Matthew 28
1 aNow after the Sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, bMary Magdalene and the other Mary came to look at the grave.
2 And behold, a severe earthquake had occurred, for aan angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled away bthe stone and sat upon it.
3 And ahis appearance was like lightning, and his clothing as white as snow.
4 The guards shook for fear of him and became like dead men.
5 The angel said to the women, “1aDo not be afraid; for I know that you are looking for Jesus who has been crucified.
6 “He is not here, for He has risen, ajust as He said. Come, see the place where He was lying.
7 “Go quickly and tell His disciples that He has risen from the dead; and behold, He is going ahead of you ainto Galilee, there you will see Him; behold, I have told you.”
8 And they left the tomb quickly with fear and great joy and ran to report it to His disciples.
9 And behold, Jesus met them 1and greeted them. And they came up and took hold of His feet and worshiped Him.
10 Then Jesus * said to them, “1aDo not be afraid; go and take word to bMy brethren to leave cfor Galilee, and there they will see Me.”
11 Now while they were on their way, some of athe guard came into the city and reported to the chief priests all that had happened.
12 And when they had assembled with the elders and consulted together, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers,
13 and said, “You are to say, ‘His disciples came by night and stole Him away while we were asleep.’
14 “And if this should come to athe governor’s ears, we will win him over and 1keep you out of trouble.”
15 And they took the money and did as they had been instructed; and this story was widely aspread among the Jews, and is bto this day.
16 But the eleven disciples proceeded ato Galilee, to the mountain which Jesus had designated.
17 When they saw Him, they worshiped Him; but asome were doubtful.
18 And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, “aAll authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.
19 “1aGo therefore and bmake disciples of call the nations, dbaptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,
20 teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, aI am with you 1always, even to bthe end of the age.”
Matthew 19–20
1 aWhen Jesus had finished these words, He departed from Galilee and bcame into the region of Judea beyond the Jordan;
2 and 1large crowds followed Him, and aHe healed them there.
3 Some Pharisees came to 1Jesus, testing Him and asking, “aIs it lawful for a man to 2divorce his wife for any reason at all?”
4 And He answered and said, “Have you not read athat He who created them from the beginning made them male and female,
5 and said, ‘aFor this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and bthe two shall become one flesh’?
6 “So they are no longer two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate.”
7 They * said to Him, “aWhy then did Moses command to give her a certificate of divorce and send her away?”
8 He * said to them, “Because of your hardness of heart Moses permitted you to 1divorce your wives; but from the beginning it has not been this way.
9 “And I say to you, awhoever 1divorces his wife, except for 2immorality, and marries another woman 3commits adultery4.”
10 The disciples * said to Him, “If the relationship of the man with his wife is like this, it is better not to marry.”
11 But He said to them, “aNot all men can accept this statement, but bonly those to whom it has been given.
12 “For there are eunuchs who were born that way from their mother’s womb; and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men; and there are also eunuchs who made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. He who is able to accept this, let him accept it.”
13 aThen some children were brought to Him so that He might lay His hands on them and pray; and the disciples rebuked them.
14 But Jesus said, “1aLet the children alone, and do not hinder them from coming to Me; for bthe kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”
15 After laying His hands on them, He departed from there.
16 aAnd someone came to Him and said, “Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may obtain beternal life?”
17 And He said to him, “Why are you asking Me about what is good? There is only One who is good; but aif you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments.”
18 Then he * said to Him, “Which ones?” And Jesus said, “aYou shall not commit murder; You shall not commit adultery; You shall not steal; You shall not bear false witness;
19 aHonor your father and mother; and bYou shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
20 The young man * said to Him, “All these things I have kept; what am I still lacking?”
21 Jesus said to him, “If you wish to be 1complete, go and asell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have btreasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.”
22 But when the young man heard this statement, he went away grieving; for he was one who owned much property.
23 And Jesus said to His disciples, “Truly I say to you, ait is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.
24 “Again I say to you, ait is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”
25 When the disciples heard this, they were very astonished and said, “Then who can be saved?”
26 And looking at them Jesus said to them, “aWith people this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
27 Then Peter said to Him, “Behold, we have left everything and followed You; what then will there be for us?”
28 And Jesus said to them, “Truly I say to you, that you who have followed Me, in the regeneration when athe Son of Man will sit on 1His glorious throne, byou also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
29 “And aeveryone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother 1or children or farms for My name’s sake, will receive 2many times as much, and will inherit eternal life.
30 “aBut many who are first will be last; and the last, first.
1 “For athe kingdom of heaven is like 1a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his bvineyard.
2 “When he had agreed with the laborers for a 1denarius for the day, he sent them into his vineyard.
3 “And he went out about the 1third hour and saw others standing idle in the market place;
4 and to those he said, ‘You also go into the vineyard, and whatever is right I will give you.’ And so they went.
5 “Again he went out about the 1sixth and the ninth hour, and did 2the same thing.
6 “And about the 1eleventh hour he went out and found others standing around; and he * said to them, ‘Why have you been standing here idle all day long?’
7 “They * said to him, ‘Because no one hired us.’ He * said to them, ‘You go into the vineyard too.’
8 “When aevening came, the 1owner of the vineyard * said to his bforeman, ‘Call the laborers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last group to the first.’
9 “When those hired about the eleventh hour came, each one received a 1denarius.
10 “When those hired first came, they thought that they would receive more; 1but each of them