Category Archives: Matthew

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 […]

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 […]

Jesus Teaches in Parables 1 That day Jesus went out of the house and was sitting by the sea. 2 And large crowds gathered to Him, so He got into a boat and sat down, and the whole crowd was standing on the beach. 3 And He spoke many things to them in parables, saying,”Behold, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

The Transfiguration 1 Six days later Jesus took with Him Peter and James and John his brother, and led them up on a high mountain by themselves. 2 And He was transfigured before them; and His face shone like the sun, and His garments became as white as light. 3 And behold, Moses and Elijah […]

Rank in the Kingdom 1 At that time the disciples came to Jesus and said, “Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” 2 And He called a child to Himself and set him before them, 3 and said,”Truly I say to you, unless you are converted and become like children, you will not […]

Concerning Divorce 1 When Jesus had finished these words, He departed from Galilee and came into the region of Judea beyond the Jordan; 2 and large crowds followed Him, and He healed them there. 3 SomePharisees came to Jesus, testing Him and asking, “Is it lawfulfor a manto divorce his wife for any reason at […]

Laborers in the Vineyard 1 “For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. 2 When he had agreed with the laborers for adenarius for the day, he sent them into his vineyard. 3 And he went out about thethird hour and […]