A chiasm is a literary structure where the words of the first section of a passage are repeated in the second. The center of the chiasm is typically the climax of the passage. In Matthew 25:1-13 the center and climax in the parable of the prudent and foolish virgins is the coming of the bridegroom

A chiasm is a literary structure where the words of the first section of a passage are repeated in the second. The center of the chiasm is typically the climax of the passage. In Matthew 24:30, the center and climax is a quotation from Zechariah 12:10 of a future conversion of Israel. https://www.howthebiblefitstogether.org/files/Matt-24.30i-Chiasm.pdf

A chiasm is a literary structure where the words of the first section of a passage are repeated in the second. The center of the chiasm is typically the climax of the passage. In Matthew 24:22 the climax is that the days of the great tribulation (Matt 24:21) will be cut short for the sake

A chiasm is a literary structure where the words of the first section of a passage are repeated in reverse order in the second. The center of the chiasm is typically the climax of the passage. In Matthew 24:4-5, the center states that false messiahs will come in Christ's name "saying, 'I am the Christ,'"

A chiasm is a literary structure where the words of the first section of a passage are repeated in reverse order in the second. The center of the chiasm is typically the climax of the passage. In Matthew 23:36-24:51 where Matthew gives the details of the end times, the center and climax is "This gospel

A chiasm is a literary structure where the words of the first section of a passage are repeated in the second. The center of the chiasm is typically the climax of the passage. In Matthew the climax is Jesus question to the scribes and Pharisees, "You brood of vipers, how will you escape the sentence

A chiasm is a literary structure where the words of the first section of a passage are repeated in reverse order in the second. The center of the chiasm is typically the climax of the passage. In Matthew 23:25-26, the center is Jesus rebuke to the Pharisees that they need to clean their insides (Matt

When Jesus said in Matthew 23:24, "You blind guides, who strain out a gnat and swallow a camel!" why did he choose gnats and camels? The answer lies in the Aramaic words for "gnat" and "camel." https://www.howthebiblefitstogether.org/files/Matt-23.24a-Gnats-and-Camels.pdf

A chiasm is a literary structure where the words of the first section of a passage are repeated in reverse order in the second. The center of the chiasm is typically the climax of the passage. In Matthew 23:16-22, the center is Jesus' reminder that the offering is more important than the altar (Matt 23:19).

Matthew 23:12 is a good example of a chiasm where the words of the first section are repeated in the second in reverse order. https://www.howthebiblefitstogether.org/files/Matt-23.12a-Chiasm.pdf