The Gospel According
to
Matthew
Chapter 1
1 This is the book of the genealogy of Jesus, “The Christ” the Son of David, the Son of Abraham;
2 Abraham was the father of Isaac; and Isaac was the father of Jacob; and Jacob was the father of Judah and his brothers;
3 And Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah, born of Tamar; now Perez was the father of Hezron; and Hezron was the father of Ram;
4 And Ram was the father of Amminadab; and Amminadab was the father Nahshon; and Nahshon was the father of Salmon;
5 And Salmon was the father of Boaz, born of Rahab; and Boaz was the father of Obed, born of Ruth; now Obed was the father of Jesse;
6 And Jesse was the father of David, the king; and David was the father of Solomon, born of her who had been Uriah’s;
7 And Solomon was the father of Rehoboam; and Rehoboam was the father of Abijah; and Abijah was the father of Asa;
8 And Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat; and Jehoshaphat was the father of Jehoram, and Jehoram was the father of Uzziah;
9 And Uzziah was the father of Jotham; and Jotham was the father of Ahaz; and Ahaz was the father of Hezekiah;
10 and Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh; and Manasseh was the father of Amon; and Amon was the father of Josiah;
11 And Josiah was the father of Jeconiah and his brothers, about the time of the Babylonian captivity.a
12 After the Babylonian captivity, Jeconiah fathered Sheatiel; and Sheatiel was the father of Zerubbabel;
13 And Zerubbabel was the father of Abihud; and Abihud was the father of Eliakim; and Eliakim was the father of Azor;
14 And Azor was the father of Zadok; and Zadok was the father of Akim; and Akim was the father of Elihud;
15 And Elihud was the father of Eleazar; and Eleazar was the father of Matthan; and Matthan was the father of Jacob
16 And Jacob was the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, by whom was born Jesus, who is called The Christ.
17 So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David to the Babylonian captivity, are fourteen generations; and from the Babylonian captivity to The Christ are fourteen generations.
18 Now the birth of The Christ was thus: there was a betrothal of His mother Mary to Joseph, but before they had been together, she was found to be with Child of the Holy Spirit.
19 Now Joseph her betrothed, was a righteous man, and did not wish to bring her public disgrace, so he planned to put her away privately.
20 But as he thought upon these things, behold! The Angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, Son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife; for that which is within her is born of the Holy Spirit.
21 She will bring forth a Son; and you shall name Him Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins”
22 Now all this took place in order to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord, through the prophet Isaiah,1 saying,
23 “Behold, a virgin will be with child, and give birth to a Son, and they will call Him by the name Immanuel”2 (which is interpreted as, “God with us”)
24 Joseph, now awakening from his sleep, did as he was commanded by the Angel of the Lord, and took Mary as his wife.
25 But he was unwilling to know her until after she had given birth to her firstborn Son; and they called Him by the name Jesus.
a. The Babylonian Captivity took place around 600 B.C. And lasted for seventy years - See Jeremiah 29:10
1.The Codex Bezae - 400-500 A.D.
2.Isaiah 7:14 - DSS - 225-125 B.C.
Chapter 2
1 Now before Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east arrived in Jerusalem,
2 asking, “Where is the one who will be born King of the Jews? For we have seen His star in the east, and have come to pay Him homage”
3 But upon hearing this King Herod was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
4 So he assembled the high priests and the scribes of the people, to inquire of them where the Christ would be born.
5 And they said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea; for this is written through the prophet Micah;
6 ‘And you, Bethlehem house of Ephrathah, although you are small to be among the clans of Judah, out of you will come the Leader of Israel; whose ways will endure forever’1” a b
7 So Herod called the wise men privately, to inquire the exact time they had noticed the star.
8 Then he sent them towards Bethlehem, saying, “Go, search out the Childs exact location, and after you have found Him, bring word to me, so that I also may come and present Him offerings”
9 After hearing the king, they departed; and behold! The star which they had seen in the east, led the way before them until it came and stood above the Child.
10 After seeing the star, they rejoiced with a very great joy.
11 then they entered into the house and saw the Child with His mother Mary; and fell down in reverence before Him. And opening what was stored, they presented Him offerings of gold, frankincense, and Myrrh.
12 But having been warned by God in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed into their own country by another road.
13 And after they withdrew, behold, the Angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, “Rise up! Take the Child and His mother and flee into Egypt, and stay there until I tell you; for Herod will seek the Child to kill Him”
14 As soon as he awoke, he took the Child and His mother by night and fled into Egypt.
15 And they stayed there until the conclusion of Herod’s order; to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet Hosea, saying, “When Israel was a child I loved him, so from out of Egypt I called My Son”c 2
16 Once Herod realized that he had been scorned by the prophets, he was greatly enraged. So he commanded the annihilation of all male children in Bethlehem and in all of its boarders, from two years old and younger, according to the time that he had learned from the wise men.
17 At that time what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled, saying,3
18 “An outcry is heard in Rama, lamentation, and bitter weeping; Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, for they are no more”4
19* Afterward death surrounded Herod’s followers. And behold! The Angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,
20 saying, “Rise up, take the Child, and His mother and travel into the land of Israel; for those who sought the Child’s life are dead”
21 So he rose up, took the Child and His mother, and went into the land of Israel.
22 But upon hearing that Archelaus reigned in Judea in the stead of his father Herod, there he became afraid and turned back. And after being warned in a dream, he withdrew into the regions of Galilee.
23 And he went and settled in a city named Nazareth. In order to fulfill what was spoken through the prophets who said, “He shall be called a Nazarene”5
a. Ephrathah: meaning (Fruitful) 1. Micah 5:2 - Nehal Hever - 100-50 B.C 4. Jeremiah 31:15 - The Mt.Sinai Bible - 300-400 A.D.
b. Bethlehem: meaning (House of Bread) 2. Hosea 11:1 - P70 - 150-250 A.D. 5. Judges 13:5-7 - Codex Alexandrinus - 400-500 A.D.
c. Some texts, “Children” 3. The Codex Bezae - 400-500 A.D.
Chapter 3
1 Now in those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judea,
2 saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has drawn near!”
3 For this is the prophecy spoken through the prophet Isaiah, saying, “A voice crying out in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way of the Lord. Make His paths straight!’1”
4 As for him, John’s clothing was made from camel’s hair, with a girdle of animal skin around his waist; and his food was locusts and wild honey.
5 At that time all of Jerusalem was going out to him, as with all of Judea, and every region surrounding the Jordan,
6 and they were being baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins.
7 But when John saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees had come to a baptism, he said, “You brood of vipers! Who forewarned you to flee from the coming wrath?
8 Because of this produce fruit consistent with repentance,
9 and do not think to say within yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as a father’ For I tell you, that God is capable of using even these stones to raise the children up unto Abraham.
10 And even now the axe is at the root of the trees; therefore every tree that does not produce good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire.
11 For truly, I baptize you with water into repentance; but after me comes One mightier than I, whose sandals I’m unworthy to bear. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire,
12 whose winnowing fan is in His hand. And He will thoroughly cleanse His threshing floor; then gather His wheat into the storehouses, but He will burn the chaff in the everlasting fire”
13 At that time Jesus came from the land of Galilee unto the Jordan River to see John, to be baptized by him.
14 But John refused Him, saying, “I have need to be baptized by you, yet you come to me?”
15 But in response to him Jesus said, “Permit this at once, for this is the way proper for us, to fulfill every righteousness” Then he permitted Him.
16 And after being baptized, at once Jesus rose up out of the water; and behold! The heavens were opened and he saw the Holy Spirit descending like a dove, and surrounding Him in light.
17 Then suddenly! A voice from the heavens said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I Am well pleased”
1. Isaiah 40:3 - DSS - 225-125 B.C.
Chapter 4
1 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
2 After fasting forty days, and forty nights, then He was starving.
3 And the tempter came, saying, “If you are the Son of God, command that these stones be turned into bread”
4 But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man will not live by bread alone, but by ever word that proceeds from the testimony of God’1”
5 Then He was taken by the devil unto the holy city and he set Him above the pinnacle of the temple,
6 And said to Him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down; for it is written, ‘He will command His angels concerning you’;2 And ‘They shall carry you up in their hands, lest your foot strike against stone’3”
7* Jesus said to him, “Again it is written, ‘You shall not tempt the Lord your God’4”a
8 Once again, the devil took Him atop a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the earth and their glory,
9 and he said to Him, “All these things I will give to you; after you have fallen to worship me”
10 But Jesus said to him, “Be gone satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and serve Him only’5”
11 Then the devil left Him; and behold! Angels came and ministered to Him.
12 But when Jesus heard that John had been imprisoned, He departed into Galilee.
13 And left behind Nazareth, coming to settle in Capernaum beside the sea, within the boundaries of Zebulon and Naphtali;
14 in order to fulfill the words of the prophet Isaiah, saying,
15 “The land of Zebulon and The land of Naphtali will be greatly honored, the way through sea, across the River Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles.6
16 The people who dwell in darkness will see a great light, those who walk in the desert of the shadow of death, a light will shine upon them”7
17 From that time on, Jesus began to minister and say, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has drawn near!”
18 Now while Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.
19 And He said to them, “Come, follow Me and I will make you fishers of men”
20 And at once they forsook their nets, and followed Him.
21 And going from there, He saw another two brothers, James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, in a boat with Zebedee their father tending their nets and He called them.
22 And immediately the brothers left the boat and their father to follow Him.
23 Then Jesus led them throughout all of Galilee, preaching in the synagogues and proclaiming the good tidings of the kingdom, and healing all kinds of sickness and every kind of infirmity among the people.
24 And word of Him spread throughout all Syria; and they brought Him all those who were sick, having various diseases and those being oppressed by afflictions, along with the demonically possessed, and the moonstruck, and the lame; and He healed them.
25 Then great multitudes followed Him from Galilee and Decapolis, and Jerusalem and Judea and beyond the Jordan River.
1. Deuteronomy 8:3 - DSS - 300-200 B.C. a. Cannot be translated, “Test” See 1 John 4:1-6, and Judges 6:36-40.
2. Psalms - 91:11 - DSS - 50 B.C to 50 A.D.
3. Psalms - 91:12 - DSS - 50 B.C to 50 A.D.
4. Deuteronomy 6:13 - Rahlfs 963 - 100-200 A.D.
5. Deuteronomy 6:13 - Rahlfs 963 - 100-200 A.D.
6. Isaiah 9:1 - DSS - 225-125 B.C.
7. Isaiah 9:2 - DSS - 225-125 B.C.
Chapter 5
1 After looking upon the multitudes, He went up on the mountain; and settled Himself, followed by His disciples.
2 And opening His mouth, He taught them, saying,
3 “Blessed are the lowly in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4 Blessed are those who mourn: for they shall be comforted.
5 Blessed are the humble: for they shall inherit the land.
6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness: for they shall be filled.
7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall receive mercy.
8 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
9 Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
10 Blessed are those who have been persecuted for the sake of righteousness: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
11 Blessed are you when they insult and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil things against you falsely, for the sake of righteousness.1
12 Rejoice and be glad, for great is your reward in heaven; for in this same way they persecuted the prophets who came before you.
13* You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its saltiness, what man is able to restore its salt? Unto the point it is no longer good, aside from being cast out and trampled down by mankind.
14 You are the light of the world. A city standing atop a mountain cannot be hidden;
15 no man lights a lamp and puts it under a bowl, instead they place it on a lampstand, and it gives light unto all those in the house.
16 In this way let your light shine in the presence of mankind, so that they might learn of your good works and glorify your Father who is in heaven.
17 Do not believe that I came to end the law or the prophets; I have not come to end them, but to fulfill them.
18 For truly I tell you: until after the skies and the earth pass away, not the smallest letter, not even a brushstroke shall pass away from The Ten Commandments until everything has been accomplished.
19 Therefore if anyone removes one of the least of these commandments and teaches humanity accordingly, they shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but if anyone fulfills them and teaches them, they shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.2
20 For I tell you that unless within you abounds a righteousness greater than the scribes and the Pharisees, you will never enter into the kingdom of heaven.
21 You have heard that it was commanded unto the ancients, ‘You shall not murder’;3 For whoever murders will be subject to divine judgment. 4 a
22 But I tell you that anyone who is provoked to violence by their brother shall be liable to divine judgment, and whoever says to his brother ‘You worthless rag’b shall be subject before the council and anyone who says, ‘You idiot!’ will be in danger of the hell of fire.
23 So if you are presenting your offering before the altar, and there you remember that your brother has something against you,
24 leave your offering there at the altar and go; first be reconciled with your brother, and then come and present your offering.
25 Be agreeable with your adversary quickly, while you are with them upon the way, or else your adversary may hand you over to the judge, and the judge5 to the officer, and you be thrown into prison.
26 Truly I tell you, you will not leave that place until you have paid the utmost cost.
27 You have heard that it was commanded unto the ancients, ‘You shall not commit adultery’6
28 But I say to you that whoever looks upon a woman lustfully has already committed adultery within their own heart.
29 Therefore if your right eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and cast it away from you; for it is better that one of your members perish, rather than having your whole body be thrown into hell.
30 And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and cast it away from you; for it is better that one of your members perish, rather than having your whole body be thrown into hell.
31 And it was said, whoever divorces his wife ‘Shall write her a certificate of divorce’7
32* But I tell you, that whoever divorces their spouse, except on account of sexual immorality, makes themself into an adulterer; and whoever divorces to enter a marital relationship commits adultery.
33 Again, you have heard that it was commanded unto the ancients, ‘You shall not swear falsely by My name’8 but, ‘fulfill your vows to the Lord’c
34 But I say to you do not swear at all, not by heaven, for that is the throne of God,
35 nor by the earth, for it is the resting place for His feet, nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.
36 Nor shall you swear by your head, because you are unable to turn a single hair white or black.
37 But let your words be ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ anything more than this is wickedness.
38 You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and tooth for tooth’9
39* But I say to you, do not give evil cause to rise; but whoever slaps you on the right cheek, turn unto them also the other. d
40 And to the one who wishes to sue you and take your cloak, also leave them your tunic.
41 And whoever charges you to walk a mile with them, walk with them two.
42 Give unto the one who asks, and those who wish to borrow from you, do not turn away.
43 You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy’x
44 But I say to you, love your enemies and pray on behalf of those who mistreat you;
45 So that you might become the children of your Father in heaven; for He causes the sun to rise upon the evil and the good, and sends rain upon both.
46 For if you love those who love you, what reward will you have? Do not even the commoners do the same?
47 For if you love only your brothers, what greater things have you done? Nothing at all, even the gentiles do this.
48 Therefore, you are to be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect”
1. The Codex Bezae - 400-500 A.D. a. The verse references - Exodus 23:7
2. The Mt.Sinai Bible 300-400 A.D. b. This is an ancient Greek expression involving the hatred of another person, i.e. the opposite of loving your brother.
3. Exodus - 20:13 - Nash Papyrus – 300-200 B.C. c. The verse references Deuteronomy 23:23
4. P67 - 50-150 A.D. d. Cannot be translated as, “Do not resist evil/an evil man” See John 2:15-17
5. P67 - 50-150 A.D. and Luke 22:36, as well as, many other verses"
6. Exodus - 20:14 - Nash Papyrus - 300-200 B.C.
7. Deuteronomy 24:1 - DSS - 300-200 B.C.
8. Leviticus 19:12 - Codex Alexandrinus - 400-500 A.D.
9. Exodus 21:24 - DSS - 350-250 B.C
x. Community Rule 1:4 - DSS - 200-100 B.C. - One of the fourteen removed Bible books
Chapter 6
1 “And be careful not to practice your righteousness for mankind to be seen by them; if you do, you shall have no reward from your Father who is within the heavens.1
2 And when you give charity, do not sound a trumpet before you, like the hypocrites do in their synagogues and in the streets in order to be honored by mankind. Very truly I tell you, they have their reward in full.
3 But when you practice charity, do not let your left hand know the works of your right.
4 So that you give charity in the way of the hidden; then your Father who sees what is hidden afterward, may reward you.
5 And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites; for they love the material things in their synagogues, and pray in the street corners to be seen by mankind. Truly I tell you, they have their reward.
6 But when you pray, go into your inner room and shut the door, and pray to your Father who is within the hidden, then your Father who sees what is hidden, may reward you.
7 And when you pray do not ramble on like the hypocrites do, because they think that on account of their many words they will be heard.
8 So do not be like them; for God your Father knows what you have need of before you ask Him.
9 But in a manner similar to this you are to pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name
10 Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
11 Give us the bread necessary for this day.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we also are forgiving to our debtors.1
13 And let us not be led into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For yours is the kingdom and the glory, and the power forever. Amen’
14* For if you are forgiving towards mankind and their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also be forgiving towards you.
15 But if you are not forgiving towards mankind, neither will your Father be forgiving towards you.
16 And when you fast, do not be like the hypocrites, appearing downcast, for they disfigure their faces in order to appear to be fasting unto men. Truly I tell you they have their reward.
17 But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,
18 so that your fasting shall not be unto mankind, but unto your Father who is hidden; and your Father who sees within the hidden, may reward you.
19 Do not store up treasures for yourself upon the earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.
20 Instead store up your treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroy, and where thieves cannot break in and steal;
21 for where your treasure is, there also is your heart.
22 The lamp of the body is the eye; so then if your eye is focused, your whole body will be full of light.
23 But if your eye is evil, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light which is within you is the darkness, how vast that darkness is!
24 No one can serve two masters; for you will hate one and love the other, holding in devotion to one, but despising the other. You cannot serve both God and mammon a
25* Because of this I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or the body, what you will wear; no, in life there are greater things than food, the body and clothing.
26 Look at the birds of the sky, they neither sow nor reap, nor gather into storehouses, yet your heavenly Father provides for them. Are you not much more valuable than they?
27 And which of you by worrying can add a single cubit to your height?
28 And why worry about what you will wear? Look upon the flowers of the field, how they grow; they do not faint nor spin,
29 but I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor clothed himself like one of these.
30 Therefore if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow cast into the oven, will He not clothe you in far greater? O'ye of little faith.
31 So do not worry, saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear?’
32 For the gentiles seek after all these things; and God your Father knows that you need all these things.
33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all things shall be added unto you.
34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, rather let tomorrow worry about itself, for sufficient in a day are its troubles”
1. The Mt.Sinai Bible - 300-400 A.D.
a. mammon: defined as, "a son of the devil" or, "the spiritual manifestation of the worship of money"
Chapter 7
1 “Do not pass judgment, lest you be judged.
2 For with the judgment you judge, you will be judged; and in the way you measure others, it will be measured unto you.
3 And why are you looking at the speck in your brother’s eye, while there is a plank in your own eye that you will not consider?
4 Or else how will you be able say to your brother, ‘Brother cast the speck out of your eye’ without considering the plank in your own eye?
5 Hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you shall see clearly enough to remove the speck from your brother's eye.
6 Do not give something sacred to the dogs, nor put forth your pearls in the presence of the pigs, lest they trample them under their feet and turn, tearing you to pieces.
7 Ask, and it shall be given to you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and the door shall open to you. a
8 For whoever asks, receives; and the one who seeks, finds, and unto those who knock, the door shall be opened.
9 Or what man is there among you, when asked by his son for bread will give him a stone?
10 So then if asked for a fish, do not give a serpent.
11 And if you, being morally fallible, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much greater will your Father who is in heaven give good things unto those who ask Him.
12 Therefore, all things that you should have mankind do unto you, in like manner do you also unto them, for this sums up the law and the prophets.
13 Enter in through the narrow gate; for broad and wide is the road that leads into destruction and there are many who will enter through it.
14 But narrow is the gate and difficult is the way that leads into life, and there are few who find it.
15 Beware of lying prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are rapacious wolves.
16 By their fruits you will recognize them. Grapes cannot be gathered from the thorns, nor figs from thistles.
17 Thus, every good tree brings forth good fruit, but an evil tree brings forth evil fruit.
18 No good tree brings forth evil fruit, nor does an evil tree bring forth good fruit.
19 Every tree that does not bring forth good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire.
20 So then you will know them by their fruits.
21 Not everyone who prays to Me, ‘Lord, Lord’ will enter into the kingdom of heaven, but only those who do the will of My Father who is in heaven.
22 Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out many demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?’
23 At that time I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice unrighteousness’
24 Because of this, whoever hears these teachings of Mine and puts them into practice, shall become like a wise man who built his house upon the rock.
25 Afterward the rain descended, and the floods came, and the storm blew against the house; but it did not fall, for its foundation was within the rock.
26 But whoever hears these teachings of Mine and does not put them into practice, will become like a foolish man who built his house upon the sand.
27 Afterward the rain descended, and the floods came, and the storm blew and struck against the house and it fell, and grave was its fall”
28 And it came to pass after Jesus had finished these teachings, those of the multitudes were astonished by His doctrine;
29 because He taught them as one having authority, and not as one of the scribes.
a. The word translated here as, “Ask” can have a deeper meaning in ancient Greek, such as, “Asking, seeking and doing”
Chapter 8
1 After He had come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed Him.
2 Then suddenly! A leper approached, falling down before Him in reverence, saying, “Lord, if you are willing, you can cleanse me”
3 So stretching out His hand, Jesus touched him saying, “I Am willing; be clean” And immediately His leprosy was cleansed.
4 Then Jesus said to him, “See that you tell no one; but go show yourself to a priest and present the sacrifices which Moses commanded as a testimony unto them”
5 Afterward, as Jesus was entering into Capernaum, a centurion came to Him, beseeching Him,
6 and saying, “Lord, my child servant is lying sick at home, in terrible pain from palsy”
7 So He said unto him, “Shall I come heal Him?”
8 But in response, the centurion said, “Lord, I’m unworthy of having You step under my roof, but merely say the word, and my servant will be healed.
9 For I also am a man under authority, with soldiers under me; and I say to one, ‘Go’ and he goes, and to another, ‘Come’ and he comes, and to my servant: ‘This is your task!’ and he does it”
10 Upon hearing this, Jesus marveled and said to His followers, “Truly I tell you, not in all of Israel have I found such great faith.
11 And I say to you that many will come from the east and west, and sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven;
12 but the children of this kingdom shall be cast out into the outer darkness; where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth”
13 Then Jesus said unto the centurion, “Go, and as you believed, it will be done for you, and within the hour your servant will be healed” And the centurion returned to his house within that same hour to find the child healed. 1
14 After Jesus had entered into Peter's house, He saw his mother-in-law lying sick with a high fever.
15 And He touched her hand, and the fever left her; and she arose from her bed.
16 Once evening had come, they brought unto Him many who were demon-possessed; and He drove the spirits out by command, and healed all who were sick.
17 In order to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah, saying, “He took away our sickness and drove out our afflictions” 2
18 When Jesus saw a great multitude all around Him, He instructed His disciples to depart unto the other side.
19 And having come to Him a scribe said, “Teacher, I will follow wherever You go”
20 But Jesus said unto him, “Foxes have dens and the birds of the sky dwell in nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head”
21 And another of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father”
22 So He said unto him, “Follow Me, and let the dead bury those who they themselves are dead”
23 Then He stepped into a boat, and His disciples followed Him.
24 And behold! A great storm arose over the sea, to such an extent that the boat was being overtaken by the waves; but He was asleep.
25 So His disciples came waking Him, saying, “Lord, save us; we’re dying!”
26 And He said unto them, “Why fear, O’ye of little faith?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the waves, and a great peace came about.
27 Then the men were astonished, saying, “What kind of Man is this, that even the winds and the waves obey Him?”
28 After they had crossed into the land of Gadarenes, two demonically-possessed men confronted them as they came out of a sepulture; both were very fierce, to such an extent that no one could travel by that road.
29 And suddenly! They cried out, saying, “What is there between us and you, Son of God? Have You come to damn us before the set time?”
30 (Now nearby there was a herd of pigs with many herdsmen)
31 And the demons were begging Him, saying, “If you are going to cast us out, send us into the herd of pigs”
32 And He said to them, “Go out!” And they went out into the pigs, then suddenly! The entire herd rushed down a steep bank into the lake and drowned within its waters.
33 Then the herdsmen fled, and went into the city reporting everything, even what had happened to the demoniacs.
34 And at once! The entire city went out to meet Jesus; after they found Him, they instructed that He depart from their borders.
1. The Mt.Sinai Bible - 300-400 A.D.
2. Isaiah 53:4 - DSS - 225-125 B.C.
Chapter 9
1 So He stepped onto a boat, crossed over, and journeyed unto another city.
2 At that time behold! Others helped carry a paralytic to Him lying upon a mat. After seeing his faith Jesus said unto the paralytic, “Son, take courage; your sins are forgiven”
3 But behold! some of the scribes said among themselves, “That's blaspheme!”
4 But Jesus knew their intentions and said, “Why conceive evil in your hearts?
5 For which is easier to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’?
6 But so that you know the Son of Man has the power upon the earth to forgive sins” Then He said unto the paralytic, “Get up, take your mat and go to your house”
7 So he got up took his mat and went to his house.
8 Upon seeing this, the crowds marveled, and praised God, who gave such authority to mankind.
9 Now as Jesus was withdrawing from that place, He saw a man named Matthew, sitting at a tax collector's booth; and He said unto him “Follow Me” So he stood up and followed Him.
10 Afterward it came to pass while Jesus was sitting at a table in a house, behold! many farmers and sinners came and ate together with Jesus and His disciples.
11 Upon seeing this, one of the Pharisees said to His disciples, “Why is your teacher eating with farmers and sinners?”
12 After hearing this Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who have need of a healer, but the sick.
13* But go learn what this means ‘I desire mercy and not thysia’ a for I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners” 1
14 At that time the disciples of John came to Him, saying, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples fast not?”
15 And Jesus said to them, “Do the children of the Bridegroom mourn while He is with them? But the day will come when the Bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast.
16 But no one sews an unprepared piece of cloth onto old clothing; for when it is filled it will pull away from the garment, and the separation occurring will worsen.
17 No one pours new wine into old wineskins; or else the wineskins will burst, and the wine will flow out and the wineskins will be destroyed; instead they put new wine into new wineskins, and both shall be preserved”
18 As He was speaking these things unto them, suddenly! A ruler came, bowing down before Him saying, “My daughter is now dead; but come and rest your hand upon her, and she will live”
19 So Jesus arose and followed him with His disciples.
20 Then suddenly! A woman with a bleeding issue of twelve years approached from behind, and touched the hem of His garment;
21 because she thought within herself, “If I could just touch His garment, I will be healed”
22 So He turned around, and looking upon her, Jesus said, “Take heart daughter; your faith has healed you” And at that very moment the woman was healed.
23 Afterward Jesus entered into the ruler’s dwelling and saw musicians, and a crowd that was greatly distressed.
24 He Said to them, “Leave; for the little girl is not dead, but asleep” But they laughed at Him, knowing that she was dead.
25 But after the crowd had been shown out, He took her hand, and the little girl got up.
26 And word of this spread throughout the entire land.
27 Then as Jesus was withdrawing from there, two blind men followed after Him, 2 shouting and yelling, “Son of David, have mercy on us!”
28 And after He had entered into a house, the two blind men came to Him, so Jesus said unto them, “Do you believe I Am able to do this for you?” They replied, “Yes, Lord”
29 Then He touched their eyes, saying, “According to your faith it shall be done for you”
30 And their eyes were opened. Then Jesus sternly warned them saying, “See that no one knows of this”
31 But they went out, spreading the report of Him throughout that entire region.
32 As they were leaving, suddenly! They brought a mute, demonically possessed man to Him.
33 Yet after the demon had been cast out, the mute man spoke; and the multitudes marveled, saying, “Never has something like this happened in all of Israel”
34 But the Pharisees were saying, “He casts out demons by the prince of demons!”
35 Afterward Jesus went throughout all the cities and the villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all kinds of disease and every kind of sickness among the people; therefore they followed Him. 2
36 But upon seeing the multitudes, He felt compassion for them, because they were troubled and dispirited like sheep without a shepherd.
37 So He said unto His disciples, “Truly, the crop is plentiful, but the harvesters are few.
38 Therefore, pray that the Lord of the harvest leads the workers into His harvest”
a. Thysia, “The act of inflicting suffering/pain on others/self in Gods or a false gods name” Cannot be translated "I desire mercy and not sacrifice"
1. Hosea 6:6 - The Mt.Sinai Bible - 300-400 A.D.
2.The Mt.Sinai Bible - 300-400 A.D.
Chapter 10
1 After He had called His twelve disciples, He gave them authority over unclean spirits, so that they could cast them out, and heal all kinds of disease and every infirmity.
2 Now these are the names of the twelve apostles; First, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and his brother John;
3 Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus;
4 Simon the zealot, and Judas Iscariot (the one who betrayed Him)
5 After instructing them, Jesus sent out these twelve, saying, “Do not go after the ways of the Gentiles, and into a city of the Samaritans, do not enter;
6 instead go unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
7 And as you go, preach, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven has drawn near’
8 Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons. Freely you received, so freely give.
9 Bring no gold, nor silver, no money in your sashes.
10 No bag on your journey, nor two shirts, not even two pairs of sandals, or a staff; for the worker is worth his keep.
11 When you enter into a city or village, seek within it one who is worthy; and abide there until you would depart.
12 And when you enter a house, greet them saying, ‘Peace be unto this house’ 1
13 And if the house is worthy, let your peace be upon them, but if it is unworthy, let your peace return to you.
14 And whoever does not welcome you, or observe your teachings, go out of that house or community, then shake the dust off your feet.
15 Truly I tell you that it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and the land of Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that city.
16 Be on guard! I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves; therefore, become wise as the serpents and as unmixed as doves.
17 But beware of mankind, for they will deliver you to the councils and scourge you in their synagogues;
18 and you will stand 1 before rulers and even kings on My behalf, as a testimony to them, as well as, the Gentiles.
19 But when they hand you over, do not worry a about how or what you will say; for at that time what you are to say will be given to you.
20 For what you speak will not be of you, but of the Spirit of your Father who speaks through you.
21 Yes, brother will betray brother unto death and the father his child; and the children shall rise in rebellion against the parents and put them to death.
22 And you shall be hated by all mankind for the sake of My Name, but the one who perseveres unto the end shall be saved.
23 So when they persecute you in one city, flee to another; for truly I tell you, you will not finish going throughout the cities of Israel, before the Son of Man shall come.
24 A disciple is not above the Teacher, nor is a servant above his Lord.
25 It is enough that a disciple becomes like his Teacher, and the servant like his Lord. If the master of the house is called beelzebub, how much worse are those of his household.
26 But do not fear them, for there is nothing hidden that will not come to the light, nothing concealed He will not know.
27 What I tell you in the dark, discuss in the daylight; and what you hear whispered in your ear, declare upon the rooftops.
28 And do not fear those who can kill the body, but do not possess the power to destroy the soul; but rather fear the One who has the power to destroy both the body and the soul in hell.
29 Are not two sparrows sold for a copper? Yet not one of them will fall unto the earth apart from your Father.
30 But even the hairs of your head are all numbered by Him.
31 Therefore do not fear; you are worth much more than many sparrows.
32* And all, whoever agrees with b Me among mankind, I also will agree b with them in the presence of My Father who is in heaven.
33 But whoever refuses Me among mankind, I also will refuse them in the presence of My Father who is in heaven.
34* Do not believe that I have come to bring peace on the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword c
35 For I Am come to divide, ‘A man shall scorn his father, daughter shall stand against her mother, the daughter-in-law against mother-in-law,
36 and a man’s enemies shall be the members of his own household’2
37 Whoever loves father or mother more than Me is unworthy of Me; and whoever loves son or daughter more than Me is unworthy of Me.
38 And whoever does not take up their cross and follow after Me, is unworthy of Me.
39 Whoever finds their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for My sake shall find it.
40 Whoever welcomes you, welcomes Me, and whoever welcomes Me, welcomes the One who sent Me.
41 Anyone who welcomes a prophet because they are called a prophet, shall receive a prophet's reward; and anyone who welcomes a righteous person because they are called righteous, shall receive a righteous reward.
42 And anyone who gives even a cup of cold water unto one of these little ones in the name of a disciple, truly I tell you, they shall not lose their reward”
1. The Mt.Sinai Bible - 300-400 A.D.
a. Or, “Be anxious”
b. The word in ancient Greek stresses a sincere level of, “Agreement within” and can also be translated as, "To be in a state of oneness of mind with”
c. Makhaira, a single-edged short sword used in battle.
2. Micah 7:6 - DSS - 30-130 A.D.
Chapter 11
1 And it came to pass after He had finished, Jesus instructed His twelve disciples to depart from there to teach and preach in other villages.
2 Now, while imprisoned John heard about the works of the Christ, so he sent two of his disciples.
3 Who asked Him, “Are You the One who comes, or do we look for another?”
4 And in response to them, Jesus said, “Go back and report to John what you hear and see;
5 the blind receive sight, and the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good tidings are preached to the poor.
6 But blessed are those who do not stumble on account of Me”
7 Now as they were leaving Jesus began speaking unto the multitudes concerning John, “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swayed by the wind?
8 What then, a man dressed in fancy clothes? Look! Those who wear fancy clothing dwell in the palaces of kings.
9 So what was it you went out to see? A prophet? Yes I tell you, and more than a prophet.
10 For this is one who it is written about ‘Behold, I send My messenger ahead of you, to keep you in the way and lead you into the land I have prepared for you’ 1
11 Truly I tell you, among those born of women none have risen greater than John the Baptist, but the one who is the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
12 And before the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven suffers the violent, and the violent grasp at it.
13 For all the prophets and the law before John prophesied.
14 And if your willing to receive it, he is Elijah who is to come.
15 Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear.
16 But unto what shall I compare this generation? It is likened unto little children sitting in the marketplace, calling out to the others,
17 saying, ‘We played the flute for you, but you did not dance, we sang a dirge, but you did not mourn’
18 For John came neither to eat or drink, and they say ‘He has a demon’
19 The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Behold! A gluttonous man and a drunkard, beloved by farmers and sinners!’ Yet Wisdom is vindicated by Her works”
20 Then He began to rebuke the cities in which the great miracles had taken place, because they did not repent.
21 “Woe unto you, Chorazin! Woe unto you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles had taken place in Tyre and Sidon that took place in you, long ago they would have repented in sackcloth and ashes.
22 But I tell you it will be more tolerable in Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you.
23 And you Capernaum, will you be exalted unto heaven? No, ‘You will be brought down into hell’; 2 for if the miracles had taken place in Sodom that have taken place in you, it would have remained unto this day.
24 But I tell you, it will be more tolerable in the land of Sodom on the day of judgment than for you”
25 Then Jesus concluded by saying, “I give you all the praise, Father, Lord of heaven and the earth, for you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, yet revealed them to little children.
26 Yes, Father, for this is the way pleasing in your sight.
27 All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father; truly no one understands the Father except the son, a and no one understands the son, a except through the Father. b
28 Come to Me, all who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
29 Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I Am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
30 For My yoke is good and My burden, to be light”
1. Malachi 3:1 - DSS - 350-250 B.C.
2. Isaiah 14:15 - DSS - 200-100 B.C.
a. The Word in ancient Greek translated here as, “son” Can also be interpreted as, “daughter” Or, “child”
b. See John 1:9-13
Chapter 12
1 At that time Jesus was going through the grainfields on the Sabbath, and some of His disciples were hungry, so they began to pick the heads of the grain and eat.
2 But when the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, “Look! Your disciples are doing something that is not lawful to do on the Sabbath”
3 But He said unto them, “Have you never read what David and those with him did when they were hungry?
4 How they entered into the house of God, and ate the consecrated bread, something unlawful for him to have eaten or those with him, but only for priests. a
5 Or have you not read in the law, that on the Sabbath the priests within the sanctuary profane the Sabbath, yet are unashamed.
6 But I tell you that something greater than the temple is here.
7 But if you understood what this means ‘I desire mercy and not thysia’ b 1 you would not have condemned the innocent.
8 For the Son of man is the Lord of the Sabbath”
9 After departing from there, He entered into their synagogue.
10 And behold! There was a man who had a withered hand. And they made an inquisition, asking Him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?” that they might charge Him.
11 And He said to them, “Who is there among you men that when one of your sheep falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will not go embrace them, lifting them up?
12 So then how much greater is a man than a sheep? Therefore it is proper to produce good on the Sabbath day”
13 Then He said unto the man, “Stretch out your hand” So he stretched it out, and it was restored unto the likeness of the other.
14* After going out, the Pharisees devised a plot against Him, as to how they might destroy Him.
15 But when Jesus realized it, He left, and many followed Him, and He healed them all,
16 and He warned them lest they reveal His works,
17 In order to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah, saying,
18* “Behold! my servant, whom I uphold; my chosen, in whom my soul delights; I shall place my Spirit upon him and he will set judgment before the nations. 2
19 He shall not use a thunderous voice, c nor exalt, or publicize himself in the streets 3
20 A bruised reed He will not crush, and a smoldering wick He will not snuff out; as He leads unto truth and justice. 4
21 He will not falter, nor be discouraged, as He establishes the divine way upon the earth, and the islands shall attend His teachings” 5
22 At that time they brought Him a man who was demonically possessed, blind and mute, and He healed him, unto the point that the mute man spoke and regained his sight.
23 And all of the multitudes were amazed, and were saying, “Could this be the Son of David?"
24 But when the Pharisees heard, they said, “This man does not cast out demons except by beelzebub, the prince of demons”
25 But knowing their thoughts, He said unto them, “Every kingdom divided against itself, is made desolate; and every city or house divided against itself will not stand.
26 Therefore if the devil casts out the devil, he is divided against himself; how then will his kingdom stand?
27 So If I by beelzebub cast out the demons, by who do your sons cast them out? Because of this they will be your judges.
28 But if I by the Spirit of God cast out the demons, then He has come before you, or rather, the sovereignty of God.
29 Or else how could anyone enter into the house of a mighty man and pillage His vessels, without first tying up the mighty man? And then he can pillage His household.
30 All who are not with Me are against Me and those who do not glean with Me, dissolve.
31 Because of this I tell you, all forms of sin and blaspheme can be forgiven mankind, but blaspheming the Spirit will not be forgiven. d
32 Now whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man, it may be forgiven them; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven, not in this age nor in the one to come”
33 Either grow a tree good and its fruit will be good, or grow a tree evil and its fruit will be evil; for you come to recognize a tree by its fruit.
34 You brood of vipers, how could you being evil, speak good? For from that which fills the heart the mouth speaks.
35 The good man from out of his good treasury brings forth good; but the evil man from out of his evil treasury brings forth evil.
36 But I say unto you that every careless word that men speak, shall be returned in respect to their accounts on the day of judgment.
37 For by words you will testify, and by words you will be judged”
38 Then in response some of scribes and Pharisees said, “Teacher we wish to see a sign from you”
39 And answering them, He said, “An evil and adulterous lineage seeks a sign; yet no sign will be given it, except the sign of the prophet Jonah;
40 For just as, ‘Jonah was in the belly of a whale three days and three nights’ 6 so shall the Son of Man be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights.
41 The men of Nineveh will rise up at the judgment against this lineage and shall condemn it down, because they repented at the preaching of Jonah, but behold! something greater than Jonah is here.
42 The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment against this lineage and shall condemn them down, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; but behold! something greater than Solomon is here.
43 Now when an impure spirit departs from a person, it travels through places without water seeking refreshment, but finds none.
44 At that time it says, ‘I will return into my house from which I departed’; and finds it unoccupied, swept and set in order.
45 Then it seeks out and brings back with it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they enter in and dwell there; and what becomes of the latter state of the person is worse than the former, this is the way it will be with this evil lineage”
46 While he was still speaking to the multitudes, behold! His other7 mother and His brothers were standing outside, wishing to speak to Him.
47 And one of His disciples said to Him, “Look, Your mother and Your brothers are outside, wishing to speak to you”
48 So in explanation, He said, “Who is My mother and who are My brothers?”
49 Then He stretched out His hands over His many disciples, saying, “Behold! My mothers and My brothers.
50 For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mothers”
1. Hosea 6:6 -The Mt.Sinai Bible - 300-400 A.D. a. The verse references 1 Samuel 21-1-6
2. Isaiah 42:1 - DSS - 300-200 B.C. b. Thysia, “The act of inflicting suffering/pain on others/self in Gods or a false gods name”
3. Isaiah 42:2 - DSS - 300-200 B.C. c. In ancient Hebrew and Greek the word has connotations of a, “Severe or harsh tone”
4. Isaiah 42:3 - DSS - 300-200 B.C. d. The verse references - Exodus 20:7
5. Isaiah 42:4 - DSS - 300-200 B.C.
6. Jonah 1:17 - Nehal Hever - 150-50 B.C.
7. The Mt.Sinai Bible - 300-400 A.D.
Chapter 13
1 On that same day, after having gone out of the house, Jesus was sitting beside the sea.
2 And great multitudes had gathered unto Him, so He stepped onto a boat and sat down, while the crowd stood upon the seashore.
3 And He spoke many things unto them in parables, saying, “Behold, the sower went forth to sow the seed;
4 but as he sowed, some fell beside the way, and winged creatures came and devoured them.
5 But others fell upon the rock bed, where they had no deep soil; and right away they sprung up because they had no deep soil.
6 But after the sun had risen, they were burned; and because they had no root, they wasted away.
7 And others fell among the thorns, and the thorns sprung up suffocating them.
8 But others fell upon the good soil and yielded a harvest, some thirty, sixty, even a hundredfold.
9 Whoever has ears let them hear, and listen”
10 After approaching His disciples asked Him, “Why do you speak to them in parables?”
11 And in response He said, “Because you have been given the hidden knowledge of the kingdom of heaven, which others have not been given.
12 For whoever holds,a unto these shall be given, and they will abound; but whoever does not hold,a even what they have will be taken away from them.
13 Because of this I speak to them in parables; for although they hear, they do not understand and although they see, they do not perceive.
14 And to fulfill in them the prophecy of Isaiah who said, ‘Go and tell the people there, ‘Truly they shall hear, but not understand, and see, but not perceive.2
15 For the hearts of these people have waxed gross, and they have become hard of hearing, and their eyes have been blinded: or else they could see with their eyes and hear with their hearts, then repent and be healed’2
16 But blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your ears, for they hear.
17 Truly I tell you that many of the prophets and righteous people desired to see what you see, but did not see, and to hear what you hear, but did not understand.
18 Now hear the parable of the sower.
19 Those who hear the word of the kingdom, but do not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in their heart. These are the ones beside the way.
20 Now those sown upon the rock bed, are those who hear the word and immediately receive it with joy;
21 But having no root within themselves, indeed, they endure for a short time, but then comes tribulation or persecution on account of the word, and at once they fall away.
22 Now those sown among the thorns, are those who do not understand the word, instead continuing in the pursuits of this world and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word and they become unfruitful.
23 But those sown upon the good soil, are those who hear the word and understand it and hold to it,3 and because of this they shall produce a crop yielding a hundredfold, another sixty, others thirty.
24 He put forth another parable to them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man who sowed good seed in his field.
25 But while the men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed tares in the midst of the wheat, then passed on.
26 But when they flowered and produced grain, then the tares also became evident.
27 So the servants of the house owner approached him and said, ‘Lord, surely you sowed good seed in your field? So where have the tares come from?’
28 Then he said to them, ‘The men of my enemy did this!’1 So his servants asked him, ‘Would you like us to go pull them out?’
29 But he said, ‘No; or else while you pull out the tares, you might also uproot my wheat.
30 Allow them to grow together unto the time of the harvest; then at the time of the harvest I will say to the harvesters, “First gather the tares and bind them into bales for the furnace; but join the wheat together into my sheaves” ’ ”
31 He gave them another parable, saying, “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man sowed within his field;
32 which is truly the leastb of all the seeds, yet after it has grown to maturity, it is the greatest of the garden herbs and becomes a mighty tree, so that the heavenly things may come and rest under its branches”
33 He spoke another parable to them, “The kingdom of heaven is like a leavener, which a woman picked up and mixed within three cups of wheat meal, until it was fully leavened”
34 Jesus spoke all of these things in parables unto the multitudes, and without a parable He would not speak to them at all.
35 In order to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet, saying, “I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from the foundation of the world”4
36 Upon dismissing the multitudes, Jesus went inside a house. And His disciples came to Him saying, “Explain the parable of the tares of the field to us”
37 And in response to them, He said, “The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man.
38 Now the field is the world; and the good seeds are the children of the kingdom; and the tares are the children of the evil one;
39 but the enemy who sowed them is the devil, and the harvest is the completion of a set time; now the harvesters are the angels.d
40 And just as the tares are gathered up and burnt in the fire, so shall it be at the completion of the set time.
41 The Son of man will send out His angels, and they will gather from out of His kingdom the things that cause great offense, and those who practice lawlessness,
42 and they will be cast into the furnace of flame; where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
43 At that time the righteous will shine forth like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Whoever has ears let them hear, and listen.
44 Again, the kingdom of heaven is likened unto a treasure hidden in the midst of a field, which a man found and hid; now as a result of his joy, he went and sold all of his possessions and purchased that field.
45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is likened rather to a man? A merchant, seeking precious pearls,
46 and when he found one of the treasured pearl, he went and sold all his possessions and bought it.
47 Once more, the kingdom of heaven is likened rather unto a net, let down into the sea, and from out of the whole, gathered every kind;
48 After it was full, they brought it up onto the shore; and after they sat down, they raised up the good into vessels, but the evil they threw out.
49 This is the way it will be at the completion of the set time; the angels will march forth and sever the wicked from the midst of the righteous,
50 and shall cast them into the furnace of flame; where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
51 Have you understood all of these things?” They said to Him, “Yes”
52 Then He said to them, “Because of this every scholar following in the teachings of the kingdom of heaven shall become like a man, the head of a household, who brings forth from His treasury things both ancient and new”
53 And it came to pass after Jesus had finished these teachings, He went from there.
54 After journeying to His hometown He taught in their synagogue, unto the point that a great number of them were confounded, saying, “Where did this Man get this wisdom and these miracles?
55 Isn't this the carpenter's Son? Isn't His mother's name Mary, and his brothers, James and Joseph and Simon and Judas?
56 And His sisters, are they not all near us? So then where were all of these things?”
57 And they were offended by Him, so He said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in His own region and in His own house”
58 And He did not work many miracles there on account of their lack of belief.
1. The Mt.Sinai Bible - 300-400 A.D. a. The word in ancient Greek can also be interpreted as, “Has or hold”
2. Isaiah 6:9-10 - DSS - 300-200 B.C. i.e. “To hold to a certain body of knowledge” in this case God’s ways.
3. Tatian’s Gospel - 400-500 A.D. b. Cannot be translated as “smallest” Because there are seeds smaller than a mustard seed.
4. Psalms 78:2 - Bodmer 24 - 100-200 A.D. d. The word in ancient Greek translated here as, “Angels” Can also be translated as, “Messengers”
Chapter 14
1 At that time Herod the tetrarch heard about Jesus,
2 So he said to his servants, “This is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead, and this is why these powers are working through Him”
3 For those of Herod had bound and arrested John, and put him in prison, on behalf of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip.
4 Because John had said to him, “It is not lawful for you to have her”
5 And he would have had him executed, but he feared the people, because they regarded John as a prophet.
6 But when Herod's birthday celebration was held, the daughter of Herodias danced in the center, and she pleased Herod,
7 so by oath he promised to give her whatever she asked.
8 And after being commanded by her mother, she said, “Bring here to me, the head of John the Baptist on a platter”
9 And although it distressed the king, on account of the oath and those sitting at the table with him, he commanded it be brought to them.
10 So he sent to have John beheaded in the prison.
11 And his head was carried upon a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother.
12 Afterward his disciples came, took his body, and buried it; then departed to bring word to Jesus.
13 After Jesus heard this, He withdrew from there by a boat alone, unto a solitary place. But when the multitudes heard, they followed Him by foot from their cities.
14 After He had emerged, He saw the great multitudes, and felt compassion for them, and He healed their sick.
15 When evening had come, the disciples approached Him saying, “This place is desolate and the hour is already late; therefore send the multitudes away, so that they can go into villages and buy themselves food”
16 But Jesus said unto them, “They have no need to leave; give them something to eat”
17 But they replied, “We have nothing here except five loaves of bread and two fish”
18 And He said, “Bring them here to Me”
19 Then He instructed the multitudes to sit down upon the field. After taking the five loaves of bread and the two fish, He looked up into the heavens, gave a blessing, and broke the loaves. He gave the bread to His disciples, and the disciples gave it unto the multitudes,
20 and they all ate and were filled. Then they gathered up what remained of the broken pieces, twelve full baskets.
21 There were about five thousand men who ate, not including women and children.
22 Shortly afterward He urged His disciples to get into a boat and go ahead of Him unto the other side, while He dismissed the multitudes.
23 After dismissing the multitudes, He went up into the mountains by Himself to pray. When evening had come, He was there alone.
24 But the boat was already a great distance from the land being tested by the waves; for the wind was hostile.
25 Now in the fourth watcha of the night Jesus went to them, walking upon the water.
26 When they saw Him walking upon the water, the disciples were aghast, saying, “It’s a ghost!” And some cried out from fear of Him.
27 So at once Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Take courage, It is I; do not be afraid”
28 And in response to Him, Peter said, “Lord, If it is you, bid me to come to you upon the water”
29 So He said, “Come!” So peter stepped out of the boat, walking towards Him upon the water and went toward Jesus.
30 But when he noticed the wind, he became fearful, and beginning to sink a little, he cried out, saying, “Lord, save me!”
31 And at once Jesus stretched out His hand, pulled him up, and said unto him, “O’ye of little faith, why did you doubt?”
32 After they had risen up into the boat, the wind calmed.
33 And those in boat bowed down before Him, saying, “Truly, You are the Son of God”
34 After crossing over, they came to land at Gennesaret.
35 And recognizing Him, the people of the region sent word throughout all the neighboring districts and brought to Him many who were sick;
36 and they would plead with Him, so that they might simply touch the hem of His garment, and as many as touched were saved.
a. Around 3-6 A.M.
Chapter 15
1 At that time Jesus was approached by the scribes and the Pharisees from Jerusalem, asking,
2 “Why do your disciples tread upon the traditions of the elders? Seeing that they do not wash their hands before eating a meal?”
3 So in response to them, He said, “Why do you step outside the commandments of God for the sake of your tradition?
4 For God commanded the people, saying, ‘Honor your father and your mother’1 and ‘Whoever speaks evil against their father or mother is to be put to death’2
5 But you say, ‘Whoever does not say to their father or mother, “These things are for my offerings, so out of my possessions I have nothing to help you with”
6 Which does not honor their father or their mother.3 Thus you set aside the law of God through your tradition.4
7 You hypocrites! Isaiah did well to prophesy about you, saying,
8 ‘Say to the people who come to Me with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, but in their hearts are far off, depart from Me.
9 their worship of Me is to teach the doctrine of mankind’5”
10 After calling the multitudes to Him, He said to them, “Listen and understand.
11 It is not what enters into the mouth that defiles a man, but what is carried out of the mouth, these things defile a man”
12 After approaching, the disciples said to Him, “Do you know that when the Pharisees heard your teachings they were offended?”
13 So in response, He said, “Every plant that My heavenly Father did not plant will be pulled out by its roots.
14 Stay away from them! They are blind guides for the blind. And when blind men lead, both will fall into the pit”
15 But in response to Him, Peter said, “Explain the parable to us”
16 And He said, “So you still lack understanding.
17 How can you not understand that whatever goes into the mouth travels down into the stomach, and is expelled into the void?
18 But the things that come out of the mouth proceeding from the heart; these defile a man.
19 For from out of the heart proceeds, evil motives, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and blasphemy.
20 These are what defile a man; but eating with unwashed hands does not defile a man”
21 After going from there, Jesus departed into the regions of Tyre and Sidon.
22 And behold! A woman from one of the regions of Canaan came yelling at them, saying, “Have mercy on me Lord, Son of David; my daughter is grievously possessed by a demon”
23 But He would not answer her a word. Then His disciples came to Him, urging Him, saying, “Send her away, since she is screaming at us”
24 But in response, He said, “I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel”
25 Then she came bowing down before Him, saying, “Lord, help me!”
26 And in response, He said, “It is not good to take the bread of the children and give it the dogs”
27 But she said, “Yes Lord; yet even the dogs eat off the crumbs that fall from their masters’ table”
28 And in response to her, Jesus said, “O’woman, great is your faith; it shall be done for you as you willed” And her daughter was healed within that hour.
29 After departing from there, Jesus followed along the Sea of Galilee, and went up onto a mountain, where He stayed.
30 And great multitudes came to Him, bringing along with them the lame, the blind, the disabled, the mute, as well as, many others. And one after another they set them before His feet; and He healed them.
31 To such an extent, that the multitudes marveled as they kept seeing the mute speak, and the disabled made whole, the lame walk and the blind see, and they praised the God of Israel.
32 And after calling His disciples to Him, Jesus said, “I have compassion on these people, because already they have been with Me three days and have nothing to eat; and I do not want to send them away hungry, lest they faint along the way”
33 So His disciples said to Him, “Where in the wilderness are we to get enough food to feed such a great number?”
34 But Jesus said to them, “How many loaves do you have?” And they said, “Seven, and a few small fish”
35 And after instructing the multitudes to rest upon the ground.
36 He took the seven loaves and the fish; and after giving thanks, He broke and gave them unto His disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes.
37 And they all ate and were filled. Afterward, they picked up from the leftovers seven full baskets.
38 And those who ate were about four thousand men, not including the women and children.
39 After He dismissed the multitudes, He stepped into a boat and went into the region of Magdala.
1. Exodus 20:12 - Nash Papyrus - 300-200 B.C.
2. Exodus 21:17 – The Codex Alexandrinus - 400-500 A.D.
3. The Codex Ephraemi - 400-500 A.D.
4. The Mt.Sinai Bible - 300-400 A.D.
5. Isaiah 29:13 - DSS - 300-200 B.C.
Chapter 16
1 Then the Pharisees and Sadducees came tempting Him, demanding He show them a sign of heaven.
2 So He answered, saying unto them, “An envious and adulterous lineage looks for a sign; but no sign will be given them, except the sign of Jonah” Then He departed from there, and went on His way.
3 After crossing to the other side, the disciples realized they had forgotten to bring the bread.
4 So Jesus said unto them, “Beware and stay away from the yeast of the Pharisees and the Sadducees”
5 Then they discussed this among themselves, saying, “Because we didn’t bring the bread?”
6 Upon realizing, Jesus said unto them, “O’ye of little faith, why are you discussing among yourselves, that you have no food?
7 Do you still not understand? Remember the five loaves that fed the five thousand, and the many baskets you took up?
8 Or the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many baskets you took up?
9 How do you not understand that I spoke to you not concerning bread, but to beware the yeast prepared by the Pharisees and the Sadducees?”
10 Then they understood what He said did not mean to stay away from the yeast prepared by the Pharisees and the Sadducees, but rather the teachings of the Pharisees and the Sadducees.
11 Now having come into the district of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, saying, “Who do men say the Son of man is?”
12 And they said, “Some say John the Baptist; yet others, Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah, or else one of the prophets”
13 He said to them, “But who do you say I Am?”
14 And in response to this Simon, surnamed Peter said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God”
15 And Jesus answered, saying to him, “Blessed are you, Simon Barjona, for flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but My Father who is in the heavens.
16 And I tell you, that you are Peter, and upon this rock I shall build My church; and the gates of hell will not overcome it.
17 And I will give you the keys to the kingdom of heaven; and whatever you bind on the earth will be bound in the heavens, and whatever you loose upon the earth will be loosed in the heavens”
18 Then He instructed His disciples to tell no one that He is Jesus, The Christ.
19 From that time on Jesus, the anointed Messiah,a began to teach His disciples that He must go into Jerusalem, and suffer many things by the elders and high priests and scribes, and be killed, and to be raised on the third day.
20 But Peter took Him aside, and began to rebuke Him, saying, “Be it far from You Lord, may this not happen to you”
21 But He turned away, and said unto Peter, “Get behind Me, satan! you are a stumbling block to Me, for you have in mind not the ways of God, but the ways of mankind”
22 Afterward Jesus said unto His disciples, “If anyone wants to come after Me, they must deny self, take up their cross and follow Me.
23 For whoever if they desire to save their life will lose it; but whoever loses their life for My sake will find it.
24 For what will it profit a man, who gains the whole world, but forfeits his soul? Or what could mankind give as the purchasing price for your soul?
25 For the Son of Man will come in the glory of His Father accompanied by His angels, and at that time He shall repay each person according to their deeds.
26 Truly I tell you that there are some of you standing here who will not taste death, until they have seen the Son of man coming in the glory of His Fathers kingdom”a
1. The Mt.Sinai Bible - 300-400 A.D.
Chapter 17
1 Now after six days, Jesus took Peter and James and His brother John, and led them into the heights of a mountain, by themselves.
2 And He was transfigured before them; and His face shone like the sun, and His clothing became as white as the daylight.
3 Then suddenly! Moses and Elijah appeared to them, speaking with Him.
4 And in response Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is glorious we are here; I will build three tabernacles here, one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah”
5 While he was still speaking, Behold! a cloud of light drew near to them, and suddenly! a voice came from out of the cloud, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I Am well pleased; listen to Him”
6 Upon hearing this, the disciples fell to their faces in great fear.
7 Then Jesus came and touched one of them, saying, “Rise up, and do not fear”
8 But lifting their eyes, they saw no one except Jesus.
9 Afterward, as they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus instructed them saying, “Say nothing about the vision until the Son of man has risen from the dead”
10 Then His disciples asked Him, saying, “Why then do the scribes say Elijah must first come?”a
11 And to answer them, Jesus said, “Truly, Elijah comes and shall restore all things;
12 But I say unto you that Elijah has already come and they did not recognize him, but instead they did everything they wanted unto him. And in this same way the Son of man is to suffer by them”
13 At that time the disciples thought that He was speaking about John the Baptist.
14 When they had come to the multitudes, a man approached Him, falling down unto his knees and saying,
15 “Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is demonically possessed and painfully suffers; for again and again, it throws him into the fire and often into water.
16 And I brought him to your disciples, but they were unable to heal him”
17 Now in response to this, He said, “O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I remain with you and be patient with you? Bring your son here unto Me”
18 Then Jesus rebuked the demon, and it departed from him, and at that very moment the boy was healed.
19 Afterward the disciples came to Jesus privately, asking, “Why couldn’t we cast it out?”
20 And He said to them, “Because you have doubt in your faith; for truly I tell you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to a mountain, ‘Move from here to there’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you”
21 As they were returning to the land of Galilee Jesus said to them, “The Son of Man will be betrayed into the hands of men;
22 And they will kill Him, but He will be raised up upon the third day” And His disciples were greatly troubled.
23 After entering into Capernaum, those who collected a two drachma tax came to Peter and said, “Will your teacher pay the two drachma tax?” And he said, “Yes”
24 Upon entering into the house, in anticipation of him, Jesus said, “What do you think Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth take their tributes and tolls, from their children or from those of foreigners?”
25 And he replied, “From those of foreigners” Jesus said to him, “Then the children are exempt.
26 But so that we do not cause them to stumble, go to the sea and cast a hook, then take the first fish that rises up; when you open its mouth, you will find the drachma. Take them and give them as mine and yours”
a. The verse references - Malachi 4:5.
Chapter 18
1 Within the hour the disciples came to Jesus, asking, “So then who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”
2 So after calling a child to Him, He placed him in the center of them,
3 And said, “Truly I tell, you unless you turn and become like the children, you will never enter into the kingdom of heaven.
4 Therefore whoever humbles themselves like this child, such as these are the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
5 And whoever welcomes a child such as these in My name welcomes Me.
6 But whoever sins against one of these little ones who have put their faith in Me, it would be better for them to hang a millstone around their neck, and drown themselves in the depths of the sea.
7 Woea unto the world, on account of their offenses, for surely the offenses come; but great sorrow follows the one through whom the offenses come.
8 Because of this if your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and cast it away from you; it is better for you to enter into life crippled or maimed, than to have two hands or two feet and be thrown into the eternal fire.
9 And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and cast it away from you. It is better for you to enter into life with one eye, than to have two eyes and be cast into the hell of fire.
10 Be careful not to turn your face against one of these little ones, for I tell you that their angels in heaven watch over them constantly, those in the presence of My Father who is in heaven.
11 What do you think? If a certain man has a hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine upon the mountainside to go seek after the one who has gone astray?1
12 And if he comes to find it, truly I tell you, that he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray.
13 In this same way it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven, that one of these little ones perishes.
14 So if your brother sins against you, go reprove him, privately between you and him; if he listens to you, you have won your brother.
15 But if he will not listen, take one or two more along with you, so that, ‘by the testimony of two, or by the testimony of three witnesses, the matter shall be established’2
16 And if they refuse to listen to them, report it to the assembly; but if they refuse to listen even to the assembly, let them be like the outsiders and the heathens.
17 Truly I tell you, whatever you bind upon earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatever you loose upon the earth shall be loosed in heaven.
18 Furthermore truly I tell you, that if two of you have agreed upon the earth about anything they shall ask,b it will be done for them by My father who is in heaven.
19 For where two or three have gathered in My name, I Am there in their midst”
20 Then Peter came to Him and said, “Lord, how many times, if my brother sins against me before I shall send him away? Unto the point of seven times?”
21 Jesus said to him, “I say to you not up to seven times, but unto the point of seventy-seven times.
22 Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is likened rather unto a man? a king, who desired to settle accounts with his servants.
23 As he began to settle accounts, in before him was brought one of his many servants who owed a numberless sum.
24 He could not pay, so his lord commanded he be sold, along with his wife and children and everything he owned as payment.
25 So the servant fell down before him, saying, ‘lord, be patient with me and I will repay you all’
26 Now his lord was moved with compassion, so the lord of the servant sent him away and set aside his debt.
27 Afterward that servant went out and found one of his fellow servants, who owed him a hundred denarii; and he grabbed him by the throat, saying, ‘Repay everything you owe’
28 So his fellow servant fell down before him, saying, ‘Be patient with me and I will repay you all’
29 But he was unwilling; instead he went and threw him in prison, until he could pay what was owed.
30 But his fellow servants witnessed these events and were deeply sorrowful, so they went and told their lord everything that had taken place.
31 After summoning him, his lord said to him, ‘You evil servant, I put aside your entire debt because you begged me.
32 Should you not also have been merciful to your fellow servant, as I was merciful to you?’
33 After being angered his lord handed him over to his torturers, until he repaid all he owed.
34 In this same way My heavenly father shall do likewise unto you, unless each of you is forgiving unto their brother within your heart”
1. The Mt.Sinai Bible - 300-400 A.D.
2. Deuteronomy 19:15 - DSS - 100-10 B.C.
a. “Woe” Meaning, “Great sorrows”
b. The word translated here as, “Ask” can have a deeper meaning in ancient Greek, such as, “Asking and seeking and doing”
Chapter 19
1 And it came to pass when Jesus had finished these teachings, He departed from Galilee and went into the regions of Judea, beyond the River Jordan.
2 And great multitudes followed Him and there, He healed them.
3 Then some of the Pharisees came to Him, tempting Him and saying to Him, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?”
4 And in response, He said to them, “Have you never read that from the beginning ‘He created them; male and female’1”
5 Then He said, “ ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother, and unite with his wife: and the two shall become one flesh’?2
6 So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no man separate”
7 They said to Him, “Then why did Moses give command to write a certificate of divorce, and send her away?”
8 He said to them, “Moses because of the hardness of your hearts permitted you to divorce your wives; but from the beginning it was not this way.
9 Therefore I say to you, that whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality and marries another, commits adultery. And whoever divorces to enter a marital relation commits adultery”
10 Then His disciples said, “If this is the case of a man with a women it is better to refrain from marriage”
11 But He said to them, “Not all can accept this teaching, only those unto whom it is given.
12 Because of this there are eunuchs who were born that way from their mother’s womb; and there are eunuchs who were castrated by men; and there are eunuchs who castrated themselves in the name of the kingdom of heaven”
13 Then little children were led unto Him so that He could lay hands upon them and pray; but His disciples forbid it.
14 Then Jesus said to them, “Let the children come, and do not hinder their coming to Me; for of such as these is the kingdom of heaven”
15 After laying His hands on them, He left that place.
16 And behold! Another came asking Him, “Wise Teacher, what good things must I do so that I might inherit eternal life?”
17 And He answered him, “Why call Me wise? None are wise except One, God. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments”
18 He asked, “Which ones?” And Jesus said, “You shall not murder; you shall not commit adultery; you shall not steal; you shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.3
19 Honor your father and your mother; and you shall love your neighbor as yourself’4”
20 Then the young man said to Him, “I have done all these things from my youth; is there anything I lack?”
21 And Jesus said unto him, “If you wish to mature, go sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; then come follow Me”
22 Upon hearing this, the young man withdrew sorrowful; for he was one with many possessions.
23 Then Jesus said unto His disciples, “Truly I tell you that it is difficult for the rich to enter into the kingdom of God.5
24 And again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to squeeze through the eye of a needle, than for the rich to enter the kingdom of God”
25 Hearing this greatly confused the disciples, so they asked, “Who then can be saved?”
26 And looking upon them, Jesus said, “This is impossible through man, but with God all things are possible”
27 So in response to Him, Peter said, “Look, we have left everything to follow You; what then will become of us?”
28 And Jesus answered him, “Truly I tell you, that you, those who have obeyed Me into the regeneration, after the Son of man sits upon His judgment throne, you also will be appointed twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.6
29 And whoever has left houses, or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children, or cities for the kingdom of God shall receive many times as much, and inherit eternal life.
30 But many who identify as the lowest of all men, will be first and the first of all men, the last”
1. Genesis 1:27 - DSS - 100-10 B.C.
2. Genesis 2:24 - Oxyrhynchus 1007 - 200-300 A.D.
3. Exodus 20:12-16 - Nash Papyrus - 300-200 B.C.
4. Leviticus 19:18 - P.Heid. IV 290 - 100-200 A.D.
5. The Codex Bezae - 400-500 A.D
6. The Mt.Sinai Bible - 300-400 A.D.
Chapter 20
1 “For the kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man? The lord of a house, who went out in the early morning to hire workers for his vineyard.
2 After agreeing with the workers upon a denarii a day, he sent them out into his vineyard.
3 Then going out around the third hour,a he saw others idling away in the marketplace slothfully;
4 to those he said, ‘Come and you shall lead the way to my vineyard, and whatever is proper I will render unto you’ So they went.
5 And again he went out around the sixth, and the ninth hour, to do likewise.
6 After going out around the eleventh hour, he found others standing around idle; so he said to them, ‘Why are you standing there idling away all day long?’
7 They said to him, ‘Because no one has hired us’ So he said to them, ‘Go ye, and lead unto my vineyard and whatever is proper you will receive’
8 Once evening had come, the lord of the vineyard said to his steward, ‘Call the fieldworkers and render the wages, beginning with the last unto the first’
9 After arriving at around the eleventh hour, each received a denarii.
10 But those who were hired first thought they would receive more; but they each only received a denarii.
11 Then those who had received, murmured against the lord of the house,
12 saying, ‘The last men worked only a single hour, yet you have made them equal to us, those who bore the burden of the day and the heat of the sun’
13 But in response to one of them, he said, ‘Stranger, I do you no wrong; you agreed with me upon a denarii.
14 Take your possessions and depart, but I will render unto the least of all men, as indeed unto you.
15 Or it is not lawful for me to do my will with what is mine? Or is your eye evil because I am good?’
16 In this way the lowest of you will become the first, and the first, last. For many are called, but few chosen”
17 While Jesus was journeying towards Jerusalem, on the way He took the twelve aside privately, and said to them,
18 “Behold! We are going up into Jerusalem; and the Son of Man will be betrayed unto the high priests and the scribes, and they will condemn Him to death,
19 and they will hand Him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and scourged, then crucified, but on the third day He will be raised”
20 At that time the mother of the sons of Zebedee came to Jesus with her sons; bowing down before Him, and requesting something from Him.
21 And He said, “What do you want?” She replied, “Command that these two sons of mine may sit, one at Your right hand and the other at Your left in Your kingdom”
22 But In response, Jesus said, “You do not know what you ask. Are you able to drink the cup that I Am about to drink?” They said to Him,
“We are”
23 He replied, “Truly you shall drink of My cup, but to sit at My right hand and left, is not Mine to give, rather this has been prepared by My Father”
24 When the other ten heard of this, they were greatly displeased on account of the two brothers.
25 So Jesus called them to Him privately and said, “You know that the masters of the Gentiles lord it over them, and the highest of them crush them down.
26 This is not to be the way among you, instead whoever wishes to be great among you will become like your minister.
27 But whoever wants to be first among you will be your slave.
28* And all of you are to strive to greatly increase from the lesser, and to be greater than the morally poorer. Because of this when you receive an invitation to come and dine, do not sit down among the chief seats, or else when someone more reputable than you may come and you be approached by the banquet host, saying, ‘Can you move further down to make room?’ and you are disgraced, but if you sit at a low seat and someone less reputable than you may come, and the dinner host may say to you, ‘Come move further up’ then you shall be honored”1 a
29 As they were going from Jericho, a great multitude followed Him.
30 And behold! Two blind men sat beside the way, upon hearing Jesus passing by they shouted, “Lord, have mercy on us Son of David!”
31 But the multitudes rebuked them so that they would be silent; yet they cried out all the more and said, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”
32 Then Jesus stopped and called to them, saying, “What is it you want Me to do for you?”
33 So they said, “Lord, that our eyes might be opened”
34 And being moved with compassion, Jesus touched their eyes; and at once their eyes recovered sight, and they followed in His footsteps.
a. About nine A.M.
1. Codex Bezae - 400-500 A.D. - See the video on our website.
b. However many manuscripts read, “For the Son of Man came not to be served, but to serve”
Chapter 21
1 Now as Jesus' company approached Jerusalem, as they passed between Bethphage and Bethany, near the Mount of Olives, at that moment Jesus sent out two disciples.
2 Instructing them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and shortly afterward you will find a donkey tied up with a colt beside her; unbind them and lead them to Me.
3 And if anyone says anything you, say, ‘The Lord has need of them, but shortly afterward He will guide them home’ ”
4 Now this took place in order to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah, saying:
5 “Say to daughter Zion, ‘Behold! Your deliverer rides to you; look! His reward is with him, and his work before him’1”
6 So the disciples went and did just as Jesus instructed.
7 And they brought the donkey and the colt, and laid their mantles upon them; and Jesus sat upon them.
8 And the great multitudes laid down their mantles along the road, and others cut branches off of trees, and were spreading them along the way.
9 And the multitudes going before Him, and those who followed behind shouted out, saying, “Hosanna to the Son of David! ‘Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord’2”
10 As Jesus entered into Jerusalem, the entire city was moving about, saying, “Who is this?”
11 And the multitudes said, “This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth in Galilee”
12 Afterward, Jesus entered into the temple and drove out all those who were buying and selling in the temple, and overturned the tables of the temple treasurers and the seats of those who were selling doves.
13 And He said to them, “It is written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer for all people’3 but you are making it a den of thieves”
14 Afterward the blind and the lame came to Him in the temple, and He healed them.
15 But when the high priests and scribes saw the wonderful things He did, and the children who were shouting out in the temple and saying, “Hosanna to the Son of David!” They were indignant.
16 And said to Him, “Can you hear what they are saying?” So Jesus said, “Yes, have you never read, ‘From out of the mouths of babes and children you have brought forth praise’?4”
17 Afterward they departed going out of the city to Bethany, and spent the night there.
18 Now early in the morning while they were returning to the city, He became hungry.
19 And after seeing a lone fig tree beside the way, He went to it and found nothing on it except only leaves; so He said to it, “No longer shall you bear fruit, unto the end of the age” And at once the fig tree withered.
20 Upon seeing this, the disciples were amazed, saying, “How could the fig tree wither so quickly?”
21 And in response to them, Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only be able to do this to the fig tree, but if you tell a mountain, ‘Get up and be thrown into the sea’ it will come to pass.
22 And whatever so great a thing you would aska in prayer, believing, you shall receive”
23 After He entered into the temple as he began to teach, the high priests and the elders of the people came to Him, saying, “By which authority are you doing these things, and who gave you these powers?”
24 To answer them, Jesus said, “I will ask you one thing, which if you answer Me, I will also tell you by which authority I do these things.
25 Where was the baptism of John From, from heaven or of man?” So they discussed it among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven’ He will say to us, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’
26 But if we say, ‘Of man’ we fear the multitude; for all held John was a prophet”
27 So in response to Jesus, they said, “We don't know” Then Jesus said to them, “Neither will I tell you by which authority I do these things.
28 But what do you think? A man had two sons, and he came to the first and said, ‘Son, go forth today to work in my vineyard’
29 But he answered saying, ‘I will not’; but afterward the son repented, went forth and arrived.5
30 Then he went unto the second and said the same, who replied, ‘lord, I will go’; and off he went.5
31 Which out of the two did the will of the father?” They said to Him, “The second” Jesus replied, “Truly I tell you, commoners and harlots will go ahead of you into the kingdom of heaven.
32 For John came to you in the way of righteousness, but you did not believe him; but the commoners and harlots believed him; and when you saw this, you did not repent afterward, so as to believe him.
33 Listen to another parable, a man? Rather the owner of a vineyard, planted a vineyard and put a fence around it, then dug himself a winepress, and built a watchtower, then rented it out to winemakers, and journeyed to a distant land.
34 And when the season of the fruits drew near, he sent his servants unto the winemakers to receive his fruits.
35 But the winemakers seized his servants, cast one out, flayed another, and stoned a third.
36 Again he sent out other greater servants; and they treated them in the same way.
37 Then finally he sent his son to them, saying, ‘They will have reverence for my son’
38 But when the winemakers saw the son, they said among themselves, ‘This is the heir; come, let us kill him and lay hold of His inheritance’
39 And seizing him, they cast him outside of the vineyard and murdered him.
40 Therefore when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to these winemakers?”
41 They replied, “He will destroy those evil wretches, and rent the vineyard out to other winemakers who will render to him the fruits at the proper time”
42 Then Jesus said, “Have you never read the scriptures, ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the head keystone.6 This is the Lord’s doing and it is marvelous in His eyes’?7”
43 On account of this I tell you that the kingdom of God will be separated away from their company and handed to a people, who will produce His fruit.
44 And whoever falls upon this stone shall be broken apart; but whoever it falls upon will be ground to dust”
45 When the high priests and the Pharisees heard this parable, they knew that He was speaking about them.
46 But when they sought to seize Him they were afraid of the crowds, because they held He was a prophet.
1. Isaiah 62:11 - DSS - 300-200 B.C. a. The word translated here as, “Ask” can have a deeper meaning
2. Psalms 118:26 - DSS - 50 B.C. to 50 A.D in ancient Greek, such as, “Asking, seeking and doing”
3. Isaiah 56:7 - DSS - 225-125 B.C.
4. Psalms 8:2 - Oxyrhynchus 1226 - 200-300 A.D.
5. Codex Bezae - 400-500 A.D.
6. Psalms 118:22 - Bodmer 24 - 100-200 A.D.
7. Psalms 118:23 - Bodmer 24 - 100-200 A.D.
Chapter 22
1 So to answer them, Jesus spoke once again in parables, saying,
2 “The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man? a king, who prepared a wedding banquet for his children.
3 So he sent out his servants, to call those who were invited to the wedding, but they were unwilling to come.
4 So again he sent out other servants saying, ‘Say to those who have been invited, ‘Look! I have prepared my wedding banquet; my ox and my fattened cattle have been slaughtered and everything is ready; come to the wedding’
5 But they paid no attention, going their way, indeed one to his farm, another to his trade,
6 but others seized his servants, persecuted them and killed them.
7 Upon hearing this, the king became wrathful and sent his armies to destroy those murderers and burn down their city.
8 Then he said to his servants, ‘Truly the wedding is prepared, but those invited were unworthy.
9 Therefore go in the direction of the crossroads and as many as you find, invite to the wedding’
10 So the servants went in the direction of the crossroads assembling as many as they found, both the evil and the good; and the wedding hall was filled with guests.
11 Then the king came to look upon the guests; there he saw a man who was not dressed in wedding clothes.
12 So he asked him, ‘Fellow, how did you get in here without wedding clothes?’ But the man was speechless.
13 At that time the king told his servants, ‘Bind him hand and foot and cast him into the outer darkness; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth’
14 For many are called, but few are chosen”
15 After withdrawing, the Pharisees devised a plot in order to trap Him in His words.
16 So they sent their disciples to Him, along with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that you are faithful, and teach the way of God truthfully, and are biased to no one; for you do not regard the opinions of mankind.
17 Tell us then, what you think? Is it lawful to pay tribute to Caesar, or not?”
18 But perceiving their evil intentions, Jesus said, “Why are you trying to trap Me, hypocrites?
19 Show Me the tribute coin” So they presented Him a denarius.
20 And He said to them, “Whose image and inscription is this?”
21 They replied, “Caesar's” And He said unto them, “Then render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God’s”
22 Upon hearing this, they marveled, and departed, going their way.
23 On that same day the Sadducees (who believe there is no resurrection) came to Him and asked Him,
24 saying, “Teacher, Moses said, ‘If brothers reside together and one of them dies, having no son’ ‘Her husband’s brother shall unite with her and shall take her for himself as a wife and fulfill the duties of a husband’1
25 Now there were seven brothers among us; and the first married and died, and having no sons, he left his wife unto his bother;
26 And In the same manner the second, and the third, unto the seventh.
27 Then last of all, undoubtedly, the wife died.
28 So then at the resurrection to which of the seven will the wife belong? For they all had her”
29 Then in response, Jesus said to them, “You are in error, because you do not understand the scriptures, nor the power of God.
30 For at the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are like the angels of God in heaven.
31 Now concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was spoken to you by God saying,
32 ‘I Am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’2 He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living; for all of them are alive with Him3”
33 Upon hearing this, the multitudes were amazed by His teaching.
34 After the Pharisees heard that He had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered to Him.
35 And one of them learned in the law asked Him, tempting Him and saying,
36 “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the law?”
37 So He said to him, “ ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind’4
38 This is the first and greatest commandment.
39 And the second is like it, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself’5
40 Upon these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets”
41 But the Pharisees remained, so Jesus asked them:
42 Saying, “What do you think about the Christ, whose Son is He?” They replied, “David's”
43 He said to them, “Then why does David through the Spirit, call Him ‘Lord’ Saying,
44 ‘The Lord said to my lord, “Sit at My right hand, until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet”6’
45 So then if David calls Him ‘Lord’ how is He, his son?”
46 And no one was able to answer Him a word, nor did anyone dare from that day on question Him further.
1. Deuteronomy 25:5 - DSS - 300-200 B.C.
2. Exodus 3:6 and repeated in Exodus 3:15 - DSS - 225-125 B.C.
3. Tatian’s Gospel - 400-500 A.D.
4. Deuteronomy 6:5 - DSS - 175-75 B.C.
5. Leviticus 19:18 - Bodmer 68 - 100-200 A.D.
6. Psalms 110:1 - Bodmer 24 - 100-200 A.D.
Chapter 23
1 At that time Jesus spoke to the multitudes and to His disciples,
2 Saying, “The scribes and the Pharisees appointed themselves to the seat of Moses;
3 Because of this anything they instruct you test and guard against, and in the manner of their works do not follow after; for they speak, but do not do.1
4 And they bind up grievous burdens and place them on the shoulders of people, but won't lift a finger to move them.
5 And they do all their works in order to be seen by men; for they make their phylacteries wide and their tassels long.
6 And they love the place of honor at dinners, and the front row seats in their synagogues,
7 And the greetings in the marketplaces, and to be called Rabbi by mankind.
8 But you are not to be called master; for there is One who is your Master, but rather all of you are to be family.
9 And call no one your father upon the earth: for your Father is One, He who is in Heaven.
10 Nor be called schoolmasters; for your schoolmaster is One, The Christ.
11* But the greatest among you is the free-slave.a
12 Yet whoever exalts himself shall be humbled, but whoever humbles himself shall be exalted.
13 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you devour widows' houses, and as a show unto men make lengthy prayers; because of this you shall suffer the greater damnation.
14 Woe to you, scribes and the Pharisees, hypocrites! For you cross sea and land to produce a single proselyte; but after it takes place, they emerge twice a child of hell as you.
15 Woe to you, blind guides, who say, ‘Whoever swears by the temple, this is meaningless, but whoever swears by the gold of the temple, they are bound by oath’
16 Foolish and blind men; for which is greater, the gold in the temple, or He who consecrated the gold.
17 And, ‘If anyone swears by the altar, this is meaningless; but if anyone swears by the offerings upon it, they are bound by oath’
18 Oh foolish blind men, for which is greater, the offerings on the altar, or He who consecrates the offerings?
19 Therefore, whoever swears by the altar, swears by it and upon everything on it.
20 So then whoever swears by the temple, swears by it and by He who dwells within it.
21 And whoever swears by heaven, swears upon the thronesb of God and by those who sit upon them.
22 Woe to you scribes and the Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe a tenth, the sweet savours, dill and cumin, but have neglected the more important matters of the law; the judgment, the mercy and the faithfulness; you should have practiced the latter without neglecting the former.
23 Blind guides! you strain out a gnat, but swallow a camel.
24 Woe to you scribes and the Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inwardly you are full of extortion and a lack of self-discipline.
25 Blind Pharisees! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, so that the outside may also be clean.
26 Woe to you, scribes and the Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs which outwardly, indeed, appear beautiful, but inwardly are full of dead men’s bones and all kinds of impurity.
27 And In this same manner you appear to be righteous men, but are full of duplicity, and unrighteousness.
28 Woe to you, scribes and the Pharisees, hypocrites! For you build the tombs of the prophets and decorate the sepultures of the righteous.
29 Afterward saying, ‘If we had lived in the time of our fathers, we would not have been their partners in the bloodshed of the prophets’
30 Therefore you testify against yourselves, that you are the children of those who murdered the prophets.
31 And you are full of these measurements of your fathers.
32 Snakes! Broodlings of vipers! How will you escape damnation into hell?
33 On account of this behold! I send unto you prophets and wise men, and scholars; some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will scourge in your assemblies, and persecute them from city to city,
34 Therefore upon you shall be poured out in streams all of the bloodshed of the righteous upon the earth, from the blood of the righteous Abel, unto the blood of Zechariah, the son of Berekiah, who you murdered between the temple and the altar.
35 Truly I tell you, all these things will come upon this generation.c
36 Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who murder the prophets, and stone those sent to you, how often have I desired to gather your children, in the way a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling.
37 Suddenly, you will leave your house desolate!
38 For I tell you, from here on you will not see Me until you say,2 ‘Blessed are those who come in the name of the Lord’3”
1. Mt.Sinai Bible - 300-400 A.D.
a. A Christian bond slave, i.e. a slave to God of their own free will - See Deuteronomy 15:12-18. The word in ancient Greek has also been translated, “Servant” and, “Slave”
b. See Matthew 19:28.
c. The destruction of Jerusalem is believed to have taken place around 10-50 A.D.
2. P77 - 50-150 A.D.
3. Psalms 118:26 - DSS - 50 B.C. to 50 A.D
Chapter 24
1 Afterward Jesus went out, departing from the temple. As He was going along His disciples approached, remarking on architecture of the temple.
2 In response He said, “Do you see all of these things? Truly I tell you, in this place there will not be a single stone upon stone that will not be torn down”
3 Afterward, He was sitting atop the Mount of Olives and the disciples came to Him privately, asking, “Tell us, when these things will happen? And what signals Your coming, and is this the end of days?”
4 So in response Jesus said to them, “Be perceptive lest any man lead you astray.
5 For many will come in My name, saying, ‘i am the christ’ and will many lead astray.
6 And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars, see that you are not troubled, for it is necessary all these things come; but it is not yet the end.
7 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be earthquakes and famines throughout the regions.
8 But all these things are the beginning of labor pains.
9 Then they will hand you over into tribulation, and will put you to death, and you will be hated by all of the nations because of My name.
10 And at that time many will be offended and betray one another into sorrow.1
11 And many lying prophets will arise and will deceive many.
12 And because of this lawlessnessa will be multiplied, and the love of many will grow cold.
13 But the one who preserves unto the end, the same shall be saved.
14 And thisb gospel will be preached throughout the entire the world as a testimony unto all the nations, and then the end will come.
15* Therefore when you perceive the overspreading of the abomination which brings desolation, standing in the holy place, speaking on behalf of israel.1
16 Then let those in the land of Judea flee to the mountains.
17 Let those upon the rooftop not come down to get anything from their house.
18 And those in the countryside do not turn back to get your cloak.
19 And woe unto those with child and those who nurse in those days.
20 And pray that your flight does not take place in winter, or on the Sabbath.
21 For at that time there will be a great tribulation, such as has not taken place from the beginning of the world until that time, nor shall there be again.
22 And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would survive; but for the sake of the elect, those days will be shortened.
23 At that time if someone says to you, ‘Look! here is the christ’ or, ‘There he is!’ do not believe them.
24 Indeed false christs and lying prophets will come and fabricate miracles and wonders in order to lead astray, and if able even the elect.
25 Know, I have forewarned you.
26 So if they say to you, ‘Look! he’s in the desert!’ do not go to them, or, ‘Look! he’s in this secret room’ do not believe them.
27 For likened rather unto a flash of lightning coming from the east and visible unto the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
28 Wherever there is a corpse, there the eagles will gather.
29 Then shortly after the tribulation of those days ‘The sun will be covered by darkness’2 ‘and the moon will no longer give her light’2 ‘and the stars will fall out of sight of the sky, and the air will be rolled away like a scroll’3
30 Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and at that time all the nations of the earth will lament when they see, ‘The Son of Man coming upon the clouds of heaven’4 ‘Unto whom was given power and glory’4
31 And He will send forth His angels with a great trumpet blast and they will gather His chosen from the farthest ends of the four cardinal points unto the farthest ends of the heavens.
32 So learn from the parable of the fig tree, soon after its branch has become weakened, and it puts forth the autumn leaves,c you will know the heat is near;
33 So when you perceive all these things, you are to know that it is near, right at the gates.
34 Truly I tell you, this age will not pass until all these things have taken place.
35 The earth and the skies above will pass away, but My words will never pass away.
36 But concerning the day and hour no man knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
37 For just as in the days of Noah, so also shall be the coming of Son of Man.
38 For as in the days before the flood they were eating and drinking, and marrying and being given in marriage, unto the same day Noah entered into the ark.
39 And they didn't know until the floodwaters came and took them all; so shall it be at the coming of the Son of Man.
40 At that time, there will be two in a field; one will be taken and one left.
41 Two women will be grinding in a mill; one will be taken and one will be left.
42 Therefore stay awake! Because you do not know the day your Lord comes.
43 And know that if the owner of the house had known at which watch of the night the thief would come, he would have remained awake, and would not have permitted him to break up his house.
44 Because of this you are to become prepared for even the hours you think the Son man shall not come.
45 Who then is the faithful and wise servant, who will be appointed by the Lord over His household, to be rendered their fruit in the proper season?
46 Blessed is the servant whom His lord finds doing likewise when He comes.
47 Truly I tell you that He will appoint him over everything that belongs to Him.
48 But if the evil servant there in his heart says, ‘My lord delays return’
49 and begins to wound his fellow servants, and eats and drinks with drunkards;
50 the lord of the servant shall come on a day when he isn’t expecting and in an hour he doesn’t know,
51 And will cut him into pieces and apportion him with the hypocrites. In that place there will be weeping and the gnashing of teeth”
1. The Mt.Sinai Bible - 300-400 A.D. - See video a. Some Hebrew texts, “Crime”
2. Isaiah 13:10 - DSS - 225-125 B.C. b. Some texts read, “A different gospel will be preached”
3. Isaiah 34:4 - DSS - 225-125 B.C. c. “Weakened leaves” Leaves that have fallen or are about to fall.
4. Daniel 7:13-14 - P967 - 200-300 A.D.
Chapter 25
1 “At that time the kingdom of heaven will be likened unto ten virgins, that took their lamps, to go out to meet the bridegroom.
2 But five of them were foolish, and five were wise.
3 For when the foolish ones took their lamps, they took no olive oil with them.
4 Yet the wise took olive oil within its vessel along with their lamps.
5 Now while the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and lied down to sleep.
6 But at midnight a voice was heard, ‘Behold! The bridegroom is coming! Go forth into the meeting place’
7 At that time all the virgins rose up and set their lamps in order.
8 Then the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your olive oil, because our lamps have died’
9 But in response the wise said, ‘There is not enough for us and you; but depart unto the main street and barter for it’
10 But while they were away at the main street, the bridegroom arrived and those who were prepared entered in with him into the wedding; and shut the gate.
11 Afterward the other virgins also came, saying, ‘Lord, lord, open the gate for us’
12 But he answered, saying, ‘Truly I tell you, I don’t know you’
13 Therefore stay awake, because you do not know the day nor the hour.
14 For just like a man journeying out into the wilderness. Who called his own servants and entrusted his belongings to them.
15 Then unto one he gave five talents, to another, two and unto another, one, each according to their individual strengths; and immediately he went out on his journey.
16 Now going along the way the one who had received five talents worked with them and produced another five talents.
17 In the same way the one who had two, produced another two.
18 But the one who received only one, went digging in the earth and he hid away his lords silver.
19 Now after a long time the lord of the servants came and settled accounts with them.
20 After coming forward, the one who had received five talents brought forth another five talents, saying, ‘lord, you entrusted me five talents. Look! I produced another five talents’
21 And His lord said to him, ‘Well done, my good and faithful servant. You were faithful with the amount I gave you, accordingly I will put you in charge of much; enter into the joy of your lord’
22 After, came the one who had received two talents, saying, ‘You entrusted me two talents. Look! I have produced another two talents’1
23 His lord said to him ‘Well done, my good and faithful servant. You were faithful with the amount I gave you, accordingly I will put you in charge of much; enter into the joy of your lord’
24 Then after coming forward, the one who had received one talent, said, ‘lord, I knew that you are a harsh man, reaping where you did not sow and gathering where you did not scatter,
25 And I was afraid, so I went and hid your talent in the earth. Look! Have what is yours’
26 But in response to him, his lord said, ‘Evil and slothful servant! You knew that I reap where I did not sow and gather where I did not scatter.
27 Therefore you should have put my money with the bankers; So that when I returned, I would have received interest on what is mine.
28 Therefore take his one talent, and give it to the one with ten talents’
29 For whoever holdsa will be given and shall have an abundance; but whoever does not hold,a even what they have will be taken away from them.2
30 But the idle servant will be cast into the outer darkness; where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth” After this He said, shouting out, “Whoever has ears, let them hear and obey.
31 And when the Son of Man comes in His glory with all of the holy angels accompanying Him, at that time He will take his seat upon His judgment throne.
32 And all the nations will be gathered before Him; and He will separate them, one from the other, just as a shepherd separates the sheep away from the goats;
33 and He will place the sheep on His right, but the goats on His left.
34 Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come! You who are consecrated by My Father, inherit the promised kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the earth.
35 For I was hungry, and you gave Me food; I was thirsty, and you gave me drink; I was a stranger, and you welcomed Me;
36 Stripped naked, and you clothed Me; I was weakened from sickness, and you visited Me; I was held in a prison, and you came to Me’
37 Then in response the righteous will say ‘Lord, when did we perceive You hungry, and give You food, or thirsty, and gave You drink?
38 And when did we perceive You as a stranger, and welcome You, or stripped naked and clothe You?
39 And when did we perceive You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’
40 And in response the King will say to them, “Truly I tell you, as much as you did unto the least of My brethren, you did unto Me”
41 At that time the King will say to those on the left, ‘Depart from Me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire which My Father has prepared for the devil and his hosts;3
42 For I was hungry, and you gave Me nothing to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me nothing to drink;
43 I was a stranger, and you did not welcome Me; naked, and you did not clothe Me, sick and in a prison, and did not come to Me’
44 Then in response to him they themselves shall also say, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry, or thirsty, or as a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in a prison and not truthfully serve You?’
45 And the King will answer them, saying, ‘Truly I tell you, as much as you did not do unto one of the least of these, nor did you do unto Me’
46 Then those people will be driven away into eternal torment, but the righteous into the eternal life”
1. P35 - 200-300 A.D.
a. The word in ancient Greek can be interpreted as, “Has or hold” i.e. “To hold to a certain body of knowledge” in this case God’s ways.
2. The Mt.Sinai Bible - 300-400 A.D.
3. Tatian’s Gospel - 400-500 A.D.
Chapter 26
1 Now it came to pass, after Jesus had concluded all of these teachings, He said unto His disciples,
2 “You know that after two days it will be the Passover, and the Son of Man will be handed over into the crucifixion”
3 At that time the high priests and the elders1 of the people gathered in the courtyard of the high priest, named Caiaphas;
4 And they plotted together so that Jesus would be subtly arrested, and put to death.
5 But they were saying, “Not during the festival, or else an uproar might arise among the people”
6 While Jesus was in Bethany, at the house of Simon the leper,
7 A woman came to Him holding an alabaster jar of a very costly ointment, and she poured it upon His head as He sat at the table.
8 But seeing this, the disciples were indignant, saying, “What was the point of such waste?
9 No doubt this ointment could have been sold at a high price and given unto the poor”
10 But aware of this, Jesus said to them, “Why are you giving this woman trouble? For she has done what is proper to do unto Me.
11 For you will always have the poor with you, but you will not always have Me with you.
12 Because she poured this ointment upon My body in preparation of My burial.
13 Truly I tell you, wherever the gospel is preached throughout the entire world, they will also tell of what she has done in memory of her”
14 Then one of the twelve disciples, named Judas Iscariot, went to the high priests,
15 He said, “What will you give me when I deliver Him to you?” So they weighed him out thirty pieces of silver.
16 And from then on, he began seeking an opportunity that he might betray Him.
17 Afterward on the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread the disciples approached Jesus and said, “Where do you want us to prepare for you to eat the Passover?”
18 So He said, “Go into the city and there will be a certain man, say to him, ‘The Teacher says, My time is near; I Am coming to You to eat the Passover with My disciples’ ”
19 Then the disciples did as they were instructed by Jesus; and they made arrangements for the Passover.
20 When evening had come, He was sitting at the table with the twelve disciples.
21 And as they were eating, He said, “Truly I tell you, one of you will betray Me”2
22 Then they were deeply distressed, and they each began saying to Him, “It couldn't be me Lord”
23 Then in response, He said, “One who has dipped their hand with Me in the dish will betray Me.
24 Truly the Son of Man is going, just as it is written about Him; but woe to the man through whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been better for that man if he had never been born”
25 And in response, Judas, (the one who betrayed Him) said, “Master is it something I’ve done?” Then Jesus said, “You have said it”
26 Nevertheless as they were eating, Jesus took the bread, and after giving a blessing, He broke it into pieces and gave it to the disciples, saying, “Take this and eat; this is My body”
27 Then He took a cup and gave thanks, passing it unto them, saying, “All of you are to drink from it,
28 for this is My blood, a testimony which is poured out the on behalf of many, towards the remission of sins.
29 Truly I tell you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine from now on until the day when I drink it with you, anew in the kingdom of My Father”
30 After singing hymns, they went to the Mount of Olives.
31 At that time Jesus said to them, “All of you will be offended by Me on this night, for it is written,3 ‘Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered’4
32 But after I have risen, I will go ahead of you into Galilee”
33 And in response to Him, Peter said, “Even if all are offended by You, I will not be offended by You”
34 Jesus said unto him, “Truly I tell you that on this very night, before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times”
35 Then Peter said to Him, “Even if necessary that I die with You, I will not deny You” Then all of the disciples said the same.
36 Then Jesus went with them into a place called Gethsemane, and said unto His disciples, “Sit here while I go and pray there”
37 And He took along Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, who were sorrowful and distressed.
38 Then He said to them, “My soul is deeply grieved, unto the point of death; stay here and keep watch with Me”
39 Then He walked a short distance forward and He fell facedown to pray, saying, “My Father, if possible, let this cup pass from Me; yet, not as I will, but as You will”
40 Then He came to the disciples and found them asleep, so He said to Peter, “In this way you were not strong enough to keep watch with Me one hour,
41 Stay awake and keep praying so that you do not fall into temptation; truly, the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak”2
42 Again a second time Jesus went to pray, saying, “My Father, If this cup cannot be passed from Me unto the people unless I drink it, your will be done”
43 When He returned, He found them sleeping, for their eyes were burdened. 44 After leaving them, He went out again to pray a third time, speaking the same His words.
45 Then He came unto the disciples and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Behold! The hour has come and the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of those given into sin.
46 Rise now, go; Behold! My betrayer has come”
47 While He was still speaking, suddenly! Judas one of the twelve came towards them along with a large mob carrying swords and clubs, in the agency of the high priests and the elders of the people.
48 Now His betrayer had given them a signal, saying, “Whoever I kiss, He is the one; take hold of Him”
49 Then he immediately approached Jesus, saying, “Rejoice, Master!” and kissed Him.
50 But Jesus said to him, “Fellow, where have you come from?” Then stepping forward, they laid hands upon Jesus and seized Him.2
51 And suddenly! One of those with Jesus stretched out his hand, drew his sword, and struck a servant of the high priest, cutting off his ear.
52 Then Jesus said to him, “Return your sword to its place; for all those who serve the sword, shall be lost to the sword.
53 Or do you not believe that I cannot presently call to My father, and He would come to My aid with more than twelve legions of angels?
54 But then how will the Scriptures be fulfilled saying that it would happen this way?”
55 In that same hour Jesus said to the mob, “You come with swords and clubs as against a robber to lay hold of Me? Day after day I sat in the temple teaching and you did not seize Me.
56 But this all happened in order to fulfill the writings of the prophets” After yielding Him, all the disciples fled.
57 Then those who had taken Jesus led Him unto Caiaphas, the high priest, where the scribes of the law and the elders gathered.
58 But Peter followed Him at a distance unto the courtyard of the high priest. After entering in, he sat down with the attendants to witness the outcome.
59 Then the high priests and the whole council sought false witnesses against Jesus, so that they could put Him to death.
60 And they found many who came forward to present false testimony, but found nothing. Then at last, two lying witnesses came forward, saying,
61 “This one said, ‘I Am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days’ ”
62 After rising up, the high priest said to Him, “Have you no answer to what these men are testifying against you?”
63 But Jesus remained silent. Therefore the high priest said to Him, “I adjure you by the living God, that you tell us if you are the Christ, the Son of God”
64 Jesus said to him, “As you said; truly I tell you, hereafter you shall see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of the Almighty, and ‘coming upon the clouds of heaven’5”
65 Then the high priest tore His robes, saying, “He has blasphemed! What further need do we have of witnesses? You heard this blasphemy.
66 What is your verdict?” And in response they said, “He is deserving of death”
67 Then they spat on His face and buffeted Him; and others slapped Him,
68 saying, “Prophesy to us Christ; who was it that struck You?”
69 While Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard, and a servant girl approached him, saying, “Surely, you were with Jesus of Galilee”
70 But he denied it in front of all of them, saying, “I don't know what you’re saying”
71 When he went out to the gate, another saw him and said to those who were there, “Certainly this man was with Jesus of Nazareth”
72 But again he denied it with a vow, “I don’t know the Man”
73 After a short while, some bystanders stepped forward, saying to Peter, “In truth you actually are one of His, for truly your accent makes it obvious”
74 Then he began to curse and swear, “I don’t know the Man” And at once a rooster crowed.
75 Then Peter remembered the words which Jesus said unto him, “Before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times” After he went forth, he wept bitterly.
1. P45 - 100-200 A.D.
2. P37 - 50-150 A.D.
3. P53 - 100-200 A.D.
4. Zechariah 13:7 - The Mt.Sinai Bible - 300-400 A.D.
5. Daniel 7:13 - P967 - 200-300 A.D.
Chapter 27
1 After the early morning had come, all of the high priests and the elders of the people conspired against Jesus, so they would put Him to death;
2 And they bound Him and delivered Him to Pontius Pilate, the governor.
3 At that time Judas (the one who betrayed Him) realizing they had condemned Him, repented. So he returned the thirty pieces of silver to the high priests and the elders.
4 Saying, “I have sinned by betraying the innocent blood of a righteous Man” But they said, “What is it to us?”
5 Then he threw the thirty pieces of silver into the temple; after departing, he hung himself.
6 And taking the silver, the high priests said, “It is not proper to put this into the treasury, because this is the cost of blood”
7 After holding a counsel together, they bought the field of a potter as a graveyard for foreigners.
8 Because of this that field has been called, “The Field of Blood” to this day.
9 At that time they fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet Zechariah, saying, “And they weighed out as my price thirty pieces of silver”1
10 “And the Lord said, ‘Cast it to the potter’ The esteemed price at which I was valued by them. So I took the thirty pieces of silver, and cast it to the potter in the house of the Lord”2
11 Now Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked, Him saying, “Are you the King of the Jews?” And Jesus replied, “You have said so”
12 But when He was accused by the high priests and the elders, He would not answer.
13 And Pilate said to Him, “Do you not understand how severe their accusations are against you?”
14 But He would not answer him, not even a word, to such an extent that the governor was greatly amazed.
15 Now at the time of the festival, the governor would customarily release a prisoner unto the people whom they requested.
16 Now they were holding a notorious criminal, named Barabbas.
17 So after the people had gathered together, Pilate said to them, “Who would you have me release? Barabbas, or Jesus who is called the Christ?”
18 Because he knew that they had handed Him over out of jealousy.
19 While he was sitting upon the tribunal, his wife sent a message to him, stating, “Have nothing to do with that righteous man; for I suffered many things this day in a dream about Him”
20 But the high priests and the elders persuaded the crowd, so that they would request Barabbas and put Jesus to death.
21 But in response the governor said to them, “Which of the two would you have me release to you?” And they replied, “Barabbas!”
22 So Pilate said to them, “What should I do to Jesus? The one called the Christ?” They all said, “Crucify Him!”
23 So he said, “Why, what evil has He done?” But they shouted out riotously, saying, “Crucify Him!”
24 When Pilate realized that he could not prevail, rather than escalating the uproar, in front of the crowd, he took water and washed his hands, saying, “I’m innocent of this righteous man’s blood, but you see to it”
25 Then in response all the people said, “His blood be upon us and upon our children!”
26 At that time he released Barabbas unto the people. After having Jesus scourged, he handed Him over so that He could be crucified.
27 And after leading Jesus into the Praetorium, the whole company of the governor’s soldiers gathered around Him.
28 After they stripped Him, they put a scarlet robe on Him.
29 And after they had twisted a crown of thorns, they placed it on His head, and put a reed in His right hand; and bent the knee, bowing before Him, mocking Him, saying, “Hail, the King of the Jews”
30 After spitting on Him, they took the reed and kept bashing Him on His head.
31 Then after they had mocked Him, they stripped off His robe and put His own clothing on Him, then led Him to be crucified.
32 As they continued forward they encountered a man coming to meet Him, named Simon of Cyrene, whom they compelled to carry His cross.
33 Afterward they came to a place named Golgotha, which is called, “The Place of The Skull”a
34 They gave Him wine to drink mixed with gall, but realizing it, He would not drink.
35 After crucifying Him, they divided His garments by casting lots, in order to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet, saying, “They divided my clothing among themselves, and cast lots for my garments”3
36 And sitting down, they kept watch over Him.
37 And they placed His charges above His head, written was, “This is Jesus the King of the Jews”
38 Then they crucified two thieves beside Him, one on His right, and one on His left.
39 And those passing by were shaking their heads insulting Him.
40 And saying, “Destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself, If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross”
41 In like manner the high priests were also mocking Him, along with the elders and the Pharisees, saying,
42 “He saved others, He can’t save Himself? If He is the King of Israel; let Him come down from the cross now, and we will believe Him.
43 He trusted in God; let Him now be delivered unto Him, if it is His will; for He said, ‘I Am the Son of God’ ”
44 And even the thieves who had been crucified with Him insulted Him.
45 And from late in the sixth hour, darkness swept across the entire land, until the ninth hour.
46 Then around the ninth hour Jesus called out in a loud voice, saying, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani” which means, “My God, My God, I enter into your rest”
47 Upon hearing this, some of those who were standing there said, “This Man calls for Elijah”
48 So at once, one of them ran, and took a sponge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed for Him to drink.
49 But the others said, “Let's see if Elijah comes to save Him” Then another took a spearb and pierced Him on the side and water and blood came out.4
50 And once more, Jesus called out in a loud voice, and He gave up the Spirit.
51 Then suddenly! The partitioning wallc of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth shook, and the rocks were split.
52 And the tombs were opened, and many the dead saints were raised;
53 and they walked out of their tombs after His resurrection into the holy city and were seen by many.
54 When the centurion and those who were with Him guarding Jesus saw the earthquake, and the events taking place they were deeply terrified, saying, “Truly, this Man was the Son of God”
55 And many women were there watching from afar, who followed after Jesus from Galilee as His attendants.
56 Among them were Mary of Magdala, and Mary the mother of James and John and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.
57 When evening had come, a wealthy man from Arimathea, named Joseph came, who was a disciple of Jesus.
58 And coming before Pilate, this man pleaded for the body of Jesus, and Pilate commanded it be yielded.
59 After taking the body, Joseph wrapped Him in a pure linen cloth,
60 and laid Him in a newly made tomb, which he had carved in a rock; after he had rolled a large stone over the entrance of the tomb he withdrew.
61 Afterward, there Mary of Magdala together with the other Mary sat down in front of the tomb.
62 But on the next day, which was after The Day of Preparation,d the high priests and the Pharisees gathered unto Pilate,
63 saying, “Lord, we remember that while He was still alive the deceiver said, ‘After three days I will raise it up’
64 Therefore order the tomb be secured until the third day, otherwise His disciples may come by night and steal Him away, then tell the people, ‘He has risen from the dead’ and the last deception will be worse than the first”
65 So Pilate said to them, “You have a guard; go secure it in the manner you know how”
66 After departing, they secured the tomb by sealing off the stone with a guard.
1. Zechariah 11:12 - The Aleppo Codex - 800-900 A.D. a. Some authors translate this word as, “Calvary” meaning, “Great suffering”
2. Zechariah 11:13 - The Aleppo Codex - 800-900 A.D. b. A long Thracian spear/javelin.
3. Psalms 22:18 - DSS - 200-100 B.C. c. The partitioning wall between Jews and Gentiles.
4. Codex Ephraemi - 400-500 A.D. d. On Saturday it is a custom for some to make preparations for the Sabbath,
in order not to work on the Sabbath day, which is, “The Day of Preparation”
Chapter 28
1 But after the Sabbath, as the light began to break on the first day of the Sabbath week,a Mary of Magdala went with the other Mary to see the tomb.
2 Then suddenly! A large earthquake took place; for the Angel of the Lord was descending from heaven and having come, he rolled the stone away from the entrance of the tomb, and sat upon it.
3 Now his appearance was like flashes of lightning, and his clothes were white likened rather unto snow.
4 And from the fear of him, the guards shook and became like corpses.
5 And in response to the women, the angel said, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus, who was crucified.
6 He is not here, for He has risen, as He said. Come, see the place where He lay.
7 Then go quickly to tell His disciples that He has risen from the dead; and know! He has gone before you into Galilee, there you will see Him; Behold! I have told you”
8 So they left quickly running from the tomb, with great joy and reverence they ran to bring word to His disciples.
9 But as they were going to tell His disciples, Behold! Jesus met them, saying, “Rejoice!” And after they approached Him, they fell down in reverence and embraced His feet.
10 Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid; go and tell My brethren, that they may depart into the land of Galilee, and there they will see Me”
11 Now as they started along their way, at once some of the guards went into the city, reporting to the high priests everything that happened.
12 So they assembled with the council of the elders plotting that they would take a large amount of money to give to the soldiers,
13 instructing them: “You are to say, ‘His disciples came by night and stole Him while we were sleeping’
14 And afterward if the governor may hear of this, we will persuade him and keep you free from the concern of reprimand”
15 And they accepted the silver and did as instructed, and this story is told among the Jews unto this day.
16 But the eleven disciples journeyed unto Galilee, to a mountain which Jesus had designated to them.
17 Upon seeing Him, they bowed down before Him; however, some doubted.
18 And stepping forward, Jesus spoke to them, saying, “All authority in heaven and upon the earth has been entrusted unto Me.
19 Therefore journey out, making disciples of all the nations in My name, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit,
20 teaching them to obey all, everything I have commanded you; and know, I Am with you always until the end of age, Amen”
a. The Festival of Unleavened bread lasts for seven, “Sabbath” days. The Passover occurs during this festival. So it is Monday of the first day of the Sabbath week of rest.