Chapter 16
Mat 16:1 The Pharisees also with
the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would show them a
sign from heaven.
Mat 16:2 He answered and said unto
them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky
is red.
Mat 16:3 And in the morning, It
will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowering. O ye hypocrites,
ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of
the times?
Mat 16:4 A wicked and adulterous
generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto
it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. And he left them, and departed.
Mat 16:5 And when his disciples
were come to the other side, they had forgotten to take bread.
Mat 16:6 Then Jesus said unto them,
Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.
Mat 16:7 And they reasoned among
themselves, saying, It is because we have taken no bread.
Mat 16:8 Which when Jesus perceived,
he said unto them, O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves,
because ye have brought no bread?
Mat 16:9 Do ye not yet understand,
neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets
ye took up?
Mat 16:10 Neither the seven loaves
of the four thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?
Mat 16:11 How is it that ye do not
understand that I spake it not to you concerning bread, that ye should
beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees?
Mat 16:12 Then understood they how
that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine
of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.
Mat 16:13 When Jesus came into the
coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men
say that I the Son of man am?
Mat 16:14 And they said, Some say
that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one
of the prophets.
Mat 16:15 He saith unto them, But
whom say ye that I am?
Mat 16:16 And Simon Peter answered
and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
Mat 16:17 And Jesus answered and
said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath
not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.
Mat 16:18 And I say also unto thee,
That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the
gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
Mat 16:19 And I will give unto thee
the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth
shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall
be loosed in heaven.
Mat 16:20 Then charged he his disciples
that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ.
Mat 16:21 From that time forth began
Jesus to show unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and
suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be
killed, and be raised again the third day.
Mat 16:22 Then Peter took him, and
began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not
be unto thee.
Mat 16:23 But he turned, and said
unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for
thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.
Mat 16:24 Then said Jesus unto his
disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take
up his cross, and follow me.
Mat 16:25 For whosoever will save
his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall
find it.
Mat 16:26 For what is a man profited,
if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall
a man give in exchange for his soul?
Mat 16:27 For the Son of man shall
come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward
every man according to his works.
Mat 16:28 Verily I say unto you,
There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they
see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.
Chapter 17
Mat 17:1 And after six days Jesus
taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an
high mountain apart,
Mat 17:2 And was transfigured before
them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the
light.
Mat 17:3 And, behold, there appeared
unto them Moses and Elias talking with him.
Mat 17:4 Then answered Peter, and
said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let
us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one
for Elias.
Mat 17:5 While he yet spake, behold,
a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud,
which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye
him.
Mat 17:6 And when the disciples
heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid.
Mat 17:7 And Jesus came and touched
them, and said, Arise, and be not afraid.
Mat 17:8 And when they had lifted
up their eyes, they saw no man, save Jesus only.
Mat 17:9 And as they came down from
the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until
the Son of man be risen again from the dead.
Mat 17:10 And his disciples asked
him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elias must first come?
Mat 17:11 And Jesus answered and
said unto them, Elias truly shall first come, and restore all things.
Mat 17:12 But I say unto you, That
Elias is come already, and they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever
they listed. Likewise shall also the Son of man suffer of them.
Mat 17:13 Then the disciples understood
that he spake unto them of John the Baptist.
Mat 17:14 And when they were come
to the multitude, there came to him a certain man, kneeling down to him,
and saying,
Mat 17:15 Lord, have mercy on my
son: for he is a lunatic, and sore vexed: for ofttimes he falleth into
the fire, and oft into the water.
Mat 17:16 And I brought him to thy
disciples, and they could not cure him.
Mat 17:17 Then Jesus answered and
said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you?
how long shall I suffer you? bring him hither to me.
Mat 17:18 And Jesus rebuked the
devil; and he departed out of him: and the child was cured from that very
hour.
Mat 17:19 Then came the disciples
to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast him out?
Mat 17:20 And Jesus said unto them,
Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as
a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence
to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto
you.
Mat 17:21 Howbeit this kind goeth
not out but by prayer and fasting.
Mat 17:22 And while they abode in
Galilee, Jesus said unto them, The Son of man shall be betrayed into the
hands of men:
Mat 17:23 And they shall kill him,
and the third day he shall be raised again. And they were exceeding sorry.
Mat 17:24 And when they were come
to Capernaum, they that received tribute money came to Peter, and said,
Doth not your master pay tribute?
Mat 17:25 He saith, Yes. And when
he was come into the house, Jesus prevented him, saying, What thinkest
thou, Simon? of whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute?
of their own children, or of strangers?
Mat 17:26 Peter saith unto him,
Of strangers. Jesus saith unto him, Then are the children free.
Mat 17:27 Notwithstanding, lest
we should offend them, go thou to the sea, and cast an hook, and take up
the fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou
shalt find a piece of money: that take, and give unto them for me and thee.
Chapter 18
Mat 18:1 At the same time came the
disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?
Mat 18:2 And Jesus called a little
child unto him, and set him in the midst of them,
Mat 18:3 And said, Verily I say
unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall
not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
Mat 18:4 Whosoever therefore shall
humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom
of heaven.
Mat 18:5 And whoso shall receive
one such little child in my name receiveth me.
Mat 18:6 But whoso shall offend
one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that
a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the
depth of the sea.
Mat 18:7 Woe unto the world because
of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man
by whom the offence cometh!
Mat 18:8 Wherefore if thy hand or
thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better
for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands
or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire.
Mat 18:9 And if thine eye offend
thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is better for thee to enter
into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell
fire.
Mat 18:10 Take heed that ye despise
not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their
angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.
Mat 18:11 For the Son of man is
come to save that which was lost.
Mat 18:12 How think ye? if a man
have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave
the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which
is gone astray?
Mat 18:13 And if so be that he find
it, verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth more of that sheep, than of the
ninety and nine which went not astray.
Mat 18:14 Even so it is not the
will of your Father which is in heaven, that one of these little ones should
perish.
Mat 18:15 Moreover if thy brother
shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and
him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
Mat 18:16 But if he will not hear
thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or
three witnesses every word may be established.
Mat 18:17 And if he shall neglect
to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church,
let him be unto thee as a heathen man and a publican.
Mat 18:18 Verily I say unto you,
Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever
ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
Mat 18:19 Again I say unto you,
That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they
shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.
Mat 18:20 For where two or three
are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
Mat 18:21 Then came Peter to him,
and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive
him? till seven times?
Mat 18:22 Jesus saith unto him,
I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.
Mat 18:23 Therefore is the kingdom
of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account of his
servants.
Mat 18:24 And when he had begun
to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents.
Mat 18:25 But forasmuch as he had
not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children,
and all that he had, and payment to be made.
Mat 18:26 The servant therefore
fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and
I will pay thee all.
Mat 18:27 Then the lord of that
servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the
debt.
Mat 18:28 But the same servant went
out, and found one of his fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence:
and he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that
thou owest.
Mat 18:29 And his fellowservant
fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me,
and I will pay thee all.
Mat 18:30 And he would not: but
went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt.
Mat 18:31 So when his fellowservants
saw what was done, they were very sorry, and came and told unto their lord
all that was done.
Mat 18:32 Then his lord, after that
he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee
all that debt, because thou desiredst me:
Mat 18:33 Shouldest not thou also
have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?
Mat 18:34 And his lord was wroth,
and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due
unto him.
Mat 18:35 So likewise shall my heavenly
Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his
brother their trespasses.
Chapter 19
Mat 19:1 And it came to pass, that
when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came
into the coasts of Judaea beyond Jordan;
Mat 19:2 And great multitudes followed
him; and he healed them there.
Mat 19:3 The Pharisees also came
unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to
put away his wife for every cause?
Mat 19:4 And he answered and said
unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made
them male and female,
Mat 19:5 And said, For this cause
shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and
they twain shall be one flesh?
Mat 19:6 Wherefore they are no more
twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not
man put asunder.
Mat 19:7 They say unto him, Why
did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her
away?
Mat 19:8 He saith unto them, Moses
because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives:
but from the beginning it was not so.
Mat 19:9 And I say unto you, Whosoever
shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry
another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away
doth commit adultery.
Mat 19:10 His disciples say unto
him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry.
Mat 19:11 But he said unto them,
All men cannot receive this saying, save they to whom it is given.
Mat 19:12 For there are some eunuchs,
which were so born from their mother's womb: and there are some eunuchs,
which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves
eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake. He that is able to receive it,
let him receive it.
Mat 19:13 Then were there brought
unto him little children, that he should put his hands on them, and pray:
and the disciples rebuked them.
Mat 19:14 But Jesus said, Suffer
little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the
kingdom of heaven.
Mat 19:15 And he laid his hands
on them, and departed thence.
Mat 19:16 And, behold, one came
and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may
have eternal life?
Mat 19:17 And he said unto him,
Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but
if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.
Mat 19:18 He saith unto him, Which?
Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou
shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,
Mat 19:19 Honour thy father and
thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
Mat 19:20 The young man saith unto
him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet?
Mat 19:21 Jesus said unto him, If
thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor,
and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.
Mat 19:22 But when the young man
heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions.
Mat 19:23 Then said Jesus unto his
disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into
the kingdom of heaven.
Mat 19:24 And again I say unto you,
It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a
rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
Mat 19:25 When his disciples heard
it, they were exceedingly amazed, saying, Who then can be saved?
Mat 19:26 But Jesus beheld them,
and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things
are possible.
Mat 19:27 Then answered Peter and
said unto him, Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall
we have therefore?
Mat 19:28 And Jesus said unto them,
Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration
when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall
sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
Mat 19:29 And every one that hath
forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife,
or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold,
and shall inherit everlasting life.
Mat 19:30 But many that are first
shall be last; and the last shall be first.