The Gospel of Matthew - - 8:1-10:42

Paragraph "hook" a present participle

1. On coming down from the mountain many crowds followed him. And a leper approached and worshipped him saying. “Lord if you want to you are able to clean me. And stretching out his hand he touched him saying. “I am willing. Be clean.” And immediately the leprosy was cleaned from him. 8:1-4

Ask for help

2. On entering into Capernaum a centurion approached him beseeching him and saying. “Lord my boy has been laid aside in the house as a paralytic terribly tortured.” He (Jesus) says to him. “I will heal him.” Answering the centurion said. “Lord I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof. Only say the word and my boy will be healed. For I myself am a man in authority having soldiers under myself. I say to this one “Go” and he goes. To another I say, “Come” and he comes and to my slave I say “Do this” and he does it.” Hearing this Jesus marvelled and said those following. “Truly I tell you that I have not found such faith in anyone in Israel. And I tell you that many will come from the east and west and will recline with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven. But the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into the outer darkness were there will be weeping and the gnashing of teeth." Jesus said to the centurion. “Go. Let it be done to you as you believe.” And the boy was healed in that hour.8:5-13

Recognise authority

3. Coming into the house of Peter Jesus saw his mother-in-law had been laid aside and was fever-stricken. He touched her hand and the fever left her. She got up and ministered to him. 8:14-15

Accept touch

4. With evening coming they brought to him many who were demon-possessed. He expelled the spirits with a word and who those who were ill, he healed so that the saying of Isaiah the prophet would be fulfilled “He took on our weaknesses and he bore our diseases.” 8:16-17

Accept healing

5. Seeing a crowd around Jesus gave the order to go away to the other side (of the sea) 8:18

Be independent of crowd

6. Approaching a scribe said to him “Teacher I will follow you wherever you may go.”And Jesus says to him. “The foxes have holes and the birds of the heaven have nests. But the Son of man does not have anywhere to lay his head.” 8:19-20

Be ready to move

7. Another of the disciples said to him: "Lord allow me first to go away and bury my father." But Jesus says to him. "Follow me and leave the dead to bury the dead.” 8:21-22
(Note: no present participle “hook” because disciple wants to delay involvement?)

Leave excuses

8. With (Jesus) embarking in the ship his disciples followed him 8:23

Follow

9. And lo a great storm blew up on the sea so that the ship was enveloped by the waves. But he was sleeping. Approaching him they roused him saying. “Lord save us we are perishing. And he says to them “Why are you fearful people of little faith?” Then rising he rebuked the winds and the sea there was a great calm. And the men marvelled saying. “What sort of a man is that that even the winds and the sea obey him?” 8:24-27

Trust

10. On his coming to the other side (of the sea) into the country of the Gadarenes there were two demon-possessed who came out of the tombs and met him. They were extremely dangerous so that nobody could pass through there. Behold they cried out saying “What are you to us and yourself Son of God? Have you come here to torture us? Now far off from them there was a large herd of pigs feeding. And the demons besought him saying. “If you expel us, send us into the herd of the pigs” and he said to them “Go.” So coming out, these (demons) went away into the pigs. And behold all the herd rushed down the precipice into the sea and drowned. The people feeding them fled and going away into the city they reported all these things relating to the ones who had been possessed by demons. And behold all the city came out with a view to meeting with Jesus. And seeing him, they besought him to go away from their borders. 8:28-34

Prioritise

11. And embarking in a ship he crossed over (the sea) and came into his own city. And they brought to him a paralytic laid on a mattress. Seeing their faith Jesus said to the paralytic. “Be of good cheer child your sins are forgiven you.” And some of the scribes said amongst themselves. "This man is blaspheming." Jesus knew their thoughts and said “Why do you think evil things in your hearts? For which is easier to say “Your sins are forgiven you” or to say “Rise up and walk?” But I do this in order that you may know that the Son of man has authority on earth to forgive sins” Then he said to the paralytic. “Get up, take your mattress and go home.” And rising up he went away to his house But seeing this the crowds feared and glorified God for giving such authority to men. 9:1-8

Forgive

12. Passing by Jesus then saw a man named Matthew sitting at the custom house. He says to him “Follow me.” And rising up he followed him. And it came to pass he was reclining in the house and there were many tax-collectors and sinners coming and reclining at the table with Jesus and with his disciples. Seeing this the Pharisees said to his disciples. “Why does your teacher eat with tax-collectors and sinners? But he on hearing about this said. “Those who are strong do not need a physician but rather those who are ill.” Going, learn what it means “I desire mercy and not sacrifice and I came not to call righteous people but sinners.” 9:9-13

Entrust

13. Then the disciples of John were approaching saying “Why do we and the Pharisees fast but your disciples do not fast?” And Jesus said to them. "Can the sons of the bride chamber mourn while the bridegroom is still with them. The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away and then they will fast. No one puts a patch of unfulled cloth on an old garment for to pulls away from the garment and there is a worse tear. Nor do they put new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise the wineskins are burst and the wine is poured out and the wineskins are destroyed. Rather they put new wine into fresh wineskins and both are preserved." 9:14-17

Renew

14. While he was saying these things to them, behold a ruler was approaching and worshipped him saying. “My daughter has now just died.But coming you can lay your hands on her and she will live.” And rising up Jesus and his disciples followed him. 9:18-19

Lead

15. Now there was a woman who had been suffering from a flow of blood for twelve years. Approaching (Jesus) from behind she touched the fringe of his garment. She was saying within herself. “If only I may touch his garment I shall be healed.” And Jesus turning and seeing her said “Be of good cheer daughter, your faith has healed you.” 9:20-22

Touch

16. Coming into the house of the ruler Jesus saw the flute-players and the upset crowd. He said. “Go outside for the girl has not died but is sleeping.” And they ridiculed him. 9:23-24

Ignore ridicule

17. But when the crowd was put out and on entering in he took hold of her hand and raised the girl. The report of this went out into the whole land. 9:25-26

Believe in own power

18. After passing on from there Jesus was followed by two blind men crying out and saying “Pity us son of David.” On coming into the house the blind men approached him and Jesus says to them. “Do you believe that I can do this?” they say to him. ”Yes Lord” then he touched their eyes saying. “Let it be done according to your faith.” And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly admonished them saying. “See you tell no one.” But on going out they spread this story about him in all that land. And as they were going out beyond they brought to him a dumb man who was demon-possessed. And on the demon’s being expelled the dumb man spoke. The crowds marvelled saying. “Never has it appeared thus in Israel.” But the Pharisees said “It is by the ruler of the demons that he expels demons.” 9:27-34

Believe

19. Jesus was going about all the cities and the villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel (good news) of the kingdom and healing every disease and every illness. 9:35

Touch and heal

20. And seeing the crowds he was filled with tenderness concerning them because they were distressed and prostrate like sheep not having a shepherd. Then he says to his disciples. "Indeed the harvest is great but the workmen few. Pray therefore the Lord of the harvest so that he may be thrusting forth workmen into his harvest" 9:36-38

Pray for harvesters

21. Calling together his twelve disciples he gave them authority over unclean spirits so as to be able to expel them and to heal every disease and every illness. Now of the twelve apostles their names are as follows. First there was Simon, the one called Peter and then Andrew his brother. and James the son of Zebedee and John his brother. There were Phillip and Bartholomew, Thomas and Matthew the tax-collector. There was James the son of Alphaeus and Thaddaeus, Simon the Cannanaean and Judas Iscariot the one who also betrayed him. Jesus sent these twelve forth given authority to them and saying “Do not go the places of Gentiles nor enter a city of Samaritans. Rather go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. And going proclaim saying “The kingdom of the heavens has drawn near. Heal those who are sick. Raise the dead. Cleanse the lepers. Expel demons. Freely you have received. Give freely. Do not carry gold nor silver nor grass in your girdles nor a wallet for the way nor two tunics nor sandals nor a staff. The workman is worthy of his food. Into whatever city or village you may enter, inquire who in it is worthy. Then remain until you are ready to go out. Entering into the house greet those there. If indeed the house is worthy let your peace come upon it. But if it is not worthy your peace will return to you. Whoever does not receive you nor hear your words, going outside the house or that city, shake off the dust from your feet. Truly I tell you it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorra in the day of judgment than for that city. Behold I send you forth like sheep in the midst of wolves. Be therefore prudent as serpents and as harmless as doves. And beware of men for they will deliver you up to councils and in their synagogues they will scourge you. And you will be led before leaders and kings for my sake and as a testimony to them and to the nations (Gentiles). But when they deliver you up do not be anxious as to how or what you may say for it will be given to you in that hour what you may say. For it is not you who are speaking but the Spirit of your Father who is speaking in you. And brother will deliver up brother to death and a father their child. And children will stand up against their parents and put them to death. And you will be hated by all people on account of my name. But the one enduring to the end. This one will be saved. But when they persecute you in this city, flee to another. For truly I tell you you will by no means have completed the cities of Israel before the Son of man comes. Nor is a disciple above his teacher nor a slave above his lord. Enough for the disciple that he be as his teacher and the slave as his lord. If they called the housemaster Beelzebub how much more (will they give names to) the members of his household. Therefore do not fear them for nothing has been veiled which will not be unveiled and hidden which will not be made known. What I say to you in the darkness you are to say in the light. And what you hear in your ear proclaim on the housetops. And do not fear those who kill the body, but who cannot kill the soul. Rather fear whoever is able to destroy both the body and soul in Gehenna. Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing. Yet one of them will not fall on the earth without your Father allowing it. But for you, even the hairs of your head have all been numbered. Therefore do not fear. It would take many sparrows to out-value you. Everyone therefore who shall confess me (Jesus) before people, I will also confess to knowing him before my father in the heavens. And whoever denies me before men, I also will deny him before my Father in the heavens. Do not suppose I came to bring peace on the earth. I came, not to bring peace but sword. For I came to make a man hostile against his father and a daughter against her mother and a bride against her mother-in-law. (I have come to make) the members of a man’s household his enemies. The one who loves is father or mother more than me is not worthy of me. And the lone loving son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. The one who does not take his cross and follow after me is not worthy of me. The one finding his life will lose it and the one who loses his life for my sake will find it. The one receiving you also receives me and the one who receives me also receives the one who has sent me. The one receiving a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive the reward of a prophet. And the one receiving a righteous man in the name of a righteous man will receive the reward of a righteous man. And whoever gives one of these little ones a cup of cold water, if only in the name of a disciple, will I tell you on no account lose his reward. 10:1-42

Reach out

"little ones" 10:42

"And it came to pass when ended the Jesus giving charge
to the twelve disciples of him,

he removed thence to teach and to proclaim in the cities of them." 11:1

A "true of false" question