OUTLINE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW

Outline Gospel of Matthew: 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) Introduction (4:23-5:2) The Exordium (5:3-16) Beatitudes (5:3-12) Salt and Light (5:3-16) The New Ethic: Its Basic Legal Principles and Six Hypertheses (5:17-48) The Higher Righteousness (5:17-20) Anger (5:21-26) Adultery (5:27-30) Divorce (5:31-32) Oaths (5:33-37) Retaliation (5:38-42) Love of Enemies (5:43-48) Reformation of Works of Piety (6:1-18) Almsgiving (6:1-4) Prayer (6:5-15) Fasting (6:16-18) Further Instructions (6:19 – 7:12) Treasure in Heaven (6:19-21) The Single Eye (6:22-23) God and Mammon (6:24) On Care and Anxiety (6:25-34) Judging Others (7:1-6) Ask, Seek, Knock(7:7-12) Conclusion of the Sermon (7:13-27) The Narrow Gate (7:13-14) Bearing Fruit (7:15-20) An Episode in the Last Judgment Described (7:21-23) Houses Built on Rock and Sand (7:24-29) III. Authority and Invitation (8:1-9:38) The Cleaning of a Leper (8:1-4) The Cure of the Centurion’s Servant (8:5-13) The Healing of Peter’s Mother-in-law (8:14-15) The Sick Healed at Evening (8:16-17) On Following Jesus (8:18-22) Stilling the Storm (8:23-27) The Cure of the Gadarene Demoniacs (8:28-34) The Healing of the Paralytic (9:1-8) The call of Matthew the Tax Collector (9:9-13) The Question about Fasting (9:14-17) The Healing of a Ruler’s Daughter (9:18-26) The Healing of Two Blind Men (9:27-31) The Healing of a Dumb Demoniac (9:32-34) The Compassion of Jesus (9:35-38) IV. Mission Discourse (10:1-42) The Mission of the Twelve Apostles (10:1-4) The Commissioning of the Twelve (10:5-16) How to Face Future Persecutions (10:17-25) Appropriate and Inappropriate Fear (10:26-31) Confessing Jesus before People (10:32-39) Rewards of Discipleship (10: 40-42) V. Rejection by This Generation (11:1-12:50) John the Baptist and Jesus (11:1-19) Woes on the Cities (11:20-24) Cry of Jubilee and Savior’s Call (11:25-30) Plucking Eats of Grain on the Sabbath (12:1-8) Healing the Man with the Withered Hand (12:9-14) The Chosen Servant (12:15-21) Jesus and Beelzebul (12:22-23) A Tree and Its Fruits (12:33-37) The Sign of Jonah (12:38-42) The Return of the Evil Spirit (12:43-45) Jesus’ Family (12:46-50) VI. Parables of the Kingdom (12:1-52) The Parable of the Sower (13:1-9) The Purpose of the Parables (13:10-17) The Parable of the Sower Explained (13:18-23) The Parable of the Weeds among the Wheat (13:24-30) The Parables of the Mustard Seed and the Leaven (13:31-33) Jesus’ Use of Parables (13:34-35) The Interpretation of the Parable of the Weeds (13:36-43) The Parables of the Treasure, The Pearl, and the Dragnet (13:44-50) Old and New (13:51-52) VII. Acknowledgment by Disciples (13:53-17:27) The Rejection of Jesus in His Own Country (13:53-58) The Death of John the Baptist (14:1-12) The Feeding of the Five Thousand (14:13-21) Walking on the Water (14:22-23) The Healing of the Sink in Gennesaret (14:34-36) Jesus and Pharisaic Tradition on Purity and Vows (15:1-20) The Canaanite Woman’s Faith (15:21-28) The Healing of Many People (15:29-31) The Feeding of the Four Thousand (15:32-39) The Demand of a Sign (16:1-4) The Leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees (16:5-12) Peter’s Confession (16:13-20) 1ST Prediction of the Passion and Sayings on Discipleship (16:21-38) The Transfiguration (17:1-3) The Healing of the Moonstruck Boy (17:14-20) Second Passion Prediction (17:22-23) The Stater in the Fish’s Mouth (17:24-27) VIII. Community Discourse (18:1-35) True Greatness (18:1-5) Leaders Who Cause Little Ones to Sin (18:6-9) The Parable of the Lost Sheep (18:10-14) Trial Procedures (18:15-20) The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant (18:21-35) IX. Authority and Invitation (19:1-22:46) Teaching about Divorce (19:1-12) Little Children Blessed (19:13-15) The rich Young Man (19:16-30) The Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard (20:1-16) The Third Prediction of the Passion (20:17-19) The Request of the Sons of Zebedee (20:20-28) The Healing of Two Bind Men (20:29-34) The Triumphant Entry Into Jerusalem (21:1-11) The Cleansing of the Temple (21:12-17) The Cursing of the Fig Tree (21:18-22) The Authority of Jesus Questioned (21:23-27) The Parable of the Two Sons (21:28-32) The Parable of the Vineyard and the Wicked Tenants (21:33-46) The Parable of the Marriage Feast (22:1-14) Paying Taxes to Caesar (22:15-22) The Question about the Resurrection (22:23-33) The Great Commandment (22:34-40) The Question about David’s Son (22:41-46) X. Woes and Eschatological Discourse (23:1-25:46) Woes against the Scribes and Pharisees (23:1-36) The Lament over Jerusalem (23:37-39) The Eschatological Discourse (24:1-25:46) The Destruction of the Temple and the Beginning of the Woes (24:1-14) The Great Tribulation (24:15-28) The Coming of the Son of Man (24:29-31) The Lesson of the Fig Tree (24:32-35) The Unknown Day and Hour (24:36-44) The Faithful or the Unfaithful Servant (24:45-51) The Wise and Foolish Virgins (25:1-13) The Parable of the Talents (25:14-30) 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) The Plot to Kill Jesus (26:1-5) The Anointing at Bethany (26:6-13) Judas’ Agreement to Betray Jesus (26:14-16) The Passover with the Disciples (26:17-25) The Institution of the Lord’s Supper (26:26-30) Peter’s Denial Foretold (26:31-35) The Prayer in Gethsemane (26:36-46) The Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus (26:47-56) Jesus before the Sanhedrin (26:57-68) Peter’s Denial of Jesus (26:69-75) Jesus Brought before Pilate (27:1-2) The Death of Judas (27:3-10) Jesus Questioned by Pilate (27:11-14) Jesus Sentenced to Die (27:15-26) The Soldiers Mock Jesus (27:27-31) The Crucifixion of Jesus (27:32-34) The Death of Jesus (27:45-56) The Burial of Jesus (27:57-61) 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)