Gospel of Matthew

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The Gospel of Matthew is a New Testament document.

• Gospel of Mark / Gospel of Luke / Gospel of John / Gospel of Thomas

Gospel of Matthew in Fiction

The Gospel of Matthew has provide material to numerous works on Jesus of Nazareth, generally in the context of harmonized narratives. In a few cases, artists have devoted their interest specifically to the text of Matthew itself, notably, Il vangelo secondo Matteo (1964 Pasolini), film.

Synopsis

Chapter 1

• Genealogy of Jesus (1:1-17) // Luke 3:23-38
• Annunciation to Joseph (1:18-25) // no parallel

Chapter 2

• Birth of Jesus (2:1a)
• Adoration of the Magi (2:1b-12) // no parallel
• Flight into Egypt (I) (2:13-15) // no parallel
• Massacre of the Innocents (2:16-18) // no parallel
• Flight into Egypt (II) (2:19-23) // no parallel

Chapter 3

• Preaching of John the Baptist (3:1-12) // Mark 1:1-8; Luke 3:3-18; cf. Jn 1:6-8.15.19-36

• Baptism of Jesus (3:13-17) // Mark 1:9-11; Luke 3:21-22 cf. Jn 1:29-34

Chapter 4

• Temptation of Jesus (4:1-11) // Mark 1:12-13; Luke 4:1-13

• Beginning of Galilean Ministry (4:12-17) // Mark 1:14-15; Luke 4:14-15; cf. John 4:1-3)

• Call of the First Disciples (4:18-22) // Mark 1:16-20; Luke 5:1-11; cf. John 1:35-51

• Ministering to a Great Multitude (4:23-25) // Luke 6:17-19

Chapter 5

• Beatitudes (5:1-12) // Luke 6:20-26

• Salt and Light (5:13-16) // Mark 9:50; Luke 14:34-35

• Teaching about the Law (5:17-20) no parallel

• Teaching about Anger (5:21-26) no parallel

• Teaching about Adultery (5:27-30) no parallel

• Teaching about Divorce (5:31-32) // Mark 10:1–12

• Teaching about Oaths (5:33-37) no parallel

• Love for Enemies (5:38-48) // Luke 6:27-36

Chapter 6

• Teaching about Almsgiving (6:1-4) no parallel

• Teaching about Prayer / Lord's Prayer (6:5-15) // Luke 11:2-4

• Teaching about Fasting (6:16-18) no parallel

• Treasure in Heaven (6:19-21) // Luke

• Light of the Body (6:22-23) // Luke 11:33-36

• God and Mammon (6:24) // Luke 16:13

• Care and Anxiety (6:25-34) // Luke 12:22-34

Chapter 7

• Judging Others (7:1-5) // Luke 6:37-42; cf. Romans 2:1-5.

• Ask, Seek, Knock (7:7-12) // Luke 11:9-13

• Narrow Gate (7:14-14) // Luke 13:24

• Tree Known by Its Fruit (7:15-20) // Luke 6:43-45

• Two Foundations (7:21-29) // Luke 6:46-49

Chapter 8

• Cleansing a Leper (8:1-4) // Mark 1:40-45; Luke 5:12-16

• Centurion's Servant (8:5-13) // Luke 7:1-10; John 4:43-54

• Peter's Mother-in-Law (8:14-17) // Mark 1:29-34; Luke 4:38-41

• Would-be Followers of Jesus (8:18-22) // Luke 9:57-62

• Calming the Storm (8:23-27) // Mark 4:35–41; Luke 8:22-25

• Gerasene Demoniac (8:28-34) // Mark 5:1–20; Luke 8:26-39

Chapter 9

• Paralytic at Capernaum (9:1-8) // Mark 2:1-12; Luke 5:17-26

• Recruiting the Tax Collector (9:9-13) // Mark 2:13–17; Luke 5:27-32

• Question about Fasting (9:14-17) // Mark 2:18–22; Luke 5:33-39

• Raising of Jairus' Daughter (I) (9:18–19) // Mark 5:21–24; Luke 8:40–42

• Bleeding Woman (9:20-22) // Mark 5:24-34; Luke 8:43-48

• Raising of Jairus' Daughter (II) (9:23-26) // Mark 5:35–43; Luke 8:49-56

• Two Blind Men (9:27-31) no parallel

• Dumb Man (9:32-34) no parallel

• Compassion of Jesus (9:35-38) no parallel

Chapter 10

• Choosing of the Twelve (10:1-4) // Mark 3:13–19; Luke 6:12-16

• Mission of the Twelve (10:5-15) // Mark 6:6b-13; Luke 9:1-6

• Coming Persecutions (10:16-25) // Mark 13:9-13; Luke 21:12-17

• Whom to Fear (10:26-31) // Luke 12:2-7

• Confessing Christ (10:32-33) // Luke 12:8-9

• Not Peace, but a Sword (10:34-39) // Luke 12:51-53; 14:26-27

• Rewards (10:40-11:1) // Mark 9:41

Chapter 11

• Messengers from John the Baptist (11:2-19) // Luke 7:18-35

• Woe to Unrepentant Cities (11:20-24) // Luke 10:13-15

• Come to Me and Rest (11:25-30) // Luke 10:21-22

Chapter 12

• Lord of the Sabbath (12:1-8) // Mark 2:23-28; Luke 6:1-5

• Man with a Withered Hand (12:9-14) // Mark 3:1-6; Luke 6:6-11

• Chosen Servant (12:15-21) no parallel

• Jesus and Beelzebul (12:22-32) // Mark 3:22–30; Luke 11:14-23

• Tree and Its Fruits (12:33-37) // Luke 6:43-45

• Demand for a Sign (12:38-42) // Mark 8:11–13; Luke 11:29-32

• Return of the Unclean Spirit (12:43-45) // Luke 11:24-26

• Jesus' True Relatives (12:46-50) // Mark 3:31-35; Luke 8:19-21

Chapter 13

• Sower (I) (13:1-9) // Mark 4:1–9; Luke 8:4-8; Thomas 9; 1 Clement 24:5

• Purpose of the Parables (I) (13:10-17) // Mark 4:10-12; Luke 8:9-10

• Sower (II) (13:18-23) // Mark 4:13-20; Luke 8:11-15

• Tares (I) (13:24-30) no parallel

• Mustard Seed (13:31-32) // Mark 4:30–32; Luke 13:18-19; Thomas 20

• Leaven (13:33) // Luke

• Purpose of the Parables (II) (13:34-35) // Mark 4:33-34

• Tares (II) (13:36-43) no parallel

• Three Parables of the Kingdom (13:44-52) // Thomas

• Hometown Rejection (13:53-58) // Mark 6:1–6a; Luke 4:16-30

Chapter 14

• Beheading of John the Baptist (14:1-12) // Mark 6:14-29; Luke 9:7-9

• Feeding the 5000 (14:13-21) // Mark 6:30–44; Luke 9:10-17; John 6:1-14

• Walking on Water (14:22-33) // Mark 6:45–52; cf. John 6:16-21

• Healing in Gennesaret (14:34-36) // Mark 6:53–56

Chapter 15

• Tradition of the Elders (15:1-20) // Mark 7:1–23

• Canaanite Woman (15:21-28) // Mark 7:24–30

• Healing of Many People (15:29-31) no parallel

• Feeding the 4000 (15:32-39) // Mark 8:1–10

Chapter 16

• Demand for a Sign (16:1-4; cf. 12:38-42) // Mark 8:11–13; Luke 11:29-32

• Beware of Yeast (16:5-12) // Mark 8:14-21

• Peter's Confession (16:13-20) // Mark 8:27–30; Luke 9:18-21

• First Prediction of the Passion (16:21-28) // Mark 8:31-9:1; Luke 9:22-27

Chapter 17

• Transfiguration of Jesus (17:1-13) // Mark 9:2–13; Luke 9:28-36

• Possessed Boy (17:14-20) // Mark 9:14-29; Luke 9:37-43a

• Second Prediction of the Passion (17:22-23) // Mark 9:30-32; Luke 9:43b-45

• Temple Tax (17:24-27) no parallel

Chapter 18

• Greatest in the Kingdom (18:1-5) // Matthew 9:33-37; Luke 9:46-48

• Temptations to Sin (18:6-9) // Matthew 9:42-50; Luke 17:1-2

• Lost Sheep (18:10-14) // Luke 15:1-7

• Brother Who Sins (18:15-20) // Luke 17:3

• Unforgiving Servant (18:21-35) no parallel

Chapter 19

• Teaching about Divorce (19:1-12) // Mark 10:1–12

• Little Children Blessed (19:13-15) // Mark 10:13-16; Luke 18:15-17

• Rich Young Man (19:16-30) // Mark 10:17–31; Luke 18:18-30

Chapter 20

• Workers in the Vineyard (20:1-16) no parallel

• Third Prediction of the Passion (20:17-19) // Mark 10:32-34; Luke 18:31-34

• James' and John's Request (20:20-28) // Mark 10:35–45

• Blind Bartimaeus (20:29-34) // Mark 10:46–52; Luke 18:35-43

Chapter 21

• Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem (21:1-11) // Mark 11:1–11; Luke 19:28-40; John 12:12-19

• Cleansing of the Temple (21:12-17) // Mark 11:15–19; Luke 19:45-48; John 2:13-22

• Cursing the Fig Tree (21:18-22) // Mark 11:12-14.20–25

• Question about Authority (21:23-27) // Mark 11:27-33; Luke 20:1-8

• Two Sons (21:28-32) no parallel

• Wicked Husbandmen (21:33-46) // Mark 12:1–12; Luke 20:9-19; Thomas 65-66

Chapter 22

• Marriage Feast (22:1-14) // Luke 14:15-24

• Tribute to Caesar (22:15-22) // Mark 12:13–17; Luke 20:20-26

• Question about the Resurrection (22:23-33) // Mark 12:18-27; Luke 20:27-40

• Great Commandment (22:34-40) // Mark 12:28–34; cf. Luke 10:25-28

• Question about the Son of David (22:41-46) // Mark 12:35-37; Luke 20:41-44

Chapter 23

• Woe to the Scribes (23:1-36) // cf. Mark 12:38-40; Luke 20:45-47

• Lament over Jerusalem (23:37-39) // Luke 13:31-35

Chapter 24

• Prediction of the Destruction of Jerusalem (24:1-2) // Mark 13:1-2; Luke 21:5-6

• Beginning of Woes (24:3-14) // Mark Luke

• Great Tribulation (24:15-28) // Mark Luke

• Coming of the Son of Man (24:29-31) // Mark Luke

• Fig Tree (24:32-34) // Mark Luke

• Time of the End (24:36-44) // Mark Luke

• Unfaithful Servant (24:45-51) // Luke 12:35-48

Chapter 25

• Ten Virgins (25:1-13) no parallel

• Talents (25:14-30) // Luke 19:11-27

• Judgment of the Son of Man (25:31-46) no parallel

Chapter 26

• Plot to Kill Jesus (26:1-5) // Mark 14:1-2; Luke 22:1-2; John 11:45-53

• Anointing at Bethany (26:6-13) // Mark 14:3–9; John 12:1-8

• Betrayal of Judas (26:14-16) // Mark 14:10-11; Luke 22:3-6

• Last Supper (26:17-30) // Mark 14:12–26; Luke 22:7-23; John 13:21-30; 1 Corinthians 11:23-25

• Peter's Denial (I) (26:31-35) // Mark 14:27-31; Luke 22:31-34; John 13:36-38

• Arrest of Jesus (26:36-56) // Mark 14:32–52; Luke 22:39-53; cf. John 18:3-12

• Trial of Jesus (I) (26:57-68) // Mark 14:53–65; Luke John

• Peter's Denial (II) (26:69-75) // Mark 14:66-72; Luke 22:56-62; John 18:15-18.25-27

Chapter 27

• Trial of Jesus (II) () // Mark 15:1–15; Luke John

• Crucifixion of Jesus () // Mark 15:16–41; Luke John

• Burial of Jesus (27:57-61) // Mark 15:42–47; Luke 23:50-56; John 19:38-42

• Guard at the Tomb (I) (27:62-66) no parallel

Chapter 28

• Empty Tomb (28:1-8) // Mark 16:1-8; Luke 24:1-12; John 20:1-10

• Guard at the Tomb (II) (28:11-15) no parallel

• Appearances of Jesus (28:16-20) // cf. Mark 16:9-18; Luke John Acts

Related categories

• New Testament / Gospel of Mark / Gospel of Luke / Gospel of John / Gospel of Thomas /

References

• / [[]] / In: The Anchor Bible Dictionary (1992 Freedman), dictionary,

• Matthew, Gospel of / Andrew J. Overman / In: The Eerdmans Dictionary of Early Judaism (2010 Collins / Harlow), dictionary, 922-924

External links

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• Early Christian Writings