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Matthew · read by Denny Kenaston
154 verses, in order. Only the verses Denny read aloud are shown.
Matthew 1
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Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse,Read from KJV · (Godly Home) Part 4 - a Vision That Motivates
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and Jesse the father of David the king. Next: David was the father of Solomon by Uriah's wife,Read from KJV · (Godly Home) Part 4 - a Vision That Motivates
Matthew 3
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and saying, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near."Read from ESV · (Early Anabaptism) Theology Versus Anabaptist Reality
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Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance.Read from KJV · (Christ--the Way God Makes Man Righteous) 7. Conviction Leads to Repentance
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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 KJV · (Divine Attributes) 09 the Sovereign Triune God of the Universe
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And a voice from heaven said, "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased!"Read from KJV · (Divine Attributes) 09 the Sovereign Triune God of the Universe
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 KJV · The Jewel of Humility
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"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.Read from ESV · (I Am a Disciple of Jesus Christ) the Spirit of a Disciple
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Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.Read from ESV · (I Am a Disciple of Jesus Christ) the Spirit of a Disciple
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Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.Read from KJV · (I Am a Disciple of Jesus Christ) the Spirit of a Disciple
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Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.Read from NKJV · (I Am a Disciple of Jesus Christ) the Spirit of a Disciple
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Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.Read from ESV · (I Am a Disciple of Jesus Christ) the Spirit of a Disciple
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Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.Read from KJV · (I Am a Disciple of Jesus Christ) the Spirit of a Disciple
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Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.Read from KJV · (I Am a Disciple of Jesus Christ) the Spirit of a Disciple
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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 KJV · (I Am a Disciple of Jesus Christ) the Spirit of a Disciple
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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 KJV · Beautiful Attitudes
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You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its savor, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men.Read from KJV · Beautiful Attitudes
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You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden.Read from KJV · Beautiful Attitudes
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Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a basket. Instead, they set it on a stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house.Read from KJV · (Youth and the Fires of Devotion) the Fire That Illuminates
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In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.Read from NKJV · Humility Is Laying Down Our Lives for Others
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Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to abolish them, but to fulfill them.Read from KJV · (Christ--the Way God Makes Man Righteous) 13. Righteousness Imparted
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For I tell you that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.Read from KJV · (Christ--the Way God Makes Man Righteous) 2. God Demands Righteousness
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leave your gift there before the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift.Read from KJV · Humility Is Laying Down Our Lives for Others
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You have heard that it was said, 'Do not commit adultery.'Read from KJV · Humility Is Laying Down Our Lives for Others
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If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.Read from KJV · Humility Is Laying Down Our Lives for Others
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And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to depart into hell.Read from KJV · Humility Is Laying Down Our Lives for Others
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It has also been said, 'Whoever divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.'Read from KJV · Humility Is Laying Down Our Lives for Others
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But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, brings adultery upon her. And he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.Read from KJV · Humility Is Laying Down Our Lives for Others
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You have heard that it was said, 'Eye for eye and tooth for tooth.'Read from KJV · (The Spiritual Man) Christian Perfection
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But I tell you not to resist an evil person. If someone slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also;Read from KJV · (The Spiritual Man) Christian Perfection
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if someone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well;Read from KJV · (The Spiritual Man) Christian Perfection
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and if someone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles.Read from KJV · (The Spiritual Man) Christian Perfection
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You have heard that it was said, 'Love your neighbor' and 'Hate your enemy.'Read from KJV · (The Spiritual Man) Christian Perfection
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But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,Read from KJV · (The Spiritual Man) Christian Perfection
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that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.Read from KJV · (The Spiritual Man) Christian Perfection
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If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Do not even tax collectors do the same?Read from KJV · (The Spiritual Man) Christian Perfection
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And if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing more than others? Do not even Gentiles do the same?Read from KJV · (The Spiritual Man) Christian Perfection
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Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.Read from KJV · (The Spiritual Man) Christian Perfection
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 KJV · Humility Is Laying Down Our Lives for Others
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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 KJV · Humility Is Laying Down Our Lives for Others
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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 KJV · Humility Is Laying Down Our Lives for Others
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Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.Read from ESV · The Church That Revival Built
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For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.Read from KJV · Deliverance From Specific Bondages (Part 1)
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But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive yours.Read from KJV · Deliverance From Specific Bondages (Part 1)
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Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.Read from KJV · (I Am a Disciple of Jesus Christ) a Disciple Is Other Worldly
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But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.Read from KJV · (I Am a Disciple of Jesus Christ) a Disciple Is Other Worldly
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For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.Read from KJV · Humility Is Laying Down Our Lives for Others
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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 KJV · (I Am a Disciple of Jesus Christ) a Disciple Is Other Worldly
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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 KJV · (Dreams & Visions of a Godly Home) a Home for God
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No one can serve two masters: Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.Read from KJV · (Youth and the Fires of Devotion) the Fire That Illuminates
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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 KJV · (Christ--the Way God Makes Man Righteous) 2. God Demands Righteousness
Matthew 7
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Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.Read from KJV · (Christ--the Way God Makes Man Righteous) 11. the Just Shall Live Continually by Faith
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Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.Read from KJV · The Great Deception
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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 KJV · The Great Deception
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Then I will tell them plainly, 'I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!'Read from KJV · The Great Deception
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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 KJV · 03. the Foundation of a Godly Home
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The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because its foundation was on the rock.Read from KJV · (Godly Home) Part 2 - the Foundation of a Godly Home
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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 KJV · (Godly Home) Part 2 - the Foundation of a Godly Home
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 KJV · How Do I Humble Myself? (Part 2)
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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 KJV · How Do I Humble Myself? (Part 2)
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When He saw the crowds, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.Read from KJV · Paul's Vision for More Leaders
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Then He said to His disciples, "The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few.Read from KJV · (I Am a Disciple of Jesus Christ) the Disciple and His Neighbors
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Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest."Read from KJV · Crying Out
Matthew 10
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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 KJV · (I Am a Disciple of Jesus Christ) Introduction
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Therefore everyone who confesses Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father in heaven.Read from KJV · (I Am a Disciple of Jesus Christ) Introduction
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But whoever denies Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father in heaven.Read from KJV · (I Am a Disciple of Jesus Christ) Introduction
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Do not assume that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.Read from KJV · (I Am a Disciple of Jesus Christ) Introduction
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For I have come to turn 'a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.Read from KJV · (I Am a Disciple of Jesus Christ) Introduction
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A man's enemies will be the members of his own household.'Read from KJV · (I Am a Disciple of Jesus Christ) Introduction
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Anyone who loves his father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me;Read from KJV · (I Am a Disciple of Jesus Christ) the Spirit of a Disciple
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and anyone who does not take up his cross and follow Me is not worthy of Me.Read from KJV · (I Am a Disciple of Jesus Christ) Introduction
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Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.Read from KJV · (I Am a Disciple of Jesus Christ) Introduction
Matthew 11
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He who has ears, let him hear.Read from KJV · (Timeless Doctrines) What Kind of a Church Do You Go To? - Part 5
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At that time Jesus declared, "I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.Read from KJV · The Pursuit of the Living God
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Yes, Father, for this was well-pleasing in Your sight.Read from KJV · (Divine Attributes) 02 a High and Lofty View of God
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All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.Read from KJV · The Pursuit of the Living God
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Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.Read from KJV · (I Am a Disciple of Jesus Christ) Introduction
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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 KJV · (Christ--the Way God Makes Man Righteous) 1. God's So Great Salvation
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For My yoke is easy and My burden is light."Read from ESV · (I Am a Disciple of Jesus Christ) Introduction
Matthew 13
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He replied, "The One who sows the good seed is the Son of Man.Read from KJV · (Timeless Doctrines) Revelation's Timeless Doctrines - Part 3
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The field is the world, and the good seed represents the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one,Read from KJV · (Timeless Doctrines) Revelation's Timeless Doctrines - Part 3
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and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels.Read from KJV · (Timeless Doctrines) Revelation's Timeless Doctrines - Part 3
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As the weeds are collected and burned in the fire, so will it be at the end of the age.Read from KJV · (Timeless Doctrines) Revelation's Timeless Doctrines - Part 3
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The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will weed out of His kingdom every cause of sin and all who practice lawlessness.Read from KJV · (Timeless Doctrines) Revelation's Timeless Doctrines - Part 3
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And they will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.Read from KJV · (Timeless Doctrines) Revelation's Timeless Doctrines - Part 3
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Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.Read from KJV · (Timeless Doctrines) Revelation's Timeless Doctrines - Part 3
Matthew 14
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When He stepped ashore and saw a large crowd, He had compassion on them and healed their sick.Read from KJV · A Season Alone With God
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When evening came, the disciples came to Him and said, "This is a desolate place, and the hour is already late. Dismiss the crowds so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food."Read from KJV · A Season Alone With God
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"They do not need to go away," Jesus replied. "You give them something to eat."Read from KJV · A Season Alone With God
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"We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish," they answered.Read from KJV · A Season Alone With God
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And He directed the crowds to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, He spoke a blessing. Then He broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.Read from KJV · A Season Alone With God
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They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.Read from KJV · A Season Alone With God
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About five thousand men were fed, in addition to women and children.Read from KJV · A Season Alone With God
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Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of Him to the other side, while He dismissed the crowds.Read from KJV · A Season Alone With God
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After He had sent them away, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. When evening came, He was there alone,Read from KJV · A Season Alone With God
Matthew 16
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When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, He questioned His disciples: "Who do people say the Son of Man is?"Read from KJV · How to Build a Church
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"But what about you?" Jesus asked. "Who do you say I am?"Read from KJV · The Church That Revival Built
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Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God."Read from KJV · How to Build a Church
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Jesus replied, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! For this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by My Father in heaven.Read from KJV · The Church That Revival Built
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And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.Read from KJV · The Church That Revival Built
Matthew 17
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After six days Jesus took with Him Peter, James, and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves.Read from KJV · (Christ) the Power of Christ-Centered Theology - Part 2
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There He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light.Read from KJV · (Christ) the Power of Christ-Centered Theology - Part 2
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Suddenly Moses and Elijah appeared before them, talking with Jesus.Read from KJV · (Christ) the Power of Christ-Centered Theology - Part 2
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Peter said to Jesus, "Lord, it is good for us to be here. If You wish, I will put up three shelters —one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."Read from KJV · (Christ) the Power of Christ-Centered Theology - Part 2
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When the disciples heard this, they fell facedown in terror.Read from KJV · (Christ) the Power of Christ-Centered Theology - Part 2
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Then Jesus came over and touched them. "Get up," He said. "Do not be afraid."Read from KJV · (Christ) the Power of Christ-Centered Theology - Part 2
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And when they looked up, they saw no one except Jesus.Read from KJV · (Christ) the Power of Christ-Centered Theology - Part 2
Matthew 18
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At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, "Who then is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?"Read from KJV · (Divine Attributes) 14 the Humility of God
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Jesus invited a little child to stand among them.Read from KJV · (Divine Attributes) 14 the Humility of God
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"Truly I tell you," He said, "unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.Read from KJV · (Divine Attributes) 14 the Humility of God
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Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.Read from KJV · How Do I Humble Myself? (Part 1)
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And whoever welcomes a little child like this in My name welcomes Me.Read from KJV · Jealous for the Testimony of the Lord
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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 KJV · Deliverance From Specific Bondages (Part 1)
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Shouldn't you have had mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had on you?'Read from KJV · Deliverance From Specific Bondages (Part 1)
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In anger his master turned him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should repay all that he owed.Read from KJV · Deliverance From Specific Bondages (Part 1)
Matthew 19
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Jesus answered, "Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator 'made them male and female,'Read from KJV · Audio Sermon: Marriage, Courtship and Marriage
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and said, 'For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh' ?Read from KJV · (Godly Courtship) 06 Marriage, Courtship and Marriage
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So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate."Read from KJV · Audio Sermon: Marriage, Courtship and Marriage
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"Why then," they asked, "did Moses order a man to give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away?"Read from KJV · Audio Sermon: Marriage, Courtship and Marriage
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Jesus replied, "Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because of your hardness of heart; but it was not this way from the beginning.Read from KJV · (Godly Courtship) 06 Marriage, Courtship and Marriage
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Just then a man came up to Jesus and inquired, "Teacher, what good thing must I do to obtain eternal life?"Read from KJV · (The Spiritual Man) Christian Perfection
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"Why do you ask Me about what is good?" Jesus replied. "There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments."Read from KJV · (The Spiritual Man) Christian Perfection
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"Which ones?" the man asked. Jesus answered, "'Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness,Read from KJV · (The Spiritual Man) Christian Perfection
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honor your father and mother, and love your neighbor as yourself.'"Read from KJV · (The Spiritual Man) Christian Perfection
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Jesus told him, "If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me."Read from KJV · (The Spiritual Man) Christian Perfection
Matthew 20
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and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave—Read from KJV · How Do I Humble Myself? (Part 1)
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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 KJV · (Christ) Christ Our Example
Matthew 21
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Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit.Read from KJV · The Church - God's Anointed Servant
Matthew 22
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"The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son.Read from KJV · God's Invitation
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Again, he sent other servants and said, 'Tell those who have been invited that I have prepared my dinner. My oxen and fattened cattle have been killed, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.'Read from KJV · God's Invitation
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But they paid no attention and went away, one to his field, another to his business.Read from KJV · God's Invitation
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The king was enraged, and he sent his troops to destroy those murderers and burn their city.Read from KJV · God's Invitation
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Then he said to his servants, 'The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited were not worthy.Read from KJV · God's Invitation
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Go therefore to the crossroads and invite to the banquet as many as you can find.'Read from KJV · God's Invitation
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So the servants went out into the streets and gathered everyone they could find, both evil and good, and the wedding hall was filled with guests.Read from KJV · God's Invitation
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One of them, an expert in the law, tested Him with a question:Read from KJV · (I Am a Disciple of Jesus Christ) the Disciple and His Neighbors
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"Teacher, which commandment is the greatest in the Law?"Read from KJV · (I Am a Disciple of Jesus Christ) the Disciple and His Neighbors
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Jesus declared, "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.'Read from KJV · (I Am a Disciple of Jesus Christ) the Disciple and His Neighbors
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This is the first and greatest commandment.Read from NKJV · (I Am a Disciple of Jesus Christ) the Disciple and His Neighbors
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And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'Read from KJV · (I Am a Disciple of Jesus Christ) the Disciple and His Neighbors
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All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments."Read from NKJV · (I Am a Disciple of Jesus Christ) the Disciple and His Neighbors
Matthew 24
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Immediately after the tribulation of those days: 'The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.'Read from KJV · (Timeless Doctrines) Revelation's Timeless Doctrines - Part 3
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At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory.Read from KJV · (Timeless Doctrines) Revelation's Timeless Doctrines - Part 3
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And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.Read from KJV · (Timeless Doctrines) Revelation's Timeless Doctrines - Part 3
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Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.Read from KJV · The Sin of Gluttony
Matthew 28
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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 KJV · (Guidelines for Winning Souls) Attitudes That Defeat Us in Soulwinning
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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 KJV · (Guidelines for Winning Souls) Are You a Soulwinner?
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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 KJV · (I Am a Disciple of Jesus Christ) the Disciple and His Neighbors