Matthew vs Jesus - What's the difference?
matthew | jesus |
of biblical origin.
* 1771 , The Expedition of Humphry Clinker , Harper&Brothers 1836, page 231:
* 1979 , Dateline America, Harcourt Brace Jovanocich, ISBN 0151239576, page 184:
, one of the twelve Apostles. A publican or tax-collector at Capernaum and credited with the authorship of the Gospel of Matthew.
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(biblical) The Gospel of St. Matthew, the first book of the New Testament of the Bible. Traditionally the first of the four gospels, a book attributed to Matthew the Evangelist.
Jesus of Nazareth, a Jewish man whom many Christians consider the son of God and call Jesus Christ in belief that he is the Messiah, and whom Muslims believe to be a prophet.
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*1971 (Ruth Rendell), No More Dying Then , Random House (2009), ISBN 9780099534853, page 195:
*:Frensham opened the door and called a name that sounded like 'Haysus'. Brandy was brought and various other bottles and decanters. When the manservant had gone, Frensham said, 'Odd, aren't they, the Spanish? Calling a boy Jesus .'
A Christian savior.
* William Revell Moody (ed.), "Record of Christian Work", 1913,
* Scot McKnight, "Jesus and His Death", 2005,
* Clinton Bennett, "In Search of Jesus", 2001,
* Depeche Mode, "Personal Jesus", from the album "Violator", 1989.
An artistic representation of a Christian savior.
An expletive, the use of which is considered blasphemous among some Christians.
As proper nouns the difference between matthew and jesus
is that matthew is a given name derived from Hebrew of biblical origin while Jesus is jesus of Nazareth, a Jewish man whom many Christians consider the son of God and call Jesus Christ in belief that he is the Messiah, and whom Muslims believe to be a prophet.As a noun Jesus is
a Christian savior.As an interjection Jesus is
an expletive, the use of which is considered blasphemous among some Christians.matthew
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Alternative forms
* (rare) * (biblical abbreviations)Proper noun
(en proper noun) (Gospel of Matthew)- - - - My name is Matthew' Bramble, at your service. The truth is, I have a foolish pique at the name of ' Matthew , because it savours of those canting hypocrites, who in Cromwell's time, christened all their children by names taken from the Scripture."
- People with incorruptible names like Matthew' are always calling people named Charles, Charlie. I wish my folks had named me ' Matthew . Matt is the worst that can be made of it.
- And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew , sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.
See also
* Matthew principlejesus
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Proper noun
(wikipedia Jesus) (en proper noun)Coordinate terms
* (religious founder) Muhammad, Buddha, Zoroaster, Rishabha, Baha'ullah, Moses, , Confucius * (deity) Allah, Vishnu, Ahura Mazda, Ra, Waheguru, Sage, Odin, Zeus, JahDerived terms
(terms derived from "Jesus") * Jesus boots * Jesus Christ * Jesus freak * Jesus of Nazareth * Jesus phone * Jesus pieceUsage notes
* The possessive of the Jesus may be either Jesus’s'' (pronounced with three syllables) or ''Jesus’ (pronounced with two syllables). The latter form was traditionally more common when referred to the Christian figure while the former is more common when referring to other people named Jesus, but both forms are attested in both cases. See .Noun
(Jesuses)p 441
- And, says George Eliot, and all who believe in her teaching, it is perfectly true that He is with us now in a dumb, vague, blessed impulse. Is that your Jesus'? If I may recall my illustration of the train, I will tell you of my ' Jesus .
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- ...leading Dom Crossan at times to the witty criticism that modern Jesus books are in a quest for who can say "my Jesus' is more Jewish than your ' Jesus "...
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- Your Jesus' is my ' Jesus' greatest enemy
- Your own personal Jesus
Interjection
(en interjection)- Jesus , that was close!