What Jesus Said Matters – Matthew (next do What Jesus Did Matters)
The title can be taken two ways …. first that everything that Jesus said actually matters! Second, that the things Jesus talked about were important, they were things that mattered to Him!
Want to help make a list summarizing what Jesus talked about? Send me an email (or use the contact page) if you can help. Thanks.
Here is all that is needed … verse by verse, what Jesus said summarized in a few words (one or two if possible).
I am working on Matthew first … here is my start at this project (NOTE: each verse reference is a LINK to all the translations for that verse on BibleGateway):
Mat 3:15 Righteousness
Mat 4:4 God’s Word is Life
Mat 4:7 Don’t Test God
Mat 4:10 Worship and Serve only God
Mat 4:17 Repent
Mat 4:19 Follow Me (for the people)
Mat 5:3 Poor in Spirit, Humble-minded are blessed
Mat 5:4 Sad, Mourning will be comforted
Mat 5:5 Meek, Humble, Gentle are blessed
Mat 5:6 Righteousness are blessed
Mat 5:7 Merciful are blessed
Mat 5:8 Pure in Heart are blessed
Mat 5:9 Peacemakers (cooperate rather than compete/fight)
Mat 5:10 Persecuted for righteousness are blessed
Mat 5:11 Stand with Jesus (and what he said and did)
Mat 5:12 Reward in Heaven for standing with Jesus
Mat 5:13 Be Salt of the Earth (don’t let it be corrupted by worldly matters)
Mat 5:14 Be a Light to the world
Mat 5:15 Share your Light
Mat 5:16 Your light is your good works
Mat 5:17 The Law and Prophets stand as Jesus fulfills them (not abolishes them)
Mat 5:18 The Law is intact till earth passes away
Mat 5:19 Even the least of the Law is very important (keep and teach the Law)
Mat 5:20 Righteousness
Mat 5:21 Murder Mat 5:22 Anger is worse than murder. An angry man is liable to judgement (in danger of hell)
Mat 5:23 Mat 5:24 Reconcile with your brother before making an offering to God
Mat 5:25 Mat 5:26 Reason with your Accuser
Mat 5:27 Mat 5:28 Lust is Adultery (sins)
Mat 5:29 Mat 5:30 Sin sends you to hell
Mat 5:31 Divorce
Mat 5:32 Adultery to marry a divorced woman
Mat 5:33-37 (5 verses) No Vows. Tell the Truth (Holman heading)
Mat 5:38 Mat 5:39 Do not resist one who is evil (turn other cheek)
Mat 5:40 Stolen shirt? Give your coat to them too (ie, no retribution)
Mat 5:41 Forced to go one mile? Go TWO! (ie, give up your rights)
Mat 5:42 Give when asked
Mat 5:43 Love Neighbor Mat 5:44 Love Enemy
Mat 5:45 evil and good / just and unjust are on the earth (be good, be just)
Mat 5:46 Mat 5:47 Love those that hate you
Mat 5:48 Be Perfect
Mat 6:1 Righteous (not just when others are watching)
Mat 6:2-4 (3 verses) Give in secret (don’t publicize it)
Mat 6:5 Don’t be a hypocrite
Mat 6:6 Pray in private
Mat 6:7 Pray with few words (don’t babble on and on)
Mat 6:8 God knows what you need
Mat 6:9 Pray to the Father
Mat 6:10 Pray God’s will be done
Mat 6:11 Pray for our food
Mat 6:12 Pray for forgiveness (as we forgive others)
Mat 6:13 Pray for deliverance
Mat 6:14 Forgiveness Mat 6:15 only if we forgive others
Mat 6:16-18 (3 verses) Fasting with a smile
Mat 6:19 ignore earthly possessions
Mat 6:20 heavenly treasure
Mat 6:21 what you treasure is where you heart will be
Mat 6:22-23 (2 verses) watch what you see (if you see badly you will be in darkness)
Mat 6:24 Money (hate money and love God)
Mat 6:25-32 (8 verses) Don’t worry
Mat 6:33 seek God’s righteousness
Mat 6:34 don’t worry about tomorrow. Each day has troubles
Mat 7:1 don’t judge
Mat 7:2 you will be judged as you judge others
Mat 7:3-5 (3 verses) hypocrite judging others
I paused in my project when I found the book “The Greatest Words Ever Spoken” by Steven Scott. He categorizes everything Jesus said into 200 categories in a 519 page book (which I have with me next to my computer!)
Another person (Josh) put together several website pages that list everything that Jesus said, book by book, similar to what I am doing… but not quite … I am trying to be a bit more granular, more to specific verses and what Jesus was saying, sentence by sentence, verse by verse while Josh was grouping his sentences by paragraphs (so to speak). But here is his summary: What Jesus said in the book of Matthew