Title I · Secundum Matthaeum

The Holy Gospel according to Saint Matthew

the Man (winged) · 28 chapters · 1070 verses · 96 passages in the Digest

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Of this Gospel

Author: Saint Matthew the Apostle, the publican Levi
Occasion: Written first, for Jewish readers; Christ as the promised King and new Moses.
Character: Five great discourses, the Sermon on the Mount, the fulfilment of the Law and the Prophets.

Challoner's preface

Saint Matthew, one of the twelve Apostles, who from being a publican, that is, a taxgatherer, was called by our Saviour to the Apostleship: in that profession his name is Levi. (Luke 5.27, and Mark 2.14.) He was the first of the Evangelists that wrote the Gospel, and that in Hebrew or Syro-Chaldaic which the Jews in Palestine spoke at that time. The original is not now extant; but it was translated in the time of the Apostles into Greek, that version was of equal authority. He wrote about six years after the Lord's Ascension.

Register of Chapters

Caput	Keyword	What is contained therein	Cited §
Cap. I1	Genealogy & Joseph's dream	The generation of Jesus Christ from Abraham; the angel tells Joseph of the virgin birth: 'Emmanuel'.	§ 21, 23
Cap. II2	Magi, Egypt, Innocents	The wise men follow the star; flight into Egypt; Herod slays the Innocents; return to Nazareth.	§ 11
Cap. III3	John the Baptist; Baptism	John preaches penance in the desert; Jesus is baptised in the Jordan: 'This is my beloved Son'.	§ 17
Cap. IV4	Temptation; first disciples	Forty days in the desert and the three temptations; Peter and Andrew called: 'fishers of men'.	§ 4, 19
Cap. V5	Sermon on the Mount I	The Beatitudes; salt and light; the Law fulfilled; anger, lust, oaths; turn the other cheek; love your enemies.	§ 3–12, 13, 14–16, 17, 28, 37, 39, 44, 48
Cap. VI6	Sermon on the Mount II	Alms in secret; the Our Father; fasting; treasure in heaven; God or mammon; the lilies of the field.	§ 3, 6, 9–13, 19–21, 24, 26–29, 33, 34
Cap. VII7	Sermon on the Mount III	Judge not; the mote and the beam; ask, seek, knock; the golden rule; the narrow gate; by their fruits; house on the rock.	§ 1–2, 3–5, 6, 7–8, 12, 13–14, 15, 16–20, 21, 24–27
Cap. VIII8	Leper, centurion, storm	The leper cleansed; the centurion's servant ('Lord, I am not worthy'); the storm calmed; the swine of Gerasa.	§ 8, 20, 26
Cap. IX9	Paralytic; Matthew called	Sins forgiven, the paralytic walks; Matthew leaves the custom-house; Jairus' daughter; the harvest is great.	§ 12–13, 17, 37–38
Cap. X10	The Twelve sent out	The Apostles named and sent; 'wise as serpents, simple as doves'; 'not peace, but the sword'.	§ 16, 28, 30, 34, 39
Cap. XI11	John's messengers; 'Come to me'	John asks 'Art thou he?'; woe to Corozain; 'Come to me, all you that labour... my yoke is sweet'.	§ 28–30
Cap. XII12	Lord of the Sabbath; Beelzebub	Corn plucked on the Sabbath; the withered hand; the Beelzebub charge; the sign of Jonas; 'who is my mother?'	§ 30, 31–32, 34
Cap. XIII13	Parables of the Kingdom	The sower; the cockle among the wheat; mustard seed; leaven; hidden treasure; the pearl; the net; rejected at Nazareth.	§ 3–9, 24–30, 31–32, 44–46, 57
Cap. XIV14	John beheaded; 5,000 fed	Herod's feast and the Baptist's head; five loaves and two fishes; Jesus walks on the water, Peter sinks.	§ 27
Cap. XV15	Tradition; Canaanite woman; 4,000	What defiles a man; the Canaanite woman's faith ('the dogs eat the crumbs'); the four thousand fed.	§ 14
Cap. XVI16	Peter's confession; the Rock	'Thou art Christ'; 'Thou art Peter, and upon this rock'; the keys; first passion prediction; 'get behind me, Satan'.	§ 16, 18–19, 23, 24, 26
Cap. XVII17	Transfiguration	Moses and Elias on the mountain; the lunatic boy healed; faith as a mustard seed; the coin in the fish's mouth.	§ 5, 19
Cap. XVIII18	Children, lost sheep, forgiveness	Become as little children; the millstone; the lost sheep; correct thy brother; seventy times seven; the unmerciful servant.	§ 3, 6, 12–14, 20, 21–22
Cap. XIX19	Divorce; rich young man	'What God hath joined'; suffer the little children; the rich young man; camel and needle; the first shall be last.	§ 6, 14, 24, 26, 30
Cap. XX20	Labourers in the vineyard	Hired at the eleventh hour; the sons of Zebedee's request; 'the Son of man came to serve'; two blind men at Jericho.	§ 1–16, 28
Cap. XXI21	Palm Sunday; Temple cleansed	Entry on the ass; the money-changers driven out; the fig tree withered; the two sons; the wicked husbandmen.	§ 9, 13
Cap. XXII22	Wedding feast; Caesar; the Great Commandment	The king's marriage feast; 'render to Caesar'; the Sadducees on resurrection; the two great commandments.	§ 14, 21, 37–40
Cap. XXIII23	Woes to the Pharisees	Seven woes; 'whited sepulchres'; 'he that humbleth himself shall be exalted'; lament over Jerusalem.	§ 12, 27
Cap. XXIV24	The end of the age	The Temple's stones thrown down; wars and false Christs; 'heaven and earth shall pass'; 'of that day no one knoweth'.	§ 35, 36
Cap. XXV25	Virgins, talents, Judgement	The ten virgins; the talents ('well done, good and faithful servant'); the sheep and the goats: 'the least of these'.	§ 1–13, 14–30, 21, 31–46, 40
Cap. XXVI26	Last Supper; Gethsemani; trial	Anointing at Bethania; Judas' thirty pieces; 'this is my body'; the agony; the arrest; Caiphas; Peter denies thrice.	§ 11, 26–28, 39, 41, 52
Cap. XXVII27	Pilate, Cross, burial	Judas hangs himself; Pilate washes his hands; Barabbas; the crucifixion; 'why hast thou forsaken me?'; the sealed tomb.	§ 24, 46
Cap. XXVIII28	Resurrection; Great Commission	The empty tomb; the guards bribed; 'Go, teach ye all nations... I am with you all days'.	§ 19–20