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Chapter 18 of the Gospel of Matthew contains the fourth of the five Discourses of Matthew, also called the Discourse on the Church or the ecclesiastical discourse. [1] [2] It compares "the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven" to a child, and also includes the parables of the lost sheep and the unforgiving servant, the second of which also refers to the Kingdom of Heaven.
Christ in the House of Martha and Mary by Tintoretto, 1570s. Jesus at the home of Martha and Mary, in art usually called Christ in the House of Martha and Mary, and other variant names, is a Biblical episode in the life of Jesus in the New Testament which appears only in Luke's Gospel (Luke 10:38–42), immediately after the Parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25–37). [1]
Achrafieh (Arabic: الأشرفية) is an upper-class area in eastern Beirut, Lebanon. [1] In strictly administrative terms, the name refers to a sector ( secteur ) centred on Sassine Square, the highest point in the city, as well as a broader quarter ( quartier ).
Throughout Egypt there are a number of churches and shrines that claim to mark an area where the Holy Family stayed. The most important of these is the church of Abu Serghis that claims to be built on the place the family had its home. This verse contains Matthew's third direct quote from the Old Testament. [2]
The nobleman , or the man (Matthew 25:14) is Christ. The journey of the master to another place and his return (Matt 25:14–15, Matthew 24:19; Luke 19:12, Luke 19:15) speaks of Christ's going away to Heaven at his ascension and his return as the time when he comes again.
Gethsemane: Immediately after the Last Supper, Jesus and his disciples go to the garden at Gethsemane, the location of his agony in the garden and his arrest. [50] Jericho: The healing the blind Bartimaeus occurs near Jericho. [51] Mount of Olives: This mountain appears in several New Testament passaages, and the Olivet Discourse is named after it.
The flight into Egypt is a story recounted in the Gospel of Matthew (Matthew 2:13–23) and in New Testament apocrypha.Soon after the visit by the Magi, an angel appeared to Joseph in a dream telling him to flee to Egypt with Mary and the infant Jesus since King Herod would seek the child to kill him.
We all went astray like sheep, Each going his own way; And the LORD visited upon him The guilt of all of us.” -Isaiah 53:4-6, New Jewish Publication Society Translation [ 1 ] Isaiah 52:13–53:12 makes up the fourth of the "Servant Songs" of the Book of Isaiah, describing a "servant" of God who is abused but eventually vindicated. [ 2 ]