Matthew Episodes

Friday, 28 August 2026 Show Me the tax money.” So they brought Him a denarius. Matthew 22:19 “‘You display to me the ‘coin, the census’.’ They also offered to Him – denarius.” (CG) In the previous verse, Jesus knew that they were setting a trap for Him with their question about paying the census. Therefore, He challenged them on it, calling them hypocrites. In order to give them a response, He next says, “You display to me the ‘coin, the census’.” Instead of directly answering their questi...

Thursday, 27 August 2026 But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, “Why do you test Me, you hypocrites?” Matthew 22:18 “Having known, also, the ‘Jesus’, the ‘depravity, theirs’, He said, ‘Why, Me, you test, hypocrites?’” (CG) In the previous verse, Jesus was questioned whether it was right to give a census to Caesar, or not. In response, it says, “Having known, also, the ‘Jesus’, the ‘depravity, theirs’.” A new word is seen here, ponéria, depravity. It is derived from ponos, toil, and ...

Wednesday, 26 August 2026 Tell us, therefore, what do You think? Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?” Matthew 22:17 “You tell, therefore, us what You, it seems? It permits to give census to Caesar or not?” (CG) In the previous verse, it was noted that the disciples of the Pharisees and the Herodians went to Jesus, buttering Him up with platitudes. Now that they feel He is primed for a fall into the trap they have set, they say, “You tell, therefore, us what to You, it seems.” Here i...

Tuesday, 25 August 2026 And they sent to Him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that You are true, and teach the way of God in truth; nor do You care about anyone, for You do not regard the person of men. Matthew 22:16 “And they send to Him the ‘disciples, theirs’ with the Herodians, saying, ‘Teacher, we have known that true, You are, and the ‘way, the God’ in truth You teach, and not it concerns You about anyone. Not, also, You look to ‘appearance, men’.’” (CG) The...

Monday, 24 August 2026 Then the Pharisees went and plotted how they might entangle Him in His talk. Matthew 22:15 “Then, having gone, the Pharisees, counsel, they took: how, Him, they might ensnare in word.” (CG) In the previous verse, Jesus summed up the parable of the wedding feast, saying, “Many, also, they are invitees, and few, elect.” Having said that, and fully understanding Jesus’ meaning as conveyed in the parable, it next says, “Then, having gone, the Pharisees, counsel, they took.”...

Sunday, 23 August 2026 “For many are called, but few are chosen.” Matthew 22:14 “Many, also, they are invitees, and few, elect.” (CG) In the previous verse, Jesus finished His words to the leaders of Israel concerning the parable of the wedding feast, where the king told his servants to bind the man without garments, take him away, and cast him into outer darkness, where there is weeping and the gnash of the teeth. With that stated, He repeats words from Matthew 20:16, “Many, also, they are i...

Saturday, 22 August 2026 Then the king said to the servants, ‘Bind him hand and foot, take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’ Matthew 22:13 “Then, the king, he said to the servants, ‘Having bound his feet and hands, you take him, and you cast into the ‘darkness, the outer’. There, it will be the weeping and the ‘gnash, the teeth’.’” (CG) In the previous verse, the king asked the man how he came into the nuptial without a wedding garment. ...

Friday, 21 August 2026 So he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you come in here without a wedding garment?’ And he was speechless. Matthew 22:12 “And he says to him, ‘Shammer! How – you entered here, not having ‘apparel, nuptial’?’ The ‘also’, he muzzled.” (CG) In the previous verse, Jesus, still relaying the details of the parable, said that when the king came in to see the guests, he saw a man who did not have on a wedding garment. Seeing him, Jesus notes, “And he says to him, ‘Shammer!’” This...

Thursday, 20 August 2026 “But when the king came in to see the guests, he saw a man there who did not have on a wedding garment. Matthew 22:11 “Having entered, also, the king, to view those reclining, he beheld there – man, not ‘having been donned, apparel, nuptial’.” (CG) In the previous verse, Jesus continued the parable, noting that the king’s servants went to the roads and gathered as many as they found, both evil and good, filling the nuptial. He next says, “Having entered, also, the kin...

Wednesday, 19 August 2026 So those servants went out into the highways and gathered together all whom they found, both bad and good. And the wedding hall was filled with guests. Matthew 22:10 “And having departed, the ‘servants, those’ into the roads, they gathered all, as many as they found, evil, both, and good. And it filled, the nuptial – reclinings.” (CG) The previous verse noted that the king said to his servants to go through the through-departures and as many people as they found, to ...

Tuesday, 18 August 2026 Therefore go into the highways, and as many as you find, invite to the wedding.’ Matthew 22:9 “You go, therefore, upon the ‘through-departures, the roads’, and as many, if you should find, you call to the nuptials.” (CG) The previous verse noted that the king said to his servants that the nuptial was ready, but that those who had been invited weren’t worthy. Because of this, Jesus continues, saying, “You go, therefore, upon the ‘through-departures, the roads’.” This i...

Monday, 17 August 2026 Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy. Matthew 22:8 “Then, he says to ‘servants, his’, ‘The, indeed, nuptial, ready, it is. Those, also, having been invited, not they were worthy.’” (CG) In the previous verse, the king heard of what transpired, and, being angered, he sent his troops, killed the murderers, and destroyed the city. Remembering that, it next says, “Then, he says to ‘servants, his’, ‘The, indeed, nupt...

Sunday, 16 August 2026 But when the king heard about it, he was furious. And he sent out his armies, destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city. Matthew 22:7 “Having heard, also, the king, he angered, and having sent the ‘troops, his’ he destroyed the ‘murderers, those’, and the ‘city, theirs’ he burned.” (CG) In the previous verse, the parable continued, noting that others among the kings’ servants seized his servants and mistreated and killed them. Because of this, it next says, “H...

Saturday, 15 August 2026 And the rest seized his servants, treated them spitefully, and killed them. Matthew 22:6 “The ‘also rest’, having seized the ‘servants, his’, they mistreated, and they killed.” (CG) In the previous verse, those who were uncaring about the call of the king were said to have departed to their fields and emporiums. Next, Jesus says, “The ‘also rest’.” A new word is seen here, loipos, signifying the remainder or rest of a unit, group, etc. It is derived from leipó, to fa...

Friday, 14 August 2026 But they made light of it and went their ways, one to his own farm, another to his business. Matthew 22:5 “The ‘also having been uncaring’, they departed, the, indeed, to the ‘his field’, the also to the ‘emporium, his’.” (CG) In the previous verse, the king sent out other servants to tell those who had been called that the brunch was prepared, the oxen and fatlings were killed, and all things were ready. He then emphatically implored them to come to the nuptials. Howev...

Thursday, 13 August 2026 Again, he sent out other servants, saying, ‘Tell those who are invited, “See, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and fatted cattle are killed, and all things are ready. Come to the wedding.”’ Matthew 22:4 “Again, he sent other servants, saying, ‘You say to those ‘having been called’, “You behold, the ‘brunch, mine’ I prepared, the ‘oxen, mine’ and the fatted have been sacrificed, and all – readied. You come to the nuptials!”’” (CG) In the previous verse, Jesus continu...

Wednesday, 12 August 2026 and sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding; and they were not willing to come. Matthew 22:3 “And he sent, the ‘servants, his’ to call those having been called to the nuptials. And not they inclined to come.” (CG) In the previous verse, it was noted that the kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who arranged a marriage for his son. Jesus next says, “And he sent, the ‘servants, his’.” Various suggestions are given for who these servants...

Tuesday, 11 August 2026 “The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who arranged a marriage for his son, Matthew 22:2 “It resembled, the ‘kingdom the heavens,’ man, king who he made nuptials – the ‘son, his’.” (CG) In the previous verse, Chapter 22 opened with a note saying that Jesus again spoke to them in a parable. That begins next, saying, “It resembled, the ‘kingdom the heavens,’.” As has been seen in other parables, a comparison to the kingdom of the heavens is to be provided in a re...

Monday, 9 March 2026 and they will kill Him, and the third day He will be raised up.” And they were exceedingly sorrowful. Matthew 17:23 “‘and they will kill Him and the third day, He will rouse.’ And they distressed exceedingly” (CG). In the previous verse, Jesus told the disciples that He was about to be betrayed into the hands of men. The thought continues with, “and they will kill Him.” The words are plain enough, and one would think they would be taken at face value. However, the human ...

Sunday, 8 March 2026 Now while they were staying in Galilee, Jesus said to them, “The Son of Man is about to be betrayed into the hands of men, Matthew 17:22 “And they, overturning in the Galilee, Jesus, He said to them, ‘The Son of Man, He is about to be surrendered into men’s hands’” (CG). In the previous verse, Jesus finished His words concerning casting out the demon, saying that such a kind would only depart through prayer and fasting. Matthew next says, “And they, overturning in the Gal...

Saturday, 7 March 2026 However, this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting.” Matthew 17:21 “And this kind it departs not if not in prayer and fasting” (CG). In the previous verse, Jesus told the disciples the reason why they couldn’t eject the demon, explaining to them the power of faith, even the size of a mustard seed. Having said that, He now speaks of the importance of matters related to their faith, saying, “And this kind it departs not if not in prayer and fasting.” There a...

Friday, 6 March 2026 So Jesus said to them, “Because of your unbelief; for assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you. Matthew 17:20 “And Jesus, He said to them, ‘Through your faithlessness. For amen! I say to you, if you should have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, “You depart hence thither,” and it will depart. And nothing, it will be im...

Thursday, 5 March 2026 Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, “Why could we not cast it out?” Matthew 17:19 “Then, the disciples having come to Jesus off alone, they said, ‘Through what we – not we could eject it?’” (CG). In the previous verse, Jesus admonished the demon, and it came out of the boy, curing the boy immediately. Matthew next records, “Then, the disciples having come to Jesus off alone.” Matthew’s gospel does not give the location of this verse, as if it could hav...

Tuesday, 3 March 2026 Then Jesus answered and said, “O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him here to Me.” Matthew 17:17 “And Jesus, answering, He said, ‘O! Generation disbelieving and having been mangled! I will be with you until when? I will uphold you until when? You carry him here to Me’” (CG). In the previous verse, the father of the moonstruck boy told Jesus that he brought the boy to His disciples, but they could not h...