Lord, I don't know where this is going, or how this all works out.
Lead me to peace that is past understanding. A peace beyond all doubt.

 

This Gospel includes many Old Testament quotations, thus appealing to a Jewish audience and presenting Jesus as the Messiah promised in the Hebrew Scriptures. Matthew told the story of Jesus from birth to resurrection and placed emphasis on his teaching.

CHAPTER

1  The Genealogy of Jesus Christ
The Birth of Jesus Christ
2  The Visit of the Wise Men
The Slaying of the Infants
3  The Preaching of John the Baptist
The Baptism of Jesus
4  The Temptation of Jesus
Jesus Begins His Ministry
Jesus Calls Four Fishermen
Jesus Ministers to a Great Multitude
5  The Beginning of the Sermon on the Mount
The Beatitudes
The Salt of the Earth
The Light of the World
Jesus' Attitude toward the Law
Jesus' Attitude toward Anger
Jesus' Attitude toward Adultery
Jesus' Attitude toward Divorce
Jesus' Attitude toward Oaths
Love for Enemies
6  Jesus' Teaching on Almsgiving
Jesus' Teaching on Prayer
Jesus' Teaching on Fasting
Treasure in Heaven
The Light of the Body
God and Mammon
Care and Anxiety
7  Judging Others
Ask, Seek, Knock
The Narrow Gate
A Tree Is Known by Its Fruit
I Never Knew You
The Two Foundations
8  Jesus Cleanses a Leper
A Centurion's Servant Healed
Jesus Heals Peter's Mother-in-Law
The Would-be Followers of Jesus
Jesus Calms a Storm
The Gergesene Demoniacs
9  Jesus Heals a Palsied Man
The Call of Matthew
The Question about Fasting
The Ruler's Daughter and the Woman Who Touched Jesus' Garment
Two Blind Men Receive Sight
A Dumb Man Speaks
The Harvest Is Plenteous
10  Jesus Chooses the Twelve
The Mission of the Twelve
Coming Persecutions
Whom to Fear
Not Peace, but a Sword
Rewards
11  The Messengers from John the Baptist
Woes to Unrepentant Cities
Come unto Me and Rest
12  The Disciples Pluck Grain on the Sabbath
The Man with a Withered Hand
The Chosen Servant
A Divided House Cannot Stand
An Evil Generation Seeks a Sign
The Return of the Unclean Spirit
Jesus' Mother and Brethren
13  The Parable of the Sower
The Purpose of the Parables
Jesus Explains the Parable of the Sower
The Parable of the Wheat and the Tares
The Parable of the Mustard Seed
The Parable of the Leaven
Jesus' Use of Parables
Jesus Explains the Parable of the Wheat and the Tares
The Hidden Treasure
The Pearl of Great Price
The Net
Treasures New and Old
Jesus Rejected at Nazareth
14  The Death of John the Baptist
The Feeding of the Five Thousand
Jesus Walks on the Sea
Jesus Heals the Sick in Gennesaret
15  The Things That Defile
The Canaanite Woman's Faith
Jesus Heals Many People
The Feeding of the Four Thousand
16  The Demand for a Sign
The Leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees
Peter's Confession
Jesus Foretells His Death
17  The Transfiguration
Jesus Heals a Boy with an Unclean Spirit
Jesus Again Foretells His Death
Payment of the Tribute Money
18  Who Is the Greatest?
Temptations to Sin
The Parable of the Lost Sheep
A Brother Who Sins
The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant
19  Jesus' Teaching on Divorce
Jesus Blesses Little Children
The Rich Young Ruler
20  Laborers in the Vineyard
Jesus Foretells His Death a Third Time
The Request of James and John
Two Blind Men Receive Sight
21  The Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem
The Cleansing of the Temple
The Cursing of the Fig Tree
Jesus' Authority Questioned
The Parable of the Two Sons
The Parable of the Wicked Husbandmen
22  The Parable of the Marriage Feast
Paying Taxes to Caesar
The Question about the Resurrection
The Great Commandment
The Question about David's Son
23  Jesus Denounces the Scribes and Pharisees
Jesus Laments over Jerusalem
24  The Destruction of the Temple and Signs before the End
The Coming of the Son of Man
No Man Knoweth the Day and Hour
The Unfaithful Servant
25  The Parable of the Ten Virgins
The Parable of the Talents
The Judgment of the Nations
26  The Leaders Plot against Jesus
Jesus Anointed at Bethany
Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus
Jesus Eats the Passover with His Disciples
Peter's Denial Foretold
Jesus Prays in Gethsemane
The Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus
Jesus before the Council
Peter Denies Jesus
27  Jesus Brought before Pilate
The Death of Judas
Pilate Questions Jesus
Jesus Sentenced to Die
The Crucifixion
The Burial of Jesus
The Guard at the Tomb
28  The Resurrection
The Report of the Guard
Jesus Commissions the Eleven