The lectionary begins at 9:35 and goes to 10:8, with an option to through 10:23, although according to most scholars, the whole narrative unit does not end until 11:1. This should not discourage preachers, but instead empower them to be playful with the text in terms of their focus for that week. 9:35 marks a hinge moment in Matthew, closing off a section that began in 4:23. There is a transition moment in 9:35-38 providing “retrospection and anticipation” as Carter says. After, essentially,...

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