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Matthew · read by Erlo Stegen
182 verses, in order. Only the verses Erlo 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 ESV · Evergreen Christians
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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 ESV · Evergreen Christians
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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 ESV · Evergreen Christians
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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 ESV · Evergreen Christians
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All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:Read from ESV · Evergreen Christians
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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 ESV · Evergreen Christians
Matthew 2
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After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem,Read from ESV · Fix Your Eyes on the Star - Part 1
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asking, "Where is the One who has been born King of the Jews? We saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him."Read from NASB1995 · At His Feet
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When King Herod heard this, he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him.Read from ESV · Fix Your Eyes on the Star - Part 1
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And when he had assembled all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he asked them where the Christ was to be born.Read from NKJV · Fix Your Eyes on the Star - Part 2
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"In Bethlehem in Judea," they replied, "for this is what the prophet has written:Read from NKJV · Fix Your Eyes on the Star - Part 1
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'But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah, for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of My people Israel.'"Read from NKJV · Fix Your Eyes on the Star - Part 1
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Then Herod called the Magi secretly and learned from them the exact time the star had appeared.Read from NKJV · Fix Your Eyes on the Star - Part 1
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And sending them to Bethlehem, he said: "Go and search carefully for the Child, and when you find Him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship Him."Read from NKJV · Fix Your Eyes on the Star - Part 1
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After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen in the east went ahead of them until it stood over the place where the Child was.Read from NKJV · Fix Your Eyes on the Star - Part 2
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On coming to the house, they saw the Child with His mother Mary, and they fell down and worshiped Him. Then they opened their treasures and presented Him with gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh.Read from NKJV · Fix Your Eyes on the Star - Part 1
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And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they withdrew to their country by another route.Read from NKJV · Fix Your Eyes on the Star - Part 1
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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 · Fix Your Eyes on the Star - Part 2
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So he got up, took the Child and His mother by night, and withdrew to Egypt,Read from NKJV · Fix Your Eyes on the Star - Part 2
Matthew 3
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In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of JudeaRead from ESV · A Voice Crying in the Wilderness
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and saying, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near."Read from ESV · A Voice Crying in the Wilderness
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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 ESV · A Voice Crying in the Wilderness
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John wore a garment of camel's hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.Read from ESV · A Voice Crying in the Wilderness
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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 NKJV · The Holy Spirit and Fire
Matthew 4
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"Come, follow Me," Jesus said, "and I will make you fishers of men."Read from ESV · I Will Make you...
Matthew 5
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"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.Read from ESV · Seek Till You Find
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Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.Read from ESV · Check Your Weight - on the Scales of Scripture
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You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden.Read from NKJV · Running the Race Successfully
Matthew 6
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Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.Read from ESV · Looking for Miracles
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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 ESV · The Real Treasure
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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 ESV · The Real Treasure
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The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light.Read from NKJV · Is Your Eye Good or Evil
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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 NASB1995 · Is Your Eye Good or Evil
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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 NASB1995 · Is Your Eye Good or Evil
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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 NKJV · Seek Till You Find
Matthew 7
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Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.Read from NKJV · Seek and Enter - God Commands You to Enter by the Narrow Gate
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But small is the gate and narrow the way that leads to life, and only a few find it.Read from NKJV · Seek and Enter - God Commands You to Enter by the Narrow Gate
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Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven.Read from NKJV · Doing the Will of God
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Many will say to Me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?'Read from NKJV · Doing the Will of God
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Then I will tell them plainly, 'I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!'Read from NASB1995 · Doing the Will of God
Matthew 8
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When Jesus came down from the mountain, large crowds followed Him.Read from NKJV · Give Thanks to God
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Suddenly a leper came and knelt before Him, saying, "Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean."Read from NKJV · Give Thanks to God
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Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. "I am willing," He said. "Be clean!" And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.Read from NKJV · Give Thanks to God
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Then Jesus instructed him, "See that you don't tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift prescribed by Moses, as a testimony to them."Read from NKJV · Give Thanks to God
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When Jesus saw a large crowd around Him, He gave orders to cross to the other side of the sea.Read from NKJV · Jesus in Your Boat
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And one of the scribes came to Him and said, "Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go."Read from NKJV · Jesus in Your Boat
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Jesus replied, "Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head."Read from ESV · Jesus in Your Boat
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Another of His disciples requested, "Lord, first let me go and bury my father."Read from NKJV · Jesus in Your Boat
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But Jesus told him, "Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead."Read from NKJV · Jesus in Your Boat
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Suddenly a violent storm came up on the sea, so that the boat was engulfed by the waves; but Jesus was sleeping.Read from NKJV · Jesus in Your Boat
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The disciples went and woke Him, saying, "Lord, save us! We are perishing!"Read from NKJV · Jesus in Your Boat
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"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 NKJV · Jesus in Your Boat
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The men were amazed and asked, "What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the sea obey Him!"Read from NKJV · Jesus in Your Boat
Matthew 10
Matthew 11
Matthew 12
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Then it says, 'I will return to the house I left.' On its return, it finds the house vacant, swept clean, and put in order.Read from NKJV · Clean but Empty
Matthew 13
Matthew 16
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Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God."Read from NASB1995 · The Divinity of Our Lord Jesus Christ
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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 NASB1995 · I Will Make you...
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I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven."Read from NASB1995 · I Will Make you...
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Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him. "Far be it from You, Lord!" he said. "This shall never happen to You!"Read from NKJV · The Cost of Discipleship
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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 NKJV · The Cost of Discipleship
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Then Jesus told His disciples, "If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.Read from NKJV · The Cost of Discipleship
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For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.Read from NKJV · The Cost of Discipleship
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Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom."Read from NASB1995 · Both God and Man
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 NASB1995 · Both God and Man
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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 NASB1995 · Both God and Man
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Suddenly Moses and Elijah appeared before them, talking with Jesus.Read from NASB1995 · Both God and Man
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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 NASB1995 · Both God and Man
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While Peter was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and a voice from the cloud said, "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to Him!"Read from NKJV · Both God and Man
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Then Jesus came over and touched them. "Get up," He said. "Do not be afraid."Read from NKJV · Both God and Man
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As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus commanded them, "Do not tell anyone about this vision until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead."Read from NASB1995 · Both God and Man
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 ESV · Angels
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See that you do not look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father in heaven.Read from NKJV · Angels
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Jesus answered, "I tell you, not just seven times, but seventy-seven times!Read from NASB1995 · Forgiveness and Mercy
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Because of this, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.Read from NKJV · Forgiveness and Mercy
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As he began the settlements, a debtor was brought to him owing ten thousand talents.Read from ESV · Forgiveness and Mercy
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Since the man was unable to pay, the master ordered that he be sold to pay his debt, along with his wife and children and everything he owned.Read from NKJV · Forgiveness and Mercy
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Then the servant fell on his knees before him. 'Have patience with me,' he begged, 'and I will pay back everything.'Read from NKJV · Forgiveness and Mercy
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His master had compassion on him, forgave his debt, and released him.Read from NKJV · Forgiveness and Mercy
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But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii. He grabbed him and began to choke him, saying, 'Pay back what you owe me!'Read from NKJV · Forgiveness and Mercy
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So his fellow servant fell down and begged him, 'Have patience with me, and I will pay you back.'Read from NKJV · Forgiveness and Mercy
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But he refused. Instead, he went and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay his debt.Read from NKJV · Forgiveness and Mercy
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When his fellow servants saw what had happened, they were greatly distressed, and they went and recounted all of this to their master.Read from NKJV · Forgiveness and Mercy
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Then the master summoned him and declared, 'You wicked servant! I forgave all your debt because you begged me.Read from NKJV · Forgiveness and Mercy
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Shouldn't you have had mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had on you?'Read from NKJV · Forgiveness and Mercy
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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 NKJV · Forgiveness and Mercy
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That is how My heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother from your heart."Read from NKJV · Forgiveness and Mercy
Matthew 20
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Then the mother of Zebedee's sons came to Jesus with her sons and knelt down to make a request of Him.Read from NKJV · Power & Position
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"What do you want?" He inquired. She answered, "Declare that in Your kingdom one of these two sons of mine may sit at Your right hand, and the other at Your left."Read from NKJV · Power & Position
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"You will indeed drink My cup," Jesus said. "But to sit at My right or left is not Mine to grant. These seats belong to those for whom My Father has prepared them."Read from NKJV · Power & Position
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When the ten heard about this, they were indignant with the two brothers.Read from KJV · Power & Position
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But Jesus called them aside and said, "You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their superiors exercise authority over them.Read from NKJV · Power & Position
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It shall not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,Read from NKJV · Power & Position
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just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many."Read from NASB1995 · Power & Position
Matthew 21
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As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent out two disciples,Read from NKJV · Behold, Your King Comes to You
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saying to them, "Go into the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt beside her. Untie them and bring them to Me.Read from NASB1995 · The Lord Has Need of Them
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If anyone questions you, tell him that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right away."Read from NASB1995 · Behold, Your King Comes to You
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"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 · Behold, Your King Comes to You
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So the disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them.Read from NKJV · Behold, Your King Comes to You
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They brought the donkey and the colt and laid their cloaks on them, and Jesus sat on them.Read from NKJV · Behold, Your King Comes to You
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A massive crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.Read from NKJV · Behold, Your King Comes to You
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The crowds that went ahead of Him and those that followed were shouting: "Hosanna to the Son of David!" "Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!" "Hosanna in the highest!"Read from NKJV · Behold, Your King Comes to You
Matthew 22
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"The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son.Read from NKJV · The Heavenly Wedding Garment
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He sent his servants to call those he had invited to the banquet, but they refused to come.Read from NKJV · The Heavenly Wedding Garment
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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 NKJV · The Heavenly Wedding Garment
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But they paid no attention and went away, one to his field, another to his business.Read from NKJV · The Heavenly Wedding Garment
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The rest seized his servants, mistreated them, and killed them.Read from NKJV · The Heavenly Wedding Garment
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The king was enraged, and he sent his troops to destroy those murderers and burn their city.Read from NKJV · The Heavenly Wedding Garment
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Then he said to his servants, 'The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited were not worthy.Read from NKJV · The Heavenly Wedding Garment
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Go therefore to the crossroads and invite to the banquet as many as you can find.'Read from NKJV · The Heavenly Wedding Garment
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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 NKJV · The Heavenly Wedding Garment
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But when the king came in to see the guests, he spotted a man who was not dressed in wedding clothes.Read from NKJV · The Heavenly Wedding Garment
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'Friend,' he asked, 'how did you get in here without wedding clothes?' But the man was speechless.Read from NKJV · The Heavenly Wedding Garment
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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 NKJV · The Heavenly Wedding Garment
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One of them, an expert in the law, tested Him with a question:Read from NASB1995 · The Law Pushes Us to Christ
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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 NKJV · The Law Pushes Us to Christ
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And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'Read from NASB1995 · The Law Pushes Us to Christ
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All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments."Read from NASB1995 · The Law Pushes Us to Christ
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While the Pharisees were assembled, Jesus questioned them:Read from ESV · The Law Pushes Us to Christ
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"What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is He?" "David's," they answered.Read from ESV · The Law Pushes Us to Christ
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Jesus said to them, "How then does David in the Spirit call Him 'Lord'? For he says:Read from NASB1995 · The Law Pushes Us to Christ
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So if David calls Him 'Lord,' how can He be David's son?"Read from NASB1995 · The Law Pushes Us to Christ
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No one was able to answer a word, and from that day on no one dared to question Him any further.Read from NASB1995 · The Law Pushes Us to Christ
Matthew 23
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Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute in town after town.Read from NKJV · Submit to God Today
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And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.Read from NKJV · Submit to God Today
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Truly I tell you, all these things will come upon this generation.Read from NKJV · Submit to God Today
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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 NKJV · Submit to God Today
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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 NKJV · Submit to God Today
Matthew 24
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Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.Read from NKJV · Ready for the End
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No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.Read from NASB1995 · Being Ready at All Times
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As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.Read from NASB1995 · Being Ready at All Times
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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 NASB1995 · Being Ready at All Times
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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 NASB1995 · Being Ready at All Times
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Two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left.Read from NASB1995 · Being Ready at All Times
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Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left.Read from NASB1995 · Being Ready at All Times
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Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day on which your Lord will come.Read from NASB1995 · Being Ready at All Times
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But understand this: If the homeowner had known in which watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into.Read from NASB1995 · Being Ready at All Times
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For this reason, you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.Read from NKJV · Therefore Be Ready Also
Matthew 25
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For it is just like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted them with his possessions.Read from NKJV · Faithful in Little Things
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To one he gave five talents, to another two talents, and to another one talent—each according to his own ability. And he went on his journey.Read from NKJV · Faithful in Little Things
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The servant who had received the five talents went at once and put them to work and gained five more.Read from NKJV · Faithful in Little Things
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Likewise, the one with the two talents gained two more.Read from NKJV · Faithful in Little Things
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But the servant who had received the one talent went off, dug a hole in the ground, and hid his master's money.Read from NKJV · Faithful in Little Things
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After a long time the master of those servants returned to settle accounts with them.Read from NKJV · Faithful in Little Things
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The servant who had received the five talents came and presented five more. 'Master,' he said, 'you entrusted me with five talents. See, I have gained five more.'Read from NKJV · Faithful in Little Things
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His master replied, 'Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!'Read from NKJV · Faithful in Little Things
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Finally, the servant who had received the one talent came and said, 'Master, I knew that you are a hard man, reaping where you have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed.Read from NKJV · Faithful in Little Things
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So I was afraid and went out and hid your talent in the ground. See, you have what belongs to you.'Read from NKJV · Faithful in Little Things
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'You wicked, lazy servant!' replied his master. 'You knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed.Read from NKJV · Faithful in Little Things
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Then you should have deposited my money with the bankers, and on my return I would have received it back with interest.Read from NKJV · Faithful in Little Things
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Therefore take the talent from him and give it to the one who has ten talents.Read from NKJV · Faithful in Little Things
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For everyone who has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. But the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.Read from NKJV · Faithful in Little Things
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And throw that worthless servant into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'Read from NKJV · Faithful in Little Things
Matthew 26
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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 NKJV · False Witnesses and the Death of Christ
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But Peter followed Him at a distance, right up to the courtyard of the high priest. And he went in and sat down with the guards to see the outcome.Read from NKJV · False Witnesses and the Death of Christ
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Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking false testimony against Jesus in order to put Him to death.Read from NKJV · False Witnesses and the Death of Christ
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But they did not find any, though many false witnesses came forward. Finally two came forwardRead from NKJV · False Witnesses and the Death of Christ
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and declared, "This man said, 'I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.'"Read from NKJV · False Witnesses and the Death of Christ
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So the high priest stood up and asked Him, "Have You no answer? What are these men testifying against You?"Read from NKJV · False Witnesses and the Death of Christ
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But Jesus remained silent. Then the high priest said to Him, "I charge You under oath by the living God: Tell us if You are the Christ, the Son of God."Read from NASB1995 · False Witnesses and the Death of Christ
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"You have said it yourself," Jesus answered. "But I say to all of you, from now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power and coming on the clouds of heaven."Read from NKJV · False Witnesses and the Death of Christ
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At this, the high priest tore his clothes and declared, "He has blasphemed! Why do we need any more witnesses? Look, now you have heard the blasphemy.Read from NKJV · False Witnesses and the Death of Christ
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What do you think?" "He deserves to die," they answered.Read from NKJV · False Witnesses and the Death of Christ
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Then they spit in His face and struck Him. Others slapped HimRead from NKJV · False Witnesses and the Death of Christ
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and said, "Prophesy to us, Christ! Who hit You?"Read from NKJV · False Witnesses and the Death of Christ
Matthew 28
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Meanwhile, the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain Jesus had designated.Read from NKJV · I Am - Do Not Doubt
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When they saw Him, they worshiped Him, but some doubted.Read from NKJV · The Curse of Pornography
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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 · Testimony - Part 2
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Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,Read from NKJV · I Am - Do Not Doubt
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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 NASB1995 · Go Therefore