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Matthew 1

(1) The book of the genesis of Jesus Christ, son of David, son of Abraham. (2) Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judah and his brothers. (3) And Judah begat Perez and Zerah from Tamar; and Perez begat Hezron; and Hezron begat Aram. (4) And Aram begat Amminadab; and Amminadab begat Nahshon; and Nahshon begat Salmon. (5) And Salmon begat Boaz from Rahab; and Boaz begat Obed from Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse. (6) And Jesse begat David the king. And David the king begat Solomon from the wife of Uriah. (7) And Solomon begat Rehoboam; and Rehoboam begat Abijah; and Abijah begat Asaph. (8) And Asaph begat Jehoshaphat; and Jehoshaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Uzziah. (9) And Uzziah begat Jotham; and Jotham begat Ahaz; and Ahaz begat Hezekiah. (10) And Hezekiah begat Manasseh; and Manasseh begat Amos; and Amos begat Josiah. (11) And Josiah begat Jeconiah and his brothers at the deportation to Babylon. (12) And after the deportation to Babylon, Jeconiah begat Shealtiel; and Shealtiel begat Zerubbabel. (13) And Zerubbabel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim; and Eliakim begat Azor. (14) And Azor begat Zadok; and Zadok begat Achim; and Achim begat Eliud. (15) And Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob. (16) And Jacob begat Joseph, the husband of Mary, from whom was begotten Jesus, the one being called Christ. (17) So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David to the deportation to Babylon, fourteen generations; and from the deportation to Babylon to the Christ, fourteen generations.

(18) Now the genesis of Jesus Christ was this: his mother Mary having been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from holy spirit. (19) And Joseph her husband, being righteous and not willing to disgrace her, purposed secretly to divorce her. (20) But as he was pondering these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife; for the one begotten in her is from holy spirit. (21) She will bear a son, and you will call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” (22) Now all this happened in order that what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet might be fulfilled, saying, (23) “Behold, the virgin will be with child and will bear a son, and they will call his name Emmanuel,” which is translated, “God with us.” (24) And Joseph, having arisen from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and he took his wife. (25) And he did not know her until she bore a son; and he called his name Jesus.

Matthew 2

(1) Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, in the days of Herod the king, behold, Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, (2) saying, “Where is the one born king of the Judeans? For we saw his star in the east, and we came to pay homage to him.” (3) And when Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. (4) And having gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born. (5) And they said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea; for so it has been written through the prophet: (6) ‘And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah, are by no means least among the leaders of Judah; for out of you will come forth a leader who will shepherd my people Israel.’” (7) Then Herod, having secretly called the Magi, ascertained from them the exact time of the appearing star. (8) And having sent them to Bethlehem, he said, “Go, search out carefully concerning the child; and whenever you find him, report to me, so that I also may come and pay homage to him.” (9) And having heard the king, they went; and behold, the star which they had seen in the east was going before them, until it came and stood over where the child was. (10) And seeing the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy. (11) And having come into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother; and falling down, they paid homage to him. And opening their treasures, they offered him gifts: gold, frankincense, and myrrh. (12) And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they withdrew to their own country by another road.

(13) And after they had withdrawn, behold, an angel of the Lord appears in a dream to Joseph, saying, “Arise, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you; for Herod is about to seek the child, to destroy him.” (14) And he arose and took the child and his mother by night, and withdrew to Egypt. (15) And he was there until the death of Herod, in order that what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet might be fulfilled, saying, “Out of Egypt I called my son.”

(16) Then Herod, seeing that he had been mocked by the Magi, was enraged exceedingly; and he sent and killed all the boys in Bethlehem and in all its districts, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had ascertained from the Magi. (17) Then was fulfilled what was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet, saying, (18) “A voice was heard in Ramah: weeping and great lamentation; Rachel weeping for her children, and she was not willing to be comforted, because they are no more.”

(19) Now when Herod had died, behold, an angel of the Lord appears in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, (20) saying, “Arise, take the child and his mother, and go to the land of Israel; for those seeking the life of the child have died.” (21) And he arose, took the child and his mother, and entered the land of Israel. (22) But having heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there; and having been warned in a dream, he withdrew to the districts of Galilee. (23) And having come, he dwelt in a city called Nazareth, in order that what was spoken through the prophets might be fulfilled: “He will be called a Nazarene.”

Matthew 3

(1) In those days John the Baptist arrives, proclaiming in the wilderness of Judea, (2) and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of the heavens has drawn near.” (3) For this is the one spoken of through Isaiah the prophet, saying, “A voice of one crying in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord; make straight his paths.’” (4) Now John himself had his clothing of camel’s hairs and a leather belt around his waist; and his food was locusts and wild honey. (5) Then Jerusalem and all Judea and all the surrounding region of the Jordan were going out to him, (6) and they were being baptized in the Jordan river by him, confessing their sins. (7) But seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, “Offspring of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath? (8) Produce therefore fruit worthy of repentance. (9) And do not presume to say within yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as father.’ For I say to you that God is able from these stones to raise children to Abraham. (10) Already the axe lies at the root of the trees. Therefore every tree not producing good fruit is being cut down and thrown into fire. (11) I indeed baptize you in water for repentance; but the one coming after me is stronger than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you in holy spirit and fire. (12) His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clean out his threshing floor, and he will gather his wheat into the granary; but the chaff he will burn up in unquenchable fire.”

(13) Then Jesus arrives from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him. (14) But John was preventing him, saying, “I have need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?” (15) But Jesus, answering, said to him, “Permit it now; for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he permits him. (16) And having been baptized, Jesus immediately went up from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the spirit of God descending like a dove and coming upon him. (17) And behold, a voice from the heavens, saying, “This is My son, the beloved, in whom I delighted.”

Matthew 4

(1) Then Jesus was led up into the wilderness by the spirit to be tested by the devil. (2) And after fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. (3) And the tempter came up and said to him, “If you are son of God, speak, that these stones might become loaves.” (4) But he answered and said, “It is written: ‘Man will not live on bread alone, but on every word proceeding through the mouth of God.’” (5) Then the devil took him into the holy city and set him on the pinnacle of the temple, (6) and said to him, “If you are son of God, throw yourself down; for it is written: ‘He will command His angels concerning you, and they will lift you up on their hands, lest you strike your foot against a stone.’” (7) Jesus said to him, “Again it is written: ‘You shall not test the Lord your God.’” (8) Again the devil took him to an exceedingly high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory, (9) and said to him, “All these I will give you, if you will fall down and pay homage to me.” (10) Then Jesus said to him, “Go, Adversary! For it is written: ‘You will worship the Lord your God, and him alone you will serve.’” (11) Then the devil left him, and behold, angels came and were serving him.

(12) Now having heard that John was delivered up, he withdrew into Galilee. (13) And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum by the sea, in the districts of Zebulun and Naphtali, (14) in order that what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, saying: (15) “Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations — (16) the people sitting in darkness saw a great light, and for those sitting in a region and shadow of death, light rose upon them.” (17) From then Jesus began to proclaim and to say, “Repent, for the kingdom of the heavens has drawn near.”

(18) And walking along the sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers — Simon, the one called Peter, and Andrew his brother — casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. (19) And he said to them, “Come after me, and I will make you fishers of people.” (20) And immediately, having left the nets, they followed him. (21) And going on from there, he saw two other brothers — James the son of Zebedee and John his brother — in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them. (22) And immediately, having left the boat and their father, they followed him.

(23) And he went around in all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the glad-tidings of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness among the people. (24) And his report went out into all Syria; and they brought to him all those who were badly afflicted with various diseases and torments — the demonized, the moonstruck, and the paralyzed — and he healed them. (25) And many crowds followed him from Galilee and Decapolis and Jerusalem and Judea and beyond the Jordan.

Matthew 5

(1) And seeing the crowds, he went up into the mountain; and when he had sat down, his disciples came up to him. (2) And opening his mouth he taught them, saying: (3) “Blessed are the poor in spirit, because theirs is the kingdom of the heavens. (4) Blessed are those who mourn, because they will be comforted. (5) Blessed are the meek, because they will inherit the earth. (6) Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, because they will be satisfied. (7) Blessed are the merciful, because they will be shown mercy. (8) Blessed are the pure in heart, because they will see God. (9) Blessed are the peacemakers, because they will be called sons of God. (10) Blessed are those persecuted on account of righteousness, because theirs is the kingdom of the heavens. (11) Blessed are you whenever they insult you and persecute you, and say every evil thing against you, lying, on account of me. (12) Rejoice and exult, because your reward is great in the heavens; for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.”

(13) “You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt becomes tasteless, with what will it be salted? It is good for nothing anymore except to be thrown out and trampled by people. (14) You are the light of the world. A city lying on top of a mountain cannot be hidden. (15) Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it shines to all those in the house. (16) Thus let your light shine before people, so that they may see your good works and glorify your Father who is in the heavens.”

(17) “Do not think that I came to destroy the law or the prophets; I came not to destroy but to fulfill. (18) For amen, I say to you: until heaven and earth pass away, not one iota or one serif shall pass away from the law, until all comes to be. (19) Whoever therefore looses one of the least of these commandments and teaches people in that way will be called least in the kingdom of the heavens; but whoever does and teaches them, this one will be called great in the kingdom of the heavens. (20) For I say to you that unless your righteousness abounds more than that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of the heavens.”

(21) “You heard that it was said to the ancients: ‘You shall not murder; and whoever murders will be liable to the judgment.’ (22) But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to the judgment; whoever says to his brother, ‘Raca,’ will be liable to the Sanhedrin; and whoever says, ‘Fool,’ will be liable to the Gehenna of fire. (23) Therefore, if you offer your gift upon the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, (24) leave your gift there before the altar, and go first and be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift. (25) Come to terms quickly with your opponent while you are still with him on the way, lest the opponent deliver you to the judge, and the judge to the officer, and you be thrown into prison. (26) Amen, I say to you: you will never come out from there until you pay the last quadrans. (27) You heard that it was said: ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ (28) But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman to desire her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. (29) If your right eye causes you to stumble, tear it out and throw it from you; for it is better for you that one of your members perish, rather than your whole body be thrown into Gehenna. (30) And if your right hand causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it from you; for it is better for you that one of your members perish, rather than your whole body go into Gehenna. (31) And it was said: ‘Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a divorce certificate.’ (32) But I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except on the ground of sexual immorality, makes her commit adultery; and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.”

(33) “Again you heard that it was said to the ancients: ‘You shall not break your oath, but you shall pay to the Lord your oaths.’ (34) But I say to you: do not swear at all, neither by heaven, because it is the throne of God; (35) nor by the earth, because it is the footstool of His feet; nor by Jerusalem, because it is the city of the great king; (36) nor by your head swear, because you cannot make one hair white or black. (37) But let your word be ‘Yes, yes; no, no’; and what is more than these is from the evil. (38) You heard that it was said: ‘An eye in place of an eye, and a tooth in place of a tooth.’ (39) But I say to you: do not resist the evil; but whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also. (40) And to the one who wants to sue you and take your tunic, leave him your cloak also. (41) And whoever presses you into service for one mile, go with him two. (42) Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away the one who wants to borrow from you.”

(43) “You heard that it was said: ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ (44) But I say to you: love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, (45) so that you may become sons of your Father who is in the heavens; because He raises His sun on evil and good, and rains on righteous and unrighteous. (46) For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not the tax-collectors also do the same? (47) And if you greet only your brothers, what more are you doing? Do not the Gentiles also do the same? (48) You therefore will be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.”

Matthew 6

(1) “Take care not to do your righteousness before people, to be seen by them; otherwise you have no reward with your Father who is in the heavens. (2) Therefore whenever you do charitable giving, do not trumpet it before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be glorified by people. Amen, I say to you: they have received their reward in full. (3) But when you do charitable giving, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, (4) so that your charitable giving may be in secret; and your Father, seeing in secret, will repay you. (5) And whenever you pray, do not be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, so that they may be seen by people. Amen, I say to you: they have received their reward in full. (6) But you, whenever you pray, enter your inner room, and having shut your door, pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father, seeing in secret, will repay you. (7) And in praying, do not babble as the Gentiles do; for they suppose that by their wordiness they will be heard. (8) Therefore do not be like them; for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him. (9) Therefore pray in this way: ‘Our Father who is in the heavens, let Your name be hallowed; (10) let Your kingdom come; let Your will come to be, as in heaven also on earth; (11) give us today our needful bread; (12) and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors; (13) and do not bring us into testing, but rescue us from the evil.’ (14) For if you forgive people their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you; (15) but if you do not forgive people, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. (16) And whenever you fast, do not be like the hypocrites, gloomy; for they disfigure their faces so that they may appear to people as fasting. Amen, I say to you: they have received their reward in full. (17) But you, when fasting, anoint your head and wash your face, (18) so that you may not appear to people as fasting, but to your Father who is in secret; and your Father, seeing in secret, will repay you.”

(19) “Do not treasure up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves dig through and steal; (20) but treasure up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not dig through nor steal. (21) For where your treasure is, there also will be your heart. (22) The lamp of the body is the eye; if therefore your eye is single, your whole body will be full of light; (23) but if your eye is evil, your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light in you is darkness, how great is the darkness! (24) No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will hold to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.”

(25) “Therefore I say to you: do not be anxious about your life, what you may eat or what you may drink; nor about your body, what you may put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? (26) Look at the birds of the heaven: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into storehouses, and your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth much more than they? (27) And which of you, being anxious, can add one cubit to his span of life? (28) And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they do not toil nor spin; (29) but I say to you that not even Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these. (30) But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? (31) Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ (32) For the nations seek after all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these. (33) But seek first the kingdom of the God and His righteousness, and all these will be added to you. (34) Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious about itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.”

Matthew 7

(1) “Do not judge, so that you might not be judged. (2) For with the judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you measure, it will be measured to you. (3) Why do you look at the splinter in your brother’s eye, but do not perceive the beam in your own eye? (4) Or how will you say to your brother, ‘Let me cast the splinter out of your eye,’ and behold, the beam is in your eye? (5) Hypocrite! First cast the beam out of your eye, and then you will see clearly to cast the splinter out of your brother’s eye. (6) Do not give the holy thing to the dogs, nor throw your pearls before the pigs, lest they trample them with their feet, and turning, tear you to pieces.”

(7) “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. (8) For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. (9) Or what man among you, whom his son will ask for bread, will give him a stone? (10) Or also if he asks for a fish, will he give him a snake? (11) If therefore you, being evil, know to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in the heavens give good things to those who ask Him! (12) Therefore, whatever you want that people do to you, thus also do to them; for this is the law and the prophets.”

(13) “Enter through the narrow gate; because wide is the gate and spacious the road that leads to destruction, and many are those entering through it. (14) How narrow the gate and cramped the road that leads to life! And few are those finding it. (15) But beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inside are ravenous wolves. (16) From their fruits you will recognize them. Do they gather grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles? (17) Thus every good tree bears good fruits, but the rotten tree bears bad fruits. (18) A good tree cannot bear bad fruits, nor can a rotten tree bear good fruits. (19) Every tree not bearing good fruit is cut down and thrown into fire. (20) Therefore, from their fruits you will recognize them. (21) Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of the heavens, but the one doing the will of my Father who is in the heavens. (22) Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name cast out demons, and in your name do many mighty works?’ (23) And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you who work lawlessness.’”

(24) “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man, who built his house upon the rock. (25) And the rain came down, and the rivers came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it did not fall, for it had been founded upon the rock. (26) And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand. (27) And the rain came down, and the rivers came, and the winds blew and struck against that house, and it fell, and its fall was great.” (28) And it came to be when Jesus finished these words, the crowds were astonished at his teaching; (29) for he was teaching them as one having authority, and not as their scribes.

Matthew 8

(1) And when he came down from the mountain, many crowds followed him. (2) And behold, a leper came up and was paying homage to him, saying, “Lord, if you are willing, you can cleanse me.” (3) And stretching out his hand, he touched him, saying, “I am willing; be cleansed.” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. (4) And Jesus said to him, “See, tell no one; but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.”

(5) And when he entered Capernaum, a centurion came up to him, pleading with him, (6) and saying, “Lord, my servant is lying in the house, paralyzed, severely tormented.” (7) And he says to him, “I will come and heal him.” (8) And the centurion answered, “Lord, I am not fit for you to enter under my roof; but only speak a word, and my servant will be healed. (9) For I also am a man under authority, having soldiers under me; and I say to this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes; and to my slave, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.” (10) And having heard this, Jesus marveled and said to those following, “Amen, I say to you, with no one in Israel did I find such faith. (11) But I say to you that many will come from east and west, and will recline with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of the heavens; (12) but the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into the outer darkness. There there will be weeping and gnashing of the teeth.” (13) And Jesus said to the centurion, “Go; as you believed, let it come to be for you.” And his servant was healed in that hour.

(14) And having come into the house of Peter, Jesus saw his mother-in-law lying down and feverish. (15) And he touched her hand, and the fever left her; and she arose and was serving him. (16) And when evening had come, they brought to him many who were demonized; and he cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were badly afflicted, (17) in order that what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled: “He himself took our weaknesses and carried our diseases.”

(18) And Jesus, seeing a crowd around him, commanded to depart to the other side. (19) And a scribe came up and said to him, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.” (20) And Jesus says to him, “The foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven have nests, but the son of the man has nowhere to lay his head.” (21) And another of the disciples said to him, “Lord, first permit me to go and bury my father.” (22) But Jesus says to him, “Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead.”

(23) And when he embarked into the boat, his disciples followed him. (24) And behold, there came to be a great quake in the sea, so that the boat was being covered by the waves; but he was sleeping. (25) And they came and roused him, saying, “Lord, save us; we are perishing!” (26) And he says to them, “Why are you cowardly, O you of little faith?” Then, having arisen, he rebuked the winds and the sea, and there came to be a great calm. (27) And the men marveled, saying, “What kind of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?”

(28) And when he came to the other side, into the region of the Gadarenes, two demonized men met him, coming out of the tombs, exceedingly fierce, so that no one was able to pass by that road. (29) And behold, they cried out, saying, “What is that to us and to you, son of God? Did you come here before the time to torment us?” (30) And there was, far from them, a herd of many pigs feeding. (31) And the demons pleaded with him, saying, “If you cast us out, send us into the herd of pigs.” (32) And he said to them, “Go!” And having come out, they went away into the pigs; and behold, the whole herd rushed down the cliff into the sea, and died in the waters. (33) And the herdsmen fled, and having gone into the city, reported everything, including the events of the demonized men. (34) And behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus; and seeing him, they pleaded that he move away from their districts.

Matthew 9

(1) And having embarked into a boat, he crossed over and came to his own city. (2) And behold, they were bringing to him a paralytic lying on a bed. And seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralytic, “Take courage, child; your sins are forgiven.” (3) And behold, some of the scribes said among themselves, “This man blasphemes.” (4) And Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, “Why do you think evil in your hearts? (5) For which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Arise and walk’? (6) But so that you may know that the son of the man has authority on the earth to forgive sins”—then he says to the paralytic—“Arise, take your bed, and go to your house.” (7) And he arose and went away to his house. (8) And seeing this, the crowds were afraid and glorified God, the one who gave such authority to people.

(9) And as Jesus passed on from there, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax booth, and he says to him, “Follow me.” And he arose and followed him. (10) And it happened that as he was reclining in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and were reclining with Jesus and his disciples. (11) And seeing this, the Pharisees were saying to his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?” (12) And hearing this, he said, “Those who are strong have no need of a physician, but those who are badly off. (13) Go and learn what this is: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

(14) Then the disciples of John come up to him, saying, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples do not fast?” (15) And Jesus said to them, “The wedding guests cannot mourn while the bridegroom is with them, can they? But days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast. (16) And no one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, for the patch pulls away from the garment, and a worse tear results. (17) Nor do they put new wine into old wineskins; otherwise the wineskins burst, and the wine is spilled and the wineskins are destroyed. But they put new wine into fresh wineskins, and both are preserved.”

(18) While he was saying these things to them, behold, a ruler came and was paying homage to him, saying, “My daughter has just died; but come and lay your hand on her, and she will live.” (19) And Jesus arose and followed him, and so did his disciples. (20) And behold, a woman who had a hemorrhage for twelve years came up behind him and touched the fringe of his garment. (21) For she was saying to herself, “If only I touch his garment, I will be saved.” (22) But Jesus, turning and seeing her, said, “Take courage, daughter; your faith has saved you.” And the woman was saved from that hour. (23) And when Jesus came into the ruler’s house and saw the flute players and the crowd making a commotion, (24) he said, “Withdraw; for the girl did not die, but is sleeping.” And they were laughing at him. (25) But when the crowd was put out, he entered and took hold of her hand, and the girl was raised. (26) And this report went out into all that land.

(27) And as Jesus passed on from there, two blind men followed him, crying out and saying, “Have mercy on us, son of David.” (28) And when he entered the house, the blind men came up to him, and Jesus says to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They say to him, “Yes, lord.” (29) Then he touched their eyes, saying, “According to your faith, let it come to be for you.” (30) And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly charged them, saying, “See, let no one know.” (31) But they, having gone out, spread news about him in all that land.

(32) As they were going out, behold, they brought to him a mute man who was demonized. (33) And when the demon was cast out, the mute man spoke; and the crowds marveled, saying, “Never was anything like this seen in Israel.” (34) But the Pharisees were saying, “He casts out the demons by the ruler of the demons.”

(35) And Jesus went around all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the glad-tidings of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness. (36) And seeing the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and thrown down, like sheep not having a shepherd. (37) Then he says to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. (38) Therefore pray to the Lord of the harvest, that he might cast out workers into his harvest.”

Matthew 10

(1) And having called his twelve disciples to him, he gave them authority over unclean spirits, so as to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every sickness. (2) Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; and James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; (3) Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; (4) Simon the Cananaean, and Judas Iscariot, the one who also delivered him up.

(5) These twelve Jesus sent out, charging them: “Do not go into the road of the nations, and do not enter a city of the Samaritans; (6) but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. (7) And going, proclaim: ‘The kingdom of the heavens has drawn near.’ (8) Heal the weak; raise the dead; cleanse the lepers; cast out demons. Freely you received; freely give. (9) Do not acquire gold, nor silver, nor copper for your belts, (10) nor a knapsack for the road, nor two tunics, nor sandals, nor a staff; for the worker is worthy of his food. (11) And into whatever city or village you enter, search out who in it is worthy, and stay there until you go out. (12) Entering into the house, greet it. (13) And if the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it; but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you. (14) And whoever does not receive you nor hear your words, going out from that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet. (15) Amen, I say to you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that city.”

(16) “Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves; therefore be shrewd as the serpents and innocent as the doves. (17) Beware of people; for they will deliver you up to councils, and in their synagogues they will flog you; (18) and you will be led before governors and kings because of me, for a testimony to them and the nations. (19) But whenever they deliver you up, do not be anxious about how or what you should speak; for it will be given to you in that hour what you should speak. (20) For it is not you who are speaking, but the spirit of your Father speaking in you. (21) And brother will deliver up brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against their parents and put them to death. (22) And you will be hated by all on account of my name. But the one who endures to the end, this one will be saved. (23) When they persecute you in this city, flee to the other. For amen, I say to you, you will certainly not finish the cities of Israel until the son of the man comes. (24) A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a slave above his master. (25) It is enough for the disciple that he be like his teacher, and the slave like his master. If they called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they call those of his household!”

(26) “Therefore do not fear them; for nothing is covered that will not be revealed, and hidden that will not be known. (27) What I say to you in the darkness, speak in the light; and what you hear in the ear, proclaim upon the housetops. (28) And do not fear those who kill the body but are not able to kill the life; but rather fear the one who is able to destroy both life and body in Gehenna. (29) Are not two sparrows sold for an assarion? And not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father. (30) But even the hairs of your head are all numbered. (31) Therefore do not fear; you are worth more than many sparrows. (32) Therefore everyone who will confess me before people, I also will confess him before my Father who is in the heavens. (33) But whoever denies me before people, I also will deny him before my Father who is in the heavens.”

(34) “Do not suppose that I came to cast peace upon the earth; I did not come to cast peace, but a sword. (35) For I came to divide a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a bride against her mother-in-law; (36) and a man’s enemies will be the members of his own household. (37) The one who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and the one who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. (38) And whoever does not take his cross and follow after me is not worthy of me. (39) The one who has found his life will lose it, and the one who has lost his life on account of me will find it. (40) The one who receives you receives me, and the one who receives me receives the one who sent me. (41) The one who receives a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward; and the one who receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man will receive a righteous man’s reward. (42) And whoever gives even one of these little ones only a cup of cold water in the name of a disciple, amen, I say to you, he will certainly not lose his reward.”

Matthew 11

(1) And it came to be when Jesus finished directing his twelve disciples, he went on from there to teach and proclaim in their cities. (2) Now John, having heard in the prison the works of the Christ, sent through his disciples, (3) saying to him, “Are you the coming one, or should we look for another?” (4) And Jesus answered and said to them, “Go, report to John what you hear and see: (5) the blind see again, and the lame walk; lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear; and the dead are raised, and the poor are being evangelized. (6) And blessed is whoever is not scandalized in me.”

(7) And as these went away, Jesus began to say to the crowds concerning John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind? (8) But what did you go out to see? A man clothed in soft garments? Behold, those wearing soft things are in the houses of kings. (9) But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I say to you, and more than a prophet. (10) This is the one about whom it is written: ‘Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you.’ (11) Amen, I say to you, among those born of women no one has arisen greater than John the Baptist; but the least in the kingdom of the heavens is greater than he. (12) And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of the heavens is being forced, and forceful ones seize it. (13) For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John; (14) and if you are willing to receive it, he is Elijah, the one about to come. (15) The one who has ears, let him hear.”

(16) “But to what will I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces, who call out to the others, (17) saying, ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we lamented, and you did not mourn.’ (18) For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon.’ (19) The son of the man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Behold, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ But wisdom was justified by her works.”

(20) Then he began to reproach the cities in which his greatest mighty works had come to be, because they did not repent: (21) “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works that came to be in you had come to be in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. (22) But I say to you, it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you. (23) And you, Capernaum: will you be lifted up to heaven? You will be brought down to Hades; for if the mighty works that came to be in you had come to be in Sodom, it would have remained until this day. (24) But I say to you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom on the day of judgment than for you.”

(25) At that time Jesus answered and said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you hid these things from the wise and intelligent and revealed them to infants. (26) Yes, Father, because this was good pleasure before you. (27) All things were handed over to me by my Father; and no one knows the son except the Father, nor does anyone know the Father except the son and anyone to whom the son chooses to reveal him. (28) Come to me, all who labor and are loaded down, and I will give you rest. (29) Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your lives. (30) For my yoke is kind, and my load is light.”

Matthew 12

(1) At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the sabbaths; and his disciples were hungry, and began to pluck heads of grain and to eat. (2) And seeing this, the Pharisees said to him, “Behold, your disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on the sabbath.” (3) But he said to them, “Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, and those with him: (4) how he entered into the house of God, and they ate the loaves of presentation, which was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those with him, but only for the priests? (5) Or have you not read in the law that on the sabbaths the priests in the temple profane the sabbath and are guiltless? (6) But I say to you, something greater than the temple is here. (7) And if you had known what this is — ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice’ — you would not have condemned the guiltless. (8) For the son of the man is lord of the sabbath.”

(9) And moving on from there, he came into their synagogue. (10) And behold, there was a man with a withered hand. And they asked him, saying, “Is it lawful to heal on the sabbaths?” — so that they might accuse him. (11) But he said to them, “What man among you, if he has one sheep, and it falls into a pit on the sabbaths, will not lay hold of it and lift it out? (12) Of how much more value is a man than a sheep! So it is lawful to do good on the sabbaths.” (13) Then he says to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” And he stretched it out, and it was restored, healthy like the other. (14) And the Pharisees went out and took counsel against him, so that they might destroy him.

(15) But Jesus, knowing this, withdrew from there. And many crowds followed him, and he healed them all. (16) And he warned them that they should not make him public, (17) in order that what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled: (18) “Behold, my servant whom I chose, my beloved in whom my soul delighted. I will put my spirit upon him, and he will announce justice to the nations. (19) He will not quarrel nor cry aloud, nor will anyone hear his voice in the streets. (20) A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not extinguish, until he casts out justice to victory; (21) and in his name the nations will hope.”

(22) Then a demonized man was brought to him, blind and mute; and he healed him, so that the mute man spoke and saw. (23) And all the crowds were amazed and were saying, “Is this not the son of David?” (24) But the Pharisees, hearing this, said, “This man does not cast out the demons except by Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons.” (25) But knowing their thoughts, he said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and no city or house divided against itself will stand. (26) And if the Adversary casts out the Adversary, he is divided against himself; how then will his kingdom stand? (27) And if I cast out the demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges. (28) But if I cast out the demons by the spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has arrived upon you. (29) Or how can anyone enter the house of the strong man and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man? And then he will thoroughly plunder his house. (30) The one who is not with me is against me; and the one who does not gather with me scatters.”

(31) “Therefore I say to you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven people, but the blasphemy against the spirit will not be forgiven. (32) And whoever speaks a word against the son of the man, it will be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the holy spirit, it will not be forgiven him, neither in this age nor in the coming one. (33) Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree rotten and its fruit rotten; for the tree is known by its fruit. (34) Offspring of vipers! How can you speak good things, being evil? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. (35) The good man brings good things out of the good treasure, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil treasure. (36) But I say to you, every idle word that people will speak, they will give an account of it on the day of judgment. (37) For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”

(38) Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered him, saying, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from you.” (39) But he answered and said to them, “An evil and adulterous generation seeks a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah the prophet. (40) For just as Jonah was in the belly of the sea-creature three days and three nights, so will the son of the man be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights. (41) The men of Nineveh will rise up in the judgment with this generation and will condemn it; for they repented at the proclamation of Jonah. And behold, something greater than Jonah is here. (42) The queen of the South will be raised in the judgment with this generation and will condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon. And behold, something greater than Solomon is here.”

(43) “Now when the unclean spirit comes out of a man, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, and does not find it. (44) Then it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came out.’ And when it comes, it finds it empty, swept, and put in order. (45) Then it goes and takes along with itself seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they enter and dwell there; and the last state of that man becomes worse than the first. So will it be also with this evil generation.”

(46) While he was still speaking to the crowds, behold, his mother and his brothers were standing outside, seeking to speak to him. (47) And someone said to him, “Behold, your mother and your brothers are standing outside, seeking to speak to you.” (48) But he answered and said to the one who told him, “Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?” (49) And stretching out his hand toward his disciples, he said, “Behold, my mother and my brothers! (50) For whoever does the will of my Father who is in the heavens, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.”

Matthew 13

(1) On that day Jesus went out of the house and was sitting by the sea. (2) And great crowds were gathered to him, so that he got into a boat and sat down; and the whole crowd stood on the shore. (3) And he spoke many things to them in parables, saying, “Behold, the sower went out to sow. (4) And as he sowed, some seeds fell beside the road, and the birds came and devoured them. (5) Others fell upon the rocky places, where they did not have much soil, and immediately they sprang up, because they had no depth of soil. (6) But when the sun rose, they were scorched, and because they had no root, they withered. (7) Others fell upon the thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them. (8) Others fell upon the good soil, and they were bearing fruit — one a hundred, another sixty, another thirty. (9) The one who has ears, let him hear.”

(10) And the disciples came up and said to him, “Why do you speak to them in parables?” (11) And he answered and said to them, “Because to you it has been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of the heavens, but to them it has not been given. (12) For whoever has, to him it will be given, and he will be filled to overflowing; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him. (13) For this reason I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand. (14) And in them the prophecy of Isaiah is being fulfilled, the one saying, ‘By hearing you will hear and will never understand; and seeing you will see and will never perceive; (15) for this people’s heart has become dull, and with the ears they heard heavily, and they have closed their eyes, lest they might see with the eyes and hear with the ears and understand with the heart and turn, and I would heal them.’ (16) But blessed are your eyes, because they see; and your ears, because they hear. (17) For amen, I say to you, many prophets and righteous ones longed to see what you see, and did not see it; and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.”

(18) “You therefore hear the parable of the one who sowed. (19) When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand, the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart; this is the one sown beside the road. (20) And the one sown upon the rocky places, this is the one hearing the word and immediately receiving it with joy; (21) but he has no root in himself, but is temporary; when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately he is caused to stumble. (22) And the one sown among the thorns, this is the one hearing the word, but the anxiety of the age and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. (23) And the one sown upon the good soil, this is the one hearing the word and understanding, who indeed bears fruit and produces — one a hundred, another sixty, another thirty.”

(24) He put another parable before them, saying, “The kingdom of the heavens is like a man sowing good seed in his field. (25) But while people slept, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away. (26) And when the grass sprouted and produced fruit, then the weeds also appeared. (27) And the slaves of the householder came up and said to him, ‘Master, did you not sow good seed in your field? Where then does it have weeds?’ (28) And he said to them, ‘An enemy man did this.’ And the slaves say to him, ‘Do you want us, then, to go and gather them?’ (29) But he says, ‘No, lest gathering the weeds you root up the wheat along with them. (30) Let both grow together until the harvest; and at the season of the harvest I will say to the reapers, “Gather first the weeds, and bind them into bundles to burn them up; but gather the wheat into my granary.”’”

(31) He put another parable before them, saying, “The kingdom of the heavens is like a grain of mustard, which a man took and sowed in his field. (32) It is smaller than all the seeds, but when it is grown, it is greater than the garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the heaven come and nest in its branches.” (33) He spoke another parable to them: “The kingdom of the heavens is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of flour until it was all leavened.”

(34) Jesus spoke all these things to the crowds in parables, and without a parable he spoke nothing to them, (35) so that what was spoken through the prophet might be fulfilled, saying, “I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from the foundation of the world.”

(36) Then, having dismissed the crowds, he came into the house; and his disciples came up to him, saying, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds of the field.” (37) And he answered and said, “The one sowing the good seed is the son of the man; (38) and the field is the world; and the good seed — these are the sons of the kingdom; and the weeds are the sons of the evil one; (39) and the enemy who sowed them is the devil; and the harvest is the consummation of the age; and the reapers are angels. (40) Therefore, just as the weeds are gathered and burned with fire, so it will be at the consummation of the age. (41) The son of the man will send his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all the stumbling blocks and those who do lawlessness, (42) and throw them into the furnace of fire; there there will be weeping and gnashing of the teeth. (43) Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. The one who has ears, let him hear.”

(44) “The kingdom of the heavens is like treasure hidden in the field, which a man found and hid; and from his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. (45) Again, the kingdom of the heavens is like a man, a merchant, seeking fine pearls; (46) and having found one very valuable pearl, he went and sold all that he had and bought it.”

(47) “Again, the kingdom of the heavens is like a dragnet thrown into the sea, gathering from every kind; (48) which, when it was filled, they brought up upon the shore, and sitting down, collected the good into containers, but threw the rotten outside. (49) So it will be at the consummation of the age: the angels will come out and separate the evil from among the righteous, (50) and throw them into the furnace of fire; there there will be weeping and gnashing of the teeth.”

(51) “Have you understood all these things?” They say to him, “Yes.” (52) And he said to them, “Therefore every scribe who has been discipled for the kingdom of the heavens is like a man, a householder, who brings out of his treasure new and old.” (53) And it came to be when Jesus finished these parables, he moved away from there.

(54) And having come into his hometown, he was teaching them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished and said, “Where did this man get this wisdom and these powers? (55) Is this not the son of the carpenter? Is not his mother called Mary, and his brothers James and Joseph and Simon and Judas? (56) And his sisters, are they not all with us? Where then did this man get all these things?” (57) And they were caused to stumble in him. But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and in his household.” (58) And he did not do many powers there because of their unbelief.

Matthew 14

(1) At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the report about Jesus. (2) And he said to his servants, “This is John the Baptist; he was raised from the dead, and therefore the powers are working in him.” (3) For Herod, having seized John, bound him and put him in prison on account of Herodias, the wife of Philip his brother. (4) For John was saying to him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.” (5) And wanting to kill him, he feared the crowd, because they held him as a prophet. (6) But when Herod’s birthday celebration was held, the daughter of Herodias danced in the middle and pleased Herod; (7) wherefore he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked. (8) And having been urged on by her mother, she says, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.” (9) And the king was grieved, but because of the oaths and those reclining with him, he commanded it to be given. (10) And he sent and beheaded John in the prison. (11) And his head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother. (12) And his disciples came, took away the body, and buried him; and having come, reported to Jesus.

(13) Now when Jesus heard it, he withdrew from there in a boat to a deserted place by himself. And the crowds, having heard, followed him on foot from the cities. (14) And having come out, he saw a large crowd, and he had compassion on them, and healed their sick. (15) And when evening came, the disciples came up to him, saying, “The place is deserted and the hour has already passed; send away the crowds, so that they may go into the villages and buy food for themselves.” (16) But Jesus said to them, “They do not need to go away; you give them something to eat.” (17) But they say to him, “We have here only five loaves and two fish.” (18) And he said, “Bring them here to me.” (19) And commanding the crowds to recline on the grass, having taken the five loaves and the two fish, looking up to heaven, he blessed, and breaking, gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples to the crowds. (20) And they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up the overflowing broken pieces — twelve full baskets. (21) And those eating were about five thousand men, besides women and children.

(22) And immediately he compelled the disciples to get into the boat and to go ahead of him to the other side, while he sent away the crowds. (23) And having sent away the crowds, he went up into the mountain by himself to pray. And when evening came, he was alone there. (24) But the boat was already many stades distant from the land, being tormented by the waves; for the wind was contrary. (25) And in the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea. (26) And the disciples, seeing him walking on the sea, were troubled, saying, “It is a ghost!” and cried out from fear. (27) But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Take courage; I am he. Do not fear.” (28) And Peter answered him, “Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the waters.” (29) And he said, “Come.” And having come down from the boat, Peter walked on the waters and came to Jesus. (30) But seeing the strong wind, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried out, saying, “Lord, save me.” (31) And immediately Jesus, stretching out his hand, took hold of him and says to him, “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?” (32) And when they went up into the boat, the wind ceased. (33) And those in the boat paid homage to him, saying, “Truly you are son of God.”

(34) And having crossed over, they came to the land, at Gennesaret. (35) And the men of that place, recognizing him, sent into all that surrounding region, and brought to him all those who were badly afflicted. (36) And they begged him that they might only touch the fringe of his garment; and as many as touched were saved.

Matthew 15

(1) Then Pharisees and scribes from Jerusalem come up to Jesus, saying, (2) “Why do your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.” (3) But he answered and said to them, “And why do you transgress the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition? (4) For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother,’ and, ‘The one who speaks evil of father or mother must surely die.’ But you say, ‘Whoever says to father or mother, “Whatever you would have been benefited by from me is a gift,” he will not honor his father.’ And you nullified the word of God for the sake of your tradition. (5) You hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied well about you, saying, (6) ‘This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me; (7) in vain they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’” (8) And having called the crowd, he said to them, “Hear and understand: (9) not what enters the mouth defiles the person, but what comes out of the mouth—this defiles the person.” (10) Then the disciples came up and said to him, “Do you know that the Pharisees, hearing this word, were caused to stumble?” (11) But he answered and said, “Every plant that my heavenly Father did not plant will be rooted up. (12) Leave them; they are blind guides of the blind. And if a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.” (13) And Peter answered and said to him, “Explain this parable to us.” (14) And he said, “Are you also still without understanding? (15) Do you not understand that everything entering the mouth goes into the stomach and is cast out into the latrine? (16) But the things coming out of the mouth come out of the heart, and those defile the person. (17) For out of the heart come evil reasonings: murders, adulteries, sexual immoralities, thefts, false testimonies, slanders. (18) These are the things defiling the person; but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile the person.”

(19) And going out from there, Jesus withdrew into the regions of Tyre and Sidon. (20) And behold, a Canaanite woman from those regions came out and was crying out, saying, “Have mercy on me, lord, son of David; my daughter is severely demonized.” (21) But he did not answer her a word. And his disciples came up and were asking him, saying, “Send her away, because she cries out after us.” (22) But he answered and said, “I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” (23) And she came and was paying homage to him, saying, “Lord, help me.” (24) But he answered and said, “It is not good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the little dogs.” (25) And she said, “Yes, lord; for even the little dogs eat from the crumbs falling from their masters’ table.” (26) Then Jesus answered and said to her, “O woman, great is your faith; let it come to be for you as you wish.” And her daughter was healed from that hour.

(27) And moving on from there, Jesus came along the sea of Galilee, and having gone up into the mountain, he sat there. (28) And great crowds came up to him, having with them the lame, the blind, the maimed, the mute, and many others; and they put them at his feet, and he healed them; (29) so that the crowd marveled, seeing the mute speaking, the maimed healthy, and the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel. (30) And Jesus, having called his disciples, said, “I have compassion on the crowd, because they have already remained with me three days, and do not have anything to eat; and I do not want to send them away fasting, lest they faint on the road.” (31) And the disciples say to him, “Where in this wilderness could we get enough loaves to satisfy such a great crowd?” (32) And Jesus says to them, “How many loaves do you have?” They said, “Seven, and a few small fish.” (33) And commanding the crowd to recline on the ground, (34) he took the seven loaves and the fish, and having given thanks, broke them, and was giving to the disciples, and the disciples to the crowds. (35) And they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up the overflowing broken pieces — seven large baskets full. (36) And those eating were four thousand men, besides women and children. (37) And having sent away the crowds, he got into the boat and came to the region of Magadan.

Matthew 16

(1) And the Pharisees and Sadducees came up, and testing him, asked him to show them a sign from heaven. (2) But he answered and said to them, “When evening has come, you say, ‘Fair weather, for the sky is red’; (3) and in the morning, ‘Today a storm, for the sky is red and gloomy.’ You know how to discern the face of the sky, but you cannot discern the signs of the times. (4) An evil and adulterous generation seeks a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.” And having left them, he went away.

(5) And having come to the other side, the disciples forgot to take loaves. (6) And Jesus said to them, “See and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” (7) And they were reasoning among themselves, saying, “Because we did not take loaves.” (8) And knowing this, Jesus said, “Why do you reason among yourselves, O you of little faith, because you have no bread? (9) Do you not yet understand, nor remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets you took up? (10) Nor the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many large baskets you took up? (11) How is it that you do not understand that I did not speak to you about bread? But beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” (12) Then they understood that he did not say to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

(13) And having come into the regions of Caesarea Philippi, Jesus was asking his disciples, saying, “Who do people say the son of the man is?” (14) And they said, “Some, John the Baptist; others, Elijah; and others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” (15) He says to them, “But who do you say I am?” (16) And Simon Peter answered and said, “You are the Christ, the son of the living God.” (17) And Jesus answered and said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but my Father who is in the heavens. (18) And I say to you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my assembly, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it. (19) I will give you the keys of the kingdom of the heavens, and whatever you bind upon the earth will have been bound in the heavens, and whatever you loose upon the earth will have been loosed in the heavens.” (20) Then he strictly charged the disciples that they should tell no one that he is the Christ.

(21) From then Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised on the third day. (22) And Peter, having taken him aside, began to rebuke him, saying, “God forbid, lord; this will never happen to you.” (23) But having turned, he said to Peter, “Get behind me, Adversary! You are a stumbling block to me, because you do not think the things of God, but the things of people.” (24) Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If anyone wishes to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. (25) For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life on account of me will find it. (26) For what will a person be benefited, if he gains the whole world, but suffers the loss of his life? Or what will a person give in exchange for his life? (27) For the son of the man is about to come in the glory of his Father with his angels, and then he will repay each according to his deed. (28) Amen, I say to you, there are some of those standing here who will not taste death until they see the son of the man coming in his kingdom.”

Matthew 17

(1) And after six days Jesus takes along Peter and James and John his brother, and brings them up into a high mountain by themselves. (2) And he was transfigured before them; and his face shone like the sun, and his garments became white as the light. (3) And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, conversing with him. (4) And Peter answered and said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here; if you wish, I will make here three tents — one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” (5) While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them; and behold, a voice from the cloud, saying, “This is my Son, the beloved, in whom I delighted; hear him.” (6) And the disciples, hearing this, fell on their face and were exceedingly afraid. (7) And Jesus came and touched them, saying, “Arise, and do not fear.” (8) And lifting up their eyes, they saw no one except Jesus alone.

(9) And as they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, saying, “Tell no one the vision, until the son of the man is raised from the dead.” (10) And the disciples asked him, saying, “Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?” (11) And he answered and said, “Elijah indeed comes and will restore all things; (12) but I say to you that Elijah already came, and they did not recognize him, but did to him whatever they wished; so also the son of the man is about to suffer at their hands.” (13) Then the disciples understood that he spoke to them about John the Baptist.

(14) And when they came to the crowd, a man came up to him, kneeling before him, (15) and saying, “Lord, have mercy on my son, because he is moonstruck and suffers badly; for often he falls into the fire and often into the water. (16) And I brought him to your disciples, and they were not able to heal him.” (17) And Jesus answered and said, “O faithless and perverted generation! How long will I be with you? How long will I endure you? Bring him here to me.” (18) And Jesus rebuked it, and the demon came out of him, and the child was healed from that hour. (19) Then the disciples came up to Jesus privately and said, “Why were we not able to cast it out?” (20) And he says to them, “Because of your little-faith; for amen, I say to you, if you have faith like a grain of mustard, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.”

(21) And while they were gathering in Galilee, Jesus said to them, “The son of the man is about to be delivered up into the hands of men, (22) and they will kill him, and on the third day he will be raised.” And they were exceedingly grieved.

(23) And when they came to Capernaum, those who receive the double-drachmas came up to Peter and said, “Does your teacher not pay the double-drachma?” (24) He says, “Yes.” And when he entered the house, Jesus anticipated him, saying, “What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth take tolls or tax? From their sons or from strangers?” (25) And when he said, “From strangers,” Jesus said to him, “Then the sons are free. (26) But lest we cause them to stumble, go to the sea, cast a hook, and take the first fish that comes up; and opening its mouth you will find a stater; take that and give it to them for me and you.”

Matthew 18

(1) At that hour the disciples came up to Jesus, saying, “Who then is greatest in the kingdom of the heavens?” (2) And having called a child, he stood it in the midst of them, (3) and said, “Amen, I say to you, unless you turn and come to be like children, you will never enter the kingdom of the heavens. (4) Therefore whoever humbles himself like this child, this one is the greatest in the kingdom of the heavens. (5) And whoever receives one such child in my name receives me.”

(6) “But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it is better for him that a millstone be hung around his neck and he be sunk in the depth of the sea. (7) Woe to the world because of stumbling blocks! For it is necessary that stumbling blocks come; nevertheless woe to the man through whom the stumbling block comes! (8) And if your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it from you; it is better for you to enter life maimed or lame than to be thrown into the eternal fire with two hands or two feet. (9) And if your eye causes you to stumble, tear it out and throw it from you; it is better for you to enter life one-eyed than to be thrown into the Gehenna of fire with two eyes.”

(10) “See that you do not despise one of these little ones; for I say to you that their angels in the heavens always see the face of my Father who is in the heavens. (12) What do you think? If a certain man has a hundred sheep, and one of them is led astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go and seek the one that was led astray? (13) And if he finds it, amen, I say to you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine that were not led astray. (14) So it is not the will of my Father who is in the heavens that one of these little ones should perish.”

(15) “But if your brother sins against you, go and reprove him between you and him alone; if he hears you, you have gained your brother. (16) But if he does not hear, take along with you one or two more, so that by the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established. (17) But if he refuses to hear them, tell it to the assembly; and if he refuses to hear even the assembly, let him be to you as the Gentile and the tax collector. (18) Amen, I say to you, whatever you bind upon the earth will have been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose upon the earth will have been loosed in heaven. (19) Again, amen, I say to you, if two of you agree upon the earth concerning any matter, whatever they ask, it will come to be for them from my Father who is in the heavens. (20) For where two or three are gathered in my name, there I am in the midst of them.”

(21) Then Peter came up and said to him, “Lord, how often will my brother sin against me and I will forgive him? Up to seven times?” (22) Jesus says to him, “Not up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven. (23) Therefore the kingdom of the heavens is like a man, a king, who wanted to settle accounts with his slaves. (24) And having begun to settle, one debtor was brought to him, owing ten thousand talents. (25) And since he was not able to repay, the master commanded him to be sold, along with his wife and children and all that he had, and repayment to be made. (26) Having fallen down then, the slave was paying homage to him, saying, ‘Be patient with me, and I will repay you everything.’ (27) And the master of that slave, having compassion, released him and forgave him the loan. (28) But that slave, having gone out, found one of his fellow slaves who owed him a hundred denarii; and having seized him, he was choking him, saying, ‘Repay whatever you owe.’ (29) Having fallen down then, his fellow slave was pleading with him, saying, ‘Be patient with me, and I will repay you.’ (30) But he was not willing; rather, having gone, he threw him into prison until he should repay the debt. (31) And his fellow slaves, seeing what had happened, were exceedingly grieved, and having come, they reported to their master all that had happened. (32) Then his master, having called him, says to him, ‘Wicked slave! I forgave you all that debt, since you pleaded with me; (33) was it not necessary for you also to have mercy on your fellow slave, as I also had mercy on you?’ (34) And his master, being angry, delivered him to the torturers until he should repay all that was owed. (35) So also my heavenly Father will do to you, if you do not forgive your brother from your hearts.”

Matthew 19

(1) And it came to be when Jesus finished these words, he moved away from Galilee and came into the borders of Judea beyond the Jordan. (2) And many crowds followed him, and he healed them there.

(3) And Pharisees came up to him, testing him and saying, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for every cause?” (4) And he answered and said, “Have you not read that the one having created from the beginning made them male and female, (5) and said, ‘On account of this, a man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two will come to be one flesh’? (6) So that they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God yoked together, let a man not separate.” (7) They say to him, “Why then did Moses command to give a document of divorce and to divorce her?” (8) He says to them, “Moses, toward your hardness of heart, permitted you to divorce your wives; but from the beginning it has not been so. (9) But I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery.” (10) The disciples say to him, “If the case of the man with the wife is so, it is not beneficial to marry.” (11) But he said to them, “Not all receive this word, but those to whom it has been given. (12) For there are eunuchs who were born thus from their mother’s womb; and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by people; and there are eunuchs who made themselves eunuchs on account of the kingdom of the heavens. The one able to receive it, let him receive it.”

(13) Then children were brought to him, so that he might lay his hands on them and pray; and the disciples rebuked them. (14) But Jesus said, “Allow the children, and do not hinder them, to come to me; for of such is the kingdom of the heavens.” (15) And having laid his hands on them, he went on from there.

(16) And behold, one came up and said to him, “Teacher, what good thing may I do so that I may have eternal life?” (17) And he said to him, “Why do you ask me about the good? One is the good. But if you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments.” (18) He says to him, “Which ones?” And Jesus said, “‘You shall not murder; you shall not commit adultery; you shall not steal; you shall not bear false witness; (19) honor your father and mother; and you shall love your neighbor as yourself.’” (20) The young man says to him, “All these I have kept; what do I still lack?” (21) Jesus said to him, “If you wish to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heavens; and come, follow me.” (22) But having heard this word, the young man went away grieving; for he was having many possessions.

(23) And Jesus said to his disciples, “Amen, I say to you, a rich person will enter the kingdom of the heavens with difficulty. (24) And again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than a rich person into the kingdom of the God.” (25) And the disciples, hearing this, were exceedingly astonished, saying, “Who then can be saved?” (26) And Jesus, looking at them, said, “With people this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.”

(27) Then Peter answered and said to him, “Behold, we left all things and followed you; what then will there be for us?” (28) And Jesus said to them, “Amen, I say to you, that you who have followed me, in the regeneration, when the son of the man sits upon his throne of glory, you also will sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. (29) And everyone who left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or fields, on account of my name, will receive a hundredfold, and will inherit eternal life. (30) But many first will be last, and last first.”

Matthew 20

(1) “For the kingdom of the heavens is like a man, a householder, who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard. (2) And having agreed with the workers for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard. (3) And going out about the third hour, he saw others standing idle in the marketplace, (4) and to those he said, ‘You also go into the vineyard, and whatever is right I will give you.’ (5) And they went. Again going out about the sixth and the ninth hour, he did likewise. (6) And about the eleventh hour, going out, he found others standing, and says to them, ‘Why have you stood here all day idle?’ (7) They say to him, ‘Because no one hired us.’ He says to them, ‘You also go into the vineyard.’ (8) And when evening came, the master of the vineyard says to his steward, ‘Call the workers and pay them the wage, beginning from the last up to the first.’ (9) And those of the eleventh hour came, and each received a denarius. (10) And the first came, supposing that they would receive more; and they also each received a denarius. (11) And receiving it, they grumbled against the householder, (12) saying, ‘These last worked one hour, and you made them equal to us, who bore the burden of the day and the burning heat!’ (13) But he answered one of them, ‘Friend, I do you no wrong. Did you not agree with me for a denarius? (14) Take what is yours and go. But I wish to give to this last as also to you. (15) Or is it not lawful for me to do what I wish with my own? Or is your eye evil because I am good?’ (16) So the last will be first, and the first last.”

(17) And as Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside privately, and on the way he said to them, (18) “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem; and the son of the man will be delivered up to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn him to death, (19) and they will deliver him up to the nations, to mock and to flog and to crucify; and on the third day he will be raised.”

(20) Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came up to him with her sons, paying homage and asking something from him. (21) And he said to her, “What do you wish?” She says to him, “Say that these two sons of mine might sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your kingdom.” (22) But Jesus answered and said, “You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup which I am about to drink?” They say to him, “We are able.” (23) He says to them, “You will drink my cup; but to sit at my right hand and at my left is not mine to give, but for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father.” (24) And the ten, hearing this, were indignant about the two brothers. (25) But Jesus, having called them, said, “You know that the rulers of the nations lord it over them, and the great ones exercise authority over them. (26) It will not be so among you. But whoever wishes to become great among you will be your servant, (27) and whoever wishes to be first among you will be your slave — (28) just as the son of the man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom in place of many.”

(29) And as they were going out from Jericho, a great crowd followed him. (30) And behold, two blind men sitting beside the road, having heard that Jesus is passing by, cried out, saying, “Have mercy on us, lord, son of David!” (31) And the crowd rebuked them, that they might be silent; but they cried out all the more, saying, “Have mercy on us, lord, son of David!” (32) And Jesus stopped, called them, and said, “What do you wish me to do for you?” (33) They say to him, “Lord, that our eyes might be opened.” (34) And having compassion, Jesus touched their eyes; and immediately they saw again, and followed him.

Matthew 21

(1) And when they drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, to the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, (2) saying to them, “Go into the village opposite you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied and a colt with her. Having untied them, bring them to me. (3) And if anyone says anything to you, you will say, ‘The lord has need of them,’ and immediately he will send them.” (4) Now this has come to be in order that what was spoken through the prophet might be fulfilled, saying, (5) “Say to the daughter of Zion, ‘Behold, your king comes to you, gentle, and mounted on a donkey, and on a colt, a son of a beast of burden.’” (6) And the disciples, having gone and done as Jesus commanded them, (7) brought the donkey and the colt, and placed their garments on them, and he sat upon them. (8) And the very large crowd spread their own garments on the road, and others were cutting branches from the trees and spreading them on the road. (9) And the crowds going before him and the ones following were crying out, saying, “Hosanna to the son of David! Blessed is the coming one in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!” (10) And when he entered Jerusalem, the whole city was shaken, saying, “Who is this?” (11) And the crowds were saying, “This is the prophet, Jesus, the one from Nazareth of Galilee.”

(12) And Jesus entered the temple, and cast out all those selling and buying in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money-changers and the seats of those selling doves. (13) And he says to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer.’ But you are making it a den of robbers.” (14) And the blind and the lame came up to him in the temple, and he healed them. (15) And the chief priests and the scribes, seeing the wonders that he did and the children crying out in the temple and saying, “Hosanna to the son of David,” were indignant, (16) and said to him, “Do you hear what these are saying?” And Jesus says to them, “Yes. Have you never read that ‘Out of the mouth of infants and nursing babies you prepared praise’?” (17) And having left them, he went out of the city to Bethany and lodged there.

(18) And in the morning, returning to the city, he became hungry. (19) And seeing one fig tree on the road, he came to it and found nothing in it except leaves only. And he says to it, “May no fruit come to be from you, forever.” And the fig tree withered immediately. (20) And the disciples, seeing it, marveled, saying, “How did the fig tree wither immediately?” (21) And Jesus answered and said to them, “Amen, I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ it will come to be. (22) And whatever you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive.”

(23) And when he entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came up to him as he was teaching, saying, “By what authority do you do these things? And who gave you this authority?” (24) And Jesus answered and said to them, “I also will ask you one word, which if you tell me, I also will tell you by what authority I do these things: (25) the baptism of John — from where was it? From heaven or from people?” And they reasoned among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say to us, ‘Then why did you not believe him?’ (26) But if we say, ‘From people,’ we fear the crowd, for all hold John as a prophet.” (27) And answering Jesus, they said, “We do not know.” He also said to them, “Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.”

(28) “But what do you think? A man had two children. And coming to the first, he said, ‘Child, go work today in the vineyard.’ (29) And answering, he said, ‘I do not want to.’ But later, having changed his mind, he went. (30) And coming to the other, he said likewise. And answering, he said, ‘I go, sir,’ and he did not go. (31) Which of the two did the will of the father?” They say, “The first.” Jesus says to them, “Amen, I say to you that the tax collectors and the prostitutes are going before you into the kingdom of the God. (32) For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him; but the tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him. And you, seeing, did not even change your mind afterward to believe him.”

(33) “Hear another parable: There was a man, a householder, who planted a vineyard and placed a fence around it and dug a winepress in it and built a tower, and leased it to tenant-farmers, and went abroad. (34) And when the season of fruits drew near, he sent his slaves to the tenant-farmers to receive his fruits. (35) And the tenant-farmers, having taken his slaves, beat one, killed another, and stoned another. (36) Again he sent other slaves, more than the first, and they did likewise to them. (37) But last he sent to them his son, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’ (38) And the tenant-farmers, seeing the son, said among themselves, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and have his inheritance.’ (39) And having taken him, they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. (40) Therefore when the master of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenant-farmers?” (41) They say to him, “He will destroy those evil men evilly, and will lease the vineyard to other tenant-farmers, who will give him the fruits in their seasons.” (42) Jesus says to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: ‘The stone which the builders rejected, this came to be the head of the corner; this came to be from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’? (43) Therefore I say to you that the kingdom of the God will be taken away from you and will be given to a nation producing its fruits. (44) And the one falling on this stone will be shattered; but the one upon whom it falls, it will crush him.” (45) And the chief priests and the Pharisees, having heard his parables, knew that he was speaking about them. (46) And seeking to seize him, they feared the crowds, since they held him as a prophet.

Matthew 22

(1) And Jesus answered and spoke again to them in parables, saying, (2) “The kingdom of the heavens is like a man, a king, who made a wedding feast for his son. (3) And he sent his slaves to call the invited ones to the wedding feast, and they did not want to come. (4) Again he sent other slaves, saying, ‘Say to the invited ones: Behold, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and the fattened cattle are slaughtered, and all things are ready. Come to the wedding feast.’ (5) But having disregarded it, they went away — one to his own field, another to his business. (6) And the rest, having seized his slaves, insulted them and killed them. (7) And the king was angry, and having sent his armies, he destroyed those murderers and burned their city. (8) Then he says to his slaves, ‘The wedding feast is ready, but the invited ones were not worthy. (9) Go therefore to the thoroughfares of the roads, and as many as you find, call to the wedding feast.’ (10) And those slaves, having gone out to the roads, gathered all whom they found, both bad and good; and the wedding hall was filled with those reclining. (11) And the king, having entered to look at those reclining, saw there a man not dressed in a wedding garment. (12) And he says to him, ‘Friend, how did you come in here, not having a wedding garment?’ And he was silenced. (13) Then the king said to the servants, ‘Having bound his feet and hands, cast him into the outer darkness; there will be weeping and gnashing of the teeth.’ (14) For many are called, but few are chosen.”

(15) Then the Pharisees, having gone, took counsel so that they might entrap him in speech. (16) And they send to him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that you are true, and you teach the way of God in truth, and you do not care about anyone, for you do not look at people’s faces. (17) Tell us then, what do you think? Is it lawful to give tax to Caesar, or not?” (18) But Jesus, knowing their wickedness, said, “Why do you test me, hypocrites? (19) Show me the coin of the tax.” And they brought him a denarius. (20) And he says to them, “Whose image is this and the inscription?” (21) They say to him, “Caesar’s.” Then he says to them, “Render then the things of Caesar to Caesar, and the things of God to God.” (22) And hearing, they marveled, and having left him, they went away.

(23) On that day Sadducees came up to him, saying there is no resurrection, and they asked him, (24) saying, “Teacher, Moses said, ‘If anyone dies not having children, his brother will marry his wife and raise up seed for his brother.’ (25) Now there were seven brothers among us. And the first, having married, died; and not having seed, he left his wife to his brother. (26) Likewise also the second and the third, up to the seven. (27) And last of all, the woman died. (28) In the resurrection, then, whose wife of the seven will she be? For all had her.” (29) And Jesus answered and said to them, “You are mistaken, not knowing the Scriptures nor the power of God. (30) For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven. (31) But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was said to you by God, saying, (32) ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? He is not the God of the dead, but of the living.” (33) And the crowds, hearing, were astonished at his teaching.

(34) And the Pharisees, having heard that he silenced the Sadducees, gathered together. (35) And one of them, a lawyer, asked, testing him: (36) “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?” (37) And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. (38) This is the great and first commandment. (39) And the second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. (40) On these two commandments hang the whole law and the prophets.”

(41) And while the Pharisees were gathered, Jesus asked them, (42) saying, “What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he?” They say to him, “Of David.” (43) He says to them, “How then does David in the spirit call him lord, saying, (44) ‘The Lord said to my lord: Sit at my right hand, until I put your enemies underneath your feet’? (45) If then David calls him lord, how is he his son?” (46) And no one was able to answer him a word, nor did anyone dare from that day to ask him anything anymore.

Matthew 23

(1) Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to his disciples, (2) saying, “The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses’ seat. (3) Therefore do and keep everything that they tell you; but do not do according to their works, for they say and do not do. (4) They bind heavy and hard-to-carry loads and place them on people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to move them with their finger. (5) They do all their works to be seen by people, for they make their phylacteries broad and their fringes long, (6) and they love the place of honor at banquets and the best seats in the synagogues, (7) and greetings in the marketplaces, and to be called by people, ‘Rabbi.’ (8) But you, do not be called ‘Rabbi’; for one is your teacher, and you are all brothers. (9) And call no one your father on earth, for one is your Father, the heavenly one. (10) Nor be called instructors, for one is your instructor, the Christ. (11) The greatest among you will be your servant. (12) For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.”

(13) “But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you shut the kingdom of the heavens before people. For you neither enter yourselves, nor do you allow those who are entering to go in. (15) Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you travel around the sea and the dry land to make one proselyte, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of Gehenna as yourselves. (16) Woe to you, blind guides, who say, ‘Whoever swears by the sanctuary, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the sanctuary, he is obligated.’ (17) Fools and blind! For which is greater, the gold or the sanctuary that sanctified the gold? (18) And, ‘Whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gift that is upon it, he is obligated.’ (19) Blind ones! For which is greater, the gift or the altar that sanctifies the gift? (20) Therefore the one who swears by the altar swears by it and by everything upon it, (21) and the one who swears by the sanctuary swears by it and by the one dwelling in it, (22) and the one who swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and by the one sitting upon it.”

(23) “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you tithe mint and dill and cummin, and you have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faithfulness. These you ought to have done, without neglecting the others. (24) Blind guides, who strain out a gnat and swallow a camel! (25) Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside they are full of plunder and self-indulgence. (26) Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup, so that its outside also may become clean. (27) Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you are like whitewashed tombs, which outwardly appear beautiful, but inside are full of dead people’s bones and all uncleanness. (28) So also you outwardly appear righteous to people, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.”

(29) “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you build the tombs of the prophets and adorn the monuments of the righteous, (30) and you say, ‘If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been their partners in the blood of the prophets.’ (31) So you testify against yourselves that you are sons of those who murdered the prophets. (32) You also, fill up the measure of your fathers! (33) Serpents! Offspring of vipers! How will you flee from the judgment of Gehenna? (34) Therefore, behold, I am sending to you prophets and wise men and scribes. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and some you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from city to city, (35) so that upon you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Barachiah, whom you murdered between the sanctuary and the altar. (36) Amen, I say to you, all these things will come upon this generation.”

(37) “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were not willing! (38) Behold, your house is left to you desolate. (39) For I say to you, you will not see me from now on, until you say, ‘Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord.’”

Matthew 24

(1) And Jesus went out from the temple and was going away; and his disciples came up to point out to him the buildings of the temple. (2) But he answered and said to them, “Do you not see all these things? Amen, I say to you, there will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down.” (3) And as he was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came up to him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign of your arrival and of the consummation of the age?”

(4) And Jesus answered and said to them, “See that no one leads you astray. (5) For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and they will lead many astray. (6) And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars; see that you are not alarmed, for it is necessary that these things happen, but the end is not yet. (7) For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places. (8) All these are the beginning of birth pains. (9) Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you, and you will be hated by all the nations because of my name. (10) And then many will fall away, and they will deliver up one another and hate one another. (11) And many false prophets will arise and lead many astray. (12) And because lawlessness will be multiplied, the love of many will grow cold. (13) But the one who endures to the end, this one will be saved. (14) And this glad-tidings of the kingdom will be proclaimed in the whole inhabited world, for a testimony to all the nations; and then the end will come.”

(15) “Therefore when you see the abomination of desolation, spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in a holy place — let the one reading understand — (16) then let those in Judea flee to the mountains. (17) Let the one on the housetop not come down to take the things from his house, (18) and let the one in the field not turn back to take his cloak. (19) And woe to those who are pregnant and to those who nurse in those days. (20) Pray that your flight may not be in winter or on a Sabbath. (21) For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not happened from the beginning of the world until now, and never will happen. (22) And if those days had not been cut short, no flesh would have been saved; but because of the elect, those days will be cut short. (23) Then if anyone says to you, ‘Behold, here is the Christ,’ or ‘there,’ do not believe it. (24) For false christs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect. (25) Behold, I have told you beforehand. (26) So if they say to you, ‘Behold, he is in the wilderness,’ do not go out; ‘Behold, he is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it. (27) For as the lightning comes out from the east and shines as far as the west, so will be the arrival of the son of the man. (28) Wherever the corpse is, there the eagles will be gathered.”

(29) “Immediately after the tribulation of those days, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its brightness, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. (30) And then the sign of the son of the man will appear in heaven; and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the son of the man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. (31) And he will send his angels with a great trumpet, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the heavens to their ends. (32) Learn the parable of the fig tree: when its branch has already become tender and puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near. (33) So also you, when you see all these things, know that it is near, at the doors. (34) Amen, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place. (35) Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.”

(36) “But concerning that day and hour no one knows, neither the angels of the heavens, nor the son, except the Father alone. (37) For as the days of Noah, so will be the arrival of the son of the man. (38) For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark, (39) and they did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will be the arrival of the son of the man. (40) Then two men will be in the field; one is taken and one is left. (41) Two women grinding at the mill; one is taken and one is left. (42) Therefore watch, because you do not know on what day your lord is coming. (43) But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what part of the night the thief was coming, he would have watched and would not have allowed his house to be broken into. (44) Therefore you also must be ready, because the son of the man is coming at an hour you do not expect.”

(45) “Who then is the faithful and wise slave, whom his master set over his household, to give them their food at the proper time? (46) Blessed is that slave whom his master, when he comes, will find doing so. (47) Amen, I say to you, he will set him over all his possessions. (48) But if that evil slave says in his heart, ‘My master is delayed,’ (49) and begins to beat his fellow slaves, and eats and drinks with drunkards, (50) the master of that slave will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not know, (51) and will cut him in two, and will assign his portion with the hypocrites. There there will be weeping and gnashing of the teeth.”

Matthew 25

(1) “Then the kingdom of the heavens will be made like ten virgins, who took their torches and went out to meet the bridegroom. (2) And five of them were foolish, and five were wise. (3) For the foolish, having taken their torches, did not take oil with them; (4) but the wise took oil in their vessels with their torches. (5) And while the bridegroom was delayed, they all drowsed and were sleeping. (6) But in the middle of the night a cry came to be: ‘Behold, the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.’ (7) Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their torches. (8) And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our torches are going out.’ (9) But the wise answered, saying, ‘Lest there not be enough for us and you; go rather to those who sell and buy for yourselves.’ (10) And while they went away to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready entered with him into the wedding feast, and the door was shut. (11) And later the rest of the virgins also come, saying, ‘Lord, lord, open to us.’ (12) But he answered and said, ‘Amen, I say to you, I do not know you.’ (13) Watch therefore, because you do not know the day nor the hour.”

(14) “For it is just like a man going abroad, who called his own slaves and delivered up to them his possessions: (15) to one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one — to each according to his own ability — and he went abroad immediately. (16) Having gone, the one who received the five talents worked with them and gained five more. (17) Likewise, the one with the two gained two more. (18) But the one who received the one talent, having gone away, dug in the ground and hid his master’s silver. (19) And after a long time the master of those slaves comes and settles accounts with them. (20) And the one who received the five talents came, bringing five more talents, saying, ‘Master, you delivered up to me five talents; see, I gained five more.’ (21) His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful slave! You were faithful over a few things; I will set you over many things. Enter into the joy of your master.’ (22) And the one with the two talents came also, saying, ‘Master, you delivered up to me two talents; see, I gained two more.’ (23) His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful slave! You were faithful over a few things; I will set you over many things. Enter into the joy of your master.’ (24) And the one who had received the one talent came also, saying, ‘Master, I knew you, that you are a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering from where you did not scatter. (25) And being afraid, I went away and hid your talent in the ground. See, you have what is yours.’ (26) But his master answered and said to him, ‘Wicked and lazy slave! You knew that I reap where I did not sow, and gather from where I did not scatter? (27) Then you ought to have put my silver with the bankers, and when I came I would have received what is mine with interest. (28) Therefore take the talent from him and give it to the one who has the ten talents. (29) For to everyone who has, more will be given, and he will be filled to overflowing; but from the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him. (30) And cast the worthless slave into the outer darkness. There there will be weeping and gnashing of the teeth.’”

(31) “But when the son of the man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit upon the throne of his glory. (32) And all the nations will be gathered before him; and he will separate them one from another, just as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. (33) And he will place the sheep at his right hand, but the goats at his left. (34) Then the king will say to those at his right hand, ‘Come, those blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. (35) For I was hungry, and you gave me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave me something to drink; I was a stranger, and you gathered me in; (36) naked, and you clothed me; I was sick, and you visited me; I was in prison, and you came to me.’ (37) Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? (38) And when did we see you a stranger and gather you in, or naked and clothe you? (39) And when did we see you sick or in prison and come to you?’ (40) And the king will answer and say to them, ‘Amen, I say to you, insofar as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’ (41) Then he will say also to those at his left, ‘Depart from me, those cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. (42) For I was hungry, and you did not give me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you did not give me something to drink; (43) I was a stranger, and you did not gather me in; naked, and you did not clothe me; sick and in prison, and you did not visit me.’ (44) Then they also will answer, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not serve you?’ (45) Then he will answer them, saying, ‘Amen, I say to you, insofar as you did not do it to one of the least of these, neither did you do it to me.’ (46) And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”

Matthew 26

(1) And it came to be when Jesus finished all these words, he said to his disciples, (2) “You know that after two days the Passover is coming, and the son of the man is delivered up to be crucified.” (3) Then the chief priests and the elders of the people were gathered in the court of the high priest, the one called Caiaphas, (4) and they took counsel together in order that they might seize Jesus by deceit and kill him. (5) But they were saying, “Not during the feast, lest an uproar come to be among the people.”

(6) And while Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, (7) a woman came up to him having an alabaster jar of very valuable ointment, and she poured it on his head while he was reclining. (8) And the disciples, seeing it, were indignant, saying, “Why this waste? (9) For this could have been sold for much and given to the poor.” (10) And Jesus, knowing it, said to them, “Why do you trouble the woman? For she did a good work to me. (11) For you always have the poor with you, but you do not always have me. (12) For when she poured this ointment on my body, she did it to prepare me for burial. (13) Amen, I say to you, wherever this glad-tidings is proclaimed in the whole world, what she did will also be spoken of as a memorial of her.”

(14) Then one of the twelve, the one called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests, (15) and said, “What do you want to give me, and I will deliver him up to you?” And they weighed out to him thirty silvers. (16) And from then he was seeking an opportunity to deliver him up.

(17) And on the first day of the unleavened breads, the disciples came up to Jesus, saying, “Where do you want us to prepare for you to eat the Passover?” (18) And he said, “Go into the city to so-and-so, and say to him, ‘The teacher says, My time is near; I keep the Passover at your house with my disciples.’” (19) And the disciples did as Jesus commanded them, and they prepared the Passover. (20) And when evening came, he was reclining with the twelve. (21) And while they were eating, he said, “Amen, I say to you, one of you will deliver me up.” (22) And being exceedingly grieved, they began to say to him, one by one, “Surely not I, lord?” (23) And he answered and said, “The one who dipped his hand with me in the bowl — this one will deliver me up. (24) The son of the man indeed goes, just as it has been written about him, but woe to that man through whom the son of the man is delivered up! It would have been good for that man if he had not been born.” (25) And Judas, the one delivering him up, answered and said, “Surely not I, Rabbi?” He says to him, “You have said it.”

(26) And while they were eating, Jesus took bread, and having blessed, broke it, and giving it to the disciples, said, “Take, eat; this is my body.” (27) And having taken a cup and having given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you; (28) for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for forgiveness of sins. (29) But I say to you, I will not drink from now on of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in the kingdom of my Father.” (30) And having sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.

(31) Then Jesus says to them, “You will all fall away in me this night; for it is written, ‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’ (32) But after I am raised, I will go before you into Galilee.” (33) And Peter answered and said to him, “Even if all fall away in you, I will never fall away.” (34) Jesus said to him, “Amen, I say to you that this night, before a rooster crows, you will deny me three times.” (35) Peter says to him, “Even if I must die with you, I will never deny you.” And all the disciples said the same.

(36) Then Jesus comes with them to a place called Gethsemane, and he says to the disciples, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.” (37) And having taken Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be grieved and deeply distressed. (38) Then he says to them, “My soul is deeply grieved, to the point of death; remain here and watch with me.” (39) And having gone forward a little, he fell on his face, praying and saying, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will.” (40) And he comes to the disciples and finds them sleeping, and he says to Peter, “So, were you not able to watch with me one hour? (41) Watch and pray, that you may not enter into testing. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” (42) Again, a second time, having gone away, he prayed, saying, “My Father, if this cannot pass unless I drink it, let Your will come to be.” (43) And having come again, he found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy. (44) And having left them, he went away again and prayed a third time, saying the same word. (45) Then he comes to the disciples and says to them, “Keep sleeping and rest — behold, the hour has drawn near, and the son of the man is delivered up into the hands of sinners. (46) Arise, let us go; behold, the one delivering me up has drawn near.”

(47) And while he was still speaking, behold, Judas, one of the twelve, came — and with him a great crowd with swords and clubs from the chief priests and elders of the people. (48) And the one delivering him up gave them a sign, saying, “The one I kiss is he; seize him.” (49) And immediately having come up to Jesus, he said, “Greetings, Rabbi!” and kissed him. (50) And Jesus said to him, “Friend, do what you are here for.” Then having come up, they laid hands on Jesus and seized him. (51) And behold, one of those with Jesus, stretching out his hand, drew his sword, and striking the slave of the high priest, cut off his ear. (52) Then Jesus says to him, “Put your sword back into its place; for all who take the sword will perish by the sword. (53) Or do you think that I cannot call upon my Father, and he will supply me at once with more than twelve legions of angels? (54) How then would the Scriptures be fulfilled, that it must happen this way?” (55) In that hour Jesus said to the crowds, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest me, as against an insurgent? Day by day I sat teaching in the temple, and you did not seize me. (56) But all this has come to be so that the Scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples, having left him, fled.

(57) And those who had seized Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were gathered. (58) And Peter was following him from a distance, as far as the court of the high priest; and having entered inside, he was sitting with the officers to see the outcome. (59) And the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking false testimony against Jesus, so that they might put him to death; (60) and they did not find it, though many false witnesses came forward. But later two came forward, (61) saying, “This man said, ‘I am able to tear down the sanctuary of God, and to build it in three days.’” (62) And the high priest, having arisen, said to him, “Do you answer nothing? What are these men testifying against you?” (63) But Jesus was silent. And the high priest said to him, “I adjure you by the living God, tell us if you are the Christ, the son of the God.” (64) Jesus says to him, “You have said it. Nevertheless I say to you, from now on you will see the son of the man sitting at the right hand of the Power and coming on the clouds of heaven.” (65) Then the high priest tore his garments, saying, “He blasphemed! Why do we still need witnesses? Behold, now you have heard the blasphemy. (66) What do you think?” And they answered and said, “He is liable to death.” (67) Then they spat in his face and struck him, and others slapped him, (68) saying, “Prophesy to us, Christ! Who is the one who struck you?”

(69) And Peter was sitting outside in the court; and a servant-girl came up to him, saying, “You also were with Jesus the Galilean.” (70) But he denied before them all, saying, “I do not know what you are saying.” (71) And when he went out to the gateway, another saw him and says to those there, “This man was with Jesus the Nazarene.” (72) And again he denied with an oath, “I do not know the man.” (73) And after a little while, those standing by came up and said to Peter, “Truly you also are one of them, for even your speech gives you away.” (74) Then he began to curse and to swear, “I do not know the man.” And immediately a rooster crowed. (75) And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, who had said, “Before a rooster crows, you will deny me three times.” And having gone outside, he wept bitterly.

Matthew 27

(1) And when morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death. (2) And having bound him, they led him away and delivered him up to Pilate the governor.

(3) Then Judas, the one delivering him up, seeing that he was condemned, having changed his mind, returned the thirty silvers to the chief priests and the elders, (4) saying, “I sinned, delivering up innocent blood.” But they said, “What is that to us? You see to it.” (5) And having thrown the silvers into the sanctuary, he withdrew; and having gone away, he hanged himself. (6) And the chief priests, having taken the silvers, said, “It is not lawful to put them into the treasury, since it is the price of blood.” (7) And having taken counsel, they bought with them the potter’s field, for a burial place for strangers. (8) Therefore that field has been called the Field of Blood until this day. (9) Then was fulfilled what was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet, saying, “And they took the thirty silvers, the price of the one valued, whom they priced from the sons of Israel, (10) and they gave them for the potter’s field, as the Lord commanded me.”

(11) And Jesus stood before the governor. And the governor asked him, saying, “Are you the king of the Judeans?” And Jesus said, “You say it.” (12) And while he was being accused by the chief priests and the elders, he answered nothing. (13) Then Pilate says to him, “Do you not hear how many things they testify against you?” (14) And he did not answer him, not even one word, so that the governor marveled greatly.

(15) Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to release one prisoner to the crowd, whom they wanted. (16) And they had then a notable prisoner called Jesus Barabbas. (17) So when they had gathered, Pilate said to them, “Whom do you want me to release to you: Jesus Barabbas, or Jesus, the one called Christ?” (18) For he knew that they had delivered him up because of envy. (19) And while he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent to him, saying, “Have nothing to do with that righteous man; for I suffered many things today in a dream because of him.” (20) But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas, and to destroy Jesus. (21) And the governor answered and said to them, “Which of the two do you want me to release to you?” And they said, “Barabbas.” (22) Pilate says to them, “What then shall I do with Jesus, the one called Christ?” They all say, “Let him be crucified!” (23) And he said, “Why, what evil did he do?” But they cried out all the more, “Let him be crucified!” (24) And Pilate, seeing that he was accomplishing nothing, but rather an uproar was coming to be, took water and washed his hands before the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of this blood; you see to it.” (25) And all the people answered and said, “His blood on us and on our children.” (26) Then he released Barabbas to them; and having flogged Jesus, he delivered him up so that he might be crucified.

(27) Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the praetorium and gathered the whole cohort against him. (28) And having stripped him, they put a scarlet cloak around him, (29) and having twisted a crown of thorns, they placed it on his head, and a reed in his right hand; and having knelt before him, they mocked him, saying, “Hail, king of the Judeans!” (30) And they spat on him, and took the reed and struck him on his head. (31) And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the cloak and put his own garments on him, and led him away to crucify him.

(32) And having gone out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name; this one they pressed into service to carry his cross. (33) And having come to a place called Golgotha, which means “place of a skull,” (34) they gave him wine mixed with gall to drink; and having tasted it, he did not want to drink. (35) And having crucified him, they divided his garments, casting a lot. (36) And sitting down, they kept guard over him there. (37) And they placed above his head the charge against him, written: “This is Jesus, the king of the Judeans.” (38) Then two insurgents were crucified with him, one at the right and one at the left. (39) And those passing by blasphemed him, shaking their heads, (40) and saying, “You who tear down the sanctuary and build it in three days, save yourself! If you are son of God, come down from the cross!” (41) Likewise the chief priests also, mocking him with the scribes and elders, were saying, (42) “He saved others; he cannot save himself. He is king of Israel! Let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him. (43) He trusts in God; let Him rescue him now, if He wants him — for he said, ‘I am son of God.’” (44) And the insurgents who were crucified with him also reproached him.

(45) And from the sixth hour darkness came to be over all the land, until the ninth hour. (46) And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” — that is, “My God, my God, why did you forsake me?” (47) And some of those standing there, hearing it, were saying, “This one calls Elijah.” (48) And immediately one of them ran, and having taken a sponge, filled it with vinegar and put it around a reed, and was giving him to drink. (49) But the rest were saying, “Leave him; let us see if Elijah comes to save him.” (50) And Jesus, having cried again with a loud voice, released the spirit. (51) And behold, the curtain of the sanctuary was torn in two, from top to bottom; and the earth shook, and the rocks were split; (52) and the tombs were opened, and many bodies of the holy ones who had fallen asleep were raised; (53) and having come out of the tombs after his resurrection, they entered the holy city and appeared to many. (54) Now the centurion and those with him keeping guard over Jesus, seeing the earthquake and the things that happened, feared greatly, saying, “Truly this was son of God.”

(55) And there were many women there, watching from afar, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, serving him; (56) among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee. (57) And when evening came, a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who also himself was discipled to Jesus, came. (58) This one went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded it to be given. (59) And having taken the body, Joseph wrapped it in clean linen, (60) and placed it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn in the rock; and having rolled a great stone to the door of the tomb, he went away. (61) And Mary Magdalene was there, and the other Mary, sitting opposite the tomb.

(62) And the next day, which is after the preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered together before Pilate, (63) saying, “lord, we remember that that deceiver said while still living, ‘After three days I rise.’ (64) Therefore command the tomb to be made secure until the third day, lest his disciples come and steal him, and say to the people, ‘He was raised from the dead,’ and the last deception will be worse than the first.” (65) Pilate said to them, “You have a guard; go, make it as secure as you know how.” (66) And having gone, they secured the tomb, having sealed the stone, with the guard.

Matthew 28

(1) And late on the Sabbaths, at the dawning toward the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb. (2) And behold, a great earthquake came to be; for an angel of the Lord, having descended from heaven, came and rolled away the stone and was sitting upon it. (3) And his appearance was like lightning, and his clothing white as snow. (4) And the guards shook from fear of him and became like dead men. (5) And the angel answered and said to the women, “Do not fear; for I know that you seek Jesus, the one who was crucified. (6) He is not here; for he was raised, just as he said. Come, see the place where he was lying. (7) And go quickly, tell his disciples that he was raised from the dead; and behold, he goes before you into Galilee; there you will see him. Behold, I have told you.” (8) And having gone out quickly from the tomb, with fear and great joy, they ran to report to his disciples.

(9) And behold, Jesus met them, saying, “Greetings!” And they came up and took hold of his feet and paid homage to him. (10) Then Jesus says to them, “Do not fear; go report to my brothers, so that they may go into Galilee, and there they will see me.”

(11) And while they were going, behold, some of the guard, having come into the city, reported to the chief priests all the things that had happened. (12) And having gathered with the elders and taken counsel, they gave a sufficient number of silvers to the soldiers, (13) saying, “Say that his disciples came by night and stole him while we were sleeping. (14) And if this is heard by the governor, we will persuade him and keep you out of trouble.” (15) And having taken the silvers, they did as they were taught; and this word was spread abroad among the Judeans until this day.

(16) And the eleven disciples went into Galilee, to the mountain which Jesus had appointed for them. (17) And having seen him, they paid homage; but some doubted. (18) And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, “All authority was given to me in heaven and on earth. (19) Go therefore, disciple all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the son and of the holy spirit, (20) teaching them to keep everything that I commanded you. And behold, I am with you all the days, until the consummation of the age.”