OUTLINE OF MATTHEW

 

Theme: Jesus the Messiah  (Jewish view)

By the apostle, Matthew, a tax-collector from Capernaum,

Written around 60 A.D., before the other Gospels and the destruction of Jerusalem (Mat 24:15-16).

Chap

Key Word

Outline

Matt

Mark

Luke

John

 

 

 

I.   CHILDHOOD

 

 

 

 

1:

Birth

Genealogy.

1-17

 

3:23

 

 

 

Angels announcement to Joseph

18-23

 

 

 

 

 

Virgin birth.

24

 

2:1

 

2:

Childhood

Bethlehem--Wise men seek him

1-2

 

 

 

 

 

Herod’s scheme

3-8

 

 

 

 

 

Wise men worship Jesus

9-12

 

 

 

 

 

Egypt flight

13-15

 

 

 

 

 

Herod kills the children

16-18

 

 

 

 

 

Nazareth childhood

19-23

 

2:39

 

 

 

II.  BEGINNING MINISTRY

 

 

 

 

3:

Baptism

Wilderness of Judea at Jordan

1

 

 

 

 

 

John the Baptist.

1-12

1:1-8

3:1

1:19

 

 

Jesus baptized. –Holy Spirit as dove

13-17

1:9-11

3:21

1:29

4:

Temptation

Devil's temptation in the wilderness.

1-11

1:12-13

4:1

 

 

 

Galilee: John the Baptist imprisoned

12

1:14-15

4:14

 

 

 

Nazareth to Capernaum in Galilee

13-17

 

4:31

 

 

 

Fishermen, Peter, Andrew, James & John

18-22

1:16-20

5:1

 

 

 

Healing throughout Galilee.

23-25

1:39

4:44

 

5:

Mount

Sermon On Mount

1

 

6:17

 

 

 

Beatitudes.

2-12

 

6:20

 

 

 

Salt & light.

13-16

 

8:16 11:33

 

 

 

Came to fulfill the Law

17-20

 

 

 

 

 

“Thou shalt not kill”.

21-26

 

 

 

 

 

“Thou shalt not commit adultery”

27-32

 

 

 

 

 

Oaths.

33-37

 

 

 

 

 

Vengeance.

38-42

 

6:27

 

 

 

Enemies.

43-48

 

6:32

 

6:

Praise

Righteousness not for praise of men

1

 

 

 

 

 

Alms

2-4

 

 

 

 

 

Prayer

5-15

 

 

 

 

 

Fasting

16-18

 

 

 

 

 

Earthly treasures

19-21

 

12:34

 

 

 

Lamp of body is the eye

22-24

 

11:34

 

 

 

Anxiety about food and clothing

25-34

 

12:22

 

7:

Judging

Judging 

1-5

 

6:37

 

 

 

Give not holy things to dogs

6

 

 

 

 

 

Ask, Seek, Knock

7-11

 

11:9

 

 

 

Golden rule.

12

 

 

 

 

 

Wide and narrow gates

13-14

 

 

 

 

 

Beware of false prophets

15-23

 

 

 

 

 

Fruit test

16-21

 

6:43

 

 

 

Wise or foolish builders—rock or sand

24-29

 

6:47

 

8:

Miracles

Leper healed.

1-4

1:40

5:12

 

 

 

Centurion's servant.

5-13

 

7:1

 

 

 

Peter's wife's mother

14-17

1:29

4:38

 

 

 

Discipleship challenge

18-22

 

9:57

 

 

 

Sea calmed.

23-27

4:35

8:22

 

 

 

Demons cast out into swine.

28-34

5:1

8:26

 

 

 

He entered a boat and came to his own city

1

5:21

8:40

 

9:

Matthew

Palsy healed, sins forgiven.

2-8

2:1

5:17

 

 

 

Matthew called

9

2:13

5:27

 

 

 

Eating with Publicans

10-13

 

 

 

 

 

John’s disciples answered on fasting.

14-17

2:18

5:33

 

 

 

Ruler's daughter & woman’s blood healed

18-26

5:22

8:41

 

 

 

Two blind men healed

27-31

 

 

 

 

 

Man who was mute healed

32-34

 

 

 

 

 

Multitudes healed, compassion on them

33-38

6;6

 

 

10:

Twelve

Twelve commissioned.

1

 

 

 

 

 

Names of twelve apostles

2-4

3:13

6:12

 

 

 

Charge to the apostles

5-15

 

 

 

 

 

Warnings to be faithful in dangers

16-33

 

 

 

 

 

Challenge of discipleship

34-39

 

 

 

 

 

Blessings on those who receive them

40-42

 

 

 

11:

Baptist

John the Baptist’s question

1-6

 

7:18

 

 

 

Jesus’ remarks concerning John

7-19