Matthew 8

Jesus Cleanses a Leper; The Centurion’s Faith 1 When Jesus came down from the mountain, large crowds followed Him. 2 And a leper came to Him and bowed down before Him, and said, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” 3 Jesus stretched out His hand and touched him, saying,”I am willing; […]

Matthew 9

A Paralytic Healed 1 Getting into a boat, Jesus crossed overthe seaand came to His own city. 2 And they brought to Him a paralytic lying on a bed. Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralytic,”Take courage, son; your sins are forgiven.” 3 And some of the scribes said to themselves, “Thisfellowblasphemes.” 4 And […]

Matthew 10

The Twelve Disciples; Instructions for Service 1 Jesus summoned His twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every kind of disease and every kind of sickness. 2 Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his […]

Matthew 11

John’s Questions 1 When Jesus had finished giving instructions to His twelve disciples, He departed from there to teach and preach in their cities. 2 Now when John, while imprisoned, heard of the works of Christ, he sentwordby his disciples 3 and said to Him, “Are You the Expected One, or shall we look for […]

Matthew 12

Sabbath Questions 1 At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath, and His disciples became hungry and began to pick the headsof grainand eat. 2 But when the Pharisees sawthis,they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples do what is not lawful to do on a Sabbath.” 3 But He said to them,”Have […]

Matthew 14

John the Baptist Beheaded 1 At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the news about Jesus, 2 and said to his servants, “This is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead, and that is why miraculous powers are at work in him.” 3 For when Herod had John arrested, he bound him and […]

Matthew 15

Tradition and Commandment 1 Then some Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said, 2 “Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.” 3 And He answered and said to them,”Why do you yourselves transgress the commandment of God for […]

Matthew 16

Pharisees Test Jesus 1 The Pharisees and Sadducees came up, and testing Jesus, they asked Him to show them a sign from heaven. 2 But He replied to them,”When it is evening, you say, ‘It will befair weather, for the sky is red.’ 3 And in the morning, ‘There will bea storm today, for the […]