Matthew 1 New King James Version (NKJV)

The Genealogy of Jesus Christ

1 The book of the ______________ of Jesus Christ, the Son of __________, the Son of _____________:

2 Abraham begot _________, Isaac begot __________, and Jacob begot _______ and his brothers. 3 Judah begot _______ and __________ by Tamar, Perez begot Hezron, and Hezron begot Ram. 4 Ram begot Amminadab, Amminadab begot Nahshon, and Nahshon begot Salmon. 5 Salmon begot Boaz by ________, Boaz begot Obed by _______, Obed begot _______, 6 and Jesse begot ________ the king.

David the king begot __________ by her who had been the wife[a] of ________. 7 Solomon begot _____________, Rehoboam begot _________, and Abijah begot ______.[b] 8 Asa begot Jehoshaphat, ____________ begot Joram, and Joram begot ___________. 9 Uzziah begot Jotham, ________ begot Ahaz, and _______ begot Hezekiah. 10 ___________ begot Manasseh, _____________ begot Amon,[c] and ________ begot ________. 11 Josiah begot __________ and his ___________ about the time they were carried away to _____________.

12 And after they were brought to Babylon, Jeconiah begot __________, and Shealtiel begot _______________. 13 Zerubbabel begot _________, Abiud begot __________, and Eliakim begot _________. 14 Azor begot Zadok, _________ begot Achim, and _________ begot Eliud. 15 _________ begot Eleazar, _________ begot Matthan, and __________ begot Jacob. 16 And Jacob begot _________ the husband of ________, of whom was born _________ who is called _________.

17 So all the generations from ___________ to _________ are _________ generations, from __________ until the captivity in ___________ are ___________ generations, and from the ___________ in Babylon until the __________ are ____________ generations.

Christ Born of Mary

18 Now the ________ of Jesus Christ was as follows: After His mother ________ was _________ to Joseph, __________ they came together, she was _________ with child of the _____ ______. 19 Then _________ her husband, being a ______ man, and not wanting to make her a _________ example, was minded to put her away ___________. 20 But while he thought about these things, behold, an

__________ of the Lord appeared to him in a _________, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not be __________ to take to you Mary your _______, for that which is __________ in her is of the _______ _______. 21 And she will bring forth a ______, and you shall call His name _________, for He will _______ His people from their _______.”

22 So all this was done that it might be __________ which was spoken by the ________ through the _________, saying: 23 “Behold, the _______ shall be with _______, and bear a _______, and they shall call His name _____________,” which is translated, “________ _______ ______.”

24 Then Joseph, being aroused from _________, did as the ________ of the _______ commanded him and took to him his wife, 25 and did ______ ________ her till she had brought forth her ___________ Son.[d] And he called His name __________.

Matthew 2 New King James Version (NKJV)

Wise Men from the East

2 Now after Jesus was born in ___________ of ________ in the days of _________ the king, behold, ________ men from the _______ came to __________, 2 saying, “Where is He who has been born ________ of the Jews? For we have seen His _______ in the _______ and have come to __________ Him.”

3 When Herod the king heard this, he was __________, and _____ ___________ with him. 4 And when he had gathered all the ________ _________ and __________ of the people together, he inquired of them _________ the Christ was to be ________.

5 So they said to him, “In ____________ of ________, for thus it is written by the ___________:

6 ‘But you, ____________, in the land of __________,Are not the _________ among the ________ of Judah;For out of you shall come a ___________Who will ____________ My people Israel.’”[a]

7 Then Herod, when he had __________ called the ______ men, determined from them what _________ the _______ appeared. 8 And he sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search ____________ for the __________ Child, and when you have _________ Him, bring back ____ to me, that I may come and ____________ Him also.”

9 When they heard the king, they departed; and behold, the ________ which they had seen in the _______ went _________ them, till it came and ________ over where the young Child was. 10 When they ______ the star, they _________ with exceedingly great joy. 11 And when they had come into the ________, they saw the young Child with __________ His mother, and fell down and ___________ Him. And when they had opened their __________, they presented _______ to Him: _______, ________________, and _________.

12 Then, being ___________ warned in a ________ that they should not return to ________, they departed for their own country ___________ way.

The Flight into Egypt

13 Now when they had departed, behold, an ________ of the ________ appeared to Joseph in a _________, saying, “Arise, take the young Child and His mother, flee to __________, and stay there until I bring you word; for __________ will seek the young Child to _________ Him.”

14 When he arose, he took the young Child and His mother by ________ and departed for _____, 15 and was there until the _________ of _________, that it might be __________ which was _________ by the _______ through the _________, saying, “Out of _________ I _________ My ________.”[b]

Massacre of the Innocents

16 Then _________, when he saw that he was _________ by the wise men, was exceedingly ________; and he sent forth and put to ________ all the ________ children who were in ___________ and in ______ its __________, from _____ ________ old and _______, according to the _______ which he had determined from the _______ men. 17 Then was _______ what was spoken by ___________ the prophet, saying:

18 “A voice was heard in _________,____________, __________, and great ___________,_________ weeping for her __________,___________ to be comforted,Because they are _____ ________.”[c]

The Home in Nazareth

19 Now when Herod was _______, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a _______ to ______ in Egypt, 20 saying, “Arise, take the young Child and His mother, and go to the land of _______, for _______ who _______ the young Child’s ______ are _______.” 21 Then he arose, took the _______ Child and His mother, and came into the land of _______.

22 But when he heard that _________ was reigning over ________ instead of his _______ Herod, he was ________ to go there. And being ________ by God in a ________, he turned aside into the region of __________. 23 And he came and dwelt in a city called ___________, that it might be _________ which was spoken by the ___________, “He shall be called a __________.”

Matthew 3 New King James Version (NKJV)

John the Baptist Prepares the Way

3 In those days ________ the ________ came _________ in the ___________ of ________, 2 and saying, “_________, for the ________ of ________ is at hand!” 3 For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet ________, saying:

“The _______ of one ________ in the __________:‘________ the way of the LORD;Make His paths _______.’”[a]

4 Now John himself was clothed in ________ _______, with a _________ belt around his ________; and his food was _______ and _______ _______. 5 Then _________, all _______, and all the ________ around the _________went out to him 6 and were ________ by him in the _________, confessing their sins.

7 But when he saw many of the ________ and _________ coming to his baptism, he said to them, “Brood of ________! Who warned you to ______ from the ______ to come? 8 Therefore bear fruits worthy of _________, 9 and do not think to say to yourselves, ‘We have ________ as our _______.’ For I say to you that ______ is able to raise up ________ to _________ from these _______. 10 And even now the ___ is laid to the ______ of the ______. Therefore every tree which does not bear _____ fruit is _____ down and _______ into the _____. 11 I indeed _________ you with ______ unto _________, but He who is coming after me is ________ than I, whose ________ I am not worthy to ________. He will ________ you with the _______ _______ and ______.[b] 12 His __________ fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly ______ out His _________ floor, and gather His _______ into the _______; but He will ______ up the _______ with unquenchable ______.”

John Baptizes Jesus

13 Then Jesus came from _________ to John at the ________ to be ________ by him. 14 And John tried to ________ Him, saying, “I need to be ________ by You, and are You ________ to me?”

15 But Jesus answered and said to him, “Permit it to be so _____, for thus it is fitting for us to _________ all _____________.” Then he allowed Him.

16 When He had been baptized, Jesus came up ___________ from the ______; and behold, the _________ were opened to Him, and He[c] saw the ________ of _______ descending like a _______and alighting upon Him. 17 And suddenly a _______ came from ________, saying, “This is My ________ Son, in whom I am well ___________.”

Matthew 4 New King James Version (NKJV)

Satan Tempts Jesus

4 Then Jesus was led up by the ______ into the __________ to be ________ by the ______. 2 And when He had ________ ______ days and ______ nights, afterward He was _______. 3 Now when the ________ came to Him, he said, “If You are the _____ of God, _________ that these ________ become ________.”

4 But He answered and said, “It is ________, ‘Man shall not live by ______ alone, but by every word that ________ from the ________ of God.’”[a]

5 Then the _______ took Him up into the _______ city, set Him on the ________ of the ________, 6 and said to Him, “If You are the _____ of God, ______ Yourself down. For it is written:

‘He shall give His _________ _______ over you,’

and,

‘In their _______ they shall ______ you up,Lest you dash your ______ against a _______.’”[b]

7 Jesus said to him, “It is _______ again, ‘You shall not _______ the _______ your God.’”[c]

8 Again, the devil took Him up on an exceedingly high ________, and showed Him all the __________ of the _______ and their _______. 9 And he said to Him, “All these things I will give You if You will fall down and _______ me.”

10 Then Jesus said to him, “_______ with you,[d] Satan! For it is ______, ‘You shall _______ the LORD your God, and Him _______ you shall serve.’”[e]

11 Then the devil _____ Him, and behold, ________ came and ________ to Him.

Jesus Begins His Galilean Ministry

12 Now when Jesus heard that _______ had been put in _______, He departed to ________. 13 And leaving ________, He came and dwelt in ___________, which is by the ____, in the regions of ________ and _________, 14 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by _______ the prophet, saying:

15 “The land of ________ and the land of ________,By the way of the _____, beyond the ________,_________ of the ____________:16 The people who sat in _________ have seen a great ________,And upon those who ____ in the _______ and shadow of ________________ has dawned.”[f]

17 From that time Jesus began to _________ and to say, “________, for the kingdom of _______ is at hand.”

Four Fishermen Called as Disciples

18 And Jesus, walking by the ______ of _______, saw two brothers, _______ called _______, and _________ his _______, casting a net into the sea; for they were _________. 19 Then He said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you _______ of ______.” 20 They ___________ left their ______ and followed Him.

21 Going on from there, He saw two other brothers, _______ the son of ________, and ______ his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, __________ their nets. He called them, 22 and ____________ they left the ______ and their _______, and followed Him.

Jesus Heals a Great Multitude

23 And Jesus went about _____ Galilee, _________ in their _________, _________ the gospel of the kingdom, and _________ all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease among the people. 24 Then His fame went throughout all ________; and they brought to Him all sick people who were afflicted with various __________ and __________, and those who were ______________, _________, and ___________; and He healed them. 25 Great __________ followed Him—from __________, and from _________, ___________, ________, and beyond the ________.

Matthew 5 New King James Version (NKJV)

The Beatitudes

5 And seeing the ___________, He went up on a ___________, and when He was seated His ____________ came to Him. 2 Then He opened His mouth and taught them, saying:

3 “Blessed are the _______ in _________,    For theirs is the __________ of __________.4 Blessed are those who ___________,    For they shall be _____________.5 Blessed are the __________,    For they shall ___________ the ________.6 Blessed are those who _________ and ________ for ____________,    For they shall be _________.7 Blessed are the _________,    For they shall obtain _________.8 Blessed are the ______ in ________,    For they shall see _________.9 Blessed are the ____________,    For they shall be called _______ of _________.10 Blessed are those who are ____________ for _____________’ sake,    For theirs is the __________ of ___________.

11 “___________ are you when they _________ and __________ you, and say all kinds of ____ against you ________ for My sake. 12 ___________ and be exceedingly ________, for great is your _________ in __________, for so they persecuted the _________ who were before you.

Believers Are Salt and Light

13 “You are the _______ of the __________; but if the salt loses its ________, how shall it be ___________? It is then good for ____________ but to be thrown out and __________ underfoot by men.

14 “You are the _______ of the ________. A ________ that is set on a ______ cannot be _________. 15 Nor do they light a ________ and put it under a ________, but on a ________, and it gives light to all who are in the _________. 16 Let your

_______ so _______ before men, that they may see your _________ works and ________ your Father in _________.

Christ Fulfills the Law

17 “Do not think that I came to _________ the _______ or the _________. I did not come to destroy but to _________. 18 For assuredly, I say to you, till ________ and _______ pass away, one ______ or one _______ will by no means pass from the _______ till all is fulfilled. 19 Whoever therefore __________ one of the ________ of these ____________, and ________ men so, shall be called _________ in the kingdom of ________; but whoever _______ and __________ them, he shall be called ________ in the kingdom of __________. 20 For I say to you, that unless your righteousness __________ the righteousness of the _______ and _________, you will by ____ means _______ the kingdom of ________.

Murder Begins in the Heart

21 “You have __________ that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not ________,[a] and whoever murders will be in _________ of the ________.’ 22 But ___ _____ to you that whoever is _______ with his _________ without a __________ b] shall be in ________ of the _________. And whoever ______ to his brother, ‘_________!’ shall be in _________ of the ________. But whoever says, ‘You ________!’ shall be in _________ of _______ _______. 23 Therefore if you bring your ______ to the _______, and there __________ that your _________ has something _________ you, 24 ________ your gift there before the altar, and go your way. First be ________ to your brother, and ________ come and ________ your gift. 25 _________ with your adversary __________, while you are on the way with him, lest your adversary deliver you to the ________, the judge hand you over to the __________, and you be thrown into _________. 26 Assuredly, I say to you, you will by no means get out of there till you have paid the last __________.

Adultery in the Heart

27 “You have __________ that it was said to those of ______,[c] ‘You shall not commit ____________.’[d] 28 But I say to you that whoever _________ at a woman to _______ for her has _________ committed __________ with her in his heart. 29 If your right ______ causes you to _____, _______ it out and cast it from you; for it is more ________ for you that _______ of your members _________, than for your _______ body to be cast into ______. 30 And if your right _______ causes you to _____, cut it off and _____ it from you; for it is more profitable for you that

one of your __________ perish, than for your whole ________ to be ______ into hell.

Marriage Is Sacred and Binding

31 “Furthermore it has been said, ‘Whoever __________ his wife, let him give her a ___________ of divorce.’ 32 But I say to you that whoever divorces his wife for any reason except sexual __________[e] causes her to commit __________; and whoever __________ a woman who is divorced__________ commits ___________.

Jesus Forbids Oaths

33 “Again you have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not swear ________, but shall perform your _________ to the Lord.’ 34 But I say to you, do not _______ at all: neither by _________, for it is God’s __________; 35 nor by the ________, for it is His _________; nor by ____________, for it is the city of the ________ King. 36 Nor shall you swear by your ______, because you cannot make one _________ white or black. 37 But let your ‘_____’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘_____,’ ‘No.’ For whatever is more than these is from the ______ one.

Go the Second Mile

38 “You have heard that it was said, ‘An _____ for an ________ and a ________ for a ________.’[f] 39 But I tell you not to ________ an ________ person. But whoever ________ you on your right ________, turn the ________ to him also. 40 If anyone wants to ________ you and take away your ________, let him have your ________ also. 41 And whoever compels you to go one ________, go with him ________. 42 Give to him who asks you, and from him who wants to borrow from you do not turn away.

Love Your Enemies

43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall ________ your ________ [g] and ________ your ________.’ 44 But I say to you, love your ________, bless those who ________ you, do good to those who ________ you, and pray for those who ________ use you and ________ you,[h] 45 that you may be ________ of your ________ in ________; for He makes His sun________ rise on the ________ and on the ________, and sends ________ on the ________ and on the ________.

46 For if you love________ those who ________ you, what ________ have you? Do not even the ________ collectors do the ________? 47 And if you ________ your brethren[i] ________, what do you do more________ than ________? Do not even the tax ________ [j] do so? 48 Therefore you shall be ________, just as your ________ in ________ is ________.

Matthew 6 New King James Version (NKJV)

Do Good to Please God

6 “Take heed that you do not do your ________ deeds before men, to be ________ by them. Otherwise you have no ________ from your ________ in ________. 2 Therefore, when you do a charitable ________, do ________ sound a ________ before you as the ________ do in the ________ and in the ________, that they may have glory from ________. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their ________. 3 But when you do a ________ deed, do not let your ________ hand know what your right ________ is doing, 4 that your charitable ________ may be in ________; and your ________ who sees in secret________ will Himself ________ you ________.[a]

The Model Prayer

5 “And when you ________, you shall ________ be like the ________. For they love to pray ________ in the ________ and on the corners of the ________, that they may be seen by ________. Assuredly, I say to you, they ________ their ________. 6 But you, when ________ pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the ________ place; and your ________ who sees in ________ will reward you ________.[b] 7 And when you ________, do not use ________ ________ as the heathen do. For they think that they will be heard for their ________ words.

8 “Therefore do ________ be like them. For your Father ________ the things you have ________ of before you ask Him. 9 In this manner, therefore, pray:

Our ________ in ________,________ be Your name.10 Your ________ come.Your ________ be ________On ________ as it is in ________.11 ________ us this ________ our daily ________.12 And forgive________ us our ________,

As ________ forgive our ________.13 And do not ________ us into ________,But deliver us from the ________ one.For ________ is the ________ and the ________ and the ________ forever. Amen.[c]

14 “For if ________ forgive men their ________, your heavenly Father will ________ ________ you. 15 But if you do ________ ________ men their trespasses, ________ will your Father forgive ________ trespasses.

Fasting to Be Seen Only by God

16 “Moreover, when you ________, do not be like the ________, with a ________ countenance. For they disfigure their faces________ that they may ________ to men to be ________. Assuredly, I say to you, they ________ their ________. 17 But you, when ________ ________, ________ your head and ________ your ________, 18 so that you do ________ appear to men to be fasting, but to your Father who is in the ________ place; and your Father who ________ in ________ will reward you ________.[d]

Lay Up Treasures in Heaven

19 “Do ________ lay up for yourselves ________ on ________, where ________ and rust________ destroy and where ________ break in and steal; 20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in ________, where ________ moth nor rust ________ and where thieves do not break in and ________. 21 For ________ your treasure is, there your ________ will be also.

The Lamp of the Body

22 “The ________ of the ________ is the ________. If therefore your eye is ________, your whole body will be full of ________. 23 But if your ________ is bad, your whole ________ will be full of ________. If therefore the ________ that is in you is ________, how ________ is that darkness!

You Cannot Serve God and Riches

24 “No one can serve two ________; for either he will ________ the one and ________ the other, or else he will be ________ to the one and ________ the other. You ________ serve ________ and ________.

Do Not Worry

25 “Therefore I say to you, do not ________ about your ________, what you will ________ or what you will ________; nor about your ________, what you will ________ ________. Is not life more than ________ and the body more than ________? 26 Look at the ________ of the air, for they neither ________ nor ________ nor gather into ________; yet your heavenly Father ________ them. Are you not of more ________ than they? 27 Which of you by worrying________ can add ________ cubit to his ________?

28 “So ________ do you worry about ________? Consider the ________ of the ________, how they ________: they neither ________ nor ________; 29 and yet I say to you that even ________ in all his glory was ________ arrayed like one of these. 30 Now if ________ so ________ the ________ of the field, which ________ is, and ________ is thrown into the oven, will He not much ________ clothe you, O you of little ________?

31 “Therefore do not ________, saying, ‘What shall we ________?’ or ‘What shall we ________?’ or ‘What shall we ________?’ 32 For after all these things the ________ seek. For your heavenly Father ________ that you ________ all these things. 33 But seek ________ the ________ of ________ and His ________, and all these things shall be ________ to you. 34 Therefore ________ ________ ________ about ________, for tomorrow will worry about its own ________. Sufficient for the day is its own ________.

Matthew 7 New King James Version (NKJV)Do Not Judge

7 “___________ not, that you be not ___________. 2 For with what ___________ you judge, you will be judged; and with the ___________ you use, it will be ___________ back to you. 3 And why do you look at the ___________ in your brother’s eye, but do not consider the ___________ in your own eye? 4 Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me ___________ the ___________ from your eye’; and look, a plank is in your ___________ eye? 5 Hypocrite! ___________ remove the plank from ___________ own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the ___________ from your brother’s eye.

6 “Do not give what is ___________ to the ___________; nor cast your ___________ before ___________, lest they trample them under their ___________, and turn and tear___________ you in pieces.

Keep Asking, Seeking, Knocking

7 “___________, and it will be given to you; seek___________, and you will find; ___________,

and it will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives ___________, and he who seeks ___________, and to him who knocks it will be ___________. 9 Or what man is there among you

who, if his son asks for ___________ ___________, will give him a ___________? 10 Or if he asks for a ___________, will he give him a ___________? 11 If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your ___________ who is in heaven give ___________ things to those who ___________ Him! 12 Therefore, ___________ you want men to do to ___________, do also to ___________, for this is the Law and the ___________.

The Narrow Way

13 “Enter by the ___________ gate; for ___________ is the gate and ___________ is the way that leads to ___________, and there are many who go in by it. 14 Because[a] ___________ is the gate and ___________ is the way which leads to ___________, and there are few___________ who find it.

You Will Know Them by Their Fruits

15 “Beware of ___________ prophets, who come to you in ___________ clothing, but inwardly they are ___________ wolves. 16 You will know them by their ___________. Do men gather ___________ from ___________ or ___________ from ___________? 17 Even so, every __________ tree bears good __________, but a __________ tree bears bad __________. 18 A good tree __________ bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree __________ good fruit. 19 Every tree

that does not bear good fruit is __________ down and __________ into the __________. 20 Therefore by their __________ you will know them.

I Never Knew You

21 “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘_________ ___________,’ shall enter the __________ of heaven, but he who does the __________ of My Father in __________. 22 Many will say to Me in that __________, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not __________ in Your name, cast out __________ in Your name, and done __________ __________ in Your name?’ 23 And then I will declare to them, ‘I never __________ you; __________ from Me, you who practice __________!’

Build on the Rock

24 “Therefore whoever __________ these sayings of Mine, and __________ them, I will liken him to a __________ man who built his house on the __________: 25 and the rain __________, the __________ came, and the winds __________ and __________ on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the __________.

26 “But everyone who hears these __________ of Mine, and does __________ do them, will be like a __________ man who built his house on the __________: 27 and the rain__________ descended, the __________ came, and the __________ blew and beat on that house; and it ___________. And ___________ was its fall.”

28 And so it was, when Jesus had ended these sayings, that the people were ___________ at His teaching, 29 for He ___________ them as one having ___________, and not as the ___________.