| Detailed content of Matthew |
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| 1. Birth Stories |
| Genealogy (1:1–17) |
| Nativity (1:18–25) |
| Biblical Magi (2:1–12) |
| Flight into Egypt (2:13–20) |
| Jesus in Nazareth (2:21-23) |
| 2. Baptism and early ministry |
| John the Baptist (3:1–12) |
| Baptism of Jesus (3:13–17) |
| Temptation of Jesus (4:1–11) |
| Capernaum (4:12–17) |
| First disciples of Jesus (4:18–22) |
| Galilee preaching tour (4:23–25) |
| 3. Sermon on the Mount (5–7) |
| 4. Healing and miracles |
| Healing many (8:1–17) |
| Foxes have holes (8:18–20) |
| Let the dead bury the dead (8:21–22) |
| Calming the storm (8:23–27) |
| Gadarene demoniacs (8:28–34) |
| Healing a paralytic (9:1–8) |
| Calling of Matthew (9:9–13) |
| On fasting (9:14–15) |
| New Wine into Old Wineskins (9:16-17) |
| Daughter of Jairus (9:18–26) |
| Two blind men (9:27–31) |
| Exorcising a mute (9:32-34) |
| Good crop but few harvesters (9:35–38) |
| 5. Little Commission (10:1–11:1) |
| 6. Responses to Jesus |
| Messengers from John the Baptist (11:2-19) |
| Cursing Chorazin, Bethsaida, and Capernaum (11:20–24) |
| Praising the Father (11:25–30) |
| Lord of the Sabbath (12:1-8) |
| Man with withered hand (12:9-14) |
| Chosen servant (12:15–21) |
| Blind-mute man (12:22–28) |
| Strong man (12:29) |
| Those not with me are against me (12:30) |
| Unforgivable sin (12:31–32) |
| The Tree and its Fruits (12:33–37) |
| Request for a sign (12:38–42) |
| Return of the unclean spirit (12:43–45) |
| Jesus' true relatives (12:46-50) |
| Parabolic Discourse (13:1–52) |
| 7. Conflicts, rejections, and conferences with disciples |
| Hometown rejection (13:53–58) |
| Death of John the Baptist (14:1-12) |
| Feeding the 5000 (14:13–21) |
| Walking on water (14:22–33) |
| Fringe of his cloak heals (14:34–36) |
| Discourse on Defilement (15:1–20) |
| Canaanite woman's daughter (15:21–28) |
| Healing on a mountain (15:29-31) |
| Feeding the 4000 (15:32–39) |
| Sign of Jonah (16:1-4) |
| Beware of yeast (16:5–12) |
| Peter's confession (16:13–20) |
| Jesus predicts his death (16:21-28,17:22-23,20:17-19) |
| Transfiguration (17:1–13) |
| Possessed boy (17:14–21) |
| Coin in the fish's mouth (17:24-27) |
| 8. Life in the Christian community |
| The Little Children (18:1–7) |
| If thy hand offend thee (18:8–9) |
| The Lost Sheep (18:10–14) |
| Binding and loosing (18:15–22) |
| Unmerciful Servant (18:23–35) |
| 9. Journey to Jerusalem |
| Entering Judea (19:1–2) |
| Divorce (19:3–9) |
| Celibacy (19:10-12) |
| Little Children Blessed (19:13-15) |
| Jesus and the rich young man (19:16–30) |
| Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard (20:1–16) |
| Son of man came to serve (20:20–28) |
| Blind near Jericho (20:29-34) |
| 10. Jerusalem, cleansing of the temple, debates |
| Triumphal entry into Jerusalem (21:1–11) |
| Temple incident (21:12–17) |
| Cursing the fig tree (21:18–22) |
| Authority questioned (21:23-27) |
| The Two Sons, The Wicked Husbandman, Parable of the Wedding Feast (21:28–22:14) |
| Render unto Caesar... (22:15–22) |
| Resurrection of the Dead (22:23–33) |
| Great Commandment (22:34–40) |
| Is the Messiah the son of David? (22:41–46) |
| 11. Woes of the Pharisees (23:1–39) |
| 12. Judgment day |
| Little Apocalypse (24) |
| Parables of the Ten Virgins, Talents (25:1–30) |
| Judgment of the Nations (25:31–46) |
| 13. Trial, crucifixion, resurrection |
| Plot to kill Jesus (26:1–5) |
| Anointing of Jesus (26:6–13) |
| Bargain of Judas (26:14-16) |
| Last Supper (26:17–30) |
| Denial of Peter (26:31–35,69–75) |
| Agony in the Garden (26:36-46) |
| Kiss of Judas (26:47-49) |
| Arrest (26:50–56) |
| Before the High Priest (26:57–68) |
| Pilate's court (27:1–2,11–26) |
| Death of Judas (27:3-10) |
| Soldiers mock Jesus (27:27-31) |
| Simon of Cyrene (27:32) |
| Crucifixion (27:33–56) |
| Entombment (27:57–61) |
| Guarding the tomb (27:62–66,28:11-15) |
| Empty tomb (28:1–6) |
| Appearance to the women (28:7-10) |
Great Commission (28:16–20)
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