Book of Matthew

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His disciples gathered around him,‭ ‭and he began to teach them.‭ ‭“God blesses those who are poor and realize their need for him, ‭for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs.‭ ‭God blesses those who mourn, ‭for they will be comforted.‭ ‭God blesses those who are humble, ‭for they will inherit the whole earth.‭ ‭God blesses those who hunger and thirst for justice, ‭for they will be satisfied.‭ ‭God blesses those who are merciful, ‭for they will be shown mercy.‭ ‭God blesses those whose hearts are pure, ‭for they will see God.‭ ‭God blesses those who work for peace, ‭for they will be called the children of God.‭ ‭God blesses those who are persecuted for doing right, ‭for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs.‭ ‭“God blesses you when people mock you and persecute you and lie about you and say all sorts of evil things against you because you are my followers.‭ ‭Be happy about it! Be very glad! For a great reward awaits you in heaven. And remember, the ancient prophets were persecuted in the same way.‭ ‭“You are the salt of the earth. But what good is salt if it has lost its flavor? Can you make it salty again? It will be thrown out and trampled underfoot as worthless.‭ ‭“You are the light of the world — like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden.‭ ‭No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where it gives light to everyone in the house.‭ ‭In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.‭ ‭“Don’t misunderstand why I have come. I did not come to abolish the law of Moses or the writings of the prophets. No, I came to accomplish their purpose.‭ ‭I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not even the smallest detail of God’s law will disappear until its purpose is achieved.‭ ‭So if you ignore the least commandment and teach others to do the same, you will be called the least in the Kingdom of Heaven. But anyone who obeys God’s laws and teaches them will be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven.‭ ‭“But I warn you — unless your righteousness is better than the righteousness of the teachers of religious law and the Pharisees, you will never enter the Kingdom of Heaven!‭ ‭“You have heard that our ancestors were told, ‘You must not murder. If you commit murder, you are subject to judgment.’‭ ‭But I say, if you are even angry with someone, you are subject to judgment! If you call someone an idiot, you are in danger of being brought before the court. And if you curse someone, you are in danger of the fires of hell.‭ ‭“So if you are presenting a sacrifice at the altar in the Temple and you suddenly remember that someone has something against you,‭ ‭leave your sacrifice there at the altar. Go and be reconciled to that person. Then come and offer your sacrifice to God.‭ ‭“When you are on the way to court with your adversary, settle your differences quickly. Otherwise, your accuser may hand you over to the judge, who will hand you over to an officer, and you will be thrown into prison.‭ ‭And if that happens, you surely won’t be free again until you have paid the last penny.‭ ‭“You have heard the commandment that says, ‘You must not commit adultery.’‭ ‭But I say, anyone who even looks at a woman with lust has already committed adultery with her in his heart.‭ ‭So if your eye — even your good eye — causes you to lust, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.‭ ‭And if your hand — even your stronger hand — causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.‭ ‭“You have heard the law that says, ‘A man can divorce his wife by merely giving her a written notice of divorce.’‭ ‭But I say that a man who divorces his wife, unless she has been unfaithful, causes her to commit adultery. And anyone who marries a divorced woman also commits adultery.‭ ‭“You have also heard that our ancestors were told, ‘You must not break your vows; you must carry out the vows you make to the LORD.’‭ ‭But I say, do not make any vows! Do not say, ‘By heaven!’ because heaven is God’s throne.‭ ‭And do not say, ‘By the earth!’ because the earth is his footstool. And do not say, ‘By Jerusalem!’ for Jerusalem is the city of the great King.‭ ‭Do not even say, ‘By my head!’ for you can’t turn one hair white or black.‭ ‭Just say a simple, ‘Yes, I will,’ or ‘No, I won’t.’ Anything beyond this is from the evil one.‭ ‭“You have heard the law that says the punishment must match the injury: ‘An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.’‭ ‭But I say, do not resist an evil person! If someone slaps you on the right cheek, offer the other cheek also.‭ ‭If you are sued in court and your shirt is taken from you, give your coat, too.‭ ‭If a soldier demands that you carry his gear for a mile, carry it two miles.‭ ‭Give to those who ask, and don’t turn away from those who want to borrow.‭ ‭“You have heard the law that says, ‘Love your neighbor’ and hate your enemy.‭ ‭But I say, love your enemies! Pray for those who persecute you!‭ ‭In that way, you will be acting as true children of your Father in heaven. For he gives his sunlight to both the evil and the good, and he sends rain on the just and the unjust alike.‭ ‭If you love only those who love you, what reward is there for that? Even corrupt tax collectors do that much.‭ ‭If you are kind only to your friends, how are you different from anyone else? Even pagans do that.‭ ‭But you are to be perfect, even as your Father in heaven is perfect.

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(When available, we use affiliate links and may earn a commission!) Please check out these resources for Spiritual Growth and Guidance: 👉🏻 https://amzn.to/4aTkgf4 (Amazon) God Has a Plan for Your Life 👉🏻 https://amzn.to/3WjjcMV (Amazon) How to Let God Solve Your Problems 👉🏻 https://amzn.to/3JCJl1H (Amazon) NKJV, Charles F. Stanley Life Principles Daily Bible Hello, and welcome to "DAILY BIBLE INSPIRATION" Enjoy reading God's word with spoken word and text. Red Letter Edition. God is in control, always and forever. AMEN! MATTHEW - Chapter 8 New Living Translation ‭Large crowds followed Jesus as he came down the mountainside.‭ ‭Suddenly, a man with leprosy approached him and knelt before him. “Lord,” the man said, “if you are willing, you can heal me and make me clean.”‭ ‭Jesus reached out and touched him. “I am willing,” he said. “Be healed!” And instantly the leprosy disappeared.‭ ‭Then Jesus said to him, “Don’t tell anyone about this. Instead, go to the priest and let him examine you. Take along the offering required in the law of Moses for those who have been healed of leprosy. This will be a public testimony that you have been cleansed.”‭ ‭When Jesus returned to Capernaum, a Roman officer came and pleaded with him,‭ ‭“Lord, my young servant lies in bed, paralyzed and in terrible pain.”‭ ‭Jesus said, “I will come and heal him.”‭ ‭But the officer said, “Lord, I am not worthy to have you come into my home. Just say the word from where you are, and my servant will be healed.‭ ‭I know this because I am under the authority of my superior officers, and I have authority over my soldiers. I only need to say, ‘Go,’ and they go, or ‘Come,’ and they come. And if I say to my slaves, ‘Do this,’ they do it.”‭ ‭When Jesus heard this, he was amazed. Turning to those who were following him, he said, “I tell you the truth, I haven’t seen faith like this in all Israel!‭ ‭And I tell you this, that many Gentiles will come from all over the world — from east and west — and sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob at the feast in the Kingdom of Heaven.‭ ‭But many Israelites — those for whom the Kingdom was prepared — will be thrown into outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”‭ ‭Then Jesus said to the Roman officer, “Go back home. Because you believed, it has happened.” And the young servant was healed that same hour.‭ ‭When Jesus arrived at Peter’s house, Peter’s mother-in-law was sick in bed with a high fever.‭ ‭But when Jesus touched her hand, the fever left her. Then she got up and prepared a meal for him.‭ ‭That evening many demon-possessed people were brought to Jesus. He cast out the evil spirits with a simple command, and he healed all the sick.‭ ‭This fulfilled the word of the Lord through the prophet Isaiah, who said, ‭“He took our sicknesses ‭and removed our diseases.”‭ ‭When Jesus saw the crowd around him, he instructed his disciples to cross to the other side of the lake.‭ ‭Then one of the teachers of religious law said to him, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.”‭ ‭But Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens to live in, and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place even to lay his head.”‭ ‭Another of his disciples said, “Lord, first let me return home and bury my father.”‭ ‭But Jesus told him, “Follow me now. Let the spiritually dead bury their own dead. ”‭ ‭Then Jesus got into the boat and started across the lake with his disciples.‭ ‭Suddenly, a fierce storm struck the lake, with waves breaking into the boat. But Jesus was sleeping.‭ ‭The disciples went and woke him up, shouting, “Lord, save us! We’re going to drown!”‭ ‭Jesus responded, “Why are you afraid? You have so little faith!” Then he got up and rebuked the wind and waves, and suddenly there was a great calm.‭ ‭The disciples were amazed. “Who is this man?” they asked. “Even the winds and waves obey him!”‭ ‭When Jesus arrived on the other side of the lake, in the region of the Gadarenes, two men who were possessed by demons met him. They lived in a cemetery and were so violent that no one could go through that area.‭ ‭They began screaming at him, “Why are you interfering with us, Son of God? Have you come here to torture us before God’s appointed time?”‭ ‭There happened to be a large herd of pigs feeding in the distance.‭ ‭So the demons begged, “If you cast us out, send us into that herd of pigs.”‭ ‭“All right, go!” Jesus commanded them. So the demons came out of the men and entered the pigs, and the whole herd plunged down the steep hillside into the lake and drowned in the water.‭ ‭The herdsmen fled to the nearby town, telling everyone what happened to the demon-possessed men.‭ ‭Then the entire town came out to meet Jesus, but they begged him to go away and leave them alone.

(When available, we use affiliate links and may earn a commission!) Please check out these resources for Spiritual Growth and Guidance: 👉🏻 https://amzn.to/4aTkgf4 (Amazon) God Has a Plan for Your Life 👉🏻 https://amzn.to/3WjjcMV (Amazon) How to Let God Solve Your Problems 👉🏻 https://amzn.to/3JCJl1H (Amazon) NKJV, Charles F. Stanley Life Principles Daily Bible Hello, and welcome to "DAILY BIBLE INSPIRATION" Enjoy reading God's word with spoken word and text. Red Letter Edition. God is in control, always and forever. AMEN! MATTHEW - Chapter 9 New Living Translation ‭Jesus climbed into a boat and went back across the lake to his own town.‭ ‭Some people brought to him a paralyzed man on a mat. Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralyzed man, “Be encouraged, my child! Your sins are forgiven.”‭ ‭But some of the teachers of religious law said to themselves, “That’s blasphemy! Does he think he’s God?”‭ ‭Jesus knew what they were thinking, so he asked them, “Why do you have such evil thoughts in your hearts?‭ ‭Is it easier to say ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or ‘Stand up and walk’?‭ ‭So I will prove to you that the Son of Man has the authority on earth to forgive sins.” Then Jesus turned to the paralyzed man and said, “Stand up, pick up your mat, and go home!”‭ ‭And the man jumped up and went home!‭ ‭Fear swept through the crowd as they saw this happen. And they praised God for sending a man with such great authority.‭ ‭As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at his tax collector’s booth. “Follow me and be my disciple,” Jesus said to him. So Matthew got up and followed him.‭ ‭Later, Matthew invited Jesus and his disciples to his home as dinner guests, along with many tax collectors and other disreputable sinners.‭ ‭But when the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with such scum? ”‭ ‭When Jesus heard this, he said, “Healthy people don’t need a doctor — sick people do.”‭ ‭Then he added, “Now go and learn the meaning of this Scripture: ‘I want you to show mercy, not offer sacrifices.’ For I have come to call not those who think they are righteous, but those who know they are sinners.”‭ ‭One day the disciples of John the Baptist came to Jesus and asked him, “Why don’t your disciples fast like we do and the Pharisees do?”‭ ‭Jesus replied, “Do wedding guests mourn while celebrating with the groom? Of course not. But someday the groom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.‭ ‭“Besides, who would patch old clothing with new cloth? For the new patch would shrink and rip away from the old cloth, leaving an even bigger tear than before.‭ ‭“And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. For the old skins would burst from the pressure, spilling the wine and ruining the skins. New wine is stored in new wineskins so that both are preserved.”‭ ‭As Jesus was saying this, the leader of a synagogue came and knelt before him. “My daughter has just died,” he said, “but you can bring her back to life again if you just come and lay your hand on her.”‭ ‭So Jesus and his disciples got up and went with him.‭ ‭Just then a woman who had suffered for twelve years with constant bleeding came up behind him. She touched the fringe of his robe,‭ ‭for she thought, “If I can just touch his robe, I will be healed.”‭ ‭Jesus turned around, and when he saw her he said, “Daughter, be encouraged! Your faith has made you well.” And the woman was healed at that moment.‭ ‭When Jesus arrived at the official’s home, he saw the noisy crowd and heard the funeral music.‭ ‭“Get out!” he told them. “The girl isn’t dead; she’s only asleep.” But the crowd laughed at him.‭ ‭After the crowd was put outside, however, Jesus went in and took the girl by the hand, and she stood up!‭ ‭The report of this miracle swept through the entire countryside.‭ ‭After Jesus left the girl’s home, two blind men followed along behind him, shouting, “Son of David, have mercy on us!”‭ ‭They went right into the house where he was staying, and Jesus asked them, “Do you believe I can make you See?”“yes, Lord,” they told him, “we do.”‭ ‭Then he touched their eyes and said, “Because of your faith, it will happen.”‭ ‭Then their eyes were opened, and they could see! Jesus sternly warned them, “Don’t tell anyone about this.”‭ ‭But instead, they went out and spread his fame all over the region.‭ ‭When they left, a demon-possessed man who couldn’t speak was brought to Jesus.‭ ‭So Jesus cast out the demon, and then the man began to speak. The crowds were amazed. “Nothing like this has ever happened in Israel!” they exclaimed.‭ ‭But the Pharisees said, “He can cast out demons because he is empowered by the prince of demons.”‭ ‭Jesus traveled through all the towns and villages of that area, teaching in the synagogues and announcing the Good News about the Kingdom. And he healed every kind of disease and illness.‭ ‭When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them because they were confused and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.‭ ‭He said to his disciples, “The harvest is great, but the workers are few.‭ ‭So pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest; ask him to send more workers into his fields.”

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MATTHEW - Chapter 10 New Living Translation ‭Jesus called his twelve disciples together and gave them authority to cast out evil spirits and to heal every kind of disease and illness.‭ ‭Here are the names of the twelve apostles: ‭first, Simon (also called Peter), ‭then Andrew (Peter’s brother), ‭James (son of Zebedee), ‭John (James’s brother),‭ ‭Philip, ‭Bartholomew, ‭Thomas, ‭Matthew (the tax collector), ‭James (son of Alphaeus), ‭Thaddaeus,‭ ‭Simon (the zealot), ‭Judas Iscariot (who later betrayed him).‭ ‭Jesus sent out the twelve apostles with these instructions: “Don’t go to the Gentiles or the Samaritans,‭ ‭but only to the people of Israel — God’s lost sheep.‭ ‭Go and announce to them that the Kingdom of Heaven is near.‭ ‭Heal the sick, raise the dead, cure those with leprosy, and cast out demons. Give as freely as you have received!‭ ‭“Don’t take any money in your money belts — no gold, silver, or even copper coins.‭ ‭Don’t carry a traveler’s bag with a change of clothes and sandals or even a walking stick. Don’t hesitate to accept hospitality, because those who work deserve to be fed.‭ ‭“Whenever you enter a city or village, search for a worthy person and stay in his home until you leave town.‭ ‭When you enter the home, give it your blessing.‭ ‭If it turns out to be a worthy home, let your blessing stand; if it is not, take back the blessing.‭ ‭If any household or town refuses to welcome you or listen to your message, shake its dust from your feet as you leave.‭ ‭I tell you the truth, the wicked cities of Sodom and Gomorrah will be better off than such a town on the judgment day.‭ ‭“Look, I am sending you out as sheep among wolves. So be as shrewd as snakes and harmless as doves.‭ ‭But beware! For you will be handed over to the courts and will be flogged with whips in the synagogues.‭ ‭You will stand trial before governors and kings because you are my followers. But this will be your opportunity to tell the rulers and other unbelievers about me.‭ ‭When you are arrested, don’t worry about how to respond or what to say. God will give you the right words at the right time.‭ ‭For it is not you who will be speaking — it will be the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.‭ ‭“A brother will betray his brother to death, a father will betray his own child, and children will rebel against their parents and cause them to be killed.‭ ‭And all nations will hate you because you are my followers. But everyone who endures to the end will be saved.‭ ‭When you are persecuted in one town, flee to the next. I tell you the truth, the Son of Man will return before you have reached all the towns of Israel.‭ ‭“Students are not greater than their teacher, and slaves are not greater than their master.‭ ‭Students are to be like their teacher, and slaves are to be like their master. And since I, the master of the household, have been called the prince of demons, the members of my household will be called by even worse names!‭ ‭“But don’t be afraid of those who threaten you. For the time is coming when everything that is covered will be revealed, and all that is secret will be made known to all.‭ ‭What I tell you now in the darkness, shout abroad when daybreak comes. What I whisper in your ear, shout from the housetops for all to hear!‭ ‭“Don’t be afraid of those who want to kill your body; they cannot touch your soul. Fear only God, who can destroy both soul and body in hell.‭ ‭What is the price of two sparrows — one copper coin? But not a single sparrow can fall to the ground without your Father knowing it.‭ ‭And the very hairs on your head are all numbered.‭ ‭So don’t be afraid; you are more valuable to God than a whole flock of sparrows.‭ ‭“Everyone who acknowledges me publicly here on earth, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven.‭ ‭But everyone who denies me here on earth, I will also deny before my Father in heaven.‭ ‭“Don’t imagine that I came to bring peace to the earth! I came not to bring peace, but a sword.‭ ‭‘I have come to set a man against his father, ‭a daughter against her mother, ‭and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.‭ ‭Your enemies will be right in your own household!’‭ ‭“If you love your father or mother more than you love me, you are not worthy of being mine; or if you love your son or daughter more than me, you are not worthy of being mine.‭ ‭If you refuse to take up your cross and follow me, you are not worthy of being mine.‭ ‭If you cling to your life, you will lose it; but if you give up your life for me, you will find it.‭ ‭“Anyone who receives you receives me, and anyone who receives me receives the Father who sent me.‭ ‭If you receive a prophet as one who speaks for God, you will be given the same reward as a prophet. And if you receive righteous people because of their righteousness, you will be given a reward like theirs.‭ ‭And if you give even a cup of cold water to one of the least of my followers, you will surely be rewarded.”