\NormalFont\ShortTitle{Matthew}
{\MTB The
\par }{\MTB Good News According to
\par }{\MT Matthew

\par }\ChapOne{1}{\SH The Birth, Parentage and Infancy
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}A
genealogy
of
Jesus
Christ,
a
descendant
of
David
and
Abraham.
\VS{2}Abraham
was
the
father
of
Isaac,
Isaac
of
Jacob,
Jacob
of
Judah
and
his
brothers,
\VS{3}Judah
of
Perez
and
Zerah,
whose
mother
was
Tamar,
Perez
of
Hezron,
Hezron
of
Aram,
\VS{4}Aram
of Aminadab, Aminadab
of
Nahshon,
Nahshon
of
Salmon,
\VS{5}Salmon
of
Boaz,
whose
mother
was
Rahab,
Boaz
of
Obed,
whose
mother
was
Ruth,
Obed
of
Jesse,
\VS{6}Jesse
of
David
the
King.
David
was
the
father
of
Solomon,
whose
mother
was
Uriah’s
widow,
\VS{7}Solomon
of
Rehoboam,
Rehoboam
of
Abijah,
Abijah
of
Asa,
\VS{8}Asa
of
Jehoshaphat,
Jehoshaphat
of
Joram,
Joram
of
Uzziah,
\VS{9}Uzziah
of
Jotham,
Jotham
of
Ahaz,
Ahaz
of
Hezekiah,
\VS{10}Hezekiah
of
Manasseh,
Manasseh
of
Amon,
Amon
of
Josiah,
\VS{11}Josiah
of Jechoniah
and
his
brothers,
at
the
time
of
the
Exile
to
Babylon.
\VS{12}After
the
Exile
to
Babylon – Jechoniah
was
the
father
of
Salathiel,
Salathiel
of
Zerubbabel,
\VS{13}Zerubbabel
of Abiud, Abiud
of
Eliakim,
Eliakim
of Azor,
\VS{14}Azor
of
Zadok,
Zadok
of Achim, Achim
of
Eliud,
\VS{15}Eliud
of
Eleazar,
Eleazar
of
Matthan,
Matthan
of
Jacob,
\VS{16}Jacob
of
Joseph,
the
husband
of
Mary,
who
was
the
mother
of
Jesus,
who
is
called ‘Christ’.
\VS{17}So
the
whole
number
of
generations
from
Abraham
to
David
is
fourteen;
from
David
to
the
Exile
to
Babylon
fourteen;
and
from
the
Exile
to
Babylon
to
the
Christ
fourteen.
\par }{\BB \par }{\PP \VS{18}This
is
how
Jesus
Christ
was
born:
\par }{\PP His
mother
Mary
was
engaged
to
Joseph,
but,
before
the
marriage
took
place,
she
found
herself
to
be
pregnant
by
the
power
of
the
Holy
Spirit.
\VS{19}Her
husband,
Joseph,
was
a
just
man
and,
since
he
did
not
want
to
disgrace
her
publicly,
he
resolved
to
put
an
end
to
their engagement
privately.
\VS{20}He
had
been
thinking
this
over,
when
an
angel
of
the
Lord
appeared
to
him
in
a
dream.
\par }{\PP “Joseph,
son
of
David,”
the
angel
said, “do
not
be
afraid
to
take
Mary
for
your
wife,
for
her
child
has
been
conceived
by
the
power
of
the
Holy
Spirit.
\VS{21}She
will
give
birth
to
a
son;
name
him
Jesus,
for
he
will
save
his
people
from
their
sins.”
\par }{\PP \VS{22}All
this
happened
in
fulfillment
of
these
words
of
the
Lord
through
the
prophet,
where
he
says –
\par }{\Q \VS{23}‘The
virgin
will
conceive
and
will
give
birth
to
a
son,
and
they
will
give
him
the
name Immanuel’
\par }{\BB \par }{\MM –
a
word
which
means ‘God
is
with
us.’
\VS{24}When
Joseph
woke
up,
he
did
as
the
angel
of
the
Lord
had
directed
him.
\VS{25}He
made Mary
his
wife,
but
they
did
not
sleep
together
before
the
birth
of
her
son;
and
to
this
son
he
gave
the
name
Jesus.

\par }{\BB \par }\Chap{2}{\PP \VerseOne{1}After
the
birth
of
Jesus
at
Bethlehem
in
Judea,
in
the
reign
of
King
Herod,
some
astrologers
from
the
East
arrived
in
Jerusalem,
asking,
\VS{2}“Where
is
the newborn
king
of
the
Jews?
For
we
saw
his
star
in
the
east,
and
have
come
to
worship
him.”
\VS{3}When
King
Herod
heard
of
this,
he
was
much
troubled,
and
so
too
was
all
Jerusalem.
\VS{4}He
called
together
all
the
chief
priests
and
teachers
of
the
Law
in
the
nation,
and
questioned
them
as
to
where
the
Christ
was
to
be
born.
\par }{\PP \VS{5}“At
Bethlehem
in
Judea,”
was
their
answer, “for
it
is
said
in
the
prophet –
\par }{\Q \VS{6}‘And
you,
Bethlehem
in
Judah’s
land,
\par }{\QB are
in
no
way
least
among
the
chief
cities
of
Judah,
\par }{\Q for
out
of
you
will
come
a
ruler –
\par }{\QB who
will
shepherd
my
people
Israel.’ ”
\par }{\PP \VS{7}Then
Herod
secretly
sent
for
the
astrologers.
He
found
out
from
them
the
time
of
the
appearance
of
the
star.
\VS{8}Sending
them
to
Bethlehem
he
said, “Go
and
make
a
careful
search
for
the
child.
When
you
have
found
him,
bring
word
back
to
me,
so
that
I,
too,
can
go
and
worship
him.”
\VS{9}The
astrologers
heard
what
the
king
had
to
say,
and
then
continued
their
journey.
The
star
which
they
had
seen
in
the
east
led
them
on,
until
it
reached
and
stood
over
the
place
where
the
child
was.
\VS{10}At
the
sight
of
the
star
they
were
filled
with
joy.
\VS{11}Entering
the
house,
they
saw
the
child
with
his
mother,
Mary,
and
fell
at
his
feet
and
worshiped
him.
Then
they
opened
their
treasure
chests,
and
offered
to
the
child
presents
of
gold,
frankincense,
and
myrrh.
\VS{12}But
afterward,
having
been
warned
in
a
dream
not
to
go
back
to
Herod,
they
returned
to
their
own
country
by
another
road.
\par }{\PP \VS{13}After
they
had
left,
an
angel
of
the
Lord
appeared
to
Joseph
in
a
dream,
and
said, “Get
up,
take
the
child
and
his
mother,
and
seek
refuge
in
Egypt;
and
stay
there
until
I
tell
you
to
return,
for
Herod
is
about
to
search
for
the
child,
to
put
him
to
death.”
\VS{14}Joseph
woke
up,
and
taking
the
child
and
his
mother
by
night,
went
into
Egypt,
\VS{15}and
there
he
stayed
until
Herod’s
death.
This
was
in
fulfillment
of
these
words
of
the
Lord
in
the
prophet,
where
he
says –
\par }{\Q ‘Out
of
Egypt
I
called
my
Son.’
\par }{\PP \VS{16}When
Herod
found
out
that
the
astrologers
had
tricked
him,
he
flew
into
a
rage.
He
sent
and
put
to
death
all
the
boys
in
Bethlehem
and
the
whole
of
that
region,
who
were
two
years
old
or
under,
guided
by
the
time
which
he
had
learned
from
the
astrologers.
\VS{17}Then
were
fulfilled
these
words
spoken
in
the
prophet
Jeremiah,
where
he
says –
\par }{\Q \VS{18}‘A
voice
was
heard
in
Ramah,
\par }{\QB weeping
and
mourning
loudly;
\par }{\Q Rachel,
weeping
for
her
children,
\par }{\QB refusing
all
comfort
for
they
were
dead.’
\par }{\PP \VS{19}But,
on
the
death
of
Herod,
an
angel
of
the
Lord
appeared
in
a
dream
to
Joseph
in
Egypt,
and
said,
\VS{20}“Get
up,
take
the
child
and
his
mother,
and
go
into
the
Land
of
Israel,
for
those
who
sought
to
take
the
child’s
life
are
dead.”
\VS{21}He
woke
up,
and
taking
the
child
and
his
mother,
went
into
the
Land
of
Israel.
\VS{22}But,
hearing
that Archelaus
had
succeeded
his
father
Herod
as
king
of
Judea,
he
was
afraid
to
go
back
there;
and
having
been
warned
in
a
dream,
he
went
into
the
part
of
the
country
called
Galilee.
\VS{23}There
he
settled
in
the
town
of
Nazareth,
in
fulfillment
of
these
words
in
the
prophets – ‘He
will
be
called
a
Nazarene.’

\par }\Chap{3}{\SH The Preparation
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}About
that
time
John
the Baptist
first
appeared,
proclaiming
in
the
wilderness
of
Judea:
\VS{2}“Repent,
for
the
kingdom
of
heaven
is
at
hand.”
\VS{3}John
was
the
one
who
was
spoken
of
in
the
prophet
Isaiah,
where
he
says –
\par }{\Q ‘The
voice
of
one
crying
aloud
in
the
wilderness:
\par }{\Q “Make
ready
the
way
of
the
Lord,
\par }{\Q make
his
paths
straight.” ’
\par }{\PP \VS{4}John’s
clothes
were
made
of
camels’
hair,
with
a
leather
strap
around
his
waist,
and
his
food
was
locusts
and
wild
honey.
\VS{5}At
that
time
Jerusalem,
and
all
Judea,
as
well
as
the
whole
district
of
the
Jordan,
went
out
to
him
\VS{6}and
were baptized
by
him
in
the
Jordan
River,
confessing
their
sins.
\par }{\PP \VS{7}But
when
John
saw
many
of
the
Pharisees
and
Sadducees
coming
to
receive
his baptism,
he
said
to
them, “You
children
of
snakes!
Who
has
prompted
you
to
seek
refuge
from
the
coming
judgment?
\VS{8}Let
your
life,
then,
prove
your
repentance;
\VS{9}and
do
not
think
that
you
can
say
among
yourselves ‘Abraham
is
our
ancestor,’
for
I
tell
you
that
out
of
these
stones
God
is
able
to
raise
descendants
for
Abraham!
\VS{10}Already
the
axe
is
lying
at
the
root
of
the
trees.
Therefore
every
tree
that
fails
to
bear
good
fruit
will
be
cut
down
and
thrown
into
the
fire.
\VS{11}I,
indeed, baptize
you
with
water
to
teach
repentance;
but
he
who
is
coming
after
me
is
more
powerful
than
I,
and
I
am
not
fit
even
to
carry
his
sandals.
He
will baptize
you
with
the
Holy
Spirit
and
with
fire.
\VS{12}His winnowing-fan
is
in
his
hand,
and
he
will
clear
his threshing-floor,
and
store
his
grain
in
the
barn,
but
the
chaff
he
will
burn
with
a
fire
that
cannot
be
put
out.”
\par }{\PP \VS{13}Then
Jesus
came
from
Galilee
to
the
Jordan,
to
John,
to
be baptized
by
him.
\VS{14}But
John
tried
to
prevent
him.
\par }{\PP “I
need
to
be baptized
by
you,”
he
said, “so
why
have
you
come
to
me?”
\par }{\PP \VS{15}{\WJ{“This
is
the
way
it
should
be
for
now,”}}
Jesus
answered,
{\WJ{“because
we
should
do
everything
that
God
requires.”}}
So
John
agreed.
\par }{\PP \VS{16}After
the baptism
of
Jesus,
and
just
as
he
came
up
from
the
water,
the
heavens
opened,
and
he
saw
the
Spirit
of
God
coming
down
like
a
dove
and
resting
on
him,
\VS{17}and
from
the
heavens
there
came
a
voice
which
said, “This
is
my
dearly
loved
son,
who
brings
me
great
joy.”

\par }{\BB \par }\Chap{4}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Then
Jesus
was
led
up
into
the
wilderness
by
the
Spirit
to
be
tempted
by
the
devil.
\VS{2}And,
after
he
had
fasted
for
forty
days
and
forty
nights,
he
became
hungry.
\VS{3}The
Tempter
came
to
him,
and
said:
\par }{\Q “If
you
are
God’s
Son,
tell
these
stones
to
become
loaves
of
bread.”
\par }{\BB \par }{\MM \VS{4}But
Jesus
answered,
{\WJ{“Scripture
says –
}}
\par }{\Q {\WJ{‘It
is
not
on
bread
alone
that
a
person
is
to
live,
but
on
every
word
that
comes
from
the
mouth
of
God.’ ”}}
\par }{\BB \par }{\MM \VS{5}Then
the
devil
took
him
to
the
Holy
City,
and,
placing
him
on
the
parapet
of
the
temple,
said
to
him,
\VS{6}“If
you
are
God’s
Son,
throw
yourself
down,
for
scripture
says –
\par }{\Q ‘He
will
give
his
angels
commands
about
you,
\par }{\Q and
on
their
hands
they
will
lift
you
up,
\par }{\Q so
you
do
not
even
strike
your
foot
against
a
stone.’ ”
\par }{\BB \par }{\MM \VS{7}{\WJ{“Scripture
also
says,”}}
answered
Jesus,
\par }{\Q {\WJ{“ ‘You
must
not
tempt
the
Lord
your
God.’ ”}}
\par }{\BB \par }{\MM \VS{8}The
third
time,
the
devil
took
Jesus
to
a
very
high
mountain,
and,
showing
him
all
the
kingdoms
of
the
world
and
their
splendor,
said
to
him:
\par }{\Q \VS{9}“All
these
I
will
give
you,
if
you
will
fall
at
my
feet
and
worship
me.”
\par }{\BB \par }{\MM \VS{10}Then
Jesus
said
to
him,
{\WJ{“Go
away,
Satan!
For
scripture
says –
}}
\par }{\Q {\WJ{‘You
must
worship
the
Lord
your
God,
and
worship
him
only.’ ”}}
\par }{\BB \par }{\MM \VS{11}Then
the
devil
left
him
alone,
and
angels
came
and
helped
him.
\par }{\SH The
Work
in
Galilee
\par }{\PP \VS{12}When Jesus
heard
that
John
had
been
arrested,
he
returned
to
Galilee.
\VS{13}Afterward,
leaving
Nazareth,
he
went
and
settled
at
Capernaum,
which
is
by
the
side
of
the
sea,
within
the
borders
of
Zebulun
and
Naphtali;
\VS{14}in
fulfillment
of
these
words
in
the
prophet
Isaiah –
\par }{\Q \VS{15}‘The
land
of
Zebulun
and
the
land
of
Naphtali,
\par }{\Q the
land
of
the
Road
by
the
sea,
and
beyond
the
Jordan,
\par }{\QB with
Galilee
of
the
Gentiles –
\par }{\Q \VS{16}The
people
who
were
living
in
darkness
\par }{\QB have
seen
a
great
light,
\par }{\Q and,
for
those
who
were
living
in
the shadow-land
of
death,
\par }{\QB a
light
has
dawned!’
\par }{\BB \par }{\PP \VS{17}At
that
time
Jesus
began
to
proclaim –
\par }{\Q {\WJ{“Repent,
for
the
kingdom
of
heaven
is
at
hand.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{18}As
Jesus
was
walking
along
the
shore
of
the
Sea
of
Galilee,
he
saw
two
brothers –
Simon,
also
known
as
Peter,
and
his
brother Andrew –
casting
a
net
into
the
sea;
for
they
were
fishermen.
\par }{\PP \VS{19}{\WJ{“Come
and
follow
me,”}}
Jesus
said,
{\WJ{“and
I
will
teach
you
to
fish
for
people.”}}
\VS{20}The
two
men
left
their
nets
at
once
and
followed
him.
\VS{21}Going
further
on,
he
saw
two
other
men
who
were
also
brothers,
James,
Zebedee’s
son,
and
his
brother
John,
in
their
boat
with
their
father,
mending
their
nets.
Jesus
called
them,
\VS{22}and
they
at
once
left
their
boat
and
their
father,
and
followed
him.
\par }{\PP \VS{23}Jesus
went
all
through
Galilee,
teaching
in
their
synagogues,
proclaiming
the
good
news
of
the
kingdom,
and curing
every
kind
of
disease
and
every
kind
of
sickness
among
the
people;
\VS{24}and
his
fame
spread
all
through
Syria.
They
brought
to
him
all
who
were
ill
with
any
form
of
disease,
or
who
were
suffering
pain –
any
who
were
either
possessed
by
demons,
or
were
lunatic,
or
paralyzed;
and
he
cured
them.
\VS{25}He
was
followed
by
large
crowds
from
Galilee,
the
district
of
the
Ten
Towns,
Jerusalem,
Judea,
and
from
beyond
the
Jordan.

\par }\Chap{5}{\PP \VerseOne{1}On
seeing
the
crowds
of
people,
Jesus
went
up
the
hill;
and,
when
he
had
taken
his
seat,
his
disciples
came
up
to
him;
\VS{2}and
he
began
to
teach
them,
saying:
\par }{\Q \VS{3}{\WJ{“Blessed
are
the
poor
in
spirit,}}
\par }{\QB {\WJ{
for
theirs
is
the
kingdom
of
heaven.}}
\par }{\Q \VS{4}{\WJ{
Blessed
are
the
mourners,}}
\par }{\QB {\WJ{
for
they
will
be
comforted.}}
\par }{\Q \VS{5}{\WJ{
Blessed
are
the
gentle,}}
\par }{\QB {\WJ{
for
they
will
inherit
the
earth.}}
\par }{\Q \VS{6}{\WJ{
Blessed
are
those
who
hunger
and
thirst
for
righteousness,}}
\par }{\QB {\WJ{
for
they
will
be
satisfied.}}
\par }{\Q \VS{7}{\WJ{
Blessed
are
the
merciful,}}
\par }{\QB {\WJ{
for
they
will
find
mercy.}}
\par }{\Q \VS{8}{\WJ{
Blessed
are
the
pure
in
heart,}}
\par }{\QB {\WJ{
for
they
will
see
God.}}
\par }{\Q \VS{9}{\WJ{
Blessed
are
the
peacemakers,}}
\par }{\QB {\WJ{
for
they
will
be
called
children
of
God.}}
\par }{\Q \VS{10}{\WJ{
Blessed
are
those
who
have
been
persecuted
in
the
cause
of
righteousness,}}
\par }{\QB {\WJ{
for
theirs
is
the
kingdom
of
heaven.}}
\par }{\BB \par }{\MM \VS{11}{\WJ{“Blessed
are
you
when
people
insult
you,
and
persecute
you,
and
say
all
kinds
of
evil
lies
about
you
because
of
me.}}
\VS{12}{\WJ{
Be
glad
and
rejoice,
because
your
reward
in
heaven
will
be
great;
this
is
the
way
they
persecuted
the
prophets
who
lived
before
you.}}
\par }{\PP \VS{13}{\WJ{“You
are
salt
for
the
world.
But
if
salt
becomes
tasteless,
how
can
it
be
made salty
again?
It
is
no
longer
good
for
anything,
but
is
thrown
away,
and
trampled
underfoot.}}
\VS{14}{\WJ{
It
is
you
who
are
the
light
of
the
world.
A
town
that
stands
on
a
hill
cannot
be
hidden.}}
\VS{15}{\WJ{
People
do
not
light
a
lamp
and
put
it
under
a
basket,
but
on
the lamp-stand,
where
it
gives
light
to
everyone
in
the
house.}}
\VS{16}{\WJ{
Let
your
light
so
shine
before
the
eyes
of
others
so
that,
seeing
your
good
actions,
they
will
praise
your
Father
who
is
in
heaven.}}
\par }{\PP \VS{17}{\WJ{“Do
not
think
that
I
have
come
to
do
away
with
the
Law
or
the
prophets;
I
have
not
come
to
do
away
with
them,
but
to
complete
them.}}
\VS{18}{\WJ{
For
I
tell
you,
until
the
heavens
and
the
earth
disappear,
not
even
the
smallest
letter,
nor
one
stroke
of
a
letter,
will
disappear
from
the
Law
until
all
is
done.}}
\VS{19}{\WJ{
Whoever,
therefore,
breaks
one
of
these
commandments,
even
the
least
of
them,
and
teaches
others
to
do
so,
will
be
the
least
esteemed
in
the
kingdom
of
heaven;
but
whoever
keeps
them,
and
teaches
others
to
do
so,
will
be
esteemed
great
in
the
kingdom
of
heaven.}}
\VS{20}{\WJ{
Indeed
I
tell
you
that,
unless
you
obey
God’s
commands
better
than
of
the
teachers
of
the
Law,
and
Pharisees,
you
will
never
enter
the
kingdom
of
heaven.}}
\par }{\PP \VS{21}{\WJ{“You
have
heard
that
to
our
ancestors
it
was
said – ‘You
must
not
commit
murder,’
and ‘Whoever
commits
murder
will
be
brought
to
trial.’}}
\VS{22}{\WJ{
But
I
say
to
you
that
anyone
who
is
angry
at
their
brother
or
sister
will
be
brought
to
trial;
and
whoever
insults
their
brother
or
sister
will
be
brought
before
the
High
Council,
while
whoever
calls
them
a
fool
will
be
in
danger
of
the
fires
of Gehenna.}}
\VS{23}{\WJ{
Therefore,
when
presenting
your
gift
at
the
altar,
if
even
there
you
remember
that
your
brother
or
sister
has
something
against
you,}}
\VS{24}{\WJ{
leave
your
gift
there,
before
the
altar,
go
and
be
reconciled
to
them,
first,
then
come
and
present
your
gift.}}
\VS{25}{\WJ{
Be
ready
to
make
friends
with
your
opponent,
even
when
you
meet
them
on
your
way
to
the
court;
otherwise
they
might
hand
you
over
to
the
judge,
and
the
judge
to
the judicial
officer,
and
you
will
be
thrown
into
prison.}}
\VS{26}{\WJ{
I
tell
you,
you
will
not
come
out
until
you
have
paid
the
last
cent.}}
\par }{\PP \VS{27}{\WJ{“You
have
heard
that
it
was
said – ‘You
must
not
commit
adultery.’}}
\VS{28}{\WJ{
But
I
say
to
you
that
anyone
who
looks
at
a
woman
and
desires
her
has
already
committed
adultery
with
her
in
his
heart.}}
\VS{29}{\WJ{
If
your
right
eye
causes
you
to
sin,
take
it
out
and
throw
it
away.
It
would
be
best
for
you
to
lose
one
part
of
your
body,
and
not
to
have
the
whole
of
it
thrown
into Gehenna.}}
\VS{30}{\WJ{
And,
if
your
right
hand
causes
you
to
sin,
cut
it
off
and
throw
it
away.
It
would
be
best
for
you
to
lose
one
part
of
your
body,
and
not
to
have
the
whole
of
it
go
down
to Gehenna.}}
\par }{\PP \VS{31}{\WJ{“It
was
also
said – ‘Let
anyone
who
divorces
his
wife
serve
her
with
a
notice
of
separation.’}}
\VS{32}{\WJ{
But
I
say
to
you
that
anyone
who
divorces
his
wife,
except
on
the
ground
of
some
serious
sexual
sin,
leads
to
her
committing
adultery;
while
anyone
who
marries
her
after
her
divorce
is
guilty
of
adultery.}}
\VS{33}{\WJ{
Again,
you
have
heard
that
our
ancestors
were
told – ‘Do
not
break
your
oaths,
keep
your
vows
to
the
Lord.’}}
\VS{34}{\WJ{
But
I
say
to
you
that
you
must
not
swear
at
all,
either
by
heaven,
since
that
is
God’s
throne,}}
\VS{35}{\WJ{
or
by
the
earth,
since
that
is
his
footstool,
or
by
Jerusalem,
since
that
is
the
city
of
the
Great
King.}}
\VS{36}{\WJ{
Nor
should
you
swear
by
your
head,
since
you
cannot
make
a
single
hair
either
white
or
black.}}
\VS{37}{\WJ{
Let
your
words
be
simply ‘Yes’
or ‘No’;
anything
beyond
this
comes
from
what
is
evil.}}
\par }{\PP \VS{38}{\WJ{“You
have
heard
that
it
was
said – ‘An
eye
for
an
eye
and
a
tooth
for
a
tooth.’}}
\VS{39}{\WJ{
But
I
say
to
you
that
you
must
not
resist
those
who
wrong
you;
but,
if
anyone
strikes
you
on
the
right
cheek,
turn
the
other
to
them
also.}}
\VS{40}{\WJ{
If
someone
sues
you
for
your
shirt,
let
them
have
your
cloak
as
well.}}
\VS{41}{\WJ{
If
you
are
forced
to
carry
a
soldier’s
pack
for
one
mile,
carry
it
two.}}
\VS{42}{\WJ{
Give
to
anyone
who
asks
and,
if
someone
wants
to
borrow
from
you,
do
not
turn
them
away.}}
\par }{\PP \VS{43}{\WJ{
You
have
heard
that
it
was
said – ‘You
must
love
your
neighbor
and
hate
your
enemy.’}}
\VS{44}{\WJ{
But
what
I
tell
you
is
this:
love
your
enemies,
and
pray
for
those
who
persecute
you,}}
\VS{45}{\WJ{
so
that
you
may
become
children
of
your
Father
who
is
in
heaven;
for
he
causes
his
sun
to
rise
on
bad
and
good
alike,
and
sends
rain
on
the
righteous
and
on
the
unrighteous.}}
\VS{46}{\WJ{
For,
if
you
love
only
those
who
love
you,
what
reward
will
you
have?
Even
the
tax
collectors
do
this!}}
\VS{47}{\WJ{
And,
if
you
only
welcome
your
brothers
and
sisters,
what
are
you
doing
more
than
others?
Even
the
Gentiles
do
this!}}
\VS{48}{\WJ{
You,
then,
must
become
perfect –
as
your
heavenly
Father
is
perfect.}}

\par }\Chap{6}{\PP \VerseOne{1}{\WJ{“Take
care
not
to
perform
your religious
duties
in
public
in
order
to
be
seen
by
others;
if
you
do,
your
Father
who
is
in
heaven
has
no
reward
for
you.}}
\VS{2}{\WJ{
Therefore,
when
you
do
acts
of
charity,
do
not
have
a
trumpet
blown
in
front
of
you,
as
hypocrites
do
in
the
synagogues
and
in
the
streets
so
that
people
will
praise
them.
There,
I
tell
you,
is
their
reward!}}
\VS{3}{\WJ{
But,
when
you
do
acts
of
charity,
do
not
let
your
left
hand
know
what
your
right
hand
is
doing,}}
\VS{4}{\WJ{
so
that
your
charity
may
be
secret;
and
your
Father,
who
sees
what
is
in
secret,
will
reward
you.}}
\par }{\PP \VS{5}{\WJ{“And,
when
you
pray,
you
are
not
to
behave
as
hypocrites
do.
They
like
to
pray
standing
in
the
synagogues
and
at
the
corners
of
the
streets,
so
that
people
will
see
them.
There,
I
tell
you,
is
their
reward!}}
\VS{6}{\WJ{
But,
when
one
of
you
prays,
they
should
go
into
their
own
room,
shut
the
door,
and
pray
to
their
Father
who
dwells
in
secret;
and
their
Father,
who
sees
what
is
secret,
will
reward
them.}}
\VS{7}{\WJ{
When
praying,
do
not
repeat
the
same
words
over
and
over
again,
as
is
done
by
the
Gentiles,
who
think
that
by
using
many
words
they
will
obtain
a
hearing.}}
\VS{8}{\WJ{
Do
not
imitate
them;
for
God,
your
Father,
knows
what
you
need
before
you
ask
him.}}
\VS{9}{\WJ{
You,
therefore,
should
pray
like
this –}}
\par }{\Q {\WJ{‘Our
Father,
who
is
in
heaven,}}
\par }{\Q {\WJ{
may
your
name
be
held
holy,}}
\par }{\Q \VS{10}{\WJ{
your
kingdom
come,
your
will
be
done –}}
\par }{\QB {\WJ{
on
earth,
as
in
heaven.}}
\par }{\Q \VS{11}{\WJ{
Give
us
today}}
\par }{\QB {\WJ{
the
bread
that
we
will
need;}}
\par }{\Q \VS{12}{\WJ{
and
forgive
us
our wrongdoings,}}
\par }{\QB {\WJ{
as
we
have
forgiven
those
who
have
wronged
us;}}
\par }{\Q \VS{13}{\WJ{
and
take
us
not
into
temptation,}}
\par }{\QB {\WJ{
but
deliver
us
from
evil.’}}
\par }{\BB \par }{\MM \VS{14}{\WJ{
For,
if
you
forgive
others
their
offenses,
your
heavenly
Father
will
forgive
you
also;}}
\VS{15}{\WJ{
but,
if
you
do
not
forgive
others
their
offenses,
not
even
your
Father
will
forgive
your
offenses.}}
\par }{\PP \VS{16}{\WJ{“And,
when
you
fast,
do
not
put
on
gloomy
looks,
as
hypocrites
do
who disfigure
their
faces
so
that
they
may
be
seen
by
people
to
be
fasting.
That,
I
tell
you,
is
their
reward!}}
\VS{17}{\WJ{
But,
when
one
of
you fasts,
they
should
anoint
their
head
and
wash
their
face,}}
\VS{18}{\WJ{
so
that
they
may
not
be
seen
by
people
to
be
fasting,
but
by
their
Father
who
dwells
in
secret;
and
their
Father,
who
sees
what
is
secret,
will
reward
them.}}
\par }{\PP \VS{19}{\WJ{“Do
not
store
up
treasures
for
yourselves
on
earth,
where
moth
and
rust
destroy,
and
where
thieves
break
in
and
steal.}}
\VS{20}{\WJ{
But
store
up
treasures
for
yourselves
in
heaven,
where
neither
moth
nor
rust
destroys,
and
where
thieves
do
not
break
in
or
steal.}}
\VS{21}{\WJ{
For
where
your
treasure
is,
there
will
your
heart
be
also.}}
\VS{22}{\WJ{
The
lamp
of
the
body
is
the
eye.
If
your
eye
is unclouded,
your
whole
body
will
be
lit
up;}}
\VS{23}{\WJ{
but,
if
your
eye
is
diseased,
your
whole
body
will
be
darkened.
And,
if
the
inner
light
is
darkness,
how
intense
must
that
darkness
be!}}
\VS{24}{\WJ{
No
one
can
serve
two
masters,
for
either
they
will
hate
one
and
love
the
other,
or
else
they
will
attach
themselves
to
one
and
despise
the
other.
You
cannot
serve
both
God
and
Money.}}
\par }{\PP \VS{25}{\WJ{“This
is
why
I
say
to
you,
Do
not
be
anxious
about
your
life –
what
you
can
get
to
eat
or
drink,
or
about
your
body –
what
you
can
get
to
wear.
Is
not
life
more
than
food,
and
the
body
more
than
clothing?}}
\VS{26}{\WJ{
Look
at
the
wild
birds –
they
neither
sow,
nor
reap,
nor
gather
into
barns;
and
yet
your
heavenly
Father
feeds
them!
Aren’t
you
more
precious
than
they?}}
\VS{27}{\WJ{
But
which
of
you,
by
being
anxious,
can
prolong
their
life
a
single
moment?}}
\VS{28}{\WJ{
And
why
be
anxious
about
clothing?
Study
the
wild
lilies,
and
how
they
grow.
They
neither
toil
nor
spin;}}
\VS{29}{\WJ{
yet
I
tell
you
that
even
Solomon
in
all
his
splendor
was
not robed
like
one
of
these.}}
\VS{30}{\WJ{
If
God
so
clothes
even
the
grass
of
the
field,
which
is
living
today
and
tomorrow
will
be
thrown
into
the
oven,
won’t
he
much
more
clothe
you,
you
of
little
faith?}}
\VS{31}{\WJ{
Do
not
then
ask
anxiously ‘What
can
we
get
to
eat?’
or ‘What
can
we
get
to
drink?’
or ‘What
can
we
get
to
wear?’}}
\VS{32}{\WJ{
All
these
are
the
things
for
which
the
nations
are
seeking,
and
your
heavenly
Father
knows
that
you
need
them
all.}}
\VS{33}{\WJ{
But
first
seek
his
kingdom
and
the
righteousness
that
he
requires,
and
then
all
these
things
will
be
added
for
you.}}
\VS{34}{\WJ{
Therefore
do
not
be
anxious
about
tomorrow,
for
tomorrow
will
bring
its
own anxieties.
Every
day
has
trouble
enough
of
its
own.}}

\par }\Chap{7}{\PP \VerseOne{1}{\WJ{“Do
not
judge
and
you
will
not
be
judged.}}
\VS{2}{\WJ{
For,
just
as
you
judge
others,
you
will
yourselves
be
judged,
and
the
standard
that
you
use
will
be
used
for
you.}}
\VS{3}{\WJ{
Why
do
you
look
at
the
speck
of sawdust
in
your
friend’s
eye,
while
you
pay
no
attention
at
all
to
the plank
of
wood
in
yours?}}
\VS{4}{\WJ{
How
will
you
say
to
your
friend ‘Let
me
take
out
the
speck
from
your
eye,’
when
all
the
time
there
is
a plank
in
your
own?}}
\VS{5}{\WJ{
Hypocrite!
Take
out
the plank
from
your
own
eye
first,
and
then
you
will
see
clearly
how
to
take
out
the
speck
from
your
friend’s.}}
\par }{\PP \VS{6}{\WJ{“Do
not
give
what
is
sacred
to
dogs;
they
will
turn
and
maul
you.
Do
not
throw
your
pearls
before
pigs;
they
will
trample
them
underfoot.}}
\VS{7}{\WJ{
Ask,
and
it
will
be
given
to
you;
search,
and
you
will
find;
knock,
and
the
door
will
be
opened
to
you.}}
\VS{8}{\WJ{
For
the
person
who
asks
receives,
the
person
who
searches
finds,
and
to
the
door
will
be
opened
to
the
person
who
knocks.}}
\VS{9}{\WJ{
Who
among
you,
when
their
child
asks
them
for
bread,
will
give
them
a
stone,}}
\VS{10}{\WJ{
or
when
they
ask
for
a
fish,
will
give
them
a
snake?}}
\VS{11}{\WJ{
If
you,
then,
wicked
though
you
are,
know
how
to
give
good
gifts
to
your
children,
how
much
more
will
your
Father
who
is
in
heaven
give
what
is
good
to
those
who
ask
him!}}
\par }{\PP \VS{12}{\WJ{“Do
to
others
whatever
you
would
wish
them
to
do
to
you;
for
that
is
the
teaching
of
both
the
Law
and
the
prophets.}}
\VS{13}{\WJ{
Go
in
by
the
small
gate.
The
road
that
leads
to
destruction
is
broad
and
spacious,
and
many
go
in
by
it.}}
\VS{14}{\WJ{
For
the
gate
is
small,
and
the
road
narrow,
that
leads
to
life,
and
there
are
few
who
find
it.}}
\par }{\PP \VS{15}{\WJ{“Beware
of
false
teachers –
people
who
come
to
you
in
the guise
of
sheep,
but
at
heart
they
are
ravenous
wolves.}}
\VS{16}{\WJ{
By
the
fruit
of
their
lives
you
will
know
them.
Do
people
pick
grapes
from
thorn
bushes,
or
figs
from
thistles?}}
\VS{17}{\WJ{
So,
too,
every
sound
tree
bears
good
fruit,
while
a
worthless
tree
bears
bad
fruit.}}
\VS{18}{\WJ{
A
sound
tree
cannot
produce
bad
fruit,
nor
can
a
worthless
tree
bear
good
fruit.}}
\VS{19}{\WJ{
Every
tree
that
fails
to
bear
good
fruit
is
cut
down
and
thrown
into
the
fire.}}
\VS{20}{\WJ{
So
it
is
by
the
fruit
of
their
lives
that
you
will
know
such
people.}}
\VS{21}{\WJ{
Not
everyone
who
says
to
me ‘Master!
Master!’
will
enter
the
kingdom
of
heaven,
but
only
he
who
does
the
will
of
my
Father
who
is
in
heaven.}}
\VS{22}{\WJ{
On
that
day
many
will
say
to
me ‘Master,
Master,
was
not
it
in
your
name
that
we
taught,
and
in
your
name
that
we
drove
out
demons,
and
in
your
name
that
we
did
many
miracles?’}}
\VS{23}{\WJ{
And
then
I
will
say
to
them
plainly ‘I
never
knew
you.
Go
from
my
presence,
you
who
live
in
sin.’}}
\par }{\PP \VS{24}{\WJ{“Everyone,
therefore,
who
listens
to
this
teaching
of
mine
and
acts
on
it
may
be
compared
to
a
prudent
person,
who
built
their
house
on
the
rock.}}
\VS{25}{\WJ{
The
rain
poured
down,
the
rivers
rose,
the
winds
blew
and
beat
on
that
house,
but
it
did
not
fall,
for
its
foundations
were
on
the
rock.}}
\VS{26}{\WJ{
Everyone
who
listens
to
this
teaching
of
mine
and
does
not
act
on
it
may
be
compared
to
a
foolish
person,
who
built
their
house
on
the
sand.}}
\VS{27}{\WJ{
The
rain
poured
down,
the
rivers
rose,
the
winds
blew
and
struck
against
that
house,
and
it
fell
with
a
great
crash.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{28}By
the
time
that
Jesus
had
finished
speaking,
the
crowd
was
filled
with amazement
at
his
teaching.
\VS{29}For
he
taught
them
like
one
who
had
authority,
and
not
like
their
teachers
of
the
Law.

\par }{\BB \par }\Chap{8}{\PP \VerseOne{1}When
Jesus
had
come
down
from
the
hill,
great
crowds
followed
him.
\VS{2}He
saw
a
leper
who
came
up,
and
bowed
to
the
ground
before
him,
and
said, “Master,
if
only
you
are
willing,
you
are
able
to
make
me
clean.”
\VS{3}Stretching
out
his
hand,
Jesus
touched
him,
saying
as
he
did
so,
{\WJ{“I
am
willing;
become
clean.”}}
Instantly
he
was
made
clean
from
his
leprosy;
\VS{4}and
then
Jesus
said
to
him,
{\WJ{“Be
careful
not
to
say
a
word
to
anyone,
but
go
and
show
yourself
to
the
priest,
and
offer
the
gift
directed
by
Moses,
as
evidence
of
your
cure.”}}
\VS{5}After
Jesus
had
entered
Capernaum,
a
centurion
in
the Roman
army
came
up
to
him, entreating
his
help.
\VS{6}“Sir,”
he
said, “my
manservant
is
lying
ill
at
my
house
with
a
stroke
of paralysis,
and
is
suffering
terribly.”
\par }{\PP \VS{7}{\WJ{“I
will
come
and
cure
him,”}}
answered
Jesus.
\VS{8}“Sir,”
the
centurion
went
on, “I
am
unworthy
to
receive
you
under
my
roof;
but
only
speak,
and
my
manservant
will
be
cured.
\VS{9}For
I
myself
am
a
man
under
the
orders
of
others,
with
soldiers
under
me;
and,
if
I
say
to
one
of
them ‘Go,’
he
goes,
and
to
another ‘Come,’
he
comes,
and
to
my
slave ‘Do
this,’
he
does
it.”
\VS{10}Jesus
was
surprised
to
hear
this,
and
said
to
those
who
were
following
him,
{\WJ{“Never
I
tell
you,
in
any
Israelite
have
I
met
with
such
faith
as
this!}}
\VS{11}{\WJ{
Yes,
and
many
will
come
in
from
East
and
West
and
take
their
places
beside
Abraham,
Isaac,
and
Jacob,
in
the
kingdom
of
heaven;}}
\VS{12}{\WJ{
while
the
heirs
to
the
kingdom
will
be
banished
into
the
darkness
outside;
there,
there
will
be
weeping
and
grinding
of
teeth.”}}
\VS{13}Then
Jesus
said
to
the
centurion,
{\WJ{“Go
now,
and
it
will
be
according
to
your
faith.”}}
And
the
man
was
cured
that
very
hour.
\par }{\PP \VS{14}When
Jesus
went
into
Peter’s
house,
he
saw
Peter’s
mother-in-law
prostrated
with
fever.
\VS{15}On
his
taking
her
hand,
the
fever
left
her,
and
she
rose
and
began
to
take
care
of
him.
\VS{16}In
the
evening
the
people
brought
to
Jesus
many
who
were
possessed
by
demons;
and
he
drove
out
the
spirits
with
a
word,
and
cured
all
who
were
ill,
\VS{17}in
fulfillment
of
these
words
in
the
prophet
Isaiah – ‘He
took
our
infirmities
on
himself,
and
bore
the
burden
of
our
diseases.’
\par }{\PP \VS{18}Seeing
a
crowd
around
him,
Jesus
gave
orders
to
go
across.
\VS{19}A
teacher
of
the
Law
came
up
to
him,
and
said, “Teacher,
I
will
follow
you
wherever
you
go.”
\par }{\PP \VS{20}{\WJ{“Foxes
have
holes,”}}
answered
Jesus,
{\WJ{“and
wild
birds
their
nests,
but
the
Son
of
Man
has
nowhere
to
lay
his
head.”}}
\VS{21}“Master,”
said
another,
who
was
a
disciple, “let
me
first
go
and
bury
my
father.”
\VS{22}But
Jesus
answered,
{\WJ{“Follow
me,
and
leave
the
dead
to
bury
their
dead.”}}
\VS{23}Then
he
got
into
the
boat,
followed
by
his
disciples.
\VS{24}Suddenly
so
great
a
storm
came
up
on
the
sea,
that
the
waves
broke
right
over
the
boat.
But
Jesus
was
asleep;
\VS{25}and
the
disciples
came
and
roused
him. “Master,”
they
cried, “save
us;
we
are
lost!”
\par }{\PP \VS{26}{\WJ{“Why
are
you
so
timid?”}}
he
said.
{\WJ{“You
of
little
faith!”}}
Then
Jesus
rose
and
rebuked
the
winds
and
the
sea,
and
a
great
calm
followed.
\VS{27}The
men
were
amazed,
and
exclaimed, “What
kind
of
man
is
this,
that
even
the
winds
and
the
sea
obey
him!”
\par }{\PP \VS{28}On
getting
to
the
other
side –
the
region
of
the
Gadarenes –
Jesus
met
two
men
who
were
possessed
by
demons,
coming
out
of
the
tombs.
They
were
so
violent
that
no
one
was
able
to
pass
that
way.
\VS{29}Suddenly
they shrieked
out, “What
do
you
want
with
us,
Son
of
God?
Have
you
come
here
to
torment
us
before
our
time?”
\VS{30}A
long
way
off,
there
was
a
herd
of
many
pigs,
feeding;
\VS{31}and
the
foul
spirits
began
begging
Jesus, “If
you
drive
us
out,
send
us
into
the
herd
of
pigs.”
\par }{\PP \VS{32}{\WJ{“Go,”}}
he
said.
The
spirits
came
out,
and
entered
the
pigs;
and
the
whole
herd
rushed
down
the
steep
slope
into
the
sea,
and
died
in
the
water.
\VS{33}At
this
the
men
who tended
them
ran
away
and
went
to
the
town,
carrying
the
news
of
all
that
had
occurred,
and
of
what
had
happened
to
the
possessed
men.
\VS{34}At
the
news
the
whole
town
went
out
to
meet
Jesus,
and,
when
they
saw
him,
they
entreated
him
to
go
away
from
their
region.

\par }\Chap{9}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Afterward
Jesus
got
into
a
boat,
and,
crossing
over,
came
to
his
own
city.
\VS{2}There
some
people
brought
to
him
a
paralyzed
man
on
a
bed.
When
Jesus
saw
their
faith,
he
said
to
the
man,
{\WJ{“Courage,
child!
Your
sins
are
forgiven.”}}
\VS{3}Then
some
of
the
teachers
of
the
Law
said
to
themselves, “This
man
is
blaspheming!”
\VS{4}Knowing
their
thoughts,
Jesus
exclaimed,
{\WJ{“Why
do
your
cherish
such
wicked
thoughts?}}
\VS{5}{\WJ{
Which,
I
ask,
is
the
easier? –
to
say ‘Your
sins
are forgiven’?
Or
to
say ‘Get
up,
and walk’?}}
\VS{6}{\WJ{
But
to
show
you
that
the
Son
of
Man
has
power
on
earth
to
forgive
sins”}} –
then
he
said
to
the
paralyzed
man –
{\WJ{“Get
up,
take
up
your
bed,
and
return
to
your
home.”}}
\VS{7}The
man
got
up
and
went
to
his
home.
\VS{8}When
the
crowd
saw
this,
they
were awe-struck,
and
praised
God
for
giving
such
power
to
human
beings.
\par }{\PP \VS{9}As
Jesus
went
along,
he
saw
a
man,
called
Matthew,
sitting
in
the
tax
office,
and
said
to
him,
{\WJ{“Follow
me.”}}
Matthew
got
up
and
followed
him.
\par }{\PP \VS{10}And,
later
on,
when
he
was
having
dinner
in
the
house,
a
number
of
tax
collectors
and
outcasts
came
in
and
took
their
places
at
the
table
with
Jesus
and
his
disciples.
\VS{11}When
the
Pharisees
saw
this,
they
said
to
his
disciples, “Why
does
your
teacher
eat
in
the
company
of
tax
collectors
and
outcasts?”
\VS{12}On
hearing
this,
Jesus
said,
{\WJ{“It
is
not
those
who
are
healthy
who
need
a
doctor,
but
those
who
are
ill.}}
\VS{13}{\WJ{
Go
and
learn
what
this
means – ‘I
desire
mercy,
and
not sacrifice’;
for
I
did
not
come
to
call
the religious,
but
the
outcast.”}}
\VS{14}Then
John’s
disciples
came
to
Jesus,
and
asked, “Why
do
we
and
the
Pharisees
fast
while
your
disciples
do
not?”
\VS{15}Jesus
answered,
{\WJ{“Can
the groom’s
friends
mourn
as
long
as
the
groom
is
with
them?
But
the
days
will
come,
when
the
groom
will
be
taken
away
from
them,
and
they
will
fast
then.}}
\VS{16}{\WJ{
Nobody
ever
puts
a
piece
of unshrunk
cloth
on
an
old
garment;
for
such
a
patch
tears
away
from
the
garment,
and
a
worse
tear
is
made.}}
\VS{17}{\WJ{
Nor
do
people
put
new
wine
into
old wine-skins;
for,
if
they
do,
the
skins
burst,
and
the
wine
runs
out,
and
the
skins
are
lost;
but
they
put
new
wine
into
fresh
skins,
and
so
both
are
preserved.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{18}While
Jesus
was
saying
this,
a synagogue
leader
came
up
and
bowed
to
the
ground
before
him. “My
daughter,”
he
said, “has
just
died;
but
come
and
place
your
hand
on
her,
and
she
will
be
restored
to
life.”
\VS{19}So
Jesus
rose
and
followed
him,
and
his
disciples
went
also.
\VS{20}But
meanwhile
a
woman,
who
had
been
suffering
from hemorrhage
for
twelve
years,
came
up
behind
and
touched
the
tassel
of
his
cloak.
\VS{21}“If
I
only
touch
his
cloak,”
she
said
to
herself, “I
will
get
well.”
\VS{22}Turning
and
seeing
her,
Jesus
said,
{\WJ{“Courage,
daughter!
Your
faith
has
delivered
you.”}}
And
at
that
very
moment
she
became
well.
\VS{23}When
Jesus
reached
the leader’s
house,
seeing
the
flute
players,
and
a
number
of
people
all
in
confusion,
\VS{24}he
said,
{\WJ{“Go
away,
the
little
girl
is
not
dead;
she
is
asleep.”}}
They
began
to
laugh
at
him;
\VS{25}but,
when
the
people
had
been
sent
out,
Jesus
went
in,
and
took
the
little
girl’s
hand,
and
she
rose.
\VS{26}The
report
of
this
spread
through
all
that
part
of
the
country.
\par }{\PP \VS{27}As
Jesus
was
passing
on
from
there,
he
was
followed
by
two
blind
men,
who
kept
calling
out, “Take
pity
on
us,
Son
of
David!”
\VS{28}When
he
had
gone indoors,
the
blind
men
came
up
to
him;
and
Jesus
asked
them,
{\WJ{“Do
you
believe
that
I
am
able
to
do
this?”}} “Yes,
Master!”
they
answered.
\VS{29}Then
he
touched
their
eyes,
and
said,
{\WJ{“It
will
be
according
to
your
faith.”}}
\VS{30}Then
their
eyes
were
opened.
Jesus
sternly cautioned
them.
{\WJ{“See
that
no
one
knows
of
it,”}}
he
said.
\VS{31}But
the
men
went
out,
and
spread
the
news
about
him
through
all
that
part
of
the
country.
\VS{32}Just
as
they
were
going
out,
some
people
brought
up
to
Jesus
a
dumb
man
who
was
possessed
by
a demon;
\VS{33}and,
as
soon
as
the
demon
had
been
driven
out,
the
dumb
man
spoke.
The
people
were
astonished
at
this,
and
exclaimed, “Nothing
like
this
has
ever
been
seen
in
Israel!”
\VS{34}But
the
Pharisees
said, “He
drives
out
the
demons
by
the
help
of
the
chief
of
the
demons.”
\par }{\PP \VS{35}Jesus
went
around
all
the
towns
and
the
villages,
teaching
in
their
synagogues,
proclaiming
the
good
news
of
the
kingdom,
and curing
every
kind
of
disease
and
every
kind
of
sickness.
\VS{36}But,
when
he
saw
the
crowds,
his
heart
was
moved
with
compassion
for
them,
because
they
were
distressed
and
harassed,
like
sheep
without
a
shepherd;
\VS{37}and
he
said
to
his
disciples,
{\WJ{“The
harvest
is
abundant,
but
the
laborers
are
few.}}
\VS{38}{\WJ{
Therefore
pray
to
the
owner
of
the
harvest
to
send
laborers
to
gather
in
his
harvest.”}}

\par }\Chap{10}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Calling
his
twelve
Disciples
to
him,
Jesus
gave
them
authority
over
foul
spirits,
so
that
they
could
drive
them
out,
as
well
as
the
power
of curing
every
kind
of
disease
and
every
kind
of
sickness.
\VS{2}The
names
of
the
twelve apostles
are
these,
First
Simon,
also
known
as
Peter,
and
his
brother Andrew;
James
the
son
of
Zebedee,
and
his
brother
John;
\VS{3}Philip
and Bartholomew;
Thomas
and
Matthew
the tax-gather;
James
the
son
of Alphaeus,
and
Thaddaeus;
\VS{4}Simon
the
Zealot,
and
Judas
Iscariot –
the apostle
who
betrayed
him.
\par }{\PP \VS{5}These
twelve
Jesus
sent
out
as
his
messengers,
after
giving
them
these
instructions –
{\WJ{“Do
not
go
to
the
Gentiles,
nor
enter
any
Samaritan
town,}}
\VS{6}{\WJ{
but
make
your
way
rather
to
the
lost
sheep
of
Israel.}}
\VS{7}{\WJ{
On
your
way
proclaim
that
the
kingdom
of
heaven
is
at
hand.}}
\VS{8}{\WJ{
Cure
the
sick,
raise
the
dead,
make
the
lepers
clean,
drive
out
demons.
You
have
received
free
of
cost,
give
free
of
cost.}}
\VS{9}{\WJ{
Do
not
provide
yourselves
with
gold,
or
silver,
or
coins
in
your
purses;}}
\VS{10}{\WJ{
not
even
with
a
bag
for
the
journey,
or
a
change
of
clothes,
or
sandals,
or
even
a
staff;
for
the
worker
is
worth
his
food.}}
\VS{11}{\WJ{
Whatever
town
or
village
you
visit,
find
out
who
is
worthy
in
that
place,
and
remain
there
until
you
leave.}}
\VS{12}{\WJ{
As
you
enter
the
house,
greet
it.}}
\VS{13}{\WJ{
Then,
if
the
house
is
worthy,
let
your
blessing
rest
on
it,
but,
if
it
is
unworthy,
let
your
blessing
return
on
yourselves.}}
\VS{14}{\WJ{
If
no
one
welcomes
you,
or
listens
to
what
you
say,
as
you
leave
that
house
or
that
town,
shake
off
its
dust
from
your
feet.}}
\VS{15}{\WJ{
I
tell
you,
the
doom
of
the
land
of
Sodom
and
Gomorrah
will
be
more bearable
in
the
day
of
judgment
than
the
doom
of
that
town.}}
\par }{\PP \VS{16}{\WJ{“Remember,
I
am
sending
you
out
as
my
messengers
like
sheep
among
wolves.
So
be
as
wise
as
snakes,
and
as
blameless
as
doves.}}
\VS{17}{\WJ{
Be
on
your
guard
against
others,
for
they
will
betray
you
to
courts
of
law,
and
scourge
you
in
their
synagogues;}}
\VS{18}{\WJ{
and
you
will
be
brought
before
governors
and
kings
for
my
sake
so
that
you
may
witness
for
me
before
them
and
the
nations.}}
\VS{19}{\WJ{
Whenever
they
betray
you,
do
not
be
anxious
as
to
how
you
will
speak
or
what
you
will
say,
for
what
you
will
say
will
be
given
you
at
the
moment;}}
\VS{20}{\WJ{
for
it
will
not
be
you
who
speak,
but
the
Spirit
of
your
Father
that
speaks
within
you.}}
\VS{21}{\WJ{
Brother
will
betray
brother
to
death,
and
the
father
his
child;
and
children
will
turn
against
their
parents,
and
cause
them
to
be
put
to
death;}}
\VS{22}{\WJ{
and
you
will
be
hated
by
everyone
because
of
me.
Yet
the
person
who
endures
to
the
end
will
be
saved.}}
\VS{23}{\WJ{
But,
when
they
persecute
you
in
one
town,
escape
to
the
next;
for,
I
tell
you,
you
will
not
have
come
to
the
end
of
the
towns
of
Israel
before
the
Son
of
Man
comes.}}
\VS{24}{\WJ{
A student
is
not
above
his
teacher,
nor
a
servant
above
his
master.}}
\VS{25}{\WJ{
It
is
enough
for
a student
to
be
treated
like
his
teacher,
and
a
servant
like
his
master.
If
the
head
of
the
house
has
been
called Beelzebul,
how
much
more
the
members
of
his
household!}}
\VS{26}{\WJ{
Do
not,
therefore,
be
afraid
of
them.
There
is
nothing
concealed
which
will
not
be
revealed,
nor
anything
hidden
which
will
not
become
known.}}
\VS{27}{\WJ{
What
I
tell
you
in
the
dark,
say
again
in
the
light;
and
what
is
whispered
in
your
ear,
proclaim
on
the
housetops.}}
\VS{28}{\WJ{
Do
not
be
afraid
of
those
who
kill
the
body,
but
are
unable
to
kill
the
soul;
rather
be
afraid
of
him
who
is
able
to
destroy
both
soul
and
body
in Gehenna.}}
\VS{29}{\WJ{
Are
not
two
sparrows
sold
for
a
one
copper coin?
Yet
not
one
of
them
will
fall
to
the
ground
without
your
Father’s
knowledge.}}
\VS{30}{\WJ{
While
as
for
you,
even
the
hairs
of
your
head
are
numbered.}}
\VS{31}{\WJ{
Do
not,
therefore,
be
afraid;
you
are
of
more
value
than
many
sparrows.}}
\VS{32}{\WJ{
Everyone,
therefore,
who
will
publicly
acknowledge
me,
I,
too,
will
acknowledge
before
my
Father
who
is
in
heaven;}}
\VS{33}{\WJ{
but,
if
anyone
publicly disowns
me,
I,
too,
will disown
him
before
my
Father
who
is
in
heaven.}}
\par }{\PP \VS{34}{\WJ{“Do
not
imagine
that
I
have
come
to
bring
peace
to
the
earth.
I
have
come
to
bring,
not
peace,
but
the
sword.}}
\VS{35}{\WJ{
For
I
have
come
to
set
a
man
against
his
father,
and
a
daughter
against
her
mother,
and
a
daughter-in-law
against
her
mother-in-law.}}
\VS{36}{\WJ{
A
person’s
enemies
will
be
the
members
of
their
own
household.}}
\VS{37}{\WJ{
Anyone
who
loves
father
or
mother
more
than
me
is
not
worthy
of
me;
and
anyone
who
loves
son
or
daughter
more
than
me
is
not
worthy
of
me.}}
\VS{38}{\WJ{
Anyone
who
does
not
take
their
cross
and
follow
in
my
steps
is
not
worthy
of
me.}}
\VS{39}{\WJ{
The
person
who
has
found
their
life
will
lose
it,
while
the
person
who,
for
my
sake,
has
lost
their
life
will
find
it.}}
\par }{\PP \VS{40}{\WJ{“Anyone
who
welcomes
you
is welcoming
me;
and
anyone
who
welcomes
me
is welcoming
him
who
sent
me
as
his
messenger.}}
\VS{41}{\WJ{
The
person
who
welcomes
a
prophet,
because
they
are
a
prophet,
will
receive
a
prophet’s
reward;
and
anyone
who
welcomes
a
good
person,
because
they
are
a
good
person,
will
receive
a
good
person’s
reward.}}
\VS{42}{\WJ{
And,
if
anyone
gives
but
a
cup
of
cold
water
to
one
of
these
little
ones
because
they
are
a
disciple,
I
tell
you
that
they
will
assuredly
not
lose
their
reward.”}}

\par }\Chap{11}{\PP \VerseOne{1}After
Jesus
had
finished
giving
directions
to
his
twelve
Disciples,
he
left
that
place
in
order
to
teach
and
preach
in
their
towns.
\par }{\PP \VS{2}Now
John
had
heard
in
prison
what
the
Christ
was
doing,
and
he
sent
a
message
by
his
disciples,
\VS{3}and
asked – “Are
you ‘the
coming
one,’
or
are
we
to
look
for
someone
else?”
\VS{4}The
answer
of
Jesus
to
the
question
was –
{\WJ{“Go
and
report
to
John
what
you
hear
and
see –}}
\VS{5}{\WJ{
the
blind
recover
their
sight
and
the
lame
walk,
the
lepers
are
made
clean
and
the
deaf
hear,
the
dead,
too,
are
raised
to
life,
and
the
good
news
is
told
to
the
poor.}}
\VS{6}{\WJ{
Blessed
is
the
person
who
finds
no hindrance
in
me.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{7}While
John’s
disciples
were
going
back,
Jesus
began
to
say
to
the
crowds
with
reference
to
John,
\VS{8}{\WJ{“What
did
you
go
out
into
the
wilderness
to
look
at?
A
reed
waving
in
the
wind?
If
not,
what
did
you
go
out
to
see?
A
man
richly
dressed?
Why,
those
who
wear
rich
things
are
to
be
found
in
the
courts
of
kings!}}
\VS{9}{\WJ{
What,
then,
did
you
go
for?
To
see
a
prophet?
Yes,
I
tell
you,
and
far
more
than
a
prophet.}}
\VS{10}{\WJ{
This
is
the
man
of
whom
scripture
says – ‘I
am
sending
my
messenger
ahead
of
you,
and
he
will
prepare
your
way
before
you.’}}
\VS{11}{\WJ{
I
tell
you,
no
one
born
of
a
woman
has
yet
appeared
who
is
greater
than
John
the Baptist;
and
yet
the
least
in
the
kingdom
of
heaven
is
greater
than
he.}}
\VS{12}{\WJ{
From
the
time
of
John
the Baptist
to
this
very
hour,
the
kingdom
of
heaven
has
been
taken
by
force,
and
people
using
force
have
been
seizing
it.}}
\VS{13}{\WJ{
For
the
teaching
of
all
the
prophets
and
of
the
Law
continued
until
the
time
of
John;}}
\VS{14}{\WJ{
and –
if
you
are
ready
to
accept
it –
John
is
himself
the
Elijah
who
was
destined
to
come.}}
\VS{15}{\WJ{
If
you
have
ears,
listen.}}
\VS{16}{\WJ{
But
to
what
will
I
compare
the
present
generation?
It
is
like
little
children
sitting
in
the market-places
and
calling
out
to
their playmates –}}
\VS{17}{\WJ{
We
have
played
the
flute
for
you,
but
you
have
not
danced;
We
have
wailed,
but
you
have
not
mourned.}}
\VS{18}{\WJ{
For,
when
John
came,
neither
eating
nor
drinking,
people
said ‘He
has
a
demon
in him’;}}
\VS{19}{\WJ{
and
now
that
the
Son
of
Man
has
come,
eating
and
drinking,
they
are
saying ‘Here
is
a
glutton
and
a wine-drinker,
a
friend
of
tax
collectors
and
outcasts!’
And
yet
wisdom
is
vindicated
by
her
actions.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{20}Then
Jesus
began
to
reproach
the
towns
in
which
most
of
his
miracles
had
been
done,
because
they
had
not
repented,
\VS{21}{\WJ{“Alas
for
you,
Chorazin!
Alas
for
you, Bethsaida!
For,
if
the
miracles
which
were
done
in
you
had
been
done
in
Tyre
and
Sidon,
they
would
have
repented
long
ago
in
sackcloth
and
ashes.}}
\VS{22}{\WJ{
Yet,
I
tell
you,
the
doom
of
Tyre
and
Sidon
will
be
more bearable
in
the
day
of
judgment
than
yours.}}
\VS{23}{\WJ{
And
you,
Capernaum!
Will
you
exalt
yourself
to
heaven?
You
will
be flung
down
to Hades!
For,
if
the
miracles
which
have
been
done
in
you
had
been
done
in
Sodom,
it
would
have
been
standing
to
this
day.}}
\VS{24}{\WJ{
Yet,
I
tell
you,
the
doom
of
Sodom
will
be
more bearable
in
the
day
of
judgment
than
yours.”}}
\VS{25}At
that
same
time
Jesus
uttered
the
words,
{\WJ{“I
thank
you,
Father,
Lord
of
heaven
and
earth,
that,
though
you
have
hidden
these
things
from
the
wise
and
learned,
you
have
revealed
them
to
the childlike!}}
\VS{26}{\WJ{
Yes,
Father,
I
thank
you
that
this
has
seemed
good
to
you.}}
\VS{27}{\WJ{
Everything
has
been
committed
to
me
by
my
Father;
nor
does
anyone
fully
know
the
Son,
except
the
Father,
or
fully
know
the
Father,
except
the
Son
and
those
to
whom
the
Son
may
choose
to
reveal
him.}}
\VS{28}{\WJ{
Come
to
me,
all
you
who
toil
and
are
burdened,
and
I
will
give
you
rest!}}
\VS{29}{\WJ{
Take
my
yoke
on
you,
and
learn
from
me,
for
I
am
gentle
and
humble,
and
you
will
find
rest
for
your
souls;}}
\VS{30}{\WJ{
for
my
yoke
is
easy,
and
my
burden
is
light.”}}

\par }\Chap{12}{\PP \VerseOne{1}About
the
same
time
Jesus
walked
through
the cornfields
one
Sabbath.
His
disciples
were
hungry,
and
began
to
pick
some
ears
of
wheat
and
eat
them.
\VS{2}But,
when
the
Pharisees
saw
this,
they
said, “Look!
Your
disciples
are
doing
what
it
is
not allowable
to
do
on
a
Sabbath!”
\par }{\PP \VS{3}{\WJ{“Haven’t
you
read,”}}
replied
Jesus,
{\WJ{“what
David
did,
when
he
and
his
companions
were
hungry –}}
\VS{4}{\WJ{
how
he
went
into
the
house
of
God,
and
how
they
ate
the
consecrated
bread,
through
it
was
not allowable
for
him
or
his
companions
to
eat
it,
but
only
for
the
priests?}}
\VS{5}{\WJ{
And
haven’t
you
read
in
the
law
that,
on
the
Sabbath,
the
priest
in
the
Temple
break
the
Sabbath
and
yet
are
not
guilty?}}
\VS{6}{\WJ{
Here,
however,
I
tell
you,
there
is
something
greater
than
the
Temple!}}
\VS{7}{\WJ{
Had
you
learned
the
meaning
of
the
words – ‘I
desire
mercy,
and
not
sacrifice,’
you
would
not
have
condemned
those
who
are
not
guilty.}}
\VS{8}{\WJ{
For
the
Son
of
Man
is
lord
of
the
Sabbath.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{9}Passing
on,
Jesus
went
into
their
synagogue,
\VS{10}and
there
he
saw
a
man
with
a
withered
hand.
Some
people
asked
Jesus
whether
it
was allowable
to
work
a
cure
on
the
Sabbath –
so
that
they
might
have
a
charge
to
bring
against
him.
\VS{11}But
Jesus
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“Which
of
you,
if
he
had
only
one
sheep,
and
that
sheep
fell
into
a
pit
on
the
Sabbath,
would
not
lay
hold
of
it
and
pull
it
out?}}
\VS{12}{\WJ{
How
much
more
precious
a
person
is
than
a
sheep!
Therefore
it
is allowable
to
do
good
on
the
Sabbath.”}}
\VS{13}Then
he
said
to
the
man.
{\WJ{“Stretch
out
your
hand.”}}
The
man
stretched
it
out;
and
it
had
become
as
sound
as
the
other.
\VS{14}On
coming
out,
the
Pharisees
plotted
against
Jesus,
to
put
him
to
death.
\par }{\PP \VS{15}Jesus,
however,
became
aware
of
it,
and
went
away
from
that
place.
A
number
of
people
followed
him,
and
he
cured
them
all;
\VS{16}but
he
warned
them
not
to
make
him
known,
\VS{17}in
fulfillment
of
these
words
in
the
prophet
Isaiah –
\VS{18}‘Here
is
my
chosen
servant,
who
I
love
and
who
pleases
me!
I
will
breathe
my
spirit
on
him,
and
he
will
announce
a
time
of
judgment
to
the
Gentiles.
\VS{19}He
will
not
contend,
nor
cry
aloud,
Neither
will
anyone
hear
his
voice
in
the
streets;
\VS{20}a
bruised
reed
he
will
not
break,
and
a
smoldering
wick
he
will
not
quench,
until
he
has
brought
the
judgment
to
a
victorious
issue,
\VS{21}and
on
his
name
will
the
Gentiles
rest
their
hopes.’
\par }{\PP \VS{22}Then
some
people
brought
to
Jesus
a
possessed
man,
who
was
blind
and
dumb;
and
he
cured
him,
so
that
the
man
who
had
been
dumb
both
talked
and
saw.
\VS{23}At
this
all
the
people
were
astounded. “Is
it possible
that
this
is
the
son
of
David?”
they
exclaimed.
\VS{24}But
the
Pharisees
heard
of
it
and
said, “He
drives
out
demons
only
by
the
help
of Beelzebul
the
chief
of
the
demons.”
\VS{25}Jesus,
however,
was
aware
of
what
was
passing
in
their
minds,
and
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“Any
kingdom
divided
against
itself
becomes
a
desolation,
and
any
town
or
household
divided
against
itself
will
not
last.}}
\VS{26}{\WJ{
So,
if
Satan
drives
Satan
out,
he
must
be
divided
against
himself;
and
how,
then,
can
his
kingdom
last?}}
\VS{27}{\WJ{
And,
if
it
is
by Beelzebul’s
help
that
I
drive
out
demons,
by
whose
help
is
it
that
your
own
sons
drive
them
out?
Therefore
they
will
themselves
be
your
judges.}}
\VS{28}{\WJ{
But,
if
it
is
by
the
help
of
the
Spirit
of
God
that
I
drive
out
demons,
then
the
kingdom
of
God
must
already
be
upon
you.}}
\VS{29}{\WJ{
How,
again,
can
anyone
get
into
a
strong
man’s
house
and
carry
off
his
goods,
without
first securing
him?
Not
until
then
will
he
plunder
his
house.}}
\VS{30}{\WJ{
Anyone
who
is
not
with
me
is
against
me,
and
the
person
who
does
not
help
me
to
gather
is
scattering.}}
\VS{31}{\WJ{
Therefore,
I
tell
you,
people
will
be
forgiven
every
sin
and
slander;
but
slander
against
the
Holy
Spirit
will
not
be
forgiven.}}
\VS{32}{\WJ{
Whoever
speaks
against
the
Son
of
Man
will
be
forgiven,
but
whoever
speaks
against
the
Holy
Spirit
will
not
be
forgiven,
either
in
the
present
age,
or
in
the
age
to
come.}}
\par }{\PP \VS{33}{\WJ{“You
must
assume
either
that
both
tree
and
fruit
are
good,
or
that
both
tree
and
fruit
are
worthless;
since
it
is
by
its
fruits
that
a
tree
is
known.}}
\VS{34}{\WJ{
You
children
of
snakes!
How
can
you,
evil
as
you
are,
say
anything
good?
For
what
fills
the
heart
will
rise
to
the
lips.}}
\VS{35}{\WJ{
A
good
person,
from
his
good
stores,
produces
good
things;
while
an
evil
person,
from
his
evil
stores,
produces
evil
things.}}
\VS{36}{\WJ{
I
tell
you
that
for
every
careless
thing
that
people
say,
they
must
answer
on
the ‘day
of
judgment.’}}
\VS{37}{\WJ{
For
it
is
by
your
words
that
you
will
be
acquitted,
and
by
your
words
that
you
will
be
condemned.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{38}At
this
point,
some
teachers
of
the
Law
and
Pharisees
spoke
up. “Teacher,”
they
said, “we
want
to
see
some
sign
from
you.”
\par }{\PP \VS{39}{\WJ{“It
is
a
wicked
and
unfaithful
generation,”}}
answered
Jesus,
{\WJ{“that
is
asking
for
a
sign,
and
no
sign
will
be
given
it
except
the
sign
of
the
prophet
Jonah.}}
\VS{40}{\WJ{
For,
just
as
Jonah
was
inside
the sea-monster
three
days
and
three
nights,
so
will
the
Son
of
Man
be
three
days
and
three
nights
in
the
heart
of
the
earth.}}
\VS{41}{\WJ{
At
the
judgment,
the
people
of
Nineveh
will
stand
up
with
this
generation,
and
will
condemn
it,
because
they
repented
at
Jonah’s
proclamation;
and
here
is
more
than
a
Jonah!}}
\VS{42}{\WJ{
At
the
judgment
the
Queen
of
the
South
will
rise
up
with
the
present
generation,
and
will
condemn
it,
because
she
came
from
the
ends
of
the
earth
to
listen
to
the
wisdom
of
Solomon;
and
here
is
more
than
a
Solomon!}}
\VS{43}{\WJ{
No sooner
does
a
foul
spirit
leave
a
person,
than
it
passes
through
places
where
there
is
no
water,
in
search
of
rest,
and
does
not
find
it.}}
\VS{44}{\WJ{
Then
it
says ‘I
will
go
back
to
the
home
which
I left’;
but,
on
coming
there,
it
finds
it
unoccupied,
and
swept,
and
put
in
order.}}
\VS{45}{\WJ{
Then
it
goes
and
brings
with
it
seven
other
spirits
more
wicked
than
itself,
and
they
go
in,
and
make
their
home
there;
and
the
last
state
of
that
man
proves
to
be
worse
than
the
first.
So,
too,
will
it
be
with
this
wicked
generation.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{46}While
he
was
still
speaking
to
the
crowds,
his
mother
and
brothers
were
standing
outside,
asking
to
speak
to
him.
\VS{47}Someone
told
him
this,
and
Jesus
replied,
\VS{48}{\WJ{“Who
is
my
mother?
And
who
are
my
brothers?”}}
\VS{49}Then,
stretching
out
his
hands towards
his
disciples,
he
said,
{\WJ{“Here
are
my
mother
and
my
brothers!}}
\VS{50}{\WJ{
For
anyone
who
does
the
will
of
my
Father
who
is
in
heaven
is
my
brother
and
sister
and
mother.”}}

\par }\Chap{13}{\PP \VerseOne{1}That
same
day,
when
Jesus
had
left
the
house
and
was
sitting
by
the
sea,
\VS{2}such
great
crowds
gathered
around
him,
that
he
got
into
a
boat,
and
sat
in
it,
while
all
the
people
stood
on
the beach.
\VS{3}Then
he
told
them
many truths
in
parables.
{\WJ{“The
sower,”}}
he
began,
{\WJ{“went
out
to
sow;
and,}}
\VS{4}{\WJ{
as
they
were
sowing,
some
seed
fell
along
the
path,
and
the
birds
came
and
ate
it
up.}}
\VS{5}{\WJ{
Some
fell
on
rocky
places,
where
it
had
not
much
soil,
and,
because
the
soil
wasn’t
deep,
sprang
up
at
once.}}
\VS{6}{\WJ{
As
soon
as
the
sun
had
risen,
it
was
scorched,
and,
because
their
roots
were
not
deep
enough,
withered
away.}}
\VS{7}{\WJ{
Some,
again,
fell
into
the
brambles;
but
the
brambles
shot
up
and
choked
it.}}
\VS{8}{\WJ{
Some,
however,
fell
on
good
soil,
and
yielded
a
return,
sometimes
one
hundred,
sometimes
sixty,
sometimes
thirty
fold.}}
\VS{9}{\WJ{
Let
those
who
have
ears
hear.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{10}Afterward
his
disciples
came
to
him,
and
said, “Why
do
you
speak
to
them
in
parables?”
\par }{\PP \VS{11}{\WJ{“To
you,”}}
answered
Jesus,
{\WJ{“the
knowledge
of
the
hidden truths
of
the
kingdom
of
heaven
has
been
imparted,
but
not
to
those.}}
\VS{12}{\WJ{
For,
to
all
who
have,
more
will
be
given,
and
they
will
have
abundance;
but,
from
all
who
have
nothing,
even
what
they
have
will
be
taken
away.}}
\VS{13}{\WJ{
That
is
why
I
speak
to
them
in
parables,
because,
though
they
have
eyes,
they
do
not
see,
and
though
they
have
ears,
they
do
not
hear
or
understand.}}
\VS{14}{\WJ{
In
them
is
being
fulfilled
that
prophecy
of
Isaiah
which
says –
}}
\par }{\Q {\WJ{‘You
will
hear
with
your
ears
without
ever
understanding,
}}
\par }{\QB {\WJ{
and,
though
you
have
eyes,
you
will
see
without
ever perceiving,}}
\par }{\Q \VS{15}{\WJ{
for
the
mind
of
this
nation
has
grown
dense,
}}
\par }{\QB {\WJ{
and
their
ears
are
dull
of
hearing,
}}
\par }{\QB {\WJ{
their
eyes
also
have
they
closed;
}}
\par }{\Q {\WJ{
otherwise
some
day
they
might
perceive
with
their
eyes,
}}
\par }{\QB {\WJ{
and
with
their
ears
they
might
hear,
}}
\par }{\QB {\WJ{
and
in
their
mind
they
might
understand,
}}
\par }{\QB {\WJ{
and
might
turn –
}}
\par }{\Q {\WJ{
and
I
might
heal
them.’}}
\par }{\BB \par }{\PP p
\VS{16}{\WJ{“But
blessed
are
your
eyes,
for
they
see,
and
your
ears,
for
they
hear;}}
\VS{17}{\WJ{
for
I
tell
you
that
many
prophets
and
good
people
have
longed
for
the
sight
of
the
things
which
you
are
seeing,
yet
never
saw
them,
and
to
hear
the
things
which
you
are
hearing,
yet
never
heard
them.}}
\par }{\PP \VS{18}{\WJ{“Listen,
then,
yourselves
to
the
parable
of
the
sower.}}
\VS{19}{\WJ{
When
anyone
hears
the
message
of
the
kingdom
without
understanding
it,
the
evil
one
comes
and
snatches
away
what
has
been
sown
in
their
mind.
This
is
the
person
meant
by
the
seed
which
was
sown
along
the
path.}}
\VS{20}{\WJ{
By
the
seed
which
was
sown
on
rocky
places
is
meant
the
person
who
hears
the
message,
and
at
once
accepts
it
joyfully;}}
\VS{21}{\WJ{
but,
as
they
have
no
root,
they
stand
for
only
a
short
time;
and,
when
trouble
or
persecution
arises
because
of
the
message,
they
fall
away
at
once.}}
\VS{22}{\WJ{
By
the
seed
which
was
sown
among
the
brambles
is
meant
the
person
who
hears
the
message,
but
the
cares
of
life
and
the glamour
of
wealth
completely
choke
the
message,
so
that
it
gives
no
return.}}
\VS{23}{\WJ{
But
by
the
seed
which
was
sown
on
the
good
ground
is
meant
the
person
who
hears
the
message
and
understands
it,
and
really
yields
a
return,
sometimes
one
hundred,
sometimes
sixty,
sometimes
thirty
fold.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{24}Another
parable
which
Jesus
told
them
was
this –
{\WJ{“The
kingdom
of
heaven
is
compared
to
a
person
who
sowed
good
seed
in
their
field.}}
\VS{25}{\WJ{
But,
while
everyone
was
asleep,
their
enemy
came
and
sowed
weeds
among
the
wheat,
and
then
went
away.}}
\VS{26}{\WJ{
So,
when
the blades
of
corn
shot
up,
and
came
into
ear,
the
weeds
made
their
appearance
also.}}
\VS{27}{\WJ{
The owner’s
servants
came
to
them,
and
said ‘Was
not
it
good
seed
that
you
sowed
in
your
field?
Where,
then,
do
the
weeds
in
it
come
from?’}}
\VS{28}{\WJ{‘An
enemy
has
done
this,’
was
the owner’s
answer. ‘Do
you
wish
us,
then,’
they
asked, ‘to
go
and
gather
them
together?’}}
\VS{29}{\WJ{‘No,’
said
he, ‘because
while
you
are pulling
up
the
weeds
you
might
uproot
the
wheat
with
them.}}
\VS{30}{\WJ{
Let
both
grow
side
by
side
until
harvest;
and
then
I
will
say
to
the
reapers,
Gather
the
weeds
together
first,
and
tie
them
in
bundles
for
burning;
but
bring
all
the
wheat
into
my
barn.’ ”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{31}Another
parable
which
he
told
them
was
this –
{\WJ{“The
kingdom
of
heaven
is
like
a
mustard
seed,
which
a
person
took
and
sowed
in
his
field.}}
\VS{32}{\WJ{
This
seed
is
smaller
than
all
other
seeds,
but,
when
it
has
grown
up,
it
is
larger
than
the
herbs
and
becomes
a
tree,
so
that ‘the
wild
birds
come
and roost
in
its
branches.’ ”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{33}This
was
another
parable
which
Jesus
related –
{\WJ{“The
kingdom
of
heaven
is
like
some
yeast
which
a
woman
took
and
covered
up
in
three
pecks
of
flour,
until
the
whole
had
risen.”}}
\VS{34}Of
all
this
Jesus
spoke
to
the
crowd
in
parables;
indeed
to
them
he
used
never
to
speak
at
all
except
in
parables,
\VS{35}in
fulfillment
of
these
words
in
the
prophet – ‘I
will
speak
to
them
in
parables;
I
will
utter
things
kept
secret
since
the
foundation
of
the
world.’
\par }{\PP \VS{36}Then
Jesus
left
the
crowd,
and
went
into
the
house.
Presently
his
disciples
came
to
him,
and
said, “Explain
to
us
the
parable
of
the
weeds
in
the
field.”
\VS{37}He
answered,
{\WJ{“The
sower
of
the
good
seed
is
the
Son
of
Man.}}
\VS{38}{\WJ{
The
field
is
the
world.
By
the
good
seed
is
meant
the
people
of
the
kingdom.
The
weeds
are
the
wicked,}}
\VS{39}{\WJ{
and
the
enemy
who
sowed
them
is
the
devil.
The
harvest
time
is
the
close
of
the
age,
and
the
reapers
are
angels.}}
\VS{40}{\WJ{
And,
just
as
the
weeds
are
gathered
and
burnt,
so
it
will
be
at
the
close
of
the
age.}}
\VS{41}{\WJ{
The
Son
of
Man
will
send
his
angels,
and
they
will
gather
from
his
kingdom
all
that hinders
and
those
who
live
in
sin,}}
\VS{42}{\WJ{
and
will
throw
them
into
the
blazing
furnace,
where
there
will
be
weeping
and
grinding
of
teeth.}}
\VS{43}{\WJ{
Then
will
the
righteous
shine,
like
the
sun,
in
the
kingdom
of
their
Father.
If
you
have
ears,
listen.}}
\par }{\PP \VS{44}{\WJ{“The
kingdom
of
heaven
is
like
a
treasure
hidden
in
a
field,
which
a
person
found
and
hid
again,
and
then,
in
their
delight,
went
and
sold
everything
that
they
had,
and
bought
that
field.}}
\par }{\PP \VS{45}{\WJ{“Again,
the
kingdom
of
heaven
is
like
a
merchant
in
search
of
choice
pearls.}}
\VS{46}{\WJ{
Finding
one
of
great
value,
they
went
and
sold
everything
that
they
had,
and
bought
it.}}
\VS{47}{\WJ{
Or
again,
the
kingdom
of
heaven
is
like
a
net
which
was
cast
into
the
sea,
and
caught
fish
of
all
kinds.}}
\VS{48}{\WJ{
When
it
was
full,
they hauled
it
up
on
the beach,
and
sat
down
and sorted
the
good
fish
into
baskets,
but
threw
the
worthless
ones
away.}}
\VS{49}{\WJ{
So
will
it
be
at
the
close
of
the
age.
The
angels
will
go
out
and
separate
the
wicked
from
the
righteous,}}
\VS{50}{\WJ{
and
will
throw
them
into
the
blazing
furnace,
where
there
will
be
weeping
and
grinding
of
teeth.}}
\par }{\PP \VS{51}{\WJ{“Have
you
understood
all
this?”}}
Jesus
asked. “Yes,”
they
answered.
\VS{52}Then
he
added,
{\WJ{“So
every
teacher
of
the
Law,
who
has
received
instruction
about
the
kingdom
of
heaven,
is
like
a
householder
who
produces
from
his
stores
things
both
new
and
old.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{53}When
Jesus
had
finished
these
parables,
he
withdrew
from
that
place.
\VS{54}Going
to
his
own
part
of
the
country,
he
taught
the
people
in
their
synagogue
in
such
a
manner
that
they
were
deeply
impressed. “Where
did
he
get
this
wisdom?”
they
said, “and
the
miracles?
\VS{55}Isn’t
he
the
carpenter’s
son?
Isn’t
his
mother
called
Mary,
and
his
brothers
James,
and
Joseph,
and
Simon,
and
Judas?
\VS{56}And
his
sisters,
too –
are
not
they
all
living
among
us?
Where,
then
did
he
get
all
this?”
\VS{57}These
things
proved
a hindrance
to
their believing
in
him.
But
Jesus
said,
{\WJ{“A
prophet
is
not
without
honor,
except
in
his
own
country
and
in
his
own
house.”}}
\VS{58}He
did
not
work
many
miracles
there,
because
of
their
want
of
faith.

\par }\Chap{14}{\PP \VerseOne{1}At
that
time
Prince
Herod
heard
of
the
fame
of
Jesus,
\VS{2}and
said
to
his
attendants, “This
must
be
John
the Baptist;
he
must
be
risen
from
the
dead,
and
that
is
why
these
miraculous
powers
are active
in
him.”
\VS{3}For
Herod
had
arrested
John,
put
him
in
chains,
and
shut
him
up
in
prison,
to
please
Herodias,
the
wife
of
Herod’s
brother
Philip.
\VS{4}For
John
had
said
to
him ‘You
have
no
right
to
be
living
with
her.’
\VS{5}Yet,
though Herod
wanted
to
put
him
to
death,
he
was
afraid
of
the
people,
because
they
looked
on
John
as
a
prophet.
\VS{6}But,
when
Herod’s
birthday
came,
the
daughter
of
Herodias
danced
before
his
guests,
and
so
pleased
Herod,
\VS{7}that
he
promised
with
an
oath
to
give
her
whatever
she
asked.
\VS{8}Prompted
by
her
mother,
the
girl
said ‘Give
me
here,
on
a
dish,
the
head
of
John
the Baptist.’
\VS{9}The
king
was
distressed
at
this;
yet,
because
of
his
oath
and
of
the
guests
at
his
table,
he
ordered
it
to
be
given
her.
\VS{10}He
had
John
beheaded
in
the
prison
\VS{11}and
his
head
was
brought
on
a
dish
and
given
to
the
girl,
and
she
took
it
to
her
mother.
\VS{12}Then John’s
disciples
came,
and
took
the
body
away,
and
buried
it;
and
went
and
told
Jesus.
\par }{\PP \VS{13}When
Jesus
heard
of
it,
he
left
privately
in
a
boat
to
a
lonely
spot.
The
people,
however,
heard
of
his
going,
and
followed
him
in
crowds
from
the
towns
on
foot.
\VS{14}On
getting
out
of
the
boat,
Jesus
saw
a
great
crowd,
and
his
heart
was
moved
at
the
sight
of
them;
and
he
cured
all
the
sick
among
them.
\VS{15}In
the
evening
the
disciples
came
up
to
him,
and
said, “This
is
a
lonely
spot,
and
the
day
is
now
far
advanced;
send
the
crowds
away
so
that
they
can
go
to
the
villages,
and
buy
themselves
food.”
\VS{16}But
Jesus
said,
{\WJ{“They
need
not
go
away,
it
is
for
you
to
give
them
something
to
eat.”}}
\VS{17}“We
have
nothing
here,”
they
said, “except
five
loaves
and
two
fish.”
\par }{\PP \VS{18}{\WJ{“Bring
them
here
to
me,”}}
was
his
reply.
\VS{19}Jesus
ordered
the
people
to
take
their seats
on
the
grass;
and,
taking
the
five
loaves
and
the
two
fish,
he
looked
up
to
heaven,
and
said
the
blessing,
and,
after
he
had
broken
the
loaves,
gave
them
to
his
disciples;
and
they
gave
them
to
the
crowds.
\VS{20}Everyone
had
sufficient
to
eat,
and
they
picked
up
enough
of
the
broken
pieces
that
were
left
to
fill
twelve
baskets.
\VS{21}The
men
who
ate
were
about
five
thousand
in
number,
without
counting
women
and
children.
\VS{22}Immediately
afterward
Jesus
made
the
disciples
get
into
a
boat
and
cross
over
in
advance
of
him,
while
he
dismissed
the
crowds.
\VS{23}After dismissing
the
crowds,
he
went
up
the
hill
by
himself
to
pray;
and,
when
evening
fell,
he
was
there
alone.
\VS{24}The
boat
was
by
this
time
some
miles
from
shore,
laboring
in
the
waves,
for
the
wind
was
against
her.
\VS{25}Three
hours
after
midnight,
however,
Jesus
came towards
the
disciples,
walking
on
the
water.
\VS{26}But,
when
they
saw
him
walking
on
the
water,
they
were
terrified. “It
is
a
ghost,”
they
exclaimed,
and
cried
out
in
fear.
\VS{27}But
Jesus
at
once
spoke
to
them.
{\WJ{“Courage!”}}
he
said,
{\WJ{“It
is
I;
do
not
be
afraid!”}}
\VS{28}“Master,”
Peter
exclaimed, “if
it
is
you,
tell
me
to
come
to
you
on
the
water.”
\VS{29}Jesus
said,
{\WJ{“Come.”}}
So
Peter
got
down
from
the
boat,
and
walked
on
the
water,
and
went towards
Jesus;
\VS{30}but,
when
he
felt
the
wind,
he
was
frightened,
and,
beginning
to
sink,
cried
out, “Master!
Save
me!”
\VS{31}Instantly
Jesus
stretched
out
his
hand,
and
caught
hold
of
him.
{\WJ{“You
of
little
faith!”}}
he
said,
{\WJ{“Why
did
you
falter?”}}
\VS{32}When
they
had
got
into
the
boat,
the
wind
dropped.
\VS{33}But
the
men
in
the
boat
threw
themselves
on
their
faces
before
him,
and
said, “You
are
indeed
God’s
Son.”
\par }{\PP \VS{34}When
they
had
crossed
over,
they
landed
at
Gennesaret.
\VS{35}But
the
people
of
that
place,
recognizing
Jesus,
sent
out
to
the
whole
country
around,
and
brought
to
him
all
who
were
ill,
\VS{36}begging
him
merely
to
let
them
touch
the
tassel
of
his
cloak;
and
all
who
touched
were
made
perfectly
well.

\par }\Chap{15}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Then
some
Pharisees
and
teachers
of
the
Law
came
to
Jesus,
and
said,
\VS{2}“How
is
it
that
your
disciples
break
the
traditions
of
our
ancestors?
For
they
do
not
wash
their
hands
when
they
eat
food.”
\VS{3}His
reply
was,
{\WJ{“How
is
it
that
you
on
your
side
break
God’s
commandments
out
of
respect
for
your
own
traditions?}}
\VS{4}{\WJ{
For
God
said – ‘Honor
your
father
and
mother,’
and ‘Anyone
who
abuses
his
father
or
mother
shall
suffer
death,’}}
\VS{5}{\WJ{
but
you
say ‘Whenever
anyone
says
to
his
father
or
mother “Whatever
of
mine
might
have
been
of
service
to
you
is
set
apart
for
God,”}}
\VS{6}{\WJ{
he
is
in
no
way
bound
to
honor
his
father.’
In
this
way
you
have nullified
the
words
of
God
for
the
sake
of
your
traditions.}}
\VS{7}{\WJ{
Hypocrites!
It
was
well
said
by
Isaiah
when
he
prophesied
about
you –}}
\VS{8}{\WJ{‘This
is
a
people
that
honor
me
with
their
lips,
While
their
hearts
are
far
removed
from
me;}}
\VS{9}{\WJ{
but
vainly
do
they
worship
me,
For
they
teach
but
human
precepts.’ ”}}
\VS{10}Then
Jesus
called
the
people
to
him,
and
said,
{\WJ{“Listen,
and
mark
my
words.}}
\VS{11}{\WJ{
It
is
not
what
enters
a
person’s
mouth
that
defiles
them,
but
what
comes
out
from
their
mouth –
that
does
defile
them!”}}
\VS{12}His
disciples
came
up
to
him,
and
said, “Do
you
know
that
the
Pharisees
were
shocked
on
hearing
what
you
said?”
\par }{\PP \VS{13}{\WJ{“Every
plant,”}}
Jesus
replied,
{\WJ{“that
my
heavenly
Father
has
not
planted
will
be
rooted
up.}}
\VS{14}{\WJ{
Leave
them
be;
they
are
but
blind
guides;
and,
if
one
blind
person
guides
another,
both
of
them
will
fall
into
a
ditch.”}}
\VS{15}Peter
spoke
up, “Explain
this
saying
to
us.”
\par }{\PP \VS{16}{\WJ{“What,
do
even
you
understand
nothing
yet?”}}
Jesus
exclaimed.
\VS{17}{\WJ{“Don’t
you
see
that
whatever
goes
into
the
mouth
passes
into
the
stomach,
and
is
afterward
expelled?}}
\VS{18}{\WJ{
But
the
things
that
come
out
of
the
mouth
proceed
from
the
heart,
and
it
is
these
that
defile
a
person;}}
\VS{19}{\WJ{
for
out
of
the
heart
proceed
evil
thoughts –
murder,
adultery,
sexual
immorality,
theft,
perjury,
slander.}}
\VS{20}{\WJ{
These
are
the
things
that
defile
a
person;
but
eating
with unwashed
hands
does
not
defile
a
person.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{21}On
going
away
from
that
place,
Jesus
went
to
the
country
around
Tyre
and
Sidon.
\VS{22}There,
a
Canaanite
woman
of
that
district
came
out
and
began
calling
to
Jesus, “Take
pity
on
me,
Master,
Son
of
David;
my
daughter
is
grievously
possessed
by
a demon.”
\VS{23}But
Jesus
did
not
answer
her
a
word;
and
his
disciples
came
up
and
begged
him
to
send
her
away. “She
keeps
calling
out
after
us,”
they
said.
\VS{24}{\WJ{“I
was
not
sent,”}}
replied
Jesus,
{\WJ{“to
anyone
except
the
lost
sheep
of
Israel.”}}
\VS{25}But
the
woman
came,
and,
bowing
to
the
ground
before
him,
said, “Master,
help
me.”
\par }{\PP \VS{26}{\WJ{“It
is
not
fair,”}}
replied
Jesus,
{\WJ{“to
take
the
children’s
food
and
throw
it
to
dogs.”}}
\VS{27}“Yes,
Master,”
she
said, “for
even
dogs
do
feed
on
the scraps
that
fall
from
their owners’
table.”
\par }{\PP \VS{28}{\WJ{“Your
faith
is
great,”}}
was
his
reply
to
the
woman,
{\WJ{“it
will
be
as
you
wish!”}}
And
her
daughter
was
cured
that
very
hour.
\par }{\PP \VS{29}On
leaving
that
place,
Jesus
went
to
the
shore
of
the
Sea
of
Galilee;
and
then
went
up
the
hill,
and
sat
down.
\VS{30}Great
crowds
of
people
came
to
him,
bringing
with
them
those
who
were
lame,
crippled,
blind,
or
dumb,
and
many
others.
They
put
them
down
at
his
feet,
and
he
cured
them;
\VS{31}and
the
crowds
were
astonished,
when
they
saw
the
dumb
talking,
the cripples
made
sound,
the
lame
walking
about,
and
the
blind
with
their
sight
restored;
and
they
praised
the
God
of
Israel.
\VS{32}Afterward
Jesus
called
his
disciples
to
him,
and
said,
{\WJ{“My
heart
is
moved
at
the
sight
of
all
these
people,
for
they
have
already
been
with
me
three
days
and
they
have
nothing
to
eat;
and
I
am
unwilling
to
send
them
away
hungry;
they
might
faint
on
the
way
home.”}}
\VS{33}“Where
can
we,”
his
disciples
asked, “in
a
lonely
place
find
enough
bread
for
such
a
crowd
as
this?”
\par }{\PP \VS{34}{\WJ{“How
many
loaves
have
you?”}}
said
Jesus. “Seven,”
they
answered, “and
a
few
small
fish.”
\VS{35}Telling
the
crowd
to
sit
down
on
the
ground,
\VS{36}Jesus
took
the
seven
loaves
and
the
fish,
and,
after
saying
the
thanksgiving,
broke
them,
and
gave
them
to
the
disciples;
and
the
disciples
gave
them
to
the
crowds.
\VS{37}Everyone
had
sufficient
to
eat,
and
they
picked
up
seven
baskets
full
of
the
broken
pieces
left.
\VS{38}The
men
who
ate
were
four
thousand
in
number
without
counting
women
and
children.
\VS{39}Then,
after dismissing
the
crowds,
Jesus
got
into
the
boat,
and
went
to
the
region
of
Magadan.

\par }\Chap{16}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Here
the
Pharisees
and
Sadducees
came
up,
and,
to
test
Jesus,
requested
him
to
show
them
some
sign
from
the
heavens.
\VS{2}But
Jesus
answered,
{\WJ{“In
the
evening
you
say ‘It
will
be
fine
weather,
for
the
sky
is
as
red
as
fire.’}}
\VS{3}{\WJ{
But
in
the
morning
you
say ‘Today
it
will
be
stormy,
for
the
sky
is
as
red
as
fire
and
threatening.’
You
learn
to
read
the
sky;
yet
you
are
unable
to
read
the
signs
of
the
times!}}
\VS{4}{\WJ{
A
wicked
and
unfaithful
generation
is
asking
for
a
sign,
but
no
sign
will
be
given
it
except
the
sign
of
Jonah.”}}
So
he
left
them
and
went
away.
\par }{\PP \VS{5}Now
the
disciples
had
crossed
to
the
opposite
shore,
and
had
forgotten
to
take
any
bread.
\VS{6}Presently
Jesus
said
to
them, “Take
care
and
be
on
your
guard
against
the
leaven
of
the
Pharisees
and
Sadducees.”
\VS{7}But
the
disciples
began
talking
among
themselves
about
their
having
brought
no
bread.
\VS{8}On noticing
this,
Jesus
said,
{\WJ{“Why
are
you
talking
among
yourselves
about
your
being
short
of
bread,
you
of
little
faith?}}
\VS{9}{\WJ{
Don’t
you
yet
see,
nor
remember
the
five
loaves
for
the
five
thousand,
and
how
many
baskets
you
took
away?}}
\VS{10}{\WJ{
Nor
yet
the
seven
loaves
for
the
four
thousand,
and
how
many basketfuls
you
took
away?}}
\VS{11}{\WJ{
How
is
it
that
you
do
not
see
that
I
was
not
speaking
about
bread?
Be
on
your
guard
against
the
leaven
of
the
Pharisees
and
Sadducees.”}}
\VS{12}Then
they
understood
that
he
had
told
them
to
be
on
their
guard,
not
against
the
leaven
of
bread,
but
against
the
teaching
of
the
Pharisees
and
Sadducees.
\par }{\PP \VS{13}On
coming
into
the
region
of
Caesarea
Philippi,
Jesus
asked
his
disciples
this
question –
{\WJ{“Who
do
people
say
that
the
Son
of
Man
is?”}}
\VS{14}“Some
say
John
the Baptist,”
they
answered, “Others,
however,
say
that
he
is
Elijah,
while
others
again
say
Jeremiah,
or
one
of
the
prophets.”
\par }{\PP \VS{15}{\WJ{“But
you,”}}
he
said,
{\WJ{“who
do
you
say
that
I
am?”}}
\VS{16}To
this
Simon
Peter
answered, “You
are
the
Christ,
the
Son
of
the
living
God.”
\par }{\PP \VS{17}{\WJ{“Blessed
are
you,
Simon,
Son
of
Jonah,”}}
Jesus
replied.
{\WJ{“For
no
human
being
has
revealed
this
to
you,
but
my
Father
who
is
in
heaven.}}
\VS{18}{\WJ{
Yes,
and
I
say
to
you,
your
name
is ‘Peter’ –
a
Rock,
and
on
this
rock
I
will
build
my
church,
and
the
gates
of Hades
will
not
prevail
over
it.}}
\VS{19}{\WJ{
I
will
give
you
the
keys
of
the
kingdom
of
heaven.
Whatever
you
forbid
on
earth
will
be
held
in
heaven
to
be
forbidden,
and
whatever
you
allow
on
earth
will
be
held
in
heaven
to
be
allowed.”}}
\VS{20}Then
he
charged
his
disciples
not
to
tell
anyone
that
he
was
the
Christ.
\par }{\PP \VS{21}At
that
time
Jesus Christ
began
to
explain
to
his
disciples
that
he
must
go
to
Jerusalem,
and
undergo
much
suffering
at
the
hands
of
the
elders,
and
chief
priests,
and
teachers
of
the
Law,
and
be
put
to
death,
and
rise
on
the
third
day.
\VS{22}But
Peter
took
Jesus
aside,
and
began
to
rebuke
him. “Master,”
he
said, “please
God
that
will
never
be
your
fate!”
\VS{23}Jesus,
however,
turning
to
Peter,
said,
{\WJ{“Out
of
my
way,
Satan!
You
are
a hindrance
to
me;
for
you
look
at
things,
not
as
God
does,
but
as
person
does.”}}
\VS{24}Then
Jesus
said
to
his
disciples,
{\WJ{“If
anyone
wishes
to
walk
in
my
steps,
they
must renounce self,
and
take
up
their
cross,
and
follow
me.}}
\VS{25}{\WJ{
For
whoever
wishes
to
save
his
life
will
lose
it,
and
whoever,
for
my
sake,
loses
his
life
will
find
it.}}
\VS{26}{\WJ{
What
good
will
it
do
a
person
to
gain
the
whole
world,
if
he
forfeits
his
life?
Or
what
will
a
person
give
that
is
of
equal
value
with
his
life?}}
\VS{27}{\WJ{
For
the
Son
of
Man
is
to
come
in
his
Father’s
glory,
with
his
angels,
and
then
he
will
give
to
everyone
what
his
actions
deserve.}}
\VS{28}{\WJ{
I
tell
you,
some
of
those
who
are
standing
here
will
not
know
death
until
they
have
seen
the
Son
of
Man
coming
into
his
kingdom.”}}

\par }\Chap{17}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Six
days
later,
Jesus
took
with
him
Peter,
and
the
brothers
James
and
John,
and
led
them
up
a
high
mountain
alone.
\VS{2}There
his
appearance
was
transformed
before
their
eyes;
his
face
shown
like
the
sun,
and
his
clothes
became
as
white
as
the
light.
\VS{3}All
at
once
Moses
and
Elijah
appeared
to
them,
talking
with
Jesus.
\VS{4}“Master,”
exclaimed
Peter, interposing, “it
is
good
to
be
here;
if
you
wish,
I
will
make
three
tents
here,
one
for
you,
one
for
Moses,
and
one
for
Elijah.”
\VS{5}While
he
was
still
speaking,
a
bright
cloud enveloped
them,
and
there
was
a
voice
from
the
cloud
that
said – “This
is
my
dearly
loved
son,
who
brings
me
great
joy;
listen
to
him.”
\VS{6}The
disciples,
on
hearing
this,
fell
on
their
faces,
greatly
afraid.
\VS{7}But
Jesus
came
and
touched
them,
saying
as
he
did
so,
{\WJ{“Rise
up,
and
do
not
be
afraid.”}}
\VS{8}When
they
raised
their
eyes,
they
saw
no
one
but
Jesus
himself
alone.
\VS{9}As
they
were
going
down
the
mountain
side,
Jesus
gave
them
this
warning –
{\WJ{“Do
not
speak
of
this
vision
to
anyone,
until
the
Son
of
Man
has
risen
from
the
dead.”}}
\VS{10}“How
is
it,”
his
disciples
asked, “that
our
teachers
of
the
Law
say
that
Elijah
has
to
come
first?”
\par }{\PP \VS{11}{\WJ{“Elijah
indeed
does
come,”}}
Jesus
replied,
{\WJ{“and
will
restore
everything;}}
\VS{12}{\WJ{
and
I
tell
you
that
Elijah
has
already
come,
and
people
have
not
recognized
him,
but
have
treated
him
just
as
they
pleased.
In
the
same
way,
too,
the
Son
of
Man
is
destined
to
undergo
suffering
at
people’s
hands.”}}
\VS{13}Then
the
disciples
understood
that
he
had
spoken
to
them
about
John
the Baptist.
\par }{\PP \VS{14}When
they
came
to
the
crowd,
a
man
came
up
to
Jesus,
and,
kneeling
down
before
him,
said,
\VS{15}“Master,
take
pity
on
my
son,
for
he
is epileptic
and
suffers
terribly;
indeed,
he
often
falls
into
the
fire
and
into
the
water;
\VS{16}I
brought
him
to
your
disciples,
but
they
could
not
cure
him.”
\par }{\PP \VS{17}{\WJ{“Faithless
and
perverse
generation!”}}
Jesus
exclaimed,
{\WJ{“how
long
must
I
be
among
you?
How
long
must
I
have
patience
with
you?
Bring
the
boy
here
to
me.”}}
\VS{18}Then
Jesus
rebuked
the
demon,
and
it
came
out
of
the
boy;
and
he
was
cured
from
that
very
hour.
\VS{19}Afterward
the
disciples
came
up
to
Jesus,
and
asked
him
privately, “Why
was
it
that
we
could
not
drive
it
out?”
\par }{\PP \VS{20}{\WJ{“Because
you
have
so
little
faith!”}}
he
answered,
{\WJ{“For,
I
tell
you,
if
your
faith
were
only
like
a
mustard
seed,
you
could
say
to
this
mountain ‘Move
from
this
place
to
that!’
and
it
would
be
moved;
and
nothing
would
be
impossible
to
you.”}}
\VS{21}\FTNT{*}{{\FR 17:21 }
Some later manuscripts add: But this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting.}
\par }{\PP \VS{22}While
Jesus
and
his
disciples
were
together
in
Galilee,
he
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“The
Son
of
Man
is
destined
to
be
betrayed
into
human
hands,}}
\VS{23}{\WJ{
and
they
will
put
him
to
death,
but
on
the
third
day
he
will
rise.”}}
The
disciples
were
greatly
distressed.
\par }{\PP \VS{24}After
they
had
reached
Capernaum,
the collectors
of
the
Temple taz
came
up
to
Peter,
and
said, “Does
not
your
Master
pay
the
Temple
tax?”
\par }{\PP \VS{25}“Yes,”
answered
Peter.
But,
on
going
into
the
house,
before
he
could
speak,
Jesus
said,
{\WJ{“What
do
you
think,
Simon?
From
whom
do
earthly
kings
take
taxes
or
tribute?
From
their
sons,
or
from
others?”}}
\VS{26}“From
others,”
answered Peter.
{\WJ{“Well
then,”}}
continued
Jesus,
{\WJ{“their
sons
go
free.}}
\VS{27}{\WJ{
Still,
so
we
don’t
offend
them,
go
and
throw
a
line
into
the
sea;
take
the
first
fish
that
rises,
open
its
mouth,
and
you
will
find
in
it
a
piece
of
money.
Take
that,
and
give
it
to
the collectors
for
both
of
us.”}}

\par }\Chap{18}{\PP \VerseOne{1}On
the
same
occasion
the
disciples
came
to
Jesus,
and
asked
him, “Who
is
really
the
greatest
in
the
kingdom
of
heaven?”
\VS{2}Jesus
called
a
little
child
to
him,
and
placed
it
in
the
middle
of
them,
and
then
said,
\VS{3}{\WJ{“I
tell
you,
unless
you
change
and
become
like
little
children,
you
will
not
enter
the
kingdom
of
heaven
at
all.}}
\VS{4}{\WJ{
Therefore,
anyone
who
will
humble
themselves
like
this
child –
that
person
will
be
the
greatest
in
the
kingdom
of
heaven.}}
\VS{5}{\WJ{
And
anyone
who,
for
the
sake
of
my
name,
welcomes
even
one
little
child
like
this,
is welcoming
me.}}
\VS{6}{\WJ{
But,
if
anyone
puts
temptation
in
the
way
of
one
of
these
little
ones
who
believe
in
me,
it
would
be
best
for
them
to
be
sunk
in
the
depths
of
the
sea
with
a
great
millstone
hung
around
their
neck.}}
\VS{7}{\WJ{
Alas
for
the
world
because
of
such
temptations!
There
cannot
but
be
temptations
but
sorrow
awaits
the
person
who
does
the tempting!}}
\par }{\PP \VS{8}{\WJ{“If
your
hand
or
your
foot
causes
you
to
sin,
cut
it
off,
and
throw
it
away.
It
would
be
better
for
you
to
enter
life
maimed
or
lame,
than
to
have
both
hands,
or
both
feet,
and
be
thrown
into
the
fire
that
never
goes
out.}}
\VS{9}{\WJ{
If
your
eye
causes
you
to
sin,
take
it
out,
and
throw
it
away.
It
would
be
better
for
you
to
enter
the
life
with
only
one
eye,
than
to
have
both
eyes
and
be
thrown
into
the
fires
of Gehenna.}}
\VS{10}{\WJ{
Beware
of
despising
one
of
these
little
ones,
for
in
heaven,
I
tell
you,
their
angels
always
see
the
face
of
my
Father
who
is
in
heaven.}}
\VS{11}\FTNT{*}{{\FR 18:11 }
 Some later manuscripts add: For the Son of Man has come to save the lost.}
\par }{\PP \VS{12}{\WJ{“What
think
you?
If
a
person
owns
a
hundred
sheep,
and
one
of
them
strays,
will
the
person
not
leave
the
ninety-nine
on
the
hills,
and
go
and
search
for
the
one
that
is
straying?}}
\VS{13}{\WJ{
And,
if
they
succeed
in
finding
it,
I
tell
you
that
they
rejoice
more
over
that
one
sheep
than
over
the
ninety-nine
which
did
not
stray.}}
\VS{14}{\WJ{
So,
too,
it
is
the
will
of
my
Father
who
is
in
heaven
that
not
one
of
these
little
ones
should
be
lost.}}
\par }{\PP \VS{15}{\WJ{“If
your
brother
or
sister
does
wrong,
go
to
them
and
convince
them
of
their
fault
when
you
are
both
alone.
If
they
listen
to
you,
you
have
won
them
over.}}
\VS{16}{\WJ{
But,
if
they
do
not
listen
to
you,
take
with
you
one
or
two
others,
so
that
on
the
evidence
of
two
or
three
witnesses,
every
word
may
be
put
beyond
dispute.}}
\VS{17}{\WJ{
If
they
refuse
to
listen
to
them,
speak
to
the
church;
and,
if
they
also
refuse
to
listen
to
the
church,
treat
him
as
you
would
a
Gentile
or
a tax-gatherer.}}
\par }{\PP \VS{18}{\WJ{“I
tell
you,
all
that
you
forbid
on
earth
will
be
held
in
heaven
to
be
forbidden,
and
all
that
you
allow
on
earth
will
be
held
in
heaven
to
be
allowed.}}
\VS{19}{\WJ{
Again,
I
tell
you
that,
if
but
two
of
you
on
earth
agree
as
to
what
they
will
pray
for,
whatever
it
be,
it
will
be
granted
them
by
my
Father
who
is
in
heaven.}}
\VS{20}{\WJ{
For
where
two
or
three
have
come
together
in
my
name,
I
am
present
with
them.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{21}Then
Peter
came
up,
and
said
to
Jesus, “Master,
how
often
am
I
to
forgive
someone
who
wrongs
me?
As
many
as
seven
times?”
\VS{22}But
Jesus
answered,
{\WJ{“Not
seven
times,
but
seventy
times
seven.}}
\VS{23}{\WJ{
Therefore
the
kingdom
of
heaven
may
be
compared
to
a
king
who
wished
to
settle
accounts
with
his
servants.}}
\VS{24}{\WJ{
When
he
had
begun
to
do
so,
one
of
them
was
brought
to
him
who
owed
him
ten
thousand
bags
of
gold;}}
\VS{25}{\WJ{
and,
as
he
could
not
pay,
his
master
ordered
him
to
be
sold towards
the
payment
of
the
debt,
together
with
his
wife,
and
his
children,
and
everything
that
he
had.}}
\VS{26}{\WJ{
The
servant
threw
himself
down
on
the
ground
before
him
and
said ‘Have
patience
with
me,
and
I
will
pay
you
all.’}}
\VS{27}{\WJ{
The
master
was
moved
with
compassion;
and
he
let
him
go,
and
forgave
him
the
debt.}}
\VS{28}{\WJ{
But,
on
going
out,
that
same
servant
came
upon
one
of
his
fellow
servants
who
owed
him
a
hundred
silver coins.
Seizing
him
by
the
throat,
he
said ‘Pay
what
you
owe
me.’}}
\VS{29}{\WJ{
His
fellow
servant
threw
himself
on
the
ground
and
begged
for
mercy. ‘Have
patience
with
me,’
he
said, ‘and
I
will
pay
you.’}}
\VS{30}{\WJ{
But
the
other
would
not,
but
went
and
put
him
in
prison
until
he
should
pay
his
debt.}}
\VS{31}{\WJ{
When
his
fellow
servants
saw
what
had
happened,
they
were
greatly
distressed,
and
went
to
their
master
and
laid
the
whole
matter
before
him.}}
\VS{32}{\WJ{
So
the
master
sent
for
the
servant,
and
said
to
him ‘You
wicked
servant!
When
you
begged
me
for
mercy,
I
forgave
you
the
whole
of
that
debt.}}
\VS{33}{\WJ{Shouldn’t
you,
also,
to
have
shown
mercy
to
your
fellow
servant,
just
as
I
showed
mercy
to
you?’}}
\VS{34}{\WJ{
Then
his
master,
in
anger,
handed
him
over
to
the jailers,
until
he
should
pay
the
whole
of
his
debt.}}
\VS{35}{\WJ{
So,
also,
will
my
heavenly
Father
do
to
you,
unless
each
one
of
you
forgives
his
brother
or
sister
from
your
heart.”}}

\par }\Chap{19}{\SH The Journey to Jerusalem
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}At
the
conclusion
of
this
teaching,
Jesus
withdrew
from
Galilee,
and
went
into
that
district
of
Judea
which
is
on
the
other
side
of
the
Jordan.
\VS{2}Great
crowds
followed
him,
and
he
cured
them
there.
\VS{3}Presently
some
Pharisees
came
up
to
him,
and,
to
test
him,
said, “Has
a
man
the
right
to
divorce
his
wife
for
every
cause?”
\par }{\PP \VS{4}{\WJ{“Haven’t
you
read,”}}
replied
Jesus,
{\WJ{“that
at
the
beginning
the
Creator ‘made
them
male
and
female,’}}
\VS{5}{\WJ{
and
said – ‘For
this
reason
a
man
will
leave
his
father
and
mother,
and
be
united
to
his
wife,
and
the
man
and
his
wife
will
become one’?}}
\VS{6}{\WJ{
So
that
they
are
no
longer
two,
but
one.
What
God
himself,
then,
has yoked
together
people
must
not
separate.”}}
\VS{7}“Why,
then,”
they
said, “did
Moses
direct
that
a
man
should
serve
his
wife
with
a
notice
of
separation
and
divorce
her?”
\par }{\PP \VS{8}{\WJ{“Moses, owing
to
the
hardness
of
your
hearts,”}}
answered
Jesus,
{\WJ{“permitted
you
to
divorce
your
wives,
but
that
was
not
so
at
the
beginning.}}
\VS{9}{\WJ{
But
I
tell
you
that
anyone
who
divorces
his
wife,
except
on
the
ground
of
some
serious
sexual
sin,
and
marries
another
woman,
is
guilty
of
adultery.”}}
\VS{10}“If
that,”
said
the
disciples, “is
the
position
of
a
man
with
regard
to
his
wife,
it
is
better
not
to
marry.”
\par }{\PP \VS{11}{\WJ{“It
is
not
everyone,”}}
replied
Jesus,
{\WJ{“who
can
accept
this
teaching,
but
only
those
who
have
been
enabled
to
do
so.}}
\VS{12}{\WJ{
Some
men
are
incapable
of
marriage
because
they
were
born
that
way,
or
have
been
made
so
by
other
people,
while
there
are
others
who
stay
single
for
the
sake
of
the
kingdom
of
Heaven.
Accept
this
if
you
can.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{13}Then
some
little
children
were
brought
to
Jesus,
for
him
to
place
his
hands
on
them,
and
pray;
but
the
disciples
found
fault
with
those
who
had
brought
them.
\VS{14}Jesus,
however,
said,
{\WJ{“Let
the
little
children
come
to
me,
and
do
not
hinder
them,
for
it
is
to
the childlike
that
the
kingdom
of
heaven
belongs.”}}
\VS{15}So
he
placed
his
hands
on
them,
and
then
went
on
his
way.
\par }{\PP \VS{16}A
man
came
up
to
Jesus,
and
said, “Teacher,
what
good
thing
must
I
do
to
obtain
eternal
life?”
\par }{\PP \VS{17}{\WJ{“Why
ask
me
about
goodness?”}}
answered
Jesus.
{\WJ{“There
is
but
One
who
is
good.
If
you
want
to
enter
the
life,
keep
the
commandments.”}}
\VS{18}“What
commandments?”
asked
the
man.
{\WJ{“These,”}}
answered
Jesus, –
{\WJ{“ ‘You
must
not
kill.
You
must
not
commit
adultery.
You
must
not
steal.
You
must
not
say
what
is
false
about
others.}}
\VS{19}{\WJ{
Honor
your
father
and
your
mother.’
And ‘You
must
love
your
neighbor
as
you
love
yourself.’ ”}}
\VS{20}“I
have
observed
all
these,”
said
the
young
man. “What
is
still
wanting
in
me?”
\par }{\PP \VS{21}{\WJ{“If
you
wish
to
be
perfect,”}}
answered
Jesus,
{\WJ{“go
and
sell
your
property,
and
give
to
the
poor,
and
you
will
have
wealth
in
heaven;
then
come
and
follow
me.”}}
\VS{22}On
hearing
these
words,
the
young
man
went
away
distressed,
for
he
had
great
possessions.
\VS{23}At
this,
Jesus
said
to
his
disciples,
{\WJ{“I
tell
you
that
a
rich
person
will
find
it
hard
to
enter
the
kingdom
of
heaven!}}
\VS{24}{\WJ{
I
say
again,
it
is
easier
for
a
camel
to
get
through
a needle’s
eye
than
for
a
rich
person
to
enter
the
kingdom
of
heaven!”}}
\VS{25}On
hearing
this,
the
disciples
exclaimed
in
great
astonishment, “Who
then
can
possibly
be
saved?”
\VS{26}But
Jesus
looked
at
them,
and
said,
{\WJ{“With
people
this
is
impossible,
but
with
God
everything
is
possible.”}}
Then Peter
turned
and
said
to
Jesus,
\VS{27}“But
we –
we
left
everything,
and
followed
you;
what,
then,
will
we
have?”
\par }{\PP \VS{28}{\WJ{“I
tell
you,”}}
answered
Jesus,
{\WJ{“that
at
the
new
creation,
when
the
Son
of
Man
takes
his
seat
on
his
throne
of
glory,
you
who
followed
me
will
be
seated
on
twelve
thrones,
as
judges
of
the
twelve
tribes
of
Israel.}}
\VS{29}{\WJ{
Everyone
who
has
left
houses,
or
brothers,
or
sisters,
or
father,
or
mother,
or
children,
or
land,
for
my
sake,
will
receive
many
times
as
much,
and
will
gain
eternal
life.}}
\VS{30}{\WJ{
But
many
who
are
first
now
will
then
be
last,
and
those
who
are
last
will
be
first.}}

\par }\Chap{20}{\PP \VerseOne{1}{\WJ{
For
the
kingdom
of
heaven
is
like
an employer
who
went
out
in
the
early
morning
to
hire
laborers
for
his
vineyards.}}
\VS{2}{\WJ{
He
agreed
with
the
laborers
to
pay
them
the
standard
daily
rate
of
two
silver coins,
and
sent
them
into
his
vineyard.}}
\VS{3}{\WJ{
On
going
out
again,
about
nine o’clock,
he
saw
some
others
standing
in
the marketplace,
doing
nothing.}}
\VS{4}{\WJ{‘You
also
may
go
into
my
vineyard,’
he
said, ‘and
I
will
pay
you
what
is
fair.’}}
\VS{5}{\WJ{
So
they
went.
Going
out
again
about
midday
and
about
three o’clock,
he
did
as
before.}}
\VS{6}{\WJ{
When
he
went
out
about
five,
he
found
some
others
standing
there,
and
said
to
them ‘Why
have
you
been
standing
here
all
day
long,
doing
nothing?’}}
\VS{7}{\WJ{‘Because
no
one
has
hired
us,’
they
answered. ‘You
also
may
go
into
my
vineyard,’
he
said.}}
\VS{8}{\WJ{
In
the
evening
the
owner
of
the
vineyard
said
to
his
steward ‘Call
the
laborers,
and
pay
them
their
wages,
beginning
with
the
last,
and
ending
with
the
first.’}}
\VS{9}{\WJ{
Now
when
those
who
had
been
hired
about
five o’clock
went
up,
they
received
two
silver coins
each.}}
\VS{10}{\WJ{
So,
when
the
first
went
up,
they
thought
that
they
would
receive
more,
but
they
also
received
two
silver coins
each;}}
\VS{11}{\WJ{
at
which
they
began
to
grumble
at
their employer.}}
\VS{12}{\WJ{‘These
last,’
they
said, ‘have
done
only
one hour’s
work,
and
yet
you
have
put
them
on
the
same
footing
with
us,
who
have
borne
the brunt
of
the
day’s
work,
and
the
heat.’}}
\VS{13}{\WJ{‘My
friend,’
was
his
reply
to
one
of
them, ‘I
am
not treating
you unfairly.
Didn’t
you
agree
with
me
for
two
silver coins?}}
\VS{14}{\WJ{
Take
what
belongs
to
you,
and
go.
I
choose
to
give
to
this
last
man
the
same
as
to
you.}}
\VS{15}{\WJ{
Don’t
I
have
the
right
to
do
as
I
choose
with
what
is
mine?
Are
you
envious
because
I
am
generous?’}}
\VS{16}{\WJ{
So
those
who
are
last
will
be
first,
and
the
first
last.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{17}When
Jesus
was
on
the
point
of
going
up
to
Jerusalem,
he
gathered
the
twelve
disciples
around
him
by
themselves,
and
said
to
them
as
they
were
on
their
way,
\VS{18}{\WJ{“Listen!
We
are
going
up
to
Jerusalem;
and
there
the
Son
of
Man
will
be
betrayed
to
the
chief
priests
and
teachers
of
the
Law,
and
they
will
condemn
him
to
death,}}
\VS{19}{\WJ{
and
give
him
up
to
the
Gentiles
for
them
to
mock,
and
to
scourge,
and
to
crucify;
and
on
the
third
day
he
will
rise.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{20}Then
the
mother
of
Zebedee’s
sons
came
to
him
with
her
sons,
bowing
to
the
ground,
and
begging
a
favor.
\VS{21}{\WJ{“What
is
it
that
you
want?”}}
he
asked. “I
want
you
to
say,”
she
replied, “that
in
your
kingdom
these
two
sons
of
mine
may
sit,
one
on
your
right,
and
the
other
on
your
left.”
\par }{\PP \VS{22}{\WJ{“You
do
not
know
what
you
are
asking,”}}
was
Jesus’
answer.
{\WJ{“Can
you
drink
the
cup
that
I
am
to
drink?”}} “Yes,”
they
exclaimed, “we
can.”
\par }{\PP \VS{23}{\WJ{“You
will
indeed
drink
my
cup,”}}
he
said,
{\WJ{“but
as
to
a
seat
at
my
right
and
at
my
left –
that
is
not
mine
to
give,
but
it
is
for
those
for
whom
it
has
been
prepared
by
my
Father.”}}
\VS{24}On
hearing
of
this,
the
ten
others
were
very
indignant
about
the
two
brothers.
\VS{25}Jesus,
however,
called
the
ten
to
him,
and
said,
{\WJ{“The
rulers
of
the
Gentiles
lord
it
over
them
as
you
know,
and
their
high
officials
oppress
them.}}
\VS{26}{\WJ{
Among
you
it
is
not
so.}}
\VS{27}{\WJ{
No,
whoever
wants
to
become
great
among
you
must
be
your
servant,
and
whoever
wants
to
take
the
first
place
among
you,
must
be
your
slave;}}
\VS{28}{\WJ{
just
as
the
Son
of
Man
came,
not
to
be
served,
but
to
serve,
and
to
give
his
life
as
a
ransom
for
many.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{29}As
they
were
going
out
of
Jericho,
a
great
crowd
followed
him.
\VS{30}Two
blind
men
who
were
sitting
by
the roadside,
hearing
that
Jesus
was
passing,
called
out, “Take
pity
on
us,
Master,
Son
of
David!”
\VS{31}The
crowd
told
them
to
be
quiet;
but
the
men
only
called
out
the
louder, “Take
pity
on
us,
Master,
Son
of
David!”
\VS{32}Then
Jesus
stopped
and
called
them.
{\WJ{“What
do
you
want
me
to
do
for
you?”}}
he
said.
\VS{33}“Master,”
they
replied, “we
want
our
eyes
to
be
opened.”
\VS{34}So
Jesus,
moved
with
compassion,
touched
their
eyes,
and
immediately
they
recovered
their
sight,
and
followed
him.

\par }\Chap{21}{\SH The Last Days
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}When
they
had
almost
reached
Jerusalem,
having
come
as
far
as Bethphage,
on
the
Mount
of
Olives,
Jesus
sent
on
two
disciples.
\VS{2}{\WJ{“Go
to
the
village
facing
you,”}}
he
said,
{\WJ{“and
you
will
immediately
find
a
donkey tethered,
with
a
foal
by
her
side;
untie
her,
and
lead
her
here
for
me.}}
\VS{3}{\WJ{
And,
if
anyone
says
anything
to
you,
you
are
to
say
this – ‘The
Master
wants them’;
and
he
will
send
them
at
once.”}}
\VS{4}This
happened
in
fulfillment
of
these
words
in
the
prophet –
\VS{5}‘Say
to
the
people
of
Zion – “Your
King
is
coming
to
you,
gentle,
and
riding
on
a
donkey,
and
on
the
foal
of
a
beast
of
burden.” ’
\par }{\PP \VS{6}So
the
disciples
went
and
did
as
Jesus
had
directed
them.
\VS{7}They
led
the
donkey
and
the
foal
back,
and,
when
they
had
put
their
cloaks
on
them,
he
seated
himself
on
them.
\VS{8}The
immense
crowd
of
people
spread
their
cloaks
in
the
road,
while
some
cut
branches
off
the
trees,
and
spread
them
on
the
road.
\VS{9}The
crowds
that
led
the
way,
as
well
as
those
that
followed
behind,
kept
shouting, “God
save
the
Son
of
David!
Blessed
is
he
who
comes
in
the
name
of
the
Lord!
God
save
him
from
on
high!”
\VS{10}When
he
had
entered
Jerusalem,
the
whole
city
was
stirred,
and
asked –
\VS{11}“Who
is
this?”,
to
which
the
crowd
replied – “This
is
the
prophet
Jesus
from
Nazareth
in
Galilee.”
\par }{\PP \VS{12}Jesus
went
into
the
Temple
Courts,
and
drove
out
all
those
who
were
buying
and
selling
there.
He
overturned
the
tables
of
the
money
changers,
and
the
seats
of
the pigeon-dealers,
\VS{13}and
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“Scripture
says ‘My
house
will
be
called
a
house
of prayer’;
but
you
are
making
it
a
den
of
robbers.”}}
\VS{14}While
he
was
still
in
the
Temple
Courts,
some
blind
and
some
lame
people
came
up
to
him,
and
he
cured
them.
\VS{15}But,
when
the
chief
priests
and
the
teachers
of
the
Law
saw
the
wonderful
things
that
Jesus
did,
and
the
boys
who
were
calling
out
in
the
Temple
Courts “God
save
the
Son
of
David!”,
they
were
indignant,
\VS{16}and
said
to
him, “Do
you
hear
what
these
boys
are
saying?”
\par }{\PP {\WJ{“Yes,”}}
answered
Jesus,
{\WJ{“but
did
you
never
read
the
words – ‘Out
of
the
mouths
of
babes
and
sucklings
you
have
called
forth
perfect praise’?”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{17}Then
he
left
them,
and
went
out
of
the
city
to Bethany,
and
spent
the
night
there.
\par }{\PP \VS{18}The
next
morning,
in
returning
to
the
city, Jesus
became
hungry;
\VS{19}and, noticing
a
solitary
fig
tree
by
the roadside,
he
went
up
to
it,
but
found
nothing
on
it
but
leaves.
So
he
said
to
it,
{\WJ{“Never
again
will
fruit
be
gathered
off
you.”}}
And
suddenly
the
fruit
tree
withered
up.
\VS{20}When
the
disciples
saw
this,
they
exclaimed
in
astonishment, “How
suddenly
the
fig
tree
withered
up!”
\par }{\PP \VS{21}{\WJ{“I
tell
you,”}}
replied
Jesus,
{\WJ{“if
you
have
faith,
without
ever
a
doubt,
you
will
do
what
not
only
what
has
been
done
to
the
fig
tree,
but,
even
if
you
should
say
to
this
hill ‘Be
lifted
up
and
hurled
into
the
sea!’
it
would
be
done.}}
\VS{22}{\WJ{
And
whatever
you
ask
for
in
your
prayers
will,
if
you
have
faith,
be
granted
you.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{23}After
Jesus
had
come
into
the
Temple
Courts,
the
chief
priests
and
the
elders
of
the
people
came
up
to
him
as
he
was
teaching,
and
said, “What
authority
have
you
to
do
these
things?
Who
gave
you
this
authority?”
\par }{\PP \VS{24}{\WJ{“I,
too,”}}
said
Jesus
in
reply,
{\WJ{“will
ask
you
one
question;
if
you
will
give
me
an
answer
to
it,
then
I,
also,
will
tell
you
what
authority
I
have
to
act
as
I
do.}}
\VS{25}{\WJ{
It
is
about
John’s baptism.
What
was
its
origin?
Divine
or
human?”
But
they
began
arguing
among
themselves, “If
we
say ‘divine,’
he
will
say
to
us ‘Why
then
didn’t
you
believe
him?’}}
\VS{26}But
if
we
say ‘human,’
we
are
afraid
of
the
people,
for
everyone
regards
John
as
a
prophet.”
\VS{27}So
the
answer
they
gave
Jesus
was – “We
do
not
know.”
\par }{\PP {\WJ{“Then
I,”}}
he
said,
{\WJ{“refuse
to
tell
you
what
authority
I
have
to
do
these
things.}}
\VS{28}{\WJ{
What
do
you
think
of
this?
There
was
a
man
who
had
two
sons.
He
went
to
the
elder
and
said ‘Go
and
work
in
the
vineyard
today
my
son.’}}
\VS{29}{\WJ{‘Yes,
sir,’
he
answered;
but
he
did
not
go.}}
\VS{30}{\WJ{
Then
the
father
went
to
the
second
son,
and
said
the
same. ‘I
will
not,’
he
answered;
but
afterward
he
was
sorry
and
went.}}
\VS{31}{\WJ{
Which
of
the
two
sons
did
as
his
father
wished?”}} “The
second,”
they
said.
{\WJ{“I
tell
you,”}}
added
Jesus,
{\WJ{“that
tax
collectors
and
prostitutes
are
going
into
the
kingdom
of
God
before
you.}}
\VS{32}{\WJ{
For
when
John
came
to
you,
walking
in
the
path
of
righteousness,
you
did
not
believe
him,
but
tax
collectors
and
prostitutes
did;
and
yet
you,
though
you
saw
this,
even
then
were
not
sorry,
nor
did
you
believe
him.}}
\par }{\PP \VS{33}{\WJ{“Listen
to
another
parable.
A
man,
who
was
an employer,
once
planted
a
vineyard,
put
a
fence
around
it,
dug
a
winepress
in
it,
built
a
tower,
and
then
let
it
out
to
tenants
and
went
abroad.}}
\VS{34}{\WJ{
When
the
time
for
the
grape
harvest
drew
near,
he
sent
his
servants
to
the
tenants,
to
receive
his
share
of
the
produce.}}
\VS{35}{\WJ{
But
the
tenants
seized
his
servants,
beat
one,
killed
another,
and
stoned
a
third.}}
\VS{36}{\WJ{
A
second
time
the
owner
sent
some
servants,
a
larger
number
than
before,
and
the
tenants
treated
them
in
the
same
way.}}
\VS{37}{\WJ{
As
a
last resource
he
sent
his
son
to
them. ‘They
will
respect
my
son,’
he
said.}}
\VS{38}{\WJ{
But
the
tenants,
on
seeing
his
son,
said
to
each
other ‘Here
is
the
heir!
Come,
let
us
kill
him,
and
get
his
inheritance.’}}
\VS{39}{\WJ{
So
they
seized
him,
and
threw
him
outside
the
vineyard,
and
killed
him.}}
\VS{40}{\WJ{
Now,
when
the
owner
of
the
vineyard
comes,
what
will
he
do
to
those
tenants?”}}
\VS{41}“Miserable
wretches!”
they
exclaimed, “he
will
put
them
to
a
miserable
death,
and
he
will
let
out
the
vineyard
to
other
tenants,
who
will
pay
him
his
share
of
the
produce
at
the
proper
times.”
\VS{42}Then
Jesus
added,
{\WJ{“Have
you
never
read
in
the
scriptures? – ‘The
stone
which
the
builders
despised –
has
now
itself
become
the
cornerstone.
This
cornerstone
has
come
from
the
Lord,
and
is
marvelous
in
our
eyes.’}}
\VS{43}{\WJ{
That,
I
tell
you,
is
why
the
kingdom
of
God
will
be
taken
from
you,
and
given
to
a
nation
that
does
produce
the
fruit
of
the
kingdom.}}
\VS{44}{\WJ{
Yes,
and
he
who
falls
on
this
stone
will
be
dashed
to
pieces,
while
anyone
on
whom
it
falls –
it
will
scatter
him
as
dust.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{45}After
listening
to
these
parables,
the
chief
priests
and
the
Pharisees
saw
that
it
was
about
them
that
he
was
speaking;
\VS{46}yet,
although
eager
to
arrest
him,
they
were
afraid
of
the
crowds,
who
regarded
him
as
a
prophet.

\par }\Chap{22}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Once
more
Jesus
spoke
to
them
in
parables.
\VS{2}{\WJ{“The
kingdom
of
heaven,”
he
said, “may
be
compared
to
a
king
who
gave
a
banquet
in
honor
of
his
son’s
wedding.}}
\VS{3}{\WJ{
He
sent
his
servants
to
call
those
who
had
been
invited
to
the
banquet,
but
they
were
unwilling
to
come.}}
\VS{4}{\WJ{
A
second
time
he
sent
some
servants,
with
orders
to
say
to
those
who
had
been
invited ‘I
have
prepared
my
meal,
my
cattle
and
fat
beasts
are
killed
and
everything
is
ready;
come
to
the
banquet.’}}
\VS{5}{\WJ{
They,
however,
took
no
notice,
but
went
off,
one
to
their
farm,
another
to
their
business;}}
\VS{6}{\WJ{
while
the
rest,
seizing
his
servants, ill-treated
them
and
killed
them.}}
\VS{7}{\WJ{
The
king,
in
anger,
sent
his
troops,
put
those
murderers
to
death,
and
set
their
city
on
fire.}}
\VS{8}{\WJ{
Then
he
said
to
his
servants ‘The
banquet
is
prepared,
but
those
who
were
invited
were
not
worthy.}}
\VS{9}{\WJ{
So
go
to
the cross-roads,
and
invite
everyone
you
find
to
the
banquet.’}}
\VS{10}{\WJ{
The
servants
went
out
into
the
roads
and
collected
all
the
people
whom
they
found,
whether
bad
or
good;
and
the bridal-hall
was
filled
with
guests.}}
\VS{11}{\WJ{
But,
when
the
king
went
in
to
see
his
guests,
he
noticed
there
a
man
who
had
not
put
on
a wedding-robe.}}
\VS{12}{\WJ{
So
he
said
to
him ‘My
friend,
how
is
it
that
you
came
in
here
without
a wedding-robe?’
The
man
was
speechless.}}
\VS{13}{\WJ{
Then
the
king
said
to
the
attendants ‘Tie
him
hand
and
foot,
and
put
him
out
into
the
darkness
outside,
where
there
will
be
weeping
and
grinding
of
teeth.’}}
\VS{14}{\WJ{
For
many
are
called,
but
few
chosen.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{15}Then
the
Pharisees
went
away
and
conferred
together
as
to
how
they
might
lay
a
trap
for
Jesus
in
the
course
of
conversation.
\VS{16}They
sent
their
disciples,
with
the
Herodians,
to
say
to
him, “Teacher,
we
know
that
you
are
an
honest
person,
and
that
you
teach
the
way
of
God
honestly,
and
are
not
afraid
of
anyone;
for
you
pay
no
regard
to
a
person’s
position.
\VS{17}Tell
us,
then,
what
you
think.
Are
we
right
in
paying
taxes
to
the Emperor,
or
not?”
\VS{18}Perceiving
their
malice,
Jesus
answered,
{\WJ{“Why
are
you
testing
me,
you
hypocrites?}}
\VS{19}{\WJ{
Show
me
the
coin
with
which
the
tax
is
paid.”}}
And,
when
they
had
brought
him
a
coin,
\VS{20}he
asked,
{\WJ{“Whose
head
and
title
are
these?”}}
\VS{21}“The Emperor’s,”
they
answered,
at
which
he
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“Then
pay
to
the Emperor
what
belongs
to
the Emperor,
and
to
God
what
belongs
to
God.”}}
\VS{22}They
wondered
at
his
answer,
and
left
him
alone
and
went
away.
\par }{\PP \VS{23}That
same
day
some
Sadducees
came
up
to
Jesus, maintaining
that
there
is
no resurrection.
Their
question
was
this, –
\VS{24}“Teacher,
Moses
said – ‘should
a
man
die
without
children,
the
man’s
brother
will
become
the
husband
of
the
widow,
and
raise
a
family
for
his
brother.’
\VS{25}Now
we
had
living
among
us
seven
brothers;
of
whom
the
eldest
married
and
died,
and,
as
he
had
no
family,
left
his
wife
for
his
brother.
\VS{26}The
same
thing
happened
to
the
second
and
the
third
brothers,
and
indeed
to
all
the
seven.
\VS{27}The
woman
herself
died
last
of
all.
\VS{28}At
the resurrection,
then,
whose
wife
will
she
be
out
of
the
seven,
all
of
them
having
been
married
to
her?”
\par }{\PP \VS{29}{\WJ{“Your
mistake,”}}
replied
Jesus,
{\WJ{“is
due
to
your
ignorance
of
the
scriptures,
and
of
the
power
of
God.}}
\VS{30}{\WJ{
For
at
the resurrection
there
is
no
marrying
or
being
married,
but
all
who
rise
are
as
angels
in
heaven.}}
\VS{31}{\WJ{
As
to
the resurrection
of
the
dead,
have
you
not
read
these
words
of
God –}}
\VS{32}{\WJ{‘I
am
the
God
of
Abraham,
and
the
God
of
Isaac,
and
the
God
of Jacob’?
He
is
not
the
God
of
dead
people,
but
of
living.”}}
\VS{33}The
crowds,
who
had
been
listening
to
him,
were
greatly
struck
with
his
teaching.
\par }{\PP \VS{34}When
the
Pharisees
heard
that Jesus
had
silenced
the
Sadducees,
they
collected
together.
\VS{35}Then
one
of
them,
a Student
of
the
Law,
to
test
him,
asked
this
question –
\VS{36}“Teacher,
what
is
the
greatest
commandment
in
the
Law?”
\VS{37}His
answer
was,
{\WJ{“You
must
love
the
Lord
your
God
with
all
your
heart,
and
with
all
your
soul,
and
with
all
your
mind.}}
\VS{38}{\WJ{
This
is
the
great
first
commandment.}}
\VS{39}{\WJ{
The
second,
which
is
like
it,
is
this –
You
must
love
your
neighbor
as
you
love
yourself.}}
\VS{40}{\WJ{
On
these
two
commandments
hang
all
the
Law
and
the
prophets.”}}
\VS{41}Before
the
Pharisees
separated,
Jesus
put
this
question
to
them –
\VS{42}{\WJ{“What
do
you
think
about
the
Christ?
Whose
son
is
he?”}} “David’s,”
they
said.
\VS{43}{\WJ{“How
is
it,
then,”}}
Jesus
replied,
{\WJ{“that
David,
speaking
under
inspiration,
calls
him ‘lord,’
in
the
passage –}}
\VS{44}{\WJ{‘The
Lord
said
to
my
Lord:
Sit
at
my
right
hand,
until
I
put
your
enemies
beneath
your feet’?}}
\VS{45}{\WJ{
Since,
then,
David
calls
him ‘lord,’
how
is
he
David’s
son?”}}
\VS{46}No
one
could
say
a
word
in
answer;
nor
did
anyone
after
that
day
venture
to
question
him
further.

\par }\Chap{23}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Then
Jesus,
speaking
to
the
crowds
and
to
his
disciples,
said,
\VS{2}{\WJ{“The
teachers
of
the
Law
and
the
Pharisees
now
occupy
the
chair
of
Moses.}}
\VS{3}{\WJ{
Therefore
practice
and
lay
to
heart
everything
that
they
preach
but
do
not
practice.}}
\VS{4}{\WJ{
While
they
make
up
heavy
loads
and
pile
them
on
other
people’s shoulder’s
they
decline,
themselves,
to
lift
a
finger
to
move
them.}}
\VS{5}{\WJ{
All
their
actions
are
done
to attract
attention.
They widen
their
phylacteries,
and
increase
the
size
of
their
tassels,}}
\VS{6}{\WJ{
and
like
to
have
the
place
of
honor
at
dinner,
and
the
best
seats
in
the
synagogues,}}
\VS{7}{\WJ{
and
to
be
greeted
in
the markets
with
respect,
and
to
be
called ‘Rabbi’
by
everybody.}}
\VS{8}{\WJ{
But
do
not
allow
yourselves
to
be
called ‘Rabbi,’
for
you
have
only
one
teacher,
and
you
yourselves
are
all
brothers
and
sisters.}}
\VS{9}{\WJ{
And
do
not
call
anyone
on
the
earth
your ‘Father,’
for
your
have
only
one
Father,
the
heavenly
Father.}}
\VS{10}{\WJ{
Nor
must
you
allow
yourselves
to
be
called ‘leaders,’
for
you
have
only
one
leader,
the
Christ.}}
\VS{11}{\WJ{
The
person
who
wants
to
be
the
greatest
among
you
must
be
your
servant.}}
\VS{12}{\WJ{
Whoever
exalts
themselves
will
be
humbled,
and
whoever
humbles
themselves
will
be
exalted.}}
\VS{13}{\WJ{
But
alas
for
you,
teachers
of
the
Law
and
Pharisees,
hypocrites
that
you
are!
You
turn
the
key
of
the
kingdom
of
heaven
in
people’s
faces.
For
you
do
not
go
in
yourselves,
and
do
not
allow
those
who
try
to
go
in
to
do
so.}}
\VS{14}\FTNT{*}{{\FR 23:14 }
 Some later manuscripts add: Alas for you teachers of the law and Pharisees, hypocrites! You devour widows’ property, and pray long prayers just for show! This is why you will receive a more severe punishment.}
\VS{15}{\WJ{
Alas
for
you,
teachers
of
the
law
and
Pharisees,
hypocrites
that
you
are!
You
scour
land
and
sea
to
make
a
single
convert,
and,
when
they
are
gained,
you
make
them
twice
as
deserving
of Gehenna
as
you
are
yourselves.}}
\VS{16}{\WJ{
Alas
for
you,
you
blind
guides!
You
say ‘if
any
swear
by
the
Temple,
their
oath
counts
for
nothing;
but,
if
anyone
swears
by
the
gold
of
the
Temple,
their
oath
is
binding them’!}}
\VS{17}{\WJ{
Fools
that
you
are
and
blind!
Which
is
the
more
important?
The
gold?
Or
the
Temple
which
has
given sacredness
to
the
gold?}}
\VS{18}{\WJ{
You
say,
too, ‘If
anyone
swears
by
the
altar,
their
oath
counts
for
nothing,
but,
if
anyone
swears
by
the
offering
placed
on
it,
their
oath
is
binding
on them’!}}
\VS{19}{\WJ{
Blind
indeed!
Which
is
the
more
important?
The
offering?
Or
the
altar
which
gives sacredness
to
the
offering?}}
\VS{20}{\WJ{
Therefore
a
person,
swearing
by
the
altar,
swears
by
it
and
by
all
that
is
on
it,}}
\VS{21}{\WJ{
and
a
person,
swearing
by
the
Temple,
swears
by
it
and
by
him
who
dwells
in
it,}}
\VS{22}{\WJ{
while
a
person,
swearing
by
heaven,
swears
by
the
throne
of
God,
and
by
him
who
sits
on
it.}}
\VS{23}{\WJ{
Alas
for
you,
teachers
of
the
Law
and
Pharisees,
hypocrites
that
you
are!
You
pay
tithes
on
mint, fennel,
and caraway
seed,
and
have
neglected
the
weightier
matters
of
the
Law –
justice,
mercy,
and
good
faith.
These
last
you
ought
to
have
put
into
practice,
without neglecting
the
first.}}
\VS{24}{\WJ{
You
blind
guides,
to
strain
out
a
gnat
and
to
swallow
a
camel!}}
\VS{25}{\WJ{
Alas
for
you,
teachers
of
the
Law
and
Pharisees,
hypocrites
that
you
are!
You
clean
the
outside
of
the
cup
and
the
dish,
but
inside
they
are
filled
with
the
results
of
greed
and self-indulgence.}}
\VS{26}{\WJ{
You
blind
Pharisee!
First
clean
the
inside
of
the
cup
and
the
dish,
so
that
the
outside
may
become
clean
as
well.}}
\VS{27}{\WJ{
Alas
for
you,
teachers
of
the
Law
and
Pharisees,
hypocrites
that
you
are!
You
are
like
whitewashed
tombs,
which
indeed
look
fair
outside,
while
inside
they
are
filled
with
dead
people’s
bones
and
all
kinds
of
filth.}}
\VS{28}{\WJ{
It
is
the
same
with
you.
Outwardly,
and
to
others,
you
have
the
look
of religious
people,
but
inwardly
you
are
full
of
hypocrisy
and
sin.}}
\VS{29}{\WJ{
Alas
for
you,
teachers
of
the
Law
and
Pharisees,
hypocrites
that
you
are!
You
build
the
tombs
of
the
prophets,
and
decorate
the
monuments
of religious
people,}}
\VS{30}{\WJ{
and
say ‘Had
we
been
living
in
the
days
of
our
ancestors,
we
should
have
taken
no
part
in
their
murder
of
the
prophets!’}}
\VS{31}{\WJ{
By
doing
this
you
are
furnishing
evidence
against
yourselves
that
you
are
true
children
of
the
people
who
murdered
the
prophets.}}
\VS{32}{\WJ{
Go
on
then,
finish
what
your
ancestors
began!}}
\VS{33}{\WJ{
You
snakes
and
children
of
snakes!
How
can
you
escape
being
sentenced
to Gehenna?}}
\VS{34}{\WJ{
That
is
why
I
send
you
prophets,
wise
people,
and
teachers
of
the
Law,
some
of
whom
you
will
crucify
and
kill,
and
some
of
whom
you
will
scourge
in
your
synagogues,
and
persecute
from
town
to
town;}}
\VS{35}{\WJ{
so
that
on
your
heads
may
fall
every
drop
of
innocent
blood
split
on
earth,
from
the
blood
of
innocent
Abel
down
to
that
of
Zechariah, Barachiah’s
son,
whom
you
murdered
between
the
Temple
and
the
altar.}}
\VS{36}{\WJ{
All
this,
I
tell
you,
will
come
home
to
the
present
generation.}}
\VS{37}{\WJ{
Jerusalem!
Jerusalem!
She
who
slays
the
prophets
and
stones
the
messengers
sent
to
her –
Oh,
how
often
have
I
wished
to
gather
your
children
around
me,
as
a
hen
gathers
her
brood
under
her
wings,
and
you
would
not
come!}}
\VS{38}{\WJ{
Verily,
your
house
is
left
to
you
desolate!}}
\VS{39}{\WJ{
For nevermore,
I
tell
you,
will
you
see
me,
until
you
say – ‘Blessed
is
He
who
comes
in
the
name
of
the
Lord!’ ”}}

\par }\Chap{24}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Leaving
the
Temple
Courts,
Jesus
was
walking
away,
when
his
disciples
came
up
to
draw
his
attention
to
the
Temple
buildings.
\VS{2}{\WJ{“Do
you
see
all
these
things?”}}
was
his
answer.
{\WJ{“I
tell
you,
not
a
single
stone
will
be
left
here
on
another,
which
will
not
be
thrown
down,”}}
\VS{3}so,
while
Jesus
was
sitting
on
the
Mount
of
Olives,
his
disciples
came
up
to
him
privately
and
said, “Tell
us
when
this
will
be,
and
what
will
be
the
sign
of
your
coming,
and
of
the
close
of
the
age.”
\VS{4}Jesus
replied
to
them,
{\WJ{“See
that
no
one
leads
you
astray;}}
\VS{5}{\WJ{
for,
many
will
take
my
name,
and
come
saying ‘I
am
the
Christ,’
and
will
lead
many
astray.}}
\VS{6}{\WJ{
You
will
hear
of
wars
and
rumors
of
wars;
take
care
not
to
be
alarmed,
for
such
things
must
occur;
but
the
end
is
not
yet
here.}}
\VS{7}{\WJ{
For
nation
will
rise
against
nation
and
kingdom
against
kingdom,
and
there
will
be
famines
and
earthquakes
in
various
places.}}
\VS{8}{\WJ{
All
this,
however,
will
be
but
the
beginning
of
the
birth
pangs!}}
\VS{9}{\WJ{
When
that
time
comes,
they
will
give
you
up
to
persecution,
and
will
put
you
to
death,
and
you
will
be
hated
by
all
nations
because
of
me.}}
\VS{10}{\WJ{
And
then
many
will
fall
away,
and
will
betray
one
another,
and
hate
one
another.}}
\VS{11}{\WJ{
Many
false
prophets,
also,
will
appear
and
lead
many
astray;}}
\VS{12}{\WJ{
and, owing
to
the
increase
of
wickedness,
the
love
of
most
will
grow
cold.}}
\VS{13}{\WJ{
Yet
the
person
who
endures
to
the
end
will
be
saved.}}
\VS{14}{\WJ{
This
good
news
of
the
kingdom
will
be
proclaimed
throughout
the
world
as
a
witness
to
all
nations;
and
then
will
come
the
end.}}
\VS{15}{\WJ{
As
soon,
then,
as
you
see ‘the
Foul Desecration,’
mentioned
by
the
prophet
Daniel,
standing
in
the
Holy
place,”}} (the
reader
must
consider
what
this
means)
\VS{16}{\WJ{“then
those
of
you
who
are
in
Judea
must
take
refuge
in
the
mountains;}}
\VS{17}{\WJ{
and
a
man
on
the
housetop
must
not
go
down
to
get
the
things
that
are
in
his
house;}}
\VS{18}{\WJ{
nor
must
one
who
is
on
their
farm
turn
back
to
get
his
cloak.}}
\VS{19}{\WJ{
Alas
for
pregnant
women,
and
for
those
who
are
nursing
infants
in
those
days!}}
\VS{20}{\WJ{
Pray,
too,
that
your
flight
may
not
take
place
in
winter,
nor
on
a
Sabbath;}}
\VS{21}{\WJ{
for
that
will
be
a
time
of
great
distress,
the
like
of
which
has
not
occurred
from
the
beginning
of
the
world
down
to
the
present
time –
no,
nor
ever
will
again.}}
\VS{22}{\WJ{
Had
not
those
days
been
limited,
not
a
single
soul
would
escape;
but
for
the
sake
of
God’s
people
a
limit
will
be
put
to
them.}}
\VS{23}{\WJ{
At
that
time,
if
anyone
should
say
to
you ‘Look!
Here
is
the
Christ!’
or ‘Here
he
is!’,
do
not
believe
it;}}
\VS{24}{\WJ{
for
false
Christs
and
false
prophets
will
arise,
and
will
display
great
signs
and
marvels,
so
that,
were
it
possible,
even
God’s
people
would
be
led
astray.}}
\VS{25}{\WJ{
Remember,
I
have
told
you
beforehand.}}
\VS{26}{\WJ{
Therefore,
if
people
say
to
you ‘He
is
in
the
wilderness!’,
do
not
go
out
there;
or ‘He
is
in
an
inner
room!’,
do
not
believe
it;}}
\VS{27}{\WJ{
for,
just
as
lightning
will
start
from
the
east
and
flash
across
to
the
west,
so
will
it
be
with
the
coming
of
the
Son
of
Man.}}
\VS{28}{\WJ{
Wherever
a
dead
body
lies,
there
will
the
vultures
flock.}}
\VS{29}{\WJ{
Immediately
after
the
distress
of
those
days,
the
sun
will
be
darkened,
the
moon
will
not
give
her
light,
the
stars
will
fall
from
the
heavens,
and
the
forces
of
the
heavens
will
be convulsed.}}
\VS{30}{\WJ{
Then
will
appear
the
sign
of
the
Son
of
Man
in
the
heavens;
and
all
the
peoples
of
the
earth
will
mourn,
when
they
see
the
Son
of
Man
coming
on
the
clouds
of
the
heavens,
with
power
and
great
glory;}}
\VS{31}{\WJ{
and
he
will
send
his
angels,
with
a
great
trumpet,
and
they
will
gather
his
people
around
him
from
the
four
winds,
from
one
end
of
heaven
to
the
other.}}
\par }{\PP \VS{32}{\WJ{“Learn
the lesson
taught
by
the
fig
tree.
As
soon
as
its
branches
are
full
of
sap,
and
it
is
bursting
into
leaf,
you
know
that
summer
is
near.}}
\VS{33}{\WJ{
And
so
may
you,
as
soon
as
you
see
all
these
things,
know
that
he
is
at
your
doors.}}
\VS{34}{\WJ{
I
tell
you,
even
the
present
generation
will
not
pass
away,
until
all
these
things
have
taken
place.}}
\VS{35}{\WJ{
The
heavens
and
the
earth
will
pass
away,
but
my
words
will
never
pass
away.}}
\VS{36}{\WJ{
But
about
that
day
and
hour,
no
one
knows –
not
even
the
angels
of
heaven,
not
even
the
Son –
but
only
the
Father
himself.}}
\VS{37}{\WJ{
For,
just
as
in
the
days
of
Noah,
so
will
it
be
at
the
coming
of
the
Son
of
Man.}}
\VS{38}{\WJ{
In
those
days
before
the
flood
they
went
on
eating
and
drinking,
marrying
and
being
married,
up
to
the
very
day
on
which
Noah
entered
the
ark,}}
\VS{39}{\WJ{
taking
not
notice
until
the
flood
came
and
swept
them
one
and
all
away;
and
so
will
it
be
at
the
coming
of
the
Son
of
Man.}}
\VS{40}{\WJ{
At
that
time,
of
two
men
on
a
farm
one
will
be
taken
and
one
left;}}
\VS{41}{\WJ{
of
two
women
grinding
with
a hand-mill
one
will
be
taken
and
one
left.}}
\VS{42}{\WJ{
Therefore
watch;
for
you
cannot
be
sure
on
what
day
your
Master
is
coming.}}
\VS{43}{\WJ{
But
this
you
do
know,
that,
had
the
owner
of
the
house
known
at
what
time
of
night
the
thief
was
coming,
they
would
have
been
on
the
watch,
and
would
not
have
allowed
their
house
to
be
broken
into.}}
\VS{44}{\WJ{
Therefore,
you
must
also
prepare,
since
it
is
just
when
you
are
least expecting
him
that
the
Son
of
Man
will
come.}}
\VS{45}{\WJ{
Who,
then
is
that
trustworthy,
careful
servant,
who
has
been
placed
by
their
master
over
his
household,
to
give
them
their
food
at
the
proper
time?}}
\VS{46}{\WJ{
Happy
will
that
servant
be
whom
their
master,
when
he
comes
home,
will
find
doing
this.}}
\VS{47}{\WJ{
I
tell
you
that
their
master
will
put
them
in
charge
of
the
whole
of
his
property.}}
\VS{48}{\WJ{
But,
should
the
servant
be
a
bad
servant,
and
say
to
themselves ‘My
master
is
a
long
time
in
coming,’}}
\VS{49}{\WJ{
and
begin
to
beat
their
fellow
servants,
and
eat
and
drink
with
drunkards,}}
\VS{50}{\WJ{
that
servant’s
master
will
come
on
a
day
when
they
do
not
expect
him,
and
at
an
hour
of
which
they
are
unaware,}}
\VS{51}{\WJ{
and
will
flog
the
servant
severely,
and
assign
them
their
place
among
the
hypocrites,
where
there
will
be
weeping
and
grinding
of
teeth.}}

\par }\Chap{25}{\PP \VerseOne{1}{\WJ{“Then
the
kingdom
of
heaven
will
be
like
ten bridesmaids
who
took
their
lamps
and
went
out
to
meet
the
groom.}}
\VS{2}{\WJ{
Five
of
them
were
foolish,
and
five
were
prudent.}}
\VS{3}{\WJ{
The
foolish
ones
took
their
lamps,
but
took
no
oil
with
them;}}
\VS{4}{\WJ{
while
the
prudent
ones,
besides
taking
their
lamps,
took
oil
in
their
jars.}}
\VS{5}{\WJ{
As
the
groom
was
late
in
coming,
they
all
became
drowsy,
and
slept.}}
\VS{6}{\WJ{
But
at
midnight
a
shout
was
raised – ‘The
groom
is
coming!
Come
out
to
meet
him!’}}
\VS{7}{\WJ{
Then
all
the bridesmaids
woke
up
and
trimmed
their
lamps,}}
\VS{8}{\WJ{
and
the
foolish
said
to
the
prudent ‘Give
us
some
of
your
oil;
our
lamps
are
going
out.’}}
\VS{9}{\WJ{
But
the
prudent
ones
answered ‘No,
There
may
not
be
enough
for
you
and
for
us.
Go
instead
to
those
who
sell
it,
and
buy
for
yourselves.’}}
\VS{10}{\WJ{
But
while
they
were
on
their
way
to
buy
it,
the
groom
came;
and
the bridesmaids
who
were
ready
went
in
with
him
to
the
banquet,
and
the
door
was
shut.}}
\VS{11}{\WJ{
Afterward
the
other bridesmaids
came. ‘Sir,
Sir,’
they
said, ‘open
the
door
to
us!’}}
\VS{12}{\WJ{
But
the
groom
answered ‘I
tell
you,
I
do
not
know
you.’}}
\VS{13}{\WJ{
Therefore
watch,
since
you
know
neither
the
day
nor
the
hour.}}
\par }{\PP \VS{14}{\WJ{“For
it
is
as
though
a
man,
going
on
his
travels,
called
his
servants,
and
gave
his
property
into
their
charge.}}
\VS{15}{\WJ{
He
gave
five
bags
of
gold
to
one,
two
to
another,
and
one
bag
to
a
third,
in
proportion
to
the
ability
of
each.
Then
he
set
out
on
his
travels.}}
\VS{16}{\WJ{
The
servant
who
had
received
the
five
bags
of
gold
went
at
once
and
traded
with
it,
and
made
another
five
bags.}}
\VS{17}{\WJ{
So,
too,
the
servant
who
had
received
the
two
bags
of
gold
made
another
two
bags.}}
\VS{18}{\WJ{
But
the
servant
who
had
received
the
one
bag
went
and
dug
a
hole
in
the
ground,
and
hid
his
master’s
money.}}
\VS{19}{\WJ{
After
a
long
time
the
master
of
those
servants
returned,
and
settled
accounts
with
them.}}
\VS{20}{\WJ{
The
servant
who
had
received
the
five
bags
of
gold
came
up
and
brought
five
bags
more. ‘Sir,’
he
said, ‘you
entrusted
me
with
five
bags
of
gold;
look,
I
have
made
another
five
bags!’}}
\VS{21}{\WJ{‘Well
done,
good,
trustworthy
servant!’
said
his
master. ‘You
have
been
trustworthy
with
a
small
sum;
now
I
will
place
a
large
one
in
your
hands;
come
and
share
your
master’s
joy!’}}
\VS{22}{\WJ{
Then
the
one
who
had
received
the
two
bags
of
gold
came
up
and
said ‘Sir,
you
entrusted
me
with
two
bags
pounds;
look,
I
have
made
another
two!’}}
\VS{23}{\WJ{‘Well
done,
good,
trustworthy
servant!’
said
his
master. ‘You
have
been
trustworthy
with
a
small
sum;
now
I
will
place
a
large
one
in
your
hands;
come
and
share
your
master’s
joy!’}}
\VS{24}{\WJ{
The
man
who
had
received
the
single
bag
of
gold
came
up,
too,
and
said ‘Sir,
I
knew
that
you
were
a
hard
man;
you
reap
where
you
have
not
sown,
and
gather
up
where
you
have
not
winnowed;}}
\VS{25}{\WJ{
and,
in
my
fear,
I
went
and
hid
your
money
in
the
ground;
look,
here
is
what
belongs
to
you!’}}
\VS{26}{\WJ{‘You
lazy,
worthless
servant!’
was
his
master’s
reply. ‘You
knew
that
I
reap
where
I
have
not
sown,
and
gather
up
where
I
have
not
winnowed?}}
\VS{27}{\WJ{
Then
you
ought
to
have
placed
my
money
in
the
hands
of bankers,
and
I,
on
my
return,
should
have
received
my
money,
with
interest.}}
\VS{28}{\WJ{
Therefore,’
he
continued, ‘take
away
from
him
the
one
bag
of
gold,
and
give
it
to
the
one
who
has
the
ten
bags.}}
\VS{29}{\WJ{
For,
to
him
who
has,
more
will
be
given,
and
he
will
have
abundance;
but,
as
for
him
who
has
nothing,
even
what
he
has
will
be
taken
away
from
him.}}
\VS{30}{\WJ{
As
for
the
useless
servant,
put
him
out
into
the
darkness
outside,
where
there
will
be
weeping
and
grinding
of
teeth.’}}
\par }{\PP \VS{31}{\WJ{“When
the
Son
of
Man
has
come
in
his
glory
and
all
the
angels
with
him,
then
he
will
take
his
seat
on
his
throne
of
glory;}}
\VS{32}{\WJ{
and
all
the
nations
will
be
gathered
before
him,
and
he
will
separate
the
people –
just
as
a
shepherd
separates
sheep
from
goats –}}
\VS{33}{\WJ{
placing
the
sheep
on
his
right
hand,
and
the
goats
on
his
left.}}
\VS{34}{\WJ{
Then
the
king
will
say
to
those
on
his
right ‘Come,
you
who
are
blessed
by
my
Father,
enter
into
possession
of
the
kingdom
prepared
for
you
ever
since
the
beginning
of
the
world.}}
\VS{35}{\WJ{
For,
when
I
was
hungry,
you
gave
me
food;
when
I
was
thirsty,
you
gave
me
drink;
when
I
was
a
stranger,
you
took
me
to
your
homes;}}
\VS{36}{\WJ{
when
I
was
naked,
you
clothed
me;
when
I
fell
ill,
you
visited
me;
and
when
I
was
in
prison,
you
came
to
me.’}}
\VS{37}{\WJ{
Then
the
righteous
will
answer ‘Lord,
when
did
we
see
you
hungry,
and
feed
you?
Or
thirsty,
and
give
you
a
drink?}}
\VS{38}{\WJ{
When
did
we
see
you
a
stranger,
and
take
you
to
our
homes?
Or
naked,
and
clothe
you?}}
\VS{39}{\WJ{
When
did
we
see
you
ill,
or
in
prison,
and
come
to
you?’}}
\VS{40}{\WJ{
And
the
king
will
reply ‘I
tell
you,
as
often
as
you
did
it
to
one
of
these
my
brothers
or
sisters,
however unimportant
they
seemed,
you
did
it
to
me.’}}
\VS{41}{\WJ{
Then
he
will
say
to
those
on
his
left ‘Go
from
my
presence,
accursed,
into
the
permanent
fire
which
has
been
prepared
for
the
devil
and
his
angels.}}
\VS{42}{\WJ{
For,
when
I
was
hungry,
you
gave
me
no
food;
when
I
was
thirsty,
you
gave
me
no
drink;}}
\VS{43}{\WJ{
when
I
was
a
stranger,
you
did
not
take
me
to
your
homes;
when
I
was
naked,
you
did
not
clothe
me;
and,
when
I
was
ill
and
in
prison,
you
did
not
visit
me.’}}
\VS{44}{\WJ{
Then
they,
in
their
turn,
will
answer ‘Lord,
when
did
we
see
you
hungry,
or
thirsty,
or
a
stranger,
or
naked,
or
ill,
or
in
prison,
and
did
not
supply
your
wants?’}}
\VS{45}{\WJ{
And
then
he
will
reply ‘I
tell
you,
as
often
as
you
failed
to
do
it
to
one
of
these,
however unimportant,
you
failed
to
do
it
to
me.’}}
\VS{46}{\WJ{
And
these
last
will
go
away
into
lasting
correction,
but
the
righteous
into
lasting
life.”}}

\par }\Chap{26}{\PP \VerseOne{1}When
Jesus
had
finished
teaching
all
of
that,
he
said
to
his
disciples,
\VS{2}{\WJ{“You
know
that
in
two
days
time
the
Festival
of
the
Passover
will
be
here;
and
that
the
Son
of
Man
is
to
be
given
up
to
be
crucified.”}}
\VS{3}Then
the
chief
priests
and
the
elders
of
the
people
met
in
the
house
of
the
high
priest,
who
was
called
Caiaphas,
\VS{4}and
plotted
together
to
arrest
Jesus
by
stealth
and
put
him
to
death;
\VS{5}but
they
said, “Not
during
the
Festival,
or
the
people
may
riot.”
\par }{\PP \VS{6}After
Jesus
had
reached Bethany,
and
while
he
was
in
the
house
of
Simon
the
leper,
\VS{7}a
woman
came
up
to
him
with
an
alabaster
jar
of
very
costly
perfume,
and
poured
the
perfume
on
his
head
as
he
sat
at
the
table.
\VS{8}The
disciples
were
indignant
at
seeing
this. “What
is
this
waste
for?”
they
exclaimed.
\VS{9}“It
could
have
been
sold
for
a
large
sum,
and
the
money
given
to
poor
people.”
\par }{\PP \VS{10}{\WJ{“Why
are
you
troubling
the
woman?”}}
Jesus
said,
when
he
noticed
it.
{\WJ{“For
this
is
a
beautiful
deed
that
she
has
done
to
me.}}
\VS{11}{\WJ{
You
always
have
the
poor
with
you,
but
you
will
not
always
have
me.}}
\VS{12}{\WJ{
In
pouring
this
perfume
on
my
body,
she
prepares
me
for
my
burial.}}
\VS{13}{\WJ{
I
tell
you,
wherever,
in
the
whole
world,
this
good
news
is
proclaimed,
what
this
woman
has
done
will
be
told
in
memory
of
her.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{14}It
was
then
that
one
of
the
Twelve,
named
Judas
Iscariot,
made
his
way
to
the
chief
priests,
\VS{15}and
said “What
are
you
willing
to
give
me,
if
I
betray
Jesus
to
you?”
The
Priests
counted
him
out
thirty
pieces
of
silver
as
payment.
\VS{16}So
from
that
time
Judas
looked
for
an
opportunity
to
betray
Jesus.
\par }{\PP \VS{17}On
the
first
day
of
the
Festival
of
the
unleavened
bread,
the
disciples
came
up
to
Jesus,
and
said, “Where
do
you
wish
us
to
make
preparations
for
you
to
eat
the
Passover?”
\par }{\PP \VS{18}{\WJ{“Go
into
the
city
to
a
certain
man,”}}
he
answered,
{\WJ{“and
say
to
him ‘The
teacher
says –
My
time
is
near.
I
will
keep
the
Passover
with
my
disciples
at
your
house.’ ”}}
\VS{19}The
disciples
did
as
Jesus
directed
them,
and
prepared
the
Passover.
\VS{20}In
the
evening
Jesus
took
his
place
with
the
twelve
disciples,
\VS{21}and,
while
they
were
eating,
he
said,
{\WJ{“I
tell
you
that
one
of
you
will
betray
me.”}}
\VS{22}In
great
grief
they
began
to
say
to
him,
one
by
one, “Can
it
be
I,
Master?”
\par }{\PP \VS{23}{\WJ{“The
one
who
dipped
his
bread
beside
me
in
the
dish,”}}
replied
Jesus,
{\WJ{“is
the
one
who
will
betray
me.}}
\VS{24}{\WJ{
True,
the
Son
of
Man
must
go,
as
scripture
says
of
him,
yet
alas
for
that
man
by
whom
the
Son
of
Man
is
being
betrayed!
For
that
man
it
would
be
better
never
to
have
been
born!”}}
\VS{25}Judas,
who
was
betraying
him,
turned
to
him
and
said, “Can
it
be
I,
Rabbi?”
\par }{\PP {\WJ{“It
is,”}}
answered
Jesus.
\par }{\PP \VS{26}While
they
were
eating,
Jesus
took
some
bread,
and,
after
saying
the
blessing,
broke
it
and,
as
he
gave
it
to
his
disciples,
said,
{\WJ{“Take
it
and
eat
it;
this
is
my
body.”}}
\VS{27}Then
he
took
a
cup,
and,
after
saying
the
thanksgiving,
gave
it
to
them,
with
the
words,
{\WJ{“Drink
from
it,
all
of
you;}}
\VS{28}{\WJ{
for
this
is
my
covenant
blood,
which
is
poured
out
for
many
for
the
forgiveness
of
sins.}}
\VS{29}{\WJ{
I
tell
you
that
I
will
never,
after
this,
drink
of
this
juice
of
the
grape,
until
that
day
when
I
will
drink
it
new
with
you
in
the
kingdom
of
my
Father.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{30}They
then
sang
a
hymn,
and
went
out
to
the
Mount
of
Olives.
\VS{31}Then
Jesus
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“Even
you
will
all
fall
away
from
me
tonight.
Scripture
says – ‘I
will
strike
down
the
shepherd,
and
the
sheep
of
the
flock
will
be
scattered.’}}
\VS{32}{\WJ{
But,
after
I
have
risen,
I
will
go
before
you
into
Galilee.”}}
\VS{33}“If
everyone
else
falls
away
from
you,”
Peter
answered, “I
will
never
fall
away!”
\par }{\PP \VS{34}{\WJ{“I
tell
you,”}}
replied
Jesus,
{\WJ{“that
this
very
night,
before
the cock
crows,
you
will disown
me
three
times!”}}
\VS{35}“Even
if
I
must
die
with
you,”
Peter
exclaimed, “I
will
never disown
you!”
All
the
disciples
spoke
in
the
same
way.
\par }{\PP \VS{36}Then
Jesus
came
with
them
to
a
garden
called
Gethsemane,
and
he
said
to
his
disciples,
{\WJ{“Sit
down
here
while
I
go
and
pray
over
there.”}}
\VS{37}Taking
with
him
Peter
and
the
two
sons
of
Zebedee,
he
began
to
show
signs
of
sadness
and
deep
distress
of
mind.
\VS{38}{\WJ{“I
am
sad
at
heart,”}}
he
said,
{\WJ{“sad
even
to
death;
wait
here
and
watch
with
me.”}}
\VS{39}Going
on
a
little
further,
he
threw
himself
on
his
face
in
prayer.
{\WJ{“My
Father,”}}
he
said,
{\WJ{“if
it
is
possible,
let
me
be
spared
this
cup;
only,
not
as
I
will,
but
as
you
will.”}}
\VS{40}Then
he
came
to
his
disciples,
and
found
them
asleep.
{\WJ{“What!”}}
he
said
to
Peter,
{\WJ{“could
none
of
you
watch
with
me
for
one
hour?}}
\VS{41}{\WJ{
Watch
and
pray
so
that
you
don’t
fall
into
temptation.
True,
the
spirit
is
eager,
but
human nature
is
weak.”}}
\VS{42}Again,
a
second
time,
he
went
away,
and
prayed.
{\WJ{“My
Father,”}}
he
said,
{\WJ{“if
I
cannot
be
spared
this
cup,
but
must
drink
it,
your
will
be
done!”}}
\VS{43}And
coming
back
again
he
found
them
asleep,
for
their
eyes
were
heavy.
\VS{44}So
he
left
them,
and
went
away
again,
and
prayed
a
third
time,
again
saying
the
same
words.
\VS{45}Then
he
came
to
the
disciples,
and
said,
{\WJ{“Sleep
on
now,
and
rest
yourselves.
Look –
my
time
is
close
at
hand,
and
the
Son
of
Man
is
being
betrayed
into
the
hands
of
wicked
people.}}
\VS{46}{\WJ{
Up,
and
let
us
be
going.
Look!
My
betrayer
is
close
at
hand.”}}
\VS{47}And,
while
he
was
still
speaking,
Judas,
who
was
one
of
the
Twelve,
came
in
sight;
and
with
him
was
a
great
crowd
of
people,
with
swords
and
clubs,
sent
from
the
chief
priests
and
elders
of
the
people.
\VS{48}Now
the
betrayer
had
arranged
a
signal
with
them. “The
man
whom
I
kiss,”
he
had
said, “will
be
the
one;
arrest
him.”
\VS{49}So
he
went
up
to
Jesus
at
once,
and
exclaimed, “Welcome,
Rabbi!”
and
kissed
him;
\VS{50}at
which
Jesus
said
to
him,
{\WJ{“Friend,
do
what
you
have
come
for.”}}
The
men
went
up,
seized
Jesus,
and
arrested
him.
\VS{51}Suddenly
one
of
those
who
were
with
Jesus
stretched
out
his
hand,
and
drew
his
sword,
and
striking
the
high
priest’s
servant,
cut
off
his
ear.
\VS{52}{\WJ{“Sheathe
your
sword,”}}
Jesus
said,
{\WJ{“for
all
who
draw
the
sword
will
be
put
to
the
sword.}}
\VS{53}{\WJ{
Do
you
think
that
I
cannot
ask
my
Father
for
help,
when
he
would
at
once
send
to
my aid
more
than
twelve
legions
of
angels?}}
\VS{54}{\WJ{
But
in
that
case
how
would
the
scriptures
be
fulfilled,
which
say
that
this
must
be?”}}
\VS{55}Jesus
at
the
same
time
said
to
the
crowds,
{\WJ{“Have
you
come
out,
as
if
after
a
robber,
with
swords
and
clubs,
to
take
me?
I
have
sat
teaching
day
after
day
in
the
Temple
Courts,
and
yet
you
did
not
arrest
me.”}}
\VS{56}The
whole
of
this
occurred
in
fulfillment
of
the
prophetic
scriptures.
Then
the
disciples
all
forsook
him
and
fled.
\par }{\PP \VS{57}Those
who
had
arrested
Jesus
took
him
to
Caiaphas,
the
high
priest,
where
the
teachers
of
the
Law
and
elders
had
assembled.
\VS{58}Peter
followed
him
at
a
distance
as
far
as
the
high
priest’s
courtyard,
to
see
the
outcome.
\VS{59}Meanwhile
the
chief
priests
and
the
whole
of
the
High
Council
were
trying
to
get
such
false
evidence
against
Jesus,
as
would warrant
putting
him
to
death,
\VS{60}but
they
did
not
find
any,
although
many
came
forward
with
false
evidence.
Later
on,
however,
two
men
came
forward
and
said,
\VS{61}“This
man
said ‘I
am
able
to
destroy
the
Temple
of
God,
and
to
build
it
in
three
days.’ ”
\VS{62}Then
the
high
priest
stood
up,
and
said
to
Jesus, “Have
you
no
answer?
What
is
this
evidence
which
these
men
are
giving
against
you?”
\VS{63}But
Jesus
remained
silent.
The
high
priest
said
to
him, “I
order
you,
by
the
living
God,
to
tell
us
whether
you
are
the
Christ,
the
Son
of
God.”
\par }{\PP \VS{64}{\WJ{“It
is
true,”}}
Jesus
answered,
{\WJ{“Moreover
I
tell
you
all
that
hereafter
you
will
see
the
Son
of
Man
sitting
on
the
right
hand
of
the
Almighty,
and
coming
on
the
clouds
of
the
heavens.”}}
\VS{65}Then
the
high
priest
tore
his
robes. “This
is
blasphemy!”
he
exclaimed. “Why
do
we
want
any
more
witnesses?
You
have
just
heard
his
blasphemy!
\VS{66}What
is
your
decision?”
They
answered, “He
deserves
death.”
\VS{67}Then
they
spat
in
his
face,
and
struck
him,
while
others
dealt
blows
at
him,
saying
as
they
did
so,
\VS{68}“Now
play
the
prophet
for
us,
you
Christ!
Who
was
it
that
struck
you?”
\VS{69}Peter,
meanwhile,
was
sitting
outside
in
the
courtyard;
and
a
maidservant
came
up
to
him,
and
exclaimed, “Why,
you
were
with
Jesus
the
Galilean!”
\VS{70}But Peter
denied
it
before
them
all. “I
do
not
know
what
you
mean,”
he
replied.
\VS{71}When
he
had
gone
out
into
the
gateway,
another
maid
saw
him,
and
said
to
those
who
were
there, “This
man
was
with
Jesus
of
Nazareth!”
\VS{72}Again
he
denied
it
with
an
oath, “I
do
not
know
the
man!”
\VS{73}But
soon
afterward
those
who
were
standing
by
came
up
and
said
to
Peter, “You
also
are
certainly
one
of
them;
why,
even
your
way
of
speaking
proves
it!”
\VS{74}Then
Peter
said, “I
swear
that
I
do
not
know
the
man!
May
God
punish
me
if
I
am
lying!”
At
that
moment
a cock
crowed;
\VS{75}and
Peter
remembered
the
words
which
Jesus
had
said –
{\WJ{‘Before
a cock
has
crowed,
you
will disown
me
three times’;}}
and
he
went
outside,
and
wept
bitterly.

\par }\Chap{27}{\PP \VerseOne{1}At
daybreak
all
the
chief
priests
and
the
elders
of
the
people
consulted
together
against
Jesus,
to
bring
about
his
death.
\VS{2}They
put
him
in
chains
and
led
him
away,
and
gave
him
up
to
the Roman
Governor,
Pilate.
\VS{3}Then
Judas,
who
betrayed
him,
seeing
that
Jesus
was
condemned,
repented
of
what
he
had
done,
and
returned
the
thirty
pieces
of
silver
to
the
chief
priests
and
elders.
\VS{4}“I
did
wrong
in
betraying
a
good
man
to
his
death,”
he
said. “What
has
that
to
do
with
us?”
they
replied. “You
must
see
to
that
yourself.”
\VS{5}Judas flung
down
the
pieces
of
silver
in
the
Temple,
and
left;
and
went
away
and
hanged
himself.
\VS{6}The
chief
priests
took
the
pieces
of
silver,
but
they
said, “We
must
not
put
them
into
the
Temple
treasury,
because
they
are blood-money.”
\VS{7}So,
after
consultation,
they
used
it
to
buy
the ‘Potter’s Field’
as
a
burial
ground
for
foreigners,
\VS{8}and
that
is
why
that
field
is
called
the ‘Field
of Blood’
to
this
very
day.
\VS{9}Then
it
was
that
these
words
spoken
by
the
prophet
Jeremiah
were
fulfilled – ‘They
took
the
thirty
pieces
of
silver,
the
price
set
on
him
by
the
people
of
Israel,
\VS{10}and
gave
them
for
the
potter’s
field,
as
the
Lord
commanded
me.’
\VS{11}Meanwhile
Jesus
was
brought
before
the Roman
Governor. “Are
you
the
king
of
the
Jews?”
asked
the
Governor.
{\WJ{“It
is
true,”}}
answered
Jesus.
\VS{12}While
charges
were
being
brought
against
him
by
the
chief
priests
and
elders,
Jesus
made
no
reply.
\VS{13}Then
Pilate
said
to
him, “Don’t
you
hear
how
many
accusations
they
are
making
against
you?”
\VS{14}Yet
Jesus
made
no
reply –
not
even
a
single
word;
at
which
the
Governor
was
greatly
astonished.
\VS{15}Now,
at
the
feast,
the
Governor
was
accustomed
to
grant
the
people
the
release
of
any
one
prisoner
whom
they
might
choose.
\VS{16}At
that
time
they
had
a
notorious
prisoner
called Barabbas.
\VS{17}So,
when
the
people
had
collected,
Pilate
said
to
them, “Which
do
you
wish
me
to
release
for
you? Barabbas?
Or
Jesus
who
is
called ‘Christ’?”
\VS{18}For
he
knew
that
it
was
out
of
jealousy
that
they
had
given
Jesus
up
to
him.
\VS{19}While
he
was
still
on
the Bench,
his
wife
sent
this
message
to
him – “Do
not
have
anything
to
do
with
that
good
man,
for
I
have
been
very
much
troubled
today
in
a
dream
because
of
him.”
\VS{20}But
the
chief
priests
and
elders
persuaded
the
crowds
to
ask
for Barabbas,
and
to
kill
Jesus.
\VS{21}The
Governor,
however,
said
to
them, “Which
of
these
two
do
you
wish
me
to
release
for
you?”
\par }{\PP “Barabbas,”
they
answered.
\VS{22}“What
then,”
Pilate
asked, “should
I
do
with
Jesus
who
is
called ‘Christ?’ ” “Crucify
him,”
they
all
replied.
\VS{23}“Why,
what
harm
has
he
done?”
he
asked.
But
they
kept
shouting
furiously, “Crucify
him!”
\VS{24}When
Pilate
saw
that
his
efforts
were unavailing,
but
that,
on
the
contrary,
a
riot
was
beginning,
he
took
some
water,
and
washed
his
hands
in
the
sight
of
the
crowd,
saying
as
he
did
so, “I
am
not
answerable
for
this
bloodshed;
you
must
see
to
it
yourselves.”
\VS{25}And
all
the
people
answered, “His
blood
be
on
our
heads
and
on
our
children’s!”
\VS{26}Then
Pilate
released Barabbas
to
them,
but
Jesus
he
had
scourged,
and
gave
him
up
to
be
crucified.
\par }{\PP \VS{27}After
that,
the
Governor’s
soldiers
took
Jesus
with
them
into
the
Government
house,
and
gathered
the
whole
garrison
around
him.
\VS{28}They
stripped
him,
and
put
on
him
a
red
military
cloak,
\VS{29}and
having
twisted
some
thorns
into
a
crown,
put
it
on
his
head,
and
a
rod
in
his
right
hand,
and
then,
going
down
on
their
knees
before
him,
they
mocked
him. “Long
life
to
you,
king
of
the
Jews!”
they
said.
\VS{30}They
spat
at
him
and,
taking
the
rod,
kept
striking
him
on
the
head;
\VS{31}and,
when
they
had
left
off
mocking
him,
they
took
off
the
military
cloak,
and
put
his
own
clothes
on
him,
and
led
him
away
to
be
crucified.
\par }{\PP \VS{32}As
they
were
on
their
way
out,
they
came
upon
a
man
from
Cyrene
called
Simon,
and
they
compelled
him
to
go
with
them
to
carry
the
cross.
\VS{33}On
reaching
a
place
named
Golgotha (a
place
named
from
its
likeness
to
a
skull),
\VS{34}they
gave
him
some
wine
to
drink
which
had
been
mixed
with
gall;
but
after
tasting
it,
Jesus
refused
to
drink
it.
\VS{35}When
they
had
crucified
him,
they
divided
his
clothes
among
them
by
casting
lots.
\VS{36}Then
they
sat
down,
and
kept
watch
over
him
there.
\VS{37}Above
his
head
they
fixed
the
accusation
against
him
written
out – ‘THIS
IS
JESUS
THE
KING
OF
THE
JEWS.’
\VS{38}At
the
same
time
two
robbers
were
crucified
with
him,
one
on
the
right,
the
other
on
the
left.
\VS{39}The
passers-by
railed
at
him,
shaking
their
heads
as
they
said,
\VS{40}“You
who
would ‘destroy
the
Temple
and
build
one
in
three
days,’
save
yourself!
If
you
are
God’s
Son,
come
down
from
the
cross!”
\VS{41}In
the
same
way
the
chief
priests,
with
the
Teachers
of
the
Law
and
elders,
said
in
mockery,
\VS{42}“He
saved
others,
but
he
cannot
save
himself!
He
is
the ‘king
of Israel’!
Why
doesn’t
he
come
down
from
the
cross
now,
then
we
will
believe
in
him.
\VS{43}He
has
trusted
in
God;
if
God
wants
him,
let
him
deliver
him
now;
for
he
said ‘I
am
God’s
Son.’ ”
\VS{44}Even
the
robbers,
who
were
crucified
with
him,
insulted
him
in
the
same
way.
\VS{45}After
midday
a
darkness
came
over
all
the
country,
lasting
until
three
in
the
afternoon.
\VS{46}About
three
Jesus
called
out
loudly,
{\WJ{“Eloi,
Eloi,
lema sabacthani”}} –
that
is
to
say,
{\WJ{‘My
God,
my
God,
why
have
you
forsaken
me?’}}
\VS{47}Some
of
those
standing
by
heard
this,
and
said, “The
man
is
calling
for
Elijah!”
\VS{48}One
of
them
immediately
ran
and
took
a
sponge,
and,
filling
it
with
common
wine,
put
it
on
the
end
of
a
rod,
and
offered
it
to
him
to
drink.
\VS{49}But
the
rest
said, “Wait
and
let
us
see
if
Elijah
is
coming
to
save
him.”\FTNT{*}{{\FR 27:49 }
 Some later manuscripts add: However another man took a spear, and pierced his side; and water and blood flowed from it.}
\VS{50}But
Jesus,
uttering
another
loud
cry,
gave
up
his
spirit.
\VS{51}Suddenly
the
Temple
curtain
was
torn
in
two
from
top
to
bottom,
the
earth
shook,
the
rocks
were
torn
asunder,
\VS{52}the
tombs
opened,
and
the
bodies
of
many
of
God’s
people
who
had
fallen
asleep
rose,
\VS{53}and
they,
leaving
their
tombs,
went,
after
the
resurrection
of
Jesus,
into
the
Holy
City,
and
appeared
to
many
people.
\VS{54}The Roman
centurion,
and
the
men
with
him
who
were
watching
Jesus,
on
seeing
the
earthquake
and
all
that
was
happening,
became
greatly
frightened
and
exclaimed, “This
must
indeed
have
been
God’s
Son!”
\VS{55}There
were
many
women
there,
watching
from
a
distance,
who
had
accompanied
Jesus
from
Galilee
and
had
been
attending
on
him.
\VS{56}Among
them
were
Mary
of Magdala,
Mary
the
mother
of
James
and
Joseph,
and
the
mother
of
Zebedee’s
sons.
\par }{\PP \VS{57}When
evening
had
fallen,
there
came
a
rich
man
from Arimathea,
named
Joseph,
who
had
himself
become
a
disciple
of
Jesus.
\VS{58}He
went
to
see
Pilate,
and
asked
for
the
body
of
Jesus.
Pilate
ordered
it
to
be
given
him.
\VS{59}So
Joseph
took
the
body,
and
wrapped
it
in
a
clean
linen
sheet,
\VS{60}and
laid
it
in
his
newly
made
tomb
which
he
had
cut
in
the
rock;
and,
before
he
left,
he
rolled
a
great
stone
against
the
entrance
of
the
tomb.
\VS{61}Mary
of Magdala
and
the
other
Mary
remained
behind,
sitting
in
front
of
the
grave.
\par }{\PP \VS{62}The
next
day –
that
is,
the
day
following
the Preparation-day –
the
chief
priests
and
Pharisees
came
in
a
body
to
Pilate,
and
said,
\VS{63}“Sir,
we
remember
that,
during
his
lifetime,
that impostor
said
{\WJ{‘I
will
rise
after
three
days.’}}
\VS{64}So
order
the
tomb
to
be
made
secure
until
the
third
day.
Otherwise
his
disciples
may
come
and
steal
him,
and
then
say
to
the
people ‘He
has
risen
from
the
dead,’
when
the
latest imposture
will
be
worse
than
the
first.”
\par }{\PP \VS{65}“You
may
have
a
guard,”
was Pilate’s
reply. “Go
and
make
the
tomb
as
secure
as
you
can.”
\VS{66}So
they
went
and
made
the
tomb
secure,
by
sealing
the
stone,
in
presence
of
the
guard.

\par }\Chap{28}{\SH The Risen Life
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}After
the
Sabbath,
as
the
first
day
of
the
week
began
to
dawn,
Mary
of Magdala
and
the
other
Mary
had
gone
to
look
at
the
grave,
\VS{2}when
suddenly
a
great
earthquake
occurred.
For
an
angel
of
the
Lord
descended
from
heaven,
and
came
and
rolled
away
the
stone,
and
seated
himself
on
it.
\VS{3}His
appearance
was
as
dazzling
as
lightning,
and
his
clothing
was
as
white
as
snow;
\VS{4}and,
in
their
terror
of
him,
the
men
on
guard
trembled
violently
and
became
like
dead
men.
\VS{5}But
the
angel,
addressing
the
women,
said, “You
need
not
be
afraid.
I
know
that
it
is
Jesus,
who
was
crucified,
for
whom
you
are
looking.
\VS{6}He
is
not
here;
for
he
has
risen,
as
he
said
he
would.
Come,
and
see
the
place
where
he
was
lying;
\VS{7}and
then
go
quickly
and
say
to
his
disciples ‘He
has
risen
from
the
dead,
and
is
going
before
you
into
Galilee;
there
you
will
see
him.’
Remember,
I
have
told
you.”
\VS{8}They
left
the
tomb
quickly,
in
awe
and
great
joy,
and
ran
to
tell
the
news
to
the
disciples.
\VS{9}Suddenly
Jesus
met
them.
{\WJ{“Welcome!”}}
he
said.
The
women
went
up
to
him,
and clasped
his
feet,
bowing
to
the
ground
before
him.
Then
Jesus
said
to
them,
\VS{10}{\WJ{“Do
not
be
afraid;
go
and
tell
my
brothers
and
sisters
to
set
out
for
Galilee,
and
they
will
see
me
there.”}}
\VS{11}While
they
were
still
on
their
way,
some
of
the
guard
came
into
the
city,
and
reported
to
the
chief
priests
everything
that
had
happened.
\VS{12}So
they
and
the
elders
met
and,
after
holding
a
consultation,
gave
a
large
sum
of
money
to
the
soldiers,
\VS{13}and
told
them
to
say
that
his
disciples
came
in
the
night,
and
stole
him
while
they
were
asleep;
\VS{14}“And
should
this
matter
come
before
the
Governor,”
they
added, “we
will
satisfy
him,
and
see
that
you
have
nothing
to
fear.”
\VS{15}So
the
soldiers
took
the
money,
and
did
as
they
were
instructed.
This
story
spread
widely;
the
people
of
Judea
still
tell
it
today.
\par }{\PP \VS{16}The
eleven
disciples
went
to
Galilee,
to
the
mountain
where
Jesus
told
them
to
meet
him;
\VS{17}and,
when
they
saw
him,
they
bowed
to
the
ground
before
him;
although
some
felt
doubtful.
\VS{18}Then
Jesus
came
up,
and
spoke
to
them,
saying,
{\WJ{“All
authority
in
heaven
and
on
the
earth
has
been
given
to
me.}}
\VS{19}{\WJ{
Therefore
go
and
make
disciples
of
all
the
nations, baptizing
them
in
the
name
of
the
Father,
the
Son,
and
the
Holy
Spirit,}}
\VS{20}{\WJ{
and
teaching
them
to
lay
to
heart
all
the
commands
that
I
have
given
you;
and,
remember,
I
myself
am
with
you
every
day
until
the
close
of
the
age.”}}\par }