Sabbath Questions

12 [a](A)At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath, and His disciples became hungry and began to (B)pick the heads of grain and eat. Now when the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples are doing what (C)is not lawful to do on a Sabbath!” But He said to them, “Have you not read what David did when he became hungry, he and his companions— how he entered the house of God, and (D)they ate the [b]consecrated bread, which was not lawful for him to eat nor for those with him, but for the priests alone? Or have you not read in the Law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple [c]violate the Sabbath, and yet are innocent? But I say to you that something (E)greater than the temple is here. But if you had known what this [d]means: ‘(F)I desire [e]compassion, [f]rather than sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned [g]the innocent.

Lord of the Sabbath

For (G)the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”

(H)Departing from there, He went into their synagogue. 10 And a man was there whose hand was withered. And they questioned [h]Jesus, asking, “(I)Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”—so that they might bring charges against Him. 11 But He said to them, (J)What man [i]is there among you who [j]has a sheep, and if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will he not take hold of it and lift it out? 12 (K)How much more valuable then is a person than a sheep! So then, it is lawful to do [k]good on the Sabbath.” 13 Then He *said to the man, “Stretch out your hand!” (L)He stretched it out, and it was restored to [l]normal, like the other. 14 But the Pharisees went out and [m](M)conspired against Him, as to how they might destroy Him.

15 But Jesus, [n]aware of this, withdrew from there. Many followed Him, and (N)He healed them all, 16 and (O)warned them not to [o]tell who He was. 17 This happened so that what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet would be fulfilled:

18 (P)Behold, My [p]Servant whom I [q]have chosen;
(Q)My Beloved in whom My soul [r]delights;
(R)I will put My Spirit upon Him,
(S)And He will proclaim [s]justice to the [t]Gentiles.
19 (T)He will not quarrel, nor cry out;
Nor will anyone hear His voice in the streets.
20 (U)A bent reed He will not break off,
And a dimly burning wick He will not extinguish,
Until He [u]leads [v]justice to victory.
21 (V)And in His name the [w]Gentiles will hope.”

The Pharisees Rebuked

22 (W)Then a (X)demon-possessed man who was blind and unable to speak was brought to [x]Jesus, and He healed him so that the man who was unable to speak talked and [y]could see. 23 And all the crowds were amazed and were saying, “This man cannot be the (Y)Son of David, can he?” 24 But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “This man (Z)casts out demons only by [z]Beelzebul the ruler of the demons.”

25 (AA)And (AB)knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste; and no city or house divided against itself will stand. 26 And if (AC)Satan is casting out Satan, he [aa]has become divided against himself; how then will his kingdom stand? 27 And if (AD)by [ab]Beelzebul I cast out the demons, (AE)by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore, they will be your judges. 28 But (AF)if I cast out the demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you. 29 Or, how can anyone enter the strong man’s house and carry off his property, unless he first ties up the strong man? And then he will plunder his house.

The Unpardonable Sin

30 (AG)The one who is not with Me is against Me; and the one who does not gather with Me scatters.

31 (AH)Therefore I say to you, every sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven people, but blasphemy against the Spirit shall not be forgiven. 32 (AI)And whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man, it shall be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, either in (AJ)this age or in the age to come.

Words Reveal Character

33 “Either [ac]assume the tree to be good as well as its fruit good, or [ad]assume the tree to be bad as well as its fruit bad; for (AK)the tree is known by its fruit. 34 (AL)You [ae]offspring of vipers, how can you, being evil, express any good things? (AM)For the mouth speaks from that which fills the heart. 35 (AN)The good person brings out of his good treasure good things; and the evil person brings out of his evil treasure evil things. 36 But I tell you that for every [af]careless word that people [ag]speak, they will give an account of it on the (AO)day of judgment. 37 For [ah]by your words you will be justified, and [ai]by your words you will be condemned.”

The Desire for Signs

38 Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Him, “Teacher, (AP)we want to see a [aj]sign from You.” 39 But He answered and said to them, (AQ)An evil and adulterous generation craves a [ak]sign; and so no [al]sign will be given to it except the [am]sign of Jonah the prophet; 40 for just as (AR)Jonah was in the stomach of the sea monster for three days and three nights, so will (AS)the Son of Man be in the heart of the earth for (AT)three days and three nights. 41 (AU)The men of Nineveh will stand up with this generation at the judgment, and will condemn it because (AV)they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, something (AW)greater than Jonah is here. 42 (AX)The Queen of the South will rise up with this generation at the judgment and will condemn it, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, something (AY)greater than Solomon is here.

43 (AZ)Now when the unclean spirit comes out of a person, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, and does not find it. 44 Then it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came’; and when it comes, it finds it unoccupied, swept, and put in order. 45 Then it goes and brings along with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they come in and live there; and (BA)the last condition of that person becomes worse than the first. That is the way it will also be with this evil generation.”

Changed Relationships

46 (BB)While He was still speaking to the crowds, behold, His (BC)mother and (BD)brothers were standing outside, seeking to speak to Him. 47 [[an]Someone said to Him, “Look, Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside, seeking to speak to You.”] 48 But [ao]Jesus replied to the one who was telling Him and said, “Who is My mother, and who are My brothers?” 49 And extending His hand toward His disciples, He said, “Behold: My mother and My brothers! 50 For whoever does the will of My Father who is in heaven, he is My brother, and sister, and mother.”

Jesus Teaches in Parables

13 On that day Jesus had gone out of (BE)the house and was sitting (BF)by the sea. And large crowds gathered to Him, so (BG)He got into a boat and sat down, and the whole crowd was standing on the beach.

And He told them many things in (BH)parables, saying, “Behold, the sower went out to sow; and as he sowed, some seeds fell beside the road, and the birds came and ate them up. Others fell on the rocky places, where they did not have much soil; and they sprang up immediately, because they had no depth of soil. But after the sun rose, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away. Others fell [ap]among the thorns, and the thorns came up and choked them out. But others fell on the good soil and yielded a crop, some a (BI)hundred, some sixty, and some thirty times as much. (BJ)The one who has ears, [aq]let him hear.”

An Explanation for Parables

10 And the disciples came up and said to Him, “Why do You speak to them in parables?” 11 And [ar]Jesus answered them, (BK)To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been granted. 12 (BL)For whoever has, to him more shall be given, and he will have an abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has shall be taken away from him. 13 Therefore I speak to them in parables; because while (BM)seeing they do not see, and while hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand. 14 And [as]in their case the prophecy of Isaiah is being fulfilled, which says,

[at](BN)You shall keep on listening, [au]but shall not understand;
And [av]you shall keep on looking, [aw]but shall not perceive;
15 (BO)For the heart of this people has become dull,
With their ears they scarcely hear,
And they have closed their eyes,
Otherwise they might see with their eyes,
Hear with their ears,
Understand with their heart, and return,
And I would heal them.’

16 (BP)But blessed are your eyes, because they see; and your ears, because they hear. 17 For truly I say to you that (BQ)many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.

The Sower Explained

18 (BR)Listen then to the parable of the sower. 19 When anyone hears (BS)the [ax]word of the kingdom and does not understand it, (BT)the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. This is the one sown with seed beside the road. 20 The one sown with seed on the rocky places, this is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy; 21 yet he has no firm root in himself, but is only temporary, and when affliction or persecution occurs because of the [ay]word, immediately he [az](BU)falls away. 22 And the one sown with seed among the thorns, this is the one who hears the word, and the anxiety of (BV)the [ba]world and the (BW)deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it [bb]becomes unfruitful. 23 But the one sown with seed on the good soil, this is the one who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and produces, some (BX)a hundred, some sixty, and some thirty times as much.”

Weeds among Wheat

24 Jesus presented another parable to them, saying, (BY)The kingdom of heaven [bc]is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. 25 But while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed [bd]weeds among the wheat, and left. 26 And when the [be]wheat sprouted and produced grain, then the weeds also became evident. 27 And the slaves of the landowner came and said to him, ‘Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? [bf]How then does it have weeds?’ 28 And he said to them, ‘[bg]An enemy has done this!’ The slaves *said to him, ‘Do you want us, then, to go and gather them up?’ 29 But he *said, ‘No; while you are gathering up the weeds, you may uproot the wheat with them. 30 Allow both to grow together until the harvest; and at the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, “First gather up the weeds and bind them in bundles to burn them; but (BZ)gather the wheat into my barn.”’”

The Mustard Seed

31 He presented another parable to them, saying, (CA)The kingdom of heaven is like (CB)a mustard seed, which a person took and sowed in his field; 32 and this is smaller than all the other seeds, but when it is fully grown, it is larger than the garden plants and becomes a tree, so that (CC)the birds of the sky come and nest in its branches.”

The Leaven

33 He spoke another parable to them: (CD)The kingdom of heaven is like [bh]leaven, which a woman took and hid in (CE)three [bi]sata of flour until it was all leavened.”

34 All these things Jesus spoke to the crowds in parables, and He did not speak anything to them (CF)without a parable. 35 This was so that what was spoken through the prophet would be [bj]fulfilled:

(CG)I will open My mouth in parables;
I will proclaim things hidden since the foundation of the world.”

The Weeds Explained

36 Then He left the crowds and went into (CH)the house. And His disciples came to Him and said, “(CI)Explain to us the parable of the [bk]weeds of the field.” 37 And He said, “The one who sows the good seed is (CJ)the Son of Man, 38 and the field is the world; and as for the good seed, these are (CK)the sons of the kingdom; and the weeds are (CL)the sons of (CM)the evil one; 39 and the enemy who sowed them is the devil, and the harvest is (CN)the [bl]end of the age; and the reapers are angels. 40 So just as the weeds are gathered up and burned with fire, so shall it be at (CO)the [bm]end of the age. 41 (CP)The Son of Man (CQ)will send forth His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom [bn]all (CR)stumbling blocks, and those who commit lawlessness, 42 and they (CS)will throw them into the furnace of fire; in that place (CT)there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 43 (CU)Then the righteous will shine forth like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. (CV)The one who has ears, [bo]let him hear.

Hidden Treasure

44 (CW)The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in the field, which a man found and hid again; and from [bp]joy over it he goes and (CX)sells everything that he has, and buys that field.

A Costly Pearl

45 “Again, (CY)the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking fine pearls, 46 and upon finding one pearl of great value, he went and sold everything that he had and bought it.

A Dragnet

47 “Again, (CZ)the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet that was cast into the sea and gathered fish of every kind; 48 and when it was filled, they pulled it up on the beach; and they sat down and gathered the good fish into containers, but the bad they threw away. 49 So it will be at (DA)the [bq]end of the age: the angels will come forth and remove the wicked from among the righteous, 50 and they (DB)will throw them into the furnace of fire; in that place (DC)there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

51 “Have you understood all these things?” They *said to Him, “Yes.” 52 And [br]Jesus said to them, “Therefore every scribe who has become a disciple of the kingdom of heaven is like a head of a household, who brings out of his treasure new things and old.”

Jesus Revisits Nazareth

53 (DD)When Jesus had finished these parables, He departed from there. 54 And (DE)He came to [bs]His hometown and (DF)began teaching them in their synagogue, with the result that (DG)they were astonished, and said, “Where did this man acquire this wisdom and these [bt]miraculous powers? 55 Is this not the carpenter’s son? Is (DH)His mother not called Mary, and His (DI)brothers, James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas? 56 And (DJ)His sisters, are they not all with us? Where then did this man acquire all these things?” 57 And they took (DK)offense at Him. But Jesus said to them, (DL)A prophet is not dishonored except in his [bu]hometown and in his own household.” 58 And He did not do many [bv]miracles there because of their unbelief.

John the Baptist Beheaded

14 [bw](DM)At that time [bx](DN)Herod [by]the tetrarch heard the news about Jesus, and said to his servants, “(DO)This is John the Baptist; he himself has been raised from the dead, and that is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”

For when (DP)Herod had John arrested, he bound him and put him (DQ)in prison because of (DR)Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip. For John had been saying to him, “(DS)It is not lawful for you to have her.” Although Herod wanted to put him to death, he feared the crowd, because they regarded [bz]John as (DT)a prophet.

But when Herod’s birthday came, the daughter of (DU)Herodias danced [ca]before them and pleased (DV)Herod, so much that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked. And after being prompted by her mother, she *said, “Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter.” And although he was grieved, the king commanded it to be given because of his oaths and [cb]his dinner guests. 10 He sent word and had John beheaded in the prison. 11 And his head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother. 12 [cc]John’s disciples came and took away the body and buried [cd]it; and they went and reported to Jesus.

Five Thousand Men Fed

13 (DW)Now when Jesus heard about John, He withdrew from there in a boat to a secluded place by Himself; and when the [ce]people heard about this, they followed Him on foot from the cities. 14 When He came [cf]ashore, He (DX)saw a large crowd, and felt compassion for them and (DY)healed their sick.

15 Now when it was evening, the disciples came to Him and said, “This place is secluded and the hour is already past to eat; send the crowds away, so that they may go into the villages and buy food for themselves.” 16 But Jesus said to them, “They do not need to go; you give them something to eat!” 17 They *said to Him, “We have nothing here except (DZ)five loaves and two fish.” 18 And He said, “Bring them here to Me.” 19 And ordering the crowds to [cg]sit down on the grass, He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looked up toward heaven. He (EA)blessed the food and breaking the loaves, He gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. 20 And they all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up what was left over of the broken pieces: twelve full (EB)baskets. 21 There were about five thousand men who ate, besides women and children.

Jesus Walks on the Water

22 (EC)Immediately afterward He compelled the disciples to get into the boat and to go ahead of Him to the other side, while He sent the crowds away. 23 After He had sent the crowds away, (ED)He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray; and when it was evening, He was there alone. 24 But the boat was already [ch]a long distance from the land, [ci]battered by the waves; for the wind was [cj](EE)contrary. 25 And in (EF)the [ck]fourth watch of the night He came to them, walking on the sea. 26 When the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified, and said, “It is (EG)a ghost!” And they cried out [cl]in fear. 27 But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, (EH)Take courage, [cm]it is I; (EI)do not be afraid.”

28 Peter responded and said to Him, “Lord, if [cn]it is You, command me to come to You on the water.” 29 And He said, “Come!” And Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water, and came toward Jesus. 30 But seeing the wind, he became frightened, and when he began to sink, he cried out, saying, “Lord, save me!” 31 Immediately Jesus reached out with His hand and took hold of him, and *said to him, (EJ)You of little faith, why did you doubt?” 32 When they got into the boat, the wind stopped. 33 And those who were in the boat worshiped Him, saying, “You are truly (EK)God’s Son!”

34 (EL)When they had crossed over, they came to land at (EM)Gennesaret. 35 And when the men of that place [co]recognized Him, they sent word into all that surrounding region and brought to Him all who were sick; 36 and they pleaded with Him that they might just touch (EN)the [cp]border of His cloak; and all who (EO)touched it were cured.

Tradition and Commandment

15 (EP)Then some Pharisees and scribes *came to Jesus (EQ)from Jerusalem and said, “Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they (ER)do not wash their hands when they eat bread.” And He answered and said to them, “Why do you yourselves also break the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition? For God said, ‘(ES)Honor your father and mother,’ and, ‘(ET)The one who speaks evil of father or mother is to [cq]be put to death.’ But you say, ‘Whoever says to his father or mother, “Whatever I have that would help you has been [cr]given to God,” he is not to [cs]honor his father or mother.’ And by this you have invalidated the word of God for the sake of your tradition. You hypocrites, rightly did Isaiah prophesy about you, by saying:

(EU)This people honors Me with their lips,
But their heart is far away from Me.
And in vain do they worship Me,
Teaching as (EV)doctrines the commandments of men.’”

10 After Jesus called the crowd to Him, He said to them, “Hear and understand! 11 (EW)It is not what enters the mouth that defiles the person, but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles the person.”

12 Then the disciples came and *said to Him, “Do You know that the Pharisees were [ct]offended when they heard this statement?” 13 But He answered and said, (EX)Every plant which My heavenly Father did not plant will be uprooted. 14 Leave them alone; (EY)they are blind guides [cu]of blind people. And (EZ)if a person who is blind guides another who is blind, both will fall into a pit.”

The Heart of Man

15 Peter [cv]said to Him, “(FA)Explain the parable to us.” 16 [cw]Jesus said, “Are you also still lacking in understanding? 17 Do you not understand that everything that goes into the mouth passes into the stomach, and is [cx]eliminated? 18 But (FB)the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and those things defile the person. 19 (FC)For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, acts of adultery, other immoral sexual acts, thefts, false testimonies, and [cy]slanderous statements. 20 These are the things that defile the person; but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile the person.”

The Faith of a Canaanite Woman

21 (FD)Jesus went away from there, and withdrew into the region of (FE)Tyre and (FF)Sidon. 22 And a Canaanite woman from that region came out and began to cry out, saying, “Have mercy on me, Lord, (FG)Son of David; my daughter is severely (FH)demon-possessed.” 23 But He did not answer her with even a word. And His disciples came up and urged Him, saying, “Send her away, because she keeps shouting [cz]at us!” 24 But He answered and said, “I was sent only to (FI)the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” 25 But she came and (FJ)began [da]to bow down before Him, saying, “Lord, help me!” 26 Yet He answered and said, “It is not [db]good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.” 27 And she said, “Yes, Lord; but please help, for even the dogs feed on the crumbs that fall from their masters’ table.” 28 Then Jesus said to her, “O woman, (FK)your faith is great; it shall be done for you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed [dc]at once.

Healing Crowds

29 (FL)Departing from there, Jesus went along (FM)the Sea of Galilee, and after going up on the mountain, He was sitting there. 30 And [dd]large crowds came to Him bringing with them those who were limping, had impaired limbs, were blind, or were unable to speak, and many others, and they laid them down at His feet; and (FN)He healed them. 31 So the crowd was astonished as they saw those who were unable to speak talking, those with impaired limbs [de]restored, those who were limping walking around, and those who were blind seeing; and they (FO)glorified the God of Israel.

Four Thousand Men Fed

32 (FP)Now Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, (FQ)I feel compassion for the [df]people, because they [dg]have remained with Me now for three days and have nothing to eat; and I do not want to send them away hungry, for they might faint on the way.” 33 The disciples *said to Him, “Where would we get so many loaves in this desolate place to satisfy such a large crowd?” 34 And Jesus *said to them, “How many loaves do you have?” And they said, “Seven, and a few small fish.” 35 And He directed the [dh]people to [di]sit down on the ground; 36 and He took the seven loaves and the fish; and after (FR)giving thanks, He broke them and started giving them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. 37 And they all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up what was left over of the broken pieces, seven large (FS)baskets full. 38 And those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children.

39 And sending away the crowds, Jesus got into (FT)the boat and came to the region of (FU)Magadan.

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 12:1 Or On that occasion
  2. Matthew 12:4 Lit loaves of presentation
  3. Matthew 12:5 Or profane
  4. Matthew 12:7 Lit is
  5. Matthew 12:7 Or mercy
  6. Matthew 12:7 Lit and not
  7. Matthew 12:7 Plural in the Gr
  8. Matthew 12:10 Lit Him
  9. Matthew 12:11 Lit will be from you
  10. Matthew 12:11 Lit will have
  11. Matthew 12:12 Lit well
  12. Matthew 12:13 Lit health
  13. Matthew 12:14 Lit took counsel
  14. Matthew 12:15 Lit knowing
  15. Matthew 12:16 Lit make Him known
  16. Matthew 12:18 Lit Child
  17. Matthew 12:18 Lit chose
  18. Matthew 12:18 Or took pleasure
  19. Matthew 12:18 Or judgment
  20. Matthew 12:18 Or nations
  21. Matthew 12:20 Or brings forth
  22. Matthew 12:20 Or judgment
  23. Matthew 12:21 Or nations
  24. Matthew 12:22 Lit Him
  25. Matthew 12:22 Lit saw
  26. Matthew 12:24 Or Beezebul; meaning uncertain, perhaps lord prince, referring to Satan
  27. Matthew 12:26 Lit was
  28. Matthew 12:27 See note v 24
  29. Matthew 12:33 Lit make
  30. Matthew 12:33 Lit make
  31. Matthew 12:34 Or brood
  32. Matthew 12:36 Or useless
  33. Matthew 12:36 Lit will speak
  34. Matthew 12:37 Or in accordance with
  35. Matthew 12:37 Or in accordance with
  36. Matthew 12:38 I.e., confirming miracle
  37. Matthew 12:39 I.e., confirming miracle
  38. Matthew 12:39 I.e., confirming miracle
  39. Matthew 12:39 I.e., confirming miracle
  40. Matthew 12:47 This verse is not found in early mss
  41. Matthew 12:48 Lit He
  42. Matthew 13:7 Lit upon
  43. Matthew 13:9 Or hear! Or listen!
  44. Matthew 13:11 Lit He
  45. Matthew 13:14 Lit for them
  46. Matthew 13:14 Lit With a hearing you shall hear; a Heb idiom
  47. Matthew 13:14 Lit and
  48. Matthew 13:14 Lit Seeing you shall see
  49. Matthew 13:14 Lit and
  50. Matthew 13:19 I.e., message
  51. Matthew 13:21 I.e., message
  52. Matthew 13:21 I.e., from the faith
  53. Matthew 13:22 Or age
  54. Matthew 13:22 Or proves to be unfruitful
  55. Matthew 13:24 Lit has been compared to
  56. Matthew 13:25 Prob. darnel, a weed resembling wheat
  57. Matthew 13:26 Lit grass
  58. Matthew 13:27 Lit From where
  59. Matthew 13:28 Lit A hostile person
  60. Matthew 13:33 I.e., fermented dough
  61. Matthew 13:33 A Gr term for a Heb measure, totaling about 48 lb. or 22 kg of flour
  62. Matthew 13:35 Lit fulfilled, saying
  63. Matthew 13:36 Prob. darnel, a weed resembling wheat
  64. Matthew 13:39 Or consummation
  65. Matthew 13:40 Or consummation
  66. Matthew 13:41 Or everything that is offensive
  67. Matthew 13:43 Or hear! Or listen!
  68. Matthew 13:44 Or his joy, he goes
  69. Matthew 13:49 Or consummation
  70. Matthew 13:52 Lit He
  71. Matthew 13:54 Or His own part of the country
  72. Matthew 13:54 Or miracles
  73. Matthew 13:57 Or own part of the country
  74. Matthew 13:58 Or works of power
  75. Matthew 14:1 Or On that occasion
  76. Matthew 14:1 I.e., Herod Antipas
  77. Matthew 14:1 I.e., a regional ruler
  78. Matthew 14:5 Lit him
  79. Matthew 14:6 Lit in the midst
  80. Matthew 14:9 Lit those who reclined at the table with him
  81. Matthew 14:12 Lit his
  82. Matthew 14:12 Lit him
  83. Matthew 14:13 Lit the crowds
  84. Matthew 14:14 Lit out
  85. Matthew 14:19 Lit recline
  86. Matthew 14:24 Lit many stadia from; a Roman stadion perhaps averaged 607 ft. or 185 m
  87. Matthew 14:24 Lit tormented
  88. Matthew 14:24 Or adverse
  89. Matthew 14:25 I.e., 3-6 a.m.
  90. Matthew 14:26 Lit from
  91. Matthew 14:27 Lit I am
  92. Matthew 14:28 Lit You are
  93. Matthew 14:35 Or found out about
  94. Matthew 14:36 Or tassel; i.e., a ritual tassel sewn to corners of garments for Jewish men
  95. Matthew 15:4 Lit die the death
  96. Matthew 15:5 Lit a gift; i.e., an offering
  97. Matthew 15:6 I.e., by supporting them with it
  98. Matthew 15:12 Lit caused to stumble
  99. Matthew 15:14 Later mss add of blind people
  100. Matthew 15:15 Lit answering, said
  101. Matthew 15:16 Lit and He
  102. Matthew 15:17 Lit thrown out into the latrine
  103. Matthew 15:19 Or abusive speech
  104. Matthew 15:23 Lit behind us
  105. Matthew 15:25 Or worshiped
  106. Matthew 15:26 Or proper
  107. Matthew 15:28 Lit from that hour
  108. Matthew 15:30 Lit many
  109. Matthew 15:31 Or healthy
  110. Matthew 15:32 Lit crowd
  111. Matthew 15:32 Lit are remaining
  112. Matthew 15:35 Lit crowd
  113. Matthew 15:35 Lit recline

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