Episodes

Tuesday, 19 May 2026 A summary of Matthew Chapter 19. Chapter 17 revealed that there is a future for Israel in God’s redemptive plans. Chapter 18, above all, showed that childlike faith is required to enter into the kingdom. The final parable, that of the wicked servant, was a clear indicator that the law is set aside but that Israel rejected Christ’s fulfillment of it and, instead, went to reimpose the law that Christ had fulfilled. The parable ended with the thought that Israel would be del...

Monday, 18 May 2026 But many who are first will be last, and the last first. Matthew 19:30 “Many, also, they will be: first, last, and last, first.” (CG) In the previous verse, Jesus spoke of priorities, noting that those who have left houses, family, etc., for His name’s sake would receive a hundredfold along with eternal life. Having said that, He finishes the chapter, saying, “Many, also, they will be: first, last, and last, first.” There is a contrast set forth from the previous verse – ...

Sunday, 17 May 2026 And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands, for My name’s sake, shall receive a hundredfold, and inherit eternal life. Matthew 19:29 “And all, whoever he left houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or fields because of My name, a hundredfold he will receive, and life perpetual he will inherit.” (CG) In the previous verse, Jesus noted that those of the disciples who follow Hi...

Saturday, 16 May 2026 So Jesus said to them, “Assuredly I say to you, that in the regeneration, when the Son of Man sits on the throne of His glory, you who have followed Me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. Matthew 19:28 “And Jesus, He said to them, ‘Amen! I say to you that you, the ‘having followed Me’, in the rebirth, when He shall sit, the Son of Man, upon ‘throne, glory, His’, you will sit, also you, upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes – the ...

Friday, 15 May 2026 Then Peter answered and said to Him, “See, we have left all and followed You. Therefore what shall we have?” Matthew 19:27 “Then answering, Peter, he said to Him, ‘You behold! We, we left all, and we followed You! What hence it will be to us?’” (CG). In the previous verse, Jesus assured the disciples that even if salvation is impossible with men, with God, all things are possible. Next, Matthew records, “Then answering, Peter, he said to Him.” Peter’s zeal to speak up onc...

Thursday, 14 May 2026 But Jesus looked at them and said to them, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” Matthew 19:26 “Having gazed, also, Jesus, He said to them, ‘With men, this – impossible, it is. With, also, God – all possible, it is.’” (CG). In the previous verse, the disciples were floored at Jesus’ words about the chances of the rich entering the kingdom of God, asking, “Who then can be saved?” Because of their question, it next says, “Having gazed, also, ...

Wednesday, 13 May 2026 When His disciples heard it, they were greatly astonished, saying, “Who then can be saved?” Matthew 19:25 “Having heard, now, the ‘disciples, His’, they were outstruck, exceedingly, saying, ‘Who then, he can be saved?’” (CG) In the previous verse, Jesus told the disciples about the difficulty of being saved, it being easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to be saved. Matthew next records, “Having heard, now, the ‘disciples, His’, they ...

Tuesday, 12 May 2026 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 the kingdom of God.” Matthew 19:24 “Again, now, I say to you, easier, it is: camel through ‘aperture, needle’ to traverse, if rich entered into the ‘kingdom, the God’.” (CG) In the previous verse, Jesus noted the impracticability of a rich man to enter the kingdom of the heavens. He now shows just how hard this is, saying, “Again, now, I say to you, easier, it i...

Monday, 11 May 2026 Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Assuredly, I say to you that it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 19:23 “And Jesus, He said to the ‘disciples, His’, ‘Amen! I say to you that wealthy, impracticably, he will enter into the ‘kingdom, the heavens’.’” (CG) In the previous verse, the rich young ruler went away sorrowful because he had great possessions. With his departure, the narrative continues, “And Jesus, He said to the ‘disciples, His’, ‘Amen...

Sunday, 10 May 2026 But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions. Matthew 19:22 “And having heard, the young man, the word, he departed – grieving, for he was ‘having possessions, many’.” (CG) In the previous verse, Jesus said to the young ruler, “If you desire to be complete, you go, you sell your ‘the possessings,’ and you give these to ‘poor’, and you will have treasure in heaven. And you, hither! You follow Me.” That was the final instruc...

Saturday, 9 May 2026 Jesus said to him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.” Matthew 19:21 “He said to him, Jesus, ‘If you desire to be complete, you go, you sell your ‘the possessings,’ and you give these to ‘poor’, and you will have treasure in heaven. And you, hither! You follow Me.’” (CG) In the previous verse, the young ruler told Jesus that he had guarded all the commandments Jesus referred t...

Friday, 8 May 2026 The young man said to Him, “All these things I have kept from my youth. What do I still lack?” Matthew 19:20 “He says to Him, the youth, ‘All these I guarded from my youth. What yet, I lack?’” (CG) In the previous verse, Jesus finished His list of things to do in order to merit perpetual life. His answer was in response to the ruler’s question about what he needed to do to obtain it. Before evaluating the verse, it should be noted that there are some differences between te...

Thursday, 7 May 2026 ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’” Matthew 19:19 “You honor the father of you and the mother, and you will love the ‘near you’ as yourself.” (CG) In the previous verse, and in response to the question about how to enter perpetual life, Jesus began listing a series of commands that were intended to make this come about. That list continues with, “You honor the father of you and the mother.” Jesus had listed from the Ten ...

Wednesday, 6 May 2026 He said to Him, “Which ones?” Jesus said, “‘You shall not murder,’ ‘You shall not commit adultery,’ ‘You shall not steal,’ ‘You shall not bear false witness,’ Matthew 19:18 “He says to Him, ‘Which-such?’ And Jesus, He said, ‘Not you will murder, not you will commit adultery, not you will steal, not you will false-witness.’” (CG) In the previous verse, Jesus noted that One is good, God. After that, He answered the ruler’s question concerning what to do to obtain perpetua...

Tuesday, 5 May 2026 So He said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One, that is, God. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments.” Matthew 19:17 “And He said to him, ‘Why, to Me, you say, “Good?” None ‘good’, if not One – the God! And if you desire to enter ‘the life’, you guard the commandments!’” (CG) In the previous verse, Jesus was asked by one who came to Him concerning what he needed to do to have perpetual life. The response is now given, saying, “And He...

Monday, 4 May 2026 Now behold, one came and said to Him, “Good Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may have eternal life?” Matthew 19:16 “And you behold! One having approached Him, he said, ‘Good Teacher, what ‘good’ I should do that I may have ‘life perpetual’?’” (CG) In the previous verse, Jesus laid His hands on the little children and then departed. Next, it says, “And you behold! One having approached Him.” Luke 18:18 identifies this person as a ruler. Whether this means the rule...

Sunday, 3 May 2026 And He laid His hands on them and departed from there. Matthew 19:15 “And having laid the hands on them, He went thence.” (CG) In the previous verse, Jesus told the disciples they should not prohibit the little children from coming to Him because it is those like them to whom belong the kingdom of the heavens. Matthew next records, “And having laid the hands on them, He went thence.” Mark, as before, gives a fuller rendering of the event, saying, “And He took them up in Hi...

Saturday, 2 May 2026 But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 19:14 “And Jesus, He said, ‘You permit the children, and not you estop them to come to Me, for such, it is, the kingdom of the heavens.’” (CG) In the previous verse, little children were brought to Jesus that He might put His hands on them and pray. However, the disciples rebuked them. Because of this, it next says, “And Jesus, He said, ‘You permit t...

Friday, 1 May 2026 Then little children were brought to Him that He might put His hands on them and pray, but the disciples rebuked them. Matthew 19:13 “And they brought to Him children that He might upon-set the hands on them, and He might pray. And the disciples, they admonished them.” (CG) In the previous verse, Jesus finished His words about eunuchs. They were the exception to those expected to marry. With His words concerning that complete, it next says, “And they brought to Him children...

Thursday, 30 April 2026 For there are eunuchs who were born thus from their mother’s womb, and there are 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 accept it, let him accept it.” Matthew 19:12 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 a...

Wednesday, 29 April 2026 But He said to them, “All cannot accept this saying, but only those to whom it has been given: Matthew 19:11 “And He said to them, ‘Not all, they contain this word, but whom it has been given.’” (CG) In the previous verse, the disciples responded to Jesus’ words about marriage and divorce, saying that because of what He said, it is better not to marry. Having heard that, Matthew records, “And He said to them, ‘Not all, they contain this word.’” The question arises: I...

Tuesday, 28 April 2026 His disciples said to Him, “If such is the case of the man with his wife, it is better not to marry. Matthew 19:10 “They say to Him, His disciples, ‘If it is this, the case of the man with the wife, it conduces not to marry.’” (CG) In the previous verse, Jesus pronounced His authoritative decree concerning divorce. So strong were His words taken in a society that openly tolerated it, we next read, “They say to Him, His disciples.” In verse 3, it was the Pharisees who b...

Monday, 27 April 2026 And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery; and whoever marries her who is divorced commits adultery.” Matthew 19:9 “And I say to you that whoever, if he should dismiss his wife not upon harlotry, and he shall marry another, he commits adultery. And the ‘having been dismissed,’ having married, she commits adultery.” (CG) In the previous verse, Jesus explained that Moses permitted divorce because of the...

Sunday, 26 April 2026 He said to them, “Moses, because of the hardness of your hearts, permitted you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was not so. Matthew 19:8 “He says to them, ‘Because Moses, toward the hardheartedness of you, he allowed you to dismiss your wives. But from the commencement, not it has been thus.’” (CG) In the previous verse, Jesus was asked about Moses’ provision in the law concerning the issuing of a certificate of divorce. In response to that, Matthew recor...