The Bible In Paintings: JESUS CALLS MATTHEW, “FOLLOW ME”

[Hebrews 11:6]

The Bible In Paintings
~ Encouragement for Appreciating and Applying God's Word ~

JESUS CALLS
MATTHEW,
“FOLLOW ME”

Featuring 34 Paintings and 2 Windows

M A T T H E W
Chapter 9

As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth. “Follow me,” he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him.

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VITTORE CARPACCIO
"The Calling of St. Matthew"

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CARAVAGGIO
"The Calling of Saint Matthew"

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Detail
Source

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JUAN DE PAREJA
"The Calling of St. Matthew"

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JAN SANDERS VAN HEMESSEN
"The Calling of Matthew"

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JAN SANDERS VAN HEMESSEN
"The Calling of St Matthew"

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GIOVANNI PAOLO PANINI
"The Calling of Saint Matthew"

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JAMES TISSOT
"The Calling of Saint Matthew"

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MARINUS VAN REYMERSWAELE
"The Calling of Matthew"

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MARINUS VAN REYMERSWAELE
"The Calling of Matthew"

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MATTHIAS STOM
"The Calling of St Matthew"

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GIOVANNI DOMENICO TIEPOLO
"The Calling of St Matthew"

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MATTIA PRETI
"The Calling of Matthew"

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WILLIAM BRASSEY HOLE
"Jesus Commanding Matthew the Publican to Follow Him"

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MASTER OF THE ABBEY OF DIELEGEM
"The Calling of St Matthew"

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THEODOOR VAN LOON
"Calling of Saint Matthew"

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"Calling of Matthew"

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CHARLES WAUTIER
"Calling of Saint Matthew"

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NICCOLO TORNIOLI
"Conversion of Saint Matthew"

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"Jesus Calls Saint Matthew"

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GUIDO CAGNACCI
"Calling of Saint Matthew"

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MAUD FRANCIS EYSTON SUMNER
"The Calling of St Matthew"

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CORNELIS ENGEBRECHTSZ.
"Calling of St. Matthew"

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JACOB VAN OOST
"The Calling of Saint Matthew"

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LUCA GIORDANO
"The Calling of St. Matthew"

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BATTISTELLO CARACCIOLO
"The Calling of Saint Matthew"

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NICOLAES PIETERSZOON BERCHEM JAN BAPTIST WEENIX
"The Calling of St Matthew"

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HENDRICK TER BRUGGHEN
"The Calling of St Matthew"

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HENDRICK TER BRUGGHEN
"The Calling of St. Matthew"

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While Jesus was having dinner at Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and “sinners” came and ate with him and his disciples. When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and ‘sinners’?”

On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ FOR I HAVE NOT COME TO CALL THE RIGHTEOUS, BUT SINNERS.”

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JAMES TISSOT
"The Meal in the House of Matthew"

New International Version ©1984, EMPHASES added
*For parallel accounts, see Mark 2 and Luke 5

[InkStone]

(looking back at #2 Caravaggio now...)
Thank you etabeta, well taught.

[Hebrews 11:6]

Enjoyed even that lip-synched version. Ahhhh, 1967: sophomore year at USC.

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Pull a taxman out of service into ministry, and another will pop up in his place.

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Currently, it’s about six days in seven. Gotta rest: God says so!

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thank you for the beautiful fenster.

And I thank God for the beautiful fenster-lover.

[left that other site]

I saw the Four Tops and the Temptations in a show together back in the 1990’s. What a Great Show! :-)

[Squidpup]

[Hebrews 11:6]

Two great groups. Preferred the Temps....Or was it Just My Imagination, Runnin’ Away with Me?

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What a wonderful scene from S1E7!

[left that other site]

The Tempts had a slightly more “polished” sound, while the Tops had a more raw energy. IMNSHO.

[Ezekiel]

I'm thinking he's got Emmanual transmission.

[Ciexyz]

Merry Christmas to everyone! Wonderful artwork.

[Sunsong]

My favorite verses from Matthew:

43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ 44 [a]But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, 45 that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. 46 For if you love those who love you, what reward have you? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? 47 And if you greet your [b]brethren only, what do you do more than others? Do not even the [c]tax collectors do so? 48 Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.’

[Hebrews 11:6]

Which enabled his flight!

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So glad you approve!

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And now we have an ex-tax collector who represents more admirable traits.

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The Tempts had a slightly more “polished” sound, while the Tops had a more raw energy.

That sounds right.

[Ezekiel]

Which enabled his flight!

Which reminds me...

For the Israeli audience, the name of the Top Gun movie(s) was renamed to,

"Love in the Skies" (אהבה בשחקים). Skies (שְׁחָקִים) is a poetic/literary term; here's Klein's entry:

שַֽׁחַק ᴵᴵ m.n. (usually used in the pl. שְׁחָקִים) 1 cloud of dust. 2 clouds in general (lit.: ‘that which is fine, thin’), whence, through sense enlargement, often used in the meaning of ‘sky, heavens’. [Special sense development of שַׁחַק ᴵ.] Derivative: שַׁחֲקִי.

Love in the Skies... which enabled his flight. *The* Top Gun says, "Follow me! Today!"

[Hebrews 11:6]

Differing modes of flight: Matthew’s salvation, Cruise’s aeronautics, Fox’s transtemporalism, our rapturization.

[SisterK]

Probably my most favorite Chosen episode is when Matthew witnesses Jesus heal the paralytic that was lowered through the roof.
Matthew the germaphobe transitions into Matthew the believer.
I think Nicodemas also gets a reality check in that episode.