Author: endofthematter

1. Matthew 5:1-12 – The Beatitudes The Beatitudes And seeing the multitudes, He went up on a mountain, and when He was seated His disciples came to Him. 2 Then He opened His mouth and taught them, saying: 3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit,     For theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4 Blessed are those who mourn, …

1. Matthew 4:1-11 – Satan Tempts Jesus Satan Tempts Jesus 4 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 2 And when He had fasted forty days and forty nights, afterward He was hungry. 3 Now when the tempter came to Him, he said, “If You are the Son …

1. Matthew 2:1-12 – Wise Men from the East Wise Men from the East 1Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, 2 saying, “Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen …

MATTHEW CHAPTER 3 Matthew 3:1-12 – John the Baptist Prepares the Way John the Baptist Prepares the Way  1In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, 2 and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!” 3 For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying: …

INTRODUCTION The apostle Matthew, who was once a Tax Collector is the author of the Gospel of Matthew. As an apostle, Matthew wrote the Gospel in the early period of the Church, probably in A.D. 55-65. This is a period when most Christians were Jewish converts, so Matthew through this Gospel intends to prove to …