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Matthew · read by Don McClure
99 verses, in order. Only the verses Don read aloud are shown.
Matthew 1
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This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged in marriage to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit.Read from NKJV · Marriage Series #2 - Joseph & Mary
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Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and was unwilling to disgrace her publicly, he resolved to divorce her quietly.Read from NKJV · Marriage Series #2 - Joseph & Mary
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But after he had pondered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife, for the One conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.Read from NKJV · Marriage Series #2 - Joseph & Mary
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She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins."Read from NKJV · Marriage Series #2 - Joseph & Mary
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All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:Read from NKJV · Marriage Series #2 - Joseph & Mary
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"Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call Him Immanuel" (which means, "God with us" ).Read from NKJV · Marriage Series #2 - Joseph & Mary
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When Joseph woke up, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him, and embraced Mary as his wife.Read from NKJV · Marriage Series #2 - Joseph & Mary
Matthew 2
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When the Magi had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. "Get up!" he said. "Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him."Read from NKJV · Marriage Series #2 - Joseph & Mary
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"Get up!" he said. "Take the Child and His mother and go to the land of Israel, for those seeking the Child's life are now dead."Read from NKJV · Marriage Series #2 - Joseph & Mary
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and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophets: "He will be called a Nazarene."Read from NKJV · Marriage Series #2 - Joseph & Mary
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 · Mercy, Mercy!
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"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.Read from ESV · Blessed Are the Merciful
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Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.Read from KJV · Matthew 5 Overview
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Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.Read from KJV · Matthew 5 Overview
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Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.Read from KJV · Mercy, Mercy!
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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 · Peace Making
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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 · Mercy, Mercy!
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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 KJV · Matthew 5 Overview
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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 · Law Breakers
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For I tell you truly, until heaven and earth pass away, not a single jot, not a stroke of a pen, will disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.Read from KJV · Law & Grace
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So then, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do likewise will be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever practices and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.Read from KJV · Law & Grace
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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 · Law Breakers
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But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, 'Raca,' will be subject to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, 'You fool!' will be subject to the fire of hell.Read from KJV · Anger Management
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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 · Anger Management
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Reconcile quickly with your adversary, while you are still on the way to court. Otherwise, he may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into prison.Read from KJV · Anger Management
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Truly I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny.Read from KJV · Anger Management
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But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.Read from KJV · The Heart of the Matter
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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 · The Heart of the Matter
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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 · The Heart of the Matter
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It has also been said, 'Whoever divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.'Read from KJV · Marriage
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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 · Marriage
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But I tell you not to swear at all: either by heaven, for it is God's throne;Read from KJV · Honestly Speaking
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or by the earth, for it is His footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.Read from KJV · Honestly Speaking
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Nor should you swear by your head, for you cannot make a single hair white or black.Read from KJV · Honestly Speaking
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You have heard that it was said, 'Eye for eye and tooth for tooth.'Read from KJV · Love Your Enemies
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You have heard that it was said, 'Love your neighbor' and 'Hate your enemy.'Read from KJV · Love Your Enemies
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But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,Read from KJV · Love Your Enemies
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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 · Love Your Enemies
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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 · Love Your Enemies
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 · Matthew 6 Overview
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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 · Matthew 6 Overview
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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 · Do Not Your Alms Before Men
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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 KJV · Do Not Your Alms Before Men
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So then, this is how you should pray: 'Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name.Read from KJV · Thine or Mine
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For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.Read from NKJV · Forgiveness
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But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive yours.Read from KJV · Forgiveness
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When you fast, do not be somber like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.Read from KJV · Do Not Your Alms Before Men
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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 KJV · Seek First
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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 · Seek First
Matthew 7
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For with the same judgment you pronounce, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.Read from NKJV · Judge Not
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Why do you look at the speck in your brother's eye, but fail to notice the beam in your own eye?Read from NKJV · Judge Not
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How can you say to your brother, 'Let me take the speck out of your eye,' while there is still a beam in your own eye?Read from NKJV · Judge Not
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You hypocrite! First take the beam out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye.Read from NKJV · Judge Not
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Do not give dogs what is holy; do not throw your pearls before swine. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and then turn and tear you to pieces.Read from KJV · Judging
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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 · Ask, Seek, Knock
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So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!Read from KJV · Ask, Seek, Knock
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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 KJV · Fitness Training
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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 KJV · Fitness Training
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Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.Read from KJV · False Prophets
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Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.Read from KJV · False Prophets
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A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit.Read from KJV · False Prophets
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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 · Foundations
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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 · Foundations
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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 · Foundations
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When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were astonished at His teaching,Read from KJV · Foundations
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because He taught as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.Read from NKJV · Foundations
Matthew 8
Matthew 10
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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 · Priorities
Matthew 13
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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 · Hebrews 1:4-14
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And He did not do many miracles there, because of their unbelief.Read from KJV · Marriage Series #2 - Joseph & Mary
Matthew 14
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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 · Looking Unto Jesus
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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 · Looking Unto Jesus
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but the boat was already far from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it.Read from KJV · Looking Unto Jesus
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During the fourth watch of the night, Jesus went out to them, walking on the sea.Read from KJV · Looking Unto Jesus
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When the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified. "It's a ghost!" they said, and cried out in fear.Read from NKJV · Looking Unto Jesus
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But Jesus spoke up at once: "Take courage! It is I. Do not be afraid."Read from KJV · Looking Unto Jesus
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"Lord, if it is You," Peter replied, "command me to come to You on the water."Read from KJV · Looking Unto Jesus
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"Come," said Jesus. Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water, and came toward Jesus.Read from KJV · Looking Unto Jesus
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But when he saw the strength of the wind, he was afraid, and beginning to sink, cried out, "Lord, save me!"Read from KJV · Looking Unto Jesus
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And when they had climbed back into the boat, the wind died down.Read from KJV · Looking Unto Jesus
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Then those who were in the boat worshiped Him, saying, "Truly You are the Son of God!"Read from KJV · Looking Unto Jesus
Matthew 22
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Jesus answered, "You are mistaken because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God.Read from KJV · Hebrews 1:4-14
Matthew 23
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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 KJV · False Prophets