Twentieth Century New Testament
1904 by Committee
Mat 1:1 A genealogy of Jesus Christ, a descendant of David and Abraham.
Mat 1:2 Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac of Jacob, Jacob of Judah and his brothers,
Mat 1:3 Judah of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar, Perez of Hezron, Hezron of Ram,
Mat 1:4 Ram of Amminadab, Amminadab of Nashon, Nashon of Salmon,
Mat 1:5 Salmon of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab, Boaz of Obed, whose mother was Ruth, Obed of Jesse,
Mat 1:6 Jesse of David the King. David was the father of Solomon, whose mother was Uriah's widow,
Mat 1:7 Solomon of Rehoboam, Rehoboam of Abijah, Abijah of Asa,
Mat 1:8 Asa of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat of Jehoram, Jehoram of Uzziah,
Mat 1:9 Uzziah of Jotham, Jotham of Ahaz, Ahaz of Hezekiah,
Mat 1:10 Hezekiah of Manasseh, Manasseh of Ammon, Ammon of Josiah,
Mat 1:11 Josiah of Jeconiah and his brothers, at the time of the Exile to Babylon.
Mat 1:12 After the Exile to Babylon--Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel of Zerubbabel,
Mat 1:13 Zerubbabel of Abiud, Abiud of Eliakim, Eliakim of Azor,
Mat 1:14 Azor of Zadok, Zadok of Achim, Achim of Eliud,
Mat 1:15 Eliud of Eleazar, Eleazar of Matthan, Matthan of Jacob,
Mat 1:16 Jacob of Joseph, the husband of Mary, who was the mother of Jesus, who is called 'Christ'.
Mat 1:17 So the whole number of generations from Abraham to David is fourteen; from David to the Exile to Babylon fourteen; and from the Exile to Babylon to the Christ fourteen.
Mat 1:18 The birth of Jesus Christ took place as follows:--His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, but, before the marriage took place, she found herself to be with child by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Mat 1:19 Her husband, Joseph, was a religious man and, being unwilling to expose her to contempt, resolved to put an end to their betrothal privately.
Mat 1:20 He had been dwelling upon this, when an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. "Joseph, son of David," the angel said, "do not be afraid to take Mary for your wife, for her child has been conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Mat 1:21 She shall give birth to a son; and you shall give him the name Jesus, for it is he who shall save his people from their sins."
Mat 1:22 All this happened in fulfillment of these words of the Lord in the Prophet, where he says--
Mat 1:23 'Behold! the virgin shall be with child and shall give birth to a son, And they will give him the name Immanuel'--a word which means 'God is with us.'
Mat 1:24 When Joseph awoke from his sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord had directed him.
Mat 1:25 He made Mary his wife, but did not live with her as her husband until after the birth of her son; and to this son he gave the name Jesus.
Mat 2:1 After the birth of Jesus at Bethlehem in Judea, in the reign of King Herod, some Astrologers from the East arrived in Jerusalem, asking:
Mat 2:2 "Where is the new-born King of the Jews? for we saw his star in the east, and have come to do homage to him."
Mat 2:3 When King Herod heard of this, he was much troubled, and so, too, was all Jerusalem.
Mat 2:4 He called together all the Chief Priests and Teachers of the Law in the nation, and questioned them as to where the Christ was to be born.
Mat 2:5 "At Bethlehem in Judea," was their answer; "for it is said in the Prophet--
Mat 2:6 'And thou, Bethlehem in Judah's land, Art in no way least among the chief cities of Judah; For out of thee will come a Chieftain- - One who will shepherd my people Israel.'"
Mat 2:7 Then Herod secretly sent for the Astrologers, and ascertained from them the date of the appearance of the star;
Mat 2:8 And, sending them to Bethlehem, he said: "Go and make careful inquiries about the child, and, as soon as you have found him, bring me word, that I, too, may go and do homage to him."
Mat 2:9 The Astrologers heard what the King had to say, and then continued their journey. And the star which they had seen in the east led them on, until it reached, and stood over, the place where the child was.
Mat 2:10 At the sight of the star they were filled with joy.
Mat 2:11 Entering the house, they saw the child with his mother, Mary, and fell at his feet and did homage to him. Then they unpacked their treasures, and offered to the child presents of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
Mat 2:12 But afterwards, having been warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they returned to their own country by another road.
Mat 2:13 After they had left, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, and said: "Awake, take the child and his mother, and seek refuge in Egypt; and stay there until I bid you return, for Herod is about to search for the child, to put him to death."
Mat 2:14 Joseph awoke, and taking the child and his mother by night, went into Egypt,
Mat 2:15 And there he stayed until Herod's death; in fulfillment of these words of the Lord in the Prophet, where he says--'Out of Egypt I called my Son.'
Mat 2:16 When Herod found that he had been trifled with by the Astrologers, he was very angry. He sent and put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and the whole of that neighborhood, who were two years old or under, guided by the date which he had ascertained from the Astrologers.
Mat 2:17 Then were fulfilled these words spoken in the Prophet Jeremiah, where he says--
Mat 2:18 'A voice was heard in Ramah, Weeping and much lamentation; Rachel, weeping for her children, Refused all comfort because they were not.'
Mat 2:19 But, on the death of Herod, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, and said:
Mat 2:20 "Awake, take the child and his mother, and go into the Land of Israel, for those who sought to take the child's life are dead."
Mat 2:21 And he awoke, and taking the child and his mother, went into the Land of Israel.
Mat 2:22 But, hearing that Archelaus had succeeded his father Herod as King of Judea, he was afraid to go back there; and having been warned in a dream, he went into the part of the country called Galilee.
Mat 2:23 And there he settled in the town of Nazareth, in fulfillment of these words in the Prophets--'He will be called a Nazarene.'
Mat 3:1 About that time John the Baptist first appeared, proclaiming in the Wilderness of Judea:
Mat 3:2 "Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand."
Mat 3:3 This is he who was spoken of in the Prophet Isaiah, where he says--'The voice of one crying aloud in the Wilderness: "Make ready the way of the Lord, Make his paths straight."'
Mat 3:4 John wore clothing made of camels' hair, with a belt of leather round his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey.
Mat 3:5 At that time Jerusalem, and all Judea, as well as the whole district of the Jordan, went out to him
Mat 3:6 And were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.
Mat 3:7 When, however, John saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to receive his baptism, he said to them: "You brood of vipers! Who has prompted you to seek refuge from the coming judgment?
Mat 3:8 Let your life, then, prove your repentance;
Mat 3:9 And do not think that you can say among yourselves 'Abraham is our ancestor,' for I tell you that out of these very stones God is able to raise descendants for Abraham!
Mat 3:10 Already the axe is lying at the root of the trees. Therefore every tree that fails to bear good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.
Mat 3:11 I, indeed, baptize you with water to teach repentance; but He who is Coming after me is more powerful than I, and I am not fit even to carry his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
Mat 3:12 His winnowing-fan is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing-floor, and store his grain in the barn, but the chaff he will burn with inextinguishable fire."
Mat 3:13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan, to John, to be baptized by him.
Mat 3:14 But John tried to prevent him. "It is I," he said, "who need to be baptized by you; why then do you come to me?"
Mat 3:15 "Let it be so for the present," Jesus answered, "since it is fitting for us thus to satisfy every claim of religion." Upon this, John consented.
Mat 3:16 After the baptism of Jesus, and just as he came up from the water, the heavens opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending, like a dove, and alighting upon him,
Mat 3:17 And from the heavens there came a voice which said: "This is my son, the Beloved, in whom I delight."
Mat 4:1 Then Jesus was led up into the Wilderness by the Spirit to be tempted by the Devil.
Mat 4:2 And, after he had fasted for forty days and forty nights, he became hungry.
Mat 4:3 And the Tempter came to him, and said: "If you are God's Son, tell these stones to become loaves of bread."
Mat 4:4 But Jesus answered: "Scripture says--'It is not on bread alone that man is to live, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.'"
Mat 4:5 Then the Devil took him to the Holy City, and, placing him on the parapet of the temple, said to him:
Mat 4:6 "If you are God's Son, throw yourself down, for Scripture says- -'He will give his angels commands about thee, And on their hands they will upbear thee, Lest ever thou shouldst strike thy foot against a stone.'"
Mat 4:7 "Scripture also says," answered Jesus, "Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.'"
Mat 4:8 The third time, the Devil took Jesus to a very high mountain, and, showing him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor, said to him:
Mat 4:9 "All these I will give you, if you will fall at my feet and do homage to me."
Mat 4:10 Then Jesus said to him: "Begone, Satan! for Scripture says-- 'Thou shalt do homage to the Lord thy God, and worship him only.'"
Mat 4:11 Then the Devil left him alone, and angels came and ministered to him.
Mat 4:12 When Jesus heard that John had been committed to prison, he retired to Galilee.
Mat 4:13 Afterwards, leaving Nazareth, he went and settled at Capernaum, which is by the side of the Sea, within the borders of Zebulun and Naphtali;
Mat 4:14 In fulfillment of these words in the Prophet Isaiah--
Mat 4:15 'The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, The land of the Road by the Sea, and beyond the Jordan, With Galilee of the Gentiles--
Mat 4:16 The people who were dwelling in darkness Have seen a great Light, And, for those who were dwelling in the shadow-land of Death, A Light has risen!'
Mat 4:17 At that time Jesus began to proclaim-- "Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand."
Mat 4:18 As Jesus was walking along the shore of the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers--Simon, also known as Peter, and his brother Andrew--casting a net into the Sea; for they were fishermen.
Mat 4:19 "Come and follow me," Jesus said, "and I will set you to fish for men."
Mat 4:20 The two men left their nets at once and followed him.
Mat 4:21 Going further on, he saw two other men who were also brothers, James, Zebediah's son, and his brother John, in their boat with their father, mending their nets. Jesus called them,
Mat 4:22 And they at once left their boat and their father, and followed him.
Mat 4:23 And Jesus went all through Galilee, teaching in their Synagogues, proclaiming the Good News of the Kingdom, and curing every kind of disease and every kind of sickness among the people;
Mat 4:24 And his fame spread all through Syria. They brought to him all who were ill with any form of disease, or who were suffering pain--any who were either possessed by demons, or were lunatic, or paralyzed; and he cured them.
Mat 4:25 And he was followed by large crowds from Galilee, the district of the Ten Towns, Jerusalem, Judea, and from beyond the Jordan.
Mat 5:1 On seeing the crowds of People, Jesus went up the hill; and, when he had taken his seat, his disciples came up to him;
Mat 5:2 And he began to teach them as follows:
Mat 5:3 "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.
Mat 5:4 Blessed are the mourners, for they shall be comforted.
Mat 5:5 Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth.
Mat 5:6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
Mat 5:7 Blessed are the merciful, for they shall find mercy.
Mat 5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
Mat 5:9 Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called Sons of God.
Mat 5:10 Blessed are those who have been persecuted in the cause of righteousness, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.
Mat 5:11 Blessed are you when people taunt you, and persecute you, and say everything evil about you--untruly, and on my account.
Mat 5:12 Be glad and rejoice, because your reward in Heaven will be great; for so men persecuted the Prophets who lived before you.
Mat 5:13 It is you who are the Salt of the earth; but, if the salt should lose its strength, what will you use to restore its saltiness? It is no longer good for anything, but is thrown away, and trampled underfoot.
Mat 5:14 It is you who are the Light of the world. A town that stands on a hill cannot be hidden.
Mat 5:15 Men do not light a lamp and put it under the corn-measure, but on the lamp-stand, where it gives light to every one in the house.
Mat 5:16 Let your light so shine before the eyes of your fellow men, that, seeing your good actions, they may praise your Father who is in Heaven.
Mat 5:17 Do not think that I have come to do away with the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to do away with them, but to complete them.
Mat 5:18 For I tell you, until the heavens and the earth disappear, not even the smallest letter, nor one stroke of a letter, shall disappear from the Law until all is done.
Mat 5:19 Whoever, therefore, breaks one of these commandments, even the least of them, and teaches others to do so, will be the least- esteemed in the Kingdom of Heaven; but whoever keeps them, and teaches others to do so, will be esteemed great in the Kingdom of Heaven.
Mat 5:20 Indeed I tell you that, unless your religion is above that of the Teachers of the Law, and Pharisees, you will never enter the Kingdom of Heaven.
Mat 5:21 You have heard that to our ancestors it was said--'Thou shalt not commit murder,' and 'Whoever commits murder shall be liable to answer for it to the Court.'
Mat 5:22 I, however, say to you that any one who cherishes anger against his brother shall be liable to answer for it to the Court; and whoever pours contempt upon his brother shall be liable to answer for it to the High Council, while whoever calls down curses upon him shall be liable to answer for it in the fiery Pit.
Mat 5:23 Therefore, when presenting your gift at the altar, if even there you remember that your brother has some grievance against you,
Mat 5:24 Leave your gift there, before the altar, go and be reconciled to your brother, first, then come and present your gift.
Mat 5:25 Be ready to make friends with your opponent, even when you meet him on your way to the court; for fear that he should hand you over to the judge, and the judge to his officer, and you should be thrown into prison.
Mat 5:26 I tell you, you will not come out until you have paid the last penny.
Mat 5:27 You have heard that it was said--'Thou shalt not commit adultery.'
Mat 5:28 I, however, say to you that any one who looks at a woman with an impure intention has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
Mat 5:29 If your right eye is a snare to you, take it out and throw it away. It would be best for you to lose one part of your body, and not to have the whole of it thrown into the Pit.
Mat 5:30 And, if your right hand is a snare to you, cut it off and throw it away. It would be best for you to lose one part of your body, and not to have the whole of it go down to the Pit.
Mat 5:31 It was also said--'Let any one who divorces his wife serve her with a notice of separation.'
Mat 5:32 I, however, say to you that any one who divorces his wife, except on the ground of her unchastity, leads to her committing adultery; while any one who marries her after her divorce is guilty of adultery.
Mat 5:33 Again, you have heard that to our ancestors it was said--'Thou shalt not break an oath, but thou shall keep thine oaths as a debt due to the Lord.'
Mat 5:34 I, however, say to you that you must not swear at all, either by Heaven, since that is God's throne,
Mat 5:35 Or by the earth, since that is his footstool, or by Jerusalem, since that is the city of the Great King.
Mat 5:36 Nor should you swear by your head, since you cannot make a single hair either white or black.
Mat 5:37 Let your words be simply 'Yes' or 'No'; anything beyond this comes from what is wrong.
Mat 5:38 You have heard that it was said--'An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.'
Mat 5:39 I, however, say to you that you must not resist wrong; but, if any one strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other to him also;
Mat 5:40 And, when any one wants to go to law with you, to take your coat, let him have your cloak as well;
Mat 5:41 And, if any one compels you to go one mile, go two miles with him.
Mat 5:42 Give to him who asks of you; and, from him who wants to borrow from you, do not turn away.
Mat 5:43 You have heard that it was said--'Thou shalt love thy neighbor and hate thy enemy.'
Mat 5:44 I, however, say to you--Love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you,
Mat 5:45 That you may become Sons of your Father who is in Heaven; for he causes his sun to rise upon bad and good alike, and sends rain upon the righteous and upon the unrighteous.
Mat 5:46 For, if you love only those who love you, what reward will you have? Even the tax-gatherers do this!
Mat 5:47 And, if you show courtesy to your brothers only, what are you doing more than others? Even the Gentiles do this!
Mat 5:48 You, then, must become perfect--as your heavenly Father is perfect.
Mat 6:1 Take care not to perform your religious duties in public in order to be seen by others; if you do, your Father who is in Heaven has no reward for you.
Mat 6:2 Therefore, when you do acts of charity, do not have a trumpet blown in front of you, as hypocrites do in the Synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by others. There, I tell you, is their reward!
Mat 6:3 But, when you do acts of charity, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,
Mat 6:4 So that your charity may be secret; and your Father, who sees what is in secret, will recompense you.
Mat 6:5 And, when you pray, you are not to behave as hypocrites do. They like to pray standing in the Synagogues and at the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. There, I tell you, is their reward!
Mat 6:6 But, when one of you prays, let him go into his own room, shut the door, and pray to his Father who dwells in secret; and his Father, who sees what is secret, will recompense him.
Mat 6:7 When praying, do not repeat the same words over and over again, as is done by the Gentiles, who think that by using many words they will obtain a hearing.
Mat 6:8 Do not imitate them; for God, your Father, knows what you need before you ask him.
Mat 6:9 You, therefore, should pray thus--'Our Father, who art in Heaven, May thy name be held holy,
Mat 6:10 Thy Kingdom come, thy will be done--on earth, as in Heaven.
Mat 6:11 Give us to-day the bread that we shall need;
Mat 6:12 And forgive us our wrong-doings, as we have forgiven those who have wronged us;
Mat 6:13 And take us not into temptation, but deliver us from Evil.'
Mat 6:14 For, if you forgive others their offences, your heavenly Father will forgive you also;
Mat 6:15 But, if you do not forgive others their offences, not even your Father will forgive your offences.
Mat 6:16 And, when you fast, do not put on gloomy looks, as hypocrites do who disfigure their faces that they may be seen by men to be fasting. That, I tell you, is their reward!
Mat 6:17 But, when one of your fasts, let him anoint his head and wash his face,
Mat 6:18 That he may not be seen by men to be fasting, but by his Father who dwells in secret; and his Father, who sees what is secret, will recompense him.
Mat 6:19 Do not store up treasures for yourselves on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.
Mat 6:20 But store up treasures for yourselves in Heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal.
Mat 6:21 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
Mat 6:22 The lamp of the body is the eye. If your eye is unclouded, your whole body will be lit up;
Mat 6:23 But, if your eye is diseased, your whole body will be darkened. And, if the inner light is darkness, how intense must that darkness be!
Mat 6:24 No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate one and love the other, or else he will attach himself to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money.
Mat 6:25 That is why I say to you, Do not be anxious about your life here--what you can get to eat or drink; nor yet about your body-- what you can get to wear. Is not life more than food, and the body than its clothing?
Mat 6:26 Look at the wild birds--they neither sow, nor reap, nor gather into barns; and yet your heavenly Father feeds them! And are not you more precious than they?
Mat 6:27 But which of you, by being anxious, can prolong his life a single moment?
Mat 6:28 And why be anxious about clothing? Study the wild lilies, and how they grow. They neither toil nor spin;
Mat 6:29 Yet I tell you that even Solomon in all his splendor was not robed like one of these.
Mat 6:30 If God so clothes even the grass of the field, which is living to-day and to-morrow will be thrown into the oven, will not he much more clothe you, O men of little faith?
Mat 6:31 Do not then ask anxiously 'What can we get to eat?' or 'What can we get to drink?' or 'What can we get to wear?'
Mat 6:32 All these are the things for which the nations are seeking, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all.
Mat 6:33 But first seek his Kingdom and the righteousness that he requires, and then all these things shall be added for you.
Mat 6:34 Therefore do not be anxious about to-morrow, for to-morrow will bring its own anxieties. Every day has trouble enough of its own.
Mat 7:1 Do not judge, that you may not be judged.
Mat 7:2 For, just as you judge others, you will yourselves be judged, and the measure that you mete will be meted out to you.
Mat 7:3 And why do you look at the straw in your brother's eye, while you pay no attention at all to the beam in yours?
Mat 7:4 How will you say to your brother 'Let me take out the straw from your eye,' when all the time there is a beam in your own?
Mat 7:5 Hypocrite! Take out the beam from your own eye first, and then you will see clearly how to take out the straw from your brother's.
Mat 7:6 Do not give what is sacred to dogs; nor yet throw your pearls before pigs, lest they should trample them under their feet, and then turn and attack you.
Mat 7:7 Ask, and your prayer shall be granted; search, and you shall find; knock, and the door shall be opened to you.
Mat 7:8 For he that asks receives, he that searches finds, and to him that knocks the door shall be opened.
Mat 7:9 Who among you, when his son asks him for a loaf, will give him a stone,
Mat 7:10 Or when he asks for a fish, will give him a snake?
Mat 7:11 If you, then, wicked though you are, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in Heaven give what is good to those that ask him!
Mat 7:12 Do to others whatever you would wish them to do to you; for that is the teaching of both the Law and the Prophets.
Mat 7:13 Go in by the small gate. Broad and spacious is the road that leads to destruction, and those that go in by it are many;
Mat 7:14 For small is the gate, and narrow the road, that leads to Life, and those that find it are few.
Mat 7:15 Beware of false Teachers--men who come to you in the guise of sheep, but at heart they are ravenous wolves.
Mat 7:16 By the fruit of their lives you will know them. Do people gather grapes from thorn bushes, or figs from thistles?
Mat 7:17 So, too, every sound tree bears good fruit, while a worthless tree bears bad fruit.
Mat 7:18 A sound tree cannot produce bad fruit, nor can a worthless tree bear good fruit.
Mat 7:19 Every tree that fails to bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
Mat 7:20 Hence it is by the fruit of their lives that you will know such men.
Mat 7:21 Not every one who says to me 'Master! Master!' will enter the Kingdom of Heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in Heaven.
Mat 7:22 On 'That Day' many will say to me 'Master, Master, was not it in your name that we taught, and in your name that we drove out demons, and in your name that we did many miracles?'
Mat 7:23 And then I shall say to them plainly 'I never knew you. Go from my presence, you who live in sin.'
Mat 7:24 Everyone, therefore, that listens to this teaching of mine and acts upon it may be compared to a prudent man, who built his house upon the rock.
Mat 7:25 The rain poured down, the rivers rose, the winds blew and beat upon that house, but it did not fall, for its foundations were upon the rock.
Mat 7:26 And every one that listens to this teaching of mine and does not act upon it may be compared to a foolish man, who built his house on the sand.
Mat 7:27 The rain poured down, the rivers rose, the winds blew and struck against that house, and it fell; and great was its downfall."
Mat 7:28 By the time that Jesus had finished speaking, the crowd was filled with amazement at his teaching.
Mat 7:29 For he taught them like one who had authority, and not like their Teachers of the Law.
Mat 8:1 When Jesus had come down from the hill, great crowds followed him.
Mat 8:2 And he saw a leper who came up, and bowed to the ground before him, and said: "Master, if only you are willing, you are able to make me clean."
Mat 8:3 Stretching out his hand, Jesus touched him, saying as he did so: "I am willing; become clean." Instantly he was made clean from his leprosy;
Mat 8:4 And then Jesus said to him: "Be careful not to say a word to any one, but go and show yourself to the Priest, and offer the gift directed by Moses, as evidence of your cure."
Mat 8:5 After Jesus had entered Capernaum, a Captain in the Roman army came up to him, entreating his help.
Mat 8:6 "Sir," he said, "my manservant is lying ill at my house with a stroke of paralysis, and is suffering terribly."
Mat 8:7 "I will come and cure him," answered Jesus.
Mat 8:8 "Sir," the Captain went on, "I am unworthy to receive you under my roof; but only speak, and my manservant will be cured.
Mat 8:9 For I myself am a man under the orders of others, with soldiers under me; and, if I say to one of them 'Go,' he goes, and to another 'Come,' he comes, and to my slave 'Do this,' he does it."
Mat 8:10 Jesus was surprised to hear this, and said to those who were following him: "Never I tell you, in any Israelite have I met with such faith as this!
Mat 8:11 Yes, and many will come in from East and West and take their places beside Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, in the Kingdom of Heaven;
Mat 8:12 While the heirs to the Kingdom will be 'banished into the darkness' outside; there, there will be weeping and grinding of teeth."
Mat 8:13 Then Jesus said to the Captain: "Go now, and it shall be according to your faith." And the man was cured that very hour.
Mat 8:14 When Jesus went into Peter's house, he saw Peter's mother-in- law prostrated with fever.
Mat 8:15 On his taking her hand, the fever left her, and she rose and began to wait upon him.
Mat 8:16 In the evening the people brought to Jesus many who were possessed by demons; and he drove out the spirits with a word, And cured all who were ill,
Mat 8:17 In fulfillment of these words in the Prophet Isaiah--'He took our infirmities on himself, and bore the burden of our diseases.'
Mat 8:18 Seeing a crowd round him, Jesus gave orders to go across.
Mat 8:19 And a Teacher of the Law came up to him, and said: "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go."
Mat 8:20 "Foxes have holes," answered Jesus, "and wild birds their roosting-places, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head."
Mat 8:21 "Master," said another, who was a disciple, "let me first go and bury my father."
Mat 8:22 But Jesus answered: "Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their dead."
Mat 8:23 Then he got into the boat, followed by his disciples.
Mat 8:24 Suddenly so great a storm came on upon the Sea, that the waves broke right over the boat. But Jesus was asleep;
Mat 8:25 And the disciples came and roused him. "Master," they cried, "save us; we are lost!"
Mat 8:26 "Why are you so timid?" he said. "O men of little faith!" Then Jesus rose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and a great calm followed.
Mat 8:27 The men were amazed, and exclaimed: "What kind of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!"
Mat 8:28 And on getting to the other side--the country of the Gadarenes--Jesus met two men who were possessed by demons, coming out of the tombs. They were so violent that no one was able to pass that way.
Mat 8:29 Suddenly they shrieked out: "What do you want with us, Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before our time?"
Mat 8:30 A long way off, there was a drove of many pigs, feeding;
Mat 8:31 And the foul spirits began begging Jesus: "If you drive us out, send us into the drove of pigs."
Mat 8:32 "Go," he said. The spirits came out, and entered the pigs; and the whole drove rushed down the steep slope into the Sea, and died in the water.
Mat 8:33 At this the men who tended them ran away and went to the town, carrying the news of all that had occurred, and of what had happened to the possessed men.
Mat 8:34 At the news the whole town went out to meet Jesus, and, when they saw him, they entreated him to go away from their neighborhood.
Mat 9:1 Afterwards Jesus got into a boat, and, crossing over, came to his own city.
Mat 9:2 And there some people brought to him a paralyzed man on a bed. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the man: "Courage, Child! Your sins are forgiven."
Mat 9:3 Then some of the teachers of the Law said to themselves: "This man is blaspheming!"
Mat 9:4 Knowing their thoughts, Jesus exclaimed: "Why do your cherish such wicked thoughts?
Mat 9:5 Which, I ask, is the easier?--to say 'Your sins are forgiven'? or to say 'Get up, and walk about'?
Mat 9:6 But, that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins"--then he said to the paralyzed man--"Get up, take up your bed, and return to your home."
Mat 9:7 The man got up and went to his home.
Mat 9:8 When the crowd saw this, they were awe-struck, and praised God for giving such power to men.
Mat 9:9 As Jesus went along, he saw a man, called Matthew, sitting in the tax-office, and said to him: "Follow me." Matthew got up and followed him.
Mat 9:10 And, later on, when he was at table in the house, a number of tax-gatherers and outcasts came in and took their places at table with Jesus and his disciples.
Mat 9:11 When the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples: "Why does your Teacher eat in the company of tax-gatherers and outcasts?"
Mat 9:12 On hearing this, Jesus said: "It is not those who are in health that need a doctor, but those who are ill.
Mat 9:13 Go and learn what this means--'I desire mercy, and not sacrifice'; for I did not come to call the religious, but the outcast."
Mat 9:14 Then John's disciples came to Jesus, and asked: "Why do we and the Pharisees fast while your disciples do not?"
Mat 9:15 Jesus answered: "Can the bridegroom's friends mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come, when the bridegroom will be parted from them, and they will fast then.
Mat 9:16 No man ever puts a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; for such a patch tears away from the garment, and a worse rent is made.
Mat 9:17 Nor do people put new wine into old wine-skins; for, if they do, the skins burst, and the wine runs out, and the skins are lost; but they put new wine into fresh skins, and so both are preserved."
Mat 9:18 While Jesus was saying this, a President of a Synagogue came up and bowed to the ground before him. "My daughter," he said, "Has just died; but come and place your hand on her, and she will be restored to life."
Mat 9:19 So Jesus rose and followed him, and his disciples went also.
Mat 9:20 But meanwhile a woman, who had been suffering from hemorrhage for twelve years, came up behind and touched the tassel of his cloak.
Mat 9:21 "If I only touch his cloak," she said to herself, "I shall get well."
Mat 9:22 Turning and seeing her, Jesus said: "Courage, Daughter! your faith has delivered you." And the woman was delivered from her malady from that very hour.
Mat 9:23 When Jesus reached the President's house, seeing the flute- players, and a number of people all in confusion,
Mat 9:24 He said: "Go away, the little girl is not dead; she is asleep." They began to laugh at him;
Mat 9:25 But, when the people had been sent out, Jesus went in, and took the little girl's hand, and she rose.
Mat 9:26 The report of this spread through all that part of the country.
Mat 9:27 As Jesus was passing on from there, he was followed by two blind men, who kept calling out: "Take pity on us, Son of David!"
Mat 9:28 When he had gone indoors, the blind men came up to him; and Jesus asked them: "Do you believe that I am able to do this?" "Yes, Master!" they answered.
Mat 9:29 Upon that he touched their eyes, and said: "It shall be according to your faith."
Mat 9:30 Then their eyes were opened. Jesus sternly cautioned them. "See that no one knows of it," he said.
Mat 9:31 But the men went out, and spread the news about him through all that part of the country.
Mat 9:32 Just as they were going out, some people brought up to Jesus a dumb man who was possessed by a demon;
Mat 9:33 And, as soon as the demon had been driven out, the dumb man spoke. The people were astonished at this, and exclaimed: "Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel!"
Mat 9:34 But the Pharisees said: "He drives out the demons by the help of the chief of the demons."
Mat 9:35 Jesus went round all the towns and the villages, teaching in their Synagogues, proclaiming the Good News of the Kingdom, and curing every kind of disease and every kind of sickness.
Mat 9:36 But, when he saw the crowds, his heart was moved with compassion for them, because they were distressed and harassed, 'like sheep without a shepherd';
Mat 9:37 And he said to his disciples: "The harvest is abundant, but the laborers are few.
Mat 9:38 Therefore pray to the Owner of the harvest to send laborers to gather in his harvest."
Mat 10:1 Calling his twelve Disciples to him, Jesus gave them authority over foul spirits, so that they could drive them out, as well as the power of curing every kind of disease and every kind of sickness.
Mat 10:2 The names of the twelve Apostles are these: First Simon, also known as Peter, and his brother Andrew; James the son of Zebediah, and his brother John;
Mat 10:3 Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax-gather; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;
Mat 10:4 Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot--the Apostle who betrayed him.
Mat 10:5 These twelve Jesus sent out as his Messengers, after giving them these instructions--"Do not go to the Gentiles, nor enter any Samaritan town,
Mat 10:6 But make your way rather to the lost sheep of Israel.
Mat 10:7 And on your way proclaim that the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.
Mat 10:8 Cure the sick, raise the dead, make the lepers clean, drive out demons. You have received free of cost, give free of cost.
Mat 10:9 Do not provide yourselves with gold, or silver, or pence in your purses;
Mat 10:10 Not even with a bag for the journey, or a change of clothes, or sandals, or even a staff; for the worker is worth his food.
Mat 10:11 Whatever town or village you visit, find out who is worthy in that place, and remain there till you leave.
Mat 10:12 As you enter the house, greet it.
Mat 10:13 Then, if the house is worthy, let your blessing rest upon it, but, if it is unworthy, let your blessing return upon yourselves.
Mat 10:14 If no one welcomes you, or listens to what you say, as you leave that house or that town, shake off its dust from your feet.
Mat 10:15 I tell you, the doom of the land of Sodom and Gomorrah will be more bearable in the 'Day of Judgment' than the doom of that town.
Mat 10:16 Remember, I am sending you out as my Messengers like sheep among wolves. So be as wise as serpents, and as blameless as doves.
Mat 10:17 Be on your guard against your fellow men, for they will betray you to courts of law, and scourge you in their Synagogues;
Mat 10:18 And you will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, that you may witness for me before them and the nations.
Mat 10:19 Whenever they betray you, do not be anxious as to how you shall speak or what you shall say, for what you shall say will be given you at the moment;
Mat 10:20 For it will not be you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father that speaks within you.
Mat 10:21 Brother will betray brother to death, and the father his child; and children will turn against their parents, and cause them to be put to death;
Mat 10:22 And you will be hated by every one on account of my Name. Yet the man that endures to the end shall be saved.
Mat 10:23 But, when they persecute you in one town, escape to the next; for, I tell you, you will not have come to the end of the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
Mat 10:24 A scholar is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master.
Mat 10:25 It is enough for a scholar to be treated like his teacher, and a servant like his master. If the head of the house has been called Baal-zebub, how much more the members of his household!
Mat 10:26 Do not, therefore, be afraid of them. There is nothing concealed which will not be revealed, nor anything hidden which will not become known.
Mat 10:27 What I tell you in the dark, say again in the light; and what is whispered in your ear, proclaim upon the housetops.
Mat 10:28 And do not be afraid of those who kill the body, but are unable to kill the soul; rather be afraid of him who is able to destroy both soul and body in the Pit.
Mat 10:29 Are not two sparrows sold for a half-penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father's knowledge.
Mat 10:30 While as for you, the very hairs of your head are numbered.
Mat 10:31 Do not, therefore, be afraid; you are of more value than many sparrows.
Mat 10:32 Every one, therefore, who shall acknowledge me before his fellow men, I, too, will acknowledge before my Father who is in Heaven;
Mat 10:33 But, if any one disowns me before his fellow men, I, too, will disown him before my Father who is in Heaven.
Mat 10:34 Do not imagine that I have come to bring peace upon the earth. I have come to bring, not peace, but the sword.
Mat 10:35 For I have come to set--'a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.
Mat 10:36 A man's enemies will be the members of his own household.'
Mat 10:37 He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
Mat 10:38 And the man who does not take his cross and follow in my steps is not worthy of me.
Mat 10:39 He who has found his life will lose it, while he who, for my sake, has lost his life shall find it.
Mat 10:40 He who welcomes you is welcoming me; and he who welcomes me is welcoming him who sent me as his Messenger.
Mat 10:41 He who welcomes a Prophet, because he is a Prophet, shall receive a Prophet's reward; and he who welcomes a good man, because he is a good man, shall receive a good man's reward.
Mat 10:42 And, if any one gives but a cup of cold water to one of these lowly ones because he is a disciple, I tell you that he shall assuredly not lose his reward."
Mat 11:1 After Jesus had finished giving directions to his twelve Disciples, he left that place in order to teach and preach in their towns.
Mat 11:2 Now John had heard in prison what the Christ was doing, and he sent a message by his disciples,
Mat 11:3 And asked--" Are you 'The Coming One,' or are we to look for someone else?"
Mat 11:4 The answer of Jesus to the question was--"Go and report to John what you hear and see--
Mat 11:5 The blind recover their sight and the lame walk, the lepers are made clean and the deaf hear, the dead, too, are raised to life, and the good news is told to the poor.
Mat 11:6 And blessed is the man who finds no hindrance in me."
Mat 11:7 While these men were going back, Jesus began to say to the crowds with reference to John:
Mat 11:8 "What did you go out into the Wilderness to look at? A reed waving in the wind? If not, what did you go out to see? A man richly dressed? Why, those who wear rich things are to be found in the courts of kings!
Mat 11:9 What, then, did you go for? To see a Prophet? Yes, I tell you, and far more than a Prophet.
Mat 11:10 This is the man of whom Scripture says--'Behold, I am myself sending my Messenger before thy face, And he shall prepare thy way before thee.'
Mat 11:11 I tell you, no one born of a woman has yet appeared who is greater than John the Baptist; and yet the lowliest in the Kingdom of Heaven is greater than he.
Mat 11:12 From the time of John the Baptist to this very hour, the Kingdom of Heaven has been taken by force, and men using force have been seizing it.
Mat 11:13 For the teaching of all the Prophets and of the Law continued till the time of John;
Mat 11:14 And--if you are ready to accept it--John is himself the Elijah who was destined to come.
Mat 11:15 Let him who has ears hear.
Mat 11:16 But to what shall I compare the present generation? It is like little children sitting in the market-places and calling out to their playmates--
Mat 11:17 'We have played the flute for you, but you have not danced; We have wailed, but you have not mourned.'
Mat 11:18 For, when John came, neither eating nor drinking, men said 'He has a demon in him';
Mat 11:19 And now that the Son of Man has come, eating and drinking, they are saying 'Here is a glutton and a wine-drinker, a friend of tax-gatherers and outcasts!' And yet Wisdom is vindicated by her actions."
Mat 11:20 Then Jesus began to reproach the towns in which most of his miracles had been done, because they had not repented:
Mat 11:21 "Alas for you, Chorazin! Alas for you, Bethsaida! For, if the miracles which were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
Mat 11:22 Yet, I tell you, the doom of Tyre and Sidon will be more bearable in the 'Day of Judgment' than yours.
Mat 11:23 And you, Capernaum! Will you 'exalt yourself to Heaven'? 'You shall go down to the Place of Death.' For, if the miracles which have been done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have been standing to this day.
Mat 11:24 Yet, I tell you, the doom of Sodom will be more bearable in the 'Day of Judgment' than yours."
Mat 11:25 At that same time Jesus uttered the words: "I thank thee, Father, Lord of Heaven and earth, that, though thou has hidden these things from the wise and learned, thou hast revealed them to the child-like!
Mat 11:26 Yes, Father, I thank thee that this has seemed good to thee.
Mat 11:27 Everything has been committed to me by my Father; nor does any one fully know the Son, except the Father, or fully know the Father, except the Son and those to whom the Son may choose to reveal him.
Mat 11:28 Come to me, all you who toil and are burdened, and I will give you rest!
Mat 11:29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly-minded, and 'you shall find rest for your souls';
Mat 11:30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light."
Mat 12:1 About the same time Jesus walked through the corn-fields one Sabbath. His disciples were hungry, and began to pick some ears of wheat and eat them.
Mat 12:2 But, when the Pharisees saw this, they said: "Look! your disciples are doing what it is not allowable to do on a Sabbath!"
Mat 12:3 "Have not you read," replied Jesus, "what David did, when he and his companions were hungry--
Mat 12:4 How he went into the House of God, and how they ate the consecrated bread, through it was not allowable for him or his companions to eat it, but only for the priests?
Mat 12:5 And have not you read in the law that, on the Sabbath, the priest in the Temple break the Sabbath and yet are not guilty?
Mat 12:6 Here, however, I tell you, there is something greater than the Temple!
Mat 12:7 And had you learned the meaning of the words--'I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,' you would not have condemned those who are not guilty.
Mat 12:8 For the Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath."
Mat 12:9 Passing on, Jesus went into their Synagogue,
Mat 12:10 And there he saw a man with a withered hand. Some people asked Jesus whether it was allowable to work a cure on the Sabbath- -so that they might have a charge to bring against him.
Mat 12:11 But Jesus said to them: "Which of you, if he had only one sheep, and that sheep fell into a pit on the Sabbath, would not lay hold of it and pull it out?
Mat 12:12 And how much more precious a man is than a sheep! Therefore it is allowable to do good on the Sabbath."
Mat 12:13 Then he said to the man. "Stretch out your hand." The man stretched it out; and it had become as sound as the other.
Mat 12:14 On coming out, the Pharisees plotted against Jesus, to put him to death.
Mat 12:15 Jesus, however, became aware of it, and went away from that place. A number of people followed him, and he cured them all;
Mat 12:16 but he warned them not to make him known,
Mat 12:17 in fulfillment of these words in the Prophet Isaiah--
Mat 12:18 'Behold! the Servant of my Choice, My Beloved, in whom my heart delights! I will breathe my spirit upon him, And he shall announce a time of judgment to the Gentiles.
Mat 12:19 He shall not contend, nor cry aloud, Neither shall any one hear his voice in the streets;
Mat 12:20 A bruised reed he will not break, And a smoldering wick he will not quench, Till he has brought the judgment to a victorious issue,
Mat 12:21 And on his name shall the Gentiles rest their hopes."
Mat 12:22 Then some people brought to Jesus a possessed man, who was blind and dumb; and he cured him, so that the man who had been dumb both talked and saw.
Mat 12:23 At this all the people were astounded. "Is it possible that this is the son of David?" they exclaimed.
Mat 12:24 But the Pharisees heard of it and said: "He drives out demons only by the help of Baal-zebub the chief of the demons."
Mat 12:25 Jesus, however, was aware of what was passing in their minds, and said to them: "Any kingdom divided against itself becomes a desolation, and any town or household divided against itself will not last.
Mat 12:26 So, if Satan drives Satan out, he must be divided against himself; and how, then, can his kingdom last?
Mat 12:27 And, if it is by Baal-zebub's help that I drive out demons, by whose help is it that your own sons drive them out? Therefore they shall themselves be your judges.
Mat 12:28 But, if it is by the help of the Spirit of God that I drive out demons, then the Kingdom of God must already be upon you.
Mat 12:29 How, again, can any one get into a strong man's house and carry off his goods, without first securing him? And not till then will he plunder his house.
Mat 12:30 He who is not with me is against me, and he who does not help me to gather is scattering.
Mat 12:31 Therefore, I tell you, men will be forgiven every sin and slander; but slander against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.
Mat 12:32 Whoever speaks against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in the present age, or in the age to come.
Mat 12:33 You must assume either that both tree and fruit are good, or that both tree and fruit are worthless; since it is by it's fruits that a tree is known.
Mat 12:34 You brood of vipers! how can you, evil as you are, say anything good? For what fills the heart will rise to the lips.
Mat 12:35 A good man, from his good stores, produces good things; while an evil man, from his evil stores, produces evil things.
Mat 12:36 I tell you that for every careless thing that men say, they must answer on the 'Day of Judgment.'
Mat 12:37 For it is by your words that you will be acquitted, and by your words that you will be condemned."
Mat 12:38 At this point, some Teachers of the Law and Pharisees interposed. "Teacher," they said, " we want to see some sign from you."
Mat 12:39 "It is a wicked and unfaithful generation," answered Jesus, "that is asking for a sign, and no sign shall be given it except the sign of the Prophet Jonah.
Mat 12:40 For, just as 'Jonah was inside the sea-monster three days and three nights,' so shall the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
Mat 12:41 At the Judgment, the men of Nineveh will stand up with this generation, and will condemn it, because they repented at Jonah's proclamation; and here is more than a Jonah!
Mat 12:42 At the Judgment the Queen of the South will rise up with the present generation, and will condemn it, because she came from the very ends of the earth to listen to the wisdom of Solomon; and here is more than a Solomon!
Mat 12:43 No sooner does a foul spirit leave a man, than it passes through places where there is no water, in search of rest, and does not find it.
Mat 12:44 Then it says 'I will go back to the home which I left'; but, on coming there, it finds it unoccupied, and swept, and put in order.
Mat 12:45 Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in, and make their home there; and the last state of that man proves to be worse than the first. So, too, will it be with this wicked generation."
Mat 12:46 While he was still speaking to the crowds, his mother and brothers were standing outside, asking to speak to him.
Mat 12:47 Someone told him this, and Jesus replied:
Mat 12:48 "Who is my mother? and who are my brothers?"
Mat 12:49 Then, stretching out his hands towards his disciples, he said: "Here are my mother and my brothers!
Mat 12:50 For any one who does the will of my Father who is in Heaven is my brother and sister and mother."
Mat 13:1 That same day, when Jesus had left the house and was sitting by the Sea,
Mat 13:2 such great crowds gathered round him, that he got into a boat, and sat in it, while all the people stood upon the beach.
Mat 13:3 Then he told them many truths in parables. "The sower," he began, "went out to sow; and,
Mat 13:4 As he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up.
Mat 13:5 Some fell on rocky places, where it had not much soil, and, having no depth of soil, sprang up at once.
Mat 13:6 As soon as the sun had risen, it was scorched, and, having no root, withered away.
Mat 13:7 Some, again, fell into the brambles; but the brambles shot up and choked it.
Mat 13:8 Some, however, fell on good soil, and yielded a return, sometimes one hundred, sometimes sixty, sometimes thirty fold.
Mat 13:9 Let him who has ears hear."
Mat 13:10 Afterwards his disciples came to him, and said: "Why do you speak to them in parables?"
Mat 13:11 "To you," answered Jesus, "the knowledge of the hidden truths of the Kingdom of Heaven has been imparted, but not to those.
Mat 13:12 For, to all who have, more will be given, and they shall have abundance; but, from all who have nothing, even what they have will be taken away.
Mat 13:13 That is why I speak to them in parables, because, though they have eyes, they do not see, and though they have ears, they do not hear or understand.
Mat 13:14 And in them is being fulfilled that prophecy of Isaiah which says--'You will hear with your ears without ever understanding, And, though you have eyes, you will see without ever perceiving,
Mat 13:15 For the mind of this nation has grown dense, And their ears are dull of hearing, Their eyes also have they closed; Lest some day they should perceive with their eyes, And with their ears they should hear, And in their mind they should understand, and should turn--And I should heal them.'
Mat 13:16 But blessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear;
Mat 13:17 For I tell you that many Prophets and good men have longed for the sight of the things which you are seeing, yet never saw them, and to hear the things which you are hearing, yet never heard them.
Mat 13:18 Listen, then, yourselves to the parable of the Sower.
Mat 13:19 When any one hears the Message of the Kingdom without understanding it, the Evil One comes and snatches away what has been sown in his mind. This is the man meant by the seed which was sown along the path.
Mat 13:20 By the seed which was sown on rocky places is meant the man who hears the Message, and at once accepts it joyfully;
Mat 13:21 But, as he has no root, he stands for only a short time; and, when trouble or persecution arises on account of the Message, he falls away at once.
Mat 13:22 By the seed which was sown among the brambles is meant the man who hears the Message, but the cares of life and the glamour of wealth completely choke the Message, so that it gives no return.
Mat 13:23 But by the seed which was sown on the good ground is meant the man who hears the Message and understands it, and really yields a return, sometimes one hundred, sometimes sixty, sometimes thirty fold."
Mat 13:24 Another parable which Jesus told them was this--"The Kingdom of Heaven is compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field.
Mat 13:25 But, while every one was asleep, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and then went away.
Mat 13:26 So, when the blades of corn shot up, and came into ear, the tares made their appearance also.
Mat 13:27 On this the owner's servants came to him, and said 'Was not it good seed that you sowed in your field? Where, then, do the tares in it come from?'
Mat 13:28 'An enemy has done this,' was his answer. 'Do you wish us, then,' they asked,' to go and gather them together?'
Mat 13:29 'No,' said he, 'for fear that, while you are gathering the tares, you should root up the wheat as well.
Mat 13:30 Let both grow side by side till harvest; and then I shall say to the reapers, Gather the tares together first, and tie them in bundles for burning; but bring all the wheat into my barn.'"
Mat 13:31 Another parable which he told them was this--"The Kingdom of Heaven is like a mustard-seed, which a man took and sowed in his field.
Mat 13:32 This seed is smaller than all other seeds, but, when it has grown up, it is larger than the herbs and becomes a tree, so that 'the wild birds come and roost in its branches.'"
Mat 13:33 This was another parable which Jesus related--"The Kingdom of Heaven is like some yeast which a woman took and covered up in three pecks of flour, until the whole had risen."
Mat 13:34 Of all this Jesus spoke to the crowd in parables; indeed to them he used never to speak at all except in parables,
Mat 13:35 in fulfillment of these words in the Prophet--'I will speak to them in parables; I will utter things kept secret since the foundation of the world.'
Mat 13:36 Then Jesus left the crowd, and went into the house. Presently his disciples came to him, and said: "Explain to us the parable of the tares in the field."
Mat 13:37 And he answered: "The sower of the good seed is the Son of Man.
Mat 13:38 The field is the world. By the good seed is meant the People of the Kingdom. The tares are the wicked,
Mat 13:39 And the enemy who sowed them is the Devil. The harvest-time is the close of the age, and the reapers are angels.
Mat 13:40 And, just as the tares are gathered and burnt, so it will be at the close of the age.
Mat 13:41 The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will gather from his kingdom all that hinders and those who live in sin,
Mat 13:42 And 'will throw them into the fiery furnace,' where there will be weeping and grinding of teeth.
Mat 13:43 Then shall the righteous shine, like the sun, in the Kingdom of their Father. Let him who has ears hear.
Mat 13:44 The Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid again, and then, in his delight, went and sold everything that he had, and bought that field.
Mat 13:45 Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a merchant in search of choice pearls.
Mat 13:46 Finding one of great value, he went and sold everything that he had, and bought it.
Mat 13:47 Or again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a net which was cast into the sea, and caught fish of all kinds.
Mat 13:48 When it was full, they hauled it up on the beach, and sat down and sorted the good fish into baskets, but threw the worthless ones away.
Mat 13:49 So will it be at the close of the age. The angels will go out and separate the wicked from the righteous,
Mat 13:50 And 'will throw them into the fiery furnace,' where there will be weeping and grinding of teeth.
Mat 13:51 Have you understood all this?" Jesus asked. "Yes," they answered.
Mat 13:52 Then he added: "So every Teacher of the Law, who has received instruction about the Kingdom of Heaven, is like a householder who produces from his stores things both new and old."
Mat 13:53 When Jesus had finished these parables, he withdrew from that place.
Mat 13:54 Going to his own part of the country, he taught the people in their Synagogue in such a manner that they were deeply impressed. "Where did he get this wisdom?" they said, "and the miracles?
Mat 13:55 Is not he the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary, and his brothers James, and Joseph, and Simon, and Judas?
Mat 13:56 And his sisters, too--are not they all living among us? Where, then did he get all this?"
Mat 13:57 These things proved a hindrance to their believing in him; whereupon Jesus said: "A prophet is not without honor, except in his own country and in his own house."
Mat 13:58 And he did not work many miracles there, because of their want of faith.
Mat 14:1 At that time Prince Herod heard of the fame of Jesus,
Mat 14:2 And said to his attendants: " This must be John the Baptist; he must be risen from the dead, and that is why these miraculous powers are active in him."
Mat 14:3 For Herod had arrested John, put him in chains, and shut him up in prison, to please Herodias, the wife of Herod's brother Philip.
Mat 14:4 For John had said to him 'You have no right to be living with her.'
Mat 14:5 Yet, though Herod wanted to put him to death, he was afraid of the people, because they looked on John as a Prophet.
Mat 14:6 But, when Herod's birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced before his guests, and so pleased Herod,
Mat 14:7 That he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked.
Mat 14:8 Prompted by her mother, the girl said 'Give me here, on a dish, the head of John the Baptist.'
Mat 14:9 The king was distressed at this; yet, on account of his oath and of the guests at his table, he ordered it to be given her.
Mat 14:10 He sent and beheaded John in the prison;
Mat 14:11 And his head was brought on a dish and given to the girl, and she took it to her mother.
Mat 14:12 Then John's disciples came, and took the body away, and buried it; and went and told Jesus.
Mat 14:13 When Jesus heard of it, he retired privately in a boat to a lonely spot. The people, however, heard of his going, and followed him in crowds from the towns on foot.
Mat 14:14 On getting out of the boat, Jesus saw a great crowd, and his heart was moved at the sight of them; and he cured all the sick among them.
Mat 14:15 In the evening the disciples came up to him, and said: " This is a lonely spot, and the day is now far advanced; send the crowds away, that they may go to the villages, and buy themselves food."
Mat 14:16 But Jesus said: "They need not go away, it is for you to give them something to eat."
Mat 14:17 "We have nothing here," they said, "except five loaves and two fishes."
Mat 14:18 "Bring them here to me," was his reply.
Mat 14:19 Jesus ordered the people to take their seats on the grass; and, taking the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to Heaven, and said the blessing, and, after he had broken the loaves, gave them to his disciples; and they gave them to the crowds.
Mat 14:20 Every one had sufficient to eat, and they picked up enough of the broken pieces that were left to fill twelve baskets.
Mat 14:21 The men who ate were about five thousand in number, without counting women and children.
Mat 14:22 Immediately afterwards Jesus made the disciples get into a boat and cross over in advance of him, while he dismissed the crowds.
Mat 14:23 After dismissing the crowds, he went up the hill by himself to pray; and, when evening fell, he was there alone.
Mat 14:24 The boat was by this time some miles from shore, laboring in the waves, for the wind was against her.
Mat 14:25 Three hours after midnight, however, Jesus came towards the disciples, walking on the water.
Mat 14:26 But, when they saw him walking on the water, they were terrified. "It is a ghost," they exclaimed, and cried out for fear.
Mat 14:27 But Jesus at once spoke to them. "Courage!" he said, "It is I; do not be afraid!"
Mat 14:28 "Master," Peter exclaimed, "if it is you, tell me to come to you on the water."
Mat 14:29 And Jesus said: "Come." So Peter got down from the boat, and walked on the water, and went towards Jesus;
Mat 14:30 But, when he felt the wind, he was frightened, and, beginning to sink, cried out: "Master! Save me!"
Mat 14:31 Instantly Jesus stretched out his hand, and caught hold of him. "O man of little faith!" he said, "Why did you falter?"
Mat 14:32 When they had got into the boat, the wind dropped.
Mat 14:33 But the men in the boat threw themselves on their faces before him, and said: "You are indeed God's Son."
Mat 14:34 When they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret.
Mat 14:35 But the people of that place, recognizing Jesus, sent out to the whole country round, and brought to him all who were ill,
Mat 14:36 Begging him merely to let them touch the tassel of his cloak; and all who touched were made perfectly well.
Mat 15:1 Then some Pharisees and Teachers of the Law came to Jesus, and said:
Mat 15:2 "How is it that your disciples break the traditions of our ancestors? For they do not wash their hands when they eat food."
Mat 15:3 His reply was: "How is it that you on your side break God's commandments out of respect for your own traditions?
Mat 15:4 For God said--'Honor thy father and mother,' and 'Let him who reviles his father or mother suffer death,'
Mat 15:5 But you say 'Whenever any one says to his father or mother "Whatever of mine might have been of service to you is 'Given to God,'"
Mat 15:6 He is in no way bound to honor his father.' In this way you have nullified the words of God on account of your traditions.
Mat 15:7 Hypocrites! It was well said by Isaiah when he prophesied about you--
Mat 15:8 'This is a people that honor me with their lips, While their hearts are far removed from me;
Mat 15:9 But vainly do they worship me, For they teach but the precepts of men.'"
Mat 15:10 Then Jesus called the people to him, and said: "Listen, and mark my words.
Mat 15:11 It is not what enters a man's mouth that 'defiles' him, but what comes out from his mouth--that does defile him!"
Mat 15:12 On this his disciples came up to him, and said: "Do you know that the Pharisees were shocked on hearing what you said?"
Mat 15:13 "Every plant," Jesus replied, "that my heavenly Father has not planted will be rooted up.
Mat 15:14 Let them be; they are but blind guides; and, if one blind man guides another, both of them will fall into a ditch."
Mat 15:15 Upon this, Peter said to Jesus: "Explain this saying to us."
Mat 15:16 "What, do even you understand nothing yet?" Jesus exclaimed.
Mat 15:17 "Do not you see that whatever goes into the mouth passes into the stomach, and is afterwards expelled?
Mat 15:18 But the things that come out from the mouth proceed from the heart, and it is these that defile a man;
Mat 15:19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts--murder, adultery, unchastity, theft, perjury, slander.
Mat 15:20 These are the things that defile a man; but eating with unwashed hands does not defile a man."
Mat 15:21 On going away from that place, Jesus retired to the country round Tyre and Sidon.
Mat 15:22 There, a Canaanite woman of that district came out and began calling to Jesus: "Take pity on me, Master, Son of David; my daughter is grievously possessed by a demon."
Mat 15:23 But Jesus did not answer her a word; and his disciples came up and begged him to send her away. "She keeps calling out after us," they said.
Mat 15:24 "I was not sent," replied Jesus, "to any one except the lost sheep of Israel."
Mat 15:25 But the woman came, and, bowing to the ground before him, said: "Master, help me."
Mat 15:26 "It is not fair," replied Jesus, "to take the children's food and throw it to dogs."
Mat 15:27 "Yes, Master," she said, "for even dogs do feed on the scraps that fall from their owners' table."
Mat 15:28 "Your faith is great," was his reply to the woman; "it shall be as you wish!" And her daughter was cured that very hour.
Mat 15:29 On leaving that place, Jesus went to the shore of the Sea of Galilee; and then went up the hill, and sat down., you will do what not only what has been done to the fig tree, but, even if you should say to this hill 'Be lifted up and hurled into the sea!' it would be done.
Mat 15:30 Great crowds of people came to him, bringing with them those who were lame, crippled, blind, or dumb, and many others. They put them down at his feet, and he cured them;
Mat 15:31 And the crowds were astonished, when they saw the dumb talking, the cripples made sound, the lame walking about, and the blind with their sight restored; and they praised the God of Israel.
Mat 15:32 Afterwards Jesus called his disciples to him, and said: "My heart is moved at the sight of all these people, for they have already been with me three days and they have nothing to eat; and I am unwilling to send them away hungry, for fear that they should break down on the way."
Mat 15:33 "Where can we," his disciples asked, "in a lonely place find enough bread for such a crowd as this?"
Mat 15:34 "How many loaves have you?" said Jesus. "Seven," they answered, "and a few small fish."
Mat 15:35 Telling the crowd to sit down on the ground,
Mat 15:36 Jesus took the seven loaves and the fish, and, after saying the thanksgiving, broke them, and gave them to the disciples; and the disciples gave them to the crowds.
Mat 15:37 Every one had sufficient to eat, and they picked up seven baskets full of the broken pieces left.
Mat 15:38 The men who ate were four thousand in number without counting women and children.
Mat 15:39 Then, after dismissing the crowds, Jesus got into the boat, and went to the neighborhood of Magadan.
Mat 16:1 Here the Pharisees and Sadducees came up, and, to test Jesus, requested him to show them some sign from the heavens.
Mat 16:2 But Jesus answered: ["In the evening you say 'It will be fine weather, for the sky is as red as fire.'
Mat 16:3 But in the morning you say 'To-day it will be stormy, for the sky is as red as fire and threatening.' You learn to read the sky; yet you are unable to read the signs of the times!]
Mat 16:4 A wicked and unfaithful generation is asking for a sign, but no sign shall be given it except the sign of Jonah." So he left them and went away.
Mat 16:5 Now the disciples had crossed to the opposite shore, and had forgotten to take any bread.
Mat 16:6 Presently Jesus said to them: "Take care and be on your guard against the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees."
Mat 16:7 But the disciples began talking among themselves about their having brought no bread.
Mat 16:8 On noticing this, Jesus said: "Why are you talking among yourselves about your being short of bread, O men of little faith?
Mat 16:9 Do not you yet see, nor remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many baskets you took away?
Mat 16:10 Nor yet the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many basketfuls you took away?
Mat 16:11 How is it that you do not see that I was not speaking about bread? Be on your guard against the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees."
Mat 16:12 Then they understood that he had told them to be on their guard, not against the leaven of bread, but against the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
Mat 16:13 On coming into the neighborhood of Caesarea Philippi, Jesus asked his disciples this question--"Who do people say that the Son of Man is?"
Mat 16:14 "Some say John the Baptist," they answered, "Others, however, say that he is Elijah, while others again say Jeremiah, or one of the Prophets."
Mat 16:15 "But you," he said, "who do you say that I am?"
Mat 16:16 And to this Simon Peter answered: "You are the Christ, the Son of the Living God."
Mat 16:17 "Blessed are you, Simon, Son of Jonah," Jesus replied. "For no human being has revealed this to you, but my Father who is in Heaven.
Mat 16:18 Yes, and I say to you, Your name is 'Peter--a Rock, and on this rock I will build my Church, and the Powers of the Place of Death shall not prevail over it.
Mat 16:19 I will give you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven. Whatever you forbid on earth will be held in Heaven to be forbidden, and whatever you allow on earth will be held in Heaven to be allowed."
Mat 16:20 Then he charged his disciples not to tell any one that he was the Christ.
Mat 16:21 At that time Jesus Christ began to explain to his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem, and undergo much suffering at the hands of the Councillors, and Chief Priests, and Teachers of the Law, and be put to death, and rise on the third day.
Mat 16:22 But Peter took Jesus aside, and began to rebuke him. "Master," he said, "please God that shall never be your fate!"
Mat 16:23 Jesus, however, turning to Peter, said: "Out of my way, Satan! You are a hindrance to me; for you look at things, not as God does, but as man does."
Mat 16:24 Then Jesus said to his disciples: "If any man wishes to walk in my steps, let him renounce self, and take up his cross, and follow me.
Mat 16:25 For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, and whoever, for my sake, loses his life shall find it.
Mat 16:26 What good will it do a man to gain the whole world, if he forfeits his life? or what will a man give that is of equal value with his life?
Mat 16:27 For the Son of Man is to come in his Father's Glory, with his angels, and then he 'will give to every man what his actions deserve.'
Mat 16:28 I tell you, some of those who are standing here will not know death till they have seen the Son of Man coming into his Kingdom."
Mat 17:1 Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter, and the brothers James and John, and led them up a high mountain alone.
Mat 17:2 There his appearance was transformed before their eyes; his face shown like the sun, and his clothes became as white as the light.
Mat 17:3 And all at once Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Jesus.
Mat 17:4 "Master," exclaimed Peter, interposing, "it is good to be here; if you wish, I will make three tents here, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."
Mat 17:5 While he was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and there was a voice from the cloud that said-- "This is my Son, the Beloved, in whom I delight; him you must hear."
Mat 17:6 The disciples, on hearing this, fell on their faces, greatly afraid.
Mat 17:7 But Jesus came and touched them, saying as he did so: "Rise up, and do not be afraid."
Mat 17:8 When they raised their eyes, they saw no one but Jesus himself alone.
Mat 17:9 As they were going down the mountain side, Jesus gave them this warning--"Do not speak of this vision to any one, until the Son of Man has risen from the dead."
Mat 17:10 "How is it," his disciples asked, "that our Teachers of the Law say that Elijah has to come first?"
Mat 17:11 "Elijah indeed does come," Jesus replied, "and will restore everything;
Mat 17:12 And I tell you that Elijah has already come, and people have not recognized him, but have treated him just as they pleased. In the same way, too, the Son of Man is destined to undergo suffering at men's hands."
Mat 17:13 Then the disciples understood that it was of John the Baptist that he had spoken to them.
Mat 17:14 When they came to the crowd, a man came up to Jesus, and, kneeling down before him, said:
Mat 17:15 "Master, take pity on my son, for he is epileptic and suffers terribly; indeed, he often falls into the fire and into the water;
Mat 17:16 I brought him to your disciples, but they could not cure him."
Mat 17:17 "O faithless and perverse generation!" Jesus exclaimed, "how long must I be among you? how long must I have patience with you? Bring the boy here to me."
Mat 17:18 Then Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of the boy; and he was cured from that very hour.
Mat 17:19 Afterwards the disciples came up to Jesus, and asked him privately: "Why was it that we could not drive it out?"
Mat 17:20 "Because you have so little faith," he answered; "for, I tell you, if your faith were only like a mustard-seed, you could say to this mountain 'Move from this place to that!' and it would be moved; and nothing would be impossible to you."
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Mat 17:22 While Jesus and his disciples were together in Galilee, he said to them: "The Son of Man is destined to be betrayed into the hands of his fellow-men,
Mat 17:23 And they will put him to death, but on the third day he will rise." And the disciples were greatly distressed.
Mat 17:24 After they had reached Capernaum, the collectors of the Temple-rate came up to Peter, and said: "Does not your Master pay the Temple-rate?"
Mat 17:25 "Yes," answered Peter. But, on going into the house, before he could speak, Jesus said: "What do you think, Simon? From whom do earthly kings take taxes or tribute? From their sons, or from others?"
Mat 17:26 "From others," answered Peter. "Well then," continued Jesus, "their sons go free.
Mat 17:27 Still, that we may not shock them, go and throw a line into the Sea; take the first fish that rises, open its mouth, and you will find in it a piece of money. Take that, and give it to the collectors for both of us."
Mat 18:1 On the same occasion the disciples came to Jesus, and asked him: "Who is really the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?"
Mat 18:2 Jesus called a little child to him, and placed it in the middle of them, and then said:
Mat 18:3 "I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will not enter the Kingdom of Heaven at all.
Mat 18:4 Therefore, any one who will humble himself like this child-- that man shall be the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven.
Mat 18:5 And any one who, for the sake of my Name, welcomes even one little child like this, is welcoming me.
Mat 18:6 But, if any one puts a snare in the way of one of these lowly ones who believe in me, it would be best for him to be sunk in the depths of the sea with a great millstone hung round his neck.
Mat 18:7 Alas for the world because of such snares! There cannot but be snares; yet alas for the man who is answerable for the snare!
Mat 18:8 If your hand or your foot is a snare to you, cut it off, and throw it away. It would be better for you to enter the Life maimed or lame, than to have both hands, or both feet, and be thrown into the aeonian fire.
Mat 18:9 If your eye is a snare to you, take it out, and throw it away. It would be better for you to enter the Life with only one eye, than to have both eyes and be thrown into the fiery Pit.
Mat 18:10 Beware of despising one of these lowly ones, for in Heaven, I tell you, their angels always see the face of my Father who is in Heaven.
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Mat 18:12 What think you? If a man owns a hundred sheep, and one of them strays, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills, and go and search for the one that is straying?
Mat 18:13 And, if he succeeds in finding it, I tell you that he rejoices more over that one sheep than over the ninety-nine which did not stray.
Mat 18:14 So, too, it is the will of my Father who is in Heaven that not one of these lowly ones should be lost.
Mat 18:15 If your Brother does wrong, go to him and convince him of his fault when you and he are alone. If he listens to you, you have won your Brother.
Mat 18:16 But, if he does not listen to you, take with you one or two others, so that 'on the evidence of two or three witnesses, every word may be put beyond dispute.'
Mat 18:17 If he refuses to listen to them, speak to the Church; and, if he also refuses to listen to the Church, treat him as you would a Gentile or a tax-gatherer.
Mat 18:18 I tell you, all that you forbid on earth will be held in Heaven to be forbidden, and all that you allow on earth will be held in Heaven to be allowed.
Mat 18:19 Again, I tell you that, if but two of you on earth agree as to what they shall pray for, whatever it be, it will be granted them by my Father who is in Heaven.
Mat 18:20 For where two or three have come together in my Name, I am present with them."
Mat 18:21 Then Peter came up, and said to Jesus: "Master, how often am I to forgive my Brother when he wrongs me? As many as seven times?"
Mat 18:22 But Jesus answered: "Not seven times, but 'seventy times seven.'
Mat 18:23 And therefore the Kingdom of Heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his servants.
Mat 18:24 When he had begun to do so, one of them was brought to him who owed him six million pounds;
Mat 18:25 And, as he could not pay, his master ordered him to be sold towards the payment of the debt, together with his wife, and his children, and everything that he had.
Mat 18:26 Thereupon the servant threw himself down on the ground before him and said 'Have patience with me, and I will pay you all.'
Mat 18:27 The master was moved with compassion; and he let him go, and forgave him the debt.
Mat 18:28 But, on going out, that same servant came upon one of his fellow-servants who owed him ten pounds. Seizing him by the throat, he said 'Pay what you owe me.'
Mat 18:29 Thereupon his fellow-servant threw himself on the ground and begged for mercy. 'Have patience with me,' he said, 'and I will pay you.'
Mat 18:30 But the other would not, but went and put him in prison till he should pay his debt.
Mat 18:31 When his fellow-servants saw what had happened, they were greatly distressed, and went to their master and laid the whole matter before him.
Mat 18:32 Upon that the master sent for the servant, and said to him 'You wicked servant! When you begged me for mercy, I forgave you the whole of that debt.
Mat 18:33 Ought not you, also, to have shown mercy to your fellow- servant, just as I showed mercy to you?'
Mat 18:34 Then his master, in anger, handed him over to the jailers, until he should pay the whole of his debt.
Mat 18:35 So, also, will my heavenly Father do to you, unless each one of you forgives his Brother from his heart."
Mat 19:1 At the conclusion of this teaching, Jesus withdrew from Galilee, and went into that district of Judea which is on the other side of the Jordan.
Mat 19:2 Great crowds followed him, and he cured them there.
Mat 19:3 Presently some Pharisees came up to him, and, to test him, said: "Has a man the right to divorce his wife for every cause?"
Mat 19:4 "Have not you read," replied Jesus, "that at the beginning the Creator 'made them male and female,'
Mat 19:5 And said--'For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother, and be united to his wife, and the man and his wife shall become one'?
Mat 19:6 So that they are no longer two, but one. What God himself, then, has yoked together man must not separate."
Mat 19:7 "Why, then," they said, "did Moses direct that a man should 'serve his wife with a notice of separation and divorce her'?"
Mat 19:8 "Moses, owing to the hardness of your hearts," answered Jesus, "permitted you to divorce your wives, but that was not so at the beginning.
Mat 19:9 But I tell you that any one who divorces his wife, except on the ground of her unchastity, and marries another woman, is guilty of adultery."
Mat 19:10 "If that," said the disciples, "is the position of a man with regard to his wife, it is better not to marry."
Mat 19:11 "It is not every one," replied Jesus, "who can accept this teaching, but only those who have been enabled to do so.
Mat 19:12 Some men, it is true, have from birth been disabled for marriage, while others have been disabled by their fellow men, and others again have disabled themselves for the sake of the Kingdom of Heaven. Let him accept it who can."
Mat 19:13 Then some little children were brought to Jesus, for him to place his hands on them, and pray; but the disciples found fault with those who had brought them.
Mat 19:14 Jesus, however, said: "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for it is to the childlike that the Kingdom of Heaven belongs."
Mat 19:15 So he placed his hands on them, and then went on his way.
Mat 19:16 And a man came up to Jesus, and said: "Teacher, what good thing must I do to obtain Immortal life?"
Mat 19:17 "Why ask me about goodness?" answered Jesus. "There is but One who is good. If you want to enter the Life, keep the commandments."
Mat 19:18 "What commandments?" asked the man. "These," answered Jesus:--"'Thou shalt not kill. Thou shalt not commit adultery. Thou shalt not steal. Thou shalt not say what is false about others.
Mat 19:19 Honor thy father and thy mother.' And 'Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thou dost thyself."
Mat 19:20 "I have observed all these," said the young man. "What is still wanting in me?"
Mat 19:21 "If you wish to be perfect," answered Jesus, "go and sell your property, and give to the poor, and you shall have wealth in Heaven; then come and follow me."
Mat 19:22 On hearing these words, the young man went away distressed, for he had great possessions.
Mat 19:23 At this, Jesus said to his disciples: "I tell you that a rich man will find it hard to enter the Kingdom of Heaven!
Mat 19:24 I say again, it is easier for a camel to get through a needle's eye than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of Heaven!"
Mat 19:25 On hearing this, the disciples exclaimed in great astonishment: "Who then can possibly be saved?"
Mat 19:26 But Jesus looked at them, and said: "With men this is impossible, but with God everything is possible." Then Peter turned and said to Jesus:
Mat 19:27 "But we--we left everything, and followed you; what, then, shall we have?"
Mat 19:28 "I tell you," answered Jesus, "that at the New Creation, 'when the Son of Man takes his seat on his throne of glory,' you who followed me shall be seated upon twelve thrones, as judges of the twelve tribes of Israel.
Mat 19:29 Every one who has left houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or children, or land, on account of my Name, will receive many times as much, and will 'gain Immortal Life.'
Mat 19:30 But many who are first now will then be last, and those who are last will be first.
Mat 20:1 For the Kingdom of Heaven is like an employer who went out in the early morning to hire laborers for his vineyards.
Mat 20:2 He agreed with the laborers to pay them two shillings a day, and sent them into his vineyard.
Mat 20:3 On going out again, about nine o'clock, he saw some others standing in the market-place, doing nothing.
Mat 20:4 'You also may go into my vineyard,' he said, 'and I will pay you what is fair.'
Mat 20:5 So the men went. Going out again about mid-day and about three o'clock, he did as before.
Mat 20:6 When he went out about five, he found some other men standing there, and said to them 'Why have you been standing here all day long, doing nothing?'
Mat 20:7 'Because no one has hired us,' they answered. 'You also may go into my vineyard,' he said.
Mat 20:8 In the evening the owner of the vineyard said to his steward 'Call the laborers, and pay them their wages, beginning with the last, and ending with the first.
Mat 20:9 Now when those who had been hired about five o'clock went up, they received two shillings each.
Mat 20:10 So, when the first went up, they thought that they would receive more, but they also received two shillings each;
Mat 20:11 On which they began to grumble at their employer.
Mat 20:12 'These last,' they said, 'have done only one hour's work, and yet you have put them on the same footing with us, who have borne the brunt of the day's work, and the heat.'
Mat 20:13 'My friend,' was his reply to one of them, 'I am not treating you unfairly. Did not you agree with me for two shillings?
Mat 20:14 Take what belongs to you, and go. I choose to give to this last man the same as to you.
Mat 20:15 Have not I the right to do as I choose with what is mine? Are you envious because I am liberal?'
Mat 20:16 So those who are last will be first, and the first last."
Mat 20:17 When Jesus was on the point of going up to Jerusalem, he gathered the twelve disciples round him by themselves, and said to them as they were on their way:
Mat 20:18 "Listen! We are going up to Jerusalem; and there the Son of Man will be betrayed to the Chief Priests and Teachers of the Law, and they will condemn him to death,
Mat 20:19 And give him up to the Gentiles for them to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify; and on the third day he will rise."
Mat 20:20 Then the mother of Zebediah's sons came to him with her sons, bowing to the ground, and begging a favor.
Mat 20:21 "What is it that you want?" he asked. "I want you to say," she replied, "that in your Kingdom these two sons of mine may sit, one on your right, and the other on your left."
Mat 20:22 "You do not know what you are asking," was Jesus' answer. "Can you drink the cup that I am to drink?" "Yes," they exclaimed, "we can."
Mat 20:23 "You shall indeed drink my cup," he said, "but as to a seat at my right and at my left--that is not mine to give, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father."
Mat 20:24 On hearing of this, the ten others were very indignant about the two brothers.
Mat 20:25 Jesus, however, called the ten to him, and said: "The rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them as you know, and their great men oppress them.
Mat 20:26 Among you it is not so.
Mat 20:27 No, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to take the first place among you, must be your slave;
Mat 20:28 Just as the Son of Man came, not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."
Mat 20:29 As they were going out of Jericho, a great crowd followed him.
Mat 20:30 Two blind men who were sitting by the road-side, hearing that Jesus was passing, called out: "Take pity on us, Master, Son of David!"
Mat 20:31 The crowd told them to be quiet; but the men only called out the louder: "Take pity on us, Master, Son of David!"
Mat 20:32 Then Jesus stopped and called them. "What do you want me to do for you?" he said.
Mat 20:33 "Master," they replied, "we want our eyes to be opened."
Mat 20:34 So Jesus, moved with compassion, touched their eyes, and immediately they recovered their sight, and followed him.
Mat 21:1 When they had almost reached Jerusalem, having come as far as Bethphage, on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent on two disciples.
Mat 21:2 "Go to the village facing you," he said, "and you will immediately find an ass tethered, with a foal by her side; untie her, and lead her here for me.
Mat 21:3 And, if any one says anything to you, you are to say this-- 'The Master wants them'; and he will send them at once."
Mat 21:4 This happened in fulfillment of these words in the Prophet--
Mat 21:5 'Say to the daughter of Zion--"Behold, thy King is coming to thee, Gentle, and riding on an ass, And on the foal of a beast of burden."'
Mat 21:6 So the disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them.
Mat 21:7 They led the ass and the foal back, and, when they had put their cloaks on them, he seated himself upon them.
Mat 21:8 The immense crowd of people spread their cloaks in the road, while some cut branches off the trees, and spread them on the road.
Mat 21:9 The crowds that led the way, as well as those that followed behind, kept shouting: "God save the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! God save him from on high!"
Mat 21:10 When he had entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred, and asked--
Mat 21:11 "Who is this?", to which the crowd replied--"This is the Prophet Jesus from Nazareth in Galilee."
Mat 21:12 Jesus went into the Temple Courts, and drove out all those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money-changers, and the seats of the pigeon-dealers,
Mat 21:13 And said to them: "Scripture says—'My House shall be called a house of prayer'; but you are making it 'a den of robbers.'"
Mat 21:14 While he was still in the Temple Courts, some blind and some lame people came up to him, and he cured them.
Mat 21:15 But, when the Chief Priests and the Teachers of the Law saw the wonderful things that Jesus did, and the boys who were calling out in the Temple Courts "God save the Son of David!", they were indignant,
Mat 21:16 And said to him: "Do you hear what these boys are saying?" "Yes," answered Jesus; "but did you never read the words--'Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings thou hast called forth perfect praise'?"
Mat 21:17 Then he left them, and went out of the city to Bethany, and spent the night there.
Mat 21:18 The next morning, in returning to the city, Jesus became hungry;
Mat 21:19 And, noticing a solitary fig tree by the road-side, he went up to it, but found nothing on it but leaves. So he said to it: "Never again shall fruit be gathered off you." And suddenly the fruit tree withered up.
Mat 21:20 When the disciples saw this, they exclaimed in astonishment: "How suddenly the fig tree withered up!"
Mat 21:21 "I tell you," replied Jesus, "if you have faith, without ever a doubt, you will do what not only what has been done to the fig tree, but, even if you should say to this hill 'Be lifted up and hurled into the sea!' it would be done.
Mat 21:22 And whatever you ask for in your prayers will, if you have faith, be granted you."
Mat 21:23 After Jesus had come into the Temple Courts, the Chief Priests and the Councillors of the Nation came up to him as he was teaching, and said: " What authority have you to do these things? Who gave you this authority?"
Mat 21:24 "I, too," said Jesus in reply, "will ask you one question; if you will give me an answer to it, then I, also, will tell you what authority I have to act as I do.
Mat 21:25 It is about John's baptism. What was its origin? divine or human?" But they began arguing among themselves: "If we say 'divine,' he will say to us 'Why then did not you believe him?'
Mat 21:26 But if we say 'human,' we are afraid of the people, for every one regards John as a Prophet."
Mat 21:27 So the answer they gave Jesus was--"We do not know." "Then I," he said, "refuse to tell you what authority I have to do these things.
Mat 21:28 What do you think of this? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the elder and said 'Go and work in the vineyard to-day my son.'
Mat 21:29 'Yes, sir,' he answered; but he did not go.
Mat 21:30 Then the father went to the second son, and said the same. 'I will not,' he answered; but afterwards he was sorry and went.
Mat 21:31 Which of the two sons did as his father wished?" " The second," they said. "I tell you," added Jesus, "that tax-gatherers and prostitutes are going into the Kingdom of God before you.
Mat 21:32 For when John came to you, walking in the path of righteousness, you did not believe him, but tax-gatherers and prostitutes did; and yet you, though you saw this, even then were not sorry, nor did you believe him.
Mat 21:33 Listen to another parable. A man, who was an employer, once planted a vineyard, put a fence round it, dug a winepress in it, built a tower, and then let it out to tenants and went abroad.
Mat 21:34 When the time for the vintage drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants, to receive his share of the produce.
Mat 21:35 But the tenants seized his servants, beat one, killed another, and stoned a third.
Mat 21:36 A second time the owner sent some servants, a larger number than before, and the tenants treated them in the same way.
Mat 21:37 As a last resource he sent his son to them. 'They will respect my son,' he said.
Mat 21:38 But the tenants, on seeing his son, said to each other 'Here is the heir! Come, let us kill him, and get his inheritance.'
Mat 21:39 So they seized him, and threw him outside the vineyard, and killed him.
Mat 21:40 Now, when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?"
Mat 21:41 "Miserable wretches!" they exclaimed, "he will put them to a miserable death, and he will let out the vineyard to other tenants, who will pay him his share of the produce at the proper times."
Mat 21:42 Then Jesus added: "Have you never read in the Scriptures?-- 'The very stone which the builders despised--Has now itself become the corner-stone; This corner-stone has come from the Lord, And is marvelous in our eyes.'
Mat 21:43 And that, I tell you, is why the Kingdom of God will be taken from you, and given to a nation that does produce the fruit of the Kingdom.
Mat 21:44 Yes, and he who falls on this stone will be dashed to pieces, while any one on whom it falls--it will scatter him as dust."
Mat 21:45 After listening to these parables, the Chief Priests and the Pharisees saw that it was about them that he was speaking;
Mat 21:46 Yet, although eager to arrest him, they were afraid of the crowds, who regarded him as a Prophet.
Mat 22:1 Once more Jesus spoke to them in parables.
Mat 22:2 "The Kingdom of Heaven," he said, "may be compared to a king who gave a banquet in honor of his son's wedding.
Mat 22:3 He sent his servants to call those who had been invited to the banquet, but they were unwilling to come.
Mat 22:4 A second time he sent some servants, with orders to say to those who had been invited 'I have prepared my breakfast, my cattle and fat beasts are killed and everything is ready; come to the banquet.'
Mat 22:5 They, however, took no notice, but went off, one to his farm, another to his business;
Mat 22:6 While the rest, seizing his servants, ill-treated them and killed them.
Mat 22:7 The king, in anger, sent his troops, put those murderers to death, and set their city on fire.
Mat 22:8 Then he said to his servants 'The banquet is prepared, but those who were invited were not worthy.
Mat 22:9 So go to the cross-roads, and invite everyone you find to the banquet.'
Mat 22:10 The servants went out into the roads and collected all the people whom they found, whether bad or good; and the bridal-hall was filled with guests.
Mat 22:11 But, when the king went in to see his guests, he noticed there a man who had not put on a wedding-robe.
Mat 22:12 So he said to him 'My friend, how is it that you came in here without a wedding-robe?' The man was speechless.
Mat 22:13 Then the king said to the attendants 'Tie him hand and foot, and 'put him out into the darkness' outside, where there will be weeping and grinding of teeth.'
Mat 22:14 For many are called, but few chosen."
Mat 22:15 Then the Pharisees went away and conferred together as to how they might lay a snare for Jesus in the course of conversation.
Mat 22:16 They sent their disciples, with the Herodians, to say to him: "Teacher, we know that you are an honest man, and that you teach the way of God honestly, and are not afraid of any one; for you pay no regard to a man's position.
Mat 22:17 Tell us, then, what you think. Are we right in paying taxes to the Emperor, or not?"
Mat 22:18 Perceiving their malice, Jesus answered: "Why are you testing me, you hypocrites?
Mat 22:19 Show me the coin with which the tax is paid." And, when they had brought him a florin,
Mat 22:20 He asked: "Whose head and title are these?"
Mat 22:21 "The Emperor's," they answered: on which he said to them: "Then pay to the Emperor what belongs to the Emperor, and to God what belongs to God."
Mat 22:22 They wondered at his answer, and left him alone and went away.
Mat 22:23 That same day some Sadducees came up to Jesus, maintaining that there is no resurrection. Their question was this:--
Mat 22:24 "Teacher, Moses said--'Should a man die without children, the man's brother shall become the husband of the widow, and raise a family for his brother.'
Mat 22:25 Now we had living among us seven brothers; of whom the eldest married and died, and, as he had no family, left his wife for his brother.
Mat 22:26 The same thing happened to the second and the third brothers, and indeed to all the seven.
Mat 22:27 The woman herself died last of all.
Mat 22:28 At the resurrection, then, whose wife will she be out of the seven, all of them having had her?"
Mat 22:29 "Your mistake," replied Jesus, "is due to your ignorance of the Scriptures, and of the power of God.
Mat 22:30 For at the resurrection there is no marrying or being married, but all who rise are as angels in Heaven.
Mat 22:31 As to the resurrection of the dead, have you not read these words of God--
Mat 22:32 'I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'? He is not the God of dead men, but of living."
Mat 22:33 The crowds, who had been listening to him, were greatly struck with his teaching.
Mat 22:34 When the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they collected together.
Mat 22:35 Then one of them, a Student of the Law, to test him, asked this question--
Mat 22:36 "Teacher, what is the great commandment in the Law?"
Mat 22:37 His answer was: "'Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy Heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.'
Mat 22:38 This is the great first commandment.
Mat 22:39 The second, which is like it, is this--'Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thou dost thyself.'
Mat 22:40 On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets."
Mat 22:41 Before the Pharisees separated, Jesus put this question to them--
Mat 22:42 "What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he?" "David's," they said.
Mat 22:43 "How is it, then," Jesus replied, "that David, speaking under inspiration, calls him 'lord,' in the passage-
Mat 22:44 'The Lord said to my Lord: "Sit at my right hand, Until I put thy enemies beneath thy feet"'?
Mat 22:45 Since, then, David calls him 'lord,' how is he David's son?"
Mat 22:46 No one could say a word in answer; nor did any one after that day venture to question him further.
Mat 23:1 Then Jesus speaking to the crowds and to his disciples, said:
Mat 23:2 "The teachers of the Law and the Pharisees now occupy the chair of Moses.
Mat 23:3 Therefore practice and lay to heart everything that they tell preach but do not practice.
Mat 23:4 While they make up heavy loads and pile them on other men's shoulder's they decline, themselves, to lift a finger to move them.
Mat 23:5 All their actions are done to attract attention. They widen their phylacteries, and increase the size of their tassels,
Mat 23:6 and like to have the place of honor at dinner, and the best seats in the Synagogues,
Mat 23:7 and to be greeted in the markets with respect, and to be called 'Rabbi' for everybody.
Mat 23:8 But do not allow yourselves to be called 'Rabbi,' for you have only one Father, the heavenly Father.
Mat 23:9 And do not call any one Father, the heavenly Father.
Mat 23:10 Nor must you allow yourselves to be called 'Leaders,' for you have only one Leader, the Christ.
Mat 23:11 The man who would be the greatest among you must be your servant.
Mat 23:12 Whoever shall exalt himself will be humbled, and whoever shall humble himself will be exalted.
Mat 23:13 But alas for you, Teachers of the Law and Pharisees, hypocrites that you are! You turn the key of the Kingdom of Heaven in men's faces. For you do not go in yourselves, nor yet allow those who try to go in to do so.
Mat 23:14 Alas for you, Teachers of the Law and Pharisees, hypocrites that you are! You destroy widow's houses, even while pretending to make long prayers; therefore you shall receive greater condemnation.
Mat 23:15 Alas for you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, hypocrites that you are! You scour land and sea to make a single convert, and, when he is gained, you make him twice as deserving of the Pit as you are yourselves.
Mat 23:16 Alas for you, you blind guides! You say 'if any answer by the Temple, his oath counts for nothing; but, if any one swears by the gold of the Temple, his oath is binding him'!
Mat 23:17 Fools that you are and blind! Which is the more important? The gold? Or the Temple which has given sacredness to the gold?
Mat 23:18 You say, too, 'If any one swears by the altar, his oath counts for nothing, but, if any one swears by the offering placed on it, his oath is binding on him'!
Mat 23:19 Blind indeed! Which is the more important? The offering? or the altar which gives sacredness to the offering?
Mat 23:20 Therefore a man, swearing by the altar, swears by it and by all that is on it,
Mat 23:21 and a man, swearing by the Temple, swears by it and by him who dwells in it,
Mat 23:22 while a man, swearing by Heaven, swears by the throne of God, and by him who sits upon it.
Mat 23:23 Alas for you, Teachers of the Law and Pharisees, hypocrites that you are! You pay tithes on mint, fennel, and caraway seed, and have neglected the weightier matters of the Law--justice, mercy, and good faith. These last you ought to have put into practice, without neglecting the first.
Mat 23:24 You blind guides, to strain out a gnat and to swallow a camel!
Mat 23:25 Alas for you, Teachers of the Law and Pharisees, hypocrites that you are! You clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside they are filled with the results of greed and self-indulgence.
Mat 23:26 You blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and the dish, so that the outside may become clean as well.
Mat 23:27 Alas for you, Teachers of the Law and Pharisees, hypocrites that you are! You are like whitewashed tombs, which indeed look fair outside, while inside they are filled with dead men's bones and all kinds of filth.
Mat 23:28 It is the same with you. Outwardly, and to others, you have the look of religious men, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and sin.
Mat 23:29 Alas for you, Teachers of the Law and Pharisees, hypocrites that you are! You build the tombs of the Prophets, and decorate the monuments of religious men,
Mat 23:30 and say 'Had we been living in the days of our ancestors, we should have taken part in their murder of the Prophets!
Mat 23:31 By doing this you are furnishing evidence against yourselves that you are true children of the men who murdered the Prophets.
Mat 23:32 Fill up the measure of your ancestor's guilt.
Mat 23:33 You serpents and brood of vipers! How can you escape being sentenced to the Pit?
Mat 23:34 That is why I send you Prophets, wise men, and Teachers of the Law, some of whom you will crucify and kill, and some of whom you will scourge in your Synagogues, and persecute from town to town;
Mat 23:35 in order that upon your heads may fall every drop of innocent 'blood split on earth,' from the blood of innocent Abel down to that of Zechariah, Barachiah's son, whom you murdered between the Temple and the altar.
Mat 23:36 All this, I tell you, will come home to the present generation.
Mat 23:37 Jerusalem! Jerusalem! She who slays the Prophets and stones the messengers sent to her--Oh, how often have I wished to gather your children round me, as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you would not came!
Mat 23:38 Verily, your house is left to you desolate!
Mat 23:39 For nevermore, I tell you, shall you see me, until you say-- 'Blessed is He who comes in the Name of the Lord!'"
Mat 24:1 Leaving the Temple Courts, Jesus was walking away, when his disciples came up to draw his attention to the Temple buildings.
Mat 24:2 "Do you see all these things?" was his answer. "I tell you, not a single stone will be left here upon another, which will not be throne down,"
Mat 24:3 So, while Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, his disciples came up to him privately and said: "Tell us when this will be, and what will be the sign of your Coming, and of the close of the age."
Mat 24:4 Jesus replied to them as follows: "See that no one leads you astray;
Mat 24:5 for, many will take my name, and come saying 'I am the Christ,' and will lead many astray.
Mat 24:6 And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars; take care not to be alarmed, for such things must occur; but the end is not yet here.
Mat 24:7 For 'nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom,' and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places.
Mat 24:8 All this, however, will be but the beginning of the birth pangs!
Mat 24:9 When that time comes, they will give you up to persecution, and will put you to death, and you will be hated by all nations on account of my Name.
Mat 24:10 And then many will fall away, and will betray one another, and hate one another.
Mat 24:11 Many false Prophets, also, will appear and lead many astray;
Mat 24:12 and, owing to the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold.
Mat 24:13 Yet the man that endures to the end shall be saved.
Mat 24:14 And this Good News of the Kingdom shall be proclaimed throughout the world as a witness to all nations; and then will come the end.
Mat 24:15 As soon, then, as you see 'the Foul Desecration,' mentioned by the Prophet Daniel, standing in the Holy Place," (the reader must consider what this means)
Mat 24:16 "then those of you who are in Judea must take refuge in the mountains;
Mat 24:17 and a man on the housetop must not go down to get the things that are in his house;
Mat 24:18 nor must one who is on his farm turn back to get his cloak.
Mat 24:19 And alas for the women that are with child, and for those that are nursing infants in those days!
Mat 24:20 Pray, too, that your flight may not take place in winter, nor on a Sabbath;
Mat 24:21 for that will be 'a time of great distress, the like of which has not occurred from the beginning of the world down to the present time'--no, nor ever will again.
Mat 24:22 And had not those days been limited, not a single soul would escape; but for the sake of 'God's People' a limit will be put to them.
Mat 24:23 And, at that time, if any one should say to you 'Look! here is the Christ!' or 'Here he is!', do not believe it;
Mat 24:24 For false Christs and false Prophets will arise, and will display great signs and marvels, so that, were it possible, even God's People would be led astray.
Mat 24:25 Remember, I have told you beforehand.
Mat 24:26 Therefore, if people say to you 'He is in the Wilderness!', do not go out there; or 'He is in an inner room!', do not believe it;
Mat 24:27 For, just as lightning will start from the east and flash across to the west, so will it be with the Coming of the Son of Man.
Mat 24:28 Wherever a dead body lies, there will the vultures flock.'
Mat 24:29 Immediately after the distress of those days, 'the sun will be darkened, the moon will not give her light, the stars will fall from the heavens,' and 'the forces of the heavens will be convulsed.'
Mat 24:30 Then will appear the sign of the Son of Man in the heavens; and all the peoples of the earth will mourn, when they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the heavens,' with power and great glory;
Mat 24:31 And he will send his angels, with a great trumpet, and they will gather his People round him from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
Mat 24:32 Learn the lesson taught by the fig tree. As soon as its branches are full of sap, and it is bursting into leaf, you know that summer is near.
Mat 24:33 And so may you, as soon as you see all these things, know that he is at your doors.
Mat 24:34 I tell you, even the present generation will not pass away, till all these things have taken place.
Mat 24:35 The heavens and the earth will pass away, but my words shall never pass away.
Mat 24:36 But about that Day and Hour, no one knows--not even the angels of Heaven, nor yet the Son--but only the Father himself.
Mat 24:37 For, just as in the days of Noah, so will it be at the Coming of the Son of Man.
Mat 24:38 In those days before the flood they went on eating and drinking, marrying and being married, up to the very day on which Noah entered the ark,
Mat 24:39 Taking not notice till the flood came and swept them one and all away; and so will it be at the Coming of the Son of Man.
Mat 24:40 At that time, of two men on a farm one will be taken and one left;
Mat 24:41 Of two women grinding with the hand-mill one will be taken and one left.
Mat 24:42 Therefore watch; for you cannot be sure on what day your Master is coming.
Mat 24:43 But this you do know, that, had the owner of the house known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have been on the watch, and would not have allowed his house to be broken into.
Mat 24:44 Therefore, do you also prepare, since it is just when you are least expecting him that the Son of Man will come.
Mat 24:45 Who, then is that trustworthy, careful servant, who has been placed by his master over his household, to give them their food at the proper time?
Mat 24:46 Happy will that servant be whom his master, when he comes home, shall find doing this.
Mat 24:47 I tell you that his master will put him in charge of the whole of his property.
Mat 24:48 But, should he be a bad servant, and say to himself 'My master is a long time in coming,'
Mat 24:49 And begin to beat his fellow-servants, and eat and drink with drunkards,
Mat 24:50 That servant's master will come on a day when he does not expect him, and at an hour of which he is unaware,
Mat 24:51 And will flog him severely, and assign him his place among the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and grinding of teeth.
Mat 25:1 Then the Kingdom of Heaven will be like ten bridesmaids who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.
Mat 25:2 Five of them were foolish, and five were prudent.
Mat 25:3 The foolish ones took their lamps, but took no oil with them;
Mat 25:4 While the prudent ones, besides taking their lamps, took oil in their jars.
Mat 25:5 As the bridegroom was late in coming, they all became drowsy, and slept.
Mat 25:6 But at midnight a shout was raised--'The Bridegroom is coming! Come out to meet him!'
Mat 25:7 Then all the bridesmaids awoke and trimmed their lamps.
Mat 25:8 And the foolish said to the prudent 'Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.'
Mat 25:9 But the prudent ones answered 'No, for fear that there will not be enough for you and for us. Go instead to those who sell it, and buy for yourselves.'
Mat 25:10 But while they were on their way to buy it, the bridegroom came; and the bridesmaids who were ready went in with him to the banquet, and the door was shut.
Mat 25:11 Afterwards the other bridesmaids came. 'Sir, Sir,' they said, 'open the door to us!'
Mat 25:12 But the bridegroom answered 'I tell you, I do not know you.'
Mat 25:13 Therefore watch, since you know neither the Day nor the Hour.
Mat 25:14 For it is as though a man, going on his travels, called his servants, and gave his property into their charge.
Mat 25:15 He gave three thousand pounds to one, twelve hundred to another, and six hundred to a third, in proportion to the ability of each. Then he set out on his travels.
Mat 25:16 The man who had received the three thousand pounds went at once and traded with it, and made another three thousand.
Mat 25:17 So, too, the man who had received the twelve hundred pounds made another twelve hundred.
Mat 25:18 But the man who had received the six hundred went and dug a hole in the ground, and hid his master's money.
Mat 25:19 After a long time the master of those servants returned, and settled accounts with them.
Mat 25:20 The man who had received the three thousand pounds came up and brought three thousand more. 'Sir,' he said, 'you entrusted me with three thousand pounds; look, I have made another three thousand!'
Mat 25:21 'Well done, good, trustworthy servant!' said his master. 'You have been trustworthy with a small sum; now I will place a large one in your hands; come and share your master's joy!'
Mat 25:22 Then the one who had received the twelve hundred pounds came up and said 'Sir, you entrusted me with twelve hundred pounds; look, I have made another twelve hundred!'
Mat 25:23 'Well done, good, trustworthy servant!' said his master. 'You have been trustworthy with a small sum; now I will place a large one in your hands; come and share your master's joy!'
Mat 25:24 The man who had received the six hundred pounds came up, too, and said 'Sir, I knew that you were a hard man; you reap where you have not sown, and gather up where you have not winnowed;
Mat 25:25 And, in my fear, I went and hid your money in the ground; look, here is what belongs to you!'
Mat 25:26 'You lazy, worthless servant!' was his master's reply. 'You knew that I reap where I have not sown, and gather up where I have not winnowed?
Mat 25:27 Then you ought to have placed my money in the hands of bankers, and I, on my return, should have received my money, with interest.
Mat 25:28 'Therefore,' he continued, 'take away from him the six hundred pounds, and give it to the one who has the six thousand.
Mat 25:29 For, to him who has, more will be given, and he shall have abundance; but, as for him who has nothing, even what he has will be taken away from him.
Mat 25:30 As for the useless servant, 'put him out into the darkness' outside, where there will be weeping and grinding of teeth.'
Mat 25:31 When the Son of Man has come in his glory and all the angels with him, then he 'will take his seat on his throne of glory';
Mat 25:32 And all the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people--just as a shepherd separates sheep from goats- -
Mat 25:33 Placing the sheep on his right hand, and the goats on his left.
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