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- noun (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel
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This new Divine name St. Matthew refers to as fulfilled in Jesus, and interprets to mean the Divinity of Jesus.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 7: Gregory XII-Infallability 1840-1916 1913
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Greek text of the Gospel known as St. Matthew's, not even excepting those who have expressly handed down that the Apostle Matthew wrote in his native tongue, proves for certain that this very Greek Gospel is identical in substance with the Gospel written by the same Apostle in his native language.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913
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The second fortress, called St. Matthew, had three guns, of eight pounds each.
The Pirates of Panama or, The Buccaneers of America; a True Account of the Famous Adventures and Daring Deeds of Sir Henry Morgan and Other Notorious Freebooters of the Spanish Main George Alfred Williams 1903
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He appears also to have been disappointed in an expectancy he had of £3000 prize-money from the proceeds, among other booty, of those two well-furnished Apostles aforesaid, as he familiarly terms the St. Matthew and St. Andrew.
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At the entrance to the harbor, there are two points: the one on the west side extending a league out into the river, and called St. Matthew's Point; [136] the other on the southeast side extending out a quarter of a league, and called All-Devils 'Point.
Voyages of Samuel De Champlain — Volume 01 Samuel de Champlain 1601
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There are some Tulsa-area churches called St. Matthew's that have no affiliation with the mail-order ministry, but still get calls about it, the Tulsa World reported.
unknown title 2009
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a common custom for Fathers to quote v. 45 in St. Matthew, which is hardly conceivable if they had St. Luke vi. 27, 28 before them, or even if they were quoting from memory.
The Causes of the Corruption of the Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels Being the Sequel to The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels John William Burgon 1850
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Let us take, for instance, the account given by St. Matthew which is more complete than that of the other Synoptics.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 7: Gregory XII-Infallability 1840-1916 1913
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"Mr. Miller's staging of the 'St. Matthew' proved a revelation."
unknown title 2009
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"Mr. Miller's staging of the 'St. Matthew' proved a revelation."
unknown title 2009
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