Matthew 23;1-3 1.  Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples,2.  “The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses’ seat;3.  So practice and observe whatever they tell you, but do not what they do; for they preach but do not practice. I imagine there is a special place in hell for...

Matthew 22;41-46 41.  Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question,42.  saying, “What do you think of the Christ, Whose son is he?”  They said to him, “The son of David.”43.  He said to them,   How is it then that David, inspired by the Spirit, calls him Lord,...

Matthew 22;34-40 34.  But when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they came together.35.  And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question, to test him.36.  “Teacher, which is the great commandment of the law?”37.  And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God...

Matthew 22;31-33 31.  And as for the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was said to you by God,32.  ‘I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’?  He is not the God of the dead, but of the living.”33.  And...

Matthew 22;30 30.  For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven. God’s holy angels are perfected and confirmed in holiness.  They are perfectly content to occupy their place and purpose in all of God’s Creation.  At present, the holy angels rank above us...

Matthew 22;29 29.  But Jesus answered them, “You are wrong, because you know neither the scriptures nor the power of God. Total Intellectual knowledge of the Word of God, (Satan knows the Scriptures) correct expositions of all  the Scriptures found in the Confessions of the Reformation, the Church Fathers, and history of the Church down to this present day,...

Matthew 22;23-28 23.  The same day Sadducees came to him, who say that there is no resurrection; and they asked him a question,24.  Saying, “Teacher, Moses said, ‘If a man dies, having no children, his brother must marry the widow, and raise up children for his brother.’25.  Now there were seven...

Matthew 22;21 21.  They said, “Caesar’s.”  Then he said to them,  “Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” Today, the message of the Gospel seems to have been ‘dumbed down’ to:  “God loves you, and in Christ you are forgiven, believe this and you will be...

Matthew 22;17-22 17.  Tell us, then, what you think.  Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?”18.  But Jesus, aware of their malice, said, “Why do you put me to the test, you hypocrites?19.  Show me the money for the tax.”  And they brought him a coin.20.  And Jesus...

Matthew 22;15-&16 15.  Then the Pharisees went and took counsel how to entangle him in his talk.16.  And they sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodi-ans, saying, “Teacher, we know that you are true, and teach the way of God truthfully, and care for no man; for you do...

Matthew 11/14 11.  “But when the king came in to look at the guests, he saw there a man who had no wedding garment;12.  and he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you get in here without a wedding garment?’  And he was speechless.13.  Then the king said to the attendants,...

Matthew 22;8-10 8.  Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy.9.  Go therefore to the thoroughfares, and invite to the marriage feast as many as you find.’10.  And those servants went out into the streets and gathered all whom they found,...

Matthew 22;1–7 1.  And again Jesus spoke to them in parables, saying2.  “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a marriage feast for his son,3.  and sent his servants to call those who were invited to the marriage feast; but they would not come.4.  Again he...

Matthew 21;45&46 45.  When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they perceived that he was speaking about them.46.  But when they tried to arrest him, they feared the multitudes, because they held him to be a prophet. Jesus told his parables to his enemies, not because he wanted to...

Matthew 21;44 44.  And he who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; but when it falls on anyone, it will crush him.” What is the ‘stone’ Jesus is referring to?   It is the truth of the teachings Jesus has given the chef priests, elders, and Pharisees, prompted by their...

Matthew 21;42&43 42.  Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures:  ‘The very stone which the builders rejected has become the head of the corner; this was the Lord’s doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?43.  Therefore I tell you, the Kingdom of God will be taken...

Matthew 21;28-32 28.  “What do you think.  A man had two sons, and he went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work into the vineyard today.’29.  And he answered, ‘I will not’; but afterward he repented and went.30.  And he went to the second and said the same; and he answered, ‘I...

Matthew 21;25-27 25.  The baptism of John, whence was it?  From heaven or from men?”  And they argued with one another, “If we say say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say to us, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’26.  But if we say, ‘From men,’ we are afraid of the multitude; for...

Matthew 21;23&24 23.  And when he entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came up to him as he was teaching, and said, “By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?”24.  Jesus answered them, “I also will ask you a...

Matthew 21; 20-22 20.  When the disciples saw it they marveled, saying, “How did the fig tree wither at once.”21.  And Jesus answered them, “Truly, I say to you, if you have faith and never doubt, you will not only do what has been done to the fig tree, but even...

Matthew 21;18&19 18.  In the morning, (Monday of Holy Week) as he was returning to the city, he was hungry.19.  And seeing a fig tree by the wayside he went to it, and found nothing on it but leaves only.  And he said to it, “May no fruit ever come from you again!”...

Matthew 21;14-17 14.  And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple, and he healed them.15.  But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that he did,and the children crying out in the temple, “Hosanna to the Son of David!” they were indignant;16.  and...

 Matthew 21;12&13 12.  And Jesus entered the temple of God and drove out all who sold and bought in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money-changers and the seats of those who sold pigeons.13.  He said to them, “It is written, ‘My house shall be called a house of...

Matthew 21;10&11 10.  And when he entered Jerusalem, all the city was stirred, saying, “Who is this?”11.  And the crowds said, “This is the prophet Jesus from Nazareth of Galilee.” There are times when the inspiration of the Holy Spirit can be seen if our have spiritual eyes are open.It is the work...

Matthew 21; 7-9 7.  they brought the ass and the colt, and put their garments on them, and he sat thereon.8.  Most of the crowd spread their garments on the road, and others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.9.  And the crowd that went before him...

Matthew 21;1-6 1.  And when they drew near to Jerusalem and came near to Bethphage, to the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two of his disciples,2.  saying to them, “Go into the village opposite you, and immediately you will find an ass tied, and a colt with her; untie them...

Matthew 20;20-34 29.  And as they went out of Jerecho, a great crowd followed him.30.  And behold, two blind men sitting by the roadside, when they heard that Jesus was passing by, cried out, “Have mercy on us Son of David!”31.  The crowd rebuked them, telling them to be silent; but...

Matthew 20;24-28 24.  And when the ten heard it, they were indignant at the two brothers.25.  But Jesus called them to him and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great men exercise authority over them.26. It shall not be so among you; but...

Matthew 20;22&23 22.  But Jesus answered, “You do not know what you are asking.  Are you able to drink the cup that I am to drink?  They said to him, “We are able.”23.  He said to them, “You will drink my cup, but to sit at my right hand and at my...

Matthew 20;20&21 20.  Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came up to him, with her sons, and kneeling before him she asked him for something.21.  And he said to her, “What do you want?”  She said to him, “Command that these two sons of mine may sit, one at...

Matthew 20;17-19 17.  And as Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside, and on the way he said to them,18.  “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man will be delivered to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn him to...