Matthew 21st Century King James Version

Matthew 1 - 21st Century King James Version


   The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham.   

 ²Abraham begot Isaac, and Isaac begot Jacob, and Jacob begot Judah and his brethren.   

 ³And Judah begot Perez and Zerah by Tamar, and Perez begot Hezron, and Hezron begot Aram,   

 ⁴and Aram begot Aminadab, and Aminadab begot Nahshon, and Nahshon begot Salmon,   

 ⁵and Salmon begot Boaz by Rahab, and Boaz begot Obed by Ruth, and Obed begot Jesse,   

 ⁶and Jesse begot David the king. And David the king begot Solomon by her that had been the wife of Uriah,   

 ⁷and Solomon begot Rehoboam, and Rehoboam begot Abijah, and Abijah begot Asa,   

 ⁸and Asa begot Jehoshaphat, and Jehoshaphat begot Joram, and Joram begot Uzziah,   

 ⁹and Uzziah begot Jotham, and Jotham begot Ahaz, and Ahaz begot Hezekiah,   

 ¹⁰and Hezekiah begot Manasseh, and Manasseh begot Amon, and Amon begot Josiah,   

 ¹¹and Josiah begot Jechonias and his brethren, about the time they were carried away to Babylon.   

 ¹²And after they were brought to Babylon, Jechonias begot Salathiel, and Salathiel begot Zerubbabel,   

 ¹³and Zerubbabel begot Abiud, and Abiud begot Eliakim, and Eliakim begot Azor,   

 ¹⁴and Azor begot Zadok, and Zadok begot Achim, and Achim begot Eliud,   

 ¹⁵and Eliud begot Eleazar, and Eleazar begot Matthan, and Matthan begot Jacob,   

 ¹⁶and Jacob begot Joseph, the husband of Mary of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.   

 ¹⁷So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations, and from David until the carrying away into Babylon are fourteen generations, and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations.   

 ¹⁸Now the birth of Jesus Christ was in this way: When His mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.   

 ¹⁹And Joseph her husband, being a just man and not willing to make her a public example, was minded to put her away privily.    

 ²⁰But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.   

 ²¹And she shall bring forth a Son, and thou shalt call His name JESUS, for He shall save His people from their sins."   

 ²²Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying,   

 ²³"Behold, a virgin shall be with child and shall bring forth a Son, and they shall call His name Emmanuel" (which being interpreted is, "God with us").   

 ²⁴Then Joseph, being raised from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife,   

 ²⁵and knew her not until she had brought forth her firstborn Son. And he called His name JESUS.  

Matthew 2 - 21st Century King James Version


   Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the East to Jerusalem,   

 ²saying, "Where is He that is born King of the Jews? For we have seen His star in the East and have come to worship Him."   

 ³When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.   

 ⁴And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.   

 ⁵And they said unto him, "In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it is written by the prophet:   

 ⁶`And thou, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, art not the least among the princes of Judah; for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule My people Israel.'"   

 ⁷Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, inquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.   

 ⁸And he sent them to Bethlehem and said, "Go and search diligently for the young child, and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also."   

 ⁹When they had heard the king, they departed; and lo, the star which they saw in the East went before them until it came and stood over where the young Child was.   

 ¹⁰When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.   

 ¹¹And when they had come into the house, they saw the young Child with Mary His mother, and fell down and worshiped Him. And when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto Him gifts: gold and frankincense and myrrh.   

 ¹²And being warned by God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.   

 ¹³And when they had departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, "Arise, and take the young Child and His mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word; for Herod will seek the young Child to destroy Him."   

 ¹⁴When he arose, he took the young Child and His mother by night and departed into Egypt,   

 ¹⁵and was there until the death of Herod, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, "Out of Egypt have I called My Son."   

 ¹⁶Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked by the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth and slew all the children who were in Bethlehem and in all the region thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men.   

 ¹⁷Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying,   

 ¹⁸"In Ramah was there a voice heard, lamentation and weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children and would not be comforted, because they are no more."   

 ¹⁹But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,   

 ²⁰saying, "Arise, and take the young Child and His mother, and go into the land of Israel, for they are dead who sought the young Child's life."   

 ²¹And he arose and took the young Child and His mother, and came into the land of Israel.   

 ²²But when he heard that Archelaus reigned in Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither. Notwithstanding, being warned by God in a dream, he turned aside into the region of Galilee.   

 ²³And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets: "He shall be called a Nazarene."  

Matthew 3 - 21st Century King James Version


   In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judea   

 ²and saying, "Repent ye, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand."   

 ³For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness: `Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make His paths straight.'"   

 ⁴And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leather girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey.   

 ⁵Then there went out to him Jerusalem and all Judea and all the region round about the Jordan.   

 ⁶And they were baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins.   

 ⁷But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said unto them, "O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?   

 ⁸Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance,   

 ⁹and think not to say to yourselves, `We have Abraham as our father.' For I say unto you that God is able from these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.   

 ¹⁰And now also the ax is laid unto the root of the trees; therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down and cast into the fire.   

 ¹¹I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but He that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear. He shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire.   

 ¹²His fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly purge His threshing floor and gather His wheat into the garner; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire."   

 ¹³Then came Jesus from Galilee to the Jordan unto John to be baptized by him.   

 ¹⁴But John forbad Him, saying, "I have need to be baptized by Thee, and comest Thou to me?"   

 ¹⁵And Jesus answering said unto him, "Suffer it to be so now, for thus it becometh us to fulfill all righteousness." Then John suffered Him.   

 ¹⁶And Jesus, when He had been baptized, went up straightway out of the water. And lo, the heavens were opened unto Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting upon Him.   

 ¹⁷And lo, a voice came from Heaven, saying, "THIS IS MY BELOVED SON, IN WHOM I AM WELL PLEASED."   

Matthew 4 - 21st Century King James Version


   Then was Jesus led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.   

 ²And when He had fasted forty days and forty nights, He afterward hungered.   

 ³And when the tempter came to Him, he said, "If Thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread."   

 ⁴But He answered and said, "It is written: `Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.'"   

 ⁵Then the devil took Him up into the holy city, and set Him on a pinnacle of the temple, and   

 ⁶said unto Him, "If Thou be the Son of God, cast Thyself down. For it is written: `He shall give His angels charge concerning thee; and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.'"   

 ⁷Jesus said unto him, "It is written again: `Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.'"   

 ⁸Again, the devil took Him up onto an exceeding high mountain, and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them,   

 ⁹and said unto Him, "All these things will I give Thee if Thou wilt fall down and worship me."   

 ¹⁰Then said Jesus unto him, "Get thee hence, Satan! For it is written: `Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and Him only shalt thou serve.'"   

 ¹¹Then the devil left Him, and behold, angels came and ministered unto Him.   

 ¹²Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, He departed into Galilee.   

 ¹³And leaving Nazareth, He came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the seacoast in the regions of Zebulun and Naphtali,   

 ¹⁴that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying,   

 ¹⁵"The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, by the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles:   

 ¹⁶the people who sat in darkness saw a great Light; and to them that sat in the region and shadow of death, Light has sprung up."   

 ¹⁷From that time Jesus began to preach and to say, "Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand."   

 ¹⁸And Jesus, walking by the Sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishers.   

 ¹⁹And He said unto them, "Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men."   

 ²⁰And they straightway left their nets and followed Him.   

 ²¹And going on from thence He saw two other brethren, James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, in a boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets. And He called them,   

 ²²and they immediately left the boat and their father, and followed Him.   

 ²³And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and preaching the Gospel of the Kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.   

 ²⁴And His fame went throughout all Syria. And they brought unto Him all sick people who were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those who were possessed with devils, and those who were lunatic, and those who had the palsy; and He healed them.   

 ²⁵And there followed Him great multitudes of people from Galilee and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem and from Judea, and from beyond the Jordan.   

Matthew 5 - 21st Century King James Version


   And seeing the multitudes, He went up onto a mountain; and when He was set, His disciples came unto Him.   

 ²And He opened His mouth and taught them, saying,   

 ³"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.   

 ⁴Blessed are they that mourn, for they shall be comforted.   

 ⁵Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.   

 ⁶Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled.   

 ⁷Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.   

 ⁸Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.   

 ⁹Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God.   

 ¹⁰Blessed are they that are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.   

 ¹¹Blessed are ye when men shall revile you and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely for My sake.   

 ¹²Rejoice and be exceeding glad, for great is your reward in Heaven; for so persecuted they the prophets who were before you.   

 ¹³"Ye are the salt of the earth, but if the salt has lost his savor, wherewith shall it be salted? It is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out and to be trodden under foot of men.   

 ¹⁴"Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hid.   

 ¹⁵Neither do men light a candle and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick, and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.   

 ¹⁶Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in Heaven.   

 ¹⁷"Think not that I am come to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill.   

 ¹⁸For verily I say unto you, till heaven and earth pass away, not one jot or one tittle shall in any wise pass from the law till all be fulfilled.   

 ¹⁹Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the Kingdom of Heaven; but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven.   

 ²⁰For I say unto you that unless your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.   

 ²¹"Ye have heard that it was said by them of old, `Thou shalt not kill,' and `Whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment.'   

 ²²But I say unto you, that whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment; and whosoever shall say to his brother, `Raca,' shall be in danger of the council; but whosoever shall say, `Thou fool,' shall be in danger of hell fire.   

 ²³Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar and there rememberest that thy brother hath aught against thee,   

 ²⁴leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way. First be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.   

 ²⁵"Agree with thine adversary quickly while thou art on the way with him, lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.   

 ²⁶Verily I say unto thee, thou shalt by no means come out thence until thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.   

 ²⁷"Ye have heard that it was said by them of old, `Thou shalt not commit adultery.'   

 ²⁸But I say unto you, that whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.   

 ²⁹And if thy right eye cause thee to fall, pluck it out and cast it from thee; for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.   

 ³⁰And if thy right hand cause thee to fall, cut it off and cast it from thee; for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.  

Matthew 6 - 21st Century King James Version


   "Take heed that ye do not your almsgiving before men, to be seen by them; otherwise ye have no reward from your Father who is in Heaven.   

 ²Therefore when thou givest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, they have their reward.   

 ³But when thou givest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth,   

 ⁴that thine almsgiving may be in secret; and thy Father who seeth in secret, Himself shall reward thee openly.   

 ⁵"And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Verily I say unto you, they have their reward.   

 ⁶But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father who is in secret; and thy Father who seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.   

 ⁷But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions as the heathen do, for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.   

 ⁸Be not ye therefore like unto them, for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of before ye ask Him.   

 ⁹In this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy name.   

 ¹⁰Thy Kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth, as it is in Heaven.   

 ¹¹Give us this day our daily bread.   

 ¹²And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.   

 ¹³And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the Kingdom, and the power and the glory for ever. Amen.   

 ¹⁴For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.   

 ¹⁵But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.   

 ¹⁶"Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance. For they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, they have their reward.   

 ¹⁷But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head and wash thy face,   

 ¹⁸that thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father who is in secret; and thy Father, who seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.   

 ¹⁹"Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal;   

 ²⁰but lay up for yourselves treasures in Heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal.   

 ²¹For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.   

 ²²"The light of the body is the eye. If therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.   

 ²³But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!   

 ²⁴"No man can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will hold to the one and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.   

 ²⁵"Therefore I say unto you, take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?   

 ²⁶Behold the fowls of the air, for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?   

 ²⁷"Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?   

 ²⁸And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow. They toil not, neither do they spin,   

 ²⁹and yet I say unto you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.   

 ³⁰Therefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is cast into the oven, shall He not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?   

Matthew 7 - 21st Century King James Version


   "Judge not, that ye be not judged.   

 ²For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged; and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.   

 ³And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?   

 ⁴Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, `Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye,' and behold, a beam is in thine own eye?   

 ⁵Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.   

 ⁶"Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.   

 ⁷"Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.   

 ⁸For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.   

 ⁹"Or what man is there among you whom, if his son ask for bread, will give him a stone?   

 ¹⁰Or if he ask for a fish, will give him a serpent?   

 ¹¹If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father who is in Heaven give good things to them that ask Him?   

 ¹²Therefore, all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them; for this is the Law and the Prophets.   

 ¹³"Enter ye in at the strait gate, for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leadeth to destruction, and many there be who go in thereat.   

 ¹⁴Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.   

 ¹⁵"Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.   

 ¹⁶Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles?   

 ¹⁷Even so, every good tree bringeth forth good fruit, but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.   

 ¹⁸A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.   

 ¹⁹Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down and cast into the fire.   

 ²⁰Therefore, by their fruits ye shall know them.   

 ²¹"Not every one that saith unto Me, `Lord, Lord,' shall enter into the Kingdom of Heaven, but he that doeth the will of My Father who is in Heaven.   

 ²²Many will say to Me in that Day, `Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Thy name, and in Thy name have cast out devils, and in Thy name done many wonderful works?'   

 ²³And then will I profess unto them, `I never knew you: depart from Me, ye that work iniquity.'   

 ²⁴"Therefore, whosoever heareth these sayings of Mine and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, who built his house upon a rock.   

 ²⁵And the rain descended and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat upon that house; and it fell not, for it was founded upon a rock.   

 ²⁶And every one that heareth these sayings of Mine and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand;   

 ²⁷and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell, and great was the fall of it."   

 ²⁸And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at His doctrine;   

 ²⁹for He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.  

Matthew 8 - 21st Century King James Version


   When He had come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed Him.   

 ²And behold, there came a leper and worshiped Him, saying, "Lord, if Thou wilt, Thou canst make me clean."   

 ³And Jesus put forth His hand and touched him, saying, "I will: be thou clean." And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.   

 ⁴And Jesus said unto him, "See thou tell no man; but go thy way, show thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded for a testimony unto them."   

 ⁵And when Jesus had entered into Capernaum, there came unto Him a centurion, beseeching Him   

 ⁶and saying, "Lord, my servant lieth at home sick with the palsy and grievously tormented."   

 ⁷And Jesus said unto him, "I will come and heal him."   

 ⁸The centurion answered and said, "Lord, I am not worthy that Thou shouldest come under my roof. But speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.   

 ⁹For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me. And I say to this man, `Go!' and he goeth; and to another, `Come!' and he cometh; and to my servant, `Do this!' and he doeth it."   

 ¹⁰When Jesus heard it, He marveled and said to those who followed, "Verily I say unto you, I have not found such great faith, no, not in Israel.   

 ¹¹And I say unto you, that many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob in the Kingdom of Heaven.   

 ¹²But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth."   

 ¹³And Jesus said unto the centurion, "Go thy way, and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee." And his servant was healed in that selfsame hour.   

 ¹⁴And when Jesus had come into Peter's house, He saw his wife's mother lying and sick with a fever.   

 ¹⁵And He touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she arose and ministered unto them.   

 ¹⁶When the evening had come, they brought unto Him many who were possessed with devils, and He cast out the spirits with His word and healed all who were sick,   

 ¹⁷that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, who said, "He Himself took our infirmities and bore our sicknesses."   

 ¹⁸Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about Him, He gave commandment to depart unto the other side.   

 ¹⁹And a certain scribe came and said unto Him, "Master, I will follow Thee whithersoever Thou goest."   

 ²⁰And Jesus said unto him, "The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man hath nowhere to lay His head."   

 ²¹And another of His disciples said unto Him, "Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father."   

 ²²But Jesus said unto him, "Follow Me, and let the dead bury their dead."   

 ²³And when He had entered into a boat, His disciples followed Him.   

 ²⁴And behold, there arose a great tempest on the sea, insomuch that the boat was covered with the waves; but He was asleep.   

 ²⁵And His disciples came to Him and awoke Him, saying, "Lord, save us! We perish!"   

 ²⁶And He said unto them, "Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith?" Then He arose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.   

 ²⁷But the men marveled, saying, "What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey Him?"   

 ²⁸And when He had come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met Him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceedingly fierce, so that no man might pass by that way.   

 ²⁹And behold, they cried out, saying, "What have we to do with Thee, Jesus, Thou Son of God? Art Thou come hither to torment us before the time?"   

 ³⁰Now there was a good way off from them a herd of many swine feeding.  

Matthew 9 - 21st Century King James Version


   And He entered into a boat, and passed over and came into His own city.   

 ²And behold, they brought to Him a man sick with the palsy, lying on a bed. And Jesus, seeing their faith, said unto the one sick with the palsy, "Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee."   

 ³And behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, "This man blasphemeth."   

 ⁴And Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, "Why think ye evil in your hearts?   

 ⁵For which is easier: to say, `Thy sins be forgiven thee,' or to say, `Arise and walk'?   

 ⁶But that ye may know that the Son of Man hath power on earth to forgive sins,"-- (then said He to the one sick with palsy) "Arise, take up thy bed and go unto thine house."    

 ⁷And he arose and departed to his house.   

 ⁸But when the multitudes saw it, they marveled and glorified God, who had given such power unto men.   

 ⁹And as Jesus passed forth from thence, He saw a man named Matthew, sitting in the customhouse. And He said unto him, "Follow Me." And he arose and followed Him.   

 ¹⁰And it came to pass as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with Him and His disciples.   

 ¹¹And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto His disciples, "Why eateth your master with publicans and sinners?"   

 ¹²But when Jesus heard that, He said unto them, "They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.   

 ¹³But go ye and learn what this meaneth: `I will have mercy and not sacrifice.' For I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance."   

 ¹⁴Then the disciples of John came to Him, saying, "Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but Thy disciples fast not?"   

 ¹⁵And Jesus said unto them, "Can the attendants of the bridechamber mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast.   

 ¹⁶"No man putteth a piece of new cloth upon an old garment, for that which is put in to fill it up taketh from the garment, and the rent is made worse.   

 ¹⁷Neither do men put new wine into old wineskins, else the wineskins burst and the wine runneth out and the skins perish. But they put new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved."   

 ¹⁸While He spoke these things unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler and worshiped Him, saying, "My daughter is even now dead, but come and lay Thy hand upon her, and she shall live."    

 ¹⁹And Jesus arose and followed him, and so did His disciples.   

 ²⁰And behold, a woman who was diseased with an issue of blood for twelve years came up behind Him and touched the hem of His garment;   

 ²¹for she said to herself, "If I may but touch His garment, I shall be whole."   

 ²²But Jesus turned about, and when He saw her, He said, "Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole." And the woman was made whole from that hour.   

 ²³And when Jesus came into the ruler's house and saw the minstrels and the people making a noise,   

 ²⁴He said unto them, "Give way, for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth." And they laughed Him to scorn.   

 ²⁵But when the people were put outside, He went in and took her by the hand, and the maid arose.   

 ²⁶And the fame thereof went abroad throughout all the land.   

 ²⁷And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed Him, crying and saying, "Thou Son of David, have mercy on us!"   

 ²⁸And when He had come into the house, the blind men came to Him, and Jesus said unto them, "Believe ye that I am able to do this?" They said unto Him, "Yea, Lord."   

 ²⁹Then He touched their eyes, saying, "According to your faith, be it unto you."   

 ³⁰And their eyes were opened, and Jesus strictly charged them, saying, "See that no man know it."  

Matthew 10 - 21st Century King James Version


   And when He had called unto Him His twelve disciples, He gave them power against unclean spirits to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease.   

 ²Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: the first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;   

 ³Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus;   

 ⁴Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed Him.   

 ⁵These twelve Jesus sent forth and commanded them, saying, "Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not.   

 ⁶But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.   

 ⁷And as ye go, preach, saying, `The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.'   

 ⁸Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils. Freely ye have received; freely give.   

 ⁹Provide neither gold nor silver nor brass in your purses,   

 ¹⁰nor pack for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves; for the workman is worthy of his meat.   

 ¹¹And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, inquire who in it is worthy, and there abide till ye go thence.   

 ¹²And when ye come into a house, salute it,   

 ¹³and if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it; but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.   

 ¹⁴And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.   

 ¹⁵Verily I say unto you, it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the Day of Judgment than for that city.   

 ¹⁶"Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves. Be ye therefore wise as serpents and harmless as doves.   

 ¹⁷But beware of men, for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues,   

 ¹⁸and ye shall be brought before governors and kings for My sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.   

 ¹⁹But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak, for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak.   

 ²⁰For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father who speaketh in you.   

 ²¹And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child; and the children shall rise up against their parents and cause them to be put to death.   

 ²²And ye shall be hated by all men for My name's sake, but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.   

 ²³But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another; for verily I say unto you, ye shall not have gone through the cities of Israel till the Son of Man be come.   

 ²⁴"The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord.   

 ²⁵It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his household!   

 ²⁶Fear them not therefore, for there is nothing covered that shall not be revealed, and hid that shall not be known.   

 ²⁷What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light; and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops.   

 ²⁸And fear not them that kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul; but rather fear Him that is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.   

 ²⁹"Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? And one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.   

 ³⁰But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.   

Matthew 11 - 21st Century King James Version


   And it came to pass when Jesus had finished commanding His twelve disciples, He departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities.   

 ²Now when John had heard in prison of the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples,   

 ³and they said unto Him, "Art thou He that should come, or do we look for another?"   

 ⁴Jesus answered and said unto them, "Go and show John again those things which ye hear and see:   

 ⁵the blind receive their sight and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up and the poor have the Gospel preached to them.   

 ⁶And blessed is he whosoever shall not be offended in Me."   

 ⁷And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, "What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?   

 ⁸But what went ye out to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings' houses.   

 ⁹But what went ye out to see? A prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet.   

 ¹⁰For this is he of whom it is written: `Behold, I send My messenger before Thy face, who shall prepare Thy way before Thee.'   

 ¹¹Verily I say unto you, among them that are born of women, there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist; notwithstanding, he that is least in the Kingdom of Heaven is greater than he.   

 ¹²And from the days of John the Baptist until now, the Kingdom of Heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.   

 ¹³For all the Prophets and the Law prophesied until John.   

 ¹⁴And if ye will receive it, this is Elijah, who was to come.   

 ¹⁵He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.   

 ¹⁶"But to what shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets and calling unto their fellows,   

 ¹⁷and saying, `We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented.'   

 ¹⁸For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, `He hath a devil!'   

 ¹⁹The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, `Behold a gluttonous man and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners!' But wisdom is justified by her children."   

 ²⁰Then He began to upbraid the cities wherein most of His mighty works were done, because they repented not.   

 ²¹"Woe unto thee, Chorazin! Woe unto thee, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works which were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.   

 ²²But I say unto you, it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the Day of Judgment than for you.   

 ²³And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell; for if the mighty works which have been done in thee had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.   

 ²⁴But I say unto you, that it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the Day of Judgment than for thee."   

 ²⁵At that time Jesus answered and said, "I thank Thee, O Father, Lord of Heaven and earth, because Thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.   

 ²⁶Even so, Father, for so it seemed good in Thy sight.   

 ²⁷"All things are delivered unto Me by My Father, and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal Him.   

 ²⁸"Come unto Me all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.   

 ²⁹Take My yoke upon you and learn of Me, for I am meek and lowly in heart, and ye shall find rest unto your souls.   

 ³⁰For My yoke is easy, and My burden is light."   

Matthew 12 - 21st Century King James Version


   At that time, Jesus went on the Sabbath day through the corn; and His disciples were hungry and began to pluck the ears of corn and to eat.   

 ²But when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto Him, "Behold, thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the Sabbath day."   

 ³But He said unto them, "Have ye not read what David did when he hungered and they that were with him:   

 ⁴how he entered into the house of God and ate the showbread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for those who were with him, but only for the priests?   

 ⁵Or have ye not read in the law how on the Sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the Sabbath and are blameless?   

 ⁶But I say unto you, that in this place is One greater than the temple.   

 ⁷But if ye had known what this meaneth, `I will have mercy and not sacrifice,' ye would not have condemned the guiltless.    

 ⁸For the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath day."   

 ⁹And when He had departed thence, He went into their synagogue.   

 ¹⁰And behold, there was a man who had his hand withered. And they asked Him, saying, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath days?" -- that they might accuse Him.   

 ¹¹And He said unto them, "What man shall there be among you that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the Sabbath day, will not lay hold on it and lift it out?   

 ¹²How much then is a man better than a sheep? Therefore it is lawful to do well on the Sabbath days."   

 ¹³Then He said to the man, "Stretch forth thine hand." And he stretched it forth, and it was restored whole like the other.   

 ¹⁴Then the Pharisees went out and held a council against Him, how they might destroy Him.   

 ¹⁵But when Jesus knew of it, He withdrew Himself from thence. And great multitudes followed Him, and He healed them all.   

 ¹⁶And He charged them that they should not make Him known,   

 ¹⁷that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying,   

 ¹⁸"Behold My Servant whom I have chosen, My Beloved in whom My soul is well pleased: I will put My Spirit upon Him, and He shall show judgment to the Gentiles.   

 ¹⁹He shall not strive nor cry, neither shall any man hear His voice in the streets.   

 ²⁰A bruised reed shall He not break, and smoking flax shall He not quench till He send forth judgment unto victory;    

 ²¹and in His name shall the Gentiles trust."   

 ²²Then was brought unto Him one possessed with a devil, blind and dumb; and He healed him, so that the blind and dumb both spoke and saw.   

 ²³And all the people were amazed and said, "Is not this the Son of David?"   

 ²⁴But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, "This fellow doth not cast out devils, except by Beelzebub, the prince of devils."   

 ²⁵And Jesus knew their thoughts and said unto them, "Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand.   

 ²⁶And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how then shall his kingdom stand?   

 ²⁷And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your children cast them out? Therefore they shall be your judges.   

 ²⁸But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the Kingdom of God is come unto you.   

 ²⁹Or else how can one enter into a strong man's house and despoil his goods, unless he first bind the strong man? And then he will despoil his house.   

 ³⁰"He that is not with Me is against Me, and he that gathereth not with Me scattereth abroad.  

Matthew 13 - 21st Century King James Version


   The same day, Jesus went out of the house and sat by the seaside.   

 ²And great multitudes were gathered together unto Him, so that He went into a boat and sat, and the whole multitude stood on the shore.   

 ³And He spoke many things unto them in parables, saying, "Behold, a sower went forth to sow.   

 ⁴And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the wayside; and the fowls came and devoured them up.   

 ⁵Some fell upon stony places where they had not much earth; and forthwith they sprang up, because they had no deepness of earth.   

 ⁶And when the sun was up they were scorched, and because they had no root they withered away.   

 ⁷And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up and choked them.   

 ⁸But others fell into good ground and brought forth fruit, some a hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.    

 ⁹Who hath ears to hear, let him hear."   

 ¹⁰And the disciples came and said unto Him, "Why speakest Thou unto them in parables?"   

 ¹¹He answered and said unto them, "Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven, but to them it is not given.   

 ¹²For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance. But whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that which he hath.   

 ¹³Therefore speak I to them in parables, because seeing, they see not, and hearing, they hear not, neither do they understand.   

 ¹⁴And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which saith, `By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive.   

 ¹⁵For this people's heart has waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.'   

 ¹⁶But blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your ears, for they hear.   

 ¹⁷For verily I say unto you, that many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them, and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.   

 ¹⁸"Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower:   

 ¹⁹When any one heareth the Word of the Kingdom and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he that received seed by the wayside.   

 ²⁰But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the Word and at once with joy receiveth it;   

 ²¹yet hath he not root in himself, but endureth for a while. For when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the Word, by and by he loses faith.   

 ²²He also that received the seed among the thorns is he that heareth the Word; and the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the Word, and he becometh unfruitful.   

 ²³But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the Word and understandeth it; who also beareth fruit and bringeth forth, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty."   

 ²⁴Another parable put He forth before them, saying, "The Kingdom of Heaven is likened unto a man who sowed good seed in his field;   

 ²⁵but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.   

 ²⁶But when the blades had sprung up and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.   

 ²⁷So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, `Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? From whence then hath come the tares?'   

 ²⁸He said unto them, `An enemy hath done this.' The servants said unto him, `Wilt thou then have us go and gather them up?'   

 ²⁹But he said, `Nay, lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.   

 ³⁰Let both grow together until the harvest, and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, "Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my barn."

Matthew 14 - 21st Century King James Version


   At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus   

 ²and said unto his servants, "This is John the Baptist. He is risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works show forth themselves in him."   

 ³For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.   

 ⁴For John said unto him, "It is not lawful for thee to have her."   

 ⁵And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.   

 ⁶But when Herod's birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod,   

 ⁷whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she would ask.   

 ⁸And she, being beforehand instructed by her mother, said, "Give me here John the Baptist's head on a charger."   

 ⁹And the king was sorry; nevertheless for the oath's sake, and those who sat with him at meat, he commanded it to be given her.   

 ¹⁰And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison.   

 ¹¹And his head was brought on a charger and given to the damsel, and she brought it to her mother.   

 ¹²And his disciples came, and took up the body and buried it, and went and told Jesus.   

 ¹³When Jesus heard of it, He departed thence by boat into a desert place apart. And when the people had heard thereof, they followed Him on foot out of the cities.   

 ¹⁴And Jesus went forth and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and He healed their sick.   

 ¹⁵And when it was evening, His disciples came to Him, saying, "This is a desert place and the time is now past. Send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages and buy themselves victuals."   

 ¹⁶But Jesus said unto them, "They need not depart. Give ye them to eat."   

 ¹⁷And they said unto Him, "We have here but five loaves and two fishes."   

 ¹⁸And He said, "Bring them hither to Me."   

 ¹⁹And He commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves and the two fishes; and looking up to Heaven, He blessed and broke the loaves and gave them to His disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.   

 ²⁰And they all ate and were filled. And they took up the fragments that remained, twelve baskets full.   

 ²¹And those who had eaten were about five thousand men, besides women and children.   

 ²²And straightway Jesus constrained His disciples to get into a boat and to go before Him unto the other side, while He sent the multitudes away.   

 ²³And when He had sent the multitudes away, He went up onto a mountain apart to pray. And when evening had come, He was there alone.   

 ²⁴But the boat was now in the midst of the sea, tossed by the waves, for the wind was contrary.   

 ²⁵And in the fourth watch of the night, Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea.   

 ²⁶And when the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, "It is a spirit"; and they cried out for fear.   

 ²⁷But straightway Jesus spoke unto them, saying, "Be of good cheer. It is I; be not afraid."   

 ²⁸And Peter answered Him and said, "Lord, if it be Thou, bid me come unto Thee on the water."   

 ²⁹And He said, "Come." And when Peter had come down out of the boat, he walked on the water to go to Jesus.   

 ³⁰But when he saw that the wind was boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, "Lord, save me!"  

Matthew 15 - 21st Century King James Version


   Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, who were from Jerusalem, saying,   

 ²"Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they wash not their hands when they eat bread."   

 ³But He answered and said unto them, "Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?   

 ⁴For God commanded, saying, `Honor thy father and mother,' and, `He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.'   

 ⁵But ye say that whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, `by whatsoever thou might have profited by me, it is a gift,'   

 ⁶and honor not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of no effect by your tradition.   

 ⁷Ye hypocrites, well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying,   

 ⁸`This people draweth nigh unto Me with their mouth, and honoreth Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me.   

 ⁹But in vain they do worship Me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.'"   

 ¹⁰And He called the multitude and said unto them, "Hear and understand:   

 ¹¹Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man, but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man."   

 ¹²Then came His disciples and said unto Him, "Knowest Thou that the Pharisees were offended after they heard this saying?"   

 ¹³But He answered and said, "Every plant which My heavenly Father hath not planted shall be rooted up.   

 ¹⁴Let them alone; they are blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch."   

 ¹⁵Then answered Peter and said unto Him, "Explain to us this parable."   

 ¹⁶And Jesus said, "Are ye also yet without understanding?   

 ¹⁷Do ye not yet understand that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the drain?   

 ¹⁸But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart, and they defile the man.   

 ¹⁹For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:   

 ²⁰these are the things which defile a man. But to eat with unwashed hands defileth not a man."   

 ²¹Then Jesus went thence and departed into the region of Tyre and Sidon.   

 ²²And behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same region and cried unto Him, saying, "Have mercy on me, O Lord, Thou Son of David! My daughter is grievously vexed with a devil."   

 ²³But He answered her not a word. And His disciples came and besought Him, saying, "Send her away, for she crieth after us."   

 ²⁴But He answered and said, "I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel."   

 ²⁵Then she came and worshiped Him, saying, "Lord help me."   

 ²⁶But He answered and said, "It is not meet to take children's bread and cast it to dogs."   

 ²⁷And she said, "Truth, Lord; yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table."   

 ²⁸Then Jesus answered and said unto her, "O woman, great is thy faith. Be it unto thee even as thou wilt." And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.   

 ²⁹And Jesus departed from thence and came nigh unto the Sea of Galilee, and went up onto a mountain and sat down there.   

 ³⁰And great multitudes came unto Him, having with them those who were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down at Jesus' feet, and He healed them.

Matthew 16 - 21st Century King James Version


   The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and testing, desired Him that He would show them a sign from Heaven.   

 ²He answered and said unto them, "When it is evening ye say, `It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.'   

 ³And in the morning, `It will be foul weather today, 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?   

 ⁴A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign, and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonah." And He left them and departed.   

 ⁵And when His disciples had come to the other side, they had forgotten to take bread.   

 ⁶Then Jesus said unto them, "Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees."   

 ⁷And they reasoned among themselves, saying, "It is because we have taken no bread."   

 ⁸But when Jesus perceived this, He said unto them, "O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, `because ye have brought no bread'?   

 ⁹Do ye not yet understand, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?   

 ¹⁰Nor the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?   

 ¹¹How is it that ye do not understand that I spoke it not to you concerning bread, but that ye should beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the Sadducees?"   

 ¹²Then understood they that He bade them not to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.   

 ¹³When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, saying, "Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?"   

 ¹⁴And they said, "Some say that Thou art John the Baptist, some Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets." MATT 16:15 He said unto them, "But who say ye that I am?"   

 ¹⁶And Simon Peter answered and said, "Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God."   

 ¹⁷And Jesus answered and said unto him, "Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but My Father who is in Heaven.   

 ¹⁸And 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.   

 ¹⁹And 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."   

 ²⁰Then He charged His disciples that they should tell no man that He was Jesus the Christ.   

 ²¹From that time forth began Jesus to show unto His disciples 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.   

 ²²Then Peter took Him and began to rebuke Him, saying, "Be it far from Thee, Lord; this shall not happen unto Thee."   

 ²³But He turned and said unto Peter, "Get thee behind Me, Satan! Thou art an offense unto Me; for thou savorest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men."   

 ²⁴Then Jesus said unto His disciples, "If any man will come after Me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.   

 ²⁵For whosoever will save his life shall lose it, and whosoever will lose his life for My sake shall find it.   

 ²⁶For 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?   

 ²⁷For 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.   

 ²⁸Verily I say unto you, there are some standing here who shall not taste of death till they see the Son of Man coming in His Kingdom."   

Matthew 17 - 21st Century King James Version


   And after six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, and brought them up onto a high mountain apart.   

 ²And He was transfigured before them; and His face shone as the sun, and His raiment was white as the light.   

 ³And behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elijah, talking with Him.   

 ⁴Then 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 Elijah."   

 ⁵While he yet spoke, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them. And behold, a voice out of the cloud, said, "THIS IS MY BELOVED SON IN WHOM I AM WELL PLEASED. HEAR YE HIM!"   

 ⁶And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their faces and were sore afraid.   

 ⁷And Jesus came and touched them and said, "Arise, and be not afraid."   

 ⁸And when they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no man, save Jesus only.   

 ⁹And 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."   

 ¹⁰And His disciples asked Him, saying, "Why then say the scribes that Elijah must first come?"   

 ¹¹And Jesus answered and said unto them, "Elijah truly shall first come and restore all things.   

 ¹²But I say unto you that Elijah is come already, and they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they pleased. Likewise shall also the Son of Man suffer by them."   

 ¹³Then the disciples understood that He spoke unto them of John the Baptist.   

 ¹⁴And when they had come to the multitude, there came to Him a certain man, kneeling down to Him and saying,   

 ¹⁵"Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is lunatic and sorely vexed; for ofttimes he falleth into the fire and oft into the water.   

 ¹⁶And I brought him to Thy disciples, and they could not cure him."   

 ¹⁷Then 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."   

 ¹⁸And Jesus rebuked the devil, and he departed out of him, and the child was cured from that very hour.   

 ¹⁹Then came the disciples to Jesus apart and said, "Why could we not cast him out?"   

 ²⁰And 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.   

 ²¹However this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting."   

 ²²And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said unto them, "The Son of Man shall be betrayed into the hands of men.   

 ²³And they shall kill Him, and the third day He shall be raised again." And they were exceeding sorry.   

 ²⁴And when they had come to Capernaum, those who collected the tribute money came to Peter and said, "Doth not your master pay tribute?"   

 ²⁵He said, "Yes." And when he had come into the house, Jesus preceded him, saying, "What thinkest thou, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute? From their own children, or from strangers?"   

 ²⁶Peter said unto Him, "From strangers." Jesus said unto him, "Then are the children free.   

 ²⁷Notwithstanding, lest we should offend them, go thou to the sea and cast a 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."   

Matthew 18 - 21st Century King James Version


   At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, "Who is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?"   

 ²And Jesus called a little child unto Him, and set him in the midst of them,   

 ³and said, "Verily I say unto you, unless ye be converted and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.   

 ⁴Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven.   

 ⁵And whoso shall receive one such little child in My name, receiveth Me.   

 ⁶But whoso shall cause one of these little ones who believe in Me to fall, it were better for him that a millstone were hung about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.   

 ⁷"Woe unto the world because of offenses! For it must happen that offenses come, but woe to that man by whom the offense cometh.   

 ⁸Therefore if thy hand or thy foot cause thee to fall, 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.   

 ⁹And if thine eye cause thee to fall, 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.   

 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 who is in Heaven.   

 ¹¹"For the Son of Man is come to save that which was lost.   

 ¹²How think ye? If a man have a 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?   

 ¹³And if it so be that he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth more over that sheep than over the ninety and nine which went not astray.   

 ¹⁴Even so it is not the will of your Father who is in Heaven that one of these little ones should perish.   

 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.   

 ¹⁶But 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.'   

 ¹⁷And 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.   

 ¹⁸Verily I say unto you, whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in Heaven; and so whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in Heaven.   

 ¹⁹"Again I say unto you, that if two of you shall agree on earth concerning anything that they shall ask, it shall be done for them by My Father who is in Heaven.   

 ²⁰For where two or three are gathered together in My name, there am I in the midst of them."   

 ²¹Then Peter came to Him and said, "Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Until seven times?"   

 ²²And Jesus said unto him, "I say not unto thee, until seven times, but until seventy times seven.   

 ²³"Therefore is the Kingdom of Heaven likened unto a certain king who would settle accounts with his servants.   

 ²⁴And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him who owed him ten thousand talents.   

 ²⁵But inasmuch as he could not pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife and children and all that he had, and payment to be made.   

 ²⁶The servant therefore fell down and did homage to him, saying,`Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.'   

 ²⁷Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him and forgave him the debt.   

 ²⁸But the same servant went out and found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred pence. And he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, saying, `Pay me what thou owest.'   

 ²⁹And his fellow servant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, `Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.'   

 ³⁰And he would not, but went and cast him into prison till he should pay the debt.  

Matthew 19 - 21st Century King James Version


   And it came to pass that when Jesus had finished these sayings, He departed from Galilee and came into the region of Judea beyond the Jordan.   

 ²And great multitudes followed Him, and He healed them there.   

 ³The Pharisees also came unto Him, testing Him and saying unto Him, "Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?"   

 ⁴And He answered and said unto them, "Have ye not read, that He that made them at the beginning made them male and female,   

 ⁵and said, `For this cause shall a man leave father and mother and shall cleave to his wife, and the two shall be one flesh'?   

 ⁶Therefore they are no more two, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder."   

 ⁷They said unto Him, "Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement and to put her away?"   

 ⁸He said 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.   

 ⁹And 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 who is put away doth commit adultery."   

 ¹⁰His disciples said unto Him, "If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry."   

 ¹¹But He said unto them, "All men cannot receive this saying, save they to whom it is given.   

 ¹²For there are some eunuchs who were so born from their mother's womb, and there are some eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men, and there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the Kingdom of Heaven's sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it."   

 ¹³Then were there brought unto Him little children, that He should put His hands on them and pray. And the disciples rebuked them,   

 ¹⁴but Jesus said, "Suffer little children, and forbid them not to come unto Me,for of such is the Kingdom of Heaven."   

 ¹⁵And He laid His hands on them and departed thence.   

 ¹⁶And behold, one came and said unto Him, "Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?"   

 ¹⁷And 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."   

 ¹⁸He said 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;   

 ¹⁹honor thy father and thy mother; and, thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.'"   

 ²⁰The young man said unto Him, "All these things have I kept from my youth up. What lack I yet?"   

 ²¹Jesus said unto him, "If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell what thou hast and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in Heaven; and come and follow Me."   

 ²²But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.   

 ²³Then said Jesus unto His disciples, "Verily I say unto you, that a rich man shall hardly enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.   

 ²⁴And 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."   

 ²⁵When His disciples heard it, they were exceedingly amazed, saying, "Who then can be saved?"   

 ²⁶But Jesus beheld them and said unto them, "With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."   

 ²⁷Then Peter answered and said unto Him, "Behold, we have forsaken all and followed Thee. What shall we have therefore?"   

 ²⁸And Jesus said unto them, "Verily I say unto you, that ye that have followed Me, in the regeneration when the Son of Man shall sit on the throne of His glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.   

 ²⁹And everyone 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 a hundredfold and shall inherit everlasting life.   

 ³⁰But many that are first shall be last, and the last shall be first.   

Matthew 20 - 21st Century King James Version


   "For the Kingdom of Heaven is like unto a man that is a householder, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers into his vineyard.   

 ²And when he had agreed with the laborers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.   

 ³And he went out about the third hour and saw others standing idle in the marketplace,   

 ⁴and said unto them, `Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you.' And they went their way.   

 ⁵Again he went out about the sixth and the ninth hour and did likewise.   

 ⁶And about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing idle, and said unto them, `Why stand ye here all the day idle?'   

 ⁷They said unto him, `Because no man hath hired us.' He said unto them, `Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right, that shall ye receive.'   

 ⁸So when evening had come, the lord of the vineyard said unto his steward, `Call the laborers and give them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first.'   

 ⁹And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny.   

 ¹⁰But when the first came, they supposed they should have received more; and they likewise received every man a penny.   

 ¹¹And when they had received it, they murmured against the master of the house,   

 ¹²saying, `These last have wrought but one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us who have borne the burden and the heat of the day.'   

 ¹³But he answered one of them and said, `Friend, I do thee no wrong. Didst thou not agree with me for a penny?   

 ¹⁴Take that which is thine and go thy way. I will give unto this last, even as unto thee.   

 ¹⁵Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?'   

 ¹⁶So the last shall be first, and the first last. For many are called, but few are chosen."   

 ¹⁷And Jesus, going up to Jerusalem, took the twelve disciples apart on the way and said unto them,   

 ¹⁸"Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of Man shall be betrayed unto the chief priests and unto the scribes, and they shall condemn Him to death,   

 ¹⁹and shall deliver Him to the Gentiles to mock and to scourge and to crucify Him. And the third day, He shall rise again."   

 ²⁰Then came to Him the mother of Zebedee's children with her sons, worshiping Him and desiring a certain thing of Him.   

 ²¹And He said unto her, "What wilt thou?" She said unto Him, "Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on Thy right hand and the other on the left in Thy Kingdom."   

 ²²But Jesus answered and said, "Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?" They said unto Him, "We are able."   

 ²³And He said unto them, "Ye shall drink indeed of My cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with; but to sit on My right hand and on My left is not Mine to give, but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared by My Father."   

 ²⁴And when the ten heard it, they were moved with indignation against the two brethren.   

 ²⁵But Jesus called them unto Him and said, "Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them.   

 ²⁶But it shall not be so among you; but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister;   

 ²⁷and whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant,   

 ²⁸even as the Son of Man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give His life as a ransom for many."    

 ²⁹And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed Him.   

 ³⁰And behold, two blind men were sitting by the wayside when they heard that Jesus was passing by, and they cried out, saying, "Have mercy on us, O Lord, Thou Son of David!"  

Matthew 21 - 21st Century King James Version


   And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem and had come to Bethphage unto the Mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples,   

 ²saying unto them, "Go into the village opposite you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her. Loose them and bring them unto Me.   

 ³And if any man say aught unto you, ye shall say, `The Lord hath need of them,' and straightway he will send them."   

 ⁴All this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying,   

 ⁵"Tell ye the daughter of Zion, `Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek and sitting upon an ass, and a colt, the foal of an ass.'"   

 ⁶And the disciples went and did as Jesus commanded them.   

 ⁷And they brought the ass and the colt and put on them their clothes, and they set Him thereon.   

 ⁸And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way; and others cut down branches from the trees and strewed them in the way.   

 ⁹And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried out, saying, "Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is He that cometh in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!"   

 ¹⁰And when He had come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, "Who is this?"   

 ¹¹And the multitude said, "This is Jesus, the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee."   

 ¹²And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all those who sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers and the seats of those who sold doves,   

 ¹³and said unto them, "It is written, `My house shall be called the house of prayer,' but ye have made it a den of thieves."   

 ¹⁴And the blind and the lame came to Him in the temple, and He healed them.   

 ¹⁵And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that He did, and the children crying out in the temple and saying, "Hosanna to the Son of David," they were sore displeased,   

 ¹⁶and said unto Him, "Hearest thou what these say?" And Jesus said unto them, "Yea, have ye never read, `Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings Thou hast perfected praise'?"   

 ¹⁷And He left them and went out of the city into Bethany, and He lodged there.   

 ¹⁸Now in the morning as He returned into the city, He hungered.   

 ¹⁹And when He saw a fig tree by the wayside, He came to it and found nothing thereon, but leaves only. And He said unto it, "Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever." And immediately the fig tree withered away.   

 ²⁰And when the disciples saw it, they marveled, saying, "How soon has the fig tree withered away!"   

 ²¹Jesus answered and said unto them, "Verily I say unto you, if ye have faith and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, `Be thou removed and be thou cast into the sea,' it shall be done.   

 ²²And all things whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive."   

 ²³And when He had come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto Him as He was teaching and said, "By what authority doest thou these things? And who gave thee this authority?"   

 ²⁴And Jesus answered and said unto them, "I also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell Me, I in like manner will tell you by what authority I do these things.   

 ²⁵The baptism of John: whence was it? From Heaven, or of men?" And they reasoned among themselves, saying, "If we shall say, `From Heaven,' he will say unto us, `Why did ye not then believe him?'   

 ²⁶But if we shall say, `Of men,' we fear the people, for all hold John to be a prophet."   

 ²⁷And they answered Jesus and said, "We cannot tell." And He said unto them, "Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.   

 ²⁸"But what think ye? A certain man had two sons. And he came to the first and said, `Son, go work today in my vineyard.'   

 ²⁹He answered and said, `I will not,' but afterward he repented and went.   

 ³⁰And he came to the second and said likewise. And he answered and said, `I go, sir,' and went not.  

Matthew 22 - 21st Century King James Version


   And Jesus answered and spoke unto them again in parables and said,   

 ²"The Kingdom of Heaven is like unto a certain king, who made a marriage for his son.   

 ³And he sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding, and they would not come.   

 ⁴Again he sent forth other servants, saying, `Tell them that are bidden, "Behold, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready. Come unto the marriage."'   

 ⁵But they made light of it and went their ways, one to his farm, and another to his merchandise,   

 ⁶and the remnant took his servants and treated them spitefully and slew them.   

 ⁷But when the king heard thereof he was wroth, and he sent forth his armies and destroyed those murderers and burned up their city.   

 ⁸Then said he to his servants, `The wedding is ready, but they that were bidden were not worthy.   

 ⁹Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage.'   

 ¹⁰So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered all together as many as they found, both bad and good, and the wedding was furnished with guests.   

 ¹¹And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man who did not have on a wedding garment.   

 ¹²And he said unto him, `Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment?' And he was speechless.   

 ¹³Then said the king to the servants, `Bind him hand and foot and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'   

 ¹⁴For many are called, but few are chosen."   

 ¹⁵Then the Pharisees went and took counsel how they might entangle Him in His talk.   

 ¹⁶And they sent out unto Him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, "Master, we know that thou art true and teachest the way of God in truth; neither carest thou for any man, for thou regardest not the person of men.   

 ¹⁷Tell us therefore, what thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not?"   

 ¹⁸But Jesus perceived their wickedness and said, "Why tempt ye Me, ye hypocrites?   

 ¹⁹Show Me the tribute money." And they brought unto Him a penny.   

 ²⁰And He said unto them, "Whose is this image and superscription?"   

 ²¹And they said unto Him, "Caesar's." Then said He unto them, "Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's, and unto God the things that are God's."   

 ²²When they had heard these words, they marveled, and left Him and went their way.   

 ²³The same day the Sadducees, who say that there is no resurrection, came to Him and asked Him,   

 ²⁴saying, "Master, Moses said, `If a man die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife and raise up seed unto his brother.'   

 ²⁵Now there were with us seven brethren. And the first, when he had married a wife, died; and having no issue, he left his wife unto his brother.   

 ²⁶Likewise the second also, and the third, unto the seventh.    

 ²⁷And last of all, the woman died also.   

 ²⁸Therefore in the resurrection, whose wife shall she be of the seven? For they all had her."   

 ²⁹Jesus answered and said unto them, "Ye do err, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God.   

 ³⁰For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in Heaven.   

Matthew 23 - 21st Century King James Version


   Then spoke Jesus to the multitude and to His disciples,   

 ²saying, "The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat.   

 ³All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do ye not according to their works; for they say, and do not.   

 ⁴For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders, but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.   

 ⁵But all their works they do to be seen by men. They make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments,   

 ⁶and love the uppermost places at feasts and the chief seats in the synagogues,   

 ⁷and greetings in the markets, and to be called by men, `Rabbi, Rabbi.'   

 ⁸But be not ye called `Rabbi,' for One is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren.   

 ⁹"And call no man your father upon earth, for One is your Father, who is in Heaven.   

 ¹⁰Neither be ye called masters, for One is your Master, even Christ.   

 ¹¹But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.   

 ¹²And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased, and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.   

 ¹³"But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For ye shut up the Kingdom of Heaven against men, for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.   

 ¹⁴Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretense make long prayers; therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation.   

 ¹⁵"Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.   

 ¹⁶"Woe unto you, ye blind guides, who say, `Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is obligated.'   

 ¹⁷Ye fools and blind! For which is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?   

 ¹⁸And ye say, `Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is liable.'   

 ¹⁹Ye fools and blind! For which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?   

 ²⁰Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it and by all things thereon.   

 ²¹And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it and by Him that dwelleth therein.   

 ²²And he that shall swear by Heaven, sweareth by the throne of God and by Him that sitteth thereon.   

 ²³"Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law: judgment, mercy, and faith. These ought ye to have done and not to leave the other undone.   

 ²⁴Ye blind guides, who strain out a gnat and swallow a camel!   

 ²⁵"Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess.   

 ²⁶Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also.   

 ²⁷"Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For ye are like unto whited sepulchers, which indeed appear beautiful outwardly, but are within full of dead men's bones and of all uncleanness.   

 ²⁸Even so, ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.   

 ²⁹"Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because ye build the tombs of the prophets and garnish the sepulchers of the righteous,   

 ³⁰and say, `If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.'  

Matthew 24 - 21st Century King James Version


   And Jesus went out and departed from the temple, and His disciples came to Him to show Him the buildings of the temple.   

 ²And Jesus said unto them, "See ye not all these things? Verily I say unto you, there shall not be left here one stone upon another that shall not be thrown down."   

 ³And as He sat upon the Mount of Olives, the disciples came unto Him privately, saying, "Tell us, when shall these things be? And what shall be the sign of Thy coming and of the end of the world?"   

 ⁴And Jesus answered and said unto them, "Take heed that no man deceive you;   

 ⁵for many shall come in My name, saying, `I am Christ,' and shall deceive many.   

 ⁶And ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that ye be not troubled, for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.   

 ⁷For nation shall rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom, and there shall be famines and pestilences and earthquakes in divers places.   

 ⁸All these are the beginning of sorrows.   

 ⁹Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted and shall kill you, and ye shall be hated by all nations for My name's sake.   

 ¹⁰And then shall many lose faith and shall betray one another and shall hate one another.   

 ¹¹And many false prophets shall rise and shall deceive many.   

 ¹²And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.   

 ¹³But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.   

 ¹⁴And this Gospel of the Kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations, and then shall the end come.   

 ¹⁵"When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (whoso readeth, let him understand),    

 ¹⁶then let them that be in Judea flee unto the mountains.   

 ¹⁷Let him that is on the housetop not come down to take anything out of his house;   

 ¹⁸neither let him that is in the field return back to take his clothes.   

 ¹⁹And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!   

 ²⁰But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the Sabbath day.   

 ²¹For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.   

 ²²And unless those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved; but for the elect's sake, those days shall be shortened.   

 ²³Then if any man shall say unto you, `Lo, here is Christ,' or `there,' believe it not.   

 ²⁴For there shall arise false christs and false prophets and shall show great signs and wonders, insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.   

 ²⁵Behold, I have told you before.   

 ²⁶Therefore, if they shall say unto you, `Behold, He is in the desert!' go not forth; or `Behold, He is in the secret chambers!' believe it not.   

 ²⁷For as the lightning cometh out of the east and shineth even unto the west, so shall also the coming of the Son of Man be.   

 ²⁸For wheresoever the carcass is, there will the eagles be gathered together.   

 ²⁹"Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken,   

 ³⁰and then shall appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven. And then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of Man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and with great glory.   

Matthew 25 - 21st Century King James Version


   "Then shall the Kingdom of Heaven be likened unto ten virgins, who took their lamps and went forth to meet the bridegroom.   

 ²And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.   

 ³They that were foolish took their lamps and took no oil with them,   

 ⁴but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.   

 ⁵While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.   

 ⁶And at midnight there was a cry made: `Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.'    

 ⁷Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps.   

 ⁸And the foolish said unto the wise, `Give us of your oil, for our lamps are gone out.'   

 ⁹But the wise answered, saying, `Not so, lest there be not enough for us and you; but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.'   

 ¹⁰And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage, and the door was shut.   

 ¹¹Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, `Lord, lord, open to us!'   

 ¹²But he answered and said, `Verily I say unto you, I know you not.'   

 ¹³Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of Man cometh.   

 ¹⁴"For the Kingdom of Heaven is as a man traveling into a far country, who called his own servants and delivered unto them his goods.   

 ¹⁵And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, to every man according to his several ability, and straightway tookhis journey.   

 ¹⁶Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them another five talents.   

 ¹⁷And likewise he that had received two, he also gained another two.   

 ¹⁸But he that had received one went and dug in the earth and hid his lord's money.   

 ¹⁹After a long time the lord of those servants came and reckoned with them.   

 ²⁰And so he that had received five talents came and brought the other five talents, saying, `Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents. Behold, I have gained beside them five talents more.'   

 ²¹His lord said unto him, `Well done, thou good and faithful servant. Thou hast been faithful over a few things; I will make thee ruler over many things. Enter thou into the joy of thy lord.'   

 ²²"He also that had received two talents came and said, `Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents; behold, I have gained two other talents beside them.'   

 ²³His lord said unto him, `Well done, good and faithful servant. Thou hast been faithful over a few things; I will make thee ruler over many things. Enter thou into the joy of thy lord.'   

 ²⁴"Then he that had received the one talent came and said, `Lord, I knew thee, that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strewed.   

 ²⁵And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth. Lo, there thou hast what is thine.'   

 ²⁶His lord answered and said unto him, `Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strewed.   

 ²⁷Thou ought therefore to have placed my money with the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with interest.   

 ²⁸Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him that hath ten talents.   

 ²⁹For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance; but from him that hath not, shall be taken away even that which he hath.   

 ³⁰And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'   

Matthew 26 - 21st Century King James Version


   And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings, He said unto His disciples,   

 ²"Ye know that after two days is the Feast of the Passover, and the Son of Man is betrayed to be crucified."   

 ³Then the chief priests and the scribes and the elders of the people assembled together unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,   

 ⁴and consulted that they might take Jesus by stealth and kill Him.   

 ⁵But they said, "Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar among the people."   

 ⁶Now when Jesus was in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper,   

 ⁷there came unto Him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on His head as He sat at meat.   

 ⁸But when His disciples saw it, they were indignant, saying, "To what purpose is this waste?   

 ⁹For this ointment might have been sold for much and given to the poor."   

 ¹⁰When Jesus perceived this, He said unto them, "Why trouble ye the woman? For she hath wrought a good work upon Me.   

 ¹¹For ye have the poor always with you, but Me ye have not always.   

 ¹²For in that she hath poured this ointment on My body, she did it for My burial.   

 ¹³Verily I say unto you, wheresoever this Gospel shall be preached in the whole world, there shall also this, which this woman hath done, be told as a memorial of her."   

 ¹⁴Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests   

 ¹⁵and said unto them, "What will ye give me if I will deliver Him unto you?" And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver.   

 ¹⁶And from that time he sought opportunity to betray Him.   

 ¹⁷Now on the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus, saying unto Him, "Where wilt Thou that we prepare for Thee to eat the Passover?"   

 ¹⁸And He said, "Go into the city to a certain man and say unto him, `The Master saith, "My time is at hand; I will keep the Passover at thy house with My disciples."'"   

 ¹⁹And the disciples did as Jesus had appointed them, and they made ready the Passover.   

 ²⁰Now when the evening had come, He sat down with the twelve.   

 ²¹And as they ate, He said, "Verily I say unto you, that one of you shall betray Me."   

 ²²And they were exceeding sorrowful, and began every one of them to say unto Him, "Lord, is it I?"   

 ²³And He answered and said, "He that dippeth his hand with Me in the dish, the same shall betray Me.   

 ²⁴The Son of Man goeth as it is written of Him, but woe unto that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It had been good for that man if he had not been born."   

 ²⁵Then Judas, who betrayed Him, answered and said, "Master, is it I?" He said unto him, "Thou hast said."   

 ²⁶And as they were eating, Jesus took bread and blessed it and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, "Take, eat; this is My body."   

 ²⁷And He took the cup and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, "Drink ye all of it;   

 ²⁸for this is My blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.   

 ²⁹But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new with you in My Father's Kingdom."   

 ³⁰And when they had sung a hymn, they went out unto the Mount of Olives.  

Matthew 27 - 21st Century King James Version


   When the morning had come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put Him to death.   

 ²And when they had bound Him, they led Him away and delivered Him to Pontius Pilate, the governor.   

 ³Then Judas, who had betrayed Him, when he saw that He was condemned, repented and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,   

 ⁴saying, "I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood." And they said, "What is that to us? See thou to that!"   

 ⁵And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple and departed, and went and hanged himself.   

 ⁶And the chief priests took the silver pieces and said, "It is not lawful to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood."   

 ⁷And they took counsel and bought with them the potter's field, to bury strangers in.   

 ⁸Therefore that field was called the Field of Blood unto this day.   

 ⁹Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying, "And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of Him that was valued, whom they the children of Israel did value,   

 ¹⁰and gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord appointed me."   

 ¹¹And Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked Him, saying, "Art thou the King of the Jews?" And Jesus said unto him, "Thou sayest."   

 ¹²And when He was accused by the chief priests and elders, He answered nothing.   

 ¹³Then said Pilate unto Him, "Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee?"   

 ¹⁴And He answered him never a word, insomuch that the governor marveled greatly.   

 ¹⁵Now at that feast, the governor was wont to release unto the people a prisoner, whom they would.   

 ¹⁶And they had then a notable prisoner called Barabbas.   

 ¹⁷Therefore when they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, "Whom will ye that I release unto you: Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?"   

 ¹⁸For he knew that for envy they had delivered Him.   

 ¹⁹When he had sat down on the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, "Have thou nothing to do with that just man; for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him."   

 ²⁰But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask for Barabbas and destroy Jesus.   

 ²¹The governor answered and said unto them, "Which of the two will ye that I release unto you?" They said, "Barabbas!"   

 ²²Pilate said unto them, "What shall I do then with Jesus, who is called Christ?" They all said unto him, "Let him be crucified!"   

 ²³And the governor said, "Why, what evil hath he done?" But they cried out the more, saying, "Let him be crucified!"   

 ²⁴When Pilate saw that he could not prevail, but rather that a tumult was beginning, he took water and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, "I am innocent of the blood of this just person. See ye to it."   

 ²⁵Then answered all the people and said, "His blood be on us, and on our children!"   

 ²⁶Then released he Barabbas unto them; and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered Him to be crucified.   

 ²⁷Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered unto Him the whole detachment of soldiers.   

 ²⁸And they stripped Him and put on Him a scarlet robe.   

 ²⁹And when they had plaited a crown of thorns, they put it upon His head and a reed in His right hand, and they bowed their knees before Him and mocked Him, saying, "Hail, King of the Jews!"   

 ³⁰And they spat upon Him, and took the reed and smote Him on the head.  

Matthew 28 - 21st Century King James Version


   At the end of the Sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulcher.   

 ²And behold, there was a great earthquake, for the angel of the Lord descended from Heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.   

 ³His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow.   

 ⁴And for fear of him the guards shook and became as dead men.   

 ⁵And the angel answered and said unto the women, "Fear ye not, for I know that ye seek Jesus, who was crucified.   

 ⁶He is not here, for He is risen, as He said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.   

 ⁷And go quickly and tell His disciples that He is risen from the dead, and behold, He goeth before you into Galilee. There shall ye see Him. Lo, I have told you."   

 ⁸And they departed quickly from the sepulcher with fear and great joy, and ran to bring His disciples word.   

 ⁹And as they went to tell His disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, "All hail." And they came, and held Him by the feet, and worshiped Him.   

 ¹⁰Then said Jesus unto them, "Be not afraid. Go tell My brethren to go into Galilee, and there shall they see Me."    

 ¹¹Now when they were going, behold, some of the guards came into the city and reported unto the chief priests all the things that were done.   

 ¹²And when they were assembled with the elders and had taken counsel, they gave a large sum of money unto the soldiers,   

 ¹³saying, "Say ye, `His disciples came by night and stole him away while we slept.'   

 ¹⁴And if this come to the governor's ears, we will persuade him and secure you."   

 ¹⁵So they took the money, and did as they were taught; and this account is commonly reported among the Jews until this day.   

 ¹⁶Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee onto a mountain where Jesus had appointed them.   

 ¹⁷And when they saw Him, they worshiped Him; but some doubted.   

 ¹⁸And Jesus came and spoke unto them, saying, "All power is given unto Me in Heaven and on earth.   

 ¹⁹Go ye therefore and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost,   

 ²⁰teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you. And lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world." Amen.