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Matthew begins with the family line of Jesus, from Abraham through King David. An angel tells Joseph in a dream that Mary's baby is from the Holy Spirit and will be named Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins. He is Immanuel, God with us.
Wise men from the east follow a star to Jerusalem and then to Bethlehem, where they worship the child Jesus and give Him gold, frankincense and myrrh. God warns them and Joseph in dreams, and Joseph takes Mary and Jesus to Egypt to keep Him safe, then later to Nazareth.
John the Baptist preaches in the wilderness, calling people to repent because the Kingdom of Heaven is near. Jesus comes to be baptized. As He comes up from the water, the Spirit of God descends like a dove and a voice from heaven says, This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.
The Spirit leads Jesus into the wilderness, where He fasts forty days and is tempted by the devil. Jesus answers every temptation with Scripture. Then He begins preaching, calls Peter, Andrew, James and John to follow Him and become fishers of people, and heals many people throughout Galilee.
Jesus goes up on a mountain and teaches His disciples. He begins with the Beatitudes, blessings on the poor in spirit, the meek, the merciful, the pure in heart and peacemakers. He calls His followers salt and light, explains that He came to fulfill the Law, and teaches about anger, honesty and loving enemies.
Jesus teaches His followers to give, pray and fast for God and not to be seen by others. He gives the Lord's Prayer. He tells them to store up treasure in heaven, and not to worry, because the Father feeds the birds and clothes the lilies. They should seek first God's Kingdom and His righteousness.
Jesus finishes the Sermon on the Mount. He warns against judging others while ignoring our own faults, invites us to ask, seek and knock, gives the Golden Rule, teaches about the narrow gate and good fruit, and ends with the wise man who built his house on the rock and the foolish man who built on sand.
Jesus comes down from the mountain and heals a man with leprosy, the servant of a Roman centurion who has great faith, and Peter's mother-in-law. In a boat on the lake, He calms a great storm with a word. On the other side He frees two men from demons, showing His power over sickness, nature and evil.
Jesus forgives and heals a paralyzed man, calls Matthew the tax collector to follow Him and eats with sinners. He raises a ruler's daughter, heals a woman who touches His clothes, and gives sight to two blind men. Seeing the crowds like sheep without a shepherd, He has compassion and asks His disciples to pray for workers for the harvest.
Jesus calls twelve disciples and gives them authority to heal and to preach that the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand. He sends them like sheep among wolves, warning that they will face opposition, but promising that the Father cares for them, even counting the hairs on their heads. Even a cup of cold water given in His name will be rewarded.
John the Baptist, in prison, sends to ask if Jesus is the One who was to come. Jesus points to His works: the blind see, the lame walk, and the poor hear good news. He praises John, warns towns that refused to repent, thanks the Father for revealing truth to little children, and invites all who are weary to come to Him for rest.
Jesus teaches that He is Lord of the Sabbath and that it is right to do good on the Sabbath, healing a man's withered hand. He gently fulfills Isaiah's words about God's chosen Servant. When leaders claim He works by Satan's power, He shows that He has come to defeat evil. He gives the sign of Jonah and says that whoever does the Father's will is His family.
Jesus teaches in parables from a boat. A farmer sows seed on four kinds of soil; only the good soil bears fruit, like people who hear God's word and understand it. The Kingdom of Heaven is like a tiny mustard seed that grows big, yeast in dough, a hidden treasure, a pearl of great price, and a net that gathers fish.
After John the Baptist dies, Jesus goes away to pray, but the crowds follow. He has compassion, heals them, and feeds more than five thousand people with five loaves and two fish. That night He walks on the water to His disciples. Peter walks to Him, begins to sink, and Jesus catches him. The disciples worship Him as the Son of God.
The Pharisees complain that Jesus' disciples do not wash their hands by tradition. Jesus teaches that what comes out of the heart is what makes a person unclean. A Canaanite woman begs Jesus to heal her daughter, and Jesus praises her great faith. Jesus heals many people and feeds four thousand with seven loaves and a few fish.
The Pharisees and Sadducees ask for a sign, and Jesus warns His disciples about their teaching. At Caesarea Philippi, Jesus asks, Who do you say that I am? Peter answers, You are the Christ, the Son of the living God. Jesus says He will build His church, then teaches that He must suffer, die and rise, and that His followers must deny themselves and follow Him.
Jesus takes Peter, James and John up a high mountain, where His face shines like the sun and Moses and Elijah appear. A bright cloud covers them, and the Father says, This is my beloved Son... Listen to him. Coming down, Jesus heals a boy His disciples could not help, teaches about faith like a mustard seed, and pays the temple tax with a coin from a fish's mouth.
The disciples ask who is greatest in the Kingdom. Jesus puts a child in front of them and says they must become humble like little children. He warns against causing little ones to stumble, tells of a shepherd who leaves ninety-nine sheep to find one lost sheep, teaches how to make things right with a brother, and tells Peter to forgive seventy times seven.
Jesus teaches that marriage is God's design. When the disciples try to send children away, Jesus welcomes them and blesses them. A rich young man asks how to have eternal life, but he goes away sad because he loves his riches. Jesus says that with God all things are possible.
Jesus tells a parable of a vineyard owner who pays every worker the same, showing God's generous grace. Jesus again predicts His death and resurrection. When James and John's mother asks for places of honor, Jesus teaches that the greatest must be a servant, for He came to serve and give His life. He heals two blind men near Jericho.
Jesus rides into Jerusalem on a donkey while crowds wave branches and shout Hosanna! He clears the temple of buyers and sellers, heals the blind and lame there, and children praise Him. He teaches about faith and prayer, answers the leaders' questions about His authority, and tells parables about two sons and wicked tenants.
Jesus tells a parable of a wedding feast to which many are invited. Leaders try to trap Him with questions about taxes and the resurrection, but He answers wisely: give to God what is God's. Asked about the greatest commandment, He says to love God with all your heart, soul and mind, and to love your neighbor as yourself.
Jesus warns the crowds and His disciples about the scribes and Pharisees, who teach God's law but do not live it and do things to be seen. He teaches that the greatest must be a servant and that the humble will be lifted up. He pronounces woes on the leaders' hypocrisy and weeps over Jerusalem, longing to gather her like a hen gathers her chicks.
Jesus tells His disciples that the temple will be torn down and describes troubles before the end: false teachers, wars, hard times, and the gospel preached to all nations. He promises the Son of Man will come on the clouds with power and glory. No one knows the day or hour, so His followers must stay ready and keep serving faithfully.
Jesus tells three stories about His return. Five wise young women keep oil for their lamps and are ready for the bridegroom. Servants are given talents; the faithful ones use them and hear Well done. When the King judges the nations, He welcomes those who fed the hungry, welcomed strangers and visited the sick, saying they did it to Him.
The leaders plot against Jesus, and Judas agrees to betray Him for thirty pieces of silver. A woman pours costly perfume on Jesus. At the Passover meal, Jesus gives His disciples bread and the cup, His body and blood of the new covenant. In Gethsemane He prays, not what I desire, but what you desire. Jesus is arrested, put on trial, and Peter denies Him three times.
Jesus is handed over to Pilate. Judas is filled with regret. Pilate gives the crowd a choice, and they ask for Barabbas and for Jesus to be crucified. Soldiers mock Jesus, and He is crucified between two robbers. Darkness covers the land, Jesus cries out to God and dies, the temple curtain tears, and the centurion says, Truly this was the Son of God. Jesus is buried in Joseph's tomb.
Early on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary go to the tomb. An angel rolls away the stone and says, He is not here, for he has risen, just like he said. The women meet Jesus and worship Him. The guards are paid to spread a lie. On a mountain in Galilee, Jesus gives the Great Commission and promises, I am with you always.