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Matthew

1. Introduction (1:1-4:25)

a. The Birth of Jesus (1:1-2:23)

i. The Genealogy of Jesus (1:1-17)

ii. The Birth of Jesus (1:18-25)

iii. The Pilgrimage of the Magi (2:1-12)

iv. The Flight to Egypt (2:13-23)

  1. The Departure (2:13-15)
  2. Rachel Weeping for Her Children (2:16-18)
  3. The Return to Nazareth (2:19-23)

b. The Start of Jesus’ Public Ministry (3:1-4:25)

i. The Mission of John the Baptist (3:1-12)

ii. The Baptism of Jesus (3:13-17)

iii. The Temptation of Jesus (4:1-11)

iv. Jesus Begins His Ministry (4:12-25)

2. The Sermon on the Mount (5:1-9:38)

a. Jesus Announces the Kingdom of Heaven (5:1-7:29)

i. The Kingdom of Heaven and Its King (5:1-20)

  1. The Beatitudes (5:1-12)
  2. Salt and Light (5:13-16)
  3. The Fulfillment of the Law (5:17-20)

ii. The Laws of the Kingdom (5:21-6:34)

  1. You Have Heard It Said (5:21-48)

a. Anger and Reconciliation (5:21-26)

b. Adultery (5:27-30)

c. Divorce (5:31-32)

d. Oaths and Vows (5:33-37)

e. Love Your Enemies (5:38-48)

  1. The Lord Sees What is Done in Secret (6:1-34)

a. Giving to the Needy (6:1-4)

b. The Lord’s Prayer (6:5-15)

c. Proper Fasting (6:16-18)

d. Treasures in Heaven (6:19-21)

e. The Lamp of the Body (6:22-24)

f. Do Not Worry (6:25-34)

iii. Justice in the Kingdom of Heaven (7:1-27)

  1. Judging Others (7:1-6)
  2. Ask, Seek, Knock (7:7-12)
  3. The Narrow Gate (7:13-14)
  4. A Tree and Its Fruit (7:15-23)
  5. The House on the Rock (7:24-27)

iv. The Authority of Jesus (7:28-29)

b. Jesus Lives Out the Kingdom of Heaven (8:1-9:38)

i. Healing in the Kingdom (8:1-17)

  1. The Leper’s Prayer (8:1-4)
  2. The Faith of the Centurion (8:5-13)
  3. Jesus Heals at Peter’s House (8:14-17)

ii. The Authority of the King (8:18-9:8)

  1. The Cost of Discipleship (8:18-22)
  2. Jesus Calms the Storm (8:23-27)
  3. The Demons and the Pigs (8:28-34)
  4. Jesus Heals a Paralytic (9:1-8)

iii. Disciples in the Kingdom (9:9-17)

  1. Jesus Calls Matthew (9:9-13)
  2. Questions about Fasting (9:14-15)
  3. The Patches and the Wineskins (9:16-17)

iv. Restoration in the Kingdom (9:18-31)

  1. The Woman Suffering from Bleeding (9:18-22)
  2. The Girl Raised from the Dead (9:23-26)
  3. Jesus Heals the Blind and Mute (9:27-34)

v. The Lord of the Harvest (9:35-38)

3. The Apostle’s Discourse (10:1-12:50)

a. The Commissioning of the Twelve (10:1-42)

i. The Twelve Apostles (10:1-4)

ii. The Ministry of the Twelve (10:5-42)

  1. Jesus Sends Them Out (10:5-15)
  2. Sheep among Wolves (10:16-25)
  3. Fear God Alone (10:26-31)
  4. Confessing Christ (10:32-33)
  5. Not Peace but a Sword (10:34-39)
  6. The reward of Service (10:40-42)

b. Responses to Jesus (11:1-12:50)

i. John the Baptist in Prison (11:1-24)

  1. John’s Inquiry (11:1-4)
  2. Jesus Testifies about John (11:5-19)
  3. Woe to the Unrepentant (11:20-24)

ii. The Lord of the Sabbath (11:25-12:14)

  1. Rest for the Weary (11:25-30)
  2. Jesus Heals on the Sabbath (12:1-14)

iii. Pharisees Oppose Jesus (12:15-45)

  1. God’s Chosen Servant (12:15-21)
  2. A House Divided (12:22-30)
  3. The Unpardonable Sin (12:31-32)
  4. Good and Bad Fruit (12:33-37)
  5. The Sign of Jonah (12:38-42)
  6. An Unclean Spirit Returns (12:43-45)

iv. Jesus’ Mother and Brothers (12:46-50)

4. The Kingdom of Heaven Revealed in Parables (13:1-17:27)

a. Parables of the Kingdom (13:1-52)

i. The Parable of the Sower (13:1-23)

ii. The Parable of the Weeds (13:24-30)

iii. The Parable of the Mustard Seed (13:31-32)

iv. The Parable of the Leaven (13:33)

v. I Will Open My Mouth in Parables (13:34-35)

vi. The Parable of the Weeds Explained (13:36-43)

vii. The Parables of the Treasure and the Pearl (13:44-46)

viii. The Parable of the Net (13:47-52)

b. The Identity of the King Revealed (13:53-17:27)

i. The Rejection at Nazareth (13:53-58)

ii. The Beheading of John (14:1-12)

iii. The Feeding of the Five Thousand (14:13-21)

iv. Jesus Walks on Water (14:22-33)

v. Jesus Heals at Gennesaret (14:34-36)

vi. The Tradition of the Elders (15:1-9)

vii. What Defiles a Man (15:10-20)

viii. The Faith of the Canaanite Woman (15:21-28)

ix. The Feeding of the Four Thousand (15:29-39)

x. The Demand for a Sign (16:1-4)

xi. The Leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees (16:5-12)

xii. At Caesarea Philippi (16:13-28)

  1. Peter’s Confession of Christ (16:13-20)
  2. Christ’s Passion Foretold (16:21-23)
  3. Take Up Your Cross (16:24-28)

xiii. The Transfiguration (17:1-13)

xiv. The Boy with a Demon (17:14-18)

xv. The Power of Faith (17:19-21)

xvi. The Second Prediction of the Passion (17:22-23)

xvii. The Temple Tax (17:24-27)

5. The Community of the Kingdom (18:1-23:39)

a. The Community Discourse (18:1-35)

i. The Greatest in the Kingdom (18:1-5)

ii. Temptations and Trespasses (18:6-9)

iii. The Parable of the Lost Sheep (18:10-14)

iv. A Brother Who Sins (18:15-20)

v. The Unforgiving Servant (18:21-35)

b. Jesus Teaches in Judea (19:1-23:39)

i. Teachings for the Community (19:1-20:34)

  1. Teachings about Divorce (19:1-12)
  2. Jesus Blesses the Children (19:13-15)
  3. The Rich Young Man (19:16-30)
  4. The Parable of the Workers (20:1-16)
  5. The Third Prediction of the Passion (20:17-19)
  6. The Two and the Ten (20:20-28)
  7. The Blind Men by the Road (20:29-34)

ii. The King of the Community (21:1-22)

  1. The Triumphal Entry (21:1-11)
  2. Jesus Cleanses the Temple (21:12-17)
  3. The Barren Fig Tree (21:18-22)

iii. The King Examined for Blemish (21:23-23:39)

  1. The Chief Priests and Elders Question (21:23-22:14)

a. Jesus’ Authority Challenged (21:23-27)

b. The Parable of the Two Sons (21:28-32)

c. The Parable of the Wicked Tenants (21:33-46)

d. The Parable of the Banquet (22:1-14)

  1. The Herodians Question Taxes to Caesar (22:15-22)
  2. The Sadducees Question the Resurrection (22:23-33)
  3. The Pharisees Question the Greatest Commandment (22:34-40)
  4. Jesus Questions the Pharisees (22:41-23:39)

a. Whose Son Is the Christ? (22:41-46)

b. Woe to Scribes and Pharisees (23:1-36)

c. Lament over Jerusalem (23:37-39)

6. The Last Things (24:1-27:66)

a. The Olivet Discourse (24:1-25:46)

i. Temple Destruction Foretold (24:1-2)

ii. Signs of the End of the Age (24:3-35)

  1. Let No Man Deceive You (24:3-8)
  2. Witnessing to All Nations (24:9-14)
  3. The Abomination of Desolation (24:15-25)
  4. The Return of the Son of Man (24:26-31)
  5. The Lesson of the Fig Tree (24:32-35)

iii. Readiness at Any Hour (24:36-51)

iv. The Parable of the Ten Virgins (25:1-13)

v. The Parable of the Talents (25:14-30)

vi. The Sheep and the Goats (25:31-46)

b. Jesus’ Passover (26:1-27:66)

i. Two Days Before the Passover (26:1-19)

  1. The Plot to Kill Jesus (26:1-5)
  2. Jesus anointed at Bethany (26:6-13)
  3. Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus (26:14-16)
  4. Preparing the Passover (26:17-19)

ii. The Last Supper (26:20-30)

  1. Judas the Betrayer (26:20-25)
  2. The Bread and Cup After Supper (26:26-30)

iii. On the Mount of Olives (26:31-56)

  1. Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial (26:31-35)
  2. Jesus Prays at Gethsemane (26:36-46)
  3. The Betrayal of Jesus (26:47-56)

iv. One Long Night (26:57-27:31)

  1. Jesus before the Sanhedrin (26:57-68)
  2. Peter Denies Jesus (26:69-75)
  3. Jesus Delivered to Pilate (27:1-2)
  4. Judas Hangs Himself (27:3-10)
  5. Jesus before Pilate (27:11-26)

a. Pilate Questions Jesus (27:11-14)

b. The Crowd Chooses Barabbas (27:15-23)

c. Pilate Washes His Hands (27:24-26)

  1. The Soldiers Mock Jesus (27:27-31)

v. The Crucifixion (27:32-56)

vi. The Burial of Jesus (27:57-61)

vii. The Guards at the Tomb (27:62-66)

7. The Resurrection (28:1-20)

a. The Women at the Tomb (28:1-10)

b. The Report of the Guards (28:11-15)

c. The Great Commission (28:16-20)

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