Summary of the Gospels

Summary of the Gospels The Gospel of St. Matthew Madonna University New Testament: The Four Gospels Rev. Dr. George H. Shalhoub, Instructor Religious Studies/Philosophy Department

The Gospel of matthew Origin The first Gospel is traditionally ascribed to Matthew Levi, a tax collector or publican, whom Jesus called to be one of his twelve disciples. As Jesus passed on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax office. And He said to him, “Follow Me.” So he arose and followed Him. Now it happened, as Jesus sat at the table in the house, that behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with Him and His disciples. And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to His disciples, “Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?” When Jesus heard that, He said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy and not sacrifice.’For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”– Matthew 9:9-13 Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname wasThaddaeus; - Matthew 10:3

The Gospel of matthew Origin Eusebius (c.A.D. 325) quotes Papias (c.A.D.100) as saying that Matthew had composed in Aramaic the oracles of the Lord, which were translated into Greek by each man as he was able. Irenaeus, about a century and a half earlier than Eusebius, stated that “Matthew also issued a written Gospel among the Hebrews in their own dialect, while Peter and Paul were preaching at Rome and laying the foundations of the church. Matthew as a publican must have been literate and accustomed to taking notes as a part of his business activity.

The Gospel of matthew • Date & Time • The local church in Jerusalem would not have needed a written Gospel since the apostles were physically present to answer all questions and to since the apostles were physically present to answer all questions and to impart authoritative teaching. • The testimony of Irenaeus, quoted above, would place its writing in the time of Nero “while Paul and Peter were in Rome.” If this tradition is correct, it may have been composed by Matthew originally for non-Palestinian Aramaic-speaking converts, who did not have access to the apostles and who were physically present to answer all questions and to impart authoritative teaching. • Matthew’s Gospel is admirably suited to a church that was still closely related to Judaism, though becoming increasingly independent of it. It breathes the atmosphere of Messianism yet it has a message for “all the world.” It preserves the essence of the Abrahamic covenant, which stressed God’s benefits to Abraham and to his seed as a separate people, and yet added: “In thee shall all the families of the earth be blessed”.

The Gospel of matthew • Outline • The first of these sections acquaints the reader of the Gospel with the background of the Messiah. His genealogy, stemming from Abraham, the initially recipient of God’s promises, and from David, divinely chosen found of Juday’s royal house, is first stated in the opening verse and then demonstrated. The account of the virgin birth follows, together with the baptism and the temptation that prepared him for his public labors. In this section of three and a half chapters the phrase “That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet,” or some similar expression, occurs no less than five times. The advent of Jesus is thus depicted as the completion of the divine purpose that was revealed In the Old Testament and that was partially worked out in the historical process that preceded his coming. • The second section opens with the appearance of Jesus in Galilee after the imprisonment of John the Baptist. It is devoted largely to the declaration of the spiritual and ethical principles of the Messianic kingdom. Jesus summoned people to repentance and to faith in him, and as he declared to nature of that realm would be and how it could be entered. • Matthew alone uses the phrase “the kingdom of heaven,” thirty-three times. Five times he speaks of “the kingdom of God”.

The Gospel of matthew • Outline (cont.) • But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. - Matthew 6:33 • But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, surely the kingdom of God has come upon you. - Matthew 12:28 • And again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God. - Matthew 19:24 • Which of the two did the will of his father?” They said to Him, “The first.” Jesus said to them, “Assuredly, I say to you that tax collectors and harlots enter the kingdom of God before you. - Matthew 21:31 • “Therefore I say to you, the kingdom of God will be taken from you and given to a nation bearing the fruits of it. - Matthew 21:43 • The other Synoptics use the latter term in many passages where Matthew employs “kingdom of heaven.” While Jesus asserted unmistakably that his kingdom would have an ultimate material manifestation, • I say to you that many will come from the east and the west, and will take their places at the feast with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven. - Matthew 8:11

The Gospel of matthew • Outline (cont.) • “As the weeds are pulled up and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of the age. The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will weed out of his kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil. They will throw them into the blazing furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Whoever has ears, let them hear. - Matthew 13:40-43 • he also made plain that it has a present spiritual existence. • From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.” - Matthew 4:17 • But if it is by the Spirit of God that I drive out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you. - Matthew 12:28 • The spiritual principles of the kingdom were embodied in the Sermon on the Mount, of which Matthew gives the fullest record. It defined Jesus’ position with regard to the law, for he said that he “came not to destroy, but to fulfill”. • “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. – Matthew 5:17

The Gospel of matthew • Outline (cont.) • He demanded a righteousness that exceeded the standard of Jewish legalism, for it was inward, not outward; spontaneous, not legalistic; gauged by a person, not by a code. Its highest standard was God himself: • “Ye therefore shall be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect” - Matthew 5:48 • In this respect he went beyond the law when he said: • “You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘You shall not murder, and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’ But I tell you that anyone who is angry with a brother or sister will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to a brother or sister, ‘Raca,’is answerable to the court. And anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be in danger of the fire of hell. – Matthew 5:21-22 • The Sermon on the Mount is a direct assertion of his right to transcend the law. He did not revoke the law but he went beyond it by the sheer holiness of his person. • The third section of Matthew is occupied first with a recital of miracles of various types that showed Jesus’ power over disease

The Gospel of matthew • Outline (cont.) • When Jesus came down from the mountainside, large crowds followed him. A man with leprosy came and knelt before him and said, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.” • Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!” Immediately he was cleansed of his leprosy. Then Jesus said to him, “See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.” • When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him, asking for help. “Lord,” he said, “my servant lies at home paralyzed, suffering terribly.” • Jesus said to him, “Shall I come and heal him?” • The centurion replied, “Lord, I do not deserve to have you come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed. For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and that one, ‘Come,’ and he comes. I say to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.” • When Jesus heard this, he was amazed and said to those following him, “Truly I tell you, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith. I say to you that many will come from the east and the west, and will take their places at the feast with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven. - Matthew 8:1-11

The Gospel of matthew • Outline (cont.) • - Matthew 1 • Leprosy • When Jesus came down from the mountainside, large crowds followed him. A man with leprosy came and knelt before him and said, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.” • Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!” Immediately he was cleansed of his leprosy. Then Jesus said to him, “See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.” – Matthew 8:1-4 • Palsy • The centurion replied, “Lord, I do not deserve to have you come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed. For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and that one, ‘Come,’ and he comes. I say to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”

The Gospel of matthew • Outline (cont.) • When Jesus heard this, he was amazed and said to those following him, “Truly I tell you, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith. I say to you that many will come from the east and the west, and will take their places at the feast with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven. But the subjects of the kingdom will be thrown outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” • Then Jesus said to the centurion, “Go! Let it be done just as you believed it would.” And his servant was healed at that moment. – Matthew 8: 5-13 • Fever • When Jesus came into Peter’s house, he saw Peter’s mother-in-law lying in bed with a fever. He touched her hand and the fever left her, and she got up and began to wait on him. • When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to him, and he drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick. This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: • “He took up our infirmities • and bore our diseases.– Matthew 8:14-17

The Gospel of matthew • Outline (cont.) • Paralysis • Some men brought to him a paralyzed man, lying on a mat. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the man, “Take heart, son; your sins are forgiven.” • At this, some of the teachers of the law said to themselves, “This fellow is blaspheming!” • Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said, “Why do you entertain evil thoughts in your hearts? Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’? But I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.” So he said to the paralyzed man, “Get up, take your mat and go home.” Then the man got up and went home. When the crowd saw this, they were filled with awe; and they praised God, who had given such authority to man.– Matthew 9:2-8 • Issue of blood • Just then a woman who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak. She said to herself, “If I only touch his cloak, I will be healed.” • Jesus turned and saw her. “Take heart, daughter,” he said, “your faith has healed you.” And the woman was healed at that moment. – Matthew 9:20-22

The Gospel of matthew • Outline (cont.) • Blindness • As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed him, calling out, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!” • When he had gone indoors, the blind men came to him, and he asked them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” • “Yes, Lord,” they replied. • Then he touched their eyes and said, “According to your faith let it be done to you”; and their sight was restored. Jesus warned them sternly, “See that no one knows about this.” But they went out and spread the news about him all over that region. – Matthew 9: 27-31 • Demons • When he arrived at the other side in the region of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs met him. They were so violent that no one could pass that way. “What do you want with us, Son of God?” they shouted. “Have you come here to torture us before the appointed time?” • Some distance from them a large herd of pigs was feeding. The demons begged Jesus, “If you drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.”

The Gospel of matthew • Outline (cont.) • He said to them, “Go!” So they came out and went into the pigs, and the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and died in the water. Those tending the pigs ran off, went into the town and reported all this, including what had happened to the demon-possessed men. Then the whole town went out to meet Jesus. And when they saw him, they pleaded with him to leave their region.– Matthew 8:28-34 • While they were going out, a man who was demon-possessed and could not talk was brought to Jesus. And when the demon was driven out, the man who had been mute spoke. The crowd was amazed and said, “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel.” • But the Pharisees said, “It is by the prince of demons that he drives out demons.” – Matthew 9:32-34 • Powers of nature • Then he got into the boat and his disciples followed him. Suddenly a furious storm came up on the lake, so that the waves swept over the boat. But Jesus was sleeping. The disciples went and woke him, saying, “Lord, save us! We’re going to drown!” • He replied, “You of little faith, why are you so afraid?” Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the waves, and it was completely calm. • The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the waves obey him!” – Matthew 8:23-27

The Gospel of matthew • Outline (cont.) • Death • While he was saying this, a synagogue leader came and knelt before him and said, “My daughter has just died. But come and put your hand on her, and she will live.” – Matthew 9:18 • When Jesus entered the synagogue leader’s house and saw the noisy crowd and people playing pipes, he said, “Go away. The girl is not dead but asleep.” But they laughed at him. After the crowd had been put outside, he went in and took the girl by the hand, and she got up. News of this spread through all that region. – Matthew 9:23-26 • The commission to the Twelve that is described in Matthew 10 may be regarded as Jesus’ delegation of power to these men and as his reassurance to them as they set out to exercise it. The preaching of the Messiah was not just the proclamation of a new ideal, but the demonstration of a new power – a concept that the book of Acts states became a reality in the later life of the church: • “And with great power gave the apostles their witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them” - Acts 4:33.

The Gospel of matthew • Outline (cont.) • Such miraculous acts, whether of the Lord Jesus Christ himself or of his disciples, were to a sporadic and aimless show of power. Jesus was seeking to teach the multitude and inaugurate a program for his kingdom rather than to bewilder or amaze the crowds. • The fourth section of Matthew the parables are featured strongly. • When John, who was in prison, heard about the deeds of the Messiah, he sent his disciples to ask him, “Are you the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?” • Jesus replied, “Go back and report to John what you hear and see: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is proclaimed to the poor. Blessed is anyone who does not stumble on account of me.” • As John’s disciples were leaving, Jesus began to speak to the crowd about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swayed by the wind? If not, what did you go out to see? A man dressed in fine clothes? No, those who wear fine clothes are in kings’ palaces. Then what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. This is the one about whom it is written: • “‘I will send my messenger ahead of you, • who will prepare your way before you.’

The Gospel of matthew • Outline (cont.) • Truly I tell you, among those born of women there has not risen anyone greater than John the Baptist; yet whoever is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been subjected to violence, and violent people have been raiding it. For all the Prophets and the Law prophesied until John. – Matthew 11:2-13 • – Matthew 53 • Not all of them belong to this part of the Gospel, but the greatest single aggregation of them is here in the thirteenth chapter. In figures taken from everyday life they portray the nature and program of the kingdom of heaven, particularly with reference to the future. • Jesus declared that the parables were intended both to reveal and to conceal truth, for when the disciples asked Him why He used parables in speaking to the crowds, He said: • “Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of • heaven, but to them it is not given.” - Matt. 13:11 • Jesus intended that His instructions should be plain to those who were ready for it, and obscure to those who were rebellious.

The Gospel of matthew • Outline (cont.) • In this list are eight parables: • The Soils • That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the lake. Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people stood on the shore. Then he told them many things in parables, saying: “A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow. But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root. Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants. Still other seed fell on good soil, where it produced a crop—a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown. Whoever has ears, let them hear.” • The disciples came to him and asked, “Why do you speak to the people in parables?” • He replied, “Because the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them. Whoever has will be given more, and they will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them. This is why I speak to them in parables:

The Gospel of matthew • Outline (cont.) • “Though seeing, they do not see; • though hearing, they do not hear or understand. • In them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah: • “‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; • you will be ever seeing but never perceiving. • For this people’s heart has become calloused; • they hardly hear with their ears, • and they have closed their eyes. • Otherwise they might see with their eyes, • hear with their ears, • understand with their hearts • and turn, and I would heal them.’ • But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear. For truly I tell you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it. • “Listen then to what the parable of the sower means: When anyone hears the message about the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in their heart. This is the seed sown along the path. The seed falling on rocky ground refers to someone who hears the word and at once receives it with joy. But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because

The Gospel of matthew • Outline (cont.) • of the word, they quickly fall away. The seed falling among the thorns refers to someone who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, making it unfruitful. But the seed falling on good soil refers to someone who hears the word and understands it. This is the one who produces a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown.” – Matthew 13:1-23 • The Wheat and the Tares • Jesus told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away. When the wheat sprouted and formed heads, then the weeds also appeared. • “The owner’s servants came to him and said, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?’ • “‘An enemy did this,’ he replied. • “The servants asked him, ‘Do you want us to go and pull them up?’ • “‘No,’ he answered, ‘because while you are pulling the weeds, you may uproot the wheat with them. Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat and bring it into my barn.’” – Matthew 13:24-30

The Gospel of matthew • Outline (cont.) • Then he left the crowd and went into the house. His disciples came to him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.” • He answered, “The one who sowed the good seed is the Son of Man. The field is the world, and the good seed stands for the people of the kingdom. The weeds are the people of the evil one, and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels. • “As the weeds are pulled up and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of the age. The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will weed out of his kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil. They will throw them into the blazing furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Whoever has ears, let them hear. – Matthew 13:36-43 • The Mustard Seed • He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds come and perch in its branches.”– Matthew 13:31-32

The Gospel of matthew • Outline (cont.) • The Leaven • He told them still another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into about sixty pounds of flour until it worked all through the dough.”– Matthew 13:33 • The Treasure • “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field. – Matthew 13:44 • The Pearl • Then it goes and takes with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and live there. And the final condition of that person is worse than the first. That is how it will be with this wicked generation.” • While Jesus was still talking to the crowd, his mother and brothers stood outside, wanting to speak to him. – Matthew 12:45-46

The Gospel of matthew • Outline (cont.) • The Net • “Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was let down into the lake and caught all kinds of fish. When it was full, the fishermen pulled it up on the shore. Then they sat down and collected the good fish in baskets, but threw the bad away. This is how it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous and throw them into the blazing furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. – Matthew 13:47-50 • The Householder • “Have you understood all these things?” Jesus asked. • “Yes,” they replied. • He said to them, “Therefore every teacher of the law who has become a disciple in the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his storeroom new treasures as well as old.” – Matthew 13:51-52 • The first four, then, present the kingdom of heaven to the crowd. Its inception by sowing the word of God, its reception by various types of hearers, the contrast of real and spurious response in the wheat and the tares, the amazing growth of the kingdom from a tiny

The Gospel of matthew • Outline (cont.) • beginning to a large tree, the dynamic forces of the kingdom as compared to leaven – all these were factors that he wanted to populace to know. • The last four parables deal with inner aspects of the kingdom; the cost of building it, the double destiny of those affected by it, and the intermingling of new and old elements in its teaching. • The eleventh and twelfth chapters, preceding the parables, contain additional discourse that bear on the nature and importance of his mission. The challenge of John the Baptist • When John, who was in prison, heard about the deeds of the Messiah, he sent his disciples to ask him, “Are you the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?” • Jesus replied, “Go back and report to John what you hear and see: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is proclaimed to the poor. Blessed is anyone who does not stumble on account of me.” • As John’s disciples were leaving, Jesus began to speak to the crowd about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swayed by the wind? If not, what did you go out to see? A man dressed in fine clothes? No, those who wear fine clothes are in kings’

The Gospel of matthew • Outline (cont.) • palaces. Then what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. This is the one about whom it is written: • “‘I will send my messenger ahead of you, • who will prepare your way before you.’ • Truly I tell you, among those born of women there has not risen anyone greater than John the Baptist; yet whoever is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been subjected to violence, and violent people have been raiding it. For all the Prophets and the Law prophesied until John. And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who was to come. Whoever has ears, let them hear. • “To what can I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to others: • “‘We played the pipe for you, • and you did not dance; • we sang a dirge, • and you did not mourn.’ • For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon.’ The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Here is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.’ But wisdom is proved right by her deeds.” - Matthew 11:2-19

The Gospel of matthew • Outline (cont.) • Jesus’ rejection by the Galleon cities • Then Jesus began to denounce the towns in which most of his miracles had been performed, because they did not repent. “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you. And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted to the heavens? No, you will go down to Hades. For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day. But I tell you that it will be more bearable for Sodom on the day of judgment than for you.” - Matthew 11:20-24 • his authority over the Sabbath • At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick some heads of grain and eat them. When the Pharisees saw this, they said to him, “Look! Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath.” • He answered, “Haven’t you read what David did when he and his companions were hungry? He entered the house of God, and he and his companions ate the consecrated bread—which was not lawful for them to do, but only for the priests. Or haven’t you read in the Law that the priests on Sabbath duty in the temple desecrate the Sabbath and yet are

The Gospel of matthew • Outline (cont.) • innocent? I tell you that something greater than the temple is here. If you had known what these words mean, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the innocent. For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.” • Going on from that place, he went into their synagogue, and a man with a shriveled hand was there. Looking for a reason to bring charges against Jesus, they asked him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?” • He said to them, “If any of you has a sheep and it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will you not take hold of it and lift it out? How much more valuable is a person than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.” • Then he said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” So he stretched it out and it was completely restored, just as sound as the other. But the Pharisees went out and plotted how they might kill Jesus. - Matthew 12:1-14 • ,and his authority over the demons • Then they brought him a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute, and Jesus healed him, so that he could both talk and see. All the people were astonished and said, “Could this be the Son of David?” • But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “It is only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, that this fellow drives out demons.”

The Gospel of matthew • Outline (cont.) • Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand. If Satan drives out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then can his kingdom stand? And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your people drive them out? So then, they will be your judges. But if it is by the Spirit of God that I drive out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you. • “Or again, how can anyone enter a strong man’s house and carry off his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can plunder his house. • “Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters. And so I tell you, every kind of sin and slander can be forgiven, but blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come. • “Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is recognized by its fruit. You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of. A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in him, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in him. But I tell you that everyone will have to give account on the day of judgment for every empty word they have spoken. For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.” - Matthew 12:22-37

The Gospel of matthew • Outline (cont.) • – all contribute to the understanding of his work as a supernatural person who had come to earth on an unusual errand. • The crisis of this mission is anticipated in the next section of Matthew (13:54-19:2). The rejection of Jesus by his fellow citizens • Coming to his hometown, he began teaching the people in their synagogue, and they were amazed. “Where did this man get this wisdom and these miraculous powers?” they asked. “Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t his mother’s name Mary, and aren’t his brothers James, Joseph, Simon and Judas? Aren’t all his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all these things?” And they took offense at him. • But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his own town and in his own home.” • And he did not do many miracles there because of their lack of faith. - Matthew 13:54-58 • , the threat of Herod in the death of John the Baptist • At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the reports about Jesus, and he said to his attendants, “This is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”

The Gospel of matthew • Outline (cont.) • Now Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, for John had been saying to him: “It is not lawful for you to have her.” Herod wanted to kill John, but he was afraid of the people, because they considered John a prophet. • On Herod’s birthday the daughter of Herodias danced for the guests and pleased Herod so much that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked. Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.” The king was distressed, but because of his oaths and his dinner guests, he ordered that her request be granted and had John beheaded in the prison. His head was brought in on a platter and given to the girl, who carried it to her mother. John’s disciples came and took his body and buried it. Then they went and told Jesus. - Matthew 14:1-12 • , and the obtuseness of the disciples • Then some Pharisees and teachers of the law came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked, “Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They don’t wash their hands before they eat!” • Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition? For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death.’ But you say that if anyone declares that what might have been used to

The Gospel of matthew • Outline (cont.) • help their father or mother is ‘devoted to God,’ they are not to ‘honor their father or mother’ with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition. You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you: • “‘These people honor me with their lips, • but their hearts are far from me. • They worship me in vain; • their teachings are merely human rules.’” • Jesus called the crowd to him and said, “Listen and understand. What goes into someone’s mouth does not defile them, but what comes out of their mouth, that is what defiles them.” • Then the disciples came to him and asked, “Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?” • He replied, “Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by the roots. Leave them; they are blind guides. If the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit.” • Peter said, “Explain the parable to us.” • “Are you still so dull?” Jesus asked them. - Matthew 15:1-16 • When they went across the lake, the disciples forgot to take bread. “Be careful,” Jesus said to them. “Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” • They discussed this among themselves and said, “It is because we didn’t bring any bread.” • Aware of their discussion, Jesus asked, “You of little faith, why are you talking among

The Gospel of matthew • Outline (cont.) • yourselves about having no bread? Do you still not understand? Don’t you remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered? Or the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered? How is it you don’t understand that I was not talking to you about bread? But be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” Then they understood that he was not telling them to guard against the yeast used in bread, but against the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees. - Matthew 16:5-12 • indicated tensions that brought from Jesus a declaration of the imminence of the cross, and also the revelation of himself in the transfiguration. • From that time on Jesus began to explain to his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and on the third day be raised to life. • Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. “Never, Lord!” he said. “This shall never happen to you!” • Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me; you do not have in mind the concerns of God, but merely human concerns.” • Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but

The Gospel of matthew • Outline (cont.) • whoever loses their life for me will find it. What good will it be for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul? For the Son of Man is going to come in his Father’s glory with his angels, and then he will reward each person according to what they have done. - Matthew 16:21-17 • - Matthew 8 • From this point on in the narrative the cross loomed increasingly before Jesus and became the immediate objective of his early career. • The declaration of the Messianic purpose led to conflict. In chapter 19:3 to 26:2 the problems of the Messiah are described and his conflicts with his opponents appear in definite events, such as the debates with the Herodians, the Sadducees, and the Pharisees. • Then the Pharisees went out and laid plans to trap him in his words. They sent their disciples to him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that you are a man of integrity and that you teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You aren’t swayed by others, because you pay no attention to who they are. Tell us then, what is your opinion? Is it right to pay the imperial tax to Caesar or not?” • But Jesus, knowing their evil intent, said, “You hypocrites, why are you trying to trap me? Show me the coin used for paying the tax.” They brought him a denarius, and he asked

The Gospel of matthew • Outline (cont.) • them, “Whose image is this? And whose inscription?" • “Caesar’s,” they replied. • Then he said to them, “So give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.” • When they heard this, they were amazed. So they left him and went away. • Marriage at the Resurrection • That same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to him with a question. “Teacher,” they said, “Moses told us that if a man dies without having children, his brother must marry the widow and raise up offspring for him. Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died, and since he had no children, he left his wife to his brother. The same thing happened to the second and third brother, right on down to the seventh. Finally, the woman died. Now then, at the resurrection, whose wife will she be of the seven, since all of them were married to her?” • Jesus replied, “You are in error because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God. At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven. But about the resurrection of the dead—have you not read what God said to you, ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? He is not the God of the dead but of the living.” • When the crowds heard this, they were astonished at his teaching. • The Greatest Commandment

The Gospel of matthew • Outline (cont.) • Hearing that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, the Pharisees got together. One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with this question: “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?” • Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.” - Matthew 22:15-40 • The denunciations of chapter 23 and the prediction of the desolation of Jerusalem in Chapters 24 and 25 grew out of this conflict. • Conflict must come to a crisis, and in the life of the Messiah that crisis was the cross. Matthew 16:3 through 28:10 describes his Passions, death, and resurrection. Matthew stressed Messianic character of his death by emphasizing its relation to prophecy. Four times Jesus alluded definitely to the Old Testament as applying to the events of his Passion, • Then Jesus told them, “This very night you will all fall away on account of me, for it is written: • “‘I will strike the shepherd, • and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’- Matthew 26:31

The Gospel of matthew • Outline (cont.) • But how then would the Scriptures be fulfilled that say it must happen in this way?” - Matthew 26:54 • But this has all taken place that the writings of the prophets might be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples deserted him and fled. - Matthew 26:56 • Then what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled: “They took the thirty pieces of silver, the price set on him by the people of Israel, - Matthew 27:9 • and in replying to the Caiaphas’ questioning he used of himself the title Son of man, • “You have said so,” Jesus replied. “But I say to all of you: From now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven.” - Matthew 26:64 • which in Daniel 7:13-14 was applied to a heavenly being. • “In my vision at night I looked, and there before me was one like a son of man, coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into his presence. He was given authority, glory and sovereign power; all nations and peoples of every language worshiped him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and his kingdom is one that will never be destroyed. - Daniel 7:13-14 • Each of the sections contains a challenge to the disciples, spoken by Jesus, which is obviously intended by the author to be a challenge to his reader also.

The Gospel of matthew • Emphasis • The Gospel of Matthew was written to show how Jesus of Nazareth enlarge and explained the revelation that had been begun in the Messianic prophecies of the Old Testament. Although it is strongly Jewish in its character, it was also written for the benefit of Gentiles, since the final commission enjoined the Twelve to make disciples “of all the nations” • Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, - Matthew 28:19 • . If it was originally composed for the benefit of the church at Antioch, where Gentile converts first came together in large numbers, the reason for its character would be plain. Matthew was seeking to show to these converts the meaning of Jesus’ ministry in terms of the Old Testament that their Jewish colleagues believed, and from which they themselves had been taught. • Certain incidents are peculiar to Matthew. The vision of Jesus, • But while he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take to you Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name JESUS, for He will save His people from their sins.”

The Gospel of matthew • Emphasis (cont.) • So all this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying: “Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which is translated, “God with us.” • Then Joseph, being aroused from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord commanded him and took to him his wife,- Matthew 1:20-24 • the visit of the Magi, • Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, saying, “Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen His star in the East and have come to worship Him.” • When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born. • So they said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it is written by the prophet: • ‘ But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, • Are not the least among the rulers of Judah; • For out of you shall come a Ruler • Who will shepherd My people Israel.’”

The Gospel of matthew • Emphasis (cont.) • Then Herod, when he had secretly called the wise men, determined from them what time the star appeared. And he sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search carefully for the young Child, and when you have found Him, bring back word to me, that I may come and worship Him also.” • When they heard the king, they departed; and behold, the star which they had seen in the East went before them, till it came and stood over where the young Child was. When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy. And when they had come into the house, they saw the young Child with Mary His mother, and fell down and worshiped Him. And when they had opened their treasures, they presented gifts to Him: gold, frankincense, and myrrh. • Then, being divinely warned in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed for their own country another way. - Matthew 2:1-12 • the flight into Egypt, • Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, “Arise, take the young Child and His mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I bring you word; for Herod will seek the young Child to destroy Him.” • When he arose, he took the young Child and His mother by night and departed for Egypt, and was there until the death of Herod, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the

The Gospel of matthew • Emphasis (cont.) • Lord through the prophet, saying, “Out of Egypt I called My Son.” - Matthew 2:13-15 • the massacre of the infants, • Then Herod, when he saw that he was deceived by the wise men, was exceedingly angry; and he sent forth and put to death all the male children who were in Bethlehem and in all its districts, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had determined from the wise men. - Matthew 2:16 • the dream of Pilate’s wife, • While he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent to him, saying, “Have nothing to do with that just Man, for I have suffered many things today in a dream because of Him.” - Matthew 27:19 • the death of Judas, • Then Judas, His betrayer, seeing that He had been condemned, was remorseful and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, saying, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.”

The Gospel of matthew • Emphasis (cont.) • And they said, “What is that to us? You see to it!” • Then he threw down the pieces of silver in the temple and departed, and went and hanged himself. • But the chief priests took the silver pieces and said, “It is not lawful to put them into the treasury, because they are the price of blood.” And they consulted together and bought with them the potter’s field, to bury strangers in. Therefore that field has been called the Field of Blood to this day. • Then was fulfilled what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying, “And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the value of Him who was priced, whom they of the children of Israel priced, and gave them for the potter’s field, as the LORD directed me.”- Matthew 27:3-10 • the resurrection of the saints at the crucifixion, • and the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised; - Matthew 27:52 • the bribery of the guard, • When they had assembled with the elders and consulted together, they gave a large sum of

The Gospel of matthew • Emphasis (cont.) • money to the soldiers, saying, “Tell them, ‘His disciples came at night and stole Him away while we slept.’ And if this comes to the governor’s ears, we will appease him and make you secure.” So they took the money and did as they were instructed; and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this day. - Matthew 28:12-15 • and the baptismal commission, • Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen. - Matthew 28:19-20 • appear nowhere else in the Gospels. Among the parables, • “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls, who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had and bought it. - Matthew 13:45-46 • the dragnet,

The Gospel of matthew • Emphasis (cont.) • “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet that was cast into the sea and gathered some of every kind, - Matthew 13:47 • the unmerciful servant, • Therefore the kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. And when he had begun to settle accounts, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents. But as he was not able to pay, his master commanded that he be sold, with his wife and children and all that he had, and that payment be made. The servant therefore fell down before him, saying, ‘Master, have patience with me, and I will pay you all.’ Then the master of that servant was moved with compassion, released him, and forgave him the debt. • “But that servant went out and found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii; and he laid hands on him and took him by the throat, saying, ‘Pay me what you owe!’ So his fellow servant fell down at his feet and begged him, saying, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you all.’ And he would not, but went and threw him into prison till he should pay the debt. So when his fellow servants saw what had been done, they were very grieved, and came and told their master all that had been done. Then his master, after he had called him, said to him, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you begged me. Should you not also have had compassion on your fellow servant, just as I had pity on you?’

The Gospel of matthew • Emphasis (cont.) • And his master was angry, and delivered him to the torturers until he should pay all that was due to him. • “So My heavenly Father also will do to you if each of you, from his heart, does not forgive his brother his trespasses.” - Matthew 18:23-35 • the laborers in the vineyard, • “For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard. He agreed to pay them a denarius for the day and sent them into his vineyard. • “About nine in the morning he went out and saw others standing in the marketplace doing nothing. He told them, ‘You also go and work in my vineyard, and I will pay you whatever is right.’ So they went. • “He went out again about noon and about three in the afternoon and did the same thing. About five in the afternoon he went out and found still others standing around. He asked them, ‘Why have you been standing here all day long doing nothing?’ • “‘Because no one has hired us,’ they answered. • “He said to them, ‘You also go and work in my vineyard.’ • “When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, ‘Call the workers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last ones hired and going on to the first.’

The Gospel of matthew • Emphasis (cont.) • “The workers who were hired about five in the afternoon came and each received a denarius. So when those came who were hired first, they expected to receive more. But each one of them also received a denarius. When they received it, they began to grumble against the landowner. ‘These who were hired last worked only one hour,’ they said, ‘and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the work and the heat of the day.’ • “But he answered one of them, ‘I am not being unfair to you, friend. Didn’t you agree to work for a denarius? Take your pay and go. I want to give the one who was hired last the same as I gave you. Don’t I have the right to do what I want with my own money? Or are you envious because I am generous?’ • “So the last will be first, and the first will be last.” - Matthew 20:1-16 • the two sons, • “But what do you think? A man had two sons, and he came to the first and said, ‘Son, go, work today in my vineyard.’ He answered and said, ‘I will not,’ but afterward he regretted it and went. Then he came to the second and said likewise. And he answered and said, ‘I go, sir,’ but he did not go. Which of the two did the will of his father?” • They said to Him, “The first.”

The Gospel of matthew • Emphasis (cont.) • Jesus said to them, “Assuredly, I say to you that tax collectors and harlots enter the kingdom of God before you. For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him; but tax collectors and harlots believed him; and when you saw it, you did not afterward relent and believe him. - Matthew 21:28-32 • the marriage of the king’s son, • And Jesus answered and spoke to them again by parables and said: “The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who arranged a marriage for his son, and sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding; and they were not willing to come. Again, he sent out other servants, saying, ‘Tell those who are invited, “See, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and fatted cattle are killed, and all things are ready. Come to the wedding.”’ But they made light of it and went their ways, one to his own farm, another to his business. And the rest seized his servants, treated them spitefully, and killed them. But when the king heard about it, he was furious. And he sent out his armies, destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city. Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy. Therefore go into the highways, and as many as you find, invite to the wedding.’ So those servants went out into the highways and gathered together all whom they found, both bad and good. And the wedding hall was filled with guests. • “But when the king came in to see the guests, he saw a man there who did not have on a

The Gospel of matthew • Emphasis (cont.) • wedding garment. So he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you come in here without a wedding garment?’ And he was speechless. Then the king said to the servants, ‘Bind him hand and foot, take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’ - Matthew 22:1-13 • the ten virgins, • “Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. Now five of them were wise, and five were foolish. Those who were foolish took their lamps and took no oil with them, but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. But while the bridegroom was delayed, they all slumbered and slept. • “And at midnight a cry was heard: ‘Behold, the bridegroom is coming; go out to meet him!’ Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps. And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’ But the wise answered, saying, ‘No, lest there should not be enough for us and you; but go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves.’ And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding; and the door was shut. • “Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open to us!’ But he answered and said, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, I do not know you.’

The Gospel of matthew • Emphasis (cont.) • “Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming. - Matthew 25:1-13 • and the talents, • “Again, it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his wealth to them. To one he gave five bags of gold, to another two bags, and to another one bag, each according to his ability. Then he went on his journey. The man who had received five bags of gold went at once and put his money to work and gained five bags more. So also, the one with two bags of gold gained two more. But the man who had received one bag went off, dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money. • “After a long time the master of those servants returned and settled accounts with them. The man who had received five bags of gold brought the other five. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘you entrusted me with five bags of gold. See, I have gained five more.’ • “His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!’ • “The man with two bags of gold also came. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘you entrusted me with two bags of gold; see, I have gained two more.’ • “His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a

The Gospel of matthew • Emphasis (cont.) • few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!’ • “Then the man who had received one bag of gold came. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘I knew that you are a hard man, harvesting where you have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed. So I was afraid and went out and hid your gold in the ground. See, here is what belongs to you.’ • “His master replied, ‘You wicked, lazy servant! So you knew that I harvest where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed? Well then, you should have put my money on deposit with the bankers, so that when I returned I would have received it back with interest. • “‘So take the bag of gold from him and give it to the one who has ten bags. For whoever has will be given more, and they will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them. And throw that worthless servant outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’ - Matthew 25:14-30 • are exclusively Matthaean. • Only three miracles are peculiar to Matthew: the two blind men • When Jesus departed from there, two blind men followed Him, crying out and saying, “Son of

The Gospel of matthew • Emphasis (cont.) • David, have mercy on us!” • And when He had come into the house, the blind men came to Him. And Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” • They said to Him, “Yes, Lord.” • Then He touched their eyes, saying, “According to your faith let it be to you.” And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them, saying, “See that no one knows it.” But when they had departed, they spread the news about Him in all that country. - Matthew 9:27-31 • the dumb demoniac, • As they went out, behold, they brought to Him a man, mute and demon-possessed. And when the demon was cast out, the mute spoke. And the multitudes marveled, saying, “It was never seen like this in Israel!” - Matthew 9:32-233 • and the con in the fish’s mouth. • When they had come to Capernaum, those who received the temple tax came to Peter and said, “Does your Teacher not pay the temple tax?” • He said, “Yes.” • And when he had come into the house, Jesus anticipated him, saying, “What do you think,

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