outline of Matthew

1.  Prologue (chs. 1; 2)

1. The Genealogy of the King (1:1-17)
2. The Birth of the King (1:18-2:23)

   1.  Announcement to Joseph and Jesus' Birth (1:18-25)
   2.  Adoration by the Wise Men (2:1-12)
   3.  "Out of Egypt I Called My Son" (2:13-23)

2.  The Kingdom Comes (chs. 3-7)

1. Initiating the Kingdom in Jesus (3:1-4:11)

   1.  Jesus Baptized by John (ch. 3)
   2.  The Temptation in the Wilderness (4:1-11)
    

2. Announcing the Kingdom (4:12-25)
3. First Discourse:  Sermon on the Mount (chs. 5-7)

   1.  The Beatitudes (5:1-12)
   2.  Interpreting the Law for the Kingdom (5:13-48)
   3.  Piety in the Kingdom:  Charity, Prayer and Fasting (6:1-18)
   4.  A Heart for the Kingdom (6:19-34)
   5.  Standards of Judgment in the Kingdom (ch. 7)

3.  The Works of the Kingdom (chs. 8-10)

1. Healing the Sick and Calling Disciples (chs. 8; 9)
2. Second Discourse:  Kingdom Mission (ch. 10)

4.  The Nature of the Kingdom (chs. 11-13)

1. The Identity of John and of Jesus (chs. 11; 12)

   1.  Responding to the Works of Jesus and John (ch. 11)
   2.  Jesus, Lord of Sabbath (12:1-13)
   3.  The Beginning of Opposition to Jesus (12:14-50)
    

2. Third Discourse:  Kingdom Parables (ch. 13)

5.  The Authority of the Kingdom (chs. 14-18)

1. Jesus' Character and Authority (chs. 14-17)

   1.  The Death of John the Baptist (14:1-12)
   2.  Feeding the Multitudes and the Leaven of the Pharisees (14:13-16:12)
   3.  Revealing the Son of God and His Mission (16:13-17:27)
    

2. Fourth Disclosure:  Character and Authority of the Church (ch. 18)

6.  Kingdom Blessings and Kingdom Judgments (chs. 19-25)

1. From Galilee to Jerusalem (chs. 19; 20)

   1.  Family Life Within the Kingdom (19:1-15)
   2.  Entering the Kingdom (19:16-20:16)
   3.  Opening the Eyes of the Spiritually and Physically Blind (20:17-34)
    

2. The King Enters Jerusalem (chs. 21-23)

   1.  Triumphal Entry and Cleansing the Temple (21:1-22)
   2.  Parables of Resistance to the King (21:23-22:14)
   3.  Conflict with the Pharisees and Sadducees (22:15-23:39)
    

3. Fifth Discourse:  Kingdom Judgment (chs. 24; 25)

   1.  Signs of the End of the Age (24:1-31)
   2.  Parables Counseling Vigilance (24:32-25:46)

7.  Passion and Resurrection (chs. 26-28)

1. Betrayal and Arrest (26:1-56)

   1.  Preparing for Jesus' Death (26:1-16)
   2.  Last Supper and Gethsemane (26:17-56)
    

2. The Trial and Execution of the King (26:57-27:56)

   1.  Religious Trial Before the Sanhedrin (26:57-75)
   2.  Civil Trial Before Pilate (27:1-26)
   3.  The Crucifixion (27:27-56)
    

3. Burial and Resurrection (27:57-28:20)

   1.  Guarding the Tomb (27:57-66)
   2.  The Resurrection (28:1-15)
   3.  The Great Commission (28:16-20)