l[See ver. 21 above]
mCited from Isa. 14:13-15
o[See ver. 22 above]
q[See ver. 22 above]
aqCited from Hos. 6:6; [Mic. 6:6-8]
bbMark 1:25 (Gk.); 3:12; 8:30; Luke 4:41 (Gk.); 9:21; See ch. 8:4
bdCited from Isa. 42:1-3
by[See ver. 31 above]
cf[See ver. 34 above]
cu[See ver. 41 above]
ea[See ver. 16 above]
en[See ver. 19 above]
fcCited from Ps. 78:2
fm[See ver. 39 above]
fz[See ver. 44 above]
ga[See ver. 44 above]
hu[See ver. 22 above]
id[See ver. 30 above]

Matthew 11:16-30

16But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling to their playmates,

17 “‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance;
we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.’
18For John came aneither eating bnor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon.’ 19The Son of Man came ceating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look at him! A glutton and a drunkard, da friend of etax collectors and sinners!’ Yet wisdom is justified by her deeds.”
Some manuscripts children (compare Luke 7:35)


Woe to Unrepentant Cities

20 gThen he began to denounce the cities where most of his mighty works had been done, because they did not repent. 21 hWoe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works done in you had been done in iTyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. 22 jBut I tell you, it will be more bearable on kthe day of judgment for lTyre and Sidon than for you. 23And you, mCapernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? You will be brought down to nHades. For if the mighty works done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day. 24 oBut I tell you that pit will be more tolerable on qthe day of judgment for the land of Sodom than for you.”

Come to Me, and I Will Give You Rest

25 rAt that time Jesus declared, “I thank you, Father, sLord of heaven and earth, that tyou have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and urevealed them to little children; 26yes, Father, for such was your vgracious will.
Or  for so it pleased you well
27 xAll things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows the Son yexcept the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone zto whom the Son chooses to reveal him. 28 aaCome to abme, all who labor and are acheavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29Take my yoke upon you, and adlearn from me, for I am aegentle and lowly in heart, and afyou will find rest for your souls. 30For agmy yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”

Matthew 12

Jesus Is Lord of the Sabbath

1At that time ahJesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry, and aithey began to pluck heads of grain and to eat. 2But when the Pharisees saw it, they said to him, ajLook, your disciples are doing akwhat is not lawful to do on the Sabbath.” 3He said to them, al“Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, and those who were with him: 4how he entered the house of God and ate amthe bread of the Presence, which it was not lawful for him to eat nor for those who were with him, but only for the priests? 5Or have you not read anin the Law how on the Sabbath the priests in the temple profane the Sabbath and are guiltless? 6I tell you, aosomething greater than the temple is here. 7And if you had known apwhat this means, aq‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the guiltless. 8For arthe Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath.”

A Man with a Withered Hand

9He went on from there and asentered their synagogue. 10And a man was there with a withered hand. And they asked him, at“Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”— auso that they might accuse him. 11He said to them, Which one of you who has a sheep, avif it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will not take hold of it and lift it out? 12 awOf how much more value is a man than a sheep! So axit is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.” 13Then he said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” And aythe man stretched it out, and it was restored, healthy like the other. 14But the Pharisees went out and conspired against him, how to destroy him.

God’s Chosen Servant

15Jesus, aware of this, azwithdrew from there. And bamany followed him, and he healed them all 16and bbordered them not to make him known. 17 bcThis was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah:

18 bdBehold, my beservant whom I have chosen,
my beloved with whom my soul is well pleased.
bfI will put my Spirit upon him,
and he will proclaim justice to the Gentiles.
19He will not quarrel or cry aloud,
nor will anyone hear his voice in the streets;
20a bruised reed he will not break,
and a smoldering wick he will not quench,
until he brings justice to victory;
21 bgand in his name the Gentiles will hope.”

Blasphemy Against the Holy Spirit

22 bhThen a demon-oppressed man who was blind and mute was brought to him, and he healed him, so that the man spoke and saw. 23 biAnd all the people were amazed, and said, bjCan this be the Son of David?” 24But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, bk“It is only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, that this man casts out demons.” 25 blKnowing their thoughts, bmhe said to them, Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and no city or house divided against itself will stand. 26And if Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand? 27And if I cast out demons by Beelzebul, bnby whom do boyour sons cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges. 28But if it is bpby the Spirit of God that I cast out demons, then bqthe kingdom of God has come upon you. 29Or brhow can someone enter a strong man’s house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man? Then indeed bshe may plunder his house. 30 btWhoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters. 31 buTherefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven people, but bvthe blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. 32And whoever speaks a word bwagainst the Son of Man bxwill be forgiven, but bywhoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in bzthis age or in the age to come.

A Tree Is Known by Its Fruit

33 caEither make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad and its fruit bad, cbfor the tree is known by its fruit. 34 ccYou brood of vipers! How can you speak good, cdwhen you are evil? ceFor out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. 35 cfThe good person out of his good treasure brings forth good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure brings forth evil. 36I tell you, cgon the day of judgment chpeople will give account for cievery careless word they speak, 37for cjby your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”

The Sign of Jonah

38Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered him, saying, “Teacher, ckwe wish to see a sign from you.” 39But he answered them, cl“An evil and cmadulterous generation seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. 40For cnjust as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, coso will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. 41 cpThe men of Nineveh will rise up at the judgment with this generation and cqcondemn it, for crthey repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold, cssomething greater than Jonah is here. 42 ctThe queen of the South will rise up 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 behold, cusomething greater than Solomon is here.

Return of an Unclean Spirit

43When cvthe unclean spirit has gone out of a person, it passes through cwwaterless places seeking rest, but finds none. 44Then it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came.’ And when it comes, it finds the house empty, swept, and put in order. 45Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they enter and dwell there, and cxthe last state of that person is worse than the first. So also will it be with this cyevil generation.”

Jesus’ Mother and Brothers

46While he was still speaking to the people, behold, czhis mother and his dabrothers stood outside, asking to speak to him.
Some manuscripts insert verse 47: Someone told him, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, asking to speak to you”
48But he replied to the man who told him, Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?” 49And stretching out his hand toward his disciples, he said, Here are my mother and my brothers! 50For dcwhoever dddoes the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.”

Matthew 13

The Parable of the Sower

1That same day Jesus went out of the house deand sat beside the sea. 2And great crowds gathered about him, dfso that he got into a boat and sat down. And the whole crowd stood on the beach. 3And dghe told them many things in parables, saying: dh“A sower went out to sow. 4And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them. 5Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil, and immediately they sprang up, since they had no depth of soil, 6but diwhen the sun rose they were scorched. And since they had no root, djthey withered away. 7Other seeds fell among dkthorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them. 8Other seeds fell on good soil and produced grain, some dla hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. 9 dmHe who has ears,
Some manuscripts add here and in verse 43 to hear
let him hear.”


The Purpose of the Parables

10Then the disciples came and said to him, “Why do you speak to them in parables?” 11And he answered them, doTo you it has been given to know dpthe secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given. 12 dqFor to the one who has, more will be given, and he will have an abundance, but from the one who has not, dreven what he has will be taken away. 13This is why I speak to them in parables, because dsseeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, dtnor do they understand. 14Indeed, in their case the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled that says:

du“‘“You will indeed hear but never understand,
and you will indeed see but never perceive.”
15For this people’s heart has grown dull,
and with their ears dvthey can barely hear,
and dwtheir eyes they have closed,
lest they should see with their eyes
and hear with their ears
and dxunderstand with their heart
and dyturn, and I would heal them.’
16But dzblessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear. 17 eaFor truly, I say to you, ebmany prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.

The Parable of the Sower Explained

18 ecHear then the parable of the sower: 19When anyone hears the word of edthe kingdom and eedoes not understand it, efthe evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. This is what was sown along the path. 20As for what was sown on rocky ground, this is the one who hears the word and immediately egreceives it with joy, 21yet he has no root in himself, but ehendures for a while, and when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately eihe falls away.
Or stumbles
22As for what was sown among thorns, this is the one who hears the word, but ekthe cares of elthe world and emthe deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and it proves unfruitful. 23As for what was sown on good soil, this is the one who hears the word and enunderstands it. He indeed eobears fruit and yields, in one case epa hundredfold, in another sixty, and in another thirty.”

The Parable of the Weeds

24He put another parable before them, saying, eq“The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field, 25but while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds
Probably darnel, a wheat-like weed
among the wheat and went away.
26So when the plants came up and bore grain, then the weeds appeared also. 27And the servants
Greek bondservants; also verse 28
of the master of the house came and said to him, ‘Master, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have weeds?’
28He said to them, ‘An enemy has done this.’ So the servants said to him, ‘Then do you want us to go and gather them?’ 29But he said, etNo, lest in gathering the weeds you root up the wheat along with them. 30Let both grow together until the harvest, and at harvest time I will tell the reapers, " euGather the weeds first and bind them in bundles to be burned, but gather the wheat into my barn."’”

The Mustard Seed and the Leaven

31He put another parable before them, saying, ev“The kingdom of heaven is like ewa grain of mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his field. 32It is the smallest of all seeds, but when it has grown it is larger than all the garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and make nests in its branches.”

33He told them another parable. ex“The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and hid in eythree measures of flour, till it was ezall leavened.”

Prophecy and Parables

34 faAll these things Jesus said to the crowds in parables; indeed, he said nothing to them without a parable. 35This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet:
Some manuscripts Isaiah the prophet


fc“I will open my mouth in parables;
fdI will utter what has been hidden fesince the foundation of the world.”

The Parable of the Weeds Explained

36Then he left the crowds and went into ffthe house. And his disciples came to him, saying, fgExplain to us the parable of the weeds of the field.” 37He answered, “The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man. 38The field is the world, and the good seed is fhthe sons of the kingdom. The weeds are fithe sons of the evil one, 39and the enemy who sowed them is the devil. fjThe harvest is fkthe end of the age, and the reapers are angels. 40Just as the weeds flare gathered and burned with fire, so will it be at fmthe end of the age. 41 fnThe Son of Man will send his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all focauses of sin and fpall law-breakers, 42 fqand throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place frthere will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 43Then fsthe righteous will shine like the sun ftin the kingdom of their Father. fuHe who has ears, let him hear.

The Parable of the Hidden Treasure

44The kingdom of heaven fvis like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy fwhe goes and sells all that he has and fxbuys that field.

The Parable of the Pearl of Great Value

45Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls, 46who, on finding fyone pearl of great value, fzwent and sold all that he had and gabought it.

The Parable of the Net

47Again, the kingdom of heaven is gblike a net that was thrown into the sea and gcgathered fish of every kind. 48When it was full, gdmen drew it ashore and sat down and sorted the good into containers but threw away the bad. 49So it will be at gethe end of the age. The angels will come out and gfseparate the evil from the righteous 50 ggand throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place ghthere will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

New and Old Treasures

51 gi“Have you understood all these things?” They said to him, “Yes.” 52And he said to them, Therefore every gjscribe gkwho has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like a master of a house, who glbrings out of his treasure what is new and what is old.”

Jesus Rejected at Nazareth

53And when Jesus had finished these parables, he went away from there, 54 gmand coming to gnhis hometown gohe taught them in their synagogue, so that gpthey were astonished, and said, “Where did this man get this wisdom and these mighty works? 55 gqIs not this grthe carpenter’s son? Is not his mother called Mary? And are not gshis brothers James and Joseph and Simon and Judas? 56And are not all his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all these things?” 57And gtthey took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, gu“A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and in his own household.” 58And he did not do many mighty works there, gvbecause of their unbelief.

Matthew 14:1-34

The Death of John the Baptist

1 gwAt that time gxHerod the tetrarch heard about the fame of Jesus, 2and he said to his servants, gyThis is John the Baptist. He has been raised from the dead; that is why these miraculous powers are at work in him.” 3For gzHerod had seized John and bound him and haput him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife,
Some manuscripts his brother’s wife
4because John had been saying to him, hc“It is not lawful for you to have her.” 5And though he wanted to put him to death, hdhe feared the people, because they held him to be hea prophet. 6But when Herod’s hfbirthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced before the company and pleased Herod, 7so that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she might ask. 8Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter.” 9And the king was sorry, but because of his oaths and his guests he commanded it to be given. 10He sent and had John beheaded in the prison, 11and his head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother. 12And hghis disciples came and took the body and buried it, and they went and told Jesus.

Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand

13Now when Jesus heard this, hhhe withdrew from there in a boat to a desolate place by himself. But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from the towns. 14When he went ashore he hisaw a great crowd, and hjhe had compassion on them and healed their sick. 15Now when it was evening, the disciples came to him and said, “This is a desolate place, and the day is now over; hksend the crowds away to go into the villages and buy food for themselves.” 16But Jesus said, “They need not go away; hlyou give them something to eat.” 17They said to him, “We have only five loaves here and two fish.” 18And he said, Bring them here to me.” 19Then he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass, and taking the five loaves and the two fish, hmhe looked up to heaven and hnsaid a blessing. Then he broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. 20And they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up twelve baskets full of the broken pieces left over. 21And those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children.

Jesus Walks on the Water

22 hoImmediately he hpmade the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. 23And after he had dismissed the crowds, hqhe went up on the mountain by himself to pray. When hrevening came, he was there alone, 24but the boat by this time was a long way
Greek many stadia, a stadion was about 607 feet or 185 meters
from the land,
Some manuscripts  was out on the sea
beaten by the waves, for the wind was against them.
25And huin the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea. 26But when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, hvthey were terrified, and said, “It is a ghost!” and they cried out in fear. 27But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, hw“Take heart; it is I. hxDo not be afraid.”

28And Peter answered him, “Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water.” 29He said, Come.” So Peter got out of the boat and hywalked on the water and came to Jesus. 30But when he saw the wind,
Some manuscripts strong wind
he was afraid, and beginning to sink he cried out, iaLord, save me.”
31Jesus immediately reached out his hand and took hold of him, saying to him, ib“O you of little faith, why did you icdoubt?” 32And when they got into the boat, idthe wind ceased. 33And iethose in the boat ifworshiped him, saying, igTruly you are ihthe Son of God.”

Jesus Heals the Sick in Gennesaret

34 iiAnd when they had crossed over, they came to land at ijGennesaret.
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