Matthew 26 Audio Bible

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Matthew 26  Audio Bible

When Jesus had finished all these words, He said to His disciples, ² “You know that after two days the Passover is coming, and the Son of Man is to be handed over for crucifixion.”

³ Then the chief priests and the elders of the people were gathered together inthe court of the high priest, named Caiaphas; ⁴ and they plotted together to seize Jesus by stealth and kill Him. ⁵ But they were saying, “Not during the festival, otherwise a riot might occur among the people.”

⁶ Now when Jesus was in Bethany, at the home of Simon the leper, ⁷ a woman came to Him with an alabaster vial of very costly perfume, and she poured it on His head as He reclined at the table. ⁸ But the disciples were indignant when they saw this, and said, “Why this waste? ⁹ For this perfume might have been sold for a high price and the money given to the poor.” ¹⁰ But Jesus, aware of this, said to them, “Why do you bother the woman? For she has done a good deed to Me. ¹¹ For you always have the poor with you; but you do not always have Me. ¹² For when she poured this perfume on My body, she did it to prepare Me for burial. ¹³ Truly I say to you, wherever this gospel is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be spoken of in memory of her.”

¹⁴ Then one of the twelve, named Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests ¹⁵ and said, “What are you willing to give me ^[a]to ^[b]betray Him to you?” And they weighed out thirty ^[c]pieces of silver to him. ¹⁶ From then on he began looking for a good opportunity to ^[d]betray ^[e]Jesus.

¹⁷ Now on the first day of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?” ¹⁸ And He said, “Go into the city to a certain man, and say to him, ‘The Teacher says, “My time is near; I am to keep the Passover at your house with My disciples.”’”¹⁹ The disciples did as Jesus had directed them; and they prepared the Passover.

²⁰ Now when evening came, Jesus was reclining at the table with the twelve disciples. ²¹ As they were eating, He said, “Truly I say to you that one of you will betray Me.” ²² Being deeply grieved, they ^[f]each one began to say to Him, “Surely not I, Lord?” ²³ And He answered, “He who dipped his hand with Me in the bowl is the one who will betray Me. ²⁴ The Son of Man is to go, just as it is written of Him; but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been good ^[g]for that man if he had not been born.” ²⁵ And Judas, who was betraying Him, said, “Surely it is not I, Rabbi?” Jesus *said to him,“You have said it yourself.”

²⁶ While they were eating, Jesus took some bread, and ^[h]after a blessing, He broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take, eat; this is My body.”²⁷ And when He had taken a cup and 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 of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you in My Father’s kingdom.”

³⁰ After singing a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.

³¹ Then Jesus *said to them, “You will all ^[i]fall away because of Me this night, for it is written, ‘I will strike down the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall bescattered.’ ³² But after I have been raised, I will go ahead of you to Galilee.”³³ But Peter said to Him, “Even though all may ^[j]fall away because of You, I will never fall away.” ³⁴ Jesus said to him, “Truly I say to you that this very night, before a rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” ³⁵ Peter *said to Him, “Even if I have to die with You, I will not deny You.” All the disciples said the same thing too.

³⁶ Then Jesus *came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and *said to His disciples, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.” ³⁷ And He took with HimPeter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be grieved and distressed.³⁸ Then He *said to them, “My soul is deeply grieved, to the point of death; remain here and keep watch with Me.”

³⁹ And He went a little beyond them, and fell on His face and prayed, saying,“My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; yet not as I will, but as You will.” ⁴⁰ And He *came to the disciples and *found them sleeping, and *said to Peter, “So, you men could not keep watch with Me for one hour? ⁴¹ Keep watching and praying that you may not enter into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

⁴² He went away again a second time and prayed, saying, “My Father, if thiscannot pass away unless I drink it, Your will be done.” ⁴³ Again He came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy. ⁴⁴ And He left them again, and went away and prayed a third time, saying the same thing once more. ⁴⁵ Then He *came to the disciples and *said to them, “^[k]Are you still sleeping and resting? Behold, the hour is at hand and the Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of sinners. ⁴⁶ Get up, let us be going; behold, the one who betrays Me is at hand!”

⁴⁷ While He was still speaking, behold, Judas, one of the twelve, came up^[l]accompanied by a large crowd with swords and clubs, who came from the chief priests and elders of the people. ⁴⁸ Now he who was betraying Him gave them a sign, saying, “Whomever I kiss, He is the one; seize Him.”⁴⁹ Immediately Judas went to Jesus and said, “Hail, Rabbi!” and kissed Him.⁵⁰ And Jesus said to him, “Friend, do what you have come for.” Then they came and laid hands on Jesus and seized Him.

⁵¹ And behold, one of those who were with Jesus ^[m]reached and drew out hissword, and struck the slave of the high priest and ^[n]cut off his ear. ⁵² Then Jesus *said to him, “Put your sword back into its place; for all those who take up the sword shall perish by the sword. ⁵³ Or do you think that I cannot appeal to My Father, and He will at once put at My disposal more than twelve ^[o]legions of angels? ⁵⁴ How then will the Scriptures be fulfilled, which say that it must happen this way?”

⁵⁵ At that time Jesus said to the crowds, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me as you would against a robber? Every day I used to sit in the temple teaching and you did not seize Me. ⁵⁶ But all this has taken place to fulfill the Scriptures of the prophets.” Then all the disciples left Him and fled.

⁵⁷ Those who had seized Jesus led Him away to Caiaphas, the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were gathered together. ⁵⁸ But Peter was following Him at a distance as far as the courtyard of the high priest, and entered in, and sat down with the ^[p]officers to see the outcome.

⁵⁹ Now the chief priests and the whole ^[q]Council kept trying to obtain false testimony against Jesus, so that they might put Him to death. ⁶⁰ They did not find any, even though many false witnesses came forward. But later on two came forward, ⁶¹ and said, “This man stated, ‘I am able to destroy the ^[r]temple of God and to rebuild it ^[s]in three days.’” ⁶² The high priest stood up and said to Him, “Do You not answer? What is it that these men are testifying against You?” ⁶³ But Jesus kept silent. And the high priest said to Him, “I ^[t]adjure You by the living God, that You tell us whether You are ^[u]the Christ, the Son of God.” ⁶⁴ Jesus *said to him, “You have said it yourself; nevertheless I tell you,^[v]hereafter you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power, andcoming on the clouds of heaven.”

⁶⁵ Then the high priest tore his ^[w]robes and said, “He has blasphemed! What further need do we have of witnesses? Behold, you have now heard the blasphemy; ⁶⁶ what do you think?” They answered, “He deserves death!”

⁶⁷ Then they spat in His face and beat Him with their fists; and others ^[x]slapped Him, ⁶⁸ and said, “Prophesy to us, You ^[y]Christ; who is the one who hit You?”

⁶⁹ Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard, and a servant-girl came to him and said, “You too were with Jesus the Galilean.” ⁷⁰ But he denied it before them all, saying, “I do not know what you are talking about.” ⁷¹ When he had gone out to the gateway, another servant-girl saw him and *said to those who were there, “This man was with Jesus of Nazareth.” ⁷² And again he denied itwith an oath, “I do not know the man.” ⁷³ A little later the bystanders came up and said to Peter, “Surely you too are one of them; for even the way you talk^[z]gives you away.” ⁷⁴ Then he began to curse and swear, “I do not know the man!” And immediately a rooster crowed. ⁷⁵ And Peter remembered the word which Jesus had said, “Before a rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.”And he went out and wept bitterly.

Footnotes:

1. Matthew 26:15 Lit and I will


2. Matthew 26:15 Or deliver


3. Matthew 26:15 I.e. silver shekels


4. Matthew 26:16 Or deliver


5. Matthew 26:16 Lit Him


6. Matthew 26:22 Or one after another


7. Matthew 26:24 Lit for him if that man had not been born


8. Matthew 26:26 Lit having blessed


9. Matthew 26:31 Or stumble


10. Matthew 26:33 Or stumble


11. Matthew 26:45 Or Keep on sleeping therefore


12. Matthew 26:47 Lit and with him


13. Matthew 26:51 Lit extended the hand


14. Matthew 26:51 Lit took off


15. Matthew 26:53 A legion equaled 6,000 troops


16. Matthew 26:58 Or servants


17. Matthew 26:59 Or Sanhedrin


18. Matthew 26:61 Or sanctuary


19. Matthew 26:61 Or after


20. Matthew 26:63 Or charge You under oath


21. Matthew 26:63 I.e. the Messiah


22. Matthew 26:64 Or from now on


23. Matthew 26:65 Or outer garments


24. Matthew 26:67 Or beat Him with rods


25. Matthew 26:68 I.e. the Messiah


26. Matthew 26:73 Lit makes you evident

Matthew 26  Audio Bible

Matthew 26 Audio Bible

The Showdown: Chs. 4&5 - Ryan"s Friend, Commander Blancka

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The Showdown: Chs. 4&5 – Ryan’s Friend, Commander Blancka

Vicki has found Ryan but he is in a coma and a nurse has told Vicki that Ryan will most likely never come out of it. The kind nurse tells Vicki that she will sneak her in at 10 PM that evening, even though it’s against the rules. Darrion has left with Shelley to try to find Darrion’s mother. Judd has escaped from his captors who had planned to turn him over to the Global Police. His new friend, Pete, has now found out his girlfriend was killed in God’s earthquake. Lionel and his new friend, Chad, have joined the Global Community. Lionel has severe amnesia and has forgotten all about the Lord for his being a Christian. Ray picks the story up at this point.


The Showdown: Chs. 4&5 – Ryan’s Friend, Commander Blancka

The Showdown: Chs. 4&5 - Ryan"s Friend, Commander Blancka

Matthew 24 Audio Bible

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Matthew 24 Audio Bible


Jesus came out from the temple and was going away when His disciples came up to point out the temple buildings to Him.

And He said to them, “Do you not see all these things? Truly I say to you, not one stone here will be left upon another, which will not be torn down.”

As He was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?”

And Jesus answered and said to them, “See to it that no one misleads you.

“For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will mislead many.

“You will be hearing of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not frightened, for those things must take place, but that is not yet the end.

“For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and in various places there will be famines and earthquakes.

“But all these things are merely the beginning of birth pangs.

“Then they will deliver you to tribulation, and will kill you, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name.

“At that time many will fall away and will betray one another and hate one another.

“Many false prophets will arise and will mislead many.

“Because lawlessness is increased, most people’s love will grow cold.

“But the one who endures to the end, he will be saved.

“This gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.

“Therefore when you see the ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand),

then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains.

“Whoever is on the housetop must not go down to get the things out that are in his house.

“Whoever is in the field must not turn back to get his cloak.

“But woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days!

“But pray that your flight will not be in the winter, or on a Sabbath.

“For then there will be a great tribulation, such as has not occurred since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will.

“Unless those days had been cut short, no life would have been saved; but for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short.

“Then if anyone says to you, ‘Behold, here is the Christ,’ or ‘There He is,’ do not believe him.

“For false Christs and false prophets will arise and will show great signs and wonders, so as to mislead, if possible, even the elect.

“Behold, I have told you in advance.

“So if they say to you, ‘Behold, He is in the wilderness,’ do not go out, or, ‘Behold, He is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe them.

“For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes even to the west, so will the coming of the Son of Man be.

“Wherever the corpse is, there the vultures will gather.

“But immediately after the tribulation of those days THE SUN WILL BE DARKENED, AND THE MOON WILL NOT GIVE ITS LIGHT, AND THE STARS WILL FALL from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

“And then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the SON OF MAN COMING ON THE CLOUDS OF THE SKY with power and great glory.

“And He will send forth His angels with A GREAT TRUMPET and THEY WILL GATHER TOGETHER His elect from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other.

“Now learn the parable from the fig tree: when its branch has already become tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near;

so, you too, when you see all these things, recognize that He is near, right at the door.

“Truly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place.

“Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away.

“But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone.

“For the coming of the Son of Man will be just like the days of Noah.

“For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark,

and they did not understand until the flood came and took them all away; so will the coming of the Son of Man be.

“Then there will be two men in the field; one will be taken and one will be left.

“Two women will be grinding at the mill; one will be taken and one will be left.

“Therefore be on the alert, for you do not know which day your Lord is coming.

Matthew 24 Audio Bible

 

 

Matthew 24 Audio Bible

Matthew 23 Audio Bible

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Matthew 23 Audio Bible

Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to His disciples, ² saying: “The scribes and the Pharisees have seated themselves in the chair of Moses; ³ therefore all that they tell you, do and observe, but do not do according to their deeds; for they say things and do not do them. ⁴ They tie up heavy burdens and lay them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves are unwilling to move them with so much as a finger. ⁵ But they do all their deeds to be noticed by men; for theybroaden their ^[a]phylacteries and lengthen the tassels of their garments. ⁶ Theylove the place of honor at banquets and the chief seats in the synagogues,⁷ and respectful greetings in the market places, and being called Rabbi by men.⁸ But do not be called Rabbi; for One is your Teacher, and you are all brothers.⁹ Do not call anyone on earth your father; for One is your Father, He who is in heaven. ¹⁰ Do not be called ^[b]leaders; for One is your Leader, that is, Christ.¹¹ But the greatest among you shall be your servant. ¹² Whoever exalts himself shall be humbled; and whoever humbles himself shall be exalted.

¹³ “But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you shut off the kingdom of heaven ^[c]from ^[d]people; for you do not enter in yourselves, nor do you allow those who are entering to go in. ¹⁴ [^[e]Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you devour widows’ houses, and for a pretense you make long prayers; therefore you will receive greater condemnation.]

¹⁵ “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you travel around on sea and land to make one ^[f]proselyte; and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of ^[g]hell as yourselves.

¹⁶ “Woe to you, blind guides, who say, ‘Whoever swears by the ^[h]temple, that is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the ^[i]temple is obligated.’ ¹⁷ You fools and blind men! Which is ^[j]more important, the gold or the ^[k]temple that sanctified the gold? ¹⁸ And, ‘Whoever swears by the altar, that is nothing, but whoever swears by the ^[l]offering on it, he is obligated.’ ¹⁹ You blind men, which is ^[m]more important, the ^[n]offering, or the altar that sanctifies the ^[o]offering?²⁰ Therefore, ^[p]whoever swears by the altar, swears both by ^[q]the altar and by everything on it. ²¹ And ^[r]whoever swears by the ^[s]temple, swears both by ^[t]the temple and by Him who dwells within it. ²² And ^[u]whoever swears by heaven,swears both by the throne of God and by Him who sits upon it.

²³ “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and ^[v]cummin, and have neglected the weightier provisions of the law: justice and mercy and faithfulness; but these are the things you should have done without neglecting the others. ²⁴ You blind guides, who strain out a gnat and swallow a camel!

²⁵ “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and of the dish, but inside they are full ^[w]of robbery and self-indulgence. ²⁶ You blind Pharisee, first clean the inside of the cup and of the dish, so that the outside of it may become clean also.

²⁷ “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs which on the outside appear beautiful, but inside they are full of dead men’s bones and all uncleanness. ²⁸ So you, too, outwardly appear righteous to men, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.

²⁹ “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you build the tombs of the prophets and adorn the monuments of the righteous, ³⁰ and say, ‘If we had been living in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’ ³¹ So you testify against yourselves, that you are ^[x]sons of those who murdered the prophets. ³² Fill up, then, the measure of the guilt of your fathers. ³³ You serpents, you brood of vipers, how ^[y]will you escape the ^[z]sentence of ^[aa]hell?

³⁴ “Therefore, behold, I am sending you prophets and wise men and scribes; some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city, ³⁵ so that upon you may fallthe guilt of all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteousAbel to the blood of Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the ^[ab]temple and the altar. ³⁶ Truly 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, the way a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were unwilling. ³⁸ Behold, your house is being left to you desolate! ³⁹ For I say to you, from now on you will not see Me until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!’”

Footnotes:

1. Matthew 23:5 I.e. small cases containing Scripture texts worn on the left arm and forehead for religious purposes


2. Matthew 23:10 Or teachers


3. Matthew 23:13 Lit in front of


4. Matthew 23:13 Gr anthropoi


5. Matthew 23:14 This v not found in early mss


6. Matthew 23:15 Or convert


7. Matthew 23:15 Gr Gehenna


8. Matthew 23:16 Or sanctuary


9. Matthew 23:16 Or sanctuary


10. Matthew 23:17 Lit greater


11. Matthew 23:17 Or sanctuary


12. Matthew 23:18 Or gift


13. Matthew 23:19 Lit greater


14. Matthew 23:19 Or gift


15. Matthew 23:19 Or gift


16. Matthew 23:20 Lit he who


17. Matthew 23:20 Lit it


18. Matthew 23:21 Lit he who


19. Matthew 23:21 Or sanctuary


20. Matthew 23:21 Lit it


21. Matthew 23:22 Lit he who


22. Matthew 23:23 Similar to caraway seeds


23. Matthew 23:25 Or as a result of


24. Matthew 23:31 Or descendants


25. Matthew 23:33 Lit would


26. Matthew 23:33 Or judgment


27. Matthew 23:33 Gr Gehenna


28. Matthew 23:35 Or sanctuary

Matthew 23 Audio Bible

Matthew 23 Audio Bible

Into the Storm Chapters 10 and 11

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Into the Storm: Chs. 10 & 11


Judd and Ryan searched the room again, taking out every book and every drawer. Nothing. Early Sunday morning, Ryan suggested they have some kind of church service.

“Let’s get Tsion in on it too,” Judd said.

Tsion joined them by computer. Judd felt weird singing with just two other people. They sang softly so they wouldn’t be detected.  Tsion asked Ryan to read a passage from Luke.

Ryan read, “‘As they were walking along someone said to Jesus, “I will follow you no matter where you go.” But Jesus replied “Fox’s have dens to live in, and birds have nests, but I, the Son of Man, have no home of my own, not even a place to lay my head.”‘”

“There is a great cost to following Jesus,”Tsion said. “Those who were his disciples did not realize it at the time, and I confess I am like them. And you are as well. We had no idea what would happen, and where God would take us. But here we are. God be praised.”

Into the Storm: Chs. 10 & 11 – Secret Documents, The Wrath of the Lamb

Into the Storm Chapters 10 and 11

Matthew 20 Audio Bible

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Matthew 20 Audio Bible

“For the kingdom of heaven is like ^[a]a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. ² When he had agreed with the laborers for a ^[b]denarius for the day, he sent them into his vineyard. ³ And he went out about the ^[c]third hour and saw others standing idle in the market place; ⁴ and to those he said, ‘You also go into the vineyard, and whatever is right I will give you.’ And so they went. ⁵ Again he went out about the ^[d]sixth and the ninth hour, and did ^[e]the same thing. ⁶ And about the ^[f]eleventh hour he went out and found others standing around; and he *said to them, ‘Why have you been standing here idle all day long?’ ⁷ They *said to him, ‘Because no one hired us.’ He *said to them, ‘You go into the vineyard too.’

⁸ “When evening came, the ^[g]owner of the vineyard *said to his foreman, ‘Call the laborers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last group to the first.’ ⁹ When those hired about the eleventh hour came, each one received a^[h]denarius. ¹⁰ When those hired first came, they thought that they would receive more; ^[i]but each of them also received a denarius. ¹¹ When they received it, they grumbled at the landowner, ¹² saying, ‘These last men have worked only one hour, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden and the scorching heat of the day.’ ¹³ But he answered and said to one of them, ‘Friend, I am doing 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 man the same as to you. ¹⁵ Is it not lawful for me to do what I wish with what is my own? Or is your eye ^[j]envious because I am ^[k]generous?’ ¹⁶ So the last shall be first, and the first last.”

¹⁷ As Jesus was about to go up to Jerusalem, He took the twelve disciples aside by themselves, and on the way He said to them, ¹⁸ “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem; and the Son of Man will be ^[l]delivered to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn Him to death, ¹⁹ and will hand Him over to the Gentiles to mock and scourge and crucify Him, and on the third day He will be raised up.”

²⁰ Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came to ^[m]Jesus with her sons,bowing down and making a request of Him. ²¹ And He said to her, “What do you wish?” She *said to Him, “Command that in Your kingdom these two sons of mine may sit one on Your right and one on Your left.” ²² But Jesus answered,“You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink?” They *said to Him, “We are able.” ²³ He *said to them, “My cup you shall drink; but to sit on My right and on My left, this is not Mine to give, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared by My Father.”

²⁴ And hearing this, the ten became indignant with the two brothers. ²⁵ But Jesus called them to Himself and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great men exercise authority over them. ²⁶ It is not this way among you, but whoever wishes to become great among you shall be your servant, ²⁷ and whoever wishes to be first among you shall be your slave;²⁸ just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His ^[n]life a ransom for many.”

²⁹ As they were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed Him. ³⁰ And two blind men sitting by the road, hearing that Jesus was passing by, cried out, “Lord,have mercy on us, Son of David!” ³¹ The crowd sternly told them to be quiet, but they cried out all the more, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!” ³² And Jesus stopped and called them, and said, “What do you want Me to do for you?” ³³ They *said to Him, “Lord, we want our eyes to be opened.” ³⁴ Moved with compassion, Jesus touched their eyes; and immediately they regained their sight and followed Him.

Footnotes:

1. Matthew 20:1 Lit a man, a landowner


2. Matthew 20:2 The denarius was a day’s wages


3. Matthew 20:3 I.e. 9 a.m.


4. Matthew 20:5 I.e. noon and 3 p.m.


5. Matthew 20:5 Lit similarly


6. Matthew 20:6 I.e. 5 p.m.


7. Matthew 20:8 Or lord


8. Matthew 20:9 The denarius was a day’s wages


9. Matthew 20:10 Lit each one a denarius


10. Matthew 20:15 Lit evil


11. Matthew 20:15 Lit good


12. Matthew 20:18 Or betrayed


13. Matthew 20:20 Lit Him


14. Matthew 20:28 Or soul

 

Matthew 20 Audio Bible

Matthew 20 Audio Bible

Matthew 19 Audio Bible

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Matthew 19 Audio Bible

When Jesus had finished these words, He departed from Galilee and came into the region of Judea beyond the Jordan; ² and ^[a]large crowds followed Him, and He healed them there.

³ Some Pharisees came to ^[b]Jesus, testing Him and asking, “Is it lawful for a man to ^[c]divorce his wife for any reason at all?” ⁴ And He answered and said,“Have you not read that He who created them from the beginning made them male and female, ⁵ and said, ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’? ⁶ So they are no longer two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate.”⁷ They *said to Him, “Why then did Moses command to give her a certificate of divorce and send her away?” ⁸ He *said to them, “Because of your hardness of heart Moses permitted you to ^[d]divorce your wives; but from the beginning it has not been this way. ⁹ And I say to you, whoever ^[e]divorces his wife, except for ^[f]immorality, and marries another woman ^[g]commits adultery^[h].”

¹⁰ The disciples *said to Him, “If the relationship of the man with his wife is like this, it is better not to marry.” ¹¹ But He said to them, “Not all men can accept this statement, but only those to whom it has been given. ¹² For there are eunuchs who were born that way from their mother’s womb; and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men; and there are also eunuchs who made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. He who is able to accept this, let him accept it.”

¹³ Then some 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, “^[i]Let the children alone, and do not hinder them from coming to Me; for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” ¹⁵ After laying His hands on them, He departed from there.

¹⁶ And someone came to Him and said, “Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may obtain eternal life?” ¹⁷ And He said to him, “Why are you asking Me about what is good? There is only One who is good; but if you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments.” ¹⁸ Then he *said to Him, “Which ones?” And Jesus said, “You shall not commit 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 *said to Him, “All these things I have kept; what am I still lacking?” ²¹ Jesus said to him, “If you wish to be ^[j]complete, go and sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.” ²² But when the young man heard this statement, he went away grieving; for he was one who owned much property.

²³ And Jesus said to His disciples, “Truly I say to you, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. ²⁴ Again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.” ²⁵ When the disciples heard this, they were very astonished and said, “Then who can be saved?” ²⁶ And looking at them Jesus said to them, “With people this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”

²⁷ Then Peter said to Him, “Behold, we have left everything and followed You; what then will there be for us?” ²⁸ And Jesus said to them, “Truly I say to you, that you who have followed Me, in the regeneration when the Son of Man will sit on ^[k]His glorious throne, you also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. ²⁹ And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother ^[l]or children or farms for My name’s sake, will receive ^[m]many times as much, and will inherit eternal life. ³⁰ But many who are first will be last; and the last, first.

Footnotes:

1. Matthew 19:2 Lit many


2. Matthew 19:3 Lit Him


3. Matthew 19:3 Or send away


4. Matthew 19:8 Or send away


5. Matthew 19:9 Or sends away


6. Matthew 19:9 Lit fornication


7. Matthew 19:9 Some early mss read makes her commit adultery


8. Matthew 19:9 Some early mss add and he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery


9. Matthew 19:14 Or Permit the children


10. Matthew 19:21 Or perfect


11. Matthew 19:28 Lit the throne of His glory


12. Matthew 19:29 One early ms adds or wife


13. Matthew 19:29 One early ms reads a hundred times

Matthew 19 Audio Bible

Matthew 19 Audio Bible