People
Matthew in Matthew 9
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This person shows up in Matthew 9:9: “As Jesus passed by from there, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax collection office. He said to him, “Follow me.” He got up…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real person in a real place.
Matthew 9:9
“As Jesus passed by from there, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax collection office. He said to him, “Follow me.” He got up and followed him.”
What kids can learn
When you hear matthew in Matthew, remember the sentence around it. God put this person in the story on purpose.
Read Matthew 9:9 again tomorrow and ask what the person is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice Matthew 9:9
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
AsJesuspassedbyfromthere,hesawamanMatthewsittingatthetaxcollectionoffice.Hesaidtohim,me.”Hegotupandhim.