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Matthew · read by Anton Bosch
187 verses, in order. Only the verses Anton read aloud are shown.
Matthew 2
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After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem,Read from ESV · Gifts, Bribes and Guilt-Offerings
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asking, "Where is the One who has been born King of the Jews? We saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him."Read from NKJV · Gifts, Bribes and Guilt-Offerings
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When King Herod heard this, he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him.Read from ESV · Gifts, Bribes and Guilt-Offerings
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And when he had assembled all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he asked them where the Christ was to be born.Read from NKJV · Gifts, Bribes and Guilt-Offerings
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"In Bethlehem in Judea," they replied, "for this is what the prophet has written:Read from NKJV · Gifts, Bribes and Guilt-Offerings
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'But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah, for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of My people Israel.'"Read from NKJV · Gifts, Bribes and Guilt-Offerings
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Then Herod called the Magi secretly and learned from them the exact time the star had appeared.Read from NKJV · Gifts, Bribes and Guilt-Offerings
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And sending them to Bethlehem, he said: "Go and search carefully for the Child, and when you find Him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship Him."Read from NKJV · Gifts, Bribes and Guilt-Offerings
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After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen in the east went ahead of them until it stood over the place where the Child was.Read from NKJV · Gifts, Bribes and Guilt-Offerings
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When they saw the star, they rejoiced with great delight.Read from KJV · Gifts, Bribes and Guilt-Offerings
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On coming to the house, they saw the Child with His mother Mary, and they fell down and worshiped Him. Then they opened their treasures and presented Him with gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh.Read from NKJV · Gifts, Bribes and Guilt-Offerings
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And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they withdrew to their country by another route.Read from NKJV · Gifts, Bribes and Guilt-Offerings
Matthew 3
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At that time Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John.Read from NKJV · Baptism in Water
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But John tried to prevent Him, saying, "I need to be baptized by You, and do You come to me?"Read from NKJV · Baptism in Water
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"Let it be so now," Jesus replied. "It is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness in this way." Then John permitted Him.Read from NKJV · Baptism in Water
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As soon as Jesus was baptized, He went up out of the water. Suddenly the heavens were opened, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and resting on Him.Read from NKJV · Baptism in Water
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And a voice from heaven said, "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased!"Read from NKJV · Baptism in Water
Matthew 5
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When Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on the mountain and sat down. His disciples came to Him,Read from NKJV · Merciful
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"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.Read from ESV · Pure in Heart
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Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.Read from NKJV · Mourning
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Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.Read from ESV · Mourning
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Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.Read from NKJV · Mourning
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Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven; for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you.Read from NKJV · Pure in Heart
Matthew 6
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"Be careful not to perform your righteous acts before men to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.Read from NKJV · Repentance From Dead Works
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So when you give to the needy, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.Read from NKJV · Repentance From Dead Works
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But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,Read from NKJV · Repentance From Dead Works
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so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.Read from NKJV · Repentance From Dead Works
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And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.Read from NKJV · Repentance From Dead Works (Video)
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But when you pray, go into your inner room, shut your door, and pray to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.Read from NKJV · Repentance From Dead Works
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And when you pray, do not babble on like pagans, for they think that by their many words they will be heard.Read from NKJV · Repentance From Dead Works
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Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.Read from NKJV · Repentance From Dead Works
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Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.Read from ESV · In Remembrance In Anticipation
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And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.Read from NKJV · Forgive and Be Forgiven
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For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.Read from NKJV · Merciful
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But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive yours.Read from NKJV · Forgive and Be Forgiven
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The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light.Read from NKJV · Merciful
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But if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!Read from NKJV · Merciful
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Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?Read from NKJV · The Peace of God
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Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns—and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?Read from ESV · The Peace of God
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And why do you worry about clothes? Consider how the lilies of the field grow: They do not labor or spin.Read from NKJV · The Peace of God
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Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his glory was adorned like one of these.Read from NKJV · The Peace of God
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If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?Read from NKJV · The Peace of God
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Therefore do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?'Read from NKJV · The Peace of God
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For the Gentiles strive after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.Read from NKJV · The Peace of God
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But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.Read from ESV · The Peace of God
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Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Today has enough trouble of its own.Read from NKJV · The Peace of God
Matthew 7
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For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.Read from NASB1995 · Are You Serious About Your Prayer Requests
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Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake?Read from NKJV · Are You Serious About Your Prayer Requests
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Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.Read from NKJV · Is There Any Evidence That you are Saved？
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But small is the gate and narrow the way that leads to life, and only a few find it.Read from NKJV · Is There Any Evidence That you are Saved？
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Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.Read from NKJV · Is There Any Evidence That you are Saved？
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By their fruit you will recognize them. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?Read from NKJV · Is There Any Evidence That you are Saved？
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Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.Read from NKJV · Is There Any Evidence That you are Saved？
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A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit.Read from NKJV · Is There Any Evidence That you are Saved？
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Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.Read from ESV · Is There Any Evidence That you are Saved？
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So then, by their fruit you will recognize them.Read from NKJV · Is There Any Evidence That you are Saved？
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Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven.Read from NKJV · Is There Any Evidence That you are Saved？
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Many will say to Me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?'Read from NKJV · Is There Any Evidence That you are Saved？
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Then I will tell them plainly, 'I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!'Read from NASB1995 · Is There Any Evidence That you are Saved？
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Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.Read from NKJV · Is There Any Evidence That you are Saved？
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But everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.Read from NKJV · Is There Any Evidence That you are Saved？
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The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell—and great was its collapse!"Read from NKJV · Is There Any Evidence That you are Saved？
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When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were astonished at His teaching,Read from NKJV · Is There Any Evidence That you are Saved？
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because He taught as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.Read from NKJV · Is There Any Evidence That you are Saved？
Matthew 8
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Jesus replied, "Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head."Read from ESV · No Turning Back
Matthew 9
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At that time John's disciples came to Jesus and asked, "Why is it that we and the Pharisees fast so often, but Your disciples do not fast?"Read from NKJV · Mourning
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Jesus replied, "How can the guests of the bridegroom mourn while He is with them? But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.Read from NKJV · Mourning
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No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. For the patch will pull away from the garment, and a worse tear will result.Read from NKJV · Mourning
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Suddenly a woman who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years came up behind Him and touched the fringe of His cloak.Read from NKJV · Look Up
Matthew 10
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As you go, preach this message: 'The kingdom of heaven is near.'Read from NASB1995 · Laying on of Hands
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Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.Read from NKJV · Laying on of Hands
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Take no bag for the road, or second tunic, or sandals, or staff; for the worker is worthy of his provisions.Read from NKJV · Laying on of Hands
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Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.Read from NKJV · The Peace of God
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Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father.Read from NKJV · The Peace of God
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So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.Read from NKJV · Leaven, Sparrows, and Hair
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Therefore everyone who confesses Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father in heaven.Read from NKJV · Baptism in Water (Video)
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and anyone who does not take up his cross and follow Me is not worthy of Me.Read from NASB1995 · Is Your Family an Idol
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Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.Read from NKJV · Is Your Family an Idol
Matthew 11
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Blessed is the one who does not fall away on account of Me."Read from NKJV · Doubting in Difficult Times
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What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.Read from NKJV · Reeds, Rocks, and Dandies
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This is the one about whom it is written: 'Behold, I will send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way before You.'Read from ESV · Reeds, Rocks, and Dandies
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Yes, Father, for this was well-pleasing in Your sight.Read from NKJV · Happiness is？ Luke 10 17-24
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Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.Read from NKJV · Battle of the Mind 3
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Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.Read from ESV · Battle of the Mind 3
Matthew 12
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And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons drive them out? So then, they will be your judges.Read from ESV · Binding the Strongman
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He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters.Read from NASB1995 · Binding the Strongman
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But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken.Read from NKJV · Eternal Judgment - Part 2
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Then it says, 'I will return to the house I left.' On its return, it finds the house vacant, swept clean, and put in order.Read from NKJV · Binding the Strongman
Matthew 13
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In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled: 'You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.Read from NKJV · Hearing God
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For this people's heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.'Read from NKJV · Hearing God
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But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear.Read from ESV · Hearing God
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The seed sown among the thorns is the one who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.Read from NKJV · Peace in a Turbulent World
Matthew 15
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For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander.Read from NKJV · Pure in Heart
Matthew 16
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I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven."Read from NKJV · Laying on of Hands
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Then He admonished the disciples not to tell anyone that He was the Christ.Read from NKJV · Laying on of Hands
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Then Jesus told His disciples, "If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.Read from NKJV · The Cost of Discipleship
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For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.Read from NKJV · The Cost of Discipleship
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What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?Read from NKJV · The Cost of Discipleship
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For the Son of Man will come in His Father's glory with His angels, and then He will repay each one according to what he has done.Read from NKJV · The Cost of Discipleship
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Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom."Read from NKJV · The Cost of Discipleship
Matthew 18
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If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, regard him as you would a pagan or a tax collector.Read from NKJV · Laying on of Hands
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Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.Read from NKJV · Laying on of Hands
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Again, I tell you truly that if two of you on the earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by My Father in heaven.Read from NKJV · Laying on of Hands
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For where two or three gather together in My name, there am I with them."Read from NKJV · Laying on of Hands
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Then the master summoned him and declared, 'You wicked servant! I forgave all your debt because you begged me.Read from NKJV · Forgive and Be Forgiven
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Shouldn't you have had mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had on you?'Read from NKJV · Forgive and Be Forgiven
Matthew 19
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Then the little children were brought to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them and pray for them. And the disciples rebuked those who brought them.Read from NKJV · Laying on of Hands (Video)
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But Jesus said, "Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them! For the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these."Read from NKJV · Laying on of Hands (Video)
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And after He had placed His hands on them, He went on from there.Read from NKJV · Laying on of Hands (Video)
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Jesus looked at them and said, "With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."Read from ESV · Is Your Family an Idol
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But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.Read from ESV · Is Your Family an Idol
Matthew 20
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"You will indeed drink My cup," Jesus said. "But to sit at My right or left is not Mine to grant. These seats belong to those for whom My Father has prepared them."Read from NKJV · He came to bring enmity, not peace
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When the ten heard about this, they were indignant with the two brothers.Read from NKJV · Selflessness
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But Jesus called them aside and said, "You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their superiors exercise authority over them.Read from NKJV · Selflessness
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It shall not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,Read from NKJV · Selflessness
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and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave—Read from NKJV · Humble leaders and humble people
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just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many."Read from NASB1995 · Humble leaders and humble people
Matthew 22
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"Caesar's," they answered. So Jesus told them, "Give to Caesar what is Caesar's, and to God what is God's."Read from ESV · Give Caesar What is His
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'The Lord said to my Lord, "Sit at My right hand until I put Your enemies under Your feet."'Read from NKJV · Givers and Takers
Matthew 23
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Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.Read from NKJV · Merciful
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Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.Read from NKJV · Pure in Heart
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Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, so that the outside may become clean as well.Read from NKJV · Pure in Heart
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Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside, but on the inside are full of dead men's bones and every kind of impurity.Read from NKJV · Pure in Heart
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In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.Read from NKJV · Pure in Heart
Matthew 24
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then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.Read from ESV · Dont Follow the Signs Follow Jesus
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At that time, if anyone says to you, 'Look, here is the Christ!' or 'There He is!' do not believe it.Read from NKJV · Sola Scriptura 2
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For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders that would deceive even the elect, if that were possible.Read from NKJV · Sola Scriptura 2
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Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.Read from NKJV · The End of the World is Coming
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But understand this: If the homeowner had known in which watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into.Read from NKJV · Are you Ready？
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For this reason, you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.Read from NKJV · Are you Ready？
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Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the others their food at the proper time?Read from NKJV · An Important Message for the End Time Church
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Blessed is that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.Read from ESV · Are you Ready？
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Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.Read from NKJV · An Important Message for the End Time Church
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But suppose that servant is wicked and says in his heart, 'My master will be away a long time.'Read from NKJV · An Important Message for the End Time Church
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And he begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards.Read from NKJV · An Important Message for the End Time Church
Matthew 25
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For it is just like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted them with his possessions.Read from NKJV · Faithfulness
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To one he gave five talents, to another two talents, and to another one talent—each according to his own ability. And he went on his journey.Read from NKJV · Faithfulness
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The servant who had received the five talents went at once and put them to work and gained five more.Read from NKJV · Faithfulness
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But the servant who had received the one talent went off, dug a hole in the ground, and hid his master's money.Read from NKJV · Faithfulness
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After a long time the master of those servants returned to settle accounts with them.Read from NKJV · Faithfulness
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The servant who had received the five talents came and presented five more. 'Master,' he said, 'you entrusted me with five talents. See, I have gained five more.'Read from NKJV · Faithfulness
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His master replied, 'Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!'Read from NKJV · Faithfulness
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The servant who had received the two talents also came and said, 'Master, you entrusted me with two talents. See, I have gained two more.'Read from NKJV · Faithfulness
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His master replied, 'Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!'Read from NKJV · Faithfulness
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Finally, the servant who had received the one talent came and said, 'Master, I knew that you are a hard man, reaping where you have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed.Read from NKJV · Faithfulness
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So I was afraid and went out and hid your talent in the ground. See, you have what belongs to you.'Read from NKJV · Faithfulness
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'You wicked, lazy servant!' replied his master. 'You knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed.Read from NKJV · Faithfulness
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Then you should have deposited my money with the bankers, and on my return I would have received it back with interest.Read from NKJV · Faithfulness
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Therefore take the talent from him and give it to the one who has ten talents.Read from NKJV · Faithfulness
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For everyone who has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. But the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.Read from NKJV · Faithfulness
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And throw that worthless servant into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'Read from NKJV · Faithfulness
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Then the King will say to those on His right, 'Come, you who are blessed by My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.Read from NKJV · Eternal Judgment - Part 2
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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 took Me in,Read from NKJV · Eternal Judgment - Part 2
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I was naked and you clothed Me, I was sick and you looked after Me, I was in prison and you visited Me.'Read from ESV · Merciful
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Then the righteous will answer Him, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You something to drink?Read from ESV · Eternal Judgment - Part 2
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When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You?Read from NKJV · Eternal Judgment - Part 2
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When did we see You sick or in prison and visit You?'Read from NASB1995 · Eternal Judgment - Part 2
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And the King will reply, 'Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you did for Me.'Read from NKJV · Eternal Judgment - Part 2
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And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."Read from NKJV · Eternal Judgment - Part 2
Matthew 26
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This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.Read from NKJV · A Perfect Sacrifice
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"Put your sword back in its place," Jesus said to him. "For all who draw the sword will die by the sword.Read from NKJV · Guns Swords and the Gospel
Matthew 28
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After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb.Read from NKJV · Real Hope for Desperate Times (Video)
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Suddenly there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, rolled away the stone, and sat on it.Read from NKJV · Real Hope for Desperate Times (Video)
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His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow.Read from NKJV · Real Hope for Desperate Times (Video)
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The guards trembled in fear of him and became like dead men.Read from NASB1995 · Real Hope for Desperate Times
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But the angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.Read from NKJV · Real Hope for Desperate Times
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He is not here; He has risen, just as He said! Come, see the place where He lay.Read from NKJV · Real Hope for Desperate Times (Video)
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Then go quickly and tell His disciples, 'He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see Him.' See, I have told you."Read from NKJV · Real Hope for Desperate Times
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So they hurried away from the tomb in fear and great joy, and ran to tell His disciples.Read from NKJV · Real Hope for Desperate Times
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Meanwhile, the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain Jesus had designated.Read from NKJV · Real Hope for Desperate Times
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When they saw Him, they worshiped Him, but some doubted.Read from ESV · Real Hope for Desperate Times
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Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.Read from NKJV · Real Hope for Desperate Times (Video)
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Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,Read from NKJV · Teachers
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and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age."Read from NKJV · Real Hope for Desperate Times