Matthew 18
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Matthew 18 is a chapter in the New Testament that records Jesus’ teaching on humility, forgiveness, church discipline, and the authority of the community of believers.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Matthew 18 canonical | 1 |
| Matthew 18:18 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4540350 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Matthew 18 Context triple: [The Keyes of the Kingdom of Heaven, scripturalBasis, Matthew 18]
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Matthew 24
Matthew 24 is a chapter in the New Testament in which Jesus delivers the Olivet Discourse, prophesying future tribulations and his return at the end of the age.
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Mark 13
Mark 13 is a chapter in the New Testament in which Jesus delivers an apocalyptic discourse about the destruction of the Temple, future tribulations, and his eventual return.
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Matthew 13
Matthew 13 is a chapter in the New Testament that presents several of Jesus’ most famous parables, especially those illustrating the nature and growth of the Kingdom of Heaven.
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Luke 21
Luke 21 is a chapter in the New Testament Gospel of Luke in which Jesus delivers apocalyptic teaching about the end times, including prophecies often associated with the Second Coming of Christ.
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Gospel of Matthew
The Gospel of Matthew is a New Testament book that presents an account of Jesus Christ’s life, teachings, death, and resurrection, emphasizing his role as the Jewish Messiah and fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Matthew 18 Target entity description: Matthew 18 is a chapter in the New Testament that records Jesus’ teaching on humility, forgiveness, church discipline, and the authority of the community of believers.
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A.
Matthew 24
Matthew 24 is a chapter in the New Testament in which Jesus delivers the Olivet Discourse, prophesying future tribulations and his return at the end of the age.
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B.
Mark 13
Mark 13 is a chapter in the New Testament in which Jesus delivers an apocalyptic discourse about the destruction of the Temple, future tribulations, and his eventual return.
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C.
Matthew 13
Matthew 13 is a chapter in the New Testament that presents several of Jesus’ most famous parables, especially those illustrating the nature and growth of the Kingdom of Heaven.
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D.
Luke 21
Luke 21 is a chapter in the New Testament Gospel of Luke in which Jesus delivers apocalyptic teaching about the end times, including prophecies often associated with the Second Coming of Christ.
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E.
Gospel of Matthew
The Gospel of Matthew is a New Testament book that presents an account of Jesus Christ’s life, teachings, death, and resurrection, emphasizing his role as the Jewish Messiah and fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chapter of the Bible
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chapter of the Gospel of Matthew ⓘ |
| attributedAuthorOfContainingBook | Matthew the Apostle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beginsWith | disciples’ question about who is greatest in the kingdom of heaven ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | universally accepted in mainstream Christian canons ⓘ |
| containsParable |
Parable of the Lost Sheep
NERFINISHED
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Parable of the Unforgiving Servant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsPericope |
Parable of the Lost Sheep
NERFINISHED
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Parable of the Unforgiving Servant NERFINISHED ⓘ Teaching on binding and loosing NERFINISHED ⓘ Teaching on church discipline ⓘ Teaching on prayer in agreement ⓘ The Greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven NERFINISHED ⓘ Warning against causing little ones to stumble ⓘ |
| containsTeachingOf | Jesus of Nazareth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describesProcedure |
go and tell the brother his fault between you and him alone
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if he does not listen, take one or two others along ⓘ if he refuses to listen even to the church, treat him as a Gentile and a tax collector ⓘ if he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church ⓘ |
| featuresAction | Jesus calls a little child and places the child among the disciples ⓘ |
| hasPositionInWork | eighteenth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew ⓘ |
| includesSaying |
forgive not seven times but seventy-seven times
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if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out ⓘ if your hand or foot causes you to sin, cut it off ⓘ it is better to have a great millstone fastened around the neck and be drowned than to cause a little one to sin ⓘ whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven ⓘ whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven ⓘ where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them ⓘ |
| languageOfOriginal | Koine Greek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Christian Bible NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
church discipline
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community authority ⓘ forgiveness ⓘ humility ⓘ |
| moralLesson | believers must forgive others from the heart ⓘ |
| partOf |
Gospel of Matthew
NERFINISHED
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New Testament ⓘ |
| recordsQuestionBy | Peter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordsQuestionContent | how often shall my brother sin against me and I forgive him ⓘ |
| teaches |
a king forgives his servant an enormous debt
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agreement in prayer among believers has special efficacy ⓘ it is not the will of the Father that one of the little ones should perish ⓘ procedure for confronting a brother who sins ⓘ the Son of Man came to save the lost ⓘ the forgiven servant refuses to forgive a fellow servant a small debt ⓘ the king punishes the unforgiving servant ⓘ the shepherd leaves ninety-nine sheep to seek the one that went astray ⓘ whoever humbles himself like a little child is greatest in the kingdom of heaven ⓘ |
| tradition | part of the Synoptic Gospels tradition ⓘ |
| verseCount | 35 ⓘ |
| warnsAgainst | causing little ones who believe in Jesus to stumble ⓘ |
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Subject: Matthew 18 Description of subject: Matthew 18 is a chapter in the New Testament that records Jesus’ teaching on humility, forgiveness, church discipline, and the authority of the community of believers.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Matthew 18:18