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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 is being loosened and bound?
Matthew 18:18 concludes the instruction regarding the brother who sins (v.15-17):
“If your brother sins, go and show him his fault in private; if he listens to you, you have won your brother. … Matthew (tr. from the Greek; Chrysostom Press, 1992), p.157 …
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In Matthew 1:18 was Mary being "found with child" a prompt to their marriage?
As others have noted, there is nothing in the canonical New Testament Scriptures that tells us when Mary became betrothed to Joseph. Most of what is supposed comes from an apocryphal account, The Pro …
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In Matthew 5:35 who is the great king? Why swearing by the city of the great king is forbidden?
City of the great King (πόλις τοῦ μεγάλου βασιλέω) is a quote directly from the Psalms:
εὖ ῥιζῶν ἀγαλλιάματι πάσης τῆς γῆς. ὄρη Σιων, τὰ πλευρὰ τοῦ βορρᾶ, ἡ
πόλις τοῦ βασιλέως τοῦ μεγάλου
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What could be reason for omitting three kings of Judah in Matthew's geneology?
I believe you might also call attention to Jehoiakim, who should have appeared between Josiah and Jeconiah.
The words "the father of" or "was the father of" never appear in the Greek text. The Greek …
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Matthew 10:16, is it possible to be wise and simple in the same time?
It is not a translation of the original text of Matthew. … Although Matthew may have been written originally in Aramaic1, this edition is lost, so generally the "original" text of Matthew is considered to be the Greek one. …
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left/right in the Bible
As an aside, the Latin for "left" is sinister.
In the Hebrew Bible or Old Testament, there is no consistent association of left with evil and right with good. In fact, both left and right are used in …
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What are "the keys to the kingdom of heaven" spoken of in Matthew 16:19?
This verse is frequently related with John 20:22-23:
And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are
forgiven …
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Can conflicting instructions about Pharisees' teachings be harmonized, and if so, how?
He is possibly referring to the spurious traditions he had recently condemned (Matthew 15:1-20). … Matthew 19:17 (NASB translation)
4. Luke 12:1; cf. Matthew 23:28ff
5. Matthew 15:32-39; Mark 7:37-8:10 …
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What does a writer accomplish by the use of ὑποκάτω in place of ὑποπόδιον when citing Psalm ...
As you have already noted, there are two variants to the verse in Matthew. … The reading may be older, but it still comes from a manuscript created 300 years after Matthew supposedly wrote his Gospel. …
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Why do so many translators understand χαίρετε (Matthew 28:9) as a common greeting rather tha...
One notable exception is The Orthodox New Testament (undertaken by Greek Orthodox, albeit schismatic), which translates Matthew 28:9:
But as they were going to bring tidings to His disciples, then behold …
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In Matthew 27:3, did Judas "repent" or "feel remorse"?
Matthew 4:17
1. The Philokalia, vol. 1 (tr. from Greek; Faber and Faber, 1979), p.362 …
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Did Moses compromise by allowing the Israelites to divorce in Deutoronomy 24:1?
Jesus is reiterating here what he had already delivered during the Sermon on the Mount:
Matthew 6:31-32
It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement … Matthew 5:21-22, 27-28, 31-32, 33-34, ...) …
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Why does the woman "hide" the leaven in the parable?
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For He said not, "put", simply, but "hid". …
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Do the birds who perch in the mustard tree have allegorical meaning?
The phrase in Matthew 13:32 is literally "birds of the sky", not simply "birds" as the NIV suggests. The Greek word for "sky" (οὐρανός), can also mean "heaven". … by yourself being perfect, so that
even the winged creatures of heave, that is, the angels, will take
their rest in you who are living the angelic life
Explanation of the Gospel According to Matthew …
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What is really being said in Mathew 6:22-23
This particular passage was sometimes cited by the Church Fathers in the context of watchfulness or sobriety. John Cassian (360-435), for example, writes:
There are many among us who have endured …
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