Matthew Episodes

Saturday, 7 February 2026 From that time Jesus began to show to His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised the third day. Matthew 16:21 “From then He began, Jesus, to show His disciples that it necessitates Him to depart to Jerusalem and to suffer many from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and the third day be roused” (CG). In the previous verse, Matthew said that Jesus ...

Friday, 6 February 2026 Then He commanded His disciples that they should tell no one that He was Jesus the Christ. Matthew 16:20 “Then He enjoined His disciples that they should say to none that He, He is Jesus the Christ” (CG). In the previous verse, Jesus explained to Peter what it meant to possess the keys of the kingdom of the heavens. Next, Matthew records, “Then He enjoined His disciples.” A new word is seen, diastelló, to enjoin. It is from dia, through, and stelló, to set fast. Thus,...

Thursday, 5 February 2026 And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.” Matthew 16:19 “And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of the heavens. And whatever, if you may bind upon the earth, it will be ‘having been bound’ in the heavens. And whatever, if you may loosen upon the earth, it will be ‘having been loosed’ in the heavens.” (CG). In the previous verse, Jesus p...

Wednesday, 4 February 2026 And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it. Matthew 16:18 “And I also, I say to you that you, you are Peter, and upon this – the Rock – I will build My out-calling, and Hades’ gates, not they will overpower her” (CG). In the previous verse, Jesus noted that Simon Bar-Jonah was blessed because it wasn’t flesh and blood that illuminated his proclamation. Rather, it was the Fath...

Tuesday, 3 February 2026 Jesus answered and said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven. Matthew 16:17 “And Jesus, answering, He said to him, ‘Blessed you are, Simon, Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood not it revealed to you, but My Father, the ‘in the heavens’” (CG). In the previous verse, Peter said to Jesus that He was the Christ, the Son of the living God. Matthew next records, “And Jesus, answering, He said ...

Monday, 2 February 2026 Simon Peter answered and said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” Matthew 16:16 “And answering, Simon Peter, he said, ‘You, You are the Christ, the Son of God, the living’” (CG). In the previous verse, Jesus, in a question bearing emphasis, asked the disciples who they say He is. A response is given in a similar emphatic form. Matthew begins this statement with, “And answering, Simon Peter, he said.” Simon Peter is generally the one to step forward and s...

Sunday, 1 February 2026 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Matthew 16:15 “He says to them, ‘And you, whom you say Me to be?’” (CG). In the previous verse, the disciples answered Jesus’ question concerning who people say He is. They answered, saying that some say John the Baptist or Elijah. Others, however, said He was Jeremiah or one of the prophets. Now that Jesus has been told the general speculation floating around about Him, “He says to them, ‘And you, whom you say Me to be?...

Saturday, 31 January 2026 So they said, “Some say John the Baptist, some Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” Matthew 16:14 “And they said, ‘These, indeed, John the Immerser, and others Elijah, and others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.’” (CG). In the previous verse, Jesus questioned His disciples concerning who men say He is. Matthew next records, “And they said, ‘These, indeed, John the Immerser.’” These words seem confused, just as with Herod’s words in Matthew 14:2, whe...

Friday, 30 January 2026 When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, saying, “Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?” Matthew 16:13 “And Jesus, having come to the allotments – Caesarea, the Phillipi, He entreated His disciples, saying, ‘Whom they say, the men, Me to be, the Son of Man?’” (CG). In the previous verse, the disciples finally clued in to what Jesus was trying to teach them. His words about the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees were speaking...

Thursday, 29 January 2026 Then they understood that He did not tell them to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and Sadducees. Matthew 16:12 “Then they comprehended that not He said to caution from the leaven – the bread, but from the teaching – the Pharisees and Sadducees” (CG). In the previous verse, Jesus explicitly told the disciples that He didn’t speak to them about bread, but about the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees. With His words spoken to them,...

Wednesday, 28 January 2026 How is it you do not understand that I did not speak to you concerning bread?—but to beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” Matthew 16:11 “How not you recollect that I spoke not concerning bread to you! Caution from the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees” (CG). In the previous verse, Jesus continued His reminders to the disciples concerning His miracles, specifically the giving of the bread to four thousand, which was followed by collecting seven l...

Tuesday, 27 January 2026 Nor the seven loaves of the four thousand and how many large baskets you took up? Matthew 16:10 “Nor the seven loaves – the four thousand, and how many hampers you took?” (CG). In the previous verse, Jesus reminded the disciples about the five loaves of the five thousand, asking them to recollect how many handbaskets they had taken up. He next reminds them of the second feeding of a multitude, saying, “Nor the seven loaves – the four thousand.” If the chronology is a...

Monday, 26 January 2026 Do you not yet understand, or remember the five loaves of the five thousand and how many baskets you took up? Matthew 16:9 “You grasp, not yet, nor you recollect the five loaves – the five thousand, and how many handbaskets you took?” (CG). In the previous verse, Jesus called the disciples little-faithed for thinking His words were about not having brought bread. Now, He continues His rebuke, saying, “You grasp, not yet, nor you recollect.” Two new words are seen here...

Sunday, 25 January 2026 But Jesus, being aware of it, said to them, “O you of little faith, why do you reason among yourselves because you have brought no bread? Matthew 16:8 “And Jesus, having known, said to them, ‘Why – you deliberate in yourselves, little-faithed? Because you took no bread?’” (CG). In the previous verse, the disciples reasoned that Jesus’ words concerning the Pharisees and Sadducees were because they had taken no bread. Matthew continues the narrative with, “And Jesus, hav...

Saturday, 24 January 2026 And they reasoned among themselves, saying, “It is because we have taken no bread.” Matthew 16:7 “And they deliberated in themselves, saying, ‘Because not we took bread!’” (CG). In the previous verse, Jesus said to the disciples to beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees. Because of Jesus’ words, not understanding the metaphor He spoke to them, Matthew records, “And they deliberated in themselves.” A new word, dialogizomai, to reckon thoroughly, is seen....

Friday, 23 January 2026 Then Jesus said to them, “Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the Sadducees.” Matthew 16:6 “And Jesus, He said to them, ‘You behold, and you caution from the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees’” (CG). In the previous verse, it was noted that the disciples had forgotten to take bread as they traveled. Matthew next records, “And Jesus, He said to them, ‘You behold, and you caution from the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.’” Leaven, yeast, is...

Thursday, 22 January 2026 Now when His disciples had come to the other side, they had forgotten to take bread. Matthew 16:5 “And His disciples, having come to the beyond, they overlooked to take bread” (CG). In the previous verse, Jesus rebuked the Pharisees and Sadducees for having sought after a sign. From there, it says He left them and departed. The meaning of where He departed to will be found in the next words, “And His disciples, having come to the beyond.” In Matthew, it isn’t obviou...

Wednesday, 21 January 2026 A wicked and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and no sign shall be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.” And He left them and departed. Matthew 16:4 “Generation – evil and adulteress – it seeks a sign, and a sign – not it will be given it – if not the sign of Jonah the prophet. And having left them, He departed” (CG). In the previous verse, Jesus noted those who could tell the day would be one of inclemency because of a morning red sky. He then...

Tuesday, 20 January 2026 and in the morning, ‘It will be foul weather today, for the sky is red and threatening.’ Hypocrites! You know how to discern the face of the sky, but you cannot discern the signs of the times. Matthew 16:3 “And early, ‘This day... inclemency!’, for glowering, the heaven, it reddens. Hypocrites! Indeed, you know to discern the face of the heaven, and the seasons’ signs, not you can” (CG). In the previous verse, Jesus said to the Pharisees and Sadducees that they can te...

Monday, 19 January 2026 He answered and said to them, “When it is evening you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red’; Matthew 16:2 “And answering, He said to them, ‘Evening having come, you say, “Good weather!”, for the heaven, it is red’” (CG). In the previous verse, the Pharisees and Sadducees approached Jesus, asking for a sign from heaven. He now responds to their request, saying, “And answering, He said to them, ‘Evening having come, you say, “Good weather!” A unique word is...

Sunday, 18 January 2026 Then the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and testing Him asked that He would show them a sign from heaven. Matthew 16:1 “And having approached, the Pharisees and Sadducees, testing, they queried Him to show them a sign from heaven” (CG). The previous verse closed out Chapter 15. Matthew 16 begins with, “And having approached, the Pharisees and Sadducees.” It is similar to the two groups who approached Jesus to open Matthew 15 – “Then they came to Jesus from Jerusalem, ...

Exploring the Connection Between Matthew 15 and Ezra For BibleInTen.com - By DH, 17th January 2026 Welcome back to Bible in Ten! Today, we have another bonus episode as our daily commentary from the Superior Word closes out Matthew Chapter 15. Matthew’s Gospel contains 28 chapters, and remarkably, it mirrors the first 28 books of the Old Testament as arranged in the Christian Bible. So in this episode, having concluded our walk through Matthew 15, we’ll now look at its fascinating counterpa...

Saturday, 17 January 2026 And He sent away the multitude, got into the boat, and came to the region of Magdala. Matthew 15:39 Note: You can listen to today’s commentary courtesy of our friends at the “Bible in Ten” podcast. (Click Here to listen) You can also read this commentary, scrolling with music, courtesy of our friends at “Discern the Bible” on YouTube. (Click Here to listen), or at Rumble (Click Here to listen). “And having dismissed the crowds, He in-stepped into the boat, and He ca...

Friday, 16 January 2026 Now those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children. Matthew 15:38 “And those eating, they were four thousand men, besides women and children” (CG). In the previous verse, the multitudes ate, and yet, after the meal, the disciples took up seven hampers full of leftovers. With that stated, Matthew next reveals the size of the crowd, saying, “And those eating, they were four thousand men.” It is a new word, tetrakischilioi, four thousand. It is derived ...