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Matthew 1:1-17 – Do Matthew and Luke’s genealogies contradict each other? (cf. Lk. 3:23-38)
Matthew 1:8—Is Joram the father of Uzziah or of Ahaziah?
Matthew 1:9—Did Matthew make a mistake concerning the father of Jotham?
Matthew 1:12 – Who is Shealtiel’s father? Jeconiah or Neri? (cf. Lk. 3:27)
Matthew 1:16 – Why are there different genealogies for Jesus in Matthew 1 and Luke 3?
Matthew 1:16 – What’s in a Father’s Name?
Matthew 1:17—How many generations were listed between the captivity and Christ, 14 or 13?
Matthew 1:17 – Why does Matthew emphasize 14 generations?
Matthew 1:17 – Problems with Basic Math?
Matthew 1:20 – Did God commit adultery with Mary? Did God break his own commandment?
(Matthew 1:23 – Did Isaiah really predict a virgin birth?
Matthew 1:24 – When did Joseph take Mary as his wife?
Matthew 2:2—Why does the Bible commend the Magi for following the star, when it condemns astrology?
Matthew 2:6—How can we explain Matthew’s apparent misquotation of Micah 5:2?
Matthew 2:6 – Did Micah predict the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem or not?
Matthew 2:13–16 – Introduction
Matthew 2:16 – Did Herod really commit a mass genocide of babies?
Matthew 2:18 – Does Matthew quote Jeremiah 31:15 out of context?
Matthew 2:23—Didn’t Matthew make a mistake by claiming a prophecy that is not found in the OT?
Matthew 2:22-23 – Did the OT prophecy Jesus coming from Nazareth?
Matthew 3:11 – Does this passage support the concept of a second blessing?
Matthew 3:15 – Why was Jesus baptized?
Matthew 4:3-10 – Why do Luke and Matthew place Satan’s conversation out of order?
Matthew 4:4-10 – Why does Jesus cite these OT passages?
Matthew 4:5-8 – Where did the devil take Jesus first, the pinnacle or somewhere else?
Matthew 4:14–16—Why does Matthew incorrectly quote Isaiah?
Matthew 4:14-16 – Why does Matthew cite Isaiah 9:1-2?
Matthew 4:18-22 – Where Did Jesus Actually Meet and Recruit Andrew and Peter?
Matthew 5:1 – How do we interpret the Sermon on the Mount?
Matthew 5:1 – Is this the same as Luke’s account in Luke 6:20-49?
Matthew 5:1-3 – Did Jesus Go Up or Down the Mountain?
Matthew 5:8 – Does Matt. 5:8 contradict 1 Tim. 6:16 about not seeing God?
Matthew 5:9 – Counting Offspring
Matthew 5:16 – Should or should we not let our good works be seen?
Matthew 5:17–18 Did Jesus come to do away with the Law of Moses?
Matthew 5:17 – Did Jesus abolish the Law or not?
Matthew 5:22 – can we call someone a fool or not?
Matthew 5:22 – Was Jesus a Hypocrite?
Matthew 5:29—Is hell the grave or a place of conscious torment?
Matthew 5:31-32 What does this passage tell us about divorce and remarriage?
Matthew 5:33–37 – Did Jesus condemn all oath taking, even in court?
Matthew 5:34 – Are we allowed to make oaths?
Matthew 5:42—Should believers literally give anything to anyone who asks?
Matthew 5:43—Why did the OT prescribe that one could hate his enemies?
Matthew 6:1 – Should we show our good works to others or not?
Matthew 6:1-4 – Good Works—To Be Seen or Hidden?
Matthew 6:1-4 – Should or should we not let our good works be seen?
Matthew 6:5-8 – Should Christians Pray in Public or Not?
Matthew 6:6—If Jesus said prayer should be in private, why does the Bible commend public prayer?
Matthew 6:6 – Did Jesus abolish corporate prayer meetings?
Matthew 6:7 – Does this passage preclude persistent prayer?
Matthew 6:9-13 – To whom did Jesus tell the Lord’s Prayer?
Matthew 6:15 – Is forgiveness conditional or unconditional?
Matthew 6:16-18 – Should believers fast?
Matthew 7:1 – Are we allowed to judge or not?
Matthew 7:1 – To Judge, or Not to Judge?
Matthew 7:6 – What does it mean to cast pearls before swine?
Matthew 7:19 – Do believers have to bear fruit in order to be saved?
Matthew 7:21 – Calling on the Name of the Lord
Matthew 7:26 – Was Jesus a Hypocrite?
Matthew 8:3 – Jesus breaking the law in touching a leper?
Matthew 8:5–13 —Is there a mistake in the accounts concerning Jesus and the centurion?
Matthew 8:5-13 – Who brought the Centurion’s request to Jesus?
Matthew 8:5-13 – Did Jesus Actually Speak to the Centurion?
Matthew 8:12 – Is hell a place of darkness, or is there light there?
Matthew 8:20 – If Jesus was the Son of God, why did He call Himself the Son of Man?
Matthew 8:21-22 – Wasn’t this insensitive and cruel?
Matthew 8:22 – Wasn’t it absurd for Jesus to tell the dead to bury their own dead?
Matthew 8:28 – How many men came out to meet Jesus in Gerasene?
Matthew 8:28 – Did Jesus meet the demoniacs in Gerasene or Gaderenes?
Matthew 8:28 – Did Jesus Go to Gerasa or Gadara?
Matthew 8:28–34 —Where were the demoniacs healed?
Matthew 8:28–34 — How many demoniacs were healed?
Matthew 8:28-34 – An Outdated Book Part 1
Matthew 9:9 – Was the tax collector named Matthew or Levi?
Matthew 9:13 – Why does Jesus quote Hosea 6:6?
Matthew 9:14 – Who, Exactly, Asked the Question?
Matthew 9:18 – Was Jairus’ daughter alive or dead when he came to Jesus?
Matthew 10:1-15 – Does the commissioning of the Twelve contradict Mark and Luke’s account?
Matthew 10:2-4 – Why are the lists of disciples different?
Matthew 10:5–6—Did Jesus come only for Jews or also for Gentiles?
Matthew 10:5-10 – A Staff or Not
Matthew 10:9-10 – Did Jesus tell His disciples to take a staff or not?
Matthew 10:9-10 – Take It or Leave It
Matthew 10:13-14 – Isn’t it cruel to not pursue unwilling people?
Matthew 10:22 – Does this passage deny eternal security?
Matthew 10:23—Did Jesus promise to return to earth during the lifetime of the disciples?
Matthew 10:23 – Does this passage support Preterism?
Matthew 10:23 – The disciples would not finish going through Israel, until Jesus returned
Matthew 10:24 – Did Jesus Come To Bring Peace Or Not?
Matthew 10:34 – Did Jesus come to bring peace or not?
Matthew 10:34 – Did Jesus Come to Bring Peace—or Turmoil?
Matthew 10:34–36—Did Jesus come to bring peace or war?
Matthew 11:2-3 – When did John find out Jesus was the Messiah?
Matthew 11:2-3 – Did John the Baptist Know Jesus Was the Messiah?
Matthew 11:3 – Did John the Baptizer Know Jesus or Not?
Matthew 11:4-5 – Did Jesus fulfill Isaiah 35:4-6?
Matthew 11:10 – Why does Jesus cite Malachi 3:1?
Matthew 11:12—How can God’s sovereign and peaceful kingdom be entered by force?
Matthew 11:13-14 – Was John the Baptist really Elijah?
Matthew 11:14—Didn’t Jesus say John the Baptist was Elijah reincarnated?
Matthew 11:14 – Could John the Baptist be a figurative Elijah?
Matthew 11:14 – Did Jesus believe in reincarnation?
Matthew 11:25 – Why would God hide his truth?
Matthew 11:27 – Does this support Calvinism?
Matthew 11:28–30—Is Jesus’ yoke easy or hard?
Matthew 12:1–5—Did Jesus’ disciples break the Jewish Sabbath law?
Matthew 12:1-8 – Did Jesus Condone Law-Breaking?
Matthew 12:1-13 – Did Jesus Break the Sabbath?
Matthew 12:2 – What is Jesus’ defense for his disciples breaking the Sabbath?
Matthew 12:3-4 – Did King David Break the Law in 1 Samuel 21?
Matthew 12:31-32 – Can you be forgiven of all sins or not?
Matthew 12:32 – Does this passage support the Roman Catholic doctrine of purgatory?
Matthew 12:32 – Blaspheming the Holy Spirit?
Matthew 12:40 – Was Jesus dead three days and three nights or a day and a half?
Matthew 12:40 – How long was Jesus dead in the tomb?
Matthew 12:40 – Three Days and Nights
Matthew 12:40 – Did Jesus Rise “On” or “After” the Third Day?
Matthew 12:40 – Was Jonah Swallowed by a Fish or a Whale?
Matthew 12:40 – Isn’t the Bible Full of Contradictions?
Matthew 13:11-16 – Did Jesus not want people to repent and know him?
Matthew 13:12—Is God unfair in giving to those who have?
Matthew 13:31 – Is the mustard seed the smallest of all seeds?
Matthew 13:31-32 – Was Jesus wrong in saying that the mustard seed is the smallest seed?
Matthew 13:31-32 – Seeds of Dissent
Matthew 13:31-32 – Mustard Seed Mistake or Misunderstanding?
Matthew 13:34—Did Jesus always speak in parables or not?
Matthew 13:44-46 – Do we need to sell everything in order to come to Christ?
Matthew 13:54-58 – How was Jesus rejected?
Matthew 13:55 – Did Jesus have brothers, or was Mary a perpetual virgin as Roman Catholicism claims?
Matthew 13:58 – Could Jesus not perform miracles?
Matthew 14:3-5 – Did Herod Want to Kill John the Baptist?
Mark 14:3-9 – How Many Times Was Jesus Anointed?
Matthew 14:4 – Why was is “not lawful” for Herod to marry Herodias?
Matthew 15:22-28 – Was Jesus cruel to this Canaanite woman?
Matthew 15:58 – Jesus “Could Do No Mighty Work There”?
Matthew 16:16 – Why does Peter’s confession here differ from that recorded in Mark and Luke?
Matthew 16:16 – If Jesus Is God, Why Was It a Secret?
Matthew 16:18—Is Peter the rock on which the church is built?
Matthew 16:18 – Did Jesus give papal authority to Peter?
Matthew 16:19 – What does binding and loosing mean?
Matthew 16:20 – Why did Jesus instruct His disciples to tell no one He was the Christ?
Matthew 16:23 – Why did Jesus call Peter Satan in Matt. 16:23?
Matthew 16:28 – Did Jesus make a false prediction about his second coming?
Matthew 16:28 – Some standing there will not taste death until Jesus’ kingdom?
Matthew 16:28 – A Failed Prophecy of Christ?
Matthew 17: 1 – After how many days did Jesus take the three men up the mountain?
Matthew 17:1 – Six or Eight Days?
Matthew 18:2-3 – Act Like a Child
Matthew 18:3 – Are believers supposed to be gullible like children?
Matthew 18:21-22 What did Jesus mean by forgiving someone 77 times?
Matthew 19:3-9 – A Man of Many Wives
Matthew 19:3-12 – Is adultery the only reason for divorce? Are other reasons permitted?
Matthew 19:14 – Act Like a Child
Matthew 19:16-17 – Are we saved by grace or works?
Matthew 19:21 – Should Christians sell all they have and give it away?
Matthew 19:16-22 – keeping the commandments to be saved.
Matthew 19:17 – Is Jesus not God?
Matthew 19:26—Is anything impossible for God?
Matthew 20:1 – Are rewards the same for all, or do they differ in degree?
Matthew 20:20 – Who came to talk with Jesus, the mother of James and John or James and John?
Matthew 20:20-21 – Who made the request to sit beside Jesus in His kingdom?
Matthew 20:20-21 – Mother Knows Best
Matthew 20:29-30 – How many blind men did Jesus encounter when leaving Jericho?
Matthew 20:29-34 – Did Jesus heal two blind men or just one?
Matthew 20:29–34 – Did Jesus heal the blind man coming into or going out of Jericho?
Matthew 20:29-34 – Controversial Jericho
Matthew 21:1-3 – Israelite Plundering and a Missing Donkey
Matthew 21:1-3 – Did Jesus sin by telling the disciples to take a donkey?
Matthew 21:1-9 – A Donkey and Her Colt
Matthew 21:2 – Did Jesus “Find” a Donkey on Which to Ride?
Matthew 21:2 – Were there two donkeys involved in the triumphal entry or just one?
Matthew 21:2-7 – Were one or two animals brought to Jesus?
Matthew 21:5 – Does this passage fulfill a prediction of Jesus coming on a colt into Jerusalem?
Matthew 21:9 – Why did the crowds shout out Psalm 118:26?
Matthew 21:12 Did Jesus cleanse the Temple once or twice?
Matthew 21:12 – When did Jesus cleanse the Temple?
Matthew 21:12-13 – When Did Jesus Cleanse the Temple?
Matthew 21:12-13 – Chronology and the Cleansing of the Temple
Matthew 21:12-13 – Why did Jesus get so angry? Was his anger justified?
Matthew 21:12–19 -When was the fig tree cursed by Jesus, before or after the temple was cleansed?
Matthew 21:18 – What is the significance of the fig tree?
Matthew 21:18-20 – Of Times and Figs
Matthew 21:19 – Figuring out the Root of the Matter
Matthew 21:19 – Did the tree that Jesus cursed wither immediately or overnight?
Matthew 21:41 – The Response to Jesus’ Parable of the Vinedressers
Matthew 22:30 – Will we be like angels (spirits) in heaven, beings without physical bodies?
Matthew 22:37-39 – Does Jesus misquote Deuteronomy 6:5?
Matthew 22:39—Does Jesus want us to love ourself first or others?
Matthew 22:41-46 – Is Psalm 110 a prophecy of Jesus?
Matthew 21:41-46 – What Did Jesus Think About the Messiah Being the Son of David?
Matthew 23:3, 5 – Should or should we not let our good works be seen?
Matthew 23:9 – Can we call anyone “father” besides God, including our parents?
Matthew 23:9 –10 – Is it wrong to call others our father?
Matthew 23:16-19 – Was Jesus a Hypocrite?
Matthew 23:17 – Why did Jesus call people fools and yet condemn others for doing the same thing?
Matthew 23:17 – can we call someone a fool or not?
Matthew 23:31-35 – Was Jesus Wrong About Zechariah’s Father?
Matthew 23:35 – Zechariah Who?
Matthew 23:37-39 – Does this passage support Preterism?
Matthew 24:2 – Why doesn’t Matthew (or Mark) mention the destruction of the Temple in AD 70?
Matthew 24:13 – Does this verse threaten eternal security?
Matthew 24:26-27 – Is the lightning symbolic of God’s judgment as Preterists claim?
Matthew 24:29 – Did Christ come to earth immediately following the Tribulation or sometime later?
Matthew 24:30 Are the clouds symbolic for God’s judgment or are they literal?
Matthew 24:31 – Is the gathering symbolic (as Preterists claim) or literal (as futurists claim)?
Matthew 24:34 – Did Jesus make a false prediction about his second coming?
Matthew 24:34 – Christianity Could Not Possibly Be True
Matthew 24:36 – Does the Holy Spirit Know When Jesus Will Return?
Matthew 24:36 – If Jesus is God, why did He not know the hour of His return?
Matthew 24:36 – If the Holy Spirit is God, why didn’t He know the time of Christ’s return?
Matthew 25:31-46 – Does this teach salvation by works?
Matthew 25:41 – How Can a Loving God Send Souls to Hell?
Matthew 26:6-13 – How Many Times Was Jesus Anointed?
Matthew 26:11 – Was Jesus always present with His disciples?
Matthew 26:17 – Does the Bible Contradict Itself Regarding the Day of the Crucifixion?
Matthew 26:26 – Does this statement support the Roman Catholic view of transubstantiation?
Matthew 26:26-27 – The Order of the Lord’s Supper
Matthew 26:32 – Meet Me in Galilee
Matthew 26:32 – To Galilee or Jerusalem?
Matthew 26:34 – When Peter denied Christ, did the rooster crow once or twice?
Matthew 26:34 – Cock-a-Doodle, One or Two?
Matthew 26:34-35 – Did the cock crow once or twice before Peter’s third denial?
Matthew 26:47 – Who arrested Jesus?
Matthew 26:52 – Is Jesus advocating pacifism and denouncing capital punishment in this passage?
Matthew 26:57 – Whom did Jesus see first upon His arrest, Annas or Caiaphas?
Matthew 26:57-75 – Where Did Peter Deny Christ?
Matthew 26:62-64 – Counting Offspring
Matthew 26:71 – The Event Could Have Happened Only One Way
Matthew 26:74-76 – Did the cock crow once or twice before Peter’s third denial of Jesus?
Matthew 26:74-75 – Cock-a-Doodle, One or Two?
Matthew 27:5 – How Did Judas Die?
Matthew 27:3-8 – How did Judas die, by hanging or falling down?
Matthew 27:5 – How did Judas die?
Matthew 27:5 – Did Judas die by hanging or by falling on rocks?
Matthew 27:7 – Who bought the Potter’s Field, Judas or the Jews?
Matthew 27:5 – Did Judas Die Twice?
Matthew 27:5-6 – Who Bought the Potter’s Field?
Matthew 27:9-10 – Did Matthew misattribute Zechariah 11:12-13 to Jeremiah?
Matthew 27:9-10 – Mixed Prophets
Matthew 27:9-10 – Who was Matthew Quoting?
Matthew 27:27-28 – Was the Robe Placed on Jesus Scarlet or Purple?
Matthew 27:28 – Was Jesus’ robe “scarlet” or was it “purple”?
Matthew 27:28 – Was Either Matthew or John Color Blind?
Matthew 27:28-31 – Was the robe of Jesus Scarlet or Purple?
Matthew 27:31-32 – Did Jesus or Simon of Cyrene carry the cross?
Matthew 27:31-32 – Who Really Carried the Cross of Jesus?
Matthew 27:34 – Was the vinegar given to Jesus on the cross mingled with gall or myrrh?
Matthew 27:37 – What was written on the sign on the cross?
Matthew 27:37 – Why are all the Gospel accounts of the inscription on the cross different?
Matthew 37:37 – Crossed Messages
Matthew 27:37 – What Was the Inscription on the Cross?
Matthew 27:44 – Did both robbers revile Christ, or did only one do this?
Matthew 27:44 – Did Both Thieves Revile Christ?
Matthew 27:46 – What are the last words of Jesus?
Matthew 27:48—Did Jesus die on the cross or just swoon?
Matthew 27:46-50 – Two “Contradictions” Solved By Remembering Two Simple Rules
Matthew 27:51-53 – Is Matthew 27:51-53 historical?
Matthew 27:52-53 – What’s So Important about JESUS’ Resurrection?
Matthew 27:54 – What did the centurion really say about Christ on the cross?
Matthew 27:55 – Were the women close or far from the cross?
Matthew 27:55-56 – Were the women close or far from the cross?
Matthew 27:59-60 – Extra, Extra, Read all about it
Matthew 27:60 – Joseph of Arimathea and the Great Stone
Matthew 28:1 – How long was Jesus dead in the tomb?
Matthew 28:1 – Do the Gospels disagree on who discovered the empty tomb?
Matthew 28:1 – The Resurrection Narratives
Matthew 28:1 – Was the Sun Up, Down, or In Between?
Matthew 28:1-2 – Was the stone moved away before Mary arrived at Jesus’ tomb or not?
Matthew 28:1-5 – How Many Women, Men, and Angels Were at the Tomb of Jesus?
Matthew 28:1-20 – Christ’s Resurrection—Four Accounts, One Reality
Matthew 28:2 – How many men or angels appeared at the tomb?
Matthew 28:5 – Were there two angels or one?
Matthew 28:6-7 – What did the angels tell Mary?
Matthew 28:7-10 – To Galilee or Jerusalem?
Matthew 28:8 – Did or did not the women tell what happened?
Matthew 28:8 – Breaking the Silence
Matthew 28:9 – To whom did Christ appear first, the women or His disciples?
Matthew 28:9 – Who saw Jesus first?
Matthew 28:10 – Meet Me in Galilee
Matthew 28:16-17 – First Impressions
Matthew 28:18 – Who is the God of the Earth?
Matthew 28:18–20 – How can three persons be God when there is only one God?
Matthew 28:9 – Baptism: Contradictory or Complementary?