Matthew 23(ESV) Seven Woes to the Scribes and Pharisees Then Jesussaid to the crowds and to his disciples,2"The scribes and the Phariseessit on Moses' seat,3so do and observe whatever they tell you,but not the works they do.For they preach, but do not practice.4They tie up heavy burdens, hard to bear,[a]and lay them on people's shoulders, but they themselves are not wi...

Matthew 22(ESV) The Parable of the Wedding Feast And again Jesusspoke to them in parables, saying,2"The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gavea wedding feast for his son,3andsent his servants[a]to call those who were invited to the wedding feast, but they would not come.4Again he sent other servants, saying, 'Tell those who are invited, "See, I have prepa...

Matthew 21(ESV) The Triumphal Entry Now when they drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, tothe Mount of Olives, then Jesussent two disciples,2saying to them,"Go into the village in front of you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them to me.3If anyone says anything to you, you shall say, 'The Lord needs them,...

Matthew 20(ESV) Laborers in the Vineyard "For the kingdom of heaven is like a master of a house who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.2After agreeing with the laborers for a denarius[a]a day, he sent them into his vineyard.3And going out about the third hour he saw others standing idle in the marketplace,4and to them he said, 'You go into ...

Matthew 19(ESV) Teaching About Divorce Now when Jesus had finished these sayings, he went away fromGalilee andenteredthe region of Judea beyond the Jordan.2Andlarge crowds followed him, and he healed them there. 3And Pharisees came up to him andtested him by asking,"Is it lawful to divorce one's wife for any cause?"4He answered,"Have you not read that he who created t...

Matthew 18(ESV) Who Is the Greatest? At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, "Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?"2And calling to him a child, he put him in the midst of them3and said,"Truly, I say to you, unless youturn andbecome like children, youwill never enter the kingdom of heaven.4Whoever humbles himself like this child is thegreatest in the ...

Matthew 17(ESV) The Transfiguration And after six days Jesus took with himPeter and James, and John his brother, and led them up a high mountain by themselves.2And he wastransfigured before them, andhis face shone like the sun, andhis clothes became white as light.3And behold, there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, talking with him.4And Peter said to Jesus, "Lord, it...

Matthew 16(ESV) The Pharisees and Sadducees Demand Signs And the Pharisees and Sadducees came, andto test himthey asked him to show thema sign from heaven.2He answered them,[a]"When it is evening, you say, 'It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.'3And in the morning, 'It will be stormy today, for the sky is red and threatening.'You know how to interpret the appear...

Matthew 15(ESV) Traditions and Commandments Then Pharisees andscribes came to Jesusfrom Jerusalem and said,2"Why do your disciples breakthe tradition of the elders?For they do not wash their hands when they eat."3He answered them,"And why do you break the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition?4For God commanded,'Honor your father and your mother,' and,'Whoe...

Matthew 14(ESV) The Death of John the Baptist At that timeHerod the tetrarch heard about the fame of Jesus,2and he said to his servants,"This is John the Baptist. He has been raised from the dead; that is why these miraculous powers are at work in him."3ForHerod had seized John and bound him andput him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife,[a]...

Matthew 13(ESV) The Parable of the Sower That same day Jesus went out of the houseand sat beside the sea.2And great crowds gathered about him,so that he got into a boat and sat down. And the whole crowd stood on the beach.3Andhe told them many things in parables, saying:"A sower went out to sow.4And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and ...

Matthew 12(ESV) Jesus Is Lord of the Sabbath At that timeJesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry, andthey began to pluck heads of grain and to eat.2But when the Pharisees saw it, they said to him,"Look, your disciples are doingwhat is not lawful to do on the Sabbath."3He said to them,"Have you not read what David did when he was hun...

Matthew 11(ESV) Messengers from John the Baptist When Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples, he went on from there to teach and preach in their cities. 2Now when John heardin prison about the deeds ofthe Christ, he sent word byhis disciples3and said to him, "Are youthe one who is to come, or shall welook for another?"4And Jesus answered them,"Go and tell...

Matthew 10(ESV) The Twelve Apostles And he called to him his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every affliction.2The names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon,who is called Peter, andAndrew his brother;James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;3Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas ...

Matthew 9(ESV) Jesus Heals a Paralytic And getting into a boat he crossed over and came tohis own city.2And behold, some people brought to him a paralytic, lying on a bed. And when Jesussaw their faith, he said to the paralytic,"Take heart, my son;your sins are forgiven."3And behold, some of the scribes said to themselves,"This man is blaspheming."4But Jesus,knowing[a]...

Matthew 8(ESV) Jesus Cleanses a Leper When he came down from the mountain,great crowds followed him.2And behold, a lepera]"[a]came to him andknelt before him, saying, "Lord, if you will, you can make me clean."3And Jesusb]"[b]stretched out his hand and touched him, saying,"I will; be clean."And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.4And Jesus said to him,"See that you...

Matthew 7(ESV) Judging Others "Judge not, that you be not judged.2For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, andwith the measure you use it will be measured to you.3Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, butdo not notice the log that is in your own eye?4Or how can you say to your brother, 'Let me take the speck out of your eye,' when there...

Matthew 6(ESV) Giving to the Needy "Beware ofpracticing your righteousness before other people in orderto be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven. 2"Thus, when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they maybe praised by others. Truly, I say to you,...

Matthew 5(ESV) The Sermon on the Mount Seeing the crowds,he went up on the mountain, and when hesat down, his disciples came to him. The Beatitudes 2Andhe opened his mouth and taught them, saying: 3"Blessed arethe poor in spirit, fortheirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4"Blessed arethose who mourn, for they shall be comforted. 5"Blessed are themeek, for theyshall inheri...

Matthew 4(ESV) The Temptation of Jesus Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wildernessto be tempted by the devil.2And after fastingforty days and forty nights, hewas hungry.3Andthe tempter came and said to him, "If you arethe Son of God, commandthese stones to become loaves of bread."4But he answered,"It is written, "'Man shall not live by bread alone,but by...

Matthew 3(ESV) John the Baptist Prepares the Way In those daysJohn the Baptist came preaching inthe wilderness of Judea,2"Repent, forthe kingdom of heaven is at hand."[a]3For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness:'Prepare[b]the way of the Lord;make his paths straight.'" 4Now John worea garment ...

Matthew 2(ESV) The Visit of the Wise Men Nowafter Jesus was born inBethlehem of Judeain the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men[a]fromthe east came to Jerusalem,2saying, "Where is he who has been bornking of the Jews? For we sawhis star when it rose[b]and have come toworship him."3When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him;4and ass...

Matthew 1(ESV) The Genealogy of Jesus Christ The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ,the son of David,the son of Abraham. 2Abraham was the father of Isaac, andIsaac the father of Jacob, andJacob the father of Judah and his brothers,3andJudah the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, and Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram,[a]4and Ram the father of...