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

\par }\ChapOne{1}{\PP \VerseOne{1}A
record
of
the
genealogy
of Yeshua
the
Messiah,\FTNT{*}{{\FR 1:1 }
Messiah (Hebrew) and Christ (Greek) both mean “Anointed One”}
the
son
of
David,
the
son
of
Abraham.
\par }{\PP \VS{2}Abraham
became
the
father
of
Isaac.
Isaac
became
the
father
of
Jacob.
Jacob
became
the
father
of
Judah
and
his
brothers.
\VS{3}Judah
became
the
father
of
Perez
and
Zerah
by
Tamar.
Perez
became
the
father
of
Hezron.
Hezron
became
the
father
of
Ram.
\VS{4}Ram
became
the
father
of
Amminadab.
Amminadab
became
the
father
of
Nahshon.
Nahshon
became
the
father
of
Salmon.
\VS{5}Salmon
became
the
father
of
Boaz
by
Rahab.
Boaz
became
the
father
of Obed
by
Ruth. Obed
became
the
father
of
Jesse.
\VS{6}Jesse
became
the
father
of
King
David.
David
the
king\FTNT{†}{{\FR 1:6 }
NU omits “the king”.}
became
the
father
of
Solomon
by her
who
had been Uriah’s wife.
\VS{7}Solomon
became
the
father
of
Rehoboam.
Rehoboam
became
the
father
of
Abijah.
Abijah
became
the
father
of
Asa.
\VS{8}Asa
became
the
father
of
Jehoshaphat.
Jehoshaphat
became
the
father
of
Joram.
Joram
became
the
father
of
Uzziah.
\VS{9}Uzziah
became
the
father
of
Jotham.
Jotham
became
the
father
of
Ahaz.
Ahaz
became
the
father
of
Hezekiah.
\VS{10}Hezekiah
became
the
father
of
Manasseh.
Manasseh
became
the
father
of
Amon.
Amon
became
the
father
of
Josiah.
\VS{11}Josiah
became
the
father
of Jechoniah
and
his
brothers
at
the
time
of
the exile
to
Babylon.
\par }{\PP \VS{12}After
the exile
to
Babylon, Jechoniah
became
the
father
of
Shealtiel.
Shealtiel
became
the
father
of
Zerubbabel.
\VS{13}Zerubbabel
became
the
father
of
Abiud.
Abiud
became
the
father
of
Eliakim.
Eliakim
became
the
father
of
Azor.
\VS{14}Azor
became
the
father
of
Zadok.
Zadok
became
the
father
of
Achim.
Achim
became
the
father
of
Eliud.
\VS{15}Eliud
became
the
father
of
Eleazar.
Eleazar
became
the
father
of
Matthan.
Matthan
became
the
father
of
Jacob.
\VS{16}Jacob
became
the
father
of
Joseph,
the
husband
of Miriam,
from
whom
was
born Yeshua,\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 1:16 }
“Yeshua” means “Salvation”.}
who
is
called
Messiah.
\par }{\PP \VS{17}So
all
the
generations
from
Abraham
to
David
are
fourteen
generations;
from
David
to
the exile
to
Babylon
fourteen
generations;
and
from
the carrying
away
to
Babylon
to
the
Messiah,
fourteen
generations.
\par }{\PP \VS{18}Now
the
birth
of Yeshua
the
Messiah
was
like
this:
After
his
mother, Miriam,
was
engaged
to
Joseph,
before
they
came
together,
she
was
found
pregnant
by
the
Holy
Spirit.
\VS{19}Joseph,
her
husband,
being
a
righteous
man,
and
not
willing
to
make
her
a public example,
intended
to put
her
away
secretly.
\VS{20}But
when
he
thought
about
these
things,
behold,\FTNT{§}{{\FR 1:20 }
“Behold”, from “ἰδοὺ”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.}
an
angel
of
the
Lord
appeared
to
him
in
a
dream,
saying, “Joseph,
son
of
David,
don’t
be
afraid
to
take
to
yourself Miriam
as
your
wife,
for
that
which
is
conceived
in
her
is
of
the
Holy
Spirit.
\VS{21}She
shall
give
birth
to
a
son.
You
shall
name
him Yeshua,\FTNT{*}{{\FR 1:21 }
“Yeshua” means “Salvation”.}
for
it
is
he
who
shall
save
his
people
from
their
sins.”
\par }{\PP \VS{22}Now
all
this
has
happened
that
it might
be
fulfilled
which
was
spoken
by
the
Lord
through
the
prophet,
saying,
\par }{\Q \VS{23}“Behold,
the
virgin
shall
be
with
child,
\par }{\QB and
shall
give
birth
to
a
son.
\par }{\Q They
shall
call
his
name
Immanuel,”
\par }{\QB which
is,
being interpreted, “God
with
us.”\XREF{✡}{{\XO 1:23 }
Isaiah 7:14}
\par }{\PP \VS{24}Joseph arose
from
his
sleep,
and
did
as
the
angel
of
the
Lord
commanded
him,
and
took
his
wife
to
himself;
\VS{25}and
didn’t
know
her sexually
until
she
had
given
birth
to
her firstborn
son.
He
named
him Yeshua.

\par }\Chap{2}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Now
when Yeshua
was
born
in
Bethlehem
of
Judea
in
the
days
of
King
Herod,
behold, wise men\FTNT{*}{{\FR 2:1 }
The word for “wise men” (magoi) can also mean teachers, scientists, physicians, astrologers, seers, interpreters of dreams, or sorcerers.}
from
the
east
came
to
Jerusalem, saying,
\VS{2}“Where
is
he
who
is
born
King
of
the
Jews?
For
we
saw
his
star
in
the
east,
and
have
come
to
worship
him.”
\VS{3}When
King
Herod
heard
it,
he
was
troubled,
and
all
Jerusalem
with
him.
\VS{4}Gathering
together
all
the
chief
priests
and
scribes
of
the
people,
he
asked
them
where
the
Messiah
would
be
born.
\VS{5}They
said
to
him, “In
Bethlehem
of
Judea,
for
this
is
written
through
the
prophet,
\par }{\Q \VS{6}‘You
Bethlehem,
land
of
Judah,
\par }{\QB are
in
no
way
least amongst
the princes
of
Judah;
\par }{\Q for
out
of
you
shall
come
a
governor
\par }{\QB who
shall
shepherd
my
people,
Israel.’ ”\XREF{✡}{{\XO 2:6 }
Micah 5:2}
\par }{\PP \VS{7}Then
Herod
secretly
called
the wise
men,
and learnt
from
them exactly
what
time
the
star
appeared.
\VS{8}He
sent
them
to
Bethlehem,
and
said, “Go
and
search diligently
for
the young
child.
When
you
have
found
him,
bring
me
word,
so
that
I
also
may
come
and
worship
him.”
\par }{\PP \VS{9}They, having
heard
the
king,
went
their
way;
and
behold,
the
star,
which
they
saw
in
the
east,
went
before
them
until
it
came
and
stood
over
where
the young
child
was.
\VS{10}When
they
saw
the
star,
they
rejoiced
with
exceedingly
great
joy.
\VS{11}They
came
into
the
house
and
saw
the young
child
with Miriam,
his
mother,
and
they
fell
down
and worshipped
him.
Opening
their
treasures,
they
offered
to
him
gifts:
gold,
frankincense,
and
myrrh.
\VS{12}Being
warned
in
a
dream
not
to
return
to
Herod,
they
went
back
to
their
own
country
another
way.
\par }{\PP \VS{13}Now
when
they
had
departed,
behold,
an
angel
of
the
Lord
appeared
to
Joseph
in
a
dream,
saying, “Arise
and
take
the young
child
and
his
mother,
and
flee
into
Egypt,
and stay
there
until
I
tell
you,
for
Herod
will
seek
the young
child
to
destroy
him.”
\par }{\PP \VS{14}He arose
and
took
the young
child
and
his
mother
by
night
and
departed
into
Egypt,
\VS{15}and
was
there
until
the
death
of
Herod,
that
it
might
be
fulfilled
which
was
spoken
by
the
Lord
through
the
prophet,
saying, “Out
of
Egypt
I
called
my
son.”\XREF{✡}{{\XO 2:15 }
Hosea 11:1}
\par }{\PP \VS{16}Then
Herod,
when
he
saw
that
he
was
mocked
by
the wise
men,
was
exceedingly angry,
and
sent
out
and
killed
all
the
male
children
who
were
in
Bethlehem
and
in
all
the surrounding countryside,
from
two
years
old
and
under,
according
to
the
exact
time
which
he
had learnt
from
the wise
men.
\VS{17}Then
that
which
was
spoken
by
Jeremiah
the
prophet
was
fulfilled,
saying,
\par }{\Q \VS{18}“A
voice
was
heard
in
Ramah,
\par }{\QB lamentation,
weeping
and
great
mourning,
\par }{\Q Rachel
weeping
for
her
children;
\par }{\QB she wouldn’t
be
comforted,
\par }{\QB because
they
are
no
more.”\XREF{✡}{{\XO 2:18 }
Jeremiah 31:15}
\par }{\PP \VS{19}But
when
Herod
was dead,
behold,
an
angel
of
the
Lord
appeared
in
a
dream
to
Joseph
in
Egypt, saying,
\VS{20}“Arise
and
take
the young
child
and
his
mother,
and
go
into Eretz-Israel,
for
those
who
sought
the young
child’s
life
are
dead.”
\par }{\PP \VS{21}He arose
and
took
the young
child
and
his
mother,
and
came
into Eretz-Israel.
\VS{22}But
when
he
heard
that
Archelaus
was
reigning
over
Judea
in
the
place
of
his
father,
Herod,
he
was
afraid
to
go
there. Being
warned
in
a
dream,
he
withdrew
into
the region
of
Galilee,
\VS{23}and
came
and
lived
in
a
city
called
Nazareth;
that
it
might
be
fulfilled
which
was
spoken
through
the
prophets
that
he
will
be
called
a
Nazarene.

\par }\Chap{3}{\PP \VerseOne{1}In
those
days, Yochanan
the Immerser
came,
proclaiming
in
the
wilderness
of
Judea, saying,
\VS{2}“Repent,
for
the
Kingdom
of
Heaven
is
at
hand!”
\VS{3}For
this
is
he
who
was
spoken
of
by
Isaiah
the
prophet,
saying,
\par }{\Q “The
voice
of
one
crying
in
the
wilderness,
\par }{\QB make
the
way
of
the
Lord
ready!
\par }{\QB Make
his
paths
straight!”\XREF{✡}{{\XO 3:3 }
Isaiah 40:3}
\par }{\PP \VS{4}Now Yochanan
himself
wore
clothing made
of
camel’s
hair
with
a
leather
belt
around
his
waist.
His
food
was
locusts
and
wild
honey.
\VS{5}Then
people
from
Jerusalem,
all
of
Judea,
and
all
the
region
around
the
Jordan
went
out
to
him.
\VS{6}They
were immersed
by
him
in
the
Jordan,
confessing
their
sins.
\par }{\PP \VS{7}But
when
he
saw
many
of
the
Pharisees
and
Sadducees
coming
for
his immersion,
he
said
to
them, “You
offspring
of
vipers,
who
warned
you
to
flee
from
the
wrath
to
come?
\VS{8}Therefore
produce
fruit
worthy
of
repentance!
\VS{9}Don’t
think
to
yourselves, ‘We
have
Abraham
for
our
father,’
for
I
tell
you
that
God
is
able
to
raise
up
children
to
Abraham
from
these
stones.
\VS{10}Even
now
the
axe
lies
at
the
root
of
the
trees.
Therefore
every
tree
that
doesn’t
produce
good
fruit
is
cut
down,
and
cast
into
the
fire.
\par }{\PP \VS{11}“I
indeed immerse
you
in
water
for
repentance,
but
he
who
comes
after
me
is
mightier
than
I,
whose
sandals
I
am
not
worthy
to
carry.
He
will immerse
you
in
the
Holy
Spirit.\FTNT{*}{{\FR 3:11 }
TR and NU add “and with fire”
}
\VS{12}His
winnowing
fork
is
in
his
hand,
and
he
will thoroughly cleanse
his
threshing
floor.
He
will
gather
his
wheat
into
the
barn,
but
the
chaff
he
will
burn
up
with
unquenchable
fire.”
\par }{\PP \VS{13}Then Yeshua
came
from
Galilee
to
the
Jordan\FTNT{†}{{\FR 3:13 }
i.e., the Jordan River}
to Yochanan,
to be immersed
by
him.
\VS{14}But Yochanan
would
have hindered
him,
saying, “I
need
to
be immersed
by
you,
and
you
come
to
me?”
\par }{\PP \VS{15}But Yeshua,
answering,
said
to
him,
{\WJ{“Allow
it
now,
for
this
is
the
fitting
way
for
us
to fulfil
all
righteousness.”}}
Then
he
allowed
him.
\par }{\PP \VS{16}Yeshua,
when
he
was immersed,
went
up directly
from
the
water:
and
behold,
the
heavens
were
opened
to
him.
He
saw
the
Spirit
of
God
descending
as
a
dove,
and
coming
on
him.
\VS{17}Behold,
a
voice
out
of
the
heavens
said, “This
is
my
beloved
Son,
with
whom
I
am
well
pleased.”

\par }\Chap{4}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Then Yeshua
was
led
up
by
the
Spirit
into
the
wilderness
to be
tempted
by
the
devil.
\VS{2}When
he
had
fasted
forty
days
and
forty
nights,
he
was
hungry
afterward.
\VS{3}The
tempter
came
and
said
to
him, “If
you
are
the
Son
of
God,
command
that
these
stones
become
bread.”
\par }{\PP \VS{4}But
he
answered,
{\WJ{“It
is
written, ‘Man
shall
not
live
by
bread
alone,
but
by
every
word
that
proceeds
out
of
God’s
mouth.’ ”}}\XREF{✡}{{\XO 4:4 }
Deuteronomy 8:3}
\par }{\PP \VS{5}Then
the
devil
took
him
into
the
holy
city.
He
set
him
on
the
pinnacle
of
the
temple,
\VS{6}and
said
to
him, “If
you
are
the
Son
of
God,
throw
yourself
down,
for
it
is
written,
\par }{\Q ‘He
will
command
his
angels
concerning
you,’
and,
\par }{\Q ‘On
their
hands
they
will
bear
you
up,
\par }{\QB so
that
you don’t dash
your
foot
against
a
stone.’ ”\XREF{✡}{{\XO 4:6 }
Psalm 91:11-12
}
\par }{\PP \VS{7}Yeshua
said
to
him,
{\WJ{“Again,
it
is
written, ‘You
shall
not
test
the
Lord,
your
God.’ ”}}\XREF{✡}{{\XO 4:7 }
Deuteronomy 6:16}
\par }{\PP \VS{8}Again,
the
devil
took
him
to
an
exceedingly
high
mountain,
and
showed
him
all
the
kingdoms
of
the
world
and
their
glory.
\VS{9}He
said
to
him, “I
will
give
you
all
of
these
things,
if
you
will
fall
down
and
worship
me.”
\par }{\PP \VS{10}Then Yeshua
said
to
him,
{\WJ{“Get behind
me,}}\FTNT{*}{{\FR 4:10 }
TR and NU read “Go away” instead of “Get behind me”}
{\WJ{
Satan!
For
it
is
written, ‘You
shall
worship
the
Lord
your
God,
and
you
shall
serve
him
only.’ ”}}
\XREF{✡}{{\XO 4:10 }
Deuteronomy 6:13}
\par }{\PP \VS{11}Then
the
devil
left
him,
and
behold,
angels
came
and
served
him.
\par }{\PP \VS{12}Now
when Yeshua
heard
that Yochanan
was
delivered
up,
he
withdrew
into
Galilee.
\VS{13}Leaving
Nazareth,
he
came
and
lived
in
Capernaum,
which
is
by
the
sea,
in
the
region
of
Zebulun
and
Naphtali,
\VS{14}that
it might be
fulfilled
which
was
spoken
through
Isaiah
the
prophet,
saying,
\par }{\Q \VS{15}“The
land
of
Zebulun
and
the
land
of
Naphtali,
\par }{\QB towards
the
sea,
beyond
the
Jordan,
\par }{\QB Galilee
of
the
Gentiles,
\par }{\Q \VS{16}the
people
who
sat
in
darkness
saw
a
great
light;
\par }{\QB to
those
who
sat
in
the
region
and
shadow
of
death,
\par }{\QB to
them
light
has
dawned.”\XREF{✡}{{\XO 4:16 }
Isaiah 9:1-2}
\par }{\PP \VS{17}From
that
time, Yeshua
began
to
proclaim,
and
to
say,
{\WJ{“Repent!
For
the
Kingdom
of
Heaven
is
at
hand.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{18}Walking
by
the
sea
of
Galilee,
he\FTNT{†}{{\FR 4:18 }
TR reads “Yeshua” instead of “he”
}
saw
two
brothers:
Simon,
who
is
called
Peter,
and
Andrew,
his
brother,
casting
a net
into
the
sea;
for
they
were
fishermen.
\VS{19}He
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“Come
after
me,
and
I
will
make
you
fishers
for
men.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{20}They
immediately
left
their
nets
and
followed
him.
\VS{21}Going
on
from
there,
he
saw
two
other
brothers, Jacob
the son
of
Zebedee,
and Yochanan
his
brother,
in
the
boat
with
Zebedee
their
father,
mending
their
nets.
He
called
them.
\VS{22}They
immediately
left
the
boat
and
their
father,
and
followed
him.
\par }{\PP \VS{23}Yeshua
went
about
in
all
Galilee,
teaching
in
their
synagogues,
proclaiming
the
Good
News
of
the
Kingdom,
and
healing
every
disease
and
every
sickness amongst
the
people.
\VS{24}The
report
about
him
went
out
into
all
Syria.
They
brought
to
him
all
who
were
sick,
afflicted
with
various
diseases
and torments,
possessed
with demons,
epileptics,
and
paralytics;
and
he
healed
them.
\VS{25}Great
multitudes
from
Galilee,
Decapolis,
Jerusalem,
Judea,
and
from
beyond
the
Jordan
followed
him.

\par }\Chap{5}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Seeing
the
multitudes,
he
went
up
onto
the
mountain.
When
he
had
sat
down,
his
disciples
came
to
him.
\VS{2}He
opened
his
mouth
and
taught
them,
saying,
\par }{\Q \VS{3}{\WJ{“Blessed
are
the
poor
in
spirit,}}
\par }{\QB {\WJ{
for
theirs
is
the
Kingdom
of
Heaven.}}\XREF{✡}{{\XO 5:3 }
Isaiah 57:15; 66:2}
\par }{\Q \VS{4}{\WJ{
Blessed
are
those
who
mourn,}}
\par }{\QB {\WJ{
for
they shall be
comforted.}}\XREF{✡}{{\XO 5:4 }
Isaiah 61:2; 66:10,13}
\par }{\Q \VS{5}{\WJ{
Blessed
are
the
gentle,}}
\par }{\QB {\WJ{
for
they shall
inherit
the
earth.}}\FTNT{*}{{\FR 5:5 }
or, land.}\XREF{✡}{{\XO 5:5 }
Psalm 37:11}
\par }{\Q \VS{6}{\WJ{
Blessed
are
those
who
hunger
and
thirst
for
righteousness,
}}
\par }{\QB {\WJ{
for
they
shall
be
filled.}}
\par }{\Q \VS{7}{\WJ{
Blessed
are
the
merciful,}}
\par }{\QB {\WJ{
for
they shall obtain
mercy.}}
\par }{\Q \VS{8}{\WJ{
Blessed
are
the
pure
in
heart,}}
\par }{\QB {\WJ{
for
they
shall
see
God.}}
\par }{\Q \VS{9}{\WJ{
Blessed
are
the
peacemakers,}}
\par }{\QB {\WJ{
for
they
shall
be
called children
of
God.}}
\par }{\Q \VS{10}{\WJ{
Blessed
are
those
who
have
been
persecuted
for righteousness’
sake,
}}
\par }{\QB {\WJ{
for
theirs
is
the
Kingdom
of
Heaven.}}
\par }{\PP \VS{11}{\WJ{“Blessed
are
you
when
people
reproach
you,
persecute
you,
and
say
all
kinds
of
evil
against
you
falsely,
for
my
sake.
}}
\VS{12}{\WJ{
Rejoice,
and
be exceedingly
glad,
for
great
is
your
reward
in
heaven.
For
that
is
how
they
persecuted
the
prophets
who
were
before
you.
}}
\par }{\PP \VS{13}{\WJ{“You
are
the
salt
of
the
earth,
but
if
the
salt
has lost
its flavour,
with
what
will
it
be
salted?
It
is
then
good
for
nothing,
but
to
be
cast
out
and trodden
under
the feet
of
men.
}}
\par }{\PP \VS{14}{\WJ{
You
are
the
light
of
the
world.
A
city
located
on
a
hill
can’t
be
hidden.
}}
\VS{15}{\WJ{
Neither
do
you
light
a
lamp
and
put
it
under
a measuring
basket,
but
on
a stand;
and
it
shines
to
all
who
are
in
the
house.
}}
\VS{16}{\WJ{
Even
so,
let
your
light
shine
before
men,
that
they
may
see
your
good
works
and
glorify
your
Father
who
is
in
heaven.}}
\par }{\PP \VS{17}{\WJ{“Don’t
think
that
I
came
to
destroy
the Torah
or
the
Prophets.
I
didn’t
come
to
destroy,
but
to fulfil.
}}
\VS{18}{\WJ{
For most
certainly,
I
tell
you,
until
heaven
and
earth
pass
away,
not
even
one
smallest
letter}}\FTNT{†}{{\FR 5:18 }
literally, iota}
{\WJ{
or
one tiny pen
stroke}}\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 5:18 }
or, serif}
{\WJ{
shall
in
any
way
pass
away
from
the Torah,
until
all
things
are
accomplished.
}}
\VS{19}{\WJ{
Therefore,
whoever
shall
break
one
of
these
least
commandments
and
teach
others
to
do
so,
shall
be
called
least
in
the
Kingdom
of
Heaven;
but
whoever
shall
do
and
teach
them
shall
be
called
great
in
the
Kingdom
of
Heaven.
}}
\VS{20}{\WJ{
For
I
tell
you
that
unless
your
righteousness exceeds
that
of
the
scribes
and
Pharisees,
there
is
no way
you
will
enter
into
the
Kingdom
of
Heaven.}}
\par }{\PP \VS{21}{\WJ{“You
have
heard
that
it
was
said
to
the
ancient
ones, ‘You
shall
not
murder;’}}\XREF{✡}{{\XO 5:21 }
Exodus 20:13}
{\WJ{
and ‘Whoever
murders
will
be
in danger
of
the judgement.’
}}
\VS{22}{\WJ{
But
I
tell
you
that
everyone
who
is
angry
with
his
brother without
a cause
}}\FTNT{§}{{\FR 5:22 }
NU omits “without a cause”.}
{\WJ{
will
be
in danger
of
the judgement.
Whoever
says
to
his
brother, ‘You
good-for-nothing!’
}}\FTNT{*}{{\FR 5:22 }
“You good-for-nothing” is an Aramaic insult, related to the word for “empty” and conveying the idea of empty-headedness.}
{\WJ{
will
be
in danger
of
the
council.
Whoever
says, ‘You
fool!’
will
be
in danger
of
the
fire
of Gehinnom.}}\FTNT{†}{{\FR 5:22 }
or, Hell}
\par }{\PP \VS{23}{\WJ{“If
therefore
you
are
offering
your
gift
at
the
altar,
and
there
remember
that
your
brother
has
anything
against
you,
}}
\VS{24}{\WJ{
leave
your
gift
there
before
the
altar,
and
go
your
way.
First
be
reconciled
to
your
brother,
and
then
come
and
offer
your
gift.
}}
\VS{25}{\WJ{
Agree
with
your
adversary
quickly
while
you
are
with
him
on
the
way; lest
perhaps
the prosecutor
deliver
you
to
the
judge,
and
the
judge
deliver
you
to
the
officer,
and
you
be
cast
into
prison.
}}
\VS{26}{\WJ{Most certainly
I
tell
you,
you shall
by
no
means
get
out
of
there
until
you
have
paid
the
last
penny.}}\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 5:26 }
literally, kodrantes. A kodrantes was a small copper coin worth about 2 lepta (widow’s mites)—not enough to buy very much of anything.}
\par }{\PP \VS{27}{\WJ{“You
have
heard
that
it
was
said,
}}\FTNT{§}{{\FR 5:27 }
TR adds “to the ancients”.}
{\WJ{‘You
shall
not
commit
adultery;’}}\XREF{✡}{{\XO 5:27 }
Exodus 20:14}
\VS{28}{\WJ{
but
I
tell
you
that
everyone
who gazes
at
a
woman
to
lust
after
her
has
committed
adultery
with
her
already
in
his
heart.
}}
\VS{29}{\WJ{
If
your
right
eye
causes
you
to
stumble,
pluck
it
out
and
throw
it
away
from
you.
For
it
is more
profitable
for
you
that
one
of
your
members
should
perish
than
for
your
whole
body
to
be
cast
into Gehinnom.}}\FTNT{*}{{\FR 5:29 }
or, Hell}
\VS{30}{\WJ{
If
your
right
hand
causes
you
to
stumble,
cut
it
off,
and
throw
it
away
from
you.
For
it
is more
profitable
for
you
that
one
of
your
members
should
perish,
than
for
your
whole
body
to
be
cast
into Gehinnom.}}\FTNT{†}{{\FR 5:30 }
or, Hell}
\par }{\PP \VS{31}{\WJ{“It
was
also
said, ‘Whoever shall
put
away
his
wife,
let
him
give
her
a writing
of
divorce,’}}\XREF{✡}{{\XO 5:31 }
Deuteronomy 24:1}
\VS{32}{\WJ{
but
I
tell
you
that
whoever
puts
away
his
wife,
except
for
the
cause
of
sexual
immorality,
makes
her
an adulteress;
and
whoever
marries
her
when
she
is
put
away
commits
adultery.}}
\par }{\PP \VS{33}{\WJ{“Again
you
have
heard
that
it
was
said
to
the
ancient
ones, ‘You
shall
not
make
false
vows,
but
shall perform
to
the
Lord
your
vows,’}}\XREF{✡}{{\XO 5:33 }
Numbers 30:2; Deuteronomy 23:21; Ecclesiastes 5:4}
\VS{34}{\WJ{
but
I
tell
you,
don’t
swear
at
all:
neither
by
heaven,
for
it
is
the
throne
of
God;
}}
\VS{35}{\WJ{
nor
by
the
earth,
for
it
is
the
footstool
of
his
feet;
nor
by
Jerusalem,
for
it
is
the
city
of
the
great
King.
}}
\VS{36}{\WJ{
Neither shall
you
swear
by
your
head,
for
you
can’t
make
one
hair
white
or
black.
}}
\VS{37}{\WJ{
But
let
your ‘Yes’
be ‘Yes’
and
your ‘No’
be ‘No.’ Whatever
is
more
than
these
is
of
the
evil
one.}}
\par }{\PP \VS{38}{\WJ{“You
have
heard
that
it
was
said, ‘An
eye
for
an
eye,
and
a
tooth
for
a
tooth.’}}\XREF{✡}{{\XO 5:38 }
Exodus 21:24; Leviticus 24:20; Deuteronomy 19:21}
\VS{39}{\WJ{
But
I
tell
you,
don’t
resist
him
who
is
evil;
but
whoever
strikes
you
on
your
right
cheek,
turn
to
him
the
other
also.
}}
\VS{40}{\WJ{
If
anyone sues
you
to
take
away
your
coat,
let
him
have
your
cloak
also.
}}
\VS{41}{\WJ{
Whoever compels
you
to
go
one
mile,
go
with
him
two.
}}
\VS{42}{\WJ{
Give
to
him
who
asks
you,
and
don’t
turn
away
him
who
desires
to
borrow
from
you.}}
\par }{\PP \VS{43}{\WJ{“You
have
heard
that
it
was
said, ‘You
shall
love
your neighbour
}}\XREF{✡}{{\XO 5:43 }
Leviticus 19:18}
{\WJ{
and
hate
your
enemy.’}}\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 5:43 }
not in the Bible, but see Qumran Manual of Discipline Ix, 21-26}
\VS{44}{\WJ{
But
I
tell
you,
love
your
enemies, bless
those
who curse
you,
do good
to
those
who hate
you,
and
pray
for
those
who mistreat
you
and
persecute
you,
}}
\VS{45}{\WJ{
that
you
may
be children
of
your
Father
who
is
in
heaven.
For
he makes
his
sun
to
rise
on
the
evil
and
the
good,
and
sends
rain
on
the
just
and
the
unjust.
}}
\VS{46}{\WJ{
For
if
you
love
those
who
love
you,
what
reward
do
you
have? Don’t
even
the
tax
collectors
do
the
same?
}}
\VS{47}{\WJ{
If
you
only
greet
your friends,
what
more
do
you
do
than
others? Don’t
even
the tax collectors}}\FTNT{§}{{\FR 5:47 }
NU reads “Gentiles” instead of “tax collectors”.}
{\WJ{
do
the
same?
}}
\VS{48}{\WJ{
Therefore
you shall
be
perfect,
just
as
your
Father
in
heaven
is
perfect.}}

\par }\Chap{6}{\PP \VerseOne{1}{\WJ{“Be
careful
that
you
don’t
do
your charitable
giving}}\FTNT{*}{{\FR 6:1 }
NU reads “acts of righteousness” instead of “charitable giving”}
{\WJ{
before
men,
to
be
seen
by
them,
or else
you
have
no
reward
from
your
Father
who
is
in
heaven.
}}
\VS{2}{\WJ{
Therefore,
when
you
do merciful
deeds,
don’t
sound
a shofar
before
yourself,
as
the
hypocrites
do
in
the
synagogues
and
in
the
streets,
that
they
may get
glory
from
men. Most
certainly
I
tell
you,
they
have
received
their
reward.
}}
\VS{3}{\WJ{
But
when
you
do merciful
deeds,
don’t
let
your
left
hand
know
what
your
right
hand
does,
}}
\VS{4}{\WJ{
so
that
your merciful deeds
may
be
in
secret,
then
your
Father
who
sees
in
secret
will
reward
you openly.}}
\par }{\PP \VS{5}{\WJ{“When
you
pray,
you
shall
not
be
as
the
hypocrites,
for
they
love
to
stand
and
pray
in
the
synagogues
and
in
the
corners
of
the
streets,
that
they
may
be
seen
by
men. Most
certainly,
I
tell
you,
they
have
received
their
reward.
}}
\VS{6}{\WJ{
But
you,
when
you
pray,
enter
into
your
inner
room,
and having
shut
your
door,
pray
to
your
Father
who
is
in
secret;
and
your
Father
who
sees
in
secret
will
reward
you openly.
}}
\VS{7}{\WJ{
In
praying,
don’t
use vain repetitions
as
the
Gentiles
do;
for
they
think
that
they
will
be
heard
for
their much speaking.
}}
\VS{8}{\WJ{
Therefore
don’t
be
like
them,
for
your
Father
knows
what
things
you
need
before
you
ask
him.
}}
\VS{9}{\WJ{
Pray
like
this:
}}
\par }{\Q {\WJ{“ ‘Our
Father
in
heaven,
may
your
name
be kept
holy.
}}
\par }{\Q \VS{10}{\WJ{
Let
your
Kingdom
come.
}}
\par }{\QB {\WJ{
Let
your
will
be
done
on
earth
as
it
is
in
heaven.
}}
\par }{\Q \VS{11}{\WJ{
Give
us
today our
daily
bread.
}}
\par }{\Q \VS{12}{\WJ{
Forgive
us
our
debts,}}
\par }{\QB {\WJ{
as
we
also
forgive
our
debtors.
}}
\par }{\Q \VS{13}{\WJ{
Bring
us
not
into
temptation,}}
\par }{\QB {\WJ{
but
deliver
us
from
the
evil
one.}}
\par }{\Q {\WJ{
For yours
is
the Kingdom,
the power,
and
the glory
forever. Amen.’}}\FTNT{†}{{\FR 6:13 }
NU omits “For yours is the Kingdom, the power, and the glory forever. Amen.”}
\par }{\PP \VS{14}{\WJ{“For
if
you
forgive
men
their
trespasses,
your
heavenly
Father
will
also
forgive
you.
}}
\VS{15}{\WJ{
But
if
you
don’t
forgive
men
their
trespasses,
neither
will
your
Father
forgive
your
trespasses.}}
\par }{\PP \VS{16}{\WJ{“Moreover
when
you
fast,
don’t
be
like
the
hypocrites,
with
sad
faces.
For
they disfigure
their
faces
that
they
may
be
seen
by
men
to
be
fasting. Most
certainly
I
tell
you,
they
have
received
their
reward.
}}
\VS{17}{\WJ{
But
you,
when
you
fast,
anoint
your
head
and
wash
your
face,
}}
\VS{18}{\WJ{
so
that
you
are
not
seen
by
men
to
be
fasting,
but
by
your
Father
who
is
in
secret;
and
your
Father,
who
sees
in
secret,
will
reward
you.
}}
\par }{\PP \VS{19}{\WJ{“Don’t lay
up
treasures
for
yourselves
on
the
earth,
where
moth
and
rust consume,
and
where
thieves
break through
and
steal;
}}
\VS{20}{\WJ{
but lay
up
for
yourselves
treasures
in
heaven,
where
neither
moth
nor
rust consume,
and
where
thieves
don’t
break
through
and
steal;
}}
\VS{21}{\WJ{
for
where
your
treasure
is,
there
your
heart
will
be
also.
}}
\par }{\PP \VS{22}{\WJ{“The
lamp
of
the
body
is
the
eye.
If
therefore
your
eye
is sound,
your
whole
body
will
be
full
of
light.
}}
\VS{23}{\WJ{
But
if
your
eye
is
evil,
your
whole
body
will
be
full
of
darkness.
If
therefore
the
light
that
is
in
you
is
darkness,
how
great
is
the
darkness!
}}
\par }{\PP \VS{24}{\WJ{“No
one
can
serve
two
masters,
for
either
he
will
hate
the
one
and
love
the
other,
or
else
he
will
be
devoted
to
one
and
despise
the
other.
You
can’t
serve
both
God
and Mammon.
}}
\VS{25}{\WJ{
Therefore
I
tell
you,
don’t
be
anxious
for
your
life:
what
you
will
eat,
or
what
you
will drink;
nor
yet
for
your
body,
what
you
will wear.
Isn’t
life
more
than
food,
and
the
body
more
than
clothing?
}}
\VS{26}{\WJ{
See
the
birds
of
the
sky,
that
they
don’t
sow,
neither
do
they
reap,
nor
gather
into
barns.
Your
heavenly
Father
feeds
them.
Aren’t
you
of
much
more value
than
they?}}
\par }{\PP \VS{27}{\WJ{“Which
of
you
by
being
anxious,
can
add
one moment}}\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 6:27 }
literally, cubit}
{\WJ{
to
his lifespan?
}}
\VS{28}{\WJ{
Why
are
you
anxious
about
clothing? Consider
the
lilies
of
the
field,
how
they
grow.
They
don’t
toil,
neither
do
they
spin,
}}
\VS{29}{\WJ{
yet
I
tell
you
that
even
Solomon
in
all
his
glory
was
not
dressed
like
one
of
these.
}}
\VS{30}{\WJ{
But
if
God
so
clothes
the
grass
of
the
field,
which
today exists
and
tomorrow
is
thrown
into
the oven,
won’t
he
much
more clothe
you,
you
of little faith?}}
\par }{\PP \VS{31}{\WJ{“Therefore
don’t
be
anxious,
saying, ‘What
will
we
eat?’, ‘What
will
we
drink?’
or, ‘With
what
will
we
be
clothed?’
}}
\VS{32}{\WJ{
For
the
Gentiles
seek
after
all
these
things;
for
your
heavenly
Father
knows
that
you
need
all
these
things.
}}
\VS{33}{\WJ{
But
seek
first
God’s
Kingdom
and
his
righteousness;
and
all
these
things
will
be
given
to
you
as
well.
}}
\VS{34}{\WJ{
Therefore
don’t
be
anxious
for
tomorrow,
for
tomorrow
will
be
anxious
for
itself.
Each
day’s
own
evil
is
sufficient.}}

\par }\Chap{7}{\PP \VerseOne{1}{\WJ{“Don’t
judge,
so
that
you
won’t
be
judged.
}}
\VS{2}{\WJ{
For
with
whatever judgement
you
judge,
you
will
be
judged;
and
with
whatever
measure
you
measure,
it
will
be
measured
to
you.
}}
\VS{3}{\WJ{
Why
do
you
see
the
speck
that
is
in
your
brother’s
eye,
but
don’t
consider
the beam
that
is
in
your
own
eye?
}}
\VS{4}{\WJ{
Or
how
will
you
tell
your
brother, ‘Let
me
remove
the
speck
from
your
eye,’
and
behold,
the beam
is
in
your
own
eye?
}}
\VS{5}{\WJ{
You
hypocrite!
First
remove
the beam
out
of
your
own
eye,
and
then
you can
see
clearly
to
remove
the
speck
out
of
your
brother’s
eye.}}
\par }{\PP \VS{6}{\WJ{“Don’t
give
that
which
is
holy
to
the
dogs,
neither
throw
your
pearls
before
the
pigs,
lest
perhaps
they
trample
them
under
their
feet,
and
turn
and
tear
you
to
pieces.}}
\par }{\PP \VS{7}{\WJ{“Ask,
and
it
will
be
given
you.
Seek,
and
you
will
find.
Knock,
and
it
will
be
opened
for
you.
}}
\VS{8}{\WJ{
For
everyone
who
asks
receives.
He
who
seeks
finds.
To
him
who
knocks
it
will
be
opened.
}}
\VS{9}{\WJ{
Or
who
is
there amongst
you
who, if
his
son
asks
him
for
bread,
will
give
him
a
stone?
}}
\VS{10}{\WJ{
Or
if
he
asks
for
a
fish,
who
will
give
him
a
serpent?
}}
\VS{11}{\WJ{
If
you
then,
being
evil,
know
how
to
give
good
gifts
to
your
children,
how
much
more
will
your
Father
who
is
in
heaven
give
good
things
to
those
who
ask
him!
}}
\VS{12}{\WJ{
Therefore,
whatever
you
desire
for
men
to
do
to
you,
you
shall
also
do
to
them;
for
this
is
the Torah
and
the
Prophets.}}
\par }{\PP \VS{13}{\WJ{“Enter
in
by
the
narrow
gate;
for
the
gate
is
wide
and
the
way
is
broad
that
leads
to
destruction,
and
there
are
many
who
enter
in
by
it.
}}
\VS{14}{\WJ{
How}}\FTNT{*}{{\FR 7:14 }
TR reads “Because” instead of “How”}
{\WJ{
narrow
is
the
gate
and
the
way
is restricted
that
leads
to
life!
There
are
few
who
find
it.}}
\par }{\PP \VS{15}{\WJ{“Beware
of
false
prophets,
who
come
to
you
in
sheep’s
clothing,
but
inwardly
are ravening
wolves.
}}
\VS{16}{\WJ{
By
their
fruits
you
will
know
them.
Do
you
gather
grapes
from
thorns
or
figs
from
thistles?
}}
\VS{17}{\WJ{
Even
so,
every
good
tree
produces
good
fruit,
but
the corrupt
tree
produces
evil
fruit.
}}
\VS{18}{\WJ{
A
good
tree
can’t
produce
evil
fruit,
neither
can
a corrupt
tree
produce
good
fruit.
}}
\VS{19}{\WJ{
Every
tree
that
doesn’t grow
good
fruit
is
cut
down
and
thrown
into
the
fire.
}}
\VS{20}{\WJ{
Therefore
by
their
fruits
you
will
know
them.
}}
\par }{\PP \VS{21}{\WJ{“Not
everyone
who
says
to
me, ‘Lord,
Lord,’
will
enter
into
the
Kingdom
of
Heaven,
but
he
who
does
the
will
of
my
Father
who
is
in
heaven.
}}
\VS{22}{\WJ{
Many
will
tell
me
in
that
day, ‘Lord,
Lord,
didn’t
we
prophesy
in
your
name,
in
your
name
cast
out
demons,
and
in
your
name
do
many
mighty works?’
}}
\VS{23}{\WJ{
Then
I
will tell
them, ‘I
never
knew
you.
Depart
from
me,
you
who
work iniquity.’}}
\par }{\PP \VS{24}{\WJ{“Everyone
therefore
who
hears
these
words
of
mine
and
does
them,
I
will liken
him
to
a
wise
man
who
built
his
house
on
a
rock.
}}
\VS{25}{\WJ{
The
rain
came
down,
the
floods
came,
and
the
winds
blew
and
beat
on
that
house;
and
it
didn’t
fall,
for
it
was
founded
on
the
rock.
}}
\VS{26}{\WJ{
Everyone
who
hears
these
words
of
mine
and
doesn’t
do
them
will
be
like
a
foolish
man
who
built
his
house
on
the
sand.
}}
\VS{27}{\WJ{
The
rain
came
down,
the
floods
came,
and
the
winds
blew
and
beat
on
that
house;
and
it
fell—and
its
fall
was
great.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{28}When Yeshua
had
finished
saying
these
things,
the
multitudes
were
astonished
at
his
teaching,
\VS{29}for
he
taught
them
with
authority,
and
not
like
the
scribes.

\par }\Chap{8}{\PP \VerseOne{1}When
he
came
down
from
the
mountain,
great
multitudes
followed
him.
\VS{2}Behold,
a
leper
came
to
him
and worshipped
him,
saying, “Lord,
if
you
want
to,
you
can
make
me
clean.”
\par }{\PP \VS{3}Yeshua
stretched
out
his
hand
and
touched
him,
saying,
{\WJ{“I
want
to.
Be
made
clean.”}}
Immediately
his
leprosy
was
cleansed.
\VS{4}Yeshua
said
to
him,
{\WJ{“See
that
you
tell
nobody;
but
go,
show
yourself
to
the
priest,
and
offer
the
gift
that
Moses
commanded,
as
a
testimony
to
them.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{5}When
he
came
into
Capernaum,
a
centurion
came
to
him, asking
him
for help,
\VS{6}saying, “Lord,
my
servant lies
in
the
house paralysed, grievously
tormented.”
\par }{\PP \VS{7}Yeshua
said
to
him,
{\WJ{“I
will
come
and
heal
him.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{8}The
centurion
answered, “Lord, I’m
not
worthy
for
you
to
come
under
my
roof.
Just
say
the
word,
and
my
servant
will
be
healed.
\VS{9}For
I
am
also
a
man
under
authority,
having
under
myself
soldiers.
I
tell
this
one, ‘Go,’
and
he
goes;
and
tell
another, ‘Come,’
and
he
comes;
and
tell
my
servant, ‘Do
this,’
and
he
does
it.”
\par }{\PP \VS{10}When Yeshua
heard
it,
he marvelled
and
said
to
those
who
followed,
{\WJ{“Most
certainly
I
tell
you,
I
haven’t
found
so
great
a
faith,
not
even
in
Israel.
}}
\VS{11}{\WJ{
I
tell
you
that
many
will
come
from
the
east
and
the
west,
and
will
sit
down
with
Abraham,
Isaac,
and
Jacob
in
the
Kingdom
of
Heaven,
}}
\VS{12}{\WJ{
but
the children
of
the
Kingdom
will
be thrown
out
into
the
outer
darkness.
There
will
be
weeping
and
gnashing
of
teeth.”}}
\VS{13}Yeshua
said
to
the
centurion,
{\WJ{“Go
your
way.
Let
it
be
done
for
you
as
you
have
believed.”}}
His
servant
was
healed
in
that
hour.
\par }{\PP \VS{14}When Yeshua
came
into
Peter’s
house,
he
saw
his wife’s mother
lying
sick
with
a
fever.
\VS{15}He
touched
her
hand,
and
the
fever
left
her.
So
she
got
up
and
served
him.\FTNT{*}{{\FR 8:15 }
TR reads “them” instead of “him”}
\VS{16}When
evening
came,
they
brought
to
him
many
possessed
with demons.
He
cast
out
the
spirits
with
a
word,
and
healed
all
who
were
sick,
\VS{17}that
it
might
be
fulfilled
which
was
spoken
through
Isaiah
the
prophet,
saying, “He
took
our
infirmities
and
bore
our
diseases.”\XREF{✡}{{\XO 8:17 }
Isaiah 53:4
}
\par }{\PP \VS{18}Now
when Yeshua
saw
great
multitudes
around
him,
he
gave
the
order
to
depart
to
the
other
side.
\par }{\PP \VS{19}A
scribe
came
and
said
to
him, “Rabbi,
I
will
follow
you
wherever
you
go.”
\par }{\PP \VS{20}Yeshua
said
to
him,
{\WJ{“The
foxes
have
holes
and
the
birds
of
the
sky
have
nests,
but
the
Son
of
Man
has nowhere
to
lay
his
head.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{21}Another
of
his
disciples
said
to
him, “Lord,
allow
me
first
to
go
and
bury
my
father.”
\par }{\PP \VS{22}But Yeshua
said
to
him,
{\WJ{“Follow
me,
and
leave
the
dead
to
bury
their
own
dead.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{23}When
he
got
into
a
boat,
his
disciples
followed
him.
\VS{24}Behold,
a violent
storm
came up
on
the
sea,
so
much
that
the
boat
was
covered
with
the
waves;
but
he
was
asleep.
\VS{25}The disciples
came
to
him
and
woke
him
up,
saying, “Save
us,
Lord!
We
are
dying!”
\par }{\PP \VS{26}He
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“Why
are
you fearful, O
you
of little faith?”
}}
Then
he
got
up,
rebuked
the
wind
and
the
sea,
and
there
was
a
great
calm.
\par }{\PP \VS{27}The
men marvelled,
saying, “What
kind
of
man
is
this,
that
even
the
wind
and
the
sea
obey
him?”
\par }{\PP \VS{28}When
he
came
to
the
other
side,
into
the
country
of
the Gergesenes,\FTNT{†}{{\FR 8:28 }
NU reads “Gadarenes”}
two
people possessed
by demons
met
him
there,
coming
out
of
the
tombs,
exceedingly fierce,
so
that nobody
could
pass
that
way.
\VS{29}Behold,
they
cried
out,
saying, “What
do
we
have
to
do
with
you, Yeshua,
Son
of
God?
Have
you
come
here
to
torment
us
before
the
time?”
\VS{30}Now
there
was
a
herd
of
many
pigs
feeding
far
away
from
them.
\VS{31}The
demons
begged
him,
saying, “If
you
cast
us
out, permit
us
to go
away
into
the
herd
of
pigs.”
\par }{\PP \VS{32}He
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“Go!”}}
\par }{\PP They
came
out
and
went
into
the
herd
of
pigs;
and
behold,
the
whole
herd
of
pigs
rushed
down
the cliff
into
the
sea
and
died
in
the
water.
\VS{33}Those
who fed them
fled
and
went
away
into
the
city
and
told
everything,
including
what
happened
to
those
who
were possessed
with demons.
\VS{34}Behold,
all
the
city
came
out
to
meet Yeshua.
When
they
saw
him,
they
begged
that
he
would
depart
from
their borders.

\par }\Chap{9}{\PP \VerseOne{1}He
entered
into
a
boat
and
crossed
over,
and
came
into
his
own
city.
\VS{2}Behold,
they
brought
to
him
a man
who
was paralysed,
lying
on
a
bed. Yeshua,
seeing
their
faith,
said
to
the
paralytic,
{\WJ{“Son, cheer
up!
Your
sins
are
forgiven
you.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{3}Behold,
some
of
the
scribes
said
to
themselves, “This
man
blasphemes.”
\par }{\PP \VS{4}Yeshua, knowing
their
thoughts,
said,
{\WJ{“Why
do
you think
evil
in
your
hearts?
}}
\VS{5}{\WJ{
For
which
is
easier,
to
say, ‘Your
sins
are
forgiven;’
or
to
say, ‘Get
up,
and
walk?’
}}
\VS{6}{\WJ{
But
that
you
may
know
that
the
Son
of
Man
has
authority
on
earth
to
forgive
sins—”}} (then
he
said
to
the
paralytic),
{\WJ{“Get
up,
and
take
up
your mat,
and
go
to
your
house.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{7}He arose
and
departed
to
his
house.
\VS{8}But
when
the
multitudes
saw
it,
they marvelled
and
glorified
God,
who
had
given
such
authority
to
men.
\par }{\PP \VS{9}As Yeshua
passed
by
from
there,
he
saw
a
man
called
Matthew
sitting
at
the
tax collection office.
He
said
to
him,
{\WJ{“Follow
me.”}}
He
got
up
and
followed
him.
\VS{10}As
he sat
in
the
house,
behold,
many
tax
collectors
and
sinners
came
and sat down
with Yeshua
and
his
disciples.
\VS{11}When
the
Pharisees
saw
it,
they
said
to
his
disciples, “Why
does
your rabbi
eat
with
tax
collectors
and
sinners?”
\par }{\PP \VS{12}When Yeshua
heard
it,
he
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“Those
who
are
healthy
have
no
need
for
a
physician,
but
those
who
are
sick
do.
}}
\VS{13}{\WJ{
But
you
go
and
learn
what
this
means: ‘I
desire
mercy,
and
not
sacrifice,’}}\XREF{✡}{{\XO 9:13 }
Hosea 6:6}
{\WJ{
for
I
came
not
to
call
the
righteous,
but
sinners
to repentance.”}}\FTNT{*}{{\FR 9:13 }
NU omits “to repentance”.}
\par }{\PP \VS{14}Then Yochanan’s
disciples
came
to
him,
saying, “Why
do
we
and
the
Pharisees
fast
often,
but
your
disciples
don’t
fast?”
\par }{\PP \VS{15}Yeshua
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“Can
the friends
of
the
bridegroom
mourn
as
long
as
the
bridegroom
is
with
them?
But
the
days
will
come
when
the
bridegroom
will
be
taken
away
from
them,
and
then
they
will
fast.
}}
\VS{16}{\WJ{
No
one
puts
a
piece
of
unshrunk
cloth
on
an
old
garment;
for
the
patch
would
tear
away
from
the
garment,
and
a
worse hole
is
made.
}}
\VS{17}{\WJ{
Neither
do
people
put
new
wine
into
old
wine
skins,
or
else
the
skins
would
burst,
and
the
wine
be spilled,
and
the
skins
ruined.
No,
they
put
new
wine
into
fresh
wine
skins,
and
both
are
preserved.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{18}While
he
told
these
things
to
them,
behold,
a
ruler
came
and worshipped
him,
saying, “My
daughter
has
just
died,
but
come
and
lay
your
hand
on
her,
and
she
will
live.”
\par }{\PP \VS{19}Yeshua
got
up
and
followed
him,
as did
his
disciples.
\VS{20}Behold,
a
woman
who
had
a discharge
of blood
for
twelve
years
came
behind
him,
and
touched
the
fringe\FTNT{†}{{\FR 9:20 }
or, tassel}
of
his
garment;
\VS{21}for
she
said
within
herself, “If
I
just
touch
his
garment,
I
will
be
made
well.”
\par }{\PP \VS{22}But Yeshua,
turning around
and
seeing
her,
said,
{\WJ{“Daughter, cheer up!
Your
faith
has
made
you
well.”}}
And
the
woman
was
made
well
from
that
hour.
\par }{\PP \VS{23}When Yeshua
came
into
the ruler’s
house
and
saw
the flute players
and
the
crowd
in noisy disorder,
\VS{24}he
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“Make room,
because
the
girl
isn’t
dead,
but
sleeping.”}}
\par }{\PP They
were ridiculing
him.
\VS{25}But
when
the
crowd
was
sent
out,
he
entered
in,
took
her
by
the
hand,
and
the
girl arose.
\VS{26}The report
of
this
went
out
into
all
that
land.
\par }{\PP \VS{27}As Yeshua
passed
by
from
there,
two
blind
men
followed
him,
calling
out
and
saying, “Have
mercy
on
us,
son
of
David!”
\VS{28}When
he
had
come
into
the
house,
the
blind
men
came
to
him. Yeshua
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“Do
you
believe
that
I
am
able
to
do
this?”}}
\par }{\PP They
told
him, “Yes,
Lord.”
\par }{\PP \VS{29}Then
he
touched
their
eyes,
saying,
{\WJ{“According
to
your
faith
be
it
done
to
you.”}}
\VS{30}Then
their
eyes
were
opened. Yeshua strictly commanded
them,
saying,
{\WJ{“See
that
no
one
knows
about
this.”}}
\VS{31}But
they
went
out
and
spread abroad
his fame
in
all
that
land.
\par }{\PP \VS{32}As
they
went
out,
behold,
a
mute
man
who
was demon possessed
was
brought
to
him.
\VS{33}When
the
demon
was
cast
out,
the
mute
man
spoke.
The
multitudes marvelled,
saying, “Nothing
like
this
has
ever
been
seen
in
Israel!”
\par }{\PP \VS{34}But
the
Pharisees
said, “By
the
prince
of
the
demons,
he casts
out
demons.”
\par }{\PP \VS{35}Yeshua
went
about
all
the
cities
and
the
villages,
teaching
in
their
synagogues
and
proclaiming
the
Good
News
of
the
Kingdom,
and
healing
every
disease
and
every
sickness amongst
the
people.
\VS{36}But
when
he
saw
the
multitudes,
he
was
moved
with
compassion
for
them
because
they
were harassed\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 9:36 }
TR reads “weary” instead of “harassed”
}
and scattered,
like
sheep
without
a
shepherd.
\VS{37}Then
he
said
to
his
disciples,
{\WJ{“The
harvest
indeed
is
plentiful,
but
the labourers
are
few.
}}
\VS{38}{\WJ{
Pray
therefore
that
the
Lord
of
the
harvest
will
send
out labourers
into
his
harvest.”}}

\par }\Chap{10}{\PP \VerseOne{1}He
called
to
himself
his
twelve
disciples,
and
gave
them
authority
over
unclean
spirits,
to
cast
them
out,
and
to
heal
every
disease
and
every
sickness.
\VS{2}Now
the
names
of
the
twelve emissaries
are
these.
The
first,
Simon,
who
is
called
Peter;
Andrew,
his
brother; Jacob
the son
of
Zebedee; Yochanan,
his
brother;
\VS{3}Philip;
Bartholomew;
Thomas;
Matthew
the
tax
collector; Jacob
the son
of Halfai; Labbai,
who
was
also called\FTNT{*}{{\FR 10:3 }
NU omits “Labbai, who was also called”} Taddai;
\VS{4}Simon
the
Zealot;
and
Judah
Iscariot,
who
also
betrayed
him.
\par }{\PP \VS{5}Yeshua
sent
these
twelve
out
and
commanded
them,
saying,
{\WJ{“Don’t
go amongst
the
Gentiles,
and
don’t
enter
into any
city
of
the
Samaritans.
}}
\VS{6}{\WJ{
Rather,
go
to
the
lost
sheep
of
the
house
of
Israel.
}}
\VS{7}{\WJ{
As
you
go,
proclaim,
saying, ‘The
Kingdom
of
Heaven
is
at
hand!’
}}
\VS{8}{\WJ{
Heal
the
sick,
cleanse
the
lepers,}}\FTNT{†}{{\FR 10:8 }
TR adds “raise the dead,”}
{\WJ{
and
cast
out
demons.
Freely
you
received, so
freely
give.
}}
\VS{9}{\WJ{
Don’t
take any
gold,
silver,
or brass
in
your
money
belts.
}}
\VS{10}{\WJ{Take
no
bag
for
your
journey,
neither
two
coats,
nor
sandals,
nor
staff:
for
the labourer
is
worthy
of
his
food.
}}
\VS{11}{\WJ{
Into
whatever
city
or
village
you
enter, find
out
who
in
it
is
worthy,
and
stay
there
until
you
go
on.
}}
\VS{12}{\WJ{
As
you
enter
into
the
household,
greet
it.
}}
\VS{13}{\WJ{
If
the
household
is
worthy,
let
your
peace
come
on
it,
but
if
it isn’t
worthy,
let
your
peace
return
to
you.
}}
\VS{14}{\WJ{
Whoever
doesn’t
receive
you
or
hear
your
words,
as
you
go
out
of
that
house
or
that
city,
shake
the
dust
off
your
feet.
}}
\VS{15}{\WJ{Most
certainly
I
tell
you,
it
will
be
more
tolerable
for
the
land
of
Sodom
and
Gomorrah
in
the
day
of judgement
than
for
that
city.}}
\par }{\PP \VS{16}{\WJ{“Behold,
I
send
you
out
as
sheep amongst
wolves.
Therefore
be
wise
as
serpents
and harmless
as
doves.
}}
\VS{17}{\WJ{
But
beware
of
men,
for
they
will
deliver
you
up
to
councils,
and
in
their
synagogues
they
will
scourge
you.
}}
\VS{18}{\WJ{
Yes,
and
you
will
be
brought
before
governors
and
kings
for
my
sake,
for
a
testimony
to
them
and
to
the
nations.
}}
\VS{19}{\WJ{
But
when
they
deliver
you
up,
don’t
be
anxious
how
or
what
you
will
say,
for
it
will
be
given
you
in
that
hour
what
you
will
say.
}}
\VS{20}{\WJ{
For
it
is
not
you
who
speak,
but
the
Spirit
of
your
Father
who
speaks
in
you.}}
\par }{\PP \VS{21}{\WJ{“Brother
will
deliver
up
brother
to
death,
and
the
father
his
child.
Children
will
rise
up
against
parents
and
cause
them
to
be
put
to
death.
}}
\VS{22}{\WJ{
You
will
be
hated
by
all
men
for
my
name’s
sake,
but
he
who
endures
to
the
end
will
be
saved.
}}
\VS{23}{\WJ{
But
when
they
persecute
you
in
this
city,
flee
into
the
next,
for most
certainly
I
tell
you,
you
will
not
have gone
through
the
cities
of
Israel
until
the
Son
of
Man
has
come.}}
\par }{\PP \VS{24}{\WJ{“A
disciple
is
not
above
his rabbi,
nor
a
servant
above
his
lord.
}}
\VS{25}{\WJ{
It
is
enough
for
the
disciple
that
he
be
like
his rabbi,
and
the
servant
like
his
lord.
If
they
have
called
the
master
of
the
house
Beelzebul,}}\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 10:25 }
Literally, Lord of the Flies, or the devil}
{\WJ{
how
much
more
those
of
his
household!
}}
\VS{26}{\WJ{
Therefore
don’t
be
afraid
of
them,
for
there
is
nothing
covered
that
will
not
be
revealed,
or
hidden
that
will
not
be
known.
}}
\VS{27}{\WJ{
What
I
tell
you
in
the
darkness,
speak
in
the
light;
and
what
you
hear whispered
in
the
ear,
proclaim
on
the
housetops.
}}
\VS{28}{\WJ{
Don’t
be
afraid
of
those
who
kill
the
body,
but
are
not
able
to
kill
the
soul.
Rather,
fear
him
who
is
able
to
destroy
both
soul
and
body
in Gehinnom.}}\FTNT{§}{{\FR 10:28 }
or, Hell.}
\par }{\PP \VS{29}{\WJ{“Aren’t
two
sparrows
sold
for
an assarion coin?}}\FTNT{*}{{\FR 10:29 }
An assarion is a small coin worth one tenth of a drachma or a sixteenth of a denarius. An assarion is approximately the wages of one half hour of agricultural labour.}
{\WJ{
Not
one
of
them
falls
to
the
ground
apart
from
your
Father’s
will.
}}
\VS{30}{\WJ{
But
the
very
hairs
of
your
head
are
all
numbered.
}}
\VS{31}{\WJ{
Therefore
don’t
be
afraid.
You
are
of
more value
than
many
sparrows.
}}
\VS{32}{\WJ{
Everyone
therefore
who
confesses
me
before
men,
I
will
also
confess
him
before
my
Father
who
is
in
heaven.
}}
\VS{33}{\WJ{
But
whoever
denies
me
before
men,
I
will
also
deny
him
before
my
Father
who
is
in
heaven.}}
\par }{\PP \VS{34}{\WJ{“Don’t
think
that
I
came
to send
peace
on
the
earth.
I
didn’t
come
to send
peace,
but
a
sword.
}}
\VS{35}{\WJ{
For
I
came
to
set
a
man
at odds
against
his
father,
and
a
daughter
against
her
mother,
and
a
daughter-in-law
against
her
mother-in-law.
}}
\VS{36}{\WJ{
A
man’s foes
will
be
those
of
his
own
household.}}\XREF{✡}{{\XO 10:36 }
Micah 7:6}
\VS{37}{\WJ{
He
who
loves
father
or
mother
more
than
me
is
not
worthy
of
me;
and
he
who
loves
son
or
daughter
more
than
me
isn’t
worthy
of
me.
}}
\VS{38}{\WJ{
He
who
doesn’t
take
his
cross
and
follow
after
me
isn’t
worthy
of
me.
}}
\VS{39}{\WJ{
He
who seeks
his
life
will
lose
it;
and
he
who
loses
his
life
for
my
sake
will
find
it.
}}
\par }{\PP \VS{40}{\WJ{“He
who
receives
you
receives
me,
and
he
who
receives
me
receives
him
who
sent
me.
}}
\VS{41}{\WJ{
He
who
receives
a
prophet
in
the
name
of
a
prophet
will
receive
a
prophet’s
reward.
He
who
receives
a
righteous
man
in
the
name
of
a
righteous
man
will
receive
a
righteous
man’s
reward.
}}
\VS{42}{\WJ{
Whoever
gives
one
of
these
little
ones
just
a
cup
of
cold
water
to
drink
in
the
name
of
a
disciple, most
certainly
I
tell
you,
he
will
in
no
way
lose
his
reward.”}}

\par }\Chap{11}{\PP \VerseOne{1}When Yeshua
had
finished directing
his
twelve
disciples,
he
departed
from
there
to
teach
and
proclaim
in
their
cities.
\par }{\PP \VS{2}Now
when Yochanan
heard
in
the
prison
the
works
of
Messiah,
he
sent two
of
his
disciples
\VS{3}and
said
to
him, “Are
you
he
who
comes,
or should
we
look
for
another?”
\par }{\PP \VS{4}Yeshua
answered
them,
{\WJ{“Go
and
tell Yochanan
the
things
which
you
hear
and
see:
}}
\VS{5}{\WJ{
the
blind
receive
their
sight,
the
lame
walk,
the
lepers
are
cleansed,
the
deaf
hear,}}\XREF{✡}{{\XO 11:5 }
Isaiah 35:5}
{\WJ{
the
dead
are
raised
up,
and
the
poor
have
good
news
preached
to
them.}}\XREF{✡}{{\XO 11:5 }
Isaiah 61:1-4}
\VS{6}{\WJ{
Blessed
is
he
who finds
no occasion
for
stumbling
in
me.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{7}As
these
went
their
way, Yeshua
began
to
say
to
the
multitudes
concerning Yochanan,
{\WJ{“What
did
you
go
out
into
the
wilderness
to
see?
A
reed
shaken
by
the
wind?
}}
\VS{8}{\WJ{
But
what
did
you
go
out
to
see?
A
man
in
soft clothing?
Behold,
those
who
wear
soft clothing
are
in
kings’ houses.
}}
\VS{9}{\WJ{
But
why
did
you
go
out?
To
see
a
prophet?
Yes,
I
tell
you,
and much more
than
a
prophet.
}}
\VS{10}{\WJ{
For
this
is
he,
of
whom
it
is
written, ‘Behold,
I
send
my
messenger
before
your
face,
who
will
prepare
your
way
before
you.’}}\XREF{✡}{{\XO 11:10 }
Malachi 3:1
}
\VS{11}{\WJ{Most certainly
I
tell
you, amongst
those
who
are
born
of
women
there
has
not
arisen
anyone
greater
than Yochanan
the Immerser;
yet
he
who
is
least
in
the
Kingdom
of
Heaven
is
greater
than
he.
}}
\VS{12}{\WJ{
From
the
days
of Yochanan
the Immerser
until
now,
the
Kingdom
of
Heaven
suffers
violence,
and
the
violent
take
it
by
force.}}\FTNT{*}{{\FR 11:12 }
or, plunder it.
}
\VS{13}{\WJ{
For
all
the
Prophets
and
the Torah
prophesied
until Yochanan.
}}
\VS{14}{\WJ{
If
you
are
willing
to
receive
it,
this
is
Elijah,
who
is
to
come.
}}
\VS{15}{\WJ{
He
who
has
ears
to
hear, let
him
hear.}}
\par }{\PP \VS{16}{\WJ{“But
to
what
shall
I
compare
this
generation?
It
is
like
children
sitting
in
the marketplaces,
who
call
to
their companions
}}
\VS{17}{\WJ{
and
say, ‘We
played
the
flute
for
you,
and
you
didn’t
dance.
We mourned
for
you,
and
you
didn’t
lament.’
}}
\VS{18}{\WJ{
For Yochanan
came
neither
eating
nor
drinking,
and
they
say, ‘He
has
a
demon.’
}}
\VS{19}{\WJ{
The
Son
of
Man
came
eating
and
drinking,
and
they
say, ‘Behold,
a
gluttonous
man
and
a
drunkard,
a
friend
of
tax
collectors
and
sinners!’
But
wisdom
is
justified
by
her children.”}}\FTNT{†}{{\FR 11:19 }
NU reads “actions” instead of “children”}
\par }{\PP \VS{20}Then
he
began
to
denounce
the
cities
in
which
most
of
his
mighty works
had
been
done,
because
they
didn’t
repent.
\VS{21}{\WJ{“Woe
to
you,
Chorazin!
Woe
to
you,
Bethsaida!
For
if
the
mighty works
had
been
done
in
Tyre
and
Sidon
which
were
done
in
you,
they
would
have
repented
long
ago
in
sackcloth
and
ashes.
}}
\VS{22}{\WJ{
But
I
tell
you,
it
will
be
more
tolerable
for
Tyre
and
Sidon
on
the
day
of judgement
than
for
you.
}}
\VS{23}{\WJ{
You,
Capernaum,
who
are
exalted
to
heaven,
you
will
go
down
to Sheol.
}}\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 11:23 }
or, Hell}
{\WJ{
For
if
the
mighty works
had
been
done
in
Sodom
which
were
done
in
you,
it
would
have
remained
until
today.
}}
\VS{24}{\WJ{
But
I
tell
you
that
it
will
be
more
tolerable
for
the
land
of
Sodom
on
the
day
of judgement,
than
for
you.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{25}At
that
time, Yeshua
answered,
{\WJ{“I thank
you,
Father,
Lord
of
heaven
and
earth,
that
you
hid
these
things
from
the
wise
and understanding,
and
revealed
them
to
infants.
}}
\VS{26}{\WJ{
Yes,
Father,
for
so
it
was
well-pleasing
in
your
sight.
}}
\VS{27}{\WJ{
All
things
have
been
delivered
to
me
by
my
Father.
No
one
knows
the
Son,
except
the
Father;
neither
does
anyone
know
the
Father,
except
the
Son
and
he
to
whom
the
Son
desires
to
reveal
him.}}
\par }{\PP \VS{28}{\WJ{“Come
to
me,
all
you
who labour
and
are heavily
burdened,
and
I
will
give
you
rest.
}}
\VS{29}{\WJ{
Take
my
yoke
upon
you
and
learn
from
me,
for
I
am
gentle
and
humble
in
heart;
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}At
that
time, Yeshua
went
on
the
Sabbath
day
through
the
grain fields.
His
disciples
were
hungry
and
began
to pluck
heads
of
grain
and
to
eat.
\VS{2}But
the
Pharisees,
when
they
saw
it,
said
to
him, “Behold,
your
disciples
do
what
is
not
lawful
to
do
on
the
Sabbath.”
\par }{\PP \VS{3}But
he
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“Haven’t
you
read
what
David
did
when
he
was
hungry,
and
those
who
were
with
him:
}}
\VS{4}{\WJ{
how
he
entered
into
God’s
house
and
ate
the show
bread,
which
was
not
lawful
for
him
to
eat,
nor
for
those
who
were
with
him,
but
only
for
the
priests?}}\XREF{✡}{{\XO 12:4 }
1 Samuel 21:3-6}
\VS{5}{\WJ{
Or
have
you
not
read
in
the
law
that
on
the
Sabbath
day
the
priests
in
the
temple profane
the
Sabbath
and
are guiltless?
}}
\VS{6}{\WJ{
But
I
tell
you
that
one
greater
than
the
temple
is
here.
}}
\VS{7}{\WJ{
But
if
you
had
known
what
this
means, ‘I
desire
mercy,
and
not
sacrifice,’}}\XREF{✡}{{\XO 12:7 }
Hosea 6:6}
{\WJ{
you wouldn’t
have condemned
the guiltless.
}}
\VS{8}{\WJ{
For
the
Son
of
Man
is
Lord
of
the
Sabbath.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{9}He
departed
from
there
and
went
into
their
synagogue.
\VS{10}And
behold,
there
was
a
man
with
a
withered
hand.
They
asked
him, “Is
it
lawful
to
heal
on
the
Sabbath
day?”
so
that
they
might
accuse
him.
\par }{\PP \VS{11}He
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“What
man
is
there amongst
you
who
has
one
sheep,
and
if
this
one
falls
into
a
pit
on
the
Sabbath
day,
won’t
he grab
on
to
it
and
lift
it
out?
}}
\VS{12}{\WJ{
Of
how
much
more value
then
is
a
man
than
a
sheep!
Therefore
it
is
lawful
to
do
good
on
the
Sabbath
day.”}}
\VS{13}Then
he
told
the
man,
{\WJ{“Stretch
out
your
hand.”}}
He
stretched
it
out;
and
it
was
restored whole,
just
like
the
other.
\VS{14}But
the
Pharisees
went
out
and conspired
against
him,
how
they might
destroy
him.
\par }{\PP \VS{15}Yeshua,
perceiving
that,
withdrew
from
there.
Great multitudes
followed
him;
and
he
healed
them
all,
\VS{16}and
commanded
them
that
they
should
not
make
him
known,
\VS{17}that
it might be
fulfilled
which
was
spoken
through
Isaiah
the
prophet,
saying,
\par }{\Q \VS{18}“Behold,
my
servant
whom
I
have
chosen,
\par }{\QB my
beloved
in
whom
my
soul
is
well
pleased.
\par }{\Q I
will
put
my
Spirit
on
him.
\par }{\QB He
will
proclaim
justice
to
the
nations.
\par }{\Q \VS{19}He
will
not strive,
nor
shout,
\par }{\QB neither
will
anyone
hear
his
voice
in
the
streets.
\par }{\Q \VS{20}He
won’t
break
a
bruised
reed.
\par }{\QB He
won’t
quench
a smoking flax,
\par }{\Q until
he
leads
justice
to
victory.
\par }{\QB \VS{21}In
his
name,
the
nations
will
hope.”\XREF{✡}{{\XO 12:21 }
Isaiah 42:1-4}
\par }{\PP \VS{22}Then
one possessed
by
a demon,
blind
and
mute,
was
brought
to
him;
and
he
healed
him,
so
that
the
blind
and
mute
man
both
spoke
and
saw.
\VS{23}All
the
multitudes
were
amazed,
and
said, “Can
this
be
the
son
of
David?”
\VS{24}But
when
the
Pharisees
heard
it,
they
said, “This
man
does
not
cast
out
demons
except
by
Beelzebul,
the
prince
of
the
demons.”
\par }{\PP \VS{25}Knowing
their
thoughts, Yeshua
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“Every
kingdom
divided
against
itself
is
brought
to desolation,
and
every
city
or
house
divided
against
itself
will
not
stand.
}}
\VS{26}{\WJ{
If
Satan casts
out
Satan,
he
is
divided
against
himself.
How
then
will
his
kingdom
stand?
}}
\VS{27}{\WJ{
If
I
by
Beelzebul
cast
out
demons,
by
whom
do
your children
cast
them
out?
Therefore
they
will
be
your
judges.
}}
\VS{28}{\WJ{
But
if
I
by
the
Spirit
of
God
cast
out
demons,
then
God’s
Kingdom
has
come
upon
you.
}}
\VS{29}{\WJ{
Or
how
can
one
enter
into
the
house
of
the
strong
man
and
plunder
his
goods,
unless
he
first
bind
the
strong
man?
Then
he
will
plunder
his
house.}}
\par }{\PP \VS{30}{\WJ{“He
who
is
not
with
me
is
against
me,
and
he
who
doesn’t
gather
with
me,
scatters.
}}
\VS{31}{\WJ{
Therefore
I
tell
you,
every
sin
and
blasphemy
will
be
forgiven
men,
but
the
blasphemy
against
the
Spirit
will
not
be
forgiven
men.
}}
\VS{32}{\WJ{
Whoever
speaks
a
word
against
the
Son
of
Man,
it
will
be
forgiven
him;
but
whoever
speaks
against
the
Holy
Spirit,
it
will
not
be
forgiven
him,
either
in
this
age,
or
in
that
which
is
to
come.}}
\par }{\PP \VS{33}{\WJ{“Either
make
the
tree
good
and
its
fruit
good,
or
make
the
tree corrupt
and
its
fruit corrupt;
for
the
tree
is
known
by
its
fruit.
}}
\VS{34}{\WJ{
You
offspring
of
vipers,
how
can
you,
being
evil,
speak
good
things?
For
out
of
the
abundance
of
the
heart,
the
mouth
speaks.
}}
\VS{35}{\WJ{
The
good
man
out
of
his
good
treasure}}\FTNT{*}{{\FR 12:35 }
TR adds “of the heart”}
{\WJ{
brings
out
good
things,
and
the
evil
man
out
of
his
evil
treasure
brings
out
evil
things.
}}
\VS{36}{\WJ{
I
tell
you
that
every
idle
word
that
men
speak,
they
will
give
account
of
it
in
the
day
of judgement.
}}
\VS{37}{\WJ{
For
by
your
words
you
will
be
justified,
and
by
your
words
you
will
be condemned.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{38}Then
certain
of
the
scribes
and
Pharisees
answered, “Rabbi,
we
want
to
see
a
sign
from
you.”
\par }{\PP \VS{39}But
he
answered
them,
{\WJ{“An
evil
and
adulterous
generation
seeks
after
a
sign,
but
no
sign
will
be
given
to
it
but
the
sign
of
Jonah
the
prophet.
}}
\VS{40}{\WJ{
For
as
Jonah
was
three
days
and
three
nights
in
the
belly
of
the huge fish,
so
will
the
Son
of
Man
be
three
days
and
three
nights
in
the
heart
of
the
earth.
}}
\VS{41}{\WJ{
The
men
of
Nineveh
will
stand
up
in
the judgement
with
this
generation
and
will
condemn
it,
for
they
repented
at
the proclaiming
of
Jonah;
and
behold,
someone
greater
than
Jonah
is
here.
}}
\VS{42}{\WJ{
The
Queen
of
the
South
will
rise
up
in
the judgement
with
this
generation
and
will
condemn
it,
for
she
came
from
the
ends
of
the
earth
to
hear
the
wisdom
of
Solomon;
and
behold, someone
greater
than
Solomon
is
here.
}}
\par }{\PP \VS{43}{\WJ{“When
an
unclean
spirit
has
gone
out
of
a
man,
he
passes
through
waterless
places
seeking
rest,
and
doesn’t
find
it.
}}
\VS{44}{\WJ{
Then
he
says, ‘I
will
return
into
my
house
from
which
I
came;’
and
when
he
has
come
back,
he
finds
it empty,
swept,
and
put
in
order.
}}
\VS{45}{\WJ{
Then
he
goes
and
takes
with
himself
seven
other
spirits
more
evil
than
he
is,
and
they
enter
in
and
dwell
there.
The
last state
of
that
man
becomes
worse
than
the
first.
Even
so
will
it
be
also
to
this
evil
generation.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{46}While
he
was
yet
speaking
to
the
multitudes,
behold,
his
mother
and
his
brothers
stood
outside,
seeking
to
speak
to
him.
\VS{47}One
said
to
him, “Behold,
your
mother
and
your
brothers
stand
outside,
seeking
to
speak
to
you.”
\par }{\PP \VS{48}But
he
answered
him
who
spoke
to
him,
{\WJ{“Who
is
my
mother?
Who
are
my
brothers?”}}
\VS{49}He
stretched
out
his
hand towards
his
disciples,
and
said,
{\WJ{“Behold,
my
mother
and
my
brothers!
}}
\VS{50}{\WJ{
For
whoever
does
the
will
of
my
Father
who
is
in
heaven,
he
is
my
brother,
and
sister,
and
mother.”}}

\par }\Chap{13}{\PP \VerseOne{1}On
that
day Yeshua
went
out
of
the
house
and
sat
by
the seaside.
\VS{2}Great
multitudes
gathered
to
him,
so
that
he
entered
into
a
boat
and
sat;
and
all
the
multitude
stood
on
the
beach.
\VS{3}He
spoke
to
them
many
things
in
parables,
saying,
{\WJ{“Behold,
a farmer
went
out
to
sow.
}}
\VS{4}{\WJ{
As
he
sowed,
some seeds
fell
by
the roadside,
and
the
birds
came
and
devoured
them.
}}
\VS{5}{\WJ{
Others
fell
on
rocky
ground,
where
they
didn’t
have
much
soil,
and
immediately
they
sprang
up,
because
they
had
no
depth
of
earth.
}}
\VS{6}{\WJ{
When
the
sun
had
risen,
they
were
scorched.
Because
they
had
no
root,
they
withered
away.
}}
\VS{7}{\WJ{
Others
fell amongst
thorns.
The
thorns
grew
up
and choked
them.
}}
\VS{8}{\WJ{
Others
fell
on
good
soil
and
yielded
fruit:
some
one
hundred times
as much,
some
sixty,
and
some
thirty.
}}
\VS{9}{\WJ{
He
who
has
ears
to
hear, let
him
hear.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{10}The
disciples
came,
and
said
to
him, “Why
do
you
speak
to
them
in
parables?”
\par }{\PP \VS{11}He
answered
them,
{\WJ{“To
you
it
is
given
to
know
the
mysteries
of
the
Kingdom
of
Heaven,
but
it
is
not
given
to
them.
}}
\VS{12}{\WJ{
For
whoever
has,
to
him
will
be
given,
and
he
will
have
abundance;
but
whoever
doesn’t
have,
from
him
will
be
taken
away
even
that
which
he
has.
}}
\VS{13}{\WJ{
Therefore
I
speak
to
them
in
parables,
because
seeing
they
don’t
see,
and
hearing,
they
don’t
hear,
neither
do
they
understand.
}}
\VS{14}{\WJ{
In
them
the
prophecy
of
Isaiah
is
fulfilled,
which
says,
}}
\par }{\Q {\WJ{‘By
hearing
you
will
hear,}}
\par }{\QB {\WJ{
and
will
in
no
way
understand;}}
\par }{\Q {\WJ{
Seeing
you
will
see,}}
\par }{\QB {\WJ{
and
will
in
no
way
perceive;}}
\par }{\Q \VS{15}{\WJ{
for
this
people’s
heart
has grown callous,}}
\par }{\QB {\WJ{
their
ears
are
dull
of
hearing,}}
\par }{\QB {\WJ{
and
they
have
closed
their
eyes;}}
\par }{\Q {\WJ{
or
else
perhaps
they
might
perceive
with
their
eyes,}}
\par }{\QB {\WJ{
hear
with
their
ears,}}
\par }{\QB {\WJ{
understand
with
their
heart,}}
\par }{\Q {\WJ{
and
would
turn
again,}}
\par }{\QB {\WJ{
and
I
would
heal
them.’}}\XREF{✡}{{\XO 13:15 }
Isaiah 6:9-10}
\par }{\PP \VS{16}{\WJ{“But
blessed
are
your
eyes,
for
they
see;
and
your
ears,
for
they
hear.
}}
\VS{17}{\WJ{
For
most
certainly
I
tell
you
that
many
prophets
and
righteous
men
desired
to
see
the
things
which
you
see,
and
didn’t
see
them;
and
to
hear
the
things
which
you
hear,
and
didn’t
hear
them.}}
\par }{\PP \VS{18}{\WJ{“Hear,
then,
the
parable
of
the farmer.
}}
\VS{19}{\WJ{
When
anyone
hears
the
word
of
the
Kingdom
and
doesn’t
understand
it,
the
evil
one
comes
and
snatches
away
that
which
has
been
sown
in
his
heart.
This
is
what
was
sown
by
the roadside.
}}
\VS{20}{\WJ{
What
was
sown
on
the
rocky places,
this
is
he
who
hears
the
word
and
immediately
with
joy
receives
it;
}}
\VS{21}{\WJ{
yet
he
has
no
root
in
himself,
but endures
for
a
while.
When oppression
or
persecution
arises
because
of
the
word,
immediately
he stumbles.
}}
\VS{22}{\WJ{
What
was
sown amongst
the
thorns,
this
is
he
who
hears
the
word,
but
the
cares
of
this
age
and
the
deceitfulness
of
riches
choke
the
word,
and
he
becomes
unfruitful.
}}
\VS{23}{\WJ{
What
was
sown
on
the
good
ground,
this
is
he
who
hears
the
word
and
understands
it,
who most
certainly
bears
fruit
and
produces,
some
one
hundred times
as much,
some
sixty,
and
some
thirty.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{24}He
set
another
parable
before
them,
saying,
{\WJ{“The
Kingdom
of
Heaven
is
like
a
man
who
sowed
good
seed
in
his
field,
}}
\VS{25}{\WJ{
but
while
people slept,
his
enemy
came
and
sowed darnel
weeds}}\FTNT{*}{{\FR 13:25 }
darnel is a weed grass (probably bearded darnel or lolium temulentum) that looks very much like wheat until it is mature, when the difference becomes very apparent.}
{\WJ{
also amongst
the
wheat,
and
went
away.
}}
\VS{26}{\WJ{
But
when
the
blade sprang up
and
produced
grain,
then
the darnel
weeds
appeared
also.
}}
\VS{27}{\WJ{
The
servants
of
the householder
came
and
said
to
him, ‘Sir,
didn’t
you
sow
good
seed
in
your
field?
Where
did
these darnel
weeds
come
from?’}}
\par }{\PP \VS{28}{\WJ{“He
said
to
them, ‘An
enemy
has
done
this.’}}
\par }{\PP {\WJ{“The
servants
asked
him, ‘Do
you
want
us
to
go
and
gather
them up?’
}}
\par }{\PP \VS{29}{\WJ{“But
he
said, ‘No, lest
perhaps
while
you
gather up
the darnel
weeds,
you root up
the
wheat
with
them.
}}
\VS{30}{\WJ{
Let
both
grow
together
until
the
harvest,
and
in
the
harvest
time
I
will
tell
the
reapers, “First,
gather
up
the darnel
weeds,
and
bind
them
in
bundles
to
burn
them;
but
gather
the
wheat
into
my
barn.” ’ ”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{31}He
set
another
parable
before
them,
saying,
{\WJ{“The
Kingdom
of
Heaven
is
like
a
grain
of
mustard
seed
which
a
man
took,
and
sowed
in
his
field,
}}
\VS{32}{\WJ{
which
indeed
is
smaller
than
all
seeds.
But
when
it
is
grown,
it
is
greater
than
the herbs
and
becomes
a
tree,
so
that
the
birds
of
the
air
come
and lodge
in
its
branches.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{33}He
spoke
another
parable
to
them.
{\WJ{“The
Kingdom
of
Heaven
is
like
yeast
which
a
woman
took
and
hid
in
three
measures}}\FTNT{†}{{\FR 13:33 }
literally, three sata. Three sata is about 39 litres or a bit more than a bushel}
{\WJ{
of meal,
until
it
was
all
leavened.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{34}Yeshua
spoke
all
these
things
in
parables
to
the
multitudes;
and
without
a
parable,
he didn’t
speak
to
them,
\VS{35}that
it
might
be
fulfilled
which
was
spoken
through
the
prophet,
saying,
\par }{\Q “I
will
open
my
mouth
in
parables;
\par }{\QB I
will
utter
things
hidden
from
the
foundation
of
the world.”\XREF{✡}{{\XO 13:35 }
Psalm 78:2}
\par }{\PP \VS{36}Then Yeshua sent
the
multitudes
away,
and
went
into
the
house.
His
disciples
came
to
him,
saying, “Explain
to
us
the
parable
of
the darnel
weeds
of
the
field.”
\par }{\PP \VS{37}He
answered
them,
{\WJ{“He
who
sows
the
good
seed
is
the
Son
of
Man,
}}
\VS{38}{\WJ{
the
field
is
the
world,
the
good
seeds
are
the
children
of
the
Kingdom,
and
the darnel
weeds
are
the
children
of
the
evil
one.
}}
\VS{39}{\WJ{
The
enemy
who
sowed
them
is
the
devil.
The
harvest
is
the
end
of
the
age,
and
the
reapers
are
angels.
}}
\VS{40}{\WJ{
As
therefore
the darnel
weeds
are
gathered
up
and burnt
with
fire;
so
will
it
be
at
the
end
of
this
age.
}}
\VS{41}{\WJ{
The
Son
of
Man
will
send
out
his
angels,
and
they
will
gather
out
of
his
Kingdom
all
things
that
cause
stumbling
and
those
who
do iniquity,
}}
\VS{42}{\WJ{
and
will
cast
them
into
the
furnace
of
fire.
There
will
be
weeping
and
gnashing
of
teeth.
}}
\VS{43}{\WJ{
Then
the
righteous
will
shine
like
the
sun
in
the
Kingdom
of
their
Father.
He
who
has
ears
to
hear, let
him
hear.}}
\par }{\PP \VS{44}{\WJ{“Again,
the
Kingdom
of
Heaven
is
like
treasure
hidden
in
the
field,
which
a
man
found
and
hid.
In
his
joy,
he
goes
and
sells
all
that
he
has
and
buys
that
field.}}
\par }{\PP \VS{45}{\WJ{“Again,
the
Kingdom
of
Heaven
is
like
a
man
who
is
a
merchant
seeking
fine
pearls,
}}
\VS{46}{\WJ{
who
having
found
one
pearl
of
great price,
he
went
and
sold
all
that
he
had
and
bought
it.}}
\par }{\PP \VS{47}{\WJ{“Again,
the
Kingdom
of
Heaven
is
like
a
dragnet
that
was
cast
into
the
sea
and
gathered
some fish
of
every
kind,
}}
\VS{48}{\WJ{
which,
when
it
was
filled, fishermen
drew
up
on
the
beach.
They
sat
down
and
gathered
the
good
into
containers,
but
the
bad
they
threw
away.
}}
\VS{49}{\WJ{
So
it
will
be
in
the
end
of
the
world.}}\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 13:49 }
 or, end of the age.}
{\WJ{
The
angels
will
come
and
separate
the
wicked
from amongst
the
righteous,
}}
\VS{50}{\WJ{
and
will
cast
them
into
the
furnace
of
fire.
There
will
be
weeping
and
gnashing
of
teeth.”}}
\VS{51}Yeshua
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“Have
you
understood
all
these
things?”
}}
\par }{\PP They
answered
him, “Yes, Lord.”
\par }{\PP \VS{52}He
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“Therefore
every
scribe
who
has
been
made
a
disciple
in
the
Kingdom
of
Heaven
is
like
a
man
who
is
a householder,
who
brings
out
of
his
treasure
new
and
old
things.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{53}When Yeshua
had
finished
these
parables,
he
departed
from
there.
\VS{54}Coming
into
his
own
country,
he
taught
them
in
their
synagogue,
so
that
they
were
astonished
and
said, “Where
did
this
man get
this
wisdom
and
these
mighty works?
\VS{55}Isn’t
this
the
carpenter’s
son?
Isn’t
his
mother
called Miriam,
and
his
brothers Jacob, Yosi,
Simon,
and
Judah?\FTNT{§}{{\FR 13:55 }
or, Judah}
\VS{56}Aren’t
all
of
his
sisters
with us?
Where
then
did
this
man get
all
of
these
things?”
\VS{57}They
were
offended
by
him.
\par }{\PP But Yeshua
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“A
prophet
is
not
without honour,
except
in
his
own
country
and
in
his
own
house.”}}
\VS{58}He
didn’t
do
many
mighty works
there
because
of
their
unbelief.

\par }\Chap{14}{\PP \VerseOne{1}At
that
time,
Herod
the tetrarch
heard
the
report concerning Yeshua,
\VS{2}and
said
to
his
servants, “This
is Yochanan
the Immerser.
He
is
risen
from
the
dead.
That
is
why
these
powers
work
in
him.”
\VS{3}For
Herod
had
arrested Yochanan,
bound
him,
and
put
him
in
prison
for
the
sake
of
Herodias,
his
brother
Philip’s
wife.
\VS{4}For Yochanan
said
to
him, “It
is
not
lawful
for
you
to
have
her.”
\VS{5}When
he
would
have
put
him
to
death,
he
feared
the
multitude,
because
they counted
him
as
a
prophet.
\VS{6}But
when
Herod’s
birthday
came,
the
daughter
of
Herodias
danced amongst
them
and
pleased
Herod.
\VS{7}Therefore
he
promised
with
an
oath
to
give
her
whatever
she should
ask.
\VS{8}She, being
prompted
by
her
mother,
said, “Give
me
here
on
a
platter
the
head
of Yochanan
the Immerser.”
\par }{\PP \VS{9}The
king
was
grieved,
but
for
the
sake
of
his
oaths
and
of
those
who sat
at
the
table
with
him,
he
commanded
it
to
be
given,
\VS{10}and
he
sent
and
beheaded Yochanan
in
the
prison.
\VS{11}His
head
was
brought
on
a
platter
and
given
to
the young lady;
and
she
brought
it
to
her
mother.
\VS{12}His
disciples
came,
took
the
body,
and
buried
it.
Then
they
went
and
told Yeshua.
\VS{13}Now
when Yeshua
heard
this,
he
withdrew
from
there
in
a
boat
to
a
deserted
place apart.
When
the
multitudes
heard
it,
they
followed
him
on foot
from
the
cities.
\par }{\PP \VS{14}Yeshua
went
out,
and
he
saw
a
great
multitude.
He
had
compassion
on
them
and
healed
their
sick.
\VS{15}When
evening
had
come,
his
disciples
came
to
him,
saying, “This
place
is
deserted,
and
the
hour
is
already
late.
Send
the
multitudes
away,
that
they
may
go
into
the
villages,
and
buy
themselves
food.”
\par }{\PP \VS{16}But Yeshua
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“They
don’t
need
to
go
away.
You
give
them something
to
eat.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{17}They
told
him, “We
only
have
here
five
loaves
and
two
fish.”
\par }{\PP \VS{18}He
said,
{\WJ{“Bring
them
here
to
me.”}}
\VS{19}He
commanded
the
multitudes
to
sit
down
on
the
grass;
and
he
took
the
five
loaves
and
the
two
fish,
and
looking
up
to
heaven,
he
blessed,
broke
and
gave
the
loaves
to
the
disciples;
and
the
disciples
gave
to
the
multitudes.
\VS{20}They
all
ate
and
were
filled.
They
took
up
twelve
baskets
full
of
that
which remained
left
over
from
the
broken
pieces.
\VS{21}Those
who
ate
were
about
five
thousand
men,
in addition
to
women
and
children.
\par }{\PP \VS{22}Immediately Yeshua
made
the
disciples
get
into
the
boat
and
go
ahead
of
him
to
the
other
side,
while
he
sent
the
multitudes
away.
\VS{23}After
he
had
sent
the
multitudes
away,
he
went
up
into
the
mountain
by
himself
to
pray.
When
evening
had
come,
he
was
there
alone.
\VS{24}But
the
boat
was
now
in
the
middle
of
the
sea, distressed
by
the
waves,
for
the
wind
was
contrary.
\VS{25}In
the fourth
watch
of
the
night,\FTNT{*}{{\FR 14:25 }
The night was equally divided into four watches, so the fourth watch is approximately 3:00 a.m. to sunrise.
} Yeshua
came
to
them,
walking
on
the
sea.\XREF{✡}{{\XO 14:25 }
See Job 9:8}
\VS{26}When
the
disciples
saw
him
walking
on
the
sea,
they
were
troubled,
saying, “It’s
a
ghost!”
and
they
cried
out
for
fear.
\VS{27}But
immediately Yeshua
spoke
to
them,
saying,
{\WJ{“Cheer up!
It
is
I!
}}\FTNT{†}{{\FR 14:27 }
or, I AM!}
{\WJ{
Don’t
be
afraid.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{28}Peter
answered
him
and
said, “Lord,
if
it
is
you,
command
me
to
come
to
you
on
the
waters.”
\par }{\PP \VS{29}He
said,
{\WJ{“Come!”}}
\par }{\PP Peter stepped
down
from
the
boat
and
walked
on
the
waters
to
come
to Yeshua.
\VS{30}But
when
he
saw
that
the
wind
was
strong,
he
was
afraid,
and
beginning
to
sink,
he
cried
out,
saying, “Lord,
save
me!”
\par }{\PP \VS{31}Immediately Yeshua
stretched
out
his
hand,
took
hold
of
him,
and
said
to
him,
{\WJ{“You
of little faith,
why
did
you doubt?”}}
\VS{32}When
they
got
up
into
the
boat,
the
wind
ceased.
\VS{33}Those
who
were
in
the
boat
came
and worshipped
him,
saying, “You
are
truly
the
Son
of
God!”
\par }{\PP \VS{34}When
they
had
crossed
over,
they
came
to
the
land
of
Gennesaret.
\VS{35}When
the
people
of
that
place recognised
him,
they
sent
into
all
that
surrounding
region
and
brought
to
him
all
who
were
sick;
\VS{36}and
they
begged
him
that
they
might
just
touch
the
fringe\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 14:36 }
or, tassel}
of
his
garment.
As
many
as
touched
it
were made whole.

\par }\Chap{15}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Then
Pharisees
and
scribes
came
to Yeshua
from
Jerusalem,
saying,
\VS{2}“Why
do
your
disciples
disobey
the
tradition
of
the
elders?
For
they
don’t
wash
their
hands
when
they
eat
bread.”
\par }{\PP \VS{3}He
answered
them,
{\WJ{“Why
do
you
also
disobey
the
commandment
of
God
because
of
your
tradition?
}}
\VS{4}{\WJ{
For
God
commanded, ‘Honour
your
father
and
your
mother,’}}\XREF{✡}{{\XO 15:4 }
Exodus 20:12; Deuteronomy 5:16}
{\WJ{
and, ‘He
who
speaks
evil
of
father
or
mother,
let
him
be
put
to
death.’}}\XREF{✡}{{\XO 15:4 }
Exodus 21:17; Leviticus 20:9}
\VS{5}{\WJ{
But
you
say, ‘Whoever
may
tell
his
father
or
his
mother, “Whatever
help
you
might otherwise
have gotten
from
me
is
a
gift devoted
to
God,”
}}
\VS{6}{\WJ{
he
shall
not honour
his
father
or mother.’
You
have made
the
commandment
of
God void
because
of
your
tradition.
}}
\VS{7}{\WJ{
You
hypocrites!
Well
did
Isaiah
prophesy
of
you,
saying,}}
\par }{\Q \VS{8}{\WJ{‘These
people draw near
to
me
with
their mouth,}}
\par }{\QB {\WJ{
and honour
me
with
their
lips;}}
\par }{\QB {\WJ{
but
their
heart
is
far
from
me.}}
\par }{\Q \VS{9}{\WJ{
And
they
worship
me
in
vain,}}
\par }{\QB {\WJ{
teaching
as
doctrine rules made
by
men.’ ”}}\XREF{✡}{{\XO 15:9 }
Isaiah 29:13
}
\par }{\PP \VS{10}He
summoned
the
multitude,
and
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“Hear,
and
understand.
}}
\VS{11}{\WJ{
That
which
enters
into
the
mouth
doesn’t
defile
the
man;
but
that
which
proceeds
out
of
the
mouth,
this
defiles
the
man.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{12}Then
the
disciples
came
and
said
to
him, “Do
you
know
that
the
Pharisees
were
offended
when
they
heard
this
saying?”
\par }{\PP \VS{13}But
he
answered,
{\WJ{“Every
plant
which
my
heavenly
Father
didn’t
plant
will
be
uprooted.
}}
\VS{14}{\WJ{
Leave
them
alone.
They
are
blind
guides
of
the
blind.
If
the
blind
guide
the
blind,
both
will
fall
into
a
pit.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{15}Peter
answered
him, “Explain
the
parable
to
us.”
\par }{\PP \VS{16}So Yeshua
said,
{\WJ{“Do
you
also
still
not understand?
}}
\VS{17}{\WJ{
Don’t
you
understand
that
whatever
goes
into
the
mouth
passes
into
the
belly
and
then
out
of
the
body?
}}
\VS{18}{\WJ{
But
the
things
which
proceed
out
of
the
mouth
come
out
of
the
heart,
and
they
defile
the
man.
}}
\VS{19}{\WJ{
For
out
of
the
heart
come
evil
thoughts,
murders,
adulteries,
sexual sins,
thefts, false testimony,
and
blasphemies.
}}
\VS{20}{\WJ{
These
are
the
things
which
defile
the
man;
but
to
eat
with
unwashed
hands
doesn’t
defile
the
man.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{21}Yeshua
went
out
from
there
and
withdrew
into
the region
of
Tyre
and
Sidon.
\VS{22}Behold,
a
Canaanite
woman
came
out
from
those borders
and
cried,
saying, “Have
mercy
on
me,
Lord,
you
son
of
David!
My
daughter
is severely possessed
by
a demon!”
\par }{\PP \VS{23}But
he
answered
her
not
a
word.
\par }{\PP His
disciples
came
and
begged
him,
saying, “Send
her
away;
for
she
cries
after
us.”
\par }{\PP \VS{24}But
he
answered,
{\WJ{“I
wasn’t
sent
to anyone
but
the
lost
sheep
of
the
house
of
Israel.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{25}But
she
came
and worshipped
him,
saying, “Lord,
help
me.”
\par }{\PP \VS{26}But
he
answered,
{\WJ{“It
is
not appropriate
to
take
the
children’s
bread
and
throw
it
to
the
dogs.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{27}But
she
said, “Yes,
Lord,
but
even
the
dogs
eat
the
crumbs
which
fall
from
their
masters’
table.”
\par }{\PP \VS{28}Then Yeshua
answered
her,
{\WJ{“Woman,
great
is
your
faith!
Be
it
done
to
you
even
as
you
desire.”}}
And
her
daughter
was
healed
from
that
hour.
\par }{\PP \VS{29}Yeshua
departed
from
there
and
came
near
to
the
sea
of
Galilee;
and
he
went
up
on
the
mountain
and
sat
there.
\VS{30}Great
multitudes
came
to
him,
having
with
them
the
lame,
blind,
mute, maimed,
and
many
others,
and
they put
them
down
at
his
feet.
He
healed
them,
\VS{31}so
that
the
multitude
wondered
when
they
saw
the
mute
speaking,
the injured
healed,
the
lame
walking,
and
the
blind
seeing—and
they
glorified
the
God
of
Israel.
\par }{\PP \VS{32}Yeshua
summoned
his
disciples
and
said,
{\WJ{“I
have
compassion
on
the
multitude,
because
they
have continued
with
me
now
three
days
and
have
nothing
to
eat.
I
don’t
want
to
send
them
away fasting,
or
they
might
faint
on
the
way.”
}}
\par }{\PP \VS{33}The
disciples
said
to
him, “Where could
we get
so
many
loaves
in
a deserted
place
as
to
satisfy
so
great
a
multitude?”
\par }{\PP \VS{34}Yeshua
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“How
many
loaves
do
you
have?”}}
\par }{\PP They
said, “Seven,
and
a
few
small
fish.”
\par }{\PP \VS{35}He
commanded
the
multitude
to
sit
down
on
the
ground;
\VS{36}and
he
took
the
seven
loaves
and
the
fish.
He
gave
thanks
and
broke
them,
and
gave
to
the
disciples,
and
the
disciples
to
the
multitudes.
\VS{37}They
all
ate
and
were
filled.
They
took
up
seven
baskets
full
of
the
broken
pieces
that
were
left
over.
\VS{38}Those
who
ate
were
four
thousand
men,
in addition
to
women
and
children.
\VS{39}Then
he
sent
away
the
multitudes,
got
into
the
boat,
and
came
into
the borders
of Magdala.

\par }\Chap{16}{\PP \VerseOne{1}The
Pharisees
and
Sadducees
came,
and
testing
him,
asked
him
to
show
them
a
sign
from
heaven.
\VS{2}But
he
answered
them,
{\WJ{“When
it
is
evening,
you
say, ‘It
will
be
fair
weather,
for
the
sky
is
red.’
}}
\VS{3}{\WJ{
In
the
morning, ‘It
will
be foul weather
today,
for
the
sky
is
red
and
threatening.’ Hypocrites!
You
know
how
to
discern
the
appearance
of
the
sky,
but
you
can’t
discern
the
signs
of
the
times!
}}
\VS{4}{\WJ{
An
evil
and
adulterous
generation
seeks
after
a
sign,
and there
will
be
no
sign
given
to
it,
except
the
sign
of
the prophet
Jonah.”}}
\par }{\PP He
left
them
and
departed.
\VS{5}The
disciples
came
to
the
other
side
and
had
forgotten
to
take
bread.
\VS{6}Yeshua
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“Take heed
and
beware
of
the
yeast
of
the
Pharisees
and
Sadducees.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{7}They
reasoned amongst
themselves,
saying, “We brought
no
bread.”
\par }{\PP \VS{8}Yeshua,
perceiving
it,
said,
{\WJ{“Why
do
you
reason amongst
yourselves,
you
of little faith,
because
you
have brought
no
bread?
}}
\VS{9}{\WJ{
Don’t
you
yet
perceive
or
remember
the
five
loaves
for
the
five
thousand,
and
how
many
baskets
you
took up,
}}
\VS{10}{\WJ{
or
the
seven
loaves
for
the
four
thousand,
and
how
many
baskets
you
took up?
}}
\VS{11}{\WJ{
How
is
it
that
you
don’t
perceive
that
I
didn’t
speak
to
you
concerning
bread?
But
beware
of
the
yeast
of
the
Pharisees
and
Sadducees.”
}}
\par }{\PP \VS{12}Then
they
understood
that
he
didn’t
tell
them
to
beware
of
the
yeast
of
bread,
but
of
the
teaching
of
the
Pharisees
and
Sadducees.
\par }{\PP \VS{13}Now
when Yeshua
came
into
the
parts
of
Caesarea
Philippi,
he
asked
his
disciples,
saying,
{\WJ{“Who
do
men
say
that
I,
the
Son
of
Man,
am?”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{14}They
said, “Some
say Yochanan
the Immerser,
some,
Elijah,
and
others,
Jeremiah
or
one
of
the
prophets.”
\par }{\PP \VS{15}He
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“But
who
do
you
say
that
I
am?”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{16}Simon
Peter
answered, “You
are
the
Messiah,
the
Son
of
the
living
God.”
\par }{\PP \VS{17}Yeshua
answered
him,
{\WJ{“Blessed
are
you,
Simon Bar Jonah,
for
flesh
and
blood
has
not
revealed
this
to
you,
but
my
Father
who
is
in
heaven.
}}
\VS{18}{\WJ{
I
also
tell
you
that
you
are
Peter,}}\FTNT{*}{{\FR 16:18 }
Peter’s name, Petros in Greek, is the word for a specific rock or stone.}
{\WJ{
and
on
this
rock
}}\FTNT{†}{{\FR 16:18 }
Greek, petra, a rock mass or bedrock.}
{\WJ{
I
will
build
my
assembly,
and
the
gates
of Sheol}}\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 16:18 }
or, Hell}
{\WJ{
will
not
prevail
against
it.
}}
\VS{19}{\WJ{
I
will
give
to
you
the
keys
of
the
Kingdom
of
Heaven,
and
whatever
you
bind
on
earth
will
have
been
bound
in
heaven;
and
whatever
you
release
on
earth
will
have
been
released
in
heaven.”}}
\VS{20}Then
he commanded
the
disciples
that
they
should
tell
no
one
that
he
was Yeshua
the
Messiah.
\par }{\PP \VS{21}From
that
time, Yeshua
began
to
show
his
disciples
that
he
must
go
to
Jerusalem
and
suffer
many
things
from
the
elders,
chief
priests,
and
scribes,
and
be
killed,
and
the
third
day
be
raised
up.
\par }{\PP \VS{22}Peter
took
him
aside
and
began
to
rebuke
him,
saying, “Far
be
it
from
you,
Lord!
This
will
never
be done
to
you.”
\par }{\PP \VS{23}But
he
turned
and
said
to
Peter,
{\WJ{“Get
behind
me,
Satan!
You
are
a
stumbling
block
to
me,
for
you
are
not
setting
your
mind
on
the
things
of
God,
but
on
the
things
of
men.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{24}Then Yeshua
said
to
his
disciples,
{\WJ{“If
anyone
desires
to
come
after
me,
let
him
deny
himself,
take
up
his
cross,
and
follow
me.
}}
\VS{25}{\WJ{
For
whoever
desires
to
save
his
life
will
lose
it,
and
whoever
will
lose
his
life
for
my
sake
will
find
it.
}}
\VS{26}{\WJ{
For
what
will
it
profit
a
man
if
he
gains
the
whole
world
and
forfeits
his
life?
Or
what
will
a
man
give
in
exchange
for
his
life?
}}
\VS{27}{\WJ{
For
the
Son
of
Man
will
come
in
the
glory
of
his
Father
with
his
angels,
and
then
he
will
render
to
everyone
according
to
his
deeds.
}}
\VS{28}{\WJ{Most
certainly
I
tell
you,
there
are
some
standing
here
who
will
in
no
way
taste
of
death
until
they
see
the
Son
of
Man
coming
in
his
Kingdom.”
}}

\par }\Chap{17}{\PP \VerseOne{1}After
six
days, Yeshua
took
with
him
Peter, Jacob,
and Yochanan
his
brother,
and
brought
them
up
into
a
high
mountain
by
themselves.
\VS{2}He
was changed\FTNT{*}{{\FR 17:2 }
or, transfigured}
before
them.
His
face
shone
like
the
sun,
and
his
garments
became
as
white
as
the
light.
\VS{3}Behold,
Moses
and
Elijah
appeared
to
them
talking
with
him.
\par }{\PP \VS{4}Peter
answered
and
said
to Yeshua, “Lord,
it
is
good
for
us
to
be
here.
If
you
want, let’s
make
three
tents
here:
one
for
you,
one
for
Moses,
and
one
for
Elijah.”
\par }{\PP \VS{5}While
he
was
still
speaking,
behold,
a
bright
cloud
overshadowed
them.
Behold,
a
voice
came
out
of
the
cloud,
saying, “This
is
my
beloved
Son,
in
whom
I
am
well
pleased.
Listen
to
him.”
\par }{\PP \VS{6}When
the
disciples
heard
it,
they
fell
on
their
faces,
and
were
very
afraid.
\VS{7}Yeshua
came
and
touched
them
and
said,
{\WJ{“Get
up,
and
don’t
be
afraid.”
}}
\VS{8}Lifting
up
their
eyes,
they
saw
no
one,
except Yeshua
alone.
\par }{\PP \VS{9}As
they
were
coming
down
from
the
mountain, Yeshua
commanded
them,
saying,
{\WJ{“Don’t
tell
anyone
what
you saw,
until
the
Son
of
Man
has
risen
from
the
dead.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{10}His
disciples
asked
him,
saying, “Then
why
do
the
scribes
say
that
Elijah
must
come
first?”
\par }{\PP \VS{11}Yeshua
answered
them,
{\WJ{“Elijah
indeed
comes first,
and
will
restore
all
things;
}}
\VS{12}{\WJ{
but
I
tell
you
that
Elijah
has
come
already,
and
they
didn’t recognise
him,
but
did
to
him
whatever
they
wanted
to.
Even
so
the
Son
of
Man
will
also
suffer
by
them.”}}
\VS{13}Then
the
disciples
understood
that
he
spoke
to
them
of Yochanan
the Immerser.
\par }{\PP \VS{14}When
they
came
to
the
multitude,
a
man
came
to
him, kneeling
down
to
him
and saying,
\VS{15}“Lord,
have
mercy
on
my
son,
for
he
is epileptic
and
suffers grievously;
for
he
often
falls
into
the
fire,
and
often
into
the
water.
\VS{16}So
I
brought
him
to
your
disciples,
and
they
could
not
cure
him.”
\par }{\PP \VS{17}Yeshua
answered,
{\WJ{“Faithless
and
perverse
generation!
How
long
will
I
be
with
you?
How
long
will
I
bear
with
you?
Bring
him
here
to
me.”}}
\VS{18}Yeshua
rebuked
the
demon,
and
it
went
out
of
him,
and
the
boy
was
cured
from
that
hour.
\par }{\PP \VS{19}Then
the
disciples
came
to Yeshua
privately,
and
said, “Why weren’t
we
able
to
cast
it
out?”
\par }{\PP \VS{20}He
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“Because
of
your unbelief.
For most
certainly
I
tell
you,
if
you
have
faith
as
a
grain
of
mustard
seed,
you
will
tell
this
mountain, ‘Move
from
here
to
there,’
and
it
will
move;
and
nothing
will
be
impossible
for
you.
}}
\VS{21}{\WJ{But this kind doesn’t go out except by prayer and fasting.”
}}\FTNT{†}{{\FR 17:21 }
NU omits verse 21.}
\par }{\PP \VS{22}While
they
were staying
in
Galilee, Yeshua
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“The
Son
of
Man
is
about
to
be
delivered
up
into
the
hands
of
men,
}}
\VS{23}{\WJ{
and
they
will
kill
him,
and
the
third
day
he
will
be
raised
up.”
}}
\par }{\PP They
were
exceedingly sorry.
\par }{\PP \VS{24}When
they
had
come
to
Capernaum,
those
who
collected
the didrachma coins\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 17:24 }
A didrachma is a Greek silver coin worth 2 drachmas, about as much as 2 Roman denarii, or about 2 days’ wages. It was commonly used to pay the half-shekel temple tax, because 2 drachmas were worth one half shekel of silver. A shekel is about 10 grams or about 0.35 ounces.}
came
to
Peter,
and
said, “Doesn’t
your rabbi
pay
the didrachma?”
\VS{25}He
said, “Yes.”
\par }{\PP When
he
came
into
the
house, Yeshua anticipated
him,
saying,
{\WJ{“What
do
you
think,
Simon?
From
whom
do
the
kings
of
the
earth
receive toll
or tribute?
From
their children,
or
from
strangers?”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{26}Peter
said
to
him, “From
strangers.”
\par }{\PP Yeshua
said
to
him,
{\WJ{“Therefore
the children
are
exempt.
}}
\VS{27}{\WJ{
But,
lest
we
cause
them
to
stumble,
go
to
the
sea,
cast
a
hook,
and
take
up
the
first
fish
that
comes
up.
When
you
have
opened
its
mouth,
you
will
find
a stater coin.}}\FTNT{§}{{\FR 17:27 }
A stater is a silver coin equivalent to four Attic or two Alexandrian drachmas, or a Jewish shekel: just exactly enough to cover the half-shekel temple tax for two people. A shekel is about 10 grams or about 0.35 ounces, usually in the form of a silver coin.}
{\WJ{
Take
that,
and
give
it
to
them
for
me
and
you.”}}

\par }\Chap{18}{\PP \VerseOne{1}In
that
hour
the
disciples
came
to Yeshua,
saying, “Who
then
is
greatest
in
the
Kingdom
of
Heaven?”
\par }{\PP \VS{2}Yeshua
called
a little
child
to
himself,
and
set
him
in
the
middle
of
them
\VS{3}and
said,
{\WJ{“Most
certainly
I
tell
you,
unless
you
turn
and
become
as little
children,
you
will
in
no
way
enter
into
the
Kingdom
of
Heaven.
}}
\VS{4}{\WJ{
Whoever
therefore
humbles
himself
as
this little
child
is
the
greatest
in
the
Kingdom
of
Heaven.
}}
\VS{5}{\WJ{
Whoever
receives
one
such little
child
in
my
name
receives
me,
}}
\VS{6}{\WJ{
but
whoever
causes
one
of
these
little
ones
who
believe
in
me
to
stumble,
it
would
be better
for
him
if
a huge
millstone
were
hung
around
his
neck
and
that
he
were sunk
in
the depths
of
the
sea.
}}
\par }{\PP \VS{7}{\WJ{“Woe
to
the
world
because
of occasions
of
stumbling!
For
it
must
be
that
the occasions
come,
but
woe
to
that
person
through
whom
the occasion
comes!
}}
\VS{8}{\WJ{
If
your
hand
or
your
foot
causes
you
to
stumble,
cut
it
off
and
cast
it
from
you.
It
is
better
for
you
to
enter
into
life maimed
or
crippled,
rather
than
having
two
hands
or
two
feet
to
be
cast
into
the
eternal
fire.
}}
\VS{9}{\WJ{
If
your
eye
causes
you
to
stumble,
pluck
it
out
and
cast
it
from
you.
It
is
better
for
you
to
enter
into
life
with
one
eye,
rather
than
having
two
eyes
to
be
cast
into
the Gehinnom}}\FTNT{*}{{\FR 18:9 }
or, Hell}
{\WJ{
of
fire.
}}
\VS{10}{\WJ{
See
that
you
don’t
despise
one
of
these
little
ones,
for
I
tell
you
that
in
heaven
their
angels
always
see
the
face
of
my
Father
who
is
in
heaven.
}}
\VS{11}{\WJ{For the Son of Man came to save that which was lost.}}\FTNT{†}{{\FR 18:11 }
NU omits verse 11.}
\par }{\PP \VS{12}{\WJ{“What
do
you
think?
If
a
man
has
one
hundred
sheep,
and
one
of
them
goes
astray,
doesn’t
he
leave
the
ninety-nine,
go
to
the
mountains,
and
seek
that
which
has
gone
astray?
}}
\VS{13}{\WJ{
If
he
finds
it,
most
certainly
I
tell
you,
he
rejoices
over
it
more
than
over
the
ninety-nine
which
have
not
gone
astray.
}}
\VS{14}{\WJ{Even
so
it
is
not
the
will
of
your
Father
who
is
in
heaven
that
one
of
these
little
ones
should
perish.}}
\par }{\PP \VS{15}{\WJ{“If
your
brother
sins
against
you,
go,
show
him
his
fault
between
you
and
him
alone.
If
he
listens
to
you,
you
have
gained
back
your
brother.
}}
\VS{16}{\WJ{
But
if
he
doesn’t
listen,
take
one
or
two
more
with
you,
that
at
the
mouth
of
two
or
three
witnesses
every
word
may
be established.}}\XREF{✡}{{\XO 18:16 }
Deuteronomy 19:15}
\VS{17}{\WJ{
If
he
refuses
to
listen
to
them,
tell
it
to
the
assembly.
If
he
refuses
to hear
the
assembly
also,
let
him
be
to
you
as
a
Gentile
or
a
tax
collector.
}}
\VS{18}{\WJ{Most
certainly
I
tell
you,
whatever
things
you
bind
on
earth
will
have
been
bound
in
heaven,
and
whatever
things
you
release
on
earth
will
have
been
released
in
heaven.
}}
\VS{19}{\WJ{
Again, assuredly
I
tell
you,
that
if
two
of
you
will
agree
on
earth
concerning
anything
that
they
will
ask,
it
will
be
done
for
them
by
my
Father
who
is
in
heaven.
}}
\VS{20}{\WJ{
For
where
two
or
three
are
gathered
together
in
my
name,
there
I
am
in
the
middle
of
them.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{21}Then
Peter
came
and
said
to
him, “Lord,
how
often
shall
my
brother
sin
against
me,
and
I
forgive
him?
Until
seven
times?”
\par }{\PP \VS{22}Yeshua
said
to
him,
{\WJ{“I
don’t
tell
you
until
seven
times,
but,
until
seventy
times
seven.
}}
\VS{23}{\WJ{
Therefore
the
Kingdom
of
Heaven
is
like
a certain
king
who
wanted
to
settle
accounts
with
his
servants.
}}
\VS{24}{\WJ{
When
he
had
begun
to
settle,
one
was
brought
to
him
who
owed
him
ten
thousand
talents.}}\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 18:24 }
Ten thousand talents (about 300 metric tonnes of silver) represents an extremely large sum of money, equivalent to about 60,000,000 denarii, where one denarius was typical of one day’s wages for agricultural labour.}
\VS{25}{\WJ{
But
because
he couldn’t
pay,
his
lord
commanded
him
to
be
sold,
with
his
wife,
his
children,
and
all
that
he
had,
and payment
to
be
made.
}}
\VS{26}{\WJ{
The
servant
therefore
fell
down
and knelt
before
him,
saying, ‘Lord,
have
patience
with
me,
and
I
will
repay
you
all!’
}}
\VS{27}{\WJ{
The
lord
of
that
servant, being
moved
with
compassion,
released
him
and
forgave
him
the
debt.}}
\par }{\PP \VS{28}{\WJ{“But
that
servant
went
out
and
found
one
of
his
fellow
servants
who
owed
him
one
hundred
denarii,}}\FTNT{§}{{\FR 18:28 }
100 denarii was about one sixtieth of a talent, or about 500 grams (1.1 pounds) of silver.}
{\WJ{
and
he grabbed
him
and
took
him
by
the throat,
saying, ‘Pay
me
what
you
owe!’}}
\par }{\PP \VS{29}{\WJ{“So
his
fellow
servant
fell
down
at
his feet
and
begged
him,
saying, ‘Have
patience
with
me,
and
I
will
repay
you!’
}}
\VS{30}{\WJ{
He
would
not,
but
went
and
cast
him
into
prison
until
he
should
pay
back
that
which
was due.
}}
\VS{31}{\WJ{
So
when
his
fellow
servants
saw
what
was
done,
they
were
exceedingly sorry,
and
came
and told
their
lord
all
that
was
done.
}}
\VS{32}{\WJ{
Then
his
lord
called
him
in
and
said
to
him, ‘You
wicked
servant!
I
forgave
you
all
that
debt
because
you
begged
me.
}}
\VS{33}{\WJ{Shouldn’t
you
also
have
had
mercy
on
your
fellow
servant,
even
as
I
had
mercy
on
you?’
}}
\VS{34}{\WJ{
His
lord
was
angry,
and
delivered
him
to
the tormentors
until
he
should
pay
all
that
was due
to
him.
}}
\VS{35}{\WJ{
So
my
heavenly
Father
will
also
do
to
you,
if
you
don’t
each
forgive
your
brother
from
your
hearts
for
his misdeeds.”}}

\par }\Chap{19}{\PP \VerseOne{1}When Yeshua
had
finished
these
words,
he
departed
from
Galilee
and
came
into
the borders
of
Judea
beyond
the
Jordan.
\VS{2}Great
multitudes
followed
him,
and
he
healed
them
there.
\par }{\PP \VS{3}Pharisees
came
to
him,
testing
him
and
saying, “Is
it
lawful
for
a
man
to
divorce
his
wife
for
any
reason?”
\par }{\PP \VS{4}He
answered,
{\WJ{“Haven’t
you
read
that
he
who
made
them
from
the
beginning
made
them
male
and
female,}}\XREF{✡}{{\XO 19:4 }
Genesis 1:27}
\VS{5}{\WJ{
and
said, ‘For
this cause
a
man
shall
leave
his
father
and
mother,
and
shall
be
joined
to
his
wife;
and
the
two
shall become
one
flesh?’}}\XREF{✡}{{\XO 19:5 }
Genesis 2:24}
\VS{6}{\WJ{
So
that
they
are
no
more
two,
but
one
flesh.
What
therefore
God
has
joined
together,
don’t
let
man tear apart.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{7}They
asked
him, “Why
then
did
Moses
command
us
to
give
her
a
certificate
of
divorce
and
divorce
her?”
\par }{\PP \VS{8}He
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“Moses,
because
of
the
hardness
of
your hearts,
allowed
you
to
divorce
your
wives,
but
from
the
beginning
it
has
not
been
so.
}}
\VS{9}{\WJ{
I
tell
you
that
whoever
divorces
his
wife,
except
for
sexual
immorality,
and
marries
another,
commits
adultery;
and
he
who
marries
her
when
she
is
divorced
commits
adultery.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{10}His
disciples
said
to
him, “If
this
is
the case
of
the
man
with
his
wife,
it
is
not expedient
to
marry.”
\par }{\PP \VS{11}But
he
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“Not
all
men
can receive
this
saying,
but
those
to
whom
it
is
given.
}}
\VS{12}{\WJ{
For
there
are
eunuchs
who
were
born
that
way
from
their
mother’s
womb,
and
there
are
eunuchs
who
were
made
eunuchs
by
men;
and
there
are
eunuchs
who
made
themselves
eunuchs
for
the
Kingdom
of Heaven’s
sake.
He
who
is
able
to receive
it,
let
him receive
it.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{13}Then little
children
were
brought
to
him
that
he
should
lay
his
hands
on
them
and
pray;
and
the
disciples
rebuked
them.
\VS{14}But Yeshua
said,
{\WJ{“Allow
the little
children,
and
don’t
forbid
them
to
come
to
me;
for
the
Kingdom
of
Heaven
belongs
to ones
like
these.”}}
\VS{15}He
laid
his
hands
on
them,
and
departed
from
there.
\par }{\PP \VS{16}Behold,
one
came
to
him
and
said, “Good Rabbi,
what
good
thing
shall
I
do,
that
I
may
have
eternal
life?”
\par }{\PP \VS{17}He
said
to
him,
{\WJ{“Why
do
you
call
me
good?}}\FTNT{*}{{\FR 19:17 }
So MT and TR. NU reads “Why do you ask me about what is good?”}
{\WJ{
No
one
is
good
but
one,
that
is,
God.
But
if
you
want
to
enter
into
life,
keep
the
commandments.”
}}
\par }{\PP \VS{18}He
said
to
him, “Which
ones?”
\par }{\PP Yeshua
said,
{\WJ{“ ‘You shall
not
murder.’ ‘You shall
not
commit
adultery.’ ‘You shall
not
steal.’ ‘You shall
not offer
false
testimony.’
}}
\VS{19}{\WJ{‘Honour
your
father
and
your
mother.’}}\XREF{✡}{{\XO 19:19 }
Exodus 20:12-16; Deuteronomy 5:16-20}
{\WJ{
And, ‘You
shall
love
your neighbour
as
yourself.’ ”}}\XREF{✡}{{\XO 19:19 }
Leviticus 19:18}
\par }{\PP \VS{20}The
young
man
said
to
him, “All
these
things
I
have observed
from
my youth.
What
do
I
still
lack?”
\par }{\PP \VS{21}Yeshua
said
to
him,
{\WJ{“If
you
want
to
be
perfect,
go,
sell
what
you
have,
and
give
to
the
poor,
and
you
will
have
treasure
in
heaven;
and
come,
follow
me.”}}
\VS{22}But
when
the
young
man
heard
this,
he
went
away
sad,
for
he
was
one
who
had
great possessions.
\par }{\PP \VS{23}Yeshua
said
to
his
disciples,
{\WJ{“Most certainly
I
say
to
you,
a
rich
man
will
enter
into
the
Kingdom
of
Heaven
with difficulty.
}}
\VS{24}{\WJ{
Again
I
tell
you,
it
is
easier
for
a
camel
to
go
through
a needle’s eye
than
for
a
rich
man
to
enter
into
God’s
Kingdom.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{25}When
the
disciples
heard
it,
they
were
exceedingly
astonished,
saying, “Who
then
can
be
saved?”
\par }{\PP \VS{26}Looking
at
them, Yeshua
said,
{\WJ{“With
men
this
is
impossible,
but
with
God
all
things
are
possible.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{27}Then
Peter
answered, “Behold,
we
have
left
everything
and
followed
you.
What
then
will
we
have?”
\par }{\PP \VS{28}Yeshua
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“Most
certainly
I
tell
you
that
you
who
have
followed
me,
in
the
regeneration
when
the
Son
of
Man
will
sit
on
the
throne
of
his
glory,
you
also
will
sit
on
twelve
thrones,
judging
the
twelve
tribes
of
Israel.
}}
\VS{29}{\WJ{
Everyone
who
has
left
houses,
or
brothers,
or
sisters,
or
father,
or
mother,
or
wife,
or
children,
or lands,
for
my
name’s
sake,
will
receive
one
hundred
times,
and
will
inherit
eternal
life.
}}
\VS{30}{\WJ{
But
many
will
be
last
who
are
first,
and
first
who
are
last.
}}

\par }\Chap{20}{\PP \VerseOne{1}{\WJ{“For
the
Kingdom
of
Heaven
is
like
a
man
who
was
the master
of
a
household,
who
went
out
early
in
the
morning
to
hire labourers
for
his
vineyard.
}}
\VS{2}{\WJ{
When
he
had
agreed
with
the labourers
for
a
denarius}}\FTNT{*}{{\FR 20:2 }
A denarius is a silver Roman coin worth 1/25th of a Roman aureus. This was a common wage for a day of farm labour.}
{\WJ{
a
day,
he
sent
them
into
his
vineyard.
}}
\VS{3}{\WJ{
He
went
out
about
the
third
hour,}}\FTNT{†}{{\FR 20:3 }
Time was measured from sunrise to sunset, so the third hour would be about 9:00 a.m.}
{\WJ{
and
saw
others
standing
idle
in
the marketplace.
}}
\VS{4}{\WJ{
He
said
to
them, ‘You
also
go
into
the
vineyard,
and
whatever
is
right
I
will
give
you.’
So
they
went
their
way.
}}
\VS{5}{\WJ{
Again
he
went
out
about
the
sixth
and
the ninth
hour,}}\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 20:5 }
noon and 3:00 p.m.}
{\WJ{
and
did
likewise.
}}
\VS{6}{\WJ{
About
the
eleventh hour}}\FTNT{§}{{\FR 20:6 }
5:00 p.m.}
{\WJ{
he
went
out
and
found
others
standing
idle.
He
said
to
them, ‘Why
do
you
stand
here
all
day
idle?’
}}
\par }{\PP \VS{7}{\WJ{“They
said
to
him, ‘Because
no
one
has
hired
us.’}}
\par }{\PP {\WJ{“He
said
to
them, ‘You
also
go
into
the
vineyard,
and
you
will receive
whatever
is
right.’
}}
\par }{\PP \VS{8}{\WJ{“When
evening
had
come,
the
lord
of
the
vineyard
said
to
his
manager, ‘Call
the labourers
and
pay
them
their
wages,
beginning
from
the
last
to
the
first.’}}
\VS{9}{\WJ{“When
those
who
were hired
at
about
the
eleventh
hour
came,
they
each
received
a
denarius.
}}
\VS{10}{\WJ{
When
the
first
came,
they
supposed
that
they
would
receive
more;
and
they
likewise
each
received
a
denarius.
}}
\VS{11}{\WJ{
When
they
received
it,
they murmured
against
the master
of
the
household,
}}
\VS{12}{\WJ{
saying, ‘These
last
have
spent
one
hour,
and
you
have
made
them
equal
to
us
who
have
borne
the
burden
of
the
day
and
the
scorching
heat!’
}}
\par }{\PP \VS{13}{\WJ{“But
he
answered
one
of
them, ‘Friend,
I
am
doing
you
no
wrong.
Didn’t
you
agree
with
me
for
a
denarius?
}}
\VS{14}{\WJ{
Take
that
which
is
yours,
and
go
your
way.
It
is
my
desire
to
give
to
this
last
just
as much
as
to
you.
}}
\VS{15}{\WJ{
Isn’t
it
lawful
for
me
to
do
what
I
want
to
with
what
I
own?
Or
is
your
eye
evil,
because
I
am
good?’
}}
\VS{16}{\WJ{
So
the
last
will
be
first,
and
the
first
last.
For many
are called,
but few
are chosen.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{17}As Yeshua
was
going
up
to
Jerusalem,
he
took
the
twelve
disciples
aside,
and
on
the
way
he
said
to
them,
\VS{18}{\WJ{“Behold,
we
are
going
up
to
Jerusalem,
and
the
Son
of
Man
will
be
delivered
to
the
chief
priests
and
scribes,
and
they
will
condemn
him
to
death,
}}
\VS{19}{\WJ{
and
will
hand
him
over
to
the
Gentiles
to
mock,
to
scourge,
and
to
crucify;
and
the
third
day
he
will
be
raised
up.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{20}Then
the
mother
of
the
sons
of
Zebedee
came
to
him
with
her
sons, kneeling
and
asking
a
certain
thing
of
him.
\VS{21}He
said
to
her,
{\WJ{“What
do
you
want?”}}
\par }{\PP She
said
to
him, “Command
that
these,
my
two
sons,
may
sit,
one
on
your
right
hand
and
one
on
your
left
hand,
in
your
Kingdom.”
\par }{\PP \VS{22}But Yeshua
answered,
{\WJ{“You
don’t
know
what
you
are
asking.
Are
you
able
to
drink
the
cup
that
I
am
about
to
drink,
and
be immersed
with
the immersion
that
I
am immersed
with?”}}
\par }{\PP They
said
to
him, “We
are
able.”
\par }{\PP \VS{23}He
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“You
will
indeed
drink
my
cup,
and
be immersed
with
the immersion
that
I
am immersed
with;
but
to
sit
on
my
right
hand
and
on
my
left
hand
is
not
mine
to
give,
but
it
is
for
whom
it
has
been
prepared
by
my
Father.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{24}When
the
ten
heard
it,
they
were
indignant
with
the
two
brothers.
\par }{\PP \VS{25}But Yeshua
summoned
them,
and
said,
{\WJ{“You
know
that
the
rulers
of
the
nations
lord
it
over
them,
and
their
great
ones
exercise
authority
over
them.
}}
\VS{26}{\WJ{
It shall
not
be
so amongst
you;
but
whoever
desires
to
become
great amongst
you shall
be}}\FTNT{*}{{\FR 20:26 }
TR reads “let him be” instead of “shall be”
}
{\WJ{
your
servant.
}}
\VS{27}{\WJ{
Whoever
desires
to
be
first amongst
you
shall
be
your bondservant,
}}
\VS{28}{\WJ{
even
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
went
out
from
Jericho,
a
great
multitude
followed
him.
\VS{30}Behold,
two
blind
men
sitting
by
the
road,
when
they
heard
that Yeshua
was
passing
by,
cried
out, “Lord,
have
mercy
on
us,
you
son
of
David!”
\VS{31}The
multitude
rebuked
them,
telling
them
that
they
should
be
quiet,
but
they
cried
out
even
more, “Lord,
have
mercy
on
us,
you
son
of
David!”
\par }{\PP \VS{32}Yeshua
stood
still
and
called
them,
and
asked,
{\WJ{“What
do
you
want
me
to
do
for
you?”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{33}They
told
him, “Lord,
that
our
eyes
may
be
opened.”
\par }{\PP \VS{34}Yeshua, being
moved
with
compassion,
touched
their
eyes;
and
immediately
their
eyes
received
their
sight,
and
they
followed
him.

\par }\Chap{21}{\PP \VerseOne{1}When
they
came
near
to
Jerusalem
and
came
to Bethsphage,\FTNT{*}{{\FR 21:1 }
TR \& NU read “Bethphage” instead of “Bethsphage”}
to
the
Mount
of
Olives,
then Yeshua
sent
two
disciples,
\VS{2}saying
to
them,
{\WJ{“Go
into
the
village
that
is
opposite
you,
and
immediately
you
will
find
a
donkey
tied,
and
a
colt
with
her.
Untie
them
and
bring
them
to
me.
}}
\VS{3}{\WJ{
If
anyone
says
anything
to
you,
you
shall
say, ‘The
Lord
needs
them,’
and
immediately
he
will
send
them.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{4}All
this
was
done
that
it might
be
fulfilled
which
was
spoken
through
the
prophet,
saying,
\par }{\Q \VS{5}“Tell
the
daughter
of
Zion,
\par }{\QB behold,
your
King
comes
to
you,
\par }{\QB humble,
and riding
on
a
donkey,
\par }{\QB on
a
colt,
the
foal
of
a
donkey.”\XREF{✡}{{\XO 21:5 }
Zechariah 9:9}
\par }{\PP \VS{6}The
disciples
went
and
did
just
as Yeshua
commanded
them,
\VS{7}and
brought
the
donkey
and
the
colt
and
laid
their
clothes
on
them;
and
he
sat
on
them.
\VS{8}A
very
great
multitude
spread
their
clothes
on
the
road.
Others
cut
branches
from
the
trees
and
spread
them
on
the
road.
\VS{9}The
multitudes
who
went
in
front
of
him,
and
those
who
followed, kept
shouting, “Hoshia'na\FTNT{†}{{\FR 21:9 }
“Hoshia'na” means “save us” or “help us, we pray”.}
to
the
son
of
David!
Blessed
is
he
who
comes
in
the
name
of
the
Lord! Hoshia'na
in
the
highest!”
\XREF{✡}{{\XO 21:9 }
Psalm 118:26}
\par }{\PP \VS{10}When
he
had
come
into
Jerusalem,
all
the
city
was
stirred
up,
saying, “Who
is
this?”
\par }{\PP \VS{11}The
multitudes
said, “This
is
the
prophet, Yeshua,
from
Nazareth
of
Galilee.”
\par }{\PP \VS{12}Yeshua
entered
into
the
temple
of
God
and
drove
out
all
of
those
who
sold
and
bought
in
the
temple,
and overthrew
the money changers’
tables
and
the
seats
of
those
who
sold
the
doves.
\VS{13}He
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“It
is
written, ‘My
house
shall
be
called
a
house
of
prayer,’}}\XREF{✡}{{\XO 21:13 }
Isaiah 56:7}
{\WJ{
but
you
have
made
it
a
den
of
robbers!”}}\XREF{✡}{{\XO 21:13 }
Jeremiah 7:11}
\par }{\PP \VS{14}The
lame
and
the
blind
came
to
him
in
the
temple,
and
he
healed
them.
\VS{15}But
when
the
chief
priests
and
the
scribes
saw
the
wonderful
things
that
he
did,
and
the
children
who
were
crying
in
the
temple
and
saying, “Hoshia'na
to
the
son
of
David!”
they
were
indignant,
\VS{16}and
said
to
him, “Do
you
hear
what
these
are
saying?”
\par }{\PP Yeshua
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“Yes.
Did
you
never
read, ‘Out
of
the
mouth
of
children
and
nursing
babies,
you
have perfected
praise?’ ”}}\XREF{✡}{{\XO 21:16 }
Psalm 8:2}
\par }{\PP \VS{17}He
left
them
and
went
out
of
the
city
to
Bethany,
and camped
there.
\par }{\PP \VS{18}Now
in
the
morning,
as
he returned
to
the
city,
he
was
hungry.
\VS{19}Seeing
a
fig
tree
by
the
road,
he
came
to
it
and
found
nothing
on
it
but
leaves.
He
said
to
it,
{\WJ{“Let
there
be
no
fruit
from
you
forever!”
}}
\par }{\PP Immediately
the
fig
tree
withered
away.
\par }{\PP \VS{20}When
the
disciples
saw
it,
they marvelled,
saying, “How
did
the
fig
tree
immediately
wither
away?”
\par }{\PP \VS{21}Yeshua
answered
them,
{\WJ{“Most
certainly
I
tell
you,
if
you
have
faith
and
don’t
doubt,
you
will
not
only
do
what
was
done
to
the
fig
tree,
but
even
if
you
told
this
mountain, ‘Be
taken
up
and
cast
into
the
sea,’
it
would
be
done.
}}
\VS{22}{\WJ{
All
things,
whatever
you
ask
in
prayer,
believing,
you
will
receive.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{23}When
he
had
come
into
the
temple,
the
chief
priests
and
the
elders
of
the
people
came
to
him
as
he
was
teaching,
and
said, “By
what
authority
do
you
do
these
things?
Who
gave
you
this
authority?”
\par }{\PP \VS{24}Yeshua
answered
them,
{\WJ{“I
also
will
ask
you
one
question,
which
if
you
tell
me,
I likewise
will
tell
you
by
what
authority
I
do
these
things.
}}
\VS{25}{\WJ{
The immersion
of Yochanan,
where
was
it
from?
From
heaven
or
from
men?”
}}
\par }{\PP They
reasoned
with
themselves,
saying, “If
we
say, ‘From
heaven,’
he
will
ask
us, ‘Why
then
did
you
not
believe
him?’
\VS{26}But
if
we
say, ‘From
men,’
we
fear
the
multitude,
for
all
hold Yochanan
as
a
prophet.”
\VS{27}They
answered Yeshua,
and
said, “We
don’t
know.”
\par }{\PP He
also
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“Neither
will
I
tell
you
by
what
authority
I
do
these
things.
}}
\VS{28}{\WJ{
But
what
do
you
think?
A
man
had
two
sons,
and
he
came
to
the
first,
and
said, ‘Son,
go
work
today
in
my
vineyard.’
}}
\VS{29}{\WJ{
He
answered, ‘I
will
not,’
but
afterward
he changed
his
mind,
and
went.
}}
\VS{30}{\WJ{
He
came
to
the
second,
and
said
the
same
thing.
He
answered, ‘I’m
going,
sir,’
but
he
didn’t
go.
}}
\VS{31}{\WJ{
Which
of
the
two
did
the
will
of
his
father?”}}
\par }{\PP They
said
to
him, “The
first.”
\par }{\PP Yeshua
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“Most
certainly
I
tell
you
that
the
tax
collectors
and
the
prostitutes
are entering
into
God’s
Kingdom
before
you.
}}
\VS{32}{\WJ{
For Yochanan
came
to
you
in
the
way
of
righteousness,
and
you
didn’t
believe
him;
but
the
tax
collectors
and
the
prostitutes
believed
him.
When
you
saw
it,
you
didn’t
even repent
afterward,
that
you
might
believe
him.
}}
\par }{\PP \VS{33}{\WJ{“Hear
another
parable.
There
was
a
man
who
was
a master
of
a
household
who
planted
a
vineyard, set
a hedge
about
it,
dug
a wine press
in
it,
built
a
tower,
leased
it
out
to farmers,
and
went
into
another country.
}}
\VS{34}{\WJ{
When
the
season
for
the
fruit
came
near,
he
sent
his
servants
to
the farmers
to
receive
his
fruit.
}}
\VS{35}{\WJ{
The farmers
took
his
servants,
beat
one,
killed another,
and
stoned another.
}}
\VS{36}{\WJ{
Again,
he
sent
other
servants
more
than
the
first;
and
they
treated
them
the
same
way.
}}
\VS{37}{\WJ{
But
afterward
he
sent
to
them
his
son,
saying, ‘They
will
respect
my
son.’
}}
\VS{38}{\WJ{
But
the farmers,
when
they
saw
the
son,
said amongst
themselves, ‘This
is
the
heir.
Come, let’s
kill
him
and
seize
his
inheritance.’
}}
\VS{39}{\WJ{
So
they
took
him
and
threw
him
out
of
the
vineyard,
then
killed
him.
}}
\VS{40}{\WJ{
When
therefore
the
lord
of
the
vineyard
comes,
what
will
he
do
to
those farmers?”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{41}They
told
him, “He
will miserably
destroy
those miserable
men,
and
will lease
out
the
vineyard
to
other farmers
who
will
give
him
the
fruit
in
its
season.”
\par }{\PP \VS{42}Yeshua
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“Did
you
never
read
in
the
Scriptures,
}}
\par }{\Q {\WJ{‘The
stone
which
the
builders
rejected}}
\par }{\QB {\WJ{
was
made
the
head
of
the
corner.}}
\par }{\Q {\WJ{
This
was
from
the
Lord.}}
\par }{\QB {\WJ{
It
is marvellous
in
our eyes’?}}\XREF{✡}{{\XO 21:42 }
Psalm 118:22-23}
\par }{\PP \VS{43}{\WJ{“Therefore
I
tell
you,
God’s
Kingdom
will
be
taken
away
from
you
and
will
be
given
to
a
nation
producing
its
fruit.
}}
\VS{44}{\WJ{
He
who falls
on
this
stone
will
be broken
to pieces,
but
on whomever
it
will fall,
it
will
scatter
him
as
dust.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{45}When
the
chief
priests
and
the
Pharisees
heard
his
parables,
they
perceived
that
he
spoke
about
them.
\VS{46}When
they
sought
to
seize
him,
they
feared
the
multitudes,
because
they
considered
him
to
be
a
prophet.

\par }\Chap{22}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Yeshua
answered
and
spoke
to
them
again
in
parables,
saying,
\VS{2}{\WJ{“The
Kingdom
of
Heaven
is
like
a certain
king,
who
made
a
wedding
feast
for
his
son,
}}
\VS{3}{\WJ{
and
sent
out
his
servants
to
call
those
who
were
invited
to
the
wedding
feast,
but
they
would
not
come.
}}
\VS{4}{\WJ{
Again
he
sent
out
other
servants,
saying, ‘Tell
those
who
are
invited, “Behold,
I
have
prepared
my
dinner.
My cattle
and
my fatlings
are
killed,
and
all
things
are
ready.
Come
to
the
wedding
feast!” ’
}}
\VS{5}{\WJ{
But
they made light
of
it,
and
went
their ways,
one
to
his
own
farm, another
to
his merchandise;
}}
\VS{6}{\WJ{
and
the
rest grabbed
his
servants, treated
them shamefully,
and
killed
them.
}}
\VS{7}{\WJ{
When
the
king heard
that,
he
was
angry,
and
sent
his
armies,
destroyed
those
murderers,
and burnt
their
city.}}
\par }{\PP \VS{8}{\WJ{“Then
he
said
to
his
servants, ‘The
wedding
is
ready,
but
those
who
were
invited weren’t
worthy.
}}
\VS{9}{\WJ{
Go
therefore
to
the intersections
of
the
highways,
and
as
many
as
you
may
find,
invite
to
the
wedding
feast.’
}}
\VS{10}{\WJ{
Those
servants
went
out
into
the
highways
and
gathered
together
as
many
as
they
found,
both
bad
and
good.
The
wedding
was
filled
with
guests.
}}
\par }{\PP \VS{11}{\WJ{“But
when
the
king
came
in
to
see
the
guests,
he
saw
there
a
man
who
didn’t
have
on
wedding
clothing,
}}
\VS{12}{\WJ{
and
he
said
to
him, ‘Friend,
how
did
you
come
in
here
not wearing
wedding
clothing?’
He
was
speechless.
}}
\VS{13}{\WJ{
Then
the
king
said
to
the
servants, ‘Bind
him
hand
and
foot, take
him
away,
and
throw
him
into
the
outer
darkness.
That
is
where
the
weeping
and grinding
of
teeth
will
be.’
}}
\VS{14}{\WJ{
For
many
are
called,
but
few
chosen.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{15}Then
the
Pharisees
went
and
took counsel
how
they might entrap
him
in
his
talk.
\VS{16}They
sent
their
disciples
to
him,
along
with
the
Herodians,
saying, “Rabbi,
we
know
that
you
are honest,
and
teach
the
way
of
God
in
truth,
no matter
whom
you
teach;
for
you
aren’t partial
to
anyone.
\VS{17}Tell
us
therefore,
what
do
you
think?
Is
it
lawful
to
pay
taxes
to
Caesar,
or
not?”
\par }{\PP \VS{18}But Yeshua
perceived
their
wickedness,
and
said,
{\WJ{“Why
do
you
test
me,
you
hypocrites?
}}
\VS{19}{\WJ{
Show
me
the tax
money.”}}
\par }{\PP They
brought
to
him
a
denarius.
\par }{\PP \VS{20}He
asked
them,
{\WJ{“Whose
is
this
image
and
inscription?”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{21}They
said
to
him, “Caesar’s.”
\par }{\PP Then
he
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“Give
therefore
to
Caesar
the
things
that
are
Caesar’s,
and
to
God
the
things
that
are
God’s.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{22}When
they
heard
it,
they marvelled,
and
left
him
and
went
away.
\par }{\PP \VS{23}On
that
day
Sadducees (those
who
say
that
there
is
no
resurrection)
came
to
him.
They
asked
him,
\VS{24}saying, “Rabbi,
Moses
said, ‘If
a
man
dies,
having
no
children,
his
brother
shall
marry
his
wife
and
raise
up offspring\FTNT{*}{{\FR 22:24 }
or, seed}
for
his
brother.’
\VS{25}Now
there
were
with
us
seven
brothers.
The
first
married
and
died,
and
having
no offspring
left
his
wife
to
his
brother.
\VS{26}In
the
same
way,
the
second
also,
and
the
third,
to
the
seventh.
\VS{27}After them
all,
the
woman
died.
\VS{28}In
the
resurrection
therefore,
whose
wife
will
she
be
of
the
seven?
For
they
all
had
her.”
\par }{\PP \VS{29}But Yeshua
answered
them,
{\WJ{“You
are
mistaken,
not
knowing
the
Scriptures,
nor
the
power
of
God.
}}
\VS{30}{\WJ{
For
in
the
resurrection
they
neither
marry
nor
are given
in
marriage,
but
are
like
God’s
angels
in
heaven.
}}
\VS{31}{\WJ{
But
concerning
the
resurrection
of
the
dead, haven’t
you
read
that
which
was
spoken
to
you
by
God,
saying,
}}
\VS{32}{\WJ{‘I
am
the
God
of
Abraham,
and
the
God
of
Isaac,
and
the
God
of
Jacob?’}}\XREF{✡}{{\XO 22:32 }
Exodus 3:6}
{\WJ{
God
is
not
the
God
of
the
dead,
but
of
the
living.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{33}When
the
multitudes
heard
it,
they
were
astonished
at
his
teaching.
\par }{\PP \VS{34}But
the
Pharisees,
when
they
heard
that
he
had
silenced
the
Sadducees,
gathered
themselves
together.
\VS{35}One
of
them,
a Torah scholar,
asked
him
a
question,
testing
him.
\VS{36}“Rabbi,
which
is
the
greatest
commandment
in
the
law?”
\par }{\PP \VS{37}Yeshua
said
to
him,
{\WJ{“ ‘You
shall
love
the
Lord
your
God
with
all
your
heart,
with
all
your
soul,
and
with
all
your
mind.’}}\XREF{✡}{{\XO 22:37 }
Deuteronomy 6:5
}
\VS{38}{\WJ{
This
is
the
first
and
great
commandment.
}}
\VS{39}{\WJ{
A
second likewise
is
this, ‘You shall
love
your neighbour
as
yourself.’}}\XREF{✡}{{\XO 22:39 }
Leviticus 19:18}
\VS{40}{\WJ{
The
whole Torah
and
the
Prophets
depend
on
these
two
commandments.”
}}
\par }{\PP \VS{41}Now
while
the
Pharisees
were
gathered
together, Yeshua
asked
them
a
question,
\VS{42}saying,
{\WJ{“What
do
you
think
of
the
Messiah?
Whose
son
is
he?”
}}
\par }{\PP They
said
to
him, “Of
David.”
\par }{\PP \VS{43}He
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“How
then
does
David
in
the
Spirit
call
him
Lord,
saying,}}
\par }{\Q \VS{44}{\WJ{‘The
Lord
said
to
my
Lord,}}
\par }{\QB {\WJ{
sit
on
my
right
hand,}}
\par }{\QB {\WJ{
until
I
make
your
enemies
a footstool
for
your feet’?}}\XREF{✡}{{\XO 22:44 }
Psalm 110:1}
\par }{\PP \VS{45}{\WJ{“If
then
David
calls
him
Lord,
how
is
he
his
son?”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{46}No
one
was
able
to
answer
him
a
word,
neither
did
any
man
dare
ask
him
any
more
questions
from
that
day forward.

\par }\Chap{23}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Then Yeshua
spoke
to
the
multitudes
and
to
his
disciples,
\VS{2}saying,
{\WJ{“The
scribes
and
the
Pharisees
sit
on Moses’
seat.
}}
\VS{3}{\WJ{
All
things
therefore
whatever
they
tell
you
to
observe,
observe
and
do,
but
don’t
do
their
works;
for
they
say,
and
don’t
do.
}}
\VS{4}{\WJ{
For
they bind
heavy
burdens
that
are grievous
to
be borne,
and
lay
them
on
men’s
shoulders;
but
they
themselves
will
not lift
a
finger
to help
them.
}}
\VS{5}{\WJ{
But
they
do
all
their
works
to
be
seen
by
men.
They
make
their
phylacteries}}\FTNT{*}{{\FR 23:5 }
phylacteries (tefillin in Hebrew) are small leather pouches that some Jewish men wear on their forehead and arm in prayer. They are used to carry a small scroll with some Scripture in it. See Deuteronomy 6:8.}
{\WJ{broad
and enlarge
the fringes}}\FTNT{†}{{\FR 23:5 }
or, tzitziot}
{\WJ{
of
their garments,
}}
\VS{6}{\WJ{
and
love
the
place
of honour
at feasts,
the best
seats
in
the
synagogues,
}}
\VS{7}{\WJ{
the salutations
in
the marketplaces,
and
to
be
called ‘Rabbi,
Rabbi’}}\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 23:7 }
NU omits the second “Rabbi”.
}
{\WJ{
by
men.
}}
\VS{8}{\WJ{
But
you
are
not
to
be
called ‘Rabbi’,
for
one
is
your
Rabbi,
the Messiah,
and
all
of
you
are
brothers.
}}
\VS{9}{\WJ{
Call
no
man
on
the
earth
your
father,
for
one
is
your
Father,
he
who
is
in
heaven.
}}
\VS{10}{\WJ{
Neither
be
called masters,
for
one
is
your master,
the
Messiah.
}}
\VS{11}{\WJ{
But
he
who
is
greatest amongst
you
will
be
your
servant.
}}
\VS{12}{\WJ{
Whoever
exalts
himself
will
be
humbled,
and
whoever
humbles
himself
will
be
exalted.}}
\par }{\PP \VS{13}{\WJ{“Woe
to
you,
scribes
and
Pharisees,
hypocrites!
For
you devour widows’ houses,
and
as
a pretence
you
make long prayers.
Therefore
you
will receive greater condemnation.}}
\par }{\PP \VS{14}{\WJ{“But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you shut up the Kingdom of Heaven against men; for you don’t enter in yourselves, neither do you allow those who are entering in to enter.}}\FTNT{§}{{\FR 23:14 }
Some Greek texts reverse the order of verses 13 and 14, and some omit verse 13, numbering verse 14 as 13. NU omits verse 14.}
\VS{15}{\WJ{
Woe
to
you,
scribes
and
Pharisees,
hypocrites!
For
you
travel
around
by
sea
and
land
to
make
one
proselyte;
and
when
he
becomes
one,
you
make
him
twice
as
much
a
son
of Gehinnom}}\FTNT{*}{{\FR 23:15 }
or, Hell}
{\WJ{
as
yourselves.
}}
\par }{\PP \VS{16}{\WJ{“Woe
to
you,
you
blind
guides,
who
say, ‘Whoever
swears
by
the
temple,
it
is
nothing;
but
whoever
swears
by
the
gold
of
the
temple,
he
is
obligated.’
}}
\VS{17}{\WJ{
You
blind
fools!
For
which
is
greater,
the
gold
or
the
temple
that
sanctifies
the
gold?
}}
\VS{18}{\WJ{
And, ‘Whoever
swears
by
the
altar,
it
is
nothing;
but
whoever
swears
by
the
gift
that
is
on
it,
he
is
obligated?’
}}
\VS{19}{\WJ{
You
blind fools!
For
which
is
greater,
the
gift,
or
the
altar
that
sanctifies
the
gift?
}}
\VS{20}{\WJ{
He
therefore
who
swears
by
the
altar,
swears
by
it
and
by
everything
on
it.
}}
\VS{21}{\WJ{
He
who
swears
by
the
temple,
swears
by
it
and
by
him
who
has
been
living}}\FTNT{†}{{\FR 23:21 }
NU reads “lives”}
{\WJ{
in
it.
}}
\VS{22}{\WJ{
He
who
swears
by
heaven,
swears
by
the
throne
of
God
and
by
him
who
sits
on
it.}}
\par }{\PP \VS{23}{\WJ{“Woe
to
you,
scribes
and
Pharisees,
hypocrites!
For
you tithe
mint,
dill,
and cumin,}}\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 23:23 }
cumin is an aromatic seed from Cuminum cyminum, resembling caraway in flavour and appearance. It is used as a spice.}
{\WJ{
and
have
left undone
the
weightier matters
of
the Torah:
justice,
mercy,
and
faith.
But
you
ought
to
have
done
these,
and
not
to
have
left
the other undone.
}}
\VS{24}{\WJ{
You
blind
guides,
who
strain out
a
gnat,
and
swallow
a
camel!
}}
\par }{\PP \VS{25}{\WJ{“Woe
to
you,
scribes
and
Pharisees,
hypocrites!
For
you
clean
the
outside
of
the
cup
and
of
the platter,
but
within
they
are
full
of extortion
and unrighteousness.}}\FTNT{§}{{\FR 23:25 }
TR reads “self-indulgence” instead of “unrighteousness”}
\VS{26}{\WJ{
You
blind
Pharisee,
first
clean
the
inside
of
the
cup
and
of
the platter,
that
its
outside
may
become
clean
also.}}
\par }{\PP \VS{27}{\WJ{“Woe
to
you,
scribes
and
Pharisees,
hypocrites!
For
you
are
like whitened
tombs,
which
outwardly
appear
beautiful,
but
inwardly
are
full
of
dead
men’s
bones
and
of
all
uncleanness.
}}
\VS{28}{\WJ{
Even
so
you
also
outwardly
appear
righteous
to
men,
but
inwardly
you
are
full
of
hypocrisy
and iniquity.}}
\par }{\PP \VS{29}{\WJ{“Woe
to
you,
scribes
and
Pharisees,
hypocrites!
For
you
build
the
tombs
of
the
prophets
and
decorate
the
tombs
of
the
righteous,
}}
\VS{30}{\WJ{
and
say, ‘If
we
had
lived
in
the
days
of
our
fathers,
we wouldn’t
have
been
partakers
with
them
in
the
blood
of
the
prophets.’
}}
\VS{31}{\WJ{
Therefore
you
testify
to
yourselves
that
you
are children
of
those
who killed
the
prophets.
}}
\VS{32}{\WJ{
Fill up,
then,
the
measure
of
your
fathers.
}}
\VS{33}{\WJ{
You
serpents,
you
offspring
of
vipers,
how
will
you
escape
the judgement
of Gehinnom?}}\FTNT{*}{{\FR 23:33 }
or, Hell}
\VS{34}{\WJ{
Therefore,
behold,
I
send
to
you
prophets,
wise
men,
and
scribes.
Some
of
them
you
will
kill
and
crucify;
and
some
of
them
you
will
scourge
in
your
synagogues
and
persecute
from
city
to
city,
}}
\VS{35}{\WJ{
that
on
you
may
come
all
the
righteous
blood
shed
on
the
earth,
from
the
blood
of
righteous
Abel
to
the
blood
of
Zechariah
son
of
Berechiah,
whom
you killed
between
the
sanctuary
and
the
altar.
}}
\VS{36}{\WJ{Most certainly
I
tell
you,
all
these
things
will
come
upon
this
generation.}}
\par }{\PP \VS{37}{\WJ{“Jerusalem,
Jerusalem,
who
kills
the
prophets
and
stones
those
who
are
sent
to
her!
How
often
I
would
have
gathered
your
children
together,
even
as
a
hen
gathers
her
chicks
under
her
wings,
and
you
would
not!
}}
\VS{38}{\WJ{
Behold,
your
house
is
left
to
you
desolate.
}}
\VS{39}{\WJ{
For
I
tell
you,
you
will
not
see
me
from
now
on,
until
you
say, ‘Blessed
is
he
who
comes
in
the
name
of
the
Lord!’ ”}}\XREF{✡}{{\XO 23:39 }
Psalm 118:26
}

\par }\Chap{24}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Yeshua
went
out
from
the
temple,
and
was
going
on
his
way.
His
disciples
came
to
him
to
show
him
the
buildings
of
the
temple.
\VS{2}But
he
answered
them,
{\WJ{“You
see
all
of
these
things,
don’t
you? Most certainly
I
tell
you,
there
will
not
be
left
here
one
stone
on
another,
that
will
not
be thrown
down.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{3}As
he
sat
on
the
Mount
of
Olives,
the
disciples
came
to
him
privately,
saying, “Tell
us,
when
will
these
things
be?
What
is
the
sign
of
your
coming,
and
of
the
end
of
the
age?”
\par }{\PP \VS{4}Yeshua
answered
them,
{\WJ{“Be
careful
that
no
one
leads
you
astray.
}}
\VS{5}{\WJ{
For
many
will
come
in
my
name,
saying, ‘I
am
the
Messiah,’
and
will
lead
many
astray.
}}
\VS{6}{\WJ{
You
will
hear
of
wars
and rumours
of
wars.
See
that
you
aren’t troubled,
for
all
this
must
happen,
but
the
end
is
not
yet.
}}
\VS{7}{\WJ{
For
nation
will
rise
against
nation,
and
kingdom
against
kingdom;
and
there
will
be
famines, plagues,
and
earthquakes
in
various
places.
}}
\VS{8}{\WJ{
But
all
these
things
are
the
beginning
of
birth
pains.
}}
\par }{\PP \VS{9}{\WJ{“Then
they
will
deliver
you
up
to oppression
and
will
kill
you.
You
will
be
hated
by
all
of
the
nations
for
my
name’s
sake.
}}
\VS{10}{\WJ{
Then
many
will
stumble,
and
will
deliver
up
one
another,
and
will
hate
one
another.
}}
\VS{11}{\WJ{
Many
false
prophets
will
arise
and
will lead
many
astray.
}}
\VS{12}{\WJ{
Because iniquity
will
be
multiplied,
the
love
of
many
will
grow
cold.
}}
\VS{13}{\WJ{
But
he
who
endures
to
the
end
will
be
saved.
}}
\VS{14}{\WJ{
This
Good
News
of
the
Kingdom
will
be
preached
in
the
whole
world
for
a
testimony
to
all
the
nations,
and
then
the
end
will
come.}}
\par }{\PP \VS{15}{\WJ{“When,
therefore,
you
see
the
abomination
of
desolation,}}\XREF{✡}{{\XO 24:15 }
Daniel 9:27; 11:31; 12:11}
{\WJ{
which
was
spoken
of
through
Daniel
the
prophet,
standing
in
the
holy
place (let
the
reader
understand),
}}
\VS{16}{\WJ{
then let
those
who
are
in
Judea
flee
to
the
mountains.
}}
\VS{17}{\WJ{Let
him
who
is
on
the
housetop
not
go
down
to
take
out
the
things
that
are
in
his
house.
}}
\VS{18}{\WJ{Let
him
who
is
in
the
field
not
return
back
to
get
his
clothes.
}}
\VS{19}{\WJ{
But
woe
to
those
who
are
with child
and
to
nursing mothers
in
those
days!
}}
\VS{20}{\WJ{
Pray
that
your
flight
will
not
be
in
the
winter
nor
on
a
Sabbath,
}}
\VS{21}{\WJ{
for
then
there
will
be
great
suffering,}}\FTNT{*}{{\FR 24:21 }
or, oppression}
{\WJ{
such
as
has
not
been
from
the
beginning
of
the
world
until
now,
no,
nor ever
will
be.
}}
\VS{22}{\WJ{
Unless
those
days
had
been
shortened,
no
flesh
would
have
been
saved.
But
for
the
sake
of
the
chosen ones,
those
days
will
be
shortened.
}}
\par }{\PP \VS{23}{\WJ{“Then
if
any
man tells
you, ‘Behold,
here
is
the
Messiah!’
or, ‘There!’
don’t
believe
it.
}}
\VS{24}{\WJ{
For
false messiahs
and
false
prophets
will
arise,
and
they
will
show
great
signs
and
wonders,
so
as
to lead
astray,
if
possible,
even
the
chosen
ones.}}
\par }{\PP \VS{25}{\WJ{“Behold,
I
have told
you beforehand.
}}
\par }{\PP \VS{26}{\WJ{“If
therefore
they
tell
you, ‘Behold,
he
is
in
the
wilderness,’
don’t
go
out;
or ‘Behold,
he
is
in
the
inner
rooms,’
don’t
believe
it.
}}
\VS{27}{\WJ{
For
as
the
lightning
flashes
from
the
east,
and
is
seen
even
to
the
west,
so
will
the
coming
of
the
Son
of
Man
be.
}}
\VS{28}{\WJ{
For
wherever
the carcass
is,
that
is
where
the
vultures}}\FTNT{†}{{\FR 24:28 }
or, eagles}
{\WJ{
gather
together.
}}
\par }{\PP \VS{29}{\WJ{“But
immediately
after
the
suffering}}\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 24:29 }
or, oppression}
{\WJ{
of
those
days,
the
sun
will
be
darkened,
the
moon
will
not
give
its
light,
the
stars
will
fall
from
the
sky,
and
the
powers
of
the
heavens
will
be
shaken;}}\XREF{✡}{{\XO 24:29 }
Isaiah 13:10; 34:4
}
\VS{30}{\WJ{
and
then
the
sign
of
the
Son
of
Man
will
appear
in
the
sky.
Then
all
the
tribes
of
the
earth
will
mourn,
and
they
will
see
the
Son
of
Man
coming
on
the
clouds
of
the
sky
with
power
and
great
glory.
}}
\VS{31}{\WJ{
He
will
send
out
his
angels
with
a
great sound
of
a shofar,
and
they
will
gather
together
his
chosen
ones
from
the
four
winds,
from
one
end
of
the
sky
to
the
other.}}
\par }{\PP \VS{32}{\WJ{“Now
from
the
fig
tree
learn
this
parable:
When
its
branch
has
now
become
tender
and produces
its
leaves,
you
know
that
the
summer
is
near.
}}
\VS{33}{\WJ{
Even
so
you
also,
when
you
see
all
these
things,
know
that
he
is
near,
even
at
the
doors.
}}
\VS{34}{\WJ{Most certainly
I
tell
you,
this
generation}}\FTNT{§}{{\FR 24:34 }
The word for “generation” (genea) can also be translated as “race.”}
{\WJ{
will
not
pass
away
until
all
these
things
are
accomplished.
}}
\VS{35}{\WJ{
Heaven
and
earth
will
pass
away,
but
my
words
will
not
pass
away.
}}
\par }{\PP \VS{36}{\WJ{“But
no
one
knows
of
that
day
and
hour,
not
even
the
angels
of
heaven,}}\FTNT{*}{{\FR 24:36 }
NU adds “nor the son”}
{\WJ{
but
my
Father
only.}}
\VS{37}{\WJ{
As
the
days
of
Noah
were,
so
will
the
coming
of
the
Son
of
Man
be.
}}
\VS{38}{\WJ{
For
as
in
those
days
which
were
before
the
flood
they
were
eating
and
drinking,
marrying
and giving
in
marriage,
until
the
day
that
Noah
entered
into
the ship,
}}
\VS{39}{\WJ{
and
they
didn’t
know
until
the
flood
came
and
took
them
all
away,
so
will
the
coming
of
the
Son
of
Man
be.
}}
\VS{40}{\WJ{
Then
two
men
will
be
in
the
field:
one
will
be
taken
and
one
will
be
left.
}}
\VS{41}{\WJ{
Two
women
will
be
grinding
at
the
mill:
one
will
be
taken
and
one
will
be
left.
}}
\VS{42}{\WJ{
Watch
therefore,
for
you
don’t
know
in
what hour
your
Lord
comes.
}}
\VS{43}{\WJ{
But
know
this,
that
if
the master
of
the
house
had
known
in
what
watch
of
the
night
the
thief
was
coming,
he
would
have watched,
and
would
not
have
allowed
his
house
to
be
broken
into.
}}
\VS{44}{\WJ{
Therefore
also
be
ready,
for
in
an
hour
that
you
don’t
expect,
the
Son
of
Man
will
come.}}
\par }{\PP \VS{45}{\WJ{“Who
then
is
the
faithful
and
wise
servant,
whom
his
lord
has
set
over
his
household,
to
give
them
their
food
in due
season?
}}
\VS{46}{\WJ{
Blessed
is
that
servant
whom
his
lord
finds
doing
so
when
he
comes.
}}
\VS{47}{\WJ{Most certainly
I
tell
you
that
he
will
set
him
over
all
that
he
has.
}}
\VS{48}{\WJ{
But
if
that
evil
servant should
say
in
his
heart, ‘My
lord
is
delaying
his
coming,’
}}
\VS{49}{\WJ{
and
begins
to
beat
his
fellow
servants,
and
eat
and
drink
with
the
drunkards,
}}
\VS{50}{\WJ{
the
lord
of
that
servant
will
come
in
a
day
when
he
doesn’t
expect
it
and
in
an
hour
when
he
doesn’t
know
it,
}}
\VS{51}{\WJ{
and
will
cut
him
in
pieces
and appoint
his
portion
with
the
hypocrites.
That
is
where
the
weeping
and grinding
of
teeth
will
be.
}}

\par }\Chap{25}{\PP \VerseOne{1}{\WJ{“Then
the
Kingdom
of
Heaven
will be
like
ten
virgins
who
took
their
lamps
and
went
out
to
meet
the
bridegroom.
}}
\VS{2}{\WJ{
Five
of
them
were
foolish,
and
five
were
wise.
}}
\VS{3}{\WJ{
Those
who
were
foolish,
when
they
took
their
lamps,
took
no
oil
with
them,
}}
\VS{4}{\WJ{
but
the
wise
took
oil
in
their vessels
with
their
lamps.
}}
\VS{5}{\WJ{
Now
while
the
bridegroom delayed,
they
all slumbered
and slept.
}}
\VS{6}{\WJ{
But
at
midnight
there
was
a cry, ‘Behold!
The
bridegroom
is
coming!
Come
out
to
meet
him!’
}}
\VS{7}{\WJ{
Then
all
those
virgins arose,
and
trimmed
their
lamps.}}\FTNT{*}{{\FR 25:7 }
The end of the wick of an oil lamp needs to be cut off periodically to avoid having it become clogged with carbon deposits. The wick height is also adjusted so that the flame burns evenly and gives good light without producing a lot of smoke.}
\VS{8}{\WJ{
The
foolish
said
to
the
wise, ‘Give
us
some
of
your
oil,
for
our
lamps
are
going
out.’
}}
\VS{9}{\WJ{
But
the
wise
answered,
saying, ‘What
if
there
isn’t
enough
for
us
and
you?
You
go
rather
to
those
who
sell,
and
buy
for
yourselves.’
}}
\VS{10}{\WJ{
While
they
went
away
to
buy,
the
bridegroom
came,
and
those
who
were
ready
went
in
with
him
to
the
wedding
feast,
and
the
door
was
shut.
}}
\VS{11}{\WJ{
Afterward
the
other
virgins
also
came,
saying, ‘Lord,
Lord,
open
to
us.’
}}
\VS{12}{\WJ{
But
he
answered, ‘Most certainly
I
tell
you,
I
don’t
know
you.’
}}
\VS{13}{\WJ{
Watch
therefore,
for
you
don’t
know
the
day
nor
the
hour
in
which
the Son
of Man
is coming.}}
\par }{\PP \VS{14}{\WJ{“For
it
is
like
a
man going
into another country,
who
called
his
own
servants
and
entrusted
his goods
to
them.
}}
\VS{15}{\WJ{
To
one
he
gave
five
talents,}}\FTNT{†}{{\FR 25:15 }
A talent is about 30 kilograms or 66 pounds (usually used to weigh silver unless otherwise specified)}
{\WJ{
to
another
two,
to
another
one,
to
each
according
to
his
own
ability.
Then
he
went
on
his
journey.
}}
\VS{16}{\WJ{Immediately
he
who
received
the
five
talents
went
and traded
with
them,
and
made
another
five
talents.
}}
\VS{17}{\WJ{
In
the
same
way, he also
who got
the
two
gained
another
two.
}}
\VS{18}{\WJ{
But
he
who
received
the
one talent
went
away
and
dug
in
the
earth
and
hid
his
lord’s
money.}}
\par }{\PP \VS{19}{\WJ{“Now
after
a
long
time
the
lord
of
those
servants
came,
and
settled
accounts
with
them.
}}
\VS{20}{\WJ{
He
who
received
the
five
talents
came
and
brought
another
five
talents,
saying, ‘Lord,
you
delivered
to
me
five
talents.
Behold,
I
have
gained
another
five
talents
in addition
to
them.’}}
\par }{\PP \VS{21}{\WJ{“His
lord
said
to
him, ‘Well
done,
good
and
faithful
servant.
You
have
been
faithful
over
a
few
things,
I
will
set
you
over
many
things.
Enter
into
the
joy
of
your
lord.’}}
\par }{\PP \VS{22}{\WJ{“He
also
who got
the
two
talents
came
and
said, ‘Lord,
you
delivered
to
me
two
talents.
Behold,
I
have
gained
another
two
talents
in addition
to
them.’
}}
\par }{\PP \VS{23}{\WJ{“His
lord
said
to
him, ‘Well
done,
good
and
faithful
servant.
You
have
been
faithful
over
a
few
things.
I
will
set
you
over
many
things.
Enter
into
the
joy
of
your
lord.’}}
\par }{\PP \VS{24}{\WJ{“He
also
who
had
received
the
one
talent
came
and
said, ‘Lord,
I
knew
you
that
you
are
a
hard
man,
reaping
where
you
didn’t
sow,
and
gathering
where
you
didn’t
scatter.
}}
\VS{25}{\WJ{
I
was
afraid,
and
went
away
and
hid
your
talent
in
the
earth.
Behold,
you
have
what
is
yours.’}}
\par }{\PP \VS{26}{\WJ{“But
his
lord
answered
him, ‘You
wicked
and slothful
servant.
You
knew
that
I
reap
where
I
didn’t
sow,
and
gather
where
I
didn’t
scatter.
}}
\VS{27}{\WJ{
You
ought
therefore
to
have deposited
my
money
with
the bankers,
and
at
my
coming
I
should
have
received
back
my
own
with
interest.
}}
\VS{28}{\WJ{
Take
away
therefore
the
talent
from
him
and
give
it
to
him
who
has
the
ten
talents.
}}
\VS{29}{\WJ{
For
to
everyone
who
has
will
be
given,
and
he
will
have
abundance,
but
from
him
who
doesn’t
have,
even
that
which
he
has
will
be
taken
away.
}}
\VS{30}{\WJ{
Throw
out
the unprofitable
servant
into
the
outer
darkness,
where
there
will
be
weeping
and
gnashing
of
teeth.’}}
\par }{\PP \VS{31}{\WJ{“But
when
the
Son
of
Man
comes
in
his
glory,
and
all
the holy
angels
with
him,
then
he
will
sit
on
the
throne
of
his
glory.
}}
\VS{32}{\WJ{
Before
him
all
the
nations
will
be
gathered,
and
he
will
separate
them
one
from
another,
as
a
shepherd
separates
the
sheep
from
the
goats.
}}
\VS{33}{\WJ{
He
will
set
the
sheep
on
his
right
hand,
but
the
goats
on
the
left.
}}
\VS{34}{\WJ{
Then
the
King
will
tell
those
on
his
right
hand, ‘Come,
blessed
of
my
Father,
inherit
the
Kingdom
prepared
for
you
from
the
foundation
of
the
world;
}}
\VS{35}{\WJ{
for
I
was
hungry
and
you
gave
me
food
to
eat.
I
was
thirsty
and
you
gave
me
drink.
I
was
a
stranger
and
you took
me
in.
}}
\VS{36}{\WJ{
I
was
naked
and
you
clothed
me.
I
was
sick
and
you visited
me.
I
was
in
prison
and
you
came
to
me.’}}
\par }{\PP \VS{37}{\WJ{“Then
the
righteous
will
answer
him,
saying, ‘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
as
a
stranger
and take
you
in,
or
naked
and
clothe
you?
}}
\VS{39}{\WJ{
When
did
we
see
you
sick
or
in
prison
and
come
to
you?’}}
\par }{\PP \VS{40}{\WJ{“The
King
will
answer
them, ‘Most
certainly
I
tell
you,
because
you
did
it
to
one
of
the
least
of
these
my
brothers,}}\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 25:40 }
The word for “brothers” here may be also correctly translated “brothers and sisters” or “siblings.”}
{\WJ{
you
did
it
to
me.’
}}
\VS{41}{\WJ{
Then
he
will
say
also
to
those
on
the
left hand, ‘Depart
from
me,
you
cursed,
into
the
eternal
fire
which
is
prepared
for
the
devil
and
his
angels;
}}
\VS{42}{\WJ{
for
I
was
hungry,
and
you
didn’t
give
me
food
to
eat;
I
was
thirsty,
and
you
gave
me
no
drink;
}}
\VS{43}{\WJ{
I
was
a
stranger,
and
you
didn’t take
me
in;
naked,
and
you
didn’t
clothe
me;
sick,
and
in
prison,
and
you
didn’t
visit
me.’}}
\par }{\PP \VS{44}{\WJ{“Then
they
will
also
answer,
saying, ‘Lord,
when
did
we
see
you
hungry,
or
thirsty,
or
a
stranger,
or
naked,
or
sick,
or
in
prison,
and
didn’t help
you?’}}
\par }{\PP \VS{45}{\WJ{“Then
he
will
answer
them,
saying, ‘Most certainly
I
tell
you,
because
you
didn’t
do
it
to
one
of
the
least
of
these,
you
didn’t
do
it
to
me.’
}}
\VS{46}{\WJ{
These
will
go
away
into
eternal
punishment,
but
the
righteous
into
eternal
life.”}}

\par }\Chap{26}{\PP \VerseOne{1}When Yeshua
had
finished
all
these
words,
he
said
to
his
disciples,
\VS{2}{\WJ{“You
know
that
after
two
days
the
Passover
is
coming,
and
the
Son
of
Man
will
be
delivered
up
to
be
crucified.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{3}Then
the
chief
priests,
the scribes,
and
the
elders
of
the
people
were
gathered
together
in
the
court
of
the
high
priest,
who
was
called
Caiaphas.
\VS{4}They
took counsel
together
that
they
might
take Yeshua
by
deceit
and
kill
him.
\VS{5}But
they
said, “Not
during
the
feast,
lest
a
riot
occur amongst
the
people.”
\par }{\PP \VS{6}Now
when Yeshua
was
in
Bethany,
in
the
house
of
Simon
the
leper,
\VS{7}a
woman
came
to
him
having
an
alabaster jar
of
very
expensive
ointment,
and
she
poured
it
on
his
head
as
he sat
at
the table.
\VS{8}But
when
his
disciples
saw
this,
they
were
indignant,
saying, “Why
this
waste?
\VS{9}For
this ointment
might
have
been
sold
for
much
and
given
to
the
poor.”
\par }{\PP \VS{10}However,
knowing
this, Yeshua
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“Why
do
you
trouble
the
woman?
She
has
done
a
good
work
for
me.
}}
\VS{11}{\WJ{
For
you
always
have
the
poor
with
you,
but
you
don’t
always
have
me.
}}
\VS{12}{\WJ{
For
in pouring
this
ointment
on
my
body,
she
did
it
to
prepare
me
for
burial.
}}
\VS{13}{\WJ{Most
certainly
I
tell
you,
wherever
this
Good
News
is
preached
in
the
whole
world,
what
this
woman
has
done
will
also
be
spoken
of
as
a
memorial
of
her.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{14}Then
one
of
the
twelve,
who
was
called
Judah
Iscariot,
went
to
the
chief
priests
\VS{15}and
said, “What
are
you
willing
to
give
me
if
I
deliver
him
to
you?”
So
they
weighed
out
for
him
thirty
pieces
of
silver.
\VS{16}From
that
time
he
sought
opportunity
to
betray
him.
\par }{\PP \VS{17}Now
on
the
first day
of
unleavened bread,
the
disciples
came
to Yeshua,
saying
to
him, “Where
do
you
want
us
to
prepare
for
you
to
eat
the
Passover?”
\par }{\PP \VS{18}He
said,
{\WJ{“Go
into
the
city
to
a
certain
person,
and
tell
him, ‘The Rabbi
says, “My
time
is
at
hand.
I
will
keep
the
Passover
at
your house
with
my
disciples.” ’ ”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{19}The
disciples
did
as Yeshua
commanded
them,
and
they
prepared
the
Passover.
\par }{\PP \VS{20}Now
when
evening
had
come,
he
was
reclining
at
the table
with
the
twelve
disciples.
\VS{21}As
they
were
eating,
he
said,
{\WJ{“Most
certainly
I
tell
you
that
one
of
you
will
betray
me.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{22}They
were
exceedingly
sorrowful,
and
each
began
to
ask
him, “It
isn’t
me,
is
it,
Lord?”
\par }{\PP \VS{23}He
answered,
{\WJ{“He
who
dipped
his
hand
with
me
in
the dish
will
betray
me.
}}
\VS{24}{\WJ{
The
Son
of
Man
goes
even
as
it
is
written
of
him,
but
woe
to
that
man
through
whom
the
Son
of
Man
is
betrayed!
It
would
be
better
for
that
man
if
he
had
not
been
born.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{25}Judah,
who
betrayed
him,
answered, “It
isn’t
me,
is
it,
Rabbi?”
\par }{\PP He
said
to
him,
{\WJ{“You
said
it.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{26}As
they
were
eating, Yeshua
took
bread,
gave thanks
for\FTNT{*}{{\FR 26:26 }
TR reads “blessed” instead of “gave thanks for”}
it,
and
broke
it.
He
gave
to
the
disciples
and
said,
{\WJ{“Take,
eat;
this
is
my
body.”}}
\VS{27}He
took
the
cup,
gave
thanks,
and
gave
to
them,
saying,
{\WJ{“All
of
you
drink
it,
}}
\VS{28}{\WJ{
for
this
is my
blood
of
the new
covenant,
which
is poured
out
for
many
for
the remission
of
sins.
}}
\VS{29}{\WJ{
But
I
tell
you
that
I
will
not
drink
of
this
fruit
of
the
vine
from
now
on,
until
that
day
when
I
drink
it anew
with
you
in
my
Father’s
Kingdom.”
}}
\par }{\PP \VS{30}When
they
had sung
the Hallel,
they
went
out
to
the
Mount
of
Olives.
\par }{\PP \VS{31}Then Yeshua
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“All
of
you
will
be
made
to
stumble
because
of
me
tonight,
for
it
is
written, ‘I
will
strike
the
shepherd,
and
the
sheep
of
the
flock
will
be
scattered.’}}\XREF{✡}{{\XO 26:31 }
Zechariah 13:7}
\VS{32}{\WJ{
But
after
I
am
raised
up,
I
will
go
before
you
into
Galilee.”
}}
\par }{\PP \VS{33}But
Peter
answered
him, “Even
if
all
will
be
made
to
stumble
because
of
you,
I
will
never
be
made
to
stumble.”
\par }{\PP \VS{34}Yeshua
said
to
him,
{\WJ{“Most certainly
I
tell
you
that
tonight,
before
the
rooster
crows,
you
will
deny
me
three
times.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{35}Peter
said
to
him, “Even
if
I
must
die
with
you,
I
will
not
deny
you.”
All
of
the
disciples
also
said
likewise.
\par }{\PP \VS{36}Then Yeshua
came
with
them
to
a
place
called
Gethsemane,
and
said
to
his
disciples,
{\WJ{“Sit
here,
while
I
go
there
and
pray.”}}
\VS{37}He
took
with
him
Peter
and
the
two
sons
of
Zebedee,
and
began
to
be
sorrowful
and severely
troubled.
\VS{38}Then
he
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“My
soul
is exceedingly sorrowful,
even
to
death.
Stay
here
and
watch
with
me.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{39}He
went
forward
a
little,
fell
on
his
face,
and
prayed,
saying,
{\WJ{“My
Father,
if
it
is
possible,
let
this
cup
pass
away
from
me;
nevertheless,
not
what
I
desire,
but
what
you
desire.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{40}He
came
to
the
disciples
and
found
them
sleeping,
and
said
to
Peter,
{\WJ{“What,
couldn’t
you
watch
with
me
for
one
hour?
}}
\VS{41}{\WJ{
Watch
and
pray,
that
you
don’t
enter
into
temptation.
The
spirit
indeed
is
willing,
but
the
flesh
is
weak.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{42}Again,
a
second
time
he
went
away
and
prayed,
saying,
{\WJ{“My
Father,
if
this
cup
can’t
pass
away
from
me
unless
I
drink
it,
your
desire
be
done.”
}}
\par }{\PP \VS{43}He
came
again
and
found
them
sleeping,
for
their
eyes
were
heavy.
\VS{44}He
left
them
again,
went
away,
and
prayed
a
third
time,
saying
the
same
words.
\VS{45}Then
he
came
to
his
disciples
and
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“Are
you
still
sleeping
and
resting?
Behold,
the
hour
is
at
hand,
and
the
Son
of
Man
is
betrayed
into
the
hands
of
sinners.
}}
\VS{46}{\WJ{
Arise, let’s be
going.
Behold,
he
who
betrays
me
is
at
hand.”
}}
\par }{\PP \VS{47}While
he
was
still
speaking,
behold,
Judah,
one
of
the
twelve,
came,
and
with
him
a
great
multitude
with
swords
and
clubs,
from
the
chief
priests
and
elders
of
the
people.
\VS{48}Now
he
who
betrayed
him
had
given
them
a
sign,
saying, “Whoever
I
kiss,
he
is
the
one.
Seize
him.”
\VS{49}Immediately
he
came
to Yeshua,
and
said, “Greetings,
Rabbi!”
and
kissed
him.
\par }{\PP \VS{50}Yeshua
said
to
him,
{\WJ{“Friend,
why
are
you
here?”}}
\par }{\PP Then
they
came
and
laid
hands
on Yeshua,
and
took
him.
\VS{51}Behold,
one
of
those
who
were
with Yeshua
stretched
out
his
hand
and
drew
his
sword,
and
struck
the
servant
of
the
high
priest,
and
cut
off
his
ear.
\par }{\PP \VS{52}Then Yeshua
said
to
him,
{\WJ{“Put
your
sword
back
into
its
place,
for
all
those
who
take
the
sword
will die
by
the
sword.
}}
\VS{53}{\WJ{
Or
do
you
think
that
I
couldn’t
ask
my
Father,
and
he
would
even
now send
me
more
than
twelve
legions
of
angels?
}}
\VS{54}{\WJ{
How
then
would
the
Scriptures
be
fulfilled
that
it
must
be
so?”
}}
\par }{\PP \VS{55}In
that
hour Yeshua
said
to
the
multitudes,
{\WJ{“Have
you
come
out
as
against
a
robber
with
swords
and
clubs
to
seize
me?
I
sat
daily
in
the
temple
teaching,
and
you
didn’t
arrest
me.
}}
\VS{56}{\WJ{
But
all
this
has
happened
that
the
Scriptures
of
the
prophets
might
be
fulfilled.”}}
\par }{\PP Then
all
the
disciples
left
him
and
fled.
\par }{\PP \VS{57}Those
who
had taken Yeshua
led
him
away
to
Caiaphas
the
high
priest,
where
the
scribes
and
the
elders
were
gathered
together.
\VS{58}But
Peter
followed
him
from
a
distance
to
the
court
of
the
high
priest,
and
entered
in
and
sat
with
the
officers,
to
see
the
end.
\par }{\PP \VS{59}Now
the
chief
priests,
the elders,
and
the
whole
council
sought false testimony
against Yeshua,
that
they
might
put
him
to
death,
\VS{60}and
they
found
none.
Even
though
many false witnesses
came
forward,
they
found
none.
But
at
last
two false witnesses
came
forward
\VS{61}and
said, “This
man
said, ‘I
am
able
to
destroy
the
temple
of
God,
and
to
build
it
in
three
days.’ ”
\par }{\PP \VS{62}The
high
priest
stood
up
and
said
to
him, “Have
you
no
answer?
What
is
this
that
these
testify
against
you?”
\VS{63}But Yeshua
stayed
silent.
The
high
priest
answered
him, “I
adjure
you
by
the
living
God
that
you
tell
us
whether
you
are
the
Messiah,
the
Son
of
God.”
\par }{\PP \VS{64}Yeshua
said
to
him,
{\WJ{“You
have
said
so.
Nevertheless,
I
tell
you,
after
this
you
will
see
the
Son
of
Man
sitting
at
the
right
hand
of
Power,
and
coming
on
the
clouds
of
the
sky.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{65}Then
the
high
priest
tore
his
clothing,
saying, “He
has
spoken
blasphemy!
Why
do
we
need
any
more
witnesses?
Behold,
now
you
have
heard
his
blasphemy.
\VS{66}What
do
you
think?”
\par }{\PP They
answered, “He
is worthy
of
death!”
\VS{67}Then
they
spat
in
his
face
and
beat
him
with
their
fists,
and
some
slapped
him,
\VS{68}saying, “Prophesy
to
us,
you
Messiah!
Who
hit
you?”
\par }{\PP \VS{69}Now
Peter
was
sitting
outside
in
the
court,
and
a maid
came
to
him,
saying, “You
were
also
with Yeshua,
the
Galilean!”
\par }{\PP \VS{70}But
he
denied
it
before
them
all,
saying, “I
don’t
know
what
you
are
talking
about.”
\par }{\PP \VS{71}When
he
had
gone
out
onto
the porch,
someone
else
saw
him
and
said
to
those
who
were
there, “This
man
also
was
with Yeshua
of
Nazareth.”
\par }{\PP \VS{72}Again
he
denied
it
with
an
oath, “I
don’t
know
the
man.”
\par }{\PP \VS{73}After
a
little
while
those
who
stood
by
came
and
said
to
Peter, “Surely
you
are
also
one
of
them,
for
your speech
makes
you known.”
\par }{\PP \VS{74}Then
he
began
to curse
and
to
swear, “I
don’t
know
the
man!”
\par }{\PP Immediately
the
rooster
crowed.
\VS{75}Peter
remembered
the
word
which Yeshua
had
said
to
him,
{\WJ{“Before
the
rooster
crows,
you
will
deny
me
three
times.”}}
Then
he
went
out
and
wept
bitterly.

\par }\Chap{27}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Now
when morning
had
come,
all
the
chief
priests
and
the
elders
of
the
people
took counsel
against Yeshua
to
put
him
to
death.
\VS{2}They
bound
him,
led
him
away,
and
delivered
him
up
to Pontius
Pilate,
the
governor.
\par }{\PP \VS{3}Then
Judah,
who
betrayed
him,
when
he
saw
that Yeshua
was
condemned,
felt
remorse,
and brought
back
the
thirty
pieces
of
silver
to
the
chief
priests
and
elders,
\VS{4}saying, “I
have
sinned
in
that
I
betrayed
innocent
blood.”
\par }{\PP But
they
said, “What
is
that
to
us?
You
see
to
it.”
\par }{\PP \VS{5}He
threw
down
the
pieces
of
silver
in
the
sanctuary
and
departed.
Then
he
went
away
and
hanged
himself.
\par }{\PP \VS{6}The
chief
priests
took
the
pieces
of
silver
and
said, “It’s
not
lawful
to
put
them
into
the treasury,
since
it
is
the
price
of
blood.”
\VS{7}They
took counsel,
and
bought
the
potter’s
field
with
them
to bury
strangers
in.
\VS{8}Therefore
that
field has been
called “The
Field
of
Blood”
to
this
day.
\VS{9}Then
that
which
was
spoken
through
Jeremiah\FTNT{*}{{\FR 27:9 }
some manuscripts omit “Jeremiah”}
the
prophet
was
fulfilled,
saying,
\par }{\Q “They
took
the
thirty
pieces
of
silver,
\par }{\QB the
price
of
him upon
whom
a
price
had
been
set,
\par }{\QB whom
some
of
the children
of
Israel priced,
\par }{\Q \VS{10}and
they
gave
them
for
the
potter’s
field,
\par }{\QB as
the
Lord
commanded
me.”\XREF{✡}{{\XO 27:10 }
Zechariah 11:12-13; Jeremiah 19:1-13; 32:6-9}
\par }{\PP \VS{11}Now Yeshua
stood
before
the
governor;
and
the
governor
asked
him,
saying, “Are
you
the
King
of
the
Jews?”
\par }{\PP Yeshua
said
to
him,
{\WJ{“So
you
say.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{12}When
he
was
accused
by
the
chief
priests
and
elders,
he
answered
nothing.
\VS{13}Then
Pilate
said
to
him, “Don’t
you
hear
how
many
things
they
testify
against
you?”
\par }{\PP \VS{14}He gave
him
no
answer,
not
even
one
word,
so
that
the
governor marvelled
greatly.
\par }{\PP \VS{15}Now
at
the
feast
the
governor
was
accustomed
to
release
to
the
multitude
one
prisoner
whom
they
desired.
\VS{16}They
had
then
a notable
prisoner
called
Barabbas.
\VS{17}When
therefore
they
were
gathered
together,
Pilate
said
to
them, “Whom
do
you
want
me
to
release
to
you?
Barabbas,
or Yeshua
who
is
called
Messiah?”
\VS{18}For
he
knew
that
because
of
envy
they
had
delivered
him
up.
\par }{\PP \VS{19}While
he
was
sitting
on
the judgement
seat,
his
wife
sent
to
him,
saying, “Have
nothing
to
do
with
that
righteous
man,
for
I
have
suffered
many
things
today
in
a
dream
because
of
him.”
\par }{\PP \VS{20}Now
the
chief
priests
and
the
elders
persuaded
the
multitudes
to
ask
for
Barabbas
and
destroy Yeshua.
\VS{21}But
the
governor
answered
them, “Which
of
the
two
do
you
want
me
to
release
to
you?”
\par }{\PP They
said, “Barabbas!”
\par }{\PP \VS{22}Pilate
said
to
them, “What
then shall
I
do
to Yeshua
who
is
called
Messiah?”
\par }{\PP They
all
said
to
him, “Let
him
be
crucified!”
\par }{\PP \VS{23}But
the governor
said, “Why?
What
evil
has
he
done?”
\par }{\PP But
they
cried
out exceedingly,
saying, “Let
him be
crucified!”
\par }{\PP \VS{24}So
when
Pilate
saw
that
nothing
was
being gained,
but
rather
that
a disturbance
was
starting,
he
took
water
and
washed
his
hands
before
the
multitude,
saying, “I
am
innocent
of
the
blood
of
this righteous
person.
You
see
to
it.”
\par }{\PP \VS{25}All
the
people
answered, “May
his
blood
be
on
us
and
on
our
children!”
\par }{\PP \VS{26}Then
he
released
Barabbas
to
them,
but Yeshua
he
flogged
and
delivered
to be
crucified.
\par }{\PP \VS{27}Then
the
governor’s
soldiers
took Yeshua
into
the
Praetorium,
and
gathered
the
whole garrison
together
against
him.
\VS{28}They
stripped
him
and
put
a
scarlet
robe
on
him.
\VS{29}They
braided
a
crown
of
thorns
and
put
it
on
his
head,
and
a
reed
in
his
right
hand;
and
they
knelt
down
before
him
and
mocked
him,
saying, “Hail,
King
of
the
Jews!”
\VS{30}They
spat
on
him,
and
took
the
reed
and
struck
him
on
the
head.
\VS{31}When
they
had
mocked
him,
they
took
the
robe
off
him,
and
put
his
clothes
on
him,
and
led
him
away
to
crucify
him.
\par }{\PP \VS{32}As
they
came
out,
they
found
a
man
of
Cyrene,
Simon
by
name,
and
they compelled
him
to
go
with
them,
that
he might
carry
his
cross.
\VS{33}When
they
came
to
a
place
called “Golgotha”,
that
is
to
say, “The
place
of
a
skull,”
\VS{34}they
gave
him sour
wine\FTNT{†}{{\FR 27:34 }
or, vinegar}
to
drink
mixed
with
gall.\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 27:34 }
Gall is a bitter-tasting, dark green oil from a wormwood plant that is alcoholic in its effect.}
When
he
had
tasted
it,
he
would
not
drink.
\VS{35}When
they
had
crucified
him,
they
divided
his
clothing amongst
them,
casting
lots,\FTNT{§}{{\FR 27:35 }
TR adds “that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet: ‘They divided my garments amongst them, and for my clothing they cast lots;’ ” [see Psalm 22:18 and Yochanan 19:24]}
\VS{36}and
they
sat
and watched
him
there.
\VS{37}They set up
over
his
head
the accusation
against
him
written, “THIS
IS YESHUA,
THE
KING
OF
THE
JEWS.”
\par }{\PP \VS{38}Then
there
were
two
robbers
crucified
with
him,
one
on
his
right
hand
and
one
on
the
left.
\par }{\PP \VS{39}Those
who passed
by
blasphemed
him,
wagging
their
heads
\VS{40}and
saying, “You
who
destroy
the
temple
and
build
it
in
three
days,
save
yourself!
If
you
are
the
Son
of
God,
come
down
from
the
cross!”
\par }{\PP \VS{41}Likewise
the
chief
priests
also
mocking
with
the
scribes,
the Pharisees,\FTNT{*}{{\FR 27:41 }
TR omits “the Pharisees”}
and
the
elders,
said,
\VS{42}“He
saved
others,
but
he
can’t
save
himself.
If
he
is
the
King
of
Israel,
let
him
come
down
from
the
cross
now,
and
we
will
believe
in
him.
\VS{43}He
trusts
in
God.
Let
God
deliver
him
now,
if
he
wants
him;
for
he
said, ‘I
am
the
Son
of
God.’ ”
\VS{44}The
robbers
also
who
were
crucified
with
him cast
on
him
the
same
reproach.
\par }{\PP \VS{45}Now
from
the
sixth
hour\FTNT{†}{{\FR 27:45 }
noon}
there
was
darkness
over
all
the
land
until
the ninth
hour.\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 27:45 }
3:00 p.m.}
\VS{46}About
the ninth
hour Yeshua
cried
with
a
loud
voice,
saying,
{\WJ{“Eli,
Eli, lima}}\FTNT{§}{{\FR 27:46 }
TR reads “lama” instead of “lima”}
{\WJ{
sabachthani?”
}}
That
is,
{\WJ{“My
God,
my
God,
why
have
you
forsaken
me?”}}\XREF{✡}{{\XO 27:46 }
Psalm 22:1}
\par }{\PP \VS{47}Some
of
them
who
stood
there,
when
they
heard
it,
said, “This
man
is
calling
Elijah.”
\par }{\PP \VS{48}Immediately
one
of
them
ran
and
took
a
sponge,
filled
it
with vinegar,
put
it
on
a
reed,
and
gave
him
a
drink.
\VS{49}The
rest
said, “Let
him be. Let’s
see
whether
Elijah
comes
to
save
him.”
\par }{\PP \VS{50}Yeshua
cried
again
with
a
loud
voice,
and
yielded up
his
spirit.
\par }{\PP \VS{51}Behold,
the
veil
of
the
temple
was
torn
in
two
from
the
top
to
the
bottom.
The
earth quaked
and
the
rocks
were
split.
\VS{52}The
tombs
were
opened,
and
many
bodies
of
the
holy
ones
who
had
fallen
asleep
were
raised;
\VS{53}and
coming
out
of
the
tombs
after
his
resurrection,
they
entered
into
the
holy
city
and
appeared
to
many.
\par }{\PP \VS{54}Now
the
centurion
and
those
who
were
with
him
watching Yeshua,
when
they
saw
the
earthquake
and
the
things
that
were
done,
were
terrified,
saying, “Truly
this
was
the
Son
of
God!”
\par }{\PP \VS{55}Many
women
were
there
watching
from afar,
who
had
followed Yeshua
from
Galilee,
serving
him.
\VS{56}Amongst
them
were Miriam
Magdalene, Miriam
the
mother
of Jacob
and Yosi,
and
the
mother
of
the
sons
of
Zebedee.
\par }{\PP \VS{57}When
evening
had
come,
a
rich
man
from Arimathaea
named
Joseph,
who
himself
was
also Yeshua’s
disciple,
came.
\VS{58}This
man
went
to
Pilate
and
asked
for Yeshua’s
body.
Then
Pilate
commanded
the
body
to
be
given
up.
\VS{59}Joseph
took
the
body
and
wrapped
it
in
a
clean
linen
cloth
\VS{60}and
laid
it
in
his
own
new
tomb,
which
he
had
cut out
in
the
rock.
Then
he
rolled
a
large
stone
against
the
door
of
the
tomb,
and
departed.
\VS{61}Miriam
Magdalene
was
there,
and
the
other Miriam,
sitting
opposite
the tomb.
\par }{\PP \VS{62}Now
on
the
next
day,
which
was
the
day
after
the
Preparation
Day,
the
chief
priests
and
the
Pharisees
were
gathered
together
to
Pilate,
\VS{63}saying, “Sir,
we
remember
what
that
deceiver
said
while
he
was
still
alive: ‘After
three
days
I
will
rise
again.’
\VS{64}Command
therefore
that
the tomb
be
made
secure
until
the
third
day, lest
perhaps
his
disciples
come
at night
and
steal
him
away,
and
tell
the
people, ‘He
is
risen
from
the
dead;’
and
the
last
deception
will
be
worse
than
the
first.”
\par }{\PP \VS{65}Pilate
said
to
them, “You
have
a
guard.
Go,
make
it
as
secure
as
you can.”
\VS{66}So
they
went
with
the
guard
and
made
the tomb
secure, sealing
the
stone.

\par }\Chap{28}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Now
after
the
Sabbath,
as
it began
to
dawn
on
the
first
day
of
the
week, Miriam
Magdalene
and
the
other Miriam
came
to
see
the tomb.
\VS{2}Behold,
there
was
a
great
earthquake,
for
an
angel
of
the
Lord
descended
from
the
sky
and
came
and
rolled
away
the
stone
from
the door
and
sat
on
it.
\VS{3}His
appearance
was
like
lightning,
and
his
clothing
white
as
snow.
\VS{4}For
fear
of
him,
the
guards
shook,
and
became
like
dead
men.
\VS{5}The
angel
answered
the
women, “Don’t
be
afraid,
for
I
know
that
you
seek Yeshua,
who
has
been
crucified.
\VS{6}He
is
not
here,
for
he
has
risen,
just
like
he
said.
Come,
see
the
place
where
the Lord
was
lying.
\VS{7}Go
quickly
and
tell
his
disciples, ‘He
has
risen
from
the
dead,
and
behold,
he
goes
before
you
into
Galilee;
there
you
will
see
him.’
Behold,
I
have
told
you.”
\par }{\PP \VS{8}They
departed
quickly
from
the
tomb
with
fear
and
great
joy,
and
ran
to bring
his
disciples
word.
\VS{9}As
they
went
to
tell
his disciples,
behold, Yeshua
met
them,
saying,
{\WJ{“Rejoice!”}}
\par }{\PP They
came
and
took
hold
of
his
feet,
and worshipped
him.
\par }{\PP \VS{10}Then Yeshua
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“Don’t
be
afraid.
Go
tell
my
brothers
}}\FTNT{*}{{\FR 28:10 }
The word for “brothers” here may be also correctly translated “brothers and sisters” or “siblings.”}
{\WJ{
that
they
should
go
into
Galilee,
and
there
they
will
see
me.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{11}Now
while
they
were
going,
behold,
some
of
the guards
came
into
the
city
and
told
the
chief
priests
all
the
things
that
had
happened.
\VS{12}When
they
were
assembled
with
the
elders
and
had
taken counsel,
they
gave
a
large amount
of
silver
to
the
soldiers,
\VS{13}saying, “Say
that
his
disciples
came
by
night
and
stole
him
away
while
we slept.
\VS{14}If
this
comes
to
the
governor’s
ears,
we
will
persuade
him
and
make
you
free
of worry.”
\VS{15}So
they
took
the
money
and
did
as
they
were told.
This
saying
was
spread abroad amongst
the Judeans,
and continues
until
today.
\par }{\PP \VS{16}But
the
eleven
disciples
went
into
Galilee,
to
the
mountain
where Yeshua
had sent
them.
\VS{17}When
they
saw
him,
they
bowed
down
to
him;
but
some doubted.
\VS{18}Yeshua
came
to
them
and
spoke
to
them,
saying,
{\WJ{“All
authority
has
been
given
to
me
in
heaven
and
on
earth.
}}
\VS{19}{\WJ{
Go}}\FTNT{†}{{\FR 28:19 }
TR and NU add “therefore”}
{\WJ{
and
make
disciples
of
all
nations, immersing
them
in
the
name
of
the
Father
and
of
the
Son
and
of
the
Holy
Spirit,
}}
\VS{20}{\WJ{
teaching
them
to
observe
all
things
that
I
commanded
you.
Behold,
I
am
with
you
always,
even
to
the
end
of
the
age.”}} Amen.
\par }