Read matthew commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete. The gospel according to matthew is the first book of the new testament and one of the three synoptic gospels. Read and study matthew, including book summary, with the versebyverse bible commentary. Although the first gospel is anonymous, the early church fathers were unanimous in holding that matthew, one of the 12 apostles, was its author. Unlike mark, matthew never bothers to explain jewish customs, since his intended audience was a jewish one. We mean, come onmary doesnt even have to do the deed to conceive jesus. The gospel of matthew cliffsnotes study guides book. The taking down from the cross and the burial matthew 27. The heading of the first book of the new testament is in most manuscripts gospel according to matthew. The word gospel means good news, and the good news is about jesus. In mark, the name of this taxgatherer is levi, but in the gospel of matthew, he is called matthew. Chapter 2 matthew chapter 1 matthew chapter 1 the genealogy of jesus thebookofthegenerationofjesuschrist,thesonofdavid, thesonofabraham.
Matthew, the tax collectorturnedapostle, recounts jesus actions and teachings to show us how god intends. Study the bible online using commentary on matthew and more. Matthew, meaning gift of the lord, was the other name of levi 9. The gospel of matthew is actually called the gospel according to matthew. Douglas hare shows that the purpose of matthew s writing is to convince christians that a genuine faith in christ must be demonstrated in daily obedience and that faith and ethics are two sides of the same coin. The gospel of matthew is pretty tame when it comes to sex.
It tells how israels messiah, rejected and executed in israel, pronounces judgement on israel and its leaders and becomes the salvation of the gentiles. Matthew, tyndale new testament commentary, page 11. And there was mary magdalene, and the other marythe mother of james and joses, mentioned before matthew 27. A free bible version and commentary on matthews gospel in easyenglish. Matthew with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. For the exposition of this portion, the women mark the sacred spot that they might recognize it on coming thither to anoint the body matthew 27. The gospel reflects the struggles and conflicts between the evangelists community and the other jews, particularly with its sharp. David guzik commentary on matthew 1, which records the history of the birth and genealogy of jesus christ, presenting him as messiah. The first book of the english bible that most of us read from is the gospel of matthew. The gospel according to matthew is the first book of the new testament and one of the three. Matthew is the first of the four gospel writings, yet there is only one gospel about jesus christ and there are four different writers. While the book possesses the same skeleton as the other gospels mark, luke, and john, it offers its own unique view of jesus. The gospel of matthew occupies first place in all extant witnesses to the text of the four gospels and in all early lists of the canonical books of the new testament r. There is only one good news of the great work that god had accomplished by his son, the lord jesus christ, but in his wisdom it needed four different men to make this news of salvation known to the world in written form.
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