Matthew 19:1-30 Jesus Said, Let All the Little Children to Come to Me

 

Jesus Said, Let All the Little Children to Come to Me

Matthew 19:1-30    The Gospel According to Matthew [in Smaller Chunks]

And it [happened,] that when Jesus had finished these sayings, He departed from Galilee, & came into the coasts of Judaea, [a.k.a. Judea,] beyond Jordan. And [large] multitudes followed Him, & He healed them there.

Also, the Pharisees came to Him, tempting, [a.k.a. testing,] Him, & saying to Him, Is it lawful for a man to put away, [a.k.a. divorce,] his wife for every [reason?]

And [Jesus] answered, & said to them, Haven't you read that He, [Who] made them [in] the beginning, made them male & female, & said, For this [reason] a man shall leave [his] father & mother, & shall [cling] to his wife, & they, [two] shall be one flesh? [For this reason,] they are no [longer] two, but one flesh. Therefore, what God has joined together, let man not [pull apart.]

They [said] to Him, Then why did Moses command to give a [written document of divorce,] & put her away, [a.k.a. aside?] [Jesus] said to them, Because of the hardness of your hearts, Moses [allowed] you to put your wives away, but it wasn't so from the beginning.

And I say to you, [Whoever] shall put away his wife, except it [is] for fornication, [a.k.a. unfaithfulness,] & [marries] another, commits adultery. And [whoever] marries her, [who] is put away, [commits] adultery.

His disciples [said] to Him, If the case of the man [is] so with his wife, it is good not to marry. And [Jesus] said to them, All men can't receive this saying, [except those,] to whom it is given. For there are some eunuchs, [who] were born so from their mother's womb.

And there are some eunuchs, [who] were made eunuchs [by] men. And there [are] eunuchs, [who] have made themselves eunuchs for the Kingdom of heaven's sake. He, [who] is able to receive it, let him receive it.

Then, little children were brought to Him, [so] that He should put His hands on them, & pray. And the disciples [scolded] them. But Jesus said, [Allow] little children to come to Me, & [don't] forbid them: for of such is the Kingdom of heaven.

And [Jesus] laid His hands on them, & [left] from there. And, [saw, someone come] to Him & said, Good Master, [a.k.a. Teacher,] what good thing shall I do, [so] that I may have eternal life? And [Jesus] said to him, Why [do] you call Me good? There [are] none good, but One, that is, God. But if you [want to] enter into [eternal] life, keep the commandments.

He said to [Jesus,] Which? Jesus said, You shall [not] murder. You shall not commit adultery. You shall not steal, & You shall not bear false, [a.k.a. untruthful,] witness. Honor your father & mother, & You shall love your neighbor as yourself.

The young man said to Him, I have kept all these things from my youth up. What [do] I [still] lack? Jesus said to him, If you [wish] [to] be perfect, go & sell [what] you [have,] & give [the proceeds] to the poor, & you shall have treasure in heaven: & come & follow Me.

But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions. Then, Jesus said to His disciples, [Truly,] I say to you, That hardly shall a rich man enter into the Kingdom of heaven. And again, I say to you, It is easier for a camel to go through the Eye of a Needle, than for a rich man to enter into the Kingdom of God.

When His disciples heard it, they were exceedingly amazed, saying, Then, who can be saved? But Jesus [looked at] them, & said to them, With men, this is impossible; but with God, all things are possible.

Then Peter answered & said to Him, [Look,] we have [abandoned] all, & followed You. Therefore, what shall we have? And Jesus said to them, [Truly,] I say to you, [who] have followed Me, In the regeneration, [a.k.a. Spiritual Restoration,] when the Son of Man shall sit [on] the throne of His glory, you shall also sit upon 12 thrones, judging the 12 tribes of Israel.

[Revelation 2:26 And he, [who overcomes,] & [keeps] [doing] My work [until] the end, I will give to him, power over the nations.]

And everyone, [who] has [abandoned:] houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for My Name's sake, shall receive [a] hundredfold, [a.k.a. 100 times as much,] & shall inherit everlasting life.

But many, [who] are 1st, shall be last. And the last shall be 1st. [Matthew 20:25-28 But Jesus called them to Him, & said, You know that the [Gentiles'] princes, [hold control] over them. And those, who] are great, exercise authority [over] them.

But it shall not be so among you. But [whoever wants] [to] be great among you, let him be your minister. And [whoever wants] [to] be [first] among you, let him be your servant.

*Even [like] the Son of Man [didn't come] to be ministered to, but to minister, & to give His life [as] a ransom from many.]

Matthew 18:1-35 The Disciples Ask, Who is the Greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?

 

The Disciples Ask, Who is the Greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?

Matthew 18:1-35    The Gospel According to Matthew [in Smaller Chunks]

At the same time, the disciples came to Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the Kingdom of heaven? And Jesus called a little child to Him, & [put] him in the [middle] of them. And said, [Truly,] I say to you, [Unless] you [are] converted, &  become [like] little children, you shall not enter into the Kingdom of heaven.

Therefore [whoever,] shall humble himself [like] this little child, the same is greatest in the Kingdom of heaven. And [whoever] shall receive one little child [like this] in My Name, receives Me.

But [whoever] shall offend one of these little ones, [a.k.a. causes one to sin,] who believe in Me, it [would] [be] better for him, that a millstone were [hung around] his neck & that he were [to] drown in the [depths] of the sea. Woe to the world because of [such] offenses!

For it [is] [inevitable] that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence comes! [For this reason,] if your hand or your foot [offends] you, cut them off, & cast them from you. It is better for you to enter into life [lame] or [disfigured,] rather than have 2 hands or feet, & to be cast into the everlasting fire.

And if your eye [offends] you, [a.k.a. causes you to sin, pull] it out, & cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life with 1 eye, rather than having 2 eyes to be cast into hell fire.

[Pay attention,] that you [don't] despise 1 of these little ones. For I say to you, That in heaven their Angels always [see] the face of My Father, [Who] is in heaven. For the Son of Man [has] come to save [those, who were] lost.

[What] [do] you think? If a man [has] 100 sheep, & one of them [has] gone astray, doesn't he leave the 99, & goes into the mountains, & seeks [what has] gone astray? And if he [should] find it, [truly,] I say to you, he rejoices more [over] that sheep, than the 99, which [didn't go] astray.

Even so, it's not the will of your Father, [Who] is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish. [1 Timothy 2:3-4 For this is good & acceptable in the sight of God our Savior; Who [desires to] have all men be saved, & to come to the knowledge of the Truth.]

[Also,] if your brother shall trespass against you, go & tell him his fault, [privately,] between you & him. If he shall hear you, you have gained your brother. [James 5:20 Let him know, that he, [who converts] the sinner from [going astray,] shall save a soul from death, & shall hide a multitude of sins.]

But if he won't hear you, then take with you 1 or 2 more, [so] that [through] the mouth of 2 or 3 witnesses, every word may be established. And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it to the church. But if he neglects to hear the church, let him be to you, [like a] heathen man & a publican, [a.k.a. tax collector.]

[Truly,] I say to you, [Whatever] you shall bind on earth, shall be bound in heaven. And [whatever] you shall [loosen] on earth, shall be [loosened] in heaven. [John 20:23 [Whoever's] sins you [forgive,] they are [forgiven] to them. And [whoever's] sins you retain, they are retained.]

Again I say to you, That if 2 of you shall agree on earth, [about] anything that they shall ask, it shall be done for them [by] My Father, [Who] is in heaven. For where 2 or 3 are gathered together in My Name, I Am there in the midst of them.

Then, Peter came to [Jesus,] & said, Lord, how [often] shall my brother sin against me, & I forgive him? [Until] 7 times? Jesus [said] to him, I [don't] say to you, until 7 times: but, Until 70 times 7, [a.k.a. 490.]

Therefore, the Kingdom of heaven [is similar] to a certain king, [who] would take account of his servants. And when he  had begun to [calculate, someone] was brought to him, [who] owed him 10,000 talents.

But [in that] he [didn't have anything] [for repayment,] his lord commanded [that he,] his wife, children & all that he had, be sold, & [repayment] be made. Therefore, the servant fell down, & worshiped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, & I will pay you all.

Then, the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, & [released] him, & forgave him the debt. But the same servant went out, & found one of his fellow servants, [who] owed him 100 pence. And he [seized] him, & took him by the throat, saying, Pay me [what] you [owe.]

And his fellow servant fell down at his feet, & [begged] him, saying, Have patience with me, & I will pay you all. And he would not, & went & cast him into prison, [until] he should pay the debt. So, when his fellow servants saw what was done, they were very sorry, & came & told their lord all that [happened.]

Then, after he had called him, his lord said to him, O you wicked servant. I forgave you all that debt, because you [desired it of] me. Shouldn't you also have had compassion on your fellow servant, even [like] I had pity on you?

And his lord was [angry,] & delivered him to the tormentors, [until] he should pay all that was [owed] to him. So, My heavenly Father, shall also do likewise, to you, if everyone from your hearts, [doesn't] forgive his brother their trespasses.

Matthew 17:1-27 Jesus Is Transfigured

 

Jesus Is Transfigured

Matthew 17:1-27    The Gospel According to Matthew [in Smaller Chunks]

And after 6 days, Jesus [took:] Peter, James, & John, his brother, & [brought] them up into an [isolated] mountain, & was transfigured [in front of] them. And [Jesus'] face [shone like] the sun, & His [clothing] was white [like] the light. And, [saw,] there appeared to them: Moses & [Elijah] talking with Him.

Then, Peter answered, & said to Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here. If You [want,] let us make here 3 tabernacles, [a.k.a. tents, or shelters.] One for You, & one for Moses, & one for [Elijah.] While [Peter still spoke, saw,] a bright cloud overshadowed them.

And behold, a voice [came] out of the cloud, which said, This Is My Beloved Son, in Whom I Am well pleased. You, [listen to] Him. And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their [faces] & were [very] afraid. And Jesus came & touched them, & said, Arise, & [don't] be afraid.

And when they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no man, [except] Jesus only. And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of Man [has] risen again from the dead.

And His disciples asked him, saying, Why then, [do] the scribes say that [Elijah] must come first? And Jesus answered & said to them, Truly, [Elijah] shall come first, & restore all things. But I say to you, That [Elijah has] already come, & they [didn't know, a.k.a. recognize,] him, but have done to him [whatever] they [wanted.] The Son of Man shall also suffer [by] them, [similarly.]

Then, the disciples understood that [Jesus spoke] to them [about] John the Baptist. And when they [had] come to the multitude, there came a certain man, to [Jesus,] kneeling down to Him, & saying, Lord, have mercy on my son.

For he is a lunatick, & [very troubled,] for [often there are times when] he falls into the fire, & [often] into the water. And I brought him to Your disciples, & they couldn't cure him. Then, Jesus answered & said, O faithless, & [difficult] generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I [put up with] you? Bring him [here] to Me.

And Jesus rebuked the [demon;] & he departed out of him, & the child was cured from that very hour. Then, the disciples came to Jesus, [alone,] & said, Why couldn't we cast [the demon] out? And Jesus said to them, Because of your unbelief.

For [truly,] I say to you, If you have faith [like] a grain of mustard seed, you shall say to this mountain, Remove [from here] to [the] place [over there,] & it shall remove. And nothing shall be impossible to you. [However,] this kind [of demon only] goes out by prayer & fasting.

*And while they [stayed] in Galilee, Jesus said to them, The Son of Man shall be betrayed into the hands of men. And they shall kill Him, & the 3rd day, He shall be raised again. And they were [exceedingly] sorry.

And when they [had] come to Capernaum, [those, who] received tribute money came to Peter, & said, [Doesn't your Master, [a.k.a. Teacher,] pay tribute? [Peter said,] Yes. And when [Peter had] come into the house, Jesus [stopped] him, saying, What [do] you [think,] Simon?

Of whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute? [From] their own children, or [from] strangers? Peter said to Him, [From] strangers. Jesus said to him, Then, the children are free.

[However,] lest we should offend them, you go to the sea, & cast [in] a hook, & [pull] up the fish, that 1st comes up. And when you have opened [its] mouth, you shall find a piece, [a.k.a. coin,] of money. Take that, & give it to them for Me & you.

Matthew 16:1-28 Jesus Reminds the Disciples of the 2 Different Times He Fed the Multitudes

 

Jesus Reminds the Disciples of the 2 Different Times He Fed the Multitudes

Matthew 16:1-28    The Gospel According to Matthew [in Smaller Chunks]

Also, the Pharisees came with the Sadducees, & desired that [Jesus,] would [show] them a sign from heaven, [testing] Him. [Mark 12:12-13 And they sought to [seize] Him, but feared the people. For they knew that He had spoken the parable against them. And they left Him, & went [on] their way. And they sent to Him, certain of the Pharisees, & Herodians, to catch Him in His words.]

[Jesus] answered & said to them, When it's evening, you say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red. And in the morning, [you say,] It will be foul weather today: [because] the sky is red, & [overcast.] O you hypocrites, you can [distinguish] the face of the sky; but you can't [distinguish] the signs of the times?

A wicked & adulterous, [a.k.a. unfaithful,] generation seeks after a sign. And there shall be no sign given to it, [except] the sign of the prophet, [Jonah.] [Luke 11:30-32 For [like Jonah,] was a sign to the Ninevites, so shall the Son of Man also be to this generation.

The queen of the South, [a.k.a. the Queen of Sheba,] shall rise up in judgment with the men of this generation, & condemn them. For she came from the [furthest] parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon.

And, [look,] a greater than Solomon is here. The men of [Nineveh] shall rise up in judgment [against] this generation, & shall condemn it. For [the Ninevites] repented at the preaching of [Jonah,] &, [see,] a greater than [Jonah,] is here.]

And [Jesus] left them & departed. And when His disciples [had] come to the other side, they had forgotten to take bread. Then, Jesus said to them, [Pay attention] & beware of the leaven of the Pharisees & Sadducees. And they  Reasoned among themselves, saying, It's because we haven't taken [any] bread.

When Jesus [realized this,] He said to them, O you of little faith. Why [do] you reason among yourselves, because you have brought no bread?  Don't you understand, yet? [Don't you] remember the 5 loaves [of bread for] the 5,000, & how many baskets [of fragments] you [collected?]

[Don't you remember] the 7 loaves [of bread for] the 4,000, & how many baskets you [collected?] How is it that you don't understand that I [spoke] it to you, not [about] bread, [but] that you should beware of the leaven of the Pharisees & Sadducees?

Then, they understood how [Jesus requested] them not [to] beware of the leaven of bread, but [beware] of the doctrine, [a.k.a. teaching,] of the Pharisees & Sadducees.

When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I, the Son of Man, Am? And they said, Some say that You are John the Baptist. Some [say:] [Elijah;] & others, [Jeremiah,] or one of the prophets.

He [said] to them, But Whom do you say that I Am? And Simon Peter answered & said, You [are] the Christ, the Son of the Living God. And Jesus answered & said to him, Blessed [are] you, Simon Barjona. For flesh & blood haven't revealed it to you, but My Father, [Who] is in heaven.

And I also say to you, That you [are] Peter, & upon this rock, I will build My church. And the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. And I will give the keys of the Kingdom of heaven to you, & [whatever] you shall bind on earth, shall be bound in heaven.

And [whatever] you shall [loosen] on earth, shall be [loosened] in heaven. [John 20:23 [Whoever's] sins you [forgive,] they are [forgiven] to them. And [whoever's] sins you retain, they are retained.]

Then, [Jesus] charged His disciples that they shouldn't tell [any] man, that He was Jesus the Christ. [John 4:25-26 The woman [said] to Him, I know that [Messiah] comes, which is called Christ. When He [has] come, He will tell us all things. Jesus [said] to her, I, [Who] speak to you, Am He.]

*From that time [on,] Jesus began to [declare] to His disciples, how that He must go to Jerusalem, & suffer many things [from] the elders, chief priests, & scribes, & be killed, & be raised again the 3rd day.

Then, Peter took Him, & began to [scold Jesus,] saying, Be [this] far from You, Lord. This shall not [happen] to You. But [Jesus] turned, & said to Peter, Get you behind me, Satan. You [are] an offence to Me. For you [don't desire] the things that [are from] God, but those that [are from] men.

Then, Jesus said to His disciples, If any man will come after Me, let him deny himself, & take up his cross, & follow Me. For [whoever] will save his life, shall lose it. And [whoever] will lose his life for My sake, shall find it.

[John 12:24-25 [Very, truly,] I say to you, [Unless,] a [kernel] of wheat [falls] into the ground & [dies,] it [remains] alone. But if it [dies,] it [produces] much [grain.] He, [who] loves his life, shall lose it. And he, [who] hates his life in this world, shall keep it [until] eternal life.]

For what [benefit] is [it to] a man, if he shall gain the whole world, & lose his own soul? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? *For the Son of Man shall come in the glory of His Father, with His Angels; & then, He shall reward every man according to his works, [a.k.a. deeds.]

[Revelation 22:12-15 *And, [watch,] I come quickly; & My reward is with Me & shall be to give every man according, [like] his work, [a.k.a. deeds.] I Am [the] Alpha & Omega, the Beginning & the End, the First & the Last. Blessed are [those, who] do His commandments, [so] that they may have right to the Tree of Life, & may enter in through the gates into the city. For [outside] are: dogs, sorcerers, [sexual traffickers,] murderers, & idolaters, and [whoever] loves & makes [up lies.]

[Truly,] I say to you, There [are] some standing here, [who] shall not taste of death, [until] they see the Son of Man coming in His Kingdom. [Revelation 21:2-4 And I, John, saw the Holy City, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared [like] a bride, adorned for her husband.

And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, [Look,] the tabernacle of God is with men. And He will dwell with them, & they shall be His people. And God, Himself shall be with them, & be their God.

*And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes. And there shall be no more death, & neither sorrow, nor crying. Neither shall there be anymore pain. For the [previous] things [have] passed away.]

Matthew 15:1-39 The Second Time Jesus Fed the Multitude

 

The Second Time Jesus Fed the Multitudes

Matthew 15:1-39    The Gospel According to Matthew [in Smaller Chunks]

Then, Jesus came to the scribes & Pharisees, [from] Jerusalem, [who] were saying, Why do your disciples [sin against] the [traditions] of the elders? For they [don't] wash their hands when they eat bread, [a.k.a. food.]

But He answered, & said to them, Why do you also [sin against] the commandment of God by your [traditions?] For God commanded, saying, Honor your father & mother, & Let he, [who] curses [his] father or mother die the death.

But you say, [Whoever] shall say to his father or his mother, [Whatever] you [might benefit] by me, is a gift. And he [doesn't] honor his father or this mother, & he shall be free. [Like this,] you have made the commandment of God of [no] effect, by your [traditions.]

[Mark 7:11-13 But you say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, It is Corban, that is to say, a gift, by [whatever] you might be [benefited,] by me, he shall be free, [a.k.a. released.] And you [allow] him to no [longer] do [anything he] ought [to do] for his father or mother; making the Word of God [ineffective] through your [traditions, that] you have delivered, [a.k.a. conveyed.] And you do many [similar] things.]

You hypocrites, [Isaiah] did well [to] prophesy of you, saying, *This people [draw close] to Me with their mouth, & honor Me with their lips; but their heart is far from Me. But they do worship Me in vain, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.

And [Jesus] called the multitude, & said to them, Hear & understand. [It's] not [what] goes into the mouth [that] defiles a man, but [what] comes out of the mouth. This defiles a man. Then, His disciples came & said to Him, [Don't] You [know,] that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying?

But He answered & said, Every plant, which My heavenly Father hasn't planted, shall be [uprooted.] Let them alone. They [are] blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind [leads] the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.

[Malachi 2:8 But you [have] departed & [gone astray from] the [path,] & have caused many to stumble [in] the Law. You have [distorted] the covenant [contract] of Levi, says the Lord of Hosts.]

Then, Peter answered & said to Him, [Explain] this parable to us. And Jesus said, Are you also, [still] without understanding? Don't you understand yet, that [whatever] enters in at the mouth, [goes] into the [stomach,] & is cast out into the [waste?]

But those things [that come] out of the mouth, come [out] from the heart. And they defile the man. For: evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, & blasphemies, [come] out of the heart. These are the things, [that] defile a man: [but] to eat with [unwashed] hands [doesn't] defile a man.

Then, Jesus went [from there, & went] into the coasts of Tyre, [a.k.a. Tyrus,] & Sidon. And, [saw,] a woman [from] Canaan, came out of the same coasts, & cried [out] to Him, saying, O Lord, have mercy on me, You Son of David. My daughter is grievously [troubled] with a [demon.]

But [Jesus didn't say] a word [to] her. And His disciples came & [urged] Him, saying, Send her away, for she [cries out,] after us. But [Jesus] answered & said, But am I not sent, to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. [John 10:11-14 I Am the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd gives His life for the sheep.

But he, [who] is [hired,] & not the shepherd, whose sheep are not [his] own, [sees] the wolf coming & leaves the sheep, & [flees.] And the wolf catches them, & scatters the sheep. The [hired] flees, because he is [hired,] & [doesn't] care for the sheep. I Am the Good Shepherd, & know My sheep, & Am known [by] Mine.]

Then, she came & worshiped Him, saying, Lord help me. But He answered & said, It's not [appropriate] to take the children's bread, & [throw] it to dogs. And she said, [That's the] truth, Lord. [Still,] the dogs eat the crumbs, [that] fall from their masters; table.

Then, Jesus answered & said to her, O woman, your faith is great, [a.k.a. strong.] [Let] it be to you, even as you [want.] And her daughter was made whole, from that very hour. And Jesus departed from [there,] & came [near] the Sea of Galilee, & went up into a mountain, & sat down there.

*And [large] multitudes came to Him, having with them, those, [who] were lame, blind, dumb, [a.k.a. mute,] maimed, [a.k.a. disfigured or disabled,] & many others, & cast them down at Jesus' feet, & He healed them. [Isaiah 35:4-6 Say to [those with] fearful [hearts,] Be strong, & [don't] fear. [Look,] your God will come with vengeance, even God with a [repayment.] He will come & save you.

*Then, the eyes of the blind shall be opened, & the ears of the deaf shall be [unplugged.] *Then, the lame man shall leap [like] a [rabbit,] & the tongue of the dumb, [shall] sing. For in the wilderness, waters shall break out, & streams in the desert.]

[All things considered,] the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, & the blind to see. And they glorified the God of Israel.

Then, Jesus called his disciples to Him, & said, I have compassion on the multitudes, because they continue with Me now, these 3 days, & have nothing to eat. And I won't send them away fasting, lest they faint in the [road.]

And His disciples [said] to Him, [From where] should we have so much bread, [a.k.a. food,] in the wilderness, [in order] to fill so [large] a multitude? And Jesus [said] to them, How many loaves [do] you have? And they said, Seven, & a few little [fish.]

And He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground. And He took the 7 loaves, & the [fish,] & gave thanks, & [broke] them, & gave [them] to His disciples. And the disciples [gave them] to the multitude.

And they all [ate,] & were filled. And they [collected] 7 full baskets of the broken meat, [a.k.a. food,] that was left. And [those, who ate,] were 4,000 men, beside women & children. And He sent away the multitude, & [boarded] ship, & came to the coasts of Magdala.