The Bible in a Year

New Testament

Matthew 20 to 28
Read this coming week:
Jan 17 Gen 31, Ps 17, Matt 20 Jan 18 Gen 32‐33, Ps 18:1‐24, Matt 21 Jan
19 Gen 34‐35, Ps 18:25‐50, Matt 22 Jan 20 Gen 36, Ps 19:1‐6, Matt 23 Jan
21 Gen 37‐38, Ps 19:7‐14, Matt 24 Jan 22 Gen 39‐40, Ps 20, Matt 25 Jan
23 Gen 41‐42, Ps 21, Matt 26 Jan 24 Gen 43‐44, Ps 22:1‐18, Matt 27‐28

Reading Questions
For next week you’re reading Matthew 20 through the
end. Answer the following:
• Matthew 20 solidifies Jesus’ teaching about the
first being last. How does this fit with Jesus’
prediction about His life?
• How long does Jesus stay in Jerusalem after His
triumphal entry?
• Which two groups does Jesus silence in Matthew
22?
• Count the 7 “woes” of Matthew 23. What does
Jesus indict the Pharisees of here?
• Matthew 24 is like a “little Revelation”. What do
we learn about the end of the age from this
chapter?
• Matthew 25 contains three segments that teach
us to be on our guard, what are these three
segments?
 • Matthew 26 begins the Passion story in Matthew.
What events happen before Jesus is handed over
to the authorities?
• Matthew 27 and 28 span the death, resurrection,
and ascension of Jesus. What does Matthew seem
to give more attention to in his telling of the
Gospel?

The Bible in a Year

New Testament

Matthew 20 to 28
Read this coming week:
Jan 17 Gen 31, Ps 17, Matt 20 Jan 18 Gen 32‐33, Ps 18:1‐24, Matt 21 Jan
19 Gen 34‐35, Ps 18:25‐50, Matt 22 Jan 20 Gen 36, Ps 19:1‐6, Matt 23 Jan
21 Gen 37‐38, Ps 19:7‐14, Matt 24 Jan 22 Gen 39‐40, Ps 20, Matt 25 Jan
23 Gen 41‐42, Ps 21, Matt 26 Jan 24 Gen 43‐44, Ps 22:1‐18, Matt 27‐28

Reading Questions
For next week you’re reading Matthew 20 through the
end. Answer the following:
• Matthew 20 solidifies Jesus’ teaching about the
first being last. How does this fit with Jesus’
prediction about His life?
• How long does Jesus stay in Jerusalem after His
triumphal entry?
• Which two groups does Jesus silence in Matthew
22?
 • Count the 7 “woes” of Matthew 23. What does
Jesus indict the Pharisees of here?
• Matthew 24 is like a “little Revelation”. What do
we learn about the end of the age from this
chapter?
• Matthew 25 contains three segments that teach
us to be on our guard, what are these three
segments?
• Matthew 26 begins the Passion story in Matthew.
What events happen before Jesus is handed over
to the authorities?
• Matthew 27 and 28 span the death, resurrection,
and ascension of Jesus. What does Matthew seem
to give more attention to in his telling of the
Gospel?
Matthew’s Gospel omissions
Matthew’s Gospel is clearly one of the most
recognizable tellings of Jesus’ life on earth, yet some
elements of what we know of Jesus’ story are notably
absent from Matthew’s telling:

• Prologue telling about John the Baptist’s birth

• Boy Jesus in the temple
• Healing a demoniac in the Synagogue
• Jesus rejected by Samaritans (Luke 9)
• “Father forgive them, for they know not what they
do…”
• Etc.

What do you think the omissions in Matthew tell us

about the content of the Gospel?
 Please don’t throw this away. If you’re not going to use it, leave it for
someone else to use.

Matthew’s Gospel omissions

Matthew’s Gospel is clearly one of the most
recognizable tellings of Jesus’ life on earth, yet some
elements of what we know of Jesus’ story are notably
absent from Matthew’s telling:

• Prologue telling about John the Baptist’s birth

• Boy Jesus in the temple
• Healing a demoniac in the Synagogue
• Jesus rejected by Samaritans (Luke 9)
• “Father forgive them, for they know not what they
do…”
• Etc.

What do you think the omissions in Matthew tell us

about the content of the Gospel?
Please don’t throw this away. If you’re not going to use it, leave it for
someone else to use.