Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect. < Matthew 5:47 | > Matthew 6:1 Reflection Matthew 5:48 sits within Matthew, the Gospel according to Matthew, where Scripture often draws attention to the kingdom, discipleship, fulfillment, and Jesus the Messiah. This verse may be brief, but its words are […]
Matthew
The book of Matthew is the first Gospel in the New Testament, presenting the life, ministry, teachings, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Written primarily for a Jewish audience, Matthew emphasizes that Jesus is the promised Messiah, fulfilling Old Testament prophecies and establishing God’s kingdom on earth. The book highlights His authority, miracles, parables, and the call to discipleship, offering guidance for living a life aligned with God’s will.
Matthew emphasizes both the teaching and example of Christ. Through the Sermon on the Mount, parables, and miracles, readers learn about righteousness, mercy, forgiveness, and the nature of God’s kingdom. It also highlights the importance of faith, obedience, and the transformative power of following Jesus.
This Gospel encourages believers to grow in faith, understand God’s plan for salvation, and live as committed disciples of Christ. Matthew shows how God’s promises are fulfilled in Jesus and how His teachings remain relevant for guiding daily life.
Explore the book of Matthew to encounter the Messiah, learn from His teachings, and be inspired to live a life of faith, obedience, and devotion to God.
Matthew 5:5
Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. < Matthew 5:4 | > Matthew 5:6 Reflection Matthew 5:5 sits within Matthew, the Gospel according to Matthew, where Scripture often draws attention to the kingdom, discipleship, fulfillment, and Jesus the Messiah. This verse may be brief, but its words are not accidental. By emphasizing […]
Matthew 5:6
Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. < Matthew 5:5 | > Matthew 5:7 Reflection Matthew 5:6 sits within Matthew, the Gospel according to Matthew, where Scripture often draws attention to the kingdom, discipleship, fulfillment, and Jesus the Messiah. This verse may be brief, but its words […]
Matthew 5:7
Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. < Matthew 5:6 | > Matthew 5:8 Reflection Matthew 5:7 sits within Matthew, the Gospel according to Matthew, where Scripture often draws attention to the kingdom, discipleship, fulfillment, and Jesus the Messiah. This verse may be brief, but its words are not accidental. By emphasizing blessed, […]
Matthew 5:8
Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. < Matthew 5:7 | > Matthew 5:9 Reflection Matthew 5:8 sits within Matthew, the Gospel according to Matthew, where Scripture often draws attention to the kingdom, discipleship, fulfillment, and Jesus the Messiah. This verse may be brief, but its words are not accidental. By […]
Matthew 5:9
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. < Matthew 5:8 | > Matthew 5:10 Reflection Matthew 5:9 sits within Matthew, the Gospel according to Matthew, where Scripture often draws attention to the kingdom, discipleship, fulfillment, and Jesus the Messiah. This verse may be brief, but its words are not […]
Matthew 6:1
Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. < Matthew 5:48 | > Matthew 6:2 Reflection Matthew 6:1 sits within Matthew, the Gospel according to Matthew, where Scripture often draws attention to the kingdom, discipleship, fulfillment, […]
Matthew 6:10
Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. < Matthew 6:9 | > Matthew 6:11 Reflection Matthew 6:10 sits within Matthew, the Gospel according to Matthew, where Scripture often draws attention to the kingdom, discipleship, fulfillment, and Jesus the Messiah. This verse may be brief, but its words are […]
Matthew 6:11
Give us this day our daily bread. < Matthew 6:10 | > Matthew 6:12 Reflection Matthew 6:11 sits within Matthew, the Gospel according to Matthew, where Scripture often draws attention to the kingdom, discipleship, fulfillment, and Jesus the Messiah. This verse may be brief, but its words are not accidental. By emphasizing give, daily, bread, […]
Matthew 6:12
And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. < Matthew 6:11 | > Matthew 6:13 Reflection Matthew 6:12 sits within Matthew, the Gospel according to Matthew, where Scripture often draws attention to the kingdom, discipleship, fulfillment, and Jesus the Messiah. This verse may be brief, but its words are not accidental. By emphasizing […]
Matthew 6:13
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. < Matthew 6:12 | > Matthew 6:14 Reflection Matthew 6:13 sits within Matthew, the Gospel according to Matthew, where Scripture often draws attention to the kingdom, discipleship, fulfillment, and Jesus […]
Matthew 6:14
For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: < Matthew 6:13 | > Matthew 6:15 Reflection Matthew 6:14 sits within Matthew, the Gospel according to Matthew, where Scripture often draws attention to the kingdom, discipleship, fulfillment, and Jesus the Messiah. This verse may be brief, but its words are […]
Matthew 6:15
But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. < Matthew 6:14 | > Matthew 6:16 Reflection Matthew 6:15 sits within Matthew, the Gospel according to Matthew, where Scripture often draws attention to the kingdom, discipleship, fulfillment, and Jesus the Messiah. This verse may be brief, but its words […]
Matthew 6:16
Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. < Matthew 6:15 | > Matthew 6:17 Reflection Matthew 6:16 sits within Matthew, the Gospel according to Matthew, where Scripture […]
Matthew 6:17
But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face; < Matthew 6:16 | > Matthew 6:18 Reflection Matthew 6:17 sits within Matthew, the Gospel according to Matthew, where Scripture often draws attention to the kingdom, discipleship, fulfillment, and Jesus the Messiah. This verse may be brief, but its words are not accidental. […]
Matthew 6:18
That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly. < Matthew 6:17 | > Matthew 6:19 Reflection Matthew 6:18 sits within Matthew, the Gospel according to Matthew, where Scripture often draws attention to the kingdom, discipleship, fulfillment, […]
Matthew 6:19
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: < Matthew 6:18 | > Matthew 6:20 Reflection Matthew 6:19 sits within Matthew, the Gospel according to Matthew, where Scripture often draws attention to the kingdom, discipleship, fulfillment, and Jesus the Messiah. This verse […]
Matthew 6:2
Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. < Matthew 6:1 | > Matthew 6:3 Reflection Matthew 6:2 sits within Matthew, the Gospel […]
Matthew 6:20
But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: < Matthew 6:19 | > Matthew 6:21 Reflection Matthew 6:20 sits within Matthew, the Gospel according to Matthew, where Scripture often draws attention to the kingdom, discipleship, fulfillment, and Jesus the […]
Matthew 6:21
For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. < Matthew 6:20 | > Matthew 6:22 Reflection Matthew 6:21 sits within Matthew, the Gospel according to Matthew, where Scripture often draws attention to the kingdom, discipleship, fulfillment, and Jesus the Messiah. This verse may be brief, but its words are not accidental. By […]
Matthew 6:22
The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. < Matthew 6:21 | > Matthew 6:23 Reflection Matthew 6:22 sits within Matthew, the Gospel according to Matthew, where Scripture often draws attention to the kingdom, discipleship, fulfillment, and Jesus the Messiah. This […]
Matthew 6:23
But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness! < Matthew 6:22 | > Matthew 6:24 Reflection Matthew 6:23 sits within Matthew, the Gospel according to Matthew, where Scripture often draws attention to the kingdom, […]
Matthew 6:24
No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. < Matthew 6:23 | > Matthew 6:25 Reflection Matthew 6:24 sits within Matthew, the Gospel according to Matthew, where Scripture […]
Matthew 6:25
Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? < Matthew 6:24 | > Matthew 6:26 Reflection Matthew 6:25 sits within Matthew, […]
Matthew 6:26
Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they? < Matthew 6:25 | > Matthew 6:27 Reflection Matthew 6:26 sits within Matthew, the Gospel according to Matthew, where Scripture often draws attention to […]
Matthew 6:27
Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature? < Matthew 6:26 | > Matthew 6:28 Reflection Matthew 6:27 sits within Matthew, the Gospel according to Matthew, where Scripture often draws attention to the kingdom, discipleship, fulfillment, and Jesus the Messiah. This verse may be brief, but its words are not […]
Matthew 6:28
And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: < Matthew 6:27 | > Matthew 6:29 Reflection Matthew 6:28 sits within Matthew, the Gospel according to Matthew, where Scripture often draws attention to the kingdom, discipleship, fulfillment, and Jesus the Messiah. […]
Matthew 6:29
And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. < Matthew 6:28 | > Matthew 6:30 Reflection Matthew 6:29 sits within Matthew, the Gospel according to Matthew, where Scripture often draws attention to the kingdom, discipleship, fulfillment, and Jesus the Messiah. This verse may […]
Matthew 6:3
But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth: < Matthew 6:2 | > Matthew 6:4 Reflection Matthew 6:3 sits within Matthew, the Gospel according to Matthew, where Scripture often draws attention to the kingdom, discipleship, fulfillment, and Jesus the Messiah. This verse may be brief, but its […]
Matthew 6:30
Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith? < Matthew 6:29 | > Matthew 6:31 Reflection Matthew 6:30 sits within Matthew, the Gospel according to Matthew, where Scripture often […]