马太 (Mǎtài) · Matthew, apostle of Jesus and traditional…

Meanings

HSK 6

马太是耶稣的十二门徒之一。

Mǎtài shì Yēsū de shí'èr méntú zhīyī.

Matthew was one of the twelve disciples of Jesus.

HSK 7-9

马太原来是一个税吏，后来跟随了耶稣。

Mǎtài yuánlái shì yí ge shuìlì, hòulái gēnsuí le Yēsū.

Matthew was a tax collector before he followed Jesus.

usage

马太 is the spelling of the Protestant 和合本 Bible. Catholic Bibles write 玛窦, and the everyday name Matthew is 马修. The Gospel of Matthew is 马太福音.

culture

The 马太效应, the Matthew effect, is the pattern of the rich getting richer, named after a verse in his gospel: whoever has will be given more.

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