The Gospel according to Matthew

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Matthew 1:1Mention of a list of Genealogies found in Jerusalem Babylonian TalmudYevamoth 49bGo to Reference
Matthew 1:1Only the father’s family can be called familyBabylonian TalmudYevamoth 54bGo to Reference
Matthew 1:16Belief that Matthew traces Jesus’ ancestry through MaryTertullianOn Flesh 20Go to Reference
Matthew 1:17Counting genealogies in generationsPausaniasDes. Gr. Attica 11Go to Reference
Matthew 1:18If there is a pregnancy dispute, the man and woman must be separated for 3 monthsBabylonian TalmudYevamoth 33bGo to Reference
Matthew 1:18If there is a pregnancy dispute, the man and woman must be separated for 3 monthsBabylonian TalmudYevamoth 34aGo to Reference
Matthew 2:1The Chaldeans studied the stars to produce a science of understandingCiceroDivination 1Go to Reference
Matthew 2:1In the persian language the title Magus, corresponds to that of PriestApuleiusDisc. MagicGo to Reference
Matthew 2:1Persian Magi were greatly involved in foretelling eventsAelianusVar. Hist. 2.17Go to Reference
Matthew 2:1The Magi were one of the tribes of the MedesHerodotusHist. 1.101Go to Reference
Matthew 2:1The Magi called upon by Cyrus to counsel concerning the GodsXenophonInst. Cyr. 4.5.14Go to Reference
Matthew 2:1The Magi direct the portion of spoils that go to the GodsXenophonInst. Cyr. 7.3.1Go to Reference
Matthew 2:1Magi direct that the first fruits be brought to the GodsXenophonInst. Cyr. 7.5.35Go to Reference
Matthew 2:1The Magi directed Cyrus as to which deities to sacrifice to each dayXenophonInst. Cyr. 8.1.23Go to Reference
Matthew 2:1Bethlehem is 35 stadia from JerusalemJustin MartyrApol. 1.34Go to Reference
Matthew 2:2Mention of meteoric lights in the daytimePliny the ElderHist. Nat. 2.25Go to Reference
Matthew 2:2Magi interested in the motion of the starsAmmianusRom. Hist. 23.6Go to Reference
Matthew 2:2Caesar’s Star, some supposed to be the star in MatthewVirgilEclog. 9.47Go to Reference
Matthew 2:14Jewish Tradition of Jesus fleeing to AlexandriaBabylonian TalmudSanhedrin 107bGo to Reference
Matthew 2:14Tradition that Jesus brought forth magic from EgyptBabylonian Talmud Shabbath 104bGo to Reference
Matthew 2:14Arnobius mentions the accounts against Jesus of getting magic from EgyptArnobiusAgainst Gent. 1.43Go to Reference
Matthew 2:15Eusebius report of the death of Herod the greatEusebiusEcc. Hist. 1.8.15Go to Reference
Matthew 2:16Herod slew many pharisees when they predicted the end of his reignJosephusAnt. 17.2.4Go to Reference
Matthew 2:19Herod died 5 days after his son, after reigning 34 yearsJosephusWar 1.33.8Go to Reference
Matthew 2:22Archelaus was the successor to Herod the GreatJosephusWar 1.33.7Go to Reference
Matthew 2:22 Archelaus was the successor to Herod the Great JosephusAnt. 17.8.1Go to Reference
Matthew 2:23Jacob, a disciple of Jesus the Nazarene from GalileeBabylonian TalmudAvodah Zarah 17aGo to Reference
Matthew 3:1John the Baptist killed by HerodJosephusAnt. 18.5.2Go to Reference
Matthew 3:1Desserts/wilderness of JudahBabylonian TalmudBaba Kama 79bGo to Reference
Matthew 3:4Camels hair used for clothingBabylonian TalmudNagaim 11.2Go to Reference
Matthew 3:4Discrepancy between sheep and camels woolBabylonian TalmudKilayim 9.1Go to Reference
Matthew 3:4Garments made of Camels hairBabylonian TalmudMenachoth 39bGo to Reference
Matthew 3:4Locusts have 4 legs and 4 wingsBabylonian TalmudChullin 59aGo to Reference
Matthew 3:4Benediction given when eating locustsBabylonian TalmudBerachoth 40bGo to Reference
Matthew 3:4Pickling unclean locust does not make them uncleanBabylonian TalmudTerumoth 10.9Go to Reference
Matthew 3:4Pickling unclean locust does not make them uncleanBabylonian TalmudEduyoth 7.2Go to Reference
Matthew 3:6The Jordan flows from the Lake of Tiberias to the Dead SeaPausaniasDes. Gr. Elis 7Go to Reference
Matthew 3:6Jordan River flowing from Gennesaret to the Dead SeaPliny the ElderHist. Nat. 5.15Go to Reference
Matthew 3:6Jordan on the border of the East side of IsraelBabylonian TalmudBechoroth 55aGo to Reference
Matthew 3:7There were said to be 7 types of PhariseesBabylonian TalmudSotah 22bGo to Reference
Matthew 3:11Unloosing a shoe, a means of acquiring a heathen servantBabylonian TalmudKiddushin 22bGo to Reference
Matthew 3:11A student/slave cannot take off the shoe of their teacher/masterBabylonian TalmudKethuboth 96aGo to Reference
Matthew 3:11Min mentions that God is a priest, and immersed in fireBabylonian TalmudSanhedrin 39aGo to Reference
Matthew 3:12Rules if a winnowing fan loses a toothBabylonian TalmudKelim 13.7Go to Reference
Matthew 3:12Winnowing is a primary laborBabylonian TalmudShabbath 73aGo to Reference
Matthew 3:12Regarding the loaning of a fan or sieve for workingBabylonian TalmudGittin 61aGo to Reference
Matthew 3:12Threshing for a field with a grave in it, must be done in that fieldBabylonian TalmudOholoth 18.2Go to Reference
Matthew 3:12Perform winnowing with a smooth threshing floor and an airy spaceHesiodWorks and Days 599Go to Reference
Matthew 3:17Heard a voice/Bath Kol from heavenBabylonian TalmudBaba Bathra 3bGo to Reference
Matthew 3:17Heard a voice/Bath Kol from heavenBabylonian TalmudMegilah 3aGo to Reference
Matthew 4:2The Jewish fast supposed to be for one dayBabylonian TalmudTaanith 12aGo to Reference
Matthew 4:5James the brother of Jesus thrown down from the pinnacle of the TempleEusebiusEcc. Hist. 2.23.11Go to Reference
Matthew 4:5Height of the temple 20 additional cubitsJosephusAnt. 15.11.3Go to Reference
Matthew 4:12John the Baptist killed by HerodJosephusAnt. 18.5.2 Go to Reference
Matthew 4:13The people from Gennesareth call it CapharnaumJosephusWar 3.10.8Go to Reference
Matthew 4:21Jacob, the minim, from Galilee refused to allow to heal a snake biteBabylonian TalmudAvodah Zarah 17aGo to Reference
Matthew 4:23240 Cities in GalileeJosephusLife of Jos. 44Go to Reference
Matthew 4:24There are 3 ways Syria is like Israel and 3 ways it is like a foreign countryBabylonian TalmudGittin 8aGo to Reference
Matthew 4:24Description of the effects of epilepsisHippocratesSacred Disease 13Go to Reference
Matthew 4:25The Decapolis in Syria near JudeaPliny the ElderHist. Nat. 5.16Go to Reference
Matthew 5:11Tannaitic saying that it is better to be persecuted than a persecutorBabylonian TalmudBaba Kama 93aGo to Reference
Matthew 5:13Salt cannot lose it’s flavorBabylonian TalmudBeitzah 14aGo to Reference
Matthew 5:14Rabbi’s and the Temple were called the “Light of the World” and the “eye of the World”Babylonian TalmudBaba Bathra 4aGo to Reference
Matthew 5:22Use of Raca as an insultBabylonian TalmudBaba Bathra 75bGo to Reference
Matthew 5:34Ones disposition can be determined by what he swears byPhiloMig. Abra. 29Go to Reference
Matthew 5:34One should not swear by God, but by his father or motherPhiloSpecial Laws 1Go to Reference
Matthew 5:40One’s cloak used as collateralBabylonian TalmudShabbath 148aGo to Reference
Matthew 5:43Advice to be friends with the friendlyHesiodWorks and Days 354Go to Reference
Matthew 5:45Rain falls only on Men of FaithBabylonian TalmudTaanith 8aGo to Reference
Matthew 6:4Debate whether better to give in private or in public?Babylonian TalmudBaba Bathra 9bGo to Reference
Matthew 6:4Argument that it is better to give in private, so as not to shame someoneBabylonian TalmudChagigah 5aGo to Reference
Matthew 6:5Mention of standing to pray before the ark in the city during fast daysBabylonian TalmudTaanith 15aGo to Reference
Matthew 6:9Identification of God as a father in heavenBabylonian TalmudShevuoth 15aGo to Reference
Matthew 6:10Belief that a prayer, without mentioning God’s name and kingship is not a prayerBabylonian TalmudBerachoth 40bGo to Reference
Matthew 6:10Jewish prayer for God to do his will in heaven aboveBabylonian TalmudBerachoth 29bGo to Reference
Matthew 6:11Jewish prayer for sustenance for one’s bodyBabylonian TalmudBerachoth 29bGo to Reference
Matthew 6:13Jewish prayer not to be temptedBabylonian TalmudBerachoth 60bGo to Reference
Matthew 6:13Jewish end of a prayer, “Blessed be the name of his glorious kingdom, for ever and ever.”Babylonian TalmudYoma 39aGo to Reference
Matthew 6:13Jewish end of Shema “Blessed be the name of his glorious kingdom, for ever and ever.”Babylonian TalmudPesachim 56aGo to Reference
Matthew 6:13Instead of saying amen, prayers in the Temple were concluded with “Blessed be the name of his glorious kingdom, for ever and ever.”Babylonian TalmudTaanith 16bGo to Reference
Matthew 6:16Someone having a blackened face from fastingBabylonian TalmudSotah 12aGo to Reference
Matthew 6:16Someone having a blackened face from fastingBabylonian TalmudSanhedrin 100aGo to Reference
Matthew 6:16-17Everyone puts ashes on their heads when they go to fastBabylonian TalmudTaanith 15bGo to Reference
Matthew 6:17Mention of putting ash on your heads during fast daysBabylonian TalmudTaanith 15aGo to Reference
Matthew 6:20King Monobaz mentions storing up treasures above as opposed to belowBabylonian TalmudBaba Bathra 11aGo to Reference
Matthew 6:26Jewish comparison with animals to suggest that we ought not be anxiousBabylonian TalmudKiddushin 82aGo to Reference
Matthew 6:29Phrase, “Solomon when in his glory”Babylonian TalmudBaba Metzia 83aGo to Reference
Matthew 6:30Use of grass in heating an ovenBabylonian TalmudShabbath 36aGo to Reference
Matthew 6:34Admonition not to fret about tomorrowBabylonian TalmudSanhedrin 100bGo to Reference
Matthew 7:2The measure which will you use will be measured against youBabylonian TalmudSotah 8bGo to Reference
Matthew 7:5Take the beam out from between your eyesBabylonian TalmudBaba Bathra 15bGo to Reference
Matthew 7:5Take the beam out from between your eyes; noone in that generation able to reproveBabylonian TalmudArachin 16bGo to Reference
Matthew 7:6Decision not to redeemed dedicated animals to be fed to dogsBabylonian TalmudTerumoth 17aGo to Reference
Matthew 7:6Decision not to redeemed dedicated animals to be fed to dogsBabylonian TalmudTerumoth 30bGo to Reference
Matthew 7:6Decision not to redeemed dedicated animals to be fed to dogsBabylonian TalmudBechoroth 15aGo to Reference
Matthew 7:23Phrase of reproof, “I never knew thee”Babylonian TalmudMoed Katan 16aGo to Reference
Matthew 8:2Lepers were not permitted to be within walled citiesBabylonian TalmudKelim 1.7Go to Reference
Matthew 8:2Description of leprosyPliny the ElderHist. Nat. 26.5Go to Reference
Matthew 8:2Description of leprosy, and various typesAulus CelsusMedicine 5.28.19Go to Reference
Matthew 8:12The gnashing of teeth, within GehennaBabylonian TalmudSanhedrin 52aGo to Reference
Matthew 8:22Referring to sinners as dead, while living, and the righteous as living after deathBabylonian TalmudBerachoth 18bGo to Reference
Matthew 8:22Legal obligation for a child to bury his fatherAeschinesAgainst Timarchus 14Go to Reference
Matthew 8:30Gadara was a Grecian cityJosephusWar. 2.6.3Go to Reference
Matthew 8:30Breeding of pigs was forbidden by jewsBabylonian TalmudBaba Kama 79bGo to Reference
Matthew 9:1A person becomes as a local after 12 months residence or once he buys a houseBabylonian TalmudBaba Bathra 7bGo to Reference
Matthew 9:11Tax collectors reckoned with murderers and robbersBabylonian TalmudNedarim 27bGo to Reference
Matthew 9:13Phrase “go and learn” to direct someone to studyBabylonian TalmudSanhedrin 86aGo to Reference
Matthew 9:17Fermented wine bursting either jars or buttsVarroAgr. 1.13Go to Reference
Matthew 9:23Flutes used for mourningBabylonian TalmudKethuboth 46bGo to Reference
Matthew 9:35Distinguishing between synagogues in villages and large townsBabylonian TalmudMegilah 26aGo to Reference
Matthew 10:1Unclean spirits coming upon people in cemeteriesBabylonian TalmudChagigah 3bGo to Reference
Matthew 10:1Unclean spirits coming upon people in cemeteriesBabylonian TalmudSanhedrin 65bGo to Reference
Matthew 10:2An apostle/messenger would communicate from Jerusalem with the Diaspora 6 times a yearBabylonian TalmudRosh Hashanah 18aGo to Reference
Matthew 10:14The dust of gentiles causes uncleannessBabylonian TalmudOholoth 17.5Go to Reference
Matthew 10:14Dirt from the land of gentilesBabylonian TalmudTaharoth 4.5Go to Reference
Matthew 10:21In the time of the Messiah, son will revile father, and daughter revile motherBabylonian TalmudSotah 49bGo to Reference
Matthew 10:25Myiodes, the god of the fliesPliny the ElderHist. Nat. 29.34Go to Reference
Matthew 10:25Phrase, “Enough for the servant that he should be like his master”Babylonian TalmudBerachoth 48bGo to Reference
Matthew 11:13The prophets prophesied for the days of the MessiahBabylonian TalmudBerachoth 34bGo to Reference
Matthew 11:13The prophets prophesied for the days of the MessiahBabylonian TalmudShabbath 63aGo to Reference
Matthew 11:13The prophets prophesied for the days of the MessiahBabylonian TalmudSanhedrin 99aGo to Reference
Matthew 11:21City of ChorazinBabylonian TalmudMenachoth 85aGo to Reference
Matthew 11:29The yoke of the kingdom of heaven, and the yoke of the commandmentsBabylonian TalmudBerachoth 13aGo to Reference
Matthew 12:4Debate whether the shewbread can be baked on Sabbath or on weekdaysBabylonian TalmudMenachoth 95bGo to Reference
Matthew 12:5The slaughtering of animals overrides the sabbath restrictionsBabylonian TalmudMenachoth 72bGo to Reference
Matthew 12:10Belief that medicine is permissible to take on the SabbathBabylonian TalmudYoma 84aGo to Reference
Matthew 12:12For any danger to human life, the sabbath is suspendedBabylonian TalmudYoma 84bGo to Reference
Matthew 12:12It was a worthy profanation of the sabbath to save a man from freezing to deathBabylonian TalmudYoma 35bGo to Reference
Matthew 12:24Ashmedai, the prince of demonsBabylonian TalmudGittin 68aGo to Reference
Matthew 12:39Asking for a sign, so as to recognize the MessiahBabylonian TalmudSanhedrin 98aGo to Reference
Matthew 12:40Part of the day is considered as a whole dayBabylonian TalmudMoed Katan 16bGo to Reference
Matthew 12:40Part of the day is considered as a whole dayBabylonian TalmudMoed Katan 17bGo to Reference
Matthew 12:40Part of the day is considered as a whole dayBabylonian TalmudMoed Katan 19bGo to Reference
Matthew 12:40Part of the day is considered as a whole dayBabylonian TalmudMoed Katan 20bGo to Reference
Matthew 12:40Part of the day is considered as a whole dayBabylonian TalmudBechoroth 20bGo to Reference
Matthew 12:40Part of the day is considered as a whole dayBabylonian TalmudBechoroth 21aGo to Reference
Matthew 12:40Part of the day is considered as a whole dayBabylonian TalmudNidah 33aGo to Reference
Matthew 13:3R. Meir also utilized parables in his teachingBabylonian TalmudSotah 49aGo to Reference
Matthew 13:16Phrase, “Blessed are the eyes that have seen thus”Babylonian TalmudChagigah 14bGo to Reference
Matthew 13:32Mustard seed, a standard of a very small thingBabylonian TalmudBerachoth 31aGo to Reference
Matthew 13:32Mustard seed, a standard of a very small thingBabylonian TalmudMegilah 28bGo to Reference
Matthew 13:32Mustard seed, a standard of a very small thingBabylonian TalmudNidah 66aGo to Reference
Matthew 13:42Use of grass in heating an ovenBabylonian TalmudShabbath 36aGo to Reference
Matthew 13:44Lawsuit pertaining to a treasure in a fieldPhilostratusLife of Apollonius 2.39Go to Reference
Matthew 13:45Pearls as the height of luxuryPliny the ElderHist. Nat. 9.54Go to Reference
Matthew 13:45Pearls as unique gemsPliny the ElderHist. Nat. 9.56Go to Reference
Matthew 14:3John the Baptist killed by HerodJosephusAnt. 18.5.2Go to Reference
Matthew 14:4Sleeping with one’s brother’s wife worthy of executionBabylonian TalmudKrithoth 1aGo to Reference
Matthew 14:6Royal Birthdays held by idolatorsBabylonian TalmudAvodah Zarah 8aGo to Reference
Matthew 14:25Dispute whether there are 3 or 4 watches in the nightBabylonian TalmudBerachoth 3aGo to Reference
Matthew 15:2Statement that “whoever eats bread without washing, is as one who slept with a harlot”Babylonian TalmudSotah 4bGo to Reference
Matthew 15:2Statement that “whoever makes light of washing hands will be uprooted from the world”Babylonian TalmudSotah 4bGo to Reference
Matthew 15:2Eleazar b. Hanoch raised questions about the washing of the hands, and was excommunicated for itBabylonian TalmudBerachoth 19aGo to Reference
Matthew 15:6Corban, a thing dedicated to GodJosephusAnt. 4.4.4Go to Reference
Matthew 16:13Distinguishing between the two Caesareas as east and westBabylonian TalmudOholoth 18.9Go to Reference
Matthew 16:13Caesarea which is at the source of the JordanPliny the ElderHist. Nat. 5.15Go to Reference
Matthew 16:13Mention of Caesarea Phillipi as opposed to Caesarea by the seaJosephusWar 7.2.1Go to Reference
Matthew 16:18Tertullian’s interpretation of Matthew 16:18TertullianOn Modesty 21Go to Reference
Matthew 16:18Belief that there were 3 gates to GehennaBabylonian TalmudEiruvin 19aGo to Reference
Matthew 16:18Two palm trees which are on each side of the valley of Hinnom were referred to as the gate of GehennaBabylonian TalmudSukkah 32bGo to Reference
Matthew 17:3Rabbi Jose denied that Moses and Elijah had seen the Shekinah, either by ascending to heaven or the shekinah coming downBabylonian TalmudSukkah 5aGo to Reference
Matthew 17:10Trypho also expected Elijah to come before the MessiahJustin MartyrDial. Tryp. 49Go to Reference
Matthew 17:15Description of the effects of epilepsisHippocratesSacred Disease 13Go to Reference
Matthew 17:20Mustard seed, a standard of a very small thingBabylonian TalmudBerachoth 31aGo to Reference
Matthew 17:20Mustard seed, a standard of a very small thingBabylonian TalmudMegilah 28bGo to Reference
Matthew 17:20Mustard seed, a standard of a very small thingBabylonian TalmudNidah 66aGo to Reference
Matthew 17:24The temple tax is levied upon, Levites and Israelites, proselytes and freedman, but not women or minors Babylonian TalmudShekalim 1.3Go to Reference
Matthew 17:27The use of bronze hooks in fishingOppianHalieutica 1Go to Reference
Matthew 17:27The four types of fishing, hooks, nets OppianHalieutica 3Go to Reference
Matthew 18:6The phrase, “millstone around one’s neck” represents a burdensome thingBabylonian TalmudKiddushin 29bGo to Reference
Matthew 18:10Idea that Abraham was assigned a specific angelBabylonian TalmudSanhedrin 96aGo to Reference
Matthew 18:12One shepherd for every 80-100 sheepVarroAgr. 2.10Go to Reference
Matthew 18:20Wherever 10 are gathered to study the Torah, the Shekinah is therePirke AvothAvoth 3.7Go to Reference
Matthew 18:20A Jewish congregation cannot exist with fewer than ten personsBabylonian TalmudSanhedrin 2aGo to Reference
Matthew 18:20A Jewish congregation cannot exist with fewer than ten personsBabylonian TalmudMegilah 23bGo to Reference
Matthew 18:21Rabbi Jose taught that forgiveness should be given 3 times, but on the fourth it is notBabylonian TalmudYoma 86bGo to Reference
Matthew 19:12Philo noting the benefit of being a eunuch for chastity’s sakePhiloAlleg. Law 84Go to Reference
Matthew 19:12Mention of man-made eunuchsBabylonian TalmudYevamoth 20bGo to Reference
Matthew 19:12Physical defects to the testicles constitute a natural-born eunuchBabylonian TalmudYevamoth 75aGo to Reference
Matthew 19:24An elephant going through the eye of a needleBabylonian TalmudBerachoth 55bGo to Reference
Matthew 19:24An elephant going through the eye of a needleBabylonian TalmudBaba Metzia 38bGo to Reference
Matthew 20:2A day’s wage either a Denarius or a Sela depending on the seasonBabylonian TalmudBaba Batha 86bGo to Reference
Matthew 20:8One’s wages must be paid at the end of the day Babylonian TalmudBaba Metzia 111aGo to Reference
Matthew 20:12The sadness about a Roman who converted at the last momentBabylonian TalmudAvodah Zarah 10bGo to Reference
Matthew 20:16Belief that children of the world to come are fewBabylonian TalmudSukkah 45bGo to Reference
Matthew 21:1Bethpage just outside the walls of JerusalemBabylonian TalmudBaba Metzia 90aGo to Reference
Matthew 21:5Recognized contradiction Messiah coming on a cloud or on an ass?Babylonian TalmudSanhedrin 98aGo to Reference
Matthew 21:12In the month, Adar, the one prior to Nisan, the money-changing tables were set up in the TempleBabylonian TalmudShekalim 1.3Go to Reference
Matthew 21:19Mention of the figs of BethanyBabylonian TalmudPesachim 53aGo to Reference
Matthew 21:19Mention of the figs of BethanyBabylonian TalmudEiruvin 28bGo to Reference
Matthew 21:19White figs ripen every three years, persian figs ripen every two yearsBabylonian TalmudSheviith 5.1Go to Reference
Matthew 21:33The disadvantage of leasing your field to tenantsColumellaAgriculture 1.7.6Go to Reference
Matthew 21:33Once two rows of vines are planted it, constitutes a vineyardBabylonian TalmudKilayim 4.5Go to Reference
Matthew 21:33Once there are 5 vines planted, it constitutes a vineyardBabylonian TalmudKilayim 4.5Go to Reference
Matthew 22:20The coin of Jerusalem had David and Solomon on one side, and the name “Jerusalem” on the otherBabylonian TalmudBaba Kama 97bGo to Reference
Matthew 22:21Jewish difficulty whether to accept a coin with Caesar on itBabylonian TalmudAvodah Zarah 6bGo to Reference
Matthew 22:30Those after death being likened to angelsPhiloSacr. Cain and Abel 2Go to Reference
Matthew 22:32The resurrection of the dead ascertained from the TorahBabylonian TalmudSanhedrin 90bGo to Reference
Matthew 22:36The weightiness of the prescription of circumcisionBabylonian TalmudNedarim 31bGo to Reference
Matthew 22:36The command of the zizith/tassels is equal to all the other precepts togetherBabylonian TalmudMenachoth 43bGo to Reference
Matthew 22:36The distinction between minor and weighty precepts of the lawPirke AvothAvoth 2.1Go to Reference
Matthew 22:37Explanation of the command to Love the Lord with your whole beingBabylonian TalmudBerachoth 54aGo to Reference
Matthew 23:4Doublemindedness brings on the destruction of the worldBabylonian TalmudSotah 21bGo to Reference
Matthew 23:5Ben Zizith Hakeseth was renowned for his fringesBabylonian TalmudGittin 56aGo to Reference
Matthew 23:7Scholars addressed as Father, Father, Rabbi, RabbiBabylonian TalmudMakkoth 24aGo to Reference
Matthew 23:7Scholars addressed as Father, Father, Rabbi, RabbiBabylonian TalmudKethuboth 103bGo to Reference
Matthew 23:9Slaves unable to receive the title, “father” or “mother”Babylonian TalmudBerachoth 16bGo to Reference
Matthew 23:12The saying, “those who humble themselves, the Lord exalts, those who exalt themselves, the Lord humbles”Babylonian TalmudEiruvin 13bGo to Reference
Matthew 23:12The saying, “those who humble themselves, the Lord exalts, those who exalt themselves, the Lord humbles”Babylonian TalmudEiruvin 54aGo to Reference
Matthew 23:15The phrase, “sons of Gehinnom”Babylonian TalmudRosh Hashanah 17aGo to Reference
Matthew 23:16Example of swearing by the TempleBabylonian TalmudKiddushin 71aGo to Reference
Matthew 23:16Example of swearing by the TempleBabylonian TalmudKethuboth 27bGo to Reference
Matthew 23:19Idea that the altar sanctifies anything that is eligible for itBabylonian TalmudZevachim 83aGo to Reference
Matthew 23:23Mint subject to the seventh year sacrificesBabylonian TalmudSheviith 7.1Go to Reference
Matthew 23:23Identification of major and minor commands of the lawBabylonian TalmudYevamoth 47aGo to Reference
Matthew 23:23Weightier and Lighter elements of the lawBabylonian TalmudChagigah 15bGo to Reference
Matthew 23:23Weightier and Lighter elements of the lawBabylonian TalmudSanhedrin 106bGo to Reference
Matthew 23:24Eating a flea or a gnat only eaten by apostatesBabylonian TalmudAvodah Zarah 26bGo to Reference
Matthew 23:24Eating a flea or a gnat only eaten by apostatesBabylonian TalmudHorayoth 11aGo to Reference
Matthew 23:24Mention of straining a fly from a cupBabylonian TalmudMegilah 13bGo to Reference
Matthew 23:27Reference to white-washed tombsBabylonian TalmudMaaser Sheni 5.1Go to Reference
Matthew 23:32The Lord does not exact punishment until one’s measure is filled upBabylonian TalmudSotah 9aGo to Reference
Matthew 23:33Phrase, “punishment of Gehenna”Babylonian TalmudBerachoth 61aGo to Reference
Matthew 23:33Phrase, “punishment of Gehenna”Babylonian TalmudEiruvin 18bGo to Reference
Matthew 23:33Phrase, “punishment of Gehenna”Babylonian TalmudYevamoth 102bGo to Reference
Matthew 23:35Quote, Zechariah son of BerakiaOrigenTo Africanus 9Go to Reference
Matthew 23:37-38 2 Esdras drawing from Matthew 23, for “gathering as a hen” and “your house is desolate” 2 Esdras 2 Esdras 1:30,33 Go to Reference
Matthew 24:2Jerusalem having been dug up and plunderedJosephusWar 7.5.2Go to Reference
Matthew 24:16Christian flight from Jerusalem to Pella during the siege in 70ADEusebiusEcc. Hist. 3.5.3Go to Reference
Matthew 24:18It was common to plough and sow while nakedVirgilGeorgics 1.299Go to Reference
Matthew 24:41Grinding corn an expected task for wivesBabylonian TalmudKethuboth 59bGo to Reference
Matthew 25:2The parable shares common features of wise and foolish servants with a parable of R. Johanan b. ZakkaiBabylonian TalmudShabbath 153aGo to Reference
Matthew 25:33In a court decision, one clerk stands to the left and another to the right, one to condemn and one to acquitBabylonian TalmudSanhedrin 34aGo to Reference
Matthew 26:3Forty years before the destruction of the Temple, the Sanhedrin lost power to adjudicate capital crimesBabylonian TalmudShabbath 15aGo to Reference
Matthew 26:3Forty years before the destruction of the Temple, the Sanhedrin lost power to adjudicate capital crimesBabylonian TalmudSanhedrin 41aGo to Reference
Matthew 26:3Forty years before the destruction of the Temple, the Sanhedrin lost power to adjudicate capital crimesBabylonian TalmudAvodah Zarah 8bGo to Reference
Matthew 26:5Statement that rebellious leaders be executed during festivals so that the whole nation would be awareBabylonian TalmudSanhedrin 89aGo to Reference
Matthew 26:7Alabaster as container for perfumesPliny the ElderHist. Nat. 8.3-4Go to Reference
Matthew 26:7A maidservant washing a man’s feet, then dipping both his hands and feet in oilBabylonian TalmudMenachoth 85bGo to Reference
Matthew 26:7Alabaster box as a container for ointmentAelianusVar. Hist. 12.18Go to Reference
Matthew 26:17The passover lamb, not to be killed before middayBabylonian TalmudPesachim 61aGo to Reference
Matthew 26:17After cooking the lamb, they hang and flayed itBabylonian TalmudPesachim 64aGo to Reference
Matthew 26:23Requirement to dip the bitter herbs for passoverBabylonian TalmudPesachim 114aGo to Reference
Matthew 26:24The phrase, it would be better for that one not to be bornEnochEnoch 2.38.2Go to Reference
Matthew 26:26Jewish custom to give the blessing, and then break the breadBabylonian TalmudBerachoth 39bGo to Reference
Matthew 26:26A guest may not eat until the host has broken bread and tastedBabylonian TalmudBerachoth 47aGo to Reference
Matthew 26:30The Hallel Psalms sung after the lamb was eatenBabylonian TalmudPesachim 95aGo to Reference
Matthew 26:30Hallel Psalm 115 refers to the suffering of the MessiahBabylonian TalmudPesachim 118aGo to Reference
Matthew 26:30The sacrifice of the Red Heifer was to take place on the Mount of OlivesBabylonian TalmudMiddoth 2.4Go to Reference
Matthew 26:30The sacrifice of the Red Heifer was to take place on the Mount of OlivesBabylonian TalmudMiddoth 1.3Go to Reference
Matthew 26:34The cock’s crow as a unit of measure for time of dayBabylonian TalmudYoma 21aGo to Reference
Matthew 26:59High priest Caiaphas followed Simon, who followed AnanusJosephusAnt. 18.2.2Go to Reference
Matthew 26:67So disgraceful is spitting, that one who does so in front of his master deserves an untimely deathBabylonian TalmudEiruvin 99aGo to Reference
Matthew 26:73Galileans were recognizable from their imprecision in languageBabylonian TalmudEiruvin 53aGo to Reference
Matthew 27:2Pontius Pilate as governor of JudeaPhiloEmbassy to Gaius 38Go to Reference
Matthew 27:2Christus suffered at the hands of Pontius PilateTacitusAnnals 15.44Go to Reference
Matthew 27:2Pontius PilateJosephusAnt. 18.2.2Go to Reference
Matthew 27:3Pontius PilateJosephusAnt. 18.3.1-3Go to Reference
Matthew 27:16Many people named Abba, even some Abbas Bar AbbaBabylonian TalmudBerachoth 18bGo to Reference
Matthew 27:24Guilt of blood being washed by a streamOvidFasti 2.34Go to Reference
Matthew 27:31Judgments are to take place as soon as the hearing is completedBabylonian TalmudSanhedrin 42bGo to Reference
Matthew 27:34Common practice to give wine mixed with frankincense to calm ones nerves before executionBabylonian TalmudSanhedrin 43aGo to Reference
Matthew 27:35A man is hanged without his clothesBabylonian TalmudSanhedrin 46aGo to Reference
Matthew 27:37An inscription, describing why a man was to be crucifiedCassius DioRom. Hist. 54.3.7-8Go to Reference
Matthew 27:46The evening sacrifice is done between 8.5 hours and 9.5 hoursBabylonian TalmudPesachim 58aGo to Reference
Matthew 27:60Mourning rites commence as soon as the stone is shut over the tombBabylonian TalmudSanhedrin 60aGo to Reference