Lord Jesus Christ in Matthew
Verses within this Study.
1:1, 1-Son, 1-Son of Abraham, 6, 16, 17, 18, 20, 20-Son, 21, 22, 22, 24, 25;2:1, 1-K, 2, 3, 4, 9, 13, 15, 19;
3:3, 13, 15, 16, 17;
4:1, 3, 6, 7, 10, 12, 17, 18, 23;
5:33, 35;
7:9, 21, 22, 28;
8:2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 13, 14, 18, 20, 20-Son, 21, 22, 25, 29, 29-Son, 34;
9:2, 4, 6, 9, 10, 12, 15, 19, 22, 23, 27, 27-Son, 28, 30, 35, 38;
10:5, 23, 24, 25;
11:1, 2, 4, 7, 19, 25, 27;
12:1, 8, 8-Son, 15, 23, 25, 32, 40;
13:1, 34, 36, 37, 41, 51, 53, 57;
14:1, 9, 12, 13, 14, 16, 22, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 33;
15:1, 16, 21, 22, 22-Son, 25, 27, 28, 29, 32, 34;
16:6, 8, 13, 13-SM, 16, 16-Son, 17, 20, 21, 22, 24, 27, 28;
17:1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 9-Son, 11, 12, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 22-Son, 25, 26;
18:1, 2, 11, 21, 22, 23, 25, 27, 31, 32, 34;
19:1, 14, 18, 21, 23, 26, 28, 28-Son;
20:8, 17, 18, 22, 25, 28, 30, 30-Son, 31, 31-Son, 32, 33, 34;
21:1, 3, 5, 6, 9, 9-Son, 11, 12, 15, 16, 21, 24, 27, 28, 31, 37, 38, 40, 42;
22:1, 2, 7, 11, 13, 18, 29, 37, 41, 42, 43, 45;
23:1, 8, 10, 39;
24:1, 2, 4, 5, 23, 27, 30, 37, 39, 42, 44, 45, 46, 48, 50;
25:11, 13, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 31, 34, 37, 40, 44;
26:1, 2, 4, 6, 10, 17, 19, 22, 24, 26, 31, 34, 36, 37, 45, 49, 50, 51, 52, 55, 57, 59, 63, 63-Son, 64, 64-Son, 68, 69, 71, 75;
27:1, 10, 11, 11-K, 17, 20, 22, 26, 27, 29, 37, 37-K, 40, 42, 43, 46, 50, 54, 54-Son, 55, 58;
28:2, 5, 6, 9, 10, 16, 18, 19.
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Lord Only
Matthew 1:20, 22, 24; 2:13, 15, 19; 3:3; 5:33; 7:21, 22; 8:2, 6, 8, 21, 25; 9:38; 10:24, 25; 12:8; 14:28, 30; 15:22, 25, 27; 16:22; 17:15; 18:21, 25, 27, 31, 32, 34; 20:8, 30, 31, 33; 21:3, 9, 40, 42; 22:43, 45; 23:39; 24:42, 45, 46, 48, 50; 25:11, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 37, 44; 26:22; 27:10; 28:2, 6.
Lord
is used by itself 61 times in this book. Lord
is used for God the Father 12 times. Lord
is used for God the Son
49times. Angel of the Lord
occurs 5times. Prophecy from the Lord
occurs 1 time. Lord
is used for God the Father in a quote of Old Testament scripture 5times. People called Jesus Lord
in recognition that He was/is 'God in human flesh' 34 times. A lower-case Lord
was used as a human in a parable to represent God the Son
acting in His role as Lord
to do judgment 20 times.
As these statistics show, Lord
is used in this gospel mainly when men recognized that Jesus
was/is 'God the Son in human flesh'. Lord
is used second most as a human in a parable to represent God the Son
acting in His role as Lord
to do judgment. The other uses are not statistically significant. Click here for all of the Verses that use Lord
and here for the Summary on the name / role of Lord
.
Matthew 1:20 But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.
Lord
is used in this verse for God the Father since this is technically still in the Old Testament time period. Also Please see the note under Son of David. This verse is part of Matthew 1:18-25 which tell us about the Holy Ghost miraculously impregnating the virgin Mary, along with Luke 1:31-35. Please see verses and related notes in both gospels because they are parallel. Mary is the only person in recorded history that became pregnant directly from God and without the intervention of a man.
This verse is part of the legal evidence presented by Matthew which shows that Jesus
is God's Christ
. (Please see the general note for Matthew 1 about all of the evidence which Matthew presents, which this verse is only part of.) In this verse, we have the testimony of God the Father, as delivered by the angel of the Lord
, and accepted by Joseph. This testimony, and the acceptance of it, are part of the evidence presented by Matthew. It should be obvious to everyone that neither God the Father, nor the angel of the Lord
, would lie about this truth.
The Miracles that I have found in the Gospels have been moved to a separate document that is reached by this link.
Matthew 1:22 Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying,
Verses 1:22-23 form a single sentence that references Isaiah 7:14. Lord
is used in this verse for God the Father since this sentence is quoting a prophecy from the Old Testament. These verses are part of Matthew 1:18-25 which tell us about the Holy Ghost miraculously impregnating the virgin Mary. Luke 1:31-35 tells us the same message. Please see verses and related notes in both gospels because they are parallel. Mary is the only person in recorded history that became pregnant directly from God and without the intervention of a man. Please also see the Table of Miracles in the Gospels about this, and similar, miracles.
Matthew 1:24 Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife:
Verses 1:24-25 form a single sentence. Please also see the note for 1:25 since it is in the same sentence and related to this verse. Lord
is used in this verse for God the Father since this is technically still in the Old Testament time period. This verse is part of Matthew 1:18-25 which tell us about the Holy Ghost miraculously impregnating the virgin Mary, along with Luke 1:31-35. Please see verses and related notes in both gospels because they are parallel. Mary is the only person in recorded history that became pregnant directly from God and without the intervention of a man. Please also see the Table of Miracles in the Gospels about this, and similar, miracles.
Matthew 2:13 And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.
All of the verses and notes for Matthew 2 and Luke 2 deal with the birth and early life of Jesus
. They need to be considered together.
The Lord
provides protection for His people like the head of any country does with the army. This is not protection for personal need, but for the good of the country. Since the salvation of all men depended upon Jesus
growing up and going to the cross, His personal protection became a matter of 'national /Church security'. Therefore, the Lord
moved to protect the Christ
child.
Matthew 2:15 And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son.
All of the verses and notes for Matthew 2 and Luke 2 deal with the birth and early life of Jesus
. They need to be considered together.
This verse is fulfills the prophecy of Numbers 24:8 and Hosea 11:1. It is also related to, and some claim also fulfills a prophecy, in Exodus 4:22. Lord
in this verse is referencing God the Father, since it is quoting an Old Testament prophet.
Matthew 2:19 But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,
All of the verses and notes for Matthew 2 and Luke 2 deal with the birth and early life of Jesus
. They need to be considered together.
Please see the note on Matthew 2:13 which is the order from the Lord
to take the Christ
child into Egypt to protect Him. The devil threatened all of God's people (the Jewish nation and the church) when he threatened the Christ
child. Now that the 'national /Church security' issue is settled, the Christ
child is returned to the proper country (Israel) by the Lord
. As noted before, the Lord
provides security for His people on the level of deploying the army (for the entire nation).
Matthew 3:3 For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
The Doctrinal Study, called John the Baptist, has links to all of the other references in the Bible for John the Baptist. The main theme of John's basic message is repent
, which was also the first thing that Jesus
preached (Matthew 4:17). Unfortunately, most religions, even conservative Bible believing ones, preach a religious definition for repent
and not the true Biblical definition. The true Biblical meaning is explained in the note for Romans C11S32.
Our verse tells us that John the Baptist, and his ministry, was prophesized in Isaiah 40:3 and also pointed to in Malachi 3:1. In addition, Mark 1:2-3; Luke 3:4 and John 1:19-20 tell us the same thing as our current verse. Further, as explained in the note for Luke 3:4, the role of Lord
is used for God the Son
in this quote.
Matthew 5:33 Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:
Matthew 5 through 7 and Luke 6:20-49 contains the 'Sermon
on the Mount / Beatitudes', which one famous preacher described as 'Attitudes that Christians are to be'. That is, these things are to be so much a part of us that we don't just live them but they describe what we are. (Please use this link to see the note with the summary on the 'Sermon of the Mount'.) Within these teachings of Jesus
, we find this verse that is part of a sentence that goes from Matthew 5:33 through 5:35 and has two colons in it to divide this sentence into three equivalent parts. In the first part, Jesus
is talking about oaths sworn before the Lord
. In the second, He is talking about oaths sworn before God's throne. In the third part he is talking about oaths sworn before the King
(with a capital K
). Jesus
is making all three of these titles equal within this sentence and telling His listeners to not swear before God. He goes on in the next couple of verses and tells us that we should be so honest that no one needs to hear us swear an oath before God but our own word should be sufficient.
This sentence is in the middle of several where Jesus
is telling His listeners that they shouldn't follow religious men who say they have found a way that people can claim to keep the letter of the Law while refusing to keep the Spirit of the law. In each of these cases, he is saying to keep the Spirit of the law. If you keep the Spirit of the law, then people will accept your word and not require an oath before God. This verse uses Lord
to tell us that Lord
is equivalent to God
and the King
.
Matthew 7:21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of Heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in Heaven.
Matthew 5 through Matthew 7 and Luke 6:20-49 contain the 'Sermon of the Mount', and this verse is part of the summary of the teaching by Jesus
. Please use this link to see the note with the summary on the 'Sermon of the Mount'. Also see other notes on Matthew 7 verses, especially the next verse which is directly related to this verse. The parable in Matthew 25:1-13 ('The Parable of the Ten Virgins') teaches the same as Matthew 7:21-23. Please see the note for Matthew 7:21-22 for a summary of the doctrine in this section of the 'Sermon of the Mount / Beatitudes'.
This verse uses Lord
for the Son of God
who will judge men. The basic doctrine of this sentence is a doctrine that many liars deny and that many people have been deceived into denying. People are not saved simply because they made a profession or said 'The prayer of Salvation'. The Lord
will judge everyone by the word of God
. No man, nor any organization of man such as a religion, have the power to force God to change His law book to what they dictate. Therefore, the people who believe the lies of religion, while refusing to obey the law of God, will be condemned.
Matthew 7:22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
Matthew 5 through Matthew 7 and Luke 6:20-49 contain the 'Sermon of the Mount', and this verse is part of the summary of the teaching by Jesus
. Please use this link to see the note with the summary on the 'Sermon of the Mount'. Also see other notes on Matthew 7 verses, especially the next verse which is directly related to this verse. The parable in Matthew 25:1-13 ('The Parable of the Ten Virgins') teaches the same as Matthew 7:21-23. Please see the note for Matthew 7:21-22 for a summary of the doctrine in this section of the 'Sermon of the Mount / Beatitudes'.
This verse is talking about those that prophesied in the name of the Lord
like Balaam did. Numbers 24 tells us about Balaam, who was a prophet that called upon the Lord
but was cursed and killed by God. Balaam's error, and God's judgment is explained in 2Peter 2, Jude 10-13 and Revelation 2:12-16.
This verse uses Lord
for the Son of God
who will judge men. The basic doctrine of this sentence is a doctrine that many liars deny and that many people have been deceived into denying. People are not saved simply because they made a profession or said 'The prayer of Salvation'. The Lord
will judge everyone by the word of God
. No man, nor any organization of man such as a religion, have the power to force God to change His law book to what they dictate. Therefore, the people who believe the lies of religion, while refusing to obey the law of God, will be condemned.
Matthew 8:2 And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
Matthew 8:2-4 and Mark 1:40-45 and Luke 5:12-16 all tell the same account about Jesus
healing a leper. Please also see the Table of Miracles in the Gospels about this, and similar, miracles.
This verse immediately follows the 'Sermon of the Mount' where Jesus
told people the benefits of being in His kingdom along with the requirement for being in His kingdom. Here, we see Jesus
proving that His offer of benefits was true. This man fulfilled the requirements when he worshipped
Jesus
and called Him Lord
. This verse uses Lord
to recognize that Jesus
is 'God in human flesh'.
Matthew 8:6 And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented.
Matthew 8:5-17; Mark 1:21-38; Luke 4:31-44 and Luke 7:1-10 all tell the account about the ministry of Jesus
in Capernaum. There, He cast a devil out of a man while at the synagogue of Capernaum and healed Peter's mother in law and healed the centurion's servant and healed many other people. Please also see the Table of Miracles in the Gospels about this, and similar, miracles. Luke separates the events that happened at Capernaum because of they happened two different times. However, Matthew is trying to show that Jesus
fulfilled prophecy and proved that he was Christ
and King of the Jews
. These events go together in Matthew's account because they all support the same point in the gospel.
In this account, we are told that the centurion called Jesus
Lord
(God) because, as seen in the rest of the account, he believed that Jesus
could heal from a distance just by saying the word. Psalms 33:8-9 and Psalms 107:20-21 tell us that we are all to have the attitude of the centurion. Only God has that power. Here, Lord
is definitely used to identify Jesus
as God. In this account, Jesus
marveled at this man's faith. He truly understood how God operated and that took a personal search of the scriptures instead of just believing what was taught by the religious leaders. Very few people understand that there is a difference between 'pure logic' and what they call logic. Proverbs 8:22-31 tell us of wisdom that was with God before He created the world, and 'pure logic' is part of that wisdom. It is the foundation of all math and of all true science which show us the laws of our creator. Our creator, who can not change, also used 'pure logic' when writing the Laws of His word. 'pure logic' is completely in keeping with the faith of the Bible. Men say that faith is not logical. Faith does not match what men call logic, but matches 'pure logic', which is as different from men's logic as God's wisdom is different from man's wisdom.
This centurion understood what was possible when he applied the principals of 'pure logic' to the basis of an all powerful God who created the universe by His Word. Accordingly, it is a minor thing for God to cure a disease by His Word. Without question, this account uses Lord
for the all powerful God who came in human flesh and took the name of Jesus
.
Matthew 8:8 The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof : but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.
Matthew 8:5-17; Mark 1:21-38; Luke 4:31-44 and Luke 7:1-10 all tell the account about the ministry of Jesus
in Capernaum. However, some details are different between these Bible references. Please see the note for Matthew 8:6 under Lord for more details on these differences and for details on this miracle. Please also see the Table of Miracles in the Gospels about this, and similar, miracles. As noted for Matthew 8:6, Lord
is used in recognition that Jesus
is 'God in human flesh' and this centurion was requesting that God exercise His power as Lord
.
Matthew 8:21 And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
Matthew 5 through 7 give us the teachings of Jesus
known as the 'Sermon on the Mount / Beatitudes'. They end with Jesus
giving the parable of the wise man and the foolish man with the difference being upon if they obeyed or refused to obey His sayings. Then in Matthew 8:1-18, Jesus
went around doing miracles including healing the servant of the centurion. The centurion had a faith that not only believed, but understood what it meant for Jesus
to be 'God in human flesh'.
Now we come to our current account (Matthew 8:19-22) where two different men came to Jesus
and wanted to follow Him. He told them the cost and we are not told of their decisions after hearing the cost. God always tells us the cost up front. The devil hides the cost. The scribe called Him Master
('Teacher') in Matthew 8:19. He was told that following Jesus
would cost him his home, his comfortable job and everything in this world. This disciple was told that following Jesus
would cost him his family relationships and giving up family obligations. Yes, this disciple called Him Lord
, and we have every reason to believe the disciple believed that Jesus
was 'God in human flesh'. However, that doesn't mean that he followed. Many today claim to be saved but are not doing what God calls them to do. They are not willing to pay the price to be part of the kingdom
. In addition, some start and then quit. Please see Luke 9:62 and the associated note for more details.
Matthew 8:25 And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish.
Matthew 8:23-27; Mark 4:36-41 and Luke 8:22-25 tell the account about Jesus
calming the storm on the lake at the time that He fell asleep in the back of the boat. (The time that Peter walked on water was a different incident.) This verse is the only verse in this section that appears in this Study because this is the only time that we are told that the Son of God
is addressed directly as Lord
(use of Master
may be added later). Here, they used Lord
for Jesus
because they were convinced that they needed a miracle in order to survive and they believed that only Jesus
had the authority to get God
to provide the necessary miracle. In Mark and Luke, we are told that they called Jesus
Master
, and we can believe that they used both titles while in a storm. Also, Jesus
did prove Himself to be the Master
of the storm as well as Lord
of the Universe. In order to properly appreciate this fact, we need to understand the circumstances leading up to this event, as told by the gospel writers.
Matthew 8:1-22 tells us about the disciples seeing miracles done by Jesus
. Often, God makes sure that a storm in life follows great victories. This, of course, is a test of if we trust God or if we trust the circumstances. Matthew 8 starts with great crowds following Jesus
. They saw Him heal a leper. Then Jesus
healed the centurion's servant with a word and didn't even bother going there and laying hands on the servant. They heard Jesus
teach different things and saw Him heal Peter's mother-in-law.
While Matthew concentrated on the miracles that Jesus
did that day, Mark tells us about the teaching such as 'The Parable of the Sower'.
Luke tells us that Jesus
went through the area that the 12 came from, teaching people about salvation. The apostles saw Jesus
trying to reach their friends and families. Also, some women that Jesus
had cast devils out of were there to testify about the grace of God given to those people who serve God and His kingdom. Not only did Jesus
teach the people, but He explained the parable to the twelve and told them that he was giving them understanding that most people didn't get. Jesus
made sure that they knew that they were special to God.
So, they got to see Jesus
do miracles. They heard great testimonies and teaching and they got special teaching that most people didn't get and were told by Jesus
that they were special to God. With so many victories, when they got into the boat to cross the lake, they didn't notice how exhausted Jesus
was and that he fell asleep in the back of the boat. They were too excited about everything that they had received and were excited with plans of how they were going to always win because they were special to God. That's when God decided to cool their jets with a slap in the face from reality. God let the devil stir up the lake into a great big storm. The devil hated them so much that he took the chance to try to drown them. Since they were experienced fishermen, this storm was probably the kind that people call 'The Storm of the Centenary'.
The lesson here is simple. If we get so busy enjoying the blessings of God that we forget where they came from and stop being thankful, God is liable to let a devil bring a storm into our personal lives so that we get a proper attitude adjustment.
Matthew 9:38 Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.
Matthew 9 tells about Jesus
doing a series of miracles in His home town and country, yet they refused to accept him as the Christ
. In spite of their reaction, the chapter ends with Jesus
having compassion on them (this verse) and the next chapter starts with Jesus
sending out the 12 to preach the kingdom while He went to their personal towns and families. Matthew 9:37 and Matthew 9:38 form a single sentence. Jesus
told His disciples to do the praying. He did not tell the general public to do so because they didn't have the relationship with God to be effective. God often wants us to pray about something so that we will get our hearts right. Here, Jesus
told them to pray just before He sent them to do what He told them to pray about. This is how God often works. This verse used Lord
because it is God the Son
in His role as Lord
that determines who goes to Heaven and who is refused. We see this in Acts 16:31 and other verses that tell us to call upon the Lord
for salvation.
Matthew 10:24 The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his Lord.
Please see the note for Matthew 10:5 for details on the background of this verse. This verse is part of the instructions from Jesus
to the 12 before He sends them out to preach the kingdom of Heaven
. However, part of what he says did not happen then but will happen during the Great Tribulation
when He will send more witnesses to preach to the Jews. Luke 6:40 and John 15:20 say the same thing as this verse. In context, Jesus
is telling His disciples to expect to be treated just as badly as Jesus
Himself was treated. This message fits all disciples in all time periods. Also see verse below. In the note for Matthew 10:5 it was noted that Jesus
was acting as 'God in human flesh'. Here, Lord
is used as a role of God. These men were not servant
to the man named Jesus
, but every disciple is servant
to God. There is much taught about being a servant
in the Bible that is ignored today. However, that doesn't change the relationship we have with God not His expectations of us as His servants
in this world.
Matthew 10:25 It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his Lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his household?
Please see the note for Matthew 10:5 for details on the background of this verse and Matthew 10:24 for the use of Lord
in this verse.
Matthew 12:8 For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath day.
See below for how Jesus
dealt with the sabbath in the gospels. This verse is part of a account found in Matthew 12:1-8, Mark 2:23-28 and Luke 6:1-5. This verse used Son of man
to emphasize the human nature of Jesus
. It uses Lord
for the ultimate religious authority. Please see the note under Lord in Mark 2:28 and for Matthew 12:1 to get more details on this verse. We read about Jesus
and the sabbath in:
- The
Son of man
isLord of the sabbath day
Jesus
Healed on the sabbathJesus
broke religious rules that went beyond the word of God on the sabbath.Jesus
and the Jewish Rulers argued about the sabbath rules.- Matthew 12:12; Mark 3:4; Luke 6:9; Luke 13:14-16; Luke 14:1-3, Luke 14:5; John 5:16, John 5:18; John 7:22, John 7:23; John 9:16
Jesus
supported proper enforcement of the sabbath.Jesus
went to the synagogue on the sabbath.
The functional definition is: 'a day to rest from our work and fellowship with God'. Please also see the Chapter 5 Summary in the Book Study on the Gospel of John for a note on the doctrinal dispute over the sabbath
which occurred between Jesus
and the Jewish religious leaders.
Matthew 14:28 And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water.
Matthew
14:22-33; Mark 6:45-53 and John 6:16-21 tell us about Jesus
walking on water but only Matthew tells us about Peter walking on water. (Please see the Table Of Miracles about this miracle and others.)
After Jesus
walked on water and went to the shore, He healed many people as He went around preaching (Mark 6:56). Matthew 14 starts by telling us about Herod beheading John the Baptist. Jesus
went to a desert place to be alone with His disciples (in His grief I imagine), but people followed Him there. As an example to His disciples, Jesus
put aside His own grief and ministered to the people. After their needs were met, but before all of their desires were met, Jesus
took His apostles and forced them into a ship and sent them across the Sea of Galilee (Matthew 14:22; Mark 6:45 and John 6:16) while He went up on a mountain to pray (Matthew 14:23; Mark 6:46). There, He saw them toiling in heavy seas and in the middle of the night came walking on the water to them and would have passed by them
(Mark 6:48). We are told that they were troubled
(Matthew 14:26 and Mark 6:50) For they considered not the miracle of the loaves: for their heart was hardened
(Mark 6:52). Before judging them, consider that they were denied time to morn the murder of John the Baptist and that they were forced to spend all day ministering to selfish and uncaring people. Then, they were forced into boats only to run into a big storm.
A lot of times when we are troubled by circumstances it is because we forgot something that God has already shown us to give us assurance in the troubled times that are coming up. However, when we miss the lesson and end up afraid, Jesus
comes to us, like He came to His disciples, and says Be of good cheer: it is I; be not afraid
(Matthew 14:27 and Mark 6:50). That leads to this verse. I can just imagine Peter figuring, 'Either this is real or I'm hallucinating. If it is real, Jesus
gave us the power to cast out devils so He can give me power to do this also. If I'm hallucinating, then I'll probably drown even if I stay in the boat. So, I can prove if it is real or not and not really risk much.' Look at Peter's statement of Lord, if it be thou
. I've heard of people 'putting out a fleece' and heard preachers talk against it and for it. I've come to the conclusion that when we approach an uncertainty with God and find what will give God the most glory and ask God 'Can I do this thing that will bring You glory?', that God responds (most often) with giving us the ability to do the impossible. In this verse, Peter used Lord
because God exercised His power in the role of Lord
when he created the world (and laws of nature) and it takes the same power to set aside the laws of nature.
Matthew 14:30 But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me.
Matthew 14:22-36; Mark 6:45-56 and John 6:16-21 tell about Jesus
walking on water but only Matthew tells us about Peter walking on water. Please see the note under Matthew 14:28 for details on this miracle and related considerations.
Just as Peter asked the Lord
to set aside the laws of nature so he could walk on water, He now also had to approach the Son of God
in His role as Lord
to be saved because Peter looked at his circumstances and stopped thinking about the power of His Lord
. Many people say that Peter took his eyes off of Jesus
but that isn't exactly true. Peter wasn't looking at the physical man. And, our verse literally says that Peter saw the wind boisterous
. Therefore, it was not his looking, or not looking, at Jesus
but it was his looking at the circumstances. And, yes, Peter did stop considering the power of the spiritual over the physical. And, yes that is the message that many preachers may claim to mean, but it is not what is preached. But it still is not the same thing as saying that Peter took his eyes off the physical man named Jesus
. Matthew 14:26 tells us that they thought they saw a spirit, and God is a Spirit (John 4:24). We also saw in Matthew 14:28 that Peter didn't ask this of Jesus
but of the Lord
. We also saw in Mark 6:52 that it says For they considered not the miracle of the loaves: for their heart was hardened
. Every one of these references, which are part of this account, are telling us about spiritual things. Therefore, it is not about looking at the man but is about considering physical circumstances as if they had greater power than the spiritual.
The whole lesson is about us becoming afraid when we look at circumstances around us and forget the power of God. Many preachers are trying to bring this truth out when they preach this section, but miss an important concept. If we need God's power, we have to approach Him properly or we usually won't get it. That means approaching him as Lord
, like Peter did here, and not approaching him in his more personal role of Jesus
. The main lesson of this study is that God deliberately separated the various roles of the Son of God
and wants us to follow and use His separation because it makes a significant doctrinal difference. The Bible tells us to be rightly dividing the Word of truth
(2Timothy 2:15) and when we refuse to follow the divisions that God has made in his Word, we sin (James 4:17). Peter also refers back to this lesson in 1Peter 3:21-22 where he tells us we are saved by the answer of a good conscience toward God
. Remember the truth of the study called Jesus used the power of the Holy Spirit. When we need the power of God, we need to approach Him properly and keep in mind that we are dealing with God (Lord
) and not just a man (Jesus
) or even 'God in human flesh' because what we are seeking is beyond any human ability.
Matthew 15:22 And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, of Lord, thou Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.
Matthew 15:21-28 and Mark 7:24-30 tell the account about the Greek woman that had a devil cast out of her daughter after Jesus
called her a female dog and she agreed. Please see the note for Matthew 15:21 for an explanation of this account. This woman called Jesus
Lord
in recognition that He is 'God in human flesh'. She also used Son of David
as a title for Christ
and to show that she believed the Jewish religion. Please also see the Section called Jesus and Devils in the Significant Gospel Events Study. Please also see the Word Study on Spirit for links to every place in the Bible where we find 'Other Spirits', which are devils
.
Matthew 15:25 Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.
Matthew 15:21-28 and Mark 7:24-30 tell the account about the Greek woman that had a devil cast out of her daughter after Jesus
called her a female dog and she agreed. Please see the note for Matthew 15:21 for an explanation of this account. This woman called Jesus
Lord
in recognition that He is 'God in human flesh'. She also used Son of David
as a title for Christ
and to show that she believed the Jewish religion.
Matthew 15:27 And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table.
Matthew 15:21-28 and Mark 7:24-30 tell the account about the Greek woman that had a devil cast out of her daughter after Jesus
called her a female dog and she agreed. Please see the note for Matthew 15:21 for an explanation of this account. This woman called Jesus
Lord
in recognition that He is 'God in human flesh'. She also used Son of David
as a title for Christ
and to show that she believed the Jewish religion.
Matthew 16:22 Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee.
Matthew 16:21-28; Mark 8:31-9:1 and Luke 9:22-27 occur between Peter declaring that Jesus
is the Christ
and the Mount of Transfiguration. In context, all three events are related. The notes for Matthew 16:20 and Matthew 16:21, within this Study and in the Book Study, provide more detail on the context of this verse.
Here, we have a basic concept of the Bible that people miss even today. In the prior verses we saw Peter declare that the man named Jesus
was the Christ
and was told Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in Heaven
(Matthew 16:17). The context is that the Jewish leaders had said that anyone who declared that Jesus
was the Christ
would be kicked out of the Temple and possibly stoned to death. John 9 tells us about them kicking out of the Temple for refusing to deny that Jesus
healed his blindness that he was born with. So, when there was a serious doctrinal difference between the word of God (Jesus
) and the doctrine of his personal religion and Peter choose the word of God, he was told Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in Heaven
.
However, right after Peter made this declaration, Jesus
revealed His death for the first time. The Jewish religion taught that the Christ
would rule the world with Jews ruling right below the Christ
. However, they were not taught about the death and resurrection of Christ
. Therefore, when Jesus
(Christ
) started talking about His death, that meant, in their minds, no rule on Earth. The result is this verse which has a colon in it. You can't gat a more non-equivalent than matching Lord
to this shall not be
. I believe that God put this colon here to show us how non-logical it is to put our religious beliefs above the word of God. In this case, Peter was told Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an of fence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men
(Matthew 16:23).
In both Matthew 16:17 and in Matthew 16:23, Jesus
tells us why He (Jesus
) reacted like He did to the declaration of Peter. Look at the words of these verses and you will see that when Peter chose the word of God over his religion, he was blessed by God. When he chose his religion over the word of God, he was cursed and called Satan. We all have times when we have to make the same choice. God included these verses to warn each of us about the consequences of choosing between what the word of God really says and what our religion teaches. This verse uses Lord
because God really is the final authority in everything, even when people reject God's Word, like Peter did in this verse.
Matthew 17:15 Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is lunatick, and sore vexed: for of times he falleth into the fire, and of t into the water.
In Matthew 17:14-21; Mark 9:14-29 and Luke 9:37-42 we read about Jesus
casting out a devil that His apostles could not cast out. This was just after the 'Mount of Transfiguration' (Matthew 17:1-8; Mark 9:3-8 and Luke 9:28-36). In Matthew 17:21 and Mark 9:29 we read that Jesus
told His apostles This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting
. That was why they could not cast out this devil even though they had cast out others. And, this incident lets us know that fasting and praying increases our power with God.
Please see the note for Mark 9:24 for more details on this account and for the explanation of the use of Lord
in this verse. In this verse, Lord
is used to recognize that Jesus
is 'God in human flesh'. Please also see the Section called Jesus and Devils in the Significant Gospel Events Study. Please also see the Word Study on Spirit for links to every place in the Bible where we find 'Other Spirits', which are devils
.
Matthew 18:21 Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how of t shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?
This is part of a section that goes from 18:6 through 18:35 and is also covered in Luke 17:4. Please consider all of these verses and notes together. In this section, Jesus
is teaching spiritual truths about how God will react to the treatment of true Christians. These teachings are impossible for the physical or religious man to obey, and is therefore are rejected and 'explained away' by them. However, these commands are possible by using the power of the Spirit and by spiritually growing through a personal relationship with Christ
.
In this verse, Peter properly uses the title Lord
, but is apparently no more prepared for the answer than most saved people are. Basically, Jesus
says that a saved person can never refuse to forgive a brother. However, this teaching is dependent upon the offending brother truly Biblically repenting
, as shown by the parable given in context of this command. Further, obeying this command is only possible if the person is a Spirit led mature Christian. Because of this requirement, we have all kinds of erroneous teachings about this section.
First of all, the word forgive
is a legal term. That is one of the reasons that Peter used the proper title when he said Lord
. God always deals with legal matters in His role as Lord
and never deals with them as Jesus
or as Christ
(see explanation of the Judgment seat of Christ
).
To understand the Biblical definition of forgive
, we can do a word study as in depth as this one, or you can believe what I report is the results of my own in-depth word study. First of all, to understand forgiveness, we have to see it from God's point of view, which is spiritual. While I don't have the space to develop it here, God has shown me that a deadly germ is closer to being like us than we are to being like God. When God forgave us, He allowed a deadly germ to continue within His creation. He accepted that He would have to destroy this creation and make a new one because there is no other way to eliminate the consequences of our sins. Therefore, He isn't real concerned about any damage in this physical world due to sin. What He is concerned about is saving souls.
That's why He demands repentance before He forgives. People just keep right on doing sin if they don't Biblically repent before getting forgiveness. Further, if they receive forgiveness without repentance, they teach others that they can get away with a life of sin. Any time we go before a court and ask for mercy and forgiveness, the court demands a confession. Further, receiving forgiveness from the court does not eliminate someone's right to sue us for civil damages. Jesus
is not teaching in this section, as some claim, that a brother
can steal from another Christian, demand forgiveness while holding the property of that Christian, and then go back and do the same thing over and over. Basically, if your brother causes you damages, and truly repents and asks for forgiveness, you can expect him to pay for the damages but you can't get him kicked out of the church and thrown in jail until he repays.
In this verse, the title of Lord
was used because true forgiveness is a spiritual legal matter.
Matthew 18:25 But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.
This is part of a section that goes from 18:6 through 18:35. This subject of forgiving a brother is also covered in Luke 17:1-4. Please consider all of these verses and notes together. In this section, Jesus
is teaching spiritual truths about how God will react to the treatment of true Christians. These teachings are impossible for the physical or religious man to obey, and is therefore are rejected and explained away
by them. However, these commands are possible by using the power of the Spirit and by spiritually growing through a personal relationship with Christ
(Mark 9:41).
This verse uses a lower-case lord
to denote a 'boss' in this physical world. In this verse, we are told that the Lord
plans to exercise his full legal right under the law. In the parable, the lord
changes his mind and forgives the debt, then finds out that the servant refused to forgive a minor debt. In the end the Lord
turns the servant over to tormenters, but can no longer sell the servant's wife and children. He still has access to civil court to collect what was owed, but the full legal consequences of the debt are permanently removed once forgiveness is provided. In this parable Jesus
is teaching us that once we get God's forgiveness, Hell and other legal consequences are permanently removed, but God can still use the 'civil court' (this world) to torment us if we refuse to forgive another for a 'minor' (from God's perspective) debt. In addition, our rewards and/or punishment at the judgment seat of Christ
(Romans 14:10; 2Corinthians 5:10-11) will also be affected.
Matthew 18:26 The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
This is part of a section that goes from 18:6 through 18:35. This subject of forgiving a brother is also covered in Luke 17:1-4. Please consider all of these verses and notes together. In this section, Jesus
is teaching spiritual truths about how God will react to the treatment of true Christians. These teachings are impossible for the physical or religious man to obey, and is therefore are rejected and explained away
by them. However, these commands are possible by using the power of the Spirit and by spiritually growing through a personal relationship with Christ
(Mark 9:41).
It is interesting that Jesus
said this man was a lower-case lord
, but the servant called him a upper-case Lord
. That is, the servant appealed to the God nature within his lower-case lord
.
Matthew 18:27 Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt.
This is part of a section that goes from 18:6 through 18:35. This subject of forgiving a brother is also covered in Luke 17:1-4. Please consider all of these verses and notes together. In this section, Jesus
is teaching spiritual truths about how God will react to the treatment of true Christians. These teachings are impossible for the physical or religious man to obey, and is therefore are rejected and explained away
by them. However, these commands are possible by using the power of the Spirit and by spiritually growing through a personal relationship with Christ
(Mark 9:41).
Notice that we are back to a lower-case lord
. Jesus
correctly identifies this man as just an earthly boss.
Matthew 18:31 So when his fellowservants saw what was done, they were very sorry, and came and told unto their lord all that was done.
This is part of a section that goes from 18:6 through 18:35. This subject of forgiving a brother is also covered in Luke 17:1-4. Please consider all of these verses and notes together. In this section, Jesus
is teaching spiritual truths about how God will react to the treatment of true Christians. These teachings are impossible for the physical or religious man to obey, and is therefore are rejected and explained away
by them. However, these commands are possible by using the power of the Spirit and by spiritually growing through a personal relationship with Christ
(Mark 9:41).
Notice that we are back to a lower-case Lord
. Jesus
correctly identifies this man as just an earthly boss.
Matthew 18:32 Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, of thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me:
This is part of a section that goes from 18:6 through 18:35. This subject of forgiving a brother is also covered in Luke 17:1-4. Please consider all of these verses and notes together. In this section, Jesus
is teaching spiritual truths about how God will react to the treatment of true Christians. These teachings are impossible for the physical or religious man to obey, and is therefore are rejected and explained away
by them. However, these commands are possible by using the power of the Spirit and by spiritually growing through a personal relationship with Christ
(Mark 9:41).
Notice that we are back to a lower-case lord
. Jesus
correctly identifies this man as just an earthly boss.
Matthew 18:34 And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him.
This is part of a section that goes from 18:6 through 18:35. This subject of forgiving a brother is also covered in Luke 17:1-4. Please consider all of these verses and notes together. In this section, Jesus
is teaching spiritual truths about how God will react to the treatment of true Christians. These teachings are impossible for the physical or religious man to obey, and is therefore are rejected and explained away
by them. However, these commands are possible by using the power of the Spirit and by spiritually growing through a personal relationship with Christ
(Mark 9:41).
Notice that we are back to a lower-case lord
. Jesus
correctly identifies this man as just an earthly boss. This lord might not have been able to do everything that he could have legally done before forgiving this servant, but the lord could still hurt him. One of two types of Biblical fools is the saved person who refuses to obey. (Matthew 7:24-27) Also, Proverbs 21:13 warned this man about the consequences of not listening to the poor. If he had understood James 2:13, he would have treated his poor fellow servant the same way that he wanted to be treated. However, he felt he was better because he thought that he was less poor and failed to consider his greater debt.
Matthew 20:8 So when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the labourers, and give them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first.
This verse uses a lower-case Lord
in this parable about the kingdom of Heaven
that goes from Matthew 20:1 through 20:16. In it, the lord
is a human leader who has people working for him and chooses to do with his own money as he wishes. The workers disagree with him, but he answers them Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?
(Matthew 20:15). Jesus
then gives the moral of this parable in Matthew 20:16 which says So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.
Basically, He was teaching that God doesn't have to do things the way that we think they should be done, and he doesn't do things our way. We have no right to complain about what God does with what is His own.
Matthew 20:31 And the multitude rebuked them, because they should hold their peace: but they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on us, of Lord, thou Son of David.
This verse is part of the well-known account about blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus
. This account is in Matthew 20:29-43; Mark 10:46-52 and Luke 18:35-43. Bartimaeus is not named in Matthew's or Luke's accounts and those accounts tell us about a second man. All of the notes and verses should be considered together, especially those under Son of David and under Lord Jesus . This verse is the same as Matthew 20:31 and Mark 10:48. The note from Mark 10:47 applies here. This verse is the same as Mark 10:48 and Luke 18:39. Son of David
is another name for Christ
as shown in other verses and notes that use Son of David
. As also noted for Matthew 20:30, Lord
is used here for God in recognition that Christ
is God.
Matthew 20:33 They say unto him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened.
This verse is part of he well-known account about blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus
. This account is in Matthew 20:29-43; Mark 10:46-52 and Luke 18:35-43. All of the notes and verses should be considered together. In this verse, we are told that Jesus
was called Lord
in recognition that He is God. This verse is the same as Mark 10:51 and Luke 18:41.
Matthew 21:3 And if any man say ought unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them.
Matthew 21:1-17; Mark 11:1-17; Luke 19:29-44 and John 12:12-16 talk about the time that Jesus
entered Jerusalem in triumph. Please see the note under Matthew 21:1 for the details on this section. As explained in that note, Lord
is used for God the Father in His role that appoints people to positions and that brings judgment. This verse tells us the same thing as Mark 11:3 and Luke 19:31.
Matthew 21:9 And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.
Matthew 21:1-17; Mark 11:1-17; Luke 19:29-44 and John 12:12-16 talk about the time that Jesus
entered Jerusalem in triumph. Please see the note under Matthew 21:1 for the details on this section. This verse tells us the same thing as Mark 11:9-10; Luke 19:37-38 and John 12:12-13. In this verse we see the Jews recognize that Jesus
cometh in the name of the Lord
. Therefore, they can not claim ignorance when judged by that same Lord
for refusing His appointment. We also see that they knew that Jesus
has been given the role of Son of David
and of King of Israel
(John 12:13). Matthew uses Son of David
, Mark indirectly says the same thing, Luke just uses King
while John uses King of Israel
. As seen elsewhere in this study, these titles are part of the role of Christ
. This verse fulfills Psalms 118:25-26 and this truth can also be seen in Psalms 148. Please also see the note under Son of David.
Matthew 21:40 When the lord therefore of the vineyard cometh, what will he do unto those husbandmen?
Matthew 21:33-44; Mark 12:1-12 and Luke 20:8-19 tell about one of the parables that Jesus
gave after the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders
challenged His authority in Matthew 21:23-27 and Mark 11:27-33 and Luke 20:1-7. Please see the section under John the Baptist for the conditions that led to this parable. Please see the note for Luke 20:8 for details and explanation of this parable. This verse uses Lord
of the parable is an example of the Lord
role of God and is used in this verse for power and judgment.
Matthew 22:43 He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying,
Matthew 22:41-46; Mark 12:35-37 and Luke 20:41-47 all cover the same incident. Please see the note for Matthew 22:41 for details about this verse. In this verse, the Lord
is the Son of God
. However, this verse is in the same sentence as Matthew 22:44 where we read LORD
(in all capital letters) used for God the Father and also Lord
(only the first letter capitalized) used for the Son of God
. (These two different spellings represent two different Hebrew names for God.)
In this verse, the name of Lord
is clearly used for the Son of God
, Who is also Christ
.
Matthew 22:44 The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool?
In this verse, Jesus
quotes Psalms 110:1.
Matthew 22:41-46; Mark 12:35-37 and Luke 20:41-47 all cover the same incident. Please see the note for Matthew 22:41 for details about the doctrine of this verse. Here, we read LORD
(in all capital letters) used for God the Father and also Lord
(only the first letter capitalized) used for the Son of God
. (These two different spellings represent two different Hebrew names for God.)
In this verse, the name of Lord
is clearly used for the Son of God
, Who is also Christ
. And, the name of LORD
(in all capital letters) is clearly used for God the Father. Both names are used for all aspects of government.
Matthew 22:45 If David then call him Lord, how is he his son?
Matthew 22:41-46; Mark 12:35-37 and Luke 20:41-47 all cover the same incident. Please see the note for Matthew 22:41 for details. Lord
in this verse is God the Son
.
Matthew 23:39 For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.
This verse fulfills Psalms 118:25-26 and it can also be seen in Psalms 148. In addition, this warning is also found in Luke 13:35. The Jews recognized Jesus
as Christ
when He entered Jerusalem triumphantly (Matthew 21:1-17; Mark 11:1-17; Luke 19:29-44 and John 12:12-16). Please see the note under Matthew 21:1 for the details on that entry. However, after His entry and motivated by the religious leaders, they rejected His right to rule over them. They wanted a Lord
in name only and did not want to recognize all of the rights, authority and power of the Lord
who is God. When Satan first tempted Eve, he promised her that ye shall be as gods
(Genesis 3:5). Ever since religion has made the same promise to man and religious man keeps demanding that God recognize that their idea of good and evil
is as valid as God's. God has responded by killing man and said that man could live only if he calls upon the Lord
or recognizes God's rights, authority and power as Lord
. Here, Jesus
pronounces judgment upon the Jews until they (individually or nationally) say Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord
and accept His right to rule over them. This warning follows the Woe!!
by Jesus
against the Pharisees, scribes, lawyers and Jerusalem (religious center) that is found in Matthew 23:13-39 and Luke 11:37-54.
Matthew 24:42 Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
This is part of the prophecy of future events found in the gospels. Please see all verses and related notes in Matthew 24:1-25:30; Mark 13; Luke 17:20-31 and Luke 21:5-36.
In Matthew 24:14, Jesus
said: And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come
. Notice that Jesus
said He was talking about this gospel of the kingdom
. The context lets us know that Jesus
was talking about the Jews going through the great tribulation
, because Matthew 24:16 says Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains
. These sections of Matthew's gospel do not prove that the church shall go through the Great Tribulation but that the Jews will. The elect
in these sections are Jews.
Here, Jesus
is reminding the Jews that judgment day is coming and it comes upon people suddenly. While the main application is a warning to Jews left during the great tribulation
, there is another application for saved people who will also experience a sudden appearance of our Lord
at the 'Rapture'. Both appearances will come suddenly and when we won't expect the appearance when it happens. Therefore, we need to be ready all of the time for His appearance to happen suddenly in our own life.
In addition, Jesus
said in Mark 13:37 And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch
. Therefore, we are directly ordered to do the same as these Jews are told to do: Watch
. When we are suddenly confronted with death or the 'Rapture', we can't say 'Wait Lord, let me straighten things up!' He knows how we live and, usually, has us die while we are doing what we usually do because that will eliminate a lot of arguments when we come before His judgment seat. The only way to be prepared is to live the way we want to be caught when He suddenly appears. We are also told by Paul to do this exact thing in 1Thessalonians 5:6 and we are directly warned by our Lord Jesus Christ
in Revelation 16:15.
Matthew 24:45 Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?
This is part of the prophecy of future events found in the gospels. Please see all verses and related notes in Matthew 24:1-25:30; Mark 13; Luke 17:20-31 and Luke 21:5-36. This study is about the Biblical use of the roles of God the Son
, and not about end times. However, the note under Matthew 24:42 should be read for application to us according to Jesus
.
This verse is part of a parable that is applicable to all. Notice that Jesus
uses a lower-case Lord
, which means our God given leaders in this world. Jesus
is using the way that godly bosses should treat employees as an example of how God will prove what our real service was like and then reward or punish our true service.
Matthew 24:46 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.
This is part of the prophecy of future events found in the gospels. Please see all verses and related notes in Matthew 24:1-25:30; Mark 13; Luke 17:20-31 and Luke 21:5-36. This study is about the Biblical use of the roles of God the Son
, and not about end times. However, the note under Matthew 24:42 should be read for application to us according to Jesus
.
This verse is part of a parable that is applicable to all. Notice that Jesus
uses a lower-case Lord
, which means our God given leaders in this world. Jesus
is using the way that godly bosses should treat employees as an example of how God will prove what our real service was like and then reward or punish our true service.
Matthew 24:48 But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;
This is part of the prophecy of future events found in the gospels. Please see all verses and related notes in Matthew 24:1-25:30; Mark 13; Luke 17:20-31 and Luke 21:5-36. This study is about the Biblical use of the roles of God the Son
, and not about end times. However, the note under Matthew 24:42 should be read for application to us according to Jesus
.
This verse is part of a parable that is applicable to all people. Notice that Jesus
uses a lower-case Lord
, which means our God given leaders in this world. Jesus
is using the way that godly bosses should treat employees as an example of how God will prove what our real service was like and then reward or punish our true service. 2Peter 3:1-4 says almost the same thing. Peter tells us their attitude while the last sentence of our parable tells us their actions.
Matthew 24:50 The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of,
This is part of the prophecy of future events found in the gospels. Please see all verses and related notes in Matthew 24:1-25:30; Mark 13; Luke 17:20-31 and Luke 21:5-36. This study is about the Biblical use of the roles of God the Son
, and not about end times. However, the note under Matthew 24:42 should be read for application to us according to Jesus
.
This verse is part of a parable that is applicable to all. Notice that Jesus
uses a lower-case Lord
, which means our God given leaders in this world. Jesus
is using the way that godly bosses should treat employees as an example of how God will prove what our real service was like and then reward or punish our true service.
Matthew 25:11 Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.
This is part of the prophecy of future events found in the gospels. Please see all verses and related notes in Matthew 24:1-25:30; Mark 13; Luke 17:20-31 and Luke 21:5-36. This study is about the Biblical use of the roles of God the Son
, and not about end times. However, the note under Matthew 24:42 should be read for application to us according to Jesus
.
This verse is part of a parable that is applicable to all. However, notice that in this new parable, Jesus
is back to using an upper-case Lord
, which means that He is talking about God. Jesus
is now directly teaching spiritual matters and how God will judge those that claim to be His. In addition, He starts the parable in Matthew 25:1 by saying Then shall the kingdom of Heaven be likened unto
. The kingdom of Heaven
is not the same as other kingdoms mentioned in the gospels, but that is a separate study.
In this parable, those without oil are refused entrance to the Lord's house and are told I know you not
. This is the same thing said in Luke 13:24-30. In both places, Jesus
is warning those religious people who are sure that they are saved because of their religion. He is telling them that unless they have the oil (Holy Spirit) in their lamp (life), God will refuse them entrance into Heaven. This is a direct warning against 'Easy Believism'. This fits exactly with the teaching of Jesus
in Matthew 7:21-23.
Matthew Matthew 25:18 But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his Lord's money.
This is part of the prophecy of future events found in the gospels. Please see all verses and related notes in Matthew 24:1-25:30; Mark 13; Luke 17:20-31 and Luke 21:5-36. This study is about the Biblical use of the roles of God the Son
, and not about end times. However, the note under Matthew 24:42 should be read for application to us according to Jesus
.
This parable (Matthew 25:14-30) tells us how we will be judged by our Lord
. This parable clearly teaches varying rewards in the kingdom of Heaven
based upon our service here on Earth. It also clearly teaches punishment for some saved people, which many people have been deceived into denying.
Notice that our sentence tell us that the money
belonged to his lord
. It was given to the servant
so that the servant
would make a profit with the money
. His actions show that he had no intention of doing what was expected of him even though he was a servant
. Servants
are punished for refusing to do the job assigned to them and all of the people, of that day, understood this fact. In addition, people of today understand that an employee is fired for continuing to refuse to do the job that they are hired to do. Only a fool, who has been deceived by religious liars, believes that they can be an employee / servant
and continuously refused to dh the job they were hired to do, and then be rewarded, and not punished by the employer / lord
.
Matthew 25:19 After a long time the Lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them.
This is part of the prophecy of future events found in the gospels. Please see all verses and related notes in Matthew 24:1-25:30; Mark 13; Luke 17:20-31 and Luke 21:5-36. Within this section is this parable (Matthew 25:14-30) which is used to teach how we will be judged by our Lord
. Please see the note on Matthew 25:18.
Matthew 25:20 And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents more.
This is part of the prophecy of future events found in the gospels. Please see all verses and related notes in Matthew 24:1-25:30; Mark 13; Luke 17:20-31 and Luke 21:5-36. Within this section is this parable (Matthew 25:14-30) to teach how we will be judged by our Lord
. Please see the note on Matthew 25:18.
Matthew 25:21 His Lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy Lord.
This is part of the prophecy of future events found in the gospels. Please see all verses and related notes in Matthew 24:1-25:30; Mark 13; Luke 17:20-31 and Luke 21:5-36. Within this section is this parable (Matthew 25:14-30) to teach how we will be judged by our Lord
. Please see the note on Matthew 25:18.
Matthew 25:22 He also that had received two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents beside them.
This is part of the prophecy of future events found in the gospels. Please see all verses and related notes in Matthew 24:1-25:30; Mark 13; Luke 17:20-31 and Luke 21:5-36. Within this section is this parable (Matthew 25:14-30) to teach how we will be judged by our Lord
. Please see the note on Matthew 25:18.
Matthew 25:23 His Lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy Lord.
This is part of the prophecy of future events found in the gospels. Please see all verses and related notes in Matthew 24:1-25:30; Mark 13; Luke 17:20-31 and Luke 21:5-36. Within this section is this parable (Matthew 25:14-30) to teach how we will be judged by our Lord
. Please see the note on Matthew 25:18.
Matthew 25:24 Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed:
This is part of the prophecy of future events found in the gospels. Please see all verses and related notes in Matthew 24:1-25:30; Mark 13; Luke 17:20-31 and Luke 21:5-36. Verses 25:24 and 25:25 form a single sentence which tells us the foolish attitude this servant had towards his Lord
. He foolishly believed that this would be an acceptable for his refusal to do the job he was given to do. The note below shows how wrong he was. Please see the note on Matthew 25:18.
Matthew 25:26 His Lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed:
This is part of the prophecy of future events found in the gospels. Please see all verses and related notes in Matthew 24:1-25:30; Mark 13; Luke 17:20-31 and Luke 21:5-36. Verses 25:24 and 25:25 form a single sentence which tells us how we will be judged by our Lord
when we refuse to bring him a profit. Please see the note on Matthew 25:18.
Matthew 25:37 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?
This is part of the prophecy of future events found in the gospels. Please see all verses and related notes in Matthew 24:1-25:30; Mark 13; Luke 17:20-31 and Luke 21:5-36. After the parables, Jesus
specifically says how He will judge those who are upon the Earth at His return to set up His Kingdom. That is, Matthew 25:31-46 tells us what He will do and these verses also follow the same principals as Jesus
presented in the parables. Malachi 3:6 says For I am the LORD, I change not..
and Hebrews 13:8 says Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever
. Please see the note on Matthew 25:18 for the principals that Jesus
will use in this judgment.
Matthew 25:44 Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?
This is part of the prophecy of future events found in the gospels. Please see all verses and related notes in Matthew 24:1-25:30; Mark 13; Luke 17:20-31 and Luke 21:5-36. After the parables, Jesus
specifically says how He will judge those who are upon the Earth at His return to set up His kingdom. That is, Matthew 25:31-46 tells us what He will do and these verses also follow the same principals as Jesus
presented in the parables. Malachi 3:6 says For I am the LORD, I change not..
and Hebrews 13:8 says Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever
. Please see the note on Matthew 25:18 for the principals that Jesus
will use in this judgment.
Matthew 26:22 And they were exceeding sorrowful, and began every one of them to say unto him, Lord, is it I?
Matthew 26:21-25; Mark 14:18-21; Luke 22:21-23 and John 13:21-35 all tell about Jesus
saying that He would be betrayed. This was at the Last Supper. Please see the Section called Sequence of the Betrayal of Jesus in the Study called Gospel Time Sequences for the prophecies of Jesus Christ
being betrayed. This verse uses Lord
to identify that most of those at the table recognized that Jesus
is 'God in human flesh' and they were asking their God if they were the one that would betray Him.
Matthew 27:10 And gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord appointed me.
Matthew 27:9-10 form a single sentence that says it is part of a quote from the Jeremiah 32:6-9 and part of a quote from Zechariah 11:12-13 combined to produce this sentence in Matthew. This is the last sentence of Matthew 27:6-10 which actually is emphasing the field
which the Lord
had appointed
.
This sentence uses Lord
for God the Father since it is a quote from the Old Testament.
Matthew 28:2 And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from Heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.
Matthew 28; Mark 16; Luke 24; John 20 and John 21 all tell about the resurrection of Jesus
and the time following, but each bring out different significant details. Most significant are the verses and notes which identify the risen Jesus
as Lord
and God. These are in Matthew 28:2, Matthew 28:6; Mark 16:19, Mark 16:20; Luke 24:3; Luke 24:34; John 20:2; John 20:20; John 20:25; John 20:28; John 20:31; John 21:7; 12; John 21:15; John 21:16; John 21:21; John 21:29 and Acts 2:36.
Please read all of these verses and related notes together.
Within the chapters listed above, Matthew 28:1-8; Mark 16:1-8; Luke 24:1-11; John 20:1-23 all tell the day of the resurrection of Jesus
. Angels, who are not devils, are always servants of the Lord (God)
. It could be argued that Lord
in this verse means God the Father or the Son of God
, since both have the same power and authority. Luke 24:3 tells us that at this time, Jesus
had become Lord Jesus
. Acts 2:36 tells us that God hath made that same Jesus , whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.
Please see the note for Acts 2:36 about how Jesus
was not exercising the position of Lord until after the crucifixion. Since Jesus
is exercising all of the power and authority of Lord
(as of before this time), I personally believe that Lord
in this verse is referring to the Son of God
. Also see the statement in Acts 28:6 where the angel himself identifies the Lord
to be the Son of God
. This verse is equivalent to Mark 16:5 and Luke 24:4. This appears to be different from John 20:11-13 when Mary saw two angels.
Matthew 28:6 He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.
Matthew 28; Mark 16; Luke 24; John 20 and John 21 all tell about the resurrection of Jesus
and the time following, but each bring out different significant details. Most significant are the verses and notes which identify the risen Jesus
as Lord
and God. These are in Matthew 28:2, Matthew 28:6; Mark 16:19, Mark 16:20; Luke 24:3; Luke 24:34; John 20:2; John 20:20; John 20:25; John 20:28; John 20:31; John 21:7; 12; John 21:15; John 21:16; John 21:21; John 21:29 and Acts 2:36.
Please read all of these verses and related notes together.
Within the chapters listed above, Matthew 28:1-8; Mark 16:1-8; Luke 24:1-11; John 20:1-23 all tell the day of the resurrection of Jesus
. In this verse, Lord
is used for the Son of God
. Matthew 28:5-8 is equivalent to Mark 16:6-8 and Luke 24:4-9. Luke tells us that the angels identified Him as the Son of Man
, which also emphasizes His human nature. Mark 16:6 uses Jesus of Nazareth
used to emphasize that Jesus
died as a human man. However, Mark uses Jesus
and Lord
in attached verses to emphasize the difference between the two. That is, they were looking for a man named Jesus
, but it was the Son of God
, as Lord
, who had laid there and arose from the dead. Also see the verse and note for Luke 24:3. This miracle is also listed in the Table of Miracles that I have found in the gospels.
Jesus Only
Matthew 1:21, 25; 2:1; 3:13, 15, 16; 4:1, 7, 10, 12, 17, 18, 23; 7:28; 8:3, 4, 5, 7, 10, 13, 14, 18, 20, 22, 29, 34; 9:2, 4, 9, 10, 12, 15, 19, 22, 23, 27, 28, 30, 35; 10:5; 11:1, 4, 7, 25; 12:1, 15, 25; 13:1, 34, 36, 51, 53, 57; 14:1, 12, 13, 14, 16, 22, 25, 27, 29, 31; 15:1, 16, 21, 28, 29, 32, 34; 16:6, 8, 13, 17, 20, 21, 24; 17:1, 4, 7, 8, 9, 11, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 25, 26; 18:1, 2, 22; 19:1, 14, 18, 21, 23, 26, 28; 20:17, 22, 25, 30, 32, 34; 21:1, 6, 11, 12, 16, 21, 24, 27, 31, 42; 22:1, 18, 29, 37, 41; 23:1; 24:1, 2, 4; 26:1, 4, 6, 10, 17, 19, 26, 31, 34, 36, 49, 50, 51, 52, 55, 57, 59, 63, 64, 69, 71, 75; 27:1, 11, 20, 26, 27, 37, 46, 50, 54, 55, 58; 28:5, 9, 10, 16, 18.
Jesus
is used by itself 168 times in this book. These verses show that Jesus
is a physical man whom some accepted as 'God in human flesh', but most rejected His claim to be 'God in human flesh'. For those that are saved and accept Jesus
as 'God in human flesh', these verses also show us how to serve God while we are in the flesh. Jesus
, as a physical man, shows us how to live while we are in the flesh. Click here for all of the Verses that use Jesus
and here for the Summary on the name / role of Jesus
.
Matthew 1:21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus : for he shall save his people from their sins.
Acts 4:12, Acts 5:31 and many other verses tell us that salvation only comes from Jesus
. We also see this truth shown, symbolically, by the Bible using the name of JESUS
with all capital letters in this verse. This symbolism is opposed to how the name of Jesus
occurs in most of the Bible. When the name of JESUS
is spelled with all capitals is emphasizing that this is another name for Saviour
and when it is spelled with only the first letter capitalized (Jesus
), The Bible is presenting 'the name of a literal physical man'.
Please notice that our verse says for he shall save his people from their sins
. That is part of the Bible evidence of how the all capitalized name is used by the Bible. In addition, true Biblical salvation is not just the removing the consequences of sins. In order to save us from our sins, JESUS
must get us to stop our sinning. That result involves all of the main roles of the Son of God
, Including Lord
and Christ
along with what he does through His role as Jesus
. Please notice, in our sentence, that for he shall save his people from their sins
is separated from Jesus
by a colon. The colon makes the phrase equivalent to the name of JESUS
. Thus, we see that the all capitalized name of JESUS
is far more significant than how the Bible uses the name of Jesus
, which does not have all capitalized letters.
Matthew 1:18-25 and Luke 1:31-35 tell us about the Holy Ghost miraculously impregnating Mary while she was still a virgin. One of the main reasons that God did this was to show that this baby was His beloved Son
Who fulfilled prophecy and was God's means of providing our salvation. We see this truth explained in the notes for: Matthew 1:25; Matthew 27:37; Luke 1:31; Luke 2:21 and John 19:19. All of these verses and notes should be considered together, especially the note below and the note on John 19:19. In addition, since Mary is the only person in recorded history that became pregnant directly from God and without the intervention of a man. This is a miracle. Please also see the Table of Miracles in the Gospels about this, and similar, miracles.
This verse starts with the word And
. which connects it to the prior verse. Here we are told she shall bring forth a son
. The lower case son
is used because it is talking about the physical son of Mary. However, the second Section of this verse, which says and thou shalt call his name JESUS
is related back to the prior verse which tells us that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost
. We can know this because of the colon which makes this second Section equivalent to the third Section. The third Section, which says for he shall save his people from their sins
can only be done by the Son of God
. The role of Son of God
is, of course, tied back to the phrase of: conceived...of the Holy Ghost
. Basically, this verse tells us that Jesus
is the physical son of Mary and the physical and spiritual Son of God
because He was conceived by the Holy Ghost
. This makes Him to be 'God in human flesh' and that truth was required in order for Him to save his people from their sins
. Since we sin as human beings, the payment for sin had to be made by a literal physical man.
Matthew 1:25 And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name Jesus .
Verses 1:24-25 form a single sentence. Please also see the note for Matthew 1:24, .which has the command that our current verse says that Joseph obeyed.
This verse also fulfills Matthew 1:21 and the note for that verse explains why the name of JESUS
is in all capitals in both verses. This all capital name is directly linked to Matthew 1:21; Matthew 27:37; Luke 1:31; Luke 2:21 and John 19:19. All of these verses and notes should be considered together, especially the notes for Matthew 1:21 and John 19:19.
This verse is part of the account found in Matthew 1:18-25, which tell us about the Holy Ghost miraculously impregnating the virgin Mary. Luke 1:31-35 also gives the same account. Mary is the only person in recorded history that became pregnant directly from God and without the intervention of a man. Please also see the Table of Miracles in the Gospels about this, and similar, miracles.
Matthew 2:1 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,
Matthew 2:1-2 form a single sentence. In this chapter, we are told that Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea
, thus fulfilling the prophecy about Christ
that is in Micah 5:2. Matthew 2:1-2 is the start of Matthew's seventh (7) proof that Jesus
is God's Christ
because only Jesus
fulfilled the required prophecies about Christ
. While this incident is part of the legal proof found in the prior chapter, is important enough that Matthew puts this incident into its own chapter.
In addition to being part of the legal proof, this chapter tells us about the miraculous appearance of the star that not only led the wise men from a far country to Judea, but also led them directly to the house that Jesus
was at. This miracle is mentioned in Matthew 2:1-2 and Matthew 2:9-11. Please also see the Table of Miracles in the Gospels about this, and similar, miracles.
This verse gives us the time of the birth of Jesus
. It uses a lower-case King
for the human king who ruled in Judaea at the time. This is in direct contrast with the upper-case king
in the note for the next verse. Please see the note for this verse under King and the note, for the next verse, as all three are related.
Matthew 3:13 Then cometh
Jesus
from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.
There are several verses in each of the four gospels that tell about John the Baptist. The Doctrinal Study, called John the Baptist, has links to all of the other references in the Bible for John the Baptist. In Matthew 3:13-17; Mark 1:9-11; Luke 3:21-22 and John 1:32 we are told that John the Baptist baptized Jesus
and saw the Holy Ghost come on Him. This section is a fulfillment of Psalms 2:7 and Isaiah 11:1-5 and Peter refers to it in 2Peter 1:17.
Baptize
means 'identified with'. In this baptism we see the Holy Ghost descend upon Jesus
. We also see that John says that He (Jesus Christ
) will baptize with the Holy Ghost. After His resurrection, Christ
gave the Holy Ghost to His followers. The Holy Ghost and the power of God is what lets true Christians to repent and become dead
to their old life and walk in newness of life
(Romans 6). As the first fruits
, Jesus
was the first to receive the Holy Ghost in His flesh. Since this is the start of His preaching ministry, we can definitely say that he showed His followers how to walk in newness of life
.
Here, Jesus
is identified as coming from Galilee
at the start of His ministry because Galilee is the country that contains Nazareth and Nazareth was considered the home of Jesus
. Jesus
was raised in Nazareth after leaving Egypt . Jesus from Galilee
is used here to positively identify the physical man.
Matthew 3:15 And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.
This sentence is part of the report on the baptism of Jesus
. Please see the note for Matthew 3:13 for links to where else the Bible reports this event. In addition, please see the Doctrinal Study called John the Baptist for links to all of the other references in the Bible for John the Baptist.
In the prior verse, John had objected to baptizing Jesus
and Jesus
answered him with this verse. While John the Baptist was correct in the relative importance of Jesus
and of himself, he was not aware of everything that would be affected by this event. Therefore, there was more going on than he realized. This often happens when God tells us to do something that does not make sense to us. When that happens, we need to follow the example of John the Baptist and just obey in spite of not understanding. In this verse, we see the physical man John talking to the physical man Jesus
.
Matthew 3:16 And Jesus , when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the Heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:
This sentence is part of the report on the baptism of Jesus
. Please see the note for Matthew 3:13 for links to where else the Bible reports this event. In addition, please see the Doctrinal Study called John the Baptist for links to all of the other references in the Bible for John the Baptist.
This verse and the next form a single sentence separated by a colon, which makes them equivalent. This verse says he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him
. This is the sign that John was told to look for (John 1:33) so that he would know what man was God's Christ
. This verse is equivalent to the next which says This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased
. John knew, from Old Testament prophecy, that God's Christ
would be the Son of God
in the flesh. Therefore, when John saw this sign, he testified that Jesus
was the Son of God
. In addition, these two verses show the Trinity since God the Father and God the Son
and the Holy Ghost are all shown together but as separate manifestations. However, that is not part of this study.
Matthew 4:1 Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.
This verse uses Jesus
for the physical man that has just been identified by God as being the Son of God
in human flesh. The devil wants to reject that claim and will spend 40 days trying to prove that Jesus
is just a man. Please see the Section called Jesus and Devils in the Significant Gospel Events Study for links to all of the places, in
the Gospels, where we read about Jesus
dealing with devils.
Matthew 4:12 Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee;
There are several verses in each of the four gospels that tell about John the Baptist. The Doctrinal Study, called John the Baptist, has links to all of the other references in the Bible for John the Baptist.
Mark 1:14-15 has an equivalent message to this sentence. Matthew 4:12-16 is a single sentence that tells us that the man Jesus
fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah 9:2. This fits with the other places in Matthew's gospel where he tells us that the man Jesus
fulfilled the prophecies about Christ
and, thereby, proved that he was Christ
. Please see notes on verses under Christ in this book. This verse tells us that the man Jesus
physically heard about John the Baptist. Matthew 4:17 tells us that the man Jesus
physically spoke as He started preaching about repentance.
Matthew 4:17 From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of Heaven is at hand.
There are several verses in each of the four gospels that tell about John the Baptist. The Doctrinal Study, called John the Baptist, has links to all of the other references in the Bible for John the Baptist. This sentence is also recorded in Mark 1:14-15. Please also see that note above and note for Mark 1:14 for details on this verse.
This verse has a colon between Repent
and kingdom of Heaven
. Basically, this is the same as Luke 13:3, 5 which say that you will not get saved (put into the kingdom of Heaven
) unless you do what the Bible means by repent
. Please see the notes under Mark 12:29; Mark 12:30; Matthew 22:37 and Luke 10:27 for a short version of the Biblical definition of repent
.
This verse is transitional. It ends the short account of Jesus
preaching repentance in response to hearing that John the Baptist was thrown in prison. It also starts the account of Jesus
calling His first disciples. There is a reason to believe that there is a cause-and-effect relationship between the two events. This second account is recorded in Matthew 4:17-22; Mark 1:14-20 and Luke 5:1-11. Peter was saved when he believed the message from John the Baptist that Jesus
was the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world
(John 1:29). (This is also our next verse in this Study.) This was not Peter's call to salvation but his call to discipleship. Jesus
only called converted men to His ministry / church. However, as we see throughout the rest of the New Testament, Jesus
didn't just have them sit on a pew but was active is changing their lives after conversion. All true saved people have their lives changed by the living personal relationship that is true salvation.
Luke gives us most of the details of the calling of Peter, Andrew, James and John. In Matthew and Mark, we are basically told that Jesus
was walking by and called Simon and Andrew. He then walked a little further and called James and John. In Luke, we are told that as Jesus
walked by, He had a lot of people following Him. He got into Peter's boat and had him thrust out a little from the land
so that the people could see Him while He preached. After He finished preaching, Jesus
told Peter to drop his nets. Peter agreed to drop one and caught so many fish that he had to call James and John for help. I can just imagine Jesus
causing fish to jump into both boats to get their attention and make His point that they weren't dealing with an ordinary preacher. When both boats were so full that they were sinking, Peter figured it out and we have His confession of Luke 5:8. Please see that note for details. After they finally get the boats to shore, Jesus
called Peter and Andrew, because he was with them in their boat. Jesus
then walked over to James and John, who had helped Peter and Andrew and also had a full boat. That's when Jesus
called them. So there is no conflict in the accounts. We also see that Jesus
took care of the needs of these men's families as the fish would have been sold by them to meet their needs while they started following Jesus
. We aren't told how, but can assume that the families needs continued to be met. This miracle is in a table of all of the miracles that I have found. That table is in the note under Matthew 1:20. Please see the note for Luke 5:8 for the explanation of Peter's conversion.
in John 21, Jesus
uses a similar incident to remind His disciples of His call and that the gifts and calling of God are without repentance
(Romans 11:29). If we looked at just the accounts by Matthew and Mark, we would have to conclude that this verse uses Jesus
for the physical man who talked to these other men. However, Luke's account makes it clear that this was when Peter, and possibly the others, realized that Jesus
was, in fact, 'God in human flesh'. So we have what happens so often in the gospels and in true preaching today. Many see the physical man named Jesus
while a few realize that he is actually 'God in human flesh'.
Matthew 4:18 And Jesus , walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
Matthew 4:18-22 tells the same account as Mark 1:16-20 and Luke 5:1-11 about Jesus
starting His ministry with preaching repentance and calling Peter and Andrew and James and John to be His disciples. Please see the note above (for Matthew 4:17) for details of this verse. In these verses we see that Jesus
preached repent
to the lost while He gave discipleship training to the few who truly had repented
and were ready for further spiritual growth.
Matthew 4:23 And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.
Matthew 4:23 is one of several verses that tell us of times when Jesus
healed many people. The next verse also tells us that Jesus
cast out devils from many people. Please also see the Table of Miracles in the Gospels about this, and similar, miracles. Please see the Section called Jesus and Devils in the Significant Gospel Events Study.
Jesus
did far more miracles than most people realize. These places tell us that he did many more than are recorded in the gospels, and most people don't even realize how many miracles are recorded in the gospels. Many people think that Jesus
doing miracles proved that he was the Son of God
. However, as noted in Matthew 4:1, Satan also does miracles and enables people to do miracles. However, people serving Satan don't preach the true gospel like Jesus
did. They also use those they have helped
as a means of drawing crowds and getting money. Often, Jesus
told the people to not say anything but just go to the Temple and thank God and do what God told them to do. So it isn't the fact that someone does a miracle but the spirit they display along with the miracle that shows if they are from God or not.
As Nicodemus said in John 3:2, the miracles and teaching combined showed that Jesus
was a man from God. However, they do not show that Jesus
was anything more than a man. This verse uses Jesus
for the physical man whom the Holy Spirit used to do miracles and teach the gospel of the kingdom.
Matthew 7:28 And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine:
Hosea 8 basically says the same as Jesus
is saying in this and the prior verse. Matthew 5 through Matthew 7 and Luke 6:20-49 contain the 'Sermon on the Mount / Beatitudes', and this verse is part of the summary of the teaching by Jesus
. Please use this link to see the note with the summary on the 'Sermon of the Mount'. Also see other notes on Matthew 7 verses, especially the prior verse which is directly related to this verse.
Matthew 7:28 and 7:29 form a single sentence divided by a colon. The first part says that they were astonished
and the second (equivalent) part says why. Jesus
didn't quote all of the other preachers but taught directly from the word of God. I find it amazing how often people who claim to be Bible believing fundamental believers and then get mad at me when I refuse to accept as God's word
what some preacher said and demand that they show it to me in the Bible. I also find it amazing when these same people get mad at me and reject what I show them is in the Bible (in more than one place) when it goes against the teachings of their favorite preacher. Unfortunately, many of these people don't really understand Romans 6:16-18. Neither did these people that Jesus
preached to and they ended up cursed by God because they chose their favorite preacher over the word of God.
Please see the note for Mark 1:22 about people being astonished
. Each one of these people were brought to a critical decision in their life that required them accepting, by faith, something that they found extremely difficult to believe. Those that did believe were rewarded greatly with things like salvation. Those that refused to believe were also cursed greatly. In this verse, Jesus
is used for the physical man that forced these people to decide if He was 'God in human flesh' or just a man
.
Matthew 8:3 And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
Matthew 8:2-4 and Mark 1:40-45 and Luke 5:12-16 all tell similar, if not the same, accounts about Jesus
healing a leper. Please also see the Table of Miracles in the Gospels about this, and similar, miracles. The notes in the Book Study on Matthew, which are related to these verses, explain this miracle. In this verse, we are told that the physical man named Jesus
touched the leper and cleansed him of his leprosy because the man had true Biblical faith
that Jesus
was / is 'God in human flesh'.
Matthew 8:4 And Jesus saith unto him, see thou tell no man; but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.
Matthew 8:2-4 and Mark 1:40-45 and Luke 5:12-16 all tell similar, if not the same, accounts about Jesus
healing a leper. Please also see the Table of Miracles in the Gospels about this, and similar, miracles. The notes in the Book Study on Matthew, which are related to these verses, explain this miracle. In this verse, we are told that the physical man named Jesus
talked to the leper and commanded him as to what he was to do after Jesus
cleansed him of his leprosy. He received cleansing because the man had true Biblical faith
that Jesus
was / is 'God in human flesh'. Leviticus 14:4-32 and Deuteronomy 24:8 tell us what the Mosaic Law required the priest to do with leprosy.
Matthew 8:5 And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,
Matthew 8:5-17; Mark 1:21-38; Luke 4:31-44 and Luke 7:1-10 all tell the account about the ministry of Jesus
in Capernaum. However, some details are different between these Bible references. Please see the note for Matthew 8:6 under Lord for more details on these differences and for details on this miracle. Please also see the Table of Miracles in the Gospels about this, and similar, miracles. In this verse, Jesus
is used to identify the physical man that came to Capernaum.
Matthew 8:7 And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him.
Matthew 8:5-17; Mark 1:21-38; Luke 4:31-44 and Luke 7:1-10 all tell the account about the ministry of Jesus
in Capernaum. However, some details are different between these Bible references. Please see the note for Matthew 8:6 under Lord for more details on these differences and for details on this miracle. Please also see the Table of Miracles in the Gospels about this, and similar, miracles. In this verse, Jesus
is used to identify the physical man that spoke.
Matthew 8:10 When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.
Matthew 8:5-17; Mark 1:21-38; Luke 4:31-44 and Luke 7:1-10 all tell the account about the ministry of Jesus
in Capernaum. However, some details are different between these Bible references. Please see the note for Matthew 8:6 under Lord for more details on these differences and for details on this miracle. Please also see the Table of Miracles in the Gospels about this, and similar, miracles. In this verse, Jesus
is used to identify the physical man that heard what was said to Him.
Matthew 8:13 And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour.
Matthew 8:5-17; Mark 1:21-38; Luke 4:31-44 and Luke 7:1-10 all tell the account about the ministry of Jesus
in Capernaum. However, some details are different between these Bible references. Please see the note for Matthew 8:6 under Lord for more details on these differences and for details on this miracle. Please also see the Table of Miracles in the Gospels about this, and similar, miracles. In this verse, Jesus
is used to identify the physical man that spoke.
Matthew 8:14 And when Jesus was come into Peter's house, he saw his wife's mother laid, and sick of a fever.
Matthew 8:5-17; Mark 1:21-38; Luke 4:31-44 and Luke 7:1-10 all tell the account about the ministry of Jesus
in Capernaum. However, some details are different between these Bible references. As explained in the summary note for the chapter, Jesus
is giving the blessings of the kingdom to those people who are willing to fulfill His requirements for being part of His kingdom. Both Peter, and his mother-in-law, fulfilled those requirements. As soon as she was healed, she arose, and ministered unto them
. Thus, we see that people of the kingdom are expected to serve. Please also see the Table of Miracles in the Gospels about this, and similar, miracles. Here, Jesus
is used to identify the physical man that went to Peter's house.
Matthew 8:18 Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto the other side.
Please see the note for Matthew 8:21 for a background to this verse. The man named Jesus
was surrounded by unbelievers who refused to accept that He was 'God in human flesh' no matter what miracles He did, or what wisdom he showed or anything else. Therefore, Jesus
left them in their preferred lost condition and went elsewhere to find those who were willing to listen and receive the salvation of God in place of their useless religion that would possibly take them to Hell and would definitely prevent them from receiving the promised blessings. The man named Jesus
shows His disciples how to live in the flesh.
Matthew 8:20 And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
Matthew 8:19-22 tell about two different men came to Jesus
and wanted to follow Him. Luke 9:57-62 tells the same account. Here, Jesus
told them the cost and we are not told of their decisions after hearing the cost. Please see the note for Matthew 8:21 for more details about the background of this section. This scribe called Jesus
Master
('Teacher') in Matthew 8:19. This, or a different man, said the same thing to Jesus
in Luke 9:57. The man was (or both men were) told that following Jesus
would cost him his home, his comfortable job and everything in this world in this verse. Many claim to be saved but are not doing what God calls them to do. They are not willing to pay the price and do not enter into the kingdom
. There are additional blessings available to people who are willing to pay the p0rice to go beyond basic salvation but those additional blessings are not given unless the people are willing to pay the additional price.. In this verse, the physical man named Jesus
used the phrase Son of man
to emphasize His physical nature and to emphasize that the cost was in this physical world while the reward will be eternal in the world to come. Please see the note under Son of Man.
Matthew 8:22 But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.
Matthew 8:19-22 tell about two different men came to Jesus
and wanted to follow Him. Jesus
told them the cost and we are not told of their decisions after hearing the cost. Please see the note for Matthew 8:21 for more details about the background of this section and the note above for the cost and reward. This verse uses Jesus
for the physical man that spoke to this disciple.
Matthew 8:29 And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus , thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?
This is part of a account that is in Matthew 8:28-34. It tells us about Jesus
casting devils out of 'the mad man of Gadara' and another man. In addition, this account is in Mark 5:1-20 and in Luke 8:26-39. Please review all related verses and notes together, especially the note for Mark 5:19. In this sentence we see the words of the devils.
In Mark their words are reported as What have I to do with thee, Jesus , thou Son of the most high God
and in Luke they are reported as What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God most high
. Both of these questions are essentially the same with a minor difference in the order of the words which shows us that the message is what is important. When the order of words doesn't change the message, then the order of the words isn't critical.
In addition, Matthew reported that here were two men possessed of devils and uses we
instead of I
in the question. Mark and Luke only report on one man. That shows that God allows flexibility between men reporting His truth. As a tax collector, Matthew would be deeply trained to account for every person. Apparently, one of them wasn't in nearly as bad of a position as the other and, therefore, wasn't worth Mark's and Luke's time to include in the account. They were concentrating on reporting what God did for the main character.
Going on, Luke, the physician, reports that the man was naked because clothing affects health. That fact wasn't important to Matthew or Mark. Mark, who grew up under the training of Peter and Barnabas, tells us that the man worshiped Jesus
while the devils objected to His presence. Matthew and Luke concentrated on the devils. So, we get different secondary facts from different writers according to what is important to them, yet each reports the same essential truth. All three report that the devils recognized and reported that Jesus
is the Son of God
. All report that Jesus
sent them into swine, that can't talk, to shut their mouths. Please see the other notes and study on Jesus used the power of the Holy Spirit for the reason why. Please see the note under Son of God.
Matthew 8:34 And, behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus : and when they saw him, they besought him that he would depart out of their coasts.
This is part of a account that is in Matthew 8:28-34 out of the mad man of Gennesaret
and another man. In addition, this account is also in Mark 5:1-20 and in Luke 8:26-39. Please review all related verses and notes together, especially the note for Mark 5:19. This verse has two parts separated by a colon. The first part says that the whole city came out to meet Jesus
and the second (equivalent) part says They saw him, they besought him
. So, we can say that this meeting
was an event with the physical man called Jesus
. They were afraid of Him and didn't want to acknowledge that he was 'God in human flesh' because they knew that if they did they would have to give up more sins than just keeping pigs. Amos 7:12-17 tells of the end result of those who choose short term pleasure of sin and tell the man of God to go away
.
Matthew 9:2 And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee.
This verse is part of a account that goes from Matthew 9:1-8; Mark 2:1-12 and Luke 5:17-26. Please see the note for Mark 2:5 for the details of this account and verse.
Matthew 9:4 And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts?
This verse is part of a account that goes from Matthew 9:1-8; Mark 2:1-12 and Luke 5:17-26. Please see the note for Jesus
under Mark 2:5 for the details of this account and verse. in Mark 12:15, we read of another incident where the religious people thought evil things in their hearts and Jesus
knew it.
Matthew 9:9 And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.
Matthew 9:9-13; Mark 2:13-17 and Luke 5:27-32 tell us about Jesus
calling Matthew Levi to be His disciple. Matthew was one of the 12 that would end up as Apostles. The context of this account is in the note for Mark 2:15. Please see that note for details, context and cross reference verses. In this verse, the physical man named Jesus
passed and called Matthew.
Matthew 9:10 And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples.
Matthew 9:9-13; Mark 2:13-17 and Luke 5:27-32 tell us about Jesus
calling Matthew Levi to be His disciple. Matthew was one of the 12 that would end up as Apostles. The context of this account is in the note for Mark 2:15. Please see that note for details, context and cross reference verses. In this verse, the physical man named Jesus
sat down to eat with sinners.
Matthew 9:12 But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.
Matthew 9:9-13; Mark 2:13-17 and Luke 5:27-32 tell us about Jesus
calling Matthew Levi to be His disciple. Matthew was one of the 12 that would end up as Apostles. The context of this account is in the note for Mark 2:15 and the details for this verse is in the note for Mark 2:17. Please see those notes for details, context and cross reference verses. In this verse, the physical man named Jesus
heard and answered the complaint by the Pharisees.
Matthew 9:15 And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast.
This verse is part of the answer that Jesus
gave to a question asked by two different groups of people. The question and answer is found in Matthew 9:14-17; Mark 2:18-22; and Luke 5:33-39. In Matthew 9:14 we are told Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but thy disciples fast not?
Mark also tells us that the disciples of John asked the question. However, Luke reports that the scribes and Pharisees
(Luke 5:30) asked the question while they were criticizing Jesus
at the party that Matthew gave when he was first personally called to follow Jesus
.
The answer that Jesus
gave compares the spirit and religion of the New Testament to that of the Old Testament. People didn't understand His answer because they didn't understand, at that time, that Jesus
was changing things. That was mainly due to the fact that they only saw Jesus
as a man, at that time, and did not understand that He was 'God in human flesh'.
In John 3:29, John the Baptist called Jesus
the bridegroom
because he understood that Jesus
would start a new relationship with people called the church
. This relationship is, obviously, different than what the Father had with the Jews. They didn't understand this and didn't want to understand it. The fact that John the Baptist did understand shows that they could have understood, if they were willing to submit to God like John the Baptist did.
This verse uses Jesus
for a physical man because the people were talking to a physical man and the context shows that the people considered Him to be only a man.
Matthew 9:19 And Jesus arose, and followed him, and so did his disciples.
Matthew 9 tells about Jesus
doing a series of miracles in His home town and country, yet they refused to accept him as the Christ
. In spite of their reaction, the chapter ends with Jesus
having compassion on them (this verse) and the next chapter starts with Jesus
sending out the 12 to preach the kingdom while He went to their personal towns and families. In Matthew 9:18-26; Mark 5:22-43 and Luke 8:40-58, we read about Jesus
going to the house of Jarius to raise his daughter from the dead. Jarius was a local ruler. While the common people accepted Jesus
and wondered if He was the Christ
, the religious rulers were starting to reject Him and find fault.
Jesus
did several miracles before and after this miracle. While the exact details before and after this miracle are somewhat different between accounts, all record Jesus
healing a woman while on His way to Jarius' house. In addition, this is one of three people that the Bible records that Jesus
raised from the dead besides coming back to life without anyone raising Him. It is interesting that while only John tells us about Jesus
raising Lazarus and only Luke tells us about Jesus
raising the widow's son, Matthew and Mark and Luke all record this event. Since there are only three recorded times that someone was raised from the dead in the Old Testament, this means that Jesus
raised as many people as all of the Old Testament prophets before raising Himself. Please see the Table Of Miracles about this, and similar, miracles.
While this verse says that all of His disciples followed Him, when He got to the house He put out those that were there because they had such a lack of faith that they mocked Him (Matthew 9:24-25; Mark 5:40; Luke 8:53-54). He only took Peter, James, John and the girl's mother into the room with Him to raise the girl from the dead.
There are many other details that could be pointed out but one of the most important is that Jaruis worshipped him
(Matthew 9:18). This is less clear in the accounts from Mark and Luke (Mark 5:22; Luke 8:41), but we see here what we see quite often in the miracles. People who acknowledged that Jesus
was in fact 'God in human flesh' received the miracle that they asked for.
Matthew 9:22 But Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour.
Please see the note for Matthew 9:19 for the context (other things going on before, after and during) of this miracle. In Matthew 9:20-22; Mark 5:25-34 and Luke 8:43-48 we read about Jesus
healing a woman that had an issue of blood for 12 years. Please see the Table Of Miracles about this, and similar, miracles. Jesus
did this miracle while He was on His way to raise Jarius' daughter from the dead. Obviously, doing one miracle did not wear Him out too much to do another.
In this miracle we see this woman that was so humble that she didn't dare approach Jesus
but tried to sneak in to get her need met. We can know her attitude by what Jesus
did. He gave her the miracle, but made her come out into the open. He wants people to know that no one needs to be afraid of approaching Jesus
if they come in faith. A lot of people fall for the false doctrine and false modesty that says: 'Others can get their needs met by God but I'm not important enough for God to bother with'. God wants all to know that what other men think of them doesn't matter. As Jesus
told this woman, daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole.
(Matthew 9:22; Mark 5:34; Luke 8:48). Notice that in Mark and Luke, we are told that she came trembling, and falling down before him, she declared unto him before all the people for what cause she had touched him
(Mark 5:33 and Luke 8:47). As with Jarius and many others, this woman worshiped Jesus
, and thereby publicly acknowledged Him as 'God in human flesh' before receiving her miracle.
Matthew 9:23 And when Jesus came into the ruler's house, and saw the minstrels and the people making a noise,
In Matthew 9:18-26; Mark 5:22-43 and Luke 8:40-58, we read about Jesus
going to the house of Jaruis to raise his daughter from the dead. The note for Matthew 9:19 gives a lot of important details and cross-reference verses that apply to this miracle. Please see it. As explained there, Jesus
is used for 'God in human flesh' in this account. Please see the Table Of Miracles about this, and similar, miracles.
Matthew 9:27 And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, Thou Son of David, have mercy on us.
Matthew 9:27-31 tells about Jesus
healing two blind men in Nazareth. Please see the note for Matthew 9:28 for details on this miracle. In this verse we see two blind men calling Jesus
Thou Son of David
, which means they accepted Him as Christ
. In the next verse, they called Him Lord
in recognition that He is 'God in human flesh'. As we have seen elsewhere, the combination of these verses doctrinally tell us that everyday Jews understood that Christ
would be the Son of God
come in human flesh. This verse doctrinally tells us that these men believed that Jesus
was also God's Christ
. Please also see the note under Son of David.
Matthew 9:30 And their eyes were opened; and Jesus straitly charged them, saying, Please see that no man know it.
Matthew 9:27-31 tells about Jesus
healing two blind men in Nazareth. Please see the note for Matthew 9:28 for details on this miracle. In this verse we see the physical man named Jesus
talking to these two (formerly) blind men. They didn't do as He told them because Matthew 9:31 says But they, when they were departed, spread abroad his fame in all that country.
Like many people, they did what made sense to them when commands from God doesn't make sense.
Matthew 9:35 And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.
Matthew 9 tells about Jesus
doing a series of miracles in His home town and country, yet they refused to accept him as the Christ
. In spite of their reaction, the chapter ends with Jesus
having compassion on them and preaching to them. Then in the next chapter, Jesus
sends out the 12 to preach the kingdom while He went to their personal towns and families. After Jesus
showed His disciples how to preach and win the lost, He told them to pray about winning the lost (Matthew 9:37-38) and then sent them out to win the lost (Matthew 10:1-42). This verse uses Jesus
because it is in God the Son's
role as a physical man that He has compassion of sinful man.
Matthew 10:5 These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not:
Matthew 10:5-6 is a single sentence. Before this Bible reference, people from His own town tried to kill Him for telling them that God blessed based upon faith and obedience to God rather than upon a physical inheritance or a religion received from men. Jesus
repeatedly taught the difference in lifestyle s service to God and trusting religious doctrines. Those differences resulted in different spiritual fruit produced by the saved as opposed to the lost. However, they were not willing to give up their religious traditions.
Jesus
showed them by miracles and preaching that he was from God, and they still rejected His words because His words went against their traditions. Now, Jesus
will give the 12 power to do miracles and send them out to preach that the kingdom of Heaven is at hand
(Matthew 10:7; Mark 3:14-19 and Luke 9:1-6). At hand
means almost here
, not here now
. This verse tells us that the physical man named Jesus
sent the twelve out. This sentence has a colon that makes who not to preach to
equivalent to who to preach to
. At this time, the invitation was limited to the Jews because they had not yet rejected to invitation and killed the Son of Man
. After they reject the offer, God will extend it to the Gentiles. Since Jesus
was only sending out His believing disciples, and gave them power to do miracles and authority to extend an offer to become part of the kingdom of Heaven
, He is actually acting as 'God in human flesh' in this verse.
Matthew 11:1 And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities.
This sentence actually fits the message of the prior chapter and not the message of chapter 11. God does not change
(Malachi 3:6; Hebrews 13:8). God had His word written in sentences and paragraphs. When devil motivated men chopped it into verses, they also, sometimes, moved the chapter divisions. God allowed these things to remain so that lost and carnal people would be led into doctrinal error while saved people who truly sought the help from God's Holy Spirit
would receive truth.
In this sentence we see that Jesus
went to teach and to preach in their cities
. That is: He dealt with the relatives of His workers while they worked for Him. One of the best ways to witness to our relatives is to get busy doing the 'Great Commission', especially when they don't want to listen to us. God can send them many other witnesses that they won't have the same emotional reaction to as they have when hearing from family.
Matthew 11:4 Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and shew John again those things which ye do hear and see:
There are several verses in each of the four gospels that tell about John the Baptist. The Doctrinal Study, called John the Baptist, has links to all of the other references in the Bible for John the Baptist. Matthew 11:1-30 and Luke 7:18-35 tell us about the time that John sent from prison and asked Jesus
if He was the Christ
. The main note for this subsection is under in the Book Study for Matthew 11:2-3. Please see is for a fuller understanding of the context of this verse.
In this verse we see that the man Jesus
physically spoke to the followers of John the Baptist. John would
have stood, and accepted, that Christ
was to be a physical man and would also receive assurance from the fact that Jesus
acted like the physical man that He was. Verses 11:4 and 11:5 form a single sentence divided by a colon. The answer from Jesus
to John the Baptist equals (:
) the miracles and the gospel that was preached. As shown elsewhere in this study, miracles alone do not prove that Jesus
is the Christ
. Please also see the Table of Miracles in the Gospels about this, and similar, miracles.
Matthew 11:7 And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?
There are several verses in each of the four gospels that tell about John the Baptist. The Doctrinal Study, called John the Baptist, has links to all of the other references in the Bible for John the Baptist. Matthew 11:2-30 and Luke 7:18-35 tell us about the time that John sent from prison and asked Jesus
if He was the Christ
. The main note for this subsection is under in the Book Study for Matthew 11:2-3. Please see is for a fuller understanding of the context of this verse.
In this verse we see that the man Jesus
physically spoke to the crowd around Him. While John the Baptist was asking for assurance in his faith that Jesus
was 'God in human flesh', these people were sure that Jesus
was just another man, even if they did wonder if He was a prophet or not.
Matthew 12:1 At that time Jesus went on the sabbath day through the corn; and his disciples were an hungred, and began to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat.
The same message as this verse is said in Mark 2:23 and Luke 6:1. Please see the note for Matthew 12:8 about how Jesus
dealt with the sabbath in the gospels. This verse is part of a account found in Matthew 12:1-8; Mark 2:23-28 and Luke 6:1-5. This verse used Jesus
to emphasize the human nature of Jesus
.
Basically, the man named Jesus
and His disciples violated the religious rules of the Jews in a way that did not violate the Law of God. This is one of the many times that the Jewish religious leaders disagreed with Jesus
when they tried to make their rules as authoritative (or more authoritative) than the Law of God. Jesus
continuously told them that their rules did not have that authority. Since they insisted that Jesus
was just a man, and not 'God in human flesh', they were irate at His denying their rules and their personal authority. In order to show them the problem with their rule, Jesus
reminded them that King David had also broken their rule and did not suffer the judgment, from God, that they claimed would come on any who violated their rules. Jesus
then told them that their attitude was wrong (Matthew 12:7) and that they were condemning people who were guiltless
. He finished with telling them that the Son of man is Lord also of sabbath
(Matthew 12:8). The Jewish religious leaders, of course, hardened their hearts and listened even less to the truth from the Son of God
.
Please see the note under Lord in Mark 2:28 for more details related to this account.
Matthew 12:15 But when Jesus knew it, he withdrew himself from thence: and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all;
Matthew 12:9-21; Mark 3:1-12 and Luke 6:6-11 all tell the same account which follows the criticism that Jesus
and His disciples received for breaking the Jewish rules about the sabbath that went beyond what the Bible says. Please see the note under Matthew 12:8 for how Jesus
dealt with the Jews about the sabbath. Part of His response, as recorded in Matthew 12:10-13, was to heal a man in their synagogue on the sabbath. Jesus
did this miracle in direct response to their asking Him Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days?
Their reaction to Jesus
healing on the sabbath was (as recorded in Matthew 12:14) Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they might destroy him.
That is what led to this verse which starts with a But
. (We can not properly interpret a verse starting with a connection word like But
without considering the prior context.) 'Matthew 12:15 is one of several verses that tell us of times when Jesus
healed many people and cast out devils from many people. Please see the Table Of Miracles about this, and similar, miracles.
Verses 12:15-18 form a single sentence divided by two colons. The first colon separates 12:15-16 from 12:17-18. The second section of this sentence is part of a quote of Isaiah 42:1-4. The rest of this quote is in Matthew 12:19-21.
This reference in Matthew tells us that the man named Jesus
fulfilled Old Testament scriptures to prove that He was Christ
. As the Old Testament prophets warned, God the Son
turned to the Gentiles during the Church Age because the Jews rejected Him and His right to rule. As we see in this verse, they would rather kill the Prince of Peace that brought them miracles than admit that there was a problem with their religious doctrine which gave them personal power. They were willing to send their entire nation, and all future generations, to Hell if avoiding it required them losing personal power (which it did). We also can see the contrast between the spirit of Jesus
and that of the Pharisees. They strived for public notice and personal power and refused to help anyone unless it increased their personal power. However, in this sentence, we see that Jesus
healed people And charged them that they should not make him known
. This verse tells us how the man named Jesus
reacted when he knew that His service for God was causing enemies to seek His destruction. The man named Jesus
is our personal example of how to do God's service while in this flesh.
Matthew 12:25 And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand:
Matthew 12:9-21; Mark 3:1-12 and Luke 6:6-11 all tell the same account which follows the criticism that Jesus
and His disciples received for breaking the Jewish rules about the sabbath that went beyond what the Bible says. Please see the note under Matthew 12:8 for how Jesus
dealt with the Jews about the sabbath. Part of His response, as recorded in Matthew 12:10-13, was to heal a man in their synagogue on the sabbath. Please see the Table Of Miracles about this, and similar, miracles. Jesus
did this miracle in response to their asking Him Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days?
This dispute escalated with Jesus
doing more miracles and the Jewish religious leaders finally making the ridiculous claim that Jesus
cast out devils by the power of the prince of devils (Beelzebub/Satan). The note under Matthew 4:1 shows us how Jesus
actually dealt with devils.
Matthew 12:22-24 records Jesus
casting out a devil and people questioning if this proved that He was the Christ
(Matthew 12:23) and the Pharisees making this desperate ridiculous claim. The immediate response from Jesus
is in Matthew 12:25-37 and Mark 3:22-30 and Luke 11:14-26 which is what people call the unforgivable sin
. Matthew 12:25-26 is a single sentence which gives the basis of the answer from Jesus
. This sentence is divided into two parts by a colon. In the first half, Jesus
gave an illustration from this world that any listener should be able to understand. We all know about civil wars and they usually end up destroying the country permanently. If not total destruction, the destruction usually lasts for more than one generation. In the second half of this sentence (Matthew 12:26), Jesus
asks how Satan's kingdom could stand, which it obviously is standing, while it is divided by civil war. Jesus
then goes on and turns this claim back against those that made it in Matthew 12:27. Next, Jesus
shows them that if not by the devil, then He must be working by the power of God and goes on to expose their claim to be what it really is, blaspheme against the Holy Ghost
(Mark 3:29). This also supports the claims found in the study called Jesus used the power of the Holy Spirit.
In response to the attack against Himself and His ministry, Jesus
pointed out their error to the listeners so that the listeners would not be pulled into the error. He also pointed out the consequences of their error to His attackers. However, Jesus
did not get defensive or attack His enemies. He made His answer non-personal and logical. Again, we see the man named Jesus
showing us how to serve God while in the flesh.
Matthew 13:1 The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side.
Matthew 13 has parables about the Kingdom of Heaven. gpc The parables of the chapter are sumarized in the general note for Matthew 13 in the Book Study on Matthew. This verse uses Jesus
for the physical man that some saw as 'God in human flesh' and some refused to acknowledge that truth in spite of many evidences. They insisted that Jesus
was just a man.
Matthew 13:34 All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them:
Matthew 13 has parables about the Kingdom of Heaven. The parables of the chapter are sumarized in the general note for Matthew 13 in the Book Study on Matthew. This verse uses Jesus
for the physical man that some saw as 'God in human flesh' and some refused to acknowledge that truth in spite of many evidences. They insisted that Jesus
was just a man. Matthew 13:34 and 13:35 form a single sentence separated by a colon. 13:35 is a quote of Psalms 78:2-3 which basically says the same thing as Matthew 13:34.
Matthew 13:36 Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field.
Matthew 13 has parables about the Kingdom of Heaven. The parables of the chapter are sumarized in the general note for Matthew 13 in the Book Study on Matthew. This verse uses Jesus
for the physical man that sent away the unbelievers (who saw Him as just a man
) so that he could explain privately to the believers (who saw Him as 'God in human flesh'). Please see 1Corinthians 2:4-16.
Matthew 13:53 And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed thence.
Matthew 13 has parables about the Kingdom of Heaven. The parables of the chapter are sumarized in the general note for Matthew 13 in the Book Study on Matthew. This verse uses Jesus
for the physical man that explained privately to the believers (who saw Him as 'God in human flesh') before returning to the unbelievers (who saw Him as just a man
).
Matthew 13:57 And they were of fended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house.
Matthew 13 has parables about the Kingdom of Heaven. The parables of the chapter are sumarized in the general note for Matthew 13 in the Book Study on Matthew. This verse uses Jesus
for the physical man who spoke to unbelievers (who saw Him as just a man
) as opposed to His disciples (who saw Him as 'God in human flesh'). Please also see those verses and related notes especially the note for Mark 6:4-LJC. Also see A prophet like Moses
in Verses.
Matthew 14:1 At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus ,
In this account, we are told that Herod thought that Jesus
was John and remembers beheading John (Matthew 14:1-13; Mark 6:14-32; Luke 9:7-9). In this section, the only references that we find to the Son of God
are three verses in Matthew and one in Mark that use the physical role of Jesus
. There are also eight verses that use the lower-case king
for king Herod. Matthew Matthew 14:1 and 14:2 form a single sentence which tell us about king Herod and Jesus
. This section contrast the actions of a Spirit led man named Jesus
to an earthly man named Herod.
Matthew 14:12 And his disciples came, and took up the body, and buried it, and went and told
Jesus
.
There are several verses in each of the four gospels that tell about John the Baptist. The Doctrinal Study, called John the Baptist, has links to all of the other references in the Bible for John the Baptist. This verse is part of the account about the time that Herod thought that Jesus
was John and remembers beheading John (Matthew 14:1-13; Mark 6:14-32; Luke 9:7-9). In this section, we are told about king Herod and how he used his Earthly power. Herod is contrasted to a Spirit led man, with no earthly power, named Jesus
. All of this is explained in more detail in the note for Matthew 14:1. In this verse we see that the disciples of John buried him and took the news to John's friend in the flesh named Jesus
. As 'God in human flesh', Jesus
would already know of the death of John. So, these disciples were treating Jesus
as a good person would treat any other person when that person's friend died. They treated Jesus
as a human man who's friend had just died and need to know about it.
Matthew 14:13 When Jesus heard of it, he departed thence by ship into a desert place apart: and when the people had heard thereof, they followed him on foot out of the cities.
There are several verses in each of the four gospels that tell about John the Baptist. The Doctrinal Study, called John the Baptist, has links to all of the other references in the Bible for John the Baptist. This verse is part of the account about the time that Herod thought that Jesus
was John and remembers beheading John (Matthew 14:1-13; Mark 6:14-32; Luke 9:7-9). In this section, we are told about king Herod and how he used his Earthly power. Herod is contrasted to a Spirit led man, with no earthly power, named Jesus
. All of this is explained in more detail in the note for Matthew 14:1. In this verse we see that the disciples of John buried him and took the news to John's friend in the flesh named Jesus
. This verse tells us of the very human reaction of the man Jesus
to the news of His friend's death. This is explained more in the note under Matthew 14:1. This sentence is also transitional in that it starts the next account.
Matthew 14:14-21; Mark 6:31-44; Luke 9:10-17 and John 6:1-14 tell about Jesus
ministering to many people in a desert place and His feeding 5,000 men plus women and children before sending them home. This was because Jesus
had compassion on the people even when they were being selfish and refusing to let Him and His disciples have time to morn the death of John the Baptist. That compassion is very much due to His human nature.
Matthew 14:14 And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick.
Matthew 14:14-21; Mark 6:34-44; Luke 9:11 and John 6:1-14 tell about Jesus
ministering to many people in a desert place and His feeding 5,000 men plus women and children before sending them home. This miracle is in addition to His feeding the 5,000 men, which is part of this same incident and is dealt with in the next note. He was seeking a place to morn the murder of John the Baptist and selfish people denied Him that time. Instead of being upset, He had compassion on them and ministered to them. The note under Matthew 4:23 explains how that doing miracles does not prove that Jesus
was the Son of God
. However, his attitude and message combined with the miracles did prove that truth. The main thing to pay attention to is that Jesus
had compassion even for selfish people at a time that He wanted to be alone to morn the death of His friend. That compassion is very much due to His human nature.
Matthew 14:16 But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart; give ye them to eat.
Matthew 14:13-21; Mark 6:31-44; Luke 9:10-17 and John 6:1-14 tell about Jesus
ministering to many people in a desert place and His feeding 5,000 men plus women and children before sending them home. In addition, Matthew 16:9 and Mark 8:19 make reference to this miracle. Further, many places in the Gospel accounts tell us of times when Jesus
healed many people and cast out devils from many people. (Our current verse is one example.) Quite often this fact is missed because people are too busy looking at the expanded account about feeding 5,000. (Please see the Table of Miracles in the Gospels about this, and similar, miracles.)
The note for Matthew 4:23 explains how that doing miracles does not prove that Jesus
was the Son of God
. However, his attitude and message combined with the miracles did prove that truth. The main thing to pay attention to is that Jesus
had compassion even for selfish people at a time that He wanted to be alone to morn the death of His friend. That compassion is very much due to His human nature.
Matthew 14:22 And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the multitudes away.
Matthew 14:22-33; Mark 6:45-53 and John 6:15-21 tell about Jesus
walking on water. Please see the note under Matthew 14:28 for details on this miracle and related considerations. This verse tells us that the physical man named Jesus his disciples to get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side
.
Matthew 14:25 And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea.
Matthew 14:22-33; Mark 6:45-53 and John 6:15-21 tell about Jesus
walking on water. Please see the note under Matthew 14:28 for details on this miracle and related considerations. This verse tells us that the physical man named Jesus
went unto them. He was concerned with their efforts and fear and other emotions because as a man (not as God) He would have understood their feelings (Hebrews 4:15).
Matthew 14:27 But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid.
Matthew 14:22-33; Mark 6:45-53 and John 6:15-21 tell about Jesus
walking on water. Please see the note under Matthew 14:28 for details on this miracle and related considerations. This verse tells us that the physical man named Jesus
spoke to them. He was concerned with their efforts and fear and other emotions because as a man (not as God) he felt understood their feelings (Hebrews 4:15).
Matthew 14:29 And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus.
Matthew 14:22-33; Mark 6:45-53 and John 6:15-21 tell about Jesus
walking on water. Please see the note under Matthew 14:28 for details on this miracle and related considerations. This verse tells us that Peter went to the physical man named Jesus
after asking for power that only comes from the Lord
. Please see the note under Matthew 14:30 for an explanation of the difference between approaching Jesus
and approaching the Lord
.
Matthew 14:31 And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, of thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?
Matthew 14:22-33; Mark 6:45-53 and John 6:15-21 tell about Jesus
walking on water. Please see the note under Matthew 14:28 for details on this miracle and related considerations. This verse tells us that the physical man named Jesus
caught Peter and pulled him out of the water. Jesus
also asked Peter this question because He wanted Peter to think about it. He wasn't rebuking Peter or he would have done that in His role as Lord
. When we mess up, God wants us to think about what we did wrong so that we don't make the same mistake again.
Matthew 15:1 Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying,
Matthew 15:1 and 15:2 is a single sentence and start a section that goes from Matthew 15:1 through 15:20. In this section, Jesus
called the Scribes and Pharisees hypocrites
and quotes Isaiah 29:13 against them. He publicly denounces them for replacing the word of God with their religious doctrines. Mark 7:6-7 teaches the same thing. This verse uses Jesus
for the physical man who spoke to the people.
Matthew 15:16 And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding?
Matthew 15:1 and 15:2 is a single sentence which starts a section that goes from through Matthew 15:20. In this section, Jesus
called the Scribes and Pharisees hypocrites
and quotes Isaiah 29:13 against them. He publicly denounces them for replacing the word of God with their religious doctrines. Later, in private, His disciples asked Him to explain what He said to the people in a parable. That leads to this verse. After it, Jesus
explains to His disciples. Mark 7:1-23 teaches the same thing as this section in Matthew. This verse uses Jesus
for the physical man who spoke to the disciples.
Matthew 15:21 Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon.
Matthew 15:21-28 and Mark 7:24-30 tell the account about the Greek woman that had a devil cast out of her daughter after Jesus
called her a female dog and she agreed. Please also see the Table of Miracles in the Gospels about this, and similar, miracles. Please see the Section called Jesus and Devils in the Significant Gospel Events Study Jesus
, as the Prince of Love, did not do this to be mean but wanted witnesses to see her attitude and see why she received her request while many of them did not. Mark tells us more about her background and what was going on at that time while Matthew tells us more about her conversation with Jesus
. In Matthew, we are told that she called Him Lord
three times and Son of David
(Christ
) once. So, she obviously, she knew and understood many things of the Jewish religion and probably was a Jew by belief even if not by birth. Jesus
told her O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt.
(Matthew 15:28 and Mark 7:29). The basic lesson of this account is that while men emphasize religious things like physical birth, God looks on the heart and honors a correct attitude that is shown by faith and obedience. She showed her attitude by calling the man named Jesus Lord
. She recognized Him as 'God in human flesh'. This verse uses Jesus
for the physical man that came to the area where this woman was at.
Matthew 15:28 Then Jesus answered and said unto her, of woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.
Matthew 15:21-28 and Mark 7:24-30 tell the account about the Greek woman that had a devil cast out of her daughter after Jesus
called her a female dog and she agreed. Please see the note for Matthew 15:21 for an explanation of this account. This verse uses Jesus
as 'God in human flesh' in recognition of her continuing to address Jesus
as Lord
in order to get her miracle. Mark 7:27 says the same as this verse.
Matthew 15:29 And Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there.
This verse tells us that Jesus
preaching and healing people (Matthew 15:29-32) near the sea of Galilee
. After the three days, we have the account about Jesus
feeding 4 thousand men plus women and children as recorded in Matthew 15:32-39 and Mark 8:1-9. This miracle is also referenced by Jesus
in: Matthew 16:10 and Mark 8:20. Please also see the Table of Miracles in the Gospels about this, and similar, miracles. This verse uses Jesus
for the physical man that went to this place.
Matthew 15:32 Then Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way.
This is part of the account about Jesus
feeding 4 thousand men plus women and children as recorded in Matthew 15:32-39; Matthew 16:10 and Mark 8:1-9 and Mark 8:20. Please also see the Table of Miracles in the Gospels about this, and similar, miracles. This is a different miracle than the feeding of 5 thousand men that is recorded elsewhere. It follows three days of Jesus
preaching and healing people (Matthew 15:29-32). As said in this verse, Jesus
had compassion on the people and was more concerned about meeting their physical needs than he was of the supply. He sought to care for God's people and trusted God to supply what was needed. Again, we see that the man named Jesus
has compassion for us and shows us how to serve God while in the flesh. God expects us to have compassion for our needy brothers and sisters.
Matthew 15:34 And Jesus saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes.
Please see the note above for details. In this verse, Jesus
is used for the physical man who talked to his disciples.
Matthew 16:6 Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.
Matthew 16:4-12 and Mark 8:13-21 and Luke 12:1-12 all tell of Jesus
warning His disciples of the leaven of the Pharisees
, which is religious hypocrisy. This is explained in the note for Mark 8:17. As explained there, this verse uses Jesus
for 'God in human flesh' who was trying to teach His disciples to see things from a spiritual point of view and to not fall into the trap of seeing them from a physical religious point of view.
Matthew 16:8 Which when Jesus perceived, he said unto them, of ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have brought no bread?
Matthew 16:4-12; Mark 8:13-21 and Luke 12:1-12 all tell of Jesus
warning His disciples of the leaven of the Pharisees
, which is religious hypocrisy. This is explained in the note for Mark 8:17. As explained there, this verse uses Jesus
for 'God in human flesh' who was trying to teach His disciples to see things from a spiritual point of view and to not fall into the trap of seeing them from a physical religious point of view.
Matthew 16:13 When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?
Also see Matthew 16:13-20; Mark 8:27-30; Luke 9:18-27; 6:69 and John 11:27 and all related notes. Each of these sections lead to someone making a personal declaration of faith that the man Jesus
is Christ
and the Son of God
. Matthew, Mark and Luke all report the same incident while John reports two different ones. In this verse, we see Jesus
starting the discussion with a provocative question that emphasizes His physical nature (Son of Man
).
Matthew 16:17 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in Heaven.
Also see Matthew 16:13-20; Mark 8:27-30; Luke 9:18-27; 6:69 and John 11:27 and all related notes. Each of these sections lead to someone making a personal declaration of faith that the man Jesus
is Christ
and the Son of God
. Matthew, Mark and Luke all report the same incident while John reports two different ones. In this verse, the man Jesus
is talking to Peter face-to-face. Jesus
is also acting as a prophet because He declares a truth that He could not have known unless God revealed it to Him.
Matthew 16:21 From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day.
Matthew 16:21-28; Mark 8:31-9:1 and Luke 9:22-27 occur between Peter declaring that Jesus
is the Christ
and the Mount of Transfiguration. In context, all three events are related. Jesus
asked who men thought he was and then asked the disciples who they said He was to test and verify that they were ready for the next phase of their education. That next phase started with this section where Jesus
first told them about His suffering and dying and rising again and coming a second time. They were overwhelmed with the information and rejected it at first but finally accepted that Jesus
said it, even if it made no sense to them. This verse is part of Jesus
telling them what will happen. Within this verse, Son of man
is used to emphasize that He will physically return.
Matthew 16:13-20; Mark 8:27-30; Luke 9:18-27; John 6:69; John 11:27 all tell us about people declaring their personal belief that Jesus
is the Christ
and is also the Son of God
. As noted elsewhere, God will bring each of us to the same point in our personal relationship with Christ
. Depending upon our faith or rejection of this truth, God will either reveal greater truth or remove us from a position of service. The physical Son of man
named Jesus
would have to suffer and die for the sins of the world and so that God could give the saved a personal relationship with Christ
. The Jewish religion completely rejected, and still rejects, the Church Age. The Old Testament clearly taught the suffering and rejection of Christ
, but those verses were rejected and 'explained away' by the Jewish religion. As Jews, the disciples had to choose between the clear teaching of the Word and their religious teachings. Each of us will come to places where we have to choose between the teachings of our religion and what the word of God is showing us personally.
The Study called Significant Gospel Events has several sections related to the prophecies and doctrines which are referenced by this verse. The references about Second Coming of our Lord
, are in the Section called Prophecies. The references, for where different Gospel accounts teach the
same things, are in the Section called Harmony. In addition, the Section called Prophecies, and the Section called Prophecy Fulfilled, provide links related to the later events of the ministry of Jesus
, such as His betrayal, suffering, death, resurrection and return to Heaven. In addition, there are also several related sections in the Study called Gospel Time Sequences which also deal with these events. The one section gives links to where the events are prophesied, another section gives links to where the prophecies are fulfilled and the lase sections give us the time sequence of these events which are reported in various Gospel accounts.
Lots of people express an interest in prophecy. However, very few are willing to accept the truth of prophecies and most prefer the claims of religious liars who claim to tell the fulfillment of future, unfulfilled. prophecies, but they are really telling lies from devils. In this verse, and several other Bible references, we see that Jesus
told the 12 of His future several times but they found the prophecy incomprehensible. In fact, they refused the clear and plain prophecy. And while many people might criticize them, the truth is that most of us have a problem accepting things from the word of God that don't make sense to us.
Matthew 16:24 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
Matthew 16:21-28; Mark 8:31-9:1 and Luke 9:22-27 occur between Peter declaring that Jesus
is the Christ
and the Mount of Transfiguration. In context, all three events are related. Within these few verses are a couple of very important lessons. Please see the note for Matthew 16:22, under Lord, about the error of holding onto erroneous religious doctrines, which we have been taught, after we have been shown that the word of God
says that those doctrines are wrong.
This verse is part of the reaction by Jesus
to Peter rejecting Bible truth which went against the erroneous religious doctrine that he had been taught all of his life. When Peter rejected the truth, Jesus
called him Satan
. And, Jesus
will do the same to all of us who prefer erroneous religious doctrine over the word of God
. In this verse, Jesus
is dealing with another erroneous religious doctrine which is related to the current 'Easy Believism'. That is, both doctrines claimed that people could live a life of sin and receive all of the blessings of God if they met some religious requirement such as saying a 'magic prayer of salvation' or being born a Jew. This verse goes directly against both of those erroneous religious doctrine and against similar erroneous religious doctrines.
Please see the Study called Please also see the Section called Significant Gospel Events Study for details on many verses which have prophecies about future events which occur in the Gospels. Please also see 1Thessalonians 3:1-4 and 1Peter 2:21 and related notes for other places that tell us to do the same thing.
Matthew 17:1 And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart,
Matthew 17:1-8 and Mark 9:1-10 and Luke 9:28-36 tell us about Jesus
taking James, John and Peter to the 'Mount of Transfiguration'. While transfigured, Elias and Moses met with Jesus
and talked about His upcoming death (Luke 9:31). This incident followed the famous declaration by Peter that Jesus
was Christ, the Son of the living God
(Matthew 16:16; Mark 8:29 and Luke 9:20). The three disciples were there as a spiritual reward for their level of true Biblical faith.
In this account, we see that Elias appeared on the Mount to represent the prophets of the Old Testament and Moses appeared to represent the Law. God the Father told all of us (in the persons of Peter, James and John) that we are to hear His Beloved Son Jesus
(Matthew 17:5; Mark 9:7 and Luke 9:35). This section tells us that God the Father made Jesus
(and the New Testament) a greater authority than the Old Testament.
Going on, we see Jesus
showing His personal glory as the Son of God
the only time that it is reported in the gospels. Please see the study called Jesus used the power of the Holy Spirit.
Obviously, there is much doctrine that could be developed from this section. However, to limit it to the subject of this study, I will say that this sentence says that the physical man called Jesus
led the physical men named Peter, James and John up a mount to experience the kingdom of God
in the flesh (Matthew 17:1; Mark 9:2 and Luke 9:28).
Matthew 17:7 And Jesus came and touched them, and said, Arise, and be not afraid.
Matthew 17:1-8; Mark 9:3-8 and Luke 9:28-36 tell us about Jesus
taking James, John and Peter to the 'Mount of Transfiguration'. Please see the note for Matthew 17:1, in the Book Study, for a detaided explanation of this incident. This verse tells us that the physical man named Jesus
physically touched Peter, James and John to give them comfort. Daniel 8:18 tells how Daniel was afraid and on his face when confronted with God's glory and had to be comforted. Revelation 1:17-18 tells us the same about John. Other places in the Bible tell us the same about other godly men. People who address God as the man upstairs
have not had a true vision of God's glory.
Matthew 17:8 And when they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no man, save Jesus only.
Matthew 17:1-8; Mark 9:3-8 and Luke 9:28-36 tell us about Jesus
taking James, John and Peter to the 'Mount of Transfiguration'. Please see the note for Matthew 17:1, in the Book Study, for a detaided explanation of this incident. This verse tells us that Jesus
was the only physical man that they saw. Please see the note under Mark 9:4 for doctrinal considerations of this verse. This verse is equivalent to Mark 9:8 and Luke 9:36.
Matthew 17:9 And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be risen again from the dead.
Please also see the note under Son for Matthew 17:9.
Matthew 17:1-8; Mark 9:3-8 and Luke 9:28-36 tell us about Jesus
taking James, John and Peter to the 'Mount of Transfiguration'. Please see the note for Matthew 17:1, in the Book Study, for a detaided explanation of this incident.
Matthew 17:11 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Elias truly shall first come, and restore all things.
Matthew 17:1-8; Mark 9:3-8 and Luke 9:28-36 tell us about Jesus
taking James, John and Peter to the 'Mount of Transfiguration'. Please see the note for Matthew 17:1, in the Book Study, for a detaided explanation of this incident.
This is a reference to Malachi 4:5. The man named Jesus
explained Old Testament prophecy about John the Baptist. Please see the Doctrinal Study, called John the Baptist, for links to all of the other references in the Bible for John the Baptist.
Matthew 17:17 Then Jesus answered and said, of faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him hither to me.
In Matthew 17:14-21; Mark 9:14-29 and Luke 9:37-42 we read about Jesus
casting out a devil that His apostles could not cast out. This was just after the 'Mount of Transfiguration' (Matthew 17:1-8; Mark 9:3-8 and Luke 9:28-36). In our current verse, Jesus
expresses His upset that people refused to learn the spiritual lessons which He taught so that they could have true spiritual power. In Matthew 17:21 and Mark 9:29 we read that Jesus
told His apostles This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting
. All of the verses and related notes should be considered together. Please see the note for Mark 9:24 for more details on this account. In this verse, Jesus
physically talked to other men as a man. Luke 9:41 is equivalent to this verse.
Matthew 17:18 And Jesus rebuked the devil; and he departed out of him: and the child was cured from that very hour.
In Matthew 17:14-21; Mark 9:14-29 and Luke 9:37-42 we read about Jesus
casting out a devil that His apostles could not cast out. This was just after the 'Mount of Transfiguration' (Matthew 17:1-8; Mark 9:3-8 and Luke 9:28-36). In Matthew 17:21 and Mark 9:29 we read that Jesus
told His apostles This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting
. All of the verses and related notes should be considered together. Please see the note for Mark 9:24 for more details on this account. In this verse, Jesus
rebuked the devil by the power of God. This verse is equivalent to Mark 9:25 and Luke 9:42.
Matthew 17:19 Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast him out?
In Matthew 17:14-21; Mark 9:14-29 and Luke 9:37-42 we read about Jesus
casting out a devil that His apostles could not cast out. This was just after the 'Mount of Transfiguration' (Matthew 17:1-8; Mark 9:3-8 and Luke 9:28-36). In Matthew 17:21 and Mark 9:29 we read that Jesus
told His apostles This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting
. All of the verses and related notes should be considered together. Please see the note for Mark 9:24 for more details on this account. In this verse we are told that the disciples came to the physical man named Jesus
to get understanding about their failure to cast out the devil themselves. This verse is equivalent to Mark 9:28.
Matthew 17:20 And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
In Matthew 17:14-21; Mark 9:14-29 and Luke 9:37-42 we read about Jesus
casting out a devil that His apostles could not cast out. This was just after the 'Mount of Transfiguration' (Matthew 17:1-8; Mark 9:3-8 and Luke 9:28-36). In Matthew 17:21 and Mark 9:29 we read that Jesus
told His apostles This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting
. All of the verses and related notes should be considered together. Please see the note for Mark 9:24 for more details on this account. In this verse we are told the answer that Jesus
gave to His disciples as He talked to them man-to-man. The context of this verse is equivalent to Mark 9:29. The teaching about faith in this verse is equivalent to Mark 11:23.
Matthew 17:22 And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said unto them, The Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men:
Matthew 17:22-23; Mark 9:30-32 and Luke 9:43-45 tell about the same incident. Please see the Prophecies and Prophecies Fulfilled Sections of the Significant Gospel Events Study for more related Bible references. Please also see the related Sections in Doctrinal Study called Gospel Time Sequences for Bible references to all of the related events from the suffering through the resurrection.
Jesus
used the distraction of everyone talking about the miracle that he just did to make a private statement to His disciples. Jesus
did not reveal this prophecy to the general Jew. He also made this prophecy at this time because the circumstances would lead them to believe they were heading to literally rule the world, and the exact opposite was their true future. As much as we might deny an unpleasant truth, God still reveals it to us.
Matthew 17:25 He saith, Yes. And when he was come into the house, Jesus prevented him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? of whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute? of their own children, or of strangers?
After Jesus
had told the disciples that He would be killed (Matthew 17:22-23), they went to Capernaum, which is their home town. When they arrived, the tax man came to Peter, and said, Doth not your master pay tribute?
(Matthew 17:24) Before Peter could express his opinion Jesus prevented him
. That is, Jesus
cut Peter off with His question. They should not have had to pay the tax, according to the question from Jesus
and the answer from Peter.
After establishing that the government was taking unfair advantage of them, the man named Jesus
showed us how to serve God while in the flesh. He told Peter Notwithstanding, lest we should of fend them, go thou to the sea, and cast an hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money: that take, and give unto them for me and thee.
(Matthew 17:27) This is a miracle in that Jesus
knew that the first fish that Peter caught would have the tax money in its mouth. Please also see the Table of Miracles in the Gospels about this, and similar, miracles. However, the important thing about this account is not the miracle but the teaching of finances.
- In comparison to going to the cross, being taken for some unfair taxes is nothing. We also should ignore considerations of the flesh, especially pride and our 'rights', when they interfere with spiritual goals.
Jesus prevented
Peter. That is,Jesus
saw the upset coming and jumped in and taught the correct perspective before tempers could flare about being treated wrong.- God miraculously provided their needs because
Jesus
was putting God's spiritual goals before any worldly or fleshly consideration (Matthew 6:33).
Matthew 17:26 Peter saith unto him, of strangers. Jesus saith unto him, Then are the children free.
Please see the note above.
Matthew 18:1 At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus , saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of Heaven?
This is part of a section that is in Matthew 18:1-18:5 and Mark 9:33-37 and Luke 9:46-48. Please consider all of these verses and notes together in order to fulfill contextual requirements. These references are also is the set-up
for the teaching on forgiveness found in Matthew 18:6-35 and Mark 9:38-50 and Luke 17:1-4.
In this verse, the disciples came to the physical man Jesus
to ask a question. In Luke we are told that they disputed on the way to the house in Capernaum and Jesus
Himself brought up the question. It may be that these are two different incidents. It may be that they were the same incident and the disciples started to bring it up, but weren't sure how to ask the question. Jesus
could have asked the question that he knew they wanted to ask but were too embarrassed to ask. In that case, one person might say that the disciples brought it up and another might say it was Jesus
. You decide what you want to believe because it really isn't critical to doctrine.
In this section, Jesus
is teaching that Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of Heaven
. This verse uses Jesus
for the physical man that spoke to teach.
Matthew 18:2 And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them,
This is part of a section that goes from Matthew 18:1 through 18:6 and is also covered in Mark 9:33-37 and Luke 9:46-48. Please see the note for Matthew 18:1 for more details. Matthew 18:2-3 form a single verse that tell us that Jesus
called a child to use as an object lesson of a spiritual truth. Here, the physical man called the child and said that we are to enter the kingdom of Heaven
like a child. In Matthew 19:13-15 and Mark 10:14-16 and Luke 18:15-17, we are told that children are in the kingdom of Heaven
. This verse uses Jesus
for the physical man that called the child and spoke to others.
Matthew 18:22 Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.
This is part of a section that goes from 18:6 through 18:35. This subject of forgiving a brother is also covered in Luke 17:1-4. Please consider all of these verses and notes together. Here, Jesus
is answering a question from Peter. The answer from Jesus
is impossible for the physical or religious man to do, and is therefore rejected or explained away
. However, when the entire context must be considered together, and then it can be understood that these commands are only possible by using the power of the Spirit and spiritually growing through a personal relationship with Christ
. The difficulty for Peter and others is that the man Jesus
taught a spiritual truth and men often look at the physical Jesus
and only consider the physical and religious applications of His words. Jesus
teaches spiritual truths that need to be understood from a spiritual perspective.
Matthew 19:1 And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came into the coasts of Judaea beyond Jordan;
Matthew 19:1-12 and Mark 10:1-12 deal with a subject that has caused great controversy for almost as long as man has existed. Please see the note for Mark 10:5 for more details on this verse. As explained there, Jesus
is used because the physical man spoke. However, Jesus
is also used because it is in this role that God the Son
experiences and understands the weakness of the flesh. Jesus
understands and has compassion on our fleshly weaknesses but condemns using them to create a religious excuse for sin.
Matthew 19:14 But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of Heaven.
Matthew 19:13-15 and Mark 10:13-16 and Luke 18:15-17 are almost identical in their wording and tell us to let little children come to Jesus
and that it is required for us to receive the kingdom of God as little children. Please see the note for Mark 10:14 for more on this doctrine. In this verse, we see the man called Jesus
seeing what was done and instructing His disciples.
Matthew 19:18 He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,
Matthew 19; Mark 10 and Luke 18 are all similar in that they tell stories which compare the fruit of a truly saved person with a changed life to the false hope in works of fleshly religion. In Matthew 19:16-30; Mark 10:17-27; Luke 10:25-37 and Luke 18:18-27 Jesus
explained about inheriting eternal life
. Please see the note for Mark 10:17 for the details on this incident.
This verse uses Jesus
for the physical man who spoke to this person who claimed that he was assured of his own salvation because of his good works. This account has slightly different wording but the same message of believe and obey the word of God. As seen in the account, this person was not willing to let go of the flesh in order to receive the Spirit.
Matthew 19:21 Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in Heaven: and come and follow me.
Matthew 19; Mark 10 and Luke 18 are all similar in that they tell stories which compare the fruit of a truly saved person with a changed life to the false hope in works of fleshly religion. In Matthew 19:16-30; Mark 10:17-27; Luke 10:25-37 and Luke 18:18-27 Jesus
explained about inheriting eternal life
. Please see the note for Mark 10:17 for the details on this incident.
Matthew 19:16-20; Mark 10:16-31 and Luke 18:18-30 tell us about someone asking Jesus what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?
Please see the note for Mark 10:21 details on this verse. This verse uses Jesus
for the physical man who spoke to this person claiming to be assured of salvation.
Matthew 19:23 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of Heaven.
Matthew 19; Mark 10 and Luke 18 are all similar in that they tell stories which compare the fruit of a truly saved person with a changed life to the false hope in works of fleshly religion. In Matthew 19:23-26; Mark 10:23-27 and Luke 18:24-27 tell us the teaching on riches
which is based upon the prior accounts about the rich young ruler who, apparently, choose to go to Hell rather than give up Earthly riches. Please see the note for Mark 10:23-LJC for the details on the doctrine of this verse. This verse uses Jesus
for the physical man who taught His disciples.
Matthew 19:26 But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.
Matthew 19; Mark 10 and Luke 18 are all similar in that they tell stories which compare the fruit of a truly saved person with a changed life to the false hope in works of fleshly religion. In Matthew 19:23-26; Mark 10:23-27 and Luke 18:24-27 tell us the teaching on riches
which is based upon the prior accounts about the rich young ruler who, apparently, choose to go to Hell rather than give up Earthly riches. Please see the note for Mark 10:23 for the details on this verse. This verse uses Jesus
for the physical man who taught His disciples.
Matthew 19:28 And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
Matthew 19; Mark 10 and Luke 18 are all similar in that they tell stories which compare the fruit of a truly saved person with a changed life to the false hope in works of fleshly religion. In Matthew 19:27-30; Mark 10:28-31 and Luke 18:28-30, Jesus
made a statement which led to Peter asking about our heavenly rewards. Matthew 19:28-30 and Mark 10:28-31 and Luke 18:28-30 have the promises of blessings for following Jesus
. Please see the note under Mark 10:29 for the details on these blessings.
Matthew 19:28-30 and Mark 10:28-31 and Luke 18:28-30 have the promises of blessings for following Jesus
. Please see the note for Mark 10:29 for details on this verse. Matthew 19:28 has a specific reward for Apostles that is not given to anyone else. Please see the note under Son of Man for more details on this unique reward. In this verse, Jesus
is used for 'God in human flesh' as He is making promises that only God can fulfill.
Matthew 20:17 And Jesus going up to Jerusalem took the twelve disciples apart in the way, and said unto them,
Matthew 20:17-19; Mark 10:32-34 and Luke 18:31-34 tell us about the same things that those happened. The messages reported may have been on the same trip, but may actually be different, repeated, messages from Jesus
to His disciples. This is explained in the note for Mark 10:32 for details on these passages. In this verse, the man named Jesus
prophesized of His own suffering and death. This does not show that He was 'God in human flesh' since other men also prophesized.
Matthew 20:22 But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? They say unto him, We are able.
Matthew 20:20-28 and Mark 10:35-45 tell us about James, John and their mother coming to Jesus
and asking to sit on His right hand and left hand in the kingdom. Luke 22:23-30 also tells us the same thing as part of this account. Please see the note for Mark 10:38-LJC for details on this verse. This verse uses Jesus
for the physical man who knew that He would physically suffer these things and wanted to warn His apostles that they would each also suffer similar things.
Matthew 20:25 But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them.
Matthew 20:20-28 and Mark 10:35-45 tell us about James, John and their mother coming to Jesus
and asking to sit on His right hand and left hand in the kingdom. Luke 22:23-30 also tells us the same thing as part of this account. Please see the note for Mark 10:38-LJC for details on this verse. This verse uses Jesus
for the physical man who knew that He would physically suffer these things and wanted to warn His apostles that they would each also suffer similar things.
Matthew 20:32 And Jesus stood still, and called them, and said, What will ye that I shall do unto you?
This verse is part of he well-known account about blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus
. This account is in Matthew 20:29-43; Mark 10:46-52 and Luke 18:35-43. Bartimaeus is not named in Matthew's or Luke's accounts and those accounts tell us about a second man. All of the notes and verses should be considered together, especially those under Son of David and under Lord Jesus . In this verse, we are told that the man, Jesus
, stood still. This verse is the same as Mark 10:52 and Luke 18:42-43. Please see the note under Mark 10:50.
Matthew 20:34 So Jesus had compassion on them, and touched their eyes: and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed him.
This verse is part of he well-known account about blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus
. This account is in Matthew 20:29-43; Mark 10:46-52 and Luke 18:35-43. All of the notes and verses should be considered together. This verse is the same as Mark 10:52 and Luke 18:42-43. Please see the note under Mark 10:52. The equivalent verses show us that Jesus
is used here for 'God in human flesh'.
Matthew 21:1 And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples,
Matthew 21:1-17 and Mark 11:1-17 and Luke 19:29-44 and John 12:12-16 talk about the time that Jesus
entered Jerusalem in triumph and the people cried Hosanna to the Son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest
(Matthew 21:9). This is a fulfillment of Zechariah 9:9 and Psalms 148 shows us how they praised Him. Matthew 21:1-2 form a single sentence that tells us how the man named Jesus
went about to fulfill this verse. John 12:12-13 say the same thing as these verses. The Jewish religious leaders led the people in rejecting the appointment by their Lord
by focusing attention on the physical aspect of Jesus
and ignoring the fact that He had an appointment by their Lord
. We also see this fact in the explanation of John 12:16 which says but when
. When the disciples saw and accepted the role that their Jesus
was glorifiedLord (God)
had given Jesus
, then they understood what was done on this day. However, none of the Jews understood that day. Where the disciples accepted what they didn't understand, the Jewish religious leaders led the rest of the Jews to reject what they didn't understand.
Matthew 21:3, 21:9 and John 12:13 all use Lord
for these verses because God the Father had given Jesus
the role of King of the Jews
. As seen elsewhere in this study, King of the Jews
is part of the role of Christ
. in John 12:15 and Matthew 21:5 we read behold, thy King cometh
. In Matthew 21:9 we read that the people cried Hosanna to the Son of David
. As seen elsewhere in this study, Son of David
is another name for Christ
. To finish of f this argument, we have Luke 19:38, which is part of this section, and says Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord
. In Luke 19:38, the Lord
is the Father and the (capital letter) King
is Christ
, who is THE King of the Jews
. So, what we have in this section is Jesus
coming into God's city of Jerusalem and offering Himself to the Jews in the role that the Lord
gave Him as Christ
. The Jews, as we know, rejected Jesus
and refused to accept the appointment by the Lord
and ended up bringing over 2,000 years of judgment upon themselves and their children. Jesus
foretold of this rejection back in Luke 13, and told the Jews that their house is left unto you desolate: and verily I say unto you, Ye shall not see me, until the time come when ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.
Now, some might claim that this section fulfills this prophecy of Jesus
, but their house is still desolate
, and has been since the crucifixion. While these people said the words of accepting Jesus
as their King
, their subsequent actions showed the insincerity of their hearts. They are like lots of people who claim to have accepted Jesus
as their Lord and Savoiur
but live as insincerely as these people did. Today's people should seriously consider historical precedent and the fact that the Bible tells us that God says I change not
(Malachi 3:6; Hebrews 13:8).
In Matthew 21:3, Matthew 21:9 and John 12:13, Lord
is used because God appoints positions through His role as Lord
and Jesus
was given the position as King
. This verse also uses Lord
because God brings judgment through His role as Lord
and the Jews were judged for refusing this appointment by their Lord
. Matthew 23:39 and Luke 13:35 have the warning from Jesus
that the Jews will be punished and will not see the Lord until they (individually or nationally) say Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord
and mean that they welcome the rule of God their Lord that they can not question. That will happen for the nation when Jesus
comes back the second time as prophesied in Zechariah 14:4.
Matthew 21:6 And the disciples went, and did as Jesus commanded them,
Matthew 21:1-17; Mark 11:1-17; Luke 19:29-44 and John 12:12-16 talk about the time that Jesus
entered Jerusalem in triumph. Please see the note under Matthew 21:1 for the details on this section. As explained in that note, the disciples didn't understand what the man named Jesus
was doing, but they accepted anyway.
Matthew 21:11 And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee
.
Matthew 21:1-17; Mark 11:1-17; Luke 19:29-44 and John 12:12-16 talk about the time that Jesus
entered Jerusalem in triumph. Please see the note under Matthew 21:1 for the details on this section.
The identifier of: Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee
is used here to positively identify Him as only a physical man and to deny that He is God in flesh
. The note for this verse, in the Book Study on Matthew, explains the doctrine of this truth and also provides links to Old Testament references which are related to this verse.
Matthew 21:12 And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves,
Matthew 21:1-17; Mark 11:1-17; Luke 19:29-44 and John 12:12-16 talk about the time that Jesus
entered Jerusalem in triumph. Please see the note under Matthew 21:1 for the details on this section.
Matthew 21:12-13 form a single sentence that says the same as Luke 19:45-46. This sentence tells us how Jesus
corrected the Jews ignoring what God told them in Isaiah 56:7. These Jews were selling animals required for religious sacrifices, such as found in Leviticus 14:21-22, however that was supposed to be done outside of the temple. In addition, God required the priests to inspect all animals for
imperfections before they were sacrificed. According to history, the priests rejected almost all animals brought for sacrifice, and their friend sold them an acceptable animal, for an inflated price. Then another friend offered to buy their 'unacceptable animal' at a discount price so that the people did not have to drive it home. Of course, after the Jew making the sacrifice left, the 'unacceptable animal' was added to the herd of 'acceptable animals'. This was only one way that the religious leaders perverted the sacrifice to God in order to become rich. And, this was only one reason why Jesus
said: It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves
.
After His entrance into the Temple, Jesus
started acting as God's righteous King of the Jews
. This led to the Jewish leaders to openly rebelling against their Lord
. They had to stop their thievery and become righteous or rebel. This verse uses Jesus
because the physical man entered the temple and because the Jewish leaders who had rejected the truth that He is 'God in human flesh'.
Matthew 21:16 And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?
Matthew 21:1-17; Mark 11:1-17; Luke 19:29-44 and John 12:12-16 talk about the time that Jesus
entered Jerusalem in triumph. Please see the note under Matthew 21:1 for the details on this section. Matthew 21:10-17 tells details that are not presented in the other gospels. This verse is the response from Jesus
when the religious leaders complained about people fulfilling scripture and that fulfillment was not to their liking. They complained at Jesus
hoping to pick a doctrinal fight over personal preferences to doctrine. Instead of arguing, Jesus
quoted scripture and then left. Therefore, they did not get an argument over personal beliefs but were left with the choice of shutting up or arguing against the word of God
. Jesus
is quoting Psalms 8:2 in this verse.
Matthew 21:21 Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done.
Matthew 21:18-22; Mark 11:12-14 and Mark 11:20-26 talks about the time that Jesus
cursed the fig tree for not having fruit. Please see the Table Of Miracles about this, and similar, miracles. Please see the note under Mark 11:14 for details on this miracle. In this verse Jesus
is telling His disciples, who will bear fruit, how to get their prayers answered. We must have true faith. In this verse, as elsewhere in this section, Jesus
is used as 'God in human flesh' because he is promising His disciples that they will have the power of God to answer their prayers. John 15:7, James 5:16 and other places tell us some conditions that God places upon getting our prayers answered.
Matthew 21:24 And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell me, I in like wise will tell you by what authority I do these things.
In Matthew 21:23-27; Mark 11:27-33 and Luke 20:1-7, we are told about the time that the religious leaders challenged Jesus
about His authority from God. They refused to believe all of the evidence that God gave to them and, obviously, would not accept any answer from Jesus
except His bowing to their authority. Therefore, He challenged them about John's Baptism.
Jesus
had already provided uncountable evidences that He was God's Messiah / Christ
and King of Israel
. However, the religious leaders were so enamored with their own position among men that they refused to acknowledge that their authority was less than the authority of Jesus
. They thought they were challenging a 'literal physical man', but they were actually challenging the authority of God. This brought the curse of God upon themselves and all of their followers.
Matthew 21:27 And they answered Jesus , and said, We cannot tell. And he said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.
In Matthew 21:23-27; Mark 11:27-33 and Luke 20:1-7 we are told about the time that the religious leaders challenged Jesus
about His authority and He, in response, challenged them about the baptism of John the Baptist. In this verse, we read that the religious leaders lied and said: We cannot tell
. The question from Jesus
was so basic that they lied when they claimed to be religious experts or they lied in this answer. And, since they refused to acknowledge God-given truth while also claiming to be the ultimate authority on God-given truth, Jesus
refused to answer their challenge. This was because there was overwhelming evidence that Jesus
did what He did by the authority of God the Father and they were deliberately ignoring all of the evidence from God the Father even while claiming to be the ultimate spokespersons of God the Father.
In this verse, we see the man named Jesus
answering the challenge from the Jewish religious leaders who refused to accept Him as 'God in human flesh' and insisted upon treating Him as just a man.
Matthew 21:31 Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.
Matthew 21:28-31; Mark 12:1-12 and Luke 20:8-19 tell about a parable that Jesus
gave after the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders
challenged His authority in Matthew 21:23-27; Mark 11:27-33 and Luke 20:1-7. In Luke 7:29-50 we read about the publicans and the harlots
accepting the repentance that John the Baptist preached and of them being baptized and changing their lives. These Pharisees refused, as Jesus
stated in the very next verse. In this verse, we see the man named Jesus
responding to the answer from the Jewish religious leaders who refused to accept Him as 'God in human flesh' and insisted upon treating Him as just a man.
Matthew 22:1 And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said,
Matthew 22:1-14 and Luke 14:16-27 tell about a parable that Jesus
gave after the
chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders
challenged His authority. Matthew 22:1-3 form a single sentence that tells us that Jesus
spoke a parable about the kingdom of Heaven
. In it Jesus
makes it clear that God is going to take the kingdom of Heaven
away from the Jews and destroy them for rejecting it and give it to anyone who will come. This section uses a parable about a marriage feast and teaches some of the same things as found in Luke 12:35-40. Please also see the note for Luke 12:36.
Matthew 22:18 But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites?
This verse is part of a section goes from Matthew 22:15 through 22:46 and has equivalentpassages in Mark 12:12-34 and Luke 20:20-40. In this section the Jewish religious leaders are trying to trap Jesus
in an error. Each group tries their own doctrine and all loose. Since the Jewish religious leaders rejected the fact that Jesus
is 'God in human flesh' and insisted upon treating Him as just a man, we know that this verse uses Jesus
for a physical man.
Matthew 22:29 Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.
This verse is part of a section goes from Matthew 22:15 through 22:46 and has equivalent passages in Mark 12:12-34 and Luke 20:20-40. In this section the Jewish religious leaders are trying to trap Jesus
in an error. Each group tries their own doctrine and all loose. Since the Jewish religious leaders rejected the fact that Jesus
is 'God in human flesh' and insisted upon treating Him as just a man, we know that this verse uses Jesus
for a physical man.
Matthew 22:41 While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them,
This verse is part of a section goes from Matthew 22:15 through 22:46 and has equivalent passages in Mark 12:12-34 and Luke 20:20-40. In this section the Jewish religious leaders are trying to trap Jesus
in an error. Each group tries their own doctrine and all lose. Since the Jewish religious leaders rejected the fact that Jesus
is 'God in human flesh' and insisted upon treating Him as just a man, we know that this verse uses Jesus
for a physical man.
This particular verse is part of a subsection that is covered in Matthew 22:41-46; Mark 12:35-37 and Luke 20:41-47 where Jesus
challenges the religious leaders about Christ
and how their religious beliefs disagreed with what the Bible says about Christ
. Please see the note under Christ for Luke 20:41 for more details on this verse. They thought they were dealing with just a man when they challenged Jesus
, but found out how wrong they were. Matthew 22:41 and part of Matthew 22:42 form a single sentence. As part of His challenge, Jesus
quotes Psalms 110:1. Peter goes ahead and answers the question that the Pharisees couldn't answer. Please see Acts 2:32-36. In Matthew 22:42, the religious leaders are willing to admit that Christ
is the Son of David
but refuse to admit that He is also the Son of God
because they would then have to submit to Christ
.
Matthew 23:1 Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples,
This verse starts with the word Then
, which means it is based upon the prior chapter. Jesus
had just been challenged several times by the Jewish religious leaders and answered each challenge in a way that they could not dispute. Then Jesus
shut their mouths by asking them about Christ
and proving that their religious doctrine goes against the Bible. That leads into this sentence.
Matthew 23:1-3 is a single sentence that starts comments from Jesus
which go through the end of the chapter and includes Jesus
pronouncing judgment upon the scroibes and Pharisees. They were positive that they had God's blessings because of their birth and position. But, as explained in Romans 2, especially 2:17-29, the true child of God (Jew) is one in their heart dedicated to God's service (Romans 2:28-29).
Back here in Matthew 23:1, in the first part of the sentence, Jesus
said The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat
, in the First Equivalent Section of the sentence. That means they took the seat
of authority and set themselves up as the ones to tell everyone else what to do. In the Second Equivalent Section of the sentence, Jesus
said to do as they say but not as they do. He explains why in the Third Equivalent Section where He says for they say, and do not
. This verse uses Jesus
for the physical man who spoke to the multitudes. We also see Jesus
teaching His disciples how to act in the flesh. When we have a hypocritical leader, do as they say and not as they do because their actions prove their heart condition and your actions prove what your heart condition is.
Matthew 24:1 And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple.
This is part of the prophecy of future events found in the gospels. Please see all verses and related notes in Matthew 24:1-25:30; Mark 13:1-37; Luke 17:20-31 and Luke 21:5-36. This study is about the Biblical use of the roles of the Son of God
, and not about end times. However, the note under Matthew 24:42 should be read for application to us according to Jesus
.
Matthew 24:1 is the start of this section and tells us that the man named Jesus
was leaving the Temple when His disciples started talking about how great the Temple buildings were. This prompted Jesus
to tell His disciples that the buildings would be destroyed and the Earth ill be destroyed and what truly matters is our personal relationship to God and how He will judge our life and personal service to the Lord
. He also warns us about deception in Matthew 24:4-5; Luke 21:8 and 1John 4:1-3.
Matthew 24:2 And Jesus said unto them, Please see ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
This is part of the prophecy of future events found in the gospels. Please see all verses and related notes in Matthew 24:1-25:30; Mark 13; Luke 17:20-31 and Luke 21:5-36. Please see the note for Matthew 24:1 for details on this verse.
Matthew 24:4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.
This is part of the prophecy of future events found in the gospels. Please see all verses and related notes in Matthew 24:1-25:30; Mark 13; Luke 17:20-31 and Luke 21:5-36. The warning about deception is also in Jeremiah 29:8; Luke 21:8 and 1John 4:1-3. It is contrasted to 1Thessalonians 2:1-12 which shows us the heart of the true preacher of the God of the Bible.
Please see the note for Matthew 24:1 for details on this verse. Part of the results we will receive at judgment will depend upon if we allow ourselves to be deceived or not. This verse, and several following it, plainly warns against deception.
Matthew 26:1 And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said unto his disciples,
This verse is linked to the trial of Jesus
by Caiaphas and the scribes and elders and the council
. Please see Matthew 26:1-5, Matthew 26:57-27:2; Mark 14:53-15:1; Luke 22:54-23:1; John 18:12-28 and related notes. Please see the note for Matthew 26:63 about the doctrine of this chapter.
Matthew 26:1-2 form a single sentence. Matthew 26:1-5 tell us tell us the plan for the trial of Jesus
that was premeditated and planned before it happened. Matthew 26:4 says that the leaders (named in Matthew 26:3) consulted that they might take
. Jesus
by subtilty, and kill himJesus
, as a prophet, tells the disciples the future. His words are in these verses. This verse starts with the word And
, and it tells us tells us when
, which connects this verse to the prior verses. In Matthew 24 and Matthew 25, Jesus
had finished all these sayingsJesus
had been telling the future and giving instructions for how His followers were to act after He left them. Thus, Jesus
was acting as 'God in human flesh', even though, at the time that He spoke, His disciples still saw Him as just a man and as a prophet.
In addition, Matthew 26:1-16; Mark 14:1-11; Luke 22:1-6 and John 12:1-11 tell us about the time that Jesus
and His disciples were at the house of Simon the leper. This is the incident that led to the betrayal of Jesus
by Judas Iscariot. Please see the Section called Sequence of the Betrayal of Jesus in the Study called Gospel Time Sequences for the prophecies of Jesus Christ
being betrayed. Matthew tells us more about the plans by the Jewish leaders and John tells us more of the reasoning of Judas. All of them considered the man named Jesus
to be just a man, and not 'God in human flesh', which led to their error.
Matthew 26:4 And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him.
This verse is linked to the trial of Jesus
by Caiaphas and the scribes and elders and the council
. It is also part of the incident that led to the betrayal of Jesus
by Judas as recorded in Matthew 26:1-16; Mark 14:1-11; Luke 22:1-6 and John 12:1-11. Please see the note for Matthew 26:1 and other referred notes for more details. In this verse we see Jesus
used to identify a man that the Jewish leaders planned to betray.
Matthew 26:6 Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,
Verses 26:6 and 26:7 form a single sentence that tell us about how Jesus
spent His last few days before His crucifixion. This sentence is also part of the incident that led to the betrayal of Jesus
by Judas as recorded in Matthew 26:1-16; Mark 14:1-11; Luke 22:1-6 and John 12:1-11. Please see the note for Matthew 26:1 and other referred notes for more details. In this verse we see Jesus
used to identify a man that went to the town of Bethany. The same thing is told to us in Mark 14:3 and John 12:1. .
Matthew 26:10 When Jesus understood it, he said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me.
Matthew 26:1-16; Mark 14:1-11; Luke 22:1-6 and John 12:1-11 tell us about the time that Jesus
and His disciples at the house of Simon the leper. This is the incident that led to the betrayal of Jesus
by Judas Iscariot. In Matthew 26:10-12; Mark 14:6 and in John 12:7-8, we have a rare case where Jesus
is used two different ways. Judas Iscariot saw Jesus
as just a man who was correcting him and whom could be ignored without any great consequences. The rest of the disciples saw Jesus
as 'God in human flesh' and did not dare refuse the correction from the word of God. Please see the note under Mark 14:6 for more details.
Matthew 26:17 Now the first day of the feast of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus , saying unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the passover?
Matthew 26:17-20; Mark 14:12-17 and Luke 22:7-14 tell us about Jesus
sending disciples to prepare a room for the last Supper. in Mark 14:13-14 we are told And he [Jesus] sendeth forth two of his disciples, and saith unto them, Go ye into the city, and there shall meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water: follow him. And wheresoever he shall go in, say ye to the goodman of the house, The Master saith, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples?
Please remember that, at this time, the disciples were still in denial of the prophecy, by Jesus
, of His future death and resurrection. Also, Jesus
was teaching in the Temple and shutting the mouths of all religious opposition and being gladly accepted by the common Jew. In other words, they were riding a high wave of success and not realizing that it was about to crash out from under them.
This sentence uses the name of Jesus
for the literal physical man Who gave the commandment which included a prophecy.
Matthew 26:19 And the disciples did as Jesus had appointed them; and they made ready the passover.
Please see the note above. This verse uses Jesus
for the physical man that sent the disciples to prepare.
Matthew 26:26 And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.
Matthew 26:26-30 and Mark 14:22-46 and Luke 22:19-20 and 1Corinthians 11:23-34 all tell the about the Lord's Supper. Please see the note for Mark 14:22 under Jesus for details on the Lord's Supper. This verse uses Jesus
for the physical man that instituted something for His followers to do. He did it as a physical man to show His followers that they are to do the same while they are physical men. Jesus
showed His followers how to act while they are in the flesh.
Matthew 26:31 Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be of fended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad.
Matthew 26:31-35; Mark 14:27-31; Luke 22:31-34 and John 13:36-38 tell us about Jesus
warning His disciples that they would be of fended by Him that night, and deny Him, and all, especially Peter, insisted that they would not deny Him. Please see the note for Mark 14:27 for details on this section. This verse uses Jesus
because He spoke to them as a physical man and because as a human man, He understands the weakness of this flesh.
Matthew 26:34 Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.
Matthew 26:31-35; Mark 14:27-31; Luke 22:31-34 and John 13:36-38 tell us about Jesus
warning His disciples that they would be of fended by Him that night, and deny Him, and all, especially Peter, insisted that they would not deny Him. Please see the note for Mark 14:27 for details on this section. This verse uses Jesus
because He spoke to them as a physical man and because as a human man, He understands the weakness of this flesh.
Matthew 26:36 Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder.
Matthew 26:36-46; Mark 14:32-42; Luke 22:39-53 and John 18:1-2 all tell us that Jesus
went to Gethsemane and report His agony there. Again, there is much said about this section, and much of that is wrong. I will not go into that but will say that the physical man named Jesus
surrounded Himself with His spiritual friends while he went through the greatest temptation of His physical life. Jesus
showed His followers how to deal with great temptation while living in this flesh.
Matthew 26:49 And forthwith he came to Jesus , and said, Hail, master; and kissed him.
Matthew 26:36-46; Mark 14:32-42; Luke 22:39-53 and John 18:1-2 all tell us that Jesus
went to Gethsemane and report His agony there. In this verse we see Judas call Jesus
master
with a lower case m
, which means a human teacher. At this point, Judas had rejected the fact that Jesus
is 'God in human flesh' and decided to treat Him as just a man. Such a decision led to his damnation, as it will do to all who make the same decision. This verse is a fulfillment of Proverbs 27:6. In this verse, Jesus
is used for the physical man that Judas talked to. Please see the Section called Sequence of the Betrayal of Jesus in the Study called Gospel Time Sequences for the prophecies of Jesus Christ
being betrayed.
Matthew 26:50 And Jesus said unto him, Friend, wherefore art thou come? Then came they, and laid hands on Jesus , and took him.
Matthew 26:36-46; Mark 14:32-42; Luke 22:39-53 and John 18:1-2 all tell us that Jesus
went to Gethsemane and report His agony there. In this verse we see Jesus
address Judas as Friend
with an upper case F
, and there are two different arguments as to why this is true.
.In the first argument, people claim that this means a very important personal friend. Even though Judas refused to treat Jesus
as a friend, and even betrayed Him, Jesus
continued to treat Judas as a friend.
The second argument is that the word Friend
has an upper case F
because it is the first word in the sentence spoken by Jesus
. And, that the word in the original Greek is not the word typically interpreted as friend
. The word which is most often interpreted as friend
includes the meaning of a close personal relationship. The claim is that the word, which is most often interpreted as friend
in this verse, is a social friend
and more of an acquaintance than someone with a close personal relationship. And, basically, this shows that Jesus
is telling Judas that he has lost that special close personal relationship. Each person is free to decide which interpretation that want to believe, or to decide that it is not worth arguing about.
This verse is a fulfillment of Psalms 41:9.
This verse uses Jesus
for the physical man who talked and was man-handled and that showed His followers how to act while in the flesh.
Matthew 26:51 And, behold, one of them which were with Jesus stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and struck a servant of the high priest's, and smote off his ear.
Matthew 26:36-46; Mark 14:32-42; Luke 22:39-53 and John 18:1-2 all tell us that Jesus
went to Gethsemane and report His agony there. In this verse actually is talking about Peter who was one of them which were with Jesus
. This verse uses Jesus
for the physical man that was physically with Peter. However, it is also part of the teaching about how Jesus
healed the ear of an enemy that came to beat and kill Him.
Matthew 26:52 Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.
Matthew 26:36-46; Mark 14:32-42; Luke 22:39-53 and John 18:1-2 all tell us that Jesus
went to Gethsemane and report His agony there. His verse is equivalent to John 18:11. In this verse Jesus
is used for the physical man that spoke to Peter. However, it is also part of the teaching about how Jesus
healed the ear of an enemy that came to beat and kill Him. This probably caused confusion then and has caused confusion since. When Jesus
first sent out disciples, He told them to not take any provisions. At that time, they were still under the Old Testament economy. However, by the time of the Lord's Supper
, Jesus
has provided spiritual life (concieved) to His church and developed it to be ready for birth at Pentecost. Therefore, Jesus
is giving instructions for the New Testament during the Lord's Supper
and afterwards. That is why, in Luke 22:35-38 Jesus
told His disciples that He was changing His instructions to take provision and protection (sword). in Luke 22:38 Jesus
said And they said, Lord, behold, here are two swords. And he said unto them, It is enough.
So, they went to the garden with swords at his bidding, but now he tells them to not use the swords. Basically, the instructions to take provision and protection was for the future, after his resurrection. Even then, they are for defense, not aggression.
Matthew 26:55 In that same hour said Jesus to the multitudes, Are ye come out as against a thief with swords and staves for to take me? I sat daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye laid no hold on me.
Matthew 26:36-46; Mark 14:32-42; Luke 22:39-53 and John 18:1-2 all tell us that Jesus
went to Gethsemane and report His agony there. In this Jesus
is used for the physical man that spoke to the multitudes.
Matthew 26:57 And they that had laid hold on Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled.
This verse is part of the trial of Jesus
by Caiaphas and the scribes and elders and the council
. Please see Matthew 26:57-27:2; Mark 14:53-15:1; Luke 22:54-23:1; John 18:12-28, and related notes, for more about this trial. In this verse, Jesus
is used for a man. It would be impossible for men to man-handle Jesus
if He was using His power as 'God in human flesh'. This verse is also covered in Mark 14:53 and Luke 22:54 and John 18:13.
This trial is a major part of the fulfillment of the prophecies that Jesus
would be betrayed and is the basis of the rest of the events which fulfilled prophecy. (Please see the Prophecies and the Prophecy Fulfilled Sections of the Significant Gospel Events Study, for other Bible references related to this incident.)
Matthew 26:59 Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus , to put him to death;
This verse is part of the trial of Jesus
by Caiaphas and the scribes and elders and the council
. Please see Matthew 26:1-5, Matthew 26:57-27:2; Mark 14:53-15:1; Luke 22:54-23:1; John 18:12-28 and related notes. Please see the note for Matthew 26:63 for more details.
This verse is part of the account that is in Matthew 26:59-61 and Mark 14:55-59, which tell us that the religious leaders sought false witnesses against the man named Jesus
, but couldn't find two that agreed together. The Law requires at least two witnesses in order to condemn someone. These religious leaders were seeking to directly violate one of the '10 Commandments' because they wanted to murder Jesus
. (Please see Exodus 20:16.) When they couldn't even fake a charge against the man named Jesus
, they asked Him if He was God's Christ
(Matthew 26:64). Then they condemned Him for telling the truth, which they rejected. That is, they condemned Him based upon their additions to God's mosaic Law and not according to God's actual law. This verse is a fulfillment of Psalms 35:11-12.
This verse uses Jesus
for the physical man that they falsely accused.
Matthew 26:64 Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of Heaven.
This verse is part of the trial of Jesus
by Caiaphas and the scribes and elders and the council
. Please see Matthew 26:1-5, Matthew 26:57-27:2; Mark 14:53-15:1; Luke 22:54-23:1; John 18:12-28 and related notes about the trial. The message of this verse is also in Mark 14:62 and Luke 22:67-70. This answer covers several doctrinal issues that are covered in the note for Mark 14:62. Please see that note.
Matthew 26:69 Now Peter sat without in the palace: and a damsel came unto him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee.
This verse is part of the trial of Jesus
by Caiaphas and the scribes and elders and the council
. Please see Matthew 26:1-5, Matthew 26:57-27:2; Mark 14:53-15:1; Luke 22:54-23:1; John 18:12-28 and related notes. Please see the Matthew 26:63 about the related doctrine.
During the account of the trial of Jesus
by the Jewish religious leaders, we also are told of the trial of Peter. Before this trial of Peter, Jesus
told him that He had prayed for Peter that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren
(Luke 22:31-32). From this we can know that Peter did not fail the trial, in spite of what is preached. If Peter had quit, then he would have failed. Peter stumbled, but came back and after that wasn't so arrogantly sure about his own religious abilities. Peter is the one who teaches us to submit while under persecution and to find strength through a proper personal relationship with God.
Here we see someone accuse Peter of being with Jesus of Galilee
. Here, Jesus
is identified as Jesus of Galilee
because Galilee is the country that contains Nazareth and Nazareth was considered the home of Jesus
. Jesus
was raised in Nazareth after leaving Egypt. Jesus of Galilee
is used here to positively identify the physical man.
Matthew 26:71 And when he was gone out into the porch, another maid saw him, and said unto them that were there, This fellow was also with Jesus of Nazareth.
This verse is part of the trial of Jesus
by Caiaphas and the scribes and elders and the council
. Please see Matthew 26:1-5, Matthew 26:57-27:2; Mark 14:53-15:1; Luke 22:54-23:1; John 18:12-28 and related notes. Please see the note for Matthew 26:63 about the doctrine of that trial.
During the account of the trial of Jesus
by the Jewish religious leaders, we also are told of the trial of Peter. Before this trial of Peter, Jesus
told him that He had prayed for Peter that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren
(Luke 22:31-32). From this we can know that Peter did not fail the trial, in spite of that is preached. If Peter had quit, then he would have failed. Peter stumbled, but came back and after that wasn't so arrogantly sure about his own religious abilities. Peter is the one who teaches us to submit while under persecution and to find strength through a proper personal relationship with God.
Here, and in Mark 14:67, we see someone accuse Peter of being with Jesus of Nazareth
. Nazareth was considered the home of Jesus
. Jesus
was raised in Nazareth after leaving Egypt . Jesus of Nazareth
is used here to positively identify the physical man.
Matthew 26:75 And Peter remembered the word of Jesus , which said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went out, and wept bitterly.
This verse is part of the trial of Jesus
by Caiaphas and the scribes and elders and the council
. Please see Matthew 26:1-5, Matthew 26:57-27:2; Mark 14:53-15:1; Luke 22:54-23:1; John 18:12-28 and related notes. Please see the note for Matthew 26:63 about the doctrine of that trial.
During the account of the trial of Jesus
by the Jewish religious leaders, we also are told of the trial of Peter. Before this trial of Peter, Jesus
told him that He had prayed for Peter that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren
(Luke 22:31-32). From this we can know that Peter did not fail the trial, in spite of that is preached. If Peter had quit, then he would have failed. Peter stumbled, but came back and after that wasn't so arrogantly sure about his own religious abilities. Peter is the one who teaches us to submit while under persecution and to find strength through a proper personal relationship with God.
In this verse and in Mark 14:72 and Luke 22:62 we are told that Peter wept bitterly. He thought that he had failed the test, but the Lord knew that he had only stumbled. in Luke 22:61-62 we are told that it was the Lord
that looked at Peter and let him know that he had been judged and stumbled at the test.
Here, we are told that Peter remembered the words of Jesus
, a man. We all make the same mistake at different times in our lives. The Lord
sends us a warning through a man and we hear the words as a warning from the man and fail to realize that the man is acting as a messenger from our Lord
. That's why we don't pay enough attention to the warning and, therefore, don't put enough effort into avoiding the temptation, and end up sinning through failure. We then compound our own judgment by 'righteously' talking about Peter's failure at this time.
Matthew 27:1 When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:
This verse is part of the trial of Jesus
by Caiaphas and the scribes and elders and the council
. Please see Matthew 26:1-5, Matthew 26:57-27:2; Mark 14:53-15:1; Luke 22:54-23:1; John 18:12-28 and related notes. Please see the note for Matthew 26:63 about the doctrine of that trial.
27:1-2 form a single sentence. The last thing that the religious leaders did, as part of their trials, was send Jesus
to the Romans to be put to death. Jesus
is used here as just a man because God can not be put to death. Jesus
had to die as a man to pay for our sins. After His death, He took back His power and glory and will never die again. Like all lost religious people, they thought that their religious excuses would let them get away with sin. They forced the murder of Jesus
, but were convinced that they could put the blame on the Romans and that, somehow, God wouldn't see their personal guilt. We have seen over 2,000 years of God's judgment upon the Jews to prove that religious excuses don't work with God. These verses fulfill Psalms 2, especially Psalms 2:2.
In addition, the ending the trial by the Jewish religious leaders, this verse starts the trial of Jesus
by Pilate and Herod found in Matthew 27:1-34; Mark 15:1-20; Luke 23:1-26 and John 18:28-19:16. Please see the notes related to these verses for more details on that trial.
In this verse, Jesus
was treated like any other human man.
Matthew 27:11 And Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest.
Matthew 27:1-34; Mark 15:1-20; Luke 23:1-26 and John 18:28-19:16 contain the gospel accounts of the trial of Jesus
by Pilate and Herod. In the other gospels, the answer from Jesus
is almost the same as what we read here, except that John relates more of the conversation. Please see Mark 15:2-5; Luke 23:3 and John 18:33-37 and their related notes for more details. When Jesus
said Thou sayest it
, that was actually a Yes
answer. Please see 22:70-71 where Jesus
answered Ye say that I am
and the Jewish Rulers took that as a sufficient confirmation for them to condemn Jesus
in their trial.
Mark 15:32 and Luke 23:2 both doctrinally tell us that Christ
is a King
. Specifically, King of the Jews
is part of the Old Testament prophecy about the role of the Son of God
, which called Christ
. This is different from King of kings
, which is part of the role called Lord
. For one difference, we can see that King of kings
is an eternal role while King of the Jews
is specific to this Earth and will occur during the 1,000 years reign of Christ
.
In this verse, the man Jesus
stood before Pilate and answered his question. The answer of Thou sayest
is understood to be an extremely strong affirmative or, as we would say today, Without any doubt
. Notice that in addition to the doctrinal verses of Mark 15:32 and Luke 23:2, we see in this account that Pilate said that Jesus
is called Christ
in Matthew 27:17 and Matthew 27:22. Please also notice Pilate asked about the role of King of the Jews
and then substituted it for Christ
when addressing the Jews. While we are not told here how Pilate understood that King of the Jews
was part of the role of Christ
, his interchanging of the roles shows that Pilate did understand their linkage. He asked about the role that concerned himself the most, that of King of the Jews
. However, as a politician, he addressed his audience (Jews) with the title that would have the most effect upon them, that of Christ
. Pilate didn't want to kill Jesus
, but would for political reasons. We are told that he knew that the Jewish leaders were trying to kill a political opponent for jealousy sake. Since Christ
is more than just King of the Jews
, Pilate tried using the title of Christ
in hope that the Jews would see that they were losing more than a political leader.
In this verse, Jesus
is used for just a man and King of the Jews
is a sub-role of Christ
. This verse is equivalent to Luke 23:2-3. Please see notes for those verses.
Matthew 27:20 But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy
Jesus
.
Matthew 27:1-34; Mark 15:1-20; Luke 23:1-26 and John 18:28-19:16 contain the gospel accounts of the trial of Jesus
by Pilate and Herod. This verse is when Pilate was confronting the Jews about what to do with the man Jesus
. The religious leaders, the Jews, Pilate and all others that were here considered Jesus
to be only a man whom they could destroy without repercussions. This is seen in the fact that Pilate was warned against destroying Jesus
, by his wife, and he ignored the warning. Unfortunately, many lost people still ignore warnings against of fending Jesus
.
Matthew 27:26 Then released he Barabbas unto them: and when he had scourged Jesus , he delivered him to be crucified.
Matthew 27:1-34; Mark 15:1-20; Luke 23:1-26 and John 18:28-19:16 contain the gospel accounts of the trial of Jesus
by Pilate and Herod. The Son of God
is very definitely allowing men to treat Him as just another man and not as 'God in human flesh'. This is in stark contrast to how men will deal with the Son of God
when He returns to this Earth as Lord
.
Matthew 27:27 Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers.
Matthew 27:1-34; Mark 15:1-20; Luke 23:1-26 and John 18:28-19:16 contain the gospel accounts of the trial of Jesus
by Pilate and Herod. The Son of God
is very definitely allowing men to treat Him as just another man and not as 'God in human flesh'. This is in stark contrast to how men will deal with the Son of God
when He returns to this Earth as Lord
.
Matthew 27:37 And set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS
Jesus
THE KING OF THE JEWS.
Matthew 27:31-66; Mark 15:20-47; Luke 23:26-56 and John 19:16-42 contain the gospel accounts of the crucifixion and burial of Jesus Christ
. This verse is part of those accounts. Please read all of them together with all of the associated notes for the context.
This written accusation
, is a summary of the accusation which was the basis of the trials of Jesus
by Herod and Pilate. Matthew 27:1-34; Mark 15:1-20; Luke 23:1-26 and John 18:28-19:16 contain the gospel accounts of the trial of Jesus
by Pilate and Herod. In them, we find that Pilate understood that King of the Jews
was part of the role of Christ
. Please see those notes for details and, in particular, see notes under Matthew 27:11 and Matthew 27:17. In addition, Mark 15:32 and Luke 23:2 both doctrinally tell us that Christ
is a King. Specifically, King of the Jews
is part of the Old Testament prophecy about the role of God the Son
called Christ
. All of this results in several places in all gospels that doctrinally show us that King of the Jews
is part of the role of Christ
. Thus, this verse tells us that Jews and Gentiles understood that Jesus
claimed to be Christ
, that there was a lot of evidence to support the truth of that claim and they refused to accept the truth and deliberately chose a lie.
Jesus
is in all capitals here to directly link this verse to Matthew 1:21; Matthew 1:25; Luke 1:31; Luke 2:21 and John 19:19. All of these verses and their related notes should be considered together, especially the notes for Matthew 1:21 and for John 19:19.
Matthew 27:46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
Matthew 27:31-66; Mark 15:20-47; Luke 23:26-56 and John 19:16-42 contain the gospel accounts of the crucifixion and burial of Jesus Christ
. This verse is part of those accounts. Please read all of them together with all of the associated notes. This verse tells us that Jesus cried with a loud voice
, which is an action of a physical man.
Matthew 27:50 Jesus , when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost.
Matthew 27:31-66; Mark 15:20-47; Luke 23:26-56 and John 19:16-42 contain the gospel accounts of the crucifixion and burial of Jesus Christ
. This verse is part of those accounts. Please read all of them together with all of the associated notes. As noted in more than one place, God can not die. Jesus
died as a man to pay the debt for our sins.
Matthew 27:54 Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus , saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.
Matthew 27:31-66; Mark 15:20-47; Luke 23:26-56 and John 19:16-42 contain the gospel accounts of the crucifixion and burial of Jesus Christ
. This verse is part of those accounts. Please read all of them together with all of the associated notes. Notice that the centurion and his men were sent out to watch the death of three men, one of which was Jesus
. Until he saw the signs, the centurion regarded Jesus
to be just another man. However, this verse records that when he say signs, that were less than those seen by many Jews, he chose to believe that Jesus
was 'God in human flesh' and the Son of God
. Notice also that while his Roman background would have trained him to believe in many gods (devils), he didn't say that this was the son of a god
but truly recognized that here is only one God that is far above all false gods.
Matthew 27:55 And many women were there beholding afar of f, which followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him:
Matthew 27:31-66; Mark 15:20-47; Luke 23:26-56 and John 19:16-42 contain the gospel accounts of the crucifixion and burial of Jesus Christ
. This verse is part of those accounts. Please read all of them together with all of the associated notes. These woman followed the physical man Jesus
and while they surly believed that He was 'God in human flesh', they were ministering to the fleshly needs (food, etc) of Jesus
and the other disciples. A couple of them are named in Luke 8:2-3 (Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven devils, And Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, which ministered unto him of their substance
).
Matthew 27:58 He went to Pilate, and begged the body of
Jesus
. Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered.
Matthew 27:31-66; Mark 15:20-47; Luke 23:26-56 and John 19:16-42 contain the gospel accounts of the crucifixion and burial of Jesus Christ
. This verse is part of those accounts. Please read all of them together with all of the associated notes. There can be no doubt that the body of Jesus
is talking about the body of a physical man. This verse is a fulfillment of Isaiah 53:9.
Matthew 28:5 And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus , which was crucified.
Matthew 28; Mark 16; Luke 24; John 20 and John 21 all tell about the resurrection of Jesus
and the time following, but each bring out different significant details. MoThese are in Matthew 28:2, Matthew 28:6; Mark 16:19, Mark 16:20; Luke 24:3; Luke 24:34; John 20:2; John 20:20; John 20:25; John 20:28; John 20:31; John 21:7; 12; John 21:15; John 21:16; John 21:21; John 21:29 and Acts 2:36.
Please read all of these verses and related notes together.
Within the chapters listed above, Matthew 28:1-8; Mark 16:1-8; Luke 24:1-11; John 20:1-23 all tell the day of the resurrection of Jesus
. Matthew 28:5-8; Mark 16:6-8 and Luke 24:4-9 are all equivalent. Luke tells us that the angels identified Him as the Son of Man
, which also emphasizes His human nature. Mark 16:6 uses Jesus of Nazareth
used to emphasize that Jesus
died as a human man. However, Mark uses Jesus
and Lord
in attached verses to emphasize the difference between the two. That is, they were looking for a man named Jesus
, but it was the Son of God
, as Lord
, who had rose from the dead. Please also see the verse and note for Luke 24:3.
Matthew 28:9 And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him.
Matthew 28; Mark 16; Luke 24; John 20 and John 21 all tell about the resurrection of Jesus
and the time following, but each bring out different significant details. Most significant are the verses and notes which identify the risen Jesus
as Lord
and God. Matthew 28:2, Matthew 28:6; Mark 16:19, Mark 16:20; Luke 24:3; Luke 24:34; John 20:2; John 20:20; John 20:25; John 20:28; John 20:31; John 21:7; 12; John 21:15; John 21:16; John 21:21; John 21:29 and Acts 2:36. Please read all of these verses and related notes together.
In this verse, we see the risen Jesus
, who has become Lord Jesus
(Luke 24:3) meeting His disciples. The man Jesus
did not accepted worship before His resurrection except the minimum number of times to fulfil the legal requirements to prove that He was Lord
and God. Before the resurrection, He was living as a physical man and using the power of the Holy Ghost, just as we have to do. There are several doctrinal reasons for this including His being our example of how to live in this flesh. ('What would Jesus Do' is a good doctrine if we actually search the Bible for an answer instead of listening to liars.) After the resurrection, Jesus
did accept worship but the only records of such events were when he appeared in private and when only His disciples were present. This verse uses Jesus
as 'God in human flesh' because Jesus
accepted worship and God says to not worship anyone or anything except for God.
Matthew 28:10 Then said Jesus unto them, Be not afraid: go tell my brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me.
Matthew 28; Mark 16; Luke 24; John 20 and John 21 all tell about the resurrection of Jesus
and the time following, but each bring out different significant details. John 20:17 says the same thing as this verse. Within all of these gospel accounts, the moThese are in Matthew 28:2, Matthew 28:6; Mark 16:19, Mark 16:20; Luke 24:3; Luke 24:34; John 20:2; John 20:20; John 20:25; John 20:28; John 20:31; John 21:7; 12; John 21:15; John 21:16; John 21:21; John 21:29 and Acts 2:36.
Please read all of these verses and related notes together. This verse is a continuation of the previous verse. That note should also be read. As 'God in human flesh', Jesus
gave His disciples instructions that He expected to be obeyed without question. in Mark 16:14 and Luke 24:25-26 and John 20:27 we read how Jesus
dealt with those disciples that questioned His resurrection.
Matthew 28:16 Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them.
Matthew 28; Mark 16; Luke 24; John 20 and John 21 all tell about the resurrection of Jesus
and the time following, but each bring out different significant details. Most significant are the verses and notes which identify the risen Jesus
as Lord
and God. These are in Matthew 28:2, Matthew 28:6; Mark 16:19, Mark 16:20; Luke 24:3; Luke 24:34; John 20:2; John 20:20; John 20:25; John 20:28; John 20:31; John 21:7; 12; John 21:15; John 21:16; John 21:21; John 21:29 and Acts 2:36. Please read all of these verses and related notes together. Matthew 28:16 and Matthew 28:17 need to be considered together. Like we saw in Matthew 28:9, the man named Jesus
accepted worship as God from His disciples who accepted Him as 'God in human flesh'. Please see the note for Matthew 28:9 about that doctrine.
Matthew 28:18 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in Heaven and in earth.
Matthew 28; Mark 16; Luke 24; John 20 and John 21 all tell about the resurrection of Jesus
and the time following, but each bring out different significant details. Please see the Significant Gospel Events for many links to Bible references to the resurrection.
Please read all of these verses and related notes together. This verse starts with And
, which adds it unto what was said in Matthew 28:16-17. Please see the note for Matthew 28:16 and for Luke 24:3. At this point, we see the risen Jesus
, who has become Lord Jesus
giving instructions to His disciples. Matthew 28:18-20 are the last, and most important, instructions from our Lord Jesus
to His disciples. He expects them to be obeyed without question. Back in Matthew 11:27 (and Luke 10:22 and John 3:35), Jesus
said that the Father had given Him all things
, but He had not proven it at that time. Now, with His resurrection, He has proven it. We also see this stated in Acts 2:36 and Romans 14:9.
Christ Only
Matthew 1:17; 2:4; 11:2; 16:16; 22:42; 23:8, 10; 24:5, 23; 26:68.
Matthew uses Christ
10 times. The first five verses use Christ
for the person promised in Old Testament prophecies. The next two are verses where Jesus
warns His disciples to be careful to not take the role of Christ
in any of their own followers. The proper role of the Christian leader is in 1Corinthians 11:1. The next two verses in Matthew warn us that there will be those who falsely claim to be Christ
and will deceive many
, but Jesus
warns us to believe it not
. The last verse tells us how unbelievers did (and will) mock Christ
but will only do that in this life. In every one of these verses we see a progression that tells us to base our belief in Christ
on the Bible, teach others to do the same, don't be fooled by false claims and don't be caught up in wrongful mockery. Each if these things require our personal spiritual growth and understanding of the things in the Bible. The role of Christ
is what the Son of God
uses to provide our personal spiritual growth and understanding of the things in the Bible. Click here for all of the Verses that use Christ
and here for the Summary on the name / role of Christ
.
Matthew 1:17 So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away into Babylon are fourteen generations; and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations.
Here we see the author giving us three divisions of 14 generations, which commentators dance around because they have a hard time matching what the author says. This doesn't mean that Matthew was wrong, only that we don't have all of the information to fully understand this prophecy or its fulfillment. All that matters, for this study, is that Matthew uses Christ
because he is referring to an Old Testament prophecy about Christ
that Jesus
fulfilled. That our modern commentators can't fully explain it does not deny the fulfillment of prophecy. Nor does it deny that Christ
is the role that God the Son
uses to fulfill prophecy.
Matthew 2:4 And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.
All of the verses and notes for Matthew 2 and Luke 2 deal with the birth and early life of Jesus
. They need to be considered together.
This verse starts with And
, which connects it to the prior verses. Please see notes on 2:1-3. This verse is part of the doctrinal proof that King of the Jews
is part of the role of Christ
and is also part of Matthew's third proof that Jesus
is the Christ
because Jesus
is the only person who fulfilled all of the prophecies about Christ
. The place of the birth of Christ
is in Micah 5:2. Herod demanded the answer from the priests because that was their job according to Malachi 2:7.
Matthew 11:2 Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples,
There are several verses in each of the four gospels that tell about John the Baptist. The Doctrinal Study, called John the Baptist, has links to all of the other references in the Bible for John the Baptist. Matthew 11:2-30 and Luke 7:18-35 tell us about the time that John sent from prison and asked Jesus
if He was the Christ
. The main note for this subsection is in the Book Study on the Gospel of Matthew. Please see it for a fuller understanding of the context of this verse.
Matthew 11:2 and 11:3 is a single sentence. In this sentence we see that John the Baptist asked for reassurance after he heard that Jesus
did the works of Christ
. Those are works prophesied in the Old Testament and those works include miracles that are listed under Matthew 1:20.
John the Baptist was sent from God to be the Herald of His Christ
and King
. John did the job that God gave him. However, John the Baptist was under the Old Testament covenant and did not have the indwelling Holy Ghost
. John did not have the Comforter
and knew that he was probably facing death. Therefore, he sought what comfort he could get in order to face his future.
Matthew 16:16 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
Also see Matthew 16:13-20; Mark 8:27-30; Luke 9:18-27; 6:69 and John 11:27 and all related notes. Each of these sections lead to someone making a personal declaration of faith that the man Jesus
is Christ
and the Son of God
. Matthew, Mark and Luke all report the same incident while John reports two different ones. Here we see Peter make the famous declaration that led to Jesus
starting a new level of spiritual teaching. He starts telling His disciples of His death, resurrection and of future events that have to be understood from a spiritual point of view. All of these truths are repulsive to the natural man and to the religious man. Later, John reports, many disciples left Jesus
because they would not spiritually mature enough to accept a spiritual truth, from the word of God, that went against their religious traditions and all of the desires of the world, the devils and of our own flesh.
Matthew 22:42 Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose Son is he? They say unto him, The Son of David.
Matthew 22:41-46; Mark 12:35-37 and Luke 20:41-47 all cover the same incident. Please see the note for Matthew 22:41 for details. In this sentence, the leaders are willing to admit that Christ
is the Son of David
but refuse to admit that He is also the Son of God
because they would then have to submit to Christ
.
As the son of David
, Christ
would receive the character of king David. 1Samuel 13:14 tells us that king David was: him a man after (the LORD's) own heart
. That is; he was more concerned with obeying the LORD
, and pleasing the LORD
, than he was with anything else. Likewise, Christ
had the same attitude of heart.
Matthew 23:8 But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren.
Matthew 23:8-12 go together as a single saying that Jesus
delivered to His disciples after being provoked. Matthew 23:1-39 and Mark 12:38-40 tell us about Jesus
reproving the scribes and Pharisees. Matthew 22:15-46; Mark 12:12-34 and Luke 20:20-40 tell us about the Jewish religious leaders are trying to trap Jesus
in an error. Each group tries their own doctrine and all loose. The Jewish religious leaders rejected the fact that Jesus
is 'God in human flesh' and insisted upon treating Him as just a man.
After they gave up, Jesus
asked them about Christ
, which showed them a major error in their doctrine (Matthew 22:41-46; Mark 12:35-37 and Luke 20:41-47). Please see the note under Christ for Luke 20:41 for more details about Jesus
challenging the Scribes and Pharisees over the doctrine of Christ
. Only after they challenged the authority of Jesus
multiple times, and after He showed them their doctrinal errors several times, did Jesus
reprove them before the people.
In this verse we have a very important doctrine. Christ
, as shown in this study, is a role of the Son of God
whereby the child of God receives personal instruction and guidance for the purpose of spiritual growth. The references to antichrist (Please see the note for Matthew 24:5) show us God's warning about not letting another fulfill the role of Christ
in our personal lives. Here, Jesus
is warning His disciples to not act as an antichrist themselves. That is what he means by But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ
. Master
and Rabbi
are tittles for a role of ultimate authority. No man on this earth is supposed to be given greater authority than Christ
in our lives and we are not to accept that role if someone else offers it to us. Master
is used in this verse for our personal ultimate teaching authority. Christ
is used in this verse for our personal ultimate authority in all Spiritual matters, especially personal Spiritual growth.
Matthew 23:10 Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ.
Matthew 23:8-12 go together as a single saying that Jesus
delivered to His disciples after being provoked. Christ
is used in this verse for our personal ultimate authority in all Spiritual matters, especially personal Spiritual growth. The term Master
is used for teacher and more because a master
had complete control over the life of the person under them, including the right to punish. The master
could work the student and take wages for the work done by the student and more. These rights were given to the master
so that the master
could use them to train the student. But notice that in this verse, Jesus
uses a capital M
in Master
. He is talking about our spiritual training and preparation for the next world. Most religious people will point at another religion when they talk about an antichrist. However, when their religious preacher tells them that the Bible says something, very few verify that claim with the Spirit of God and the word of God. When they treat their religion or preacher as their ultimate authority, they have made that preacher or religion their Master
and put them into a role that God reserves for Christ
.
Matthew 24:5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
This is part of the prophecy of future events found in the gospels. Please see all verses and related notes in Matthew 24:1-25:30; Mark 13; Luke 17:20-31 and Luke 21:5-36 about these prophecies. Please also see the note for Matthew 24:1 for some details on this verse.
Part of the results we will receive at judgment will depend upon if we allow ourselves to be deceived or not. Matthew 24:4, and several verses following it, plainly warns against deception.
This verse starts with the word For
, which means it gives the reason for the warning in Matthew 24:4. Christ
is the Son of God's
role for maintaining a personal relationship with God after profession. In the role of Christ
, God tells us how to live our lives. Many religions and people claim to talk for God and tell people how to live and promise that God must
let them into Heaven and give them a mansion and lots more rewards for people obeying these other men and religions. That's what Jesus
means by this verse. Throughout this study I've warned the reader to not trust religion but to properly interpret and follow the word of God as shown to them by the Spirit of God who uses God's methods for interpreting the Bible. Anyone who tells you differently is taking the role of Christ
, whether they admit it or not. Please also see Matthew 23:8 and the related note about not believing anyone who claims the role of Christ
and to not claim that type of role for ourselves.
Matthew 24:23 Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.
This verse is equivalent to Luke 17:22-23 and Mark 13:21. This is part of the prophecy of future events found in the gospels. Please see all verses and related notes in Matthew 24:1-25:30; Mark 13; Luke 17:20-31 and Luke 21:5-36. This study is about the Biblical use of the roles of God the Son
, and not about end times. However, the note under Matthew 24:42 should be read for application to us according to Jesus
. Also, the notes on Matthew 24:1 and Matthew 24:5 should be seen for details on this verse.
In this verse, Jesus
is warning the Jews against false prophets that claim to be the Christ
during the time of the Great Tribulation. The main person that men, wrongly, call antichrist is actually called beast
in Revelation 13:11-18. However, John warns us that even now are there many antichrists
(1John 2:18-22; 1John 4:2-3; 2John 1:7). Therefore, we should also take this warning today and make sure that we know how God said that we are to separate the truth from an attractive lie.
Matthew 26:68 Saying, Prophesy unto us, thou Christ, Who is he that smote thee?
This verse is part of the trial of Jesus
by Caiaphas and the scribes and elders and the council
. Please see Matthew 26:1-5, Matthew 26:57-27:2; Mark 14:53-15:1; Luke 22:54-23:1; John 18:12-28 and related notes about the doctrine of this verse. Please also see the note for Matthew 26:63 about related doctrine of this verse.
Mark 14:65 and Luke 22:63-65 are equivalent but they do not tell us that the mockers called Him Christ
. This mockery was also prophesized in Job 16:10; Isaiah 50:6; Isaiah 52:14; Lamentations 3:30 and Zechariah 13:7. Here, the mockers use the title of Christ
because it was well-known among Jews that Christ
would be the greatest prophet to ever live (See a prophet like Moses in Verses).
Jesus Christ
Matthew 1:1, 16, 18; 16:20; 26:63; 27:17, 22.
This gospel uses Jesus
and Christ
seven times. The first three are right in the beginning when Matthew declares that Jesus
is Christ
. The next is when Matthew tells us that Jesus
told His disciples to not tell anyone that he was Christ
because He had not yet died to provide the final proof that he is Christ
. The last three verses tell us that lost people still question if Jesus
is Christ
because they do not want to submit to His authority. Hidden within Matthew's gospel are divisions where he shows different ways that Jesus
fulfilled Old Testament prophecy and proved that He is Christ
. Click here for all of the Verses that use Jesus Christ
and here for the Summary on the name / role of Jesus Christ
.
Matthew 1:1 The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham.
This verse starts the book of Matthew and tells us the basic theme of the book. It states that Jesus
is Christ
and that Christ
is the Son of David
and the Son of Abraham
. The rest of the book goes on to prove this theme and that next few verses start with the genealogy of Jesus
starting from Abraham. This is a different genealogy than we find in Luke 3:23-38.
Luke, who was a physician, was concerned about the physical genealogy which comes through Mary. Matthew, as a tax collector, is concerned about the legal genealogy. Most people don't consider John's Gospel for genealogy, but John actually provides the spiritual genealogy. Now, when competing these differing views, we see that Luke traces the physical back to Adam and God (Luke 3:38). At the same time, Matthew starts with Abraham because the promises of God, which relate to us and the Jews, start with Abraham. The promises of God, to the Jews, are passed through the promised heir (Isaac) and the promises to king David are added to those promises and passed to the promised heir of king David. The mistake that the Jews made is the same mistake that the Arabs (Muslims) make in that both reverted to claiming that the promises from God reverted to passing through to physical descendants. However, God determines the true heir and Jesus Christ
was the true heir of the promise while the Jewish religion wrongly claimed that all physical Jews were the true heirs.
The Jews understood that these promises were to the special seed/son who would be the Christ
, even while they tried to claim that the promises reverted to them as the physical descendants. Therefore, while Matthew gives the legal lineage, and many believe that he is showing the physical relationship, Matthew is actually showing the lineage of the promises being passed from Abraham, and king David, down to Jesus Christ
.
An important fact, which is often overlooked, is that someone who is adopted becomes an heir and can not be legally disowned. Matthew is starting his Gospel by tracing the legal lineage of heirs, which is the person that God passes the promise to, not the oldest male physical son. This lineage includes the adoption of Jesus Christ
. This truth is important because all saved are heirs by adoption (Romans 8:15; Romans 8:23; Romans 9:4; Galatians 4:5; Ephesians 1:5. Please also see the note for Romans 8:15 about the word adoption
). Now, think about this. Along with other reasons, this assures everlasting salvation to all who are the adopted of Jesus Christ
. Since the adopted can not be disowned, the adopted can not lose their salvation and home in Heaven.
Matthew starts by showing that Jesus
, through Joseph (adoptive father) is the legal heir to the promises given to Abraham and to David. Therefore, Jesus
, through adoption by Joseph, is legally qualified to be the Christ
. God always completely fulfills the letter and Spirit of the law, even when He does it in a different way than man expects God to do it. In this introductory verse, Matthew is reminding us that Christ
will receive the promise to Abraham (Genesis 15:18) and to David (Psalms 89:36-37). Also, please see the note, in this Study, for Luke 1:32. It also tells us that Son of David
is another name for Christ
as understood by the Jews. Please also look at the various verses that use Son of David
and the attached notes and you will see this connection in most of the verses.
Matthew 1:16 And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus , who is called Christ.
Please see the note on Matthew 1:1. It is a one verse summary of the theme of the book by Matthew. After that verse, Matthew gives us the genealogy to show that the legal genealogy of Jesus
fulfills the prophecy which allows Him to be God's Christ
. In addition, while there are many more people who meet the genealogy requirements, they do not fulfill other prophesied requirements which prove that they are Christ
. We see that fulfillment of prophecy in other places. This verse only shows that this prophetic requirement was fulfilled and that is why Matthew says: Jesus, who is called Christ
, in this verse. In addition, Matthew uses the phrase is called
, because he has not, yet, proven that Jesus
is truly the Christ
. However, at this point, Matthew is also reminding the reader that he is one of many who do make that claim.
This verse does not directly and doctrinally prove that Jesus
is Christ
. However, it does doctrinally claim that the entire book of Matthew proves that Jesus
is Christ
.
Matthew 1:18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.
This is the second time that Matthew uses the title Jesus Christ
. He has concluded his proof supporting the first point that Jesus
is Christ
and is now starting the proof supporting his second point. Again, Matthew starts his proof with a statement of what he is proving. Matthew's first point was that Jesus
met the legal genealogy requirements to be the Christ
. In this second point, Matthew is declaring that Jesus
fulfilled the prophecy of Psalms 2:7 which states I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee
. As seen in this Psalms, the Christ
would be begotten
, or physically conceived, directly by God. When Matthew says 'she was found with child of the Holy Ghost
, is claiming that Jesus
fulfilled this prophecy.
Matthew also goes on to quote Isaiah 7:14. Matthew then tells us a little more before telling us about the wise men who came seeking the King of the Jews
(Matthew 2:2). As seen in the other verses and notes on King of the Jews
, that title is part of the role of the Christ
. Thus, this second point of Matthew, which is that Jesus
was begotten
of God, goes from Matthew 1:18 through 1:25.
This verse is part of Matthew 1:18-25 which tell us about the Holy Ghost miraculously impregnating the Virgin Mary. We read a similar truth in Luke 1:31-35. Please see verses and related notes in both gospels because they are parallel. Mary is the only person in recorded history that became pregnant directly from God and without the intervention of a man. Please also see the Table of Miracles in the Gospels about this, and similar, miracles.
Matthew 16:20 Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ.
Please also see Matthew 16:13-20; Mark 8:27-30; Luke 9:18-27; John 6:69 and John 11:27 and all related notes.
This verse follows Peter's declaration that the man Jesus
was Christ
, whom the Old Testament declared to be God the Son
come in flesh to provide blessings that were not available before the coming of Christ
. Here, we see Jesus
telling His disciples to not reveal this truth. In 1Corinthians, Paul talks about the lost not being able to receive spiritual things because they don't have the Spirit of God. He also talks, in the same book, about babes in Christ
not being able to receive the meat of the Word
. We also can do a word search on Mystery
. So, we see a constant attribute of God which is withholding information that people can't handle properly. Here, Jesus
forbid His disciples from revealing that He was Christ
and started teaching them of His coming death. In fact, Jesus
did not mention His death before this. His disciples had a very hard time accepting His death and resurrection, even refusing to accept reports from their own group, after the resurrection, that reported seeing the risen Savior. Before you get on Thomas, realize that all of them did the same, just not as long as Thomas (Mark 16:9-14).
At the time of Jesus
making this command, the Jews did not know about the difference between the first and second coming of Christ
, the Jews did not know about the difference between the first and second coming of Christ
, and they refused to believe the truth even when it was plainly told about it. Even after the resurrection, the disciples were looking for the 1,000 years reign of Christ
to start immediately. The rest of the Jews expected it to happen without the crucifixion and Church Age. Jesus
did not want the Jews getting all hysterical for something that would not happen for a long time. He knew that they would not accept the truth because they were too zealous for their favorite error taught to them out of ignorance of the Scriptures and erroneous methods of studying and teaching the Bible.
Matthew 26:63 But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God.
This verse is part of the trial of Jesus
by Caiaphas and the scribes and elders and the council
. Please see Matthew 26:1-5, Matthew 26:57-27:2; Mark 14:53-15:1; Luke 22:54-23:1; John 18:12-28 and related notes. Please see the note under Jesus Christ on Matthew 26:63 and related notes.
This verse has two sentences in it. In the first, we see that Jesus held his peace
. The physical man Jesus
was setting an example for His followers to show how to have peace in the face of torture and death because we are relying upon God. Please see study on Jesus used the power of the Holy Spirit. Please also see Psalms 38:12-17 which not only applies to Jesus
but applies to us. In the second sentence, we have a doctrinal statement from the religious enemy of Jesus
that Christ
is the Son of God
. Please also see Mark 14:61-62 and Luke 22:67-70, which also report this truth. The combination of these verses make it clear that Jesus
was asked essentially the same question more than once. Please see the note for Luke 22:70 which provides many Bible references where it is made clear that Jesus
is Christ and Messiah
. The religious leaders knew this truth. They were not asking because of a lack of knowledge but to get this statement into their legal record during a court session.
Matthew 27:17 Therefore when they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus which is called Christ?
Matthew 27:1-34; Mark 15:1-20; Luke 23:1-26 and John 18:28-19:16 contain the gospel accounts of the trial of Jesus
by Pilate and Herod.
This verse lets us know that Pilate understood that Christ
was a role. The wording shows us this since no one says 'is called' followed by their proper name. In addition, comparison with the same account of events in the other gospels let us know that Pilate understood that this role of Christ
was also the role of King of the Jews
. That is not only seen in his questions and statements that are recorded, but is also seen in his insistence upon putting the sign that he did upon the cross of Jesus Christ
. Please see the note for Matthew 27:11 for more details on what this verse is telling us about. Please see the note on Matthew 27:37 for more references and details on the doctrinal truth that King of the Jews
is part of the role of Christ
.
Matthew 27:22 Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ? They all say unto him, Let him be crucified.
This is the second time that Pilate asked this question. God requires two witnesses for doctrinal issues and to condemn people. Please see the note on 27:17 above. This second time is God's recording of His legal justification for all of the judgment that he has brought against the Jews since then. Only fools think they can defy God and not have their children suffer along with them.
Christ Jesus
Christ Jesus
is not used in Matthew. Click here for all of the Verses that use Christ Jesus
and here for the Summary on the name / role of Christ Jesus
.
Lord Jesus
Matthew 4:7, 10; 9:28; 11:25; 13:51; 17:4; 20:30; 21:42; 22:37.
Nine verses in Matthew use Jesus
and Lord
in the same verse. None of them use the phrase Lord Jesus
. That combination is not used in the Bible until after the resurrection in Luke 24:3. The first two verses to use Jesus
and Lord
is when Jesus
is tempted by Satan and calls Himself the Lord thy God
. Three verses are when Jesus
calls the Father Lord
. Four verses are when the disciples called Him Lord
in recognition that He is 'God in human flesh'. Therefore, 2/3of the verses in Matthew that use Lord
and Jesus
together recognize that Jesus
is Lord
. We are told that Matthew wrote His gospel to prove that Jesus
fulfills the Mosaic Law. This study has definitely seen divisions in Matthew's gospel where he is showing how Jesus
fulfilled Old Testament prophecy and thereby proved that he was the Christ
. We have also seen several places in each of the gospels that show that all Jews understood that the Christ
would be God in flesh
, which would also make Him Lord
. So, by showing that Jesus
fulfilled the requirements to prove that he is Christ
, Matthew also proved that he is Lord
and 'God in human flesh'. Click here for all of the Verses that use Lord Jesus
and here for the Summary on the name / role of Lord Jesus
.
Matthew 4:7 Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
This verse is part of the temptation of Jesus
by Satan as recorded in Matthew 4:1-11; Mark 1:12-13 and Luke 4:1-13. Please see the related note in the Book Study on the Gospel of Matthew for links to many other places where the Bible tells us related doctrines.
As part of the tempting of Jesus
, Satan instantly transported Him to the Temple and to a high mountain. Many people want to deny that Satan can do miracles, but Revelation records that Satan gives power to do miracles to the
Beast and false prophet. Genesis records the sorcerers of pharaoh having power to do miracles and many other places in the Bible also record this fact. Satan is not a powerful as God, but is far more powerful than man and Jude warns us about those foolish men that don't give the forces of evil their proper respect. As part of the tempting of Jesus
, Satan instantly transported Him to the Temple and to a high mountain.
In the prior verse, we saw Satan questioning if Jesus
is the Son of God
. This question is obviously completely answered for devils because future encounters between Jesus
and devils resulted in their not questioning, but announcing that Jesus
is the Son of God
. Further, John 20:31 tells us that it is also settled for all men. Those who refuse to believe the report from God are condemned by God.
In this verse, we see Jesus
and Lord
used separately. Jesus
is used for the physical man. Many people argue about if Satan recognized Jesus
as 'God in human flesh' at this time or did not recognize that fact. I will not touch that debate. However, Lord
is clearly used in this verse to refer to the Son of God
, since that is whom Satan is tempting. This verse doctrinally tells us that Jesus
clearly stated that He was Lord
and God. While Jesus
had the position of Lord
, He had left His power and glory to become man and did not take His power and glory back until after His death. This is all explained in the study called Jesus used the power of the Holy Spirit.
Matthew 4:10 Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
This verse is part of the temptation of Jesus
by Satan as recorded in Matthew 4:1-11; Mark 1:12-13 and Luke 4:1-13. This verse quotes Deuteronomy 6:13 and Deuteronomy 10:20 and Joshua 24:14. As explained in the note for Matthew 4:7, this verse doctrinally says that Jesus
claimed to be, and is, Lord
and God.
Matthew 9:28 And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him, Yea, Lord.
Matthew 9:27-31 tells about Jesus
healing two blind men in Nazareth. This is one of a series of miracles that Matthew tells about Jesus
doing in His home town and country, yet they refused to accept him as the Christ
. In spite of their reaction, the chapter ends with Jesus
having compassion on them and the next chapter starts with Jesus
sending out the 12 to preach the kingdom while He went to their personal towns and families.
Just before this miracle, Jesus
had raised the daughter of Jarius from the dead. Matthew 9:26 tells us And the fame hereof went abroad into all that land.
Notice that it does not say that His fame went abroad. What was famous was the miracle, not the person who did the miracle. Religious people still react the same way today. They believe that going to church or believing the Bible or church doctrine is what they need and don't get that it is the person, not the act, that is important (John 5:39). These people would have known of the three people raised from the dead in the Old Testament, and while most would count Jesus
as a great prophet, most in this area refused to accept that He was 'God in human flesh'. However, these blind men did accept Him as 'God in human flesh' because they called Him Lord
. Because of their faith, Jesus
gave them their request. This verse tells us that these men believed that Jesus
was 'God in human flesh' and Lord
.
Matthew 11:25 At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, of Father, Lord of Heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.
Matthew 11:2-30 and Luke 7:18-35 tell us about the time that John sent from prison and asked Jesus
if He was the Christ
. The main note for this subsection is under in the Book Study for Matthew 11:2-3. Please see is for a fuller understanding of the context of this verse. In addition, There are several verses in each of the four gospels that tell about John the Baptist. The Doctrinal Study, called John the Baptist, has links to all of the other references in the Bible for John the Baptist.
This verse starts with At that time
, which lets us know that it followed the events of Matthew 11:1-24 but is actually starting a new sub-subject. For example, we see that Jesus
is praying to Father, Lord of Heaven and earth
. So He is no longer addressing the crowds that He was talking to in the just previous verses. however, we see in this prayer that Jesus
prays thou hast hid these things
, which lets us know that Jesus
is now talking to the Father about the same things that He answered to John the Baptist and the crowds. Specifically, God the Father has shown spiritual babes
that spiritual judgment will not be based upon religious standards. God the Father has also hid this truth from physical wise and prudent
because they refused to let the word of God correct their doctrine when it went against their religious teaching and pride.
Please see verses and notes on this section for further details on what Jesus
said was shown to babes
and hid from the wise and prudent
. In particular, as pointed out in the note for Luke 10:21, we should rejoice over salvation more than over spiritual power in this world. This verse (Matthew 11:25) is equivalent to Luke 10:21 and, therefore, that note also applied here. This verse tells us that the man named Jesus
rejoiced in the spirit because this truth only brings joy in the spirit. Like many spiritual truths, this truth brings sorrow when viewed from the flesh. In addition, this verse tells us that God the Father, in His role as Lord
, created this law that this is how things will work.
Matthew 13:51 Jesus saith unto them, Have ye understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea, Lord.
Matthew 13 has parables about the Kingdom of Heaven. The parables of the chapter are explained in the note for Matthew 13:1. In this verse, we read that the man named Jesus
had been teaching in parables and, in private, explaining the parables to His disciples. However, these parables are about the kingdom of Heaven
and judgments which will send people to the lake of fire
. Therefore, Jesus
was speaking about things which He will do in His role as Lord
. That is why they responded with: Yea, Lord
.
Matthew 17:4 Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus , Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.
In Matthew 17:1-8; Mark 9:3-8 and Luke 9:28-36 tell us about Jesus
taking James, John and Peter to the 'Mount of Transfiguration'. Please see the note for Matthew 17:1, in the Book Study, for a detaided explanation of this incident.
This verse is one of the few (4) where the phrase Jesus , Lord
occurs. It is where someone talked to the man called Jesus
and addressed Him as Lord
. This was Peter's statement when God literally made it blatantly obvious to Peter that the man he knew as Jesus
was in fact 'God in human flesh'. In every other one of these verses, the person addressing the man Jesus
believed that he was talking to 'God in human flesh' or believed that he was talking directly to God through God's fleshly representative. Which ever interpretation people wish to provide for each of these verses, the context of all of them make it clear that the person talking believed that they were talking to God. This verse used Jesus
for that physical man and uses Lord
for God. While more can, and has been, said about this incident and this verse, further comment goes beyond the scope of this study.
Matthew 20:30 And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, of Lord, thou Son of David.
This verse is part of the well-known account about blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus
. This account is in Matthew 20:29-43; Mark 10:46-52 and Luke 18:35-43. Bartimaeus is not named in Matthew's or Luke's accounts and Matthew's account tells us about a second man. All of the notes and verses should be considered together, especially those under Son of David and under Lord Jesus . This verse is the same as Mark 10:46-47 and Luke 18:37-38. The note from Mark 10:47 applies here with the addition that Matthew and Luke includes Lord
in their account. Lord
is included here to show that these men understood that the Son of David
(Christ
) was also God (Lord
). They also called out this upon hearing that Jesus
passed by, which means that they accepted that the physical man named Jesus
was 'God in human flesh' (Lord
) and the prophesized Christ
(Son of David
) who would provide healing to God's people. They repeat their profession in Matthew 20:31.
Matthew 21:42 Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?
This is a quote of Psalms 118:22-23. Matthew 21:33-44; Mark 12:1-12 and Luke 20:8-19 tell about one of the parables that Jesus
gave after the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders
challenged His authority in Matthew 21:23-27; Mark 11:27-33 and Luke 20:1-7. Please see the note for Luke 20:8 for details and explanation of this parable. This verse uses Jesus
for the physical man that stood and gave these lost religious people a warning of God's wrath to come. Also, Lord
is used for God the Father of the Old Testament. Also, in the quote, God the Son
is the stone
.
Matthew 22:37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
This verse is part of a section goes from Matthew 22:15 through 22:46 and has equivalent passages in Mark 12:12-34 and Luke 20:20-40. Mark 12:29-30 form a single sentence and say the same thing as Jesus
said in Matthew 22:37 and Luke 10:27. In these verses, Jesus
tells us that the First Commandment is not one of the 'Ten Commandments' (Exodus 20:1-16). in Luke 10:27, it is quoted by a lawyer, which lets us know that the Jewish religious leaders were also familiar with it. That lawyer had no problem with Jesus
saying that there was another commandment greater than the 'Ten Commandments'. Please see the note under Mark 12:29 for the details on loving the Lord thy God
as said in this verse. Please also see the Section called Jesus and the Ten Commandments in the Significant Gospel Events Study for links to other places in the Bible where God talked about this commandment.
Lord Christ
Lord Christ
is not used in Matthew. Click here for all of the Verses that use Lord Christ
and here for the Summary on the name / role of Lord Christ
.
Lord Jesus Christ
Lord Jesus Christ
is not used in Matthew. Click here for all of the Verses that use Lord Jesus Christ
and here for the Summary on the name / role of Lord Jesus Christ
.
Son Only
Matthew 1:1; 3:17; 7:9, 11:27; 17:5; 21:28; 37; 38; 26:37; 28:19.
Every use of the upper-case Son
in Matthew means all of the attributes of the Son of God
combined with all of the attributes of the Son of Man
. Click here for all of the Verses that use Son
and here for the Summary on the name / role of Son
.
Matthew 1:1 The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
Please also see the note under Jesus Christ. As explained there, Jesus Christ
inherited the promises given to king David by God. And, while that truth is important, a more important truth is that the Bible uses the word son
for: 'one who inherits the character of the father'. Please also see the note above about this Bible truth.
In Matthew 3:9, Luke 3:8; John 8:41-59 and Romans 4:16 all tell us the character of Abraham which is the character received by true sons of Abraham
. In these references we see that the Jewish people in general, and the Jewish religious leaders in particular, refused to receive the character of Abraham. Thus, the Bible proves that they were not true Biblical sons of Abraham
. In addition, all truly saved are supposed to become true Biblical sons of Abraham
, which means that they are supposed to inherit, and display, the true 'character of Abraham'. This is done when we live by faith
(Romans 1:17; Galatians 3:11; Hebrews 10:38).
Matthew 3:17 And lo a voice from Heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
This sentence is part of the report on the baptism of Jesus
. Please see the note for Matthew 3:13 for links to where else the Bible reports this event. In addition, please see the Doctrinal Study called John the Baptist for links to all of the other references in the Bible for John the Baptist.
This verse and the next form a single sentence separated by a colon, which makes them equivalent. This verse says he (John the Baptist) saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him (Jesus)
. This is the sign that John was told to look for (John 1:33) so that he would know what man was God's Christ
. This verse is equivalent to the next which says This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased
. John knew, from Old Testament prophecy, that God's Christ
would be the Son of God
in the flesh. Therefore, when John saw this sign, he testified that Jesus
was the Son of God
. In addition, these two verses show the Trinity since God the Father and God the Son
and the Holy Ghost are all shown together but as separate manifestations. However, that is not part of this study.
Matthew 7:9 Or what man is there of you, whom if his Son ask bread, will he give him a stone?
This sentence is part of the 'Sermon of the Mount' and throughout this sermon, Jesus
is using symbolic language to teach spiritual truths for the saved. This sentence is one of two illustrations given to help us understand the doctrinal truth given in the sentence before this verse within that sermon. In this illustration, the sentence mentions a physical son
as the symbolic representation of a truly saved person who is trying to receive the character of God. As explained in the note for this verse, within the Book Study on the Gospel, Jesus
is telling us that God will not give us false religion, as represented by the stone
, when the saved ask for spiritual nourishment.
This sentence uses the word son
for a saved person who is trying to grow spiritually.
Matthew 11:27 All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him.
Matthew 11:2-30 and Luke 7:18-35 tell us about the time that John sent from prison and asked Jesus
if He was the Christ
. The main note for this subsection is under in the Book Study for Matthew 11:2-3. Please see is for a fuller understanding of the context of this verse. In addition, there are several verses in each of the four gospels that tell about John the Baptist. The Doctrinal Study, called John the Baptist, has links to all of the other references in the Bible for John the Baptist.
Jesus has just prayed to God the Father in Matthew 11:25-26 and He is going to give an invitation (Matthew 11:27-30) to the multitudes
(Matthew 11:7). However, before He does, Jesus
tells them, and us, what is available to those people who accept His invitation.
This verse connects the invitation to all that Jesus
has said and done in this chapter and explains the power and authority that lets Him say and do these things. It tells us that there are certain things about the Father and about the Son
that no man knows without the direct revelation from God. These things are known by the Son
because He is more than man, He is God in human flesh. The same is said in Luke 10:22 and something similar is said in John 1:18. Also, Matthew 28:18 and John 3:35 tell us the same thing as this expression of All things are delivered unto me of my Father
. Please see the note on Matthew 28:18 for further details.
Matthew 17:5 While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.
Matthew 17:1-8; Mark 9:3-8 and Luke 9:28-36 tell us about Jesus
taking James, John and Peter to the 'Mount of Transfiguration'. Please see the note for Matthew 17:1, in the Book Study, for a detaided explanation of the 'Mount of Transfiguration'.
The statement, from God the Father, in this verse is different than the statement made by the Father in Matthew 3:17. There we saw the Trinity but God's Holy Ghost
is not in this sentence. In addition, God the Father did not command hear ye him
, like God the Father does in this sentence. In the prior incident, Jesus
was getting ready to start His ministry and had not passed His test nor built a testimony. In this verse, He has done both and is preparing to go to the cross, which will earn Him the right to be Lord of lords and King of kings
. That is, Jesus
is getting ready to pay the price for this command from God the Father.
In this verse, the Father is doctrinally declaring that the physical man known as Jesus
is the Son of God
and has higher authority than all of the Old Testament that was represented by Moses and Elijah, who were present when the Father made this declaration.
Matthew 21:28 A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard.
This verse is the start of the parable called: 'The Parable of the Two Sons'. (Please also see the Table of Parables in the New Testament.) In this parable, the one son
symbolically represented the religious rulers who refused to work for God in God's vineyard. The second son
represents God's children who do go to work in God's vineyard. The religious rulers are not a true son
because they refuse the receive the character of God. They claim to be God's sons
, but their lives prove them to be liars.
Matthew 21:37 But last of all he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son.
This verse is part of the parable called: 'Parable of the Hirelings Killing the Heir'. (Please also see the Table of Parables in the New Testament.) In this parable, the word son
is used for any man's physical son. The people that Jesus
was speaking to knew how they personally would feel about someone mistreating their own son. They also understood how the typical father would react to someone mistreating their own son. In this parable, Jesus
is getting them to consider the normal human reaction before showing them what they should expect as a reaction from God the Father when they mistreat God's Son
.
Matthew 21:38 But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance.
This verse is part of the parable called: 'Parable of the Hirelings Killing the Heir'. (Please also see the Table of Parables in the New Testament.) In this parable, the word son
is used for any man's physical son. The people that Jesus
was speaking to knew how they personally would feel about someone mistreating their own son. They also understood how the typical father would react to someone mistreating their own son. In this parable, Jesus
is getting them to consider the normal human reaction before showing them what they should expect as a reaction from God the Father when they mistreat God's Son
.
Matthew 26:37 And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy.
The he
, in this verse, is Jesus
. This verse is part of the report of Jesus
going to the garden of Gethsemane to pray before His arrest, torment, murder and resurrection. As explained in the note for this verse, in the Book Study on Matthew, there is reason to be understanding about the disciples falling asleep. However, as
Matthew and Mark report, Jesus
left most of His disciples one place with instructions for them to watch and pray
. He then took these three (3) to another spot and gave them the same instructions. I believe it was because they had a better chance of obeying if they were not around the other who were sure to fall asleep. Then, Jesus
sent to a secluded to pray alone with God the Father.
Our verse uses the word sons
, for these two men because they had the character of their father. We read very little about him but when they left his business to follow Jesus
, he did not complain about having to replace them but supported their discipleship. Their mother was one of the main financial supporters of the ministry of Jesus
and that would not be possible if their father objected. In addition, the Gospels report that she traveled with Jesus
and was in the upper room and at the sepulcher, and that would not be possible if her husband objected to her being gone much of the time. Therefore, we have a lot of indirect evidence that Zebedee was a strong supported of the ministry of Jesus
. And, his character, which these two received, was a major factor in their both being par of the inner circle of Jesus
.
Matthew 28:19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
Matthew 28; Mark 16; Luke 24; John 20 and John 21 all tell about the resurrection of Jesus
and the time following, but each bring out different significant details. Please see the Section called Sequence of the Resurrection of Jesus in Doctrinal Study called Gospel Time Sequences about what happened at that time. Please also see the Significant Gospel Events for many links to Bible references to the resurrection.
This verse is based upon what Jesus
said in the prior verse and, in this verse, He is speaking as Lord
and God. This commandment is part of the last thing that our Lord Jesus Christ
commanded, just before returning to Heaven, and is the primary job of all saved people.
Matthew 28:18-20 are the last, and most important, instructions from our Lord Jesus
to His disciples according to the gospel of Matthew. Our Lord Jesus
expects these instructions to be obeyed without question. Back in Matthew 11:27 (and Luke 10:22 and John 3:35), Jesus
said that the Father had given Him all things
, but He had not proven it at that time. Now, with His resurrection, He has proven it. We also see this stated in Acts 2:36; Romans 14:9 and other references at the link already provided for the resurrection.
Our verse uses Son
for the Son of God
because Son
is capitalized. And, He shows us the character of God the Father through this role. In addition, we have related Bible references such as John 1:12, which tells us: But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name
. Please notice that the word received
is past tense, which means that the verse is after someone is saved. Then, notice that the phrase to become
is future tense, which means that becoming a son of God
happens after someone is saved. Next, notice that the phrase gave he power
means that the saved have access to the power
, but that they have to use it in order to become a son of God
. And, that comes back to our current verse where we are commanded to be identified with God's Son
by receiving the same character as He displayed. Only then will we be identified with God's Son
and truly be called a son of God
.
Son of God
Matthew 4:3, 6; 8:29; 14:33; 16:16; 26:63; 27:40, 43, 54.
Son of God
is used by Matthew 9 times. The first two times, Satan questions if Jesus
is the Son of God
. After that, devils declare Jesus
to be the Son of God
, which means that Jesus
settled the questions of devils permanently. The next two times tell us that the disciples declared Jesus
to be the Son of God
. They might have wondered, but they did not openly question or make a statement until they were positive. Next, we have religious leaders openly questioning (and trying to prove false if Jesus
was the Son of God
. After that, we see people who believed religious leaders openly denying that Jesus
was the Son of God
and mocking Him for the truth. However, we also see a lost man who did not blindly accept the declaration of religious people come to the conclusion that Jesus
was the Son of God
. The primary decision that each of us has to make is if Jesus
is the Son of God
, and what our relationship to Him will be. Click here for all of the Verses that use Son
and here for the Summary on the name / role of Son
.
Matthew 4:3 And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.
This verse is part of the temptation of Jesus
by Satan as recorded in Matthew 4:1-11; Mark 1:12-13 and Luke 4:1-13. Please see the Section called Jesus and Devils in the Significant Gospel Events Study.
In truth, Satan knew exactly who Jesus
was. There are many places in the Gospel accounts where devils who were possessing people said that they knew who Jesus
was. Regardless of what a surface reading of this verse might seem to say, the lying devil really did know who Jesus
was. He pretended to question Jesus
in an attempt to get Jesus
to react in pride, which would be sin. In these three temptations, Satan tries to get Jesus
to sin in the three main areas of sin: the world, the flesh and the pride of life. This particular temptation id in the flesh. Jesus
had fasted for forty (40) days and was hungry. He could have done this miracle that Satan demanded. We see this truth in the feeding of the five thousand (Matthew 14:16-21) and the feeding of the four thousand (Matthew 15:32-39). However, then Jesus
would not be relying on God the Father for His physical needs. This is an area where many of God's servants fail.
Now, by using the phrase: If thou be the Son of God
, Satan was not questioning who the physical father of Jesus
was, but Satan was questioning His character. As the true Son of God
, Jesus
needed to display the character of God. This meant that He had to display the true level of Biblical faith
that God demanded of Him. Lots of people like to claim that they are a son of God
but they fail their own test of true Biblical faith
.
Matthew 4:6 And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
This verse is part of the temptation of Jesus
by Satan as recorded in Matthew 4:1-11; Mark 1:12-13 and Luke 4:1-13. As part of the tempting of Jesus
, Satan instantly transported Him to the Temple and to a high mountain. Please also see the Table of Miracles in the Gospels about this, and similar, miracles. Please see the Section called Jesus and Devils in the Significant Gospel Events Study After Satan moved Jesus
to this place, he misquoted Psalms 91:11-12. Please compare this verse to that Psalms and you will find that Satan left out part of the verse. When he tempted Eve, he got her to add to God's Word. In the beginning, middle and end of our Bible we are warned by God to not add to or take away from His Word. Satan gets many good godly people to do exactly those two things many ways including reading and studying their Bible in verses instead of in sentences and ignoring the Biblical use of colons. Hopefully, you will not find any place where I have made that error in this study.
Please see the note for Matthew 4:3 about this use of the phrase: Son of God
. Also see Matthew 4:7 for the answer from Jesus
.
Matthew 8:29 And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus , thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?
This is part of a account that is in Matthew 8:28-34 about Jesus
casting devils out of 'the mad man of Gadara' and another man. In addition, this account is also in Mark 5:1-20 and in Luke 8:26-39. Please review all related verses and notes together, especially the note for Mark 5:19. Please see the note under Jesus for the details on this verse.
Matthew 14:33 Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, of a truth thou art the Son of God.
Matthew 14:22-36 and Mark 6:45-56 tell about Jesus
walking on water. Please see the note under Matthew 14:28 for details on this miracle and related considerations. This verse tells us that the disciples got the lesson and, again, saw Jesus
as more than 'just a man' They, again, realized that he was/is the Son of God
in flesh.
Matthew 16:16 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
Also see Matthew 16:13-20; Mark 8:27-30; Luke 9:18-27; 6:69 and John 11:27 and all related notes. Each of these sections lead to someone making a personal declaration of faith that the man Jesus
is Christ
and the Son of God
. Matthew, Mark and Luke all report the same incident while John reports two different ones. Please see the note under Christ for the details on this verse.
Matthew 26:63 But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God.
This verse is part of the trial of Jesus
by Caiaphas and the scribes and elders and the council
. Please see Matthew 26:1-5, Matthew 26:57-27:2; Mark 14:53-15:1; Luke 22:54-23:1; John 18:12-28 and related notes. Please see the note for Matthew 26:63 about the doctrine of that trial.
Please also see notes under Jesus Christ.
Matthew 27:40 And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross.
Matthew 27:31-66; Mark 15:20-47; Luke 23:26-56 and John 19:16-42 contain the gospel accounts of the crucifixion and burial of Jesus Christ
. This verse is part of those accounts. Please read all of them together with all of the associated notes.
There is no doubt that as the Son of God
, Jesus
could have come down from the cross (see Matthew 26:53). However, the truly saved recognize that God's ways aren't our ways (Isaiah 55:8-9). The religious man demands that God provides for all of his lusts and that God be a servant to the religious man. That is the attitude that we see in these people, and God ignored their demands as He will ignore all demands by religious people including that He let them move into His personal home called Heaven and tell Him what to do there. And, even though God cast out Satan and 1/3 of the angels for such an attitude, that fact isn't enough to convince the religious person that God will do the same to them.
Matthew 27:43 He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God.
Matthew 27:31-66; Mark 15:20-47; Luke 23:26-56 and John 19:16-42 contain the gospel accounts of the crucifixion and burial of Jesus Christ
. This verse is part of those accounts. Please read all of them together with all of the associated notes. This verse is the same mockery that is recorded in Matthew 27:40. Please see that note.
Matthew 27:54 Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus , saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.
Matthew 27:31-66; Mark 15:20-47; Luke 23:26-56 and John 19:16-42 contain the gospel accounts of the crucifixion and burial of Jesus Christ
. This verse is part of those accounts. Please read all of them together with all of the associated notes. Please see the note under Jesus for more details on this verse.
Son of David (Christ)
Matthew 1:1, 20; 9:27; 12:23; 15:22; 20:30, 31; 21:9, 15; 22:42.
Matthew 1:20 uses a lower-case son
in Son of David
because it is identifying the lineage of Joseph. All other verses use an upper-case Son
because there is only one Son of David
who fulfills all prophecy about the Son of David
such as being Christ
, King of the Jews
, God in flesh
and other things. Six of these verses tell us that the Son
of David is Lord
/ God. Five of them are linked to the miracles that the Old Testament prophesized that Christ
would do. Click here for all of the Verses that use Son
and here for the Summary on the name / role of Son
.
Matthew 1:1 The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
Please also see the note under Jesus Christ. As explained there, Jesus Christ
inherited the promises given to king David by God. And, while that truth is important, a more important truth is that the Bible uses the word son
for: 'one who inherits the character of the father'. The Bible tells us that king David was a man after his (God's) own heart
(1Samuel 13:14). Therefore, a true son of David
would have the same character. In Matthew 22:41-46, Mark 12:35-37 and Luke 20:41-44, Jesus
posed a question to the Jewish religious leaders which they could not answer because they refused to receive the character of king David. Thus, Jesus
proved that they were not true Biblical sons of David
while Jesus
was a true son of David
because He had the character of king David and could answer the question which required Him to reject religious traditions which went against the will of God.
We already saw that the character of king David was: a man after his (God's) own heart
. The Bible also tells us that God the Father testified that Jesus
was His beloved Son
in Matthew 3:17; Matthew 17:5; Mark 1:11; Mark 9:7; Luke 3:22; Luke 9:35; Luke 20:13 and John 8:18. Thus, we have several references in the Bible which directly tell us that Jesus
had the character of
king David.
Matthew 1:20 But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.
Also Please see the note under Lord. As a Son of David
, Joseph had the character of king David but not as much as Jesus
did. Notice that this verse uses a lower-case son
as opposed to the upper-case Son
that is used for Christ
.
Jews were careful to train their children about traditions and inheritance as seen in their insistence that they inherited because of Abraham and their ability to quote lineage back to Abraham (Matthew 1:2) and back to Adam (Luke). As with the Levites, those in the lineage of Christ
would be trained to be sensitive to God. Here, God uses the phrase son of David
to use the training of Joseph to get him to accept the job that God has given him. This verse says that the child in Mary was conceived of the Holy Ghost
, the same as Luke 1:35 says.
Matthew 9:27 And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, Thou Son of David, have mercy on us.
Matthew 9:27-31 tells about Jesus
healing two blind men in Nazareth. Please see the note for Matthew 9:28 under Jesus for details on this miracle.
Matthew 12:23 And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the Son of David?
The context of this verse, which is extensive and important, is covered in the note under Matthew 12:25. This verse uses Son of David
as a title for Christ
.
Matthew 15:22 And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, of Lord, thou Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.
Matthew 15:21-28 and Mark 7:24-30 tell the account about the Greek woman that received a miracle from Jesus
after He called her a female dog and she agreed. Please see the note for under Lord.
Matthew 20:30 And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, of Lord, thou Son of David.
Please see the note for Matthew 20:30 under Lord Jesus and the note for Matthew 20:31 under Lord.
Matthew 20:31 And the multitude rebuked them, because they should hold their peace: but they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on us, of Lord, thou Son of David.
Please see the note for Matthew 20:30 under Lord Jesus and the note for Matthew 20:31 under Lord.
Matthew 21:9 And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.
Matthew 21:1-17; Mark 11:1-17; Luke 19:29-44 and John 12:12-16 talk about the time that Jesus
entered Jerusalem in triumph. Please see the note under Matthew 21:1 for the details on this section. This verse says the same thing as John 12:13 which uses King of Israel
instead of Son of David
. As seen in this study, King of Israel
and Son of David
are other names for Christ
. This verse shows that the Jews knew the appointment of Jesus
to the role of Christ
and brought judgment upon themselves and their children by rejecting the appointment made by their Lord
. Lord
is used in this verse for God the Father and the role that He uses to appoint people to positions and the role He uses for judgment. Please also see the note under Lord.
Matthew 21:15 And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the Son of David; they were sore displeased,
Matthew 21:1-17; Mark 11:1-17; Luke 19:29-44 and John 12:12-16 talk about the time that Jesus
entered Jerusalem in triumph. Please see the note under Matthew 21:1 for the details on this section. Here, the Jewish leaders had rejected the appointment of the physical man named Jesus
to the position of Christ
by their Lord
. However, the children believed God. Verses 21:15-16 form a single sentence which tells us how Psalms 8:2 and Psalms 148:1 are being fulfilled. This verse doctrinally tells us that the Son of David
(Christ
) is God because only God is to be worshiped (Hosanna
).
Son of man
Matthew 1:23; 8:20; 9:6; 10:23; 11:19; 12:8, 32, 40; 13:37, 41; 16:13, 27, 28; 17:9, 12, 22; 18:11; 19:28; 20:18, 28; 24:27, 30, 37, 39, 44; 25:13, 31; 26:2, 24, 45, 64.
Matthew uses the phrase Son of man
thirty times. Three times Matthew uses it to emphasize the humanity of Jesus
. Seven times Matthew uses the phrase to emphasize that Jesus
physically was betrayed, suffered, died and went to hell to pay for our sins. The remaining twenty times emphasize that the physical man named Jesus
will be King and set up the kingdom. He will physically return to this Earth and set up His Kingdom here. As King, He will act in the role of Judge and forgive sins or decide punishment for them. He will decide who enters His Kingdom and who is refused. He will decide who has what position in His Kingdom. He will act in the role of Lord
and change laws such as the sabbath. He will display His glory and power such as has never been seen of this Earth.
Matthew 1:23 Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.
While this verse does not use the phrase Son of man
, it does say that Jesus
will be the son
of Mary. And, it uses a lower-case form of the word son
, which speaks of His human nature. The Roman Catholic Church lies when it claims that 'Mary is the mother of God'. Our Bible literally tells us that she passed her human nature to Him when this verse uses a lower-case form of the word son
. As explained in the Book Study on Matthew, this is part of the legal evidence that Jesus
is God's Christ
. In order for Him to be God's Christ
, He had to be a literal physical human man. Please see the note for this sentence under Lord for those details.
Matthew 8:20 And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
Matthew 8:19-22 tell about two different men came to Jesus
and wanted to follow Him. In this verse, Jesus
uses the phrase Jesus
to emphasize that He is like any other physical man and that He had to suffer in the flesh in order to receive spiritual blessings (Philippians 2:5-8). Therefore, all other men should also be willing to suffer in the flesh in order to receive spiritual blessings. Please see the note under Jesus for details on this verse.
Matthew 9:6 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house.
This verse is part of a account that goes from Matthew 9:1-8; Mark 2:1-12 and Luke 5:17-26. Please see the note for Jesus
under Mark 2:5 for the details of this account and verse. While the Jews understood that judgment was reserved to God's role as Lord
, they refused to accept that God had given the man named Jesus
the right to judge other men. No other man has that right, but no other man is 'God in human flesh'. In this verse, Son of man
is used to emphasize that the physical man named Jesus
had the right to judge men.
Matthew 10:23 But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.
Please see the notes for Matthew 10:5 and Matthew 10:24 for details on the background of this verse. This verse is what makes it clear that part of these instructions from Jesus
are for future preachers that will go out during the Great Tribulation
. Jesus
(almost?) always used Son of Man
when he talked about His physical return to this Earth to set up His 1,000 years reign. He used Son of Man
to specifically emphasize that His return will be as a literal physical man.
Matthew 11:19 The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children.
There are several verses in each of the four gospels that tell about John the Baptist. The Doctrinal Study, called John the Baptist, has links to all of the other references in the Bible for John the Baptist. Matthew 11:2-30 and Luke 7:18-35 tell us about the time that John sent from prison and asked Jesus
if He was the Christ
. In addition, this sentence is part of the sub-section that is in Matthew 11:16-19 and is also in Luke 7:30-35. In this sub-section, Jesus
explains that the Jews refused to be satisfied no matter what evidence that God gave to them in order to prove that God's messenger was truly from God. The main note for this subsection is under in the Book Study for Matthew 11:2-3. Please see is for a fuller understanding of the context of this verse.
In this verse we see that Jesus
uses the phrase Son of Man
to emphasize the fact that people judged the actions of a physically man and refused to see the God inside of Him.
Matthew 12:8 For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath day.
Please see the note under Lord for the details of this verse.
Matthew 12:32 And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.
Matthew 12:31-32, Mark 3:28-29 and Luke 12:10 all say the same thing. There is a lot of different things written about the 'blasphemy against the Holy Ghost', but that is not within the limits of this study. The main part of this verse, that fits within this study, is that saying something against the physical man known as Jesus
(Son of man
) is not the same as saying something against the God of the universe and is certainly not in the same league as talking against the Holy Ghost who has to actively draw us against our sinful nature to salvation.
Matthew 12:40 For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
Matthew 12:39-42 and Luke 11:29-32 say almost exactly the same thing but in slightly different order. This tells us that the message, not the order of the message, is what is important. As we are taught in 1Corinthians 15 that Jesus
had to pay for man's sins as a man. Starting in Numbers 16:31-33, we find several places where the Bible tells us that Hell is in the center of the Earth. This verse is telling us that Jesus
, as a man (Son of man
) went to Hell (in the heart of the earth
) to pay for our sins.
Matthew 13:37 He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man;
Matthew 13 has parables about the Kingdom of Heaven. The parables of the chapter are sumarized in the general note for Matthew 13 in the Book Study on Matthew. This verse uses Son of Man
to emphasize that the physical man named Jesus
sowed the word of God. He later commissioned His followers to do the same thing while they lived in the flesh.
Matthew 13:41 The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that of fend, and them which do iniquity;
Matthew 13 has parables about the Kingdom of Heaven. The parables of the chapter are sumarized in the general note for Matthew 13 in the Book Study on Matthew. This verse uses Son of Man
to emphasize that, as a physical man, Jesus
will judge all men and order the angels as to how they are to treat the saved and the lost.
Matthew 16:13 When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?
Please see the note under Jesus for details on this verse. Also see Matthew 16:13-20; Mark 8:27-30; Luke 9:18-27; 6:69 and John 11:27 and all related notes.
Matthew 16:27 For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.
Matthew 16:21-28; Mark 8:31-9:1 and Luke 9:22-27 occur between Peter declaring that Jesus
is the Christ
and the Mount of Transfiguration. In context, all three events are related. Please see the Section called Prophecies in the Study called Significant Gospel Events for references to verses related to the prophecy of His return as ruling Lord. Please see the Section called Sequence of the Betrayal of Jesus in the Study called Gospel Time Sequences for the prophecies of Jesus Christ
being betrayed. Please see the Sections called Harmony, Prophecies and Prophecies Fulfilled, in the Study called Significant Gospel Events, for references to verses related to the suffering of Jesus Christ
. Please see the Section called Appearances of Jesus Christ After the Resurrection, in the Study called Gospel Time Sequences, and several Sections in the Study called Significant Gospel Events, for the prophecies of Christ
rising from the dead.
Within this verse, Son of Man
is used to emphasize that He will physically return. This verse says the same as Zechariah 14:3-9. The main thing about this verse that applies to us today is the last part of this verse which says he [Son of man] shall reward every man according to his works
. Many people think they can spend their lives doing the works of sin and the devil and that they won't be punished but will only loose the chance to throw a crown at the feet of Jesus
. That lie from the devil goes directly against what the son of God said in this verse. According to his works
means rewards for good works and punishment for bad works. Also see the many comments about the terror of the Lord
within this Web Site.
Matthew 16:28 Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.
Matthew 16:21-28; Mark 8:31-9:1 and Luke 9:22-27 all tell us the requirements, that Jesus
gave, for saved people to receive reward, and not punishment, when He returns to rule this world for 1,000 years. These instructions occur between the time that Peter declaring that Jesus
is the Christ
and the time of the Mount of Transfiguration. In context, all three events (the declaration, the instruction, and the Mount experience) are related. Please see the Section called Prophecies in the Study called Significant Gospel Events for references to verses related to the prophecy of His return as ruling Lord.
The Old Testament declared Christ
to be God the Son
come in flesh and that He would provide blessings that were not available before the coming of Christ
. Here, we see Jesus
telling His disciples that some will see the Son of man coming in his kingdom
. in Luke 9:27 Jesus
said that they would see the kingdom of God
. This combination tells us, doctrinally, that the Son of man
is God. The experience on the 'Mount of Transfiguration' is the fulfillment of this promise by the Son of God
.
Matthew 17:9 And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be risen again from the dead.
Please also see the note under Jesus for Matthew 17:9.
This verse is tied to several other verses throughout the gospels. Please see the Section called Sequence of the Betrayal of Jesus in the Study called Gospel Time Sequences for the prophecies of Jesus Christ
being betrayed. Please see the Sections called Harmony, Prophecies and Prophecies Fulfilled, in the Study called Significant Gospel Events, for references to verses related to the suffering of Jesus Christ
. Please see the Section called Appearances of Jesus Christ After the Resurrection, in the Study called Gospel Time Sequences, and several Sections in the Study called Significant Gospel Events, for the prophecies of Christ
rising from the dead.
This verse uses the title of Son of man
because Jesus
suffered and died as a 'literal physical man'.
Matthew 17:12 But I say unto you, That Elias is come already, and they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they listed. Likewise shall also the Son of man suffer of them.
The next verse tells us Then the disciples understood that he spake unto them of John the Baptist
, referring to Elias
in this verse. There are several verses in each of the four gospels that tell about John the Baptist. The Doctrinal Study, called John the Baptist, has links to all of the other references in the Bible for John the Baptist. As part of the verses about John the Baptist, Matthew 17:1-8; Mark 9:3-8 and Luke 9:28-36 tell us about Jesus
taking James, John and Peter to the 'Mount of Transfiguration'. Please see the note for Matthew 17:1, in the Book Study, for a detaided explanation of this incident. This verse is part of an answer given by Jesus
to a question from the three disciples which was prompted by their experience at the 'Mount of Transfiguration'.
In addition to those considerations, Jesus
prophesied His own suffering and death in 17:12 and Mark 8:31 and Luke 9:21-22. Please see the Prophecies Fulfilled Section of the Significant Gospel Events Study for more related Bible references. For further related references, please see the Section called Sequence of the Resurrection of Jesus in Doctrinal Study called Gospel Time Sequences for Bible references to the resurrection.
This verse uses Son of man
to emphasize that the physical man would suffer at the hands of other men. While Psalms indicates that the Spirit and soul of Jesus
may have also been attacked by devils, physical men could not hurt His Spirit or soul.
Matthew 17:22 And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said unto them, The Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men:
Please see the note under Jesus for Matthew 17:22. This verse is tied to several other verses throughout the gospels.
Matthew 18:11 For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost.
This is part of a section that goes from Matthew18:6 through 18:35 and is also covered in Mark 9:38-50. This subject of forgiving a brother is also covered in Luke 17:1-4. Please consider all of these verses and notes together. In this section, the physical man Jesus
is teaching spiritual truths about how people are to treat Christians. In part of this teaching, Jesus
addresses whosoever
and in part of it He addresses the saved personally by using personal pronouns like thy
. Here, Jesus
is emphasizing that He physically (Son of Man
) was born to physically die so that we could be spiritually saved. Jesus
is our example and He uses Son of Man
to emphasize that He did more in the flesh than He asks of any of His followers. The same message as this verse is said in Matthew 9:12-13 and Mark 2:17.
Matthew 19:28 And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
Matthew 19; Mark 10 and Luke 18 are all similar in that they tell stories which compare the fruit of a truly saved person with a changed life to the false hope in works of fleshly religion. In Matthew 19:27-30; Mark 10:28-31 and Luke 18:28-30, Jesus
made a statement which led to Peter asking about our heavenly rewards. Please also see the note under Jesus for this verse.
Matthew 19:28-30 and Mark 10:28-31 and Luke 18:28-30 have the promises of blessings for following Jesus
.. Please see the note for Mark 10:29 for details on this verse. In this verse, Jesus
is used for 'God in human flesh' as He is making promises that only God can fulfill.
In addition, to the rewards promised to everyone who follows Jesus
, this verse tells of a specific reward for Apostles that is not given to anyone else. Jesus
made this unique reward to these men based upon special service. Here, He is specifically using Son of man
to emphasize His physical nature.
The physical man named Jesus
is currently in Heaven and physically returning to this Earth. (Please see the Prophecies Section of the Significant Gospel Events Study for those Bible references.) At that time, Jesus Christ
will take His position as King of Israel
and rule this Earth with these men under Him. They followed Jesus
while He lived on the Earth and, reportedly, continued to follow Him even through His baptism of fire
and a martyr's death.
Many people will tell you that you should follow and serve Jesus
just out of love and thanks for salvation. While that sounds great, it actually is a lie of the devil. That isn't enough motivation to get people to faithfully serve God while being persecuted, and God knows it. While sounding spiritual, these people remove the specific rewards from God that keep people going, and the result is that they quit when others aren't looking. These critics are 'hyper-spiritual' fakes. God gives varying rewards based upon varying service and God encourages you to seek the greatest reward because that gives Him the greatest service.
These men followed Jesus
when the 'hyper-spiritual' Pharisees criticized and killed Jesus
. They were faithful because of the promise of a position in His kingdom. That is called living by faith
and God keeps His promises to those that live by faith
. We can't get the rewards which were promised specifically to the twelve, but we can get special rewards for special service. Each of us should strive to do the greatest service while keeping our eyes on the special rewards promised by God and ignore the 'Hyper-spiritual' people who want to make you fail when persecutions arrive. In 1Corinthians 6:2 we are told that the saints shall judge the world
. That is: the people who truly do live by faith
will judge other people and the actual results which they produce.
Revelation 2:26 says something similar. While the saints will judge/rule the world, they will be under Israel and the Apostles in the hierarchy of authority, as I understand it. I will not argue with any opposing opinion because no one can say with absolute authority before we see what God does in detail. Going on, Psalms 1:5 says Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
There are saved, but ungodly, people who will be here during the 1,000 years reign of Christ
. In the parables of the talents and of the pounds, Jesus
made it clear that the amount of authority that people have is directly related to how much they personally profit the kingdom of Heaven while they live in the flesh. The person with only one talent lost that and had no authority or anything else. As Psalms 1:5 says, they (the ungodly
) shall not stand in the judgment
. So, we need to be very careful when we decide to claim
a promise in the Bible because God will not give it to us if we don't meet His requirements and it doesn't matter if we claimed
it in error.
Matthew 20:18 Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be betrayed unto the chief priests and unto the scribes, and they shall condemn him to death,
Matthew 20:17-19; Mark 10:32-34 and Luke 18:31-34 tell the same things and happened on the same trip, but may actually be different, repeated, messages from Jesus
to His disciples. This is explained in the note for Mark 10:32 under Jesus . Please see the Sections called Harmony, Prophecies and Prophecies Fulfilled, in the Study called Significant Gospel Events, for references to verses related to the suffering of Jesus Christ
. Please see the note on Mark 9:12 for prophecy and explanation of the use of Son of Man
. In this verse, Son of Man
is used to emphasize that Jesus
would suffer physically for our sins.
Matthew 20:28 Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
Matthew 20:20-28 and Mark 10:35-45 tell us about James, John and their mother coming to Jesus
and asking to sit on His right hand and left hand in the kingdom. Luke 22:23-30 also tells us the same thing as part of this account. Please see the note for Mark 10:38-LJC for details on this verse. This verse uses Son of Man
for the physical man who knew that He would physically suffer these things and wanted to warn His apostles that they would each also suffer similar things. John 11:49-52 tells us about the decision of the Jewish religious leaders to make Jesus give his life a ransom for many
. They thought that Jesus
would die to save their political and economical position in this world while, in truth, Jesus
would give his life a ransom for many
to get out of Hell and enter Heaven.
Matthew 24:27 For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
This is part of the prophecy of future events found in the gospels. Please see all verses and related notes in Matthew 24:1-25:30; Mark 13; Luke 17:20-31 and Luke 21:5-36. This study is about the Biblical use of the roles of God the Son
, and not about end times. However, the note under Matthew 24:42 should be read for application to us according to Jesus
. In addition, 1Thessalonians 5:6 tells us that this warning also applies to saved today.
This verse uses Son of man
to emphasize that the Son of God
will physically return to this Earth as a physical man. This verse follows warnings to not believe any claims that some other physical man has been given the role of Christ
. The physical man named Jesus
is currently physically in Heaven and will physically return and he is keeping His role as Christ
, so don't believe any liars. Ezekiel 39:17-39 speaks of events that will occur with this return. Please see the Section called Prophecies in the Study called Significant Gospel Events for references to verses related to the prophecy of His return as ruling Lord.
Matthew 24:30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in Heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of Heaven with power and great glory.
Please see the note for Matthew 24:27.
Matthew 24:37 But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
Please see the note for Matthew 24:27 about the doctrine of this sentence. This verse also starts a section that is in Matthew 24:37-51 and teaches about the 'Rapture'. It is equivalent to Luke 12:35-40. There are several notes on those verses in Luke. Please see them for more details on this important teaching.
As noted elsewhere, upon the resurrection, Jesus
was called Lord Jesus
for the first time and he will never give up His rights as Lord
again. Christians will face 'God in human flesh' who has all of the power and authority of God in His role as Lord
and will also understand what it is to be human because He is also the Son of Man
. He will know, and not tolerate, excuses. Read these sections in Matthew and in Luke and the related teachings mentioned in the notes for Luke and realize that they all are said to Christians.
Matthew 24:39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
Please see the notes for Matthew 24:27 and Matthew 24:37 about the doctrine of this verse. This verse also is part of a section that is in Matthew 24:37-51 and teaches about the 'Rapture'. It is equivalent to Luke 12:35-59.
Matthew 24:44 Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.
Please see the notes for Matthew 24:27 and Matthew 24:37 about the doctrine of this verse. This verse also starts a section that is in Matthew 24:37-51 and teaches that all saved will experience Jesus
coming for them and taking them to judgment suddenly and unexpectedly. The saved will experience this in death or the 'Rapture' followed by the judgment Seat of Christ
(Romans 14:10; 2Corinthians 5:10-11). Those people who are saved during the great tribulation
will experience this truth at the Second Coming of Christ
. This warning is found several times in the word of God
. This verse is equivalent to Luke 12:35-59.
Matthew 25:13 Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.
This is our concluding command from Jesus
for 'The Parable of the Ten Virgins'. It gives the same doctrine as Mark 13:33-37 and Luke 12:35-59. Those references are for different times and circumstances, which show that doctrines of God do not change regardless of circumstances. If we are actively looking for the return of Jesus Christ
, and are actively doing what we can to serve Him, then we will not be led into serious doctrinal error like the five foolish virgins
of our parable.
This verse uses the role of Son of man
to emphasize the humanity of Jesus Christ
and to let us know that He is returning as a literal physical man.
Matthew 25:31 When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:
Please see the note for Matthew 24:27. Matthew 25:31 through 25:34 form a single sentence which transitions from parables about end times and judgment to the specific judgment that the physical man named Jesus
(Son of Man
) will do upon all people alive on the Earth at His return. This is the Sheep and Goats
judgment that determines who will live in human (non-glorified) bodies and have children during the 1,000 years reign of Christ
.
Matthew 26:2 Ye know that after two days is the feast of the passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified.
This verse is part of the trial of Jesus
by Caiaphas and the scribes and elders and the council
. Please see Matthew 26:1-5, Matthew 26:57-27:2; Mark 14:53-15:1; Luke 22:54-23:1; John 18:12-28 and related notes. Please see the note for Matthew 26:63 about the doctrine of this chapter. Here we should notice that Jesus
emphasized His physical body. His Spirit was never betrayed because this was the Spiritual plan since before the world began (John 17:5; 1Corinthians 2:7; 2Timothy 1:9; Titus 1:2). Again, Son of Man
is used to emphasize the physical because He was physically betrayed but not spiritually betrayed.
Matthew 26:24 The Son of man goeth as it is written of him: but woe unto that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it had been good for that man if he had not been born.
Matthew 26:21-25; Mark 14:18-21; Luke 22:21-23 and John 13:21-35 all tell about Jesus
saying that He would be betrayed. This was at the Last Supper. Please see the Section called Sequence of the Betrayal of Jesus in the Study called Gospel Time Sequences for the prophecies of Jesus Christ
being betrayed. Please also see the Sections called Prophecies and Prophecy Fulfilled in the Significant Gospel Events Study about the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ
.
This verse uses Son of Man
to emphasize that Jesus
physically would suffer and die (goeth, as it is written of him
) and to emphasize that Jesus
suffered and died as a 'literal physical man' and that He did so to fulfill prophecy in addition to providing our salvation. We also see that Judas Iscariot believed that he only betrayed a 'literal physical man' after rejection the fact that Jesus
is 'God in human flesh'.
Matthew 26:45 Then cometh he to his disciples, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
Matthew 26:30; Mark 14:26; Luke 22:39 and John 18:1 all tell of Jesus
and His disciples going to the Garden of Gethsemane in the Mount of Olives where Jesus
prayed and the disciples slept. This verse is divided into two parts by a colon. Basically, the time to pray is before trouble happens. Most of us do like these disciples and sleep until it is too late. This verse uses Son of man
to emphasize that Jesus
was physically betrayed and physically died and suffered. The betrayal of Jesus
by Judas is recorded in Matthew 26:1-16; Mark 14:1-11; Luke 22:1-6 and John 12:1-11. Please see the note for Matthew 26:1 and other referred notes for details on the betrayal. Please see the Sections called Harmony, Prophecies and Prophecies Fulfilled, in the Study called Significant Gospel Events, for references to verses related to the suffering of Jesus Christ
.
Matthew 26:64 Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of Heaven.
Please see the note under Jesus for the details on this verse.
King
Matthew 1:6; 2:1, 2, 3, 9; 5:35; 14:9; 18:23; 21:5; 22:2, 7, 11, 13; 25:34, 40; 27:11, 29, 37, 42.
King
is used by Matthew 19 times. Five times he uses a lower-case King
for the human king of men. Five tines he uses King
in a parable that tells a account about a human king that represents, and teaches about, how the Son of God
will act in His role as King
. Nine times King
is used as a role of Christ
. Matthew wrote his gospel to show that Jesus
fulfilled the Law and prophecy to prove that he was/is Christ
, the Son of God
and the King
that the Jews have been looking for.
Matthew 1:6 And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias;
This verse uses a lower-case King
for an earthly king. Even the Jews recognized that their great king, David, was lower than the Christ
, who is the only upper-case King
in the true Bible. In 2Samuel 7:5-17 we have the prophecy that Christ
would be a physical descendent of king David. This, Matthew includes the lineage from David to Jesus
as part of his proof that Jesus
is Christ
. Where king David ruled the country of Judah, Jesus Christ
will rule the entire world and be King of kings and Lord of lords
.
Matthew 2:1 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,
This verse gives us the time of the birth of Jesus
. It uses a lower-case King
for the human king who ruled in Judaea at the time. This is in direct contrast with the upper-case king
in the next note. Please see the note under Jesus and the next note as all three are related.
Matthew 2:2 Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.
Matthew 2:1-2 form a single sentence. All of the verses and related notes need to be considered together. Please see the note under Jesus and the prior note as all three are related. This verse uses an upper-case King
for Jesus
, as opposed to the lower-case King
, in the prior verse and related note, which is used for the human king who ruled in Judaea at the time. This difference is deliberate and doctrinally significant within the Bible.
This verse is one of several that tell us that from the beginning of the life of Jesus
, the Jews were told that He was God's Christ
. Please see the note on Matthew 27:37 for more references and details on the doctrinal truth that part of the role of Christ
is that he is also King of the Jews
. In addition to what Matthew tells us, Luke 2:11 tells us the answer to the question found in this verse.
Going on, we see in this verse that the wise men asked king Herod Where is he that is born King of the Jews?
Herod then demanded that his experts tell him where Christ should be born
(Luke 2:4). Therefore, this combination of verses tells us that even non-practicing Jews like Herod understood that King of the Jews
was a direct reference to Christ
.
In addition, these verses (2:1-2) tell us about the miraculous appearance of the star that not only led the wise men from a far country to Judea, but also led them directly to the house that Jesus
was at. This miracle is mentioned in Matthew 2:1-2 and in Matthew 2:9-11. Please also see the Table of Miracles in the Gospels about this, and similar, miracles.
Matthew 2:3 When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
All of the verses and notes for Matthew 2 and Luke 2 deal with the birth and early life of Jesus
. They need to be considered together.
This verse uses a lower-case King
because Herod was only a human king. He ruled the government of men in that area at that time.
Matthew 2:9 When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.
All of the verses and notes for Matthew 2 and Luke 2 deal with the birth and early life of Jesus
. They need to be considered together.
This verse uses a lower-case King
because Herod was only a human king.
Matthew 5:35 Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem ; for it is the city of the great King.
Matthew 5 through 7 contains the 'Sermon on the Mount / Beatitudes', which one famous preacher described as Attitudes that Christians are to be'. Please see the note for Matthew 5:33 about the doctrine of this verse, which is part of the same sentence as Matthew 5:33. This verse uses King
to tell us that King
is equivalent to God
and the Lord
.
Matthew 14:9 And the king was sorry: nevertheless for the oath's sake, and them which sat with him at meat, he commanded it to be given her.
There are several verses in each of the four gospels that tell about John the Baptist. The Doctrinal Study, called John the Baptist, has links to all of the other references in the Bible for John the Baptist. This verse is part of the account about the time that Herod thought that Jesus
was John and remembers beheading John (Matthew 14:1-13; Mark 6:14-32; Luke 9:7-9). In this section, we are told about king Herod and how he used his Earthly power. Herod is contrasted to a Spirit led man, with no earthly power, named Jesus
. All of this is explained in more detail in the note for Matthew 14:1. In this verse we see a lower-case King
for the role of Herod to show his power and position in this Earth. This verse uses a lower-case king
for the human king of men.
Matthew 18:23 Therefore is the kingdom of Heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account of his servants.
This is part of a section that goes from 18:6 through 18:35. This subject of forgiving a brother is also covered in Luke 17:1-4. Please consider all of these verses and notes together. Here, Jesus
is answering a question from Peter. The answer from Jesus
is impossible for the physical or religious man to do, and is therefore rejected or explained away'. However, when the entire context must be considered together, and then it can be understood that these commands are only possible by using the power of the Spirit and spiritually growing through a personal relationship with Christ
. This verse uses a lower-case King
for the human king of men. However, in this parable, this human king represents the Son of God
and how He will judge the service of men who are in His kingdom.
Matthew 21:5 Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.
Matthew 21:1-17; Mark 11:1-17; Luke 19:29-44 and John 12:12-16 talk about the time that Jesus
entered Jerusalem in triumph. Please see the note under Matthew 21:1 for the details on this section. As explained in that note, King
is used for King of the Jews
, which is part of the role of Christ
. Mark 11:7; Luke 19:34-35 and John 12:14-15 says the same thing as this verse. These verses fulfill Isaiah 40:9 and Zechariah 9:9.
Matthew 22:2 The kingdom of Heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son,
Matthew 21:28- 22:14 and Mark 12:1-12 and Luke 20:8-19 tell about parables that Jesus
gave after the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders
challenged His authority in Matthew 21:23-27 and Mark 11:27-33 and Luke 20:1-7. Please see the section under John the Baptist (Luke 1:5) for the conditions that led to this parable. This parable, with minor changes, can also be found in Luke 14:16-24. We see Jesus
teaching the same truth more than once. This verse uses a lower-case King
for the human king of men. However, in this parable, this human king represents the Son of God
and how He will judge the service of men who are in His kingdom. A similar parable can be found in Luke 12:35-40. Please see the note for Luke 12:36.
Matthew 22:7 But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.
Matthew 21:28-22:14; Mark 12:1-12 and Luke 20:8-19 tell about parables that Jesus
gave after the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders
challenged His authority in Matthew 21:23-27; Mark 11:27-33 and Luke 20:1-7. Please see the section under John the Baptist (Luke 1:5) for the conditions that led to this parable. This parable is a prophecy that matches Daniel 9:26. This verse uses a lower-case King
for the human king of men. However, in this parable, this human king represents the Son of God
and how He will judge the service of men who are in His kingdom. A similar parable can be found in Luke 12:35-40. Please see the note for Luke 12:36.
Matthew 22:11 And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment:
Matthew 21:28-22:14; Mark 12:1-12 and Luke 20:8-19 tell about parables that Jesus
gave after the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders
challenged His authority in Matthew 21:23-27; Mark 11:27-33 and Luke 20:1-7. Please see the section under John the Baptist (Luke 1:5) for the conditions that led to this parable.
This parable teaches a truth that many miss because they want to deny a truth that is buried within this parable. Revelation 19:7-9 tells us about the marriage supper of the Lamb
. Those verses also say Blessed are they which are called
and many commentators point out that this phrase indicates that some will not be called. What few point out is that some of those who are not called are actually in Heaven. This is because of what Matthew and Revelation say. Revelation 19:8 says And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.
Notice that this verse says that the fine linen is the righteousness of saints
. It does not say that it is the righteousness of Christ
.
There are lots of people who argue that there will be saved people in Heaven who have not lived righteously. They will not have the marriage garment that our parable says is required in order to be at the marriage supper of the Lamb
. In addition, Matthew 22:11 tells us when the
. Some people claim that this is a lost person but John 3:36 says king
came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garmenthe that believeth not the Son shall not see life
. This is possible only if the lost do not see Heaven, which means they could not be this person who came into the marriage supper of the Lamb
. This person who came in, but did not belong, must be saved.
Next, please notice that Matthew 22:13 says Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
This fits with other places where we see that outer darkness
is not Hell but, in fact, is in Heaven. Please see the note for Matthew 8:12 and Matthew 25:18 about the phrase outer darkness
. We also see a related doctrine in Luke 12:33-39.
Matthew 22:13 Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Matthew 21:28-22:14; Mark 12:1-12 and Luke 20:8-19 tell about parables that Jesus
gave after the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders
challenged His authority in Matthew 21:23-27; Mark 11:27-33 and Luke 20:1-7. Please see the section under John the Baptist (Luke 1:5) for the conditions that led to this parable.
This verse is part of the parable covered in the note above. Please see it.
Matthew 25:34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
This is part of the prophecy of future events found in the gospels. Please see all verses and related notes in Matthew 24:1-25:30; Mark 13:1-37; Luke 17:20-31 and Luke 21:5-36.
After the parables, Jesus
specifically says how He will judge those who are upon the Earth at His return to set up His kingdom. That is, Matthew 25:31-46 tells us what He will do and these verses also follow the same principals as Jesus
presented in the parables. Malachi 3:6 says For I am the LORD, I change not.
and Hebrews 13:8 says Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever
. Please see the note on Matthew 25:18 for the principals that Jesus
will use in this judgment. Matthew 25:34-36 is a single sentence divided by several colons. Each part of the sentence tells how someone will inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world
.
Matthew 25:40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
This is part of the prophecy of future events found in the gospels. Please see all verses and related notes in Matthew 24:1-25:30; Mark 13; Luke 17:20-31 and Luke 21:5-36. After the parables, Jesus
specifically says how He will judge those who are upon the Earth at His return to set up His kingdom. That is, Matthew 25:31-46 tells us what He will do and these verses also follow the same principals as Jesus
presented in the parables. Malachi 3:6 says For I am the LORD, I change not..
and Hebrews 13:8 says Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever
. Please see the note on Matthew 25:18 for the principals that Jesus
will use in this judgment. This statement is the same as we find in Proverbs 14:31 and in Hebrews 6:10.
Matthew 27:11 And Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest.
Matthew 27:1-34; Mark 15:1-20; Luke 23:1-26 and John 18:28-19:16 contain the gospel accounts of the trial of Jesus
by Pilate and Herod. This verse is part of those accounts. Please also read the notes for Mark 15:32 and John 19:19-22 related to the title of King of the Jews
. When Jesus
said Thou sayest it
, that was actually an extremely strongly worded affirmative answer. Please also see the note for Luke 22:70-71 where Jesus
answered Ye say that I am
and the Jewish Rulers took that as a sufficient confirmation for them to condemn Jesus
in their trial. Please see the note under Jesus.
Matthew 27:29 And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!
Matthew 27:31-66; Mark 15:20-47; Luke 23:26-56 and John 19:16-42 contain the gospel accounts of the crucifixion and burial of Jesus Christ
. This verse is part of those accounts. Please read all of them together with all of the associated notes. In particular, see notes on Mark 15:32 and John 19:19-22 related to King of the Jews
.
Matthew 27:37 And set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
Please see the note on Matthew 27:37 under Jesus for more references and details on this doctrinal truth. Please see the note under Jesus .
Matthew 27:42 He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him.
Notice that the word King
is capitalized. The Bible only does that for titles of God. We've already seen that the religious leaders knew that God's Christ
was also the Son of God
and the King of Israel (Jews)
. Therefore, this capitalized King
is only recognizing the doctrinal truth that these Jewish Religious leaders were saying.
Please see the note on Matthew 27:37 under Jesus for more references and details on this doctrinal truth.