What is the stated purpose of the Gospel of Matthew?

• A. Make disciples, baptize them, and teach them
• B. Write a genealogy of Jesus
• C. Proclaim the temple restored
• D. Render judgment on Israel

Answer: (A)

The key idea here is the Great Commission found at the end of Matthew. Jesus tells his followers to go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them and teaching them to observe everything he has commanded. This explicit mandate shows that the gospel’s purpose is mission-focused: form a community of learners who carry forward Jesus’ teaching in every nation, through initiation (baptism) and ongoing instruction.

The other ideas aren’t the stated aim of Matthew’s gospel. A genealogy appears in Matthew to establish Jesus’ messianic identity and human lineage, not to define the gospel’s purpose. Proclaiming the temple restored or rendering judgment on Israel are themes that appear in various contexts within Scripture, but they don’t capture the explicit directive Jesus gives in Matthew about what the gospel is for—making disciples, baptizing them, and teaching them to obey all that Jesus commanded.