you r bond servant, even as the Son of
18 28

and the Son of Man w ill be d elivered to Man cam e not to be served , bu t to serve,
the chief p riests and scribes, and they and to give his life as a ransom for
w ill cond em n him to d eath, and w ill m any.”
19

hand him over to the Gentiles to m ock,

29
to scou rge, and to cru cify; and the third As they w ent ou t from Jericho, a
d ay he w ill be raised u p .”
30
great m u ltitu d e follow ed him . Behold ,
tw o blind m en sitting by the road , w hen
20
Then the m other of the sons of they heard that Jesu s w as p assing by,
Zebed ee cam e to him w ith her sons, cried ou t, “Lord , have m ercy on u s, you
kneeling and asking a certain thing of son of David !” The m u ltitu d e rebu ked
31

him . H e said to her, “What d o you them , telling them that they shou ld be
21

w ant?” qu iet, bu t they cried ou t even m ore,

“Lord , have m ercy on u s, you son of
She said to him , “Com m and that David !”
these, m y tw o sons, m ay sit, one on
32
you r right hand , and one on you r left Jesu s stood still, and called them ,
hand , in you r Kingd om .” and asked , “What d o you w ant m e to
d o for you ?”
Bu t Jesu s answ ered , “You d on‟t
22

They told him , “Lord , that ou r

33
know w hat you are asking. Are you
able to d rink the cu p that I am abou t to eyes m ay be op ened .”
d rink, and be bap tized w ith the bap tism
that I am bap tized w ith?”

They said to him , “We are able.” 94

20:26 TR reads “let him be” instead of “shall be”
 34
Jesu s, being m oved w ith
com p assion, tou ched their eyes; and
im m ed iately their eyes received their
sight, and they follow ed him .
When they d rew near to
21 Jeru salem , and cam e to
95
Bethsp hage, to the Mou nt
of Olives, then Jesu s sent tw o d iscip les,
saying to them , “Go into the village
2 12
that is op p osite you , and im m ed iately
you w ill find a d onkey tied , and a colt
w ith her. Untie them , and bring them to
3
m e. If anyone says anything to you ,
you shall say, „The Lord need s them ,‟
is he w ho com es in the nam e of the
Lord ! H osanna in the highest!”
98
10
When he had com e into
Jeru salem , all the city w as stirred u p ,
saying, “Who is this?” The m u ltitu d es
11
said , “This is the p rop het, Jesu s, from
N azareth of Galilee.”
Jesu s entered into the tem p le of
God , and d rove ou t all of those w ho
sold and bou ght in the tem p le, and
overthrew the m oney changers‟ tables
and the seats of those w ho sold the
d oves. H e said to them , “It is w ritten,
13

and im m ed iately he w ill send them .” „My hou se shall be called a hou se of
p rayer,‟ bu t you have m ad e it a d en of
99

robbers!”
4 100
All this w as d one, that it m ight be
fu lfilled w hich w as sp oken throu gh the
14
p rop het, saying, The blind and the lam e cam e to
“Tell the d au ghter of Zion,
5
him in the tem p le, and he healed them .
15
behold , you r King com es to you , Bu t w hen the chief p riests and the
hu m ble, and rid ing on a d onkey, scribes saw the w ond erfu l things that he
on a colt, the foal of a d onkey.”
96
d id , and the child ren w ho w ere crying
in the tem p le and saying, “H osanna to
the son of David !” they w ere ind ignant,
6
The d iscip les w ent, and d id ju st as
and said to him , “Do you hear w hat
7 16
Jesu s com m and ed them , and brou ght
the d onkey and the colt, and laid their these are saying?”
8
clothes on them ; and he sat on them . A
very great m u ltitu d e sp read their Jesu s said to them , “Yes. Did you
clothes on the road . Others cu t branches never read , „Ou t of the m ou th of babes
from the trees, and sp read them on the and nu rsing babies you have p erfected
road . The m u ltitu d es w ho w ent before p raise?‟”
9 101

him , and w ho follow ed kep t shou ting,

“H osanna to the son of David ! Blessed
97 17
H e left them , and w ent ou t of the
18
city to Bethany, and lod ged there. N ow
in the m orning, as he retu rned to the

98
95
21:1 TR & NU read “Bethphage” instead of 21:9 Psalm 118:26
“Bethsphage”
99
21:13 Isaiah 56:7
96
21:5 Zechariah 9:9
100
21:13 Jeremiah 7:11
97
21:9 “Hosanna” means “save us” or “help us, we
101
pray.” 21:16 Psalm 8:2

19
city, he w as hu ngry. Seeing a fig tree
by the road , he cam e to it, and fou nd
nothing on it bu t leaves. H e said to it,
“Let there be no fru it from you forever!”
Im m ed iately the fig tree w ithered
20
aw ay. When the d iscip les saw it, they
m arveled , saying, “H ow d id the fig tree
im m ed iately w ither aw ay?”
Jesu s answ ered them , “Most
21
certainly I tell you , if you have faith,
and d on‟t d ou bt, you w ill not only d o
w hat w as d one to the fig tree, bu t even
if you told this m ou ntain, „Be taken u p
and cast into the sea,‟ it w ou ld be d one.
22
All things, w hatever you ask in p rayer,
believing, you w ill receive.”
23
When he had com e into the
tem p le, the chief p riests and the eld ers
of the p eop le cam e to him as he w as
teaching, and said , “By w hat au thority
d o you d o these things? Who gave you
this au thority?”
Jesu s answ ered them , “I also w ill
24
ask you one qu estion, w hich if you tell
m e, I likew ise w ill tell you by w hat
25
au thority I d o these things. The
bap tism of John, w here w as it from ?
From heaven or from m en?”
They reasoned w ith them selves,
saying, “If w e say, „From heaven,‟ he
w ill ask u s, „Why then d id you not
believe him ?‟ Bu t if w e say, „From
26
m en,‟ w e fear the m u ltitu d e, for all hold
John as a p rop het.” They answ ered
27
Jesu s, and said , “We d on‟t know .”
H e also said to them , “N either w ill
I tell you by w hat au thority I d o these
28
things. Bu t w hat d o you think? A m an
had tw o sons, and he cam e to the first,
and said , „Son, go w ork tod ay in m y
vineyard .‟ H e answ ered , „I w ill not,‟
29
bu t afterw ard he changed his m ind , and
30
w ent. H e cam e to the second , and said
the sam e thing. H e answ ered , „I go, sir,‟
bu t he d id n‟t go. Which of the tw o d id
31
the w ill of his father?”
They said to him , “The first.”
Jesu s said to them , “Most certainly
I tell you that the tax collectors and the
p rostitu tes are entering into the
32
Kingd om of God before you . For John
cam e to you in the w ay of
righteou sness, and you d id n‟t believe
him , bu t the tax collectors and the
p rostitu tes believed him . When you saw
it, you d id n‟t even rep ent afterw ard ,
that you m ight believe him .
“H ear another p arable. There w as
33
a m an w ho w as a m aster of a
hou sehold , w ho p lanted a vineyard , set
a hed ge abou t it, d u g a w inep ress in it,
bu ilt a tow er, leased it ou t to farm ers,
34
and w ent into another cou ntry. When
the season for the fru it d rew near, h e
sent his servants to the farm ers, to
35
receive his fru it. The farm ers took his
servants, beat one, killed another, and
36
stoned another. Again, he sent other
servants m ore than the first: and they
37
treated them the sam e w ay. Bu t
afterw ard he sent to them his son,
saying, „They w ill resp ect m y son.‟ Bu t
38
the farm ers, w hen they saw the son,
said am ong them selves, „This is the heir.
Com e, let‟s kill him , and seize his
inheritance.‟ So they took him , and
39
threw him ou t of the vineyard , and
40
killed him . When therefore the lord of
the vineyard com es, w hat w ill he d o to
those farm ers?”
 They told him , “H e w ill m iserably
41
m ad e light of it, and w ent their w ays,
d estroy those m iserable m en, and w ill one to his ow n farm , another to his
6
lease ou t the vineyard to other farm ers, m erchand ise, and the rest grabbed his
w ho w ill give him the fru it in its servants, and treated them sham efu lly,
season.”
7
and killed them . When the king heard
that, he w as angry, and sent his arm ies,
Jesu s said to them , “Did you
42
d estroyed those m u rd erers, and bu rned
never read in the Scrip tu res, their city.
„The stone w hich the bu ild ers rejected ,
“Then he said to his servants, „The
8
the sam e w as m ad e the head of the
corner. w ed d ing is read y, bu t those w ho w ere
invited w eren‟t w orthy. Go therefore to
9
This w as from the Lord .
It is m arvelou s in ou r eyes?‟
102
the intersections of the highw ays, and
as m any as you m ay find , invite to the
“Therefore I tell you , the m arriage feast.‟ 10Those servants w ent
43

Kingd om of God w ill be taken aw ay ou t into the highw ays, and gathered
from you , and w ill be given to a nation together as m any as they fou nd , both
44
bringing forth its fru it. H e w ho falls on bad and good . The w ed d ing w as filled
this stone w ill be broken to p ieces, bu t w ith gu ests. 11Bu t w hen the king cam e
on w hom ever it w ill fall, it w ill scatter in to see the gu ests, he saw there a m an
him as d u st.” w ho d id n‟t have on w ed d ing clothing,
and he said to him , „Friend , how d id
12

45
When the chief p riests and the you com e in here not w earing w ed d ing
Pharisees heard his p arables, they clothing?‟ H e w as sp eechless. 13Then the
p erceived that he sp oke abou t them . king said to the servants, „Bind him
46
When they sou ght to seize him , they hand and foot, take him aw ay, and
feared the m u ltitu d es, becau se they throw him into the ou ter d arkness;
consid ered him to be a p rop het. there is w here the w eep ing and
grind ing of teeth w ill be.‟ For m any are
14

Jesu s answ ered and sp oke called , bu t few chosen.”

22 again in p arables to them ,
saying, “The Kingd om of
2 15
Then the Pharisees w ent and took
H eaven is like a certain king, w ho m ad e cou nsel how they m ight entrap him in
3
a m arriage feast for his son, and sent his talk. 16They sent their d iscip les to
ou t his servants to call those w ho w ere him , along w ith the H erod ians, saying,
invited to the m arriage feast, bu t they “Teacher, w e know that you are honest,
4
w ou ld not com e. Again he sent ou t and teach the w ay of God in tru th, no
other servants, saying, „Tell those w ho m atter w hom you teach, for you aren‟t
are invited , “Behold , I have p rep ared p artial to anyone. 17Tell u s therefore,
m y d inner. My cattle and m y fatlings w hat d o you think? Is it law fu l to p ay
are killed , and all things are read y. taxes to Caesar, or not?”
Com e to the m arriage feast!”‟ Bu t they
5

18
Bu t Jesu s p erceived their
w icked ness, and said , “Why d o you test
102
21:42 Psalm 118:22-23
m e, you hyp ocrites? Show m e the tax Isaac, and the God of Jacob?‟ God is
19 103

m oney.” not the God of the d ead , bu t of the

living.”
They brou ght to him a d enariu s.
33
When the m u ltitu d es heard it,
H e asked them , “Whose is this they w ere astonished at his teaching.
20

im age and inscrip tion?” 34

Bu t the Pharisees, w hen they heard
that he had silenced the Sad d u cees,
They said to him , “Caesar‟s.”
21 35
gathered them selves together. One of
them , a law yer, asked him a qu estion,
Then he said to them , “Give testing him . 36“Teacher, w hich is the
therefore to Caesar the things that are greatest com m and m ent in the law ?”
Caesar‟s, and to God the things that are
God ‟s.” 37
Jesu s said to him , “„You shall love
the Lord you r God w ith all you r heart,
22
When they heard it, they w ith all you r sou l, and w ith all you r
m arveled , and left him , and w ent aw ay. m ind .‟ 104 38This is the first and great
39
com m and m ent. A second likew ise is
On that d ay Sad d u cees (those this, „You shall love you r neighbor as
23

w ho say that there is no resu rrection) you rself.‟ 105 40The w hole law and the
24
cam e to him . They asked him , saying, p rop hets d ep end on these tw o
“Teacher, Moses said , „If a m an d ies, com m and m ents.”
having no child ren, his brother shall
41
m arry his w ife, and raise u p seed for his N ow w hile the Pharisees w ere
brother.‟ N ow there w ere w ith u s gathered together, Jesu s asked them a
25

seven brothers. The first m arried and qu estion, 42saying, “What d o you think
d ied , and having no seed left his w ife to of the Christ? Whose son is he?”
26
his brother. In the sam e w ay, the
second also, and the third , to the They said to him , “Of David .”
27
seventh. After them all, the w om an
H e said to them , “H ow then d oes
28 43
d ied . In the resu rrection therefore,
w hose w ife w ill she be of the seven? For David in the Sp irit call him Lord ,
they all had her.” saying,
„The Lord said to m y Lord ,
44

Bu t Jesu s answ ered them , “You

29
sit on m y right hand ,
are m istaken, not know ing the u ntil I m ake you r enem ies a
footstool for you r feet?‟
30 106
Scrip tu res, nor the p ow er of God . For
in the resu rrection they neither m arry,
nor are given in m arriage, bu t are like
God ‟s angels in heaven.
31
Bu t 10322:32 Exodus 3:6
concerning the resu rrection of the d ead ,
104
haven‟t you read that w hich w as 22:37 Deuteronomy 6:5
sp oken to you by God , saying, „I am 105
32

22:39 Leviticus 19:18

the God of Abraham , and the God of
106
22:44 Psalm 110:1
 “If then David calls him Lord , “Woe to you , scribes and
45 13

how is he his son?” Pharisees, hyp ocrites! For you d evou r

w id ow s‟ hou ses, and as a p retense you
46
N o one w as able to answ er him a m ake long p rayers. Therefore you w ill
w ord , neither d id any m an d are ask him receive greater cond em nation.
any m ore qu estions from that d ay forth.
“Bu t w oe to you , scribes and
14

Then Jesu s sp oke to the Pharisees, hyp ocrites! Becau se you shu t
23 m u ltitu d es and to his u p the Kingd om of H eaven against
d iscip les,
2
saying, “The m en; for you d on‟t enter in you rselves,
scribes and the Pharisees sat on Moses‟ neither d o you allow those w ho are
3 109 15
seat. All things therefore w hatever they entering in to enter. Woe to you ,
tell you to observe, observe and d o, bu t scribes and Pharisees, hyp ocrites! For
d on‟t d o their w orks; for they say, and you travel arou nd by sea and land to
d on‟t d o. For they bind heavy bu rd ens m ake one p roselyte; and w hen he
4

that are grievou s to be borne, and lay becom es one, you m ake him tw ice as
them on m en‟s shou ld ers; bu t they m u ch of a son of Gehenna 110 as
them selves w ill not lift a finger to help you rselves.
5
them . Bu t all their w orks they d o to be
“Woe to you , you blind gu id es,
16
seen by m en. They m ake their
broad , enlarge the w ho say, „Whoever sw ears by the
107
p hylacteries
108 6
fringes of their garm ents, and love tem p le, it is nothing; bu t w hoever
the p lace of honor at feasts, the best sw ears by the gold of the tem p le, he is
seats in the synagogu es, the salu tations obligated .‟ You blind fools! For w hich
7 17

in the m arketp laces, and to be called is greater, the gold , or the tem p le that
„Rabbi, Rabbi‟ by m en. Bu t d on‟t you be sanctifies the gold ? „Whoever sw ears
8 18

called „Rabbi,‟ for one is you r teacher, by the altar, it is nothing; bu t w hoever
the Christ, and all of you are brothers. sw ears by the gift that is on it, he is
Call no m an on the earth you r father, obligated ?‟ You blind fools! For w hich
9 19

for one is you r Father, he w ho is in is greater, the gift, or the altar that
10 20
heaven. N either be called m asters, for sanctifies the gift? H e therefore w ho
11
one is you r m aster, the Christ. Bu t he sw ears by the altar, sw ears by it, and by
21
w ho is greatest am ong you w ill be you r everything on it. H e w ho sw ears by the
12
servant. Whoever exalts him self w ill be tem p le, sw ears by it, and by him w ho
111 22
hu m bled , and w hoever hu m bles w as living in it. H e w ho sw ears by
him self w ill be exalted . heaven, sw ears by the throne of God ,
and by him w ho sits on it.

109
107
23:5 phylacteries (tefillin in Hebrew) are small 23:14 Some Greek manuscripts reverse the
leather pouches that some Jewish men wear on order of verses 13 and 14, and some omit verse
their forehead and arm in prayer. They are used 13, numbering verse 14 as 13.
to carry a small scroll with some Scripture in it.
110
See Deuteronomy 6:8. 23:15 or, Hell

108 111
23:5 or, tassels 23:21 NU reads “lives”
 “Woe to you , scribes and
23
Pharisees, hyp ocrites! For you tithe
112
m int, d ill, and cu m in, and have left
u nd one the w eightier m atters of the
law : ju stice, m ercy, and faith. Bu t you
ou ght to have d one these, and not to
24
have left the other u nd one. You blind
gu id es, w ho strain ou t a gnat, and
sw allow a cam el!
“Woe to you , scribes and
25
Pharisees, hyp ocrites! For you clean the
ou tsid e of the cu p and of the p latter, bu t
w ithin they are fu ll of extortion and
113 26
u nrighteou sness. You blind
Pharisee, first clean the insid e of the cu p
and of the p latter, that its ou tsid e m ay
becom e clean also.
the p rop hets, and stones those w ho are
“Woe to you , scribes and sent to her! H ow often I w ou ld have
27
32
p rop hets. Fill u p , then, the m easu re of
33
you r fathers. You serp ents, you
offsp ring of vip ers, how w ill you escap e
114 34
the ju d gm ent of Gehenna ? Therefore
behold , I send to you p rop hets, w ise
m en, and scribes. Som e of them you
w ill kill and cru cify; and som e of them
you w ill scou rge in you r synagogu es,
35
and p ersecu te from city to city; that on
you m ay com e all the righteou s blood
shed on the earth, from the blood of
righteou s Abel to the blood of
Zachariah son of Barachiah, w hom you
killed betw een the sanctu ary and the
36
altar. Most certainly I tell you , all these
things w ill com e u p on this generation.
“Jeru salem , Jeru salem , w ho kills
37

Pharisees, hyp ocrites! For you are like gathered you r child ren together, even
w hitened tom bs, w hich ou tw ard ly as a hen gathers her chicks u nd er her
ap p ear beau tifu l, bu t inw ard ly are fu ll w ings, and you w ou ld not! 38Behold ,
of d ead m en‟s bones, and of all you r hou se is left to you d esolate. For I
39

28
u ncleanness. Even so you also tell you , you w ill not see m e from now
ou tw ard ly ap p ear righteou s to m en, bu t on, u ntil you say, „Blessed is he w ho
inw ard ly you are fu ll of hyp ocrisy and com es in the nam e of the Lord !‟” 115
iniqu ity.
Jesu s w ent ou t from the
29
“Woe to you , scribes and
Pharisees, hyp ocrites! For you bu ild the
24 tem p le, and w as going on
his w ay. H is d iscip les cam e
tom bs of the p rop hets, and d ecorate the to him to show him the bu ild ings of the
tom bs of the righteou s, and say, „If w e tem p le. 2Bu t he answ ered them , “You
30

had lived in the d ays of ou r fathers, w e see all of these things, d on‟t you ? Most
w ou ld n‟t have been p artakers w ith certainly I tell you , there w ill not be left
them in the blood of the p rop hets.‟ here one stone on another, that w ill not
Therefore you testify to you rselves that be throw n d ow n.”
31

you are child ren of those w ho killed the

3
As he sat on the Mou nt of Olives,
the d iscip les cam e to him p rivately,
112
23:23 cumin is an aromatic seed from
Cuminum cyminum, resembling caraway in
flavor and appearance. It is used as a spice.
114
23:33 or, Hell
113
23:25 TR reads “self-indulgence” instead of
115
“unrighteousness” 23:39 Psalm 118:26
saying, “Tell u s, w hen w ill these things m others in those d ays! Pray that you r
20

be? What is the sign of you r com ing, flight w ill not be in the w inter, nor on a
and of the end of the age?”
21
Sabbath, for then there w ill be great
op p ression, su ch as has not been from
Jesu s answ ered them , “Be carefu l the beginning of the w orld u ntil now ,
4

5
that no one lead s you astray. For m any no, nor ever w ill be. 22Unless those d ays
w ill com e in m y nam e, saying, „I am the had been shortened , no flesh w ou ld
Christ,‟ and w ill lead m any astray. You have been saved . Bu t for the sake of the
6

w ill hear of w ars and ru m ors of w ars. chosen ones, those d ays w ill be
See that you aren‟t trou bled , for all this shortened .
m u st hap p en, bu t the end is not yet.
“Then if any m an tells you ,
7 23
For nation w ill rise against nation, and
kingd om against kingd om ; and there „Behold , here is the Christ,‟ or, „There,‟
and d on‟t believe it. For there w ill arise
24
w ill be fam ines, p lagu es,
8
earthqu akes in variou s p laces. Bu t all false christs, and false p rop hets, and
these things are the beginning of birth they w ill show great signs and w ond ers,
9
p ains. Then they w ill d eliver you u p to so as to lead astray, if p ossible, even the
op p ression, and w ill kill you . You w ill chosen ones.
be hated by all of the nations for m y
nam e‟s sake. Then m any w ill stu m ble, “Behold , I have told you
10 25

26
and w ill d eliver u p one another, and beforehand . If therefore they tell you ,
w ill hate one another. Many false „Behold , he is in the w ild erness,‟ d on‟t
11

p rop hets w ill arise, and w ill lead m any go ou t; „Behold , he is in the inner
Becau se iniqu ity w ill be room s,‟ d on‟t believe it. For as the
12 27
astray.
m u ltip lied , the love of m any w ill grow lightning flashes from the east, and is
13
cold . Bu t he w ho end u res to the end , seen even to the w est, so w ill be the
14 28
the sam e w ill be saved . This Good com ing of the Son of Man. For
N ew s of the Kingd om w ill be p reached w herever the carcass is, there is w here
117 29
in the w hole w orld for a testim ony to all the vu ltu res gather together. Bu t
the nations, and then the end w ill com e. im m ed iately after the op p ression of
those d ays, the su n w ill be d arkened ,
“When, therefore, you see the the m oon w ill not give its light, the stars
15

116
abom ination of d esolation, w hich w as w ill fall from the sky, and the p ow ers of
118 30
sp oken of throu gh Daniel the p rop het, the heavens w ill be shaken; and then
stand ing in the holy p lace (let the read er the sign of the Son of Man w ill ap p ear
16
u nd erstand ), then let those w ho are in in the sky. Then all the tribes of the
17
Ju d ea flee to the m ou ntains. Let him earth w ill m ou rn, and they w ill see the
w ho is on the hou setop not go d ow n to Son of Man com ing on the clou d s of the
31
take ou t things that are in his hou se. sky w ith p ow er and great glory. H e
18
Let him w ho is in the field not retu rn w ill send ou t his angels w ith a great
19
back to get his clothes. Bu t w oe to
those w ho are w ith child and to nu rsing
117
24:28 or, eagles

116 118
24:15 Daniel 9:27; 11:31; 12:11 24:29 Isaiah 13:10; 34:4

sou nd of a tru m p et, and they w ill
gather together his chosen ones from
the fou r w ind s, from one end of the sky
to the other.
44
into. Therefore also be read y, for in an
hou r that you d on‟t exp ect, the Son of
Man w ill com e.
“Who then is the faithfu l and w ise
45

“N ow from the fig tree learn this

32
servant, w hom his lord has set over his
p arable. When its branch has now hou sehold , to give them their food in
46
becom e tend er, and p u ts forth its leaves, d u e season? Blessed is that servant
you know that the su m m er is near. w hom his lord find s d oing so w hen he
33 47
Even so you also, w hen you see all com es. Most certainly I tell you that he
48
these things, know that it is near, even w ill set him over all that he has. Bu t if
34
at the d oors. Most certainly I tell you , that evil servant shou ld say in his heart,
„My lord is d elaying his com ing,‟ and
119 49
this generation w ill not p ass aw ay,
u ntil all these things are accom p lished . begins to beat his fellow servants, and
35 50
H eaven and earth w ill p ass aw ay, bu t eat and d rink w ith the d ru nkard s, the
36
m y w ord s w ill not p ass aw ay. Bu t no lord of that servant w ill com e in a d ay
one know s of that d ay and hou r, not w hen he d oesn‟t exp ect it, and in an
hou r w hen he d oesn‟t know it, and
120 51
even the angels of heaven, bu t m y
Father only. w ill cu t him in p ieces, and ap p oint his
p ortion w ith the hyp ocrites. There is
“As the d ays of N oah w ere, so w here the w eep ing and grind ing of
37

w ill be the com ing of the Son of Man. teeth w ill be.
38
For as in those d ays w hich w ere before
the flood they w ere eating and d rinking, “Then the Kingd om of
m arrying and giving in m arriage, u ntil
the d ay that N oah entered into the ship ,
25 H eaven w ill be like ten
virgins, w ho took their
and they d id n‟t know u ntil the flood lam p s, and w ent ou t to m eet the
39

2
cam e, and took them all aw ay, so w ill brid egroom . Five of them w ere foolish,
40 3
be the com ing of the Son of Man. Then and five w ere w ise. Those w ho w ere
tw o m en w ill be in the field : one w ill be foolish, w hen they took th eir lam p s,
41 4
taken and one w ill be left; tw o w om en took no oil w ith them , bu t the w ise
grind ing at the m ill, one w ill be taken took oil in their vessels w ith their
42 5
and one w ill be left. Watch therefore, lam p s. N ow w hile the brid egroom
for you d on‟t know in w hat hou r you r d elayed , they all slu m bered and slep t.
43 6
Lord com es. Bu t know this, that if the Bu t at m id night there w as a cry,
m aster of the hou se had know n in w hat „Behold ! The brid egroom is com ing!
w atch of the night the thief w as com ing, Com e ou t to m eet him !‟ Then all those
7

he w ou ld have w atched , and w ou ld not virgins arose, and trim m ed their

121 8
have allow ed his hou se to be broken lam p s. The foolish said to the w ise,

119
24:34 The word for “generation” (genea) can
also be translated as “race.”
120
24:36 NU adds “nor the son”
121
25:7 The end of the wick of an oil lamp needs to
be cut off periodically to avoid having it become
clogged with carbon deposits. The wick height is
also adjusted so that the flame burns evenly and
„Give u s som e of you r oil, for ou r been faithfu l over a few things, I w ill set
lam p s are going ou t.‟ Bu t the w ise
9
you over m any things. Enter into the joy
answ ered , saying, „What if there isn‟t of you r lord .‟
enou gh for u s and you ? You go rather
“H e also w ho got the tw o talents
22
to those w ho sell, and bu y for
you rselves.‟ While they w ent aw ay to
10
cam e and said , „Lord , you d elivered to
bu y, the brid egroom cam e, and those m e tw o talents. Behold , I have gained
w ho w ere read y w ent in w ith him to the another tw o talents besid es them .‟
m arriage feast, and the d oor w as shu t.
“H is lord said to him , „Well d one,
11 23
Afterw ard the other virgins also cam e,
saying, „Lord , Lord , op en to u s.‟ Bu t he
12
good and faithfu l servant. You have
answ ered , „Most certainly I tell you , I been faithfu l over a few things, I w ill set
d on‟t know you .‟ Watch therefore, for
13
you over m any things. Enter into the joy
you d on‟t know the d ay nor the hou r in of you r lord .‟
w hich the Son of Man is com ing.
“H e also w ho had received the
24

14
“For it is like a m an, going into
another cou ntry, w ho called his ow n
servants, and entru sted his good s to
15
them . To one he gave five talents, to
another tw o, to another one; to each
accord ing to his ow n ability. Then he
16
w ent on his jou rney. Im m ed iately he
w ho received the five talents w ent and
trad ed w ith them , and m ad e another
17
five talents. In the sam e w ay, he also
w ho got the tw o gained another tw o.
18
Bu t he w ho received the one w ent
aw ay and d u g in the earth, and hid his
lord ‟s m oney.
“N ow after a long tim e the lord of ow n w ith interest. Take aw ay therefore
19
one talent cam e and said , „Lord , I knew
you that you are a hard m an, reap ing
w here you d id not sow , and gathering
25
w here you d id not scatter. I w as afraid ,
and w ent aw ay and hid you r talent in
the earth. Behold , you have w hat is
you rs.‟
“Bu t his lord answ ered him , „You
26
w icked and slothfu l servant. You knew
that I reap w here I d id n‟t sow , and
gather w here I d id n‟t scatter. You
27
ou ght therefore to have d ep osited m y
m oney w ith the bankers, and at m y
com ing I shou ld have received back m y
28

those servants cam e, and recon ciled the talent from him , and give it to him
20 29
accou nts w ith them . H e w ho received w ho has the ten talents. For to
the five talents cam e and brou ght everyone w ho has w ill be given, and he
another five talents, saying, „Lord , you w ill have abu nd ance, bu t from him w ho
d elivered to m e five talents. Behold , I d oesn‟t have, even that w hich he has
30
have gained another five talents besid es w ill be taken aw ay. Throw ou t the
them .‟ u np rofitable servant into the ou ter
d arkness, w here there w ill be w eep ing
“H is lord said to him , „Well d one, and gnashing of teeth.‟
21

good and faithfu l servant. You have

“Bu t w hen the Son of Man com es
31

in his glory, and all the holy angels w ith

gives good light without producing a lot of
smoke.
him , then he w ill sit on the throne of his

32
glory. Before him all the nations w ill
be gathered , and he w ill sep arate them
one from another, as a shep herd
33
sep arates the sheep from the goats. H e
w ill set the sheep on his right hand , bu t
34
the goats on the left. Then the King
w ill tell those on his right hand , „Com e,
“Then they w ill also answ er,
44
saying, „Lord , w hen d id w e see you
hu ngry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or
naked , or sick, or in p rison, and d id n‟t
help you ?‟
“Then he w ill answ er them ,
45

blessed of m y Father, inherit the saying, „Most certainly I tell you ,

Kingd om p rep ared for you from the
35
fou nd ation of the w orld ; for I w as
hu ngry, and you gave m e food to eat. I
w as thirsty, and you gave m e d rink. I
w as a stranger, and you took m e in. I
36
w as naked , and you clothed m e. I w as
sick, and you visited m e. I w as in
p rison, and you cam e to m e.‟
“Then the righteou s w ill answ er d iscip les, “You know that after tw o
37
inasm u ch as you d id n‟t d o it to one of
the least of these, you d id n‟t d o it to
m e.‟ These w ill go aw ay into eternal
46
p u nishm ent, bu t the righteou s into
eternal life.”
It hap p ened , w hen Jesu s
26 had finished all these
w ord s, that he said to his
2

him , saying, „Lord , w hen d id w e see d ays the Passover is com ing, and the
you hu ngry, and feed you ; or thirsty, Son of Man w ill be d elivered u p to be
and give you a d rink? When d id w e cru cified .”
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see you as a stranger, and take you in;

39 3
or naked , and clothe you ? When d id Then the chief p riests, the scribes,
w e see you sick, or in p rison, and com e and the eld ers of the p eop le w ere
to you ?‟ gathered together in the cou rt of the
high p riest, w ho w as called Caiap has.
“The King w ill answ er them , They took cou nsel together that they
40 4

„Most certainly I tell you , inasm u ch as m ight take Jesu s by d eceit, and kill him .
you d id it to one of the least of these m y Bu t they said , “N ot d u ring the feast,
5

brothers , you d id it to m e.‟ Then he lest a riot occu r am ong the p eop le.”
122 41

w ill say also to those on the left hand ,

„Dep art from m e, you cu rsed , into the
6
N ow w hen Jesu s w as in Bethany,
7
eternal fire w hich is p rep ared for the in the hou se of Sim on the lep er, a
42
d evil and his angels; for I w as hu ngry, w om an cam e to him having an
and you d id n‟t give m e food to eat; I alabaster jar of very exp ensive
w as thirsty, and you gave m e no d rink; ointm ent, and she p ou red it on his head
I w as a stranger, and you d id n‟t take as he sat at the table. Bu t w hen his
43 8

m e in; naked , and you d id n‟t clothe m e; d iscip les saw this, they w ere ind ignant,
sick, and in p rison, and you d id n‟t visit saying, “Why this w aste? For this
9

m e.‟ ointm ent m ight have been sold for

m u ch, and given to the p oor.”
10
H ow ever, know ing this, Jesu s
122
25:40 The word for “brothers” here may be also said to them , “Why d o you trou ble the
correctly translated “brothers and sisters” or
“siblings.”
w om an? Becau se she has d one a good
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w ork for m e. For you alw ays have the
p oor w ith you ; bu t you d on‟t alw ays
12
have m e. For in p ou ring this ointm ent
on m y bod y, she d id it to p rep are m e
13
for bu rial. Most certainly I tell you ,
w herever this Good N ew s is p reached
in the w hole w orld , w hat this w om an
has d one w ill also be sp oken of as a
m em orial of her.”
14
Then one of the tw elve, w ho w as
called Ju d as Iscariot, w ent to the chief
p riests, and said , “What are you
15
w illing to give m e, that I shou ld d eliver
him to you ?” They w eighed ou t for him
16
thirty p ieces of silver. From that tim e
he sou ght op p ortu nity to betray him .
17
N ow on the first d ay of of sins. Bu t I tell you that I w ill not
u nleavened bread , the d iscip les cam e to d rink of this fru it of the vine from now
Jesu s, saying to him , “Where d o you on, u ntil that d ay w hen I d rink it anew
w ant u s to p rep are for you to eat the w ith you in m y Father‟s Kingd om .”
Passover?”
H e said , “Go into the city to a
18
even as it is w ritten of him , bu t w oe to
that m an throu gh w hom the Son of Man
is betrayed ! It w ou ld be better for that
m an if he had not been born.”
25
Ju d as, w ho betrayed him ,
answ ered , “It isn‟t m e, is it, Rabbi?”
H e said to him , “You said it.”
26
As they w ere eating, Jesu s took
123
bread , gave thanks for it, and broke it.
H e gave to the d iscip les, and said ,
“Take, eat; this is m y bod y.” H e took
27
the cu p , gave thanks, and gave to them ,
saying, “All of you d rink it, for this is
28
m y blood of the new covenant, w hich is
p ou red ou t for m any for the rem ission
29
30
When they had su ng a hym n, they
w ent ou t to the Mou nt of Olives.

certain p erson, and tell him , „The Then Jesu s said to them , “All of
31

Teacher says, “My tim e is at hand . I w ill you w ill be m ad e to stu m ble becau se of
keep the Passover at you r hou se w ith m e tonight, for it is w ritten, „I w ill strike
m y d iscip les.”‟” the shep herd , and the sheep of the flock
w ill be scattered .‟
124 32
Bu t after I am
19
The d iscip les d id as Jesu s raised u p , I w ill go before you into
com m and ed them , and they p rep ared Galilee.”
20
the Passover. N ow w hen evening had
Bu t Peter answ ered him , “Even if
33
com e, he w as reclining at the table w ith
21
the tw elve d iscip les. As they w ere all w ill be m ad e to stu m ble becau se of
eating, he said , “Most certainly I tell you , I w ill never be m ad e to stu m ble.”
you that one of you w ill betray m e.”
Jesu s said to him , “Most certainly
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22
They w ere exceed ingly sorrow fu l, I tell you that tonight, before the rooster
and each began to ask him , “It isn‟t m e, crow s, you w ill d eny m e three tim es.”
is it, Lord ?”
123
23
H e answ ered , “H e w ho d ip p ed 26:26 TR reads “blessed” instead of “gave
thanks for”
his hand w ith m e in the d ish, the sam e
24
w ill betray m e. The Son of Man goes, 124
26:31 Zechariah 13:7
 Peter said to him , “Even if I m u st
35
d ie w ith you , I w ill not d eny you .” All
of the d iscip les also said likew ise.
36
Then Jesu s cam e w ith them to a
p lace called Gethsem ane, and said to his
d iscip les, “Sit here, w hile I go there and
p ray.” H e took w ith him Peter and the
37
sw ord s and clu bs, from the chief p riest
48
and eld ers of the p eop le. N ow he w ho
betrayed him gave them a sign, saying,
“Whoever I kiss, he is the one. Seize
him .” Im m ed iately he cam e to Jesu s,
49
and said , “H ail, Rabbi!” and kissed him .
Jesu s said to him , “Friend , w hy
50

tw o sons of Zebed ee, and began to be
38
sorrow fu l and severely trou bled . Then
he said to them , “My sou l is
exceed ingly sorrow fu l, even to d eath.
Stay here, and w atch w ith m e.”
H e w ent forw ard a little, fell on Jesu s said to him , “Pu t you r sw ord back
39
are you here?” Then they cam e and laid
51
hand s on Jesu s, and took him . Behold ,
one of those w ho w ere w ith Jesu s
stretched ou t his hand , and d rew his
sw ord , and stru ck the servant of the
52
high p riest, and stru ck off his ear. Then

his face, and p rayed , saying, “My into its p lace, for all those w ho take the
Father, if it is p ossible, let this cu p p ass sw ord w ill d ie by the sw ord . 53Or d o
aw ay from m e; nevertheless, not w hat I you think that I cou ld n‟t ask m y Father,
d esire, bu t w hat you d esire.” and he w ou ld even now send m e m ore
54
than tw elve legions of angels? H ow
40
H e cam e to the d iscip les, and then w ou ld the Scrip tu res be fu lfilled
fou nd them sleep ing, and said to Peter, that it m u st be so?”
“What, cou ld n‟t you w atch w ith m e for
41 55
one hou r? Watch and p ray, that you In that hou r Jesu s said to the
d on‟t enter into tem p tation. The sp irit m u ltitu d es, “H ave you com e ou t as
ind eed is w illing, bu t the flesh is w eak.” against a robber w ith sw ord s and clu bs
to seize m e? I sat d aily in the tem p le
Again, a second tim e he w ent teaching, and you d id n‟t arrest m e. 56Bu t
42

aw ay, and p rayed , saying, “My Father, all this has hap p ened , that the
if this cu p can‟t p ass aw ay from m e Scrip tu res of the p rop hets m ight be
u nless I d rink it, you r d esire be d one.” fu lfilled .”
43
H e cam e again and fou nd them
44
sleep ing, for their eyes w ere heavy. H e Then all the d iscip les left him , and
left them again, w ent aw ay, and p rayed fled . 57Those w ho had taken Jesu s led
a third tim e, saying the sam e w ord s. him aw ay to Caiap has the high p riest,
45
Then he cam e to his d iscip les, and said w here the scribes and the eld ers w ere
to them , “Sleep on now , and take you r gathered together. 58Bu t Peter follow ed
rest. Behold , the hou r is at hand , and him from a d istance, to the cou rt of the
the Son of Man is betrayed into the high p riest, and entered in and sat w ith
hand s of sinners. Arise, let‟s be going. the officers, to see th e end . 59N ow the
46

Behold , he w ho betrays m e is at hand .” chief p riests, the eld ers, and the w hole
cou ncil sou ght false testim ony against
47
While he w as still sp eaking, Jesu s, that they m ight p u t him to d eath;
behold , Ju d as, one of the tw elve, cam e, 60and they fou nd none. Even thou gh
and w ith him a great m u ltitu d e w ith m any false w itnesses cam e forw ard ,
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they fou nd none. Bu t at last tw o false Again he d enied it w ith an oath,
w itnesses cam e forw ard , and said , “I d on‟t know the m an.”
61

“This m an said , „I am able to d estroy the

73
tem p le of God , and to bu ild it in three After a little w hile those w ho
d ays.‟” stood by cam e and said to Peter,
“Su rely you are also one of them , for
The high p riest stood u p , and said you r sp eech m akes you know n.”
62

to him , “H ave you no answ er? What is

this that these testify against you ?” Bu t
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Then he began to cu rse and to
Jesu s held his p eace. The high p riest sw ear, “I d on‟t know the m an!”
answ ered him , “I ad ju re you by the
living God , that you tell u s w hether you Im m ed iately the rooster crow ed .
are the Christ, the Son of God .”
75
Peter rem em bered the w ord w hich
Jesu s had said to him , “Before the
Jesu s said to him , “You have said rooster crow s, you w ill d eny m e three
64

it. N evertheless, I tell you , after this you tim es.” H e w ent ou t and w ep t bitterly.
w ill see the Son of Man sitting at the
right hand of Pow er, and com ing on the N ow w hen m orning had
clou d s of the sky.” 27 com e, all the chief p riests
and the eld ers of the p eop le
65
Then the high p riest tore his took cou nsel against Jesu s to p u t him to
clothing, saying, “H e has sp oken d eath: and they bou nd him , and led
2

blasp hem y! Why d o w e need any m ore him aw ay, and d elivered him u p to
3
w itnesses? Behold , now you have heard Pontiu s Pilate, the governor. Then
his blasp hem y. What d o you think?”
66
Ju d as, w ho betrayed him , w hen he saw
that Jesu s w as cond em ned , felt rem orse,
They answ ered , “H e is w orthy of and brou ght back the thirty p ieces of
d eath!” Then they sp it in his face and silver to the chief p riests and eld ers,
67

beat him w ith their fists, and som e saying, “I have sinned in that I
4

slap p ed him , saying, “Prop hesy to u s, betrayed innocent blood .”

68

you Christ! Who hit you ?”

Bu t they said , “What is that to u s?
N ow Peter w as sitting ou tsid e in You see to it.”
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the cou rt, and a m aid cam e to him ,

saying, “You w ere also w ith Jesu s, the
5
H e threw d ow n the p ieces of silver
Galilean!” in the sanctu ary, and d ep arted . H e w ent
6
aw ay and hanged him self. The chief
70
Bu t he d enied it before them all, p riests took the p ieces of silver, and
saying, “I d on‟t know w hat you are said , “It‟s not law fu l to p u t them into
talking abou t.” the treasu ry, since it is the p rice of
blood .” They took cou nsel, and bou ght
7

When he had gone ou t onto the the p otter‟s field w ith them , to bu ry
71

p orch, som eone else saw him , and said strangers in. 8Therefore that field w as
to those w ho w ere there, “This m an also called “The Field of Blood ” to this d ay.
w as w ith Jesu s of N azareth.” 9
Then that w hich w as sp oken throu gh
 saying, “H ave nothing to d o w ith that
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Jerem iah the p rop het w as fu lfilled ,
saying, righteou s m an, for I have su ffered m any
“They took the thirty p ieces of silver, things this d ay in a d ream becau se of
him .” N ow the chief p riests and the
20
the p rice of him u p on w hom a
p rice had been set, eld ers p ersu ad ed the m u ltitu d es to ask
21
w hom som e of the child ren of for Barabbas, and d estroy Jesu s. Bu t
Israel p riced , the governor answ ered them , “Which of
and they gave them for the p otter‟s
10
the tw o d o you w ant m e to release to
field , you ?”
as the Lord com m and ed m e.”
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They said , “Barabbas!”

11
N ow Jesu s stood before the
Pilate said to them , “What then
22
governor: and the governor asked him ,
saying, “Are you the King of the Jew s?” shall I d o to Jesu s, w ho is called
Christ?”
Jesu s said to him , “So you say.”
They all said to him , “Let him be
When he w as accu sed by the chief cru cified !”
12

p riests and eld ers, he answ ered

Bu t the governor said , “Why?
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nothing. Then Pilate said to him ,
“Don‟t you hear how m any things they What evil has he d one?”
testify against you ?”
Bu t they cried ou t exceed ingly,
H e gave him no answ er, not even saying, “Let him be cru cified !”
14

one w ord , so that the governor

15 24
m arveled greatly. N ow at the feast the So w hen Pilate saw that nothing
governor w as accu stom ed to release to w as being gained , bu t rather that a
the m u ltitu d e one p risoner, w hom they d istu rbance w as starting, he took w ater,
16
d esired . They had then a notable and w ashed his hand s before the
When m u ltitu d e, saying, “I am innocent of the
17
p risoner, called Barabbas.
therefore they w ere gathered togeth er, blood of this righteou s p erson. You see
Pilate said to them , “Whom d o you to it.”
w ant m e to release to you ? Barabbas, or
Jesu s, w ho is called Christ?” For he All the p eop le answ ered , “May
18 25

knew that becau se of envy they had his blood be on u s, and on ou r

d elivered him u p . child ren!”
19 26
While he w as sitting on the Then he released to them
ju d gm ent seat, his w ife sent to him , Barabbas, bu t Jesu s he flogged and
27
d elivered to be cru cified . Then the
governor‟s sold iers took Jesu s into the
Praetoriu m , and gathered the w hole
125
27:9 some manuscripts omit “Jeremiah” garrison together against him . They
28

126
strip p ed him , and p u t a scarlet robe on
27:10 Zechariah 11:12-13; Jeremiah 19:1-13; 29
32:6-9
him . They braid ed a crow n of thorns
and p u t it on his head , and a reed in his saved others, bu t he can‟t save him self.
right hand ; and they kneeled d ow n If he is the King of Israel, let him com e
before him , and m ocked him , saying, d ow n from the cross now , and w e w ill
“H ail, King of the Jew s!” They sp at on
30 43
believe in him . H e tru sts in God . Let
him , and took the reed and stru ck him God d eliver him now , if he w ants him ;
for he said , „I am the Son of God .‟” The
31 44
on the head . When they had m ocked
him , they took the robe off of him , and robbers also w ho w ere cru cified w ith
p u t his clothes on him , and led him him cast on him the sam e rep roach.
aw ay to cru cify him .
45 129
N ow from the sixth hou r there
32
As they cam e ou t, they fou nd a w as d arkness over all the land u ntil the
130 46
m an of Cyrene, Sim on by nam e, and ninth hou r. Abou t the ninth hou r
they com p elled him to go w ith them , Jesu s cried w ith a lou d voice, saying,
that he m ight carry his cross. They “Eli, Eli, lim a sabachthani?” That is,
33 131

cam e to a p lace called “Golgotha,” that “My God , m y God , w hy have you
is to say, “The p lace of a sku ll.” They forsaken m e?”
34 132

gave him sou r w ine to d rink m ixed w ith

47
gall. When he had tasted it, he w ou ld Som e of them w ho stood there,
not d rink. When they had cru cified w hen they heard it, said , “This m an is
35

him , they d ivid ed his clothing am ong calling Elijah.”

127 36
them , casting lots, and they sat and
37 48
w atched him there. They set u p over Im m ed iately one of them ran, and
his head the accu sation against him took a sp onge, and filled it w ith
w ritten, “TH IS IS JESUS, TH E KIN G OF vinegar, and p u t it on a reed , and gave
TH E JEWS.” him a d rink. The rest said , “Let him be.
49

Let‟s see w hether Elijah com es to save

Then there w ere tw o robbers him .”
38

cru cified w ith him , one on his right

39 50
hand and one on the left. Those w ho Jesu s cried again w ith a lou d
p assed by blasp hem ed him , w agging voice, and yield ed u p his sp irit.
their head s, and saying, “You w ho
40 51
Behold , the veil of the tem p le w as torn
d estroy the tem p le, and bu ild it in three in tw o from the top to the bottom . The
d ays, save you rself! If you are the Son of earth qu aked and the rocks w ere sp lit.
God , com e d ow n from the cross!”
52
The tom bs w ere op ened , and m any
bod ies of the saints w ho had fallen
41 53
Likew ise the chief p riests also asleep w ere raised ; and com ing ou t of
m ocking, w ith the scribes, the the tom bs after his resu rrection, they
Pharisees, and the eld ers, said , “H e
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129
27:45 noon
127
27:35 TR adds “that it might be fulfilled which 130
was spoken by the prophet: „They divided my 27:45 3:00 P. M.
garments among them, and for my clothing they
131
cast lots;‟” [see Psalm 22:18 and John 19:24] 27:46 TR reads “lama” instead of “lima”

128 132
27:41 TR omits “the Pharisees” 27:46 Psalm 22:1
entered into the holy city and ap p eared
54
to m any. N ow the centu rion, and those
w ho w ere w ith him w atching Jesu s,
w hen they saw the earthqu ake, and the
things that w ere d one, feared
exceed ingly, saying, “Tru ly this w as the
Son of God .”
55
Many w om en w ere there
w atching from afar, w ho had follow ed
Jesu s from Galilee, serving him .
56
Am ong them w ere Mary Magd alene,
Mary the m other of Jam es and Joses,
and the m other of the sons of Zebed ee.
57
When evening had com e, a rich m an
from Arim athaea, nam ed Josep h, w ho
him self w as also Jesu s‟ d iscip le cam e.
58
This m an w ent to Pilate, and asked for
Jesu s‟ bod y. Then Pilate com m and ed
59
the bod y to be given u p . Josep h took
the bod y, and w rap p ed it in a clean
60
linen cloth, and laid it in his ow n new
tom b, w hich he had cu t ou t in the rock,
and he rolled a great stone to the d oor
61
of the tom b, and d ep arted . Mary
Magd alene w as there, and the other
62
Mary, sitting op p osite the tom b. N ow
on the next d ay, w hich w as the d ay
after the Prep aration Day, the chief
p riests and the Pharisees w ere gathered
together to Pilate, saying, “Sir, w e
63
rem em ber w hat that d eceiver said w hile
he w as still alive: „After three d ays I w ill
rise again.‟ Com m and therefore that
64
the tom b be m ad e secu re u ntil the third
d ay, lest p erhap s his d iscip les com e at
night and steal him aw ay, and tell the
p eop le, „H e is risen from the d ead ;‟ and
the last d ecep tion w ill be w orse than the
first.”
Pilate said to them , “You have a
65
gu ard . Go, m ake it as secu re as you
can.” So they w ent w ith the gu ard and
66
m ad e the tom b secu re, sealing the stone.
N ow after the Sabbath, as it
28 began to d aw n on the first
d ay of the w eek, Mary
Magd alene and the other Mary cam e to
2
see the tom b. Behold , there w as a great
earthqu ake, for an angel of the Lord
d escend ed from the sky, and cam e and
rolled aw ay the stone from the d oor,
3
and sat on it. H is ap p earance w as like
lightning, and his clothing w hite as
4
snow . For fear of him , the gu ard s
5
shook, and becam e like d ead m en. The
angel answ ered the w om en, “Don‟t be
afraid , for I know that you seek Jesu s,
6
w ho has been cru cified . H e is not here,
for he has risen, ju st like he said . Com e,
see the p lace w here the Lord w as lying.
Go qu ickly and tell his d iscip les, „H e
7
has risen from the d ead , and behold , he
goes before you into Galilee; there you
w ill see him .‟ Behold , I have told you .”
8
They d ep arted qu ickly from the
tom b w ith fear and great joy, and ran to
9
bring his d iscip les w ord . As they w ent
to tell his d iscip les, behold , Jesu s m et
them , saying, “Rejoice!”
They cam e and took hold of his
feet, and w orship ed him .
Then Jesu s said to them , “Don‟t
10
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be afraid . Go tell m y brothers that
they shou ld go into Galilee, and there
they w ill see m e.”
11
N ow w hile they w ere going,
behold , som e of the gu ard s cam e into
the city, and told the chief p riests all the
12
things that had hap p ened . When they
133
28:10 The word for “brothers” here may be also
correctly translated “brothers and sisters” or
“siblings.”
w ere assem bled w ith the eld ers, and
had taken cou nsel, they gave a large
am ou nt of silver to the sold iers,
saying, “Say that his d iscip les cam e by
13

night, and stole him aw ay w hile w e

slep t. If this com es to the governor‟s
14

ears, w e w ill p ersu ad e him and m ake

you free of w orry.” So they took the
15

m oney and d id as they w ere told . This

saying w as sp read abroad am ong the
Jew s, and continu es u ntil this d ay.
16
Bu t the eleven d iscip les w ent into
Galilee, to the m ou ntain w here Jesu s
17
had sent them . When they saw him ,
they bow ed d ow n to him , bu t som e
18
d ou bted . Jesu s cam e to them and
sp oke to them , saying, “All au thority
has been given to m e in heaven and on
19 134
earth. Go, and m ake d iscip les of all
nations, bap tizing them in the nam e of
the Father and of the Son and of the
20
H oly Sp irit, teaching them to observe
all things that I com m and ed you .
Behold , I am w ith you alw ays, even to
the end of the age.” Am en.

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28:19 TR and NU add “therefore”