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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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What does it actually mean "Judge not, that ye be not judged"?
And which He speaks about here:
Matthew 7 1:-5
1 Judge not, that you may not be judged, 2 For with what judgment you judge, you shall be judged: and with what measure you mete, it shall be measured to … In case it should be thought to be unclear, consider what He said just prior:
Matthew 6:14-15
14 For if you will forgive men their offences, your heavenly Father will forgive you also your offences. 15 …
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Was Jesus worshipped as God in Matthew 2:11?
However, it can refer to divine worship in certain contexts, such as:
Matthew 4:10 τότε λέγει αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς Ὕπαγε, Σατανᾶ· γέγραπται γάρ Κύριον τὸν θεόν σου προσκυνήσεις καὶ αὐτῷ μόνῳ λατρεύσεις. …
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What is being loosened and bound?
So earlier in Matthew we read:
Matthew 16:13-20 (NASB) (bold/notes mine)
Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, He was asking His disciples, “Who do people say that the Son … 23:2-3
In Chapter 18, we see a specific application of this authority or power to bind and loose, in the form of excommunicatory power of the Apostles in unisonon:
Matthew 18:15-18 (NASB) (bold …
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Did Jesus allow people to eat meat forbidden by Moses (Matthew 15)?
Matthew 15:10-20 (DRB) And having called together the multitudes unto him, he said to them: Hear ye and understand. 11 Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man: but what cometh out of the mouth …
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Which is greater "Temptation or the action"?
This gets at the heart of the teaching, and comes close to a 'hard saying' (John 6:60)
Matthew 5:22 (DRB) But I say to you, that whosoever is angry with his brother, shall be in danger of the judgment …
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Why did Jesus say that he has not come to bring peace in Matthew 10:34?
surrounds the verse, and it's about forsaking worldly happiness for the sake of the truth, the gospel, and He is preparing them to go into the world and preach it, which will be met with opposition:
Matthew … Jesus in one sense 'comes to bring expulsion from Synagogues, martyrdoms, not peace,' and yet it is the peace that He speaks of which intrinsically involves 'birth pangs,' most especially denial of self (Matthew …
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Matthew 10:22, to whom does "he" refer in the verse?
Consider Matthew 24 for example:
Matthew 24:3-13 (DRB) And when he was sitting on mount Olivet, the disciples came to him privately, saying: Tell us when shall these things be? …
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Was "Moses' Seat" an actual seat?
While Matthew doesn't use the word βήματος (but καθέδρα) this is not important. …
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Was the Unmerciful Servant literally expected to pay back his debt via torture and if so how?
Matthew 18
At that hour the disciples came to Jesus, saying: Who thinkest thou is the greater in the kingdom of heaven? … This is also, in the same context about not forgiving as we have been forgiven, what Jesus teaches in Matthew 5. …
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In Matthew 16:6-12, what does Jesus mean when he says, "beware of the leaven of the Pharisee...
Matthew 16:1-12 (DRB throughout)
1 And there came to him the Pharisees and Sadduccees tempting: and they asked him to show them a sign from heaven. 2 But he answered and said to them: When it is evening …
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Why did Jesus say to the Canaanite woman "I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of ...
Jesus himself taught an explanation of this in the parable about the wedding feast as found a few chapters later in Matthew:
Matthew 22:1-14
And Jesus answering, spoke again in parables to them … (Matthew 15:26) By using the analogy of a dog, he doesn't put Gentiles on the level of animals, He rather shows the dignity of what it is to be a child of God, and of Israel His chosen. …
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Can conflicting instructions about Pharisees' teachings be harmonized, and if so, how?
Matthew 23:2-3 (NASB)
The scribes and Pharisees have seated themselves in the chair of Moses; therefore all that they tell you, do and observe, but do not do according to their deeds; for they say …
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Does the phrase "tear you to pieces" refer to dogs or swine in Matthew 7:6?
Here is the Greek (NA28):
Μὴ δῶτε τὸ ἅγιον τοῖς κυσὶν μηδὲ βάλητε τοὺς μαργαρίτας ὑμῶν ἔμπροσθεν τῶν χοίρων, μήποτε καταπατήσουσιν αὐτοὺς ἐν τοῖς ποσὶν αὐτῶν καὶ στραφέντες ῥήξωσιν ὑμᾶς.
Give not wha …
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What was sinful about the acts that Jesus was tempted to perform?
Matthew 4:1-2 (ESV)
Then Jesus was led by the spirit into the desert, to be tempted by the devil. 2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, afterwards he was hungry. …
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Is the anointing of Jesus mentioned in Acts 10:38 an anointing as king, priest or what?
Acts 10:38 itself holds the key: "with the Holy Ghost and with power." This means it wasn't with oil, and so not associated with either a Kingly or Priestly anointing specifically. (Anointing in gener …