Author
Matthew (Levi)
Apostle, former Tax Collector
Written
c. 50–70 AD
Chapters
28
Audience
Jewish Christians and the broader Jewish community
The birth, genealogy, and early life of Jesus the Messiah, fulfilling prophetic promises.
Chapter 1 → Chapter 2Read in Bible
John the Baptist prepares the way, Jesus is baptized and tempted, and begins his Galilean ministry.
Chapter 3 → Chapter 4Read in Bible
The Sermon on the Mount, in which Jesus teaches the ethics and values of the Kingdom of Heaven.
Chapter 5 → Chapter 7Read in Bible
Jesus performs miracles demonstrating his authority and faces mounting opposition from religious leaders.
Chapter 8 → Chapter 12Read in Bible
Jesus teaches in parables about the Kingdom of Heaven and instructs his disciples on faith, humility, and servanthood.
Chapter 13 → Chapter 20Read in Bible
The triumphal entry into Jerusalem, confrontations in the temple, and Jesus's teaching on end-times judgment.
Chapter 21 → Chapter 25Read in Bible
The Last Supper, betrayal, arrest, trial, crucifixion, and burial of Jesus.
Chapter 26 → Chapter 27Read in Bible
The resurrection of Jesus and the Great Commission to make disciples of all nations.
Chapter 28Read in Bible
"Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them."
Matthew 5:17"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest."
Matthew 11:28"Simon Peter answered, 'You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.'"
Matthew 16:16"Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."
Matthew 28:19–20Matthew presents Jesus as the long-awaited Jewish Messiah, carefully tracing his genealogy from Abraham and David and repeatedly demonstrating how his life, ministry, death, and resurrection fulfill Old Testament prophecy. The Gospel records Jesus's major teachings—including the Sermon on the Mount—along with his miracles, parables, and conflicts with religious leaders, building toward his atoning death and triumphant resurrection. Theologically, Matthew bridges the Hebrew Scriptures and the New Covenant, showing that Jesus is the authoritative King who establishes God's kingdom and commissions his followers to make disciples of all nations.