Matthew Outline Summary

Matthew 1

  1. The Genealogy of Jesus the Messiah
  2. Joseph Accepts Jesus as His Son

Matthew 2

  1. The Magi Visit the Messiah
  2. The Escape to Egypt
  3. The Return to Nazareth

Matthew 3

  1. John the Baptist Prepares the Way
  2. The Baptism of Jesus

Matthew 4

  1. Jesus Is Tested in the Wilderness
  2. Jesus Begins to Preach
  3. Jesus Call His First Disciples
  4. Jesus Heals the Sick

Matthew 5

  1. Introduction to the Sermon on the Mount
  2. The Beatitudes
  3. Salt & Light
  4. The Fulfillment of the Law
  5. Murder
  6. Adultery
  7. Divorce
  8. Oaths
  9. Eye for Eye
  10. Love for Enemies

Matthew 6

  1. Giving to the Needy
  2. Prayer
  3. Fasting
  4. Treasures in Heaven
  5. Do Not Worry

Matthew 7

  1. Judging Others
  2. Ask, Seek, Knock
  3. The Narrow & Wide Gates
  4. True & False Prophets
  5. True & False Disciples
  6. The Wise & Foolish Builders

Matthew 8

  1. Jesus Heals a Man with Leprosy
  2. The Faith of the Centurion
  3. Jesus Heals Many
  4. The Cost of Following Jesus
  5. Jesus Calms the Storm
  6. Jesus Restores two demon-possessed men

Matthew 9

  1. Jesus Forgives and Heals a Paralyzed Man
  2. The Calling of Matthew
  3. Jesus Questioned about Fasting
  4. Jesus Raises a Dead Girl and Heals a Sick Woman
  5. Jesus Heals the Blind and the Mute
  6. The Workers are Few

Matthew 10

  1. Jesus Sends Out the Twelve

Matthew 11

  1. Jesus and John the Baptist
  2. Woe on Unrepentant Towns
  3. The Father Revealed in the Son

Matthew 12

  1. Jesus Is Lord of the Sabbath
  2. God’s Chosen Servant
  3. Jesus and Beelzebul
  4. The Sign of Jonah
  5. Jesus’ Mother and Brothers

Matthew 13

  1. The Parable of the Sower
  2. The Parable of the Weeds
  3. The Parables of the Mustard Seed and the Yeast
  4. The Parable of the Weeds Explained
  5. The Parables of the Hidden Treasure and the Pearl
  6. The Parable of the Net
  7. A Prophet without Honor

Matthew 14

  1. John the Baptist Beheaded
  2. Jesus Feeds the 5,000
  3. Jesus Walks on Water

Matthew 15

  1. That Which Defiles
  2. The Faith of a Canaanite Woman
  3. Jesus Feeds the 4,000

Matthew 16

  1. The Demand for a Sign
  2. The Yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees
  3. Peter Declares that Jesus is the Messiah
  4. Jesus Predicts His Death

Matthew 17

  1. The Transfiguration
  2. Jesus Heals a demon-possessed Boy
  3. Jesus Predicts His Death a Second Time
  4. The Temple Tax

Matthew 18

  1. The Greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven
  2. Causing to Stumble
  3. The Parable of the Wandering Sheep
  4. Dealing with Sin in the Church
  5. The Parable of the Unmerciful Servant

Matthew 19

  1. Divorce
  2. The Little Children and Jesus
  3. The Rich and the Kingdom of God

Matthew 20

  1. The Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard
  2. Jesus Predicts His Death a Third Time
  3. A Mother’s Request
  4. Two Blind Men Receive Sight

Matthew 21

  1. Jesus Comes to Jerusalem as King
  2. Jesus at the Temple
  3. Jesus Curses a Fig Tree
  4. The Authority of Jesus Questioned
  5. The Parable of the Two Sons
  6. The Parable of the Tenants

Matthew 22

  1. The Parable of the Wedding Banquet
  2. Paying the Imperial Tax to Caesar
  3. Marriage at the Resurrection
  4. The Greatest Commandment
  5. Whose Son is the Messiah

Matthew 23

  1. A Warning Against Hypocrisy
  2. Seven Woes on the Teachers of the Law and the Pharisees

Matthew 24

  1. The Destruction of the Temple and Signs of the End Times
  2. The Day and Hour Unknown

Matthew 25

  1. The Parable of the Ten Virgins
  2. The Parable of the Bags of Gold
  3. The Sheep and the Goats

Matthew 26

  1. The Plot Against Jesus
  2. Jesus Anointed at Bethany
  3. Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus
  4. The Last Super
  5. Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial
  6. Gethsemane
  7. Jesus Arrested
  8. Jesus Before the Sanhedrin
  9. Peter Denies Jesus

Matthew 27

  1. Judas Hangs Himself
  2. Jesus before Pilate
  3. The Soldiers Mock Jesus
  4. The Crucifixion of Jesus
  5. The Death of Jesus
  6. The Burial of Jesus
  7. The Guard at the Tomb

Matthew 28

  1. Jesus Has Risen
  2. The Guards’ Report
  3. The Great Commission