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CHAPTER 23
Matthew 23:1
1 Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples, Matthew 23:2
2 Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat: Matthew 23:3
3 All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but
do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not. Matthew 23:4
4 For 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.
Matthew 23:5
5 But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their
phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments, Matthew 23:6
6 And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,
Matthew 23:7
7 And greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi. Matthew 23:8
8 But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all
ye are brethren.
Matthew 23:9
9 And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which
is in heaven.
Matthew 23:10
10 Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ. Matthew 23:11
11 But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant. Matthew 23:12
12 And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall
humble himself shall be exalted.
Matthew 23:13
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. Matthew 23:14
14 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows'
houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the
greater damnation.
Matthew 23:15
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.
Matthew 23:16
16 Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the
temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple,
he is a debtor!
Matthew 23:17
17 Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that
sanctifieth the gold?
Matthew 23:18
18 And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever
sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty. Matthew 23:19
19 Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that
sanctifieth the gift?
Matthew 23:20
20 Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all
things thereon.
Matthew 23:21
21 And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that
dwelleth therein.
Matthew 23:22
22 And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by
him that sitteth thereon.
Matthew 23:23
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.
Matthew 23:24
24 Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel. Matthew 23:25
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.
Matthew 23:26
26 Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and
platter, that the outside of them may be clean also. Matthew 23:27
27 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto
whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within
full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness. Matthew 23:28
28 Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are
full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
Matthew 23:29
29 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the
tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous, Matthew
23:30
30 And 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 23:31
31 Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of
them which killed the prophets.
Matthew 23:32
32 Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers. Matthew 23:33
33 Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?
Matthew 23:34
34 Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes:
and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye
scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city: Matthew
23:35
35 That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from
the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias,
whom ye slew between the temple and the altar. Matthew 23:36
36 Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.
Matthew 23:37
37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them
which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children
together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye
would not!
Matthew 23:38
38 Behold, your house is left unto you desolate. Matthew 23:39
39 For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say,
Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord. CHAPTER 24
Matthew 24:1
1 And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came
to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple. Matthew 24:2
2 And 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.
Matthew 24:3
3 And 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? Matthew 24:4
4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.
Matthew 24:5
5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
Matthew 24:6
6 And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not
troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
Matthew 24:7
7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and
there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
Matthew 24:8
8 All these are the beginning of sorrows. Matthew 24:9
9 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and
ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake. Matthew 24:10
10 And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall
hate one another.
Matthew 24:11
11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many. Matthew 24:12
12 And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. Matthew 24:13
13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. Matthew 24:14
14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a
witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come. Matthew 24:15
15 When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by
Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him
understand:)
Matthew 24:16
16 Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains: Matthew 24:17
17 Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:
Matthew 24:18
18 Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes.
Matthew 24:19
19 And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!
Matthew 24:20
20 But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:
Matthew 24:21
21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning
of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. Matthew 24:22
22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be
saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened. Matthew
24:23
23 Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.
Matthew 24:24
24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew
great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall
deceive the very elect.
Matthew 24:25
25 Behold, I have told you before.
Matthew 24:26
26 Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go
not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not. Matthew
24:27
27 For 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. Matthew 24:28
28 For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.
Matthew 24:29
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: Matthew 24:30
30 And 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 great glory. Matthew 24:31
31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they
shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven
to the other.
Matthew 24:32
32 Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and
putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh: Matthew 24:33
33 So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is
near, even at the doors.
Matthew 24:34
34 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these
things be fulfilled.
Matthew 24:35
35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away. Matthew 24:36
36 But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven,
but my Father only.
Matthew 24:37
37 But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
Matthew 24:38
38 For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and
drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered
into the ark,
Matthew 24:39
39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also
the coming of the Son of man be.
Matthew 24:40
40 Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
Matthew 24:41
41 Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the
other left.
Matthew 24:42
42 Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come. Matthew 24:43
43 But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch
the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered
his house to be broken up.
Matthew 24:44
44 Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son
of man cometh.
Matthew 24:45
45 Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler
over his household, to give them meat in due season? Matthew 24:46
46 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.
Matthew 24:47
47 Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods.
Matthew 24:48
48 But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;
Matthew 24:49
49 And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with
the drunken;
Matthew 24:50
50 The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for
him, and in an hour that he is not aware of, Matthew 24:51
51 And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the
hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. CHAPTER 25
Matthew 25:1
1 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took
their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. Matthew 25:2
2 And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. Matthew 25:3
3 They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them: Matthew 25:4
4 But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. Matthew 25:5
5 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. Matthew 25:6
6 And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go
ye out to meet him.
Matthew 25:7
7 Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. Matthew 25:8
8 And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps
are gone out.
Matthew 25:9
9 But 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.
Matthew 25:10
10 And 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. Matthew
25:11
11 Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.
Matthew 25:12
12 But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not. Matthew 25:13
13 Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the
Son of man cometh.
Matthew 25:14
14 For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who
called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. Matthew 25:15
15 And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one;
to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his
journey.
Matthew 25:16
16 Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the
same, and made them other five talents.
Matthew 25:17
17 And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two. Matthew 25:18
18 But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his
lord's money.
Matthew 25:19
19 After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them.
Matthew 25:20
20 And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five
talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I
have gained beside them five talents more. Matthew 25:21
21 His 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. Matthew 25:22
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.
Matthew 25:23
23 His 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. Matthew 25:24
24 Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew
thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and
gathering where thou hast not strawed: Matthew 25:25
25 And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there
thou hast that is thine.
Matthew 25:26
26 His 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
strawed:
Matthew 25:27
27 Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then
at my coming I should have received mine own with usury. Matthew 25:28
28 Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents.
Matthew 25:29
29 For 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. Matthew 25:30
30 And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be
weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Matthew 25:31
31 When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels
with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: Matthew 25:32
32 And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them
one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats: Matthew
25:33
33 And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.
Matthew 25:34
34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of
my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the
world:
Matthew 25:35
35 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me
drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: Matthew 25:36
36 Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in
prison, and ye came unto me.
Matthew 25:37
37 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an
hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? Matthew 25:38
38 When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?
Matthew 25:39
39 Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? Matthew 25:40
40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you,
Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye
have done it unto me.
Matthew 25:41
41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye
cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
Matthew 25:42
42 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave
me no drink:
Matthew 25:43
43 I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not:
sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not. Matthew 25:44
44 Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an
hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and
did not minister unto thee?
Matthew 25:45
45 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye
did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me. Matthew 25:46
46 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous
into life eternal.

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