Matthew 18:10-14 (NIV) 10 “See that you do not despise one of these little ones. Summary The parable of the lost sheep is found both here in Matthew's gospel as well as in Luke. Jesus would likely repeat parables as He traveled from one town to another, it makes sense that both Matthew Whereas Luke portrays Jesus calling out the Pharisees for not seeking those falling away from the flock, Matthew But as He tells it here in Matthew's account, likely still having the little children on His lap, He's

Matthew 6:5-13 (NIV) 5  “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray

Matthew 1:18-25 (NIV) 18 This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about: His mother Mary was pledged encounter with the archangel in which he informed her that she who was 'highly favored' by God (Luke 1:28 As Matthew writes, "all of this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: 'The

Matthew 9:9–13 (NIV) 9 As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector “Follow me,” he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him. 10 While Jesus was having dinner at Matthew So we get why the first century Jews had disdain for guys like Matthew, who were collecting taxes on Yet we really can't appreciate how stunning it is that Jesus chose to associate with guys like Matthew As we see Him call Matthew to "follow," we see God Himself reach down into the sickest of cultures -

Matthew 11:25-30 (NIV) 20  Then Jesus began to denounce the towns in which most of his miracles had been Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him. 28 Listen to passage & devotional: Belgic Confession of Faith, Article 28: The Obligations of Church Members The word that Matthew used here to describe Jesus' actions is translated elsewhere as mock, revile, insult Matthew informs us that it was because so many who had witnessed Jesus' miracles "did not repent ."

Matthew 22:1-14 (NIV) 22 Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying: 2  “The kingdom of heaven is

gotquestions.org Matthew 12:38–42 (NIV) 38  Then some of the Pharisees and teachers of the law said to

Matthew 7:15-20 (NIV) 15  “Watch out for false prophets.

Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 (NIV) 24  Jesus told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like 28  “ ‘An enemy did this,’ he replied.

Matthew 16:13-20 (NIV) 13  When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples Listen to passage & devotional: Belgic Confession of Faith, Article 28: The Obligations of Church Members