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Matthew 12
Matthew 12 is the twelfth chapter in the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament section of the Christian Bible. It continues the narrative about Jesus' ministry in Galilee and introduces controversy over the observance of the Sabbath for the first time. Text The original text was written in Koine Greek. This chapter is divided into 50 verses. Textual witnesses Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter are: * Papyrus 21 (3rd century; extant verses 24–26, 32–33) * Papyrus 70 (3rd century; extant verses 26–27) *Codex Vaticanus (325–350) *Codex Sinaiticus (330–360; complete) *Codex Bezae (~400) *Codex Washingtonianus (~400) * Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus (~450; complete) * Codex Purpureus Rossanensis (6th century) * Codex Petropolitanus Purpureus (6th century; extant verses 1–39) Structure This chapter can be grouped (with cross references to other biblical passages): * = Lord of the Sabbath (; ) * = Healing the man with a withered hand (; ) * = Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gospel Of Matthew
The Gospel of Matthew), or simply Matthew. It is most commonly abbreviated as "Matt." is the first book of the New Testament of the Bible and one of the three synoptic Gospels. It tells how Israel's Messiah, Jesus, comes to his people and forms a community of disciples, of how he taught the people through such events as the Sermon on the Mount and its Beatitudes, and how Israel becomes divided and how Jesus condemns this hostile Israel. This culminates in his departure from the Temple and his execution. At this point many people reject Jesus, and on his resurrection he sends the disciples to the gentiles. Matthew seems to emphasize that the Jewish tradition should not be lost in a church that was increasingly becoming gentile. The gospel reflects the struggles and conflicts between the evangelist's community and the other Jews, particularly with its sharp criticism of the scribes and Pharisees with the position that through their rejection of Christ, the Kingdom of God ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
