Harmony of the Gospels
Matt
Mark
Luke
John
Luke’s purpose for writing
x
x
1:1-4
x
John’s prologue
x x
x
1:1-18
Jesus’ legal linage through Joseph and natural linage through Mary
1:1-17
x 3:23b-38
x
John’s birth foretold to Zacharias
x
x
1:5-25
x
Jesus’ birth foretold to Mary
x
x
1:26-38
x
Mary’s visit to Elizabeth
x x
1:39-45
x
Mary’s song of joy
x
x
1:46-56 x
John’s birth
x
x
1:57-66
x
:Zacharias’ prophetic song
x
x
1:67-79
x
John’s growth and early years
x
x
1:80
x
Circumstances of Jesus’ birth explained to Joseph
1:18-25
x
x
x
Birth of Jesus
x
x
:2:1-7
x
Birth of Jesus
x
x
:2:1-7
x
Witness of the shepherds
x
x
2:8-20
x
Circumcision of Jesus
x
x
2:21
x
Jesus presented in the Temple
x
x
2:22-38
x
Visit of the Magi
2:1-12 x
x
x
The Flight into Egypt
2:13-18
x
x x
Return to Nazareth
x
x
Luke 2:39
x
New home in Nazareth
2:19-23
x
x
x
Growth and early life of Jesus
x
x
2:40
x
Jesus’ first recorded Passover
in Jerusalem
x
x
2:41-50
x
:Jesus’ adolescence and early manhood
x
x
2:51, 52
x
John’s ministry launched
x
1:1
3:1,2
x
John’s person, proclamation, and baptism
3:1-6
1:2-6
3:3-6 x
John’s messages to the Pharisees, Sadducees, multitudes, tax-gatherers,
and soldiers
3:7-10
x
3:7-14
x
John’s description of the Messiah
3:11,
12
1:7, 8
3:15, 16
x
Jesus baptism by John
3:13-127
1:9-11
3:21-23a
x
Jesus’ temptation in the wilderness
4:1-11
1:12, 13
4:1-13
x
John’s self identification to the priests and Levites
x x
x
1:19-28
John’s identification of Jesus as the Son of GOD
x
x
x
1:29-34
Jesus’ first followers
x
x
x
1:35-51
First public miracle, turning water into wine.
x
x
x
2:1-11
Visit at Capernaum
x
x
x
2:12
First cleansing of the Temple at PASSOVER, Abib [Nisan]
x
x
x
2:13-22
An early response to Jesus’ miracles
x
x
x
2:23-25
Nicodemus’ interview with Jesus
x
x
x
3:1-21
John superceded by Jesus
x
x
x
3:22-36
Jesus’ departure from Judea
4:12
1:14a
3:19, 20, 4:14a
4:1-4
Discussion with a Samaritan woman
x
x
x
4:5-26
Challenge of a spiritual harvest
x
x
x
4:27-38
Evangelization of Sychar
x
x
x
4:39-42
Arrival in Galilee
x
x
x
4:43-45
Nature of the Galilean ministry
4:17
1:14b, 15
4:14b, 15
x
Child at Capernaum healed by Jesus while in Cana
x
x
x 4:46-54
Ministry and rejection at Nazareth
x
x
4:16-31a
x
Move to Capernaum
4:13-16
x
x
x
The First Call of the Four
4:18-22
1:16-20 x
x
Teaching
in the synagogue of Capernaum authenticated by healing of a demoniac
x
1:21-28
4:31b-37
x
Peter’s mother-in-law and others healed
8:14-17
1:29-34
4:38-41
x
Tour of Galilee with Simon and others
4:23, 24
1:35-39
4:42-48
x
Second Call of the Four
x
x x
5:1-11
Cleansing of
a leper followed by much publicity
8:2-4
1:40-45
5:1-11 x
Forgiving and healing of a paralytic
9:1-8
2:1-12
5:17-26
x
Call of Matthew
9:9
2:13, 14
5:27, 28
x
Banquet at Matthew’s house
9:10-13
2:15-17
5:29-32
x
Changed conditions with Messiah present explained by three illustrations.
9:14-17
2:16- 22 5:33-39
x
A lame man healed on the Sabbath
x
x
x
5:1-9
Effort
to kill Jesus for breaking the Sabbath and saying He was equal with GOD
x
x
x
5:10-18
Discourse
demonstrating the Son’s equality with the Father.
x
x
x
5:19-47
Controversy over disciples plucking grain on the Sabbath
12:1-9
2:23-38
6:1-5
x
Healing of man with withered hand on the Sabbath, a deliberate provocation
12:9-14
3:1-6
6:6-11
x
Withdrawal to the Sea of Galilee with a great multitude from many cities
12:15-21, 4:25
3:7-12
x
x
Twelve Apostles named
x
3:13-19
6:12-16
x
Setting of the Sermon
5:1, 2
x
6:17-19
x
Blessings of those who inherit the Kingdom
5:3-12
x
6:20-26
x
Responsibility while awaiting the kingdom
5:13-16
x
x
x
Law, righteousness, and the Kingdom
5:17-20
x
x
x
Six contrasts in interpreting the Law
5:21-38
x
6:27-30, 32-36
x
Three hypocritical practices to be avoided
6:1-18
x
x
x
Three prohibitions against avarice, harsh judgment, and unwise exposure
of sacred things
6:18-7:6
x
6:37-42
x
Application and conclusion
7:7-27
x 6:31,
43-49
x
Reaction of the multitude
7:7-27
x
x
x
A certain Centurion’s faith and the healing of his servant
8:1, 5-13
x
7:1-10
x
A widow’s son
raised in Naim
x
x
7:11-17
x
John the Baptist relationship to the kingdom
11:2-19 x
7:18-35 x
Woe to Chorazin and Bethsaida for failure to repent
11:20-30
x
x
x
Christ feet anointed by a sinful but contrite
woman.
x x
7:38-50
x
A tour with the Twelve and
other followers
x
x
x
8:1-3
Blasphemous accusation by the scribes and Pharisees
12:22-37
3:20-30
x
x
Request for a sign refused
12:38-45
x
x
x
Announcement of new spiritual ties
12:46-50
3:31-35 8:19-21
x
The Parables given
The setting for the parables
13:1-3a
4:1, 2
8:4
x
The parables of the soils
13:3b-23
4:3-25
8:45-18
x
The parable of the seed’s spontaneous growth
x
4:26-29
x
x
The parable of the tares
13:24-30
x x
x
The parable of the mustard tree
13:31,
32
4:30-32
x
x
The parable of the leavened loaf
13:33-35
4:33, 34
x
x
Explanation of the parables given only to the disciplines in private The parable of the tares explained
13:36-43:
x
x
x
The parable of hidden treasure
13:44:
x
x
x
The parable of the pearl of great price
13:45, 46
x
x
x
The parable of the dragnet
13:47-50
x
x
x
The parable of the householder
13:51, 52
x
x
x
Departure across the Sea and calming the storm
13:53, 8:18, 23027
4:35-41
8:22-25
x
Healing the Gerasene demoniacs and resultant opposition
8:28-34
5:1-20
8:26-39
x
Return to Galilee, healing of woman who touched Jesus’ garment,
and the raising
of Jarius’ daughter from the dead
9:18-26
5:21-43
8:40-56
x
Three miracles of healing and another blasphemous accusation
9:27-34
x
x
x
Final visit to unbelieving Nazareth
13:54-58
6:6b
x
x
Shortage of workers
9:35-38
6:6b
x x
Commissioning of the Twelve
10:1-42
6:7-11
9:1-5
x
Workers sent out
11:1
6:12, 13
9:6
x
Antipas mistaken identification of Jesus as John the Baptist returned to life
14:1, 2
6:14-16
9:7-9
Earlier imprisonment and beheading of John the Baptist
14:3-12
6:17-29
x
x
Return of the Workers
x
6:30
9:10a
x
Withdrawal from Galilee
14:13, 14 6:31-34
9:10b-11
6:1-3
Feeding the five thousand
14:15-21
6:35-44
9:12-17 6:4-13
A premature attempt to make Jesus king blocked
14:22, 23
6:45, 46
x
6:14, 15
Walking on the water during a storm at sea
14:24, 25
6:47-52
x
6:16-21
Healings at Gennesaret
14:34-36
6:53-56
x
x
Discourse on the True Bread of Life
x
x x
6:22-59
Defection among the disciples
x
x
x 6:60-71
Conflict over the tradition of ceremonial defilement
15:1-20
7:1-23
x
7:1
Ministry to a believing Gentile woman in Tyre and Sidon
15:21-28
7:24-30
x
x
Healing at in Decapolis
15:29-31
7:31-37
x
x
Feeding the four thousand at Decapolis
15:32-38
8:1-9
x
x
Return to Galilee and encounter with Pharisees and
Sadducees
15:39-16:4
8:10-12
x
x
Warning about the error of Pharisees, Sadducees and Herodians
16:5-12
8:13-21
x
x
Healing of blind man at Bethsaida
x
8:22-26
x
x
Peter’s identification of Jesus as the Messiah, and first prophecy of the Church
16:13-20 8:27-30
9:18-21
x
First direction predication of the rejection, crucifixion, and resurrection
16:21-26
8: 31-37
9:22-29
x
Coming of the Son of Man and judgment
16:227, 28 8:38-9:1
9:26, 27
x
Transfiguration of Jesus
17:1-8
9:2-8
9:28-36a x
Command to keep Transfiguration a secret
17:9
9:9, 10
9:30b
x
Elijah, John the Baptist, and the Son of Man’s coming
17:10-13
9:11-13
x
x
Healing of the demoniac boy and faithlessness rebuked
17:14-20
9:14-29
9:37-43a
x
Second prediction of Resurrection
17:22, 23
9:30-32 9:43b-45
Payment of the Temple tax
17:24-27
x
x
x
Rivalry over greatness dispelled
18:1-5
9:33-37
9:46-48
x
Warning against causing Believers to stumble
18:6-14 9:38-50
9:49, 50
x
Treatment of a sinning brother
18:15-35
x
x
x
Ridicule by Jesus’ half brothers
x
x
x
7:2-9
Journey through Samaria
x
x
9:51-56
7:10
Complete commitment required of followers
8:19-23
x
9:57-62
x
Mixed reaction to Jesus’ teaching and miracles
x
x x
7:11-31
Frustrated attempt to arrest Jesus
x
x
x
7:32-52
Jesus’ forgiving of an adulteress
x
x
x
7:53-8:11
Conflict over Jesus’ claim to be the Light of the world
x
x
x
8:12-20
Invitation to believe in Jesus
x x
x
8:21-30
Relationship to Abraham and attempted stoning
x
x x
8:31-59
Commissioning of the seventy
x
x
10:1-16
x
Return of the seventy
x
x
10:17-24
x
Story of the Good Samara titan
x
x
10:25-37
x
Jesus’ visit with Mary and Martha
x
x 10:38-42
x
Lesson on how to pray
and the parable of the importunate widow
x
x
11:1-13
x
A third blasphemous accusation and a second debate
x
x
11:14-3 6
x
Woes against the scribe and the Pharisees while eating with a Pharisee
x
x
11:37-54
x
Warning the disciples about hypocrisy
x
x
12:1-12
x
Warning about greed and trust in wealth
x
x
12:13-34
x
Warning against being unprepared for the Son of Man’s coming
x
x
12:35-48
x
Warning about the coming division
x
x
12:49-53
x
Warning against failing to discern the present time
x
x
12:54-59
x
Two alternatives: repent or perish
x
x
13:1-9
x
Opposition from a synagogue official at healing a
woman on the Sabbath
x
x
13:10-21
x
Healing of man born blind
x
x
x
9:1-7
Reaction of blind man’s neighbors
x
x
x
9:6-12
Examination
and excommunication of the blind man by the Pharisees
x
x
x
9:13-23
Jesus’ identification of Himself to the blind man
x
x
x
9:35-38
Spiritual blindness of the Pharisees
x
x
x
9:39-41
Allegory of the Good Shepherd and the thief
x
x x
10:1-18
Further division among the Jews
x
x
x
10:19-21
Another attempt to stone or arrest
Jesus for blasphemy
x
x
x
10:22-39
From Jerusalem to Perea
x
x
x
10:40-42
Question about Salvation and entering the Kingdom
x x
13:22-30
x
Anticipation of His coming death
and lament over Jerusalem
{23:37-39]
x 13:31-35
x
Healing of a man with dropsy while eating with a Pharisaic Leader on
the Sabbath
x
x 14:1-24
x
Cost of discipleship
x
x
14:1-24
x
Parables in defense of associations with simmers
x
x
14:25-35
x
Parables to teach proper use of money
x
x
15: 1-32
x
Story to teach the danger of wealth
x
x
16:14-31
x
Four lessons on discipleship
x
x
17:1-10 x
Sickness and death of Lazarus
x
x
x
11:1-16
Lazarus raised from the dead
x
x
x
11:17-44
Decision of Sanhedrin to put Jesus to death
x
x
x
11:45-54
Healing of ten lepers while passing through Samaria and Galilee
x
x
17:11-21
x
Instructions regarding the Son of Man’s coming
x
x
17:22-37
x
Two parables on prayer: the importune widow and the Pharisee and the publican
x
x
18:1-14 x
Conflict with Pharisaic teaching on divorce
19:1-12
10:1-12
x
x
Examples of little children in relation to the Kingdom
19:13-15
10:13-16
18:15-17
x
Riches and the Kingdom
19:16-30 10:17-31
18:18-30
x
Parable of the landowner’s sovereignty
20:1-16
x
x x
Third predication of the Resurrection
20:17-19
10:32-34
18:31-34
x
Warning against ambitious pride
20:20-28
10:35-45
x
x
Healing of Blind Bartimaeus and his companion
20:29-34
10:46-52
18:35-43
x
Salvation of Zaccheus
x
x
19:1-10 x
Parable to teach responsibility while the Kingdom id delayed
x
x
19:11-28
x
Triumphant Entry
Arrival in Bethany [six days before holiday]
x
x
x
11:56-12:1
Mary’s anointing of Jesus for burial
26:6-13
14:3-9
x
12:2-11
Triumphant entry
into Jerusalem
21:1-11, 14-17 11:1-11
19:29-44
12:12-19
Cursing the fig tree for having leaves but
no figs
21:18, 19a
11:12-14
x
x
Second cleansing
of the Temple
21:12, 13
11:15,16
19:45-48
x
Request of some Greeks and necessity of Son of Man being lifted up
x
x
x
12:20-36a
Departure from the unbelieving multitude and Jesus’ response
x
x
x
12:36b-50
Withered fig tree and the lesson on faith
21:19b-22
11:19-25
x
x
A question by the chief priests, scribes, and Pharisees
21:23-27
11:27-33
20:1-8 x
Faithful discharge of responsibility taught by three parables
21:28-22:14
12:1-12
20:9-19
x
A question by the Pharisees and Herodians
22:15-22
12:13-17
20:20-26
x
A question by the Sadducees
22:23-33
12:18-27
20:27-40
x
A
question by a Pharisaic scribe
22:34-40
12: 28-34
x x
Christ’s relationship to David as Son and Lord
22:41-46
12:35-37
20:41-44
x
Seven woes against the scribes and Pharisees
23:1-36
12:38-40
20:45-47
x
A poor widow’s gift of all she had
x
12:41-44
21:1-4
x
The Olivet Discourse and Return of Christ
Setting of the discourse
24:1-3 13:1-4
21:5-7
x
Beginning of birth pangs
24:4-14
13:5-13
21:8-19 x
Abomination of desolation and subsequent distress
24:15-28
13:14-23
21:20-24
x
Coming of the Son of Man
24:29-31
13:24-27
21:25-27
x
Signs of nearness, but exact date unrevealed
24:32-4
1 13:28-32
21:28-33
x
Five parables to teach watchfulness and faithfulness
24:42-25:30 13:33-37
21:34-36
x
Judgment at the Son of Man’s coming
25:31-46
x
x x
Plot by the Sanhedrin to arrest and kill Jesus
26:1-5
14:1-2
21:37-22:2
x
Judas’ agreement to betray Jesus
26:14-16
14:10, 11
22:3-6
x
Passion Week
Preparations for the Passover meal
26:17-19 14:12-16
22:7-13
x
Beginning the meal
26:20
14:17
22:14-16
x
Washing the disciples’ feet
x
x
x
13:1-20
Identification of the betrayer
26:21-25
14:18-21
22:21-23
13:21-30
Dissension among the disciples over greatness
x
x
22:24-30 x
First prediction of Peter’s denial
x
x
22:31-38
13:31-38
Conclusion of the meal and the Lord’s Supper Instituted
26:26-29
14:22-25
22:17-20
x
Questions about His destination, the Father and the Holy Spirit answered
x x
x
14:1-31
The Vine and the branches
x
x
x 15:1-17
Opposition from the world
x
x
x
15:18-16:4
Coming and ministry of the Spirit
x
x
x
16:5-15
Prediction of joy over His resurrection
x x
x
16:16-22
Promise of answered
prater and peace
x
x
x 16:
23-33
Jesus’ prayer for His disciples and all who will believe
x
x
x
17:1-26
Second prediction of Peter’s denial
26:30-35
14:26-31
22:39, 40a
18:1
Jesus three agonizing prayers in Gethsemane
26:36-46 14:32-42
22:40b-46
x
Jesus betrayed, arrested, and forsaken
26:47-56
14:43-52 22:47-53
18:2-12
First Jewish Phase, before Annas
x
x
x
18:13-24
Second Jewish phase, before Caiaphas and partial Sanhedrin
26:57-68
14:53-65
22:54
x
Third Jewish phase, before the partial Sanhedrin
27:1
15:1a
22:66-71
x
Peter’s
denials
26:69-75 14:66-72
22:55-65 18:25-27
Remorse and suicide of Judas Iscariot
27:3-10
x
x
x
First Roman phase before Pilate
27:2,
11-14 15:1b-5
23:1-5
18:28-38
Second Roman Phase before Herod Antipas
x x
23:6-12
x
Third Roman phase, before Pilate
27:15-26
15:6-15
23:13-25 18:39-19”16
Mockery by Roman soldiers
27:27-30
15:16-19
x
x
Journey to Golgotha
27:31-34
15:20-23
23:26-33a
19:17
The first three hours of crucifixion
27:35-44
15:24-32 23:33b-43
19:18-27
The last three hours of crucifixion
27:45-50
15:33-37
23:44-46
19:28-30
Witnesses of Jesus’ death
27:51-56
15:38-41
23:45b-49
x
Burial
Certification
of death and procurement of the body
27:57,
58
15:42-45
23:50-52
19:31-38
Jesus’ body laid in a tomb
27:59, 60
15:46
23:53, 54
19:39-42
Tomb watched
by the women and guarded by Roman soldiers
27:61-66
15:47
23:55, 56
x
Thirteen: The Resurrection
and Assumption of Jesus Christ
The Empty Tomb
The tomb visited by the women
28:1
16:1
x
x
The stone rolled away
28:2-4
x
x
x
The tomb found to be empty by the women [Lev 23: ‘The morn after the Sabbath]
28:5-8
16:2-8
24:1-8
20:1
The tomb found to be empty by Peter and John
x
x
24:9-11
20:2-10
The Post-resurrection appearances
Appearance to Mary Magdalene
x
[16:9-11]
x 20:11-16
Appearance to the other women
28:9, 10
x
x
x
Report of Roman soldiers to the Jewish Authorities
28:11-15
x
x
x
Appearance to two disciples on the road to Emmaus
x
[16:12, 13]
24:13-32
x
Report of the two disciples to the rest of the group
x
x
24:343-35
x
Appearance to the ten assembled disciples
x
[16:14]
24:36-43
20:19-25
Appearance to the eleven assembled disciples
x
x x
20:26-31
Appearance to the seven disciples while fishing
x
x
x 21:1-25
Appearance to the eleven in Galilee
28:16-20 [16:15-18]
x
x
Appearance to the disciples in Jerusalem
x
x
24:44-49
x
The Ascension Jesus’ parting blessing and departure
x
[16:19, 20]
24:50-53
x
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Part
Four - The Anticlimax
From Rome in 33 AD with Xavier, awaiting his trial and execution as a Believer,
to seeking out Saul’s protection on the road to Damascus, unaware of his reasons for going there—to helping him to his feet as he’s struck blind by the power
and majesty of Christ Jesus. And the promise that the
new church begun on that stony path is still leading us back to Jesus, after the cross!
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“ Majesty, Lion of Judah ”30
