Matthew 11

Jesus and John the Baptist 1 After Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples, he went on from there to teach and preach in the towns of Galilee. 2 When…

Matthew 12

Jesus is Lord of the Sabbath 1 At that time Jesus went through the cornfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick some ears of corn…

Matthew 13

The parable of the sower 1 That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the lake. 2 Such large crowds gathered round him that he got…

Matthew 14

John the Baptist beheaded 1 At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the reports about Jesus, 2 and he said to his attendants, ‘This is John the Baptist; he has…

Matthew 15

That which defiles 1 Then some Pharisees and teachers of the law came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked, 2 ‘Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders?…

Matthew 16

The demand for a sign 1 The Pharisees and Sadducees came to Jesus and tested him by asking him to show them a sign from heaven. 2 He replied, ‘When…

Matthew 17

The transfiguration 1 After six days Jesus took with him Peter, James and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. 2 There he…

Matthew 18

The greatest in the kingdom of heaven 1 At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, ‘Who, then, is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?’ 2 He…

Matthew 19

Divorce 1 When Jesus had finished saying these things, he left Galilee and went into the region of Judea to the other side of the Jordan. 2 Large crowds followed…

Matthew 20

The parable of the workers in the vineyard 1 ‘For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his…