Gospel of Matthew

The book can be divided into its four structurally distinct sections: Two introductory sections; the main section, which can be further broken into five sections, each with a narrative component followed by a long discourse of Jesus; and finally, the Passion and Resurrection section.
1. Containing the genealogy, the birth, and the infancy of Jesus (Matthew 1; Matthew 2).
2. The discourses and actions of John the Baptist preparatory to Christ's public ministry (Matthew 3; Matthew 4:11).
3. The discourses and actions of Christ in Galilee (4:12–26:1).
      1. The Sermon on the Mount, concerning morality (Ch. 5–7)
      2. The Missionary Discourse, concerning the mission Jesus gave his Twelve Apostles. (10–11:1)
      3. The Parable Discourse, stories that teach about the Kingdom of Heaven (13).
      4. The "Church Order" Discourse, concerning relationships among Christians (18–19:1).
      5. The Eschatological Discourse, which includes the Olivet Discourse and Judgement of the Nations, concerning his Second Coming and the end of the age (24–25).
4. The sufferings, death and Resurrection of Jesus, the Great Commission (28:16–20).
The one aim pervading the book is to show that Jesus of Nazareth was the promised Messiah — he "of whom Moses in the law and the prophets did write" — and that in him the ancient prophecies had their fulfillment. This book is full of allusions to passages of the Old Testament which the book interprets as predicting and foreshadowing Jesus's life and mission. This Gospel contains no fewer than sixty-five references to the Old Testament, forty-three of these being direct verbal citations, thus greatly outnumbering those found in the other Gospels. The main feature of this Gospel may be expressed in the motto "I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill" (5:17). See also Expounding of the Law.
This Gospel sets forth a view of Jesus as Christ and portrays him as an heir to King David's throne, the rightful King of the Jews.
The cast of thought and the forms of expression employed by the writer show that this Gospel was written by Jewish Christians of Iudaea Province.
Some believe this gospel was written to the Jewish community, thus explaining all the allusions to passages of the Old Testament, however, see also Great Commission (which is directed at "all nations") and Sermon on the Mount#Interpretation and Old Testament#Christian view of the Law.
Detailed Contents

Genealogy of Jesus (1:1–17) Nativity of Jesus (1:18–25) Biblical Magi (2:1–12) Flight into Egypt (2:13-23) Massacre of the Innocents (2:16–18) John the Baptist (3:1–12, 11:2-19, 14:1–12) Baptism of Jesus (3:13–17) Temptation of Jesus (4:1–11) Capernaum (4:12–17) Calling Simon, Andrew, James, John (4:18–22) Galilee preaching tour (4:23-25) Sermon on the Mount (5–7) Healing many (8:1-17) Son of Man (8:18-20,16:21-26,17:22-23,20:18-19) Let the dead bury the dead (8:21-22) Rebuking wind and waves (8:23–27) Two Gadarene Demoniacs (8:28–34) Healing a paralytic (9:1-8) Recruiting the tax collector (9:9–13) Question about fasting (9:14–17) Synagogue leader's daughter (9:18-26) Healing three men (9:27-34) Good crop but few harvesters (9:35-38) Commission of the Twelve (10:1–11:1) Not Peace, but a Sword (10:34–39) Cursing Chorazin, Bethsaida, Capernaum (11:20-24) Praising the Father (11:25-30) Sabbath observance (12:1–14) Chosen servant (12:15-21) Jesus and Beelzebul (12:22–29,46-50) Those not with me are against me (12:30) Unforgivable sin (12:31-32) Tree and its fruits (12:33-37) Sign of Jonah (12:38–42; 16:1–4) Return of the unclean spirit (12:43-45) Parables of the Sower, Weeds, Mustard Seed, Yeast, Hidden Treasure, Pearl, Net (13:1–52) Hometown rejection (13:53–58) Feeding the 5000 (14:13–21) Walking on water (14:22–33) Fringe of his cloak heals (14:34-36) Clean and Unclean (15:1–20) Feeding the dogs (15:21-28)  Feeding the 4000 (15:32–39)

Beware of yeast (16:5-12) Peter's confession (16:13–20) Return of the Son of Man (16:27-28) Transfiguration (17:1–13) Disciples' exorcism failure (17:14-20) Little children blessed (18:1–7; 19:13–15) If thy hand offend thee (18:8-9)   Parables of the Lost Sheep, Unmerciful Servant (18:10–35) Entering Judea (19:1-2) Teaching about divorce (19:3–12) Rich man's salvation (19:16–27) Twelve thrones of judgment (19:28-30) Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard (20:1–15) The last will be first and the first last (20:16) On the road to Jerusalem (20:17) James and John's request (20:20–28) Entering Jerusalem (21:1–11) Temple incident (21:12–17,23-27) Cursing the fig tree (21:18–22) Parables of the Two Sons, Vineyard, Wedding Feast (21:28–22:14) Render unto Caesar (22:15–22) Resurrection of the dead (22:23-33) Great Commandment (22:34–40) Messiah, the son of David? (22:41-46) Cursing Scribes and Pharisees (23:1-36) Lament over Jerusalem (23:37-39) The Coming Apocalypse (24) Parables of the Ten Virgins, Talents (25:1-30) Judgement of the Nations (25:31-46) Plot to kill Jesus (26:1-5,14-16,27:3-10) A woman anoints Jesus (26:6–13) Last Supper (26:17–30) Peter's denial (26:31-35,69–75) Arrest (26:36–56) Before the High Priest (26:57–68) Before Pilate (27:1–2,11-31) Crucifixion (27:32–56) Joseph of Arimathea (27:57–61) Empty tomb (27:62–28:15) Resurrection appearances (28:9–10) Great Commission (28:16–20)