Matthew 19-21 - Jesus Blesses Children

Teaching About Divorce

Mat 19:4-6 LSB - [4] And He answered and said, "Have you not read that He who created [them] from the beginning MADE THEM MALE AND FEMALE, [5] and said, 'FOR THIS REASON A MAN SHALL LEAVE HIS FATHER AND MOTHER AND BE JOINED TO HIS WIFE, AND THE TWO SHALL BECOME ONE FLESH'? [6] "So they are no longer two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate."

Jesus Blesses Children

Mat 19:14 LSB - [14] But Jesus said, "Let the children alone, and do not hinder them from coming to Me; for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these."

Jesus Loves Me, This I Know by Anna Bartlett Warner (1859)

1 Jesus loves me, this I know,

for the Bible tells me so.

Little ones to him belong;

they are weak, but he is strong.

Refrain:

Yes, Jesus loves me! Yes, Jesus loves me!

Yes, Jesus loves me! The Bible tells me so.

2 Jesus loves me he who died

heaven's gate to open wide.

He will wash away my sin,

let his little child come in. [Refrain]

3 Jesus loves me, this I know,

as he loved so long ago,

taking children on his knee,

saying, "Let them come to me." [Refrain]

The Rich Young Ruler

Mat 19:23-24 LSB - [23] And Jesus said to His disciples, "Truly I say to you, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. [24] "And again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God."

Mat 19:25-26 LSB - [25] And when the disciples heard [this], they were very astonished and said, "Then who can be saved?" [26] And looking at [them] Jesus said to them, "With people this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."

Many Who Are First Will Be Last

Mat 19:29-30 LSB - [29] "And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or farms for My name's sake, will receive one hundred times as much, and will inherit eternal life. [30] "But many [who are] first will be last; and [the] last, first.

Laborers in the Vineyard

Mat 20:1 LSB - [1] "For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.

Mat 20:16 LSB - [16] "So the last shall be first, and the first last."

Mat 8:11 LSB - [11] "And I say to you that many will come from east and west, and recline [at the table] with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven;

Mat 21:31 LSB - [31] "Which of the two did the will of his father?" They said, "The first." Jesus said to them, "Truly I say to you that the tax collectors and prostitutes will get into the kingdom of God before you.

Failures and Prodigals by Ken Bible

Jesus Again Foretells His Death and Resurrection

Mat 20:18-19 LSB - [18] "Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem; and the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn Him to death, [19] and will deliver Him over to the Gentiles to mock and flog and crucify [Him], and on the third day He will be raised up."

A Request for Status

Mat 20:26-28 LSB - [26] "It is not this way among you, but whoever wishes to become great among you shall be your servant, [27] and whoever wishes to be first among you shall be your slave; [28] just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many."

Sight for the Blind

Mat 20:31 LSB - [31] But the crowd sternly told them to be quiet, but they cried out all the more, saying, "Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!"

Mat 20:34 LSB - [34] And moved with compassion, Jesus touched their eyes; and immediately they regained their sight and followed Him.

The Triumphal Entry

Mat 21:4-5 LSB - [4] And this took place in order that what was spoken through the prophet would be fulfilled, saying, [5] "SAY TO THE DAUGHTER OF ZION, 'BEHOLD YOUR KING IS COMING TO YOU, LOWLY, AND MOUNTED ON A DONKEY, AND ON A COLT, THE FOAL OF A PACK ANIMAL.'"

Zec 9:9 LSB - [9] Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Make a loud shout, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; He is righteous and endowed with salvation, Lowly and mounted on a donkey, Even on a colt, the foal of a pack animal.

Cleansing the Temple

Mat 21:13 LSB - [13] And He said to them, "It is written, 'MY HOUSE SHALL BE CALLED A HOUSE OF PRAYER'; but you are making it a ROBBERS' DEN."

Isa 56:7 LSB - [7] Even those I will bring to My holy mountain And make them glad in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and their sacrifices will be acceptable on My altar; For My house will be called a house of prayer for all the peoples."

 

The Barren Fig Tree

Mat 21:22 LSB - [22] "And all things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive."

The Authority of Jesus Challenged

Parable of Two Sons

Mat 21:31-32 LSB - [31] "Which of the two did the will of his father?" They said, "The first." Jesus said to them, "Truly I say to you that the tax collectors and prostitutes will get into the kingdom of God before you. [32] "For John came to you in the way of righteousness and you did not believe him; but the tax collectors and prostitutes did believe him; and you, seeing [this], did not even regret afterward so as to believe him.

Parable of the Vine-Growers

Mat 21:41 LSB - [41] They said to Him, "He will bring those wretches to a wretched end, and will rent out the vineyard to other vine-growers who will pay him the proceeds at the [proper] seasons."

Mat 21:42 LSB - [42] Jesus said to them, "Did you never read in the Scriptures, 'THE STONE WHICH THE BUILDERS REJECTED, THIS BECAME THE CHIEF CORNER [stone]; THIS CAME ABOUT FROM THE LORD, AND IT IS MARVELOUS IN OUR EYES'?

Psa 118:22-23 LSB - [22] The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief corner [stone]. [23] This is from Yahweh; It is marvelous in our eyes.