The World English Bible (WEB): Matthew

The World English Bible (WEB): Matthew

Book 40 Matthew 001:001 The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ{Christ (Greek) and Messiah (Hebrew) both mean "Anointed One"}, the son of David, the son of Abraham. 001:002 Abraham became the father of Isaac. Isaac became the father of Jacob. Jacob became the father of Judah and his brothers. 001:003 Judah became the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar. Perez became the father of Hezron. Hezron became the father of Ram. 001:004 Ram became the father of Amminadab. Amminadab became the father of Nahshon. Nahshon became the father of Salmon. 001:005 Salmon became the father of Boaz by Rahab. Boaz became the father of Obed by Ruth. Obed became the father of Jesse. 001:006 Jesse became the father of David the king. David became the father of Solomon by her who had been the wife of Uriah. 001:007 Solomon became the father of Rehoboam. Rehoboam became the father of Abijah. Abijah became the father of Asa. 001:008 Asa became the father of Jehoshaphat. Jehoshaphat became the father of Joram. Joram became the father of Uzziah. 001:009 Uzziah became the father of Jotham. Jotham became the father of Ahaz. Ahaz became the father of Hezekiah. 001:010 Hezekiah became the father of Manasseh. Manasseh became the father of Amon. Amon became the father of Josiah. 001:011 Josiah became the father of Jechoniah and his brothers, at the time of the exile to Babylon. 001:012 After the exile to Babylon, Jechoniah became the father of Shealtiel. Shealtiel became the father of Zerubbabel. 001:013 Zerubbabel became the father of Abiud. Abiud became the father of Eliakim. Eliakim became the father of Azor. 001:014 Azor became the father of Sadoc. Sadoc became the father of Achim. Achim became the father of Eliud. 001:015 Eliud became the father of Eleazar. Eleazar became the father of Matthan. Matthan became the father of Jacob. 001:016 Jacob became the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, from whom was born Jesus{"Jesus" means "Salvation."}, who is called Christ. 001:017 So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; from David to the exile to Babylon fourteen generations; and from the carrying away to Babylon to the Christ, fourteen generations. 001:018 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was like this; for after his mother, Mary, was engaged to Joseph, before they came together, she was found pregnant by the Holy Spirit. 001:019 Joseph, her husband, being a righteous man, and not willing to make her a public example, intended to put her away secretly. 001:020 But when he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, don't be afraid to take to yourself Mary, your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. 001:021 She shall bring forth a son. You shall call his name Jesus, for it is he who shall save his people from their sins." 001:022 Now all this has happened, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, 001:023 "Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son. They shall call his name Immanuel;" which is, being interpreted, "God with us."{Isaiah 7:14} 001:024 Joseph arose from his sleep, and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took his wife to himself; 001:025 and didn't know her sexually until she had brought forth her firstborn son. He named him Jesus. 002:001 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men{The word for "wise men" (magoi) can also mean teachers, scientists, physicians, astrologers, seers, interpreters of dreams, or sorcerers.} from the east came to Jerusalem, saying, 002:002 "Where is he who is born King of the Jews? For we saw his star in the east, and have come to worship him." 002:003 When Herod the king heard it, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. 002:004 Gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he asked them where the Christ would be born. 002:005 They said to him, "In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it is written through the prophet, 002:006 'You Bethlehem, land of Judah, are in no way least among the princes of Judah: for out of you shall come forth a governor, who shall shepherd my people, Israel.'"{Micah 5:2} 002:007 Then Herod secretly called the wise men, and learned from them exactly what time the star appeared. 002:008 He sent them to Bethlehem, and said, "Go and search diligently for the young child. When you have found him, bring me word, so that I also may come and worship him." 002:009 They, having heard the king, went their way; and behold, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, until it came and stood over where the young child was. 002:010 When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy. 002:011 They came into the house and saw the young child with Mary, his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Opening their treasures, they offered to him gifts: gold, frankincense, and myrrh. 002:012 Being warned in a dream that they shouldn't return to Herod, they went back to their own country another way. 002:013 Now when they had departed, behold, an 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 stay there until I tell you, for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him." 002:014 He arose and took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt, 002:015 and was there until the death of Herod; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, "Out of Egypt I called my son."{Hosea 11:1} 002:016 Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked by the wise men, was exceedingly angry, and sent out, and killed all the male children who were in Bethlehem and in all the surrounding countryside, from two years old and under, according to the exact time which he had learned from the wise men. 002:017 Then that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled, saying, 002:018 "A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children; she wouldn't be comforted, because they are no more."{Jeremiah 31:15} 002:019 But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying, 002:020 "Arise and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel, for those who sought the young child's life are dead." 002:021 He arose and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel. 002:022 But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in the place of his father, Herod, he was afraid to go there. Being warned in a dream, he withdrew into the region of Galilee, 002:023 and came and lived in a city called Nazareth; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophets: "He will be called a Nazarene." 003:001 In those days, John the Baptizer came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying, 003:002 "Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!" 003:003 For this is he who was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness, make ready the way of the Lord. Make his paths straight."{Isaiah 40:3} 003:004 Now John himself wore clothing made of camel's hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey. 003:005 Then people from Jerusalem, all of Judea, and all the region around the Jordan went out to him. 003:006 They were baptized{or, immersed} by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins. 003:007 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for his baptism,{or, immersion} he said to them, "You offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? 003:008 Therefore bring forth fruit worthy of repentance! 003:009 Don't think to yourselves, 'We have Abraham for our father,' for I tell you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones. 003:010 "Even now the axe lies at the root of the trees. Therefore, every tree that doesn't bring forth good fruit is cut down, and cast into the fire. 003:011 I indeed baptize{or, immerse} you in water for repentance, but he who comes after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit.{TR and NU add "and with fire"} 003:012 His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor. He will gather his wheat into the barn, but the chaff he will burn up with unquenchable fire." 003:013 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him. 003:014 But John would have hindered him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and you come to me?" 003:015 But Jesus, answering, said to him, "Allow it now, for this is the fitting way for us to fulfill all righteousness." Then he allowed him. 003:016 Jesus, when he was baptized, went up directly from the water: and behold, the heavens were opened to him. He saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming on him. 003:017 Behold, a voice out of the heavens said, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased." 004:001 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 004:002 When he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was hungry afterward. 004:003 The tempter came and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread." 004:004 But he answered, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.'"{Deuteronomy 8:3} 004:005 Then the devil took him into the holy city. He set him on the pinnacle of the temple, 004:006 and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written, 'He will give his angels charge concerning you.' and, 'On their hands they will bear you up, so that you don't dash your foot against a stone.'"{Psalm 91:11-12} 004:007 Jesus said to him, "Again, it is written, 'You shall not test the Lord, your God.'"{Deuteronomy 6:16} 004:008 Again, the devil took him to an exceedingly high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world, and their glory. 004:009 He said to him, "I will give you all of these things, if you will fall down and worship me." 004:010 Then Jesus said to him, "Get behind me,{TR and NU read "Go away" instead of "Get behind me"} Satan! For it is written, 'You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.'"{Deuteronomy 6:13} 004:011 Then the devil left him, and behold, angels came and served him. 004:012 Now when Jesus heard that John was delivered up, he withdrew into Galilee. 004:013 Leaving Nazareth, he came and lived in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali, 004:014 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying, 004:015 "The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, toward the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles, 004:016 the people who sat in darkness saw a great light, to those who sat in the region and shadow of death, to them light has dawned."{Isaiah 9:1-2} 004:017 From that time, Jesus began to preach, and to say, "Repent! For the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand." 004:018 Walking by the sea of Galilee, he{TR reads "Jesus" instead of "he"} saw two brothers: Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew, his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. 004:019 He said to them, "Come after me, and I will make you fishers for men." 004:020 They immediately left their nets and followed him. 004:021 Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets. He called them. 004:022 They immediately left the boat and their father, and followed him. 004:023 Jesus went about in all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the Good News of the Kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness among the people. 004:024 The report about him went out into all Syria. They brought to him all who were sick, afflicted with various diseases and torments, possessed with demons, epileptics, and paralytics; and he healed them. 004:025 Great multitudes from Galilee, Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea and from beyond the Jordan followed him. 005:001 Seeing the multitudes, he went up onto the mountain. When he had sat down, his disciples came to him. 005:002 He opened his mouth and taught them, saying, 005:003 "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.{Isaiah 57:15; 66:2} 005:004 Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.{Isaiah 61:2; 66:10,13} 005:005 Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth.{or, land. Psalm 37:11} 005:006 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled. 005:007 Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. 005:008 Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. 005:009 Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God. 005:010 Blessed are those who have been persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven. 005:011 "Blessed are you when people reproach you, persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely, for my sake. 005:012 Rejoice, and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven. For that is how they persecuted the prophets who were before you. 005:013 "You are the salt of the earth, but if the salt has lost its flavor, with what will it be salted? It is then good for nothing, but to be cast out and trodden under the feet of men. 005:014 You are the light of the world. A city located on a hill can't be hidden. 005:015 Neither do you light a lamp, and put it under a measuring basket, but on a stand; and it shines to all who are in the house. 005:016 Even so, let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven. 005:017 "Don't think that I came to destroy the law or the prophets. I didn't come to destroy, but to fulfill. 005:018 For most certainly, I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not even one smallest letter{literally, iota} or one tiny pen stroke{or, serif} shall in any way pass away from the law, until all things are accomplished. 005:019 Whoever, therefore, shall break one of these least commandments, and teach others to do so, shall be called least in the Kingdom of Heaven; but whoever shall do and teach them shall be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven. 005:020 For I tell you that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, there is no way you will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven. 005:021 "You have heard that it was said to the ancient ones, 'You shall not murder;'{Exodus 20:13} and 'Whoever shall murder shall be in danger of the judgment.' 005:022 But I tell you, that everyone who is angry with his brother without a cause{NU omits "without a cause".} shall be in danger of the judgment; and whoever shall say to his brother, 'Raca{"Raca" is an Aramaic insult, related to the word for "empty" and conveying the idea of empty-headedness.}!' shall be in danger of the council; and whoever shall say, 'You fool!' shall be in danger of the fire of Gehenna.{or, Hell} 005:023 "If therefore you are offering your gift at the altar, and there remember that your brother has anything against you, 005:024 leave your gift there before the altar, and go your way. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift. 005:025 Agree with your adversary quickly, while you are with him in the way; lest perhaps the prosecutor deliver you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer, and you be cast into prison. 005:026 Most certainly I tell you, you shall by no means get out of there, until you have paid the last penny.{literally, kodrantes. A kodrantes was a small copper coin worth about 2 lepta (widow's mites)not enough to buy very much of anything.} 005:027 "You have heard that it was said, {TR adds "to the ancients,"} 'You shall not commit adultery;'{Exodus 20:14} 005:028 but I tell you that everyone who gazes at a woman to lust after her has committed adultery with her already in his heart. 005:029 If your right eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out and throw it away from you. For it is more profitable for you that one of your members should perish, than for your whole body to be cast into Gehenna.{or, Hell} 005:030 If your right hand causes you to stumble, cut it off, and throw it away from you. For it is more profitable for you that one of your members should perish, than for your whole body to be cast into Gehenna.{or, Hell} 005:031 "It was also said, 'Whoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorce,'{Deuteronomy 24:1} 005:032 but I tell you that whoever puts away his wife, except for the cause of sexual immorality, makes her an adulteress; and whoever marries her when she is put away commits adultery. 005:033 "Again you have heard that it was said to them of old time, 'You shall not make false vows, but shall perform to the Lord your vows,' 005:034 but I tell you, don't swear at all: neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God; 005:035 nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of his feet; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. 005:036 Neither shall you swear by your head, for you can't make one hair white or black. 005:037 But let your 'Yes' be 'Yes' and your 'No' be 'No.' Whatever is more than these is of the evil one. 005:038 "You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.'{Exodus 21:24; Leviticus 24:20; Deuteronomy 19:21} 005:039 But I tell you, don't resist him who is evil; but whoever strikes you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also. 005:040 If anyone sues you to take away your coat, let him have your cloak also. 005:041 Whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two. 005:042 Give to him who asks you, and don't turn away him who desires to borrow from you. 005:043 "You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor, and hate your enemy.'{Leviticus 19:18} 005:044 But I tell you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you, 005:045 that you may be children of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the just and the unjust. 005:046 For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Don't even the tax collectors do the same? 005:047 If you only greet your friends, what more do you do than others? Don't even the tax collectors do the same? 005:048 Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect. 006:001 "Be careful that you don't do your charitable giving before men, to be seen by them, or else you have no reward from your Father who is in heaven. 006:002 Therefore when you do merciful deeds, don't sound a trumpet before yourself, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may get glory from men. Most certainly I tell you, they have received their reward. 006:003 But when you do merciful deeds, don't let your left hand know what your right hand does, 006:004 so that your merciful deeds may be in secret, then your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly. 006:005 "When you pray, you shall not be as the hypocrites, for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Most certainly, I tell you, they have received their reward. 006:006 But you, when you pray, enter into your inner chamber, and having shut your door, pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly. 006:007 In praying, don't use vain repetitions, as the Gentiles do; for they think that they will be heard for their much speaking. 006:008 Therefore don't be like them, for your Father knows what things you need, before you ask him. 006:009 Pray like this: 'Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy. 006:010 Let your Kingdom come. Let your will be done, as in heaven, so on earth. 006:011 Give us today our daily bread. 006:012 Forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors. 006:013 Bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For yours is the Kingdom, the power, and the glory forever. Amen.{NU omits "For yours is the Kingdom, the power, and the glory forever. Amen."}' 006:014 "For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 006:015 But if you don't forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. 006:016 "Moreover when you fast, don't be like the hypocrites, with sad faces. For they disfigure their faces, that they may be seen by men to be fasting. Most certainly I tell you, they have received their reward. 006:017 But you, when you fast, anoint your head, and wash your face; 006:018 so that you are not seen by men to be fasting, but by your Father who is in secret, and your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you. 006:019 "Don't lay up treasures for yourselves on the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal; 006:020 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consume, and where thieves don't break through and steal; 006:021 for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. 006:022 "The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is sound, your whole body will be full of light. 006:023 But if your eye is evil, your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is the darkness! 006:024 "No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other; or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You can't serve both God and Mammon. 006:025 Therefore, I tell you, don't be anxious for your life: what you will eat, or what you will drink; nor yet for your body, what you will wear. Isn't life more than food, and the body more than clothing? 006:026 See the birds of the sky, that they don't sow, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns. Your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren't you of much more value than they? 006:027 "Which of you, by being anxious, can add one moment{literally, cubit} to his lifespan? 006:028 Why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow. They don't toil, neither do they spin, 006:029 yet I tell you that even Solomon in all his glory was not dressed like one of these. 006:030 But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today exists, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, won't he much more clothe you, you of little faith? 006:031 "Therefore don't be anxious, saying, 'What will we eat?', 'What will we drink?' or, 'With what will we be clothed?' 006:032 For the Gentiles seek after all these things, for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. 006:033 But seek first God's Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well. 006:034 Therefore don't be anxious for tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Each day's own evil is sufficient. 007:001 "Don't judge, so that you won't be judged. 007:002 For with whatever judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you. 007:003 Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but don't consider the beam that is in your own eye? 007:004 Or how will you tell your brother, 'Let me remove the speck from your eye;' and behold, the beam is in your own eye? 007:005 You hypocrite! First remove the beam out of your own eye, and then you can see clearly to remove the speck out of your brother's eye. 007:006 "Don't give that which is holy to the dogs, neither throw your pearls before the pigs, lest perhaps they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces. 007:007 "Ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened for you. 007:008 For everyone who asks receives. He who seeks finds. To him who knocks it will be opened. 007:009 Or who is there among you, who, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone? 007:010 Or if he asks for a fish, who will give him a serpent? 007:011 If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him! 007:012 Therefore whatever you desire for men to do to you, you shall also do to them; for this is the law and the prophets. 007:013 "Enter in by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many are those who enter in by it. 007:014 How{TR reads "Because" instead of "How"} narrow is the gate, and restricted is the way that leads to life! Few are those who find it. 007:015 "Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves. 007:016 By their fruits you will know them. Do you gather grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles? 007:017 Even so, every good tree produces good fruit; but the corrupt tree produces evil fruit. 007:018 A good tree can't produce evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree produce good fruit. 007:019 Every tree that doesn't grow good fruit is cut down, and thrown into the fire. 007:020 Therefore, by their fruits you will know them. 007:021 Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven; but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 007:022 Many will tell me in that day, 'Lord, Lord, didn't we prophesy in your name, in your name cast out demons, and in your name do many mighty works?' 007:023 Then I will tell them, 'I never knew you. Depart from me, you who work iniquity.' 007:024 "Everyone therefore who hears these words of mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man, who built his house on a rock. 007:025 The rain came down, the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat on that house; and it didn't fall, for it was founded on the rock. 007:026 Everyone who hears these words of mine, and doesn't do them will be like a foolish man, who built his house on the sand. 007:027 The rain came down, the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat on that house; and it felland great was its fall." 007:028 It happened, when Jesus had finished saying these things, that the multitudes were astonished at his teaching, 007:029 for he taught them with authority, and not like the scribes. 008:001 When he came down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him. 008:002 Behold, a leper came to him and worshiped him, saying, "Lord, if you want to, you can make me clean." 008:003 Jesus stretched out his hand, and touched him, saying, "I want to. Be made clean." Immediately his leprosy was cleansed. 008:004 Jesus said to him, "See that you tell nobody, but go, show yourself to th ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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