🪔 Matthew 22

Matthew 22 is a real chapter from the New Testament. It starts, “Jesus answered and spoke to them again in parables, saying,” That is not a motto invented for a poster. It is the first sentence a family hears when this page is opened at night.

Keep going a little further. The chapter also says, “saying, “Teacher, Moses said, ‘If a man dies, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up offspring for his brother.’” Matthew 22 opens with these words: “Jesus answered and spoke to them again in parables, saying,” The line to keep is Matthew 22:37: “Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’” Carry the word “jesus” from that verse into the rest of the day.

The line worth learning out loud is Matthew 22:37: “Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.

What happens first in Matthew 22? Then try this: Read “Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all…” once more. What does it show you about God? You do not have to finish every verse. You can close the book after the memory verse and still have read the Bible together.