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    The Open Bible: The Gospel of Matthew
    The Open Bible: The Gospel of Matthew
    The Open Bible: The Gospel of Matthew
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    The Open Bible Gospel of Matthew is a translation of the New Testament Book of Matthew in simple English that is easy to understand. It is produced to enable anyone to use as freely as they wish, to create video and audio recordings etc. Matthew is the first book of the New Testament, introducing us to the exciting and mysterious character of Jesus, and His amazing miracles and claims...
    The book is a mixture of miraculous action and teaching, and includes the famous sermon on the Mount (Matt 5-7) where Jesus gave His radical commandments, which are as breathtaking today as they were all those years ago "Love your enemies....pray for those who persecute you". Here we also encounter the parables of Jesus, including favourites such as the wise man who built his house upon a rock (Matthew 7) and the parable of the sower (Matthew 13)

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    PublisherThe Open Bible
    Release dateMar 22, 2012
    ISBN9781476090740
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      The Open Bible - The Open Bible

      The Open Bible – The Gospel of Matthew

      Translated by Tosin Ojumu

      Copyright 2012 by The Open Bible

      Smashwords Edition

      Last updated 3rd September 2012

      Released under a Creative Commons Licence – Free and available for unrestricted use

      Thank you for downloading this free ebook of the Gospel of Matthew. You are welcome and encouraged to share it with your friends. You are encouraged to reproduce, copy and distribute it as creatively as possible for all purposes, commerical as well as non-commercial – Spread the Word!

      To see the full terms of the Creative Commons Licence for the Open Bible please see Licensing Details

      You may view a Video Introduction to the Open Bible here

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      Individual chapters of Matthew are also available to download from Tosin's Bible Blog

      Table of Contents

      Matthew 1

      Matthew 2

      Matthew 3

      Matthew 4

      Matthew 5

      Matthew 6

      Matthew 7

      Matthew 8

      Matthew 9

      Matthew 10

      Matthew 11

      Matthew 12

      Matthew 13

      Matthew 14

      Matthew 15

      Matthew 16

      Matthew 17

      Matthew 18

      Matthew 19

      Matthew 20

      Matthew 21

      Matthew 22

      Matthew 23

      Matthew 24

      Matthew 25

      Matthew 26

      Matthew 27

      Matthew 28

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      Matthew 1

      1. The book of the ancestry of Jesus Christ, the Son of David, the son of Abraham.

      2. Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac was the father of Jacob, and Jacob was the father of Judah and his brothers;

      3. Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah through Tamar, and Perez was the father of Hezron, and Hezron was the father of Ram.

      4. Ram was the father of Amminadab, Amminadab was the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon was the father of Salmon.

      5. Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz was the father of Obed by Ruth, Obed was the father of Jesse,

      6. Jesse was the father of David who became the king. David was the father of Solomon, by her who had been the wife of Uriah.

      7. Solomon was the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam was the father of Abijah, and Abijah was the father of Asa.

      8. Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat was the father of Joram, and Joram was the father of Uzziah.

      9. Uzziah was the father of Jotham, Jotham was the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz was the father of Hezekiah.

      10. Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh, Manasseh was the father of Amon, and Amon was the father of Josiah.

      11. Josiah was the father of Jeconiah and his brothers, about the time they were carried away to Babylon.

      12. After they were brought to Babylon, Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel, and Shealtiel was the father of Zerubbabel.

      13. Zerubbabel was the father of Abiud, and Abiud was the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim was the father of Azor.

      14. Azor was the father of Zadok, and Zadok was the father of Achim, and Achim was the father of Eliud.

      15. Eliud was the father of Eleazar, and Eleazar was the father of Matthan, and Matthan was the father of Jacob.

      16. And Jacob was the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, from whom was born Jesus, who is called the Christ.

      17. So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations, and from David until the carrying away into Babylon are fourteen generations, and from the carrying away into Babylon until the Christ are fourteen generations.

      18. Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: when His mother Mary was betrothed to be married to Joseph, before they were fully married she was found to be expecting a Child by the work of the Holy Spirit.

      19. Then Joseph her betrothed husband, being a decent man, and not willing to make her a public example, decided to divorce her quietly.

      20. But while he considered these things, behold, the Angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream saying:

      "Joseph, O descendant of David, do not be reluctant to fully marry Mary your wife, as the Child she is carrying has been conceived through the Holy Spirit.

      21. And she will give birth to a Son, and you will call His name JESUS, for He will save His people from their sins."

      22. Now all this was done, so that the word spoken by the Lord and given through the prophet might be fulfilled saying:

      23. Behold, a virgin shall expect a Child, and shall give birth to a Son, and they shall call His name Emmanuel, which is translated: God with us.

      24. Then Joseph awoke from sleep and followed the instructions of the Angel of the Lord and fully married his wife.

      25. And he did not sleep with her until she had given birth to her Son, and he called His name JESUS.

      Matthew 2

      1. Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem in the province of Judea during the reign of Herod the king, wise men came from the East to Jerusalem.

      2. They asked:

      Where is He that has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen His star in the east, and we have come to worship Him.

      3. When Herod the king heard this question, he became worried, and so did the rest of Jerusalem with him.

      4. And when he had called an assembly of all the Chief Priests and Scribes of the people, he demanded that they should tell him where the Messiah would be born.

      5. And they said to him:

      "In Bethlehem of Judea, for this is what the prophet has written:

      6. You, Bethlehem in Judah, are not the least of the rulers of Judah, for a Ruler shall arise from you, who will be a Shepherd for My people Israel."

      7. Then Herod secretly called the wise men, and carefully asked them what time the star appeared.

      8. And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said:

      Go and search carefully for the young Child; and when you have found Him, send me a message to let me know, so that I might also come and worship Him.

      9. When they had heard the king, they departed from there, and the star, which they had seen in the east, led the way before them, until it came to rest over where the young Child was staying.

      10. When they saw the star, they were extremely joyful.

      11. And when they had come into the house, they saw the Child with Mary, His mother, and they fell on their knees and worshipped Him. Then they opened their treasures, and they presented to Him gifts of gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.

      12. God warned them in a dream that they should not return to Herod, so they returned to their own country by another route.

      13. And after they had left, the Angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said: Get up, and take the young Child and His mother, and escape into Egypt, and remain there until I tell you, for Herod will search for the young Child to kill Him.

      14. When he woke up, he took the young Child and His mother by night, and departed into Egypt.

      15. And he remained there until the death of Herod, so that the prophecy spoken by the prophet might be fulfilled, which says:

      I have called My Son out of Egypt.

      16. Then Herod, when he saw that he had

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