It is now just thirty years since one day his young assistant suggested to Dr. John A. Broadus that he prepare a harmony of the Gospels that should depart from the old plan of following the feasts as the turning points in the life of Jesus. He acted on the hint and led the way that all modern harmonies have followed. The book has gone through a dozen large editions and has become the standard harmony for many thousands of students all over the world. Broadus was concerned to bring out "the inner movements of the history, towards that long-delayed, but foreseen and inevitable collision, in which, beyond all other instances, the wrath of man was made to praise God." This he succeeded in doing with marvelous power.
A generation has passed by and it is meet that the work of Broadus should be reviewed in the light of modern synoptic criticism and research into every phase of the life of Christ. So I have made a new analysis that preserves Broadus's real purpose, but with new sections and new notes. The notes at the end of the old volume, written by me for the first edition, have been thoroughly revised and brought up to date. The Old Testament passages referred to in the Gospels are given in the text. The Gospel of Mark appears in the first column, then Matthew, Luke, and John. It is now known that Matthew and Luke made use of Mark for the framework of their Gospels. This change simplifies amazingly the unfolding of the narrative.
There is still dispute concerning the historical worth of the Gospel of John, but the Johannine authorship is not disproved. It still holds the field in my opinion. Dr. C. F. Burney's theory of an Aramaic original is already giving a new turn to Johannine criticism.
A harmony of the Gospels cannot meet every phase of modern criticism. The data are given, as free from bias as circumstances allow, so that all students can use the book and interpret the facts according to their various theories. Numerous historical items call for notes of various kinds that throw light on the passage in question. No effort is made to reconcile all the divergent statements of various details in the different Gospels. The differences challenge the student's interest as much as the correspondences and are natural marks of individual work. The notes and appendices at the end of the volume are meant for students who wish help for historical study of the life of Christ. A harmony cannot give all the aid that one needs, but it is the one essential book for the serious study of the life of Jesus. Students in colleges, theological seminaries, Young Men's Christian Association and Young Women's Christian Association classes, Sunday School teachers and pupils, preachers, all who read the Gospels intelligently must have a modern harmony of the Gospels. One who has never read a harmony will be amazed at the flood of light that flashes from the parallel and progressive records of the life of Jesus Christ.
Broadus began teaching the life of Jesus in 1859 and kept it up till his death in 1895. I began like work in 1888 and have kept on without a break till now. I count it one of the crowning mercies of my life that I have led so many successive classes of young ministers and young women (some five thousand in all) through the study of Christ's life. If only one can pass on to others in all their freshness and power the teachings of Jesus, he cannot fail. There was a time when men hung in wonder upon the words of Jesus, listening with awe and rapture as he spoke. The Figure of Christ fills the world today as never before. Back to Christ the world has come, the Christ of Faith and of Experience, the Jesus of History, the Man of Galilee, the Hope of Today, the Jesus Christ of the Four Gospels, in the full blaze of modern critical and historical study.
Louisville,
Kentucky.
| PART I: | THE SOURCES OF THE GOSPELS |
| § 1 | |
| PART II: | THE PRE-EXISTENT STATE OF CHRIST AND HIS INCARNATION |
| § 2 | |
| PART III: | THE TWO GENEALOGIES IN MATTHEW AND LUKE |
| § 3 | |
| PART IV: | THE BIRTH AND CHILDHOOD OF THE BAPTIST AND OF JESUS |
| §§ 4-19. (Probably B.C. 7 to A.D. 7) | |
| PART V: | THE BEGINNING OF THE BAPTIST'S MINISTRY |
| §§ 20-23. (Probably A.D. 25) | |
| PART VI: | THE BEGINNING OF CHRIST'S PUBLIC MINISTRY |
| §§ 24-36. (In all parts of Palestine. Probably A.D. 26 and 27) | |
| PART VII: | THE GREAT GALLILEAN MINISTRY |
| §§ 37-71. (Probably A.D. 27 to 29) | |
| PART VIII: | THE SPECIAL TRAINING OF THE TWELVE IN DISTRICTS AROUND GALILEE |
| §§ 72-95. (Probably Passover in A.D. 29 to Tabernacles in A.D. 29) | |
| PART IX: | THE LATER JUDEAN MINISTRY |
| §§ 96-111. (Probably Tabernacles to Dedication in A.D. 29) | |
| PART X: | THE LATER PEREAN MINISTRY |
| §§ 112-127. (Probably Dedication in A.D. 29 to Last Journey in A.D. 30) | |
| PART XI: | THE LAST PUBLIC MINISTRY IN JERUSALEM |
| §§ 128a-138. (Friday before the Passover to Tuesday of Passion Week, A.D. 30 or 29) | |
| PART XII: | IN THE SHADOW WITH JESUS |
| §§ 139-152. (Tuesday afternoon to Thursday night of Passion Week, A.D. 30 or 29) | |
| PARTXIII: | THE ARREST, TRIAL, CRUCIFIXION, AND BURIAL OF JESUS |
| §§ 153-168. (Early Friday morning to Saturday of Passion Week, A.D. 30 or 29) | |
| PART XIV: | THE RESURRECTION, APPEARANCES, AND ASCENSION OF CHRIST |
| §§ 169-184. (Forty days from Sunday of Passion Week, A.D. 30 or 29) |
| PART I: | THE SOURCES OF THE GOSPELS |
| § 1: | IN THE DEDICATION LUKE EXPLAINS HIS METHOD OF RESEARCH |
| Luke 1:1-4. | |
| PART II: | THE PRE-EXISTENT STATE OF CHRIST AND HIS INCARNATION |
| § 2: | IN HIS INTRODUCTION JOHN PICTURES CHRIST AS THE WORD (LOGOS) |
| John 1:1-18. | |
| PART III: | THE TWO GENEALOGIES IN MATTHEW AND LUKE |
| § 3: | APPARENTLY JOSEPH'S GENEALOGY IN MATTHEW AND MARY'S IN LUKE |
| Matt. 1:1-17; Luke 3:23-38. | |
| PART IV: | THE BIRTH AND CHILDHOOD OF THE BAPTIST AND OF JESUS |
| SECTIONS 4-19 | |
| § 4: | THE ANNUNCIATION OF THE BIRTH OF THE BAPTIST TO ZACHARIAS |
| Luke 1:5-25. | |
| § 5: | THE ANNUNCIATION TO THE VIRGIN MARY OF THE BIRTH OF JESUS |
| Luke 1:26-38. | |
| § 6: | THE SONG OF ELIZABETH TO MARY UPON HER VISIT |
| Luke 1:39-45. | |
| § 7: | THE MAGNIFICAT OF MARY |
| Luke 1:46-56. | |
| § 8: | THE BIRTH AND CHILDHOOD OF THE BAPTIST AND HIS DESERT LIFE |
| Luke 1:57-80. | |
| § 9: | THE ANNUNCIATION TO JOSEPH OF THE BIRTH OF JESUS |
| Matt. 1:18-25. | |
| § 10: | THE BIRTH OF JESUS |
| Luke 2:1-7. | |
| § 11: | THE PRAISE OF THE ANGELS AND THE HOMAGE OF THE SHEPHERDS |
| Luke 2:8-20. | |
| § 12: | THE CIRCUMCISION OF JESUS |
| Luke 2:21. | |
| § 13: | THE PRESENTATION IN THE TEMPLE WITH THE HOMAGE OF SIMEON AND ANNA |
| Luke 2:22-38. | |
| § 14: | MAGI VISIT THE NEW-BORN KING OF THE JEWS |
| Matt. 2:1-12. | |
| § 15: | THE CHILD JESUS CARRIED TO EGYPT, AND THE CHILDREN AT BETHLEHEM SLAIN |
| Matt. 2:13-18. | |
| § 16: | THE CHILD BROUGHT FROM EGYPT TO NAZARETH |
| Matt. 2:19-23; Luke 2:39. | |
| § 17: | THE CHILDHOOD OF JESUS AT NAZARETH |
| Luke 2:40. | |
| § 18: | THE VISIT OF THE BOY JESUS TO JERUSALEM WHEN TWELVE YEARS OLD |
| Luke 2:41-50. | |
| § 19: | THE EIGHTEEN YEARS AT NAZARETH |
| Luke 2:51-52. | |
| PART V: | THE BEGINNING OF THE BAPTIST'S MINISTRY |
| SECTIONS 20-23 | |
| § 20: | THE TIME OF THE BEGINNING |
| Mark 1:1; Luke 3:1-2. | |
| § 21: | THE MESSAGE AND THE MESSENGER |
| Mark 1:2-6; Matt. 3:1-6; Luke 3:3-6. | |
| § 22: | A SPECIMEN OF JOHN'S PREACHING |
| Matt. 3:7-10; Luke 3:7-14. | |
| § 23: | THE FORERUNNER'S PICTURE OF THE MESSIAH BEFORE SEEING HIM |
| Mark 1:7-8; Matt. 3:11-12; Luke 3:15-18. | |
| PART VI: | THE BEGINNING OF CHRIST'S PUBLIC MINISTRY |
| SECTIONS 24-36 | |
| § 24: | JESUS BAPTIZED BY JOHN IN THE JORDAN |
| Mark 1:9-11; Matt. 3:13-17; Luke 3:21-23. | |
| § 25: | THE THREE TEMPTATIONS OF JESUS |
| Mark 1:12-13; Matt. 4:1-11; Luke 4:1-13. | |
| § 26: | THE TESTIMONY OF THE BAPTIST TO THE COMMITTEE OF THE SANHEDRIN |
| John 1:19-28. | |
| § 27: | JOHN'S IDENTIFICATION OF JESUS AS THE MESSIAH |
| John 1:29-34. | |
| § 28: | JESUS MAKES HIS FIRST DISCIPLES |
| John 1:35-51. | |
| § 29: | JESUS WORKS HIS FIRST MIRACLE |
| John 2:1-11. | |
| § 30: | JESUS MAKES A FIRST SOJOURN AT CAPERNAUM, ACCOMPANIED BY HIS KINDRED AND HIS EARLY DISCIPLES |
| John 2:12. | |
| § 31: | THE FIRST CLEANSING OF THE TEMPLE AT THE PASSOVER |
| John 2:13-22. | |
| § 32: | THE INTERVIEW OF NICODEMUS WITH JESUS |
| John 2:23-3:21. | |
| § 33: | THE PARALLEL MINISTRY OF JESUS AND JOHN WITH JOHN'S LOYALTY TO JESUS |
| John 3:22-36. | |
| § 34: | CHRIST'S REASONS FOR LEAVING JUDEA |
| Mark 1:14; Matt. 4:12; Luke 3:19-20; 4:14; John 4:1-4. | |
| § 35: | JESUS IN SAMARIA AT JACOB'S WELL AND IN SYCHAR |
| John 4:5-42. | |
| § 36: | THE ARRIVAL OF JESUS IN GALILEE |
| John 4:43-45. | |
| PART VII: | THE GREAT GALILEAN MINISTRY |
| SECTIONS 37-71 | |
| Eight Groups in the Period | |
| (1) | The Rejection at Nazareth and the New Home in Capernaum |
| Sections 37-43. | |
| (2) | The First Tour of Galilee with the Four Fishermen and the Call of Matthew (Levi) on the Return with the Growing Fame of Jesus |
| Sections 44-48. | |
| (3) | The Sabbath Controversy in Jerusalem and in Galilee |
| Sections 49-51. | |
| (4) | The Choice of the Twelve and the Sermon on the Mount |
| Sections 52-54. | |
| (5) | The Spread of Christ's Influence and the Inquiry from John in Prison |
| Sections 55-59. | |
| (6) | The Second Tour of Galilee (now with the Twelve) and the Intense Hostility of the Pharisees |
| Sections 60-63. | |
| (7) | The First Great Group of Parables with the Visit to Gerasa (Khersa) and to Nazareth (final one) |
| Sections 64-69. | |
| (8) | The Third Tour of Galilee (following the Twelve) and the Effect on Herod Antipas |
| Sections 70-71. | |
| § 37: | GENERAL ACCOUNT OF HIS TEACHING IN GALILEE |
| Mark 1:14-15; Matt. 4:17; Luke 4:14-15. | |
| § 38: | THE HEALING AT CANA OF THE SON OF A COURTIER OF CAPERNAUM |
| John 4:46-54. | |
| § 39: | THE FIRST REJECTION AT NAZARETH |
| Luke 4:16-31. | |
| § 40: | THE NEW HOME IN CAPERNAUM |
| Matt. 4:13-16. | |
| § 41: | JESUS FINDS FOUR FISHERS OF MEN IN FOUR FISHERMEN |
| Mark 1:16-20; Matt. 4:18-22; Luke 5:1-11. | |
| § 42: | THE EXCITEMENT IN THE SYNAGOGUE BECAUSE OF THE TEACHING OF JESUS AND THE HEALING OF A DEMONIAC ON THE SABBATH |
| Mark 1:21-28; Luke 4:31-37. | |
| § 43: | HE HEALS PETER'S MOTHER-IN-LAW AND MANY OTHERS |
| Mark 1:29-34; Matt. 8:14-17; Luke 4:38-41. | |
| § 44: | THE FIRST TOUR OF GALILEE WITH THE FOUR FISHERMEN |
| Mark 1:35-39; Matt. 4:23-25; Luke 4:42-44. | |
| § 45: | A LEPER HEALED AND MUCH POPULAR EXCITEMENT |
| Mark 1:40-45; Matt. 8:2-4; Luke 5:12-16. | |
| § 46: | THRONGED IN CAPERNAUM, HE HEALS A PARALYTIC LOWERED THROUGH THE ROOF OF PETER'S HOUSE |
| Mark 2:1-12; Matt. 9:1-8; Luke 5:17-26. | |
| § 47: | THE CALL OF MATTHEW (LEVI) AND HIS RECEPTION IN HONOR OF JESUS |
| Mark 2:13-17; Matt. 9:9-13; Luke 5:27-32. | |
| § 48: | JESUS IN THREE PARABLES DEFENDS HIS DISCIPLES FOR FEASTING INSTEAD OF FASTING |
| Mark 2:18-22; Matt. 9:14-17; Luke 5:33-39. | |
| § 49: | AT A FEAST IN JERUSALEM (POSSIBLY THE PASSOVER) JESUS HEALS A LAME MAN ON THE SABBATH AND DEFENDS THIS ACTION TO THE PHARISEES IN A GREAT DISCOURSE |
| John 5:1-47. | |
| § 50: | ANOTHER SABBATH CONTROVERSY WITH THE PHARISEES WHEN THE DISCIPLES PLUCK EARS OF GRAIN IN THE FIELDS |
| Mark 2:23-28; Matt. 12:1-8; Luke 6:1-5. | |
| § 51: | A THIRD SABBATH CONTROVERSY WITH THE PHARISEES OVER THE HEALING OF A MAN WITH A WITHERED HAND IN A SYNAGOGUE |
| Mark 3:1-6; Matt. 12:9-14; Luke 6:6-11. | |
| § 52: | JESUS TEACHES AND HEALS GREAT MULTITUDES BY THE SEA OF GALILEE |
| Mark 3:7-12; Matt. 12:15-21. | |
| § 53: | AFTER A NIGHT OF PRAYER JESUS SELECTS TWELVE APOSTLES |
| Mark 3:13-19; Luke 6:12-16. | |
| § 54: | THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT. PRIVILEGES AND REQUIREMENTS OF THE MESSIANIC REIGN, CHRIST'S STANDARD OF RIGHTEOUSNESS |
| Matt. 5-7; Luke 6:17-49. | |
| The Place and the Audience | |
| Matt. 5:1-2; Luke 6:17-19. | |
| (1) The Introduction: The Beatitudes and the Woes. Privileges of the Messiah's Subjects | |
| Matt. 5:3-12; Luke 6:20-26. | |
| (2) The Theme of the Sermon: Christ's Standard of Righteousness in Contrast with that of the Scribes and Pharisees | |
| Matt. 5:13-20. | |
| (3) Christ's Ethical Teaching Superior to that of the Scribes (both the Old Testament and the Oral Law) in Six Items or Illustrations (Murder, Adultery, Divorce, Oaths, Retaliations, Love of Enemies) | |
| Matt. 5:21-48; Luke 6:27-30, 32-36. | |
| (4) The Practice of Real Righteousness unlike the Ostentatious Hypocrisy of the Pharisees as in Almsgiving, Prayer, Fasting | |
| Matt. 6:1-18. | |
| (5) Single-hearted Devotion to God as Opposed to Worldly Aims and Anxieties | |
| Matt. 6:19-34. | |
| (6) Captious Criticism, or Judging Others | |
| Matt. 7:1-6; Luke 6:37-42. | |
| (7) Prayer and the Golden Rule | |
| Matt. 7:7-12; Luke 6:31. | |
| (8) The Conclusion of the Sermon. The Lesson of Personal Righteousness Driven Home by Powerful Parables | |
| Matt. 7:13-8:1; Luke 6:43-49. | |
| § 55: | JESUS HEALS A CENTURION'S SERVANT AT CAPERNAUM |
| Matt. 8:5-13; Luke 7:1-10. | |
| § 56: | HE RAISES A WIDOW'S SON AT NAIN |
| Luke 7:11-17. | |
| § 57: | THE MESSAGE FROM THE BAPTIST AND THE EULOGY OF JESUS |
| Matt. 11:2-19; Luke 7:18-35. | |
| § 58: | WOES UPON THE CITIES OF OPPORTUNITY. THE CLAIMS OF CHRIST AS THE TEACHER ABOUT THE FATHER |
| Matt. 11:20-30. | |
| § 59: | THE ANOINTING OF CHRIST'S FEET BY A SINFUL WOMAN IN THE HOUSE OF SIMON A PHARISEE. THE PARABLE OF THE TWO DEBTORS |
| Luke 7:36-50. | |
| § 60: | THE SECOND TOUR OF GALILEE |
| Luke 8:1-3. | |
| § 61: | BLASPHEMOUS ACCUSATION OF LEAGUE WITH BEELZEBUB |
| Mark 3:19-30; Matt. 12:22-37. | |
| § 62: | SCRIBES AND PHARISEES DEMAND A SIGN |
| Matt. 12:38-45. | |
| § 63: | CHRIST'S MOTHER AND BRETHREN SEEK TO TAKE HIM HOME |
| Mark 3:31-35; Matt. 12:46-50; Luke 8:19-21. | |
| § 64: | THE FIRST GREAT GROUP OF PARABLES |
| Mark 4:1-34; Matt. 13:1-53; Luke 8:4-18. | |
| Introduction to the Group | |
| Mark 4:1-2; Matt. 13:1-3; Luke 8:4. | |
| 1: To the Crowds by the Sea | |
| (a) Parable of the Sower | |
| Mark 4:3-25; Matt. 13:3-23; Luke 8:5-18. | |
| (b) Parable of the Seed Growing of Itself | |
| Mark 4:26-29. | |
| (c) Parable of the Tares | |
| Matt. 13:24-30. | |
| (d) Parable of the Mustard Seed | |
| Mark 4:30-32; Matt. 13:31-32. | |
| (e) Parable of the Leaven and Many Such Parables | |
| Mark 4:33-34; Matt. 13:33-35. | |
| 2. To the Disciples in the House | |
| (a) Explanation of the Parable of the Tares | |
| Matt. 13:36-43. | |
| (b) The Parable of the Hid Treasure | |
| Matt. 13:44. | |
| (c) The Parable of the Pearl of Great Price | |
| Matt. 13:45-46. | |
| (d) The Parable of the Net | |
| Matt. 13:47-50. | |
| (e) The Parable of the Householder | |
| Matt. 13:51-53. | |
| § 65: | IN CROSSING THE LAKE, JESUS STILLS THE TEMPEST |
| Mark 4:35-41; Matt. 8:18, 23-27; Luke 8:22-25. | |
| § 66: | BEYOND THE LAKE JESUS HEALS THE GERASENE DEMONIAC |
| Mark 5:1-20; Matt. 8:28-34; Luke 8:26-39. | |
| § 67: | THE RETURN AND THE HEALING OF JAIRUS' DAUGHTER AND OF THE WOMAN WHO ONLY TOUCHED CHRIST'S GARMENT |
| Mark 5:21-43; Matt. 9:18-26; Luke 8:40-56. | |
| § 68: | HE HEALS TWO BLIND MEN AND A DUMB DEMONIAC, A BLASPHEMOUS ACCUSATION |
| Matt. 9:27-34. | |
| § 69: | THE LAST VISIT TO NAZARETH |
| Mark 6:1-6; Matt. 13:54-58. | |
| § 70: | THE THIRD TOUR OF GALILEE AFTER INSTRUCTING THE TWELVE AND SENDING THEM FORTH BY TWOS |
| Mark 6:6-13; Matt. 9:35-11:1; Luke 9:1-6. | |
| § 71: | THE GUILTY FEARS OF HEROD ANTIPAS IN TIBERIAS ABOUT JESUS BECAUSE HE HAD BEHEADED THE BAPTIST IN MACHÆRUS |
| Mark 6:14-29; Matt. 14:1-12; Luke 9:7-9. | |
| PART VIII: | THE SPECIAL TRAINING OF THE TWELVE IN DISTRICTS AROUND GALILEE |
| SECTIONS 72-95 | |
| § 72: | THE FIRST RETIREMENT. THE TWELVE RETURN, AND JESUS RETIRES WITH THEM BEYOND THE LAKE TO REST. FEEDING OF THE FIVE THOUSAND |
| Mark 6:30-44; Matt. 14:13-21; Luke 9:10-17; John 6:1-13. | |
| § 73: | THE PREVENTION OF THE REVOLUTIONARY PURPOSE TO PROCLAIM JESUS KING (A POLITICAL MESSIAH) |
| Mark 6:45-46; Matt. 14:22-23; John 6:14-15. | |
| § 74: | THE PERIL TO THE TWELVE IN THE STORM AT SEA AND CHRIST'S COMING TO THEM ON THE WATER IN THE DARKNESS |
| Mark 6:47-52; Matt. 14:24-33; John 6:16-21. | |
| § 75: | THE RECEPTION AT GENNESARET |
| Mark 6:53-56; Matt. 14:34-36. | |
| § 76: | THE COLLAPSE OF THE GALILEAN CAMPAIGN BECAUSE JESUS WILL NOT CONFORM TO POPULAR MESSIANIC EXPECTATIONS |
| John 6:22-71. | |
| § 77: | PHARISEES FROM JERUSALEM REPROACH JESUS FOR ALLOWING HIS DISCIPLES TO DISREGARD THEIR TRADITIONS ABOUT CEREMONIAL DEFILEMENT OF THE HANDS. A PUZZLING PARABLE IN REPLY |
| Mark 7:1-23; Matt. 15:1-20; John 7:1. | |
| § 78: | THE SECOND WITHDRAWAL TO THE REGION OF TYRE AND SIDON AND THE HEALING OF THE DAUGHTER OF A SYRO-PHOENICIAN WOMAN |
| Mark 7:24-30; Matt. 15:21-28. | |
| § 79: | THE THIRD WITHDRAWAL NORTH THROUGH PHOENICIA AND EAST TOWARDS HERMON AND SOUTH INTO DECAPOLIS (KEEPING OUT OF THE TERRITORY OF HEROD ANTIPAS) WITH THE HEALING OF THE DEAF AND DUMB MAN AND THE FEEDING OF THE FOUR THOUSAND |
| Mark 7:31-8:9; Matt. 15:29-38. | |
| § 80: | THE BRIEF VISIT TO MAGADAN (DALMANUTHA) IN GALILEE AND THE SHARP ATTACK BY THE PHARISEES AND SADDUCEES. (NOTE THEIR APPEARANCE NOW AGAINST JESUS) |
| Mark 8:10-12; Matt. 15:39-16:4. | |
| § 81: | THE FOURTH RETIREMENT TO BETHSAIDA JULIAS IN THE TETRARCHY OF HEROD PHILIP WITH SHARP REBUKE OF THE DULNESS OF THE DISCIPLES ON THE WAY ACROSS AND THE HEALING OF A BLIND MAN IN BETHSAIDA |
| Mark 8:13-26; Matt. 16:5-12. | |
| § 82: | NEAR CÆSAREA PHILIPPI JESUS TESTS THE FAITH OF THE TWELVE IN HIS MESSIAHSHIP |
| Mark 8:27-30; Matt. 16:13-20; Luke 9:18-21. | |
| § 83: | JESUS DISTINCTLY FORETELLS THAT HE, THE MESSIAH, WILL BE REJECTED AND KILLED AND WILL RISE THE THIRD DAY |
| Mark 8:31-37; Matt. 16:21-26; Luke 9:22-25. | |
| § 84: | THE COMING OF THE SON OF MAN IN THAT GENERATION |
| Mark 8:38-9:1; Matt. 16:27-28; Luke 9:26-27. | |
| § 85: | THE TRANSFIGURATION OF JESUS ON A MOUNTAIN (PROBABLY HERMON) NEAR CÆSAREA PHILIPPI |
| Mark 9:2-8; Matt. 17:1-8; Luke 9:28-36. | |
| § 86: | THE PUZZLE OF THE THREE DISCIPLES ABOUT THE RESURRECTION AND ABOUT ELIJAH ON THEIR WAY DOWN THE MOUNTAIN |
| Mark 9:9-13; Matt. 17:9-13; Luke 9:36. | |
| § 87: | THE DEMONIAC BOY, WHOM THE DISCIPLES COULD NOT HEAL |
| Mark 9:14-29; Matt. 17:14-20; Luke 9:37-43. | |
| § 88: | RETURNING PRIVATELY THROUGH GALILEE, HE AGAIN FORETELLS HIS DEATH AND RESURRECTION |
| Mark 9:30-32; Matt. 17:22-23; Luke 9:43-45. | |
| § 89: | JESUS, THE MESSIAH, PAYS THE HALF-SHEKEL FOR THE TEMPLE |
| Matt. 17:24-27. | |
| § 90: | THE TWELVE CONTEND AS TO WHO SHALL BE THE GREATEST UNDER THE MESSIAH'S REIGN. HIS SUBJECTS MUST BE CHILDLIKE |
| Mark 9:33-37; Matt. 18:1-5; Luke 9:46-48. | |
| § 91: | THE MISTAKEN ZEAL OF THE APOSTLE JOHN REBUKED BY JESUS IN PERTINENT PARABLES |
| Mark 9:38-50; Matt. 18:6-14; Luke 9:49-50. | |
| § 92: | RIGHT TREATMENT OF A BROTHER WHO HAS SINNED AGAINST ONE, AND DUTY OF PATIENTLY FORGIVING A BROTHER (PARABLE OF THE UNMERCIFUL SERVANT) |
| Matt. 18:15-35. | |
| § 93: | THE MESSIAH'S FOLLOWERS MUST GIVE UP EVERYTHING FOR HIS SERVICE |
| Matt. 8:19-22; Luke 9:57-62. | |
| § 94: | THE UNBELIEVING BROTHERS OF JESUS COUNSEL HIM TO EXHIBIT HIMSELF IN JUDEA, AND HE REJECTS THE ADVICE |
| John 7:2-9. | |
| § 95: | HE GOES PRIVATELY TO JERUSALEM THROUGH SAMARIA |
| Luke 9:51-56; John 7:10. | |
| PART IX: | THE LATER JUDEAN MINISTRY |
| SECTIONS 96-111 | |
| § 96: | THE COMING OF JESUS TO THE FEAST OF TABERNACLES CREATES INTENSE EXCITEMENT CONCERNING THE MESSIAHSHIP |
| John 7:11-52. | |
| § 97: | STORY OF AN ADULTEROUS WOMAN BROUGHT TO JESUS FOR JUDGMENT |
| John 7:53-8:11. | |
| § 98: | AFTER THE FEAST OF TABERNACLES IN THE TEMPLE JESUS ANGERS THE PHARISEES BY CLAIMING TO BE THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD |
| John 8:12-20. | |
| § 99: | THE PHARISEES ATTEMPT TO STONE JESUS WHEN HE EXPOSES THEIR SINFULNESS |
| John 8:21-59. | |
| § 100: | JESUS HEALS A MAN BORN BLIND WHO OUTWITS THE PHARISEES. THE RULERS FORBID THE RECOGNITION OF JESUS AS THE MESSIAH. THE CONVERSION OF THE HEALED MAN |
| John 9:1-41. | |
| § 101: | IN THE PARABLE (ALLEGORY) OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD JESUS DRAWS THE PICTURE OF THE HOSTILE PHARISEES AND INTIMATES THAT HE IS GOING TO DIE FOR HIS FLOCK AND COME TO LIFE AGAIN |
| John 10:1-21. | |
| § 102: | THE MISSION OF THE SEVENTY. CHRIST'S JOY IN THEIR WORK ON THEIR RETURN |
| Luke 10:1-24. | |
| § 103: | JESUS ANSWERS A LAWYER'S QUESTION AS TO ETERNAL LIFE, GIVING THE PARABLE OF THE GOOD SAMARITAN |
| Luke 10:25-37. | |
| § 104: | JESUS THE GUEST OF MARTHA AND MARY |
| Luke 10:38-42. | |
| § 105: | JESUS AGAIN GIVES A MODEL OF PRAYER (COMP. § 54) AND ENCOURAGES HIS DISCIPLES TO PRAY. PARABLE OF THE IMPORTUNATE FRIEND |
| Luke 11:1-13. | |
| § 106: | BLASPHEMOUS ACCUSATION OF LEAGUE WITH BEELZEBUB |
| Luke 11:14-36. | |
| § 107: | WHILE BREAKFASTING WITH A PHARISEE, JESUS SEVERELY DENOUNCES THE PHARISEES AND LAWYERS AND EXCITES THEIR ENMITY |
| Luke 11:37-54. | |
| § 108: | HE SPEAKS TO HIS DISCIPLES AND A VAST THRONG ABOUT HYPOCRISY, COVETOUSNESS (PARABLE OF THE RICH FOOL), WORLDLY ANXIETIES, WATCHFULNESS (PARABLE OF THE WAITING SERVANTS AND OF THE WISE STEWARD), AND HIS OWN APPROACHING PASSION |
| Luke 12. | |
| § 109: | ALL MUST REPENT OR PERISH. (TWO CURRENT TRAGEDIES); PARABLE OF THE BARREN FIG TREE |
| Luke 13:1-9. | |
| § 110: | JESUS HEALS A CRIPPLED WOMAN ON THE SABBATH AND DEFENDS HIMSELF AGAINST THE RULER OF THE SYNAGOGUE. (CF. §§ 49-51 AND 114.) REPETITION OF THE PARABLES OF THE MUSTARD SEED AND OF THE LEAVEN |
| Luke 13:10-21. | |
| § 111: | AT THE FEAST OF DEDICATION JESUS WILL NOT YET OPENLY SAY THAT HE IS THE MESSIAH. THE JEWS TRY TO STONE HIM |
| John 10:22-39. | |
| PART X: | THE LATER PEREAN MINISTRY |
| SECTIONS 112-127 | |
| § 112: | THE WITHDRAWAL FROM JERUSALEM TO BETHANY BEYOND JORDAN |
| John 10:40-42. | |
| § 113: | TEACHING IN PEREA, ON A JOURNEY TOWARD JERUSALEM, WARNED AGAINST HEROD ANTIPAS |
| Luke 13:22-35. | |
| § 114: | WHILE DINING (BREAKFASTING) WITH A CHIEF PHARISEE, HE AGAIN HEALS ON THE SABBATH AND DEFENDS HIMSELF (COMP. §§ 49 TO 51 AND 110) THREE PARABLES SUGGESTED BY THE OCCASION |
| Luke 14:1-24. | |
| § 115: | GREAT CROWDS FOLLOW HIM, AND HE WARNS THEM TO COUNT THE COST OF DISCIPLESHIP TO HIM (COMP. §§ 70 AND 83) |
| Luke 14:25-35. | |
| § 116: | THE PHARISEES AND THE SCRIBES MURMUR AGAINST JESUS FOR RECEIVING SINNERS. HE DEFENDS HIMSELF BY THREE GREAT PARABLES (THE LOST SHEEP, THE LOST COIN, THE LOST SON) |
| Luke 15:1-32. | |
| § 117: | THREE PARABLES ON STEWARDSHIP (TO THE DISCIPLES, THE PARABLE OF THE UNJUST STEWARD; TO THE PHARISEES, THE PARABLE OF THE RICH MAN AND LAZARUS; TO THE DISCIPLES, THE PARABLE OF THE UNPROFITABLE SERVANTS) |
| Luke 16:1-17:10. | |
| § 118: | JESUS RAISES LAZARUS FROM THE DEAD |
| John 11:1-44. | |
| § 119: | THE EFFECT OF THE RAISING OF LAZARUS (ON THE PEOPLE, ON THE SANHEDRIN, ON THE MOVEMENTS OF JESUS) |
| John 11:45-54. | |
| § 120: | JESUS STARTS ON THE LAST JOURNEY TO JERUSALEM BY WAY OF SAMARIA AND GALILEE |
| Luke 17:11-37. | |
| § 121: | TWO PARABLES ON PRAYER (THE IMPORTUNATE WIDOW, THE PHARISEE AND THE PUBLICAN) |
| Luke 18:1-14. | |
| § 122: | GOING FROM GALILEE THROUGH PEREA, HE TEACHES CONCERNING DIVORCE |
| Mark 10:1-12; Matt. 19:1-12. | |
| § 123: | CHRIST AND CHILDREN AND THE FAILURE OF THE DISCIPLES TO UNDERSTAND THE ATTITUDE OF JESUS |
| Mark 10:13-16; Matt. 19:13-15; Luke 18:15-17. | |
| § 124: | THE RICH YOUNG RULER, THE PERILS OF RICHES, AND AMAZEMENT OF THE DISCIPLES. THE REWARDS OF FORSAKING ALL TO FOLLOW THE MESSIAH WILL BE GREAT, BUT WILL BE SOVEREIGN (PARABLE OF THE LABORERS IN THE VINEYARD) |
| Mark 10:17-31; Matt. 19:16-20:16; Luke 18:18-30. | |
| § 125: | JESUS AGAIN FORETELLS TO THE DISCIPLES HIS DEATH AND RESURRECTION (COMP. §§ 83, 85, 86, 88), AND REBUKES THE SELFISH AMBITION OF JAMES AND JOHN |
| Mark 10:32-45; Matt. 20:17-28; Luke 18:31-34. | |
| § 126: | BLIND BARTIMÆUS AND HIS COMPANION HEALED |
| Mark 10:46-52; Matt. 20:29-34; Luke 18:35-43. | |
| § 127: | JESUS VISITS ZACCHÆUS, AND SPEAKS THE PARABLE OF THE POUNDS, AND SETS OUT FOR JERUSALEM |
| Luke 19:1-28. | |
| PART XI: | THE LAST PUBLIC MINISTRY IN JERUSALEM |
| SECTIONS 128-138 | |
| § 128a: | JESUS ARRIVES AT BETHANY NEAR JERUSALEM |
| John 11:55-12:1, 9-11. | |
| § 128b: | HIS TRIUMPHAL ENTRY INTO JERUSALEM AS THE MESSIAH |
| Mark 11:1-11; Matt. 21:1-11, 14-17; Luke 19:29-44; John 12:12-19. | |
| § 129: | THE BARREN FIG TREE CURSED, AND THE SECOND CLEANSING OF THE TEMPLE (COMP. § 31) |
| Mark 11:12-18; Matt. 21:18-19, 12-13; Luke 19:45-48. | |
| § 130: | THE DESIRE OF SOME GREEKS TO SEE JESUS PUZZLES THE DISCIPLES AND LEADS JESUS IN AGITATION OF SOUL TO INTERPRET LIFE AND DEATH AS SACRIFICE AND TO SHOW HOW BY BEING "LIFTED UP" HE WILL DRAW ALL MEN TO HIM |
| John 12:20-50. | |
| § 131: | THE BARREN FIG TREE FOUND TO HAVE WITHERED |
| Mark 11:19-25; Matt. 21:19-22; Luke 21:37-38. | |
| § 132: | THE RULERS (SANHEDRIN) FORMALLY CHALLENGE THE AUTHORITY OF JESUS AS AN ACCREDITED TEACHER (RABBI) |
| Mark 11:27-12:12; Matt. 21:23-22:14; Luke 20:1-19. | |
| § 133: | THE PHARISEES AND THE HERODIANS TRY TO ENSNARE JESUS ABOUT PAYING TRIBUTE TO CÆSAR |
| Mark 12:13-17; Matt. 22:15-22; Luke 20:20-26. | |
| § 134: | THE SADDUCEES ASK HIM A PUZZLING QUESTION ABOUT THE RESURRECTION |
| Mark 12:18-27; Matt. 22:23-33; Luke 20:27-40. | |
| § 135: | THE PHARISEES REJOICE OVER THE ROUT OF THE SADDUCEES AND A PHARISAIC LAWYER ASKS JESUS A LEGAL QUESTION |
| Mark 12:28-34; Matt. 22:34-40. | |
| § 136: | JESUS, TO THE JOY OF THE MULTITUDE, SILENCES HIS ENEMIES BY THE PERTINENT QUESTION OF THE MESSIAH'S DESCENT FROM DAVID AND LORDSHIP OVER DAVID |
| Mark 12:35-37; Matt. 22:41-46; Luke 20:41-44. | |
| § 137: | IN HIS LAST PUBLIC DISCOURSE, JESUS SOLEMNLY DENOUNCES THE SCRIBES AND PHARISEES (COMP. § 107) |
| Mark 12:38-40; Matt. 23:1-39; Luke 20:45-47. | |
| § 138: | JESUS CLOSELY OBSERVES THE CONTRIBUTIONS IN THE TEMPLE, AND COMMENDS THE POOR WIDOW'S GIFT |
| Mark 12:41-44; Luke 21:1-4. | |
| PART XII: | IN THE SHADOW WITH JESUS |
| SECTIONS 139-152 | |
| § 139: | SITTING ON THE MOUNT OF OLIVES, JESUS SPEAKS TO HIS DISCIPLES ABOUT THE DESTRUCTION OF JERUSALEM, AND HIS OWN SECOND COMING IN APOCALYPTIC LANGUAGE. THE GREAT ESCHATOLOGICAL DISCOURSE |
| Mark 13:1-37; Matt. 24, 25; Luke 21:5-36. | |
| § 140: | JESUS PREDICTS HIS CRUCIFIXION TWO DAYS HENCE (JEWISH FRIDAY) |
| Mark 14:1-2; Matt. 26:1-5; Luke 22:1-2. | |
| § 141: | AT THE FEAST IN THE HOUSE OF SIMON THE LEPER MARY OF BETHANY ANOINTS JESUS FOR HIS BURIAL |
| Mark 14:3-9; Matt. 26:6-13; John 12:2-8. | |
| § 142: | JUDAS, STUNG BY THE REBUKE OF JESUS AT THE FEAST, BARGAINS WITH THE RULERS TO BETRAY JESUS |
| Mark 14:10-11; Matt. 26:14-16; Luke 22:3-6. | |
| § 143: | THE PREPARATION FOR THE PASCHAL MEAL AT THE HOME OF A FRIEND (POSSIBLY THAT OF JOHN MARK'S FATHER AND MOTHER) |
| Mark 14:12-16; Matt. 26:17-19; Luke 22:7-13. | |
| § 144: | JESUS PARTAKES OF THE PASCHAL MEAL WITH THE TWELVE APOSTLES AND REBUKES THEIR JEALOUSY |
| Mark 14:17; Matt. 26:20; Luke 22:14-16, 24-30. | |
| § 145: | DURING THE PASCHAL MEAL, JESUS WASHES THE FEET OF HIS DISCIPLES |
| John 13:1-20. | |
| § 146: | AT THE PASCHAL MEAL JESUS POINTS OUT JUDAS AS THE BETRAYER |
| Mark 14:18-21; Matt. 26:21-25; Luke 22:21-23; John 13:21-30. | |
| § 147: | AFTER THE DEPARTURE OF JUDAS JESUS WARNS THE DISCIPLES (PETER IN PARTICULAR) AGAINST DESERTION, WHILE ALL PROTEST THEIR LOYALTY |
| Mark 14:27-31; Matt. 26:31-35; Luke 22:31-38; John 13:31-38. | |
| § 148: | JESUS INSTITUTES THE MEMORIAL OF EATING BREAD AND DRINKING WINE |
| Mark 14:22-25; Matt. 26:26-29; Luke 22:17-20; 1 Cor. 11:23-26. | |
| § 149: | THE FAREWELL DISCOURSE TO HIS DISCIPLES IN THE UPPER ROOM |
| John 14. | |
| § 150: | THE DISCOURSE ON THE WAY TO GETHSEMANE |
| John 15, 16. | |
| § 151: | CHRIST'S INTERCESSORY PRAYER |
| John 17. | |
| § 152: | GOING FORTH TO GETHSEMANE, JESUS SUFFERS LONG IN AGONY |
| Mark 14:26, 32-42; Matt. 26:30, 36-46; Luke 22:39-46; John 18:1. | |
| PARTXIII: | THE ARREST, TRIAL, CRUCIFIXION, AND BURIAL OF JESUS |
| SECTIONS 153-168 | |
| § 153: | JESUS IS BETRAYED, ARRESTED, AND FORSAKEN |
| Mark 14:43-52; Matt. 26:47-56; Luke 22:47-53; John 18:2-12. | |
| § 154: | JESUS FIRST EXAMINED BY ANNAS, THE EX-HIGH PRIEST |
| John 18:12-14, 19-23. | |
| § 155: | JESUS HURRIEDLY TRIED AND CONDEMNED BY CAIAPHAS AND THE SANHEDRIN, WHO MOCK AND BUFFET HIM |
| Mark 14:53, 55-65; Matt. 26:57, 59-68; Luke 22:54, 63-65; John 18:24. | |
| § 156: | PETER THRICE DENIES HIS LORD |
| Mark 14:54, 66-72; Matt. 26:58, 69-75; Luke 22:54-62; John 18:15-18, 25-27. | |
| § 157: | AFTER DAWN, JESUS IS FORMALLY CONDEMNED BY THE SANHEDRIN |
| Mark 15:1; Matt. 27:1; Luke 22:66-71. | |
| § 158: | REMORSE AND SUICIDE OF JUDAS THE BETRAYER |
| Matt. 27:3-10; Acts 1:18-19. | |
| § 159: | JESUS BEFORE PILATE THE FIRST TIME |
| Mark 15:1-5; Matt. 27:2, 11-14; Luke 23:1-5; John 18:28-38. | |
| § 160: | JESUS BEFORE HEROD ANTIPAS THE TETRARCH |
| Luke 23:6-12. | |
| § 161: | JESUS THE SECOND TIME BEFORE PILATE |
| Mark 15:6-15; Matt. 27:15-26; Luke 23:13-25; John 18:39-19:16. | |
| § 162: | THE ROMAN SOLDIERS MOCK JESUS |
| Mark 15:16-19; Matt. 27:27-30. | |
| § 163: | JESUS ON THE WAY TO THE CROSS (VIA DOLOROSA) ON GOLGOTHA |
| Mark 15:20-23; Matt. 27:31-34; Luke 23:26-33; John 19:16-17. | |
| § 164: | THE FIRST THREE HOURS ON THE CROSS |
| Mark 15:24-32; Matt. 27:35-44; Luke 23:33-43; John 19:18-27. | |
| § 165: | THE THREE HOURS OF DARKNESS FROM NOON TO THREE P.M. |
| Mark 15:33-37; Matt. 27:45-50; Luke 23:44-46; John 19:28-30. | |
| § 166: | THE PHENOMENA ACCOMPANYING THE DEATH OF CHRIST |
| Mark 15:38-41; Matt. 27:51-56; Luke 23:45, 47-49. | |
| § 167: | THE BURIAL OF THE BODY OF JESUS IN THE TOMB OF JOSEPH OF ARIMATHEA AFTER PROOF OF HIS DEATH |
| Mark 15:42-46; Matt. 27:57-60; Luke 23:50-54; John 19:31-42. | |
| § 168: | THE WATCH OF THE WOMEN BY THE TOMB OF JESUS |
| Mark 15:47; Matt. 27:61-66; Luke 23:55-56. | |
| PART XIV: | THE RESURRECTION, APPEARANCES, AND ASCENSION OF CHRIST |
| SECTIONS 169-184 | |
| § 169: | THE VISIT OF THE WOMEN TO THE TOMB OF JESUS |
| Mark 16:1; Matt. 28:1. | |
| § 170: | THE EARTHQUAKE, THE ROLLING AWAY OF THE STONE BY AN ANGEL, AND THE FRIGHT OF THE ROMAN WATCHERS |
| Matt. 28:2-4. | |
| § 171: | THE VISIT OF THE WOMEN TO THE TOMB OF JESUS ABOUT SUNRISE SUNDAY MORNING AND THE MESSAGE OF THE ANGELS ABOUT THE EMPTY TOMB |
| Mark 16:2-8; Matt. 28:5-8; Luke 24:1-8; John 20:1. | |
| § 172: | MARY MAGDALENE AND THE OTHER WOMEN REPORT TO THE APOSTLES, AND PETER AND JOHN VISIT THE EMPTY TOMB |
| Luke 24:9-12; John 20:2-10. | |
| § 173: | THE APPEARANCE OF JESUS TO MARY MAGDALENE AND THE MESSAGE TO THE DISCIPLES |
| Mark 16:9-11; John 20:11-18. | |
| § 174: | THE APPEARANCE OF JESUS TO THE OTHER WOMEN |
| Matt. 28:9-10. | |
| § 175: | SOME OF THE GUARD REPORT TO THE JEWISH RULERS |
| Matt. 28:11-15. | |
| § 176: | THE APPEARANCE TO TWO DISCIPLES (CLEOPAS AND ANOTHER) ON THE WAY TO EMMAUS |
| Mark 16:12-13; Luke 24:13-32. | |
| § 177: | THE REPORT OF THE TWO DISCIPLES AND THE NEWS OF THE APPEARANCE TO SIMON PETER |
| Luke 24:33-35; 1 Cor. 15:5. | |
| § 178: | THE APPEARANCE TO THE ASTONISHED DISCIPLES (THOMAS ABSENT) WITH A COMMISSION AND THEIR FAILURE TO CONVINCE THOMAS |
| Mark 16:14; Luke 24:36-43; John 20:19-25. | |
| § 179: | THE APPEARANCE TO THE DISCIPLES THE NEXT SUNDAY NIGHT AND THE CONVINCING OF THOMAS |
| John 20:26-31; 1 Cor. 15:5. | |
| § 180: | THE APPEARANCE TO SEVEN DISCIPLES BESIDE THE SEA OF GALILEE. THE MIRACULOUS DRAUGHT OF FISHES |
| John 21. | |
| § 181: | THE APPEARANCE TO ABOUT FIVE HUNDRED ON AN APPOINTED MOUNTAIN IN GALILEE, AND A COMMISSION GIVEN |
| Mark 16:15-18; Matt. 28:16-20; 1 Cor. 15:6. | |
| § 182: | THE APPEARANCE TO JAMES THE BROTHER OF JESUS |
| 1 Cor. 15:7. | |
| § 183: | THE APPEARANCE TO THE DISCIPLES WITH ANOTHER COMMISSION |
| Luke 24:44-49; Acts 1:3-8. | |
| § 184: | THE LAST APPEARANCE AND THE ASCENSION |
| Mark 16:19-20; Luke 24:50-53; Acts 1:9-12. |
| Chap. | Verse | Section | Chap. | Verse | Section | |
| 1 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 33-37 | 90 | |
| 1 | 2-6 | 21 | 9 | 38-50 | 91 | |
| 1 | 7-8 | 23 | 10 | 1-12 | 122 | |
| 1 | 9-11 | 24 | 10 | 13-16 | 123 | |
| 1 | 12-13 | 25 | 10 | 17-31 | 124 | |
| 1 | 14 | 34 | 10 | 32-45 | 125 | |
| 1 | 14-15 | 37 | 10 | 46-52 | 126 | |
| 1 | 16-20 | 41 | 11 | 1-11 | 128b | |
| 1 | 21-28 | 42 | 11 | 12-18 | 129 | |
| 1 | 29-34 | 43 | 11 | 19-25 | 131 | |
| 1 | 35-39 | 44 | 11 | 27-12:12 | 132 | |
| 1 | 40-45 | 45 | 12 | 13-17 | 133 | |
| 2 | 1-12 | 46 | 12 | 18-27 | 134 | |
| 2 | 13-17 | 47 | 12 | 28-34 | 135 | |
| 2 | 18-22 | 48 | 12 | 35-37 | 136 | |
| 2 | 23-28 | 50 | 12 | 38-40 | 137 | |
| 3 | 1-6 | 51 | 12 | 41-44 | 138 | |
| 3 | 7-12 | 52 | 13 | 1-37 | 139 | |
| 3 | 13-19 | 53 | 14 | 1-2 | 140 | |
| 3 | 19-30 | 61 | 14 | 3-9 | 141 | |
| 3 | 31-35 | 63 | 14 | 10-11 | 142 | |
| 4 | 1-2 | 64 | 14 | 12-16 | 143 | |
| 4 | 3-25 | 64 | 14 | 17 | 144 | |
| 4 | 26-29 | 64 | 14 | 18-21 | 146 | |
| 4 | 30-32 | 64 | 14 | 27-31 | 147 | |
| 4 | 33-34 | 64 | 14 | 22-25 | 148 | |
| 4 | 35-41 | 65 | 14 | 26, 32-42 |
152 | |
| 5 | 1-20 | 66 | 14 | 43-52 | 153 | |
| 5 | 21-43 | 67 | 14 | 53, 55-65 |
155 | |
| 6 | 1-6 | 69 | 14 | 54, 66-72 |
156 | |
| 6 | 6-13 | 70 | 15 | 1 | 157 | |
| 6 | 14-29 | 71 | 15 | 1-5 | 159 | |
| 6 | 30-44 | 72 | 15 | 6-15 | 161 | |
| 6 | 45-46 | 73 | 15 | 16-19 | 162 | |
| 6 | 47-52 | 74 | 15 | 20-23 | 163 | |
| 6 | 53-56 | 75 | 15 | 24-32 | 164 | |
| 7 | 1-23 | 77 | 15 | 33-37 | 165 | |
| 7 | 24-30 | 78 | 15 | 38-41 | 166 | |
| 7 | 31-8:9 | 79 | 15 | 42-46 | 167 | |
| 8 | 10-12 | 80 | 15 | 47 | 168 | |
| 8 | 13-26 | 81 | 16 | 1 | 169 | |
| 8 | 27-30 | 82 | 16 | 2-8 | 171 | |
| 8 | 31-37 | 83 | 16 | 9-11 | 173 | |
| 8 | 38-9:1 | 84 | 16 | 12-13 | 176 | |
| 9 | 2-8 | 85 | 16 | 14 | 178 | |
| 9 | 9-13 | 86 | 16 | 15-18 | 181 | |
| 9 | 14-29 | 87 | 16 | 19-20 | 184 | |
| 9 | 30-32 | 88 | ||||
| Chap. | Verse | Section | Chap. | Verse | Section | |
| 1 | 1-17 | 3 | 15 | 1-20 | 77 | |
| 1 | 18-25 | 9 | 15 | 21-28 | 78 | |
| 2 | 1-12 | 14 | 15 | 29-38 | 79 | |
| 2 | 13-18 | 15 | 15 | 39-16:4 | 80 | |
| 2 | 19-23 | 16 | 16 | 5-12 | 81 | |
| 3 | 1-6 | 21 | 16 | 13-20 | 82 | |
| 3 | 7-10 | 22 | 16 | 21-26 | 83 | |
| 3 | 11-12 | 23 | 16 | 27-28 | 84 | |
| 3 | 13-17 | 24 | 17 | 1-8 | 85 | |
| 4 | 1-11 | 25 | 17 | 9-13 | 86 | |
| 4 | 12 | 34 | 17 | 14-20 | 87 | |
| 4 | 13-16 | 40 | 17 | 22-23 | 88 | |
| 4 | 17 | 37 | 17 | 24-27 | 89 | |
| 4 | 18-22 | 41 | 18 | 1-5 | 90 | |
| 4 | 23-25 | 44 | 18 | 6-14 | 91 | |
| 5 | 1-2 | 54 | 18 | 15-35 | 92 | |
| 5 | 3-12 | 54 | 19 | 1-12 | 122 | |
| 5 | 13-20 | 54 | 19 | 13-15 | 123 | |
| 5 | 21-48 | 54 | 19 | 16-20:16 | 124 | |
| 6 | 1-18 | 54 | 20 | 17-28 | 125 | |
| 6 | 19-34 | 54 | 20 | 29-34 | 126 | |
| 7 | 1-6 | 54 | 21 | 1-11, 14-17 |
128b | |
| 7 | 7-12 | 54 | 21 | 18-19, 12-13 |
129 | |
| 7 | 13-8:1 | 54 | 21 | 19-22 | 131 | |
| 8 | 2-4 | 45 | 21 | 23-22:14 | 132 | |
| 8 | 5-13 | 55 | 22 | 15-22 | 133 | |
| 8 | 14-17 | 43 | 22 | 23-33 | 134 | |
| 8 | 18, 23-27 |
65 | 22 | 34-40 | 135 | |
| 8 | 19-22 | 93 | 22 | 41-46 | 136 | |
| 8 | 28-34 | 66 | 23 | 1-39 | 137 | |
| 9 | 1-8 | 46 | 24, 25 | ... | 139 | |
| 9 | 9-13 | 47 | 26 | 1-5 | 140 | |
| 9 | 14-17 | 48 | 26 | 6-13 | 141 | |
| 9 | 18-26 | 67 | 26 | 14-16 | 142 | |
| 9 | 27-34 | 68 | 26 | 17-19 | 143 | |
| 9 | 35-11:1 | 70 | 26 | 20 | 144 | |
| 11 | 2-19 | 57 | 26 | 21-25 | 146 | |
| 11 | 20-30 | 58 | 26 | 31-35 | 147 | |
| 12 | 1-8 | 50 | 26 | 26-29 | 148 | |
| 12 | 9-14 | 51 | 26 | 30, 36-46 |
152 | |
| 12 | 15-21 | 52 | 26 | 47-56 | 153 | |
| 12 | 22-37 | 61 | 26 | 57, 59-68 |
155 | |
| 12 | 38-45 | 62 | 26 | 58, 69-75 |
156 | |
| 12 | 46-50 | 63 | 27 | 1 | 157 | |
| 13 | 1-3 | 64 | 27 | 3-10 | 158 | |
| 13 | 3-23 | 64 | 27 | 2, 11-14 |
159 | |
| 13 | 24-30 | 64 | 27 | 15-26 | 161 | |
| 13 | 31-32 | 64 | 27 | 27-30 | 162 | |
| 13 | 33-35 | 64 | 27 | 31-34 | 163 | |
| 13 | 36-43 | 64 | 27 | 35-44 | 164 | |
| 13 | 44 | 64 | 27 | 45-50 | 165 | |
| 13 | 45-46 | 64 | 27 | 51-56 | 166 | |
| 13 | 47-50 | 64 | 27 | 57-60 | 167 | |
| 13 | 51-53 | 64 | 27 | 61-66 | 168 | |
| 13 | 54-58 | 69 | 28 | 1 | 169 | |
| 14 | 1-12 | 71 | 28 | 2-4 | 170 | |
| 14 | 13-21 | 72 | 28 | 5-8 | 171 | |
| 14 | 22-23 | 73 | 28 | 9-10 | 174 | |
| 14 | 24-33 | 74 | 28 | 11-15 | 175 | |
| 14 | 34-36 | 75 | 28 | 16-20 | 181 |
| Chap. | Verse | Section | Chap. | Verse | Section | |
| 1 | 1-4 | 1 | 9 | 49-50 | 91 | |
| 1 | 5-25 | 4 | 9 | 51-56 | 95 | |
| 1 | 26-38 | 5 | 9 | 57-62 | 93 | |
| 1 | 39-45 | 6 | 10 | 1-24 | 102 | |
| 1 | 46-56 | 7 | 10 | 25-37 | 103 | |
| 1 | 57-80 | 8 | 10 | 38-42 | 104 | |
| 2 | 1-7 | 10 | 11 | 1-13 | 105 | |
| 2 | 8-20 | 11 | 11 | 14-36 | 106 | |
| 2 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 37-54 | 107 | |
| 2 | 22-38 | 13 | 12 | 1-59 | 108 | |
| 2 | 39 | 16 | 13 | 1-9 | 109 | |
| 2 | 40 | 17 | 13 | 10-21 | 110 | |
| 2 | 41-50 | 18 | 13 | 22-35 | 113 | |
| 2 | 51-52 | 19 | 14 | 1-24 | 114 | |
| 3 | 1-2 | 20 | 14 | 25-35 | 115 | |
| 3 | 3-6 | 21 | 15 | 1-32 | 116 | |
| 3 | 7-14 | 22 | 16 | 1-17:10 | 117 | |
| 3 | 15-18 | 23 | 17 | 11-37 | 120 | |
| 3 | 19-20 | 34 | 18 | 1-14 | 121 | |
| 3 | 21-23 | 24 | 18 | 15-17 | 123 | |
| 3 | 23-38 | 3 | 18 | 18-30 | 124 | |
| 4 | 1-13 | 25 | 18 | 31-34 | 125 | |
| 4 | 14 | 34 | 18 | 35-43 | 126 | |
| 4 | 14-15 | 37 | 19 | 1-28 | 127 | |
| 4 | 16-31 | 39 | 19 | 29-44 | 128b | |
| 4 | 31-37 | 42 | 19 | 45-48 | 129 | |
| 4 | 38-41 | 43 | 21 | 37-38 | 131 | |
| 4 | 42-44 | 44 | 20 | 1-19 | 132 | |
| 5 | 1-11 | 41 | 20 | 20-26 | 133 | |
| 5 | 12-16 | 45 | 20 | 27-40 | 134 | |
| 5 | 17-26 | 46 | 20 | 41-44 | 136 | |
| 5 | 27-32 | 47 | 20 | 45-47 | 137 | |
| 5 | 33-39 | 48 | 21 | 1-4 | 138 | |
| 6 | 1-5 | 50 | 21 | 5-36 | 139 | |
| 6 | 6-11 | 51 | 22 | 1-2 | 140 | |
| 6 | 12-16 | 53 | 22 | 3-6 | 142 | |
| 6 | 17-19 | 54 | 22 | 7-13 | 143 | |
| 6 | 20-26 | 54 | 22 | 14-16, 24-30 |
144 | |
| 6 | 27-36 | 54 | 22 | 21-23 | 146 | |
| 6 | 37-42 | 54 | 22 | 31-38 | 147 | |
| 6 | 43-49 | 54 | 22 | 17-20 | 148 | |
| 7 | 1-10 | 55 | 22 | 39-46 | 152 | |
| 7 | 11-17 | 56 | 22 | 47-53 | 153 | |
| 7 | 18-35 | 57 | 22 | 54, 63-65 |
155 | |
| 7 | 36-50 | 59 | 22 | 54-62 | 156 | |
| 8 | 1-3 | 60 | 22 | 66-71 | 157 | |
| 8 | 4 | 64 | 23 | 1-5 | 159 | |
| 8 | 5-18 | 64 | 23 | 6-12 | 160 | |
| 8 | 19-21 | 63 | 23 | 13-25 | 161 | |
| 8 | 22-25 | 65 | 23 | 26-33 | 163 | |
| 8 | 26-39 | 66 | 23 | 33-43 | 164 | |
| 8 | 40-56 | 67 | 23 | 44-46 | 165 | |
| 9 | 1-6 | 70 | 23 | 45, 47-49 |
166 | |
| 9 | 7-9 | 71 | 23 | 50-54 | 167 | |
| 9 | 10-17 | 72 | 23 | 55-56 | 168 | |
| 9 | 18-21 | 82 | 24 | 1-8 | 171 | |
| 9 | 22-25 | 83 | 24 | 9-12 | 172 | |
| 9 | 26-27 | 84 | 24 | 13-32 | 176 | |
| 9 | 28-36 | 85 | 24 | 33-35 | 177 | |
| 9 | 36 | 86 | 24 | 36-43 | 178 | |
| 9 | 37-43 | 87 | 24 | 44-49 | 183 | |
| 9 | 43-45 | 88 | 24 | 50-53 | 184 | |
| 9 | 46-48 | 90 | ||||
| Chap. | Verse | Section | Chap. | Verse | Section | |
| 1 | 1-18 | 2 | 11 | 1-44 | 118 | |
| 1 | 19-28 | 26 | 11 | 45-54 | 119 | |
| 1 | 29-34 | 27 | 11 | 55-12:1, 9-11 |
128a | |
| 1 | 35-51 | 28 | 12 | 12-19 | 128b | |
| 2 | 1-11 | 29 | 12 | 20-50 | 130 | |
| 2 | 12 | 30 | 12 | 2-8 | 141 | |
| 2 | 13-22 | 31 | 13 | 1-20 | 145 | |
| 2 | 23-3:21 | 32 | 13 | 21-30 | 146 | |
| 3 | 22-36 | 33 | 13 | 31-38 | 147 | |
| 4 | 1-4 | 34 | 14 | ... | 149 | |
| 4 | 5-42 | 35 | 15, 16 | ... | 150 | |
| 4 | 43-45 | 36 | 17 | ... | 151 | |
| 4 | 46-54 | 38 | 18 | 1 | 152 | |
| 5 | 1-47 | 49 | 18 | 2-12 | 153 | |
| 6 | 1-13 | 72 | 18 | 12-14, 19-23 |
154 | |
| 6 | 14-15 | 73 | 18 | 24 | 155 | |
| 6 | 16-21 | 74 | 18 | 15-18, 25-27 |
156 | |
| 6 | 22-71 | 76 | 18 | 28-38 | 159 | |
| 7 | 1 | 77 | 18 | 39-19:16 | 161 | |
| 7 | 2-9 | 94 | 19 | 16-17 | 163 | |
| 7 | 10 | 95 | 19 | 18-27 | 164 | |
| 7 | 11-52 | 96 | 19 | 28-30 | 165 | |
| 7 | 53-8:11 | 97 | 19 | 31-42 | 167 | |
| 8 | 12-20 | 98 | 20 | 1 | 171 | |
| 8 | 21-59 | 99 | 20 | 2-10 | 172 | |
| 9 | 1-41 | 100 | 20 | 11-18 | 173 | |
| 10 | 1-21 | 101 | 20 | 19-25 | 178 | |
| 10 | 22-39 | 111 | 20 | 26-31 | 179 | |
| 10 | 40-42 | 112 | 21 | ... | 180 |
NOTE:—The verses that are omitted in the Canterbury Revision do not appear in this Harmony. They are Mark 7:16; 9:44, 46; 11:26; 15:28; Matthew 17:21; 18:11; 23:14; Luke 17:36; 23:17; John 5:4.
In addition to the Gospels use is made of
Acts 1:3-8 in § 183.
Acts 1:9-12 in § 184.
Acts 1:18-19 in § 158.
1 Cor. 11:23-26 in § 148.
1 Cor. 15:5 in § 177.
1 Cor. 15:5 in § 179.
1 Cor. 15:6 in § 181.
1 Cor. 15:7 in § 182.
1Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to draw up a narrative concerning those matters which have been 1fulfilled among us, 2 even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word, 3 it seemed good to me also, having traced the course of all things accurately from the first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus;b 4 that thou mightest know the certainty concerning the 2things 3wherein thou wast instructed.
1 Or, fully establish.
2 Gr. words.
3 Or, which thou wast taught by word of mouth.
a Luke is the first critic of the life of Christ whose criticism has been preserved to us. Others had drawn up narratives of certain portions of Christ's work. Others still had been eyewitnesses of the ministry of Jesus and gave Luke their oral testimony. Luke sifted it all with care and produced an orderly and reasonably full narrative of the earthly ministry of Jesus. We cannot reproduce all the sources that Luke had at his command, but it is clear that he followed in the main our Gospel of Mark, as any one can see for himself by comparing the two Gospels in this Harmony. Both Matthew and Luke made use of Mark. But they had other sources also. See note 2 on Synoptic Criticism at the close of the Harmony. See also Chapter IV, "Luke's Method of Research" in my Luke the Historian in the Light of Research.
b Luke alone follows the method of ancient historians in dedicating his Gospel, as also the Acts (1:1), to a patron who probably met the expense of publication. So Luke as a Gentile Christian writes an historical introduction in literary (Koiné) Greek after the fashion of Thucydides and Plutarch. Mark had no formal introduction. Matthew's introduction is genealogical because he is writing for Jewish readers to prove that Jesus is the Messiah of Jewish hope. John, writing last of all, has a theological introduction to meet the Gnostic and philosophical misconceptions concerning the Person of Christ. Thus he pictures Christ as the Eternal Logos, with God in his pre-incarnate state, who became flesh and thus revealed the Father to men.
1In the beginning was the Word,a and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 The same was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made 1by him; and without him 2was not anything made that hath been made. 4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men. 5 And the light shineth in the darkness; and the darkness 3apprehended it not. 6 There came a man, sent from God, whose name was John. 7 The same came for witness, that he might bear witness of the light, that all might believe through him. 8 He was not the light, but came that he might bear witness of the light. 9 4There was the true light, even the light which lighteth 5every man, coming into the world. 10 He was in the world, and the world was made 1by him, and the world knew him not. 11 He came unto 6his own, and they that were his own received him not. 12 But as many as received him, to them gave he the right to become children of God, even to them that believe on his name: 13 which were 7born, not of 8blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. 14 And the Worda became flesh, and 9dwelt among us (and we beheld his glory, glory as of 10the only begotten from the Father), full of grace and truth. 15 John beareth witness of him, and crieth, saying, 11This was he of whom I said, He that cometh after me is become before me: for he was 12before me. 16 For of his fulness we all received, and grace for grace. 17 For the law was given 1by Moses; grace and truth came 1by Jesus Christ. 18 No man hath seen God at any time; 13the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
1 Or, through.
2 Or, was not anything made. That which hath been made was life in him; and the life &c.
3 Or, overcame.
4 Or, The true light, which lighteth every man, was coming.
5 Or, every man as he cometh.
6 Gr. his own things.
7 Or, begotten.
8 Gr. bloods.
9 Gr. tabernacled.
10 Or, an only begotten from a father.
11 Some ancient authorities read this was he that said.
12 Gr. first in regard of me.
13 Many very ancient authorities read God only begotten.
a The Fourth Gospel makes no further use of the term Logos (Word) for Christ. No other Gospel employs the term, but in 1 John 1:1 we find "the Word of life" in this sense and in Rev. 19:14 we have: "and his name is called the Word of God." The Greek word has a double sense (reason and speech) and John seems to have both ideas in mind (1:18). Christ is the Idea of God and the Expression of God. The Stoics followed Plato in the philosophical use of Logos. Philo took it up and made it familiar to Jewish readers who were already used to the Hebrew Mêmra (Word) in a personal sense. But John carried the term further than any of his predecessors and placed it on a par with Messiah, Son of God, Son of Man, and other phrases that portray aspects of the Person of Christ. John writes his Gospel to prove the deity of Jesus (John 20:31) against Gnostics (Cerinthian) who denied it, as he wrote his First Epistle (1 John 1:1-4) to prove the humanity of Jesus against Docetic Gnostics who disclaimed it. See note 3 at end of Harmony.
| Matt. 1:1-17. (Cf. 1 Chron. 1:34; 2:1-25; 3:1-19.) |
Luke 3:23-38. (Cf. 1 Chron. 1:1-4, 24-28; 2:1-15; 3:17; Ruth 4:18-22.) |
| 11The book of the 2generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. 2Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judah and his brethren; 3 and Judah begat Perez and Zerah of Tamar; and Perez begat Hezron; and Hezron begat 3Ram; 4 and 3Ram begat Amminadab; and Amminadab begat Nahshon; and Nahshon begat Salmon; 5 and Salmon begat Boaz of Rahab; and Boaz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse; 6 and Jesse begat David the king. And David begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Uriah; 7 and Solomon begat Rehoboam; and Rehoboam begat Abijah; and Abijah begat 4Asa; 8 and 4Asa begat Jehoshaphat; and Jehosh- aphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Uzziah; 9 and Uzziah begat Jotham; and Jotham begat Ahaz; and Ahaz begat Hezekiah; 10 and Hezekiah begat Manasseh; and Manasseh begat 5Amon; and 5Amon begat Josiah; 11 and Josiah begat Jechoniah and his brethren, at the time of the 6carrying away to Bablyon. 12And after the 6carrying away to Babylon, Jechoniah begat 7Shealtiel; and 7Shealtiel begat Zerubbabel; 13 and Zerubbabel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim; and Eliakim begat Azor; 14 and Azor begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat Achim; and Achim begat Eliud; 15 and Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob; 16 and Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was bornb Jesus, who is called Christ. 17So all the generations from Abraham unto David are fourteen generations; and from David unto the 6carrying away to Babylon fourteen generations; and from the 6carrying away to Babylon unto the Christ fourteen generations.c |
Being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli, 24 the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph, 25 the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai, 26 the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of Josech, the son of Joda, 27 the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of 7Shealtiel, the son of Neri, 28 the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er, 29 the son of Jesus, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, 30 the son of Symeon, the son of Judas, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim, 31 the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David, 32 the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of 8Salmon, the son of Nahshon, 33 the son of Amminadab, 9the son of 10Arni, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah, 34 the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor, 35 the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah, 36 the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech, 37 the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalaleel, the son of Cainan, 38 the son of Enos, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God. |
1 Or, The genealogy of Jesus Christ.
2 Or, birth: as in ver. 18.
3 Gr. Aram.
4 Gr. Asaph.
5 Gr. Amos.
6 Or, removal to Babylon.
7 Gr. Salathiel.
8 Some ancient authorities write Sala.
9 Many ancient authorities insert the son of Admin; and one writes Admin for Amminadab.
10 Some ancient authorities write Aram.
a This view is not accepted by all scholars, though it is found as early as Eusebius (Hist. Eccl. i, 7). See note 5 at end of Harmony.
b The Sinaitic Syriac, against all the early Greek manuscripts, reads in Matt. 1:16: "But Joseph, to whom the Virgin Mary was betrothed, begat Jesus." This ancient Ebionitic text is followed by Von Soden in his Griechisches Neues Testament and by Moffatt in his New Translation of the New Testament, but it is difficult to believe it genuine, for in Matt. 1:18-22 the writer pictures Joseph as on the point of putting Mary away privily. The two reports in the Sinaitic Syriac flatly contradict each other. Those who accept it say that the writer of the Virgin Birth view in 1:18-20 overlooked 1:16 (certainly a serious oversight). It is easier to think that an Ebionitic scribe in copying altered 1:16, but passed by 1:18-20. The Ebionites denied the deity of Jesus. Both Matthew and Luke (1:26-38) give the Virgin Birth of Jesus, but they preserve separate traditions on the subject.
c Observe that Matthew's three divisions of the genealogy represent three great periods in the history of Israel. See note 5 at end of Harmony for discussion of the differences between the genealogies in Matthew and in Luke.
§§ 4-19. These sections include the annunciations, the birth, infancy, and childhood of both John and Jesus.