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 7:15-20, the center is making the point that good trees bear good fruit and bad trees bear

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 8:23-27, the climax is "The men were amazed" (Matt 8:27a). https://www.howthebiblefitstogether.org/files/Matt-8.23-27a-Chiasm.pdf

A chiasm is a literary structure where the words and themes 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 21:12-17, the climax is Jesus evaluation of the temple," 'My house shall be called a

A chiasm is a literary structure where the words or themes 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 1:1-17, the center is the genealogy of Abraham, proving Jesus to be a descendant of

A chiasm is a literary structure where the words or themes 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 7:7-11, the center is two rhetorical questions to make the point that God will give

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 and themes 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 20:29-34, the climax is the two blind men calling out, “Lord, have mercy on us,

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 5:27-32, the center and climax is to rid oneself of what makes one stumble (Matt 5:29-30). https://www.howthebiblefitstogether.org/files/Matt-5.27-32a-Chiasm.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 Matt 6:1-4, the center is that those who give to the poor to be seen of men have

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 9:18-25, the climax is the healing of the woman with the hemorrhage whose faith made her well (Mat 9;20-22). https://www.howthebiblefitstogether.org/files/Matt-9.18-25a-Chiasm.pdf