Matadormus
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The proud Alpheus twins knew Jesus refused to accept the rich man, revealing his impartiality in forming the kingdom of heaven. 139:10.9
To enter the kingdom of heaven, Matadormus had to relinquish his pet evil of wealth, only to later become treasurer of the Jerusalem church. 163:2.7
Matadormus and other Jewish leaders met with Jesus in the home of Nicodemus to discuss his teachings and message of light. 164:2.1
Matadormus, a rich young Pharisee and member of the Jerusalem Sanhedrin, desired eternal life but struggled to give up his wealth to follow Jesus as one of his messengers. 163:2.4-9 163:3.3
Bible parallels
Passages that the paragraphs cited above parallel, quote or reinterpret, from Duane Faw’s Paramony cross-references. Hover a reference to read it.
- Jesus rejected rich man 139:10.9 — Mt 19:21-22; Mk 10:21-22; Lk 18:22-23.
- Jesus is no respecter of persons 139:10.9 — 2 Ch 19:7; Job 34:19; Sir 35:12; Mt 22:16; Mk 12:14; Lk 20:21; Acts 10:34; Ro 2:11; Ga 2:6; Ga 3:28; Eph 6:9; Col 3:11.
- Nicodemus 164:2.1 — Jn 3:1-9; Jn 7:50; Jn 19:39.
- Rich young ruler 163:2.4 — Mt 19:16-20a; Mk 10:17,19-20; Lk 18:18,20-21.
- Keep all the Commandments 163:2.4 — Ex 20:3-17; Dt 5:7-21.
Where it appears
Matadormus is linked in 3 paragraphs of the text.