Episodes

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 ...

Thursday, 15 January 2026 So they all ate and were filled, and they took up seven large baskets full of the fragments that were left. Matthew 15:37 “And they ate, all, and they gorged, and the superabounding of the fragments they lifted – seven hampers full” (CG). In the previous verse, Jesus took the loaves and fish, gave thanks, and broke them. He then gave them to the disciples who, in turn, passed them to the crowds. Of this event, it next says, “And they ate, all.” It was noted in verse...

Wednesday, 14 January 2026 And He took the seven loaves and the fish and gave thanks, broke them and gave them to His disciples; and the disciples gave to the multitude. Matthew 15:36 “And having taken the seven loaves and the fish, and having thanked, He broke, and He gave to His disciples, and the disciples to the crowd” (CG). In the previous verse, Jesus ordered the crowds to sit upon the ground. That continues now, saying, “And having taken the seven loaves and the fish, and having thanke...

Tuesday, 13 January 2026 So He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground. Matthew 15:35 “And He ordered the crowds to sit upon the ground” (CG). In the previous verse, Jesus asked the disciples how many loaves they had. The answer was seven, with a few tiddlers. With that in mind, it next says, “And He ordered the crowds to sit upon the ground.” In Matthew 14, at the feeding of the five thousand, they were told to sit on the grass. In fact, John 6:10 notes there was much grass. Depen...

Monday, 12 January 2026 Jesus said to them, “How many loaves do you have?” And they said, “Seven, and a few little fish.” Matthew 15:34 “And He says to them, Jesus, ‘How many loaves do you have?’ And they said, ‘Seven, and a few tiddlers.’” (CG). In the previous verse, the disciples asked Jesus where they could get enough bread in the wilderness to fill such a large crowd. Matthew next records, “And He says to them, Jesus, ‘How many loaves do you have?’” Unlike the previous event, Jesus ask...

Sunday, 11 January 2026 Then His disciples said to Him, “Where could we get enough bread in the wilderness to fill such a great multitude?” Matthew 15:33 “And the disciples, they say to Him, ‘Whence to us in solitude – loaves so many as to gorge a crowd so vast?’” (CG). In the previous verse, Jesus told the disciples that He had compassion on the crowd, knowing they had not eaten for three days. He noted that He didn’t want them to depart hungry lest they might collapse on the way. Matthew no...

Saturday, 10 January 2026 Now Jesus called His disciples to Himself and said, “I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now continued with Me three days and have nothing to eat. And I do not want to send them away hungry, lest they faint on the way.” Matthew 15:32 “And Jesus, having summoned His disciples, He said, ‘I gut-wrench upon the crowd because already three days they bivouac with Me, and naught they have that they may eat. And I wish not to dismiss them unfed, not lest the...

Friday, 9 January 2026 So the multitude marveled when they saw the mute speaking, the maimed made whole, the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel. Matthew 15:31 “So too, the crowds marveled, seeing mutes speaking, cripples healthy, lame walking, and blind seeing, and they glorified the God of Israel” (CG). In the previous verse, Jesus healed the many people with various maladies as they were strewn before Him. Matthew now continues with, “So too, the crowds...

Thursday, 8 January 2026 Then great multitudes came to Him, having with them the lame, blind, mute, maimed, and many others; and they laid them down at Jesus’ feet, and He healed them. Matthew 15:30 “And they came to Him, great crowds, having with them lame, cripples, blind, mutes and others – many, and they strewed them near Jesus’ feet, and He healed them” (CG). In the previous verse, Jesus was said to have departed from where the Canaanite woman was, drawing near the Sea of the Galilee and...

Wednesday, 7 January 2026 Jesus departed from there, skirted the Sea of Galilee, and went up on the mountain and sat down there. Matthew 15:29 “And having departed thence, Jesus, He went near the Sea of the Galilee, and having ascended to the mountain, He sat there” (CG). In the previous verse, Jesus noted the Canaanite woman’s faith and granted her desire, healing her daughter. It next says, “And having departed thence.” They were in the allotments of Tyre and Sidon (Matthew 15:21). With th...

Tuesday, 6 January 2026 Then Jesus answered and said to her, “O woman, great is your faith! Let it be to you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that very hour. Matthew 15:28 “Then, Jesus answering, He said to her, ‘O! Woman, your faith is great! It become to you as you determine.’ And she’s cured, her daughter, from that hour” (CG). In the previous verse, the Canaanite woman agreed with the Lord’s assessment concerning bread going to the children, but she noted that even the pup...

Monday, 5 January 2026 And she said, “Yes, Lord, yet even the little dogs eat the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.” Matthew 15:27 “And she said, ‘Yes, Lord. And even the puppies – he eats from the crumbs, the ‘falling from their master’s table’.’” (CG). In the previous verse, Jesus responded to the Canaanite woman, telling her it wasn’t good to take the children’s bread and cast it to the puppies. Now, her incredible response to His words is given. Matthew records, “And she said, ...

Sunday, 4 January 2026 But He answered and said, “It is not good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the little dogs.” Matthew 15:26 “And answering, He said, ‘It is not good to take the children’s bread and cast to the puppies’” (CG). In the previous verse, the Canaanite woman came to Jesus and worshiped Him and asked Him to help her. Following this, Matthew records, “And answering, He said, ‘It is not good to take the children’s bread and cast to the puppies.’” A new word is seen, ...

Saturday, 3 January 2026 Then she came and worshiped Him, saying, “Lord, help me!” Matthew 15:25 “And having come, she worshipped Him, saying, ‘Lord, You rush-relieve me!’” (CG). In the previous verse, Jesus said to His disciples that He was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. However, the woman who had been crying out after Jesus was unrelenting. Matthew next records, “And having come, she worshipped Him.” It is a word already seen several times, proskuneó. The idea of...

Friday, 2 January 2026 But He answered and said, “I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” Matthew 15:24 “And answering, He said, ‘Not, I was sent, if not to the sheep, the ‘having been lost’ – House Israel” (CG). In the previous verse, the disciples came to Jesus, urging Him to send the Canaanite woman away because of all her croaking after them. Matthew next records words concerning Jesus, “And answering, He said, ‘Not, I was sent, if not to the sheep, the ‘having be...

Thursday, 1 January 2026 But He answered her not a word. And His disciples came and urged Him, saying, “Send her away, for she cries out after us.” Matthew 15:23 “And He answered not a word. And having approached, His disciples, they entreated Him, saying, ‘You dismiss her! For she cries after us’” (CG). In the previous verse, the woman of Canaan came to Jesus while He was in the region of Tyre and Sidon, begging Him to have mercy on her, seeking help for her demon-possessed daughter. Matthe...