The Synoptic Gospels & Acts

 


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Outline of the Gospel of Matthew
New Jerome Biblical Commentary

Outline of Gospel:
I. Birth and Beginnings (1:1-4:22)
            A. The Genealogy of Jesus (1:1-17)
            B. The Birth of Jesus (1:18-25)
            C. The Visit of the Wise Men (2:1-12)
            D. The Flight to Egypt (2:13-15)
            E. The Slaughter of the Innocents (2:16-18)
            F. The Return of Egypt (2:19-23)
            G. The Preaching of John the Baptist (3:1-12)
            H. The Baptism of Jesus (3:13-17)
            I. The Temptation of Jesus (4:1-11)
            J. The Beginning of the Galilean Ministry (4:12-17)
            K. The Call of the Disciples (4:18-22)

II. The Sermon on the Mount (4:23-7:29)

  1. Introduction (4:23-5:2)
  2. The Exordium (5:3-16)
    1. Beatitudes (5:3-12)
    2. Salt and Light (5:3-16)
  3. The New Ethic: Its Basic Legal Principles and Six Hypertheses (5:17-48)
    1. The Higher Righteousness (5:17-20)
    2. Anger (5:21-26)
    3. Adultery (5:27-30)
    4. Divorce (5:31-32)
    5. Oaths (5:33-37)
    6. Retaliation (5:38-42)
    7. Love of Enemies (5:43-48)
  4. Reformation of Works of Piety (6:1-18)
    1. Almsgiving (6:1-4)
    2. Prayer (6:5-15)
    3. Fasting (6:16-18)
  5. Further Instructions (6:19 – 7:12)
    1. Treasure in Heaven (6:19-21)
    2. The Single Eye (6:22-23)
    3. God and Mammon (6:24)
    4. On Care and Anxiety (6:25-34)
    5. Judging Others (7:1-6)
    6. Ask, Seek, Knock(7:7-12)
  6. Conclusion of the Sermon (7:13-27)
    1. The Narrow Gate (7:13-14)
    2. Bearing Fruit (7:15-20)
    3. An Episode in the Last Judgment Described (7:21-23)
    4. Houses Built on Rock and Sand (7:24-29)

III. Authority and Invitation (8:1-9:38)

      1. The Cleaning of a Leper (8:1-4)
      2. The Cure of the Centurion’s Servant (8:5-13)
      3. The Healing of Peter’s Mother-in-law (8:14-15)
      4. The Sick Healed at Evening (8:16-17)
      5. On Following Jesus (8:18-22)
      6. Stilling the Storm (8:23-27)
      7. The Cure of the Gadarene Demoniacs (8:28-34)
      8. The Healing of the Paralytic (9:1-8)
      9. The call of Matthew the Tax Collector (9:9-13)
      10. The Question about Fasting (9:14-17)
      11. The Healing of a Ruler’s Daughter (9:18-26)
      12. The Healing of Two Blind Men (9:27-31)
      13. The Healing of a Dumb Demoniac (9:32-34)
      14. The Compassion of Jesus (9:35-38)

IV. Mission Discourse (10:1-42)

  1. The Mission of the Twelve Apostles (10:1-4)
  2. The Commissioning of the Twelve (10:5-16)
  3. How to Face Future Persecutions (10:17-25)
  4. Appropriate and Inappropriate Fear (10:26-31)
  5. Confessing Jesus before People (10:32-39)
  6. Rewards of Discipleship (10: 40-42)

V. Rejection by This Generation (11:1-12:50)

    1. John the Baptist and Jesus (11:1-19)
    2. Woes on the Cities (11:20-24)
    3. Cry of Jubilee and Savior’s Call (11:25-30)
    4. Plucking Eats of Grain on the Sabbath (12:1-8)
    5. Healing the Man with the Withered Hand (12:9-14)
    6. The Chosen Servant (12:15-21)
    7. Jesus and Beelzebul (12:22-23)
    8. A Tree and Its Fruits (12:33-37)
    9. The Sign of Jonah (12:38-42)
    10. The Return of the Evil Spirit (12:43-45)
    11. Jesus’ Family (12:46-50)

VI. Parables of the Kingdom (12:1-52)

  1. The Parable of the Sower (13:1-9)
  2. The Purpose of the Parables (13:10-17)
  3. The Parable of the Sower Explained (13:18-23)
  4. The Parable of the Weeds among the Wheat (13:24-30)
  5. The Parables of the Mustard Seed and the Leaven (13:31-33)
  6. Jesus’ Use of Parables (13:34-35)
  7. The Interpretation of the Parable of the Weeds (13:36-43)
  8. The Parables of the Treasure, The Pearl, and the Dragnet (13:44-50)
  9. Old and New (13:51-52)

VII. Acknowledgment by Disciples (13:53-17:27)

  1. The Rejection of Jesus in His Own Country (13:53-58)
  2. The Death of John the Baptist (14:1-12)
  3. The Feeding of the Five Thousand (14:13-21)
  4. Walking on the Water (14:22-23)
  5. The Healing of the Sink in Gennesaret (14:34-36)
  6. Jesus and Pharisaic Tradition on Purity and Vows (15:1-20)
  7. The Canaanite Woman’s Faith (15:21-28)
  8. The Healing of Many People (15:29-31)
  9. The Feeding of the Four Thousand (15:32-39)
  10. The Demand of a Sign (16:1-4)
  11. The Leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees (16:5-12)
  12. Peter’s Confession (16:13-20)
  13. 1ST Prediction of the Passion and Sayings on Discipleship (16:21-38)
  14. The Transfiguration (17:1-3)
  15. The Healing of the Moonstruck Boy (17:14-20)
  16. Second Passion Prediction (17:22-23)
  17. The Stater in the Fish’s Mouth (17:24-27)

VIII. Community Discourse (18:1-35)

  1. True Greatness (18:1-5)
  2. Leaders Who Cause Little Ones to Sin (18:6-9)
  3. The Parable of the Lost Sheep (18:10-14)
  4. Trial Procedures (18:15-20)
  5. The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant (18:21-35)

IX. Authority and Invitation (19:1-22:46)

  1. Teaching about Divorce (19:1-12)
  2. Little Children Blessed (19:13-15)
  3. The rich Young Man (19:16-30)
  4. The Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard (20:1-16)
  5. The Third Prediction of the Passion (20:17-19)
  6. The Request of the Sons of Zebedee (20:20-28)
  7. The Healing of Two Bind Men (20:29-34)
  8. The Triumphant Entry Into Jerusalem (21:1-11)
  9. The Cleansing of the Temple (21:12-17)
  10. The Cursing of the Fig Tree (21:18-22)
  11. The Authority of Jesus Questioned (21:23-27)
  12. The Parable of the Two Sons (21:28-32)
  13. The Parable of the Vineyard and the Wicked Tenants (21:33-46)
  14. The Parable of the Marriage Feast (22:1-14)
  15. Paying Taxes to Caesar (22:15-22)
  16. The Question about the Resurrection (22:23-33)
  17. The Great Commandment (22:34-40)
  18. The Question about David’s Son (22:41-46)

X. Woes and Eschatological Discourse (23:1-25:46)

    1. Woes against the Scribes and Pharisees (23:1-36)
    2. The Lament over Jerusalem (23:37-39)
    3. The Eschatological Discourse (24:1-25:46)
      1. The Destruction of the Temple and the Beginning of the Woes (24:1-14)
      2. The Great Tribulation (24:15-28)
      3. The Coming of the Son of Man (24:29-31)
      4. The Lesson of the Fig Tree (24:32-35)
      5. The Unknown Day and Hour (24:36-44)
      6. The Faithful or the Unfaithful Servant (24:45-51)
      7. The Wise and Foolish Virgins (25:1-13)
      8. The Parable of the Talents (25:14-30)
      9. The Judgment of the Nations (25:31-46)

XI. Death and Rebirth (26:1-28:20)

    • The Suffering and Death of Jesus (26:1-27:66)
    1. The Plot to Kill Jesus (26:1-5)
    2. The Anointing at Bethany (26:6-13)
    3. Judas’ Agreement to Betray Jesus (26:14-16)
    4. The Passover with the Disciples (26:17-25)
    5. The Institution of the Lord’s Supper (26:26-30)
    6. Peter’s Denial Foretold (26:31-35)
    7. The Prayer in Gethsemane (26:36-46)
    8. The Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus (26:47-56)
    9. Jesus before the Sanhedrin (26:57-68)
    10. Peter’s Denial of Jesus (26:69-75)
    11. Jesus Brought before Pilate (27:1-2)
    12. The Death of Judas (27:3-10)
    13. Jesus Questioned by Pilate (27:11-14)
    14. Jesus Sentenced to Die (27:15-26)
    15. The Soldiers Mock Jesus (27:27-31)
    16. The Crucifixion of Jesus (27:32-34)
    17. The Death of Jesus (27:45-56)
    18. The Burial of Jesus (27:57-61)
    19. The Guard at the Tomb (27:62-66)
    • The Resurrection and the Great Commission  (28:1-20)
      • The Resurrection of Jesus (28:1-10)
      • The Report of the Guard (28:11-15)
      • The Great Commission (28:16-20)

 




 

 

 

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