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IVP New Testament Commentary Series – Increasing Conflicts (12:1-50)
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IVP New Testament Commentary Series
Matthew
QUESTIONS AND OPPOSITION (11:1-12:50)
Increasing Conflicts (12:1-50)
Increasing Conflicts (12:1-50)
- Conflicting Approaches to the Bible (12:1-14)
- Jesus' Opponents Interpret the Law Narrowly (12:1-2)
- Jesus' Ethics Are More Biblically Sensitive (12:3-8)
- A Healing Vindicates Jesus on the Sabbath (12:9-13)
- Violating Religious Custom in Favor of God's Will (12:14)
- The Spirit-Anointed Humble Servant (12:15-21)
- Which of Us Is for the Devil? (12:22-45)
- God's Enemies Challenge the Way God Attests His Servants (12:22-24)
- Those Who Work Against the Devil's Purposes Are Doing God's Work (12:25-30)
- A Heart Can Become Too Hard (12:31-32)
- Our Words About God's Purposes Reveal Our Character (12:33-37)
- Those Who Repent with Less Evidence (12:38-42)
- Jesus' Opponents End Up Worse Than They Started (12:43-45)
- Jesus' True Family (12:46-50)
Matthew's plot, like that of the other Gospels, focuses on conflict. In the context of promises of persecution for disciples engaging in mission (Mt 10), Matthew reveals the hostility that had already begun (9:3, 11, 14, 34) but was now growing.
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