Outline of the Fifth Narrative in the Gospel According to Matthew A. FIFTH NARRATIVE: THE ROAD TO JERUSALEM 19:3-23:39 1. THE PHARISEES AND DIVORCE 19:3-12 i. Grounds for Divorce 19:3-6 ii. Moses and Divorce 19:7-9 iii. Grounds for Marriage 19:10-12 2. BLESSING THE CHILDREN 19:13-15 3. A YOUNG RICH MAN REFUSES TO FOLLOW 19:16-22 4. QUESTIONS ABOUT SALVATION AND REWARDS 19:23-29 5. PARABLE OF THE COMPASSIONATE EMPLOYER 19:30-20:16 i. A. The First Will Be Last 19:30 ii. B. Agreement Made 20:1-2 iii. C. I Give Justice 20:3-5 iv. D. The Eleventh Hour 20:6-7 v. E. The Wage 20:8 vi. D'. The Eleventh Hour 20:9 vii. C' Where Is Justice? 20:10-12 viii. B'. Agreement Kept 20:13-15 ix. A'. The Last Shall Be First 20:16 6. DEATH AND RESURRECTION PREDICTION 20:17-19 7. REQUEST FOR SPECIAL HONOR 20:20-28 i. A. Setting 20:20 ii. B. Request made 20:21 iii. C. The Cup 20:22 iv. B'. Request Denied 20:23 v. A'. Conclusion 20:24-28 a. Indignation 20:24 b. A. Bad Example - Gentiles 20:25 c. B. Be a Servant of All 20:26-27 d. A'. Good Example - Son of Man 20:28 8. HEALING OF TWO BLIND MEN 20:29-34 9. FIRST EVENTS OF THE PASSION WEEK 21:1-23:39 i. Entering Jerusalem 21:1-11 a. A. Instruction Given 21:1-3 b. B. Prophecy Quoted 21:4-5 c. A'. Instruction Followed 21:6-7 d. B'. Prophecy Fulfilled 21:8-11 ii. Cleansing the Temple 21:12-16 a. A. Sin in the Temple 21:12 b. B. Prophetic Background 21:13 c. C. Healing in the Temple 21:14 d. A’. Praise in the Temple 21:15-16a e. B’. Prophetic Background 21:16b iii. Cursing the Fig Tree 21:17-22 iv. Jesus’ Authority Questioned 21:23-27 a. A. Question 21:23 b. A’. Question in Return 21:24-25a c. Minor heading 21:25b-27a d. Minor heading 21:27b v. Parable of the Two Sons 21:28-32 vi. Parabel of the Longanimous Vineyard Owner 21:33-46 a. The Parable 21:33-41 1) A. Vineyard Rented Out 21:33 2) B. Servants Sent and Mistreated 21:34-36 3) C. Son Sent 21:37 4) B'. Son Seen and Killed 21:38-39 5) A'. Vineyard Given to Others 21:40-41 b. The Application 21:42-44 c. The Response 21:45-46 vii. Parabel of the Wedding Feast 22:1-14 a. A. Introduction 22:1-2 b. B1. Invitation and Rejection 22:3 c. B2. Invitation and Rejection 22:4-6 d. C. Judgment 22:7 e. B1'. Invitation and Acceptance 22:8-10 f. B2'. Lack of Preparation 22:11-12 g. C'. Judgment 22:13 h. A'. Conclusion 22:14 viii. The Question of the Poll-Tax 22:15-22 a. The Question 22:15-17 b. The Answer 22:18-21 c. The Response 22:22 ix. The Question of the Resurrection 22:23-33 a. The Question 22:23-28 b. The Answer 22:29-32 c. The Response 22:33 x. The Question of the Greatest Commandment 22:34-40 a. The Question 22:34-36 b. The Answer 22:37-40 xi. The Question about Whose Son Is the Christ 22:41-46 a. Question 22:41-42a b. Answer 22:42b c. Question 22:43-45 d. No Answer 22:46 xii. Warning Not To Imitate the Scribes and Pharisees 23:1-12 a. Don’t Imitate the Pharisees 23:1-7 b. Do Humbly Serve 23:8-12 xiii. Seven Woes 23:13-36 a. A. Obstructing of the Kingdom 23:13-14 b. B. Source of Corruption 23:15 c. C. Distortion of Truth 23:16-22 d. D. Neglect of the Thrust of Scripture 23:23-24 e. C'. Distortion of Truth 23:25-26 f. B'. Source of Corruption 23:27-28 g. A'. Obstructing of the Kingdom 23:29-32 h. Conclusion 23:33-36 xiv. Lament over Jerusalem 23:37-39
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