Therefore in the resurrection whose wife shall she be of the seven? for they all had her.
Hebrew / JewishChristianity
The Bible (Old and New Testaments)
Matthew
Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.
Plain English · paraphraseJesus answered them, "You are mistaken, not knowing the scriptures or the power of God."
For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven.
But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying,
Plain English · paraphraseBut about the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was said to you by God, saying,
I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.
And when the multitude heard this, they were astonished at his doctrine.
But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together.
Plain English · paraphraseBut when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together.
Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying,
Master, which is the great commandment in the law?
Plain English · paraphraseTeacher, what is the most important rule in the law?
Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
Plain English · paraphraseJesus said to him, "You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind."
This is the first and great commandment.
And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
Plain English · paraphraseThe second is like the first: "Love your neighbor as you love yourself."
On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
Plain English · paraphraseAll the law and the prophets depend on these two commandments.
While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them,
Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, The son of David.
Plain English · paraphraseHe asked, "What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he?" They answered, "The son of David."
He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying,
Plain English · paraphraseHe says to them, "Then how does David, in the Spirit, call him Lord, saying,"
The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool?
Plain English · paraphraseThe LORD said to my Lord, "Sit at my right side until I place your enemies under your feet."
If David then call him Lord, how is he his son?
Plain English · paraphraseIf David calls him Lord, then how is he David's son?
And no man was able to answer him a word, neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions.
Plain English · paraphraseAnd no one was able to answer him. No one dared to ask him any more questions from that day forward.
Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples,
Plain English · paraphraseThen Jesus spoke to the crowd and to his disciples.
Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat:
All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not.
Plain English · paraphraseTherefore, whatever they tell you to observe, observe and do, but do not do as they do, for they say one thing and do another.
For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men’s shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.
But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments,
Plain English · paraphraseBut they do all their works to be seen by others. They make their phylacteries wide and enlarge the borders of their clothes.
And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,
Plain English · paraphraseAnd love the best seats at banquets, and the most honored places in the synagogues,
And greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi.
But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren.
And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.
Plain English · paraphraseAnd do not call anyone on earth your father, for you have only one Father, who is in heaven.
Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ.
Plain English · paraphraseAnd do not call anyone your master, for you have one Master, and that is Christ.
But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.
Plain English · paraphraseBut the one who is the greatest among you should be your servant.
And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.
Plain English · paraphraseWhoever raises himself up will be brought low. Whoever humbles himself will be raised up.
But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.
Plain English · paraphraseBut woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You block people from entering the kingdom of heaven. You do not go in yourselves, and you stop those who are trying to enter from going in.
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows’ houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation.
Plain English · paraphraseWoe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You devour the homes of widows and make long prayers for show. Because of this, you will receive a greater damnation.
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.
Plain English · paraphraseWoe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You travel across sea and land to make one convert, and when they become one, you make them even more a child of hell than you are.
Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor!
Plain English · paraphraseWoe to you, you blind guides, who say, "Whoever swears by the temple is nothing, but whoever swears by the gold of the temple is a debtor!"
Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?
Plain English · paraphraseYou fools and blind people: which is more important, gold, or the temple that makes the gold holy?
And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty.
Plain English · paraphraseWhoever swears by the altar is nothing; but whoever swears by the gift on it is guilty.
Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?
Plain English · paraphraseYou fools and blind! Which is greater, the gift or the altar that makes the gift holy?
Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.
Plain English · paraphraseWhoever then swears by the altar, swears by it and by all things on it.
And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.
Plain English · paraphraseAnd whoever swears by the temple, swears by it, and by the one who lives in it.
And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.
Plain English · paraphraseAnd the one who swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and by the one who sits on it.
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
Plain English · paraphraseWoe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You pay tithes on mint, anise, and cumin, but you have ignored the more important matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faith. You should have done these things and not neglected the others.
Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.
Plain English · paraphraseYou blind guides, who strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess.
Plain English · paraphraseWoe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.
Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also.
Plain English · paraphraseYou blind Pharisee, clean the inside of the cup and dish first, so that the outside can be clean too.
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men’s bones, and of all uncleanness.
Plain English · paraphraseWoe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside, but inside they are full of dead people’s bones and every kind of uncleanness.
Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
Plain English · paraphraseYou also seem righteous to others on the outside, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous,
And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.
Plain English · paraphraseAnd say, If we had been living in the time of our ancestors, we would not have shared in the blood of the prophets with them.
Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets.
Plain English · paraphraseYou are witnesses to yourselves that you are the children of those who killed the prophets.
Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers.
Plain English · paraphraseThen fill up the measure of your fathers.
Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?
Plain English · paraphraseYou snakes, you brood of vipers, how can you escape the punishment of hell?
Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city:
Plain English · paraphraseTherefore, look, I am sending to you prophets, wise people, and scribes. And some of them you will kill and crucify. And some of them you will whip in your synagogues and chase from city to city.
That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.
Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.
Plain English · paraphraseI tell you the truth, all these things will happen to this generation.
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!
Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.
For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.
Plain English · paraphraseI tell you, you will not see me again until you say, "Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord."
And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple.
Plain English · paraphraseJesus walked out and left the temple. His disciples followed him to show him the temple buildings.
And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
Plain English · paraphraseJesus said to them, "Do you see all these things? I tell you the truth, not one stone will be left on top of another here. They will all be thrown down."
And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?
Plain English · paraphraseAnd as he sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately and said, "Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of your coming, and of the end of the world?"
And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.
Plain English · paraphraseJesus answered them, "Be careful that no one deceives you."
For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
Plain English · paraphraseMany will come in my name, saying, "I am the Messiah," and they will deceive many.
And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
Plain English · paraphraseYou will hear about wars and reports of wars. Don’t be upset. These things must happen, but the end is not yet.
For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
Plain English · paraphraseNation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines, diseases, and earthquakes in many places.
All these are the beginning of sorrows.
Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name’s sake.
Plain English · paraphraseThen they will hand you over to be troubled and will kill you. You will be hated by all nations because of my name.
And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.
And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
Plain English · paraphraseAnd many false prophets will rise up and will deceive many.
And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.
Plain English · paraphraseAnd because evil will increase, the love of many will grow cold.
But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
Plain English · paraphraseBut the one who endures until the end will be saved.
And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.
When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)
Plain English · paraphraseWhen you see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the holy place, (whoever reads this, let him understand.)
Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:
Plain English · paraphraseThen let those who are in Judaea flee to the mountains:
Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:
Plain English · paraphraseLet the person who is on the rooftop not go down to take anything from their house.
Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes.
And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!
Plain English · paraphraseAnd woe to those who are pregnant, and to those who are nursing in those days!
But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:
Plain English · paraphraseBut pray that your escape will not happen in winter, and not on the Sabbath day:
For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
Plain English · paraphraseThen there will be great suffering, like there has never been since the world began, and there never will be again.
And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened.
Plain English · paraphraseAnd unless those days were shortened, no one would be saved. But for the sake of the chosen ones, those days will be shortened.
Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.
Plain English · paraphraseThen if anyone says to you, "Look, here is the Christ," or "There he is," do not believe it.
For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
Plain English · paraphraseFor there will arise false Christs and false prophets, and they will show great signs and wonders; so much so that, if it were possible, they would deceive even the chosen ones.
Behold, I have told you before.
Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.
Plain English · paraphraseTherefore, if they say to you, "Look, he is in the desert," do not go out. "Look, he is in the secret chambers," do not believe it.
For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
Plain English · paraphraseFor lightning comes from the east and shines all the way to the west. So will the coming of the Son of Man be.
For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.
Plain English · paraphraseWherever the dead body is, there the eagles will gather.
Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
Plain English · paraphraseAfter those days of trouble, the sun will be darkened, the moon will not shine, the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
Plain English · paraphraseThen the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky. At that time, all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
Plain English · paraphraseAnd he will send his angels with a loud trumpet sound, and they will gather his chosen ones from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh:
Plain English · paraphraseNow learn a parable from the fig tree: when its branch is still tender and starts to sprout leaves, you know that summer is near.
So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.
Plain English · paraphraseSo also you, when you see all these things, know that it is near, right at the door.
Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.
Plain English · paraphraseI tell you the truth, this generation will not pass away until all these things are completed.
Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
Plain English · paraphraseHeaven and earth will disappear, but my words will not disappear.
But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
Plain English · paraphraseBut just as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.
For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,
Plain English · paraphraseFor in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving their daughters in marriage, until the day Noah entered the ark.
And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
Plain English · paraphraseAnd they did not know until the flood came and took them all away. So will also be the coming of the Son of Man.
Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
Plain English · paraphraseThen two will be in the field; one will be taken, and the other left.
Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
Plain English · paraphraseTwo women will be grinding at the mill. One will be taken, and the other left.
Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.