Read the Gospels in 40 Days
17 ¶ And after six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John, his brother, and brought them apart up into a high mountain
2 and [he] was transfigured before them, and his face shined as the sun, and his raiment was as white as the light.
3 And, behold, Moses and Elijah appeared unto them talking with him.
4 Then Peter answered and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to remain here; if thou desire, let us make three tabernacles here: one for thee and one for Moses and one for Elijah.
5 While he yet spoke, behold, a cloud of light overshadowed them, and, behold, a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.
6 And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their faces and feared greatly.
7 Then Jesus came and touched them and said, Arise and be not afraid.
8 And when they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no one except Jesus only.
9 And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no one until the Son of man is risen from the dead.
10 Then his disciples asked him, saying, Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?
11 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Elijah truly shall come first and restore all things.
12 But I say unto you, That Elijah is come already, and they knew him not, but have done unto him whatever they pleased. Likewise the Son of man shall also suffer of them.
13 Then the disciples understood that he spoke unto them of John the Baptist.
14 ¶ And when they were come to the multitude, there came to him a certain man, kneeling down to him, and saying,
15 Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is lunatic and suffers miserably; for many times he has fallen into the fire and often into the water.
16 And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not cure him.
17 Then Jesus answered and said, O unfaithful and crooked generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I suffer you? Bring him here to me.
18 And Jesus rebuked him, and the demon departed out of him and the child was cured from that very hour.
19 Then the disciples came to Jesus apart and said, Why could not we cast him out?
20 And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unfaithfulness; for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove from here to yonder place, and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
21 Howbeit this lineage of demons does not go out but by prayer and fasting.
22 ¶ And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said unto them, The Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men;
23 and they shall kill him, and the third day he shall be raised again. And they were exceeding sorry.
24 ¶ And when they were come to Capernaum, those that received the two drachmas came to Peter and said, Does not your master pay the two drachmas?
25 He said, Yes. And when he was come into the house, Jesus spoke unto him first, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? of whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute? of their own sons or of strangers?
26 Peter said unto him, Of strangers. Jesus said unto him, Then the sons are free.
27 Notwithstanding, lest we should offend them, go thou to the sea and cast a hook and take up the first fish that comes up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a stater, a coin worth four drachmas; take that, and give it unto them for me and thee.
18 ¶ At the same time the disciples came unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of the heavens?
2 And Jesus called a little child unto him and set him in the midst of them
3 and said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of the heavens.
4 Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of the heavens.
5 And whosoever shall receive one such little child in my name receives me.
6 But whosoever shall cause one of these little ones who believe in me to fall, it would be better for him that a millstone such as is turned by an ass be hanged about his neck and that he be sunk in the depth of the sea.
7 ¶ Woe unto the world because of offenses! For it must needs be that offenses come, but woe to that man by whom the offense comes!
8 Therefore if thy hand or thy foot cause thee to fall, cut them off and cast them from thee; it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into eternal fire.
9 And if thine eye causes thee to fall, pluck it out and cast it from thee; it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into the hell of fire.
10 Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in the heavens their angels always behold the face of my Father who is in the heavens.
11 For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost.
12 What do you think? If a man had a hundred sheep and one of them went astray, would he not leave the ninety-nine and go into the mountains and seek that which is gone astray?
13 And if so be that he finds it, verily I say unto you, he rejoices more of that one than of the ninety-nine who did not go astray.
14 Even so it is not the will of your Father who is in the heavens that one of these little ones should perish.
15 ¶ Therefore if thy brother shall sin against thee, go and reprove him between thee and him alone; if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
16 But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.
17 And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the congregation; {Gr. ekklesia – called out ones} but if he neglects to hear the congregation, {Gr. ekklesia – called out ones} let him be unto thee as a worldly man and a publican.
18 Verily I say unto you, Whatever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in the heaven; and whatever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in the heaven.
19 Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching anything that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father who is in the heavens.
20 For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
21 ¶ Then Peter came to him and said, Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me and I forgive him? until seven times?
22 Jesus said unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times, but, Until seventy times seven.
23 Therefore is the kingdom of the heavens likened unto a man who is king who would take account of his slaves.
24 And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him who owed him ten thousand talents.
25 But he not having wherewith to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife and children and all that he had, to make payment.
26 The slave therefore fell down and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
27 Then the lord of that slave was moved with compassion and loosed him and forgave him the debt.
28 But as the same slave was leaving, he found one of his fellowslaves who owed him a hundred denarius, and he laid hands on him and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me what thou owest.
29 And his fellowslave fell down at his feet and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
30 And he would not, but went and cast him into prison until he should pay the debt.
31 So when his fellowslaves saw what was done, they were very grieved and came and declared unto their lord all that was done.
32 Then his lord, after he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked slave, I forgave thee all that debt because thou didst beseech me;
33 was it not also expedient unto thee to have mercy on thy fellowslave even as I had mercy on thee?
34 And his lord was wroth and delivered him to the tormentors until he should pay all that was due unto him.
35 So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you unless from your hearts ye forgive every one his brother their trespasses.
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