Matthew
Matthew 1
Last Updated: October 10, 2026The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.Abraham became the father of Isaac. Isaac became the father of Jacob. Jacob became the father of Judah and his brothers.Judah became the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar. Perez became the father of Hezron. Hezron became the father...
Matthew 2
Last Updated: October 10, 2026Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of King Herod, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying,“Where is he who is born King of the Jews? For we saw his star in the east, and have come to worship him.”When King Herod heard it, he was troubled,...
Matthew 3
Last Updated: October 10, 2026In those days, John the Baptizer came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying,“Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!”For this is he who was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, “The voice of one crying in the wilderness, make the way of the Lord ready! Make his paths straight!”Now John himself...
Matthew 4
Last Updated: October 10, 2026Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.When he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was hungry afterward.The tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.”But he answered, “It is written, ‘Man shall...
Matthew 5
Last Updated: October 10, 2026Seeing the multitudes, he went up onto the mountain. When he had sat down, his disciples came to him.He opened his mouth and taught them, saying,“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the...
Matthew 6
Last Updated: October 10, 2026“Be careful that you don’t do your charitable giving before men, to be seen by them, or else you have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.Therefore, when you do merciful deeds, don’t sound a trumpet before yourself, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may get...
Matthew 7
Last Updated: October 10, 2026“Don’t judge, so that you won’t be judged.For with whatever judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you.Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but don’t consider the beam that is in your own eye?Or how will you tell...
Matthew 8
Last Updated: October 10, 2026When he came down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.Behold, a leper came to him and worshiped him, saying, “Lord, if you want to, you can make me clean.”Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, “I want to. Be made clean.” Immediately his leprosy was cleansed.Jesus said to him, “See that you...
Matthew 9
Last Updated: October 10, 2026He entered into a boat and crossed over, and came into his own city.Behold, they brought to him a man who was paralyzed, lying on a bed. Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, “Son, cheer up! Your sins are forgiven you.”Behold, some of the scribes said to themselves, “This man blasphemes.”Jesus, knowing their...
Matthew 10
Last Updated: October 10, 2026He called to himself his twelve disciples, and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every sickness.Now the names of the twelve apostles are these. The first, Simon, who is called Peter; Andrew, his brother; James the son of Zebedee; John, his brother;Philip; Bartholomew; Thomas; Matthew...
Matthew 11
Last Updated: October 10, 2026When Jesus had finished directing his twelve disciples, he departed from there to teach and preach in their cities.Now when John heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciplesand said to him, “Are you he who comes, or should we look for another?”Jesus answered them, “Go and tell John...
Matthew 12
Last Updated: October 10, 2026At that time, Jesus went on the Sabbath day through the grain fields. His disciples were hungry and began to pluck heads of grain and to eat.But the Pharisees, when they saw it, said to him, “Behold, your disciples do what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath.”But he said to them, “Haven’t you...
Matthew 13
Last Updated: October 10, 2026On that day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the seaside.Great multitudes gathered to him, so that he entered into a boat and sat; and all the multitude stood on the beach.He spoke to them many things in parables, saying, “Behold, a farmer went out to sow.As he sowed, some seeds fell...
Matthew 14
Last Updated: October 10, 2026At that time, Herod the tetrarch heard the report concerning Jesus,and said to his servants, “This is John the Baptizer. He is risen from the dead. That is why these powers work in him.”For Herod had arrested John, bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife.For John...
Matthew 15
Last Updated: October 10, 2026Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem, saying,“Why do your disciples disobey the tradition of the elders? For they don’t wash their hands when they eat bread.”He answered them, “Why do you also disobey the commandment of God because of your tradition?For God commanded, ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, ‘He who...
Matthew 16
Last Updated: October 10, 2026The Pharisees and Sadducees came, and testing him, asked him to show them a sign from heaven.But he answered them, “When it is evening, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.’In the morning, ‘It will be foul weather today, for the sky is red and threatening.’ Hypocrites! You know how...
Matthew 17
Last Updated: October 10, 2026After six days, Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John his brother, and brought them up into a high mountain by themselves.He was changed before them. His face shone like the sun, and his garments became as white as the light.Behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them talking with him.Peter answered and said to...
Matthew 18
Last Updated: October 10, 2026In that hour the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who then is greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?”Jesus called a little child to himself, and set him in the middle of themand said, “Most certainly I tell you, unless you turn and become as little children, you will in no way enter into the Kingdom...
Matthew 19
Last Updated: October 10, 2026When Jesus had finished these words, he departed from Galilee and came into the borders of Judea beyond the Jordan.Great multitudes followed him, and he healed them there.Pharisees came to him, testing him and saying, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?”He answered, “Haven’t you read that he who...
Matthew 20
Last Updated: October 10, 2026“For the Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who was the master of a household, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.When he had agreed with the laborers for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard.He went out about the third hour, and saw others...
Matthew 21
Last Updated: October 10, 2026When they came near to Jerusalem and came to Bethsphage, to the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples,saying to them, “Go into the village that is opposite you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them to me.If anyone says anything to you,...
Matthew 22
Last Updated: October 10, 2026Jesus answered and spoke to them again in parables, saying,“The Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king, who made a wedding feast for his son,and sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding feast, but they would not come.Again he sent out other servants, saying, ‘Tell those who are...
Matthew 23
Last Updated: October 10, 2026Then Jesus spoke to the multitudes and to his disciples,saying, “The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses’ seat.All things therefore whatever they tell you to observe, observe and do, but don’t do their works; for they say, and don’t do.For they bind heavy burdens that are grievous to be borne, and lay them on...
Matthew 24
Last Updated: October 10, 2026Jesus went out from the temple, and was going on his way. His disciples came to him to show him the buildings of the temple.But he answered them, “You see all of these things, don’t you? Most certainly I tell you, there will not be left here one stone on another, that will not be...
Matthew 25
Last Updated: October 10, 2026“Then the Kingdom of Heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.Five of them were foolish, and five were wise.Those who were foolish, when they took their lamps, took no oil with them,but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.Now while the bridegroom...
Matthew 26
Last Updated: October 10, 2026When Jesus had finished all these words, he said to his disciples,“You know that after two days the Passover is coming, and the Son of Man will be delivered up to be crucified.”Then the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders of the people were gathered together in the court of the high priest, who...
Matthew 27
Last Updated: October 10, 2026Now when morning had come, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death.They bound him, led him away, and delivered him up to Pontius Pilate, the governor.Then Judas, who betrayed him, when he saw that Jesus was condemned, felt remorse, and brought back the...
Matthew 28
Last Updated: October 10, 2026Now after the Sabbath, as it began to dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb.Behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from the sky and came and rolled away the stone from the door and sat on...