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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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Why was "doing good" on the Sabbath not included in Exodus by God?
Matthew records Jesus words to John's disciples:
... … Matthew 11:4-5 (KJV)
The fulfilment of Isaiah's words were being played out in plain sight of the religious leaders. God had come to them just as he said he would. …
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When did Jesus receive authority over heaven and earth?
Matthew 3:9 (KJV)
The writer to the Hebrews says this:
Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me:
Hebrews 10:5 (KJV …
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Was it possible for Jesus not to take the cup of suffering in Matthew 26:39?
John records, in reference to Jesus:
11He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him.
12But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in …
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Did Jesus imply that others cast out demons by the finger of God in Luke 11:17-20?
When I read Matthew 7:22, I think of Judas. …
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Luke 10:27 vs Matthew 22:37 vs Deuteronomy 6:5
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-- Matthew 22:35-40 (KJV)
So, Matthew records that a lawyer tempted Jesus with a question concerning "the great commandment in the law". … It is clear that Luke and Matthew are recording different encounters. As a matter of interest, the BibleHub Timeline of the NT has Luke 10 occurring in AD 29 and Matthew 22 in AD 30. …
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What is "the same thing" that is being referred to in Matthew 26:44?
"... if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will.”
Jesus is here expressing the will of his flesh (humanity) that an alternative to what he could see ahead mi …
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Why didn’t they just ask Mary?
Matthew records:
Jesus was born in Bethlehem:
1Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,
-- Matthew 2 … then returned with his family to live in Nazareth:
23And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.
-- Matthew …
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In 2 Timothy 4:14-15 did Paul love Alexander the coppersmith who did him great harm?
Paul's caution "Beware of him yourself, for he strongly opposed our message" was no different to Jesus' caution, "Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees" (Matthew 16:6 … up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak. 20For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.
-- Matthew …
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In Matthew 25:24-26 what does ‘Lord, I knew you that you are a hard man, reaping where you d...
Matthew 25:24-26
Here is what I get from the Greek:
24But when he also who had received the one talent came, he said, "Lord I perceived you as being a hard man, reaping where you have not sown and gathering …
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Were the Pharisees baptized by John?
Matthew 3:7
Here's what I get from the Greek:
But, seeing many of those of the Pharisees and Sadducees being brought to his baptism, he said to them, Spawn of vipers! …
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Was the Unmerciful Servant literally expected to pay back his debt via torture and if so how?
Here is the Greek for Matthew 18:34
... which says:
Then being enraged, his lord surrendered him to the tormentors, until such time as he should repay the entire debt. … This word occurs only once in the NT, here in Matthew 18. The definition given by Thayer (et al.) doesn't fit this scenario at all. …
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In Matthew 18:34, what does the Greek word βασανισταῖς (“torturers”) mean?
I would translate Matthew 18:34 like this:
Then being enraged, his lord surrendered him to the tormentors, until such time as he should repay the entire debt. … what he had said he would do in the first place:
But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.
-- Matthew …
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Matthew 4 - How Should Galilee of the Nations be Interpreted?
Matthew 4:15 has Γαλιλαία τῶν ἐθνῶν (Galilee of the nations), and Isaiah 9:1 has גְּלִ֖יל הַגּוֹיִֽם (Galilee of the nations). …
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Love your neighbors and enemies, but hate your family?
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-- Matthew 13:45 (KJV)
Did the merchant consult his wife/mother/father/etc before he sold all he had? Should he have? … one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.
-- Matthew …
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Matthew 17:20 little faith versus small faith, what do words mean in this context?
I would translate Matthew 17:19-20 like this:
19 Later, when the disciples came to Jesus by himself, they said, "Why were we, ourselves, not able to drive it out?" …