BIBLE IN TEN

Thursday, 22 May 2025   Assuredly, I say to you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city! Matthew 10:15   “Amen! I say to you, it will be sufferable – land Sodom and Gomorrah – on judgment day than that city” (CG).   In the previous verse, Jesus instructed the apostles to out-swing the dust from their feet of any house or city that rej...

Wednesday, 21 May 2025   And whoever will not receive you nor hear your words, when you depart from that house or city, shake off the dust from your feet. Matthew 10:14   “And who, if not he should receive you nor he should hear your words, departing the house or that city, you out-swing the dust of your feet!” (CG).   In the previous verse, Jesus continued his instructions about greeting a house...

Tuesday, 20 May 2025   If the household is worthy, let your peace come upon it. But if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you. Matthew 10:13   “And indeed, if the house, it should be worthy, it came – your peace – upon it. And if not it should be worthy, your peace, it returns to you” (CG).   In the previous verse, Jesus said, “And entering into the house, you greet it.” He now continues,...

Monday, 19 May 2025   And when you go into a household, greet it. Matthew 10:12   “And entering into the house, you greet it” (CG).   The previous verse noted that when a worthy house is found, the apostles were to stay there until they left. Jesus continues with, “And entering.”   Being a participle, the intent is “at the time you enter,” or “while you are entering.” He continues with “into the h...

Sunday, 18 May 2025   “Now whatever city or town you enter, inquire who in it is worthy, and stay there till you go out. Matthew 10:11   “And into what city or village you shall enter, you inquire who in her, he is worthy. And there you remain until if you shall depart.” (CG).   In the previous verse, Jesus continued His instructions to the twelve about what they should not take with them, noting...

Saturday, 17 May 2025   nor bag for your journey, nor two tunics, nor sandals, nor staffs; for a worker is worthy of his food. Matthew 10:10   “nor wallet in the way, nor two tunics, nor sandals, nor staff. For the toiler, he is worthy of his food” (CG).   In the previous verse, Jesus began a list of things that the twelve were not to take when they went out to evangelize the cities of Israel. Tha...

Friday, 16 May 2025   Provide neither gold nor silver nor copper in your money belts, Matthew 10:9   “Not you shall acquire gold nor silver nor copper into your girdles” (CG).   In the previous verse, Jesus instructed the twelve concerning what to do when they went out among the people. He finished with, “Freely you received, freely you give.” Now, His words continue with, “Not you shall acquire g...

Thursday, 15 May 2025   Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give. Matthew 10:8   “Being feeble – you heal, leprous – you cleanse, dead – you rouse, demons – you eject. Freely you received, freely you give” (CG).   In the previous verse, Jesus instructed the twelve what to say when they went forth to proclaim their words to the lost s...

Wednesday, 14 May 2025   And as you go, preach, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’ Matthew 10:7   “And going, you proclaim, saying that ‘It has neared – the kingdom of the heavens’” (CG).   In the previous verse, Jesus told His twelve to specifically go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. Next, He instructs them, “And going, you proclaim, saying.”   Jesus uses the same word that has...

Tuesday, 13 May 2025   But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. Matthew 10:6   “And you rather go to the sheep, the ‘having been lost’ – house, Israel” (CG).   In the previous verse, Jesus instructed His twelve to not go into the way of the Gentiles nor into a city of the Samaritans. Rather, He next says, “And you rather go to the sheep.”   The use of sheep is a common metaphor in S...

Monday, 12 May 2025   These twelve Jesus sent out and commanded them, saying: “Do not go into the way of the Gentiles, and do not enter a city of the Samaritans. Matthew 10:5   “These, the twelve, He sent – Jesus – having notified them, saying, ‘Into Gentiles’ way, not you shall go. And into Samaritans’ city, not you shall enter’” (CG).   In the previous verse, the list of the twelve named apostle...

Sunday, 11 May 2025   Simon the Cananite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed Him. Matthew 10:4    “Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, the ‘also having betrayed Him’” (CG).   In the previous verse, the list of the twelve named apostles continued with six names. The final two are mentioned next, beginning with, “Simon the Kananaios.”   The name Simon has been explained. The title that is gi...

Saturday, 10 May 2025   Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus; Matthew 10:3   “Philip and Bartholomew, Thomas and Matthew, the taxman. Jacob the ‘of Alphaeus,’ and Lebbaios, having been denominated Thaddaeus” (CG).   In the previous verse, Jesus’ apostles began to be listed. The next names in the list begi...

Friday, 9 May 2025   Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; Matthew 10:2   “And the twelve apostles, the names, they are these: First, Simon, being called Peter, and Andrew, his brother. James the ‘of Zebedee,’ and John, his brother” (CG).   In the previous verse, Jesus called His tw...

Thursday, 8 May 2025   And when He had called His twelve disciples to Him, He gave them power over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease. Matthew 10:1   “And having summoned His twelve disciples, He gave them authority – unclean spirits, so to eject them, and to cure every disease and every malady” (CG).   In the previous verse, Chapter 9 fin...

Wednesday, 7 May 2025   Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.” Matthew 9:38   “You beg, therefore, the Lord of the reaping that He might eject toilers into His reaping.” (CG).   In the previous verse, Jesus noted the plentiful reaping but the few toilers to attend to it. Therefore, He continues with, “You beg, therefore.”   Jesus begins this last verse of Ch...

Tuesday, 6 May 2025   Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Matthew 9:37   “Then He says to His disciples, ‘Indeed, the reaping – plentiful, and the toilers – few’” (CG).   In the previous verse, Jesus saw the multitudes and was moved with compassion for them. It also noted that they were enervated and strewn as sheep with no shepherd. Having loo...

Monday, 5 May 2025   But when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were weary and scattered, like sheep having no shepherd. Matthew 9:36   “And having seen the crowds, He gut-wrenched about them, for they were having been enervated and having been strewn, as sheep not having a shepherd” (CG).   In the previous verse, Jesus was said to have gone about all the c...

Sunday, 4 May 2025   Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people. Matthew 9:35   “And Jesus, He traverses all the cities and the villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and curing every disease and every malady in the peop...

Saturday, 3 May 2025   But the Pharisees said, “He casts out demons by the ruler of the demons.” Matthew 9:34   “And the Pharisees, they said, ‘In the ruler of the demons He ejects demons’” (CG).   In the previous verse, it said that the multitudes marveled over what Jesus had done, noting that nothing like it had ever been seen in Israel. Now, in an obvious jealous response to this, it records, “...

Friday, 2 May 2025   And when the demon was cast out, the mute spoke. And the multitudes marveled, saying, “It was never seen like this in Israel!” Matthew 9:33   “And the demon, having been ejected, the mute – he spoke. And the crowds, they marveled, saying that never it appeared thus in Israel” (CG).   In the previous verse, a demon-possessed man who was mute was brought to Jesus. That thought n...

Thursday, 1 May 2025   As they went out, behold, they brought to Him a man, mute and demon-possessed. Matthew 9:32   “And they, departing – you behold – they presented Him a man, mute – demon-possessings.” (CG).   In the previous verse, the two men healed from blindness disregarded Jesus’ admonition and then went out and divulged Him in all the land. Now, the narrative focuses on a new subject, fo...

Wednesday, 30 April 2025   But when they had departed, they spread the news about Him in all that country. Matthew 9:31   “And they, having departed, they divulged Him in all that land” (CG).   In the previous verse, Jesus strictly charged the men whose eyes had been healed to see that none knew about what He had done. However, the account now says, “And they, having departed, they divulged Him in...

Tuesday, 29 April 2025   And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them, saying, “See that no one knows it.” Matthew 9:30   “And their eyes, they opened. And Jesus, He in-snorted at them, saying, ‘You see none knows’” (CG).   In the previous verse, Jesus told the blind men that according to their faith, their sight would be restored to them. Now, that is realized in the words, “And thei...

Monday, 28 April 2025   Then He touched their eyes, saying, “According to your faith let it be to you.” Matthew 9:29   “Then He touched their eyes, saying, ‘According to your faith, it became to you’” (CG).   In the previous verse, Jesus asked the two blind men if they believed that He was able to have mercy on them. Their response was in the affirmative. With that remembered, it next says, “Then...