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Matthew · read by E.A. Johnston

308 verses, in order. Only the verses E.A. read aloud are shown.

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Matthew 1

18 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 KJV · Consider Him
19 Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and was unwilling to disgrace her publicly, he resolved to divorce her quietly.Read from KJV · Consider Him
20 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 KJV · Consider Him
21 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 KJV · Consider Him

Matthew 3

1 In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of JudeaRead from KJV · Repentance Or Hell
2 and saying, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near."Read from ESV · Society Crumbles and the Church Lol
3 This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: "A voice of one calling in the wilderness, 'Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.'"Read from KJV · Repentance Pulling Out Sin Roots and All
4 John wore a garment of camel's hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.Read from KJV · Repentance Pulling Out Sin Roots and All
5 People went out to him from Jerusalem and all Judea and the whole region around the Jordan.Read from KJV · Repentance Pulling Out Sin Roots and All
7 But when John saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his place of baptism, he said to them, "You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?Read from KJV · Repentance Pulling Out Sin Roots and All
8 Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance.Read from KJV · Repentance Have You Done It
9 And do not presume to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.Read from KJV · Repentance Pulling Out Sin Roots and All
10 The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.Read from KJV · Repentance Pulling Out Sin Roots and All
11 I baptize you with water for repentance, but after me will come One more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.Read from KJV · Repentance Have You Done It
12 His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire."Read from KJV · Repentance Have You Done It

Matthew 4

6 "If You are the Son of God," he said, "throw Yourself down. For it is written: 'He will command His angels concerning You, and they will lift You up in their hands, so that You will not strike Your foot against a stone.'"Read from KJV · The Beguiler
7 Jesus replied, "It is also written: 'Do not put the Lord your God to the test.'"Read from KJV · Be a Walking Bible
17 From that time on Jesus began to preach, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near."Read from NKJV · A Closed Heaven to the Unrepentant

Matthew 5

1 When Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on the mountain and sat down. His disciples came to Him,Read from KJV · Degrees of the Christian Life
2 and He began to teach them, saying:Read from ESV · Degrees of the Christian Life
3 "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.Read from ESV · Degrees of the Christian Life
5 Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.Read from ESV · Degrees of the Christian Life
6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.Read from KJV · Degrees of the Christian Life
7 Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.Read from NKJV · Degrees of the Christian Life
8 Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.Read from ESV · Degrees of the Christian Life
9 Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.Read from KJV · Degrees of the Christian Life
10 Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.Read from KJV · Degrees of the Christian Life
11 Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.Read from KJV · Five Tests of the Refiner's Fire
13 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 · Have You Lost Your Savour for Your Savior
14 You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden.Read from NKJV · A Lily in the Bog
15 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 · A Lily in the Bog
16 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 · A Lily in the Bog
17 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 and the Law
18 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 · Christ and the Law
20 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 · Religious But Lost
27 You have heard that it was said, 'Do not commit adultery.'Read from KJV · One Handed Baptist in Heaven
28 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 · Cutting Heads Off of Snakes
29 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 · One Handed Baptist in Heaven
30 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 · One Handed Baptist in Heaven

Matthew 6

14 For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.Read from KJV · Healing for a Hurting Heart
15 But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive yours.Read from KJV · Forgiveness in Revival
19 Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.Read from KJV · Remembering Bill Macdonald
20 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 · The Love of Money
21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.Read from KJV · The Love of Money
23 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 · A Home of Darkness
24 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 · Little Foxes That Divide
26 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 · The Life of Faith
27 Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?Read from KJV · The Life of Faith
28 And why do you worry about clothes? Consider how the lilies of the field grow: They do not labor or spin.Read from KJV · The Life of Faith
29 Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his glory was adorned like one of these.Read from KJV · The Life of Faith
31 Therefore do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?'Read from KJV · The Life of Faith
32 For the Gentiles strive after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.Read from KJV · The Life of Faith
33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.Read from KJV · The Life of Faith
34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Today has enough trouble of its own.Read from KJV · The Life of Faith

Matthew 7

3 Why do you look at the speck in your brother's eye, but fail to notice the beam in your own eye?Read from KJV · How Many Hypocrites Are in Your Church Are You One
6 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 · How Rolfe Barnard Witnessed
7 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 · Three Levels of Prayer
8 For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.Read from KJV · Powerful Principles of Prayer
10 Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake?Read from KJV · Talking to God in Prayer
13 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 · A Tour of Hell
14 But small is the gate and narrow the way that leads to life, and only a few find it.Read from KJV · A Tour of Hell
15 Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.Read from KJV · One Foot in the Aisle and the Other in Hell
16 By their fruit you will recognize them. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?Read from KJV · An Empty Religious Profession
17 Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.Read from KJV · An Empty Religious Profession
18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit.Read from KJV · One Foot in the Aisle and the Other in Hell
19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.Read from KJV · One Foot in the Aisle and the Other in Hell
20 So then, by their fruit you will recognize them.Read from KJV · An Empty Religious Profession
21 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 · The Great White Throne
22 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 KJV · Jesus is Lord Bow to Him
23 Then I will tell them plainly, 'I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!'Read from KJV · Chased Out of This World
24 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 · Climbing to Heaven on a Rope of Sand
25 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 · Climbing to Heaven on a Rope of Sand
26 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 KJV · Obedience to Christ Firm Foundation
27 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 · Climbing to Heaven on a Rope of Sand
28 When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were astonished at His teaching,Read from KJV · A Wrecked House
29 because He taught as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.Read from NKJV · Karaoke Then Lecture

Matthew 8

10 When Jesus heard this, He marveled and said to those following Him, "Truly I tell you, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith.Read from KJV · God is Looking for Faith
12 But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth."Read from KJV · A Home of Darkness
19 And one of the scribes came to Him and said, "Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go."Read from KJV · Lost Doctrines Cross in Life of a Believer
20 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 KJV · Lost Doctrines Cross in Life of a Believer
23 When He got into the boat, His disciples followed Him.Read from KJV · How God Develops Faith
24 Suddenly a violent storm came up on the sea, so that the boat was engulfed by the waves; but Jesus was sleeping.Read from KJV · How God Develops Faith
25 The disciples went and woke Him, saying, "Lord, save us! We are perishing!"Read from KJV · How God Develops Faith
26 "You of little faith," Jesus replied, "why are you so afraid?" Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was perfectly calm.Read from KJV · How God Develops Faith
27 The men were amazed and asked, "What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the sea obey Him!"Read from KJV · How God Develops Faith
29 "What do You want with us, Son of God?" they shouted. "Have You come here to torture us before the appointed time?"Read from KJV · Haunted Hell
30 In the distance a large herd of pigs was feeding.Read from KJV · Running in Herds to Hell
31 So the demons begged Jesus, "If You drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs."Read from KJV · Running in Herds to Hell
32 "Go!" He told them. So they came out and went into the pigs, and the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and died in the waters.Read from KJV · Running in Herds to Hell
34 Then the whole town went out to meet Jesus. And when they saw Him, they begged Him to leave their region.Read from KJV · Five Marks of a Nation on the Eve of Destruction

Matthew 9

1 Jesus got into a boat, crossed over, and came to His own town.Read from KJV · Gaining the Ear of the Almighty
2 Just then some men brought to Him a paralytic lying on a mat. When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, "Take courage, son; your sins are forgiven."Read from KJV · Gaining the Ear of the Almighty
7 And the man got up and went home.Read from NKJV · Gaining the Ear of the Almighty
9 As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax booth. "Follow Me," He told him, and Matthew got up and followed Him.Read from KJV · Poison in the Blood
10 Later, as Jesus was dining at Matthew's house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with Him and His disciples.Read from KJV · The Gospel is for the Needy
11 When the Pharisees saw this, they asked His disciples, "Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?"Read from KJV · The Gospel is a Call to Repentance
12 On hearing this, Jesus said, "It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.Read from KJV · Poison in the Blood
13 But go and learn what this means: 'I desire mercy, not sacrifice.' For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners."Read from KJV · How to Witness by Rolfe Barnard
38 Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest."Read from KJV · The Fall of the Wicked

Matthew 10

28 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 · The Great God of the Bible
37 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 · The Scandal of the Cross
38 and anyone who does not take up his cross and follow Me is not worthy of Me.Read from KJV · Pressing the Claims of Christ's Lordship on This Perverted Generation That Doesn'T
39 Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.Read from KJV · God S Last Call

Matthew 11

12 From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been subject to violence, and the violent lay claim to it.Read from KJV · The Burning Building
26 Yes, Father, for this was well-pleasing in Your sight.Read from KJV · The Sinner's Heart Under Conviction
28 Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.Read from KJV · Ernest Wakefield 1973 Wheaton
29 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 · The Recovery of the Gospel
30 For My yoke is easy and My burden is light."Read from ESV · How to Witness

Matthew 12

28 But if I drive out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.Read from KJV · Kingdom of Darkness Bound
29 Or again, how can anyone enter a strong man's house and steal his possessions, unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can plunder his house.Read from KJV · Kingdom of Darkness Bound
38 Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Him, "Teacher, we want to see a sign from You."Read from KJV · An Evil Adulterous Generation
39 Jesus replied, "A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.Read from KJV · An Evil Adulterous Generation
40 For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.Read from KJV · Nineveh Repented But America Won'T
41 The men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now One greater than Jonah is here.Read from KJV · Nineveh Repented But America Won'T
43 When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it passes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it.Read from KJV · The Dark Downgrade of Sin
44 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 KJV · The Dark Downgrade of Sin

Matthew 13

8 Still other seed fell on good soil and produced a crop—a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or thirtyfold.Read from KJV · The Preacher's Hammer
20 The seed sown on rocky ground is the one who hears the word and at once receives it with joy.Read from KJV · Five Tests of the Refiner's Fire
21 But since he has no root, he remains for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, he quickly falls away.Read from KJV · Five Tests of the Refiner's Fire
22 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 KJV · Five Tests of the Refiner's Fire
23 But the seed sown on good soil is the one who hears the word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit and produces a crop—a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or thirtyfold."Read from KJV · Five Tests of the Refiner's Fire
24 Jesus put before them another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.Read from KJV · Religion Record Reputation But No Regeneration
25 But while everyone was asleep, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and slipped away.Read from NKJV · Religion Record Reputation But No Regeneration
26 When the wheat sprouted and bore grain, then the weeds also appeared.Read from KJV · Religion Record Reputation But No Regeneration
28 'An enemy did this,' he replied. So the servants asked him, 'Do you want us to go and pull them up?'Read from KJV · Religion Record Reputation But No Regeneration
29 'No,' he said, 'if you pull the weeds now, you might uproot the wheat with them.Read from KJV · Religion Record Reputation But No Regeneration
30 Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat into my barn.'"Read from KJV · Religion Record Reputation But No Regeneration
41 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 · Jesus Preached on Hell - Why Don'T We
42 And they will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.Read from KJV · The Pearl Or the Furnace
44 The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and in his joy he went and sold all he had and bought that field.Read from KJV · The Worth of Christ
45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls.Read from KJV · The Worth of Christ
46 When he found one very precious pearl, he went away and sold all he had and bought it.Read from NKJV · Christ's Reception of Sinners
47 Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was cast into the sea and caught all kinds of fish.Read from KJV · The Pearl Or the Furnace
48 When it was full, the men pulled it ashore. Then they sat down and sorted the good fish into containers, but threw the bad away.Read from KJV · The Pearl Or the Furnace
49 So will it be at the end of the age: The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous,Read from KJV · The Pearl Or the Furnace
50 and throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.Read from KJV · The Pearl Or the Furnace
58 And He did not do many miracles there, because of their unbelief.Read from KJV · Serving a Dynamite God with a Firecracker Life

Matthew 14

22 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 · The Walk of Faith
23 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 · The Walk of Faith
24 but the boat was already far from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it.Read from KJV · The Walk of Faith
25 During the fourth watch of the night, Jesus went out to them, walking on the sea.Read from KJV · A Taste of the Divine
26 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 KJV · Faith in Action
27 But Jesus spoke up at once: "Take courage! It is I. Do not be afraid."Read from KJV · Faith in Action
28 "Lord, if it is You," Peter replied, "command me to come to You on the water."Read from KJV · Faith in Action
29 "Come," said Jesus. Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water, and came toward Jesus.Read from KJV · Out on a Limb for God Faith

Matthew 15

8 'These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.Read from ESV · Subdued by Divine Grace
19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander.Read from NKJV · The Unsaved Pastor
30 Large crowds came to Him, bringing the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and laid them at His feet, and He healed them.Read from KJV · How God Sees Sin

Matthew 16

18 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 · Helpless American Church
19 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 KJV · Helpless American Church
21 From that time on Jesus began to show His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and that He must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.Read from KJV · Only So Far
23 But Jesus turned and said to Peter, "Get behind Me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to Me. For you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men."Read from KJV · Only So Far
24 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 KJV · Subjection to the Gospel of Christ
25 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.Read from KJV · The Power of a Holy Life
26 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 KJV · Rich Toward God
27 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 KJV · The Divine Surgeon

Matthew 17

20 "Because you have so little faith," He answered. "For truly I tell you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you."Read from KJV · Faith Has Two Sides
24 After they had arrived in Capernaum, the collectors of the two-drachma tax came to Peter and asked, "Does your Teacher pay the two drachmas?"Read from KJV · One on One with Jesus
25 "Yes," he answered. When Peter entered the house, Jesus preempted him. "What do you think, Simon?" He asked. "From whom do the kings of the earth collect customs and taxes: from their own sons, or from others?"Read from KJV · One on One with Jesus
26 "From others," Peter answered. "Then the sons are exempt," Jesus declared.Read from KJV · One on One with Jesus
27 "But so that we may not offend them, go to the sea, cast a hook, and take the first fish you catch. When you open its mouth, you will find a four-drachma coin. Take it and give it to them for My tax and yours."Read from KJV · One on One with Jesus

Matthew 18

8 If your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life crippled or lame than to have two hands and two feet and be thrown into the eternal fire.Read from KJV · A Tour of Hell
9 And if your eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell.Read from KJV · Candy Bar Christian and Candy Coated Christianity

Matthew 19

16 Just then a man came up to Jesus and inquired, "Teacher, what good thing must I do to obtain eternal life?"Read from KJV · I'M Not Bad Enough for Hell
17 "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 · I'M Not Bad Enough for Hell
18 "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 · I'M Not Bad Enough for Hell
19 honor your father and mother, and love your neighbor as yourself.'"Read from KJV · Have You Gotten to Christ
20 "All these I have kept," said the young man. "What do I still lack?"Read from KJV · Have You Gotten to Christ
21 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 · I'M Not Bad Enough for Hell
22 When the young man heard this, he went away in sorrow, because he had great wealth.Read from NKJV · I'M Not Bad Enough for Hell
23 Then Jesus said to His disciples, "Truly I tell you, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.Read from KJV · Have You Gotten to Christ
24 Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God."Read from KJV · Have You Gotten to Christ

Matthew 20

29 As they were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed Him.Read from KJV · Jesus Passed by
30 And there were two blind men sitting beside the road. When they heard that Jesus was passing by, they cried out, "Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!"Read from KJV · Jesus Passed by
32 Jesus stopped and called them. "What do you want Me to do for you?" He asked.Read from KJV · Jesus Passed by
33 "Lord," they answered, "let our eyes be opened."Read from KJV · Jesus Passed by
34 Moved with compassion, Jesus touched their eyes, and at once they received their sight and followed Him.Read from KJV · Jesus Passed by

Matthew 21

4 This took place to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet:Read from NKJV · Bible Survey Gospels
5 "Say to the Daughter of Zion, 'See, your King comes to you, gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.'"Read from NKJV · Bible Survey Gospels
12 Then Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves.Read from KJV · 5 Marks of the Apostate Church
13 And He declared to them, "It is written: 'My house will be called a house of prayer.' But you are making it 'a den of robbers.'"Read from KJV · 5 Marks of the Apostate Church

Matthew 22

1 Once again, Jesus spoke to them in parables:Read from KJV · The Guest in Filthy Rags
2 "The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son.Read from KJV · The Guest in Filthy Rags
3 He sent his servants to call those he had invited to the banquet, but they refused to come.Read from KJV · Subjection to the Gospel of Christ
4 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 · The Guest in Filthy Rags
5 But they paid no attention and went away, one to his field, another to his business.Read from KJV · Danger of a False Conversion
6 The rest seized his servants, mistreated them, and killed them.Read from KJV · Few Saved from a Burning Hell
7 The king was enraged, and he sent his troops to destroy those murderers and burn their city.Read from KJV · Deacon in a Devil's Hell
8 Then he said to his servants, 'The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited were not worthy.Read from KJV · Danger of a False Conversion
9 Go therefore to the crossroads and invite to the banquet as many as you can find.'Read from KJV · Few Saved from a Burning Hell
10 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 · Deacon in a Devil's Hell
11 But when the king came in to see the guests, he spotted a man who was not dressed in wedding clothes.Read from KJV · Deacon in a Devil's Hell
12 'Friend,' he asked, 'how did you get in here without wedding clothes?' But the man was speechless.Read from KJV · The Counterfeit Christian
13 Then the king told the servants, 'Tie him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'Read from KJV · Jesus Preached on Hell - Why Don'T We
14 For many are called, but few are chosen."Read from ESV · Few Saved from a Burning Hell
37 Jesus declared, "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.'Read from KJV · Fountainhead of Revival

Matthew 23

23 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 KJV · Five Reasons Why We Should Witness
27 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 KJV · One Step Closer to Hell
33 You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape the sentence of hell?Read from KJV · Damnable Nature of the Natural Condition of Christless Soul
37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!Read from KJV · Last Sermon to American Church
38 Look, your house is left to you desolate.Read from KJV · Last Sermon to American Church
39 For I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, 'Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.'"Read from KJV · Last Sermon to American Church

Matthew 24

2 "Do you see all these things?" He replied. "Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down."Read from KJV · Dimmed Gold Precedes Desolation
5 For many will come in My name, claiming, 'I am the Christ,' and will deceive many.Read from KJV · End Time Dread Appearing of Christ
6 You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come.Read from KJV · End Time Dread Appearing of Christ
7 Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.Read from KJV · End Time Dread Appearing of Christ
8 All these are the beginning of birth pains.Read from NKJV · End Time Dread Appearing of Christ
9 Then they will deliver you over to be persecuted and killed, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name.Read from KJV · End Time Dread Appearing of Christ
11 and many false prophets will arise and mislead many.Read from KJV · End Time Dread Appearing of Christ
12 Because of the multiplication of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold.Read from KJV · End Time Dread Appearing of Christ
13 But the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.Read from KJV · The Coming Persecution
21 For at that time there will be great tribulation, unmatched from the beginning of the world until now, and never to be seen again.Read from KJV · End Time Louder Hoofbeats
27 For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.Read from KJV · End Time Dread Appearing of Christ
30 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 · Living in Light of the Judgment
31 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 · Living in Light of the Judgment
32 Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its branches become tender and sprout leaves, you know that summer is near.Read from KJV · End Time Dread Appearing of Christ
33 So also, when you see all these things, you will know that He is near, right at the door.Read from KJV · Living in Light of the Judgment
34 Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have happened.Read from KJV · Living in Light of the Judgment
35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.Read from KJV · Living in Light of the Judgment
37 As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.Read from KJV · Living in Light of the Judgment
38 For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark.Read from NKJV · End Time Dread Appearing of Christ
39 And they were oblivious, until the flood came and swept them all away. So will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.Read from KJV · Living in Light of the Judgment
41 Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left.Read from KJV · Living in Light of the Judgment
42 Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day on which your Lord will come.Read from KJV · Living in Light of the Judgment
43 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 KJV · Living in Light of the Judgment
44 For this reason, you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.Read from KJV · The Convergence of Conditions Signals His Coming
49 And he begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards.Read from KJV · End Time Dread Appearing of Christ
50 The master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not anticipate.Read from KJV · End Time Dread Appearing of Christ
51 Then he will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.Read from KJV · End Time Dread Appearing of Christ

Matthew 25

1 "At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.Read from KJV · Foolish Five of Modern Church
2 Five of them were foolish, and five were wise.Read from KJV · Foolish Five of Modern Church
3 The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take along any extra oil.Read from KJV · Foolish Five of Modern Church
4 But the wise ones took oil in flasks along with their lamps.Read from NKJV · Foolish Five of Modern Church
5 When the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and fell asleep.Read from KJV · Foolish Five of Modern Church
6 At midnight the cry rang out: 'Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!'Read from KJV · Foolish Five of Modern Church
7 Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps.Read from NKJV · Foolish Five of Modern Church
8 The foolish ones said to the wise, 'Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.'Read from KJV · Foolish Five of Modern Church
9 'No,' said the wise ones, 'or there may not be enough for both us and you. Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.'Read from KJV · Five Foolish Virgins
10 But while they were on their way to buy it, the bridegroom arrived. Those who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet, and the door was shut.Read from KJV · Foolish Five of Modern Church
11 Later the other virgins arrived and said, 'Lord, lord, open the door for us!'Read from KJV · Foolish Five of Modern Church
12 But he replied, 'Truly I tell you, I do not know you.'Read from KJV · Five Foolish Virgins
13 Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.Read from ESV · The Midnight Cry
14 For it is just like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted them with his possessions.Read from KJV · Biggest Shock at the Bema
15 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 KJV · Biggest Shock at the Bema
16 The servant who had received the five talents went at once and put them to work and gained five more.Read from KJV · Biggest Shock at the Bema
17 Likewise, the one with the two talents gained two more.Read from KJV · Biggest Shock at the Bema
19 After a long time the master of those servants returned to settle accounts with them.Read from KJV · Biggest Shock at the Bema
20 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 KJV · Biggest Shock at the Bema
21 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 KJV · Biggest Shock at the Bema
22 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 KJV · Biggest Shock at the Bema
23 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 KJV · Dreadfulness Last Judgement
24 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 KJV · Biggest Shock at the Bema
25 So I was afraid and went out and hid your talent in the ground. See, you have what belongs to you.'Read from KJV · Biggest Shock at the Bema
26 '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 KJV · Biggest Shock at the Bema
28 Therefore take the talent from him and give it to the one who has ten talents.Read from KJV · Biggest Shock at the Bema
29 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 KJV · Biggest Shock at the Bema
30 And throw that worthless servant into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'Read from KJV · Biggest Shock at the Bema
31 When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, He will sit on His glorious throne.Read from KJV · The Last Judgment
32 All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate the people one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.Read from KJV · Church Goats Ramming Their Way to Hell
33 He will place the sheep on His right and the goats on His left.Read from KJV · Church Goat
34 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 KJV · Sheep and Goats Their Nature and Character
35 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 KJV · Practical Christianity
36 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 KJV · Practical Christianity
37 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 KJV · Sheep and Goats Their Nature and Character
38 When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You?Read from KJV · Practical Christianity
39 When did we see You sick or in prison and visit You?'Read from KJV · Practical Christianity
40 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 KJV · Practical Christianity
41 Then He will say to those on His left, 'Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.Read from KJV · A Coffin a Grave and Eternity
42 For I was hungry and you gave Me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me nothing to drink,Read from KJV · Practical Christianity
43 I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, I was naked and you did not clothe Me, I was sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.'Read from KJV · Practical Christianity
44 And they too will reply, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to You?'Read from KJV · Practical Christianity
45 Then the King will answer, 'Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for Me.'Read from KJV · Practical Christianity
46 And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."Read from KJV · Jesus Preached on Hell - Why Don'T We

Matthew 26

28 This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.Read from KJV · 4 Things You Won'T Hear in Church This Sunday
31 Then Jesus said to them, "This very night you will all fall away on account of Me. For it is written: 'I will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.'Read from KJV · Following Afar Off
32 But after I have risen, I will go ahead of you into Galilee."Read from KJV · Broken Vows Faith Series
33 Peter said to Him, "Even if all fall away on account of You, I never will."Read from KJV · Broken Vows Faith Series
34 "Truly I tell you," Jesus declared, "this very night, before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times."Read from KJV · Broken Vows Faith Series
36 At that time Jesus went with His disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and He told them, "Sit here while I go over there and pray."Read from KJV · Journey to Gethsemane
37 He took with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee and began to be sorrowful and deeply distressed.Read from KJV · Journey to Gethsemane
38 Then He said to them, "My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with Me."Read from KJV · Journey to Gethsemane
39 Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, "My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will."Read from KJV · Journey to Gethsemane
40 Then Jesus returned to the disciples and found them sleeping. "Were you not able to keep watch with Me for one hour?" He asked Peter.Read from KJV · Following Afar Off
57 Those who had arrested Jesus led Him away to the house of Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and elders had gathered.Read from KJV · Following Afar Off
69 Meanwhile, Peter was sitting out in the courtyard, and a servant girl came up to him. "You also were with Jesus the Galilean," she said.Read from KJV · A Coward Christianity
70 But he denied it before them all: "I do not know what you are talking about."Read from KJV · A Coward Christianity
71 When Peter had gone out to the gateway, another servant girl saw him and said to the people there, "This man was with Jesus of Nazareth."Read from KJV · A Coward Christianity
72 And again he denied it with an oath: "I do not know the man!"Read from KJV · A Coward Christianity
73 After a little while, those standing nearby came up to Peter. "Surely you are one of them," they said, "for your accent gives you away."Read from KJV · A Coward Christianity
74 At that he began to curse and swear to them, "I do not know the man!" And immediately a rooster crowed.Read from KJV · A Coward Christianity

Matthew 27

24 When Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but that instead a riot was breaking out, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd. "I am innocent of this man's blood, " he said. "You bear the responsibility."Read from KJV · A Blood Spattered Cross
25 All the people answered, "His blood be on us and on our children!"Read from KJV · A Blood Spattered Cross
26 So Pilate released Barabbas to them. But he had Jesus flogged, and handed Him over to be crucified.Read from KJV · A Blood Spattered Cross
27 Then the governor's soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium and gathered the whole company around Him.Read from KJV · A Blood Spattered Cross
28 They stripped Him and put a scarlet robe on Him.Read from KJV · Can'T Outrun God When You Die
29 And they twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on His head. They put a staff in His right hand and knelt down before Him to mock Him, saying, "Hail, King of the Jews!"Read from KJV · Sin is Costly
30 Then they spit on Him and took the staff and struck Him on the head repeatedly.Read from KJV · Gospel of Blood
31 After they had mocked Him, they removed the robe and put His own clothes back on Him. Then they led Him away to crucify Him.Read from KJV · A Sea of Blood
36 And sitting down, they kept watch over Him there.Read from KJV · 1969 Ernest W Wakefield
45 From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land.Read from ESV · 1969 Ernest W Wakefield
46 About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?" which means, "My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?"Read from KJV · 1969 Ernest W Wakefield
50 When Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, He yielded up His spirit.Read from KJV · The Disturbing Christ
51 At that moment the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked and the rocks were split.Read from KJV · Seeing Jesus
52 The tombs broke open, and the bodies of many saints who had fallen asleep were raised.Read from KJV · Disturbing Presence of Christ
53 After Jesus' resurrection, when they had come out of the tombs, they entered the holy city and appeared to many people.Read from KJV · The Disturbing Christ

Matthew 28

18 Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.Read from NKJV · How to Start a Discipleship Group
19 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 · Bible Survey Gospels
20 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 · Bible Survey Gospels

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