Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise [happened this way WU]:
When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found
with child of [through WU] the Holy Ghost [Spirit]. MT 1:18 Then Joseph her husband, being
a just man, and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away
privily [secretly]. MT 1:19 But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the
LORD appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take
unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of [from WU] the Holy
Ghost. MT 1:20 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he
shall save his people from their sins. MT 1:21
Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of [from WU] the Lord by the prophet, saying, MT 1:22 Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us. MT 1:23 JESUS Is God
Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife: MT 1:24 And knew her not [sexually] till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS. MT 1:25
Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in
the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, MT 2:1
Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east,
and are come to worship him. MT 2:2 When Herod the king had heard these things, he was
troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. MT 2:3 And when he had gathered all the chief
priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be
born. MT 2:4 And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the
prophet, MT 2:5 And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the
princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.
MT 2:6 Then Herod, when he had privily [secretly] called the wise men, enquired of them
diligently what time the star appeared. MT 2:7 And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go
and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word
again, that I may come and worship him also. MT 2:8 When they had heard the king, they
departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came
and stood over where the young child was. MT 2:9 When they saw the star, they rejoiced
with exceeding great joy. MT 2:10 And when they were come into the house, they saw the
young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had
opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense and myrrh.
MT 2:11 And being warned of [by WU] God in a dream that they should not return to Herod,
they departed into their own country another way. MT 2:12
And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him. MT 2:13 When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt: MT 2:14 And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of [from WU] the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son. MT 2:15
Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of [by] the wise men, was exceeding wroth [angry], and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men. MT 2:16 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy [Jeremiah] the prophet, saying, MT 2:17 In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not. MT 2:18
But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in
a dream to Joseph in Egypt, MT 2:19 Saying, Arise, and take the young child and his
mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the young child's
life. MT 2:20 And he arose, and took the young child and his mother, and came into the
land of Israel. MT 2:21 But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judaea in the room
[place] of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither [there]: notwithstanding, being
warned of [by] God in a dream, he turned aside into the parts of Galilee: MT 2:22 And he
came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by
the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene. MT 2:23
In those days came
John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, MT 3:1 And saying,
Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. MT 3:2 For this is he that was spoken of
by the prophet Esaias [Isaiah], saying, The voice of one crying [out WU] in the
wilderness, Prepare ye the way of [for WU] the Lord, make his paths straight. MT 3:3 REPENT And the same
John had his raiment [clothing] of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle [belt] about his
loins [waist]; and his meat [food] was locusts and wild honey. MT 3:4 Then went out to him
[people from] Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region round about Jordan, MT 3:5 And were baptized of [by] him in [the] Jordan [river WU], confessing
their sins. MT 3:6 REPENT
But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come? MT 3:7 Bring forth therefore fruits meet for [in keeping with WU] repentance: MT 3:8 And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to [for] our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of [from] these stones to raise up children unto Abraham. MT 3:9 KEEPS FROM BELIEVING Pride And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. MT 3:10 APPLY Fruit Essential I indeed baptize you with water unto [for] repentance. but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear [carry]: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost [Spirit], and with fire: MT 3:11 GOD IN US APPLY Not Easy Whose fan [winnowing fork] is in his hand, and he will throughly purge [clear WU] his [threshing] floor, and gather his wheat into the garner [barn]; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire. MT 3:12 JUDGEMENT By Christ
Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of [by] him. MT 3:13 But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me? MT 3:14 And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer [allow] it to be so now: for thus it becometh us [is proper WU] to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him. MT 3:15 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him: MT 3:16 And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. MT 3:17
Then was Jesus led up of [by] the spirit [Spirit] into the wilderness to be tempted of [by] the devil. MT 4:1 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred [hungry]. MT 4:2 And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. MT 4:3 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. MT 4:4 PRINCIPLES Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple, MT 4:5 And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. MT 4:6 Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt [put to the test WU] the Lord thy God. MT 4:7 BELIEVE Growing Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; MT 4:8 And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me. MT 4:9 Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence [away from me WU], Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. MT 4:10 WORSHIP Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him. MT 4:11
Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he
departed into Galilee; MT 4:12 And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which
is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim: MT 4:13 That it might be
fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias [Isaiah] the prophet, saying, MT 4:14 The land of
Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the
Gentiles; MT 4:15 The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat
in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up. MT 4:16
From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say,
Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. REPENT
MT 4:17 And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren [brothers], Simon
called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
MT 4:18 And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I
will make you fishers of men. CARRY GOSPEL MT 4:19
And they straightway [immediately] left their nets, and followed him. MT 4:20 And going on
from thence [there], he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his
brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them. MT
4:21 And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him. MT 4:22
And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching
in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of
sickness and all manner of disease among the people. MT 4:23 And his fame went throughout
all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases
and torments, and those which were possessed with devils [demons], and those which were
lunatick [epileptics], and those that had the palsy [paralytics]; and he healed them. MT
4:24 And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis,
and from Jerusalem, and from Judaea, and from beyond Jordan. MT 4:25 And seeing the
multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set [had
sat down], his disciples came unto him: MT 5:1 And he opened his mouth, and taught them,
saying, MT 5:2
Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. MT 5:3 CHARACTER BLESSINGS Heaven
Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. MT 5:4 BLESSINGS Peace
Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. MT 5:5 CHARACTER BLESSINGS A Full Life
Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. MT 5:6 CHARACTER BLESSINGS A Full Life
Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. MT 5:7 CHARACTER BLESSINGS Peace
Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. MT 5:8 CHARACTER BLESSINGS Heaven
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. MT 5:9 CHARACTER GOD IN US
Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. MT 5:10 PERSECUTION Hate
Blessed are ye, when men shall revile [reproach] you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake [because of me WU]. MT 5:11 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you. MT 5:12 PERSECUTION Misjudged
Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour [flavor], wherewith [with what] shall it be salted [made salty again WU]? it is thenceforth [then] good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of [by WU] men. MT 5:13
Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. MT 5:14 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel [measuring basket], but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. MT 5:15 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. MT 5:16 CARRY GOSPEL Don't Hold Back
Think not that I am come to destroy [do away with WU] the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. MT 5:17 JESUS Teacher For verily [most assuredly] I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle [smallest letter or pen stroke] shall in no wise [way] pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. MT 5:18
Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men [to do] so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. MT 5:19 APPLY God's Will For I say unto you, That except [unless] your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes [experts in the law WU] and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven. MT 5:20
Ye have heard that it was said of them of old time, Thou shalt not kill [murder]; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment: MT 5:21 But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire. MT 5:22 RELATIONS Problems
Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought [anything] against thee; MT 5:23 Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift. MT 5:24 RELATIONS Problems
Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in [on] the way with him [to court WU]; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison. MT 5:25 RELATIONS Problems Verily [most assuredly] I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence [of there], till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing [last penny]. MT 5:26
Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery: MT 5:27 But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. MT 5:28 And if thy right eye offend thee [causes you to sin WU], pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable [better WU] for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. MT 5:29 OVERCOME YOUR HARMFULNESS Bad To Do And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. MT 5:30
It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away [divorce WU] his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement: MT 5:31 But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away [divorce WU] his wife, saving for the cause of fornication [sexual immorality], causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery. MT 5:32 RELATIONS Divorce
Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself [make false vows], but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths: MT 5:33 But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne: MT 5:34 Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King. MT 5:35 Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black. MT 5:36 But let your communication be, Yea, yea [yes]; Nay, nay [no]: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil [from the evil one WU]. MT 5:37 OVERCOME YOUR HARMFULNESS Bad To Do
Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: MT 5:38 But I say unto you, That ye resist not [him who is] evil: but whosoever shall smite [strike] thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. MT 5:39 And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also. MT 5:40 And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain [two]. MT 5:41 PERSECUTION Love the Harmer Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of [from] thee turn not thou away. MT 5:42 OVERCOME YOUR HARMFULNESS Money & Worldly Things
Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. MT 5:43 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use [mistreat] you, and persecute you; MT 5:44 PERSECUTION Love the Harmer That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. MT 5:45 For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans [tax collectors] the same? MT 5:46 And if ye salute [greet] your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans [tax collectors WU] so? MT 5:47 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect. MT 5:48 APPLY Not Easy
Take heed that ye do not your alms [charitable giving] before men, to be seen of [by] them: otherwise ye have no reward of [from] your Father which is in heaven. MT 6:1 Therefore when thou doest thine alms [merciful deeds], do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of [from] men. Verily [most assuredly] I say unto you, They have their reward. MT 6:2 But when thou doest alms [merciful deeds], let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth: MT 6:3 That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly. MT 6:4 And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of [by] men. Verily [most assuredly] I say unto you, They have their reward. MT 6:5 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly. MT 6:6 OVERCOME YOUR HARMFULNESS Bad To Do
But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. MT 6:7 Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him. MT 6:8 ASK GOD
After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. MT 6:9 WORSHIP Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. MT 6:10 APPLY God's Will Give us this day our daily bread. MT 6:11 OVERCOME YOUR HARMFULNESS Money & Worldly Things And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. MT 6:12 RELATIONS Forgiving And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. MT 6:13 OVERCOME YOUR HARMFULNESS Our Frailty WORSHIP
For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: MT 6:14 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. MT 6:15 RELATIONS Forgiving
Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily [most assuredly] I say unto you, They have their reward. MT 6:16 But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face; MT 6:17 That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly. MT 6:18
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: MT 6:19 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: MT 6:20 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. MT 6:21 OVERCOME YOUR HARMFULNESS Money & Worldly Things The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single [sound], thy whole body shall be full of light. MT 6:22 But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness! MT 6:23 HELPS BELIEVE Right & Wrong
No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold [be devoted] to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon [money WU]. MT 6:24 OVERCOME YOUR HARMFULNESS Money & Worldly Things
Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for [do not worry about WU] your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life [not life] more than meat [food], and the body [more] than raiment [clothing]? MT 6:25 Behold the fowls [birds] of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better [more valuable] than they? MT 6:26 Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature? MT 6:27 And why take ye thought for raiment [clothing]? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: MT 6:28 And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. MT 6:29 Wherefore [therefore WU], if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith? MT 6:30 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? MT 6:31 (For after all these things do the Gentiles [unconverted WU] seek:) KEEPS FROM BELIEVING Distractions OVERCOME YOUR HARMFULNESS Money & Worldly Things BLESSINGS A Full Life for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. MT 6:32 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you [as well]. MT 6:33
Take therefore no thought for the morrow [do not worry about tomorrow WU]: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto [for WU] the day is the evil [trouble WU] thereof. MT 6:34 KEEPS FROM BELIEVING Distractions
Judge not, that ye be not judged. MT 7:1 For with what judgment ye judge [others WU], ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete [measure], it shall be measured to you again. MT 7:2 LOVE NEIGHBOR Not Judge
And why beholdest thou the mote [speck] that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? MT 7:3 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye? MT 7:4 Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye. MT 7:5 RELATIONS Problems
Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine [pigs], lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you [tear you to pieces]. MT 7:6 UNBELIEF
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: MT 7:7 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. MT 7:8 Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone? MT 7:9 Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent? MT 7:10 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him? MT 7:11 ASK GOD Whatever
Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do
to you [whatever you desire for men to do to you], do ye even so to them: for this is
[sums up WU] the law and the prophets. MT 7:12 LOVE NEIGHBOR
Enter ye in at the strait [narrow] gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: MT 7:13 Because strait [narrow] is the gate, and narrow [restricted] is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. MT 7:14 HELPS BELIEVE Narrow
Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. MT 7:15 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of [from] thorns, or figs of thistles? MT 7:16 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. MT 7:17 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. MT 7:18 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. MT 7:19 Wherefore [therefore,] by their fruits ye shall know them. MT 7:20 APPLY Can't Fool
Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. MT 7:21 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils [demons]? and in thy name done many wonderful works? MT 7:22 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity [evil WU]. MT 7:23 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: MT 7:24 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. MT 7:25 And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: MT 7:26 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it. MT 7:27 APPLY God's Will
And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine: MT 7:28 For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes [experts in the law WU]. MT 7:29
When he was come down from the mountain,
great multitudes followed him. MT 8:1 And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him,
saying, Lord, if thou wilt [are willing WU], thou canst make me
clean. MT 8:2 BELIEVE Save
And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be
thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed [cured WU]. MT 8:3 And Jesus
saith unto him, See [that] thou tell no man; but go thy way, shew
thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.
MT 8:4
And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there
came unto him a centurion, beseeching [asking] him, MT 8:5 And saying, Lord, my servant
lieth at home sick of the palsy [paralyzed], grievously tormented. MT 8:6 And Jesus saith
unto him, I will come and heal him. MT 8:7 The centurion
answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak
the word only, and my servant shall be healed. MT 8:8 For I am a man under authority,
having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come,
and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it. MT 8:9 When Jesus heard it, he
marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily [most assuredly] I
say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel. MT 8:10 And I say unto
you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and
Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven. MT 8:11 But the children of the kingdom shall
be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. MT
8:12 And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast
believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour.
MT 8:13
And when Jesus was come into Peter's house, he saw his wife's
mother laid, and sick [lying sick] of a fever. MT 8:14 And he touched her hand, and the
fever left her: and she arose, and ministered unto them. MT 8:15 When the even
[evening] was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with
devils [demons]: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick:
MT 8:16 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias [Isaiah] the prophet,
saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare [bore] our sicknesses. MT 8:17
Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto the other side [of the lake WU]. MT 8:18
And a certain scribe [expert in the law WU] came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever [wherever] thou goest. MT 8:19 And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where [nowhere] to lay his head. MT 8:20 And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer [allow] me first to go and bury my father. MT 8:21 But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their [own] dead. MT 8:22 UNBELIEF Leave
And when he was entered into a ship [boat], his disciples followed him. MT 8:23 And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep. MT 8:24 And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish. MT 8:25 And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm. MT 8:26 But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him! MT 8:27
And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two [people] possessed with devils [demons], coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way. MT 8:28 And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the [set WU] time? MT 8:29 And there was a good way off from them an herd of many swine [pigs] feeding. MT 8:30 So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer [permit] us to go away into the herd of swine. MT 8:31 And he said unto them, Go. And when they were come out, they went into the herd of swine: and, behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters. MT 8:32 And they that kept them fled, and went their ways into the city, and told every thing, and what was befallen to the [those] possessed of the devils. MT 8:33 And, behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought [begged] him that he would depart out of their coasts [borders]. MT 8:34 And he entered into a ship [boat], and passed over, and came into his own city. MT 9:1
And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy [paralyzed],
lying on a bed [stretcher WU]: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the
palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee. MT
9:2 And, behold, certain of the scribes [experts in the law WU] said within themselves,
This man blasphemeth. MT 9:3 And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore
[why] think ye evil in your hearts? MT 9:4 For whether [which] is easier, to say, Thy sins
be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and walk? MT 9:5 But that ye may know that the Son of
man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,)
Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house. MT 9:6 And he arose, and departed to his
house. MT 9:7 But when the multitudes saw it, they marvelled, and glorified God, which had
given such power unto men. MT 9:8
And as Jesus passed forth from thence [there], he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom [tax collection booth WU]: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him. MT 9:9 And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat [the dinner table WU] in the house, behold, many publicans [tax collectors] and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples. MT 9:10 And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners? MT 9:11 But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole [healthy] need not a physician, but they that are sick. MT 9:12 But go ye and learn what that [this] meaneth, I will have [desire] mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. MT 9:13 CARRY GOSPEL Tell About Jesus
Then came to him the disciples of John, saying,
Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not? MT 9:14 And Jesus said
unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber [friends of the
bridegroom] mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when
the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast. MT 9:15 No man putteth a piece of new cloth unto [on] an old garment, for that
which is put in to fill it up taketh [the patch would tear away] from the garment, and the
rent [hole] is made worse. MT 9:16 Neither do men put new wine into old bottles
[wineskins]: else the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: but
they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved. MT 9:17 APPLY Not Easy
While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead [has just died]: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live. MT 9:18 And Jesus arose, and followed him, and so did his disciples. MT 9:19
And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood [chronic bleeding WU] twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment: MT 9:20 For she said within herself, If I may but touch his garment, I shall be whole [made well]. MT 9:21 But Jesus turned him [himself WU] about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole [well]. BELIEVE Healing And the woman was made whole from that hour. MT 9:22
And when Jesus came into the ruler's house, and saw the minstrels [flute players] and the people making a noise, MT 9:23 He said unto them, Give place [make room]: for the maid [girl] is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn. MT 9:24 But when the people were put forth [out], he went in, and took her by the hand, and the maid arose. MT 9:25 And the fame hereof [of this] went abroad into all that land. MT 9:26
And when Jesus departed thence [from there], two blind men followed him, crying [out], and saying, Thou son of David, have mercy on us. MT 9:27 HELPS BELIEVE Humility And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him, Yea [yes], Lord. MT 9:28 Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you. MT 9:29 And their eyes were opened; and Jesus straitly [strictly] charged them, saying, See that no man know it. MT 9:30 But they, when they were departed, spread abroad his fame in all that country. MT 9:31
As they went out, behold, they brought to him [Jesus WU] a dumb [mute] man
possessed with a devil [demon]. MT 9:32 And when the devil was cast out, the dumb [man]
spake: and the multitudes marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel. MT 9:33 But
the Pharisees said, He casteth out devils through the prince of the devils. MT 9:34
And Jesus went about all the cities
and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and
healing every sickness and every disease among the people. MT 9:35 But when he saw the
multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted [were
weary WU], and were scattered
abroad [harassed and helpless WU], as sheep having no shepherd. MT 9:36 Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; MT 9:37 Pray ye
therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest
[field WU]. MT 9:38 CARRY
GOSPEL Tell About Jesus
And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean [evil WU] spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease. MT 10:1 Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; MT 10:2 Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican [tax collector]; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus; MT 10:3 Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him. MT 10:4 These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying,
Go not into the way [region] of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not: MT 10:5 But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. MT 10:6 And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand. MT 10:7 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils [demons]: freely ye have received, freely give. MT 10:8 CARRY GOSPEL Don't Hold Back Provide [take] neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses, MT 10:9 Nor scrip [bag] for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves [staffs]: for the workman is worthy of his meat [provisions WU]. MT 10:10 APPLY Rewards And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, enquire who in it is worthy; and there abide [stay] till ye go thence [on]. MT 10:11 And when ye come into an house, salute [greet] it. MT 10:12 And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you. MT 10:13 And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet. MT 10:14 PERSECUTION Journeying Verily [most assuredly] I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city. MT 10:15
Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents [snakes WU], and harmless as doves. MT 10:16 UNBELIEF But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge [flog WU] you in their synagogues; MT 10:17 And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles. MT 10:18 But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak. MT 10:19 For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you. MT 10:20 And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child: and the children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to death. MT 10:21 And ye shall be hated of [by] all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved. MT 10:22 PERSECUTION Hate But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily [most assuredly] I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over [finished going through WU] the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come. MT 10:23 PERSECUTION Journeying The disciple is not above his master [teacher], nor the servant above his lord. MT 10:24 It is enough for the disciple that he be as [like] his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them [those] of his household? MT 10:25 Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be [made WU] known. MT 10:26 What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in [the] light: and what ye hear [whispered] in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops. MT 10:27 CARRY GOSPEL Tell About Jesus And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. MT 10:28 PERSECUTION Death Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing [penny]? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without [apart from] your Father['s will]. MT 10:29 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. MT 10:30 Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows. MT 10:31
Whosoever therefore shall confess [acknowledge WU] me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven. MT 10:32 But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven. MT 10:33 CARRY GOSPEL Tell About Jesus Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword. MT 10:34 For I am come to set a man at variance [odds] against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law. MT 10:35 And a man's foes shall be they of his own household. MT 10:36 He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. MT 10:37
And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me. MT 10:38 APPLY Not Easy He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it. MT 10:39 PERSECUTION Hate
He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me. MT 10:40 He that receiveth a prophet in the name of [because he is WU] a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward. MT 10:41 And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a [because he is my WU] disciple, verily [most assuredly] I say unto you, he shall in no wise [way] lose his reward. MT 10:42 CARRY GOSPEL Our Role
And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve
disciples, he departed thence [from there] to teach and to preach in their
cities. MT 11:1 Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of
his disciples, MT 11:2 And said unto him, Art thou he that should [is to WU] come, or do
we look for another? MT 11:3 Jesus answered and said unto them, Go
and shew [tell] John again those things which ye do hear and see: MT 11:4 The blind
receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the
dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them. MT 11:5 And blessed is
he, whosoever shall not be offended in [take no offense at WU] me. MT 11:6
And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind? MT 11:7 But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings' houses. MT 11:8 But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea [yes], I say unto you, and more than a prophet. MT 11:9 For this is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face [ahead of you WU], which shall prepare thy way before thee. MT 11:10 Verily [most assuredly] I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a [anyone] greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding [yet] he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. MT 11:11 And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence [has forcefully advanced WU], and the violent [forceful men WU] take it by force. MT 11:12 HELPS BELIEVE Force For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John. MT 11:13 And if ye will [are willing to] receive it, this is Elias [Elijah], which was for to come. MT 11:14
He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. MT 11:15 But whereunto [to what] shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows, MT 11:16 And saying, We have piped [played the flute] unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented. MT 11:17 KEEPS FROM BELIEVING Insensitivity For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil [demon]. MT 11:18 The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber [drunkard], a friend of publicans [tax collectors] and sinners. But wisdom is justified of [by] her children [deeds WU]. MT 11:19 APPLY Can't Fool
Then began he [Jesus WU] to upbraid [denounce] the cities wherein most of his mighty works [miracles WU] were done, because they repented not: MT 11:20 Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. MT 11:21 But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you. MT 11:22 And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day. MT 11:23 But I say unto you, That it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee. MT 11:24
At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent [learned WU], and hast revealed them unto babes [little children WU]. MT 11:25 Even so [yes], Father: for so it seemed good in thy sight. MT 11:26 UNBELIEF Disconnect All things are delivered [handed over WU] unto me of [by] my Father: JESUS Authority and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save [except] the Son, and he to whomsoever [whom] the Son will [chooses to WU] reveal him. MT 11:27 JESUS From Father Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. MT 11:28 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of [from] me; for I am meek [gentle] and lowly [humble WU] in heart: and ye shall find rest unto [for] your souls. MT 11:29 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. MT 11:30 BLESSINGS Peace
At that time Jesus went on the sabbath day through the corn [fields]; and his disciples were an hungred [hungry], and began to pluck the ears of corn and to eat. MT 12:1 But when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto him, Behold, thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the sabbath day. MT 12:2 But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was an hungred, and they that were with him; MT 12:3 How he entered into the house of God, and did eat the shewbread [consecrated bread], which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them which were with him, but only for the priests? MT 12:4 Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless? MT 12:5 But I say unto you, That in this place is one greater than the temple. MT 12:6 But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have [desire] mercy, and not sacrifice, LOVE NEIGHBOR Mercy ye would not have condemned the guiltless. MT 12:7 HELPS BELIEVE Right & Wrong For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath day. MT 12:8
And when he [Jesus WU] was departed thence [from there WU], he went into their synagogue: MT 12:9 And, behold, there was a man which had his hand withered. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days? that they might accuse him. MT 12:10 And he said unto them, What man shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out? MT 12:11 How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore [therefore] it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days. MT 12:12 Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored whole, like as the other. MT 12:13 Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they might destroy him. MT 12:14
But when Jesus knew it, he withdrew
himself from thence [there]: and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all; MT
12:15 And charged them that they should not make him known: MT 12:16 That it might be
fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias [Isaiah] the prophet, saying, MT 12:17 Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well
pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment [proclaim justice] to
the Gentiles [nations WU]. MT 12:18 He shall not strive
[quarrel WU], nor cry [shout]; neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets. MT
12:19 A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax [wick WU] shall he not quench,
CHARACTER till he send forth judgment [leads justice] unto victory. MT 12:20 And in
his name shall the Gentiles trust. MT 12:21
Then was brought unto him [Jesus WU] one possessed with a devil [demon], blind, and dumb [mute]: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb [man] both spake and saw. MT 12:22 And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David? MT 12:23 But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but [except] by Beelzebub the prince of the devils. MT 12:24 And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand: MT 12:25 UNITY And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how shall then his kingdom stand? MT 12:26 And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your children [sons WU] cast them out? therefore they shall be your judges. MT 12:27 But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you. MT 12:28 Or else how can one enter into a strong man's house, and spoil [plunder] his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil his house. MT 12:29 He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad. MT 12:30 UNBELIEF Wherefore [therefore] I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost [Spirit] shall not be forgiven unto men. MT 12:31 And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come. MT 12:32 KEEPS FROM BELIEVING Hating Good Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit. MT 12:33 O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. MT 12:34 A good man out of the good treasure of the [his] heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things. MT 12:35 But I say unto you, That every idle [careless WU] word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in [for on WU] the day of judgment. MT 12:36 For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned. MT 12:37 OVERCOME YOUR HARMFULNESS It Comes Out Then certain of the scribes [experts in the law WU] and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would [want to] see a [miraculous WU] sign from thee. MT 12:38 But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas [Jonah]: MT 12:39 UNBELIEF Darkness For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. MT 12:40 The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a [someone] greater than Jonas is here. MT 12:41 The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here. MT 12:42 When the unclean [an evil WU] spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none. MT 12:43 Then he saith, I will return into my [the WU] house from whence [which] I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished [put in order]. MT 12:44 Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation. MT 12:45 UNBELIEF Evil Beings
While he [Jesus WU] yet talked to the people, behold, his mother and his brethren [brothers] stood without [outside], desiring to speak with him. MT 12:46 Then one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak with thee. MT 12:47 But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren [brothers]? MT 12:48 And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren [brothers]! MT 12:49 For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother. MT 12:50 APPLY Rewards
The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side. MT 13:1 And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship [boat], and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore. MT 13:2 And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow; MT 13:3 And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side [roadside], and the fowls [birds] came and devoured them up: MT 13:4 Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith [immediately] they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth: MT 13:5 And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away. MT 13:6 And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them: MT 13:7 But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit [a crop WU], some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold. MT 13:8 Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. MT 13:9 And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables? MT 13:10 He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given. MT 13:11 NEED GOD He Enables For whosoever hath [has], to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that [which] he hath. MT 13:12 Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand. MT 13:13 And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias [Isaiah], which saith, By [when WU] hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive: MT 13:14 For this people's heart is waxed gross [grown callous], and their ears are dull [hard WU] of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should [otherwise they might WU] see with their eyes and hear with their ears, and should [would WU] understand with their heart, and should be converted [turn], and I should heal them. MT 13:15 KEEPS FROM BELIEVING Insensitivity But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear. MT 13:16 For verily [most assuredly] I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them. MT 13:17 Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower. MT 13:18 When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth [snatches] away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side. MT 13:19 But he that received the seed [sown] into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon [immediately] with joy receiveth it; MT 13:20 Yet hath he not [no] root in himself, but dureth [endures only WU] for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended [immediately he falls away WU]. MT 13:21 He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care[s] of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful. MT 13:22 HELPS BELIEVE Give But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit [a crop WU], and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. MT 13:23 Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field: MT 13:24 But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares [weeds] among the wheat, and went his way [away]. MT 13:25 But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. MT 13:26 So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence [where] then hath it tares? MT 13:27 He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou [do you want] then that we go and gather them up? MT 13:28 But he said, Nay [no]; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them. MT 13:29 Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares [weeds], and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn. MT 13:30 JUDGEMENT Separation Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field: MT 13:31 Which indeed is the least [smallest] of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof. MT 13:32 BELIEVE Growing Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven [yeast], which a woman took, and hid [mixed WU] in three measures of meal [a large amount of flour WU], till the whole [it all] was leavened. MT 13:33 BELIEVE Growing All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them: MT 13:34 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from [since WU] the foundation of the world. MT 13:35
Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare [explain] unto us the parable of the tares [weeds] of the field. MT 13:36 He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man; MT 13:37 The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one; MT 13:38 The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels. MT 13:39 As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world. MT 13:40 The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend [cause sin WU], and them which do iniquity [evil WU]; MT 13:41 And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. MT 13:42 Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. [he] Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. MT 13:43 JUDGEMENT Separation Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field. MT 13:44 HELPS BELIEVE Give Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: MT 13:45 Who, when he had found one pearl of great price [value WU], went and sold all that he had, and bought it. MT 13:46 HELPS BELIEVE Give Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered [fish] of every kind: MT 13:47 Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels [containers], but cast the bad away. MT 13:48 So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever [separate] the wicked from among the just, MT 13:49 And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. MT 13:50 JUDGEMENT Separation Jesus saith unto them, Have ye understood all these things? They say [answered] unto him, Yea [yes], Lord. MT 13:51 Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe [expert in the law WU] which is instructed unto [about WU] the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old. MT 13:52 JESUS Teacher
And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished
these parables, he departed thence [from there]. MT 13:53 And when he was come into his
own country, he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch [so] that they were astonished,
and said, Whence [from where WU] hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works
[miracles WU]? MT 13:54 Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary?
and his brethren [brothers], James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas? MT 13:55 And his
sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this man all these things? MT 13:56
And they were offended in [at WU] him. But Jesus said unto them, A
prophet is not without honour, save [except] in his own country, and in his own house. MT
13:57 UNBELIEF And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief. MT
13:58
At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus, MT 14:1 And said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore mighty [miraculous WU] works do shew forth themselves in him. MT 14:2 For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife. MT 14:3 For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her. MT 14:4 And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet. MT 14:5 But when Herod's birthday was kept [came], the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod. MT 14:6 Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she would ask. MT 14:7 And she, being before instructed of [by] her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist's head in a charger [on a platter]. MT 14:8 And the king was sorry: nevertheless for the oath's sake, and [because of WU] them which sat with him at meat [the table], he commanded it to be given her. MT 14:9 And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison. MT 14:10 And his head was brought in a charger, and given to the damsel [young lady]: and she brought it to her mother. MT 14:11 And his disciples came, and took up the body, and buried it, and went and told Jesus. MT 14:12
When Jesus heard of it, he departed thence by ship [boat] into a desert place apart: and when the people had heard thereof, they followed him on foot out of the cities. MT 14:13 And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick. MT 14:14 And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past [late]; send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves victuals [food]. MT 14:15 But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart; give ye them [something] to eat. MT 14:16 And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes. MT 14:17 BELIEVE Doing He said, Bring them hither [here] to me. MT 14:18 And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake [broke], and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples [in turn gave WU] to the multitude. MT 14:19 And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full. MT 14:20 And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, beside women and children. MT 14:21
And straightway [immediately] Jesus constrained [made] his disciples to get into a ship [boat], and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the multitudes away. MT 14:22 And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart [by himself] to pray: and when the evening was come, he was there alone. MT 14:23 But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary. MT 14:24 And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea. MT 14:25 And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear. MT 14:26 But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid. MT 14:27 And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water. MT 14:28 And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus. MT 14:29 But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried [out], saying, Lord, save me. MT 14:30 And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore [why] didst thou doubt? MT 14:31 BELIEVE Doing And when they were come into the ship, the wind ceased. MT 14:32 Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God. MT 14:33
And when they were gone over, they came into the land of Gennesaret. MT 14:34 And when the men of that place had knowledge of [recognized] him, they sent out into all that country round about, and brought unto him all that were diseased; MT 14:35 And besought him that they might only touch the hem of his garment: and as many as touched were made perfectly whole [healed WU]. MT 14:36
Then came to Jesus scribes [experts in the law WU] and Pharisees, which were of [from] Jerusalem, saying, MT 15:1Why do thy disciples transgress [disobey] the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread. MT 15:2 But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition? MT 15:3 For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the [be put to] death. MT 15:4 But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me [whatever help you might otherwise have gotten from me is a gift devoted to God]; MT 15:5 And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect [void] by your tradition. MT 15:6 KEEPS FROM BELIEVING Refusing Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias [Isaiah] prophesy of you, saying, MT 15:7 This people draweth nigh [near] unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. MT 15:8 But in vain they do worship me, teaching for [as] doctrines the commandments of men. MT 15:9 JESUS Teacher And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand: MT 15:10 Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man. MT 15:11OVERCOME YOUR HARMFULNESS Harm From Within
Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying? MT 15:12 But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up. MT 15:13 Let [leave] them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch. MT 15:14 UNBELIEF Disconnect Then answered Peter and said unto him, Declare [explain] unto us this parable. MT 15:15 And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding? MT 15:16 KEEPS FROM BELIEVING Insensitivity Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out [of the body] into the draught [latrine WU]? MT 15:17 But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man. MT 15:18 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications [sexual sins], thefts, false witness, blasphemies: MT 15:19 These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man. MT 15:20 OVERCOME YOUR HARMFULNESS Harm From Within
Then Jesus went thence [from there], and
departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon. MT 15:21 And, behold, a
woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me,
O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil [demon]. MT 15:22 HELPS BELIEVE Humility But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and
besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us. MT 15:23 But he answered and
said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
MT 15:24 Then came she and worshipped [knelt before WU] him, saying, Lord, help me.
MT 15:25 But he answered and said, It is not meet [appropriate] to
take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs. MT 15:26 And she said, Truth,
Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters'
table. MT 15:27 HELPS
BELIEVE Humility Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt [desire]. BELIEVE Healing And her daughter was made whole [healed] from that very hour. MT
15:28
And Jesus departed from thence [there], and came nigh
[near] unto the sea of Galilee; and went up into [on WU] a mountain, and sat down there.
MT 15:29 And great multitudes came unto him, having with them those that were lame, blind,
dumb [mute], maimed, and many others, and [they] cast them down at Jesus' feet; and he
healed them: MT 15:30 Insomuch [so] that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to
speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified
the God of Israel. MT 15:31 Then Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now
three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting [hungry WU],
lest they faint in [on] the way. MT 15:32 And his disciples say unto him, Whence
[where] should we have [get] so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a
multitude? MT 15:33 And Jesus saith unto them, How many loaves have
ye? And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes. MT 15:34 And he commanded the
multitude to sit down on the ground. MT 15:35 And he took the seven loaves and the fishes,
and gave thanks, and brake them, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples [in turn
gave WU] to the multitude. MT 15:36 And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took
up of the broken meat [pieces] that was left seven baskets full. MT 15:37 And they that
did eat were four thousand men, beside women and children. MT 15:38
And he [Jesus WU] sent away the multitude, and took ship [got into the boat], and came into the coasts of Magdala. MT 15:39 The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting [testing him] desired [asked] him that he would shew [show] them a sign from heaven. MT 16:1 He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red. MT 16:2 And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowering. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern [interpret WU] the face [appearance] of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times? MT 16:3 UNBELIEF Darkness A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas [Jonah].
And he [Jesus WU] left them, and departed. MT 16:4 And when his disciples were come to the other side [of the lake WU], they had forgotten to take bread. MT 16:5 Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven [yeast] of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees. MT 16:6 And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have taken no bread. MT 16:7 Which when Jesus perceived [it], he said unto them, O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, [that it is WU] because ye have brought no bread? MT 16:8 Do ye not yet understand, BELIEVE Bring God neither remember the five loaves of [for] the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up? MT 16:9 Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets ye took up? MT 16:10 How is it that ye do not understand that I spake it not to you concerning bread, that ye should beware of the leaven [yeast] of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees? MT 16:11 UNBELIEF Deceit Then understood they how that he bade [told] them not [to] beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine [teaching] of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees. MT 16:12
When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi,
he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of
man am? MT 16:13 And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some,
Elias [Elijah]; and others, Jeremias [Jeremiah], or one of the prophets. MT 16:14 He saith
unto them, But whom say ye that I am? MT 16:15 And Simon Peter
answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. MT 16:16 And Jesus
answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not
revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. MT 16:17 NEED GOD He Enables And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will
build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. MT 16:18 PERSECUTION Journeying And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and
whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt
loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. MT 16:19 Then charged he his disciples
that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ. MT 16:20
From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of [from] the elders and chief priests and scribes [experts in the law WU], and be killed, and be raised again the third day. MT 16:21 Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be [done] unto thee. MT 16:22 But he [Jesus WU] turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence [stumbling block] unto me: for thou savourest [have in mind WU] not the things that be of God, but those that be of men. MT 16:23 UNBELIEF Evil Beings Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will [desires to] come after me, let him [he must WU] deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. MT 16:24 APPLY Not Easy For whosoever will [desires to] save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it. MT 16:25 PERSECUTION Death For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? MT 16:26 For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works. MT 16:27 JUDGEMENT By Christ Verily [most assuredly] I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom. MT 16:28
And after six days Jesus taketh Peter,
James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart [by
themselves], MT 17:1 And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun,
and his raiment was [garments became] white as the light. MT 17:2 And, behold, there
appeared unto them Moses and Elias [Elijah] talking with him. MT 17:3 Then answered Peter,
and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt [want], let us make
here three tabernacles [tents]; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias. MT
17:4 While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out
of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well
pleased; hear ye [listen to] him. MT 17:5 PRINCIPLES JESUS Teacher And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were
sore [very] afraid. MT 17:6 And Jesus came and touched them, and said, Arise, and be not afraid. MT 17:7 BELIEVE No Fear
And when they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no man, save [except] Jesus only. MT 17:8
And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell
the vision [what you saw] to no man, until the Son of man be risen again from the dead. MT
17:9 And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes [experts in the
law WU] that Elias must first come? MT 17:10 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Elias [Elijah] truly shall first come, and restore all things. MT 17:11
But I say unto you, That Elias is come already, and they knew [recognized] him not, but
have done unto him whatsoever they listed [wanted to]. Likewise shall also the Son of man
suffer of [by] them. MT 17:12 PERSECUTION Misjudged Then the disciples
understood that he spake unto them of John the Baptist. MT 17:13
And when they were come to the multitude, there came to him [Jesus WU] a certain man, kneeling down to him, and saying, MT 17:14 Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is lunatick [epileptic], and sore vexed [suffers grievously]: for ofttimes he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water. MT 17:15 HELPS BELIEVE Humility And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not cure him. MT 17:16 Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer [bear with] you? bring him hither [here] to me. MT 17:17 BELIEVE Bring God And Jesus rebuked the devil [demon]; and he departed out of him: and the child was cured from that very hour. MT 17:18
Then came the disciples to Jesus apart [privately], and said, Why could not we cast him out? MT 17:19 And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief [so little faith WU]: for verily [most assuredly] I say unto you, If ye have faith as [small as WU] a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence [move from here] to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you. MT 17:20 Howbeit [but] this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting. MT 17:21 BELIEVE Power
And while they abode [stayed] in Galilee, Jesus said unto
them, The Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men: MT
17:22 And they shall kill him, and the third day he shall be raised again. And they
were exceeding sorry. MT 17:23
And when they were come to Capernaum, they that received tribute [temple tax WU] money came to Peter, and said, Doth not your master pay tribute? MT 17:24 He saith, Yes. And when he was come into the house, Jesus prevented [anticipated] him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? of [from] whom do the kings of the earth take custom [receive toll] or tribute? of their own children, or of strangers? MT 17:25 Peter saith unto him, Of strangers. Jesus saith unto him, Then are the children free [exempt]. MT 17:26 Notwithstanding, [but] lest we should offend them, LOVE NEIGHBOR go thou to the sea, and cast an hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money: that take, and give unto them for me and thee. MT 17:27
At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? MT 18:1 And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them, MT 18:2 And said, Verily [most assuredly] I say unto you, Except [unless] ye be converted [change WU], and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. MT 18:3 Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven. MT 18:4 HELPS BELIEVE Humility And whoso [whoever] shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me. MT 18:5 But whoso [whoever] shall offend [cause to sin WU] one of these little ones which believe in me, LOVE NEIGHBOR Not Cause Sin it were [would be] better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea. MT 18:6 Woe unto the world because of offences [things that cause people to sin WU]! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by [through] whom the offence cometh! MT 18:7 UNBELIEF Wherefore [therefore WU] if thy hand or thy foot offend thee [causes you to sin], cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt [crippled] or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire. MT 18:8 And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire. MT 18:9 OVERCOME YOUR HARMFULNESS Overcame Take heed that ye despise [disdain WU] not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven. MT 18:10 For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost. MT 18:11 SERVING Humility How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray? MT 18:12 And if so be that he find it, verily [most assuredly] I say unto you, he rejoiceth more of [over] that sheep, than of the ninety and nine which went not astray. MT 18:13 Even so [in the same way WU] it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish. MT 18:14 PROTECTION Moreover if thy brother shall trespass [sin WU] against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear [listen to] thee, thou hast gained [back] thy brother. MT 18:15 But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more [people WU], that in the mouth [testimony WU] of two or three witnesses every word [matter WU] may be established. MT 18:16 And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican [tax collector]. MT 18:17 Verily [most assuredly] I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. MT 18:18 RELATIONS Problems Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching [concerning] any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of [by] my Father which is in heaven. MT 18:19 For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them. MT 18:20 ASK GOD Whatever
Then came Peter to him [Jesus WU], and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? MT 18:21 Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven. MT 18:22 RELATIONS Forgiving Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account of [settle accounts with WU] his servants. MT 18:23 And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents. MT 18:24 But forasmuch as he had not to [because he couldn't] pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made. MT 18:25 The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped [kneeled before] him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all. MT 18:26 Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed [released] him, and forgave him the debt. MT 18:27 But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence [one sixtieth of a talent WU]: and he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that [what] thou owest. MT 18:28 And his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all. MT 18:29 And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt. MT 18:30 RELATIONS Forgiving So when his fellowservants saw what was done, they were very sorry, and came and told unto their lord all that was done. MT 18:31 Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst [begged] me: MT 18:32 Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee? MT 18:33 LOVE NEIGHBOR Mercy And his lord was wroth [angry], and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him. MT 18:34 So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto [each of WU] you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses [if you don't each forgive your brother from your hearts for his misdeeds]. MT 18:35 RELATIONS Forgiving
And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished
these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came into the coasts of Judaea beyond Jordan;
MT 19:1 And great multitudes followed him; and he healed them there. MT 19:2 The Pharisees
also came unto him, tempting [testing] him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to
put away [divorce] his wife for every cause [any reason]? MT 19:3 And he answered and said
unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the
beginning made them male and female, MT 19:4 And said, For
this cause [reason WU] shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife:
and they twain [two] shall be one flesh? MT 19:5 Wherefore [so that] they are no more
twain [two], but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put
asunder [tear apart]. MT 19:6 RELATIONS Divorce They say unto him, Why did Moses
then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away? MT 19:7 He saith unto
them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered
[allowed] you to put away [divorce] your wives: but from the beginning it was not so. MT
19:8 And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away [divorce] his wife, except it be for fornication
[sexual immorality], and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso [he who]
marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery. MT 19:9
RELATIONS Divorce His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with his
wife, it is not good to marry. MT 19:10 But he said unto them, All
men cannot receive [accept WU] this saying, save [but only WU] they to whom it is given.
MT 19:11 For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother's womb: and
there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of [by] men: and there be eunuchs, which
have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake. He that is able to receive
it, let him [should] receive it. MT 19:12 RELATIONS Divorce
Then were there brought unto him [Jesus WU] little children, that he should put his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them. MT 19:13 But Jesus said, Suffer [allow the] little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven. MT 19:14 HELPS BELIEVE Humility
And he laid his hands on them, and
departed thence [from there]. MT 19:15 And, behold, one came and said unto him [Jesus WU],
Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life? MT 19:16 And he
said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one,
that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments. MT 19:17 He
saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou
shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness
[testimony], MT 19:18 Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour
as thyself. MT 19:19 The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept
from my youth up: what lack I yet? MT 19:20 Jesus said unto him, If
thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that [what] thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou
shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me. MT 19:21
But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions. MT 19:22 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily [most assuredly] I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly [with difficulty] enter into the kingdom of heaven. MT 19:23 And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. MT 19:24 HELPS BELIEVE Give When his disciples heard it, they were exceedingly amazed, saying, Who then can be saved? MT 19:25 But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible. MT 19:26 Then answered Peter and said unto him, Behold, we have forsaken [left] all, and followed thee; what shall we have therefore? MT 19:27 And Jesus said unto them, Verily [most assuredly] I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration [at the renewal of all things WU] when the Son of man shall sit in [on] the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. MT 19:28 And every one that hath forsaken [left] houses, or brethren [brothers], or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life. MT 19:29 HELPS BELIEVE Give BLESSINGS Heaven But many that are first shall be last; and the last shall be first. MT 19:30 OVERCOME YOUR HARMFULNESS Harm From Within For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder [landowner WU], which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard. MT 20:1 And when he had agreed with the labourers for [to pay WU] a penny [denarius] a day, he sent them into his vineyard. MT 20:2 And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace, MT 20:3 APPLY Fruit Essential And said unto them; Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way. MT 20:4 BELIEVE Doing Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise. MT 20:5 And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle? MT 20:6 They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right, that shall ye receive. MT 20:7 So when even[ing] was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the labourers, and give them their hire [wages], beginning from the last unto the first. MT 20:8 And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny. MT 20:9 But when the first came, they supposed that they should have received more; and they likewise received every man a penny [denarius]. MT 20:10 And when they had received it, they murmured against the goodman [owner WU] of the house [land WU], MT 20:11 OVERCOME YOUR HARMFULNESS Bad To Do Saying, These last have wrought [worked WU] but one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, which have borne the burden and heat of the day. MT 20:12 But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny? MT 20:13 Take that [which] thine is, and go thy way: I will give unto this last, even as unto thee. MT 20:14 Is it not lawful for me to do what I will [want] with mine own [money WU]? Is thine eye evil [are you envious WU], because I am good [generous WU]? MT 20:15 So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen. MT 20:16
And Jesus going up to Jerusalem
took the twelve disciples
apart in [aside on] the way, and said unto them, MT 20:17 Behold, we
go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be betrayed unto the chief priests and unto
the scribes [experts in the law WU], and they shall condemn him to death, MT 20:18 And
shall deliver him to the Gentiles to mock [be mocked WU], and to scourge [be flogged WU],
and to crucify him: and the third day he shall rise again. MT 20:19
Then came to him [Jesus WU] the mother of Zebedees children with her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him. MT 20:20 And he said unto her, What wilt thou [do you want]? She saith unto him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on [at] thy right hand, and the other on the left, in thy kingdom. MT 20:21 But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? They say unto him, We are able. MT 20:22 And he saith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared of [by] my Father. MT 20:23
And when the ten heard it, they were moved with indignation against the two brethren. MT 20:24 But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them. MT 20:25 But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will [desires to] be great among you, let him be [must be WU] your minister [servant]; MT 20:26 And whosoever will be chief [first] among you, let him be your servant [slave WU]: MT 20:27 Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto [served], but to minister [serve], and to give his life [as] a ransom for many. MT 20:28 SERVING Humility
And as they departed from Jericho, a great
multitude followed him [Jesus WU]. MT 20:29 And, behold, two blind
men sitting by the way side [road], when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out,
saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou son of David. MT 20:30 And the multitude rebuked
them, because they should [wanted them to WU] hold their peace [be quiet]: but they cried
the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou son of David. MT 20:31 HELPS BELIEVE Humility And Jesus stood still, and called them, and said, What will [want] ye that I shall do unto you? MT 20:32 They say
unto him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened. MT 20:33 So Jesus had compassion on them, and
touched their eyes: and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed him. MT
20:34
And when they drew nigh [near] unto Jerusalem, and were come to
Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples, MT 21:1 Saying unto
them, Go into the village over against [opposite] you, and
straightway [immediately] ye shall find an ass [donkey] tied, and a colt with her: loose
them, and bring them unto me. MT 21:2 And if any man say ought [anything] unto you, ye
shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them. MT 21:3 JESUS Power
All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, MT
21:4 Tell ye the daughter of Sion [Zion], Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and
sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass. MT 21:5 And the disciples went, and
did as Jesus commanded them, MT 21:6 And brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them
their clothes [cloaks], and they set him thereon. MT 21:7
And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way [on the road]; others cut down branches from the trees, and strawed [spread] them in the way. MT 21:8 And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried [shouted], saying, Hosanna to the son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest. MT 21:9
And when he [Jesus WU] was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, Who is this? MT 21:10 And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee. MT 21:11 And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves, MT 21:12 And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves. MT 21:13 PROTECTION
And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple; and he healed them. MT 21:14 And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying [shouting] in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the son of David; they were sore displeased [indignant], MT 21:15 And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea [yes]; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes [children WU] and sucklings [infants WU] thou hast perfected [ordained WU] praise? MT 21:16 WORSHIP
And he left them, and went out of the city
into Bethany; and he lodged there. MT 21:17 Now in the morning as he returned into the
city, he hungered. MT 21:18 And when he saw a fig tree in the way [by the road], he came
to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let
no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever [ever again WU]. And presently
[immediately] the fig tree withered away. MT 21:19 And when the disciples saw it, they
marvelled, saying, How soon is the fig tree withered away! MT 21:20 Jesus answered and
said unto them, Verily [most assuredly] I say unto you, If ye have
faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if
ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall
be done. MT 21:21 And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall
receive. MT 21:22 ASK
GOD Whatever
And when he [Jesus WU] was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority? MT 21:23 And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell me, I in like wise [likewise] will tell you by what authority I do these things. MT 21:24 The baptism of John, whence [where] was it [from]? from heaven, or of [from] men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why did ye not then believe him? MT 21:25 But if we shall say, Of men; we fear the people; for all hold John as a prophet. MT 21:26 And they answered Jesus, and said, We cannot tell. And he said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things. MT 21:27 But what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard. MT 21:28 He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went. MT 21:29 And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not. MT 21:30 Whether [which] of them twain [two] did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily [most assuredly] I say unto you, That the publicans [tax collectors] and the harlots [prostitutes] go into the kingdom of God before [ahead of WU] you. MT 21:31 For John came unto you in [to show you WU] the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye had seen it [this WU], repented not afterward, that ye might believe him. MT 21:32 KEEPS FROM BELIEVING Pride Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let [leased] it out to husbandmen [farmers], and went into a far country: MT 21:33 And when the time of the fruit [harvest WU] drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits of it. MT 21:34 And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another. MT 21:35 Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they did unto them likewise. MT 21:36 But last of all he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son. MT 21:37 But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance. MT 21:38 And they caught him, and cast him out of the vineyard, and slew him. MT 21:39 When the lord therefore of the vineyard cometh, what will he do unto those husbandmen? MT 21:40 They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons. MT 21:41 Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner [cornerstone WU]: this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes? MT 21:42 Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation [people WU] bringing forth [that will produce WU] the fruits thereof. MT 21:43 APPLY Fruit Essential And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder [crush WU]. MT 21:44 JUDGEMENT Which Group And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of them. MT 21:45 But when they sought to lay hands on him, they feared the multitude, because they took him for a prophet. MT 21:46
And Jesus answered and spake unto them again
by parables, and said, MT 22:1 The kingdom of heaven is like unto a
certain king, which made a marriage [wedding banquet WU] for his son, MT 22:2 And sent
forth his servants to call them that were bidden [invited] to the wedding: and they would
not come. MT 22:3 KEEPS
FROM BELIEVING Refusing Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden,
Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are
ready: come unto the marriage. MT 22:4 But they made light of it, and went their ways, one
to his farm, another to his merchandise: MT 22:5 And the
remnant [rest] took his servants, and entreated [treated] them spitefully [shamefully],
and slew them. MT 22:6 But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth [angry]: and he sent
forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city. MT 22:7 Then
saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not
worthy. MT 22:8 Go ye therefore into the highways [streets WU], and as many as ye shall
find, bid to the marriage. MT 22:9 So those servants went out into the highways, and
gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was
furnished with guests. MT 22:10 And when the king came in to
see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment [clothes]: MT 22:11
And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither [here] not having a wedding
garment [clothes]? And he [the man WU] was speechless. MT 22:12 Then said the king to the
servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness,
[where] there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. MT 22:13 For many are called, but
few are chosen. MT 22:14 KEEPS FROM BELIEVING Refusing
Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle [entrap] him in his talk. MT 22:15 And they sent out unto him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Master [Teacher], we know that thou art true [honest], and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for [court the favor of WU] any man: for thou regardest not the person of men [aren't partial to anyone WU]. MT 22:16 Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful [right WU] to give tribute unto Caesar, or not? MT 22:17 But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt [test] ye me, ye hypocrites? MT 22:18 Shew me the tribute money. And they brought unto him a penny [denarius]. MT 22:19 And he saith unto them, Whose is this image [portrait WU] and superscription [inscription]? MT 22:20 They say unto him, Caesar's. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's. MT 22:21 When they had heard these words, they marvelled, and left him, and went their way. MT 22:22
The same day came to him the Sadducees, which say that there is no resurrection, and asked him, MT 22:23 Saying, Master [Teacher], Moses said, If a man die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed [children WU] unto his brother. MT 22:24 Now there were with us seven brethren [brothers]: and the first, when he had married a wife, deceased [died], and, having no issue [children WU], left his wife unto his brother: MT 22:25 Likewise the second also, and the third, unto the seventh. MT 22:26 And last of all the woman died also. MT 22:27 Therefore in the resurrection whose wife shall she be of the seven? for they all had her. MT 22:28 Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err [are mistaken], not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God. MT 22:29 For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven. MT 22:30 BLESSINGS Heaven But as touching [concerning] the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying, MT 22:31 I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living. MT 22:32 BLESSINGS Heaven And when the multitude heard this, they were astonished at his doctrine [teaching]. MT 22:33 JESUS Teacher
But when the Pharisees had heard that he [Jesus WU] had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together. MT 22:34 Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting [testing] him, and saying, MT 22:35 Master, which is the great [greatest] commandment in the law? MT 22:36 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. MT 22:37 This is the first and great [greatest WU] commandment. MT 22:38 OVERCOME YOUR HARMFULNESS Love the Lord And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. MT 22:39 LOVE NEIGHBOR On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets. MT 22:40
While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked
them, MT 22:41 Saying, What think ye of [the] Christ? whose son is
he? They say unto him, The son of David. MT 22:42 He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit [the Spirit] call him Lord, saying, MT 22:43
The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on [at WU] my right hand, till I make thine enemies
thy footstool? MT 22:44 If David then call him Lord, how is he his son? MT 22:45
And no man was able to answer him a word, neither durst [dared] any man from that day
forth ask him any more questions. MT 22:46
Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples, MT 23:1 Saying The scribes [experts in the law WU] and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat: MT 23:2 All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe [do WU], that observe and do; but do not ye after their works [what they do WU]: for they say, and do not [practice what they preach WU]. MT 23:3 For they bind heavy burdens and [that are] grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers [unwilling to lift a finger to move them WU]. MT 23:4 But all their works they do for to be seen of [by] men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders [fringes] of their garments, MT 23:5 And love the uppermost rooms [places of honor] at feasts, and the chief [best] seats in the synagogues, MT 23:6 And greetings in the market[place]s, and to be called of [by] men, Rabbi, Rabbi. MT 23:7 But be not ye called Rabbi: for [only WU] one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren. MT 23:8 And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven. MT 23:9 Neither be ye called masters [teachers WU]: for [only WU] one is your Master [Teacher WU], even Christ. MT 23:10 JESUS Teacher But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant. MT 23:11 And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased [humbled]; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted. MT 23:12 SERVING Humility
But woe unto you, scribes [experts in the law WU] and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer [allow] ye them that are entering to go in. MT 23:13
Woe unto you, scribes [experts in the law WU] and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence [show WU] make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation. MT 23:14
Woe unto you, scribes [experts in the law WU] and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass [travel] sea and land to make one proselyte [convert WU], and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves. MT 23:15
Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor [bound by his oath WU]! MT 23:16 Ye fools and blind: for whether [which] is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth [makes sacred WU] the gold? MT 23:17 And [you say WU], Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty [bound by his oath WU]. MT 23:18 Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift? MT 23:19 Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon. MT 23:20 And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein. MT 23:21 And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon. MT 23:22
Woe unto you, scribes [experts in the law WU] and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of [a tenth of your WU] mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: LOVE NEIGHBOR Mercy these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone. MT 23:23 Ye blind guides, which strain at [out] a gnat, and swallow a camel. MT 23:24
Woe unto you, scribes [experts in the law WU] and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion [greed WU] and excess [self-indulgence WU]. MT 23:25 UNBELIEF Deceit Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also. MT 23:26 OVERCOME YOUR HARMFULNESS It Comes Out Woe unto you, scribes [experts in the law WU] and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres [whitened tombs], which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness. MT 23:27 Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity [wickedness WU]. MT 23:28 UNBELIEF Deceit
Woe unto you, scribes [experts in the law WU] and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish [decorate] the sepulchres [tombs] of the righteous, MT 23:29 And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in [shedding WU] the blood of the prophets. MT 23:30 Wherefore [therefore] ye be witnesses unto [testify against WU] yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets. MT 23:31 Fill ye up then the measure [of the sin WU] of your fathers. MT 23:32 Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell? MT 23:33 KEEPS FROM BELIEVING Refusing Wherefore [therefore], behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge [flog WU] in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city: MT 23:34 That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar. MT 23:35 Verily [most assuredly] I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation. MT 23:36
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not! MT 23:37 Behold, your house is left unto you desolate. MT 23:38 JUDGEMENT Which Group For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth [from now on], till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord. MT 23:39
And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his
disciples came to him for to shew [show] him the buildings of the temple. MT 24:1 And
Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily [most
assuredly] I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall
not be thrown down. MT 24:2
And as he [Jesus WU] sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world? MT 24:3 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. MT 24:4 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am [the] Christ; and shall deceive many. MT 24:5 And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. MT 24:6 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences [plagues], and earthquakes, in divers [various] places. MT 24:7 All these are the beginning of sorrows [birth pains]. MT 24:8 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted [oppressed], and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of [by] all nations for my name's sake. MT 24:9 And then shall many be offended [turn away from the faith WU], and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another. MT 24:10 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many. MT 24:11 And because iniquity [wickedness WU] shall abound, the love of many shall wax [grow] cold. MT 24:12 OVERCOME YOUR HARMFULNESS Our Frailty But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. MT 24:13 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness [testimony] unto all nations; and then shall the end come. MT 24:14 When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso [he who WU] readeth, let him understand:) MT 24:15 Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains: MT 24:16 Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house: MT 24:17 Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes. MT 24:18 And woe unto them that are with child [pregnant WU], and to them that give suck [nursing mothers] in those days! MT 24:19 But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day: MT 24:20 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. MT 24:21 And except [unless] those days should be [had been] shortened, there should no flesh [one] be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened. MT 24:22 Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is [the] Christ, or there; believe it not. MT 24:23 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew [show] great signs and wonders; insomuch [so] that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect. MT 24:24 Behold, I have told you before[hand]. MT 24:25 Wherefore [therefore] if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not. MT 24:26 For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. MT 24:27 JESUS Coming For wheresoever the carcase [carcass] is, there will the eagles [vultures] be gathered together. MT 24:28 Immediately after the tribulation [suffering WU] of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: MT 24:29 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven [the sky]: and then shall all the tribes [nations WU] of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in [on] the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. MT 24:30 JUDGEMENT By Christ And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. MT 24:31 Now learn a parable of [from] the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh [near]: MT 24:32 So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors. MT 24:33 Verily [most assuredly] I say unto you, This generation [race WU] shall not pass [away], till all these things be fulfilled. MT 24:34 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not [never WU] pass away. MT 24:35 PRINCIPLES But of [about WU] that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not [even WU] the angels of heaven, but my Father only. MT 24:36 But as the days of Noe [Noah] were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. MT 24:37 For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, MT 24:38 And knew not [what would happen WU] until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. MT 24:39 Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. MT 24:40 Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left. MT 24:41 Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come. MT 24:42 But know this, that if the goodman [master] of the house had known in what watch [of the night] the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered [allowed] his house to be broken up [into]. MT 24:43 Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not [don't expect] the Son of man cometh. MT 24:44 APPLY Don't Wait Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat [the other servants their food WU] in due season [at the proper time WU]? MT 24:45 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing. MT 24:46 Verily [most assuredly] I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods. MT 24:47 But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; MT 24:48 And shall begin to smite [beat] his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken; MT 24:49 The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of, MT 24:50 And shall cut him asunder [in pieces], and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: [where] there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. MT 24:51 APPLY Fruit Essential Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. MT 25:1 And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. MT 25:2 They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them: MT 25:3 But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. MT 25:4 While the bridegroom tarried [took his time in coming WU], they all slumbered and slept. MT 25:5 And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him. MT 25:6 Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. MT 25:7 And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out. MT 25:8 But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell [oil WU], and buy for yourselves. MT 25:9 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage [feast]: and the door was shut. MT 25:10 Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. MT 25:11 But he answered and said, Verily [most assuredly] I say unto you, I know you not. MT 25:12 Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh. MT 25:13 APPLY Fruit Essential For the kingdom of heaven is as a man [going] travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered [entrusted] unto them his goods. MT 25:14 And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several [own] ability; and straightway [then he] took his journey. MT 25:15 Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same [them], and made them other [another] five talents. MT 25:16 And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other [another] two. MT 25:17 But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money. MT 25:18 After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth [reconciled accounts] with them. MT 25:19 And so he that had received five talents came and brought [an]other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents more. MT 25:20 His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord. MT 25:21 He also that had received two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents beside them. MT 25:22 His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord. MT 25:23 Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed [scattered seed WU]: MT 25:24 And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo [behold], there [here WU] thou hast that [what] is thine. MT 25:25 His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful [lazy WU] servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed: MT 25:26 Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers [bankers], and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury [interest]. MT 25:27 Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents. MT 25:28 For unto every one that hath [has] shall be given [more WU], and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath. MT 25:29 And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: [where] there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. MT 25:30 APPLY Fruit Essential When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: MT 25:31 And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them [the people WU] one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats: MT 25:32 And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. MT 25:33 JUDGEMENT Separation Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from [since WU] the foundation of the world: MT 25:34 For I was an hungred [hungry], and ye gave me meat [food]: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: MT 25:35 Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto [to visit WU] me. MT 25:36 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? MT 25:37 When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? MT 25:38 Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? MT 25:39 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily [most assuredly] I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me. MT 25:40 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels: MT 25:41 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat [food]: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink: MT 25:42 I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not. MT 25:43 Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto [help] thee? MT 25:44 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily [most assuredly] I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me. MT 25:45 APPLY Fruit Essential And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal. MT 25:46 JUDGEMENT Separation And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said unto his disciples, MT 26:1 Ye know that after two days is the feast of the passover, and the Son of man is betrayed [will be delivered up] to be crucified. MT 26:2
Then assembled together the chief priests, and the
scribes [experts in the law WU], and the elders of the people, unto [in] the
palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas, MT 26:3 And consulted that they might
take Jesus by subtilty [deceit], and kill him. MT 26:4 But they said, Not on the feast
day, lest there be an uproar [riot] among the people. MT 26:5
Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, MT 26:6 There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box [jar] of very precious ointment [expensive aromatic oil WU], and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat [the table]. MT 26:7 But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is [why] this waste? MT 26:8 For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor. MT 26:9 When Jesus understood it, he said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought [done] a good work upon me. MT 26:10 For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always. MT 26:11 For in that she hath poured this ointment on my body, she did it for my burial. MT 26:12 Verily [most assuredly] I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, there shall also this, that [what] this woman hath done, be told for a memorial [in memory WU] of her. MT 26:13
Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests, MT 26:14 And said unto them, What will ye give me, and [if WU] I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for [weighed out for him] thirty pieces of silver. MT 26:15 And from that time he sought opportunity to betray him. MT 26:16
Now the first day of the feast of unleavened bread the disciples
came to Jesus, saying unto him, Where wilt thou that we [do you want us to] prepare for
thee to eat the passover? MT 26:17 And he said, Go into the city to
such a [a certain] man, and say unto him, The Master saith, My time is at hand; I will
keep [observe WU] the passover at thy house with my disciples. MT 26:18 And the
disciples did as Jesus had appointed them; and they made ready the passover. MT 26:19
Now when the even[ing] was come, he [Jesus WU] sat down with the twelve. MT 26:20 And as they did eat, he said, Verily [most assuredly] I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me. MT 26:21 And they were exceeding[ly] sorrowful, and began every one of them to say unto him, Lord, is it I [it isn't me, is it]? MT 26:22 And he answered and said, He that dippeth his hand with me in the dish, the same shall betray me. MT 26:23 The Son of man goeth as it is written of him: but woe unto that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it had been good [would be better] for that man if he had not been born. MT 26:24 Then Judas, which betrayed [the one who would betray WU] him, answered and said, Master, is it I? He said unto him, Thou hast said [yes, it is you WU]. MT 26:25
And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake [broke] it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body. MT 26:26 And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it; MT 26:27 For this is my blood of the new testament [covenant], which is shed for many for the remission [forgiveness WU] of sins. MT 26:28 JESUS Life But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth [from now on] of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it [a]new with you in my Father's kingdom. MT 26:29
And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives. MT 26:30 Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be offended [fall away WU] because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite [strike] the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad. MT 26:31 But after I am risen again, I will go before you into Galilee. MT 26:32 Peter answered and said unto him, Though all men shall be offended because of thee, yet will I never be offended. MT 26:33 Jesus said unto him, Verily [most assuredly] I say unto thee, That this night, before the cock [rooster] crow, thou shalt deny me thrice [three times]. MT 26:34 Peter said unto him, Though I should [even if I must] die with thee, yet will I not deny thee. Likewise also said all the disciples. MT 26:35
Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder. MT 26:36 And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy [troubled]. MT 26:37 Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto [the point of WU] death: tarry [stay] ye here, and [keep WU] watch with me. MT 26:38
And he went a little farther, and fell on his face [with his face to the ground WU], and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt. MT 26:39 APPLY Not Easy And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not [keep WU] watch with me one hour? MT 26:40 Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. MT 26:41 He went away again the [a] second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except [unless] I drink it, thy will be done. MT 26:42 APPLY Not Easy And he came and found them asleep again: for their eyes were heavy. MT 26:43 And he left them, and went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words. MT 26:44 Then cometh he to his disciples, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest [are you still sleeping and resting?]: behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. MT 26:45 Rise, let us be going: behold, he is at hand that doth betray me. MT 26:46
And while he yet spake, lo, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude [large crowd WU] with swords and staves [clubs], from the chief priests and elders of the people. MT 26:47 Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he [he is the one]: hold him fast [seize him]. MT 26:48 And forthwith [immediately] he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, master; and kissed him. MT 26:49 And Jesus said unto him, Friend, wherefore [why] art thou come? Then came they, and laid hands on Jesus and took him. MT 26:50 And, behold, one of them which were with Jesus stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and struck a servant of the high priest's, and smote [cut off WU] his ear. MT 26:51 Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again [back] thy sword into his place: for all they that take [hold of WU] the sword shall perish with [by] the sword. MT 26:52 RELATIONS Problems Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give [send WU] me more than twelve legions of angels? MT 26:53 But how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that [say] thus it must be [it must happen this way WU]? MT 26:54
In that same hour said Jesus to the multitudes [crowd WU], Are ye come out as against a thief with swords and staves [clubs] for to take [seize] me? I sat daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye laid no hold on me. MT 26:55 But all this was done [has happened], that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled.
Then all the disciples forsook [left] him, and fled. MT 26:56
And they that had laid hold on Jesus led
him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes [experts in the law WU] and the
elders were assembled. MT 26:57 But Peter followed him afar off [from a distance] unto the
high priest's palace, and went in, and sat with the servants, to see the end [outcome WU].
MT 26:58 Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness
[evidence WU] against Jesus, to [that they might] put him to death; MT 26:59 But found
none: yea, though many false witnesses came, yet found they none. At the last came two
false witnesses, MT 26:60 And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of
God, and to build it in three days. MT 26:61 And the high priest arose, and said unto him,
Answerest thou nothing? what is it which [that] these witness [testify] against thee? MT
26:62 But Jesus held his peace [silence WU], And the high priest answered and said unto
him,
I adjure [charge WU] thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God. MT 26:63 Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said [yes, it is as you say WU]: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on [at] the right hand of power [the Mighty One WU], and coming in [on] the clouds of heaven. MT 26:64
Then the high priest rent [tore] his clothes, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy; what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now ye have heard his blasphemy. MT 26:65 What think ye? They answered and said, He is guilty [worthy] of death. MT 26:66 Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted [beat] him; and others smote [slapped WU] him with the palms of their hands, MT 26:67 Saying, Prophesy unto us, thou Christ, Who is he that smote thee? MT 26:68
Now Peter sat without [outside] in the palace: and a damsel [maid] came unto him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee. MT 26:69 But he denied before them all, saying, I know not what thou sayest. MT 26:70 And when he was gone out into the porch, another maid saw him, and said unto them that were there, This fellow was also with Jesus of Nazareth. MT 26:71 And again he denied with an oath, I do not know the man. MT 26:72 And after a while [there WU] came unto him they [those] that stood by, and said to Peter, Surely thou also art one of them; for thy speech [accent WU] betrayeth thee. MT 26:73 Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew [rooster crowed]. MT 26:74 And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice [three times]. And he went out, and wept bitterly. MT 26:75
When the morning was come, all the chief priests
and elders of the people took counsel [plotted WU] against Jesus to put him to death: MT
27:1 And when they had bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate
the governor. MT 27:2 Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was
condemned, repented himself [felt remorse], and brought again the thirty pieces of silver
to the chief priests and elders, MT 27:3 Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the
innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that [take care of it
yourself WU]. MT 27:4 And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed,
and went and hanged himself. MT 27:5 And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and
said, It is not lawful for to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of
blood. MT 27:6 And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter's field, to bury
strangers in. MT 27:7 Wherefore [therefore] that field was called, The field of blood,
unto this day. MT 27:8 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy [Jeremiah] the
prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was
valued [priced], whom they of the children of Israel did value [set a price WU]; MT 27:9
And gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord appointed [commanded] me. MT 27:10
And Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest [so you say]. MT 27:11 And when he was accused of [by] the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing. MT 27:12 Then said Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not how many things they witness [testify] against thee? MT 27:13 And he answered him to never [not even] a word; insomuch [so] that the governor marvelled greatly. MT 27:14 Now at that feast the governor was wont [accustomed] to release unto the people a prisoner, whom they would [desired]. MT 27:15 And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas. MT 27:16 Therefore when they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, Whom will ye that I [do you want me to] release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus which is called Christ? MT 27:17 For he knew that for [because of] envy they had delivered [handed Jesus over to WU] him. MT 27:18 When he was set down [sitting] on the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man: for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him. MT 27:19 But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask [for] Barabbas, and destroy Jesus. MT 27:20 The governor answered and said unto them, Whether [which] of the twain [two] will ye that I [do you want me to] release unto you? They said, Barabbas. MT 27:21 Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ? They all say unto him, Let him be crucified. MT 27:22 And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified. MT 27:23 When Pilate saw that he could prevail [gain] nothing, but that rather a tumult was made [riot was starting WU], he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it [take care of it yourselves WU]. MT 27:24 Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us, and on our children. MT 27:25 Then released he Barabbas unto them: and when he had scourged [flogged] Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified. MT 27:26 Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers. MT 27:27 And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe. MT 27:28 And when they had platted [braided] a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews! MT 27:29 And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote [struck] him on the head. MT 27:30 And after that they had mocked him, they took the robe off from him, and put his own raiment [clothes] on him,
and led him away to crucify him. MT 27:31 And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross. MT 27:32 And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull, MT 27:33 They gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted thereof, he would not drink. MT 27:34 And they crucified him, and parted [divided] his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture [clothing] did they cast lots. MT 27:35 And sitting down they watched him there; MT 27:36 And set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS. MT 27:37 Then were there two thieves crucified with him, one on the right hand, and another on the left. MT 27:38 And they that passed by reviled him, wagging [shaking WU] their heads, MT 27:39 And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross. MT 27:40 Likewise also the chief priests mocking him, with the scribes [experts in the law WU] and elders, said, MT 27:41 He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him. MT 27:42 He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God. MT 27:43 The thieves also, which were crucified with him, cast the same in his teeth [reproach on him]. MT 27:44
Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto [until] the ninth hour. MT 27:45
And about the ninth hour Jesus cried [out WU] with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? MT 27:46 Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said, This man calleth for Elias [Elijah]. MT 27:47 And straightway [immediately] one of them ran, and took a spunge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink. MT 27:48 The rest said, Let [him] be, let us see whether Elias will come to save him. MT 27:49
Jesus, when he had cried [out WU] again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost [his spirit]. MT 27:50
And, behold, the veil [curtain WU] of the temple was rent [torn] in twain [two] from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent [split]; MT 27:51 And the graves [tombs] were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept [died WU] arose, MT 27:52 And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many. MT 27:53
Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God. MT 27:54
And many women were there beholding [watching from] afar off, which followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him: MT 27:55 Among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedees children. MT 27:56
When the even[ing] was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple: MT 27:57 He went to Pilate, and begged [for] the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered. MT 27:58 And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, MT 27:59 And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre [tomb], and departed. MT 27:60
And there was Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary, sitting over against [opposite] the sepulchre [tomb]. MT 27:61
Now the next day, that [which] followed the day of the
preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate, MT 27:62 Saying,
Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will
rise again. MT 27:63 Command therefore that the sepulchre [tomb] be made sure [secure]
until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto
the people, He is risen from the dead: so [and] the last error [deception] shall be worse
than the first. MT 27:64 Pilate said unto them, Ye have a watch [take a guard WU]: go your
way, make it as sure as ye can. MT 27:65 So they went, and made the sepulchre sure,
sealing the stone, and setting a watch. MT 27:66
In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre [tomb]. MT 28:1 And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it. MT 28:2 His countenance [appearance] was like lightning, and his raiment [clothing] white as snow: MT 28:3 And for fear of him the keepers [guards] did shake, and became as dead men. MT 28:4 And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. MT 28:5 He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay [was lying]. MT 28:6 And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead; and, behold, he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him: lo, I have told you. MT 28:7 JESUS Life
And they departed quickly from the sepulchre [tomb] with fear and great joy; and did run to bring his disciples word. MT 28:8
And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail [greetings WU]. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him. MT 28:9 Then said Jesus unto them, Be not afraid: go tell my brethren that they [should] go into Galilee, and there shall they see me. MT 28:10
Now when [while] they were going, behold, some of the watch [guards] came into the city, and shewed [told] unto the chief priests all the things that were done [had happened]. MT 28:11 And when they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave large money unto the soldiers, MT 28:12 Saying, Say ye, His disciples came by night, and stole him away while we slept. MT 28:13 And if this come to the governor's ears, we will persuade him, and secure you [keep you out of trouble WU]. MT 28:14 So they took the money, and did as they were taught [told]: and this saying [story WU] is commonly reported among the Jews until [to WU] this day. MT 28:15
Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into [to] a mountain where Jesus had appointed them [told them to go WU]. MT 28:16
And when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some doubted. MT 28:17
And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. JESUS Authority MT 28:18 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, CARRY GOSPEL baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost [Spirit]: MT 28:19 GET BAPTIZED Teaching them to observe [obey WU] all things whatsoever I have commanded you: APPLY God's Will and, lo, I am with you alway[s], even unto the end of the world [age]. Amen. MT 28:20