Matthew: chapter summaries

The Gospel of Jesus the Messiah, teacher and king.

28 chapters · New Testament

1. 1 The genealogy and birth of Jesus
2. 2 The wise men; flight to Egypt
3. 3 John baptizes Jesus
4. 4 The temptation; Jesus begins in Galilee
5. 5 The Sermon on the Mount: the Beatitudes
6. 6 Giving, prayer and worry
7. 7 Judge not; the two builders
8. 8 Healings and the calming of the storm
9. 9 A paralyzed man; the call of Matthew
10. 10 The Twelve sent out
11. 11 Jesus and John the Baptist; rest for the weary
12. 12 Lord of the Sabbath
13. 13 Parables of the kingdom
14. 14 John beheaded; five thousand fed; walking on water
15. 15 What defiles; Canaanite woman; four thousand fed
16. 16 Peter’s confession
17. 17 The Transfiguration
18. 18 The greatest in the kingdom; forgiveness
19. 19 Marriage, children and the rich young man
20. 20 Workers in the vineyard; the request of Zebedee’s sons
21. 21 The triumphal entry; cleansing the temple
22. 22 The wedding feast; the greatest commandment
23. 23 Woes to the scribes and Pharisees
24. 24 Signs of the end
25. 25 Ten virgins, talents, sheep and goats
26. 26 The Last Supper, Gethsemane and arrest
27. 27 Jesus’ trial and crucifixion
28. 28 The resurrection and the Great Commission