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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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Is the landowner being fair to all the workers in the Parable of the Workers of the Vineyard...
What the parable exposes is that the kingdom of heaven is nothing like earthly kingdoms and that the work of faith and labour of love is not done for hire or reward and that the Lord of the harvest do …
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Giving to believers vs non
It is a fundamental part of repentance that one should care about one's fellow human beings.
When John the Baptist came, preaching repentance, it was an essential part of his preaching :
(10) And the …
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When there are some saved people for the first time?
Peter tells the 'strangers scattered' that :
... Christ has ... suffered for us ... who, his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree. [1 Peter 2:24 KJV],
making it clear that sins were co …
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Does Matthew 5:1-2 indicate that Jesus addressed the "Sermon on the Mount" to the Twelve?
The wording of Matthew 5:1-2 is pregnant with meaning :
Seeing the multitudes ... … Jesus' last words in Matthew convey the same thoughts :
Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Matthew 28:19 KJV. …
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why does Matthew only name 5 women in his genealogy?
The kingdom of heaven features particularly strongly in the pages of Matthew as do the several parables describing the kingdom of heaven being 'like' or 'likened to' something that is less than what is … The genealogy which Matthew records is the royal line of succession and features the omissions that are a result of God's judgements on the kings of Judah. …
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Matthew 5:3 why is the dative article omitted in English translations
μακαριοι οι πτωχοι τω πνευματι [Matthew 5:3 TR]
Blessed the poor the spirit [Literal]
Daniel B Wallace in his advanced Greek Grammar 'Beyond the Basics says of Matthew 5:3
Here the dative is practically … He says under this heading that the dative substantive (as we see in Matthew 5:3) indicates the 'sphere or realm in which the word to which it is related takes place or exists'. …
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Doesn't Judas' regret count for something when God judges him?
Esau 'regretted' what he had done. But his tears are of no avail. He 'found no place of repentance', Hebrews 12:17.
The place for repentance no longer existed . . . . because Esau had displaced his ow …
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Why is God Associated with Fire and Fire Associated with Hell?
Both Old and New Testament state that : 'Our God - consuming fire'.
Deuteronomy 4:24 and Hebrews 12:29.
In neither the Hebrew nor the Greek is there any verb in the way : it is stated as an equivalenc …
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What is the meaning of "What kind of man is this" in Matthew 8:27?
The word is ποταπος potapos.
ποταπος potapos means 'of what kind' or 'of what place' or 'of what quality' see Biblehub Strong 4217
ποταπος εστιν ουτος [Matthew 8:27 TR - undisputed]
what kind is this … [literal]
The word 'person' in Matthew and 'persons' in Peter are understood, but not present in the text.
What sort is this ? or What kind is this ? is what was asked in Matthew 8:27. …
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How do the meanings of "alloi" and "heteroi" compare in Matthew 16:14?
Thus in Matthew 16:14 the comparison is widening from those allo who - correctly - saw that Jesus has strong connection (see Malachi 3:1,2 - Messenger of Preparation and Messenger of the Covenant) to John …
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What sort of literary device is "for tomorrow will be anxious for itself" in Matthew 6:34?
Anthropomorphism is the attribution of human traits, emotions, or intentions to non-human entities. It is considered to be an innate tendency of human psychology.
Wikipedia- Anthropomorphism
By shif …
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Was Jesus being sarcastic when he called Judas "friend" in Matthew 26:50?
No, Jesus' words are not sarcastic.
Jesus never did any harm to Judas, only good. Tremendous privilege was bestowed upon Judas, massive potential and the best education a man could ever hope for on th …
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According to Jesus, did His disciples break the Sabbath law at Matthew 12:1?
Jesus gives two examples :
a case of David and his companions doing something of which he comments 'which was not lawful'
a case of Priests doing what he describes as 'desecrating the sabbath'.
Je …
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What could be reason for omitting three kings of Judah in Matthew's geneology?
generation of them that hate me,
I take it that either the Jews later, in their extra-scriptural documentation, removed the three generations following Athaliah, namely Ahaziah, Joash and Amaziah; or else Matthew …
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Is humility an attribute of God?
My understanding of 'humility' is that it is not self-deprecating, but is rather an attitude of being realistic about one's own person and being and place in regard to others.
Of Jesus, it is written …
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