Matthew 22
Tag: Holy Bible
Matthew 21, the triumphant entry, cleansing the Temple, the withered fig tree, the two sons, the tenants.
Matthew 21
The fig tree is a symbol of Israel.
Matthew 20, the workers in the vineyard, Jesus predicts his death, a mothers request, two blind men receive sight.
Matthew 20
Matthew 19, divorce, little children, the rich young man, the first shall be last.
Matthew 19
Matthew 18, the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven, the lost sheep, church discipline, the unmerciful servant.
Matthew 18
Ten thousand talents is about equal to 33 tons of gold or more than a billion dollars.
One hundred denarii is about one hundred days of work at minimum pay.
Matthew 17, the Transfiguration, the healing of a boy with a demon, the “temple tax”.
Matthew 17
Matthew 16, the demand for a sign, the sign of Jonah, Peter’s confession of Christ, Jesus predicts his death.
Peter’s confession is the rock upon which Christ will build his church. Notice the Greek ” will be having been” bound in heaven, which means that which is already done in heaven counts in building His church.
This last phrase probably refers to the Transfiguration occurring six days later. (Next chapter)
Matthew 15, defilement from within, the faith of the Caananite woman, Jesus feeds the four thousand.
Matthew 13, Jesus’ parables on the kingdom of heaven: the sower, the wheat and the tares, the mustard seed, the mustard seed, the yeast. the hidden treasure, the pearl of great price, the net, a prophet without honor in his own town,
Matthew 11, Jesus and John the Baptist, woe unto unrepentant cities, come unto me.
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