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Matthew 16
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New King James Version (NKJV). Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Read in the Church
In the coming year this chapter is read in the Katameros on 41 occasions.
- Wednesday, November 18, 2026Hatour 9Liturgy Gospel: Matthew 16:13–19
- Saturday, November 28, 2026Hatour 19Vespers Gospel: Matthew 16:24–28
- Tuesday, December 8, 2026Hatour 29Liturgy Gospel: Matthew 16:13–19
- Wednesday, December 9, 2026Hatour 30Vespers Gospel: Matthew 16:13–19
- Tuesday, December 15, 2026Kiahk 6Vespers Gospel: Matthew 16:13–19
- Thursday, December 17, 2026Kiahk 8Vespers Gospel: Matthew 16:24–28
- Wednesday, December 23, 2026Kiahk 14Vespers Gospel: Matthew 16:24–28
- Thursday, December 31, 2026Kiahk 22Vespers Gospel: Matthew 16:24–28
33 more days
- Saturday, January 16, 2027Toubah 8Vespers Gospel: Matthew 16:13–19
- Thursday, February 4, 2027Toubah 27Vespers Gospel: Matthew 16:24–28
- Monday, February 8, 2027Amshir 1Liturgy Gospel: Matthew 16:13–19
- Thursday, February 18, 2027Amshir 11Liturgy Gospel: Matthew 16:13–19
- Saturday, February 20, 2027Amshir 13Vespers Gospel: Matthew 16:24–28
- Wednesday, February 24, 2027Amshir 17 · Jonah’s Fast and FeastLiturgy Gospel: Matthew 15:32–16:4
- Saturday, February 27, 2027Amshir 20Liturgy Gospel: Matthew 16:13–19
- Tuesday, March 2, 2027Amshir 23Vespers Gospel: Matthew 16:24–28
- Friday, March 19, 2027Baramhat 10 · Great LentMatins Gospel: Matthew 15:39–16:12
- Friday, May 14, 2027Bashans 6 · Holy Fifty DaysMatins Gospel: Matthew 16:21–23
- Friday, June 25, 2027Baounah 18Liturgy Gospel: Matthew 16:13–19
- Monday, July 5, 2027Baounah 28Vespers Gospel: Matthew 16:13–19
- Saturday, July 10, 2027Abib 3Vespers Gospel: Matthew 16:13–19
- Wednesday, July 28, 2027Abib 21Vespers Gospel: Matthew 16:24–28
- Thursday, July 29, 2027Abib 22Vespers Gospel: Matthew 16:24–28
- Tuesday, August 24, 2027Misra 18Vespers Gospel: Matthew 16:13–19
- Wednesday, September 8, 2027Nasie 3Vespers Gospel: Matthew 16:24–28
- Tuesday, September 14, 2027Tout 3Vespers Gospel: Matthew 16:13–19
- Saturday, September 18, 2027Tout 7Vespers Gospel: Matthew 16:13–19
- Wednesday, September 22, 2027Tout 11Vespers Gospel: Matthew 16:24–28
- Thursday, September 23, 2027Tout 12Liturgy Gospel: Matthew 16:13–19
- Monday, September 27, 2027Tout 16Liturgy Gospel: Matthew 16:13–19
- Thursday, September 30, 2027Tout 19Vespers Gospel: Matthew 16:21–26
- Wednesday, October 13, 2027Babah 2Vespers Gospel: Matthew 16:13–19
- Friday, October 15, 2027Babah 4Vespers Gospel: Matthew 16:24–28
- Thursday, October 21, 2027Babah 10Vespers Gospel: Matthew 16:24–28
- Friday, October 22, 2027Babah 11Vespers Gospel: Matthew 16:13–19
- Wednesday, October 27, 2027Babah 16Liturgy Gospel: Matthew 16:13–19
- Thursday, October 28, 2027Babah 17Vespers Gospel: Matthew 16:13–19
- Friday, October 29, 2027Babah 18Liturgy Gospel: Matthew 16:13–19
- Thursday, November 11, 2027Hatour 1Vespers Gospel: Matthew 16:13–19
- Friday, November 12, 2027Hatour 2Liturgy Gospel: Matthew 16:13–19
- Saturday, November 13, 2027Hatour 3Liturgy Gospel: Matthew 16:13–19
The Fathers on Matthew 16
104 passages from Fathers received by the Coptic Orthodox Church. Open a group of verses to read.
1–31–4245–6566–7788–129–1011–121213141515–161617181920–21202122–2322232424–252526272839–4
Verses 1–31 passage
John Chrysostom
Verses 1–41 passage
Jerome
Verse 21 passage
Jerome
Verse 43 passages
Hilary of Poitiers, John Chrysostom
Verses 5–61 passage
John Chrysostom
Verse 52 passages
Jerome
Verse 63 passages
Hilary of Poitiers, Philoxenus of Mabbug
Verses 6–72 passages
Jerome
Verse 71 passage
John Chrysostom
Verse 81 passage
John Chrysostom
Verses 8–122 passages
Jerome
Verses 9–101 passage
John Chrysostom
Verses 11–121 passage
John Chrysostom
Verse 121 passage
Jerome
Verse 136 passages
Tertullian, Jerome, Hilary of Poitiers, John Chrysostom
Verse 143 passages
Jerome, John Chrysostom
Verse 152 passages
Hilary of Poitiers, John Chrysostom
Verses 15–162 passages
Jerome
Verse 165 passages
Tertullian, Hilary of Poitiers, John Chrysostom, Cyril of Alexandria
Verse 177 passages
Tertullian, Jerome, Hilary of Poitiers, John Chrysostom
Verse 189 passages
Tertullian, Jerome, Hilary of Poitiers, John Chrysostom, Augustine of Hippo, Cyril of Alexandria, Philoxenus of Mabbug
Verse 194 passages
Jerome, Tertullian, John Chrysostom
Verses 20–212 passages
John Chrysostom, Jerome
Verse 202 passages
John Chrysostom, Jerome
Verse 212 passages
John Chrysostom, Jerome
Verses 22–234 passages
Jerome, Hilary of Poitiers, John Chrysostom
Verse 221 passage
John Chrysostom
Verse 232 passages
Tertullian, John Chrysostom
Verse 2410 passages
Philoxenus of Mabbug, Tertullian, Jerome, John Chrysostom
Verses 24–253 passages
Hilary of Poitiers, John Chrysostom, Jerome
Verse 254 passages
Philoxenus of Mabbug, John Chrysostom, Desert Fathers
Verse 262 passages
John Chrysostom, Jerome
Verse 274 passages
John Chrysostom, Jerome
Verse 285 passages
Jerome, Hilary of Poitiers, John Chrysostom, Cyril of Alexandria
Verses 39–44 passages
Hilary of Poitiers, John Chrysostom, Jerome, Augustine of Hippo
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Commentary
English
Arabic
English: Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty’s commentary in its English translation, as printed. Arabic commentaries by Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty, Fr. Antonios Fekry and the priests and servants of St. Mark’s, Heliopolis.