Gospels and Acts
The book of Matthew
The Gospel of the King: Jesus as the promised Messiah, Son of David, and Son of Abraham.
The early church unanimously named Matthew as the author, and Papias reported that he first set down the sayings of Jesus in a Hebrew (probably Aramaic) style. Matthew writes especially to Jewish readers and quotes the Old Testament more than any other Gospel to show Jesus fulfilled it.
Kinds of writing
- Narrative 63%
- Discourse 27%
- Prophecy 9%
- Genealogy 1%
Key verses
He will save his people. She shall give birth to a son. You shall name him Jesus, for it is he who shall save his people from their sins.
Matthew 1:21 (World English Bible)
Jesus came to fulfill the law. “Don’t think that I came to destroy the law or the prophets. I didn’t come to destroy, but to fulfill.”
Matthew 5:17 (World English Bible)
Peter's confession. Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
Matthew 16:16 (World English Bible)
A ransom for many. even as the Son of Man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.
Matthew 20:28 (World English Bible)
The Great Commission. Go and make disciples of all 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 commanded you. Behold, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.
Matthew 28:19-20 (World English Bible)
People
Places
BethlehemNazarethCapernaumGalileeJerusalemGolgotha
On the timeline
Jesus is born in BethlehemWise men from the east worship the childJesus is baptized by JohnThe Sermon on the MountPeter confesses Jesus as the ChristThe TransfigurationJesus enters Jerusalem on a donkeyThe crucifixionJesus rises from the dead
Matthew quotes or alludes to the Old Testament 64 times (counted in the site’s Old in the New).
Dating notes
This timeline plots AD 60. Dates from the 50s to the 60s are common among conservative scholars; many place it after AD 70. The span is an estimate; Scripture doesn’t say when the book was written.