2023 Ohio ScriptureFest

The Gospel of Matthew — "That it Might be Fulfilled"

2023 Chapters/Passages (Now Available for Registration)

For the 2023 Ohio ScriptureFest, our passages & chapters are primarily from the Gospel of Matthew and nearly all of OT prophecies, laws, and historical figures he references throughout his Holy-Spirit-inspired book.

Matthew’s Gospel focuses much of its attention on showing Jesus Christ as the long-awaited Messiah and heir to King David’s earthly throne. In order to establish that, he references the Old Testament with its prophecies, laws, and historical figures more than any other NT book. 

Matthew also contains some of Christ’s greatest sermons, including the 3-chapter Sermon on the Mount, which is a divinely masterful sermon with EVERY read. Much can be taken from the book of Matthew for doctrine, for instruction, for its many parables, and even its own prophecies. By inserting the OT references it makes into the very chapters and verses in Matthew when they’re actually made, we hope to bring the OT to life in a new, refreshing manner, demonstrating how those ancient words were ALWAYS a part of God’s sovereign plan in their ultimate fulfillment in Jesus Christ in the book of Matthew (and the rest of the New Testament).  

Our mission, if you choose to accept it, is to select and recite at least 1 passage(s)/chapter(s) as an individual, couple, or family/group ensemble in the various forms of recitation that are offered. NO AGE LIMITS!!!!  Individuals, couples, families, and groups can initially sign up for no more than 2 passages/chapters per family unit. All registrants are encouraged to pray about and reserve each chapter and passage with an established idea of how he or she intends to use their selected recitation(s) to edify & bless others, as well as bring glory to God.

Passage/Chapter requests are ONLY to be made using the downloaded VerseLocker App (link is on the Register page). When a passage/chapter is reserved on VerseLocker, it will also be crossed out on the list BELOW as soon as we are alerted to the VerseLocker registration. (Please Note: Passage/Chapter reservations will be updated on this page by 10am EST, the day following their reservation, if not sooner.)

For those who like to dramatize their recitation with emotional expression, related props & wardrobe, and even assisting, but not disruptive or distracting, sound effects, are able to do so; but all props, wardrobe & relevant effects should be disclosed in advance to OHSF organizers to receive advance approval. This year’s passages/chapters provide MANY opportunities to dramatize!!

The Ohio ScriptureFest strives for excellence in the handling of God’s Word. While we desire for all Bible recitations to be enjoyable for the orator, we especially want it to be edifying for the hearers; therefore, in reserving even 1 passage/chapter, we always request that all who make reservations, whether for a “straight” recitation or dramatization, have their chapter(s) fully memorized and mastered, at least, four weeks in advance of their scheduled performance (i.e., by the end of May 2023). Event organizers might require any & all scheduled reciters to either perform their chapter(s) in advance, upon request, if local to our event, or submit video/audio evidence by the beginning of June 2023.

Event organizers reserve the right to reassign or reduce chapter recitations in the event of cancellation, due to illness, injury, family tragedy, travel delays, other unforeseen circumstances, or lack of necessary preparation in order to recite satisfactorily (according to Event Guidelines & Standards).

The 2023 OHSF passages/chapters are listed below:

PLEASE NOTE: ALL PASSAGES are listed in the CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER in which they are to be recited, including those on each numbered line.

(NOTE: The Micah 5:2-5a passage in #7 below is listed as Micah 5:2-5 on VerseLocker; however, all that needs to be memorized for v. 5 is the first line: “And this Man/One shall be [the] peace…”)

(EXTRA NOTE: Some OT passages are listed more than once below, because they are referenced multiple times in Matthew; so multiple people will be reciting the same OT passage at different times in Matthew.)

(EXTRA, EXTRA NOTE: Please remember that selections listed below with 4 VERSES OR LESS are reserved for children 6 years of age or younger << UPDATE: Family Units that have already reserved 2 passages/chapters for their family may STILL reserve up to 1 MORE of these 4-verses-or-less passages for those 6 years old and under in their family!! >>; while selections listed below with 5-6 VERSES TOTAL are reserved for those folks ONLY who are attending the Ohio ScriptureFest for their first OR second time.) 

1) Review the passages below. 2) Select the one or two you’d like to recite at the event. 3) Make your reservation on the VerseLocker App by going to THE LINK on our Passage Reservation Page. 4) If your selection(s) is already taken, come back here to find another one or two you’d like to reserve. 

  1. Matthew 1:1-2 & Genesis 21:1-7,12 | 25:21-26 | 28:13-14 | 29:35 | 49:8-10 (22 verses) — Sheppards
  2. Matthew 1:3 & Genesis 38:27-29 (4 verses)
  3. Matthew 1:4-5 & Ruth 4:18-22 | Matthew 1:6 & 2 Samuel 12:24-25 (10 verses)
  4. Matthew 1:7-11 (5 verses)
  5. 2 Kings 25:27-30 & Jeremiah 22:24-30 & Matthew 1:12-17 (17 verses) — Floyds
  6. Isaiah 7:10-16 & Matthew 1:18-25 (15 verses) — OH Craigs
  7. Micah 5:2-5a & Numbers 24:17 & Isaiah 60:1-3 & Matthew 2:1-12 (20 verses) — Wrights
  8. Hosea 11:1 & Jeremiah 31:15-17 & Isaiah 60:5-6 & Numbers 24:8 & Matthew 2:13-23 (18 verses) — Craigs
  9. Isaiah 40:1-5 & Malachi 3:1-4 & 4:5-6 & Matthew 3:1-12 (23 verses) — Tabors
  10. Matthew 3:13-17 (5 verses)
  11. Deuteronomy 8:3 & Psalm 91:9-13 & Deuteronomy 6:13-17 (11 verses) — Rinkers
  12. Matthew 4:1-11 (11 verses) — K. Jaster
  13. Isaiah 9:1-7 & Matthew 4:12-17 (13 verses) — Tabors
  14. Matthew 4:18-25 (8 verses) — K. Jaster
  15. Matthew 5:1-12 (12 verses) — Dah Keptbaxters
  16. Matthew 5:13-20 (8 verses) — IN Craigs
  17. Matthew 5:21-26 (6 verses) — IN Craigs
  18. Deuteronomy 24:1-4 & Matthew 5:27-32 (10 verses)
  19. Leviticus 19:12 & Deuteronomy 23:21-23 & Ecclesiastes 5:4-6 & Matthew 5:33-37 (12 verses)
  20. Leviticus 24:19-20 & Matthew 5:38-48 & Leviticus 19:17-18 (15 verses) — Kosmi
  21. Ecclesiastes 5:2 & Daniel 6:10 & Matthew 6:1-4 (6 verses)
  22. Matthew 6:5-15 (11 verses) — Auerbachs
  23. Isaiah 58:6-9 & Matthew 6:16-18 (7 verses) — A. VandeHei
  24. Matthew 6:19-24 (6 verses) — J&C Mieczkowski
  25. Matthew 6:25-34 (10 verses) — Alexanders
  26. Matthew 7:1-6 (6 verses) — K. Rozelle
  27. Matthew 7:7-12 (6 verses) — AR Johnsons
  28. Matthew 7:13-14 (2 verses) — Chinchillas
  29. Micah 3:5 & Matthew 7:15-20 (7 verses) — Chinchillas
  30. Matthew 7:21-23 (3 verses) — M&M Craig
  31. Matthew 7:24-29 (6 verses) — VA Martins
  32. Matthew 8:1-4 & Leviticus 14:1-20 (24 verses) — R&D Jasters
  33. Leviticus 14:21-32 (12 verses) — Davises
  34. Matthew 8:5-13 (9 verses) — K. Gjesdal
  35. Matthew 8:14-17 & Isaiah 53:3-5 (7 verses) — TenHakens
  36. Matthew 8:18-22 (5 verses)
  37. Matthew 8:23-27 (5 verses) — Kosmi
  38. Matthew 8:28-34 (7 verses)
  39. Matthew 9:1-8 (8 verses) — Beechys
  40. Matthew 9:9-13 & Hosea 6:1-6 & Micah 6:6-8 (14 verses) — Rugas
  41. Matthew 9:14-17 (4 verses)
  42. Matthew 9:18-26 (9 verses) — MN Johnsons
  43. Matthew 9:27-34 (8 verses)
  44. Matthew 9:35-38 (4 verses)
  45. Matthew 10:1-4 (4 verses)
  46. Matthew 10:5-15 & Genesis 18:20-21, 23-26, 32 (18 verses) — Ecksteins
  47. Matthew 10:16-25 (10 verses) — Eyermans
  48. Matthew 10:26-33 (8 verses) — Dietrichs
  49. Micah 7:5-7 & Matthew 10:34-42 (12 verses)
  50. Isaiah 35:4-6 & 61:1-3 & Matthew 11:1-19 & Malachi 3:1-4; 4:4-6 (32 verses) — Haabs
  51. Matthew 11:20-24 & Ezekiel 28:1-10 & 16:48-50 (18 verses)
  52. Matthew 11:25-30 (6 verses)
  53. Matthew 12:1-4 & 1 Samuel 21:1-6 & Matthew 12:5 & Leviticus 24:5-9 & Matthew 12:6-8 & 1 Samuel 15:22-23 (21 verses) — Haabs
  54. Matthew 12:9-14 (6 verses)
  55. Matthew 12:15-21 & Isaiah 42:1-4 (11 verses) — Hoffmans
  56. Matthew 12:22-37 (16 verses) — Ballards
  57. Matthew 12:38-41 & Jonah 1:14-17; 3:4-10 (15 verses) — BB Alumni
  58. Matthew 12:42 & 2 Chronicles 9:1-12 & Matthew 12:43-45 (16 verses)
  59. Matthew 12:46-50 (5 verses)
  60. Matthew 13:1-9 (9 verses) — Kauffmans
  61. Matthew 13:10-15 & Isaiah 6:8-10 & Matthew 13:16-17 (11 verses) — H. Kohner
  62. Matthew 13:18-23 (6 verses) — M. Goddard
  63. Matthew 13:24-30 (7 verses)
  64. Matthew 13:31-33 (3 verses)
  65. Psalm 78:1-4 & Matthew 13:34-43 (14 verses) — Davidsmeiers
  66. Matthew 13:44-52 (9 verses) — Kremers
  67. Matthew 13:53-58 (6 verses)
  68. Leviticus 18:16; 20:21 & Matthew 14:1-12 (14 verses) — McAlisters
  69. Matthew 14:13-21 (9 verses) — Glicks
  70. Matthew 14:22-36 (14 verses) — MN Johnsons
  71. Matthew 15:1-4 & Exodus 20:12 & Leviticus 19:3; 20:9 & Deut. 27:16; 21:18-21 & Matthew 15:5-9 & Isaiah 29:13-16 (21 verses) — Fedas
  72. Matthew 15:10-20 (11 verses) — Rices
  73. Matthew 15:21-28 (8 verses) — Rices
  74. Matthew 15:29-39 (11 verses) — Kosmi
  75. Matthew 16:1-4 & Proverbs 30:11-14 & Matthew 16:5-12 (16 verses) — Kauffmans
  76. Matthew 16:13-23 (11 verses) — Abers
  77. Matthew 16:24-28 (5 verses) — Abers
  78. Matthew 17:1-13 & Malachi 3:1-4; 4:5-6 (19 verses) — Mosses
  79. Matthew 17:14-17 & Deuteronomy 32:1-7 & Matthew 17:18-23 (10 verses) — Ecksteins
  80. Matthew 17:24-27 (4 verses)
  81. Matthew 18:1-14 (14 verses) — AR Johnsons
  82. Deuteronomy 17:6-7; 19:15-20 & Matthew 18:15-20 (14 verses) — Larsons
  83. Matthew 18:21-35 (15 verses) — CO Bradfords
  84. Matthew 19:1-6 & Gen 1:26-27; 2:21-24 & Matthew 19:7 & Deut 24:1-4 & Matthew 19:9-12 (21 verses) — Mieczkowskis
  85. Matthew 19:13-15 (3 verses) — CJMEJ WAAEB Gals
  86. Matthew 19:16-17 & Leviticus 18:5 & Exodus 20:2-17 & Matthew 19:18-22 (24 verses) — Wennerstroms
  87. Matthew 19:23-30 (8 verses) — Appersons
  88. Matthew 20:1-16 (16 verses) — Fedas
  89. Matthew 20:17-28 & Isaiah 53:10-11 (14 verses) — Lees
  90. Matthew 20:29-34 (6 verses) — VA Martins
  91. Zechariah 9:9-10 & Matthew 21:1-11 & Psalm 118:26-29 (17 verses) — McAlisters
  92. Isaiah 56:6-7 & Jeremiah 7:8-11 & Matthew 21:12-17 & Psalm 8:1-2 (14 verses) — Ballards
  93. Matthew 21:18-22 (5 verses)
  94. Matthew 21:23-27 (5 verses)
  95. Matthew 21:28-32 (5 verses)
  96. Matthew 21:33-46 & Isaiah 28:16-17 & Psalm 118:21-24 (20 verses) — Wennerstroms
  97. Matthew 22:1-14 (14 verses) — OH Johnsons
  98. Matthew 22:15-22 (8 verses)
  99. Deuteronomy 25:5-10 & Matthew 22:23-33 & Exodus 3:15 (18 verses) — Davises
  100. Deut. 6:4-5 & Leviticus 19:17-18 & Deut. 10:12-13 & 30:6 & Matthew 22:34-40 (14 verses) — R&D Jasters
  101. Psalm 110:1-4 & Matthew 22:41-46 (10 verses) — TenHakens
  102. Matthew 23:1-14 (14 verses) — Dah Keptbaxters
  103. Matthew 23:15-24 (10 verses) — Kimballs
  104. Matthew 23:25-36 & Genesis 4:8-11 & 2 Chronicles 24:17-22 (22 verses) — Mieczkowskis
  105. 2 Chronicles 36:15-16 & Matthew 23:37-39 & Psalm 81:11-16 (11 verses) — Weavers
  106. 1 Kings 9:6-9 & Micah 3:9-12 & Matthew 24:1-14 (22 verses) — Georges
  107. Daniel 11:29-31 & 12:8-11 & Matthew 24:15-28 (21 verses) — Georges
  108. Daniel 9:23-27 & Joel 2:10-11, 31-32 & Matthew 24:29-44 (29 verses) — Mosses
  109. Matthew 24:45-51 & Zephaniah 1:14-18 & Zechariah 12:10-14 (17 verses) — Kipps
  110. Matthew 25:1-13 (13 verses) — OH Johnsons
  111. Matthew 25:14-30 (17 verses) — Bradfords
  112. Matthew 25:31-46 (16 verses) — Kremers
  113. Matthew 26:1-5 (5 verses)
  114. Matthew 26:6-13 (8 verses) — Weavers
  115. Matthew 26:14-16 & Exodus 21:32 (4 verses)
  116. Exodus 12:18-20 & Matthew 26:17-25 & Psalm 41:9 (13 verses) — IA Martins
  117. Matthew 26:26-30 (5 verses) — IA Martins
  118. Matthew 26:31-35 & Zechariah 13:7 (6 verses) — IA Martins
  119. Matthew 26:36-46 & Lamentation 4:17-20 (15 verses) — Manions
  120. Matthew 26:47-56 & & Isaiah 53:1-3 (13 verses) — Manions
  121. Deuteronomy 19:15-20 & Matthew 26:57-68 & Leviticus 24:16 (19 verses) — Hoffmans
  122. Matthew 26:69-75 (7 verses)
  123. Zechariah 11:12-13 & Matthew 27:3-10 (10 verses)
  124. Matthew 27:1-2, 11-14 & Isaiah 53:7-8 (8 verses) — Wilkersons
  125. Matthew 27:15-26 & Deuteronomy 21:6-9 (16 verses) — Beechys
  126. Matthew 27:27-31 & Micah 5:1 & Isaiah 53:4-5 (8 verses) — Kipps
  127. Matthew 27:32-35 & Psalm 22:18 & Matthew 27:36-37 (7 verses) — Sheppards
  128. Isaiah 53:10-12 & Matthew 27:38-44 & Psalm 22:7-8, 12-17 (18 verses) — PHC Freshman
  129. Amos 8:9 & Matthew 27:45-46 & Psalm 22:1-6 (9 verses) — Glicks
  130. Matthew 27:47-48 & Psalm 69:19-21 & Matthew 27:49-50 & Isaiah 53:4-6 (10 verses) — Wilkersons
  131. Matthew 27:51-54 & Zechariah 12:10-11 (6 verses)
  132. Matthew 27:55-61 & Isaiah 53:9 (8 verses) — Dietrichs
  133. Matthew 27:62-66 (5 verses)
  134. Matthew 28:1-10 & Psalm 16:8-11 (14 verses)
  135. Matthew 28:11-15 (5 verses)
  136. Psalm 22:22-31 (10 verses) — Eyermans
  137. Matthew 28:16-20 & Isaiah 52:7-10 (9 verses) — Rugas
  138. Isaiah 55 (13 verses) — Wrights

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