Questions tagged [matthew]
The life of Jesus as presented by Matthew. The gospel covers His virginal birth to His death and resurrection. Matthew also presents Jesus as the Lion of Judah and the fulfillment of prophecy. It is placed first in the New Testament because many of the early church leaders believed it to be the first written. There are still a few scholars who hold to "Matthean priority."
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Were children brought to Jesus (Matthew 19:13) because of what he said about divorce, and eunachs (Matthew 19:1-12)?
I suppose the core of my question is: in Matthew, is the passage on divorce linked chronologically or thematically. Is there any indication either way -- either the grammar, or comparing it to how ...
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Did Judas understand what he was doing when he betrayed Jesus?
Regarding Matthew 27:3-4, when Judas saw that Jesus was condemned... then something changed.
Judas returned the silver and said "I have sinned, for I have betrayed innocent blood".
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What is the earliest known textual witness of Matthew 6:27 and how does it translate directly into English?
Matthew 6:27 is translated to English along the lines of: "Which of you by worrying can say that they've added some time to their life?"
I'm wondering what is the earliest known writing of ...
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Is Matthew 13:24-30 affirming the divine theodicy for the problem of evil in the story of Adam and Eve? Or does it shift blame to a feckless god? [closed]
Is Matthew 13:24-30 affirming the divine theodicy for the problem of evil in the story of Adam and Eve? Or does it shift blame to a feckless god?:
[Mat 13:24-30 NASB95] [24] Jesus presented another ...
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What did the people present, including the Pharisees, hear when they heard Jesus say the Holy Spirit in the unpardonable sin verses?
My question is on a specific portion of the unpardonable sin verses. The verses quoted below are from the NASB 1995
Matthew 12:31, 32
31 Therefore I say to you, any sin and blasphemy shall be ...
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Why did Jesus define faith as a matter of the law? Matthew 23:23
In Matthew 23:23 Jesus places justice, mercy, tithing, and faith (πίστις) all within the category of the law (νόμος). Of these four I am specifically asking why Jesus included πίστις as a matter of ...
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Does Paul seeing Jesus physically after his ascension Violate Matthew 24?
Jesus says that when he returns different things will happen with regards to the events of the last days . In Matthew 24:26 it says if someone claims to have seen him in the wilderness, not to believe ...
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Based on Matthew 18:21-22, do Christians have a duty to continually forgive the members of terrorist organizations? [closed]
I have been wondering lately if all Christians around the world have always had a duty to forgive all people throughout their lifetimes, then this doctrine should include members of terrorist ...
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In Matthew 28:18 is Jesus making a statement about His deity which is developed further by Paul and in Revelation?
In his book Christ Before Creeds, Jeff Deuble states "the Trinitarian construct has some inherent scriptural or logical inconsistencies and contradictions which cannot be easily ignored."1 ...
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Why does Jesus choose two sets of brothers? (Matthew 4:18-22)
Was wondering if there is any significance in Jesus choosing two sets of brothers as the first disciples in Matthew 4:18-22. What might this tell us about God's plan for the disciples?
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Matthew 22:32 - are Abraham, Isaac and Jacob alive now?
Matthew 22:32 ESV
‘I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? He is not God of the dead, but of the living.”
What does Jesus mean when he refers to Abraham, Isaac, ...
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In Matthew 7:6, who are the "dogs"?
Matthew 7:6 NASB95
Do not give what is holy to dogs, and do not throw your pearls before swine, or they will trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.
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Is there any reference from the Church Fathers regarding the approximate time when the disciples asked Jesus in Matthew 26:17?
Matthew 26:17 NIV
On the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Where do you want us to make preparations for you to eat the Passover?”
I ask because ...
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On the topic of worry in his Sermon on the Mount, why did Jesus not address the fundamental human need for shelter?
In his Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7), particularly in Matthew 6:25-34, why in addition to the very basic human need for food, drink, and clothing did Jesus not include the need for shelter?
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The Son of man coming with the clouds or on a horse?
There are at least three different appearances by Jesus in the end times;
And then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and then
all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will ...
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Is there a deeper meaning for the phrase " to sin with the right eye "?
We see Jesus exhorting in Matthew 5:29 that if a person's right eye causes him to sin, he should rather gouge it out and enter eternal life short of a member of the body. The same rule is repeated in ...
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What is meant in Matthew 11:14? This is Elias?
Is he talking about John the Baptist or the prophets and the Law?
Matthew 11:14
And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who was to come.
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If Dan, 12:1-3, truly follows on in close proximity to the death of Antiochus IV in Dan, 11:45, then what are we to discern of those now living again?
In Dan,10:21, the angel (most likely Gabriel) starts to tell Daniel about the writing of truth and of his very close association with Michael (the Archangel), in fighting the angelic forces, ...
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Does Matthew 7:13-14 picturise an actual geographical entity of Jesus' time?
In Matthew 7:13-14, we see Jesus saying that the gate to salvation is small and the path that leads to it is narrow. We always see Jesus presenting eternal truths in the most simple way, mostly with ...
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Does Matthew 4:12 imply that Jesus travelled from Judea to Nazareth to Capernaum?
Matthew 4:12 states:
12 When Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, he withdrew to Galilee. 13 Leaving Nazareth, he went and lived in Capernaum,
Matthew 2:19-23 states:
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How long would the reed be in Matthew 27:48?
Matthew 27:48
Immediately one of them ran and took a sponge, filled it with sour
wine and put it on a reed, and offered it to Him to drink. (NKJV)
When Jesus was crucified and cried out, the above ...
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In Matthew 24:24: in exactly what the elected will be deceived?
Matthew 24:24
"For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect."
My question is: the false messiahs and ...
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Is "all things" the correct translation of "πάντα" in Mark 10:27 and Matthew 19:26?
In the Gospels of Matthew and Mark, the phrase "πάντα [γὰρ] δυνατὰ" appears in a synoptic passage (Matthew 19:26 and Mark 10:27 respectively.) This phrase is often defined (e.g. by the state ...
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Is verse 7 a later addition to Matthew 22?
This verse is part of the Parable of the Wedding Feast in Matt 22:1-14. Luke does not mention the army that destroys the city in the version of Luke 14:15-23
Matt 22:7 - The king was enraged, and he ...
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Is Matthew 21:44 a parallelism?
Is Matthew 21:44 a parallelism or are the people who fall on the stone and the people on whom it falls are contrasted? Some believe that the second part of the verse is a reference to Daniel 2:44, but ...
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Contradiction between Hebrews 10:37 & Matthew 25:5?
For just a little longer and he who is coming will arrive and not delay.
(Hebrews 10:37 NET)
Does this passage suggest that the author of Hebrews saw Christ as coming soon? Given that Jesus ...
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Is this Matthew's commentary?
When the crowd saw this, they were filled with awe; and they praised God, who had given such authority to man. (Matt. 9:8)
When it says "who had given such authority to men", is this what ...
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Is the cup in Luke 22:42 God's wrath we see in other Scriptures or the cup of Redemption we see in Exodus?
Matthew 26:27-29
Then he took the cup, gave thanks and offered it to them, saying, Drink from it, all of you. This is my blood of the covenant which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins....
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Is there a pun in Matthew 9:30?
After Jesus heals two blind men, he sternly warns them,
'See that no one knows about it.'
I have a feeling that the word 'see' here is a reference to their previous blindness. I find it intriguing ...
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How could have Judas felt remorse, considering he was possessed by Satan?
We know from the Bible that Satan entered Judas before he betrayed Jesus. From Luke 22:3 (NIV):
Then Satan entered Judas, called Iscariot, one of the Twelve.
We also know however that Judas later ...
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Was Jesus tired due to the stress of the journey, or was he tired from being in routes and among people who weren't his primary focus, the Jews? [closed]
Jacob's well was there, so Jesus, since he was tired from the journey, sat right down beside the well. It was about noon.
Jn. 4:6 NET
But he answered and said to them, I am not sent but to the sheep ...
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Was Matthew written based on Paul's first letter to the Corinthians?
There's many allusions to the teaching of Paul as recorded in his first letter to the Corinthians in the gospel of Matthew. There's a passage in the sermon on the mount which seems to come from the ...
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The concern is not Almah or Behtula! [closed]
The Almah or Behtula on Isaiah 7:14 is well debated (and clear) here BUT I would like to bring the more important issue out of this which personally I thinks many might have missed out:
This all ...
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Is John 6:27 a command or casual advice?
John 6:27
Do not labor for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures unto eternal life…
If this is a command, what can be said of modern Christianity? If this is just advice, why did the ...
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Does "great tribulation" (Matthew 24:21) refer to a massive End Time trauma, or is it a general description of the Conquest of Jerusalem in 70 A.D.?
The NIV translated this verse as "great distress" (thlipsis megale, Gk.). "Distress being a common word used throughout the N.T. epistles to describe the adverse conditions that ...
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Are the Clouds of Matthew 24:30 to be taken literally,or as a figurative Jewish idiom?
At that time the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and all the nations of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky, with power and great glory.
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What are the causes and results of "ouranois" being translated "heaven" in Matthew 6:9?
Matthew 6:9-10
'Pray then like this: "Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. 10 Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven."' ESV. My emphasis. [v9 heaven/...
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Do "Eating and drinking" and "Marrying and given in marriage" in Matthew 24:36-39 refer to evil end times or to normal times before the Second Coming?
Most modern prophecy conferences, Christian radio programs, and End-time movies say that this passage in Matthew describes the wicked days of Noah and the Corrupt culture back then. And then they ...
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Was Mt. 1:25 intended to be a testimony to St Joseph's manliness?
Matthew 1:25,
And he knew her not till she brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS,
has long been a subject of discussion on Christianity StackExchange. Views of denominations ...
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Why does the KJV add more to Matthew 19:9 vs other translations?
I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask this, but Matthew 19:9 in the KJV reads:
And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, ...
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What are the implications of the recent finding in Vatican Library in relation to Matt 12:1?
Matthew 12:1 was in the news recently after the discovery of a hidden and over- written ancient manuscript in Syriac in the Vatican Library. The finding is important in the sense that the text ...
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Why did the Jews accept the Synagogue built by a non-Jew in Luke 7:4?
Luke 7:4 KJV
And when they came to Jesus, they besought him instantly, saying, That he [the Centurion] was worthy for whom he should do this: 5 For he loveth our nation, and he hath built us a ...
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Why does the man who marries a divorced woman commit adultery, if the last husband committed adultery by remarrying?
In the gospels, Jesus says whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another commits adultery, and whoever marries her who has been divorced commits adultery.
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What does "not understand it" mean in "When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it," Matthew 13:19?
Matthew 13:19
"When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. This is what was sown along the path.&...
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Is Greek "e basileia" in the NT Pater Noster to be interpreted as Princess?
The logic behind this reasoning is the following: the Pater Noster is a paraphrase of Proverbs 3:19 which can be translated as following "God through (female) Sophia has stated the Earth and ...
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Does the Greek give any indication of the scope of Darkness in Matthew 27:45, missed in the English translation?
The darkness during the Crucifixion had a profound impact on those witnessing this event (Centurion, thief on a cross, etc.). Did the darkness begin in Judea through some natural meteorological cause ...
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Was "Verily, I say unto you" (Matthew 8:10) a phrase unique to Jesus, or was it taken from the Rabbis? What was the original source of this phrase?
Was this phrase one that Jesus coined to emphasize His authority, or did He adopt it from the rabbinical schools? Was it a common phrase by the Greek orators, or the Roman poets?
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Did Jesus fulfill the Law of Leviticus 24:20 (eye for an eye), when he taught us to Love our enemies (Matthew 5:38-5:44)? [duplicate]
It appears that the eye for an eye Law (Levitcus 24:20) is punishing,
by taking away something that we need. Whereas the Law to bless our enemy
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left/right in the Bible
There are several references on left/right in the Bible. In general to be at right is good but to be at left is bad.
See, for example, Matthew 25:33
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Could Peter's denial be classified in the same level as the betrayal of Judas?
Towards his crucifixion, Christ warns of denial and betrayal amongst some of his disciples. First, it's Judas, followed by Peter, who actually falls into the trap
KJV Matthew 26:14-16
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