Matthew

Once a tax collector at the receipt of custom, Matthew heeded the call of Jesus to follow him and was numbered among the twelve apostles. His Gospel, directed especially toward a Jewish audience, opens with the royal genealogy of Christ and weaves throughout the thread of fulfilled prophecy to reveal Jesus as the promised Messiah and King of Israel. In this way Matthew contributes to the unfolding redemptive story by showing how the ancient Scriptures point directly to the Savior whose kingdom shall have no end.

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Books written: Matthew

Read Through Matthew's Writings

28 chapters total

Matthew

1 The Genealogy and Birth of Jesus 2 The Visit of the Wise Men 3 John the Baptist 4 The Temptation of Jesus 5 The Sermon on the Mount 6 Teaching on Prayer and Fasting 7 Judging Others and the Golden Rule 8 Jesus Heals Many 9 The Calling of Matthew 10 The Twelve Apostles Sent Out 11 Jesus and John the Baptist 12 Lord of the Sabbath 13 Parables of the Kingdom 14 John the Baptist Beheaded 15 Clean and Unclean 16 Peter's Confession of Christ 17 The Transfiguration 18 The Greatest in the Kingdom 19 Teaching on Divorce 20 The Workers in the Vineyard 21 The Triumphal Entry 22 The Parable of the Wedding Banquet 23 Woes to the Pharisees 24 Signs of the End of the Age 25 Parables of Readiness 26 The Plot Against Jesus 27 The Crucifixion 28 The Resurrection

Key Passages

The Beatitudes

Matthew 5:3-12

B³lessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

⁴ Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. ⁵ Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. ⁶ Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. ⁷ Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. ⁸ Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. ⁹ Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. ¹⁰ Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. ¹¹ Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. ¹² Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.

The Lord's Prayer

Matthew 6:9-13

A⁹fter this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

¹⁰ Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. ¹¹ Give us this day our daily bread. ¹² And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. ¹³ And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

The Great Commission

Matthew 28:18-20

A¹⁸nd Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.

¹⁹ Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: ²⁰ Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.