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BookOfMatthew
| Matthew: | AUTHOR: Matthew - A.D. 55 - NEW TESTAMENT - Gospels |
| orthjbc@Matthew:1 | MATTHEW - From at least the 2nd century A.D., the Gospel of Matthew has been ascribed to Matthew the publican, tax collector, and disciple. It is the most complete account of Jesus’ teachings and was written to convince the writer’s Jewish audience that Jesus was the Messiah descended from David, the One promised by the Old Testament Prophets. It is peculiarly the Gospel for Israel. The most significant teaching passages are the Sermon on the Mount ( orthjbc@Matthew:5-7 ) and the parable sections (especially Chapter orthjbc@Matthew:13 ). |
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Matthew @ gift of God, a common Jewish name after the Exile. He was the son of Alphaeus, and was a publican or tax-gatherer at Capernaum. On one occasion Jesus, coming up from the side of the lake, passed the custom-house where Matthew was seated, and said to him, "Follow me." Matthew arose and followed him, and became his disciple orthjbc@Matthew:9:9). Formerly the name by which he was known was Levi orthjbc@Mark:2:14; orthjbc@Luke:5:27); he now changed it, possibly in grateful memory of his call, to Matthew. The same day on which Jesus called him he made a "great feast" orthjbc@Luke:5:29), a farewell feast, to which he invited Jesus and his disciples, and probably also many of old associates. He was afterwards selected as one of the twelve (6:15). His name does not occur again in the Gospel history except in the lists of the apostles. The last notice of him is in orthjbc@Acts:1:13. The time and manner of his death are unknown.
Matthew, Gospel according to @ The author of this book was beyond a doubt the Matthew, an apostle of our Lord, whose name it bears. He wrote the Gospel of Christ according to his own plans and aims, and from his own point of view, as did also the other "evangelists." As to the time of its composition, there is little in the Gospel itself to indicate. It was evidently written before the destruction of Jerusalem Matthew:24), and some time after the events it records. The probability is that it was written between the years A.D. 60 and 65. The cast of thought and the forms of expression employed by the writer show that this Gospel was written for Jewish Christians of Palestine. His great object is to prove that Jesus of Nazareth was the promised Messiah, and that in him the ancient prophecies had their fulfilment. The Gospel is full of allusions to those passages of the Old Testament in which Christ is predicted and foreshadowed. The one aim prevading the whole book is to show that Jesus is he "of whom Moses in the law and the prophets did write." This Gospel contains no fewer than sixty-five references to the Old Testament, forty-three of these being direct verbal citations, thus greatly outnumbering those found in the other Gospels. The main feature of this Gospel may be expressed in the motto, "I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil." As to the language in which this Gospel was written there is much controversy. Many hold, in accordance with old tradition, that it was originally written in Hebrew (i.e., the Aramaic or Syro-Chaldee dialect, then the vernacular of the inhabitants of Palestine), and afterwards translated into Greek, either by Matthew himself or by some person unknown. This theory, though earnestly maintained by able critics, we cannot see any ground for adopting. From the first this Gospel in Greek was received as of authority in the Church. There is nothing in it to show that it is a translation. Though Matthew wrote mainly for the Jews, yet they were everywhere familiar with the Greek language. The same reasons which would have suggested the necessity of a translation into Greek would have led the evangelist to write in Greek at first. It is confessed that this Gospel has never been found in any other form than that in which we now possess it. The leading characteristic of this Gospel is that it sets forth the kingly glory of Christ, and shows him to be the true heir to David's throne. It is the Gospel of the kingdom. Matthew uses the expression "kingdom of heaven" (thirty-two times), while Luke uses the expression "kingdom of God" (thirty-three times). Some Latinized forms occur in this Gospel, as kodrantes orthjbc@Matthew:5:26), for the Latin quadrans, and phragello (27:26), for the Latin flagello. It must be remembered that Matthew was a tax-gatherer for the Roman government, and hence in contact with those using the Latin language. As to the relation of the Gospels to each other, we must maintain that each writer of the synoptics (the first three) wrote independently of the other two, Matthew being probably first in point of time. "Out of a total of 1071 verses, Matthew has 387 in common with Mark and orthjbc@Luke:130 with orthjbc@Mark:184 with Luke; only 387 being peculiar to itself." (See MARK; LUKE; GOSPELS.) The book is fitly divided into these four parts: (1.) Containing the genealogy, the birth, and the infancy of Jesus (1; 2). (2.) The discourses and actions of John the Baptist preparatory to Christ's public ministry (3; 4:11). (3.) The discourses and actions of Christ in Galilee (4:12-20:16). (4.) The sufferings, death and resurrection of our Lord (20:17-28).
| orthjbc@Matthew:1:1-17 | The Genealogy of Jesus |
| orthjbc@Matthew:1:18-25 | The Birth of Jesus Christ |
| orthjbc@Matthew:2:1-12 | The Visit of the Magi |
| orthjbc@Matthew:2:13-18 | The Escape to Egypt |
| orthjbc@Matthew:2:19-23 | The Return to Nazareth |
| orthjbc@Matthew:3:1-12 | John the Baptist Prepares the Way |
| orthjbc@Matthew:3:13-16 | The Baptism of Jesus |
| orthjbc@Matthew:4:1-11 | The Temptation of Jesus |
| orthjbc@Matthew:4:12-17 | Jesus Begins to Preach |
| orthjbc@Matthew:4:18-22 | The Calling of the First Disciples |
| orthjbc@Matthew:4:23-25 | Jesus Heals the Sick |
| orthjbc@Matthew:5:1-12 | The Beatitudes |
| orthjbc@Matthew:5:13-16 | Salt and Light |
| orthjbc@Matthew:5:17-20 | The Fulfillment of the Law |
| orthjbc@Matthew:5:21-26 | Murder |
| orthjbc@Matthew:5:27-30 | Adultery |
| orthjbc@Matthew:5:31-32 | Divorce |
| orthjbc@Matthew:5:33-37 | Oaths |
| orthjbc@Matthew:5:38-42 | An Eye for an Eye |
| orthjbc@Matthew:5:43-48 | Love for Enemies |
| orthjbc@Matthew:6:1-4 | Giving to the Needy |
| orthjbc@Matthew:6:5-15 | Prayer |
| orthjbc@Matthew:6:16-18 | Fasting |
| orthjbc@Matthew:6:19-24 | Treasures in Heaven |
| orthjbc@Matthew:6:25-34 | Do Not Worry |
| orthjbc@Matthew:7:1-6 | Judging Others |
| orthjbc@Matthew:7:7-12 | Ask, Seek, Knock |
| orthjbc@Matthew:7:13-14 | The Narrow and Wide Gates |
| orthjbc@Matthew:7:15-23 | A Tree and Its Fruit |
| orthjbc@Matthew:7:24-29 | The Wise and Foolish Builders |
| orthjbc@Matthew:8:1-4 | The Man With Leprosy |
| orthjbc@Matthew:8:5-13 | The Faith of the Centurion |
| orthjbc@Matthew:8:14-17 | Jesus Heals Many |
| orthjbc@Matthew:8:18-22 | The Cost of Following Jesus |
| orthjbc@Matthew:8:23-27 | Jesus Calms the Storm |
| orthjbc@Matthew:8:28-34 | The Healing of Two Demon-possessed Men |
| orthjbc@Matthew:9:1-8 | Jesus Heals a Paralytic |
| orthjbc@Matthew:9:9-13 | The Calling of Matthew |
| orthjbc@Matthew:9:14-17 | Jesus Questioned About Fasting |
| orthjbc@Matthew:9:18-26 | A Dead Girl and a Sick Woman |
| orthjbc@Matthew:9:27-34 | Jesus Heals the Blind and Mute |
| orthjbc@Matthew:9:35-38 | The Workers Are Few |
| orthjbc@Matthew:10 | Jesus Sends Out the Twelve |
| orthjbc@Matthew:11:1-19 | Jesus and John the Baptist |
| orthjbc@Matthew:11:20-24 | Woe on Unrepentant Cities |
| orthjbc@Matthew:11:25-30 | Rest for the Weary |
| orthjbc@Matthew:12:1-14 | Lord of the Sabbath |
| orthjbc@Matthew:12:15-21 | God's Chosen Servant |
| orthjbc@Matthew:12:22-37 | Jesus and Beelzebub |
| orthjbc@Matthew:12:38-45 | The Sign of Jonah: |
| orthjbc@Matthew:12:46-50 | Jesus' Mother and Brothers |
| orthjbc@Matthew:13:1-23 | The Parable of the Sower |
| orthjbc@Matthew:13:24-30 | The Parable of the Weeds |
| orthjbc@Matthew:13:31-35 | The Parable of the Mustard Seed and the Yeast |
| orthjbc@Matthew:13:36-43 | The Parable of the Weeds Explained |
| orthjbc@Matthew:13:44-46 | The Parable of the Hidden Treasure and the Pearl |
| orthjbc@Matthew:13:47-52 | The Parable of the Net |
| orthjbc@Matthew:13:53-58 | A Prophet Without Honor |
| orthjbc@Matthew:14:1-12 | John the Baptist Beheaded |
| orthjbc@Matthew:14:13-21 | Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand |
| orthjbc@Matthew:14:22-36 | Jesus Walks on the Water |
| orthjbc@Matthew:15:1-20 | Clean and Unclean |
| orthjbc@Matthew:15:21-28 | The Faith of the Canaanite Woman |
| orthjbc@Matthew:15:29-39 | Jesus Feeds the Four Thousand |
| orthjbc@Matthew:16:1-4 | The Demand for a Sign |
| orthjbc@Matthew:16:5-12 | The Yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees |
| orthjbc@Matthew:16:13-20 | Peter's Confession of Christ |
| orthjbc@Matthew:16:21-28 | Jesus Predicts His Death |
| orthjbc@Matthew:17:1-13 | The Transfiguration |
| orthjbc@Matthew:17:14-23 | The Healing of a Boy With a Demon |
| orthjbc@Matthew:17:24-27 | The Temple Tax |
| orthjbc@Matthew:18:1-9 | The Greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven |
| orthjbc@Matthew:18:10-14 | The Parable of the Lost Sheep |
| orthjbc@Matthew:18:15-20 | A Brother Who Sins Against You |
| orthjbc@Matthew:18:21-35 | The Parable of the Unmerciful Servant |
| orthjbc@Matthew:19:1-12 | Divorce |
| orthjbc@Matthew:19:13-15 | The Little Children and Jesus |
| orthjbc@Matthew:19:16-30 | The Rich Young Man |
| orthjbc@Matthew:20:1-16 | The Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard |
| orthjbc@Matthew:20:17-19 | Jesus Again Predicts His Death |
| orthjbc@Matthew:20:20-28 | A Mother's Request |
| orthjbc@Matthew:20:29-34 | Two Blind Men Receive Sight |
| orthjbc@Matthew:21:1-11 | The Triumphal Entry |
| orthjbc@Matthew:21:12-17 | Jesus at the Temple |
| orthjbc@Matthew:21:18-22 | The Fig Tree Withers |
| orthjbc@Matthew:21:23-27 | The Authority of Jesus Questioned |
| orthjbc@Matthew:21:28-32 | The Parable of the Two Sons |
| orthjbc@Matthew:21:33-46 | The Parable of the Tenants |
| orthjbc@Matthew:22:1-14 | The Parable of the Wedding Banquet |
| orthjbc@Matthew:22:15-22 | Paying Taxes to Caesar |
| orthjbc@Matthew:22:23-33 | Marriage at the Resurrection |
| orthjbc@Matthew:22:34-40 | The Greatest Commandment |
| orthjbc@Matthew:22:41-46 | Whose Son Is the Christ? |
| orthjbc@Matthew:23 | Seven Woes |
| orthjbc@Matthew:24:1-35 | Signs of the End of the Age |
| orthjbc@Matthew:24:36-51 | The Day and Hour Unknown |
| orthjbc@Matthew:25:1-13 | The Parable of the Ten Virgins |
| orthjbc@Matthew:25:14-30 | The Parable of the Talents |
| orthjbc@Matthew:25:31-46 | The Sheep and the Goats |
| orthjbc@Matthew:26:1-5 | The Plot Against Jesus |
| orthjbc@Matthew:26:6-13 | Jesus Anointed at Bethany |
| orthjbc@Matthew:26:14-16 | Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus |
| orthjbc@Matthew:26:17-30 | The Lord's Supper |
| orthjbc@Matthew:26:31-35 | Jesus Predicts Peter's Denial |
| orthjbc@Matthew:26:36-46 | Gethsemane |
| orthjbc@Matthew:26:47-56 | Jesus Arrested |
| orthjbc@Matthew:26:57-68 | Before the Sanhedrin |
| orthjbc@Matthew:26:69-75 | Peter Disowns Jesus |
| orthjbc@Matthew:27:1-10 | Judas Hangs Himself |
| orthjbc@Matthew:27:11-26 | Jesus Before Pilate |
| orthjbc@Matthew:27:27-31 | The Soldiers Mock Jesus |
| orthjbc@Matthew:27:32-44 | The Crucifixion |
| orthjbc@Matthew:27:45-56 | The Death of Jesus |
| orthjbc@Matthew:27:57-61 | The Burial of Jesus |
| orthjbc@Matthew:27:62-66 | The Guard at the Tomb |
| orthjbc@Matthew:28:1-10 | The Resurrection |
| orthjbc@Matthew:28:11-15 | The Guards' Report |
| orthjbc@Matthew:28:16-20 | The Great Commission |
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