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Matthew · read by Shane Idleman
702 verses, in order. Only the verses Shane read aloud are shown.
Matthew 1
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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 · Changed God Takes Nothing & Makes Something
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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 · Changed God Takes Nothing & Makes Something
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All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:Read from NKJV · Changed God Takes Nothing & Makes Something
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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 · The Cure for Chaos (Video)
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 · Avoiding False Worship & False Prophets
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asking, "Where is the One who has been born King of the Jews? We saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him."Read from NKJV · Avoiding False Worship & False Prophets
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"In Bethlehem in Judea," they replied, "for this is what the prophet has written:Read from NKJV · Avoiding False Worship & False Prophets
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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 · Avoiding False Worship & False Prophets
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Then Herod called the Magi secretly and learned from them the exact time the star had appeared.Read from NKJV · Avoiding False Worship & False Prophets
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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 · Avoiding False Worship & False Prophets
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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 · Avoiding False Worship & False Prophets
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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 · Characteristics of False Prophets
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So he got up, took the Child and His mother by night, and withdrew to Egypt,Read from NKJV · Characteristics of False Prophets
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When Herod saw that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was filled with rage. Sending orders, he put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time he had learned from the Magi.Read from NKJV · Characteristics of False Prophets
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Then what was spoken through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled:Read from NKJV · I Am Barabbas. and So Are You
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"A voice is heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more."Read from NKJV · Characteristics of False Prophets
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After Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt.Read from NKJV · Characteristics of False Prophets
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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 · Characteristics of False Prophets
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So Joseph got up, took the Child and His mother, and went to the land of Israel.Read from NKJV · Characteristics of False Prophets
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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 · Characteristics of False Prophets
Matthew 3
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Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance.Read from NKJV · Finding Favour In The Eyes Of The Lord
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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 NKJV · Matthew 3 - the Holy Spirit and Fire
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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 · Matthew 3 How to Be Filled, the Holy Spirit
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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 NKJV · Matthew 3 - the Holy Spirit and Fire
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At that time Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John.Read from NKJV · Matthew 3 How to Be Filled, the Holy Spirit
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But John tried to prevent Him, saying, "I need to be baptized by You, and do You come to me?"Read from NKJV · Obedience and the Filling of the Spirit
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"Let it be so now," Jesus replied. "It is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness in this way." Then John permitted Him.Read from NKJV · (Clip) Obedience and the Filling of the Spirit
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As soon as Jesus was baptized, He went up out of the water. Suddenly the heavens were opened, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and resting on Him.Read from NKJV · (Clip) Obedience and the Filling of the Spirit
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And a voice from heaven said, "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased!"Read from NKJV · Obedience and the Filling of the Spirit
Matthew 4
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Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.Read from ESV · Matthew 4 the Marketing of Evil
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After fasting forty days and forty nights, He was hungry.Read from NKJV · Matthew 4 the Marketing of Evil
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The tempter came to Him and said, "If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread."Read from NKJV · Matthew 4 the Marketing of Evil
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But Jesus answered, "It is written: 'Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.'"Read from NKJV · Matthew 4 the Marketing of Evil
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Then the devil took Him to the holy city and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple.Read from NKJV · Matthew 4 the Marketing of Evil
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Again, the devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.Read from NKJV · Matthew 4 the Marketing of Evil
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"All this I will give You," he said, "if You will fall down and worship me."Read from NASB1995 · Matthew 4 the Marketing of Evil
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"Away from Me, Satan!" Jesus declared. "For it is written: 'Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.'"Read from NKJV · Matthew 4 the Marketing of Evil
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Then the devil left Him, and angels came and ministered to Him.Read from NKJV · Matthew 4 the Marketing of Evil
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When Jesus heard that John had been imprisoned, He withdrew to Galilee.Read from NKJV · Follow Me the Souce of True Joy
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Leaving Nazareth, He went and lived in Capernaum, which is by the sea in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali,Read from NKJV · Follow Me the Souce of True Joy
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to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:Read from NKJV · Follow Me the Souce of True Joy
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the people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned."Read from NKJV · Follow Me the Souce of True Joy
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From that time on Jesus began to preach, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near."Read from NKJV · Follow Me the Souce of True Joy
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As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.Read from NKJV · Follow Me the Souce of True Joy
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"Come, follow Me," Jesus said, "and I will make you fishers of men."Read from NKJV · Follow Me the Souce of True Joy
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and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed Him.Read from ESV · Follow Me the Souce of True Joy
Matthew 5
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When Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on the mountain and sat down. His disciples came to Him,Read from NKJV · Blessings of Brokenness
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"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.Read from ESV · Blessings of Brokenness
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Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.Read from NKJV · New Book: Desperate for More of God
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Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.Read from ESV · Blessings of Brokenness
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Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.Read from NKJV · Blessings of Brokenness
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Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven; for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you.Read from NKJV · The Cost of Carnality
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You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its savor, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men.Read from NKJV · The Cost of Carnality
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You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden.Read from NKJV · The Cost of Carnality
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Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a basket. Instead, they set it on a stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house.Read from NKJV · The Cost of Carnality
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In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.Read from NKJV · The Cost of Carnality
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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 ESV · Same-Sex Attraction Part 2 - Answers to Difficult Questions
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You have heard that it was said to the ancients, 'Do not murder' and 'Anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.'Read from NKJV · The Silent Sin
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So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you,Read from NKJV · I've Been Hurt Now What?
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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 NKJV · The Silent Sin
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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 NKJV · The Silent Sin
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Truly I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny.Read from NKJV · Don't Let Pain Define You
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You have heard that it was said, 'Do not commit adultery.'Read from NKJV · Divorce -- Clearing The Confusion
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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 NKJV · Divorce -- Clearing The Confusion
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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 NKJV · The Peril And Power Of Porn (Video)
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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 NKJV · Divorce -- Clearing The Confusion
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It has also been said, 'Whoever divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.'Read from NKJV · Divorce -- Clearing The Confusion
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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 NKJV · Divorce -- Clearing The Confusion
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 ESV · The Sin of Self Advancement
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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 ESV · Money - Cirrhosis of the Giver
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And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.Read from NKJV · Call Down Heaven
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But when you pray, go into your inner room, shut your door, and pray to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.Read from NKJV · A Crash Course on Prayer
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And when you pray, do not babble on like pagans, for they think that by their many words they will be heard.Read from NKJV · Call Down Heaven
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Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.Read from ESV · Call Down Heaven
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And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.'Read from NKJV · Call Down Heaven
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For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.Read from NKJV · Call Down Heaven
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But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive yours.Read from NKJV · Call Down Heaven
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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 ESV · Fast For 20⧸20 Spiritual Vision
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But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,Read from ESV · Fasting and Modern American Gluttony
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so that your fasting will not be obvious to men, but only to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.Read from NKJV · The Power of Fasting
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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 New Heavens and the New Earth
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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 Lamp of the Body
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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 · Matthew 3 How to Be Filled, the Holy Spirit
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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 NKJV · The Lamp of the Body
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Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?Read from NKJV · The Root Cause of Anxiety
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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 NKJV · The Root Cause of Anxiety
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Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?Read from NKJV · The Root Cause of Anxiety
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And why do you worry about clothes? Consider how the lilies of the field grow: They do not labor or spin.Read from NKJV · The Root Cause of Anxiety
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If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?Read from NKJV · The Root Cause of Anxiety
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For the Gentiles strive after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.Read from NKJV · The Root Cause of Anxiety
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But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.Read from ESV · The Root Cause of Anxiety
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Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Today has enough trouble of its own.Read from NKJV · The Root Cause of Anxiety
Matthew 7
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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 · The Peacemaker: Resolving Conflict
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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 NKJV · The More I Seek, the More I Find
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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 ESV · The More I Seek, the More I Find
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For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.Read from NASB1995 · If My People Seek My Face Part 4
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Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone?Read from NKJV · The More I Seek, the More I Find
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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 NKJV · The More I Seek, the More I Find
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In everything, then, do to others as you would have them do to you. For this is the essence of the Law and the Prophets.Read from NKJV · The More I Seek, the More I Find
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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 · The Narrow Way Is the Only Way
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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 · The Narrow Way Is the Only Way
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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 · The Narrow Way Is The Only Way (Video)
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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 · The Narrow Way Is The Only Way (Video)
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Then I will tell them plainly, 'I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!'Read from NASB1995 · Personal Revival Needed (Video)
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Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.Read from NKJV · 7 Ways to Fear God and Live (Video)
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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 NKJV · Can I Divorce My Spouse Because of Adultery
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When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were astonished at His teaching,Read from NKJV · Awakening Dead Worship
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because He taught as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.Read from NKJV · Awakening Dead Worship
Matthew 8
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When Jesus came down from the mountain, large crowds followed Him.Read from NKJV · Radical True Christianity
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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 · Experiencing Radical True Christianity
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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 · Radical True Christianity
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"Lord, my servant lies at home, paralyzed and in terrible agony."Read from NKJV · Biblical Conditions for Healing
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The centurion answered, "Lord, I am not worthy to have You come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed.Read from NKJV · The Power of a Praying Mom
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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 NKJV · Biblical Conditions for Healing
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I say to you that many will come from the east and the west to share the banquet with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.Read from NKJV · Dealing With Unanswered Prayers
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But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth."Read from NKJV · Biblical Conditions for Healing
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Then Jesus said to the centurion, "Go! As you have believed, so will it be done for you." And his servant was healed at that very hour.Read from NKJV · Dealing With Unanswered Prayers
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When Jesus arrived at Peter's house, He saw Peter's mother-in-law sick in bed with a fever.Read from NKJV · Biblical Conditions for Healing
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So He touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she got up and began to serve them.Read from NKJV · Dealing With Unanswered Prayers
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When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to Jesus, and He drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick.Read from NKJV · Biblical Conditions for Healing
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This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: "He took on our infirmities and carried our diseases."Read from NKJV · Biblical Conditions for Healing
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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 · Releasing the Shackles of Oppression
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The disciples went and woke Him, saying, "Lord, save us! We are perishing!"Read from NKJV · Demons: Overcoming Oppression
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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 · Releasing the Shackles of Oppression
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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 · Releasing the Shackles of Oppression
Matthew 9
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Jesus got into a boat, crossed over, and came to His own town.Read from NKJV · Faith - the Anchor of Life
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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 NKJV · Faith - the Anchor of Life
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On seeing this, some of the scribes said to themselves, "This man is blaspheming!"Read from NKJV · Faith - the Anchor of Life
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But Jesus knew what they were thinking and said, "Why do you harbor evil in your hearts?Read from ESV · Faith - the Anchor of Life
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Which is easier: to say, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, 'Get up and walk?'Read from NKJV · Faith - the Anchor of Life
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When the crowds saw this, they were filled with awe and glorified God, who had given such authority to men.Read from NKJV · Faith - the Anchor of Life
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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 NKJV · Follow Me
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Later, as Jesus was dining at Matthew's house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with Him and His disciples.Read from NKJV · Follow Me
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When the Pharisees saw this, they asked His disciples, "Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?"Read from NKJV · Follow Me
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On hearing this, Jesus said, "It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.Read from NKJV · Follow Me
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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 NKJV · Love the Sinner; Hate the Sin
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Jesus replied, "How can the guests of the bridegroom mourn while He is with them? But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.Read from NKJV · The Gathering - Call a Sacred Assembly
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No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. For the patch will pull away from the garment, and a worse tear will result.Read from NKJV · Help! My Faith Is Faltering
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While Jesus was saying these things, a synagogue leader came and knelt before Him. "My daughter has just died," he said. "But come and place Your hand on her, and she will live."Read from NKJV · Help! My Faith Is Faltering
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So Jesus got up and went with him, along with His disciples.Read from NKJV · Help! My Faith Is Faltering
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Suddenly a woman who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years came up behind Him and touched the fringe of His cloak.Read from NKJV · Help! My Faith Is Faltering
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When Jesus entered the house of the synagogue leader, He saw the flute players and the noisy crowd.Read from NKJV · Help! My Faith Is Faltering
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"Go away," He told them. "The girl is not dead, but asleep." And they laughed at Him.Read from NKJV · Help! My Faith Is Faltering
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After the crowd had been put outside, Jesus went in and took the girl by the hand, and she got up.Read from NKJV · Help! My Faith Is Faltering
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As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed Him, crying out, "Have mercy on us, Son of David!"Read from NKJV · Help! My Faith Is Faltering
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After Jesus had entered the house, the blind men came to Him. "Do you believe that I am able to do this?" He asked. "Yes, Lord," they answered.Read from NKJV · Help! My Faith Is Faltering
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Then He touched their eyes and said, "According to your faith will it be done to you."Read from ESV · Help! My Faith Is Faltering
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But the Pharisees said, "It is by the prince of demons that He drives out demons."Read from NKJV · The Power of Christ
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Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness.Read from NKJV · The Call of Christ to the Ministry - Part 2
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When He saw the crowds, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.Read from NKJV · Call of Christ to the Ministry
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Then He said to His disciples, "The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few.Read from NKJV · The Call of Christ to the Ministry - Part 2
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Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest."Read from NKJV · The Call of Christ to the Ministry - Part 1
Matthew 10
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Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.Read from NKJV · God Has a Wonderful Plan for Your Life
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But beware of men; for they will hand you over to their councils and flog you in their synagogues.Read from NKJV · Does God Have a Wonderful Plan for You?
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On My account, you will be brought before governors and kings as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles.Read from NKJV · The Spirit Who Speaks in You
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But when they hand you over, do not worry about how to respond or what to say. In that hour you will be given what to say.Read from NKJV · The Spirit Who Speaks in You
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For it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.Read from NKJV · God Has a Wonderful Plan for Your Life
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Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; children will rise against their parents and have them put to death.Read from NKJV · The Spirit Who Speaks in You
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When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next. Truly I tell you, you will not reach all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.Read from NKJV · Does God Have a Wonderful Plan for You?
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A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master.Read from ESV · God Has a Wonderful Plan for Your Life
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So do not be afraid of them. For there is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known.Read from NKJV · Does God Have a Wonderful Plan for You?
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What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight; what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the housetops.Read from NKJV · God Has a Wonderful Plan for Your Life
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Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.Read from KJV · Return to the Old Paths - the Fear of the Lord
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Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father.Read from NKJV · God Has a Wonderful Plan for Your Life
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And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.Read from NASB1995 · Does God Have a Wonderful Plan for You?
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Therefore everyone who confesses Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father in heaven.Read from ESV · A Clean Slate
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But whoever denies Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father in heaven.Read from NKJV · Does God Have a Wonderful Plan for You?
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Do not assume that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.Read from NKJV · The Peacemaker
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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 NKJV · The Peacemaker
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A man's enemies will be the members of his own household.'Read from NKJV · God Has a Wonderful Plan for Your Life
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and anyone who does not take up his cross and follow Me is not worthy of Me.Read from NASB1995 · God Has a Wonderful Plan for Your Life
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Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.Read from NKJV · Does God Have a Wonderful Plan for You?
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He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives the One who sent Me.Read from NASB1995 · The Cure for Doubt
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Whoever receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet's reward, and whoever receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man will receive a righteous man's reward.Read from NASB1995 · The Cure for Doubt
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And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is My disciple, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward."Read from NKJV · The Cure for Doubt
Matthew 11
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After Jesus had finished instructing His twelve disciples, He went on from there to teach and preach in their cities.Read from NKJV · The Cure for Doubt
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to ask Him, "Are You the One who was to come, or should we look for someone else?"Read from NKJV · The Cure for Doubt
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Jesus replied, "Go back and report to John what you hear and see:Read from NKJV · The Cure for Doubt
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The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.Read from NKJV · The Cure for Doubt
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As John's disciples were leaving, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: "What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swaying in the wind?Read from NKJV · The Cure for Doubt
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What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.Read from NKJV · The Cure for Doubt
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This is the one about whom it is written: 'Behold, I will send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way before You.'Read from ESV · The Cure for Doubt
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Truly I tell you, among those born of women there has risen no one greater than John the Baptist. Yet even the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.Read from NKJV · The Cure for Doubt
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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 NKJV · The Cure for Doubt
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And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who was to come.Read from NKJV · The Cure for Doubt
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'We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.'Read from NKJV · The Cure for Doubt
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For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, 'He has a demon!'Read from ESV · The Cure for Doubt
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Then Jesus began to denounce the cities in which most of His miracles had been performed, because they did not repent.Read from NKJV · The Cure for Doubt
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"Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.Read from NKJV · The Cure for Doubt
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But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you.Read from NKJV · The Cure for Doubt
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And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day.Read from NKJV · The Cure for Doubt
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But I tell you that it will be more bearable for Sodom on the day of judgment than for you."Read from NASB1995 · The Cure for Doubt
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All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.Read from NKJV · The Cure for Doubt
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Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.Read from NASB1995 · He's an All Consuming Fire
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Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.Read from ESV · The Cure for Doubt
Matthew 12
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At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick the heads of grain and eat them.Read from NKJV · Sabbath Rest Don't Miss the Point
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When the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, "Look, Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath."Read from NKJV · Sabbath Rest Don't Miss the Point
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He entered the house of God, and he and his companions ate the consecrated bread, which was not lawful for them to eat, but only for the priests.Read from NKJV · Sabbath Rest Don't Miss the Point
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If only you had known the meaning of 'I desire mercy, not sacrifice,' you would not have condemned the innocent.Read from NKJV · Sabbath Rest Don't Miss the Point
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Moving on from there, Jesus entered their synagogue,Read from NKJV · Sabbath Rest Don't Miss the Point
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and a man with a withered hand was there. In order to accuse Jesus, they asked Him, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?"Read from NKJV · Sabbath Rest Don't Miss the Point
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He replied, "If one of you has a sheep and it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will he not take hold of it and lift it out?Read from NKJV · Sabbath Rest Don't Miss the Point
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How much more valuable is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath."Read from NKJV · Sabbath Rest Don't Miss the Point
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Then Jesus said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." So he stretched it out, and it was restored to full use, just like the other.Read from NKJV · Sabbath Rest Don't Miss the Point
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But the Pharisees went out and plotted how they might kill Jesus.Read from NKJV · Sabbath Rest Don't Miss the Point
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Aware of this, Jesus withdrew from that place. Large crowds followed Him, and He healed them all,Read from NKJV · Sabbath Rest Don't Miss the Point
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This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:Read from NKJV · Follow Me the Souce of True Joy
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He will not quarrel or cry out; no one will hear His voice in the streets.Read from NASB1995 · Sabbath Rest Don't Miss the Point
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A bruised reed He will not break, and a smoldering wick He will not extinguish, till He leads justice to victory.Read from NKJV · Sabbath Rest Don't Miss the Point
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The crowds were astounded and asked, "Could this be the Son of David?"Read from NKJV · A House Divided Cannot Stand
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But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, "Only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, does this man drive out demons."Read from NKJV · A House Divided Cannot Stand
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Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand.Read from NKJV · A House Divided Cannot Stand
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If Satan drives out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then can his kingdom stand?Read from NASB1995 · A House Divided Cannot Stand
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But if I drive out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.Read from NKJV · A House Divided Cannot Stand
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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 NKJV · A House Divided Cannot Stand
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He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters.Read from NASB1995 · A House Divided Cannot Stand
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Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.Read from NKJV · From the Heart, the Mouth Speaks
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Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the one to come.Read from NKJV · A House Divided Cannot Stand
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Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad; for a tree is known by its fruit.Read from NKJV · Are You 'Playing' Church
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The good man brings good things out of his good store of treasure, and the evil man brings evil things out of his evil store of treasure.Read from NKJV · Are You 'Playing' Church
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But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken.Read from NKJV · From the Heart, the Mouth Speaks
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For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned."Read from ESV · Are You 'Playing' Church
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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 NKJV · Are You 'Playing' Church
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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 NKJV · From the Heart, the Mouth Speaks
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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 NKJV · Are You 'Playing' Church
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The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here.Read from NKJV · From the Heart, the Mouth Speaks
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When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it passes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it.Read from NKJV · Lord, Help Me Change!
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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 · Lord, Help Me Change!
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Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and dwell there; and the final plight of that man is worse than the first. So will it be with this wicked generation."Read from NKJV · Lord, Help Me Change!
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Someone told Him, "Look, Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to You."Read from NKJV · God's Will, Avoiding the Detours
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But Jesus replied, "Who is My mother, and who are My brothers?"Read from NKJV · God's Will, Avoiding the Detours
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Pointing to His disciples, He said, "Here are My mother and My brothers.Read from NKJV · God's Will, Avoiding the Detours
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For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother."Read from ESV · God's Will, Avoiding the Detours
Matthew 13
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That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the sea.Read from NKJV · The Soil Influences Growth
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Such large crowds gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat down, while all the people stood on the shore.Read from NKJV · The Soil Influences Growth
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And He told them many things in parables, saying, "A farmer went out to sow his seed.Read from NKJV · The Soil Influences Growth
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And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.Read from NKJV · The Soil Influences Growth
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But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.Read from NKJV · The Soil Influences Growth
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Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings.Read from NKJV · The Soil Influences Growth
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Still other seed fell on good soil and produced a crop—a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or thirtyfold.Read from NKJV · The Soil Influences Growth
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Then the disciples came to Jesus and asked, "Why do You speak to the people in parables?"Read from NASB1995 · The Soil Influences Growth
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He replied, "The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.Read from NKJV · The Soil Influences Growth
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Whoever has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.Read from NKJV · The Soil Influences Growth
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In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled: 'You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.Read from NKJV · The Soil Influences Growth
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For this people's heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.'Read from NKJV · The One Thing Guaranteed to End All Marriages
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But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear.Read from ESV · The Soil Influences Growth
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For truly I tell you, many prophets and righteous men longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.Read from NKJV · The Soil Influences Growth
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When anyone hears the message of the kingdom but does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the seed sown along the path.Read from NKJV · The Soil Influences Growth
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The seed sown on rocky ground is the one who hears the word and at once receives it with joy.Read from NKJV · The Soil Influences Growth
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The seed sown among the thorns is the one who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.Read from NKJV · The Soil Influences Growth
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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 NKJV · The Soil Influences Growth
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Jesus put before them another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.Read from NKJV · Are You Wheat or Tare?
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But while everyone was asleep, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and slipped away.Read from NKJV · Are You Wheat or Tare?
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When the wheat sprouted and bore grain, then the weeds also appeared.Read from NKJV · Are You Wheat or Tare?
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The owner's servants came to him and said, 'Sir, didn't you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?'Read from NKJV · Are You Wheat or Tare?
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'An enemy did this,' he replied. So the servants asked him, 'Do you want us to go and pull them up?'Read from NKJV · Are You Wheat or Tare?
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'No,' he said, 'if you pull the weeds now, you might uproot the wheat with them.Read from NKJV · Are You Wheat or Tare?
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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 NKJV · Are You Wheat or Tare?
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He put before them another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man planted in his field.Read from NKJV · Are You Wheat or Tare?
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Although it is the smallest of all seeds, yet it grows into the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches."Read from NKJV · Are You Wheat or Tare?
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He told them still another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and mixed into three measures of flour, until all of it was leavened."Read from NKJV · Are You Wheat or Tare?
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Jesus spoke all these things to the crowds in parables. He did not tell them anything without using a parable.Read from NKJV · Are You Wheat or Tare?
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So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet: "I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden since the foundation of the world."Read from NKJV · Are You Wheat or Tare?
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The field is the world, and the good seed represents the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one,Read from NKJV · Are You Wheat or Tare?
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As the weeds are collected and burned in the fire, so will it be at the end of the age.Read from NKJV · Are You Wheat or Tare?
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The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will weed out of His kingdom every cause of sin and all who practice lawlessness.Read from NKJV · Are You Wheat or Tare?
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And they will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.Read from NKJV · Are You Wheat or Tare?
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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 NKJV · Priorities - Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
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Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls.Read from NKJV · Priorities - Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
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When he found one very precious pearl, he went away and sold all he had and bought it.Read from NKJV · Priorities - Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
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And He did not do many miracles there, because of their unbelief.Read from NKJV · Don’t Have an Attitude with God
Matthew 14
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At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the reports about JesusRead from NKJV · Sexual Sin - What Is Legal Is Not Lawful
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and said to his servants, "This is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him."Read from NKJV · Sexual Sin - What Is Legal Is Not Lawful
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Now Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife,Read from NKJV · Sexual Sin - What Is Legal Is Not Lawful
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because John had been telling him, "It is not lawful for you to have her."Read from NKJV · Sexual Sin - What Is Legal Is Not Lawful
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Although Herod wanted to kill John, he was afraid of the people, because they regarded John as a prophet.Read from NKJV · Sexual Sin - What Is Legal Is Not Lawful
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On Herod's birthday, however, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased HerodRead from NKJV · Sexual Sin - What Is Legal Is Not Lawful
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so much that he promised with an oath to give to her whatever she asked.Read from NKJV · Sexual Sin - What Is Legal Is Not Lawful
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Prompted by her mother, she said, "Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist."Read from NKJV · Sexual Sin - What Is Legal Is Not Lawful
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The king was grieved, but because of his oaths and his guests, he ordered that her wish be grantedRead from NKJV · Sexual Sin - What Is Legal Is Not Lawful
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and sent to have John beheaded in the prison.Read from NKJV · Sexual Sin - What Is Legal Is Not Lawful
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John's head was brought in on a platter and presented to the girl, who carried it to her mother.Read from ESV · Sexual Sin - What Is Legal Is Not Lawful
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Then John's disciples came and took his body and buried it. And they went and informed Jesus.Read from NKJV · Sexual Sin - What Is Legal Is Not Lawful
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When evening came, the disciples came to Him and said, "This is a desolate place, and the hour is already late. Dismiss the crowds so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food."Read from NKJV · The Big Problem With Compassion
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"They do not need to go away," Jesus replied. "You give them something to eat."Read from NASB1995 · The Need for a Deserted Place
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"We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish," they answered.Read from NASB1995 · The Big Problem With Compassion
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And He directed the crowds to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, He spoke a blessing. Then He broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.Read from NKJV · The Need for a Deserted Place
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They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.Read from NKJV · The Need for a Deserted Place
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About five thousand men were fed, in addition to women and children.Read from NKJV · The Need for a Deserted Place
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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 NKJV · The Need for a Deserted Place
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but the boat was already far from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it.Read from NKJV · The Need for a Deserted Place
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During the fourth watch of the night, Jesus went out to them, walking on the sea.Read from NKJV · The Need for a Deserted Place
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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 · The Need for a Deserted Place
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But Jesus spoke up at once: "Take courage! It is I. Do not be afraid."Read from NKJV · The Need for a Deserted Place
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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 NKJV · The Need for a Deserted Place
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And when they had climbed back into the boat, the wind died down.Read from ESV · The Need for a Deserted Place
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Then those who were in the boat worshiped Him, saying, "Truly You are the Son of God!"Read from NKJV · The Need for a Deserted Place
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And when the men of that place recognized Jesus, they sent word to all the surrounding region. People brought all the sick to HimRead from NKJV · The Need for a Deserted Place
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and begged Him just to let them touch the fringe of His cloak. And all who touched Him were healed.Read from NKJV · The Need for a Deserted Place
Matthew 15
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Then some Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked,Read from NKJV · Do You Have Defiled Traditions?
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"Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They do not wash their hands before they eat."Read from NKJV · Do You Have Defiled Traditions?
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Jesus replied, "And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition?Read from NKJV · Do You Have Defiled Traditions?
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For God said, 'Honor your father and mother' and 'Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.'Read from NKJV · Do You Have Defiled Traditions?
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But you say that if anyone says to his father or mother, 'Whatever you would have received from me is a gift devoted to God,'Read from NKJV · Do You Have Defiled Traditions?
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he need not honor his father or mother with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition.Read from NKJV · Do You Have Defiled Traditions?
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'These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.Read from NKJV · From the Heart, the Mouth Speaks
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They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.'"Read from NKJV · Do You Have Defiled Traditions?
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Jesus called the crowd to Him and said, "Listen and understand.Read from NKJV · Do You Have Defiled Traditions?
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A man is not defiled by what enters his mouth, but by what comes out of it."Read from NKJV · Do You Have Defiled Traditions?
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Then the disciples came to Him and said, "Are You aware that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?"Read from ESV · Do You Have Defiled Traditions?
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Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon.Read from NKJV · 7 Important Facts About Faith
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And a Canaanite woman from that region came to Him, crying out, "Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is miserably possessed by a demon."Read from NKJV · 7 Important Facts About Faith
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But Jesus did not answer a word. So His disciples came and urged Him, "Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us."Read from NKJV · 7 Important Facts About Faith
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He answered, "I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel."Read from NKJV · Does God Help Those Who Help Themselves？
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The woman came and knelt before Him. "Lord, help me!" she said.Read from NKJV · 7 Important Facts About Faith
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But Jesus replied, "It is not right to take the children's bread and toss it to the dogs."Read from NKJV · 7 Important Facts About Faith
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"Yes, Lord," she said, "even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master's table."Read from NKJV · 7 Important Facts About Faith
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"O woman," Jesus answered, "your faith is great! Let it be done for you as you desire." And her daughter was healed from that very hour.Read from NKJV · 7 Important Facts About Faith
Matthew 16
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Then the Pharisees and Sadducees came and tested Jesus by asking Him to show them a sign from heaven.Read from NKJV · A Wicked Generation Seeks After a Sign
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But He replied, "When evening comes, you say, 'The weather will be fair, for the sky is red,'Read from NKJV · A Wicked Generation Seeks After a Sign
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and in the morning, 'Today it will be stormy, for the sky is red and overcast.' You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but not the signs of the times.Read from NKJV · A Wicked Generation Seeks After a Sign
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A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah." Then He left them and went away.Read from NKJV · A Wicked Generation Seeks After a Sign
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When they crossed to the other side, the disciples forgot to take bread.Read from NKJV · Beware of the Leaven
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"Watch out!" Jesus told them. "Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees."Read from NKJV · Beware of the Leaven, Who's Truth Is True?
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Aware of their conversation, Jesus said, "You of little faith, why are you debating among yourselves about having no bread?Read from NKJV · Beware of the Leaven
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Do you still not understand? Do you not remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered?Read from NKJV · Beware of the Leaven
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Or the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered?Read from NKJV · Beware of the Leaven, Who's Truth Is True?
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How do you not understand that I was not telling you about bread? But beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees."Read from NASB1995 · Beware of the Leaven of Sin
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When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, He questioned His disciples: "Who do people say the Son of Man is?"Read from NKJV · The Most Importance Question Ever Asked
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"But what about you?" Jesus asked. "Who do you say I am?"Read from ESV · The Most Importance Question Ever Asked
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Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God."Read from NKJV · The Most Importance Question Ever Asked
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Jesus replied, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! For this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by My Father in heaven.Read from NKJV · The Most Importance Question Ever Asked
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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 ESV · The Most Importance Question Ever Asked
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I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven."Read from NKJV · The Most Importance Question Ever Asked
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Then He admonished the disciples not to tell anyone that He was the Christ.Read from NKJV · The Most Importance Question Ever Asked
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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 NASB1995 · The Most Importance Question Ever Asked
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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 Most Importance Question Ever Asked
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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 Most Importance Question Ever Asked
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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 Most Importance Question Ever Asked
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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 Most Importance Question Ever Asked
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What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?Read from NKJV · The Most Importance Question Ever Asked
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For the Son of Man will come in His Father's glory with His angels, and then He will repay each one according to what he has done.Read from NKJV · The Most Importance Question Ever Asked
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Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom."Read from NKJV · The Desperate Need to Experience God
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 NKJV · The Desperate Need to Experience God
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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 NKJV · The Desperate Need to Experience God
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Suddenly Moses and Elijah appeared before them, talking with Jesus.Read from NASB1995 · The Desperate Need to Experience God
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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 · The Desperate Need to Experience God
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When the disciples heard this, they fell facedown in terror.Read from NKJV · The Desperate Need to Experience God
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Then Jesus came over and touched them. "Get up," He said. "Do not be afraid."Read from NKJV · The Desperate Need to Experience God
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And when they looked up, they saw no one except Jesus.Read from NKJV · The Desperate Need to Experience God
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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 NKJV · He Will Turn the Hearts
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Jesus replied, "Elijah does indeed come, and he will restore all things.Read from NKJV · He Will Turn the Hearts
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But I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but have done to him whatever they wished. In the same way, the Son of Man will suffer at their hands."Read from NKJV · He Will Turn the Hearts
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Then the disciples understood that He was speaking to them about John the Baptist.Read from NASB1995 · He Will Turn the Hearts
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When they came to the crowd, a man came up to Jesus and knelt before Him.Read from NKJV · This Does Not Go Out Except by Prayer & Fasting
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"Lord, have mercy on my son," he said. "He has seizures and is suffering terribly. He often falls into the fire or into the water.Read from NKJV · This Kind: Matthew 17:14-21
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I brought him to Your disciples, but they could not heal him."Read from NKJV · Fasting Over Forks pt.2
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"O unbelieving and perverse generation!" Jesus replied. "How long must I remain with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring the boy here to Me."Read from NKJV · This Does Not Go Out Except by Prayer & Fasting
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Then Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of the boy, and he was healed from that moment.Read from NKJV · Fasting Over Forks pt.2
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Afterward the disciples came to Jesus privately and asked, "Why couldn't we drive it out?"Read from ESV · This Does Not Go Out Except by Prayer & Fasting
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"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 NKJV · This Kind: Matthew 17:14-21
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When they gathered together in Galilee, Jesus told them, "The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men.Read from NKJV · Theology in Four Words
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They will kill Him, and on the third day He will be raised to life." And the disciples were deeply grieved.Read from NKJV · Theology in 4 Words
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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 NKJV · Theology in Four Words
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"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 NKJV · Theology in 4 Words
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"From others," Peter answered. "Then the sons are exempt," Jesus declared.Read from NKJV · Theology in 4 Words
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"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 NKJV · Theology in Four Words
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 · Theology in 4 Words
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"Truly I tell you," He said, "unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.Read from NKJV · Theology in 4 Words
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Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.Read from NKJV · Theology in Four Words
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And whoever welcomes a little child like this in My name welcomes Me.Read from NKJV · Theology in 4 Words
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But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.Read from NKJV · Theology in 4 Words
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Woe to the world for the causes of sin. These stumbling blocks must come, but woe to the man through whom they come!Read from NKJV · Theology in 4 Words
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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 NKJV · Theology in 4 Words
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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 NKJV · Theology in 4 Words
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What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go out to search for the one that is lost?Read from NKJV · Theology in 4 Words
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In the same way, your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should perish.Read from NKJV · Theology in Four Words
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If your brother sins against you, go and confront him privately. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over.Read from NKJV · Sin in the Camp - Part 2
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But if he will not listen, take one or two others along, so that 'every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.'Read from NKJV · Sin in the Camp Part 2
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If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, regard him as you would a pagan or a tax collector.Read from NKJV · Sin in the Camp - Part 2
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Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.Read from NKJV · How to Handle Church Discipline - Sin in the Camp Part 4
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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 · How to Handle Church Discipline - Sin in the Camp Part 4
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As he began the settlements, a debtor was brought to him owing ten thousand talents.Read from NKJV · How to Handle Church Discipline
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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 · How to Handle Church Discipline
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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 · How to Handle Church Discipline - Sin in the Camp Part 4
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His master had compassion on him, forgave his debt, and released him.Read from NKJV · How to Handle Church Discipline - Sin in the Camp Part 4
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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 · Sin in the Camp - Part 4: How to Handle Church Discipline
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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 · How to Handle Church Discipline
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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 · Sin in the Camp - Part 4: How to Handle Church Discipline
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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 · Sin in the Camp - Part 4: How to Handle Church Discipline
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Shouldn't you have had mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had on you?'Read from NKJV · Sin in the Camp - Part 4: How to Handle Church Discipline
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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 · How to Handle Church Discipline - Sin in the Camp Part 4
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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 · How to Handle Church Discipline
Matthew 19
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Then some Pharisees came and tested Him by asking, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?"Read from NKJV · Can I Divorce My Spouse Because of Adultery?
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Jesus answered, "Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator 'made them male and female,'Read from NKJV · Can I Divorce My Spouse Because of Adultery
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and said, 'For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh' ?Read from NASB1995 · Respect for Marriage God's Way
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So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate."Read from NKJV · Respect for Marriage God’s Way
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"Why then," they asked, "did Moses order a man to give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away?"Read from NKJV · Can I Divorce My Spouse Because of Adultery?
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Jesus replied, "Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because of your hardness of heart; but it was not this way from the beginning.Read from NKJV · Can I Divorce My Spouse Because of Adultery?
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Now I tell you that whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman, commits adultery."Read from ESV · Sexual Sin - What Is Legal Is Not Lawful
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Just then a man came up to Jesus and inquired, "Teacher, what good thing must I do to obtain eternal life?"Read from NKJV · 10 Commandments: Commandments 1 & 2
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"Why do you ask Me about what is good?" Jesus replied. "There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments."Read from NKJV · 10 Commandments - Part 1
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honor your father and mother, and love your neighbor as yourself.'"Read from NKJV · 10 Commandments: Commandments 1 & 2
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Jesus told him, "If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me."Read from NKJV · Hope: With God All Things Are Possible
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When the young man heard this, he went away in sorrow, because he had great wealth.Read from NKJV · Hope: With God All Things Are Possible
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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 NKJV · Hope - With God All Things Are Possible
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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 NKJV · Hope - With God All Things Are Possible
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When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished and asked, "Who then can be saved?"Read from NKJV · Hope: With God All Things Are Possible
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Jesus looked at them and said, "With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."Read from NKJV · Hope - With God All Things Are Possible
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"Look," Peter replied, "we have left everything to follow You. What then will there be for us?"Read from NKJV · Hope: With God All Things Are Possible
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Jesus said to them, "Truly I tell you, in the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on His glorious throne, you who have followed Me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.Read from NKJV · Hope - With God All Things Are Possible
Matthew 20
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"For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.Read from NASB1995 · Hope - God Is Just Not Fair
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He agreed to pay them a denarius for the day and sent them into his vineyard.Read from NKJV · Hope - God Is Just Not Fair
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About the third hour he went out and saw others standing in the marketplace doing nothing.Read from NKJV · Hope - God Is Just Not Fair
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'You also go into my vineyard,' he said, 'and I will pay you whatever is right.'Read from NKJV · Hope - God Is Just Not Fair
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So they went. He went out again about the sixth hour and the ninth hour and did the same thing.Read from NKJV · Hope - God Is Just Not Fair
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About the eleventh hour he went out and found still others standing around. 'Why have you been standing here all day long doing nothing?' he asked.Read from NKJV · Hope - God Is Just Not Fair
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'Because no one has hired us,' they answered. So he told them, 'You also go into my vineyard.'Read from NKJV · Hope - God Is Just Not Fair
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When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, 'Call the workers and pay them their wages, starting with the last ones hired and moving on to the first.'Read from NKJV · Hope - God Is Just Not Fair
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The workers who were hired about the eleventh hour came and each received a denarius.Read from NKJV · Hope - God Is Just Not Fair
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So when the original workers came, they assumed they would receive more. But each of them also received a denarius.Read from NKJV · Hope - God Is Just Not Fair
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On receiving their pay, they began to grumble against the landowner.Read from NKJV · Hope - God Is Just Not Fair
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'These men who were hired last worked only one hour,' they said, 'and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden and the scorching heat of the day.'Read from NKJV · Hope - God Is Just Not Fair
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Take your pay and go. I want to give this last man the same as I gave you.Read from NKJV · Hope - God Is Just Not Fair
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Do I not have the right to do as I please with what is mine? Or are you envious because I am generous?'Read from NKJV · Hope - God Is Just Not Fair
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So the last will be first, and the first will be last."Read from ESV · Hope - God Is Just Not Fair
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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 · Hope: Humility - From the Manger to the Cross
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"You do not know what you are asking," Jesus replied. "Can you drink the cup I am going to drink?" "We can," the brothers answered.Read from NKJV · Hope - Humility, From the Manager to the Cross
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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 · Hope: Humility - From the Manger to the Cross
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When the ten heard about this, they were indignant with the two brothers.Read from NKJV · Hope: Humility - From the Manger to the Cross
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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 · Hope - Humility, From the Manager to the Cross
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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 · Hope: Humility - From the Manger to the Cross
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and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave—Read from NKJV · Hope: Humility - From the Manger to the Cross
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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 · Hope - Humility, From the Manager to the Cross
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As they were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed Him.Read from NKJV · Hope: When God Doesn't Heal
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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 NKJV · Hope: When God Doesn't Heal
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The crowd admonished them to be silent, but they cried out all the louder, "Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!"Read from NKJV · Hope: When God Doesn't Heal
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Jesus stopped and called them. "What do you want Me to do for you?" He asked.Read from NKJV · Hope - When God Doesn't Heal
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Moved with compassion, Jesus touched their eyes, and at once they received their sight and followed Him.Read from NKJV · Hope - When God Doesn't Heal
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 ESV · Jesus - King, Priest, & Prophet
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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 NKJV · Jesus - King, Priest, & Prophet
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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 · Jesus - King, Priest, & Prophet
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This took place to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet:Read from NKJV · Jesus - King, Priest, & Prophet
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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 · Jesus - King, Priest, & Prophet
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So the disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them.Read from NKJV · Jesus - King, Priest, & Prophet
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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 · Jesus - King, Priest, & Prophet
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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 · Jesus - King, Priest, & Prophet
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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 · Jesus - King, Priest, & Prophet
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When Jesus had entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, "Who is this?"Read from NKJV · Jesus - King, Priest, & Prophet
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The crowds replied, "This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee."Read from NKJV · Jesus - King, Priest, & Prophet
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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 NKJV · Purity, Clears the Way
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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 NKJV · Purity Clears the Way
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But the chief priests and scribes were indignant when they saw the wonders He performed and the children shouting in the temple courts, "Hosanna to the Son of David!"Read from NKJV · He Gave Them Power and Authority
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"Do you hear what these children are saying?" they asked. "Yes," Jesus answered. "Have you never read: 'From the mouths of children and infants You have ordained praise' ?"Read from NKJV · He Gave Them Power & Authority
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In the morning, as Jesus was returning to the city, He was hungry.Read from NKJV · He Gave Them Power & Authority
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Seeing a fig tree by the road, He went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. "May you never bear fruit again!" He said. And immediately the tree withered.Read from NKJV · He Gave Them Power & Authority
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"Truly I tell you," Jesus replied, "if you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, 'Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,' it will happen.Read from NKJV · He Gave Them Power & Authority
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If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer."Read from NKJV · He Gave Them Power & Authority
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What was the source of John's baptism? Was it from heaven or from men?" They deliberated among themselves and said, "If we say, 'From heaven,' He will ask, 'Why then did you not believe him?'Read from NKJV · He Gave Them Power & Authority
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But what do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first one and said, 'Son, go and work today in the vineyard.'Read from NKJV · He Gave Them Power and Authority
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'I will not,' he replied. But later he changed his mind and went.Read from NKJV · Overcoming the Pain of Regret
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For John came to you in a righteous way and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and prostitutes did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent and believe him.Read from NKJV · Overcoming the Pain of Regret
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Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a tower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey.Read from NKJV · Those Who Call on the Lord
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When the harvest time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit.Read from NKJV · Those Who Call on the Lord
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But the tenants seized his servants. They beat one, killed another, and stoned a third.Read from NKJV · Those Who Call on the Lord
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Finally, he sent his son to them. 'They will respect my son,' he said.Read from NKJV · Those Who Call on the Lord
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But when the tenants saw the son, they said to one another, 'This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and take his inheritance.'Read from NKJV · Those Who Call on the Lord
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So they seized him and threw him out of the vineyard and killed him.Read from NKJV · Those Who Call on the Lord
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Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard returns, what will he do to those tenants?"Read from NASB1995 · Those Who Call on the Lord
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"He will bring those wretches to a wretched end," they replied, "and will rent out the vineyard to other tenants who will give him his share of the fruit at harvest time."Read from NKJV · Those Who Call on the Lord
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Jesus said to them, "Have you never read in the Scriptures: 'The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes' ?Read from NKJV · Those Who Call on the Lord
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He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed."Read from NKJV · Those Who Call on the Lord
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When the chief priests and Pharisees heard His parables, they knew that Jesus was speaking about them.Read from NKJV · Those Who Call on the Lord
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Although they wanted to arrest Him, they were afraid of the crowds, because the people regarded Him as a prophet.Read from KJV · Those Who Call on the Lord
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 · Save Me From Myself
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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 · Save Me From Myself
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But they paid no attention and went away, one to his field, another to his business.Read from NKJV · Save Me From Myself
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The rest seized his servants, mistreated them, and killed them.Read from NKJV · Save Me From Myself
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The king was enraged, and he sent his troops to destroy those murderers and burn their city.Read from NKJV · Save Me From Myself
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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 · Save Me From Myself
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Go therefore to the crossroads and invite to the banquet as many as you can find.'Read from NKJV · Save Me From Myself
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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 · Save Me From Myself
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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 · Save Me From Myself
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'Friend,' he asked, 'how did you get in here without wedding clothes?' But the man was speechless.Read from NKJV · Save Me From Myself
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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 · Save Me From Myself
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Then the Pharisees went out and conspired to trap Jesus in His words.Read from NKJV · Jesus, You Don't Care About Anyone
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"Whose image is this," He asked, "and whose inscription?"Read from NKJV · Jesus, You Don't Care About Anyone
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And when they heard this, they were amazed. So they left Him and went away.Read from NKJV · Jesus, You Don't Care About Anyone
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That same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and questioned Him.Read from NKJV · Jesus - You Don't Care About Anyone
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"Teacher," they said, "Moses declared that if a man dies without having children, his brother is to marry the widow and raise up offspring for him.Read from NKJV · Jesus, You Don't Care About Anyone
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In the resurrection, then, whose wife will she be of the seven? For all of them were married to her."Read from NKJV · Jesus, You Don't Care About Anyone
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In the resurrection, people will neither marry nor be given in marriage. Instead, they will be like the angels in heaven.Read from NKJV · Jesus, You Don't Care About Anyone
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But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what God said to you:Read from NKJV · Jesus - You Don't Care About Anyone
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'I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob' ? He is not the God of the dead, but of the living."Read from NKJV · Jesus - You Don't Care About Anyone
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When the crowds heard this, they were astonished at His teaching.Read from NKJV · Jesus - You Don't Care About Anyone
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And when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they themselves gathered together.Read from ESV · How Much of God Do You Want?
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One of them, an expert in the law, tested Him with a question:Read from NASB1995 · How Much of God Do You Want?
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"Teacher, which commandment is the greatest in the Law?"Read from ESV · How Much of God Do You Want?
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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 · How Much of God Do You Want?
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And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'Read from NASB1995 · How Much of God Do You Want?
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All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments."Read from NKJV · How Much of God Do You Want?
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'The Lord said to my Lord, "Sit at My right hand until I put Your enemies under Your feet."'Read from NKJV · The Blessing of Brokenness
Matthew 23
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Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to His disciples:Read from NKJV · 7 Traits of a Pharisee - Part 1
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So practice and observe everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach.Read from NKJV · 7 Traits of a Pharisee (Pt. 2)
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They tie up heavy, burdensome loads and lay them on men's shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them.Read from NKJV · 7 Traits of a Pharisee (Pt. 2)
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All their deeds are done for men to see. They broaden their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels.Read from NKJV · 7 Traits of a Pharisee (Pt. 1)
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They love the places of honor at banquets, the chief seats in the synagogues,Read from NKJV · 7 Traits of a Pharisee - Part 1
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the greetings in the marketplaces, and the title of 'Rabbi' by which they are addressed.Read from NKJV · 7 Traits of a Pharisee (Pt. 1)
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But you are not to be called 'Rabbi,' for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers.Read from NKJV · 7 Traits of a Pharisee (Pt. 2)
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And do not call anyone on earth your father, for you have one Father, who is in heaven.Read from NASB1995 · 7 Traits of a Pharisee - Part 1
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Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Christ.Read from NKJV · 7 Traits of a Pharisee (Pt. 1)
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For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.Read from NKJV · 7 Traits of a Pharisee (Pt. 2)
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Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men's faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let in those who wish to enter.Read from NKJV · 7 Traits of a Pharisee - Part 1
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Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You traverse land and sea to win a single convert, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as you are.Read from NKJV · 7 Traits of a Pharisee (Pt. 2)
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Woe to you, blind guides! You say, 'If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.'Read from NKJV · 7 Traits of a Pharisee (Pt. 2)
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You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes it sacred?Read from NKJV · 7 Traits of a Pharisee (Pt. 2)
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You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes it sacred?Read from NKJV · 7 Traits of a Pharisee (Pt. 2)
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So then, he who swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it.Read from NKJV · 7 Traits of a Pharisee - Part 2
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And he who swears by the temple swears by it and by the One who dwells in it.Read from NKJV · 7 Traits of a Pharisee (Pt. 2)
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And he who swears by heaven swears by God's throne and by the One who sits on it.Read from NKJV · 7 Traits of a Pharisee - Part 2
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You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.Read from NKJV · 7 Traits of a Pharisee (Pt. 2)
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Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside, but on the inside are full of dead men's bones and every kind of impurity.Read from NKJV · 7 Traits of a Pharisee (Pt. 2)
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Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous.Read from NKJV · 7 Traits of a Pharisee - Part 2
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And you say, 'If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.'Read from NKJV · 7 Traits of a Pharisee (Pt. 2)
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So you testify against yourselves that you are the sons of those who murdered the prophets.Read from NKJV · 7 Traits of a Pharisee (Pt. 2)
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You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape the sentence of hell?Read from NKJV · 7 Traits of a Pharisee - Part 2
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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 · 7 Traits of a Pharisee (Pt. 2)
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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 · 7 Traits of a Pharisee (Pt. 2)
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Truly I tell you, all these things will come upon this generation.Read from NKJV · 7 Traits of a Pharisee (Pt. 2)
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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 · 7 Traits of a Pharisee - Part 2
Matthew 24
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As Jesus left the temple and was walking away, His disciples came up to Him to point out its buildings.Read from NKJV · Antichrist & Tribulation - Past or Future?
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"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 NKJV · Antichrist & Tribulation - Past or Future?
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Jesus answered, "See to it that no one deceives you.Read from NKJV · Antichrist & Tribulation - Past or Future?
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For many will come in My name, claiming, 'I am the Christ,' and will deceive many.Read from NKJV · Antichrist & Tribulation - Past or Future?
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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 NKJV · Do You Take the Bible Literally?
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Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.Read from NKJV · Antichrist & Tribulation - Past or Future?
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All these are the beginning of birth pains.Read from NKJV · Antichrist & Tribulation - Past or Future?
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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 NKJV · Antichrist & Tribulation - Past or Future?
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and many false prophets will arise and mislead many.Read from NKJV · Antichrist & Tribulation - Past or Future?
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Because of the multiplication of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold.Read from NKJV · Antichrist & Tribulation - Past or Future?
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But the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.Read from NKJV · Covid-19, This Is Not the End
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And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.Read from NKJV · Antichrist & Tribulation - Past or Future?
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So when you see standing in the holy place 'the abomination of desolation,' described by the prophet Daniel (let the reader understand),Read from NKJV · Antichrist & Tribulation - Past or Future?
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then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.Read from ESV · Antichrist & Tribulation - Past or Future?
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Let no one on the housetop come down to retrieve anything from his house.Read from NKJV · Antichrist & Tribulation - Past or Future?
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And let no one in the field return for his cloak.Read from NKJV · Antichrist & Tribulation - Past or Future?
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How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers!Read from NASB1995 · Antichrist & Tribulation - Past or Future?
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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 NKJV · The Book of Revelation - Mystery or Illumination? (Part 2)
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If those days had not been cut short, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be cut short.Read from NKJV · Antichrist & Tribulation - Past or Future?
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At that time, if anyone says to you, 'Look, here is the Christ!' or 'There He is!' do not believe it.Read from NKJV · Antichrist: Fact or Fiction?
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For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders that would deceive even the elect, if that were possible.Read from NKJV · Antichrist: Fact or Fiction?
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 NKJV · Antichrist: Fact or Fiction?
29
Immediately after the tribulation of those days: 'The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.'Read from NKJV · Antichrist: Fact or Fiction?
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 NKJV · Antichrist: Fact or Fiction?
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 NKJV · Antichrist: Fact or Fiction?
Matthew 25
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When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, He will sit on His glorious throne.Read from ESV · Avoid His Wrath, Keep His Commandments
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 NKJV · 3 Things Jesus Said About Hell
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He will place the sheep on His right and the goats on His left.Read from ESV · Avoid His Wrath, Keep His Commandments
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For I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink, I was a stranger and you took Me in,Read from NASB1995 · In Gods We Trust
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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 ESV · God Has a Wonderful Plan for Your Life
Matthew 26
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"You know that the Passover is two days away, and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified."Read from NKJV · Lord Is It I?
3
At that time the chief priests and elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,Read from NKJV · Lord, Is It I?
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"But not during the feast," they said, "or there may be a riot among the people."Read from ESV · Lord Is It I?
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a woman came to Him with an alabaster jar of expensive perfume, which she poured on His head as He reclined at the table.Read from NKJV · Lord, Is It I?
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When the disciples saw this, they were indignant and asked, "Why this waste?Read from NKJV · Lord Is It I?
9
This perfume could have been sold at a high price, and the money given to the poor."Read from NKJV · Lord Is It I?
10
Aware of this, Jesus asked, "Why are you bothering this woman? She has done a beautiful deed to Me.Read from NKJV · Lord, Is It I?
11
The poor you will always have with you, but you will not always have Me.Read from NKJV · Lord Is It I?
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By pouring this perfume on Me, she has prepared My body for burial.Read from NKJV · Lord Is It I?
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Truly I tell you, wherever this gospel is preached in all the world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her."Read from NKJV · Lord, Is It I?
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Then one of the Twelve, the one called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priestsRead from NKJV · Lord, Is It I?
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and asked, "What are you willing to give me if I hand Him over to you?" And they set out for him thirty pieces of silver.Read from NKJV · Lord Is It I?
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On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, "Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?"Read from NKJV · Lord Is It I?
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So the disciples did as Jesus had directed them and prepared the Passover.Read from NASB1995 · Lord Is It I?
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And while they were eating, He said to them, "Truly I tell you, one of you will betray Me."Read from NKJV · Lord Is It I?
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They were deeply grieved and began to ask Him one after another, "Surely not I, Lord?"Read from NKJV · Lord, Is It I?
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Jesus answered, "The one who has dipped his hand into the bowl with Me will betray Me.Read from NKJV · Lord, Is It I?
26
While they were eating, Jesus took bread, spoke a blessing and broke it, and gave it to the disciples, saying, "Take and eat; this is My body."Read from NKJV · Lord Is It I?
27
Then He took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, "Drink from it, all of you.Read from NKJV · Lord Is It I?
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This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.Read from NASB1995 · Antichrist: Fact or Fiction?
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I tell you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it anew with you in My Father's kingdom."Read from NASB1995 · Lord, Is It I?
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And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.Read from ESV · Broken & Poured Out
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 NKJV · Absolute Truth: It Is Written
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Peter said to Him, "Even if all fall away on account of You, I never will."Read from NKJV · Absolute Truth: It Is Written
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"Truly I tell you," Jesus declared, "this very night, before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times."Read from NKJV · Absolute Truth: It Is Written
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Peter replied, "Even if I have to die with You, I will never deny You." And all the other disciples said the same thing.Read from NKJV · Absolute Truth: It Is Written
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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 NKJV · A Call to Anguish
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He took with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee and began to be sorrowful and deeply distressed.Read from NKJV · A Call to Anguish
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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 NKJV · A Call to Anguish
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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 NKJV · A Call to Anguish
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 NKJV · A Call to Anguish
41
"Watch and pray so that you will not enter into temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak."Read from NKJV · A Call to Anguish
59
Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking false testimony against Jesus in order to put Him to death.Read from NKJV · A Clean Slate
60
But they did not find any, though many false witnesses came forward. Finally two came forwardRead from NKJV · A Clean Slate
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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 · A Clean Slate
63
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 NKJV · A Clean Slate
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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 · A Clean Slate
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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 NKJV · A Clean Slate
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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 NKJV · A Clean Slate
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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 NKJV · A Clean Slate
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At that he began to curse and swear to them, "I do not know the man!" And immediately a rooster crowed.Read from NKJV · A Clean Slate
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Then Peter remembered the word that Jesus had spoken: "Before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times." And he went outside and wept bitterly.Read from NKJV · A Clean Slate
Matthew 27
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When morning came, all the chief priests and elders of the people conspired against Jesus to put Him to death.Read from NKJV · I Am Barabbas. and So Are You
2
They bound Him, led Him away, and handed Him over to Pilate the governor.Read from NKJV · The Power of the 9th Hour
4
"I have sinned by betraying innocent blood," he said. "What is that to us?" they replied. "You bear the responsibility."Read from NKJV · I Am Barabbas and So Are You
6
The chief priests picked up the pieces of silver and said, "It is unlawful to put this into the treasury, since it is blood money."Read from NKJV · I Am Barabbas. and So Are You
7
After conferring together, they used the money to buy the potter's field as a burial place for foreigners.Read from NKJV · I Am Barabbas. and So Are You
8
That is why it has been called the Field of Blood to this day.Read from ESV · I Am Barabbas and So Are You
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Then what was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled: "They took the thirty pieces of silver, the price set on Him by the people of Israel,Read from NKJV · I Am Barabbas and So Are You
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and they gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord had commanded me."Read from NKJV · I Am Barabbas. and So Are You
11
Meanwhile Jesus stood before the governor, who questioned Him: "Are You the King of the Jews?" "You have said so," Jesus replied.Read from NKJV · I Am Barabbas. and So Are You
12
And when He was accused by the chief priests and elders, He gave no answer.Read from NKJV · I Am Barabbas and So Are You
13
Then Pilate asked Him, "Do You not hear how many charges they are bringing against You?"Read from ESV · I Am Barabbas and So Are You
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But Jesus gave no answer, not even to a single charge, much to the governor's amazement.Read from NKJV · The Power of the 9th Hour
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Now it was the governor's custom at the feast to release to the crowd a prisoner of their choosing.Read from NKJV · I Am Barabbas. and So Are You
16
At that time they were holding a notorious prisoner named Barabbas.Read from NKJV · I Am Barabbas and So Are You
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So when the crowd had assembled, Pilate asked them, "Which one do you want me to release to you: Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?"Read from NKJV · I Am Barabbas and So Are You
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For he knew it was out of envy that they had handed Jesus over to him.Read from NKJV · I Am Barabbas. and So Are You
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But the chief priests and elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus put to death.Read from NKJV · I Am Barabbas and So Are You
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"Which of the two do you want me to release to you?" asked the governor. "Barabbas," they replied.Read from NKJV · I Am Barabbas and So Are You
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 NKJV · I Am Barabbas and So Are You
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All the people answered, "His blood be on us and on our children!"Read from NKJV · I Am Barabbas. and So Are You
32
Along the way they found a man from Cyrene, named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross of Jesus.Read from NKJV · Silence the Mocking Voices
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they offered Him wine to drink, mixed with gall; but after tasting it, He refused to drink it.Read from NKJV · Silence the Mocking Voices
38
Two robbers were crucified with Him, one on His right hand and the other on His left.Read from NKJV · Silence the Mocking Voices
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And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their headsRead from NKJV · Silence the Mocking Voices
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and saying, "You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross!"Read from NKJV · Silence the Mocking Voices
42
"He saved others, but He cannot save Himself. He is the King of Israel! Let Him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in Him.Read from NKJV · Silence the Mocking Voices
45
From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land.Read from NKJV · Desperate for More of God - Our Soul
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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 NKJV · Silence the Mocking Voices
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When some of those standing there heard this, they said, "He is calling Elijah."Read from NKJV · Jesus: Lunatic, Liar, or Lord
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One of them quickly ran and brought a sponge. He filled it with sour wine, put it on a reed, and held it up for Jesus to drink.Read from NKJV · Jesus: Lunatic, Liar, or Lord
50
When Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, He yielded up His spirit.Read from ESV · Desperate for More of God - Our Soul
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 NKJV · Silence the Mocking Voices
52
The tombs broke open, and the bodies of many saints who had fallen asleep were raised.Read from NKJV · Silence the Mocking Voices
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After Jesus' resurrection, when they had come out of the tombs, they entered the holy city and appeared to many people.Read from NKJV · Silence the Mocking Voices
54
When the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified and said, "Truly this was the Son of God."Read from NKJV · The Power of the 9th Hour
57
When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph, who himself was a disciple of Jesus.Read from NKJV · The Three Greatest Deceptions
58
He went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus, and Pilate ordered that it be given to him.Read from NKJV · The Three Greatest Deceptions
59
So Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,Read from NKJV · The Three Greatest Deceptions
60
and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut into the rock. Then he rolled a great stone across the entrance to the tomb and went away.Read from NKJV · The Three Greatest Deceptions
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Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were sitting there opposite the tomb.Read from NKJV · The Three Greatest Deceptions
62
The next day, the one after Preparation Day, the chief priests and Pharisees assembled before Pilate.Read from NKJV · The Three Greatest Deceptions
65
"You have a guard," Pilate said. "Go, make the tomb as secure as you know how."Read from NKJV · The Three Greatest Deceptions
66
So they went and secured the tomb by sealing the stone and posting the guard.Read from NKJV · The Three Greatest Deceptions
Matthew 28
1
After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb.Read from NKJV · Overcome Fear, Renew the Mind
2
Suddenly there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, rolled away the stone, and sat on it.Read from NKJV · Ready or Not Here I Come
3
His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow.Read from NKJV · Half Right -- Almost Saved
4
The guards trembled in fear of him and became like dead men.Read from NASB1995 · Ready or Not Here I Come
5
But the angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.Read from NKJV · Half Right -- Almost Saved
6
He is not here; He has risen, just as He said! Come, see the place where He lay.Read from NKJV · Half Right - Almost Saved
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Then go quickly and tell His disciples, 'He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see Him.' See, I have told you."Read from NKJV · Overcome Fear, Renew the Mind
8
So they hurried away from the tomb in fear and great joy, and ran to tell His disciples.Read from NKJV · Overcome Fear, Renew the Mind
9
Suddenly Jesus met them and said, "Greetings!" They came to Him, grasped His feet, and worshiped Him.Read from NKJV · Ready or Not Here I Come
10
"Do not be afraid," said Jesus. "Go and tell My brothers to go to Galilee. There they will see Me."Read from NKJV · Overcome Fear, Renew the Mind
11
While the women were on their way, some of the guards went into the city and reported to the chief priests all that had happened.Read from NKJV · Ready or Not Here I Come
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And after the chief priests had met with the elders and formed a plan, they gave the soldiers a large sum of moneyRead from NKJV · Overcome Fear, Renew the Mind
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and instructed them: "You are to say, 'His disciples came by night and stole Him away while we were asleep.'Read from NKJV · Ready or Not Here I Come
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If this report reaches the governor, we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble."Read from NKJV · Ready or Not, Here I Come
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So the guards took the money and did as they were instructed. And this account has been circulated among the Jews to this very day.Read from NKJV · Ready or Not, Here I Come
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Meanwhile, the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain Jesus had designated.Read from NKJV · Overcome Fear, Renew the Mind
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When they saw Him, they worshiped Him, but some doubted.Read from NKJV · Overcome Fear, Renew the Mind
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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 ESV · Overcome Fear, Renew the Mind
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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 · Overcome Fear, Renew the Mind