Gospel in a synopsis

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Gospel in a synopsis
The NET Bible
Synopsis of the Four Gospels
Gregory A. White, ed.
Biblical Studies Press
Richardson, Texas
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Thanks
Thanks to God the Father Almighty, and Jesus Christ His only Son our Lord. Thanks to my Father, Allen
Isaac White Jr., who inspired me to resume my studies in God’s Word. And by whose ‘homegoing’, my life in Christ
was renewed. Thanks to my mother Anna R. White, whose life inspires and encourages me.
It’s impossible to list here, all those here who deserve thanks, for fellowship and biblical insights. However,
thanks also to Rev. Allen Isaac White Sr., Sam Walker, Elder James Warren Sr. and Sister Shirley D. Warren, Gail
Harney, Anderson Grimsley, Rev. Solomon Smith, Ann Williams, Alma Young, Harold Scott and all of my professors and fellow students at the College of Biblical Studies.
My particular gratitude needs to be expressed to several professors from the College of Biblical Studies,
without whose help this Harmony would have been neither conceived nor published. Thanks to professor Roy Ledgerwood, for encouraging me to develop this Harmony during his ‘New Testament Literature Survey of the Gospels’
at the College of Biblical Studies. Thanks also to Dr. Richard Klein for his encouragement towards publishing this
Harmony; and for his editorial help, and guidance towards making this a more user friendly publication. Thanks
also to Dr. Harry Leafe for his direction and encouragement to proceed with publishing this work; to make use of
the NET Bible, and for his help in getting this work published. I am particularly thankful for the suggestion to use
the NET Bible after having read the endorsement of the NET Bible by Chuck Swindoll, (whose lessons I listen to
almost every day), which states:
“There are many wonderful things I could say about the NET Bible, but the most important is this:
the NET Bible is a Bible you can trust. The translation is clear, accurate, and powerful. And the
notes, those wonderful notes! They bring to the layman scholarly insights and discussions that have
up till now been accessible only to those trained in the biblical languages. If you are serious about
studying Scripture, get a copy of the NET Bible.” – Chuck Swindoll
The NET Bible notes are not available in this harmony. However I would strongly encourage you to get a
copy for your own personal study.
And finally thanks to my family, my wife Cyndi, daughter Quinci and son Greyson, for their support, and
patience, and help with the manuscript throughout this project.
Table of Contents
Introduction.................................................................................................... 7
Table of Scriptures.....................................................................................12
Map: Palestine In Christ’s Time.......................................................................... 21
I. PREFACE................................................................................................................22
Map: Birth and Childhood.................................................................................. 23
II. BIRTH AND CHILDHOOD..........................................................................24
Map: Preparation.................................................................................................. 33
III. PREPARATION................................................................................................34
Map: The Beginning of Jesus’ Public Ministry.................................................... 40
IV. THE BEGINNING OF JESUS’ PUBLIC MINISTRY ...........................41
Map: Jesus’ Ministry in Galilee............................................................................ 47
V. JESUS’ MINISTRY IN GALILEE...................................................................48
VI. THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT ..........................................................63
VII. THE SERMON ON THE PLAIN . ...........................................................75
Map: Events in Christ’s Ministry........................................................................ 79
VIII. JESUS’ MINISTRY IN GALILEE CONTINUED...............................80
IX. THE WAY TO THE CROSS........................................................................126
X. LAST JOURNEY TO JERUSLEM ..............................................................136
XI. JESUS AT THE FEAST OF TABERNACLES . .....................................167
XII. THE MINISTRY IN JUDEA.....................................................................175
XIII. THE FINAL MINISTRY IN JERUSALEM.........................................185
XIV. THE ESCHATOLOGICAL DISCOURSE...........................................198
XV. CONCLUSION OF THE ACCOUNT OF THE TIME
BEFORE THE PASSION.....................................................................................204
Map: The Arrest, Trial, Crucifixion and Burial of Christ...............................210
XVI. THE PASSION NARRATIVE.................................................................211
Map: The Resurrection, Appearances, and Ascension of Christ...................240
XVII. THE RESURRECTION...........................................................................241
XVIII. THE ENDINGS OF THE GOSPELS................................................247
Appendix..............................................................................................................251
Eusebian Canons..................................................................................................253
Index of Gospel Parallels.....................................................................................263
Index of Gospel Scriptures.................................................................................279
Genealogy of Jesus (According to Matthew) ...................................................287
Genealogy of Jesus...............................................................................................288
Exactly Identical Verses.......................................................................................289
Jesus’ Discourses & Conversations....................................................................289
Parables of Jesus...................................................................................................290
Miracles of Jesus...................................................................................................291
Messianic Prophecies...........................................................................................293
Prayers in the Gospels........................................................................................295
Women in the Gospels........................................................................................296
New Testament References to Old Testament Sources...................................297
Birth of Christ.....................................................................................................303
The Beginning of Jesus’ Public Ministry............................................................304
Christ’s Early Travels 1........................................................................................305
Christ’s Early Travels 2........................................................................................305
Christ’s Later Ministry 1.....................................................................................306
Christ’s Later Ministry 2.....................................................................................306
Christ’s Final Days...............................................................................................307
Bibliography..........................................................................................................309
Introduction
Synopsis of the Four Gospels
A synopsis is a tool which displays different passages of a text side by side for comparison. This is most commonly done with the four Gospels of the New Testament because of their similar material, but it could reasonably be
done with any text that has similar passages, such as the Old Testament historical narratives. The synopsis you presently hold contains the four Gospels of the New Testament. It is different from comparing parallel versions, such as one
English translation to another, because all of the passages displayed in this synopsis are from the same version, the NET
Bible. It is different from a harmony because the passages are not reorganized into one story; each Gospel in a synopsis
is separate from the others and can be read by itself or in comparison with the others. This parallel arrangement enables
fruitful comparison of the Gospels to each other so each may be understood well on its own in light of the others.
The layout of the synopsis is designed to allow for comparison of similar material across the Gospels while not
losing sight of each Gospel as a discrete whole. Each Gospel has been subdivided into small units, usually paragraphs
but sometimes smaller or larger depending on the material. The Gospels are then arranged into columns which follow
the canonical order of Matthew, Mark, Luke, then John, with similar paragraphs presented side by side so the reader can
compare them easily. The far right column is used for ancillary material helpful to the reader.
The Tables of Parallels are based upon the Synopsis of the Four Gospels of Kurt Aland, 12th Edition, (New York:
United Bible Societies, 1985). In Aland’s Synopsis, the numbered pericopes are often repeated in order to provide a continuous series of references in sequential order, for each of the four gospels. Each text ultimately occurs in consecutive
order with references to previous and next citations to provide continuity. Following the bold type in the same column
header, (e.g., Matthew), of each table below, provides the verses in order for each book of the Gospels. The reader using
this synopsis can run their eyes down each Gospel’s column, stopping only at the references in bold type, in order to read
all of the references and parallels in order for each Gospel.
As a basic text for this Synopsis of the Four Gospels, the NET Bible has been chosen. It would perhaps prove
helpful to you to use this synopsis as an extra-biblical reading or a study guide with your own copy of the NET Bible.
The complete NET Bible is available online, for free, at www.netbible.com. The synopsis follows four conventions which
may seem a bit unusual, but they are done for important reasons. (1) Empty space in a synopsis is intentional: When
any Gospel lacks material that is found in another, that column will be left empty as a visual clue that there is no parallel
to the material found in the other Gospel. (2) Some paragraphs will be printed more than once in the synopsis. This is
because the material occurs in two or more Gospels. The first time the material is printed the synopsis is following the
order of the first Gospel, while the second time the material is printed the synopsis is following the order of the second
Gospel, and so on. This allows the reader to compare and contrast the broad setting of the paragraphs in each Gospel
more objectively. (3) Through different sizes of type the synopsis indicates the relative closeness of the parallel material.
Primary parallels, which indicate a direct relationship between the paragraphs, are printed in normal type. Secondary
parallels, which indicate a less direct, perhaps only conceptually parallel relationship, are printed in smaller type. (4)
Quotations from the Old Testament are printed in bold italics, and allusions to the Old Testament are printed in plain
italics. This convention is followed in the NET Bible itself, and it is retained here as a help for the reader.
Synopsis Features
A Table of Scriptures that enables the reader to see at a glance which of the four writers reported on the events
that make up the complete Gospel story and also has a page reference to direct you to that event.
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• Eusebius Canons with modern chapter and verse references for the numbered sections. Also include are two letters
relating to the Eusebius Canons translated by Kevin P. Edgecomb:
• Eusebius' letter to Carpianus
• Jerome’s letter to Pope Damasus
Column Size and Column Headings are used as a navigational aid. In addition to the use of bold type as detailed above,
the size of a column on a page specify whether the other made any references or alluded to the pericope. In addition,
the verses contained within the pericope are noted in the Column Headings.
A Notes Column on the right hand side of each page where the reader is kept informed of:
• Paragraph Titles from the Net Bible associated with the event
• OT References and allusions associated with the text
• Eusebian Canons associated with the event with cross referenced verses and Canons.
Additional Features
Charts tables and maps appearing in this synopsis include:
• An index of Gospel Parallels
• An index of New Testament passages
• A diagram of the Genealogy of Jesus
• A chart of Exactly Identical Verses
• A chart For Finding Passages In the Harmony
• A chart of Jesus' Discourses & Conversations
• A chart of Prayers in the Gospels
• A chart of Parables of Jesus
• A chart of Miracles of Jesus
• A chart of Messianic Prophecies
• A chart of New Testament References / Old Testament Sources
• A chart of Women in the Gospels
• A map indicating Mary, Joseph and Jesus' Flight To Egypt
• A map indicating Christ's Great Galilean Ministry
• A map indicating Events in Christ's Ministry
• A map indicating The Arrest, Trial, Crucifixion and Burial of Christ
• A map indicating The Resurrection, Appearances, and Ascension of Christ
• A map indicating Palestine In Christ's Time
All charts include the page that references where each item can be found in the Synopsis. Text in square brackets
[] indicates verses that appear in the Notes section of the NET Bible but have been excluded from the NET Bible text.
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The Eusebian Canons
The text for Eusebius’ letter to Carpianus is taken from the Nestle-Aland Novum Testamentum Graecum (27th
ed.) (pp. 73*-74*), as are the listings of the tables themselves (pp. 74*-78*). The tables have been modified to include
scripture references in a modern chapter:verse notation. The translations of Eusebius’ letter and Jerome’s letter (which is
helpful as an alternate explanation of the Eusebian apparatus) are compliments of Kevin P. Edgecomb. You can find his
website at http://www.bombaxo.com/euspage.html.
Eusebian Sections with NET BIBLE References
The Eusebian Sections are listed in the Appendix. Indicated are the modern chapter and verse references for the
numbered sections devised by Eusebius (and/or Ammonius).  There are two numbers for each entry within each table
cell, the first being the Eusebian section and canon, separated by a colon, the second being the NET Bible reference.
Letter of Eusebius to Carpianus
Eusebius to Carpianus, (my) beloved brother in the Lord.
Greetings.
Ammonius the Alexandrian, through truly much labor and zeal, presented to us the Fourfold Harmony:1 set
in order next to the Gospel According to Matthew were the similar-sounding2 pericopes of the rest of the
Evangelists, with the inevitable result that the continuing sequence of the three was utterly destroyed concerning the interconnection3 of readings.
But so that, while preserving entire the rest of the whole and the sequence, you may know the proper place in
each Evangelist in which each is guided by love of truth to say like another, taking a starting-point from
the work of the above-mentioned man, I have formed for you ten lists4 in total, attached below.
Of these, the first contains numbers in which similar things were said by the four: Matthew, Mark, Luke,
John.
The second, in which the three: Matthew, Mark, Luke.
The third, in which the three: Matthew, Luke, John.
The fourth, in which the three: Matthew, Mark, John.
The fifth, in which the two: Matthew, Luke.
The sixth, in which the two: Matthew, Mark.
The seventh, in which the two: Matthew, John.
The eighth, in which the two: Luke, Mark.
The ninth, in which the two: Luke, John.
The tenth, in which each of them wrote in his own manner.5
This, then, is the description of the lists attached below. Their clear explanation is this. In each of the four
Gospels, a number is written before each part, starting from the first, then second and third, and proceeding in order through the whole until the end of the books. For each number there is a preceding note in
1 δια τεσσαρων Not to be confused with the Diatessaron of Tatian. I choose here "fourfold harmony" as the translation to distinguish this and also to indicate
what the phrase would probably have brought to mind with an educated listener. the term is borrowed from musical terminology, and designates "a series of
four harmonic tones" (Metzer Canon, 114). Thus my translation. Another tempting translation is "synopsis," as this is the term for modern works resembling
that of Ammonius' (e.g., Kurt Aland's Synopsis of the Four Gospels).
2 οµοφωνους
3 lit., "web"
4 κανων I translate as "list" throughout rather than "canon."
5 The absence for a list covering those pericopes peculiar to the trio Mark, Luke, John, and of the duo Mark, John, I have yet to see explained. The attraction to
having twelve lists would have been irresistible, one would think, to so early a churchman.
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red showing in which of the ten lists the number happens to lie. For example, if it is a 1,6 clearly it is in
the first, if a 2,7 in the second, and so on to the tenth.
If having opened one of the four Gospels, you may wish to know a certain desired chapter, and to know
which have said similar things, and to find each specific place in which each like another was guided, in
the pericope you’re holding, take the preceding number, and seek the passage in the list with the red note
suggests; you’ll see immediately from those (headings) written before the head of the list how many and
which ones spoke concerning what you seek. having sought the numbers of the rest of the Gospels which
are in the list, corresponding to the number you are holding, and by seeking the passage in its specific
place in each Gospel, you will find them saying similar things.
Letter of Jerome to Pope Damasus8
BEGINNING OF THE PREFACE FOR THE GOSPELS OF SAINT JEROME THE PRESBYTER
To the blessed Pope Damasus, from Jerome,
You urge me to make a new work from the old, and that I might sit as a kind of judge over the versions
of Scripture dispersed throughout the whole world, and that I might resolve which among such vary,
and which of these they may be which truly agree with the Greek. Pious work, yet perilous presumption, to change the old and aging language of the world, to carry it back to infancy, for to judge others
is to invite judging by all of them. Is there indeed any learned or unlearned man, who when he picks up
the volume in his hand, and takes a single taste of it, and sees what he will have read to differ, might not
instantly raise his voice, calling me a forger, proclaiming me now to be a sacrilegious man, that I might
dare to add, to change, or to correct anything in the old books? Against such infamy I am consoled by two
causes: that it is you, who are the highest priest, who so orders, and truth is not to be what might vary, as
even now I am vindicated by the witness of slanderers. If indeed faith is administered by the Latin version, they might respond by which, for they are nearly as many as the books! If, however, truth is to be a
seeking among many, why do we not now return to the Greek originals to correct those mistakes which
either through faulty translators were set forth, or through confident but unskilled were wrongly revised,
or through sleeping scribes either were added or were changed? Certainly, I do not discuss the Old Testament, which came from the Seventy Elders in the Greek language, changing in three steps until it arrived
with us [Hebrew > Greek > Latin].  Nor do I seek what Aquila, or what Symmachus may think, or why
Theodotion may walk the middle of the road between old and new. This may be the true translation which
the Apostles have approved. I now speak of the New Testament, which is undoubtedly Greek, except the
Apostle Matthew, who had first set forth the Gospel of Christ in Hebrew letters in Judea. This (Testament) certainly differs in our language, and is led in the way of different streams; it is necessary to seek
the single fountainhead. I pass over those books which are called by the name of Lucian and Hesychius,
for which a few men wrongly claim authority, who anyway were not allowed to revise either in the Old
Instrument after the Seventy Translators, or to pour out revisions in the New; with the Scriptures previously translated into the languages of many nations, the additions may now be shown to be false.
Therefore, this present little preface promises only the four Gospels, the order of which is Matthew, Mark,
Luke, John, revised in comparison with only old Greek books. They do not disagree with many familiar
Latin readings, as we have kept our pen in control, but only those in which the sense will have been seen
to have changed (from the Greek) are corrected; the rest remain as they have been.
6 α'
7 β'
8 Translated by Kevin P. Edgecomb. As far as I am able to find, this is the first translation of the full letter into English, modern or otherwise. 27 July 1999,
Berkeley, California
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We have also copied the lists which Eusebius the bishop of Caesarea, following Ammonius of Alexandria,
set out in ten numbers, as they are had in the Greek, so that if any may then wish through diligence to
make known what in the Gospels may be either the same, or similar, or singular, he may learn their differences. This is great, since indeed error has sunk into our books; while concerning the same thing, one
Evangelist has said more, into another they have added because they thought it inferior; or while another
has differently expressed the same sense, whichever one of the four he had read first, he will revise the
other to the version he values most.  Whence it happened how in our time that all have been mixed; in
Mark are many things of Luke, and even of Matthew; turned backwards in Matthew are many things of
John and of Mark, yet in the remaining others, they are found to be correct. When, therefore, you will
have read the lists which are attached below, the confusion of errors is removed, and you will know all
the similar passages, and the singular ones, wherever you may turn to. In the first list, the four agree, Matthew, Mark, Luke, John; in the second, three, Matthew, Mark, John; in the third, three, Matthew, Luke,
John; in the fourth, three, Matthew, Mark, John; in the fifth, two, Matthew, Luke; in the sixth, two, Matthew, Mark; in the seventh, two, Matthew, John; in the eighth, two, Luke, Mark; in the ninth, two, Luke,
John; in the tenth some peculiar ones are given which the others don’t have. Separately in the Gospels are
numbered sections of unequal length, beginning with one and increasing to the end of the books. This
is written before the passage in black, and it has under it a red number, which shows to which of the ten
(lists) to proceed, with the first number to be sought in the list. Therefore, when the book is open, for example, if you will wish to know of this or that chapter in which list they may be, you will immediately
be shown by the lower number. Returning to the beginning (of the book) in which the different lists are
brought together, and immediately finding the same lists by the title in front, by that same number which
you had sought in the Evangelist, which you will find marked in the inscription, you may also view other
similar passages, the numbers of which you may note there. And when you know them, you will return to
the single volumes, and immediately finding the number which you will have noted before, you will learn
the places in which either the same things or similar things were said. I wish that in Christ you may be
well, and that you will remember me, most blessed Pope.
END OF THE PREFACE FOR THE GOSPELS OF SAINT JEROME THE PRESBYTER
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Table of Scriptures
Part
I
 
II
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Event
Part
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Matthew
 
1:1
 
 
 
 
 
1:2-17
1:18-25
2:1-12
Mark
 
1:1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Luke
 
1:1-4
 
1:5-25
1:26-38
1:39-56
1:57-80
 
2:1-7
2:8-20
John
 
1:1-18
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Section
 
1
 
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Page
 
21
 
23
24
24
25
26
27
28
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
V
 
Preface
Prologue
Birth and Childhood
The Promise of the Birth of John the Baptist
The Annunciation
Mary’s Visit to Elizabeth
The Birth of John the Baptist
The Genealogy of Jesus
The Birth of Jesus
The Adoration of the Infant Jesus
The Circumcision and Presentation in the
Temple
The Flight into Egypt and Return
The Childhood of Jesus at Nazareth
The Boy Jesus in the Temple
Preparation
John the Baptist
John’s Preaching of Repentance
John Replies to Questioners
John’s Messianic Preaching
The Imprisonment of John
The Baptism of Jesus
The Genealogy of Jesus
The Temptation
The Beginning of Jesus’ Public Ministry
(According to John)
The Call of the First Disciples
The Marriage at Cana
The Sojourn at Capernaum
The First Journey to Jerusalem
The Cleansing of the Temple
Jesus’ Ministry in Jerusalem
The Discourse with Nicodemus
Jesus’ Ministry in Judea
John’s Testimony to Christ
Jesus’ Ministry in Galilee
The Journey into Galilee
 
The Discourse with the Woman of Samaria
5
 
 
 
4:4-42
31
48
 
 
 
Ministry in Galilee
Jesus’ Preaching at Nazareth
The Call of the Disciples
5
5
5
4:13-17
 
4:18-22
1:14b-15
 
1:16-20
4:14b-15
4:16-30
 
4:43-46a
 
 
32
33
34
49
50
51
 
Teaching in the Synagogue at Capernaum
5
 
1:21-22
4:31-32
 
35
51
 
The Healing of the Demoniac in the Synagogue
5
 
1:23-28
4:33-37
 
36
51
 
The Healing of Peter’s Mother-in-law
5
 
1:29-31
4:38-39
 
37
52
 
 
 
 
III
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
IV
2
 
 
2:21-38
 
9
29
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2:13-21
2:22-23
 
 
3:1-6
3:7-10
 
3:11-12
 
3:13-17
 
4:1-11
 
 
 
 
1:2-6
 
 
1:7-8
 
1:9-11
 
1:12-13
 
2:39-40
2:41-52
 
3:1-6
3:7-9
3:10-14
3:15-18
3:19-20
3:21-22
3:23-38
4:1-13
 
 
 
 
1:19-23
 
 
1:24-28
 
1:29-34
 
 
10
11
12
 
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
30
30
31
 
33
34
34
35
35
36
37
38
4
 
 
 
 
 
 
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4:12
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1:14a
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4:14a
1:35-51
2:1-11
2:12
2:13
2:14-22
2:23-25
3:1-21
3:22
3:23-36
 
4:1-3
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
 
30
40
41
41
41
42
43
44
44
45
 
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Part
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
VI
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
VII
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
VIII
 
 
 
Event
The Sick Healed at Evening
Jesus Departs from Capernaurn
First Preaching Tour in Galilee
The Miraculous Draught of Fish
The Cleansing of the Leper
The Healing of the Paralytic
The Call of Levi (Matthew)
The Question about Fasting
Plucking Grain on the Sabbath
The Man with the Withered Hand
Jesus Heals Multitudes by the Sea
The Choosing of the Twelve
The Sermon on the Mount (According to
Matthew)
Occasion of the Sermon
The Beatitudes
The Salt of the Earth
The Light of the World
On the Law and the Prophets
On Murder and Wrath
On Adultery and Divorce
On Oaths
On Retaliation
On Love of One’s Enemies
On Almsgiving
On Prayer
The Lord’s Prayer
On Fasting
On Treasures
The Sound Eye
On Serving Two Masters
On Anxiety
On Judging
On Profaning the Holy
God’s Answering of Prayer
The Golden Rule
The Two Ways
“By their Fruits”
“Saying Lord, Lord”
The House Built upon the Rock
The Effect of the Sermon
The Sermon on the Plain (According to
Luke)
Occasion of the Sermon
The Beatitudes
The Woes
On Love of One’s Enemies
On Judging
“By their Fruits”
The House Built upon the Rock
Jesus’ Ministry in Galilee Continued
Cleansing of the Leper
The Centurion of Capernaum
The Widow’s Son at Nain
Part
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
Matthew
 
 
4:23
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mark
1:32-34
1:35-38
1:39
 
1:40-45
2:1-12
2:13-17
2:18-22
2:23-28
3:1-6
3:7-12
3:13-19a
Luke
4:40-41
4:42-43
4:44
5:1-11
5:12-16
5:17-26
5:27-32
5:33-39
6:1-5
6:6-11
 
6:12-16
John
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Section
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
Page
52
53
54
55
56
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4:24-5:2
5:3-12
5:13
5:14-16
5:17-20
5:21-26
5:27-32
5:33-37
5:38-42
5:43-48
6:1-4
6:5-6
6:7-15
6:16-18
6:19-21
6:22-23
6:24
6:25-34
7:1-5
7:6
7:7-11
7:12
7:13-14
7:15-20
7:21-23
7:24-27
7:28-29
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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8:1-4
8:5-13
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6:17-20a
6:20b-23
6:24-26
6:27-36
6:37-42
6:43-45
6:46-49
 
 
7:1-10
7:11-17
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4:46b-54
 
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Table of Scriptures
Part
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
14
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Event
The Healing of Peter’s Mother-in-law
The Sick Healed at Evening
On Following Jesus
Stilling the Storm
The Gadarene Demoniacs
The Healing of the Paralytic
The Call of Levi (Matthew)
The Question about Fasting
Jairus’ Daughter and the Woman with a
Hemorrhage
Two Blind Men
The Dumb Demoniac
The Harvest is Great
Commissioning the Twelve
The Fate of the Disciples
Exhortation to Fearless Confession
Divisions within Households
Conditions of Discipleship
Rewards of Discipleship
Continuation of Journey
 
John the Baptist’s Question and Jesus’ Answer
8
11:2-6
 
7:18-23
 
106
94
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Jesus’ Witness concerning John
Woes Pronounced on Galilean Cities
Jesus’ Thanksgiving to the Father
“Come unto Me”
Plucking Grain on the Sabbath
Healing the Withered Hand
Jesus Heals Multitudes by the Sea
The Woman with the Ointment
The Ministering Women
Jesus is Thought to be Beside Himself
On Collusion with Satan
The Sin against the Holy Spirit
The Sign of Jonah
The Return of the Evil Spirit
Jesus’ True Kindred
The Parable of the Sower
The Reason for Speaking in Parables
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
11:7-19
11:20-24
11:25-27
11:28-30
12:1-8
12:9-14
12:15-21
 
 
 
12:22-30
12:31-37
12:38-42
12:43-45
12:46-50
13:1-9
13:10-17
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3:19b-21
3:22-27
3:28-30
 
 
3:31-35
4:1-9
4:10-12
7:24-35
 
 
 
 
 
 
7:36-50
8:1-3
 
 
 
 
 
 
8:4-8
8:9-10
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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123
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96
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104
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105
106
 
Interpretation of the Parable of the Sower
8
13:18-23
4:13-20
8:11-15
 
124
107
 
“He who has Ears to Hear, Let him Hear”
8
 
4:21-25
8:16-18
 
125
107
 
The Parable of the Seed Growing Secretly
8
 
4:26-29
 
 
126
108
 
 
 
 
The Parable of the Tares
The Parable of the Mustard Seed
The Parable of the Leaven
Jesus’ Use of Parables
8
8
8
8
13:24-30
13:31-32
13:33
13:34-35
 
4:30-32
 
4:33-34
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
127
128
129
130
108
108
108
109
 
Interpretation of the Parable of the Tares
8
13:36-43
 
 
 
131
109
8
13:44-46
 
 
 
132
110
8
13:47-50
 
 
 
133
110
 
 
 
The Parables of the Hidden Treasure and of
the Pearl
The Parable of the Net
Part
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
Matthew
8:14-15
8:16-17
8:18-22
8:23-27
8:28-34
9:1-8
9:9-13
9:14-17
Mark
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Luke
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
John
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Section
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
Page
81
82
82
83
84
85
86
86
8
9:18-26
 
 
 
95
87
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
9:27-31
9:32-34
9:35-38
10:1-16
10:17-25
10:26-33
10:34-36
10:37-39
10:40-42
11:1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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NET Bible Synopsis of the Four Gospels
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Part
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Event
Treasures New and Old
Jesus’ True Kindred
Stilling the Storm
The Gerasene Demoniac
Jairus’ Daughter and the Woman with a
Hemorrhage
Jesus is Rejected at Nazareth
Second Journey (to Jerusalem)
The Healing at the Pool
Commissioning the Twelve
Opinions regarding Jesus
The Death of John the Baptist
The Return of the Apostles
Five Thousand are Fed
The Walking on the Water
Healings at Gennesaret
The Bread of Life
Defilement - Traditional and Real
 
The Syrophoenician (Canaanite) Woman
8
15:21-28
7:24-30
 
 
151
122
 
Jesus Heals a Deaf Mute and Many Others
8
15:29-31
7:31-37
 
 
152
122
 
 
 
 
IX
 
 
 
 
 
 
Four Thousand are Fed
The Pharisees Seek a Sign
The Leaven of the Pharisees
A Blind Man is Healed at Bethsaida
The Way to the Cross
Many Disciples Take Offense at Jesus
Peter’s Confession
Jesus Foretells His Passion
“If Any Man would Come after Me”
The Transfiguration
The Coming of Elijah
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
15:32-39
16:1-4
16:5-12
 
 
 
16:13-20
16:21-23
16:24-28
17:1-9
17:10-13
8:1-10
8:11-13
8:14-21
8:22-26
 
 
8:27-30
8:31-33
8:34-9:1
9:2-10
9:11-13
 
 
 
 
 
 
9:18-21
9:22
9:23-27
9:28-36
 
 
 
 
 
 
6:60-66
6:67-71
 
 
 
 
153
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156
 
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160
161
162
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123
124
124
125
126
126
127
128
128
 
Jesus Heals a Boy Possessed by a Spirit
9
17:14-21
9:14-29
9:37-43a
 
163
129
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Jesus Foretells His Passion again
Payment of the Temple Tax
True Greatness
The Strange Exorcist
Warnings concerning Temptations
The Parable of the Lost Sheep
On Reproving One’s Brother
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
17:22-23
17:24-27
18:1-5
 
18:6-9
18:10-14
18:15-18
9:30-32
 
9:33-37
9:38-41
9:42-50
 
 
9:43b-45
 
9:46-48
9:49-50
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
164
165
166
167
168
169
170
130
130
131
131
132
132
133
 
“Where Two or Three are Gathered Together”
9
18:19-20
 
 
 
171
133
 
 
On Reconciliation
The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant
Last Journey to Jerusalem (According to
Luke)
Decision to Go to Jerusalem
Jesus is Rejected by Samaritans
On Following Jesus
Commissioning the Seventy
Woes Pronounced on Galilaean Cities
“He who Hears You, Hears Me”
9
9
18:21-22
18:23-35
 
 
 
 
 
 
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133
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10
 
 
 
 
 
 
10
10
10
10
10
10
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9:51
9:52-56
9:57-62
10:1-12
10:13-15
10:16
 
 
 
 
 
 
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175
176
177
178
179
135
135
136
136
137
137
 
X
 
 
 
 
 
 
Part
8
8
8
8
Matthew
13:51-52
 
 
 
Mark
 
 
4:35-41
5:1-20
Luke
 
8:19-21
8:22-25
8:26-39
8
 
5:21-43
8:40-56
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
13:53-58
 
 
 
14:1-2
14:3-12
 
14:13-21
14:22-33
14:34-36
 
15:1-20
6:1-6a
 
 
6:6b-13
6:14-16
6:17-29
6:30-31
6:32-44
6:45-52
6:53-56
 
7:1-23
John
 
 
 
 
Section
134
135
136
137
Page
110
111
111
112
 
138
113
 
 
 
9:1-6
9:7-9
 
9:10a
9: 10b-17
 
 
 
 
 
5:1
5:2-47
 
 
 
 
6:1-15
6:16-21
6:22-25
6:26-59
 
139
140
141
142
143
144
145
146
147
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149
150
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114
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Table of Scriptures
Part
 
16
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Event
The Return of the Seventy
Jesus’ Thanksgiving to the Father, and the
Blessedness of the Disciples
The Lawyer’s Question
The Parable of the Good Samaritan
Mary and Martha
The Lord’s Prayer
The Importunate Friend at Midnight
Encouragement to Pray
The Beelzebub Controversy
The Return of the Evil Spirit
True Blessedness
The Sign of Jonah
Concerning Light
The Sound Eye
Discourses against the Pharisees and Lawyers
The Leaven of the Pharisees
Exhortation to Fearless Confession
The Sin against the Holy Spirit
The Assistance of the Holy Spirit
Warning against Avarice
The Parable of the Rich Fool
Anxieties about Earthly Things
Treasures in Heaven
Watchfulness and Faithfulness
Division in Households
Interpreting the Times
Agreement with One’s Accuser
Repentance or Destruction (the Parable of the
Barren Fig Tree)
The Healing of the Crippled Woman on the
Sabbath
The Parable of the Mustard Seed
The Parable of the Leaven
Exclusion from the Kingdom
A Warning against Herod
The Lament over Jerusalem
The Healing of the Man with Dropsy
Teaching on Humility
The Parable of the Great Supper
The Conditions of Discipleship
The Parable of Salt
The Parable of the Lost Sheep
The Parable of the Lost Coin
The Parable of the Prodigal Son
The Parable of the Unjust Steward
On Faithfulness in What is Least
On Serving Two Masters
The Pharisees Reproved
Concerning the Law
Concerning Divorce
 
The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus
10
 
 
16:19-31
 
228
161
 
Warning against Offenses
10
 
 
17:1-3a
 
229
162
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Part
10
Matthew
 
Mark
 
Luke
10:17-20
John
 
Section
180
Page
138
10
 
 
10:21-24
 
181
138
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10:25-28
10:29-37
10:38-42
11:1-4
11:5-8
11:9-13
11:14-23
11:24-26
11:27-28
11:29-32
11:33
11:34-36
11:37-54
12:1
12:2-9
12:10
12:11-12
12:13-15
12:16-21
12:22-32
12:33-34
12:35-48
12:49-53
12:54-56
12:57-59
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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183
184
185
186
187
188
189
190
191
192
193
194
195
196
197
198
199
200
201
202
203
204
205
206
139
139
140
140
141
141
142
142
143
143
144
144
145
146
146
147
147
148
148
149
149
150
151
151
151
10
 
 
13:1-9
 
207
152
10
 
 
13:10-17
 
208
152
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13:18-19
13:20-21
13:22-30
13:31-33
13:34-35
14:1-6
14:7-14
14:15-24
14:25-33
14:34-35
15:1-7
15:8-10
15:11-32
16:1-9
16:10-12
16:13
16:14-15
16:16-17
16:18
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
209
210
211
212
213
214
215
216
217
218
219
220
221
222
223
224
225
226
227
153
153
154
154
155
155
156
157
157
158
158
158
159
159
160
160
160
161
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NET Bible Synopsis of the Four Gospels
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Part
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Event
Part
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
Matthew
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mark
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Luke
17:3b-4
17:5-6
17:7-10
17:11-19
17:20-21
17:22-37
18:1-8
18:9-14
John
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Section
230
231
232
233
234
235
236
237
Page
162
162
163
163
163
164
165
165
 
 
 
On Forgiveness
On Faith
We are Unprofitable Servants
The Cleansing of the Ten Lepers
On the Coming of the Kingdom of God
The Day of the Son of Man
The Parable of the Unjust Judge
The Pharisee and the Publican
Jesus at the Feast of Tabernacles
(According to John)
Jesus Remains in Galilee
Journey to Jerusalem in Secret
Teaching in the Temple
 
Division among the People regarding Jesus
11
 
 
 
7:40-52
241
168
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
XII
 
 
 
 
The Woman Caught in Adultery
“I am the Light of the World”
Discussion with the Jews
“The Truth will Make You Free”
Children of the Devil
“Before Abraham was, I am”
Jesus Heals the Man Born Blind
“I am the Good Shepherd”
Division among the Jews again
The Ministry in Judea
Departure to Judea
On Divorce and Celibacy
Jesus Blesses the Children
The Rich Young Man
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
19:1-2
19:3-12
19:13-15
19:16-22
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10:1
10:2-12
10:13-16
10:17-22
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
18:15-17
18:18-23
7:53-8:11
8:12-20
8:21-29
8:30-36
8:37-47
8:48-59
9:1-41
10:1-18
10:19-21
 
 
 
 
 
242
243
244
245
246
247
248
249
250
 
251
252
253
254
168
169
169
169
170
170
171-2
173
173
 
174
174
175
175
 
On Riches and the Rewards of Discipleship
12
19:23-30
10:23-31
18:24-30
 
255
176
 
The Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard
12
20:1-16
 
 
 
256
177
 
Jesus at the Feast of Dedication in Jerusalem
12
 
 
 
10:22-39
257
177
 
 
Jesus Withdraws across the Jordan
The Raising of Lazarus
The Chief Priests and Pharisees Take Counsel
against Jesus
Jesus Retires to Ephraim
The Third Prediction of the Passion
The Sons of Zebedee; Precedence among the
Disciples
12
12
 
 
 
 
 
 
10:40-42
11:1-44
258
259
178
178
12
 
 
 
11:45-53
260
179
12
12
 
20:17-19
 
10:32-34
 
18:31-34
11:54-57
 
261
262
179
180
12
20:20-28
10:35-45
 
 
263
180
 
The Healing of the Blind Men (Bartimaeus)
12
20:29-34
10:46-52
18:35-43
 
264
181
 
 
 
 
XIII
 
 
Zacchaeus
The Parable of the Pounds
The Anointing at Bethany
The Plot against Lazarus
The Final Ministry in Jerusalem
The Triumphal Entry
Jesus Weeps over Jerusalem
Jesus in Jerusalem (Cleansing the Temple),
Return to Bethany
The Cursing of the Fig Tree
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
 
 
 
 
 
21:1-9
 
 
 
 
 
 
11:1-10
 
19:1-10
19:11-27
 
 
 
19:28-40
19:41-44
 
 
12:1-8
12:9-11
 
12:12-19
 
265
266
267
268
 
269
270
181
182
183
183
 
184
185
13
21:10-17
11:11
 
 
271
185
13
21:18-19
11:12-14
13:69
 
272
186
XI
 
 
 
 
 
 
11
 
 
 
 
 
 
11
11
11
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7:1-9
7:10-13
7:14-39
238
239
240
166
166
167
Table of Scriptures
Part
 
18
 
 
 
Event
The Cleansing of the Temple
The Chief Priests and Scribes Conspire against
Jesus
The Fig Tree is Withered
The Question about Authority
The Parable of the Two Sons
 
The Parable of the Wicked Husbandmen
13
21:33-46
12:1-12
20:9-19
 
278
189
The Parable of the Great Supper
On Paying Tribute to Caesar
The Question about the Resurrection
The Great Commandment
The Question about David’s Son
Woe to the Scribes and Pharisees
Jesus’ Lament over Jerusalem
The Widow’s Mite
The Eschatological Discourse
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
22:1-14
22:15-22
22:23-33
22:34-40
22:41-46
23:1-36
23:37-39
 
 
 
12:13-17
12:18-27
12:28-34
12:35-37a
12:37b-40
 
12:41-44
 
 
20:20-26
20:27-40
 
20:41-44
20:45-47
 
21:1-4
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
279
280
281
282
283
284
285
286
 
190
191
192
193
193
194-5
196
196
 
 
Prediction of the Destruction of the Temple
14
24:1-2
13:1-2
21:5-6
 
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197
 
 
 
 
 
14
14
14
14
14
24:3-8
24:9-14
24:15-22
24:23-28
24:29-31
13:3-8
13:9-13
13:14-20
13:21-23
13:24-27
21:7-11
21:12-19
21:20-24
 
21:25-28
 
 
 
 
 
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290
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292
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24:32-36
13:28-32
21:29-33
 
293
201
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13:33-37
 
 
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21:34-36
 
295
202
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24:37-44
 
 
 
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24:45-51
 
 
 
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Signs before the End
Persecutions Foretold
The Desolating Sacrilege
False Christs and False Prophets
The Coming of the Son of Man
The Time of the Coming: the Parable of the Fig
Tree
Conclusion: “Take Heed, Watch!” (According to
Mark)
Conclusion: “Take Heed, Watch!” (According
to Luke)
Conclusion of the Account of the time before
the Passion
The Parable of the Flood and Exhortation to
Watchfulness
The Parable of the Good Servant and the
Wicked Servant
The Parable of the Ten Virgins
The Parable of the Talents
The Last Judgment
The Ministry of Jesus in Jerusalem
15
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15
25:1-13
25:14-30
25:31-46
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
21:37-38
 
 
 
 
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299
300
301
204
205
206
206
 
Greeks Seek Jesus; Discourse on His Death
15
 
 
 
12:20-36
302
207
The Unbelief of the People
Judgment by the Word
The Passion Narrative
Jesus’ Death is Premeditated
The Anointing in Bethany
The Betrayal by Judas
Preparation for the Passover
Washing the Disciples’ Feet
Jesus Foretells His Betrayal
The Last Supper
Jesus Foretells His Betrayal
Precedence among the Disciples and the
Reward of Discipleship
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26:1-5
26:6-13
26:14-16
26:17-20
 
26:21-25
26:26-29
 
 
 
 
14:1-2
14:3-9
14:10-11
14:12-17
 
14:18-21
14:22-25
 
 
 
 
22:1-2
 
22:3-6
22:7-14
 
 
22:15-20
22:21-23
12:37-43
12:44-50
 
 
 
 
 
13:1-20
13:21-30
 
 
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304
 
305
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307
308
309
310
311
312
208
208
 
210
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22:24-30
 
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XIV
 
 
 
XV
 
 
 
 
XVI
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Part
13
Matthew
 
Mark
11:15-17
Luke
19:45-46
John
 
Section
273
Page
186
13
 
11:18-19
19:47-48
 
274
187
13
13
13
21:20-22
21:23-27
21:28-32
11:20-26
11:27-33
 
 
20:1-8
 
 
 
 
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277
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XVII
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Event
The New Commandment of Love
Peter’s Denial Predicted
The Two Swords
“Let Not Your Hearts be Troubled”
The Promise of the Paraclete
The Gift of Peace
Jesus the True Vine
“Abide in My Love”
The World’s Hatred
The Witness of the Paraclete
On Persecutions
The Work of the Paraclete
Sorrow Turned to Joy
Prayer in the Name of Jesus
Prediction of the Disciples’ Flight
The Intercessory Prayer
Gethsemane
Jesus Arrested
Part
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
Matthew
 
26:30-35
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
26:36-46
26:47-56
Mark
 
14:26-31
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
14:32-42
14:43-52
Luke
 
22:31-34
22:35-38
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
22:39-46
22:47-53
John
13:31-35
13:36-38
 
14:1-14
14:15-26
14:27-31
15:1-8
15:9-17
15:18-25
15:26-27
16:1-4
16:5-15
16:16-22
16:23-28
16:29-33
17:1-26
18:1
18:2-12
Section
314
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316
317
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319
320
321
322
323
324
325
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328
329
330
331
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Jesus before the Sanhedrin (Peter’s Denial)
16
26:57-68
14:53-65
22:54-71
18:13-24
332
225
Peter’s Denial
Jesus Delivered to Pilate
The Death of Judas
The Trial before Pilate
Jesus before Herod
Pilate Declares Jesus Innocent
Jesus or Barabbas?
“Behold the Man!”
Pilate Delivers Jesus to be Crucified
Jesus Mocked by the Soldiers
The Road to Golgotha
The Crucifixion
Jesus Derided on the Cross
The Two Thieves
The Death of Jesus
Witnesses of the Crucifixion
Jesus’ Side Pierced
The Burial of Jesus
The Guard at the Tomb
The Resurrection
The Women at the Tomb
Jesus Appears to the Women
The Report of the Guard
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26:69-75
27:1-2
27:3-10
27:11-14
 
 
27:15-23
 
27:24-26
27:27-31a
27:31b-32
27:33-37
27:38-43
27:44
27:45-54
27:55-56
 
27:57-61
27:62-66
 
28:1-8
28:9-10
28:11-15
14:66-72
15:1
 
15:2-5
 
 
15:6-14
 
15:15
15:16-20a
15:20b-21
15:22-26
15:27-32a
15:32b
15:33-39
15:40-41
 
15:42-47
 
 
16:1-8
16:9-11
 
 
23:1
 
23:2-5
23:6-12
23:13-16
23:17-23
 
23:24-25
 
23:26-32
23:33-34
23:35-38
23:39-43
23:44-48
23:49
 
23:50-56
 
 
24:1-12
 
 
18:25-27
18:28
 
18:29-38
 
 
18:39-40
19:1-15
19:16
 
19:17a
19:17b-27
 
 
19:28-30
 
19:31-37
19:38-42
 
 
20:1-13
20:14-18
 
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Jesus Appears to Two on the Way to Emmaus
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16:12-13
24:13-35
 
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242
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24:36-43
20:19-23
356
243
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20:24-29
357
243
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16:14-18
 
 
358
244
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28:16-20
 
 
 
359
244
Jesus Appears to His Disciples (Thomas being
Absent)
Jesus Appears to His Disciples (Thomas being
Present)
Jesus Appears to the Eleven While They Sit at
Table
Jesus Appears to the Eleven on a Mountain in
Galilee
Table of Scriptures
Part
 
Event
Jesus Appears to His Disciples by the Sea of
Tiberias
20
Part
Matthew
Mark
Luke
John
Section
Page
17
 
 
 
21:1-14
360
245
The Endings of the Gospels
18
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Longer Ending of Mark
18
 
16:9-20
 
 
363
246
 
The Ending of Matthew: The Great Commission
18
28:16-20
 
 
 
364
246
18
 
16:15
24:44-53
 
365
247
18
 
16:19
 
 
365
247
18
 
 
 
20:30-31
366
247
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21:1-25
367
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XVIII
 
 
 
 
The Ending of Luke: Jesus’ Last Words and
Ascension
The Ending of Luke: Jesus’ Last Words and
Ascension
The Ending of John
The Appendix to John: Jesus at the Sea of
Tiberias.
Map: Palestine In Christ’s Time
21
NET Bible Synopsis of the Four Gospels
Matt. 1:1
 1:1 This is the record of
the genealogy of Jesus
Christ, the son of David,
the son of Abraham.
Mark 1:1
 1:1 The beginning of the
gospel of Jesus Christ, the
Son of God.
Luke 1:1-4
 1:1 Now many have
undertaken to compile
an account of the things
that have been fulfilled
among
us,
 1:2 like
the accounts passed
on to us by those who
were eyewitnesses and
servants of the word from
the beginning.  1:3 So it
seemed good to me as well,
because I have followed
all things carefully from
the beginning, to write
an orderly account for
you,
most
excellent
Theophilus,  1:4 so that
you may know for certain
the things you were
taught.
John 1:1-18
 1:1  In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the
Word was fully God.  1:2 The Word was with God in the beginning.  1:3 All
things were created by him, and apart from him not one thing was created
that has been created.  1:4 In him was life, 1 and the life was the light of
mankind.  1:5 And the light shines on in the darkness, but the darkness has not
mastered it.  1:6 A man came, sent from God, whose name was John.  1:7 He
came as a witness to testify about the light, so that everyone might believe
through him.  1:8 He himself was not the light, but he came to testify about
the light.  1:9 The true light, who gives light to everyone, was coming into
the world.  1:10 He was in the world, and the world was created by him, but
the world did not recognize him.  1:11 He came to what was his own, but his
own people did not receive him.  1:12 But to all who have received him—
those who believe in his name—he has given the right to become God’s
children  1:13 —children not born by human parents or by human desire or a
husband’s decision, but by God.  1:14 Now the Word became flesh and took
up residence among us. We saw his glory—the glory of the one and only, full
of grace and truth, who came from the Father.  1:15 John testified about him
and shouted out, “This one was the one about whom I said, ‘He who comes
after me is greater than I am, because he existed before me.’”  1:16 For we
have all received from his fullness one gracious gift after another.  1:17 For
the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came about through
Jesus Christ.  1:18 No one has ever seen God. The only one, himself God,
who is in closest fellowship with the Father, has made God known.
1. Prologue
I. PREFACE
1
Ps 36:9
Mt 1 III 1:1-16
Mk 1 II 1:1-2
Lk 1 I 1:1-34
Jn 1 III 1:1-5
Jn 2 III 1:6-8
Jn 3 III 1:9-10
Jn 4 X 1:11-13
Jn 5 III 1:14
Jn 6 I 1:15
Jn 7 X 1:16-17
Jn 8 III 1:18
Jn 18 X 1:43-2:11
Eusebian Canons
Explanatory Preface
The Genealogy of
Jesus Christ
The Ministry of John
the Baptist
The Prologue to the
Gospel
NET Bible Titles
Notes
I. PREFACE
22
Map: Birth and Childhood
23
NET Bible Synopsis of the Four Gospels
Matt.
Mark
Luke 1:5-25
angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son; you
will name him John.  1:14 Joy and gladness will come to you, and many will rejoice at his birth,  1:15 for he will be great in the sight
of the Lord. He must never drink wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even before his birth.  1:16 He will
turn many of the people of Israel to the Lord their God.  1:17 And he will go as forerunner before the Lord in the spirit and power
of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers back to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready for the
Lord a people prepared for him.”  1:18 Zechariah said to the angel, “How can I be sure of this? For I am an old man, and my wife is
old as well.”  1:19 The angel answered him, “I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God, and I was sent to speak to you and
to bring you this good news.  1:20 And now, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their time, you will be
silent, unable to speak, until the day these things take place.”  1:21 Now the people were waiting for Zechariah, and they began to
wonder why he was delayed in the holy place.  1:22 When he came out, he was not able to speak to them. They realized that he had
seen a vision in the holy place, because he was making signs to them and remained unable to speak.  1:23 When his time of service
was over, he went to his home.  1:24 After some time his wife Elizabeth became pregnant, and for five months she kept herself in
seclusion. She said,  1:25 “This is what the Lord has done for me at the time when he has been gracious to me, to take away my
disgrace among people.”
 1:5 During the reign of Herod king of Judea, there lived a priest named Zechariah who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah,
and he had a wife named Elizabeth, who was a descendant of Aaron.  1:6 They were both righteous in the sight of God, following
all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blamelessly.  1:7 But they did not have a child, because Elizabeth was barren,
and they were both very old.  1:8 Now while Zechariah was serving as priest before God when his division was on duty,  1:9 he was
chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter the holy place of the Lord and burn incense.  1:10 Now the whole
crowd of people were praying outside at the hour of the incense offering.  1:11 An angel of the Lord, standing on the right side of
the altar of incense, appeared to him.  1:12 And Zechariah, visibly shaken when he saw the angel, was seized with fear.  1:13 But the
2. The Promise of the Birth of John the Baptist
II. BIRTH AND CHILDHOOD
John
Lk 1 I 1:1-34
Eusebian Canons
Birth
Announcement
of John the
Baptist
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
II. BIRTH AND CHILDHOOD
24
Mark
Mark
Matt.
Matt.
Luke 1:26-38
Luke 1:39-56
and then returned to her home.
 1:39 In those days Mary got up and went hurriedly into the hill country, to a town of Judah,  1:40 and entered Zechariah’s house and
greeted Elizabeth.  1:41 When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy
Spirit.  1:42 She exclaimed with a loud voice, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child in your womb!  1:43 And
who am I that the mother of my Lord should come and visit me?  1:44 For the instant the sound of your greeting reached my ears,
the baby in my womb leaped for joy.  1:45 And blessed is she who believed that what was spoken to her by the Lord would be
fulfilled.”  1:46 And Mary said, “My soul exalts the Lord,  1:47 and my spirit has begun to rejoice in God my Savior,  1:48 because
he has looked upon the humble state of his servant. For from now on all generations will call me blessed,  1:49 because he who
is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name;  1:50 from generation to generation he is merciful to those who fear
him.  1:51 He has demonstrated power with his arm; he has scattered those whose pride wells up from the sheer arrogance of their
hearts.  1:52 He has brought down the mighty from their thrones, and has lifted up those of lowly position;  1:53 he has filled the
hungry with good things, and has sent the rich away empty.  1:54 He has helped his servant Israel, remembering his mercy,  1:55 as
he promised to our ancestors, to Abraham and to his descendants forever.”  1:56 So Mary stayed with Elizabeth about three months
4. Mary’s Visit to Elizabeth
relative Elizabeth has also become pregnant with a son in her old age—although she was called barren, she is now in her sixth
month!  1:37 For nothing will be impossible with God.”  1:38 So Mary said, “Yes, I am a servant of the Lord; let this happen to me
according to your word.” Then the angel departed from her.
 1:26 In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth,  1:27 to
a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, a descendant of David, and the virgin’s name was Mary.  1:28 The angel
came to her and said, “Greetings, favored one, the Lord is with you!”  1:29 But she was greatly troubled by his words and began
to wonder about the meaning of this greeting.  1:30 So the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor
with God!  1:31 Listen: You will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus.  1:32 He will be great,
and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of his father David.  1:33 He will reign
over the house of Jacob forever, and his kingdom will never end.”  1:34 Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since I have
not had sexual relations with a man?”  1:35 The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most
High will overshadow you. Therefore the child to be born will be holy; he will be called the Son of God.  1:36 “And look, your
3. The Annunciation
John
John
Lk 3 X 1:36-2:46
Eusebian Canons
Mary and
Elizabeth
Mary’s Hymn of
Praise
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Lk 1 I 1:1-34
Lk 2 V 1:35
Lk 3 X 1:36-2:46
Eusebian Canons
Birth
Announcement
of Jesus the
Messiah
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
25
NET Bible Synopsis of the Four Gospels
Matt.
Mark
Luke 1:57-80
 1:57 Now the time came for Elizabeth to have her baby, and she gave birth to a son.  1:58 Her neighbors and relatives heard that
the Lord had shown great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her.  1:59 On the eighth day they came to circumcise the child,
and they wanted to name him Zechariah after his father.  1:60 But his mother replied, “No! He must be named John.”  1:61 They
said to her, “But none of your relatives bears this name.”  1:62 So they made signs to the baby’s father, inquiring what he wanted
to name his son.  1:63 He asked for a writing tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” And they were all amazed.  1:64 Immediately
Zechariah’s mouth was opened and his tongue released, and he spoke, blessing God.  1:65 All their neighbors were filled with fear,
and throughout the entire hill country of Judea all these things were talked about.  1:66 All who heard these things kept them in
their hearts, saying, “What then will this child be?” For the Lord’s hand was indeed with him.  1:67 Then his father Zechariah was
filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied,  1:68 “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, because he has come to help and has redeemed
his people.  1:69 For he has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David,  1:70 as he spoke through the
mouth of his holy prophets from long ago,  1:71 that we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all who hate
us.  1:72 He has done this to show mercy to our ancestors, and to remember his holy covenant—  1:73 the oath that he swore to our
ancestor Abraham. This oath grants  1:74 that we, being rescued from the hand of our enemies, may serve him without fear,  1:75 in
holiness and righteousness before him for as long as we live.  1:76 And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High.
For you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,  1:77 to give his people knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of
their sins.  1:78 Because of our God’s tender mercy the dawn will break upon us from on high  1:79 to give light to those who sit in
darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.”  1:80 And the child kept growing and becoming strong
in spirit, and he was in the wilderness until the day he was revealed to Israel.
5. The Birth of John the Baptist
John
Lk 3 X 1:36-2:46
Eusebian Canons
The Birth of John
Zechariah’s
Praise and
Prediction
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
II. BIRTH AND CHILDHOOD
26
Matt. 1:2-17
the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, Nahshon
the father of Salmon,  1:5 Salmon the father of Boaz (by Rahab), Boaz
the father of Obed (by Ruth), Obed the father of Jesse,  1:6 and Jesse the
father of David the king. David was the father of Solomon (by the wife
of Uriah),  1:7 Solomon the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father
of Abijah, Abijah the father of Asa,  1:8 Asa the father of Jehoshaphat,
Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, Joram the father of Uzziah,  1:9 Uzziah
the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, Ahaz the father of
Hezekiah,  1:10 Hezekiah the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of
Amon, Amon the father of Josiah,  1:11 and Josiah the father of Jeconiah
and his brothers, at the time of the deportation to Babylon.  1:12 After the
deportation to Babylon, Jeconiah became the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel
the father of Zerubbabel,  1:13 Zerubbabel the father of Abiud, Abiud the
father of Eliakim, Eliakim the father of Azor,  1:14 Azor the father of
Zadok, Zadok the father of Achim, Achim the father of Eliud,  1:15 Eliud
the father of Eleazar, Eleazar the father of Matthan, Matthan the father
of Jacob,  1:16 and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, by
whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ.  1:17 So all the generations
from Abraham to David are fourteen generations, and from David to the
deportation to Babylon, fourteen generations, and from the deportation
to Babylon to Christ, fourteen generations.
 1:2 Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the
father of Judah and his brothers,  1:3 Judah the father of Perez and Zerah
(by Tamar), Perez the father of Hezron, Hezron the father of Ram,  1:4 Ram
Mark
son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai,
the son of Joseph,  3:25 the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the
son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai,  3:26 the son of
Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of Josech,
the son of Joda,  3:27 the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son
of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri,  3:28 the son
of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam,
the son of Er,  3:29 the son of Joshua, the son of Eliezer, the son
of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi,  3:30 the son of
Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonam, the
son of Eliakim,  3:31 the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son
of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David,  3:32 the son of
Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Sala, the son of
Nahshon,  3:33 the son of Amminadab, the son of Admin, the son of
Arni, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah,  3:34 the
son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah,
the son of Nahor,  3:35 the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of
Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah,  3:36 the son of Cainan,
the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of
Lamech,  3:37 the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of
Jared, the son of Mahalalel, the son of Kenan,  3:38 the son of Enosh,
the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.
 3:23 So Jesus, when he began his ministry, was about thirty years old.
He was the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli,  3:24 the
Luke 3:23-38
(compare no. 19)
6. The Genealogy of Jesus
John
Mt 1 III 1:1-16
Mt 2 X 1:17
Mt 4 X 1:19-2:4
Eusebian Canons
The Genealogy of
Jesus Christ
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Matt. 1:18-25
mother Mary was engaged to Joseph, but before they came together,
she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit.  1:19 Because
Joseph, her husband to be, was a righteous man, and because he did not
want to disgrace her, he intended to divorce her privately.  1:20 When
he had contemplated this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in
a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take
Mary as your wife, because the child conceived in her is from the
Holy Spirit.  1:21 She will give birth to a son and you will name him
Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.”  1:22 This all
happened so that what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet
would be fulfilled:  1:23 “Look! The virgin will conceive and bear a
son, and they will call him Emmanuel,” 1 which means “God with
us.”2  1:24 When Joseph awoke from sleep he did what the angel of the
Lord told him. He took his wife,  1:25 but did not have marital relations
with her until she gave birth to a son, whom he named Jesus.
 1:18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ happened this way. While his
Mark
of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem,
because he was of the house and family line of David.  2:5 He went to
be registered with Mary, who was promised in marriage to him, and
who was expecting a child.  2:6 While they were there, the time came
for her to deliver her child.  2:7 And she gave birth to her first-born son
and wrapped him in strips of cloth and laid him in a manger, because
there was no place for them in the inn.
 2:1 Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus to
register all the empire for taxes.  2:2 This was the first registration,
taken when Quirinius was governor of Syria.  2:3 Everyone went to his
own town to be registered.  2:4 So Joseph also went up from the town
Luke 2:1-7
7. The Birth of Jesus
John
Isa 7:14
Isa 8:8, 10 LXX
1
2
Mt 3 V 1:18
Mt 4 X 1:19-2:4
Eusebian Canons
The Birth of
Jesus Christ
The Census and
the Birth of
Jesus
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Matt. 2:1-12
time of King Herod, wise men from the East came to
Jerusalem  2:2 saying, “Where is the one who is born king
of the Jews? For we saw his star when it rose and have
come to worship him.”  2:3 When King Herod heard this
he was alarmed, and all Jerusalem with him.  2:4 After
assembling all the chief priests and experts in the law,
he asked them where the Christ was to be born.  2:5 “In
Bethlehem of Judea,” they said, “for it is written this way
by the prophet:  2:6 ‘And you, Bethlehem, in the land of
Judah, are in no way least among the rulers of Judah,
for out of you will come a ruler who will shepherd my
people Israel.’” 1  2:7 Then Herod privately summoned
the wise men and determined from them when the star
had appeared.  2:8 He sent them to Bethlehem and said,
“Go and look carefully for the child. When you find
him, inform me so that I can go and worship him as
well.”  2:9 After listening to the king they left, and once
again the star they saw when it rose led them until it
stopped above the place where the child was.  2:10 When
they saw the star they shouted joyfully.  2:11 As they came
into the house and saw the child with Mary his mother,
they bowed down and worshiped him. They opened their
treasure boxes and gave him gifts of gold, frankincense,
and myrrh.  2:12 After being warned in a dream not to
return to Herod, they went back by another route to their
own country.
 2:1 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, in the
Mark
angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of
the Lord shone around them, and they were absolutely
terrified.  2:10 But the angel said to them, “Do not
be afraid! Listen carefully, for I proclaim to you good
news that brings great joy to all the people:  2:11 Today
your Savior is born in the city of David. He is Christ
the Lord.  2:12 This will be a sign for you: You will
find a baby wrapped in strips of cloth and lying in a
manger.”  2:13 Suddenly a vast, heavenly army appeared
with the angel, praising God and saying,  2:14 “Glory to
God in the highest, and on earth peace among people
with whom he is pleased!”  2:15 When the angels left
them and went back to heaven, the shepherds said to
one another, “Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this
thing that has taken place, that the Lord has made known
to us.”  2:16 So they hurried off and located Mary and
Joseph, and found the baby lying in a manger.  2:17 When
they saw him, they related what they had been told about
this child,  2:18 and all who heard it were astonished at
what the shepherds said.  2:19 But Mary treasured up
all these words, pondering in her heart what they might
mean.  2:20 So the shepherds returned, glorifying and
praising God for all they had heard and seen; everything
was just as they had been told.
 2:8 Now there were shepherds nearby living out in the
field, keeping guard over their flock at night.  2:9 An
Luke 2:8-20
8. The Adoration of the Infant Jesus
still others said, “No, for the Christ doesn’t
come from Galilee, does he?  7:42 Don’t the
scriptures say that the Christ is a descendant
of David 2 and comes from Bethlehem, 1 the
village where David lived?”
John 7:41-42
 7:41 Others said, “This is the Christ!” But
Mic 5:2
Ps 89:4
1
2
Mt 4 X 1:19-2:4
Mt 5 VII 2:5-6
Mt 6 I 2:7-23
Eusebian Canons
The Shepherds’
Visit
The Visit of the
Wise Men
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Matt.
Mark
Luke 2:21-38
into the temple courts, and when the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for him what was customary according
to the law,  2:28 Simeon took him in his arms and blessed God, saying,  2:29 “Now, according to your word, Sovereign
Lord, permit your servant to depart in peace.  2:30 For my eyes have seen your salvation  2:31 that you have prepared
in the presence of all peoples:  2:32 a light, for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to your people Israel.”  2:33 So
the child’s father and mother were amazed at what was said about him.  2:34 Then Simeon blessed them and said to his
mother Mary, “Listen carefully: This child is destined to be the cause of the falling and rising of many in Israel and to
be a sign that will be rejected.  2:35 Indeed, as a result of him the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed—and a sword
will pierce your own soul as well!”  2:36 There was also a prophetess, Anna the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher.
She was very old, having been married to her husband for seven years until his death.  2:37 She had lived as a widow
since then for eighty-four years. She never left the temple, worshiping with fasting and prayer night and day.  2:38 At that
moment, she came up to them and began to give thanks to God and to speak about the child to all who were waiting for
the redemption of Jerusalem.
 2:21 At the end of eight days, when he was circumcised, he was named Jesus, the name given by the angel before he was
conceived in the womb.  2:22 Now when the time came for their purification according to the law of Moses, Joseph and
Mary brought Jesus up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord  2:23 (just as it is written in the law of the Lord, “Every
firstborn male will be set apart to the Lord”), 1  2:24 and to offer a sacrifice according to what is specified in the law of the
Lord, a pair of doves or two young pigeons. 2  2:25 Now there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon who was righteous
and devout, looking for the restoration of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.  2:26 It had been revealed to him by
the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.  2:27 So Simeon, directed by the Spirit, came
9. The Circumcision and Presentation in the Temple
John
Exod 13:2, 12, 15
Lev 12:8; 5:11 (LXX)
1
2
Lk 3 X 1:36-2:46
Eusebian Canons
Jesus’ Presentation at the
Temple
The Prophecy of Simeon
The Shepherds’ Visit
The Testimony of Anna
NΕΤ Bible Titles
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30
Matt. 2:13-21
Matt. 2:22-23
place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. After being warned
in a dream, he went to the regions of Galilee.  2:23 He came to a town
called Nazareth and lived there. Then what had been spoken by the
prophets was fulfilled, that Jesus would be called a Nazarene.
 2:22 But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in
Mark
Luke
to the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town
of Nazareth.  2:40 And the child grew and became strong, filled with
wisdom, and the favor of God was upon him.
Mark
 2:39 So when Joseph and Mary had performed everything according
Luke 2:39-40
11. The Childhood of Jesus at Nazareth
men, he became enraged. He sent men to kill all the children in Bethlehem and throughout the surrounding region from the age of
two and under, according to the time he had learned from the wise men.  2:17 Then what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet was
fulfilled:  2:18 “A voice was heard in Ramah, weeping and loud wailing, Rachel weeping for her children, and she did not want
to be comforted, because they were gone.” 2 The Return to Nazareth  2:19 After Herod had died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a
dream to Joseph in Egypt  2:20 saying, “Get up, take the child and his mother, and go to the land of Israel, for those who were seeking
the child’s life are dead.”  2:21 So he got up and took the child and his mother and returned to the land of Israel.
 2:13 After they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Get up, take the child and his mother and
flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to look for the child to kill him.”  2:14 Then he got up, took the child
and his mother during the night, and went to Egypt.  2:15 He stayed there until Herod died. In this way what was spoken by the Lord
through the prophet was fulfilled: “I called my Son out of Egypt.” 1  2:16 When Herod saw that he had been tricked by the wise
10. The Flight into Egypt and Return
John
John
Jer 31:15
2
Mt 4 X 1:19-2:4
Mt 6 I 2:7-23
Lk 3 X 1:36-2:46
Eusebian Canons
The Return to
Nazareth
The Testimony of
Anna
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Hos 11:1
1
Mt 4 X 1:19-2:4
Mt 6 I 2:7-23
Eusebian Canons
The Escape to
Egypt
The Return to
Nazareth
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Matt.
Mark
Luke 2:41-52
him, they were overwhelmed. His mother said to him, “Child, why have you treated us like this? Look, your father and I have been
looking for you anxiously.”  2:49 But he replied, “Why were you looking for me? Didn’t you know that I must be in my Father’s
house?”  2:50 Yet his parents did not understand the remark he made to them.  2:51 Then he went down with them and came to
Nazareth, and was obedient to them. But his mother kept all these things in her heart.  2:52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and in
stature, and in favor with God and with people.
 2:41 Now Jesus’ parents went to Jerusalem every year for the feast of the Passover.  2:42 When he was twelve years old, they went
up according to custom.  2:43 But when the feast was over, as they were returning home, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem.
His parents did not know it,  2:44 but (because they assumed that he was in their group of travelers) they went a day’s journey. Then
they began to look for him among their relatives and acquaintances.  2:45 When they did not find him, they returned to Jerusalem
to look for him.  2:46 After three days they found him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking
them questions.  2:47 And all who heard Jesus were astonished at his understanding and his answers.  2:48 When his parents saw
12. The Boy Jesus in the Temple
John
Lk 3 X 1:36-2:46
Lk 4 II 2:47-48A
Lk 5 X 2:48B-52
Eusebian Canons
Jesus in the
Temple
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Map: Preparation
33
Matt. 3:1-6
message: “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is
near.”
 4:17 From that time Jesus began to preach this
who will prepare your way before you.’ 2
‘Look, I am sending my messenger ahead of you,
 11:10 This is the one about whom it is written:
came into the wilderness of Judea
proclaiming,  3:2 “Repent, for the
kingdom of heaven is near.”  3:3 For
he is the one about whom Isaiah
the prophet had spoken: “The voice
of one shouting in the wilderness,
‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make
his paths straight.’” 1  3:4 Now John
wore clothing made from camel’s hair
with a leather belt around his waist,
and his diet consisted of locusts and
wild honey.  3:5 Then people from
Jerusalem, as well as all Judea and all
the region around the Jordan, were
going out to him,  3:6 and he was
baptizing them in the Jordan River as
they confessed their sins.
 3:1 In those days John the Baptist
1:14 Now after John was imprisoned, Jesus
went into Galilee and proclaimed the gospel of
God.  1:15 He said, “The time is fulfilled and the
kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe the
gospel!”
“Look, I am sending my messenger
ahead of you, who will prepare your
way, 2  1:3 the voice of one shouting
in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the
way for the Lord, make his paths
straight.’” 1  1:4 In the wilderness John
the baptizer began preaching a baptism
of repentance for the forgiveness of
sins.  1:5 People from the whole Judean
countryside and all of Jerusalem were
going out to him, and he was baptizing
them in the Jordan River as they
confessed their sins.  1:6 John wore a
garment made of camel’s hair with a
leather belt around his waist, and he ate
locusts and wild honey.
Mark 1:2-6
 1:2 As it is written in Isaiah the prophet,
who will prepare your way before you.’ 2
‘Look, I am sending my messenger ahead of you,
 7:27 This is the one about whom it is written,
Tiberius Caesar, when Pontius Pilate
was governor of Judea, and Herod
was tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother
Philip was tetrarch of the region of
Iturea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias
was tetrarch of Abilene,  3:2 during the
high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas,
the word of God came to John the son
of Zechariah in the wilderness.  3:3 He
went into all the region around the
Jordan River, preaching a baptism
of repentance for the forgiveness of
sins.  3:4 As it is written in the book of
the words of Isaiah the prophet, “The
voice of one shouting in the wilderness:
‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make
his paths straight.  3:5 Every valley will
be filled, and every mountain and hill
will be brought low, and the crooked
will be made straight, and the rough
ways will be made smooth,  3:6 and
all humanity will see the salvation of
God.’” 3
 3:1 In the fifteenth year of the reign of
Luke 3:1-6
13. John the Baptist
III. PREPARATION
when the Jewish leaders sent priests
and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him,
“Who are you?”  1:20 He confessed—
he did not deny but confessed—“I
am not the Christ!”  1:21 So they
asked him, “Then who are you? Are
you Elijah?” He said, “I am not!”
“Are you the Prophet?” He answered,
“No!”  1:22 Then they said to him, “Who
are you? Tell us so that we can give an
answer to those who sent us. What do
you say about yourself?”  1:23 John
said, “I am the voice of one shouting in
the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way
for the Lord,’ 1 as Isaiah the prophet
said.”
John 1:19-23
 1:19 Now this was John’s testimony
Isa 40:3
Exod 23:20; Mal 3:1
Isa 40:3-5
1
2
3
Mt 7 III 3:1-2
Mt 8 I 3:3
Mt 9 VI 3:4-6
Mk 1 II 1:1-2
Mk 2 I 1:3
Mk 3 VI 1:4-7A
Lk 6 III 3:1-2
Lk 7 I 3:3-6
Jn 9 X 1:19-22
Jn 10 I 1:23
Jn 18 X 1:43-2:11
Eusebian Canons
The Ministry
of John the
Baptist
The Testimony
of John the
Baptist
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Notes
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34
Matt. 3:7-10
Matt.
Mark
“You offspring of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming
wrath?  3:8 Therefore produce fruit that proves your repentance, and
don’t begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’
For I tell you that God can raise up children for Abraham from these
stones!  3:9 Even now the ax is laid at the root of the trees, and every
tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into
the fire.”
Luke 3:7-9
 3:7 So John said to the crowds that came out to be baptized by him,
15. John Replies to Questioners
Mark
some soldiers also asked him, “And as for us—what should we do?” He told them, “Take money from no one by violence or by false
accusation, and be content with your pay.”
 3:10 So the crowds were asking him, “What then should we do?”  3:11 John answered them, “The person who has two tunics must
share with the person who has none, and the person who has food must do likewise.”  3:12 Tax collectors also came to be baptized,
and they said to him, “Teacher, what should we do?”  3:13 He told them, “Collect no more than you are required to.”  3:14 Then
Luke 3:10-14
baptism, he said to them, “You offspring of vipers! Who warned you
to flee from the coming wrath?  3:8 Therefore produce fruit that proves
your repentance,  3:9 and don’t think you can say to yourselves, ‘We
have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that God can raise up
children for Abraham from these stones!  3:10 Even now the ax is laid
at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit
will be cut down and thrown into the fire.
 3:7 But when he saw many Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his
14. John’s Preaching of Repentance
John
John
Lk 9 X 3:10-16A
Eusebian Canons
The Ministry
of John the
Baptist
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Mt 10 V 3:7-10
Lk 8 V 3:7-9
Eusebian Canons
The Ministry
of John the
Baptist
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Matt. 3:11-12
and put him in prison on account of Herodias,
his brother Philip’s wife,  14:4 because John had
repeatedly told him, “It is not lawful for you to
have her.”
John, and bound him in prison on account of
Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, because
Herod had married her.  6:18 For John had
repeatedly told Herod, “It is not lawful for you to
have your brother’s wife.”
because of Herodias, his brother’s wife, and because
of all the evil deeds that he had done,  3:20 Herod
added this to them all: He locked up John in
prison.
John
John, “Why then are you baptizing if
you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor
the Prophet?”  1:26 John answered
them, “I baptize with water. Among
you stands one whom you do not
recognize,  1:27 who is coming after
me. I am not worthy to untie the strap
of his sandal!”  1:28 These things
happened in Bethany across the Jordan
River where John was baptizing.
John 1:24-28
 1:24 (Now they had been sent from
the Pharisees.)  1:25 So they asked
 3:19 But when John rebuked Herod the tetrarch
Luke 3:19-20
(compare no. 144)
 6:17 For Herod himself had sent men, arrested
Mark 6:17-18
anticipation and they all wondered whether
perhaps John could be the Christ,  3:16 John
answered them all, “I baptize you with
water, but one more powerful than I am
is coming—I am not worthy to untie the
strap of his sandals. He will baptize you
with the Holy Spirit and fire.  3:17 His
winnowing fork is in his hand to clean out
his threshing floor and to gather the wheat
into his storehouse, but the chaff he will burn
up with inextinguishable fire.”  3:18 And in
this way, with many other exhortations, John
proclaimed good news to the people.
Luke 3:15-18
 3:15 While the people were filled with
17. The Imprisonment of John
Mark 1:7-8
proclaimed, “One more
powerful than I am is coming after
me; I am not worthy to bend down and
untie the strap of his sandals.  1:8 I
baptize you with water, but he will
baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”
 1:7 He
 14:3 For Herod had arrested John, bound him,
Matt. 14:3-4
repentance, but the one coming after
me is more powerful than I am—I
am not worthy to carry his sandals.
He will baptize you with the Holy
Spirit and fire.  3:12 His winnowing
fork is in his hand, and he will clean
out his threshing floor and will
gather his wheat into the storehouse,
but the chaff he will burn up with
inextinguishable fire.”
 3:11 “I baptize you with water, for
16. John’s Messianic Preaching
Lk 12 II 3:19-20
Eusebian Canons
The Ministry
of John the
Baptist
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Notes
Mt 11 I 3:11
Mt 12 V 3:12
Mk 3 VI 1:4-7A
Mk 4 I 1:7B-8
Lk 9 X 3:10-16A
Lk 10 I 3:16B-E
Lk 11 V 3:17-18
Jn 11 I 1:24-25
Jn 12 I 1:26-27
Jn 13 X 1:28-29
Jn 18 X 1:43-2:11
Eusebian Canons
The Ministry
of John the
Baptist
The Testimony
of John the
Baptist
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Notes
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36
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overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud
said, “This is my one dear Son, in whom I take
great delight. Listen to him!”
 17:5 While he was still speaking, a bright cloud
to John to be baptized by him in the
Jordan River.  3:14 But John tried to
prevent him, saying, “I need to be
baptized by you, and yet you come
to me?”  3:15 So Jesus replied to him,
“Let it happen now, for it is right for us
to fulfill all righteousness.” Then John
yielded to him.  3:16 After Jesus was
baptized, just as he was coming up out
of the water, the heavens opened and he
saw the Spirit of God descending like
a dove and coming on him.  3:17 And a
voice from heaven said, “This is my one
dear Son; in him I take great delight.”
 3:13 Then Jesus came from Galilee
voice came from the cloud, “This is my one dear
Son. Listen to him!”
 9:7 Then a cloud overshadowed them, and a
Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized
by John in the Jordan River.  1:10 And
just as Jesus was coming up out of the
water, he saw the heavens splitting apart
and the Spirit descending on him like
a dove.  1:11 And a voice came from
heaven: “You are my one dear Son; in
you I take great delight.”
Mark 1:9-11
 1:9 Now in those days Jesus came from
“This is my Son, my Chosen One. Listen to him!”
 9:35 Then a voice came from the cloud, saying,
baptized, Jesus also was baptized. And
while he was praying, the heavens
opened,  3:22 and the Holy Spirit
descended on him in bodily form like
a dove. And a voice came from heaven,
“You are my one dear Son; in you I take
great delight.”
 3:21 Now when all the people were
Luke 3:21-22
18. The Baptism of Jesus
 12:28 Father, glorify your name.” Then a voice
came from heaven, “I have glorified it, and I
will glorify it again.”  12:29 The crowd that
stood there and heard the voice said that it had
thundered. Others said that an angel had spoken to
him.  12:30 Jesus said, “This voice has not come
for my benefit but for yours.
coming toward him and said, “Look,
the Lamb of God who takes away the
sin of the world!  1:30 This is the one
about whom I said, ‘After me comes a
man who is greater than I am, because
he existed before me.’  1:31 I did not
recognize him, but I came baptizing
with water so that he could be revealed
to Israel.”  1:32 Then John testified,
“I saw the Spirit descending like a
dove from heaven, and it remained on
him.  1:33 And I did not recognize him,
but the one who sent me to baptize
with water said to me, ‘The one on
whom you see the Spirit descending
and remaining—this is the one who
baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’  1:34 I
have both seen and testified that this
man is the Chosen One of God.”
John 1:29-34
 1:29 On the next day John saw Jesus
Mt 13 X 3:13-15
Mt 14 I 3:16-17
Mk 5 I 1:9-11
Lk 13 I 3:21-22
Jn 13 X 1:28-29
Jn 14 I 1:30-31
Jn 15 I 1:32-34
Jn 18 X 1:43-2:11
Eusebian Canons
The Baptism and
Temptation of
Jesus
The Baptism of
Jesus
The Testimony
of John the
Baptist
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Matt. 1:1-17
Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah and his
brothers,  1:3 Judah the father of Perez and Zerah (by Tamar), Perez
the father of Hezron, Hezron the father of Ram,  1:4 Ram the father of
Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, Nahshon the father
of Salmon,  1:5 Salmon the father of Boaz (by Rahab), Boaz the father
of Obed (by Ruth), Obed the father of Jesse,  1:6 and Jesse the father
of David the king. David was the father of Solomon (by the wife of
Uriah),  1:7 Solomon the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of
Abijah, Abijah the father of Asa,  1:8 Asa the father of Jehoshaphat,
Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, Joram the father of Uzziah,  1:9 Uzziah
the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, Ahaz the father of
Hezekiah,  1:10 Hezekiah the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the
father of Amon, Amon the father of Josiah,  1:11 and Josiah the
father of Jeconiah and his brothers, at the time of the deportation to
Babylon.  1:12 After the deportation to Babylon, Jeconiah became the
father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel,  1:13 Zerubbabel
the father of Abiud, Abiud the father of Eliakim, Eliakim the father
of Azor,  1:14 Azor the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Achim,
Achim the father of Eliud,  1:15 Eliud the father of Eleazar, Eleazar
the father of Matthan, Matthan the father of Jacob,  1:16 and Jacob the
father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, by whom Jesus was born, who
is called Christ.  1:17 So all the generations from Abraham to David are
fourteen generations, and from David to the deportation to Babylon,
fourteen generations, and from the deportation to Babylon to Christ,
fourteen generations.
 1:1 This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son
of David, the son of Abraham.  1:2 Abraham was the father of
Mark
son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai,
the son of Joseph,  3:25 the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son
of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai,  3:26 the son of Maath,
the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of Josech, the son of
Joda,  3:27 the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel,
the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri,  3:28 the son of Melchi, the son of
Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er,  3:29 the
son of Joshua, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat,
the son of Levi,  3:30 the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of
Joseph, the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim,  3:31 the son of Melea,
the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of
David,  3:32 the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son
of Sala, the son of Nahshon,  3:33 the son of Amminadab, the son of
Admin, the son of Arni, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of
Judah,  3:34 the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the
son of Terah, the son of Nahor,  3:35 the son of Serug, the son of Reu,
the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah,  3:36 the son of
Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son
of Lamech,  3:37 the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of
Jared, the son of Mahalalel, the son of Kenan,  3:38 the son of Enosh,
the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.
 3:23 So Jesus, when he began his ministry, was about thirty years old.
He was the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli,  3:24 the
Luke 3:23-38
(compare no. 6)
19. The Genealogy of Jesus
John
Lk 14 III 3:23-38
Eusebian Canons
The Genealogy of
Jesus
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Matt. 4:1-11
 4:1 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit
into the wilderness to be tempted by the
devil.  4:2 After he fasted forty days and
forty nights he was famished.  4:3 The
tempter came and said to him, “If you
are the Son of God, command these
stones to become bread.”  4:4 But he
answered, “It is written, ‘Man does
not live by bread alone, but by every
word that comes from the mouth of
God.’” 1  4:5 Then the devil took him
to the holy city, had him stand on the
highest point of the temple,  4:6 and said
to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw
yourself down. For it is written, ‘He
will command his angels concerning
you’ and ‘with their hands they will lift
you up, so that you will not strike your
foot against a stone.’” 2  4:7 Jesus said
to him, “Once again it is written: ‘You
are not to put the Lord your God to the
test.’” 3  4:8 Again, the devil took him
to a very high mountain, and showed
him all the kingdoms of the world
and their grandeur.  4:9 And he said to
him, “I will give you all these things if
you throw yourself to the ground and
worship me.”  4:10 Then Jesus said to
him, “Go away, Satan! For it is written:
‘You are to worship the Lord your God
and serve only him.’” 3  4:11 Then the
devil left him, and angels came and
began ministering to his needs.
Mark 1:12-13
 1:12 The Spirit immediately drove
him into the wilderness.  1:13 He was
in the wilderness forty days, enduring
temptations from Satan. He was
with wild animals, and angels were
ministering to his needs.
Luke 4:1-13
 4:1 Then Jesus, full of the Holy
Spirit, returned from the Jordan
River and was led by the Spirit in the
wilderness,  4:2 where for forty days
he endured temptations from the devil.
He ate nothing during those days, and
when they were completed, he was
famished.  4:3 The devil said to him,
“If you are the Son of God, command
this stone to become bread.”  4:4 Jesus
answered him, “It is written, ‘Man does
not live by bread alone.’” 1  4:5 Then
the devil led him up to a high place and
showed him in a flash all the kingdoms
of the world.  4:6 And he said to
him, “To you I will grant this whole
realm—and the glory that goes along
with it, for it has been relinquished
to me, and I can give it to anyone I
wish.  4:7 So then, if you will worship
me, all this will be yours.”  4:8 Jesus
answered him, “It is written, ‘You
are to worship the Lord your God
and serve only him.’” 3  4:9 Then the
devil brought him to Jerusalem, had
him stand on the highest point of the
temple, and said to him, “If you are the
Son of God, throw yourself down from
here,  4:10 for it is written, ‘He will
command his angels concerning you,
to protect you,’  4:11 and ‘with their
hands they will lift you up, so that
you will not strike your foot against
a stone.’” 2  4:12 Jesus answered him,
“It is said, ‘You are not to put the
Lord your God to the test.’” 4  4:13 So
when the devil had completed every
temptation, he departed from him until
a more opportune time.
20. The Temptation
John 1:51
truth—you will see heaven opened and the angels
of God ascending and descending on the Son of
Man.”
 1:51 He continued, “I tell all of you the solemn
Deut 8:3
Ps 91:11-12
Deut 6:13
Deut 6:16
1
2
3
4
Mt 15 II 4:1
Mt 16 V 4:2-10
Mt 17 VI 4:11
Mk 6 II 1:12-13B
Mk 7 VI 1:13C
Lk 15 II 4:1-2A
Lk 16 V 4:2B-13
Eusebian Canons
The Baptism and
Temptation of
Jesus
The Temptation
of Jesus
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III. PREPARATION
40
Matt. 4:18-22
of Galilee he saw two brothers, Simon
(called Peter) and Andrew his brother,
casting a net into the sea (for they were
fishermen).  4:19 He said to them,
“Follow me, and I will turn you into
fishers of people.”  4:20 They left
their nets immediately and followed
him.  4:21 Going on from there he saw
two other brothers, James the son of
Zebedee and John his brother, in a boat
with Zebedee their father, mending their
nets. Then he called them.  4:22 They
immediately left the boat and their father
and followed him.
 4:18 As he was walking by the Sea
Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew,
Simon’s brother, casting a net into the sea
(for they were fishermen).  1:17 Jesus
said to them, “Follow me, and I will turn
you into fishers of people.”  1:18 They
left their nets immediately and followed
him.  1:19 Going on a little farther,
he saw James, the son of Zebedee, and
John his brother in their boat mending
nets.  1:20 Immediately he called them,
and they left their father Zebedee in the
boat with the hired men and followed
him.
Mark 1:16-20
 1:16 As he went along the Sea of
Lake of Gennesaret, and the crowd was
pressing around him to hear the word of
God.  5:2 He saw two boats by the lake,
but the fishermen had gotten out of them
and were washing their nets.  5:3 He got
into one of the boats, which was Simon’s,
and asked him to put out a little way from
the shore. Then Jesus sat down and taught
the crowds from the boat.  5:4 When he
had finished speaking, he said to Simon,
“Put out into the deep water and lower
your nets for a catch.”  5:5 Simon
answered, “Master, we worked hard all
night and caught nothing! But at your
word I will lower the nets.”  5:6 When
they had done this, they caught so many
fish that their nets started to tear.  5:7 So
they motioned to their partners in the
other boat to come and help them. And
they came and filled both boats, so that
they were about to sink.  5:8 But when
Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at
Jesus’ knees, saying, “Go away from me,
Lord, for I am a sinful man!”  5:9 For
Peter and all who were with him were
astonished at the catch of fish that they
had taken,  5:10 and so were James and
John, Zebedee’s sons, who were Simon’s
business partners. Then Jesus said to
Simon, “Do not be afraid; from now on
you will be catching people.”  5:11 So
when they had brought their boats to
shore, they left everything and followed
him.
 5:1 Now Jesus was standing by the
Luke 5:1-11
around and saw them following and said to them, “What do
you want?” So they said to him, “Rabbi” (which is translated
Teacher), “where are you staying?”  1:39 Jesus answered,
“Come and you will see.” So they came and saw where he was
staying, and they stayed with him that day. Now it was about
four o’clock in the afternoon.  1:40 Andrew, the brother of
Simon Peter, was one of the two disciples who heard what John
said and followed Jesus.  1:41 He first found his own brother
Simon and told him, “We have found the Messiah!” (which is
translated Christ).  1:42 Andrew brought Simon to Jesus. Jesus
looked at him and said, “You are Simon, the son of John. You
will be called Cephas” (which is translated Peter).  1:43 On
the next day Jesus wanted to set out for Galilee. He found
Philip and said to him, “Follow me.”  1:44 (Now Philip was
from Bethsaida, the town of Andrew and Peter.)  1:45 Philip
found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the one
Moses wrote about in the law, and the prophets also wrote
about—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”  1:46 Nathanael
replied, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Philip
replied, “Come and see.”  1:47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming
toward him and exclaimed, “Look, a true Israelite in whom
there is no deceit!” 1  1:48 Nathanael asked him, “How do you
know me?” Jesus replied, “Before Philip called you, when you
were under the fig tree, I saw you.”  1:49 Nathanael answered
him, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the king of
Israel!”  1:50 Jesus said to him, “Because I told you that I saw
you under the fig tree, do you believe? You will see greater
things than these.”  1:51 He continued, “I tell all of you the
solemn truth—you will see heaven opened and the angels of
God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”
 1:35 Again the next day John was standing there with two of
his disciples.  1:36 Gazing at Jesus as he walked by, he said,
“Look, the Lamb of God!”  1:37 When John’s two disciples
heard him say this, they followed Jesus.  1:38 Jesus turned
John 1:35-51
21. The Call of the First Disciples
(ACCORDING TO JOHN)
1
Ps 32:2
Jn 16 X 1:35-40
Jn 17 I 1:41-42
Jn 18 X 1:43-2:11
Eusebian Canons
Andrew’s
Declaration
The Calling of
More Disciples
The Testimony
of John the
Baptist
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Matt. 16:17-18
Mark
Mark
Matt.
Matt.
Luke
John 2:1-11
servants, “Fill the water jars with water.” So they filled them up to the very
top.  2:8 Then he told them, “Now draw some out and take it to the head
steward,” and they did.  2:9 When the head steward tasted the water that had
been turned to wine, not knowing where it came from (though the servants
who had drawn the water knew), he called the bridegroom  2:10 and said to
him, “Everyone serves the good wine first, and then the cheaper wine when
the guests are drunk. You have kept the good wine until now!”  2:11 Jesus
did this as the first of his miraculous signs, in Cana of Galilee. In this way he
revealed his glory, and his disciples believed in him.
 2:1 Now on the third day there was a wedding at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’
mother was there,  2:2 and Jesus and his disciples were also invited to the
wedding.  2:3 When the wine ran out, Jesus’ mother said to him, “They have
no wine left.”  2:4 Jesus replied, “Woman, why are you saying this to me?
My time has not yet come.”  2:5 His mother told the servants, “Whatever he
tells you, do it.”  2:6 Now there were six stone water jars there for Jewish
ceremonial washing, each holding twenty or thirty gallons.  2:7 Jesus told the
23. The Sojourn at Capernaum
Peter), and his brother Andrew;
and
James,
John,
Philip,
Bartholomew,
Luke 6:14a
 6:14 Simon (whom he named
John 2:13
 2:13 Now the Jewish feast of Passover was near, so Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
24. The First Journey to Jerusalem
 2:12 After this he went down to Capernaum with his mother and brothers and his disciples, and they stayed there a few days.
John 2:12
Simon he gave the name Peter;
Mark 3:16
 3:16 He appointed twelve: To
Luke
“You are blessed, Simon son of
Jonah, because flesh and blood
did not reveal this to you, but my
Father in heaven!  16:18 And I
tell you that you are Peter, and on
this rock I will build my church,
and the gates of Hades will not
overpower it.
 16:17 And Jesus answered him,
22. The Marriage at Cana
Jn 18 X 1:43-2:11
Jn 20 I 2:13
Eusebian Canons
Cleansing the
Temple
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Jn 18 X 1:43-2:11
Jn 19 VII 2:12
Eusebian Canons
Cleansing the
Temple
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Jn 18 X 1:43-2:11
Eusebian Canons
Turning Water
into Wine
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Matt. 21:12-13
temple area and drove out all
those who were selling and
buying in the temple courts,
and turned over the tables
of the money changers and
the chairs of those selling
doves.  21:13 And he said
to them, “It is written, ‘My
house will be called a house of
prayer,’ 1 but you are turning it
into a den of robbers!” 2
 21:12 Then Jesus entered the
Mark 11:15-17
they came to
Jerusalem. Jesus entered the
temple area and began to drive
out those who were selling and
buying in the temple courts. He
turned over the tables of the
money changers and the chairs
of those selling doves,  11:16 and
he would not permit anyone to
carry merchandise through the
temple courts.  11:17 Then he
began to teach them and said, “Is
it not written: ‘My house will be
called a house of prayer for all
nations’? 1 But you have turned
it into a den of robbers!” 2
 11:15 Then
temple courts and began to
drive out those who were selling
things there,  19:46 saying to
them, “It is written, ‘My house
will be a house of prayer,’ 1 but
you have turned it into a den of
robbers!” 2
 19:45 Then Jesus entered the
Luke 19:45-46
oxen and sheep and doves, and the money changers sitting
at tables.  2:15 So he made a whip of cords and drove them
all out of the temple courts, with the sheep and the oxen. He
scattered the coins of the money changers and overturned
their tables.  2:16 To those who sold the doves he said, “Take
these things away from here! Do not make my Father’s house
a marketplace!”  2:17 His disciples remembered that it was
written, “Zeal for your house will devour me.” 3  2:18 So then
the Jewish leaders responded, “What sign can you show us,
since you are doing these things?”  2:19 Jesus replied, “Destroy
this temple and in three days I will raise it up again.”  2:20 Then
the Jewish leaders said to him, “This temple has been under
construction for forty-six years, and are you going to raise it up
in three days?”  2:21 But Jesus was speaking about the temple
of his body.  2:22 So after he was raised from the dead, his
disciples remembered that he had said this, and they believed
the scripture and the saying that Jesus had spoken.
 2:14  He found in the temple courts those who were selling
John 2:14-22
(compare no. 273 and 276)
25. The Cleansing of the Temple
Isa 56:7
Jer 7:11
Ps 69:9
1
2
3
Jn 18 X 1:43-2:11
Jn 21 I 2:14-16
Jn 22 X 2:17
Jn 23 IV 2:18
Jn 24 X 2:19-3:22\
Eusebian Canons
Cleansing the
Temple
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Matt. 21:23-37
of the people came up to him as he was teaching and said, “By what authority
are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?”  21:24 Jesus
answered them, “I will also ask you one question. If you answer me then I will
also tell you by what authority I do these things.  21:25 Where did John’s
baptism come from? From heaven or from people?” They discussed this among
themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say, ‘Then why did you
not believe him?’  21:26 But if we say, ‘From people,’ we fear the crowd, for
they all consider John to be a prophet.”  21:27 So they answered Jesus, “We
don’t know.” Then he said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am
doing these things.  21:28 “What do you think? A man had two sons. He went
to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work in the vineyard today.’  21:29 The boy
answered, ‘I will not.’ But later he had a change of heart and went.  21:30 The
father went to the other son and said the same thing. This boy answered, ‘I will,
sir,’ but did not go.  21:31 Which of the two did his father’s will?” They said,
“The first.” Jesus said to them, “I tell you the truth, tax collectors and prostitutes
will go ahead of you into the kingdom of God!  21:32 For John came to you
in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him. But the tax collectors
and prostitutes did believe. Although you saw this, you did not later change
your minds and believe him.  21:33 “Listen to another parable: There was a
landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a fence around it, dug a pit for its
winepress, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to tenant farmers and went
on a journey.  21:34 When the harvest time was near, he sent his slaves to the
tenants to collect his portion of the crop.  21:35 But the tenants seized his
slaves, beat one, killed another, and stoned another.  21:36 Again he sent other
slaves, more than the first, and they treated them the same way.  21:37 Finally
he sent his son to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’
 21:23 Now after Jesus entered the temple courts, the chief priests and elders
While Jesus was walking in the temple
courts, the chief priests, the experts
in the law, and the elders came up to
him  11:28 and said, “By what authority
are you doing these things? Or who
gave you this authority to do these
things?”  11:29 Jesus said to them, “I
will ask you one question. Answer me
and I will tell you by what authority I do
these things:  11:30 John’s baptism—
was it from heaven or from people?
Answer me.”  11:31 They discussed
with one another, saying, “If we say,
‘From heaven,’ he will say, ‘Then why
did you not believe him?’  11:32 But if
we say, ‘From people—’” (they feared
the crowd, for they all considered John
to be truly a prophet).  11:33 So they
answered Jesus, “We don’t know.” Then
Jesus said to them, “Neither will I tell
you by what authority I am doing these
things.”
 11:27 They came again to Jerusalem.
Mark 11:27-33
the people in the temple courts and
proclaiming the gospel, the chief priests
and the experts in the law with the elders
came up  20:2 and said to him, “Tell us:
By what authority are you doing these
things? Or who it is who gave you this
authority?”  20:3 He answered them, “I
will also ask you a question, and you tell
me:  20:4 John’s baptism—was it from
heaven or from people?”  20:5 So they
discussed it with one another, saying, “If
we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say, ‘Why
did you not believe him?’  20:6 But if
we say, ‘From people,’ all the people
will stone us, because they are convinced
that John was a prophet.”  20:7 So they
replied that they did not know where it
came from.  20:8 Then Jesus said to
them, “Neither will I tell you by whose
authority I do these things.”
 20:1 Now one day, as Jesus was teaching
Luke 20:1-8
26. Jesus’ Ministry in Jerusalem
John 2:23-25
Jerusalem at the feast of the
Passover, many people believed
in his name because they saw
the miraculous signs he was
doing.  2:24 But Jesus would not
entrust himself to them, because
he knew all people.  2:25 He did
not need anyone to testify about
man, for he knew what was in
man.
 2:23 Now while Jesus was in
Jn 18 X 1:43-2:11
Eusebian Canons
Jesus at the
Passover Feast
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Mark
Mark
Matt.
Matt.
Luke
Luke
John 3:1-21
John 3:22
 3:22 After this, Jesus and his disciples came into Judean territory, and there he spent time with them and was baptizing.
28. Jesus’ Ministry in Judea
and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the miraculous signs
that you do unless God is with him.”  3:3 Jesus replied, “I tell you the solemn truth, unless a person is born from above, he cannot
see the kingdom of God.”  3:4 Nicodemus said to him, “How can a man be born when he is old? He cannot enter his mother’s womb
and be born a second time, can he?”  3:5 Jesus answered, “I tell you the solemn truth, unless a person is born of water and spirit, he
cannot enter the kingdom of God.  3:6 What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit.  3:7 Do not be amazed
that I said to you, ‘You must all be born from above.’  3:8 The wind blows wherever it will, and you hear the sound it makes, but
do not know where it comes from and where it is going. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.”  3:9 Nicodemus replied,
“How can these things be?”  3:10 Jesus answered, “Are you the teacher of Israel and yet you don’t understand these things?  3:11 I
tell you the solemn truth, we speak about what we know and testify about what we have seen, but you people do not accept our
testimony.  3:12 If I have told you people about earthly things and you don’t believe, how will you believe if I tell you about heavenly
things?  3:13 No one has ascended into heaven except the one who descended from heaven—the Son of Man.  3:14 Just as Moses
lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, 1 so must the Son of Man be lifted up,  3:15 so that everyone who believes in him may have
eternal life.”  3:16 For this is the way God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will
not perish but have eternal life.  3:17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world should be
saved through him.  3:18 The one who believes in him is not condemned. The one who does not believe has been condemned already,
because he has not believed in the name of the one and only Son of God.  3:19 Now this is the basis for judging: that the light has
come into the world and people loved the darkness rather than the light, because their deeds were evil.  3:20 For everyone who does
evil deeds hates the light and does not come to the light, so that their deeds will not be exposed.  3:21 But the one who practices the
truth comes to the light, so that it may be plainly evident that his deeds have been done in God.
 3:1 Now a certain man, a Pharisee named Nicodemus, who was a member of the Jewish ruling council,  3:2 came to Jesus at night
27. The Discourse with Nicodemus
Num 21:5-9
Jn 24 X 2:19-3:22
Jn 31 X 3:36-4:2
Eusebian Canons
Further
Testimony
About Jesus
by John the
Baptist
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
1
Jn 24 X 2:19-3:22
Jn 31 X 3:36-4:2
Eusebian Canons
Conversation
with
Nicodemus
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Matt.
Mark
Luke
John 3:23-36
bridegroom, who stands by and listens for him, rejoices greatly when he hears the bridegroom’s voice. This then is my joy, and it is
complete.  3:30 He must become more important while I become less important.”  3:31 The one who comes from above is superior to
all. The one who is from the earth belongs to the earth and speaks about earthly things. The one who comes from heaven is superior
to all.  3:32 He testifies about what he has seen and heard, but no one accepts his testimony.  3:33 The one who has accepted his
testimony has confirmed clearly that God is truthful.  3:34 For the one whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for he does not
give the Spirit sparingly.  3:35 The Father loves the Son and has placed all things under his authority.  3:36 The one who believes in
the Son has eternal life. The one who rejects the Son will not see life, but God’s wrath remains on him.
 3:23 John was also baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because water was plentiful there, and people were coming to him and being
baptized.  3:24 (For John had not yet been thrown into prison.)  3:25 Now a dispute came about between some of John’s disciples
and a certain Jew concerning ceremonial washing.  3:26 So they came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, the one who was with you
on the other side of the Jordan River, about whom you testified—see, he is baptizing, and everyone is flocking to him!”  3:27 John
replied, “No one can receive anything unless it has been given to him from heaven.  3:28 You yourselves can testify that I said, ‘I
am not the Christ,’ but rather, ‘I have been sent before him.’  3:29 The one who has the bride is the bridegroom. The friend of the
29. John’s Testimony to Christ
Jn 24 X 2:19-3:22
Jn 25 III 3:23
Jn 26 IV 3:24
Jn 27 X 3:25-27
Jn 28 I 3:28
Jn 29 X 3:29-34
Jn 30 III 3:35
Jn 31 X 3:36-4:2
Eusebian Canons
Further
Testimony
About Jesus
by John the
Baptist
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Notes
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46
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Map: Jesus’ Ministry in Galilee
47
Matt. 4:12
that John had been imprisoned,
he went into Galilee.
 4:12 Now when Jesus heard
Mark 1:14a
after John was
imprisoned, Jesus went into
Galilee and proclaimed the
gospel of God.
 1:14 Now
of the Spirit, returned to Galilee,
and news about him spread
throughout the surrounding
countryside.
 4:14 Then Jesus, in the power
Luke 4:14a
that he was winning and baptizing more disciples than
John  4:2 (although Jesus himself was not baptizing,
but his disciples were),  4:3 he left Judea and set out
once more for Galilee.
 4:1 Now when Jesus knew that the Pharisees had heard
John 4:1-3
30. The Journey into Galilee
V. JESUS’ MINISTRY IN GALILEE
Mt 18 IV 4:12
Mk 8 IV 1:14A
Mk 9 VI 1:14B-16
Lk 17 I 4:14-15
Jn 31 X 3:36-4:2
Jn 32 VII 4:3
Eusebian Canons
Departure From Judea
Preaching in Galilee
Preaching in Galilee
and the Call of the
Disciples
The Beginning of Jesus’
Ministry in Galilee
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Notes
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Matt.
Mark
Luke
John 4:4-42
known the gift of God and who it is who said to you, ‘Give me some water to drink,’ you would have asked him, and he would have
given you living water.”  4:11 “Sir,” the woman said to him, “you have no bucket and the well is deep; where then do you get this
living water?  4:12 Surely you’re not greater than our ancestor Jacob, are you? For he gave us this well and drank from it himself,
along with his sons and his livestock.”  4:13 Jesus replied, “Everyone who drinks some of this water will be thirsty again.  4:14 But
whoever drinks some of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again, but the water that I will give him will become
in him a fountain of water springing up to eternal life.”  4:15 The woman said to him, “Sir, give me this water, so that I will not be
thirsty or have to come here to draw water.”  4:16 He said to her, “Go call your husband and come back here.”  4:17 The woman
replied, “I have no husband.” Jesus said to her, “Right you are when you said, ‘I have no husband,’  4:18 for you have had five
husbands, and the man you are living with now is not your husband. This you said truthfully!”  4:19 The woman said to him, “Sir,
I see that you are a prophet.  4:20 Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, and you people say that the place where people must
worship is in Jerusalem.”  4:21 Jesus said to her, “Believe me, woman, a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither
on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.  4:22 You people worship what you do not know. We worship what we know, because salvation
is from the Jews.  4:23 But a time is coming—and now is here—when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and
truth, for the Father seeks such people to be his worshipers.  4:24 God is spirit, and the people who worship him must worship in
spirit and truth.”  4:25 The woman said to him, “I know that Messiah is coming” (the one called Christ); “whenever he comes, he
will tell us everything.”  4:26 Jesus said to her, “I, the one speaking to you, am he.”  4:27 Now at that very moment his disciples
came back. They were shocked because he was speaking with a woman. However, no one said, “What do you want?” or “Why are
you speaking with her?”  4:28 Then the woman left her water jar, went off into the town and said to the people,  4:29 “Come, see a
man who told me everything I ever did. Surely he can’t be the Messiah, can he?”  4:30 So they left the town and began coming to
him.  4:31 Meanwhile the disciples were urging him, “Rabbi, eat something.”  4:32 But he said to them, “I have food to eat that you
know nothing about.”  4:33 So the disciples began to say to one another, “No one brought him anything to eat, did they?”  4:34 Jesus
said to them, “My food is to do the will of the one who sent me and to complete his work.  4:35 Don’t you say, ‘There are four more
months and then comes the harvest?’ I tell you, look up and see that the fields are already white for harvest!  4:36 The one who reaps
receives pay and gathers fruit for eternal life, so that the one who sows and the one who reaps can rejoice together.  4:37 For in this
instance the saying is true, ‘One sows and another reaps.’  4:38 I sent you to reap what you did not work for; others have labored and
you have entered into their labor.”  4:39 Now many Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the report of the woman
who testified, “He told me everything I ever did.”  4:40 So when the Samaritans came to him, they began asking him to stay with
them. He stayed there two days,  4:41 and because of his word many more believed.  4:42 They said to the woman, “No longer do we
believe because of your words, for we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this one really is the Savior of the world.”
 4:4 But he had to pass through Samaria.  4:5 Now he came to a Samaritan town called Sychar, near the plot of land that Jacob had
given to his son Joseph.  4:6 Jacob’s well was there, so Jesus, since he was tired from the journey, sat right down beside the well.
It was about noon.  4:7 A Samaritan woman came to draw water. Jesus said to her, “Give me some water to drink.”  4:8 (For his
disciples had gone off into the town to buy supplies.)  4:9 So the Samaritan woman said to him, “How can you—a Jew—ask me, a
Samaritan woman, for water to drink?” (For Jews use nothing in common with Samaritans.)  4:10 Jesus answered her, “If you had
31. The Discourse with the Woman of Samaria
Jn 31 X 3:36-4:2
Jn 33 X 4:4-42
Eusebian Canons
Conversation
With a
Samaritan
Woman
The Disciples
Return
The Samaritans
Respond
Workers for the
Harvest
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Matt. 4:13-17
in Galilee, he moved
from Nazareth to make his home in
Capernaum by the sea, in the region
of Zebulun and Naphtali,  4:14 so that
what was spoken by Isaiah the prophet
would be fulfilled:  4:15 “Land of
Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the
way by the sea, beyond the Jordan,
Galilee of the Gentiles—  4:16 the
people who sit in darkness have seen a
great light, and on those who sit in the
region and shadow of death a light has
dawned.” 1  4:17 From that time Jesus
began to preach this message: “Repent,
for the kingdom of heaven is near.”
 3:1 In those days John the Baptist came into the
wilderness of Judea proclaiming,  3:2 “Repent,
for the kingdom of heaven is near.”
said to them, “A prophet is not without honor
except in his hometown and in his own house.”
 13:57 And so they took offense at him. But Jesus
 4:13 While
Mark 1:14b-15
Luke 4:14b-15
Sabbath came, Jesus went into the synagogue and
began to teach.  1:4 In the wilderness John the
baptizer began preaching a baptism of repentance
for the forgiveness of sins.
 1:21 Then they went to Capernaum. When the
 4:24 And he added, “I tell you the truth, no
prophet is acceptable in his hometown.  4:31 So
 6:4 Then Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not
without honor except in his hometown, and among
his relatives, and in his own house.”
 3:2 during the high priesthood of Annas and
Caiaphas, the word of God came to John the son
of Zechariah in the wilderness.  3:3 He went into
all the region around the Jordan River, preaching a
baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
he went down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee,
and on the Sabbath he began to teach the people.
Spirit, returned to Galilee, and news
about him spread throughout the
surrounding countryside.  4:15 He
began to teach in their synagogues and
was praised by all.
 4:14 Then Jesus, in the power of the
Jesus went into Galilee and proclaimed
the gospel of God.  1:15 He said, “The
time is fulfilled and the kingdom of
God is near. Repent and believe the
gospel!”
 1:14 Now after John was imprisoned,
32. Ministry in Galilee
his mother and brothers and his disciples, and they
stayed there a few days.
 2:12 After this he went down to Capernaum with
himself had testified that a prophet has
no honor in his own country.)  4:45 So
when he came to Galilee, the Galileans
welcomed him because they had seen
all the things he had done in Jerusalem
at the feast (for they themselves had
gone to the feast).  4:46 Now he came
again to Cana in Galilee where he had
made the water wine. In Capernaum
there was a certain royal official whose
son was sick.
John 4:43-46a
 4:43 After the two days he departed
from there to Galilee.  4:44 (For Jesus
1
Isa 8:23-9:1
Mt 19 VII 4:13-16
Mt 20 VI 4:17-18
Mk 8 IV 1:14A
Mk 9 VI 1:14B-16
Lk 17 I 4:14-15
Jn 31 X 3:36-4:2
Jn 34 VII 4:43
Jn 35 I 4:44
Jn 36 X 4:45-46A
Jn 37 III 4:46B-54
Eusebian Canons
Healing the
Royal Official’s
Son
Onward to
Galilee
Preaching in
Galilee
Preaching in
Galilee and
the Call of the
Disciples
The Beginning of
Jesus’ Ministry
in Galilee
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Notes
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Matt. 13:53-58
these parables, he moved on
from there.  13:54 Then he
came to his hometown and
began to teach the people
in their synagogue. They
were astonished and said,
“Where did this man get
such wisdom and miraculous
powers?  13:55 Isn’t this
the carpenter’s son? Isn’t
his mother named Mary?
And aren’t his brothers
James, Joseph, Simon, and
Judas?  13:56 And aren’t
all his sisters here with
us? Where did he get all
this?”  13:57 And so they took
offense at him. But Jesus said
to them, “A prophet is not
without honor except in his
hometown and in his own
house.”  13:58 And he did
not do many miracles there
because of their unbelief.
 13:53 Now when Jesus finished
and came to his hometown,
and his disciples followed
him.  6:2 When the Sabbath
came, he began to teach in the
synagogue. Many who heard
him were astonished, saying,
“Where did he get these ideas?
And what is this wisdom that
has been given to him? What
are these miracles that are done
through his hands?  6:3 Isn’t
this the carpenter, the son of
Mary and brother of James,
Joses, Judas, and Simon? And
aren’t his sisters here with
us?” And so they took offense
at him.  6:4 Then Jesus said
to them, “A prophet is not
without honor except in his
hometown, and among his
relatives, and in his own
house.”  6:5 He was not able
to do a miracle there, except
to lay his hands on a few sick
people and heal them.  6:6 And
he was amazed because of
their unbelief. Then he went
around among the villages
and taught.
Mark 6:1-6a
 6:1 Now Jesus left that place
and went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, as was his custom.
He stood up to read,  4:17 and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was
given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it
was written,  4:18 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he
has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent
me to proclaim release to the captives and the regaining of sight
to the blind, to set free those who are oppressed,  4:19 to proclaim
the year of the Lord’s favor.” 1  4:20 Then he rolled up the scroll,
gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of everyone in
the synagogue were fixed on him.  4:21 Then he began to tell them,
“Today this scripture has been fulfilled even as you heard it being
read.”  4:22 All were speaking well of him, and were amazed at
the gracious words coming out of his mouth. They said, “Isn’t this
Joseph’s son?”  4:23 Jesus said to them, “No doubt you will quote
to me the proverb, ‘Physician, heal yourself!’ and say, ‘What we
have heard that you did in Capernaum, do here in your hometown
too.’”  4:24 And he added, “I tell you the truth, no prophet is
acceptable in his hometown.  4:25 But in truth I tell you, there were
many widows in Israel in Elijah’s days, when the sky was shut up
three and a half years, and there was a great famine over all the
land.  4:26 Yet Elijah was sent to none of them, but only to a woman
who was a widow at Zarephath in Sidon.  4:27 And there were many
lepers in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha, yet none of them
was cleansed except Naaman the Syrian.”  4:28 When they heard
this, all the people in the synagogue were filled with rage.  4:29 They
got up, forced him out of the town, and brought him to the brow of
the hill on which their town was built, so that they could throw him
down the cliff.  4:30 But he passed through the crowd and went on
his way.
Luke 4:16-30
 4:16 Now Jesus came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up,
(compare no. 139)
33. Jesus’ Preaching at Nazareth
 10:39 Then they attempted again
to seize him, but he escaped their
clutches.
that a prophet has no honor in his own
country.)
 4:44 (For Jesus himself had testified
the son of Joseph, whose father
and mother we know? How can he
now say, ‘I have come down from
heaven’?”
 6:42 and they said, “Isn’t this Jesus
astonished and said, “How does this
man know so much when he has never
had formal instruction?”
John 7:15
 7:15 Then the Jewish leaders were
1
Isa 61:1-2a
Lk 18 X 4:16-21
Lk 19 I 4:22
Lk 20 X 4:23
Lk 21 I 4:24
Lk 22 X 4:25-30
Eusebian Canons
Rejection at
Nazareth
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Matt. 4:18-22
he taught them like one who had authority, not like
their experts in the law.
 7:28 When Jesus finished saying these things, the
crowds were amazed by his teaching,  7:29 because
to make his home in Capernaum by the sea, in the
region of Zebulun and Naphtali,
them following and said to them, “What do you want?” So they said to him, “Rabbi”
(which is translated Teacher), “where are you staying?”  1:39 Jesus answered, “Come
and you will see.” So they came and saw where he was staying, and they stayed
with him that day. Now it was about four o’clock in the afternoon.  1:40 Andrew,
the brother of Simon Peter, was one of the two disciples who heard what John said
and followed Jesus.  1:41 He first found his own brother Simon and told him, “We
have found the Messiah!” (which is translated Christ).  1:42 Andrew brought Simon
to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon, the son of John. You will
be called Cephas” (which is translated Peter).  1:43 On the next day Jesus wanted
to set out for Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, “Follow me.”  1:44 (Now
Philip was from Bethsaida, the town of Andrew and Peter.)  1:45 Philip found
Nathanael and told him, “We have found the one Moses wrote about in the law, and the
prophets also wrote about—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”  1:46 Nathanael
replied, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Philip replied, “Come and
see.”  1:47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and exclaimed, “Look, a true
Israelite in whom there is no deceit!”  1:48 Nathanael asked him, “How do you know
me?” Jesus replied, “Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw
you.”  1:49 Nathanael answered him, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the
king of Israel!”  1:50 Jesus said to him, “Because I told you that I saw you under the
fig tree, do you believe? You will see greater things than these.”  1:51 He continued,
“I tell all of you the solemn truth—you will see heaven opened and the angels of God
ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”
John 1:35-51
 1:35 Again the next day John was standing there with two of his disciples.  1:36 Gazing
at Jesus as he walked by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!”  1:37 When John’s two
disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus.  1:38 Jesus turned around and saw
When the Sabbath came, Jesus went
into the synagogue and began to
teach.  1:22 The people there were
amazed by his teaching, because he
taught them like one who had authority,
not like the experts in the law.
a town in Galilee, and on the Sabbath
he began to teach the people.  4:32 They
were amazed at his teaching, because
he spoke with authority.
 4:31 So he went down to Capernaum,
Luke 4:31-32
like this man!”
 7:46 The officers replied, “No one ever spoke
his mother and brothers and his disciples, and they
stayed there a few days.
 2:12 After this he went down to Capernaum with
John 2:12
35. Teaching in the Synagogue at Capernaum
of Gennesaret, and the crowd was pressing
around him to hear the word of God.  5:2 He
saw two boats by the lake, but the fishermen
had gotten out of them and were washing their
nets.  5:3 He got into one of the boats, which
was Simon’s, and asked him to put out a little
way from the shore. Then Jesus sat down and
taught the crowds from the boat.  5:4 When he
had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put
out into the deep water and lower your nets for
a catch.”  5:5 Simon answered, “Master, we
worked hard all night and caught nothing! But
at your word I will lower the nets.”  5:6 When
they had done this, they caught so many fish
that their nets started to tear.  5:7 So they
motioned to their partners in the other boat
to come and help them. And they came and
filled both boats, so that they were about to
sink.  5:8 But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell
down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Go away from
me, Lord, for I am a sinful man!”  5:9 For Peter
and all who were with him were astonished at
the catch of fish that they had taken,  5:10 and
so were James and John, Zebedee’s sons, who
were Simon’s business partners. Then Jesus
said to Simon, “Do not be afraid; from now on
you will be catching people.”  5:11 So when
they had brought their boats to shore, they left
everything and followed him.
Luke 5:1-11
 5:1 Now Jesus was standing by the Lake
 1:21 Then they went to Capernaum.
Mark 1:21-22
the Sea of Galilee, he
saw Simon and Andrew,
Simon’s
brother,
casting a net into the
sea (for they were
fishermen).  1:17 Jesus said
to them, “Follow me, and I
will turn you into fishers
of people.”  1:18 They left
their nets immediately and
followed him.  1:19 Going
on a little farther, he saw
James, the son of Zebedee,
and John his brother
in their boat mending
nets.  1:20 Immediately he
called them, and they left
their father Zebedee in the
boat with the hired men
and followed him.
Mark 1:16-20
 1:16 As he went along
 4:13 While in Galilee, he moved from Nazareth
Matt. 4:13
by the Sea of Galilee he
saw two brothers, Simon
(called Peter) and Andrew
his brother, casting a net
into the sea (for they were
fishermen).  4:19 He said
to them, “Follow me, and
I will turn you into fishers
of people.”  4:20 They left
their nets immediately and
followed him.  4:21 Going
on from there he saw two
other brothers, James
the son of Zebedee and
John his brother, in a boat
with Zebedee their father,
mending their nets. Then
he called them.  4:22 They
immediately
left
the
boat and their father and
followed him.
 4:18 As he was walking
(compare no. 41)
34. The Call of the Disciples
Ps 32:2
Mk 12 VIII 1:21
Mk 13 II 1:22
Lk 23 VIII 4:31
Lk 24 II 4:32
Eusebian Canons
Jesus’ Authority
Ministry in
Capernaum
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Mt 20 VI 4:17-18
Mt 21 II 4:19-20
Mt 22 VI 4:21-22
Mk 9 VI 1:14B-16
Mk 10 II 1:17-18
Mk 11 VI 1:19-20
Eusebian Canons
Preaching in
Galilee and
the Call of the
Disciples
The Call of the
Disciples
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saw his mother-in-law lying down, sick with a
fever.  8:15 He touched her hand, and the fever
left her. Then she got up and began to serve
them.
 8:14 Now when Jesus entered Peter’s house, he
Luke 4:33-37
 4:33 Now in the synagogue there was a man who had the spirit of an
unclean demon, and he cried out with a loud voice,  4:34 “Ha! Leave
us alone, Jesus the Nazarene! Have you come to destroy us? I know
who you are—the Holy One of God.”  4:35 But Jesus rebuked him:
“Silence! Come out of him!” Then, after the demon threw the man
down in their midst, he came out of him without hurting him.  4:36 They
were all amazed and began to say to one another, “What’s happening
here? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits,
and they come out!”  4:37 So the news about him spread into all areas
of the region.
entered Simon and Andrew’s house, with James
and John.  1:30 Simon’s mother-in-law was lying
down, sick with a fever, so they spoke to Jesus at
once about her.  1:31 He came and raised her up by
gently taking her hand. Then the fever left her and
she began to serve them.
Mark 1:29-31
 1:29 Now as soon as they left the synagogue, they
Simon’s house. Now Simon’s mother-in-law
was suffering from a high fever, and they asked
Jesus to help her.  4:39 So he stood over her,
commanded the fever, and it left her. Immediately
she got up and began to serve them.
Luke 4:38-39
 4:38 After Jesus left the synagogue, he entered
(compare no. 87)
37. The Healing of Peter’s Mother-in-law
Mark 1:23-28
 1:23 Just then there was a man in their synagogue with an unclean
spirit, and he cried out,  1:24 “Leave us alone, Jesus the Nazarene!
Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy
One of God!”  1:25 But Jesus rebuked him: “Silence! Come out of
him!”  1:26 After throwing him into convulsions, the unclean spirit
cried out with a loud voice and came out of him.  1:27 They were all
amazed so that they asked each other, “What is this? A new teaching
with authority! He even commands the unclean spirits and they obey
him.”  1:28 So the news about him spread quickly throughout all the
region around Galilee.
Matt. 8:14-15
Matt.
36. The Healing of the Demoniac in the Synagogue
John
John
Mk 15 II 1:29-34A
Lk 26 II 4:38-40
Eusebian Canons
Healings at
Simon’s House
Ministry in
Capernaum
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Mk 14 VIII 1:23-28
Lk 25 VIII 4:33-37
Eusebian Canons
Jesus’ Authority
Ministry in
Capernaum
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Notes
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Matt. 8:16-17
Matt.
relatives sick with various diseases brought them
to Jesus. He placed his hands on every one of them
and healed them.  4:41 Demons also came out of
many, crying out, “You are the Son of God!” But he
rebuked them, and would not allow them to speak,
because they knew that he was the Christ.
Luke 4:40-41
 4:40 As the sun was setting, all those who had any
departed, and went out to a deserted place, and there he spent time in
prayer.  1:36 Simon and his companions searched for him.  1:37 When
they found him, they said, “Everyone is looking for you.”  1:38 He
replied, “Let us go elsewhere, into the surrounding villages, so that I
can preach there too. For that is what I came out here to do.”
Yet the crowds were seeking him, and they came to him and tried
to keep him from leaving them.  4:43 But Jesus said to them, “I must
proclaim the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns too,
for that is what I was sent to do.”
 4:42 The next morning Jesus departed and went to a deserted place.
Luke 4:42-43
39. Jesus Departs from Capernaum
brought to him all who were sick and demonpossessed.  1:33 The whole town gathered by
the door.  1:34 So he healed many who were
sick with various diseases and drove out many
demons. But he would not permit the demons to
speak, because they knew him.
Mark 1:32-34
 1:32 When it was evening, after sunset, they
 1:35 Then Jesus got up early in the morning when it was still very dark,
Mark 1:35-38
possessed people were brought to him. He drove
out the spirits with a word, and healed all who
were sick.  8:17 In this way what was spoken by
Isaiah the prophet was fulfilled: “He took our
weaknesses, and carried our diseases.”1
 8:16 When it was evening, many demon-
(compare no. 88)
38. The Sick Healed at Evening
John
John
Isa 53:4
Mk 17 VIII 1:35-39
Lk 28 VIII 4:42-44
Eusebian Canons
Ministry in
Capernaum
Praying and
Preaching
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
1
Mk 15 II 1:29-34A
Mk 16 VIII 1:34BC
Lk 26 II 4:38-40
Lk 27 VIII 4:41
Eusebian Canons
Healings at
Simon’s House
Ministry in
Capernaum
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Matt. 4:23
 4:23 Jesus went throughout all of Galilee, teaching
in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the
kingdom, and healing all kinds of disease and
sickness among the people.
Mark 1:39
 1:39 So he went into all of Galilee preaching in
their synagogues and casting out demons.
Luke 4:44
 4:44 So he continued to preach in the synagogues
of Judea.
40. First Preaching Tour in Galilee
John
Mt 23 I 4:23-25
Mk 17 VIII 1:35-39
Lk 28 VIII 4:42-44
Eusebian Canons
Jesus’ Healing
Ministry
Ministry in
Capernaum
Praying and
Preaching
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Notes
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Matt. 13:1-3a
the Sea of Galilee he saw two
brothers, Simon (called Peter)
and Andrew his brother, casting
a net into the sea (for they
were
fishermen).
 4:19 He
said to them, “Follow me, and
I will turn you into fishers of
people.”  4:20 They left their
nets immediately and followed
him.  4:21 Going on from there
he saw two other brothers, James
the son of Zebedee and John his
brother, in a boat with Zebedee
their father, mending their nets.
Then he called them.  4:22 They
immediately left the boat and their
father and followed him.
 4:18 As he was walking by
went out of the house, he sat by
the lake.  13:2 And such a large
crowd gathered around him that
he got into a boat to sit while
the whole crowd stood on the
shore.  13:3 He told them many
things in parables, saying: “Listen!
A sower went out to sow.
 13:1 On that day after Jesus
Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon
and Andrew, Simon’s brother,
casting a net into the sea (for they
were fishermen).  1:17 Jesus
said to them, “Follow me, and
I will turn you into fishers of
people.”  1:18 They left their
nets immediately and followed
him.  1:19 Going on a little farther,
he saw James, the son of Zebedee,
and John his brother in their boat
mending nets.  1:20 Immediately
he called them, and they left their
father Zebedee in the boat with the
hired men and followed him.
 1:16 As he went along the
by the lake. Such a large crowd
gathered around him that he got
into a boat on the lake and sat there
while the whole crowd was on the
shore by the lake.  4:2 He taught
them many things in parables, and
in his teaching said to them:
Mark 4:1-2
 4:1 Again he began to teach
Luke 5:1-11
and the crowd was pressing around him to hear the
word of God.  5:2 He saw two boats by the lake, but
the fishermen had gotten out of them and were washing
their nets.  5:3 He got into one of the boats, which was
Simon’s, and asked him to put out a little way from the
shore. Then Jesus sat down and taught the crowds from
the boat.  5:4 When he had finished speaking, he said to
Simon, “Put out into the deep water and lower your nets
for a catch.”  5:5 Simon answered, “Master, we worked
hard all night and caught nothing! But at your word I
will lower the nets.”  5:6 When they had done this, they
caught so many fish that their nets started to tear.  5:7 So
they motioned to their partners in the other boat to come
and help them. And they came and filled both boats, so
that they were about to sink.  5:8 But when Simon Peter
saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Go away
from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man!”  5:9 For Peter and
all who were with him were astonished at the catch of fish
that they had taken,  5:10 and so were James and John,
Zebedee’s sons, who were Simon’s business partners.
Then Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid; from now
on you will be catching people.”  5:11 So when they had
brought their boats to shore, they left everything and
followed him.
 5:1 Now Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret,
(compare no. 34)
disciples by the Sea of Tiberias. Now this is how he did
so.  21:2 Simon Peter, Thomas (called Didymus), Nathanael
(who was from Cana in Galilee), the sons of Zebedee, and
two other disciples of his were together.  21:3 Simon Peter
told them, “I am going fishing.” “We will go with you,”
they replied. They went out and got into the boat, but that
night they caught nothing.  21:4 When it was already very
early morning, Jesus stood on the beach, but the disciples
did not know that it was Jesus.  21:5 So Jesus said to them,
“Children, you don’t have any fish, do you?” They replied,
“No.”  21:6 He told them, “Throw your net on the right side
of the boat, and you will find some.” So they threw the net,
and were not able to pull it in because of the large number of
fish.  21:7 Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter,
“It is the Lord!” So Simon Peter, when he heard that it was
the Lord, tucked in his outer garment (for he had nothing on
underneath it), and plunged into the sea.  21:8 Meanwhile
the other disciples came with the boat, dragging the net
full of fish, for they were not far from land, only about a
hundred yards.  21:9 When they got out on the beach,
they saw a charcoal fire ready with a fish placed on it, and
bread.  21:10 Jesus said, “Bring some of the fish you have
just now caught.”  21:11 So Simon Peter went aboard and
pulled the net to shore. It was full of large fish, one hundred
fifty-three, but although there were so many, the net was not
torn.
 21:1 After this Jesus revealed himself again to the
John 21:1-11
41. The Miraculous Draught of Fish
Lk 29 X 5:1-3
Lk 30 IX 5:4-7
Lk 31 X 5:8-10A
Lk 32 II 5:10B-11
Eusebian Canons
The Call of the
Disciples
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Matt. 8:1-4
approached, and bowed low before him, saying,
“Lord, if you are willing, you can make me
clean.”  8:3 He stretched out his hand and
touched him saying, “I am willing. Be clean!”
Immediately his leprosy was cleansed.  8:4 Then
Jesus said to him, “See that you do not speak to
anyone, but go, show yourself to a priest, and
bring the offering that Moses commanded, as a
testimony to them.”
 8:1 After he came down from the mountain,
large crowds followed him.  8:2 And a leper
knees, asking for help. “If you are willing,
you can make me clean,” he said.  1:41 Moved
with compassion, Jesus stretched out his hand
and touched him, saying, “I am willing. Be
clean!”  1:42 The leprosy left him at once, and he
was clean.  1:43 Immediately Jesus sent the man
away with a very strong warning.  1:44 He told
him, “See that you do not say anything to anyone,
but go, show yourself to a priest, and bring
the offering that Moses commanded for your
cleansing, as a testimony to them.”  1:45 But as
the man went out he began to announce it publicly
and spread the story widely, so that Jesus was no
longer able to enter any town openly but stayed
outside in remote places. Still they kept coming to
him from everywhere.
Mark 1:40-45
 1:40 Now a leper came to him and fell to his
came to him who was covered with leprosy. When
he saw Jesus, he bowed down with his face to
the ground and begged him, “Lord, if you are
willing, you can make me clean.”  5:13 So he
stretched out his hand and touched him, saying,
“I am willing. Be clean!” And immediately the
leprosy left him.  5:14 Then he ordered the man
to tell no one, but commanded him, “Go and
show yourself to a priest, and bring the offering
for your cleansing, as Moses commanded, as
a testimony to them.”  5:15 But the news about
him spread even more, and large crowds were
gathering together to hear him and to be healed of
their illnesses.  5:16 Yet Jesus himself frequently
withdrew to the wilderness and prayed.
 5:12 While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man
Luke 5:12-16
(compare no. 84)
42. The Cleansing of the Leper
John
Mk 18 II 1:40-44
Mk 19 X 1:45
Lk 33 II 5:12-14
Lk 34 I 5:15
Lk 35 II 5:16
Eusebian Canons
Cleansing a
Leper
Healing a Leper
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Matt. 9:1-8
crossed to the other side and
came to his own town.  9:2 Just
then some people brought
to him a paralytic lying on a
stretcher. When Jesus saw their
faith, he said to the paralytic,
“Have courage, son! Your sins
are forgiven.”  9:3 Then some
of the experts in the law said
to themselves, “This man is
blaspheming!”  9:4 When Jesus
saw their reaction he said,
“Why do you respond with
evil in your hearts?  9:5 Which
is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are
forgiven’ or to say, ‘Stand up
and walk’?  9:6 But so that
you may know that the Son
of Man has authority on earth
to forgive sins”—then he said
to the paralytic— “Stand up,
take your stretcher, and go
home.”  9:7 And he stood up
and went home.  9:8 When the
crowd saw this, they were afraid
and honored God who had given
such authority to men.
 9:1 After getting into a boat he
to Capernaum, the news spread that he was at
home.  2:2 So many gathered that there was no
longer any room, not even by the door, and he
preached the word to them.  2:3 Some people
came bringing to him a paralytic, carried by
four of them.  2:4 When they were not able
to bring him in because of the crowd, they
removed the roof above Jesus. Then, after
tearing it out, they lowered the stretcher the
paralytic was lying on.  2:5 When Jesus saw
their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Son, your
sins are forgiven.”  2:6 Now some of the experts
in the law were sitting there, turning these
things over in their minds:  2:7 “Why does this
man speak this way? He is blaspheming! Who
can forgive sins but God alone?”  2:8 Now
immediately, when Jesus realized in his spirit
that they were contemplating such thoughts,
he said to them, “Why are you thinking such
things in your hearts?  2:9 Which is easier, to
say to the paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’
or to say, ‘Stand up, take your stretcher, and
walk’?  2:10 But so that you may know that the
Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive
sins,”—he said to the paralytic—  2:11 “I tell
you, stand up, take your stretcher, and go
home.”  2:12 And immediately the man stood
up, took his stretcher, and went out in front of
them all. They were all amazed and glorified
God, saying, “We have never seen anything
like this!”
Mark 2:1-12
 2:1 Now after some days, when he returned
teaching, there were Pharisees and teachers of
the law sitting nearby (who had come from
every village of Galilee and Judea and from
Jerusalem), and the power of the Lord was with
him to heal.  5:18 Just then some men showed
up, carrying a paralyzed man on a stretcher.
They were trying to bring him in and place
him before Jesus.  5:19 But since they found no
way to carry him in because of the crowd, they
went up on the roof and let him down on the
stretcher through the roof tiles right in front of
Jesus.  5:20 When Jesus saw their faith he said,
“Friend, your sins are forgiven.”  5:21 Then
the experts in the law and the Pharisees
began to think to themselves, “Who is this
man who is uttering blasphemies? Who can
forgive sins but God alone?”  5:22 When Jesus
perceived their hostile thoughts, he said to
them, “Why are you raising objections within
yourselves?  5:23 Which is easier, to say, ‘Your
sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Stand up and
walk’?  5:24 But so that you may know that the
Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive
sins”—he said to the paralyzed man—“I
tell you, stand up, take your stretcher and go
home.”  5:25 Immediately he stood up before
them, picked up the stretcher he had been lying
on, and went home, glorifying God.  5:26 Then
astonishment seized them all, and they glorified
God. They were filled with awe, saying, “We
have seen incredible things today.”
 5:17 Now on one of those days, while he was
Luke 5:17-26
(compare no. 92)
43. The Healing of the Paralytic
there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a
pool called Bethzatha in Aramaic, which
has five covered walkways.  5:3 A
great number of sick, blind, lame, and
paralyzed people were lying in these
walkways. [“waiting for the moving
of the water.]  5:4 [For an angel of the
Lord went down and stirred up the water
at certain times. Whoever first stepped
in after the stirring of the water was
healed from whatever disease which he
suffered.”]  5:5 Now a man was there
who had been disabled for thirty-eight
years.  5:6 When Jesus saw him lying
there and when he realized that the man
had been disabled a long time already,
he said to him, “Do you want to become
well?”  5:7 The sick man answered him,
“Sir, I have no one to put me into the pool
when the water is stirred up. While I am
trying to get into the water, someone else
goes down there before me.”
 5:1 After this there was a Jewish feast,
and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.  5:2 Now
up! Pick up your mat and
walk.”  5:9 Immediately the
man was healed, and he picked
up his mat and started walking.
(Now that day was a Sabbath.)
John 5:8-9a
 5:8 Jesus said to him, “Stand
Mk 20 I 2:1-12
Mk 25 II 2:27-3:5
Lk 36 II 5:17
Lk 37 I 5:18-26
Eusebian Canons
Healing and
Forgiving a
Paralytic
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Matt. 9:9-13
man named Matthew sitting at the tax booth.
“Follow me,” he said to him. And he got up
and followed him.  9:10 As Jesus was having a
meal in Matthew’s house, many tax collectors
and sinners came and ate with Jesus and his
disciples.  9:11 When the Pharisees saw this they
said to his disciples, “Why does your teacher
eat with tax collectors and sinners?”  9:12 When
Jesus heard this he said, “Those who are healthy
don’t need a physician, but those who are sick
do.  9:13 Go and learn what this saying means:
‘I want mercy and not sacrifice.’1 For I did not
come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
 9:9 As Jesus went on from there, he saw a
he went along, he saw Levi, the son of Alphaeus,
sitting at the tax booth. “Follow me,” he said to
him. And he got up and followed him.  2:15 As
Jesus was having a meal in Levi’s home, many tax
collectors and sinners were eating with Jesus and
his disciples, for there were many who followed
him.  2:16 When the experts in the law and the
Pharisees saw that he was eating with sinners and
tax collectors, they said to his disciples, “Why does
he eat with tax collectors and sinners?”  2:17 When
Jesus heard this he said to them, “Those who are
healthy don’t need a physician, but those who are
sick do. I have not come to call the righteous, but
sinners.”
Mark 2:13-17
 2:13 Jesus went out again by the sea. The whole
crowd came to him, and he taught them.  2:14 As
collector named Levi sitting at the tax booth.
“Follow me,” he said to him.  5:28 And he
got up and followed him, leaving everything
behind.  5:29 Then Levi gave a great banquet in
his house for Jesus, and there was a large crowd
of tax collectors and others sitting at the table with
them.  5:30 But the Pharisees and their experts
in the law complained to his disciples, saying,
“Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors
and sinners?”  5:31 Jesus answered them, “Those
who are well don’t need a physician, but those
who are sick do.  5:32 I have not come to call the
righteous, but sinners to repentance.”
Luke 5:27-32
 5:27 After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax
(compare no. 93)
44. The Call of Levi (Matthew)
John
1
Hos 6:6
Mk 21 II 2:13-14
Mk 22 II 2:15-16
Mk 23 II 2:17-22
Mk 25 II 2:27-3:5
Lk 38 II 5:27-28
Lk 39 II 5:29-30
Lk 40 II 5:31-39
Eusebian Canons
The Call of Levi;
Eating with
Sinners
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
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Matt. 9:14-17
Jesus and asked, “Why do we and
the Pharisees fast often, but your
disciples don’t fast?”  9:15 Jesus said
to them, “The wedding guests cannot
mourn while the bridegroom is with
them, can they? But the days are
coming when the bridegroom will
be taken from them, and then they
will fast.  9:16 No one sews a patch
of unshrunk cloth on an old garment,
because the patch will pull away
from the garment and the tear will be
worse.  9:17 And no one pours new
wine into old wineskins; otherwise
the skins burst and the wine is spilled
out and the skins are destroyed.
Instead they put new wine into new
wineskins and both are preserved.”
 9:14 Then John’s disciples came to
were fasting. So they came to Jesus and said,
“Why do the disciples of John and the disciples
of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples don’t
fast?”  2:19 Jesus said to them, “The wedding
guests cannot fast while the bridegroom is
with them, can they? As long as they have the
bridegroom with them they do not fast.  2:20 But
the days are coming when the bridegroom will
be taken from them, and at that time they will
fast.  2:21 No one sews a patch of unshrunk
cloth on an old garment; otherwise, the patch
pulls away from it, the new from the old, and
the tear becomes worse.  2:22 And no one
pours new wine into old wineskins; otherwise,
the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine
and the skins will be destroyed. Instead new
wine is poured into new wineskins.”
Mark 2:18-22
 2:18 Now John’s disciples and the Pharisees
frequently fast and pray, and so do the disciples
of the Pharisees, but yours continue to eat
and drink.”  5:34 So Jesus said to them, “You
cannot make the wedding guests fast while the
bridegroom is with them, can you?  5:35 But
those days are coming, and when the bridegroom
is taken from them, at that time they will
fast.”  5:36 He also told them a parable: “No
one tears a patch from a new garment and sews
it on an old garment. If he does, he will have
torn the new, and the piece from the new will
not match the old.  5:37 And no one pours new
wine into old wineskins. If he does, the new
wine will burst the skins and will be spilled, and
the skins will be destroyed.  5:38 Instead new
wine must be poured into new wineskins.  5:39 
No one after drinking old wine wants the new,
for he says, ‘The old is good enough.’”
 5:33 Then they said to him, “John’s disciples
Luke 5:33-39
(compare no. 94)
45. The Question about Fasting
is the bridegroom. The friend of
the bridegroom, who stands by
and listens for him, rejoices greatly
when he hears the bridegroom’s
voice. This then is my joy, and it is
complete.  3:30 He must become
more important while I become
less important.”
John 3:29-30
 3:29 The one who has the bride
Mk 23 II 2:17-22
Mk 25 II 2:27-3:5
Lk 40 II 5:31-39
Eusebian Canons
The Superiority
of the New
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Matt. 12:1-8
had a withered hand. And they asked Jesus, “Is
it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?” so that they
could accuse him.  12:11 He said to them, “Would
not any one of you, if he had one sheep that fell
into a pit on the Sabbath, take hold of it and
lift it out?  12:12 How much more valuable is a
person than a sheep! So it is lawful to do good
on the Sabbath.”  12:13 Then he said to the man,
“Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out and
it was restored, as healthy as the other.  12:14 But
the Pharisees went out and plotted against him, as
to how they could assassinate him.
 12:9 Then Jesus left that place and entered
their synagogue.  12:10 A man was there who
Matt. 12:9-14
fields on a Sabbath. His disciples were hungry,
and they began to pick heads of wheat and eat
them.  12:2 But when the Pharisees saw this they
said to him, “Look, your disciples are doing what is
against the law to do on the Sabbath.”  12:3 He said
to them, “Haven’t you read what David did when
he and his companions were hungry—  12:4 how
he entered the house of God and they ate the sacred
bread, which was against the law for him or his
companions to eat, but only for the priests?  12:5 Or
have you not read in the law that the priests in
the temple desecrate the Sabbath and yet are not
guilty?  12:6 I tell you that something greater than
the temple is here.  12:7 If you had known what
this means: ‘I want mercy and not sacrifice,’1 you
would not have condemned the innocent.  12:8 For
the Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath.”
 12:1 At that time Jesus went through the grain
and a man was there who had a withered
hand.  3:2 They watched Jesus closely to see if
he would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they
could accuse him.  3:3 So he said to the man who
had the withered hand, “Stand up among all these
people.”  3:4 Then he said to them, “Is it lawful
to do good on the Sabbath, or evil, to save a life
or destroy it?” But they were silent.  3:5 After
looking around at them in anger, grieved by
the hardness of their hearts, he said to the man,
“Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out,
and his hand was restored.  3:6 So the Pharisees
went out immediately and began plotting with
the Herodians, as to how they could assassinate
him.
Luke 6:6-11
another Sabbath, Jesus entered the
synagogue and was teaching. Now a man was there
whose right hand was withered.  6:7 The experts in
the law and the Pharisees watched Jesus closely to
see if he would heal on the Sabbath, so that they
could find a reason to accuse him.  6:8 But he knew
their thoughts, and said to the man who had the
withered hand, “Get up and stand here.” So he rose
and stood there.  6:9 Then Jesus said to them, “I ask
you, is it lawful to do good on the Sabbath or to
do evil, to save a life or to destroy it?”  6:10 After
looking around at them all, he said to the man,
“Stretch out your hand.” The man did so, and his
hand was restored.  6:11 But they were filled with
mindless rage and began debating with one another
what they would do to Jesus.
 6:6 On
(compare no. 112)
 3:1 Then Jesus entered the synagogue again,
Mark 3:1-6
a Sabbath, and his disciples picked some heads
of wheat, rubbed them in their hands, and ate
them.  6:2 But some of the Pharisees said, “Why
are you doing what is against the law on the
Sabbath?”  6:3 Jesus answered them, “Haven’t
you read what David did when he and his
companions were hungry—  6:4 how he entered
the house of God, took and ate the sacred bread,
which is not lawful for any to eat but the priests
alone, and gave it to his companions?”  6:5 Then
he said to them, “The Son of Man is lord of the
Sabbath.”
Luke 6:1-5
 6:1 Jesus was going through the grain fields on
47. The Man with the Withered Hand
a Sabbath, and his disciples began to pick some
heads of wheat as they made their way.  2:24 So the
Pharisees said to him, “Look, why are they doing
what is against the law on the Sabbath?”  2:25 He
said to them, “Have you never read what
David did when he was in need and he and his
companions were hungry—  2:26 how he entered
the house of God when Abiathar was high priest
and ate the sacred bread, which is against the law
for any but the priests to eat, and also gave it to
his companions?”  2:27 Then he said to them,
“The Sabbath was made for people, not people
for the Sabbath.  2:28 For this reason the Son of
Man is lord even of the Sabbath.”
Mark 2:23-28
 2:23 Jesus was going through the grain fields on
(compare no. 111)
46. Plucking Grain on the Sabbath
John
John
Hos 6:6
Mk 25 II 2:27-3:5
Mk 26 IV 3:6-7A
Lk 42 II 6:6-11
Eusebian Canons
Healing a
Withered Hand
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Notes
1
Mk 24 II 2:23-26
Mk 25 II 2:27-3:5
Lk 41 II 6:1-5
Eusebian Canons
Lord of the
Sabbath
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Notes
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Matt. 4:24-25
 5:1 When he saw the crowds, he went up the
mountain. After he sat down his disciples came
to him.
and gave them authority over unclean
spirits so they could cast them out
and heal every kind of disease and
sickness.  10:2 Now these are the
names of the twelve apostles: first,
Simon (called Peter), and Andrew
his brother; James son of Zebedee
and John his brother;  10:3 Philip
and
Bartholomew;
Thomas
and Matthew the tax collector;
James the son of Alphaeus, and
Thaddaeus;  10:4 Simon the Zealot
and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed
him.
 10:1 Jesus called his twelve disciples
Matt. 10:1-4
Luke 6:12-16
 9:1 After Jesus called the twelve together, he gave
them power and authority over all demons and to cure
diseases,  9:2 and he sent them out to proclaim the
kingdom of God and to heal the sick.
appointed twelve (whom he named apostles), so
that they would be with him and he could send
them to preach  3:15 and to have authority to cast
out demons.  3:16 He appointed twelve: To Simon
he gave the name Peter;  3:17 to James and his
brother John, the sons of Zebedee, he gave the name
Boanerges (that is, “sons of thunder”);  3:18 and
Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas,
James the son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the
Zealot,  3:19 and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.
 6:6 And he was amazed because of their unbelief. Then he went
around among the villages and taught.  6:7 Jesus called the twelve
and began to send them out two by two. He gave them authority
over the unclean spirits.
 6:12 Now it was during this time that
Jesus went out to the mountain to
pray, and he spent all night in prayer to
God.  6:13 When morning came, he called
his disciples and chose twelve of them,
whom he also named apostles:  6:14 Simon
(whom he named Peter), and his brother
Andrew; and James, John, Philip, Barthol
omew,  6:15 Matthew, Thomas, James the
son of Alphaeus, Simon who was called
the Zealot,  6:16 Judas the son of James,
and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.
 3:13 Now Jesus went up the mountain and called
for those he wanted, and they came to him.  3:14 He
(compare no. 99)
Jesus. Jesus looked at him and
said, “You are Simon, the son of
John. You will be called Cephas”
(which is translated Peter).
John
 1:42 Andrew brought Simon to
John 1:42
Son of God!” But he rebuked them, and would not allow them
to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ.
 4:41 Demons also came out of many, crying out, “You are the
a level place. And a large number of his disciples
had gathered along with a vast multitude from
all over Judea, from Jerusalem, and from the
seacoast of Tyre and Sidon. They came to hear
him and to be healed of their diseases,  6:18 and
those who suffered from unclean spirits were
cured.  6:19 The whole crowd was trying to touch
him, because power was coming out from him
and healing them all.
Luke 6:17-19
 6:17 Then he came down with them and stood on
49. The Choosing of the Twelve
sea, and a great multitude from Galilee followed
him. And from Judea,  3:8 Jerusalem, Idumea,
beyond the Jordan River, and around Tyre and
Sidon a great multitude came to him when they
heard about the things he had done.  3:9 Because
of the crowd, he told his disciples to have a small
boat ready for him so the crowd would not press
toward him.  3:10 For he had healed many, so that
all who were afflicted with diseases pressed toward
him in order to touch him.  3:11 And whenever the
unclean spirits saw him, they fell down before him
and cried out, “You are the Son of God.”  3:12 But
he sternly ordered them not to make him known.
Mark 3:7-12
 3:7 Then Jesus went away with his disciples to the
Mark 3:13-19a
Syria. People brought to him all who suffered
with various illnesses and afflictions, those who
had seizures, paralytics, and those possessed
by demons, and he healed them.  4:25 And
large crowds followed him from Galilee, the
Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the
Jordan River.  12:15 Now when Jesus learned
of this, he went away from there. Great crowds
followed him, and he healed them all.  12:16 But
he sternly warned them not to make him known.
 4:24 So a report about him spread throughout
(compare no. 113)
48. Jesus Heals Multitudes by the Sea
Mk 25 II 2:27-3:5
Mk 29 II 3:13-16A
Mk 30 II 3:16B-19
Lk 43 II 6:12
Lk 44 II 6:13-16
Eusebian Canons
Appointing
the Twelve
Apostles
Choosing
the Twelve
Apostles
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Notes
Mk 25 II 2:27-3:5
Mk 26 IV 3:6-7A
Mk 27 I 3:7B-11A
Mk 28 VIII 3:11B-12
Eusebian Canons
Crowds by the
Sea
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Notes
V. JESUS' MINISTRY IN GALILEE
62
Matt. 4:24-5:2
 4:24 So a report about him spread throughout
Syria. People brought to him all who suffered
with various illnesses and afflictions, those who
had seizures, paralytics, and those possessed
by demons, and he healed them.  4:25 And
large crowds followed him from Galilee, the
Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the
Jordan River.  5:1 When he saw the crowds, he
went up the mountain. After he sat down his
disciples came to him.  5:2 Then he began to
teach them by saying:
Mark 3:7-13 a
 3:7 Then Jesus went away with his disciples to the
sea, and a great multitude from Galilee followed
him. And from Judea,  3:8 Jerusalem, Idumea,
beyond the Jordan River, and around Tyre and
Sidon a great multitude came to him when they
heard about the things he had done.  3:9 Because of
the crowd, he told his disciples to have a small boat
ready for him so the crowd would not press toward
him.  3:10 For he had healed many, so that all who
were afflicted with diseases pressed toward him in
order to touch him.  3:11 And whenever the unclean
spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried
out, “You are the Son of God.”  3:12 But he sternly
ordered them not to make him known.  3:13 Now
Jesus went up the mountain and called for those he
wanted, and they came to him.
Luke 6:17-20a
 6:17 Then he came down with them and stood on
a level place. And a large number of his disciples
had gathered along with a vast multitude from
all over Judea, from Jerusalem, and from the
seacoast of Tyre and Sidon. They came to hear
him and to be healed of their diseases,  6:18 and
those who suffered from unclean spirits were
cured.  6:19 The whole crowd was trying to touch
him, because power was coming out from him
and healing them all.  6:20 Then he looked up at
his disciples and said: “Blessed are you who are
poor, for the kingdom of God belongs to you.
(compare no. 77)
50. Occasion of the Sermon
(ACCORDING TO MATTHEW)
VI. THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT
John
Mt 16 V 4:2-10
Mt 17 VI 4:11
Mt 18 IV 4:12
Mt 19 VII 4:13-16
Mt 20 VI 4:17-18
Mt 21 II 4:19-20
Mt 22 VI 4:21-22
Mt 23 I 4:23-25
Mt 24 X 5:1
Mt 25 V 5:2-3
Mt 26 X 5:5
Mt 27 V 5:4
Mt 28 V 5:6
Mt 29 X 5:7-10
Mt 30 V 5:11-12
Mt 31 II 5:13
Mt 32 II 5:14-16
Mt 33 X 5:17
Mt 34 V 5:18
Mt 35 X 5:19-24
Eusebian Canons
Anger and
Murder
Fulfillment of
the Law and
Prophets
Jesus’ Healing
Ministry
Salt and Light
The Beatitudes
NΕΤ Bible Titles
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Matt. 5:3-12
loses its flavor, how can it be made salty again?
It is no longer good for anything except to be
thrown out and trampled on by people.
 5:13 “You are the salt of the earth. But if salt
Matt. 5:13
 6:24 “But woe to you who are rich, for you have received your comfort already.  6:25 “Woe
to you who are well satisfied with food now, for you will be hungry. “Woe to you who
laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.  6:26 “Woe to you when all people speak well
of you, for their ancestors did the same things to the false prophets.
you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied. “Blessed are you who
weep now, for you will laugh.  6:22 “Blessed are you when people hate
you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject you as evil
on account of the Son of Man!  6:23 Rejoice in that day, and jump for
joy, because your reward is great in heaven. For their ancestors did the
same things to the prophets.
Luke 6:20b-23
 6:20 Then he looked up at his disciples and said: “Blessed are you who
are poor, for the kingdom of God belongs to you.  6:21 “Blessed are
is good, but if it loses its saltiness, how can you
make it salty again? Have salt in yourselves, and
be at peace with each other.”
the soil or for the manure pile; it is to be thrown out.
The one who has ears to hear had better listen!”
 14:34 “Salt is good, but if salt loses its flavor, how
can its flavor be restored?  14:35 It is of no value for
Luke 14:34-35
(compare no. 218)
52. The Salt of the Earth
Mark
 9:49 Everyone will be salted with fire.  9:50 Salt
Mark 9:49-50
persecuted for righteousness, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to
them.  5:11 “Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute
you and say all kinds of evil things about you falsely on account of
me.  5:12 Rejoice and be glad because your reward is great in heaven,
for they persecuted the prophets before you in the same way.
 5:3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for the kingdom of heaven
belongs to them.  5:4 “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will
be comforted.  5:5 “Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the
earth.  5:6 “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
for they will be satisfied.  5:7 “Blessed are the merciful, for they
will be shown mercy.  5:8 “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they
will see God.  5:9 “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will
be called the children of God.  5:10 “Blessed are those who are
(compare no. 78)
51. The Beatitudes
John
John
Notes
Notes
VI. THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT
64
the truth, until heaven and earth pass away not the smallest letter or stroke
of a letter will pass from the law until everything takes place.  5:19 So
anyone who breaks one of the least of these commands and teaches others
to do so will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever obeys
them and teaches others to do so will be called great in the kingdom of
heaven.  5:20 For I tell you, unless your righteousness goes beyond that of
the experts in the law and the Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom
of heaven.
 24:35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
 11:33 “No one after lighting a lamp puts it in a
hidden place or under a basket, but on a lampstand,
so that those who come in can see the light.
Luke 8:16
 8:16 “No one lights a lamp and then
covers it with a jar or puts it under a
bed, but puts it on a lampstand so that
those who come in can see the light.
pass away, but my words will
never pass away.
 13:31 Heaven and earth will
Mark
 21:33 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will
never pass away.
John
of the world. The one who follows me will never
walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
force until John; since then, the good news
of the kingdom of God has been proclaimed,
and everyone is urged to enter it.  16:17 But
it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away
than for one tiny stroke of a letter in the law to
become void.
Luke 16:16-17
John 8:12
 8:12 Then Jesus spoke out again, “I am the light
 16:16 “The law and the prophets were in
(compare no. 226)
54. On the Law and the Prophets
Mark 4:21
 4:21 He also said to them, “A lamp
isn’t brought to be put under a basket or
under a bed, is it? Isn’t it to be placed
on a lampstand?
 5:17 “Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I
have not come to abolish these things but to fulfill them.  5:18 I tell you
Matt. 5:17-20
Matt. 5:14-16
 5:14 You are the light of the world.
A city located on a hill cannot be
hidden.  5:15 People do not light a
lamp and put it under a basket but on a
lampstand, and it gives light to all in the
house.  5:16 In the same way, let your
light shine before people, so that they
can see your good deeds and give honor
to your Father in heaven.
53. The Light of the World
Notes
Notes
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Matt. 5:21-26
Matt. 5:27-32
and marries another commits adultery.”
 19:9 Now I say to you that whoever divorces his wife, except for immorality,
woman to desire her has already committed adultery with her
in his heart.  5:29 If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out
and throw it away! It is better to lose one of your members
than to have your whole body thrown into hell.  5:30 If your
right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away! It is
better to lose one of your members than to have your whole
body go into hell.  5:31 “It was said, ‘Whoever divorces his
wife must give her a legal document.’ 2  5:32 But I say to you
that everyone who divorces his wife, except for immorality,
makes her commit adultery, and whoever marries a divorced
woman commits adultery.
 5:27 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit
adultery.’ 1  5:28 But I say to you that whoever looks at a
if you have anything against anyone,
forgive him, so that your Father in heaven
will also forgive you your sins.”
Mark 11:25
 11:25 Whenever you stand praying,
 10:11 So he told them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another
commits adultery against her.  10:12 And if she divorces her husband
and marries another, she commits adultery.”
you to enter into life crippled than to have two hands and
go into hell, to the unquenchable fire.  9:44 [“where their
worm never dies and the fire is never quenched”]  9:45 If
your foot causes you to sin, cut it off! It is better to
enter life lame than to have two feet and be thrown into
hell.  9:46 [“where their worm never dies and the fire is
never quenched”]  9:47 If your eye causes you to sin,
tear it out! It is better to enter into the kingdom of God
with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into
hell,  9:48 where their worm never dies and the fire is
never quenched.
Mark 9:43-48
 9:43 If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off! It is better for
his wife and marries someone
else commits adultery, and
the one who marries a woman
divorced from her husband
commits adultery.
 16:18 “Everyone who divorces
Luke 16:18
you are going with your accuser
before the magistrate, make an effort
to settle with him on the way, so that
he will not drag you before the judge,
and the judge hand you over to the
officer, and the officer throw you
into prison.  12:59 I tell you, you will
never get out of there until you have
paid the very last cent!”
Luke 12:57-59
 12:57 “And why don’t you judge for
yourselves what is right?  12:58 As
56. On Adultery and Divorce
anyone who is angry with a brother will be subjected to judgment. And whoever
insults a brother will be brought before the council, and whoever says ‘Fool’
will be sent to fiery hell.  5:23 So then, if you bring your gift to the altar and
there remember that your brother has something against you,  5:24 leave your
gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother and then
come and present your gift.  5:25 Reach agreement quickly with your accuser
while on the way to court, or he may hand you over to the judge, and the judge
hand you over to the warden, and you will be thrown into prison.  5:26 I tell you
the truth, you will never get out of there until you have paid the last penny!
 5:21 “You have heard that it was said to an older generation, ‘Do not murder,’ 1
and ‘whoever murders will be subjected to judgment.’  5:22 But I say to you that
55. On Murder and Wrath
John
John
Exod 20:13; Deut 5:17
Exod 20:14; Deut 5:17
Deut 24:1
1
1
Mt 37 X 5:27-39A
Eusebian Canons
Adultery
Divorce
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
1
Mt 35 X 5:19-24
Mt 36 V 5:25
Eusebian Canons
Anger and
Murder
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
VI. THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT
66
Matt. 5:33-37
Matt. 5:38-42
in heaven, since he causes the sun to rise on the evil and the good,
and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.  5:46 For if you
love those who love you, what reward do you have? Even the tax
collectors do the same, don’t they?  5:47 And if you only greet your
brothers, what more do you do? Even the Gentiles do the same, don’t
they?  5:48 So then, be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
 5:43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor’ 1 and
‘hate your enemy.’  5:44 But I say to you, love your enemy and pray
for those who persecute you,  5:45 so that you may be like your Father
Matt. 5:43-48
But whoever strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other to him as
well.  5:40 And if someone wants to sue you and to take your tunic,
give him your coat also.  5:41 And if anyone forces you to go one mile,
go with him two.  5:42 Give to the one who asks you, and do not reject
the one who wants to borrow from you.
 5:38 “You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a
tooth for a tooth.’ 1  5:39 But I say to you, do not resist the evildoer.
Mark
Luke
well, and from the person who takes away your coat, do not withhold
your tunic either.  6:30 Give to everyone who asks you, and do not ask
for your possessions back from the person who takes them away.
Luke 6:29-30
Mark
 6:29 To the person who strikes you on the cheek, offer the other as
you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you?
Even sinners do the same.  6:34 And if you lend to those from whom
you hope to be repaid, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to
sinners, so that they may be repaid in full.  6:35 But love your enemies,
and do good, and lend, expecting nothing back. Then your reward will
be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, because he is kind
to ungrateful and evil people.  6:36 Be merciful, just as your Father is
merciful.
 6:27 “But I say to you who are listening: Love your enemies, do good
to those who hate you,  6:28 bless those who curse you, pray for those
who mistreat you.  6:32 “If you love those who love you, what credit
is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them.  6:33 And if
Luke 6:27-28
59. On Love of One’s Enemies
Mark
58. On Retaliation
 5:33 “Again, you have heard that it was said to an older generation, ‘Do not break an oath, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.’ 1  5:34 But
I say to you, do not take oaths at all—not by heaven, because it is the throne of God,  5:35 not by earth, because it is his footstool, and
not by Jerusalem, because it is the city of the great King.  5:36 Do not take an oath by your head, because you are not able to make
one hair white or black.  5:37 Let your word be ‘Yes, yes’ or ‘No, no.’ More than this is from the evil one.
57. On Oaths
John
John
John
Lev 19:12
Exod 21:24; Lev 24:20
1
Lev 19:18
Mt 39 X 5:41-43
Mt 40 V 5:44-45
Mt 41 V 5:46-48
Eusebian Canons
Love for Enemies
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
1
Mt 37 X 5:27-39A
Mt 38 V 5:39B-40
Mt 39 X 5:41-43
Eusebian Canons
Retaliation
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
1
Mt 37 X 5:27-39A
Eusebian Canons
Oaths
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
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Matt. 6:1-4
61. On Prayer
Matt. 6:7-15
not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask
him.  6:9 So pray this way: Our Father in heaven, may your name be
honored,  6:10 may your kingdom come, may your will be done on earth
as it is in heaven.  6:11 Give us today our daily bread,  6:12 and forgive
us our debts, as we ourselves have forgiven our debtors.  6:13 And do
not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.  6:14 “For
if you forgive others their sins, your heavenly Father will also forgive
you.  6:15 But if you do not forgive others, your Father will not forgive
you your sins.
 6:7 When you pray, do not babble repetitiously like the Gentiles,
because they think that by their many words they will be heard.  6:8 Do
forgive, neither will your Father in
heaven forgive your sins.”]
you stand
praying, if you have anything
against anyone, forgive him,
so that your Father in heaven
will also forgive you your
sins.”  11:26 [“But if you do not
 11:25 Whenever
Mark 11:25
Luke
Luke
place. When he stopped, one of his disciples
said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as
John taught his disciples.”  11:2 So he said
to them, “When you pray, say: Father, may
your name be honored, may your kingdom
come.  11:3 Give us each day our daily
bread,  11:4 and forgive us our sins, for we
also forgive everyone who sins against us.
And do not lead us into temptation.”
Luke 11:1-4
Mark
Mark
 11:1 Now Jesus was praying in a certain
(compare no. 185)
62. The Lord’s Prayer
door, and pray to your Father in secret. And your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you.
 6:5 “Whenever you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, because they love to pray while standing in synagogues and on street corners
so that people can see them. Truly I say to you, they have their reward.  6:6 But whenever you pray, go into your room, close the
Matt. 6:5-6
reward you.
 6:1 “Be careful not to display your righteousness merely to be seen by people. Otherwise you have no reward with your Father in
heaven.  6:2 Thus whenever you do charitable giving, do not blow a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in synagogues and
on streets so that people will praise them. I tell you the truth, they have their reward.  6:3 But when you do your giving, do not let
your left hand know what your right hand is doing,  6:4 so that your gift may be in secret. And your Father, who sees in secret, will
60. On Almsgiving
John
John
John
Mt 43 V 6:7-13
Mt 44 VI 6:14-15
Eusebian Canons
Private Prayer
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Mt 42 X 6:1-6
Eusebian Canons
Private Prayer
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Mt 42 X 6:1-6
Eusebian Canons
Pure-hearted
Giving
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
VI. THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT
68
Matt. 6:16-18
whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness,
how great is the darkness!
 6:22 “The eye is the lamp of the body. If then your eye is healthy, your
whole body will be full of light.  6:23 But if your eye is diseased, your
Matt. 6:22-23
Matt. 6:19-21
 6:19 “Do not accumulate for yourselves treasures on earth, where
moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.  6:20 But
accumulate for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do
not destroy, and thieves do not break in and steal.  6:21 For where your
treasure is, there your heart will be also.
Mark
Mark
Mark
Luke
your whole body is full of light, but when it is diseased, your body is
full of darkness.  11:35 Therefore see to it that the light in you is not
darkness.  11:36 If then your whole body is full of light, with no part
in the dark, it will be as full of light as when the light of a lamp shines
on you.”
 11:34 Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eye is healthy,
Luke 11:34-36
(compare no. 193)
65. The Healthy Eye
Luke 12:33-34
 12:33 Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves
purses that do not wear out—a treasure in heaven that never decreases,
where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.  12:34 For where
your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
(compare no. 202)
64. On Treasures
not be obvious to others when you are fasting, but only to your Father who is in secret. And your Father, who sees in secret, will
reward you.
 6:16 “When you fast, do not look sullen like the hypocrites, for they make their faces unattractive so that people will see them
fasting. I tell you the truth, they have their reward.  6:17 When you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face,  6:18 so that it will
63. On Fasting
John
John
John
Mt 47 V 6:22-23
Eusebian Canons
Lasting Treasure
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Mt 45 X 6:16-19
Mt 46 V 6:20-21
Eusebian Canons
Lasting Treasure
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Mt 45 X 6:16-19
Eusebian Canons
Proper Fasting
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
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Matt. 6:24
will eat or drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Isn’t there
more to life than food and more to the body than clothing?  6:26 Look
at the birds in the sky: They do not sow, or reap, or gather into barns,
yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you more valuable than
they are?  6:27 And which of you by worrying can add even one hour
to his life?  6:28 Why do you worry about clothing? Think about how
the flowers of the field grow; they do not work or spin.  6:29 Yet I tell
you that not even Solomon in all his glory was clothed like one of
these!  6:30 And if this is how God clothes the wild grass, which is
here today and tomorrow is tossed into the fire to heat the oven, won’t
he clothe you even more, you people of little faith?  6:31 So then, don’t
worry saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What
will we wear?’  6:32 For the unconverted pursue these things, and your
heavenly Father knows that you need them.  6:33 But above all pursue
his kingdom and righteousness, and all these things will be given to
you as well.  6:34 So then, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow
will worry about itself. Today has enough trouble of its own.
 6:25 “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you
Matt. 6:25-34
love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other.
You cannot serve God and money.
 6:24 “No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and
Mark
Mark
worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what
you will wear.  12:23 For there is more to life than food, and more
to the body than clothing.  12:24 Consider the ravens: They do not
sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn, yet God feeds them.
How much more valuable are you than the birds!  12:25 And which
of you by worrying can add an hour to his life?  12:26 So if you
cannot do such a very little thing as this, why do you worry about the
rest?  12:27 Consider how the flowers grow; they do not work or spin.
Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his glory was clothed like one
of these!  12:28 And if this is how God clothes the wild grass, which is
here today and tomorrow is tossed into the fire to heat the oven, how
much more will he clothe you, you people of little faith!  12:29 So do
not be overly concerned about what you will eat and what you will
drink, and do not worry about such things.  12:30 For all the nations
of the world pursue these things, and your Father knows that you
need them.  12:31 Instead, pursue his kingdom, and these things will
be given to you as well.  12:32 “Do not be afraid, little flock, for your
Father is well pleased to give you the kingdom.
 12:22 Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not
Luke 12:22-32
(compare no. 201)
67. On Anxiety
and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the
other. You cannot serve God and money.”
 16:13 No servant can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one
Luke 16:13
(compare no. 224)
66. On Serving Two Masters
John
John
Mt 49 V 6:25-34
Eusebian Canons
Do Not Worry
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Mt 48 V 6:24
Eusebian Canons
Lasting Treasure
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
VI. THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT
70
Matt. 7:1-5
“Take care about what you
hear. The measure you use
will be the measure you
receive, and more will be
added to you.  4:25 For
whoever has will be given
more, but whoever does
not have, even what he has
will be taken from him.”
Mark 4:24-25
 4:24 And he said to them,
69. On Profaning the Holy
whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has will be taken
from him.”
 8:18 So listen carefully, for whoever has will be given more, but
do not condemn, and you will not be condemned;
forgive, and you will be forgiven.  6:38 Give, and it
will be given to you: A good measure, pressed down,
shaken together, running over, will be poured into
your lap. For the measure you use will be the measure
you receive.”  6:39 He also told them a parable:
“Someone who is blind cannot lead another who is
blind, can he? Won’t they both fall into a pit?  6:40 A
disciple is not greater than his teacher, but everyone
when fully trained will be like his teacher.  6:41 Why
do you see the speck in your brother’s eye, but fail to
see the beam of wood in your own?  6:42 How can
you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me remove the
speck from your eye,’ while you yourself don’t see
the beam in your own? You hypocrite! First remove
the beam from your own eye, and then you can see
clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.
Luke 6:37-42
 6:37 “Do not judge, and you will not be judged;
John 7:53-8:11
around and tear you to pieces.
Mark
Luke
John
in the morning he came to the temple courts again. All
the people came to him, and he sat down and began to
teach them.  8:3 The experts in the law and the Pharisees
brought a woman who had been caught committing
adultery. They made her stand in front of them  8:4 and
said to Jesus, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the
very act of adultery.  8:5 In the law Moses commanded
us to stone to death 1 such women. What then do you
say?”  8:6 (Now they were asking this in an attempt
to trap him, so that they could bring charges against
him.) Jesus bent down and wrote on the ground with his
finger.  8:7 When they persisted in asking him, he stood
up straight and replied, “Whoever among you is guiltless
may be the first to throw a stone at her.”  8:8 Then he
bent over again and wrote on the ground.  8:9 Now when
they heard this, they began to drift away one at a time,
starting with the older ones, until Jesus was left alone with
the woman standing before him.  8:10 Jesus stood up
straight and said to her, “Woman, where are they? Did no
one condemn you?”  8:11 She replied, “No one, Lord.”
And Jesus said, “I do not condemn you either. Go, and
from now on do not sin any more.”]]
 8:1 But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.  8:2 Early
 7:53  And each one departed to his own house.
 7:6 Do not give what is holy to dogs or throw your pearls before pigs; otherwise they will trample them under their feet and turn
Matt. 7:6
 13:12 For whoever has will be given
more, and will have an abundance. But
whoever does not have, even what he has
will be taken from him.
the standard you judge you will
be judged, and the measure you
use will be the measure you
receive.  7:3 Why do you see
the speck in your brother’s eye,
but fail to see the beam of wood
in your own?  7:4 Or how can
you say to your brother, ‘Let
me remove the speck from your
eye,’ while there is a beam in
your own?  7:5 You hypocrite!
First remove the beam from your
own eye, and then you can see
clearly to remove the speck from
your brother’s eye.
 7:1 “Do not judge so that you
will not be judged.  7:2 For by
(compare no. 81)
68. On Judging
Lev 20:10;
Deut 22:22-24
Mt 52 X 7:6
Eusebian Canons
Do Not Judge
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
1
Mt 50 II 7:1-2
Mt 51 V 7:3-5
Eusebian Canons
Do Not Judge
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
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Matt. 7:7-11
Mark
way is spacious that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter
through it.  7:14 But the gate is narrow and the way is difficult that
leads to life, and there are few who find it.
 7:13 “Enter through the narrow gate, because the gate is wide and the
Matt. 7:13-14
for this fulfills the law and the prophets.
Mark
Mark
whatever you want, and it will be done for you.
door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able
to.
John
John
 15:7 If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask
 14:13 And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that
the Father may be glorified in the Son.  14:14 If you ask me
anything in my name, I will do it.
Ask and you will receive it, so that your joy may be complete.
 13:23 Someone asked him, “Lord, will only a few be saved?” So he
said to them,  13:24 “Exert every effort to enter through the narrow
Luke 13:23-24
72. The Two Ways
you.
John 16:24
 16:24 Until now you have not asked for anything in my name.
 6:31 Treat others in the same way that you would want them to treat
Luke 6:31
71. The Golden Rule
seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will
be opened for you.  11:10 For everyone who asks
receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one
who knocks, the door will be opened.  11:11 What
father among you, if your son asks for a fish, will
give him a snake instead of a fish?  11:12 Or if he
asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion?  11:13 If
you then, although you are evil, know how to give
good gifts to your children, how much more will
the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those
who ask him!”
Luke 11:9-13
 11:9 “So I tell you: Ask, and it will be given to you;
 7:12 In everything, treat others as you would want them to treat you,
Matt. 7:12
will find; knock and the door will be opened for
you.  7:8 For everyone who asks receives, and the
one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks,
the door will be opened.  7:9 Is there anyone
among you who, if his son asks for bread, will
give him a stone?  7:10 Or if he asks for a fish,
will give him a snake?  7:11 If you then, although
you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your
children, how much more will your Father in
heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!
 7:7 “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you
(compare no. 187)
70. God’s Answering of Prayer
Mt 55 V 7:13-14
Eusebian Canons
The Narrow Gate
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Mt 54 V 7:12
Eusebian Canons
Ask, Seek, Knock
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Mt 53 V 7:7-11
Eusebian Canons
Ask, Seek, Knock
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
VI. THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT
72
Matt. 7:15-20
kingdom of heaven—only the one who does the will of my Father in
heaven.  7:22 On that day, many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, didn’t
we prophesy in your name, and in your name cast out demons and
do many powerful deeds?’  7:23 Then I will declare to them, ‘I never
knew you. Go away from me, you lawbreakers!’
 7:21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the
Matt. 7:21-23
them by their fruit. Grapes are not gathered from thorns or figs from
thistles, are they?  7:17 In the same way, every good tree bears good
fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit.  7:18 A good tree is not able to
bear bad fruit, nor a bad tree to bear good fruit.  7:19 Every tree that
does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.  7:20 So
then, you will recognize them by their fruit.  12:33 “Make a tree good
and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad,
for a tree is known by its fruit.  12:34 Offspring of vipers! How are you
able to say anything good, since you are evil? For the mouth speaks
from what fills the heart.  12:35 The good person brings good things
out of his good treasury, and the evil person brings evil things out of
his evil treasury.
 7:15 “Watch out for false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s
clothing but inwardly are voracious wolves.  7:16 You will recognize
good person out of the good treasury of his heart produces good, and
the evil person out of his evil treasury produces evil, for his mouth
speaks from what fills his heart.
Luke 6:43-45
 6:43 “For no good tree bears bad fruit, nor again does a bad tree bear
good fruit,  6:44 for each tree is known by its own fruit. For figs are not
gathered from thorns, nor are grapes picked from brambles.  6:45 The
Mark
then you will stand outside and start to knock on the door and beg
him, ‘Lord, let us in!’ But he will answer you, ‘I don’t know where
you come from.’  13:26 Then you will begin to say, ‘We ate and drank
in your presence, and you taught in our streets.’  13:27 But he will
reply, ‘I don’t know where you come from! Go away from me, all you
evildoers!’
 6:46 “Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and don’t do what I tell
you?  13:25 Once the head of the house gets up and shuts the door,
Luke 6:46
74. “Saying Lord, Lord”
Mark
(compare no. 82)
73. “By their Fruits”
John
John
Mt 59 III 7:21
Mt 60 V 7:22-23
Eusebian Canons
Judgment of
Pretenders
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Mt 56 X 7:15-16A
Mt 57 V 7:16B
Mt 58 V 7:17-20
Eusebian Canons
A Tree and Its
Fruit
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
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Matt. 7:24-27
Matt. 7:28-29
 7:28 When Jesus finished saying these
things, the crowds were amazed by his
teaching,  7:29 because he taught them
like one who had authority, not like
their experts in the law.
Luke 7:1
he spoke with authority.
 4:32 They were amazed at his teaching, because
the people, he entered Capernaum.
 7:1 After Jesus had finished teaching all this to
like this man!”
John
 7:46 The officers replied, “No one ever spoke
John
a man building a house, who dug down deep, and laid the foundation
on bedrock. When a flood came, the river burst against that house
but could not shake it, because it had been well built.  6:49 But the
person who hears and does not put my words into practice is like a
man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. When
the river burst against that house, it collapsed immediately, and was
utterly destroyed!”
Luke 6:47-49
 6:47 “Everyone who comes to me and listens to my words and puts
them into practice—I will show you what he is like:  6:48 He is like
76. The Effect of the Sermon
Mark
Mark 1:21-22
 1:21 Then they went to Capernaum.
When the Sabbath came, Jesus went
into the synagogue and began to
teach.  1:22 The people there were
amazed by his teaching, because he
taught them like one who had authority,
not like the experts in the law.
came, and the winds beat against that house, but it did not collapse
because it had been founded on rock.  7:26 Everyone who hears these
words of mine and does not do them is like a foolish man who built his
house on sand.  7:27 The rain fell, the flood came, and the winds beat
against that house, and it collapsed; it was utterly destroyed!”
 7:24 “Everyone who hears these words of mine and does them is like
a wise man who built his house on rock.  7:25 The rain fell, the flood
(compare no. 83)
75. The House Built upon the Rock
Mt 62 II 7:28-29
Eusebian Canons
Hearing and
Doing
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Mt 61 V 7:24-27
Eusebian Canons
Hearing and
Doing
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
VI. THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT
74
Mark 3:7-13a
persecuted for righteousness, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to
them.  5:11 “Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute
you and say all kinds of evil things about you falsely on account of
me.  5:12 Rejoice and be glad because your reward is great in heaven,
for they persecuted the prophets before you in the same way.
Mark
a level place. And a large number of his disciples
had gathered along with a vast multitude from
all over Judea, from Jerusalem, and from the
seacoast of Tyre and Sidon. They came to hear
him and to be healed of their diseases,  6:18 and
those who suffered from unclean spirits were
cured.  6:19 The whole crowd was trying to touch
him, because power was coming out from him
and healing them all.  6:20 Then he looked up at
his disciples and said: “Blessed are you who are
poor, for the kingdom of God belongs to you.
Luke 6:17-20a
 6:17 Then he came down with them and stood on
 6:24 “But woe to you who are rich, for you have received your comfort already.  6:25 “Woe
to you who are well satisfied with food now, for you will be hungry. “Woe to you who
laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.  6:26 “Woe to you when all people speak well
of you, for their ancestors did the same things to the false prophets.
you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied. “Blessed are you who
weep now, for you will laugh.  6:22 “Blessed are you when people hate
you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject you as evil
on account of the Son of Man!  6:23 Rejoice in that day, and jump for
joy, because your reward is great in heaven. For their ancestors did the
same things to the prophets.
 6:20 Then he looked up at his disciples and said: “Blessed are you who
are poor, for the kingdom of God belongs to you.  6:21 “Blessed are
Luke 6:20b-23
(compare no. 51)
78. The Beatitudes
a great multitude from Galilee followed him. And from
Judea,  3:8 Jerusalem, Idumea, beyond the Jordan River, and
around Tyre and Sidon a great multitude came to him when
they heard about the things he had done.  3:9 Because of the
crowd, he told his disciples to have a small boat ready for
him so the crowd would not press toward him.  3:10 For he
had healed many, so that all who were afflicted with diseases
pressed toward him in order to touch him.  3:11 And whenever
the unclean spirits saw him, they fell down before him and
cried out, “You are the Son of God.”  3:12 But he sternly
ordered them not to make him known.  3:13 Now Jesus went
up the mountain and called for those he wanted, and they
came to him.
 3:7 Then Jesus went away with his disciples to the sea, and
 5:3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for the kingdom of heaven
belongs to them.  5:4 “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will
be comforted.  5:5 “Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the
earth.  5:6 “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
for they will be satisfied.  5:7 “Blessed are the merciful, for they
will be shown mercy.  5:8 “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they
will see God.  5:9 “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will
be called the children of God.  5:10 “Blessed are those who are
Matt. 5:3-12
Matt. 4:24-5:2
4:24 So a report about him spread
throughout Syria. People brought to
him all who suffered with various
illnesses and afflictions, those who
had seizures, paralytics, and those
possessed by demons, and he healed
them. 4:25 And large crowds followed him from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the
Jordan River. 5:1 When he saw the
crowds, he went up the mountain.
After he sat down his disciples came
to him. 5:2 Then he began to teach
them by saying:
(compare no. 50)
77. Occasion of the Sermon
(ACCORDING TO LUKE)
VII. THE SERMON ON THE PLAIN
John
John
Lk 46 V 6:20
Lk 47 V 6:21A
Lk 48 V 6:21B
Lk 49 V 6:22-23
Eusebian Canons
The Sermon on
the Plain
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Lk 45 I 6:17-19
Lk 46 V 6:20
Eusebian Canons
The Sermon on
the Plain
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
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Mark
Luke 6:24-26
things to the prophets.
law and the prophets.
 7:12 In everything, treat others as you would want them to treat you, for this fulfills the
Mark
Luke 6:27-36
 6:27 “But I say to you who are listening: Love your enemies, do good
to those who hate you,  6:28 bless those who curse you, pray for those
who mistreat you.  6:29 To the person who strikes you on the cheek,
offer the other as well, and from the person who takes away your coat,
do not withhold your tunic either.  6:30 Give to everyone who asks you,
and do not ask for your possessions back from the person who takes
them away.  6:31 Treat others in the same way that you would want
them to treat you.  6:32 “If you love those who love you, what credit is
that to you? For even sinners love those who love them.  6:33 And if
you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you?
Even sinners do the same.  6:34 And if you lend to those from whom
you hope to be repaid, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to
sinners, so that they may be repaid in full.  6:35 But love your enemies,
and do good, and lend, expecting nothing back. Then your reward will
be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, because he is kind
to ungrateful and evil people.  6:36 Be merciful, just as your Father is
merciful.
80. On Love of One’s Enemies
 6:20 Then he looked up at his disciples and said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for the kingdom of God belongs to you.  6:21 “Blessed are you who hunger now, for
you will be satisfied. “Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.  6:22 “Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and
reject you as evil on account of the Son of Man!  6:23 Rejoice in that day, and jump for joy, because your reward is great in heaven. For their ancestors did the same
well of you, for their ancestors did the same things to the false prophets.
 6:24 “But woe to you who are rich, for you have received your comfort already.  6:25 “Woe to you who are well satisfied with food
now, for you will be hungry. “Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.  6:26 “Woe to you when all people speak
Matt. 5:38-48
 5:38 “You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a
tooth for a tooth.’ 1  5:39 But I say to you, do not resist the evildoer.
But whoever strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other to him as
well.  5:40 And if someone wants to sue you and to take your tunic,
give him your coat also.  5:41 And if anyone forces you to go one mile,
go with him two.  5:42 Give to the one who asks you, and do not reject
the one who wants to borrow from you.  5:43 “You have heard that it
was said, ‘Love your neighbor’ 2 and ‘hate your enemy.’  5:44 But I say
to you, love your enemy and pray for those who persecute you,  5:45 so
that you may be like your Father in heaven, since he causes the sun to
rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the
unrighteous.  5:46 For if you love those who love you, what reward do
you have? Even the tax collectors do the same, don’t they?  5:47 And if
you only greet your brothers, what more do you do? Even the Gentiles
do the same, don’t they?  5:48 So then, be perfect, as your heavenly
Father is perfect.
Matt.
79. The Woes
John
John
Exod 21:24; Lev 24:20
Lev 19:18
1
2
Lk 52 V 6:27-28
Lk 53 V 6:29-30
Lk 54 V 6:31
Lk 55 V 6:32-35
Lk 56 II 6:36-38
Eusebian Canons
The Sermon on
the Plain
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Lk 50 X 6:24-25
Lk 51 X 6:26
Eusebian Canons
The Sermon on
the Plain
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Matt. 7:1-5
 10:24 “A disciple is not greater than his teacher, nor a slave greater
than his master.  10:25 It is enough for the disciple to become like his
teacher, and the slave like his master. If they have called the head of the
house ‘Beelzebul,’ how much more will they defame the members of his
household!
 15:14 Leave them! They are blind guides. If someone who is blind leads
another who is blind, both will fall into a pit.”
 12:36 I tell you that on the day of judgment, people will give an account
for every worthless word they speak.  12:37 For by your words you will
be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”
by the standard you judge you will be judged, and the
measure you use will be the measure you receive.  7:3 Why
do you see the speck in your brother’s eye, but fail to
see the beam of wood in your own?  7:4 Or how can
you say to your brother, ‘Let me remove the speck from
your eye,’ while there is a beam in your own?  7:5 You
hypocrite! First remove the beam from your own eye, and
then you can see clearly to remove the speck from your
brother’s eye.
 7:1 “Do not judge so that you will not be judged.  7:2 For
“Take care about what you
hear. The measure you use
will be the measure you
receive, and more will be
added to you.  4:25 For
whoever has will be given
more, but whoever does
not have, even what he has
will be taken from him.”
Mark 4:24-25
 4:24 And he said to them,
judged; do not condemn, and you will not
be condemned; forgive, and you will be
forgiven.  6:38 Give, and it will be given to
you: A good measure, pressed down, shaken
together, running over, will be poured into your
lap. For the measure you use will be the measure
you receive.”  6:39 He also told them a parable:
“Someone who is blind cannot lead another
who is blind, can he? Won’t they both fall into
a pit?  6:40 A disciple is not greater than his
teacher, but everyone when fully trained will
be like his teacher.  6:41 Why do you see the
speck in your brother’s eye, but fail to see the
beam of wood in your own?  6:42 How can you
say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me remove the
speck from your eye,’ while you yourself don’t
see the beam in your own? You hypocrite! First
remove the beam from your own eye, and then
you can see clearly to remove the speck from
your brother’s eye.
 6:37 “Do not judge, and you will not be
Luke 6:37-42
(compare no. 68)
81. On Judging
you, ‘A slave is not greater than
his master.’ If they persecuted
me, they will also persecute you.
If they obeyed my word, they will
obey yours too.
 15:20 Remember what I told
the slave is not greater than his
master, nor is the one who is sent
as a messenger greater than the
one who sent him.
John
 13:16 I tell you the solemn truth,
Lk 56 II 6:36-38
Lk 57 V 6:39
Lk 58 III 6:40
Lk 59 V 6:41-42
Eusebian Canons
Do Not Judge
Others
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Matt. 7:15-20
kingdom of heaven—only the one who does the will of my Father in
heaven.  7:22 On that day, many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, didn’t
we prophesy in your name, and in your name cast out demons and do
many powerful deeds?’  7:23 Then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew
you. Go away from me, you lawbreakers!’  7:24 “Everyone who hears
these words of mine and does them is like a wise man who built his
house on rock.  7:25 The rain fell, the flood came, and the winds beat
against that house, but it did not collapse because it had been founded
on rock.  7:26 Everyone who hears these words of mine and does not
do them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.  7:27 The
rain fell, the flood came, and the winds beat against that house, and it
collapsed; it was utterly destroyed!”
 7:21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the
Matt. 7:21-27
them by their fruit. Grapes are not gathered from thorns or figs from
thistles, are they?  7:17 In the same way, every good tree bears good
fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit.  7:18 A good tree is not able to
bear bad fruit, nor a bad tree to bear good fruit.  7:19 Every tree that
does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.  7:20 So
then, you will recognize them by their fruit.  12:33 “Make a tree good
and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad,
for a tree is known by its fruit.  12:34 Offspring of vipers! How are you
able to say anything good, since you are evil? For the mouth speaks
from what fills the heart.  12:35 The good person brings good things
out of his good treasury, and the evil person brings evil things out of
his evil treasury.
 7:15 “Watch out for false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s
clothing but inwardly are voracious wolves.  7:16 You will recognize
good person out of the good treasury of his heart produces good, and
the evil person out of his evil treasury produces evil, for his mouth
speaks from what fills his heart.
Luke 6:43-45
 6:43 “For no good tree bears bad fruit, nor again does a bad tree bear
good fruit,  6:44 for each tree is known by its own fruit. For figs are not
gathered from thorns, nor are grapes picked from brambles.  6:45 The
Mark
is like a man building a house, who dug down deep, and laid the
foundation on bedrock. When a flood came, the river burst against that
house but could not shake it, because it had been well built.  6:49 But
the person who hears and does not put my words into practice is like
a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. When
the river burst against that house, it collapsed immediately, and was
utterly destroyed!”
 6:46 “Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and don’t do what I tell
you?  6:47 “Everyone who comes to me and listens to my words and
puts them into practice—I will show you what he is like:  6:48 He
Luke 6:46-49
(compare no. 75)
83. The House Built upon the Rock
Mark
(compare no. 73)
82. “By their Fruits”
John
John
Lk 63 III 6:46
Lk 64 V 6:47-49
Eusebian Canons
Do Not Judge
Others
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Lk 60 V 6:43-44A
Lk 61 V 6:44B
Lk 62 V 6:45
Eusebian Canons
Do Not Judge
Others
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Map: Events in Christ’s Ministry
79
Matt. 8:1-4
approached, and bowed low before him,
saying, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make
me clean.”  8:3 He stretched out his hand and
touched him saying, “I am willing. Be clean!”
Immediately his leprosy was cleansed.  8:4 Then
Jesus said to him, “See that you do not speak to
anyone, but go, show yourself to a priest, and
bring the offering that Moses commanded, as a
testimony to them.”
 8:1 After he came down from the mountain,
large crowds followed him.  8:2 And a leper
asking for help. “If you are willing, you can make
me clean,” he said.  1:41 Moved with compassion,
Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him,
saying, “I am willing. Be clean!”  1:42 The leprosy
left him at once, and he was clean.  1:43 Immediately
Jesus sent the man away with a very strong
warning.  1:44 He told him, “See that you do not
say anything to anyone, but go, show yourself
to a priest, and bring the offering that Moses
commanded for your cleansing, as a testimony to
them.”  1:45 But as the man went out he began to
announce it publicly and spread the story widely,
so that Jesus was no longer able to enter any town
openly but stayed outside in remote places. Still
they kept coming to him from everywhere.
Mark 1:40-45
 1:40 Now a leper came to him and fell to his knees,
man came to him who was covered with leprosy.
When he saw Jesus, he bowed down with his
face to the ground and begged him, “Lord, if you
are willing, you can make me clean.”  5:13 So he
stretched out his hand and touched him, saying,
“I am willing. Be clean!” And immediately the
leprosy left him.  5:14 Then he ordered the man to
tell no one, but commanded him, “Go and show
yourself to a priest, and bring the offering for your
cleansing, as Moses commanded, as a testimony to
them.”  5:15 But the news about him spread even
more, and large crowds were gathering together to
hear him and to be healed of their illnesses.  5:16 Yet
Jesus himself frequently withdrew to the wilderness
and prayed.
 5:12 While Jesus was in one of the towns, a
Luke 5:12-16
(compare no. 42)
84. Cleansing of the Leper
John
Mt 63 II 8:1-4
Eusebian Canons
Cleansing a
Leper
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Matt. 8:5-13
servant is lying at home paralyzed, in terrible
anguish.”  8:7 Jesus said to him, “I will come
and heal him.”  8:8 But the centurion replied,
“Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under
my roof. Instead, just say the word and my
servant will be healed.  8:9 For I too am a man
under authority, with soldiers under me. I say
to this one, ‘Go’ and he goes, and to another
‘Come’ and he comes, and to my slave ‘Do
this’ and he does it.”  8:10 When Jesus heard
this he was amazed and said to those who
followed him, “I tell you the truth, I have not
found such faith in anyone in Israel!  8:11 I tell
you, many will come from the east and west
to share the banquet with Abraham, Isaac, and
Jacob in the kingdom of heaven,  8:12 but the
sons of the kingdom will be thrown out into the
outer darkness, where there will be weeping
and gnashing of teeth.”  8:13 Then Jesus said to
the centurion, “Go; just as you believed, it will
be done for you.” And the servant was healed
at that hour.
 8:5 When he entered Capernaum, a centurion
came to him asking for help:  8:6 “Lord, my
went home
and found the child lying
on the bed, and the demon
gone.
home.  7:30 She
after some days,
when he returned to Capernaum,
the news spread that he was at
Mark 2:1
 2:1 Now
centurion there had a slave who was highly
regarded, but who was sick and at the point
of death.  7:3 When the centurion heard about
Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to him, asking
him to come and heal his slave.  7:4 When
they came to Jesus, they urged him earnestly,
“He is worthy to have you do this for
him,  7:5 because he loves our nation, and even
built our synagogue.”  7:6 So Jesus went with
them. When he was not far from the house, the
centurion sent friends to say to him, “Lord, do
not trouble yourself, for I am not worthy to have
you come under my roof.  7:7 That is why I did
not presume to come to you. Instead, say the
word, and my servant must be healed.  7:8 For I
too am a man set under authority, with soldiers
under me. I say to this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes,
and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes, and to
my slave, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”  7:9 When
Jesus heard this, he was amazed at him. He
turned and said to the crowd that followed
him, “I tell you, not even in Israel have I found
such faith!”  7:10 So when those who had been
sent returned to the house, they found the slave
well.  13:28 There will be weeping and gnashing
of teeth when you see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob,
and all the prophets in the kingdom of God but
you yourselves thrown out.  13:29 Then people
will come from east and west, and from north
and south, and take their places at the banquet
table in the kingdom of God.
 7:1 After Jesus had finished teaching all this
to the people, he entered Capernaum.  7:2 A
Luke 7:1-10
85. The Centurion of Capernaum
in Galilee where he had made the
water wine. In Capernaum there was
a certain royal official whose son
was sick.  4:47 When he heard that
Jesus had come back from Judea to
Galilee, he went to him and begged
him to come down and heal his son,
who was about to die.  4:48 So Jesus
said to him, “Unless you people see
signs and wonders you will never
believe!”  4:49 “Sir,” the official said
to him, “come down before my child
dies.”  4:50 Jesus told him, “Go home;
your son will live.” The man believed
the word that Jesus spoke to him, and
set off for home.  4:51 While he was
on his way down, his slaves met him
and told him that his son was going to
live.  4:52 So he asked them the time
when his condition began to improve,
and they told him, “Yesterday at one
o’clock in the afternoon the fever left
him.”  4:53 Then the father realized
that it was the very time Jesus had
said to him, “Your son will live,” and
he himself believed along with his
entire household.  4:54 Jesus did this
as his second miraculous sign when
he returned from Judea to Galilee.
John 4:46b-54
 4:46 Now he came again to Cana
Mt 64 III 8:5-10
Mt 65 V 8:11-12
Mt 66 V 8:13
Lk 65 III 7:1-9
Lk 66 V 7:10
Jn 31 X 3:36-4:2
Jn 36 X 4:45-46A
Jn 37 III 4:46B-54
Eusebian Canons
Healing the
Centurion’s
Servant
Healing the
Centurion’s
Slave
Healing the
Royal Official’s
Son
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Mark
Luke 7:11-17
saw his mother-in-law lying down, sick with a
fever.  8:15 He touched her hand, and the fever
left her. Then she got up and began to serve
them.
entered Simon and Andrew’s house, with James
and John.  1:30 Simon’s mother-in-law was lying
down, sick with a fever, so they spoke to Jesus at
once about her.  1:31 He came and raised her up by
gently taking her hand. Then the fever left her and
she began to serve them.
Mark 1:29-31
 1:29 Now as soon as they left the synagogue, they
Simon’s house. Now Simon’s mother-in-law
was suffering from a high fever, and they asked
Jesus to help her.  4:39 So he stood over her,
commanded the fever, and it left her. Immediately
she got up and began to serve them.
Luke 4:38-39
 4:38 After Jesus left the synagogue, he entered
(compare no. 37)
87. The Healing of Peter’s Mother-in-law
the town gate, a man who had died was being carried out, the only son of his mother (who was a widow), and a large crowd from
the town was with her.  7:13 When the Lord saw her, he had compassion for her and said to her, “Do not weep.”  7:14 Then he came
up and touched the bier, and those who carried it stood still. He said, “Young man, I say to you, get up!”  7:15 So the dead man sat
up and began to speak, and Jesus gave him back to his mother.  7:16 Fear seized them all, and they began to glorify God, saying, “A
great prophet has appeared among us!” and “God has come to help his people!”  7:17 This report about Jesus circulated throughout
Judea and all the surrounding country.
 7:11 Soon afterward Jesus went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a large crowd went with him.  7:12 As he approached
 8:14 Now when Jesus entered Peter’s house, he
Matt. 8:14-15
Matt.
86. The Widow’s Son at Nain
John
John
Mt 67 II 8:14-18
Eusebian Canons
Healings at
Peter’s House
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Lk 67 X 7:11-16
Lk 68 X 7:17
Eusebian Canons
Raising a
Widow’s Son
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Matt. 8:16-17
him, he gave orders to go to the other side of the
lake.  8:19 Then an expert in the law came to him
and said, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you
go.”  8:20 Jesus said to him, “Foxes have dens,
and the birds in the sky have nests, but the Son of
Man has no place to lay his head.”  8:21 Another
of the disciples said to him, “Lord, let me first
go and bury my father.”  8:22 But Jesus said to
him, “Follow me, and let the dead bury their own
dead.”
 8:18 Now when Jesus saw a large crowd around
Matt. 8:18-22
possessed people were brought to him. He drove
out the spirits with a word, and healed all who
were sick.  8:17 In this way what was spoken by
Isaiah the prophet was fulfilled: “He took our
weaknesses, and carried our diseases.” 1
 8:16 When it was evening, many demon-
Jesus said to his disciples, “Let’s go across
to the other side of the lake.”
 4:35 On that day, when evening came,
Mark 4:35
relatives sick with various diseases brought them
to Jesus. He placed his hands on every one of them
and healed them.  4:41 Demons also came out of
many, crying out, “You are the Son of God!” But he
rebuked them, and would not allow them to speak,
because they knew that he was the Christ.
Luke 4:40-41
 4:40 As the sun was setting, all those who had any
have dens and the birds in the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has
no place to lay his head.”  9:59 Jesus said to another, “Follow me.”
But he replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”  9:60 But
Jesus said to him, “Let the dead bury their own dead, but as for
you, go and proclaim the kingdom of God.”  9:61 Yet another
said, “I will follow you, Lord, but first let me say goodbye to my
family.”  9:62 Jesus said to him, “No one who puts his hand to the
plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.”
 9:57 As they were walking along the road, someone said to him, “I
will follow you wherever you go.”  9:58 Jesus said to him, “Foxes
Luke 9:57-62
(compare no. 176)
89. On Following Jesus
brought to him all who were sick and demonpossessed.  1:33 The whole town gathered by
the door.  1:34 So he healed many who were
sick with various diseases and drove out many
demons. But he would not permit the demons to
speak, because they knew him.
Mark 1:32-34
 1:32 When it was evening, after sunset, they
(compare no. 38)
88. The Sick Healed at Evening
John
John
Isa 53:4
Mt 67 II 8:14-18
Mt 68 V 8:19-22
Eusebian Canons
Challenging
Professed
Followers
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
1
Mt 67 II 8:14-18
Eusebian Canons
Healings at
Peter’s House
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
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Matt. 8:23-27
a large crowd around him, he gave orders to go to the other
side of the lake.
developed on the sea so that the waves began
to swamp the boat. But he was asleep.  8:25 So
they came and woke him up saying, “Lord,
save us! We are about to die!”  8:26 But he
said to them, “Why are you cowardly, you
people of little faith?” Then he got up and
rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was dead
calm.  8:27 And the men were amazed and said,
“What sort of person is this? Even the winds
and the sea obey him!”  8:18 Now when Jesus saw
 8:23 As he got into the boat, his disciples
followed him.  8:24 And a great storm
his disciples, “Let’s go across to the other side of the
lake.”  4:36 So after leaving the crowd, they took him
along, just as he was, in the boat, and other boats were
with him.  4:37 Now a great windstorm developed and
the waves were breaking into the boat, so that the boat
was nearly swamped.  4:38 But he was in the stern,
sleeping on a cushion. They woke him up and said
to him, “Teacher, don’t you care that we are about to
die?”  4:39 So he got up and rebuked the wind, and
said to the sea, “Be quiet! Calm down!” Then the wind
stopped, and it was dead calm.  4:40 And he said to
them, “Why are you cowardly? Do you still not have
faith?”  4:41 They were overwhelmed by fear and said
to one another, “Who then is this? Even the wind and
sea obey him!”
Mark 4:35-41
 4:35 On that day, when evening came, Jesus said to
disciples and said to them, “Let’s go across
to the other side of the lake.” So they set
out,  8:23 and as they sailed he fell asleep. Now
a violent windstorm came down on the lake,
and the boat started filling up with water, and
they were in danger.  8:24 They came and woke
him, saying, “Master, Master, we are about to
die!” So he got up and rebuked the wind and
the raging waves; they died down, and it was
calm.  8:25 Then he said to them, “Where is
your faith?” But they were afraid and amazed,
saying to one another, “Who then is this? He
commands even the winds and the water, and
they obey him!”
Luke 8:22-25
 8:22 One day Jesus got into a boat with his
(compare no. 136)
90. Stilling the Storm
John
Mt 69 II 8:23-34
Eusebian Canons
Stilling of a
Storm
NΕΤ Bible Titles
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Matt. 8:28-34
he came to the
other side, to the region of the
Gadarenes, two demon-possessed
men coming from the tombs met
him. They were extremely violent,
so that no one was able to pass
by that way.  8:29 They cried out,
“Son of God, leave us alone!
Have you come here to torment
us before the time?”  8:30 A large
herd of pigs was feeding some
distance from them.  8:31 Then
the demons begged him, “If you
drive us out, send us into the herd
of pigs.”  8:32 And he said, “Go!”
So they came out and went into
the pigs, and the herd rushed down
the steep slope into the lake and
drowned in the water.  8:33 The
herdsmen ran off, went into the
town, and told everything that had
happened to the demon-possessed
men.  8:34 Then the entire town
came out to meet Jesus. And when
they saw him, they begged him to
leave their region.
 8:28 When
boat, a man with an unclean spirit came from the tombs
and met him.  5:3 He lived among the tombs, and no one
could bind him anymore, not even with a chain.  5:4 For
his hands and feet had often been bound with chains and
shackles, but he had torn the chains apart and broken the
shackles in pieces. No one was strong enough to subdue
him.  5:5 Each night and every day among the tombs
and in the mountains, he would cry out and cut himself
with stones.  5:6 When he saw Jesus from a distance, he
ran and bowed down before him.  5:7 Then he cried out
with a loud voice, “Leave me alone, Jesus, Son of the
Most High God! I implore you by God—do not torment
me!”  5:8 (For Jesus had said to him, “Come out of that
man, you unclean spirit!”)  5:9 Jesus asked him, “What
is your name?” And he said, “My name is Legion, for
we are many.”  5:10 He begged Jesus repeatedly not to
send them out of the region.  5:11 There on the hillside,
a great herd of pigs was feeding.  5:12 And the demonic
spirits begged him, “Send us into the pigs. Let us enter
them.”  5:13 Jesus gave them permission. So the unclean
spirits came out and went into the pigs. Then the herd
rushed down the steep slope into the lake, and about
two thousand were drowned in the lake.  5:14 Now the
herdsmen ran off and spread the news in the town and
countryside, and the people went out to see what had
happened.  5:15 They came to Jesus and saw the demonpossessed man sitting there, clothed and in his right
mind—the one who had the “Legion”—and they were
afraid.  5:16 Those who had seen what had happened to
the demon-possessed man reported it, and they also told
about the pigs.  5:17 Then they asked Jesus to leave their
region.  5:18 As he was getting into the boat the man who
had been demon-possessed asked if he could go with
him.  5:19 But Jesus did not permit him to do so. Instead,
he said to him, “Go to your home and to your people
and tell them what the Lord has done for you, that he
had mercy on you.”  5:20 So he went away and began to
proclaim in the Decapolis what Jesus had done for him,
and all were amazed.
Mark 5:1-20
 5:1 So they came to the other side of the lake, to the region
of the Gerasenes.  5:2 Just as Jesus was getting out of the
ashore, a certain man from the town met him who was
possessed by demons. For a long time this man had worn
no clothes and had not lived in a house, but among the
tombs.  8:28 When he saw Jesus, he cried out, fell down
before him, and shouted with a loud voice, “Leave me
alone, Jesus, Son of the Most High God! I beg you, do not
torment me!”  8:29 For Jesus had started commanding
the evil spirit to come out of the man. (For it had seized
him many times, so he would be bound with chains and
shackles and kept under guard. But he would break the
restraints and be driven by the demon into deserted
places.)  8:30 Jesus then asked him, “What is your name?”
He said, “Legion,” because many demons had entered
him.  8:31 And they began to beg him not to order them
to depart into the abyss.  8:32 Now a large herd of pigs
was feeding there on the hillside, and the demonic spirits
begged Jesus to let them go into them. He gave them
permission.  8:33 So the demons came out of the man
and went into the pigs, and the herd of pigs rushed down
the steep slope into the lake and drowned.  8:34 When
the herdsmen saw what had happened, they ran off and
spread the news in the town and countryside.  8:35 So the
people went out to see what had happened, and they came
to Jesus. They found the man from whom the demons
had gone out, sitting at Jesus’ feet, clothed and in his
right mind, and they were afraid.  8:36 Those who had
seen it told them how the man who had been demonpossessed had been healed.  8:37 Then all the people of
the Gerasenes and the surrounding region asked Jesus to
leave them alone, for they were seized with great fear. So
he got into the boat and left.  8:38 The man from whom
the demons had gone out begged to go with him, but Jesus
sent him away, saying,  8:39 “Return to your home, and
declare what God has done for you.” So he went away,
proclaiming throughout the whole town what Jesus had
done for him.
 8:26 So they sailed over to the region of the Gerasenes,
which is opposite Galilee.  8:27 As Jesus stepped
Luke 8:26-39
(compare no. 137)
91. The Gadarene Demoniacs
John
Mt 69 II 8:23-34
Eusebian Canons
Healing the
Gadarene
Demoniacs
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
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Matt. 9:1-8
 9:1 After getting into a boat he
crossed to the other side and
came to his own town.  9:2 Just
then some people brought
to him a paralytic lying on a
stretcher. When Jesus saw their
faith, he said to the paralytic,
“Have courage, son! Your sins
are forgiven.”  9:3 Then some
of the experts in the law said
to themselves, “This man is
blaspheming!”  9:4 When Jesus
saw their reaction he said,
“Why do you respond with
evil in your hearts?  9:5 Which
is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are
forgiven’ or to say, ‘Stand up
and walk’?  9:6 But so that
you may know that the Son
of Man has authority on earth
to forgive sins”—then he said
to the paralytic— “Stand up,
take your stretcher, and go
home.”  9:7 And he stood up
and went home.  9:8 When
the crowd saw this, they were
afraid and honored God who
had given such authority to
men.
Mark 2:1-12
 2:1 Now after some days, when he returned
to Capernaum, the news spread that he was at
home.  2:2 So many gathered that there was no
longer any room, not even by the door, and he
preached the word to them.  2:3 Some people
came bringing to him a paralytic, carried by four
of them.  2:4 When they were not able to bring
him in because of the crowd, they removed the
roof above Jesus. Then, after tearing it out, they
lowered the stretcher the paralytic was lying
on.  2:5 When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the
paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”  2:6 Now
some of the experts in the law were sitting there,
turning these things over in their minds:  2:7 “Why
does this man speak this way? He is blaspheming!
Who can forgive sins but God alone?”  2:8 Now
immediately, when Jesus realized in his spirit that
they were contemplating such thoughts, he said to
them, “Why are you thinking such things in your
hearts?  2:9 Which is easier, to say to the paralytic,
‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Stand up, take
your stretcher, and walk’?  2:10 But so that you may
know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to
forgive sins,”—he said to the paralytic—  2:11 “I
tell you, stand up, take your stretcher, and go
home.”  2:12 And immediately the man stood up,
took his stretcher, and went out in front of them all.
They were all amazed and glorified God, saying,
“We have never seen anything like this!”
Luke 5:17-26
 5:17 Now on one of those days, while he was teaching,
there were Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting
nearby (who had come from every village of Galilee
and Judea and from Jerusalem), and the power of the
Lord was with him to heal.  5:18 Just then some men
showed up, carrying a paralyzed man on a stretcher.
They were trying to bring him in and place him
before Jesus.  5:19 But since they found no way to
carry him in because of the crowd, they went up on
the roof and let him down on the stretcher through
the roof tiles right in front of Jesus.  5:20 When
Jesus saw their faith he said, “Friend, your sins are
forgiven.”  5:21 Then the experts in the law and the
Pharisees began to think to themselves, “Who is this
man who is uttering blasphemies? Who can forgive
sins but God alone?”  5:22 When Jesus perceived
their hostile thoughts, he said to them, “Why are you
raising objections within yourselves?  5:23 Which
is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say,
‘Stand up and walk’?  5:24 But so that you may
know that the Son of Man has authority on earth
to forgive sins”—he said to the paralyzed man—
“I tell you, stand up, take your stretcher and go
home.”  5:25 Immediately he stood up before them,
picked up the stretcher he had been lying on, and
went home, glorifying God.  5:26 Then astonishment
seized them all, and they glorified God. They were
filled with awe, saying, “We have seen incredible
things today.”
(compare no. 43)
92. The Healing of the Paralytic
John 5:17
said to him, “Stand up!
Pick up your mat and
walk.”  5:9 Immediately
the man was healed, and
he picked up his mat and
started walking. (Now
that day was a Sabbath.)
I too am working.”  5:8 Jesus
Father is working until now, and
 5:17 So he told them, “My
Mt 70 I 9:1-8
Eusebian Canons
Healing and
Forgiving a
Paralytic
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
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86
Matt. 9:9-13
Jesus and asked, “Why do we and
the Pharisees fast often, but your
disciples don’t fast?”  9:15 Jesus said
to them, “The wedding guests cannot
mourn while the bridegroom is with
them, can they? But the days are
coming when the bridegroom will
be taken from them, and then they
will fast.  9:16 No one sews a patch
of unshrunk cloth on an old garment,
because the patch will pull away
from the garment and the tear will be
worse.  9:17 And no one pours new
wine into old wineskins; otherwise
the skins burst and the wine is spilled
out and the skins are destroyed.
Instead they put new wine into new
wineskins and both are preserved.”
 9:14 Then John’s disciples came to
Matt. 9:14-17
were fasting. So they came to Jesus and
said, “Why do the disciples of John and
the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your
disciples don’t fast?”  2:19 Jesus said to them,
“The wedding guests cannot fast while the
bridegroom is with them, can they? As long
as they have the bridegroom with them they
do not fast.  2:20 But the days are coming
when the bridegroom will be taken from
them, and at that time they will fast.  2:21 No
one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an
old garment; otherwise, the patch pulls away
from it, the new from the old, and the tear
becomes worse.  2:22 And no one pours new
wine into old wineskins; otherwise, the wine
will burst the skins, and both the wine and
the skins will be destroyed. Instead new wine
is poured into new wineskins.”
 2:18 Now John’s disciples and the Pharisees
frequently fast and pray, and so do the disciples
of the Pharisees, but yours continue to eat
and drink.”  5:34 So Jesus said to them, “You
cannot make the wedding guests fast while the
bridegroom is with them, can you?  5:35 But
those days are coming, and when the bridegroom
is taken from them, at that time they will
fast.”  5:36 He also told them a parable: “No one
tears a patch from a new garment and sews it on
an old garment. If he does, he will have torn the
new, and the piece from the new will not match
the old.  5:37 And no one pours new wine into old
wineskins. If he does, the new wine will burst
the skins and will be spilled, and the skins will
be destroyed.  5:38 Instead new wine must be
poured into new wineskins.  5:39  No one after
drinking old wine wants the new, for he says,
‘The old is good enough.’”
 5:33 Then they said to him, “John’s disciples
Luke 5:33-39
(compare no. 45)
John
is the bridegroom. The friend of
the bridegroom, who stands by
and listens for him, rejoices greatly
when he hears the bridegroom’s
voice. This then is my joy, and it is
complete.  3:30 He must become
more important while I become
less important.”
 3:29 The one who has the bride
John 3:29-30
collector named Levi sitting at the tax booth.
“Follow me,” he said to him.  5:28 And he
got up and followed him, leaving everything
behind.  5:29 Then Levi gave a great banquet
in his house for Jesus, and there was a large
crowd of tax collectors and others sitting at
the table with them.  5:30 But the Pharisees
and their experts in the law complained to his
disciples, saying, “Why do you eat and drink
with tax collectors and sinners?”  5:31 Jesus
answered them, “Those who are well don’t need
a physician, but those who are sick do.  5:32 I
have not come to call the righteous, but sinners
to repentance.”
Luke 5:27-32
 5:27 After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax
94. The Question about Fasting
he went along, he saw Levi, the son of Alphaeus,
sitting at the tax booth. “Follow me,” he said to him.
And he got up and followed him.  2:15 As Jesus was
having a meal in Levi’s home, many tax collectors
and sinners were eating with Jesus and his disciples,
for there were many who followed him.  2:16 When
the experts in the law and the Pharisees saw that
he was eating with sinners and tax collectors, they
said to his disciples, “Why does he eat with tax
collectors and sinners?”  2:17 When Jesus heard this
he said to them, “Those who are healthy don’t need
a physician, but those who are sick do. I have not
come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
Mark 2:13-17
 2:13 Jesus went out again by the sea. The whole
crowd came to him, and he taught them.  2:14 As
Mark 2:18-22
man named Matthew sitting at the tax booth.
“Follow me,” he said to him. And he got
up and followed him.  9:10 As Jesus was
having a meal in Matthew’s house, many tax
collectors and sinners came and ate with Jesus
and his disciples.  9:11 When the Pharisees
saw this they said to his disciples, “Why
does your teacher eat with tax collectors
and sinners?”  9:12 When Jesus heard this he
said, “Those who are healthy don’t need a
physician, but those who are sick do.  9:13 Go
and learn what this saying means: ‘I want
mercy and not sacrifice.’ 1 For I did not come
to call the righteous, but sinners.”
 9:9 As Jesus went on from there, he saw a
(compare no. 44)
93. The Call of Levi (Matthew)
1
Mt 73 II 9:12-17
Eusebian Canons
The Superiority
of the New
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Hos 6:6
Mt 71 II 9:9
Mt 72 II 9:10-11
Mt 73 II 9:12-17
Eusebian Canons
The Call of Matthew;
Eating with Sinners
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
87
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Matt. 9:18-26
he was saying
these things, a ruler came,
bowed low before him,
and said, “My daughter has
just died, but come and lay
your hand on her and she
will live.”  9:19 Jesus and
his disciples got up and
followed him.  9:20 But
a woman who had been
suffering from a hemorrhage
for twelve years came up
behind him and touched the
edge of his cloak.  9:21 For
she kept saying to herself,
“If only I touch his cloak,
I will be healed.”  9:22 But
when Jesus turned and saw
her he said, “Have courage,
daughter! Your faith has
made you well.” And the
woman was healed from
that hour.  9:23 When Jesus
entered the ruler’s house and
saw the flute players and the
disorderly crowd,  9:24 he
said, “Go away, for the girl
is not dead but asleep.” And
they began making fun of
him.  9:25 But when the
crowd had been put outside,
he went in and gently took
her by the hand, and the girl
got up.  9:26 And the news
of this spread throughout
that region.
 9:18 As
one of the synagogue rulers, named Jairus, came up, and when he
saw Jesus, he fell at his feet.  5:23 He asked him urgently, “My
little daughter is near death. Come and lay your hands on her so
that she may be healed and live.”  5:24 Jesus went with him, and a
large crowd followed and pressed around him.  5:25 Now a woman
was there who had been suffering from a hemorrhage for twelve
years.  5:26 She had endured a great deal under the care of many
doctors and had spent all that she had. Yet instead of getting better,
she grew worse.  5:27 When she heard about Jesus, she came up
behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak,  5:28 for she kept
saying, “If only I touch his clothes, I will be healed.”  5:29 At once
the bleeding stopped, and she felt in her body that she was healed
of her disease.  5:30 Jesus knew at once that power had gone out
from him. He turned around in the crowd and said, “Who touched
my clothes?”  5:31 His disciples said to him, “You see the crowd
pressing against you and you say, ‘Who touched me?’”  5:32 But he
looked around to see who had done it.  5:33 Then the woman, with
fear and trembling, knowing what had happened to her, came and
fell down before him and told him the whole truth.  5:34 He said to
her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace, and be
healed of your disease.”  5:35 While he was still speaking, people
came from the synagogue ruler’s house saying, “Your daughter
has died. Why trouble the teacher any longer?”  5:36 But Jesus,
paying no attention to what was said, told the synagogue ruler, “Do
not be afraid; just believe.”  5:37 He did not let anyone follow him
except Peter, James, and John, the brother of James.  5:38 They
came to the house of the synagogue ruler where he saw noisy
confusion and people weeping and wailing loudly.  5:39 When he
entered he said to them, “Why are you distressed and weeping?
The child is not dead but asleep.”  5:40 And they began making
fun of him. But he put them all outside and he took the child’s
father and mother and his own companions and went into the
room where the child was.  5:41 Then, gently taking the child by
the hand, he said to her, “Talitha koum,” which means, “Little
girl, I say to you, get up.”  5:42 The girl got up at once and began
to walk around (she was twelve years old). They were completely
astonished at this.  5:43 He strictly ordered that no one should
know about this, and told them to give her something to eat.
Mark 5:21-43
 5:21 When Jesus had crossed again in a boat to the other side, a
large crowd gathered around him, and he was by the sea.  5:22 Then
a man named Jairus, who was a ruler of the synagogue,
came up. Falling at Jesus’ feet, he pleaded with him
to come to his house,  8:42 because he had an only
daughter, about twelve years old, and she was dying.
As Jesus was on his way, the crowds pressed around
him.  8:43 Now a woman was there who had been
suffering from a hemorrhage for twelve years but
could not be healed by anyone.  8:44 She came up
behind Jesus and touched the edge of his cloak, and
at once the bleeding stopped.  8:45 Then Jesus asked,
“Who was it who touched me?” When they all denied
it, Peter said, “Master, the crowds are surrounding
you and pressing against you!”  8:46 But Jesus said,
“Someone touched me, for I know that power has
gone out from me.”  8:47 When the woman saw that
she could not escape notice, she came trembling
and fell down before him. In the presence of all the
people, she explained why she had touched him and
how she had been immediately healed.  8:48 Then
he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you
well. Go in peace.”  8:49 While he was still speaking,
someone from the synagogue ruler’s house came
and said, “Your daughter is dead; do not trouble
the teacher any longer.”  8:50 But when Jesus heard
this, he told him, “Do not be afraid; just believe,
and she will be healed.”  8:51 Now when he came to
the house, Jesus did not let anyone go in with him
except Peter, John, and James, and the child’s father
and mother.  8:52 Now they were all wailing and
mourning for her, but he said, “Stop your weeping;
she is not dead but asleep.”  8:53 And they began
making fun of him, because they knew that she was
dead.  8:54 But Jesus gently took her by the hand
and said, “Child, get up.”  8:55 Her spirit returned,
and she got up immediately. Then he told them to
give her something to eat.  8:56 Her parents were
astonished, but he ordered them to tell no one what
had happened.
 8:40 Now when Jesus returned, the crowd welcomed
him, because they were all waiting for him.  8:41 Then
Luke 8:40-56
(compare no. 138)
95. Jairus’ Daughter and the Woman with a Hemorrhage
John
Mt 74 II 9:18-26
Eusebian Canons
Restoration and
Healing
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
VIII. JESUS' MINISTRY IN GALILEE CONTINUED
88
Matt. 9:27-31
followed him, shouting, “Have mercy on us, Son of
David!”  9:28 When he went into the house, the blind men
came to him. Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I am
able to do this?” They said to him, “Yes, Lord.”  9:29 Then he
touched their eyes saying, “Let it be done for you according
to your faith.”  9:30 And their eyes were opened. Then
Jesus sternly warned them, “See that no one knows about
this.”  9:31 But they went out and spread the news about him
throughout that entire region.  20:29 As they were leaving
Jericho, a large crowd followed them.  20:30 Two blind men
were sitting by the road. When they heard that Jesus was
passing by, they shouted, “Have mercy on us, Lord, Son of
David!”  20:31 The crowd scolded them to get them to be
quiet. But they shouted even more loudly, “Lord, have mercy
on us, Son of David!”  20:32 Jesus stopped, called them, and
said, “What do you want me to do for you?”  20:33 They said
to him, “Lord, let our eyes be opened.”  20:34 Moved with
compassion, Jesus touched their eyes. Immediately they
received their sight and followed him.
 9:27 As Jesus went on from there, two blind men
and his disciples and a large crowd were
leaving Jericho, Bartimaeus the son of
Timaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the
road.  10:47 When he heard that it was Jesus
the Nazarene, he began to shout, “Jesus, Son
of David, have mercy on me!”  10:48 Many
scolded him to get him to be quiet, but he
shouted all the more, “Son of David, have
mercy on me!”  10:49 Jesus stopped and said,
“Call him.” So they called the blind man and
said to him, “Have courage! Get up! He is
calling you.”  10:50 He threw off his cloak,
jumped up, and came to Jesus.  10:51 Then
Jesus said to him, “What do you want me
to do for you?” The blind man replied,
“Rabbi, let me see again.”  10:52 Jesus said
to him, “Go, your faith has healed you.”
Immediately he regained his sight and
followed him on the road.
Mark 10:46-52
 10:46 They came to Jericho. As Jesus
(compare no. 264)
Luke 18:35-43
Jesus approached Jericho,
a blind man was sitting by the road
begging.  18:36 When he heard a crowd going
by, he asked what was going on.  18:37 They
told him, “Jesus the Nazarene is passing
by.”  18:38 So he called out, “Jesus, Son of
David, have mercy on me!”  18:39 And those
who were in front scolded him to get him to
be quiet, but he shouted even more, “Son
of David, have mercy on me!”  18:40 So
Jesus stopped and ordered the beggar to be
brought to him. When the man came near,
Jesus asked him,  18:41 “What do you want
me to do for you?” He replied, “Lord, let
me see again.”  18:42 Jesus said to him,
“Receive your sight; your faith has healed
you.”  18:43 And immediately he regained
his sight and followed Jesus, praising God.
When all the people saw it, they too gave
praise to God.
 18:35 As
96. Two Blind Men
John
Mt 75 X 9:27-34
Eusebian Canons
Healing the Blind
and Mute
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
89
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Matt. 9:32-34
villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good
news of the kingdom, and healing every kind of disease
and sickness.  9:36 When he saw the crowds, he had
compassion on them because they were bewildered and
helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.  9:37 Then he said
to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers
are few.  9:38 Therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send
out workers into his harvest.”
of their unbelief. Then he went
around among the villages and
taught.  6:34 As Jesus came
ashore he saw the large crowd
and he had compassion on them,
because they were like sheep
without a shepherd. So he taught
them many things.
 6:6 And he was amazed because
Mark 6:6b
that was mute. When the demon had
gone out, the man who had been mute
began to speak, and the crowds were
amazed.  11:15 But some of them said,
“By the power of Beelzebul, the ruler
of demons, he casts out demons.”
Luke 11:14-15
 11:14 Now he was casting out a demon
John 7:20
on through towns and villages,
preaching and proclaiming the good
news of the kingdom of God. The
twelve were with him,  10:2 He said
to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but
the workers are few. Therefore ask
the Lord of the harvest to send out
workers into his harvest.
four more months and then comes
the harvest?’ I tell you, look up
and see that the fields are already
white for harvest!
 4:35 Don’t you say, ‘There are
John
saying that you are a Samaritan and are possessed
by a demon?”  8:52 Then the Judeans responded,
“Now we know you’re possessed by a demon!
Both Abraham and the prophets died, and yet you
say, ‘If anyone obeys my teaching, he will never
experience death.’
 8:48 The Judeans replied, “Aren’t we correct in
 10:20 Many of them were saying, “He is
possessed by a demon and has lost his mind! Why
do you listen to him?”
a demon! Who is trying to kill you?”
 7:20 The crowd answered, “You’re possessed by
 8:1 Some time afterward he went
Luke 8:1
98. The Harvest is Great
down from Jerusalem said, “He is
possessed by Beelzebul,” and, “By the
ruler of demons he casts out demons.”
Mark 3:22
 3:22 The experts in the law who came
 9:35 Then Jesus went throughout all the towns and
Matt. 9:35-38
man who could not talk and was
demon-possessed was brought to
him.  9:33 After the demon was cast
out, the man who had been mute spoke.
The crowds were amazed and said,
“Never has anything like this been
seen in Israel!”  9:34 But the Pharisees
said, “By the ruler of demons he
casts out demons.”  12:22 Then they
brought to him a demon-possessed
man who was blind and mute. Jesus
healed him so that he could speak and
see.  12:23 All the crowds were amazed
and said, “Could this one be the Son of
David?”  12:24 But when the Pharisees
heard this they said, “He does not cast
out demons except by the power of
Beelzebul, the ruler of demons!”
 9:32 As they were going away, a
97. The Dumb Demoniac
Mt 76 II 9:35
Mt 77 VI 9:36
Mt 78 V 9:37
Eusebian Canons
Workers for the
Harvest
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and Mute
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Matt. 10:1-16
authority over unclean spirits so they could cast them out
and heal every kind of disease and sickness.  10:2 Now
these are the names of the twelve apostles: first,
Simon (called Peter), and Andrew his brother; James
son of Zebedee and John his brother;  10:3 Philip and
Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector;
James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;  10:4 Simon
the Zealot and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed
him.  10:5 Jesus sent out these twelve, instructing them
as follows: “Do not go to Gentile regions and do not
enter any Samaritan town.  10:6 Go instead to the lost
sheep of the house of Israel.  10:7 As you go, preach this
message: ‘The kingdom of heaven is near!’  10:8 Heal
the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons.
Freely you received, freely give.  10:9 Do not take gold,
silver, or copper in your belts,  10:10 no bag for the
journey, or an extra tunic, or sandals or staff, for the
worker deserves his provisions.  10:11 Whenever you
enter a town or village, find out who is worthy there
and stay with them until you leave.  10:12 As you enter
the house, give it greetings.  10:13 And if the house is
worthy, let your peace come on it, but if it is not worthy,
let your peace return to you.  10:14 And if anyone will
not welcome you or listen to your message, shake
the dust off your feet as you leave that house or that
town.  10:15 I tell you the truth, it will be more bearable
for the region of Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of
judgment than for that town!  10:16 “I am sending you
out like sheep surrounded by wolves, so be wise as
serpents and innocent as doves.
 10:1 Jesus called his twelve disciples and gave them
Mark 6:7
called the twelve and
began to send them out two by two.
He gave them authority over the
unclean spirits.  3:13 Now Jesus
went up the mountain and called for
those he wanted, and they came to
him.  3:14 He appointed twelve (whom
he named apostles), so that they would
be with him and he could send them
to preach  3:15 and to have authority
to cast out demons.  3:16 He appointed
twelve: To Simon he gave the name
Peter;  3:17 to James and his brother
John, the sons of Zebedee, he gave
the name Boanerges (that is, “sons of
thunder”);  3:18 and Andrew, Philip,
Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas,
James the son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus,
Simon the Zealot,  3:19 and Judas
Iscariot, who betrayed him.  6:8 He
instructed them to take nothing for the
journey except a staff—no bread, no
bag, no money in their belts—  6:9 and
to put on sandals but not to wear
two tunics.  6:10 He said to them,
“Wherever you enter a house, stay
there until you leave the area.  6:11 If
a place will not welcome you or listen
to you, as you go out from there, shake
the dust off your feet as a testimony
against them.”
 6:7 Jesus
together, he gave them power and
authority over all demons and to cure
diseases,  6:12 Now it was during
this time that Jesus went out to the
mountain to pray, and he spent all
night in prayer to God.  6:13 When
morning came, he called his disciples
and chose twelve of them, whom he
also named apostles:  6:14 Simon
(whom he named Peter), and his
brother Andrew; and James, John,
Philip, Bartholomew,  6:15 Mat
thew, Thomas, James the son of
Alphaeus, Simon who was called
the Zealot,  6:16 Judas the son of
James, and Judas Iscariot, who
became a traitor.  9:2 and he sent
them out to proclaim the kingdom
of God and to heal the sick.  9:3 He
said to them, “Take nothing for
your journey—no staff, no bag, no
bread, no money, and do not take
an extra tunic.  9:4 Whatever house
you enter, stay there until you leave
the area.  9:5 Wherever they do not
receive you, as you leave that town,
shake the dust off your feet as a
testimony against them.”  10:3 Go!
I am sending you out like lambs
surrounded by wolves.
 9:1 After Jesus called the twelve
Luke 9:1
(compare no. 49 and 142)
99. Commissioning the Twelve
Jesus. Jesus looked at him and
said, “You are Simon, the son of
John. You will be called Cephas”
(which is translated Peter).
John
 1:42 Andrew brought Simon to
Mt 79 II 10:1
Mt 80 II 10:2-4
Mt 81 X 10:5-6
Mt 82 II 10:7-10
Mt 83 II 10:11
Mt 84 V 10:12-13
Mt 85 II 10:14-15
Mt 86 V 10:16
Eusebian Canons
Persecution of
Disciples
Sending Out
the Twelve
Apostles
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Matt. 10:17-25
you will be brought before governors and kings because
of me, as a witness to them and the Gentiles.  10:19 Wh
enever they hand you over for trial, do not worry about
how to speak or what to say, for what you should say
will be given to you at that time.  10:20 For it is not you
speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through
you.  10:21 “Brother will hand over brother to death, and
a father his child. Children will rise against parents and
have them put to death.  10:22 And you will be hated by
everyone because of my name. But the one who endures to
the end will be saved.  10:23 Whenever they persecute you
in one place, flee to another. I tell you the truth, you will
not finish going through all the towns of Israel before the
Son of Man comes.  10:24 “A disciple is not greater than
his teacher, nor a slave greater than his master.  10:25 It
is enough for the disciple to become like his teacher, and
the slave like his master. If they have called the head of
the house ‘Beelzebul,’ how much more will they defame
the members of his household!  24:9 “Then they will hand
you over to be persecuted and will kill you. You will be
hated by all the nations because of my name.  24:10 Then
many will be led into sin, and they will betray one another
and hate one another.  24:11 And many false prophets will
appear and deceive many,  24:12 and because lawlessness
will increase so much, the love of many will grow
cold.  24:13 But the person who endures to the end will
be saved.  24:14 And this gospel of the kingdom will
be preached throughout the whole inhabited earth as a
testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.
 10:17 Beware of people, because they will hand you over
to councils and flog you in their synagogues.  10:18 And
must watch out for
yourselves. You will be handed
over to councils and beaten in the
synagogues. You will stand before
governors and kings because of me,
as a witness to them.  13:10 First
the gospel must be preached to all
nations.  13:11 When they arrest
you and hand you over for trial, do
not worry about what to speak. But
say whatever is given you at that
time, for it is not you speaking, but
the Holy Spirit.  13:12 Brother will
hand over brother to death, and a
father his child. Children will rise
against parents and have them put
to death.  13:13 You will be hated by
everyone because of my name. But
the one who endures to the end will
be saved.
Mark
 13:9 “You
before the synagogues, the rulers, and
the authorities, do not worry about
how you should make your defense
or what you should say,  12:12 for
the Holy Spirit will teach you
at that moment what you must
say.”  21:12 But before all this, they
will seize you and persecute you,
handing you over to the synagogues
and prisons. You will be brought
before kings and governors because
of my name.  21:13 This will be a time
for you to serve as witnesses.  21:14 
Therefore be resolved not to rehearse
ahead of time how to make your
defense.  21:15 For I will give you
the words along with the wisdom that
none of your adversaries will be able
to withstand or contradict.  21:16 You
will be betrayed even by parents,
brothers, relatives, and friends,
and they will have some of you
put to death.  21:17 You will be
hated by everyone because of my
name.  21:18 Yet not a hair of your
head will perish.  21:19 By your
endurance you will gain your lives.
 12:11 But when they bring you
Luke 12:11-12
(compare no. 289)
100. The Fate of the Disciples
 15:20 Remember what I told
you, ‘A slave is not greater than
his master.’ If they persecuted
me, they will also persecute you.
If they obeyed my word, they will
obey yours too.
tell you the
solemn truth, the slave is
not greater than his master,
nor is the one who is sent
as a messenger greater than
the one who sent him.
to you.  13:16 I
Holy Spirit, whom the Father will
send in my name, will teach you
everything, and will cause you
to remember everything I said
 14:26 But the Advocate, the
synagogue, yet a time is coming
when the one who kills you will
think he is offering service to
God.
John 16:2b
 16:2 They will put you out of the
Mt 87 I 10:17-18
Mt 88 II 10:19-22
Mt 89 X 10:23
Mt 90 III 10:24-25A
Mt 91 X 10:25B-26A
Eusebian Canons
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man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughterin-law against her mother-in-law,  10:36 and a man’s enemies will be
the members of his household.1
person when he comes in his glory and in the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.
 9:26 For whoever is ashamed of me and my words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of that
made known and brought to light.
 8:17 For nothing is hidden that will not be revealed, and nothing concealed that will not be
the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in
private rooms will be proclaimed from the housetops.  12:4 “I tell you,
my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that
have nothing more they can do.  12:5 But I will warn you whom you
should fear: Fear the one who, after the killing, has authority to throw
you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him!  12:6 Aren’t five sparrows sold
for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten before God.  12:7 In
fact, even the hairs on your head are all numbered. Do not be afraid;
you are more valuable than many sparrows.  12:8 “I tell you, whoever
acknowledges me before men, the Son of Man will also acknowledge
before God’s angels.  12:9 But the one who denies me before men will
be denied before God’s angels.
Luke 12:2-9
 12:2 Nothing is hidden that will not be revealed, and nothing is secret
that will not be made known.  12:3 So then whatever you have said in
Mark
will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother
against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against
her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.”
 12:51 Do you think I have come to bring peace on earth? No, I tell you,
but rather division!  12:52 For from now on there will be five in one
household divided, three against two and two against three.  12:53 They
Luke 12:51-53
(compare no. 204)
102. Divisions within Households
my words in this adulterous and sinful
generation, the Son of Man will also be
ashamed of him when he comes in the glory
of his Father with the holy angels.”
 8:38 For if anyone is ashamed of me and
revealed, and nothing concealed except to be
brought to light.
Mark
 4:22 For nothing is hidden except to be
 10:34 “Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have
not come to bring peace but a sword.  10:35 For I have come to set a
Matt. 10:34-36
nothing is hidden that will not be revealed,
and nothing is secret that will not be
made known.  10:27 What I say to you
in the dark, tell in the light, and what is
whispered in your ear, proclaim from the
housetops.  10:28 Do not be afraid of those
who kill the body but cannot kill the soul.
Instead, fear the one who is able to destroy
both soul and body in hell.  10:29 Aren’t
two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not
one of them falls to the ground apart from
your Father’s will.  10:30 Even all the hairs
on your head are numbered.  10:31 So
do not be afraid; you are more valuable
than many sparrows.  10:32 “Whoever,
then, acknowledges me before people,
I will acknowledge before my Father in
heaven.  10:33 But whoever denies me
before people, I will deny him also before
my Father in heaven.
 10:26 “Do not be afraid of them, for
(compare no. 196)
101. Exhortation to Fearless Confession
John
John
1
Mic 7:6
Mt 95 V 10:34-36
Eusebian Canons
Not Peace, but a
Sword
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Mt 91 X 10:25B-26A
Mt 92 II 10:26B
Mt 93 V 10:27-32
Mt 94 II 10:33
Eusebian Canons
Fear God, Not
Man
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me, and whoever receives me receives
the one who sent me.  10:41 Whoever
receives a prophet in the name of
a prophet will receive a prophet’s
reward. Whoever receives a righteous
person in the name of a righteous
person will receive a righteous person’s
reward.  10:42 And whoever gives only
a cup of cold water to one of these little
ones in the name of a disciple, I tell you
the truth, he will never lose his reward.
 10:40 “Whoever receives you receives
Matt. 10:40-42
 16:25 For whoever wants to save his life will
lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will
find it.
loves father or
mother more than me is not worthy
of me, and whoever loves son or
daughter more than me is not worthy
of me.  10:38 And whoever does not
take up his cross and follow me is not
worthy of me.  10:39 Whoever finds his
life will lose it, and whoever loses his
life because of me will find it.
Matt. 10:37-39
 10:37 “Whoever
gives you a cup of water because you
bear Christ’s name will never lose his
reward.
 9:41 For I tell you the truth, whoever
Mark 9:41
to become my follower, he must deny himself,
take up his cross daily, and follow me.  9:24 For
whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but
whoever loses his life for my sake will save it.
 9:23 Then he said to them all, “If anyone wants
Luke 14:25-27
large crowds were
accompanying Jesus, and turning
to them he said,  14:26 “If anyone
comes to me and does not hate his
own father and mother, and wife and
children, and brothers and sisters, and
even his own life, he cannot be my
disciple.  14:27 Whoever does not carry
his own cross and follow me cannot be
my disciple.  17:33 Whoever tries to
keep his life will lose it, but whoever
loses his life will preserve it.
 14:25 Now
listens to me, and the one who rejects
you rejects me, and the one who rejects
me rejects the one who sent me.”
 10:16 “The one who listens to you
Luke 10:16
104. Rewards of Discipleship
disciples, and said to them, “If anyone wants to
become my follower, he must deny himself, take
up his cross, and follow me.  8:35 For whoever
wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses
his life for my sake and for the gospel will save it.
Mark
 8:34 Then Jesus called the crowd, along with his
(compare no. 217)
103. Conditions of Discipleship
they honor the Father. The one who does not honor
the Son does not honor the Father who sent him.
 5:23 so that all people will honor the Son just as
believes in me does not believe in me, but in the
one who sent me,  12:45 and the one who sees me
sees the one who sent me.
 12:44 But Jesus shouted out, “The one who
whoever accepts the one I send accepts
me, and whoever accepts me accepts
the one who sent me.”
 13:20 I tell you the solemn truth,
John 13:20
destroys it, and the one who hates his
life in this world guards it for eternal
life.
John 12:25
 12:25 The one who loves his life
Mt 98 I 10:40
Mt 99 X 10:41
Mt 100 VI 10:42
Eusebian Canons
Rewards
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Mt 96 V 10:37-38
Mt 97 III 10:39
Eusebian Canons
Not Peace, but a
Sword
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walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the
poor have good news proclaimed to them.  11:6 Blessed is anyone who
takes no offense at me.”
 11:2 Now when John heard in prison about the deeds Christ had done,
he sent his disciples to ask a question:  11:3 “Are you the one who is
to come, or should we look for another?”  11:4 Jesus answered them,
“Go tell John what you hear and see:  11:5 The blind see, the lame
Matt. 11:2-6
Mark
Mark
the men came to Jesus, they said, “John the Baptist has sent us to
you to ask, ‘Are you the one who is to come, or should we look
for another?’”  7:21 At that very time Jesus cured many people of
diseases, sicknesses, and evil spirits, and granted sight to many who
were blind.  7:22 So he answered them, “Go tell John what you have
seen and heard: The blind see, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the
deaf hear, the dead are raised, the poor have good news proclaimed to
them.  7:23 Blessed is anyone who takes no offense at me.”
Luke
 7:18 John’s disciples informed him about all these things. So John
called two of his disciples  7:19 and sent them to Jesus to ask, “Are you
the one who is to come, or should we look for another?”  7:20 When
Luke 7:18-23
106. John the Baptist’s Question and Jesus’ Answer
Matt. 11:1
11:1 When Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples, he went on from there to teach and preach in their towns.
105. Continuation of Journey
John
John
Mt 102 V 11:2-9
Lk 69 V 7:18-26
Eusebian Canons
Jesus and John
the Baptist
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Mt 101 X 11:1
Eusebian Canons
Rewards
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Matt. 11:7-19
 21:31 Which of the two did his father’s will?” They said, “The first.”
Jesus said to them, “I tell you the truth, tax collectors and prostitutes will
go ahead of you into the kingdom of God!  21:32 For John came to you
in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him. But the tax
collectors and prostitutes did believe. Although you saw this, you did not
later change your minds and believe him.
to the crowd about John: “What did you go out into the
wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?  11:8 What
did you go out to see? A man dressed in fancy clothes?
Look, those who wear fancy clothes are in the homes
of kings!  11:9 What did you go out to see? A prophet?
Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.  11:10 This is
the one about whom it is written: ‘Look, I am sending
my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your
way before you.’ 1  11:11 “I tell you the truth, among
those born of women, no one has arisen greater than
John the Baptist. Yet the one who is least in the kingdom
of heaven is greater than he is.  11:12 From the days
of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven
has suffered violence, and forceful people lay hold of
it.  11:13 For all the prophets and the law prophesied until
John appeared.  11:14 And if you are willing to accept
it, he is Elijah, who is to come.  11:15 The one who has
ears had better listen!  11:16 “To what should I compare
this generation? They are like children sitting in the
marketplaces who call out to one another,  11:17 ‘We
played the flute for you, yet you did not dance; we wailed
in mourning, yet you did not weep.’  11:18 For John
came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a
demon!’  11:19 The Son of Man came eating and drinking,
and they say, ‘Look at him, a glutton and a drunk, a friend
of tax collectors and sinners!’ But wisdom is vindicated
by her deeds.” Woes on Unrepentant Cities
 11:7 While they were going away, Jesus began to speak
prophet, “Look, I am sending my
messenger ahead of you, who will
prepare your way, 1
 1:2 As it is written in Isaiah the
Mark 1:2
to speak to the crowds about John: “What did you go
out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the
wind?  7:25 What did you go out to see? A man dressed
in fancy clothes? Look, those who wear fancy clothes
and live in luxury are in kings’ courts!  7:26 What did
you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more
than a prophet.  7:27 This is the one about whom it is
written, ‘Look, I am sending my messenger ahead of
you, who will prepare your way before you.’ 1  7:28 I
tell you, among those born of women no one is greater
than John. Yet the one who is least in the kingdom of
God is greater than he is.”  7:29 (Now all the people who
heard this, even the tax collectors, acknowledged God’s
justice, because they had been baptized with John’s
baptism.  7:30 However, the Pharisees and the experts
in religious law rejected God’s purpose for themselves,
because they had not been baptized by John.)  7:31 “To
what then should I compare the people of this generation,
and what are they like?  7:32 They are like children
sitting in the marketplace and calling out to one another,
‘We played the flute for you, yet you did not dance; we
wailed in mourning, yet you did not weep.’  7:33 For
John the Baptist has come eating no bread and drinking
no wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon!’  7:34 The Son of
Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Look
at him, a glutton and a drunk, a friend of tax collectors
and sinners!’  7:35 But wisdom is vindicated by all her
children.”  16:16 “The law and the prophets were in force
until John; since then, the good news of the kingdom of
God has been proclaimed, and everyone is urged to enter it.
 7:24 When John’s messengers had gone, Jesus began
Luke 7:24-35
107. Jesus’ Witness concerning John
John
1
Exod 23:20; Mal 3:1
Mt 102 V 11:2-9
Mt 103 II 11:10
Mt 104 V 11:11
Mt 105 V 11:12-13
Mt 106 X 11:14-15
Mt 107 V 11:16-19
Lk 69 V 7:18-26
Lk 70 II 7:27
Lk 71 V 7:28
Lk 72 X 7:29-30
Lk 73 V 7:31-35
Eusebian Canons
Jesus and John
the Baptist
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Matt. 11:20-24
Matt. 11:25-27
Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because
you have hidden these things from the wise
and intelligent, and revealed them to little
children.  11:26 Yes, Father, for this was your
gracious will.  11:27 All things have been
handed over to me by my Father. No one
knows the Son except the Father, and no one
knows the Father except the Son and anyone to
whom the Son decides to reveal him.
 11:25 At that time Jesus said, “I praise you,
Mark
Mark
For if the miracles done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they
would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.  10:14 But
it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon in the judgment than for
you!  10:15 And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? No,
you will be thrown down to Hades!
Luke 10:12-15
 10:12 I tell you, it will be more bearable on that day for Sodom than
for that town!  10:13 “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida!
in the Holy Spirit and said, “I praise you,
Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because
you have hidden these things from the wise
and intelligent, and revealed them to little
children. Yes, Father, for this was your gracious
will.  10:22 All things have been given to me
by my Father. No one knows who the Son is
except the Father, or who the Father is except
the Son and anyone to whom the Son decides
to reveal him.”
 10:21 On that same occasion Jesus rejoiced
Luke 10:21-22
John
know you, and these men know that you sent me.
  17:25 Righteous Father, even if the world does not know you, I
 10:14 “I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know
me—  10:15 just as the Father knows me and I know the Father—and
I lay down my life for the sheep.
me.”
 7:29 but I know him, because I have come from him and he sent
him, and that he had come from God and was going back to God,
 13:3 Because Jesus knew that the Father had handed all things over to
he may give eternal life to everyone you have given him.
 17:2 just as you have given him authority over all humanity, so that
authority.
 3:35 The Father loves the Son and has placed all things under his
John 3:35
109. Jesus’ Thanksgiving to the Father
you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! If the miracles done in you had
been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in
sackcloth and ashes.  11:22 But I tell you, it will be more bearable for
Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you!  11:23 And you,
Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? No, you will be thrown
down to Hades! For if the miracles done among you had been done
in Sodom, it would have continued to this day.  11:24 But I tell you, it
will be more bearable for the region of Sodom on the day of judgment
than for you!”
 11:20 Then Jesus began to criticize openly the cities in which he had
done many of his miracles, because they did not repent.  11:21 “Woe to
(compare no. 178)
108. Woes Pronounced on Galilean Cities
Mt 110 V 11:25-26
Mt 111 III 11:27A
Mt 112 III 11:27B
Eusebian Canons
Jesus’ Invitation
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Mt 108 V 11:20-23B
Mt 109 X 11:23C-24
Eusebian Canons
Woes on
Unrepentant
Cities
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Matt. 11:28-30
Sabbath. His disciples were hungry, and they began to pick
heads of wheat and eat them.  12:2 But when the Pharisees
saw this they said to him, “Look, your disciples are doing
what is against the law to do on the Sabbath.”  12:3 He said
to them, “Haven’t you read what David did when he and
his companions were hungry—  12:4 how he entered the
house of God and they ate the sacred bread, which was
against the law for him or his companions to eat, but only
for the priests?  12:5 Or have you not read in the law that
the priests in the temple desecrate the Sabbath and yet are
not guilty?  12:6 I tell you that something greater than the
temple is here.  12:7 If you had known what this means:
‘I want mercy and not sacrifice,’ 1 you would not have
condemned the innocent.  12:8 For the Son of Man is lord
of the Sabbath.”
 12:1 At that time Jesus went through the grain fields on a
Matt. 12:1-8
not hard to carry.”
on a Sabbath, and his disciples began to
pick some heads of wheat as they made their
way.  2:24 So the Pharisees said to him, “Look,
why are they doing what is against the law on
the Sabbath?”  2:25 He said to them, “Have
you never read what David did when he was
in need and he and his companions were
hungry—  2:26 how he entered the house of
God when Abiathar was high priest and ate
the sacred bread, which is against the law for
any but the priests to eat, and also gave it to
his companions?”  2:27 Then he said to them,
“The Sabbath was made for people, not people
for the Sabbath.  2:28 For this reason the Son of
Man is lord even of the Sabbath.”
Mark 2:23-28
 2:23 Jesus was going through the grain fields
(compare no. 46)
Luke
fields on a Sabbath, and his disciples picked
some heads of wheat, rubbed them in their
hands, and ate them.  6:2 But some of the
Pharisees said, “Why are you doing what is
against the law on the Sabbath?”  6:3 Jesus
answered them, “Haven’t you read what
David did when he and his companions were
hungry—  6:4 how he entered the house of
God, took and ate the sacred bread, which is
not lawful for any to eat but the priests alone,
and gave it to his companions?”  6:5 Then
he said to them, “The Son of Man is lord of
the Sabbath.”
Mark
 6:1 Jesus was going through the grain
Luke 6:1-5
111. Plucking Grain on the Sabbath
 11:28 Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.  11:29 Take my yoke on you and learn from me,
because I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.  11:30 For my yoke is easy to bear, and my load is
110. “Come unto Me”
John
John
1
Hos 6:6
Mt 114 II 12:1-4
Mt 115 X 12:5-8
Eusebian Canons
Lord of the
Sabbath
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Mt 113 X 11:28-30
Eusebian Canons
Jesus’ Invitation
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Matt. 12:9-14
will anyone hear his voice in the streets.  12:20 He
will not break a bruised reed or extinguish
a smoldering wick, until he brings justice to
victory.  12:21 And in his name the Gentiles will
hope.” 1 Jesus and Beelzebul
away from there. Great crowds followed him, and
he healed them all.  12:16 But he sternly warned
them not to make him known.  12:17 This fulfilled
what was spoken by Isaiah the prophet:  12:18 “Here
is my servant whom I have chosen, the one I
love, in whom I take great delight. I will put my
Spirit on him, and he will proclaim justice to the
nations.  12:19 He will not quarrel or cry out, nor
Luke 6:6-11
another Sabbath, Jesus entered the
synagogue and was teaching. Now a man was there
whose right hand was withered.  6:7 The experts in
the law and the Pharisees watched Jesus closely to
see if he would heal on the Sabbath, so that they
could find a reason to accuse him.  6:8 But he knew
their thoughts, and said to the man who had the
withered hand, “Get up and stand here.” So he rose
and stood there.  6:9 Then Jesus said to them, “I ask
you, is it lawful to do good on the Sabbath or to
do evil, to save a life or to destroy it?”  6:10 After
looking around at them all, he said to the man,
“Stretch out your hand.” The man did so, and his
hand was restored.  6:11 But they were filled with
mindless rage and began debating with one another
what they would do to Jesus.
 6:6 On
sea, and a great multitude from Galilee followed
him. And from Judea,  3:8 Jerusalem, Idumea,
beyond the Jordan River, and around Tyre and
Sidon a great multitude came to him when they
heard about the things he had done.  3:9 Because
of the crowd, he told his disciples to have a small
boat ready for him so the crowd would not press
toward him.  3:10 For he had healed many, so that
all who were afflicted with diseases pressed toward
him in order to touch him.  3:11 And whenever the
unclean spirits saw him, they fell down before him
and cried out, “You are the Son of God.”  3:12 But
he sternly ordered them not to make him known.
Mark 3:7-12
 3:7 Then Jesus went away with his disciples to the
(compare no. 48)
stood on a level place. And a large number of
his disciples had gathered along with a vast
multitude from all over Judea, from Jerusalem,
and from the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon. They
came to hear him and to be healed of their
diseases,  6:18 and those who suffered from
unclean spirits were cured.  6:19 The whole
crowd was trying to touch him, because power
was coming out from him and healing them
all.
 6:17 Then he came down with them and
Luke 6:17-19
113. Jesus Heals Multitudes by the Sea
and a man was there who had a withered
hand.  3:2 They watched Jesus closely to see if
he would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they
could accuse him.  3:3 So he said to the man who
had the withered hand, “Stand up among all these
people.”  3:4 Then he said to them, “Is it lawful
to do good on the Sabbath, or evil, to save a life
or destroy it?” But they were silent.  3:5 After
looking around at them in anger, grieved by
the hardness of their hearts, he said to the man,
“Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out,
and his hand was restored.  3:6 So the Pharisees
went out immediately and began plotting with
the Herodians, as to how they could assassinate
him.
Mark 3:1-6
 3:1 Then Jesus entered the synagogue again,
 12:15 Now when Jesus learned of this, he went
Matt. 12:15-21
had a withered hand. And they asked Jesus,
“Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?” so that
they could accuse him.  12:11 He said to
them, “Would not any one of you, if he had
one sheep that fell into a pit on the Sabbath,
take hold of it and lift it out?  12:12 How
much more valuable is a person than a
sheep! So it is lawful to do good on the
Sabbath.”  12:13 Then he said to the man,
“Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it
out and it was restored, as healthy as the
other.  12:14 But the Pharisees went out and
plotted against him, as to how they could
assassinate him.
 12:9 Then Jesus left that place and entered
their synagogue.  12:10 A man was there who
(compare no. 47)
112. Healing the Withered Hand
John
John
1
Isa 42:1-4
Mt 118 X 12:15-21
Eusebian Canons
God’s Special
Servant
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Mt 116 II 12:9-13
Mt 117 IV 12:14
Eusebian Canons
Lord of the Sabbath
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Notes
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Matt. 26:6-13
in Bethany at the house of
Simon the leper,  26:7 a
woman came to him with an
alabaster jar of expensive
perfumed oil, and she
poured it on his head as he
was at the table.  26:8 When
the disciples saw this,
they became indignant
and said, “Why this
waste?  26:9 It could have
been sold at a high price
and the money given to
the poor!”  26:10 When
Jesus learned of this, he
said to them, “Why are you
bothering this woman? She
has done a good service
for me.  26:11 For you will
always have the poor with
you, but you will not always
have me!  26:12 When she
poured this oil on my body,
she did it to prepare me for
burial.  26:13 I tell you the
truth, wherever this gospel
is proclaimed in the whole
world, what she has done
will also be told in memory
of her.”
 26:6 Now while Jesus was
Bethany at the house of Simon
the leper, reclining at the table,
a woman came with an alabaster
jar of costly aromatic oil from
pure nard. After breaking open
the jar, she poured it on his
head.  14:4 But some who were
present indignantly said to one
another, “Why this waste of
expensive ointment?  14:5 It
could have been sold for more
than three hundred silver coins
and the money given to the
poor!” So they spoke angrily
to her.  14:6 But Jesus said,
“Leave her alone. Why are you
bothering her? She has done a
good service for me.  14:7 For
you will always have the poor
with you, and you can do good
for them whenever you want.
But you will not always have
me!  14:8 She did what she
could. She anointed my body
beforehand for burial.  14:9 I
tell you the truth, wherever
the gospel is proclaimed in the
whole world, what she has done
will also be told in memory of
her.”
Mark 14:3-9
 14:3 Now while Jesus was in
with him, so he went into the Pharisee’s house and took his
place at the table.  7:37 Then when a woman of that town, who
was a sinner, learned that Jesus was dining at the Pharisee’s
house, she brought an alabaster jar of perfumed oil.  7:38 As
she stood behind him at his feet, weeping, she began to wet
his feet with her tears. She wiped them with her hair, kissed
them, and anointed them with the perfumed oil.  7:39 Now
when the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to
himself, “If this man were a prophet, he would know who and
what kind of woman this is who is touching him, that she is a
sinner.”  7:40 So Jesus answered him, “Simon, I have something
to say to you.” He replied, “Say it, Teacher.”  7:41 “A certain
creditor had two debtors; one owed him five hundred silver
coins, and the other fifty.  7:42 When they could not pay, he
canceled the debts of both. Now which of them will love him
more?”  7:43 Simon answered, “I suppose the one who had the
bigger debt canceled.” Jesus said to him, “You have judged
rightly.”  7:44 Then, turning toward the woman, he said to
Simon, “Do you see this woman? I entered your house. You
gave me no water for my feet, but she has wet my feet with her
tears and wiped them with her hair.  7:45 You gave me no kiss of
greeting, but from the time I entered she has not stopped kissing
my feet.  7:46 You did not anoint my head with oil, but she has
anointed my feet with perfumed oil.  7:47 Therefore I tell you,
her sins, which were many, are forgiven, thus she loved much;
but the one who is forgiven little loves little.”  7:48 Then Jesus
said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.”  7:49 But those who were
at the table with him began to say among themselves, “Who
is this, who even forgives sins?”  7:50 He said to the woman,
“Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”
Luke 7:36-50
 7:36 Now one of the Pharisees asked Jesus to have dinner
(compare no. 267and 306)
114. The Woman with the Ointment
Passover, Jesus came to Bethany,
where Lazarus lived, whom he
had raised from the dead.  12:2 So
they prepared a dinner for Jesus
there. Martha was serving, and
Lazarus was among those present
at the table with him.  12:3 Then
Mary took three quarters of a
pound of expensive aromatic oil
from pure nard and anointed the
feet of Jesus. She then wiped his
feet dry with her hair. (Now the
house was filled with the fragrance
of the perfumed oil.)  12:4 But
Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples
(the one who was going to betray
him) said,  12:5 “Why wasn’t this
oil sold for three hundred silver
coins and the money given to the
poor?”  12:6 (Now Judas said this
not because he was concerned
about the poor, but because he was
a thief. As keeper of the money
box, he used to steal what was put
into it.)  12:7 So Jesus said, “Leave
her alone. She has kept it for the
day of my burial.  12:8 For you will
always have the poor with you, but
you will not always have me!”
John 12:1-8
 12:1 Then, six days before the
Lk 74 I 7:36-50
Eusebian Canons
Jesus’ Anointing
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Matt. 9:35
Matt.
Mark 6:6b
Luke 8:1-3
(compare no. 121)
Luke
villages, preaching and proclaiming the good news of the
kingdom of God. The twelve were with him,  8:2 and also some
women who had been healed of evil spirits and disabilities:
Mary (called Magdalene), from whom seven demons had
gone out,  8:3 and Joanna the wife of Cuza (Herod’s household
manager), Susanna, and many others who provided for them
out of their own resources.
 8:1 Some time afterward he went on through towns and
116. Jesus is Thought to be Beside Himself
appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had driven
out seven demons.
 16:9 [[Early on the first day of the week, after he arose, he
went around among the villages and taught.
 6:6 And he was amazed because of their unbelief. Then he
Mark 3:19b-21
 3:19 and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.  3:20 Now Jesus went home, and a crowd gathered so that they were not able to
eat.  3:21 When his family heard this they went out to restrain him, for they said, “He is out of his mind.”
and villages, teaching in their synagogues,
preaching the good news of the kingdom, and
healing every kind of disease and sickness.
 9:35 Then Jesus went throughout all the towns
115. The Ministering Women
John
John
Mk 25 II 2:27-3:5
Mk 30 II 3:16B-19
Mk 31 X 3:20-21
Eusebian Canons
Jesus and
Beelzebul
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Lk 75 X 8:1-3
Eusebian Canons
Jesus’ Ministry
and the Help of
Women
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Notes
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Matt. 12:22-30
possessed man who was blind and mute.
Jesus healed him so that he could speak
and see.  12:23 All the crowds were amazed
and said, “Could this one be the Son of
David?”  12:24 But when the Pharisees heard
this they said, “He does not cast out demons
except by the power of Beelzebul, the ruler of
demons!”  12:25 Now when Jesus realized what
they were thinking, he said to them, “Every
kingdom divided against itself is destroyed,
and no town or house divided against itself
will stand.  12:26 So if Satan casts out Satan,
he is divided against himself. How then will
his kingdom stand?  12:27 And if I cast out
demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons
cast them out? For this reason they will be your
judges.  12:28 But if I cast out demons by the
Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has
already overtaken you.  12:29 How else can
someone enter a strong man’s house and steal
his property, unless he first ties up the strong
man? Then he can thoroughly plunder the
house.  12:30 Whoever is not with me is against
me, and whoever does not gather with me
scatters.  9:32 As they were going away, a man
who could not talk and was demon-possessed
was brought to him.  9:33 After the demon was
cast out, the man who had been mute spoke.
The crowds were amazed and said, “Never has
anything like this been seen in Israel!”  9:34 But
the Pharisees said, “By the ruler of demons he
casts out demons.”
 12:22 Then they brought to him a demon-
came down from Jerusalem said,
“He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and,
“By the ruler of demons he casts out
demons.”  3:23 So he called them
and spoke to them in parables: “How
can Satan cast out Satan?  3:24 If a
kingdom is divided against itself,
that kingdom will not be able to
stand.  3:25 If a house is divided
against itself, that house will not
be able to stand.  3:26 And if Satan
rises against himself and is divided,
he is not able to stand and his end
has come.  3:27 But no one is able to
enter a strong man’s house and steal
his property unless he first ties up the
strong man. Then he can thoroughly
plunder his house.
Mark 3:22-27
 3:22 The experts in the law who
demon that was mute. When the
demon had gone out, the man who
had been mute began to speak, and
the crowds were amazed.  11:15 But
some of them said, “By the power
of Beelzebul, the ruler of demons, he
casts out demons.”  11:17 But Jesus,
realizing their thoughts, said to them,
“Every kingdom divided against itself
is destroyed, and a divided household
falls.  11:18 So if Satan too is divided
against himself, how will his kingdom
stand? I ask you this because you
claim that I cast out demons by
Beelzebul.  11:19 Now if I cast out
demons by Beelzebul, by whom do
your sons cast them out? Therefore
they will be your judges.  11:20 But
if I cast out demons by the finger of
God, then the kingdom of God has
already overtaken you.  11:21 When
a strong man, fully armed, guards
his own palace, his possessions are
safe.  11:22 But when a stronger man
attacks and conquers him, he takes
away the first man’s armor on which
the man relied and divides up his
plunder.  11:23 Whoever is not with
me is against me, and whoever does
not gather with me scatters.
 11:14 Now he was casting out a
Luke 11:14-15
(compare no. 188)
117. On Collusion with Satan
John 7:20
in saying that you are a Samaritan and are
possessed by a demon?”  8:52 Then the
Judeans responded, “Now we know you’re
possessed by a demon! Both Abraham and the
prophets died, and yet you say, ‘If anyone obeys
my teaching, he will never experience death.’
 8:48 The Judeans replied, “Aren’t we correct
 10:20 Many of them were saying, “He is
possessed by a demon and has lost his mind!
Why do you listen to him?”
by a demon! Who is trying to kill you?”
 7:20 The crowd answered, “You’re possessed
Mt 119 V 12:22
Mt 120 VII 12:23
Mt 121 II 12:24
Mt 122 II 12:25-30
Mk 25 II 2:27-3:5
Mk 32 II 3:22
Mk 33 II 3:23-27
Eusebian Canons
Jesus and
Beelzebul
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Matt. 12:31-37
be forgiven for every sin and blasphemy, but
the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be
forgiven.  12:32 Whoever speaks a word against the
Son of Man will be forgiven. But whoever speaks
against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either
in this age or in the age to come.  12:33 “Make a tree
good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad
and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is known by its
fruit.  12:34 Offspring of vipers! How are you able
to say anything good, since you are evil? For the
mouth speaks from what fills the heart.  12:35 The
good person brings good things out of his good
treasury, and the evil person brings evil things out
of his evil treasury.  12:36 I tell you that on the day
of judgment, people will give an account for every
worthless word they speak.  12:37 For by your
words you will be justified, and by your words
you will be condemned.”  7:16 You will recognize
them by their fruit. Grapes are not gathered from
thorns or figs from thistles, are they?  7:17 In the
same way, every good tree bears good fruit, but
the bad tree bears bad fruit.  7:18 A good tree is not
able to bear bad fruit, nor a bad tree to bear good
fruit.  7:19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit
is cut down and thrown into the fire.  7:20 So then,
you will recognize them by their fruit.
 12:31 For this reason I tell you, people will
for all sins, even all the blasphemies they
utter.  3:29 But whoever blasphemes against the
Holy Spirit will never be forgiven, but is guilty of
an eternal sin”  3:30 (because they said, “He has
an unclean spirit”).
Mark 3:28-30
 3:28 I tell you the truth, people will be forgiven
the Son of Man will be forgiven, but the person
who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be
forgiven.  6:43 “For no good tree bears bad fruit,
nor again does a bad tree bear good fruit,  6:44 for
each tree is known by its own fruit. For figs are
not gathered from thorns, nor are grapes picked
from brambles.  6:45 The good person out of the
good treasury of his heart produces good, and the
evil person out of his evil treasury produces evil,
for his mouth speaks from what fills his heart.
Luke 12:10
 12:10 And everyone who speaks a word against
(compare no. 197)
118. The Sin against the Holy Spirit
John
Mt 123 II 12:31-32
Mt 124 I 12:33-34
Mt 125 V 12:35
Mt 126 X 12:36-37
Mk 25 II 2:27-3:5
Mk 34 II 3:28-30
Eusebian Canons
Jesus and
Beelzebul
Trees and Their
Fruit
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Matt. 12:38-42
the law along with some Pharisees
answered him, “Teacher, we want to
see a sign from you.”  12:39 But he
answered them, “An evil and adulterous
generation asks for a sign, but no sign
will be given to it except the sign of
the prophet Jonah.  12:40 For just as
Jonah was in the belly of the huge
fish for three days and three nights,1
so the Son of Man will be in the heart
of the earth for three days and three
nights.  12:41 The people of Nineveh
will stand up at the judgment with this
generation and condemn it, because
they repented when Jonah preached
to them—and now, something greater
than Jonah is here!  12:42 The queen of
the South will rise up at the judgment
with this generation and condemn it,
because she came from the ends of the
earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon—
and now, something greater than
Solomon is here!  16:1 Now when the
Pharisees and Sadducees came to test
Jesus, they asked him to show them a
sign from heaven.  16:2 He said, “When
evening comes you say, ‘It will be fair
weather, because the sky is red,’  16:4 A
wicked and adulterous generation asks
for a sign, but no sign will be given to it
except the sign of Jonah.” Then he left
them and went away.
 12:38 Then some of the experts in
to argue with Jesus, asking for a sign
from heaven to test him.  8:12 Sighing
deeply in his spirit he said, “Why does
this generation look for a sign? I tell
you the truth, no sign will be given to
this generation.”
Mark 8:11-12
 8:11 Then the Pharisees came and began
the crowds were increasing, Jesus
began to say, “This generation is a
wicked generation; it looks for a sign,
but no sign will be given to it except
the sign of Jonah.  11:30 For just as
Jonah became a sign to the people of
Nineveh, so the Son of Man will be
a sign to this generation.  11:31 The
queen of the South will rise up at
the judgment with the people of this
generation and condemn them, because
she came from the ends of the earth
to hear the wisdom of Solomon—and
now, something greater than Solomon
is here!  11:32 The people of Nineveh
will stand up at the judgment with this
generation and condemn it, because
they repented when Jonah preached
to them—and now, something greater
than Jonah is here!
 11:16 Others, to test him, began asking
for a sign from heaven.  11:29 As
Luke 11:16
(compare no. 154 and 191)
119. The Sign of Jonah
sign will you perform, so that we may see it and
believe you? What will you do?
John 6:30
 6:30 So they said to him, “Then what miraculous
1
Jonah 1:17
Mt 127 V 12:38
Mt 128 V 12:39-42
Eusebian Canons
The Sign of
Jonah
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Matt. 12:43-45
Matt. 12:46-50
 12:46 While Jesus was still speaking
to the crowds, his mother and brothers
came and stood outside, asking to
speak to him.  12:47  Someone told him,
“Look, your mother and your brothers
are standing outside wanting to speak
to you.”  12:48 To the one who had said
this, Jesus replied, “Who is my mother
and who are my brothers?”  12:49 And
pointing toward his disciples he
said, “Here are my mother and my
brothers!  12:50 For whoever does
the will of my Father in heaven is my
brother and sister and mother.”
who betrayed him.  3:20 Now Jesus went home,
and a crowd gathered so that they were not able to
eat.  3:21 When his family heard this they went
out to restrain him, for they said, “He is out of his
mind.”
Luke 8:19-21
 8:19 Now Jesus’ mother and his
brothers came to him, but they could
not get near him because of the
crowd.  8:20 So he was told, “Your
mother and your brothers are standing
outside, wanting to see you.”  8:21 But
he replied to them, “My mother and my
brothers are those who hear the word of
God and do it.”
(compare no. 135)
John
John 15:14
 15:14 You are my friends if you do
what I command you.
waterless places looking for rest but not finding any. Then it says, ‘I
will return to the home I left.’  11:25 When it returns, it finds the house
swept clean and put in order.  11:26 Then it goes and brings seven other
spirits more evil than itself, and they go in and live there, so the last
state of that person is worse than the first.”
Luke 11:24-26
 11:24 “When an unclean spirit goes out of a person, it passes through
121. Jesus’ True Kindred
Mark
Mark 3:31-35
 3:31 Then Jesus’ mother and his
brothers came. Standing outside,
they sent word to him, to summon
him.  3:32 A crowd was sitting around
him and they said to him, “Look, your
mother and your brothers are outside
looking for you.”  3:33 He answered
them and said, “Who are my mother
and my brothers?”  3:34 And looking at
those who were sitting around him in
a circle, he said, “Here are my mother
and my brothers!  3:35 For whoever
does the will of God is my brother and
sister and mother.”  3:19 and Judas Iscariot,
says, ‘I will return to the home I left.’ When it returns, it finds the
house empty, swept clean, and put in order.  12:45 Then it goes and
brings with it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they go in
and live there, so the last state of that person is worse than the first. It
will be that way for this evil generation as well!”
 12:43 “When an unclean spirit goes out of a person, it passes through
waterless places looking for rest but does not find it.  12:44 Then it
(compare no. 189)
120. The Return of the Evil Spirit
Mt 130 II 12:46-50
Mk 25 II 2:27-3:5
Mk 35 II 3:31-35
Eusebian Canons
Jesus’ True
Family
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Mt 129 V 12:43-45
Eusebian Canons
The Return of the
Unclean Spirit
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Notes
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Matt. 13:1-9
gathered around him that he got into a boat to sit
while the whole crowd stood on the shore.  13:3 He
told them many things in parables, saying:
“Listen! A sower went out to sow.  13:4 And as
he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the
birds came and devoured them.  13:5 Other seeds
fell on rocky ground where they did not have
much soil. They sprang up quickly because the
soil was not deep.  13:6 But when the sun came
up, they were scorched, and because they did not
have sufficient root, they withered.  13:7 Other
seeds fell among the thorns, and they grew up and
choked them.  13:8 But other seeds fell on good
soil and produced grain, some a hundred times as
much, some sixty, and some thirty.  13:9 The one
who has ears had better listen!”
 13:1 On that day after Jesus went out of the house,
he sat by the lake.  13:2 And such a large crowd
large crowd gathered around him that he got into
a boat on the lake and sat there while the whole
crowd was on the shore by the lake.  4:2 He
taught them many things in parables, and in his
teaching said to them:  4:3 “Listen! A sower went
out to sow.  4:4 And as he sowed, some seed fell
along the path, and the birds came and devoured
it.  4:5 Other seed fell on rocky ground where
it did not have much soil. It sprang up at once
because the soil was not deep.  4:6 When the sun
came up it was scorched, and because it did not
have sufficient root, it withered.  4:7 Other seed
fell among the thorns, and they grew up and
choked it, and it did not produce grain.  4:8 But
other seed fell on good soil and produced grain,
sprouting and growing; some yielded thirty
times as much, some sixty, and some a hundred
times.”  4:9 And he said, “Whoever has ears to
hear had better listen!”
Mark 4:1-9
 4:1 Again he began to teach by the lake. Such a
 5:1 Now Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret, and the
crowd was pressing around him to hear the word of God.  5:2 He
saw two boats by the lake, but the fishermen had gotten out of
them and were washing their nets.  5:3 He got into one of the
boats, which was Simon’s, and asked him to put out a little way
from the shore. Then Jesus sat down and taught the crowds from
the boat.
were coming to Jesus from one town after another,
he spoke to them in a parable:  8:5 “A sower went
out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell
along the path and was trampled on, and the wild
birds devoured it.  8:6 Other seed fell on rock, and
when it came up, it withered because it had no
moisture.  8:7 Other seed fell among the thorns, and
they grew up with it and choked it.  8:8 But other
seed fell on good soil and grew, and it produced
a hundred times as much grain.” As he said this,
he called out, “The one who has ears to hear had
better listen!”
 8:4 While a large crowd was gathering and people
Luke 8:4-8
122. The Parable of the Sower
John
Mt 131 II 13:1-11
Mk 36 II 4:1-11B
Lk 76 II 8:4-10A
Eusebian Canons
The Parable of
the Sower
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Matt. 13:10-17
 25:29 For the one who has will be given more, and he will have more
than enough. But the one who does not have, even what he has will be
taken from him.
have been given the opportunity to know the secrets of the
kingdom of heaven, but they have not.  13:12 For whoever
has will be given more, and will have an abundance. But
whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken
from him.  13:13 For this reason I speak to them in parables:
Although they see they do not see, and although they
hear they do not hear nor do they understand.  13:14 And
concerning them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled that
says: ‘You will listen carefully yet will never understand,
you will look closely yet will never comprehend.  13:15 For
the heart of this people has become dull; they are hard
of hearing, and they have shut their eyes, so that they
would not see with their eyes and hear with their ears and
understand with their hearts and turn, and I would heal
them.’ 1  13:16 “But your eyes are blessed because they see,
and your ears because they hear.  13:17 For I tell you the
truth, many prophets and righteous people longed to see
what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear
but did not hear it.
 13:10 Then the disciples came to him and said, “Why do
you speak to them in parables?”  13:11 He replied, “You
said to them, “Why are you arguing
about having no bread? Do you still not
see or understand? Have your hearts been
hardened?  8:18 Though you have eyes,
don’t you see? And though you have ears,
can’t you hear? Don’t you remember?
 8:17 When he learned of this, Jesus
Mark 4:10-12
he was alone,
those around him with the
twelve asked him about the
parables.  4:11 He said to them,
“The secret of the kingdom of
God has been given to you. But
to those outside, everything is in
parables,  4:12 so that although
they look they may look but not
see, and although they hear they
may hear but not understand,
so they may not repent and be
forgiven.” 1  4:25 For whoever
has will be given more, but
whoever does not have, even
what he has will be taken from
him.”
 4:10 When
 19:26 ‘I tell you that everyone who has
will be given more, but from the one who
does not have, even what he has will be
taken away.
said, “You have been given the
opportunity to know the secrets
of the kingdom of God, but for
others they are in parables, so that
although they see they may not
see, and although they hear they
may not understand. 2  8:18 So
listen carefully, for whoever has
will be given more, but whoever
does not have, even what he
thinks he has will be taken from
him.”  10:23 Then Jesus turned to
his disciples and said privately,
“Blessed are the eyes that see what
you see!  10:24 For I tell you that
many prophets and kings longed to
see what you see but did not see it,
and to hear what you hear but did
not hear it.”
 8:9 Then his disciples asked him
what this parable meant.  8:10 He
Luke 8:9-10
123. The Reason for Speaking in Parables
 12:37 Although Jesus had performed so
many miraculous signs before them, they
still refused to believe in him,  12:38 so
that the word of Isaiah the prophet
would be fulfilled. He said, “Lord,
who has believed our message, and to
whom has the arm of the Lord been
revealed?” 3  12:39 For this reason they
could not believe, because again Isaiah
said,  12:40 “He has blinded their
eyes and hardened their heart, so that
they would not see with their eyes and
understand with their heart, and turn to
me, and I would heal them.” 4
come into this world, so that those who
do not see may gain their sight, and the
ones who see may become blind.”
John
 9:39 Jesus said,] “For judgment I have
Isa 6:9-10
Isa 6:9
Isa 53:1
Isa 6:10
1
2
3
4
Mt 131 II 13:1-11
Mt 132 V 13:12
Mt 133 I 13:13-15
Mt 134 V 13:16-17
Mk 36 II 4:1-11B
Mk 37 I 4:11C-13
Lk 76 II 8:4-10A
Lk 77 I 8:10B
Eusebian Canons
The Parable of
the Sower
The Purpose of
Parables
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Matt. 13:18-23
a basket but on a lampstand, and it gives light to
all in the house.  10:26 “Do not be afraid of them,
for nothing is hidden that will not be revealed,
and nothing is secret that will not be made
known.  7:2 For by the standard you judge you
will be judged, and the measure you use will be
the measure you receive.  13:12 For whoever has
will be given more, and will have an abundance.
But whoever does not have, even what he has
will be taken from him.
 5:15 People do not light a lamp and put it under
Matt. 5:15
about the kingdom and does not understand it,
the evil one comes and snatches what was sown
in his heart; this is the seed sown along the
path.  13:20 The seed sown on rocky ground is
the person who hears the word and immediately
receives it with joy.  13:21 But he has no root
in himself and does not endure; when trouble
or persecution comes because of the word,
immediately he falls away.  13:22 The seed sown
among thorns is the person who hears the word,
but worldly cares and the seductiveness of wealth
choke the word, so it produces nothing.  13:23 But
as for the seed sown on good soil, this is the
person who hears the word and understands. He
bears fruit, yielding a hundred, sixty, or thirty
times what was sown.”
 13:18 “So listen to the parable of the
sower:  13:19 When anyone hears the word
the ones who have heard; then the devil comes
and takes away the word from their hearts, so that
they may not believe and be saved.  8:13 Those
on the rock are the ones who receive the word
with joy when they hear it, but they have no root.
They believe for a while, but in a time of testing
fall away.  8:14 As for the seed that fell among
thorns, these are the ones who hear, but as they
go on their way they are choked by the worries
and riches and pleasures of life, and their fruit
does not mature.  8:15 But as for the seed that
landed on good soil, these are the ones who,
after hearing the word, cling to it with an honest
and good heart, and bear fruit with steadfast
endurance.
Luke 8:11-15
 8:11 “Now the parable means this: The seed is
the word of God.  8:12 Those along the path are
to be put under a basket or under a bed, is it? Isn’t
it to be placed on a lampstand?  4:22 For nothing is
hidden except to be revealed, and nothing concealed
except to be brought to light.  4:23 If anyone has
ears to hear, he had better listen!”  4:24 And he
said to them, “Take care about what you hear. The
measure you use will be the measure you receive,
and more will be added to you.  4:25 For whoever
has will be given more, but whoever does not have,
even what he has will be taken from him.”
 4:21 He also said to them, “A lamp isn’t brought
Mark 4:21-25
with a jar or puts it under a bed, but puts it on a
lampstand so that those who come in can see the
light.  8:17 For nothing is hidden that will not be
revealed, and nothing concealed that will not be
made known and brought to light.  8:18 So listen
carefully, for whoever has will be given more,
but whoever does not have, even what he thinks
he has will be taken from him.”
 8:16 “No one lights a lamp and then covers it
Luke 8:16-18
125. “He who has Ears to Hear, Let him Hear”
this parable? Then how will you understand any
parable?  4:14 The sower sows the word.  4:15 These
are the ones on the path where the word is sown:
Whenever they hear, immediately Satan comes and
snatches the word that was sown in them.  4:16 These
are the ones sown on rocky ground: As soon as they
hear the word, they receive it with joy.  4:17 But
they have no root in themselves and do not endure.
Then, when trouble or persecution comes because of
the word, immediately they fall away.  4:18 Others
are the ones sown among thorns: They are those
who hear the word,  4:19 but worldly cares, the
seductiveness of wealth, and the desire for other
things come in and choke the word, and it produces
nothing.  4:20 But these are the ones sown on good
soil: They hear the word and receive it and bear
fruit, one thirty times as much, one sixty, and one
a hundred.”
 4:13 He said to them, “Don’t you understand
Mark 4:13-20
124. Interpretation of the Parable of the Sower
John
John
Mk 39 II 4:21
Mk 40 II 4:22-23
Mk 41 II 4:24
Mk 42 II 4:25
Mk 47 II 4:35-5:17
Lk 79 II 8:16
Lk 80 II 8:17
Lk 81 V 8:18
Eusebian Canons
Showing the
Light
The Parable of
the Lamp
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Mt 135 II 13:18-23
Mk 37 I 4:11C-13
Mk 38 II 4:14-20
Mk 47 II 4:35-5:17
Lk 78 II 8:11-15
Eusebian Canons
The Parable of
the Sower
The Purpose of
Parables
NΕΤ Bible Titles
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Mark 4:26-29
Matt. 13:31-32
kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that
a man took and sowed in his field.  13:32 It
is the smallest of all the seeds, but when
it has grown it is the greatest garden plant
and becomes a tree, so that the wild birds
come and nest in its branches.”
 13:31 He gave them another parable: “The
kingdom of God, or what parable can we use to present
it?  4:31 It is like a mustard seed that when sown in the
ground, even though it is the smallest of all the seeds in
the ground—  4:32 when it is sown, it grows up, becomes
the greatest of all garden plants, and grows large branches
so that the wild birds can nest in its shade.”
Mark 4:30-32
 4:30 He also asked, “To what can we compare the
Luke
of God like? To what should I compare
it?  13:19 It is like a mustard seed that a man
took and sowed in his garden. It grew and
became a tree, and the wild birds nested in its
branches.”
Mark
Luke
 13:18 Thus Jesus asked, “What is the kingdom
Luke 13:18-19
(compare no. 209)
128. The Parable of the Mustard Seed
grow together until the harvest. At harvest time I will tell the reapers, “First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned,
but then gather the wheat into my barn.”’”
 13:24 He presented them with another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a person who sowed good seed in his field.  13:25 But
while everyone was sleeping, an enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat and went away.  13:26 When the plants sprouted
and bore grain, then the weeds also appeared.  13:27 So the slaves of the owner came and said to him, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed
in your field? Then where did the weeds come from?’  13:28 He said, ‘An enemy has done this.’ So the slaves replied, ‘Do you want
us to go and gather them?’  13:29 But he said, ‘No, since in gathering the weeds you may uproot the wheat with them.  13:30 Let both
(compare no. 131)
127. The Parable of the Tares
 4:26 He also said, “The kingdom of God is like someone who spreads seed on the ground.  4:27 He goes to sleep and gets up, night
and day, and the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how.  4:28 By itself the soil produces a crop, first the stalk, then
the head, then the full grain in the head.  4:29 And when the grain is ripe, he sends in the sickle because the harvest has come.”
Matt. 13:24-30
Matt.
126. The Parable of the Seed Growing Secretly
John
John
John
Mt 137 II 13:31-32
Mk 44 II 4:30-32
Mk 47 II 4:35-5:17
Eusebian Canons
The Parable of the
Mustard Seed
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Mt 136 X 13:24-30
Eusebian Canons
The Parable of
the Weeds
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Mk 43 X 4:26-29
Mk 47 II 4:35-5:17
Eusebian Canons
The Parable of
the Growing
Seed
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Matt. 13:33
measures of flour until all the dough had risen.”
Luke 13:20-21
Matt. 13:36-43
 13:36 Then he left the crowds and went into the house. And his disciples came to him saying, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds
in the field.”  13:37 He answered, “The one who sowed the good seed is the Son of Man.  13:38 The field is the world and the good
seed are the people of the kingdom. The weeds are the people of the evil one,  13:39 and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The
harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels.  13:40 As the weeds are collected and burned with fire, so it will be at the end
of the age.  13:41 The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will gather from his kingdom everything that causes sin as well as
all lawbreakers.  13:42 They will throw them into the fiery furnace, 1 where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.  13:43 Then
the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. 2 The one who has ears had better listen!
(compare no. 127)
Mark
parable. But privately he explained everything to his own disciples.
Mark 4:33-34
 4:33 So with many parables like these, he spoke the word to them,
as they were able to hear.  4:34 He did not speak to them without a
Luke
Luke
 13:20 Again he said, “To what should I compare the kingdom of
God?  13:21 It is like yeast that a woman took and mixed with three
130. Jesus’ Use of Parables
Mark
131. Interpretation of the Parable of the Tares
by the prophet: “I will open my mouth in parables, I will announce
what has been hidden from the foundation of the world.” 1
 13:34 Jesus spoke all these things in parables to the crowds; he did not
speak to them without a parable.  13:35 This fulfilled what was spoken
Matt. 13:34-35
yeast that a woman took and mixed with three measures of flour until
all the dough had risen.”
 13:33 He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like
(compare no. 210)
129. The Parable of the Leaven
John
John
John
Ps 78:2
Dan 3:6
Dan 12:3
1
2
Mt 140 X 13:36-53
Eusebian Canons
Explanation for
the Disciples
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
1
Mt 139 VI 13:34-35
Mk 45 VI 4:33-34A
Mk 46 X 4:34B
Mk 47 II 4:35-5:17
Eusebian Canons
The Purpose of
Parables
The Use of
Parables
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Mt 138 V 13:33
Eusebian Canons
The Parable of
the Yeast
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Matt. 13:44-46
Matt. 13:47-50
134. Treasures New and Old
who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his treasure what is new and old.”
 13:51 “Have you understood all these things?” They replied, “Yes.”  13:52 Then he said to them, “Therefore every expert in the law
Matt. 13:51-52
weeping and gnashing of teeth.
 13:47 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was cast into the sea that caught all kinds of fish.  13:48 When it was full,
they pulled it ashore, sat down, and put the good fish into containers and threw the bad away.  13:49 It will be this way at the end of
the age. Angels will come and separate the evil from the righteous  13:50 and throw them into the fiery furnace, 1 where there will be
133. The Parable of the Net
he found a pearl of great value, he went out and sold everything he had and bought it.
 13:44 “The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure, hidden in a field, that a person found and hid. Then because of joy he went and sold
all that he had and bought that field.  13:45 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant searching for fine pearls.  13:46 When
Mark
Mark
Mark
132. The Parables of the Hidden Treasure and of the Pearl
Luke
Luke
Luke
John
John
John
Dan 3:6
Mt 140 X 13:36-53
Eusebian Canons
Parables on the
Kingdom of
Heaven
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
1
Mt 140 X 13:36-53
Eusebian Canons
Parables on the
Kingdom of
Heaven
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Mt 140 X 13:36-53
Eusebian Canons
Parables on the
Kingdom of
Heaven
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Notes
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Matt. 12:46-50
large crowd around him, he gave orders to go to the other side
of the lake.
on the sea so that the waves began to swamp the
boat. But he was asleep.  8:25 So they came and
woke him up saying, “Lord, save us! We are about
to die!”  8:26 But he said to them, “Why are you
cowardly, you people of little faith?” Then he got
up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was
dead calm.  8:27 And the men were amazed and
said, “What sort of person is this? Even the winds
and the sea obey him!”  8:18 Now when Jesus saw a
to his disciples, “Let’s go across to the other side
of the lake.”  4:36 So after leaving the crowd,
they took him along, just as he was, in the boat,
and other boats were with him.  4:37 Now a
great windstorm developed and the waves were
breaking into the boat, so that the boat was nearly
swamped.  4:38 But he was in the stern, sleeping
on a cushion. They woke him up and said to him,
“Teacher, don’t you care that we are about to
die?”  4:39 So he got up and rebuked the wind,
and said to the sea, “Be quiet! Calm down!” Then
the wind stopped, and it was dead calm.  4:40 And
he said to them, “Why are you cowardly?
Do you still not have faith?”  4:41 They were
overwhelmed by fear and said to one another,
“Who then is this? Even the wind and sea obey
him!”
disciples and said to them, “Let’s go across to the
other side of the lake.” So they set out,  8:23 and
as they sailed he fell asleep. Now a violent
windstorm came down on the lake, and the boat
started filling up with water, and they were in
danger.  8:24 They came and woke him, saying,
“Master, Master, we are about to die!” So he got
up and rebuked the wind and the raging waves;
they died down, and it was calm.  8:25 Then he
said to them, “Where is your faith?” But they
were afraid and amazed, saying to one another,
“Who then is this? He commands even the winds
and the water, and they obey him!”
what I command you.
John 15:14
John
 15:14 You are my friends if you do
 8:22 One day Jesus got into a boat with his
Luke 8:22-25
(compare no. 90)
 4:35 On that day, when evening came, Jesus said
Mark 4:35-41
Luke 8:19-21
Jesus’ mother and his
brothers came to him, but they could
not get near him because of the
crowd.  8:20 So he was told, “Your
mother and your brothers are standing
outside, wanting to see you.”  8:21 But
he replied to them, “My mother and my
brothers are those who hear the word of
God and do it.”
 8:19 Now
136. Stilling the Storm
Mark 3:31-35
Jesus’ mother and his
brothers came. Standing outside,
they sent word to him, to summon
him.  3:32 A crowd was sitting around
him and they said to him, “Look, your
mother and your brothers are outside
looking for you.”  3:33 He answered
them and said, “Who are my mother
and my brothers?”  3:34 And looking at
those who were sitting around him in
a circle, he said, “Here are my mother
and my brothers!  3:35 For whoever
does the will of God is my brother and
sister and mother.”
 3:31 Then
 8:23 As he got into the boat, his disciples
followed him.  8:24 And a great storm developed
Matt. 8:23-27
to the crowds, his mother and brothers
came and stood outside, asking to
speak to him.  12:47  Someone told him,
“Look, your mother and your brothers
are standing outside wanting to speak
to you.”  12:48 To the one who had said
this, Jesus replied, “Who is my mother
and who are my brothers?”  12:49 And
pointing toward his disciples he
said, “Here are my mother and my
brothers!  12:50 For whoever does
the will of my Father in heaven is my
brother and sister and mother.”
 12:46 While Jesus was still speaking
(compare no. 121)
135. Jesus’ True Kindred
Mk 47 II 4:35-5:17
Lk 83 II 8:22-37A
Eusebian Canons
Stilling of a
Storm
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Lk 82 II 8:19-21
Eusebian Canons
Jesus’ True
Family
NΕΤ Bible Titles
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Matt. 8:28-34
side, to the region of the Gadarenes,
two demon-possessed men coming
from the tombs met him. They were
extremely violent, so that no one was
able to pass by that way.  8:29 They
cried out, “Son of God, leave us
alone! Have you come here to
torment us before the time?”  8:30 A
large herd of pigs was feeding some
distance from them.  8:31 Then the
demons begged him, “If you drive
us out, send us into the herd of
pigs.”  8:32 And he said, “Go!” So
they came out and went into the pigs,
and the herd rushed down the steep
slope into the lake and drowned in
the water.  8:33 The herdsmen ran
off, went into the town, and told
everything that had happened to the
demon-possessed men.  8:34 Then
the entire town came out to meet
Jesus. And when they saw him, they
begged him to leave their region.
 8:28 When he came to the other
boat, a man with an unclean spirit came from the tombs
and met him.  5:3 He lived among the tombs, and no one
could bind him anymore, not even with a chain.  5:4 For
his hands and feet had often been bound with chains and
shackles, but he had torn the chains apart and broken the
shackles in pieces. No one was strong enough to subdue
him.  5:5 Each night and every day among the tombs
and in the mountains, he would cry out and cut himself
with stones.  5:6 When he saw Jesus from a distance, he
ran and bowed down before him.  5:7 Then he cried out
with a loud voice, “Leave me alone, Jesus, Son of the
Most High God! I implore you by God—do not torment
me!”  5:8 (For Jesus had said to him, “Come out of that
man, you unclean spirit!”)  5:9 Jesus asked him, “What
is your name?” And he said, “My name is Legion, for
we are many.”  5:10 He begged Jesus repeatedly not to
send them out of the region.  5:11 There on the hillside,
a great herd of pigs was feeding.  5:12 And the demonic
spirits begged him, “Send us into the pigs. Let us enter
them.”  5:13 Jesus gave them permission. So the unclean
spirits came out and went into the pigs. Then the herd
rushed down the steep slope into the lake, and about
two thousand were drowned in the lake.  5:14 Now the
herdsmen ran off and spread the news in the town and
countryside, and the people went out to see what had
happened.  5:15 They came to Jesus and saw the demonpossessed man sitting there, clothed and in his right
mind—the one who had the “Legion”—and they were
afraid.  5:16 Those who had seen what had happened to
the demon-possessed man reported it, and they also told
about the pigs.  5:17 Then they asked Jesus to leave their
region.  5:18 As he was getting into the boat the man who
had been demon-possessed asked if he could go with
him.  5:19 But Jesus did not permit him to do so. Instead,
he said to him, “Go to your home and to your people
and tell them what the Lord has done for you, that he
had mercy on you.”  5:20 So he went away and began to
proclaim in the Decapolis what Jesus had done for him,
and all were amazed.
Mark 5:1-20
 5:1 So they came to the other side of the lake, to the region
of the Gerasenes.  5:2 Just as Jesus was getting out of the
ashore, a certain man from the town met him who
was possessed by demons. For a long time this man
had worn no clothes and had not lived in a house, but
among the tombs.  8:28 When he saw Jesus, he cried
out, fell down before him, and shouted with a loud
voice, “Leave me alone, Jesus, Son of the Most High
God! I beg you, do not torment me!”  8:29 For Jesus had
started commanding the evil spirit to come out of the
man. (For it had seized him many times, so he would
be bound with chains and shackles and kept under
guard. But he would break the restraints and be driven
by the demon into deserted places.)  8:30 Jesus then
asked him, “What is your name?” He said, “Legion,”
because many demons had entered him.  8:31 And they
began to beg him not to order them to depart into the
abyss.  8:32 Now a large herd of pigs was feeding there
on the hillside, and the demonic spirits begged Jesus to
let them go into them. He gave them permission.  8:33 So
the demons came out of the man and went into the pigs,
and the herd of pigs rushed down the steep slope into
the lake and drowned.  8:34 When the herdsmen saw
what had happened, they ran off and spread the news
in the town and countryside.  8:35 So the people went
out to see what had happened, and they came to Jesus.
They found the man from whom the demons had gone
out, sitting at Jesus’ feet, clothed and in his right mind,
and they were afraid.  8:36 Those who had seen it told
them how the man who had been demon-possessed had
been healed.  8:37 Then all the people of the Gerasenes
and the surrounding region asked Jesus to leave them
alone, for they were seized with great fear. So he got
into the boat and left.  8:38 The man from whom the
demons had gone out begged to go with him, but Jesus
sent him away, saying,  8:39 “Return to your home, and
declare what God has done for you.” So he went away,
proclaiming throughout the whole town what Jesus had
done for him.
 8:26 So they sailed over to the region of the Gerasenes,
which is opposite Galilee.  8:27 As Jesus stepped
Luke 8:26-39
137. The Gerasene Demoniac
John
Mk 47 II 4:35-5:17
Mk 48 VIII 5:18-20
Lk 83 II 8:22-37A
Lk 84 VIII 8:37B-39
Eusebian Canons
Healing of a
Demoniac
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Matt. 9:18-26
a ruler came, bowed low before him,
and said, “My daughter has just died,
but come and lay your hand on her
and she will live.”  9:19 Jesus and
his disciples got up and followed
him.  9:20 But a woman who had
been suffering from a hemorrhage
for twelve years came up behind
him and touched the edge of his
cloak.  9:21 For she kept saying to
herself, “If only I touch his cloak, I
will be healed.”  9:22 But when Jesus
turned and saw her he said, “Have
courage, daughter! Your faith has
made you well.” And the woman was
healed from that hour.  9:23 When
Jesus entered the ruler’s house
and saw the flute players and the
disorderly crowd,  9:24 he said, “Go
away, for the girl is not dead but
asleep.” And they began making fun
of him.  9:25 But when the crowd
had been put outside, he went in and
gently took her by the hand, and the
girl got up.  9:26 And the news of this
spread throughout that region.
 9:18 As he was saying these things,
side, a large crowd gathered around him, and he was by the
sea.  5:22 Then one of the synagogue rulers, named Jairus,
came up, and when he saw Jesus, he fell at his feet.  5:23 He
asked him urgently, “My little daughter is near death. Come
and lay your hands on her so that she may be healed and
live.”  5:24 Jesus went with him, and a large crowd followed
and pressed around him.  5:25 Now a woman was there who had
been suffering from a hemorrhage for twelve years.  5:26 She
had endured a great deal under the care of many doctors and
had spent all that she had. Yet instead of getting better, she grew
worse.  5:27 When she heard about Jesus, she came up behind
him in the crowd and touched his cloak,  5:28 for she kept
saying, “If only I touch his clothes, I will be healed.”  5:29 At
once the bleeding stopped, and she felt in her body that she was
healed of her disease.  5:30 Jesus knew at once that power had
gone out from him. He turned around in the crowd and said,
“Who touched my clothes?”  5:31 His disciples said to him,
“You see the crowd pressing against you and you say, ‘Who
touched me?’”  5:32 But he looked around to see who had done
it.  5:33 Then the woman, with fear and trembling, knowing
what had happened to her, came and fell down before him and
told him the whole truth.  5:34 He said to her, “Daughter, your
faith has made you well. Go in peace, and be healed of your
disease.”  5:35 While he was still speaking, people came from
the synagogue ruler’s house saying, “Your daughter has died.
Why trouble the teacher any longer?”  5:36 But Jesus, paying
no attention to what was said, told the synagogue ruler, “Do not
be afraid; just believe.”  5:37 He did not let anyone follow him
except Peter, James, and John, the brother of James.  5:38 They
came to the house of the synagogue ruler where he saw noisy
confusion and people weeping and wailing loudly.  5:39 When
he entered he said to them, “Why are you distressed and
weeping? The child is not dead but asleep.”  5:40 And they
began making fun of him. But he put them all outside and he
took the child’s father and mother and his own companions
and went into the room where the child was.  5:41 Then, gently
taking the child by the hand, he said to her, “Talitha koum,”
which means, “Little girl, I say to you, get up.”  5:42 The girl
got up at once and began to walk around (she was twelve years
old). They were completely astonished at this.  5:43 He strictly
ordered that no one should know about this, and told them to
give her something to eat.
Mark 5:21-43
 5:21 When Jesus had crossed again in a boat to the other
welcomed him, because they were all waiting
for him.  8:41 Then a man named Jairus, who
was a ruler of the synagogue, came up. Falling
at Jesus’ feet, he pleaded with him to come to
his house,  8:42 because he had an only daughter,
about twelve years old, and she was dying. As
Jesus was on his way, the crowds pressed around
him.  8:43 Now a woman was there who had been
suffering from a hemorrhage for twelve years but
could not be healed by anyone.  8:44 She came up
behind Jesus and touched the edge of his cloak,
and at once the bleeding stopped.  8:45 Then
Jesus asked, “Who was it who touched me?”
When they all denied it, Peter said, “Master, the
crowds are surrounding you and pressing against
you!”  8:46 But Jesus said, “Someone touched
me, for I know that power has gone out from
me.”  8:47 When the woman saw that she could not
escape notice, she came trembling and fell down
before him. In the presence of all the people, she
explained why she had touched him and how she
had been immediately healed.  8:48 Then he said
to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well.
Go in peace.”  8:49 While he was still speaking,
someone from the synagogue ruler’s house came
and said, “Your daughter is dead; do not trouble
the teacher any longer.”  8:50 But when Jesus
heard this, he told him, “Do not be afraid; just
believe, and she will be healed.”  8:51 Now when
he came to the house, Jesus did not let anyone
go in with him except Peter, John, and James,
and the child’s father and mother.  8:52 Now
they were all wailing and mourning for her, but
he said, “Stop your weeping; she is not dead but
asleep.”  8:53 And they began making fun of him,
because they knew that she was dead.  8:54 But
Jesus gently took her by the hand and said,
“Child, get up.”  8:55 Her spirit returned, and
she got up immediately. Then he told them to
give her something to eat.  8:56 Her parents were
astonished, but he ordered them to tell no one
what had happened.
Luke 8:40-56
 8:40 Now when Jesus returned, the crowd
(compare no. 95)
138. Jairus’ Daughter and the Woman with a Hemorrhage
John
Mk 47 II 4:35-5:17
Mk 49 II 5:21-43
Lk 85 II 8:40-56
Eusebian Canons
Restoration and
Healing
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
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Matt.
Mark
140. Second Journey (to Jerusalem)
Luke 4:16-30
 4:16 Now Jesus came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up,
and went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, as was his custom.
He stood up to read,  4:17 and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was
given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was
written,  4:18 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has
anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to
proclaim release to the captives and the regaining of sight to the blind,
to set free those who are oppressed,  4:19 to proclaim the year of the
Lord’s favor.” 1  4:20 Then he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the
attendant, and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were
fixed on him.  4:21 Then he began to tell them, “Today this scripture has
been fulfilled even as you heard it being read.”  4:22 All were speaking
well of him, and were amazed at the gracious words coming out of his
mouth. They said, “Isn’t this Joseph’s son?”  4:23 Jesus said to them, “No
doubt you will quote to me the proverb, ‘Physician, heal yourself!’ and
say, ‘What we have heard that you did in Capernaum, do here in your
hometown too.’”  4:24 And he added, “I tell you the truth, no prophet
is acceptable in his hometown.  4:25 But in truth I tell you, there were
many widows in Israel in Elijah’s days, when the sky was shut up three
and a half years, and there was a great famine over all the land.  4:26 Yet
Elijah was sent to none of them, but only to a woman who was a widow
at Zarephath in Sidon.  4:27 And there were many lepers in Israel in
the time of the prophet Elisha, yet none of them was cleansed except
Naaman the Syrian.”  4:28 When they heard this, all the people in the
synagogue were filled with rage.  4:29 They got up, forced him out of the
town, and brought him to the brow of the hill on which their town was
built, so that they could throw him down the cliff.  4:30 But he passed
through the crowd and went on his way.
John 5:1
 5:1 After this there was a Jewish feast, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
Mark 6:1-6a
 6:1 Now Jesus left that place
and came to his hometown,
and his disciples followed
him.  6:2 When the Sabbath
came, he began to teach in the
synagogue. Many who heard
him were astonished, saying,
“Where did he get these ideas?
And what is this wisdom that
has been given to him? What
are these miracles that are done
through his hands?  6:3 Isn’t
this the carpenter, the son of
Mary and brother of James,
Joses, Judas, and Simon? And
aren’t his sisters here with us?”
And so they took offense at
him.  6:4 Then Jesus said to
them, “A prophet is not without
honor except in his hometown,
and among his relatives, and in
his own house.”  6:5 He was not
able to do a miracle there, except
to lay his hands on a few sick
people and heal them.  6:6 And
he was amazed because of their
unbelief. Then he went around
among the villages and taught.
Luke
Matt. 13:53-58
 13:53 Now when Jesus
finished these parables,
he moved on from
there.  13:54 Then he
came to his hometown
and began to teach the
people in their synagogue.
They were astonished
and said, “Where did
this
man
get
such
wisdom and miraculous
powers?  13:55 Isn’t this
the carpenter’s son? Isn’t
his mother named Mary?
And aren’t his brothers
James, Joseph, Simon,
and Judas?  13:56 And
aren’t all his sisters here
with us? Where did he get
all this?”  13:57 And so
they took offense at him.
But Jesus said to them,
“A prophet is not without
honor except in his
hometown and in his own
house.”  13:58 And he did
not do many miracles there
because of their unbelief.
(compare no. 33)
139. Jesus is Rejected at Nazareth
John 7:15
1
Isa 61:1-2a
Mt 140 X 13:36-53
Mt 141 I 13:54-56
Mt 142 I 13:57-58
Mk 50 I 6:1-3
Mk 51 I 6:4-6A
Mk 52 II 6:6B
Eusebian Canons
Rejection at
Nazareth
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Jn 38 I 5:1-10
Eusebian Canons
Healing a Paralytic at the
Pool of Bethesda
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
 10:39 Then they attempted
again to seize him, but he escaped
their clutches.
testified that a prophet has no
honor in his own country.)
 4:44 (For Jesus himself had
Jesus the son of Joseph, whose
father and mother we know?
How can he now say, ‘I have
come down from heaven’?”
 6:42 and they said, “Isn’t this
were astonished and said, “How
does this man know so much
when he has never had formal
instruction?”
 7:15 Then the Jewish leaders
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Matt.
Mark
Luke
John 5:2-47
 5:2 Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool called Bethzatha in Aramaic, which has five covered walkways.  5:3 A great
number of sick, blind, lame, and paralyzed people were lying in these walkways. [“waiting for the moving of the water.]  5:4 [For
an angel of the Lord went down and stirred up the water at certain times. Whoever first stepped in after the stirring of the water was
healed from whatever disease which he suffered.”]  5:5 Now a man was there who had been disabled for thirty-eight years.  5:6 When
Jesus saw him lying there and when he realized that the man had been disabled a long time already, he said to him, “Do you want
to become well?”  5:7 The sick man answered him, “Sir, I have no one to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up. While I
am trying to get into the water, someone else goes down there before me.”  5:8 Jesus said to him, “Stand up! Pick up your mat and
walk.”  5:9 Immediately the man was healed, and he picked up his mat and started walking. (Now that day was a Sabbath.)  5:10 So
the Jewish leaders said to the man who had been healed, “It is the Sabbath, and you are not permitted to carry your mat.”  5:11 But he
answered them, “The man who made me well said to me, ‘Pick up your mat and walk.’”  5:12 They asked him, “Who is the man who
said to you, ‘Pick up your mat and walk’?”  5:13 But the man who had been healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had slipped
out, since there was a crowd in that place.  5:14 After this Jesus found him at the temple and said to him, “Look, you have become
well. Don’t sin any more, lest anything worse happen to you.”  5:15 The man went away and informed the Jewish leaders that Jesus
was the one who had made him well.  5:16 Now because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jewish leaders began
persecuting him.  5:17 So he told them, “My Father is working until now, and I too am working.”  5:18 For this reason the Jewish
leaders were trying even harder to kill him, because not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was also calling God his own
Father, thus making himself equal with God.  5:19 So Jesus answered them, “I tell you the solemn truth, the Son can do nothing on
his own initiative, but only what he sees the Father doing. For whatever the Father does, the Son does likewise.  5:20 For the Father
loves the Son and shows him everything he does, and will show him greater deeds than these, so that you will be amazed.  5:21 For
just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whomever he wishes.  5:22 Furthermore, the Father
does not judge anyone, but has assigned all judgment to the Son,  5:23 so that all people will honor the Son just as they honor the
Father. The one who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him.  5:24 “I tell you the solemn truth, the one who
hears my message and believes the one who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned, but has crossed over from death to
life.  5:25 I tell you the solemn truth, a time is coming—and is now here—when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and
those who hear will live.  5:26 For just as the Father has life in himself, thus he has granted the Son to have life in himself,  5:27 and
he has granted the Son authority to execute judgment, because he is the Son of Man.  5:28 “Do not be amazed at this, because a time
is coming when all who are in the tombs will hear his voice  5:29 and will come out—the ones who have done what is good to the
resurrection resulting in life, and the ones who have done what is evil to the resurrection resulting in condemnation.  5:30 I can do
nothing on my own initiative. Just as I hear, I judge, and my judgment is just, because I do not seek my own will, but the will of
the one who sent me.  5:31 “If I testify about myself, my testimony is not true.  5:32 There is another who testifies about me, and I
know the testimony he testifies about me is true.  5:33 You have sent to John, and he has testified to the truth.  5:34 (I do not accept
human testimony, but I say this so that you may be saved.)  5:35 He was a lamp that was burning and shining, and you wanted to
rejoice greatly for a short time in his light.  5:36 “But I have a testimony greater than that from John. For the deeds that the Father
has assigned me to complete—the deeds I am now doing—testify about me that the Father has sent me.  5:37 And the Father who
sent me has himself testified about me. You people have never heard his voice nor seen his form at any time,  5:38 nor do you have
his word residing in you, because you do not believe the one whom he sent.  5:39 You study the scriptures thoroughly because you
think in them you possess eternal life, and it is these same scriptures that testify about me,  5:40 but you are not willing to come to
me so that you may have life.  5:41 “I do not accept praise from people,  5:42 but I know you, that you do not have the love of God
within you.  5:43 I have come in my Father’s name, and you do not accept me. If someone else comes in his own name, you will
accept him.  5:44 How can you believe, if you accept praise from one another and don’t seek the praise that comes from the only
God?  5:45 “Do not suppose that I will accuse you before the Father. The one who accuses you is Moses, in whom you have placed
your hope.  5:46 If you believed Moses, you would believe me, because he wrote about me.  5:47 But if you do not believe what
Moses wrote, how will you believe my words?”
141. The Healing at the Pool
Jn 38 I 5:1-10
Jn 39 X 5:11-23A
Jn 40 I 5:23B
Jn 41 X 5:24-30A
Jn 42 I 5:30B
Jn 43 X 5:31-37A
Jn 44 III 5:37B
Jn 45 X 5:38-47
Eusebian Canons
Healing a
Paralytic at
the Pool of
Bethesda
More Testimony
About Jesus
Responding to
Jewish Leaders
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“This is John the Baptist. He has been raised
from the dead! And because of this, miraculous
powers are at work in him.”
 14:1 At that time Herod the tetrarch heard reports
about Jesus,  14:2 and he said to his servants,
Matt. 14:1-2
Matt. 9:35
 9:35 Then Jesus went throughout all the towns
and villages, teaching in their synagogues,
preaching the good news of the kingdom,
and healing every kind of disease and
sickness.  10:1 Jesus called his twelve
disciples and gave them authority over
unclean spirits so they could cast them
out and heal every kind of disease and
sickness.  10:7 As you go, preach this
message: ‘The kingdom of heaven is
near!’  10:8 Heal the sick, raise the dead,
cleanse lepers, cast out demons. Freely you
received, freely give.  10:9 Do not take gold,
silver, or copper in your belts,  10:10 no bag
for the journey, or an extra tunic, or sandals
or staff, for the worker deserves his provis
ions.  10:11 Whenever you enter a town or
village, find out who is worthy there and
stay with them until you leave.  10:14 And
if anyone will not welcome you or listen to
your message, shake the dust off your feet as
you leave that house or that town.
had become known. Some were saying, “John
the baptizer has been raised from the dead, and
because of this, miraculous powers are at work
in him.”  6:15 Others said, “He is Elijah.” Others
said, “He is a prophet, like one of the prophets
from the past.”  6:16 But when Herod heard
this, he said, “John, whom I beheaded, has been
raised!”
 6:14 Now King Herod heard this, for Jesus’ name
Mark 6:14-16
Luke 9:1-6
 9:1 After Jesus called the twelve
together, he gave them power
and authority over all demons
and to cure diseases,  9:2 and
he sent them out to proclaim
the kingdom of God and to
heal the sick.  9:3 He said
to them, “Take nothing for
your journey—no staff, no
bag, no bread, no money,
and do not take an extra
tunic.  9:4 Whatever house
you enter, stay there until you
leave the area.  9:5 Wherever
they do not receive you, as you
leave that town, shake the dust
off your feet as a testimony
against them.”  9:6 Then they
departed and went throughout
the villages, proclaiming the
good news and healing people
everywhere.
that was happening, and he was thoroughly
perplexed, because some people were saying that
John had been raised from the dead,  9:8 while
others were saying that Elijah had appeared, and
still others that one of the prophets of long ago had
risen.  9:9 Herod said, “I had John beheaded, but
who is this about whom I hear such things?” So
Herod wanted to learn about Jesus.
John
 9:7 Now Herod the tetrarch heard about everything
Luke 9:7-9
143. Opinions regarding Jesus
(whom he named apostles), so that they would be with
him and he could send them to preach  3:15 and to have
authority to cast out demons.
 3:13 Now Jesus went up the mountain and called for those he
wanted, and they came to him.  3:14 He appointed twelve
Mark 6:6b-13
 6:6 And he was amazed because of their unbelief.
Then he went around among the villages and
taught.  6:7 Jesus called the twelve and began
to send them out two by two. He gave them
authority over the unclean spirits.  6:8 He
instructed them to take nothing for the journey
except a staff—no bread, no bag, no money
in their belts—  6:9 and to put on sandals but
not to wear two tunics.  6:10 He said to them,
“Wherever you enter a house, stay there until
you leave the area.  6:11 If a place will not
welcome you or listen to you, as you go out
from there, shake the dust off your feet as a
testimony against them.”  6:12 So they went out
and preached that all should repent.  6:13 They
cast out many demons and anointed many sick
people with oil and healed them.
(compare no. 99)
142. Commissioning the Twelve
John
Mt 143 II 14:1-2
Mt 232 V 23:13-14, in
note
Mk 57 II 6:14
Mk 58 X 6:15-16
Lk 90 II 9:7-9
Eusebian Canons
Herod’s
Confusion
about Jesus
The Death of
John the
Baptist
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Mk 51 I 6:4-6A
Mk 52 II 6:6B
Mk 53 II 6:7-9
Mk 54 II 6:10
Mk 55 II 6:11
Mk 56 VIII 6:12-13
Lk 86 II 9:1-2
Lk 87 II 9:3-4
Lk 88 II 9:5
Lk 89 VIII 9:6
Eusebian Canons
Sending Out the Twelve
Apostles
The Sending of the
Twelve Apostles
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Matt. 14:3-12
Herod had arrested John,
bound him, and put him in prison on
account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s
wife,  14:4 because John had repeatedly
told him, “It is not lawful for you to have
her.”  14:5 Although Herod wanted to kill
John, he feared the crowd because they
accepted John as a prophet.  14:6 But
on Herod’s birthday, the daughter of
Herodias danced before them and pleased
Herod,  14:7 so much that he promised
with an oath to give her whatever she
asked.  14:8 Instructed by her mother,
she said, “Give me the head of John the
Baptist here on a platter.”  14:9 Although
it grieved the king, because of his oath
and the dinner guests he commanded it to
be given.  14:10 So he sent and had John
beheaded in the prison.  14:11 His head was
brought on a platter and given to the girl,
and she brought it to her mother.  14:12 Then
John’s disciples came and took the body
and buried it and went and told Jesus.
heard this he went away from there privately in a boat to
an isolated place. But when the crowd heard about it, they
followed him on foot from the towns.
Mark 6:30-31
and told him everything they had done and
taught.  6:31 He said to them, “Come with me
privately to an isolated place and rest a while”
(for many were coming and going, and there was
no time to eat).
 6:30 Then the apostles gathered around Jesus
everything they had done. Then he took them
with him and they withdrew privately to a town
called Bethsaida.
Herod the tetrarch because of
Herodias, his brother’s wife,
and because of all the evil deeds
that he had done,  3:20 Herod
added this to them all: He
locked up John in prison.
Luke 3:19-20
 3:19 But when John rebuked
 9:10 When the apostles returned, they told Jesus
Luke 9:10a
145. The Return of the Apostles
prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, because Herod had
married her.  6:18 For John had repeatedly told Herod, “It is not lawful for
you to have your brother’s wife.”  6:19 So Herodias nursed a grudge against
him and wanted to kill him. But she could not  6:20 because Herod stood
in awe of John and protected him, since he knew that John was a righteous
and holy man. When Herod heard him, he was thoroughly baffled, and yet
he liked to listen to John.  6:21 But a suitable day came, when Herod gave
a banquet on his birthday for his court officials, military commanders, and
leaders of Galilee.  6:22 When his daughter Herodias came in and danced,
she pleased Herod and his dinner guests. The king said to the girl, “Ask
me for whatever you want and I will give it to you.”  6:23 He swore to her,
“Whatever you ask I will give you, up to half my kingdom.”  6:24 So she
went out and said to her mother, “What should I ask for?” Her mother said,
“The head of John the baptizer.”  6:25 Immediately she hurried back to the
king and made her request: “I want the head of John the Baptist on a platter
immediately.”  6:26 Although it grieved the king deeply, he did not want to
reject her request because of his oath and his guests.  6:27 So the king sent
an executioner at once to bring John’s head, and he went and beheaded John
in prison.  6:28 He brought his head on a platter and gave it to the girl, and
the girl gave it to her mother.  6:29 When John’s disciples heard this, they
came and took his body and placed it in a tomb.
Mark 6:17-29
 6:17 For Herod himself had sent men, arrested John, and bound him in
 14:12 Then John’s disciples came and took the body and
buried it and went and told Jesus.  14:13 Now when Jesus
Matt. 14:12b-13a
 14:3 For
(compare no. 17)
144. The Death of John the Baptist
John
John
Mk 61 VIII 6:30
Mk 62 X 6:31
Lk 91 VIII 9:10A
Lk 92 III 9:10B-11
Eusebian Canons
The Feeding
of the Five
Thousand
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Mt 144 II 14:3-5
Mt 145 VI 14:6-12
Mt 232 V 23:13 (-14, in
note)
Mk 59 II 6:17
Mk 60 VI 6:18-29
Eusebian Canons
The Death of
John the
Baptist
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Matt. 14:13-21
compassion on them because they were
bewildered and helpless, like sheep
without a shepherd.
 9:36 When he saw the crowds, he had
he went away from there privately
in a boat to an isolated place. But
when the crowd heard about it,
they followed him on foot from
the towns.  14:14 As he got out he
saw the large crowd, and he had
compassion on them and healed
their sick.  14:15 When evening
arrived, his disciples came to him
saying, “This is an isolated place
and the hour is already late. Send
the crowds away so that they
can go into the villages and buy
food for themselves.”  14:16 But
he replied, “They don’t need to
go. You give them something to
eat.”  14:17 They said to him, “We
have here only five loaves and two
fish.”  14:18 “Bring them here to
me,” he replied.  14:19 Then he
instructed the crowds to sit down
on the grass. He took the five
loaves and two fish, and looking
up to heaven he gave thanks and
broke the loaves. He gave them
to the disciples, who in turn gave
them to the crowds.  14:20 They
all ate and were satisfied, and
they picked up the broken
pieces left over, twelve baskets
full.  14:21 Not counting women
and children, there were about
five thousand men who ate.
 14:13 Now when Jesus heard this
many saw them leaving and recognized
them, and they hurried on foot from
all the towns and arrived there ahead
of them.  6:34 As Jesus came ashore
he saw the large crowd and he had
compassion on them, because they were
like sheep without a shepherd. So he
taught them many things.  6:35 When it
was already late, his disciples came to
him and said, “This is an isolated place
and it is already very late.  6:36 Send
them away so that they can go into the
surrounding countryside and villages
and buy something for themselves to
eat.”  6:37 But he answered them, “You
give them something to eat.” And they
said, “Should we go and buy bread for
two hundred silver coins and give it
to them to eat?”  6:38 He said to them,
“How many loaves do you have? Go
and see.” When they found out, they
said, “Five—and two fish.”  6:39 Then
he directed them all to sit down in
groups on the green grass.  6:40 So
they reclined in groups of hundreds and
fifties.  6:41 He took the five loaves and
the two fish, and looking up to heaven,
he gave thanks and broke the loaves.
He gave them to his disciples to serve
the people, and he divided the two fish
among them all.  6:42 They all ate and
were satisfied,  6:43 and they picked
up the broken pieces and fish that were
left over, twelve baskets full.  6:44 Now
there were five thousand men who ate
the bread.
Mark 6:32-44
 6:32 So they went away by themselves
in a boat to some remote place.  6:33 But
they told Jesus everything they
had done. Then he took them with
him and they withdrew privately to
a town called Bethsaida.  9:11 But
when the crowds found out, they
followed him. He welcomed them,
spoke to them about the kingdom of
God, and cured those who needed
healing.  9:12 Now the day began
to draw to a close, so the twelve
came and said to Jesus, “Send
the crowd away, so they can go
into the surrounding villages and
countryside and find lodging and
food, because we are in an isolated
place.”  9:13 But he said to them,
“You give them something to eat.”
They replied, “We have no more
than five loaves and two fish—
unless we go and buy food for all
these people.”  9:14 (Now about
five thousand men were there.)
Then he said to his disciples,
“Have them sit down in groups of
about fifty each.”  9:15 So they did
as Jesus directed, and the people
all sat down.  9:16 Then he took
the five loaves and the two fish,
and looking up to heaven he gave
thanks and broke them. He gave
them to the disciples to set before
the crowd.  9:17 They all ate and
were satisfied, and what was left
over was picked up—twelve
baskets of broken pieces.
 9:10 When the apostles returned,
Luke 9:10b-17
(compare no. 153)
of the Sea of Galilee (also called the Sea of
Tiberias).  6:2 A large crowd was following him
because they were observing the miraculous signs
he was performing on the sick.  6:3 So Jesus went
on up the mountainside and sat down there with
his disciples.  6:4 (Now the Jewish feast of the
Passover was near.)  6:5 Then Jesus, when he
looked up and saw that a large crowd was coming
to him, said to Philip, “Where can we buy bread
so that these people may eat?”  6:6 (Now Jesus
said this to test him, for he knew what he was
going to do.)  6:7 Philip replied, “Two hundred
silver coins worth of bread would not be enough
for them, for each one to get a little.”  6:8 One of
Jesus’ disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother,
said to him,  6:9 “Here is a boy who has five barley
loaves and two fish, but what good are these for so
many people?”  6:10 Jesus said, “Have the people
sit down.” (Now there was a lot of grass in that
place.) So the men sat down, about five thousand
in number.  6:11 Then Jesus took the loaves, and
when he had given thanks, he distributed the bread
to those who were seated. He then did the same
with the fish, as much as they wanted.  6:12 When
they were all satisfied, Jesus said to his disciples,
“Gather up the broken pieces that are left over, so
that nothing is wasted.”  6:13 So they gathered them
up and filled twelve baskets with broken pieces
from the five barley loaves left over by the people
who had eaten.  6:14 Now when the people saw the
miraculous sign that Jesus performed, they began
to say to one another, “This is certainly the Prophet
who is to come into the world.” 1  6:15 Then Jesus,
because he knew they were going to come and
seize him by force to make him king, withdrew
again up the mountainside alone.
John 6:1-15
 6:1 After this Jesus went away to the other side
146. Five Thousand are Fed
1
Deut 18:15
Mt 146 III 14:13-14
Mt 147 I 14:15-21
Mt 232 V 23:13 (-14, in
note)
Mk 63 VI 6:32-34
Mk 64 I 6:35-44
Lk 91 VIII 9:10A
Lk 92 III 9:10B-11
Lk 93 I 9:12-17
Jn 46 I 6:1-2
Jn 47 III 6:3
Jn 48 I 6:4
Jn 49 I 6:5-13
Jn 50 X 6:14-15A
Jn 51 IV 6:15B-21
Eusebian Canons
The Feeding
of the Five
Thousand
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there recognized him, they sent word into all the
surrounding area, and they brought all their sick
to him.  14:36 They begged him if they could only
touch the edge of his cloak, and all who touched
it were healed.
 14:34 After they had crossed over, they came
to land at Gennesaret.  14:35 When the people
Matt. 14:34-36
Matt. 14:22-33
 14:22 Immediately Jesus made the disciples get
into the boat and go ahead of him to the other side,
while he dispersed the crowds.  14:23 And after he
sent the crowds away, he went up the mountain
by himself to pray. When evening came, he was
there alone.  14:24 Meanwhile the boat, already far
from land, was taking a beating from the waves
because the wind was against it.  14:25 As the
night was ending, Jesus came to them walking
on the sea.  14:26 When the disciples saw him
walking on the water they were terrified and said,
“It’s a ghost!” and cried out with fear.  14:27 But
immediately Jesus spoke to them: “Have courage!
It is I. Do not be afraid.”  14:28 Peter said to him,
“Lord, if it is you, order me to come to you on the
water.”  14:29 So he said, “Come.” Peter got out of
the boat, walked on the water, and came toward
Jesus.  14:30 But when he saw the strong wind he
became afraid. And starting to sink, he cried out,
“Lord, save me!”  14:31 Immediately Jesus reached
out his hand and caught him, saying to him, “You of
little faith, why did you doubt?”  14:32 When they
went up into the boat, the wind ceased.  14:33 Then
those who were in the boat worshiped him, saying,
“Truly you are the Son of God.”
they got out of the boat, people immediately
recognized Jesus.  6:55 They ran through that
whole region and began to bring the sick on mats
to wherever he was rumored to be.  6:56 And
wherever he would go—into villages, towns, or
countryside—they would place the sick in the
marketplaces, and would ask him if they could
just touch the edge of his cloak, and all who
touched it were healed.
 6:53 After they had crossed over, they came to
land at Gennesaret and anchored there.  6:54 As
Mark 6:53-56
Luke
Luke
other side of the lake realized that only one small
boat had been there, and that Jesus had not boarded
it with his disciples, but that his disciples had gone
away alone.  6:23 But some boats from Tiberias
came to shore near the place where they had eaten
the bread after the Lord had given thanks.  6:24 So
when the crowd realized that neither Jesus nor his
disciples were there, they got into the boats and
came to Capernaum looking for Jesus.  6:25 When
they found him on the other side of the lake, they
said to him, “Rabbi, when did you get here?”
 6:22 The next day the crowd that remained on the
John 6:22-25
John 6:16-21
 6:16 Now when evening came, his disciples went
down to the lake,  6:17 got into a boat, and started
to cross the lake to Capernaum. (It had already
become dark, and Jesus had not yet come to
them.)  6:18 By now a strong wind was blowing
and the sea was getting rough.  6:19 Then,
when they had rowed about three or four
miles, they caught sight of Jesus walking on
the lake, approaching the boat, and they were
frightened.  6:20 But he said to them, “It is I. Do
not be afraid.”  6:21 Then they wanted to take
him into the boat, and immediately the boat came
to the land where they had been heading.
148. Healings at Gennesaret
Mark 6:45-52
 6:45 Immediately Jesus made his disciples
get into the boat and go on ahead to the other
side, to Bethsaida, while he dispersed the
crowd.  6:46 After saying good-bye to them,
he went to the mountain to pray.  6:47 When
evening came, the boat was in the middle of the
sea and he was alone on the land.  6:48 He saw
them straining at the oars, because the wind
was against them. As the night was ending,
he came to them walking on the sea, for he
wanted to pass by them.  6:49 When they saw
him walking on the water they thought he was
a ghost. They cried out,  6:50 for they all saw
him and were terrified. But immediately he
spoke to them: “Have courage! It is I. Do not be
afraid.”  6:51 Then he went up with them into the
boat, and the wind ceased. They were completely
astonished,  6:52 because they did not understand
about the loaves, but their hearts were hardened.
147. The Walking on the Water
Mt 152 VI 14:32-34
Mt 153 II 14:35-36
Mk 68 VI 6:51-53
Mk 69 II 6:54-56
Jn 52 X 6:22-29
Eusebian Canons
Healing the Sick
Jesus’ Discourse
About the
Bread of Life
Walking on Water
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Mt 148 VI 14:22
Mt 149 II 14:23A
Mt 150 IV 14:23B-27
Mt 151 X 14:28-31
Mt 152 VI 14:32-34
Mk 65 VI 6:45
Mk 66 II 6:46
Mk 67 IV 6:47-50
Mk 68 VI 6:51-53
Jn 51 IV 6:15B-21
Eusebian Canons
Walking on Water
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Mark
Luke
John 6:26-59
is the will of the one who sent me—that I should not lose one person of every one he has given me, but raise them all up at the last
day.  6:40 For this is the will of my Father—for everyone who looks on the Son and believes in him to have eternal life, and I will
raise him up at the last day.”  6:41 Then the Jews who were hostile to Jesus began complaining about him because he said, “I am the
bread that came down from heaven,”  6:42 and they said, “Isn’t this Jesus the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How
can he now say, ‘I have come down from heaven’?”  6:43 Jesus replied, “Do not complain about me to one another.  6:44 No one can
come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him, and I will raise him up at the last day.  6:45 It is written in the prophets, ‘And
they will all be taught by God.’ 2 Everyone who hears and learns from the Father comes to me.  6:46 (Not that anyone has seen the
Father except the one who is from God—he has seen the Father.)  6:47 I tell you the solemn truth, the one who believes has eternal
life.  6:48 I am the bread of life.  6:49 Your ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died.  6:50 This is the bread that has
come down from heaven, so that a person may eat from it and not die.  6:51 I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If
anyone eats from this bread he will live forever. The bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.”  6:52 Then the Jews
who were hostile to Jesus began to argue with one another, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?”  6:53 Jesus said to them, “I
tell you the solemn truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in yourselves.  6:54 The
one who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.  6:55 For my flesh is true food,
and my blood is true drink.  6:56 The one who eats my flesh and drinks my blood resides in me, and I in him.  6:57 Just as the
living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so the one who consumes me will live because of me.  6:58 This is the bread
that came down from heaven; it is not like the bread your ancestors ate, but then later died. The one who eats this bread will live
forever.”  6:59 Jesus said these things while he was teaching in the synagogue in Capernaum.
 6:26 Jesus replied, “I tell you the solemn truth, you are looking for me not because you saw miraculous signs, but because you ate
all the loaves of bread you wanted.  6:27 Do not work for the food that disappears, but for the food that remains to eternal life—the
food which the Son of Man will give to you. For God the Father has put his seal of approval on him.”  6:28 So then they said to
him, “What must we do to accomplish the deeds God requires?”  6:29 Jesus replied, “This is the deed God requires—to believe in
the one whom he sent.”  6:30 So they said to him, “Then what miraculous sign will you perform, so that we may see it and believe
you? What will you do?  6:31 Our ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, just as it is written, ‘He gave them bread from heaven
to eat.’” 1  6:32 Then Jesus told them, “I tell you the solemn truth, it is not Moses who has given you the bread from heaven, but my
Father is giving you the true bread from heaven.  6:33 For the bread of God is the one who comes down from heaven and gives life
to the world.”  6:34 So they said to him, “Sir, give us this bread all the time!”  6:35 Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. The
one who comes to me will never go hungry, and the one who believes in me will never be thirsty.  6:36 But I told you that you have
seen me and still do not believe.  6:37 Everyone whom the Father gives me will come to me, and the one who comes to me I will
never send away.  6:38 For I have come down from heaven not to do my own will but the will of the one who sent me.  6:39 Now this
149. The Bread of Life
Ps 78:24
(Exod 16:4-36)
Isa 54:13
1
2
Jn 52 X 6:22-29
Jn 53 IV 6:30
Jn 54 X 6:31-34
Jn 55 I 6:35A
Jn 56 X 6:35B-37
Jn 57 I 6:38
Jn 58 X 6:39-40
Jn 59 I 6:41-42
Jn 60 X 6:43-45
Jn 61 III 6:46
Jn 62 X 6:47
Jn 63 I 6:48
Jn 64 X 6:49-50
Jn 65 I 6:51
Jn 66 X 6:52-54
Jn 67 I 6:55
Jn 68 X 6:56-61
Jn 75 X 6:70-7:27
Eusebian Canons
Jesus’ Discourse
About the
Bread of Life
Many Followers
Depart
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Matt. 15:1-20
your disciples disobey the tradition of the elders?
For they don’t wash their hands when they
eat.”  15:3 He answered them, “And why do you
disobey the commandment of God because of your
tradition?  15:4 For God said, ‘Honor your father
and mother’ 1 and ‘Whoever insults his father or
mother must be put to death.’ 2  15:5 But you say,
‘If someone tells his father or mother, “Whatever
help you would have received from me is given to
God,”  15:6 he does not need to honor his father.’
You have nullified the word of God on account of
your tradition.  15:7 Hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied
correctly about you when he said,  15:8 ‘This
people honors me with their lips, but their heart
is far from me,  15:9 and they worship me in
vain, teaching as doctrines the commandments
of men.’” 3  15:10 Then he called the crowd to
him and said, “Listen and understand.  15:11 What
defiles a person is not what goes into the mouth;
it is what comes out of the mouth that defiles a
person.”  15:12 Then the disciples came to him
and said, “Do you know that when the Pharisees
heard this saying they were offended?”  15:13 And
he replied, “Every plant that my heavenly Father
did not plant will be uprooted.  15:14 Leave them!
They are blind guides. If someone who is blind
leads another who is blind, both will fall into a
pit.”  15:15 But Peter said to him, “Explain this
parable to us.”  15:16 Jesus said, “Even after all
this, are you still so foolish?  15:17 Don’t you
understand that whatever goes into the mouth
enters the stomach and then passes out into the
sewer?  15:18 But the things that come out of
the mouth come from the heart, and these things
defile a person.  15:19 For out of the heart come
evil ideas, murder, adultery, sexual immorality,
theft, false testimony, slander.  15:20 These are
the things that defile a person; it is not eating with
unwashed hands that defiles a person.”
 15:1 Then Pharisees and experts in the law came
from Jerusalem to Jesus and said,  15:2 “Why do
that some of Jesus’ disciples ate their bread with unclean hands,
that is, unwashed.  7:3 (For the Pharisees and all the Jews do
not eat unless they perform a ritual washing, holding fast to
the tradition of the elders.  7:4 And when they come from the
marketplace, they do not eat unless they wash. They hold fast
to many other traditions: the washing of cups, pots, kettles, and
dining couches.)  7:5 The Pharisees and the experts in the law
asked him, “Why do your disciples not live according to the
tradition of the elders, but eat with unwashed hands?”  7:6 He
said to them, “Isaiah prophesied correctly about you hypocrites,
as it is written: ‘This people honors me with their lips, but their
heart is far from me.  7:7 They worship me in vain, teaching as
doctrine the commandments of men.’ 3  7:8 Having no regard for
the command of God, you hold fast to human tradition.”  7:9 He
also said to them, “You neatly reject the commandment of God
in order to set up your tradition.  7:10 For Moses said, ‘Honor
your father and your mother,’ 1 and, ‘Whoever insults his
father or mother must be put to death.’ 2  7:11 But you say
that if anyone tells his father or mother, ‘Whatever help you
would have received from me is corban’ (that is, a gift for
God),  7:12 then you no longer permit him to do anything for his
father or mother.  7:13 Thus you nullify the word of God by your
tradition that you have handed down. And you do many things
like this.”  7:14 Then he called the crowd again and said to them,
“Listen to me, everyone, and understand.  7:15 There is nothing
outside of a person that can defile him by going into him. Rather,
it is what comes out of a person that defiles him.”  7:16 [“Let
anyone with ears to hear, listen.”]  7:17 Now when Jesus had
left the crowd and entered the house, his disciples asked him
about the parable.  7:18 He said to them, “Are you so foolish?
Don’t you understand that whatever goes into a person from
outside cannot defile him?  7:19 For it does not enter his heart
but his stomach, and then goes out into the sewer.” (This means
all foods are clean.)  7:20 He said, “What comes out of a person
defiles him.  7:21 For from within, out of the human heart, come
evil ideas, sexual immorality, theft, murder,  7:22 adultery, greed,
evil, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, pride, and folly.  7:23 All
these evils come from within and defile a person.”
Mark 7:1-23
 7:1 Now the Pharisees and some of the experts in the law who
came from Jerusalem gathered around him.  7:2 And they saw
invited Jesus to have a meal with
him, so he went in and took his place
at the table.  11:38 The Pharisee was
astonished when he saw that Jesus
did not first wash his hands before
the meal.  11:39 But the Lord said
to him, “Now you Pharisees clean
the outside of the cup and the plate,
but inside you are full of greed
and wickedness.  11:40 You fools!
Didn’t the one who made the outside
make the inside as well?  11:41 But
give from your heart to those in
need, and then everything will be
clean for you.  6:39 He also told
them a parable: “Someone who is
blind cannot lead another who is
blind, can he? Won’t they both fall
into a pit?
 11:37 As he spoke, a Pharisee
Luke 11:37-41
150. Defilement - Traditional and Real
John
Exod 20:12; Deut 5:26
Exod 20:17; Lev 20:9
Isa 29:13
1
2
3
Mt 154 VI 15:1-11
Mt 155 X 15:12-13
Mt 156 V 15:14
Mt 157 VI 15:15-23
Mt 232 V 23:13 (-14, in
note)
Mk 70 X 7:1-4
Mk 71 VI 7:5-16
Mk 72 VI 7:17-26A
Mk 76 VI 7:37B-8:10
Eusebian Canons
Breaking Human
Traditions
True Defilement
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122
Matt. 15:21-28
came to him bringing with them the lame, blind, crippled, mute, and
many others. They laid them at his feet, and he healed them.  15:31 As
a result, the crowd was amazed when they saw the mute speaking,
the crippled healthy, the lame walking, and the blind seeing, and they
praised the God of Israel.
 15:29 When he left there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee. Then
he went up a mountain, where he sat down.  15:30 Then large crowds
Matt. 15:29-31
went into a house, he did not want anyone to know, but he was not able
to escape notice.  7:25 Instead, a woman whose young daughter had
an unclean spirit immediately heard about him and came and fell at
his feet.  7:26 The woman was a Greek, of Syrophoenician origin. She
asked him to cast the demon out of her daughter.  7:27 He said to her,
“Let the children be satisfied first, for it is not right to take the children’s
bread and to throw it to the dogs.”  7:28 She answered, “Yes, Lord, but
even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.”  7:29 Then he
said to her, “Because you said this, you may go. The demon has left
your daughter.”  7:30 She went home and found the child lying on the
bed, and the demon gone.
Mark 7:24-30
 7:24 After Jesus left there, he went to the region of Tyre. When he
came through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee in the region of the
Decapolis.  7:32 They brought to him a deaf man who had difficulty
speaking, and they asked him to place his hands on him.  7:33 After
Jesus took him aside privately, away from the crowd, he put his fingers
in the man’s ears, and after spitting, he touched his tongue.  7:34 Then
he looked up to heaven and said with a sigh, “Ephphatha” (that is,
“Be opened”).  7:35 And immediately the man’s ears were opened, his
tongue loosened, and he spoke plainly.  7:36 Jesus ordered them not
to tell anything. But as much as he ordered them not to do this, they
proclaimed it all the more.  7:37 People were completely astounded
and said, “He has done everything well. He even makes the deaf hear
and the mute speak.”
 7:31 Then Jesus went out again from the region of Tyre and
Mark 7:31-37
152. Jesus Heals a Deaf Mute and Many Others
“Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter is horribly
demon-possessed!”  15:23 But he did not answer her a word. Then his
disciples came and begged him, “Send her away, because she keeps
on crying out after us.”  15:24 So he answered, “I was sent only to
the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”  15:25 But she came and bowed
down before him and said, “Lord, help me!”  15:26 “It is not right to
take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs,” he said.  15:27 “Yes,
Lord,” she replied, “but even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from
their masters’ table.”  15:28 Then Jesus answered her, “Woman, your
faith is great! Let what you want be done for you.” And her daughter
was healed from that hour.
 15:21 After going out from there, Jesus went to the region of Tyre and
Sidon.  15:22 A Canaanite woman from that area came and cried out,
151. The Syrophoenician (Canaanite) Woman
Luke
Luke
John
John
Mt 160 VI 15:29-39
Mk 74 X 7:31-36A
Mk 75 VIII 7:36B-37A
Mk 76 VI 7:37B-8:10
Eusebian Canons
Healing a Deaf
Mute
Healing Many
Others
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Mt 157 VI 15:15-23
Mt 158 V 15:24
Mt 159 VI 15:25-28
Mk 72 VI 7:17-26A
Mk 73 VI 7:26B-30
Mk 76 VI 7:37B-8:10
Eusebian Canons
A Canaanite
Woman’s Faith
A Syrophoenician
Woman’s Faith
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Matt. 15:32-39
to test Jesus, they asked him to show them a sign
from heaven.  16:2 He said, “When evening comes
you say, ‘It will be fair weather, because the sky is
red,’  16:3 and in the morning, ‘It will be stormy today,
because the sky is red and darkening.’ You know
how to judge correctly the appearance of the sky, but
you cannot evaluate the signs of the times.  16:4 A
wicked and adulterous generation asks for a sign, but
no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.”
Then he left them and went away.  12:38 Then some
of the experts in the law along with some Pharisees
answered him, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from
you.”  12:39 But he answered them, “An evil and
adulterous generation asks for a sign, but no sign will
be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.
 16:1 Now when the Pharisees and Sadducees came
Matt. 16:1-4
also said to the crowds, “When you
see a cloud rising in the west, you say
at once, ‘A rainstorm is coming,’ and it
does.  12:55 And when you see the south
wind blowing, you say, ‘There will be
scorching heat,’ and there is.  12:56 You
hypocrites! You know how to interpret
the appearance of the earth and the
sky, but how can you not know how to
interpret the present time?  11:29 As the
crowds were increasing, Jesus began
to say, “This generation is a wicked
generation; it looks for a sign, but no
sign will be given to it except the sign
of Jonah.
 11:16 Others, to test him, began asking
for a sign from heaven.  12:54 Jesus
Luke 11:16
(compare no. 119 and 191)
154. The Pharisees Seek a Sign
Luke
what miraculous sign will you
perform, so that we may see it
and believe you? What will you
do?
John
6:30 So they said to him, “Then
John 6:30
on the crowd, because they have already been here with me three
days, and they have nothing to eat.  8:3 If I send them home hungry,
they will faint on the way, and some of them have come from a great
distance.”  8:4 His disciples answered him, “Where can someone get
enough bread in this desolate place to satisfy these people?”  8:5 He
asked them, “How many loaves do you have?” They replied,
“Seven.”  8:6 Then he directed the crowd to sit down on the ground.
After he took the seven loaves and gave thanks, he broke them
and began giving them to the disciples to serve. So they served the
crowd.  8:7 They also had a few small fish. After giving thanks for
these, he told them to serve these as well.  8:8 Everyone ate and was
satisfied, and they picked up the broken pieces left over, seven baskets
full.  8:9 There were about four thousand who ate. Then he dismissed
them.  8:10 Immediately he got into a boat with his disciples and went
to the district of Dalmanutha.
Mark 8:1-10
 8:1 In those days there was another large crowd with nothing to eat.
So Jesus called his disciples and said to them,  8:2 “I have compassion
Mark 8:11-13
the Pharisees came
and began to argue with Jesus,
asking for a sign from heaven to
test him.  8:12 Sighing deeply in
his spirit he said, “Why does this
generation look for a sign? I tell you
the truth, no sign will be given to this
generation.”  8:13 Then he left them,
got back into the boat, and went to
the other side.
 8:11 Then
the crowd, because they have already been here with me three days and
they have nothing to eat. I don’t want to send them away hungry since
they may faint on the way.”  15:33 The disciples said to him, “Where
can we get enough bread in this desolate place to satisfy so great a
crowd?”  15:34 Jesus said to them, “How many loaves do you have?”
They replied, “Seven—and a few small fish.”  15:35 After instructing
the crowd to sit down on the ground,  15:36 he took the seven loaves
and the fish, and after giving thanks, he broke them and began giving
them to the disciples, who then gave them to the crowds.  15:37 They
all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up the broken pieces left
over, seven baskets full.  15:38 Not counting children and women,
there were four thousand men who ate.  15:39 After sending away the
crowd, he got into the boat and went to the region of Magadan.
 15:32 Then Jesus called the disciples and said, “I have compassion on
(compare no. 146)
153. Four Thousand are Fed
Mt 161 IV 16:1
Mt 162 V 16:2-3
Mt 163 VI 16:4
Mt 232 V 23:13 (-14, in
note)
Mk 76 VI 7:37B-8:10
Mk 77 IV 8:11
Mk 78 VI 8:12-14
Eusebian Canons
The Demand for a
Sign
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Mt 160 VI 15:29-39
Mk 76 VI 7:37B-8:10
Eusebian Canons
The Feeding
of the Four
Thousand
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Matt. 16:5-12
Matt.
by the hand and brought him outside of the village. Then he spit on his eyes, placed his hands on his eyes and asked, “Do you see
anything?”  8:24 Regaining his sight he said, “I see people, but they look like trees walking.”  8:25 Then Jesus placed his hands on
the man’s eyes again. And he opened his eyes, his sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly.  8:26 Jesus sent him home,
saying, “Do not even go into the village.”
Luke
when
many
thousands of the crowd had gathered
so that they were trampling on one
another, Jesus began to speak first
to his disciples, “Be on your guard
against the yeast of the Pharisees,
which is hypocrisy.
Luke 12:1
 12:1 Meanwhile,
156. A Blind Man is Healed at Bethsaida
Jesus ordered them, “Watch out! Beware of the yeast
of the Pharisees and the yeast of Herod!”  8:16 So
they began to discuss with one another about having
no bread.  8:17 When he learned of this, Jesus said
to them, “Why are you arguing about having no
bread? Do you still not see or understand? Have
your hearts been hardened?  8:18 Though you have
eyes, don’t you see? And though you have ears,
can’t you hear? Don’t you remember?  8:19 When I
broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many
baskets full of pieces did you pick up?” They replied,
“Twelve.”  8:20 “When I broke the seven loaves for
the four thousand, how many baskets full of pieces
did you pick up?” They replied, “Seven.”  8:21 Then
he said to them, “Do you still not understand?”
Mark 8:14-21
 8:14 Now they had forgotten to take bread, except
for one loaf they had with them in the boat.  8:15 And
 8:22 Then they came to Bethsaida. They brought a blind man to Jesus and asked him to touch him.  8:23 He took the blind man
Mark 8:22-26
to them, “beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and
Sadducees.”  16:7 So they began to discuss this among
themselves, saying, “It is because we brought no
bread.”  16:8 When Jesus learned of this, he said, “You
who have such little faith! Why are you arguing among
yourselves about having no bread?  16:9 Do you still
not understand? Don’t you remember the five loaves
for the five thousand, and how many baskets you took
up?  16:10 Or the seven loaves for the four thousand
and how many baskets you took up?  16:11 How could
you not understand that I was not speaking to you about
bread? But beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and
Sadducees!”  16:12 Then they understood that he had not
told them to be on guard against the yeast in bread, but
against the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
 16:5 When the disciples went to the other side, they
forgot to take bread.  16:6 “Watch out,” Jesus said
(compare no. 195)
155. The Leaven of the Pharisees
John
John
Mk 76 VI 7:37B-8:10
Mk 81 X 8:22-26
Eusebian Canons
A Two-stage
Healing
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Notes
Mt 164 II 16:5-6
Mt 165 VI 16:7-12
Mt 172 II 16:28-17:9
Mt 232 V 23:13 (-14, in
note)
Mk 76 VI 7:37B-8:10
Mk 78 VI 8:12-14
Mk 79 II 8:15
Mk 80 VI 8:16-21
Eusebian Canons
The Yeast of the
Pharisees and
Herod
The Yeast of the
Pharisees and
Sadducees
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Notes
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Matt.
Mark
Luke
John 6:60-66
his disciples quit following him and did not accompany him any longer.
 6:60 Then many of his disciples, when they heard these things, said, “This is a difficult saying! Who can understand it?”  6:61 When
Jesus was aware that his disciples were complaining about this, he said to them, “Does this cause you to be offended?  6:62 Then
what if you see the Son of Man ascending where he was before?  6:63 The Spirit is the one who gives life; human nature is of no
help! The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life.  6:64 But there are some of you who do not believe.” (For Jesus
had already known from the beginning who those were who did not believe, and who it was who would betray him.)  6:65 So Jesus
added, “Because of this I told you that no one can come to me unless the Father has allowed him to come.”  6:66 After this many of
157. Many Disciples Take Offense at Jesus
IX. THE WAY TO THE CROSS
Jn 68 X 6:56-61
Jn 69 I 6:62
Jn 70 IV 6:63A
Jn 71 X 6:63B-64A
Jn 72 IV 6:64B
Jn 73 X 6:65-67
Jn 75 X 6:70-7:27
Eusebian Canons
Many Followers
Depart
Peter’s
Confession
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Matt. 16:13-20
disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer
many things at the hands of the elders, chief priests,
and experts in the law, and be killed, and on the
third day be raised.  16:22 So Peter took him aside
and began to rebuke him: “God forbid, Lord! This
must not happen to you!”  16:23 But he turned and
said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a
stumbling block to me, because you are not setting
your mind on God’s interests, but on man’s.”
 16:21 From that time on Jesus began to show his
Matt. 16:21-23
have been bound in heaven, and whatever you release on earth
will have been released in heaven.
 18:18 “I tell you the truth, whatever you bind on earth will
Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people
say that the Son of Man is?”  16:14 They answered,
“Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, and
others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”  16:15 He
said to them, “But who do you say that I
am?”  16:16 Simon Peter answered, “You are the
Christ, the Son of the living God.”  16:17 And
Jesus answered him, “You are blessed, Simon son
of Jonah, because flesh and blood did not reveal
this to you, but my Father in heaven!  16:18 And I
tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will
build my church, and the gates of Hades will not
overpower it.  16:19 I will give you the keys of the
kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth
will have been bound in heaven, and whatever
you release on earth will have been released in
heaven.”  16:20 Then he instructed his disciples
not to tell anyone that he was the Christ.
 16:13 When Jesus came to the area of Caesarea
Son of Man must suffer many things and be
rejected by the elders, chief priests, and experts
in the law, and be killed, and after three days rise
again.  8:32 He spoke openly about this. So Peter
took him aside and began to rebuke him.  8:33 But
after turning and looking at his disciples, he
rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind me, Satan.
You are not setting your mind on God’s interests,
but on man’s.”
things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests,
and experts in the law, and be killed, and on the
third day be raised.”
Luke 9:22
 9:22 saying, “The Son of Man must suffer many
John
 20:22 And after he said this, he breathed on them and said,
“Receive the Holy Spirit.  20:23 If you forgive anyone’s
sins, they are forgiven; if you retain anyone’s sins, they are
retained.”
“Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal
life.  6:69 We have come to believe and to know that you are
the Holy One of God!”  6:70 Jesus replied, “Didn’t I choose
you, the twelve, and yet one of you is the devil?”  6:71 (Now
he said this about Judas son of Simon Iscariot, for Judas, one
of the twelve, was going to betray him.)
 6:67 So Jesus said to the twelve, “You don’t want to go
away too, do you?”  6:68 Simon Peter answered him,
Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom would we
go? You have the words of eternal life.  6:69 We
have come to believe and to know that you are
the Holy One of God!”  6:70 Jesus replied,
“Didn’t I choose you, the twelve, and yet one
of you is the devil?”  6:71 (Now he said this
about Judas son of Simon Iscariot, for Judas,
one of the twelve, was going to betray him.)
John 6:67-71
 6:67 So Jesus said to the twelve, “You don’t
want to go away too, do you?”  6:68 Simon
159. Jesus Foretells His Passion
 8:31 Then Jesus began to teach them that the
Mark 8:31-33
Luke 9:18-21
when Jesus was
praying by himself, and his
disciples were nearby, he asked
them, “Who do the crowds say
that I am?”  9:19 They answered,
“John the Baptist; others say
Elijah; and still others that one
of the prophets of long ago has
risen.”  9:20 Then he said to
them, “But who do you say that
I am?” Peter answered, “The
Christ of God.”  9:21 But he
forcefully commanded them not
to tell this to anyone,
 9:18 Once
(compare no. 164 and 262)
disciples went to the villages
of Caesarea Philippi. On the
way he asked his disciples,
“Who do people say that I
am?”  8:28 They said, “John
the Baptist, others say
Elijah, and still others, one
of the prophets.”  8:29 He
asked them, “But who do
you say that I am?” Peter
answered him, “You are
the Christ.”  8:30 Then he
warned them not to tell
anyone about him.
Mark 8:27-30
 8:27 Then Jesus and his
158. Peter’s Confession
Mt 168 II 16:20-21
Mt 169 VI 16:22-23
Mt 172 II 16:28-17:9
Mk 76 VI 7:37B-8:10
Mk 83 II 8:29B-32A
Mk 84 VI 8:32B-33
Lk 95 II 9:21-22
Eusebian Canons
First Prediction
of Jesus’
Death and
Resurrection
Peter’s
Confession
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Notes
Mt 166 I 16:13-16
Mt 167 X 16:17-19
Mt 168 II 16:20-21
Mt 172 II 16:28-17:9
Mt 232 V 23:13 (-14, in
note)
Mk 76 VI 7:37B-8:10
Mk 82 I 8:27-29A
Mk 83 II 8:29B-32A
Lk 94 I 9:18-20
Lk 95 II 9:21-22
Jn 73 X 6:65-67
Jn 74 I 6:68-69
Jn 75 X 6:70-7:27
Eusebian Canons
Peter’s
Confession
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Matt. 16:24-28
 10:33 But whoever denies me before
people, I will deny him also before my
Father in heaven.  10:38 And whoever
does not take up his cross and follow me
is not worthy of me.  10:39 Whoever
finds his life will lose it, and whoever
loses his life because of me will find it.
disciples, “If anyone wants to
become my follower, he must
deny himself, take up his cross,
and follow me.  16:25 For
whoever wants to save his
life will lose it, but whoever
loses his life for my sake
will find it.  16:26 For what
does it benefit a person if he
gains the whole world but
forfeits his life? Or what can
a person give in exchange for
his life?  16:27 For the Son of
Man will come with his angels
in the glory of his Father,
and then he will reward each
person according to what he
has done. 1  16:28 I tell you the
truth, there are some standing
here who will not experience
death before they see the Son of
Man coming in his kingdom.”
 16:24 Then Jesus said to his
disciples, and said to them, “If anyone wants to become
my follower, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and
follow me.  8:35 For whoever wants to save his life will
lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and for the
gospel will save it.  8:36 For what benefit is it for a person
to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his life?  8:37 What
can a person give in exchange for his life?  8:38 For
if anyone is ashamed of me and my words in this
adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will
also be ashamed of him when he comes in the glory of his
Father with the holy angels.”  9:1 And he said to them,
“I tell you the truth, there are some standing here who
will not experience death before they see the kingdom
of God come with power.”  9:2 Six days later Jesus took
with him Peter, James, and John and led them alone
up a high mountain privately. And he was transfigured
before them,  9:3 and his clothes became radiantly white,
more so than any launderer in the world could bleach
them.  9:4 Then Elijah appeared before them along with
Moses, and they were talking with Jesus.  9:5 So Peter said
to Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. Let us make
three shelters—one for you, one for Moses, and one for
Elijah.”  9:6 (For they were afraid, and he did not know
what to say.)  9:7 Then a cloud overshadowed them, and
a voice came from the cloud, “This is my one dear Son.
Listen to him!”  9:8 Suddenly when they looked around,
they saw no one with them any more except Jesus.  9:9 As
they were coming down from the mountain, he gave them
orders not to tell anyone what they had seen until after the
Son of Man had risen from the dead.  9:10 They kept this
statement to themselves, discussing what this rising from
the dead meant.  9:11 Then they asked him, “Why do the
experts in the law say that Elijah must come first?”
Mark 8:34-9:1
 8:34 Then Jesus called the crowd, along with his
 17:33 Whoever tries to keep his life
will lose it, but whoever loses his life will
preserve it.
 14:27 Whoever does not carry his own
cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.
men will be denied before God’s angels.
 12:9 But the one who denies me before
“If anyone wants to become my
follower, he must deny himself,
take up his cross daily, and follow
me.  9:24 For whoever wants
to save his life will lose it, but
whoever loses his life for my sake
will save it.  9:25 For what does
it benefit a person if he gains the
whole world but loses or forfeits
himself?  9:26 For whoever is
ashamed of me and my words, the
Son of Man will be ashamed of
that person when he comes in his
glory and in the glory of the Father
and of the holy angels.  9:27 But I
tell you most certainly, there are
some standing here who will not
experience death before they see
the kingdom of God.”
 9:23 Then he said to them all,
Luke 9:23-27
160. “If Any Man would Come after Me”
 21:20 Peter turned around and
saw the disciple whom Jesus loved
following them. (This was the
disciple who had leaned back against
Jesus’ chest at the meal and asked,
“Lord, who is the one who is going to
betray you?”)  21:21 So when Peter
saw him, he asked Jesus, “Lord, what
about him?”  21:22 Jesus replied,
“If I want him to live until I come
back, what concern is that of yours?
You follow me!”  21:23 So the
saying circulated among the brothers
and sisters that this disciple was not
going to die. But Jesus did not say to
him that he was not going to die, but
rather, “If I want him to live until I
come back, what concern is that of
yours?”
anyone obeys my teaching, he will
never see death.”  8:52 Then the
Judeans responded, “Now we know
you’re possessed by a demon! Both
Abraham and the prophets died, and
yet you say, ‘If anyone obeys my
teaching, he will never experience
death.’
 8:51 I tell you the solemn truth, if
his life destroys it, and the
one who hates his life in this
world guards it for eternal
life.
John 12:25
 12:25 The one who loves
1
Pss 28:4; 62:12; Prov 24:12
Mt 170 II 16:24-26
Mt 171 X 16:27
Mt 172 II 16:28-17:9
Mk 76 VI 7:37B-8:10
Mk 77 IV 8:11
Mk 78 VI 8:12-14
Mk 79 II 8:15
Mk 80 VI 8:16-21
Mk 81 X 8:22-26
Mk 82 I 8:27-29A
Mk 83 II 8:29B-32A
Mk 84 VI 8:32B-33
Mk 85 II 8:34-37
Mk 86 II 8:38
Mk 87 II 9:1-9
Mk 88 X 9:10
Mk 89 VI 9:11-13
Mk 90 X 9:14-16
Mk 91 II 9:17-27
Mk 92 X 9:28-29
Mk 93 II 9:30-32
Mk 94 X 9:33
Mk 95 II 9:34-37A
Lk 96 II 9:23-25
Lk 97 II 9:26
Lk 98 II 9:27-36
Eusebian Canons
A Call to Discipleship
First Prediction of
Jesus’ Death and
Resurrection
Following Jesus
Questions About the
Greatest
Second Prediction of
Jesus’ Death and
Resurrection
The Disciples’ Failure
to Heal
The Transfiguration
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
IX. THE WAY TO THE CROSS
128
Matt. 17:1-9
Elijah has already come. Yet they did not recognize him, but did to him
whatever they wanted. In the same way, the Son of Man will suffer at
their hands.”  17:13 Then the disciples understood that he was speaking
to them about John the Baptist.
a dove. And a voice came from heaven, “You are my one dear
Son; in you I take great delight.”
 3:22 and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like
next day, when they had come down from the mountain, a large
crowd met him.
Jesus took with him Peter, John, and James,
and went up the mountain to pray.  9:29 As he
was praying, the appearance of his face was
transformed, and his clothes became very bright,
a brilliant white.  9:30 Then two men, Moses
and Elijah, began talking with him.  9:31 They
appeared in glorious splendor and spoke about
his departure that he was about to carry out at
Jerusalem.  9:32 Now Peter and those with him
were quite sleepy, but as they became fully awake,
they saw his glory and the two men standing with
him.  9:33 Then as the men were starting to leave,
Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good for us to be
here. Let us make three shelters, one for you and
one for Moses and one for Elijah”—not knowing
what he was saying.  9:34 As he was saying this,
a cloud came and overshadowed them, and they
were afraid as they entered the cloud.  9:35 Then
a voice came from the cloud, saying, “This is my
Son, my Chosen One. Listen to him!”  9:36 After
the voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone.
So they kept silent and told no one at that time
anything of what they had seen.  9:37 Now on the
Luke 9:28-36
 9:28 Now about eight days after these sayings,
come first, and restores all things. And why is it written that the Son
of Man must suffer many things and be despised?  9:13 But I tell you
that Elijah has certainly come, and they did to him whatever they
wanted, just as it is written about him.”
 9:11 Then they asked him, “Why do the experts in the law say that
Elijah must come first?”  9:12 He said to them, “Elijah does indeed
Mark 9:11-13
162. The Coming of Elijah
my one dear Son; in you I take great delight.”
 1:11 And a voice came from heaven: “You are
Peter, James, and John and led them
alone up a high mountain privately.
And he was transfigured before
them,  9:3 and his clothes became
radiantly white, more so than any
launderer in the world could bleach
them.  9:4 Then Elijah appeared before
them along with Moses, and they were
talking with Jesus.  9:5 So Peter said to
Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good for us to be
here. Let us make three shelters—one
for you, one for Moses, and one for
Elijah.”  9:6 (For they were afraid, and
he did not know what to say.)  9:7 Then
a cloud overshadowed them, and a voice
came from the cloud, “This is my one
dear Son. Listen to him!”  9:8 Suddenly
when they looked around, they saw
no one with them any more except
Jesus.  9:9 As they were coming down
from the mountain, he gave them
orders not to tell anyone what they had
seen until after the Son of Man had
risen from the dead.  9:10 They kept
this statement to themselves, discussing
what this rising from the dead meant.
Mark 9:2-10
 9:2 Six days later Jesus took with him
 17:10 The disciples asked him, “Why then do the experts in the law
say that Elijah must come first?”  17:11 He answered, “Elijah does
indeed come first and will restore all things.  17:12 And I tell you that
Matt. 17:10-13
dear Son; in him I take great delight.”
 3:17 And a voice from heaven said, “This is my one
Peter, James, and John the brother of
James, and led them privately up a high
mountain.  17:2 And he was transfigured
before them. His face shone like the sun, and
his clothes became white as light.  17:3 Then
Moses and Elijah also appeared before
them, talking with him.  17:4 So Peter said
to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here.
If you want, I will make three shelters—
one for you, one for Moses, and one for
Elijah.”  17:5 While he was still speaking,
a bright cloud overshadowed them, and
a voice from the cloud said, “This is my
one dear Son, in whom I take great delight.
Listen to him!”  17:6 When the disciples
heard this, they were overwhelmed with
fear and threw themselves down with their
faces to the ground.  17:7 But Jesus came
and touched them. “Get up,” he said. “Do
not be afraid.”  17:8 When they looked up,
all they saw was Jesus alone.  17:9 As they
were coming down from the mountain,
Jesus commanded them, “Do not tell
anyone about the vision until the Son of
Man is raised from the dead.”
 17:1 Six days later Jesus took with him
161. The Transfiguration
Luke
John
glorify
your name.” Then a voice
came from heaven, “I have
glorified it, and I will glorify it
again.”  12:29 The crowd that
stood there and heard the voice
said that it had thundered.
Others said that an angel had
spoken to him.  12:30 Jesus
said, “This voice has not come
for my benefit but for yours.
John
 12:28 Father,
Mt 172 II 16:28-17:9
Mt 173 VI 17:10-13
Mt 232 V 23:13 (-14, in
note)
Mk 89 VI 9:11-13
Eusebian Canons
The Transfiguration
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Mt 172 II 16:28-17:9
Mt 232 V 23:13 (-14, in
note)
Mk 87 II 9:1-9
Mk 88 X 9:10
Lk 98 II 9:27-36
Eusebian Canons
The Transfiguration
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
129
NET Bible Synopsis of the Four Gospels
Matt. 17:14-21
the truth, if you have faith and do not
doubt, not only will you do what was done
to the fig tree, but even if you say to this
mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into
the sea,’ it will happen.
 21:21 Jesus answered them, “I tell you
they were coming down from the
mountain, Jesus commanded them, “Do
not tell anyone about the vision until the
Son of Man is raised from the dead.”
crowd, a man came to him,
knelt before him,  17:15 and
said, “Lord, have mercy on my
son, because he has seizures
and suffers terribly, for he often
falls into the fire and into the
water.  17:16 I brought him to
your disciples, but they were not
able to heal him.”  17:17 Jesus
answered, “You unbelieving
and perverse generation! How
much longer must I be with
you? How much longer must I
endure you? Bring him here to
me.”  17:18 Then Jesus rebuked
the demon and it came out of
him, and the boy was healed from
that moment.  17:19 Then the
disciples came to Jesus privately
and said, “Why couldn’t we cast
it out?”  17:20 He told them, “It
was because of your little faith.
I tell you the truth, if you have
faith the size of a mustard seed,
you will say to this mountain,
‘Move from here to there,’ and
it will move; nothing will be
impossible for you.”  17:21 [“But
this kind does not go out except
by prayer and fasting.”]  17:9 As
 17:14 When they came to the
if someone says to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and
does not doubt in his heart but believes that what he says will happen, it will
be done for him.
 11:22 Jesus said to them, “Have faith in God.  11:23 I tell you the truth,
them orders not to tell anyone what they had seen until after the Son of Man
had risen from the dead.
crowd around them and experts in the law arguing with
them.  9:15 When the whole crowd saw him, they were
amazed and ran at once and greeted him.  9:16 He asked
them, “What are you arguing about with them?”  9:17 A
member of the crowd said to him, “Teacher, I brought
you my son, who is possessed by a spirit that makes him
mute.  9:18 Whenever it seizes him, it throws him down,
and he foams at the mouth, grinds his teeth, and becomes
rigid. I asked your disciples to cast it out, but they were not
able to do so.”  9:19 He answered them, “You unbelieving
generation! How much longer must I be with you? How
much longer must I endure you? Bring him to me.”  9:20 So
they brought the boy to him. When the spirit saw him, it
immediately threw the boy into a convulsion. He fell on the
ground and rolled around, foaming at the mouth.  9:21 Jesus
asked his father, “How long has this been happening to
him?” And he said, “From childhood.  9:22 It has often
thrown him into fire or water to destroy him. But if you
are able to do anything, have compassion on us and help
us.”  9:23 Then Jesus said to him, “‘If you are able?’All things
are possible for the one who believes.”  9:24 Immediately
the father of the boy cried out and said, “I believe; help
my unbelief!”  9:25 Now when Jesus saw that a crowd was
quickly gathering, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to
it, “Mute and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him
and never enter him again.”  9:26 It shrieked, threw him
into terrible convulsions, and came out. The boy looked so
much like a corpse that many said, “He is dead!”  9:27 But
Jesus gently took his hand and raised him to his feet, and
he stood up.  9:28 Then, after he went into the house, his
disciples asked him privately, “Why couldn’t we cast it
out?”  9:29 He told them, “This kind can come out only by
prayer.”  9:9 As they were coming down from the mountain, he gave
Mark 9:14-29
 9:14 When they came to the disciples, they saw a large
they had come down from the
mountain, a large crowd met
him.  9:38 Then a man from the
crowd cried out, “Teacher, I
beg you to look at my son—he
is my only child!  9:39 A spirit
seizes him, and he suddenly
screams; it throws him into
convulsions and causes him to
foam at the mouth. It hardly ever
leaves him alone, torturing him
severely.  9:40 I begged your
disciples to cast it out, but they
could not do so.”  9:41 Jesus
answered, “You unbelieving
and perverse generation! How
much longer must I be with
you and endure you? Bring
your son here.”  9:42 As the boy
was approaching, the demon
threw him to the ground and
shook him with convulsions.
But Jesus rebuked the unclean
spirit, healed the boy, and gave
him back to his father.  9:43 Then
they were all astonished at the
mighty power of God. But while
the entire crowd was amazed at
everything Jesus was doing, he
said to his disciples,  17:6 So the
Lord replied, “If you had faith
the size of a mustard seed, you
could say to this black mulberry
tree, ‘Be pulled out by the roots
and planted in the sea,’ and it
would obey you.
 9:37 Now on the next day, when
Luke 9:37-43a
163. Jesus Heals a Boy Possessed by a Spirit
you for so long, and you have not known
me, Philip? The person who has seen me
has seen the Father! How can you say,
‘Show us the Father’?
John 14:9
 14:9 Jesus replied, “Have I been with
Mt 172 II 16:28-17:9
Mt 174 II 17:14-18
Mt 175 V 17:19-21
Mk 90 X 9:14-16
Mk 91 II 9:17-27
Mk 92 X 9:28-29
Lk 99 II 9:37-42
Lk 100 VIII 9:43A
Lk 101 II 9:43B-45
Eusebian Canons
Healing a Boy
with an
Unclean Spirit
The Disciples’
Failure to Heal
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
IX. THE WAY TO THE CROSS
130
Luke 9:43b-45
 9:43 Then they were all astonished
at the mighty power of God. But
while the entire crowd was amazed
at everything Jesus was doing, he
said to his disciples,  9:44 “Take these
words to heart, for the Son of Man is
going to be betrayed into the hands of
men.”  9:45 But they did not understand
this statement; its meaning had been
concealed from them, so that they could
not grasp it. Yet they were afraid to ask
him about this statement.
165. Payment of the Temple Tax
Mark 9:30-32
 9:30 They went out from there and
passed through Galilee. But Jesus did
not want anyone to know,  9:31 for he
was teaching his disciples and telling
them, “The Son of Man will be betrayed
into the hands of men. They will
kill him, and after three days he will
rise.”  9:32 But they did not understand
this statement and were afraid to ask
him.
John 7:1
that comes up, and when you open its mouth, you will find a four drachma coin. Take that and give it to them for me and you.”
Mark
Luke
John
He stayed out of Judea because the Jewish leaders
wanted to kill him.
 7:1 After this Jesus traveled throughout Galilee.
 17:24 After they arrived in Capernaum, the collectors of the temple tax came to Peter and said, “Your teacher pays the double drachma
tax, doesn’t he?”  17:25 He said, “Yes.” When Peter came into the house, Jesus spoke to him first, “What do you think, Simon? From
whom do earthly kings collect tolls or taxes—from their sons or from foreigners?”  17:26 After he said, “From foreigners,” Jesus
said to him, “Then the sons are free.  17:27 But so that we don’t offend them, go to the lake and throw out a hook. Take the first fish
Matt. 17:24-27
Matt. 17:22-23
 17:22 When they gathered together in
Galilee, Jesus told them, “The Son of
Man is going to be betrayed into the
hands of men.  17:23 They will kill him,
and on the third day he will be raised.”
And they became greatly distressed.
(compare no. 159 and 262)
164. Jesus Foretells His Passion again
Mt 172 II 16:28-17:9
Mt 177 X 17:24-27
Eusebian Canons
The Temple Tax
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Mt 172 II 16:28-17:9
Mt 176 II 17:22-23
Mk 93 II 9:30-32
Lk 100 VIII 9:43A
Lk 101 II 9:43B-45
Eusebian Canons
Healing a Boy
with an
Unclean Spirit
Second
Prediction
of Jesus’
Death and
Resurrection
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
131
NET Bible Synopsis of the Four Gospels
Matt. 18:1-5
cold water to one of these little ones in the
name of a disciple, I tell you the truth, he
will never lose his reward.
out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him
because he was not following us.”  9:39 But Jesus said,
“Do not stop him, because no one who does a miracle
in my name will be able soon afterward to say anything
bad about me.  9:40 For whoever is not against us is for
us.  9:41 For I tell you the truth, whoever gives you a cup
of water because you bear Christ’s name will never lose
his reward.
 9:38 John said to him, “Teacher, we saw someone casting
Mark 9:38-41
the disciples as to which of them might
be the greatest.  9:47 But when Jesus
discerned their innermost thoughts,
he took a child, had him stand by his
side,  9:48 and said to them, “Whoever
welcomes this child in my name
welcomes me, and whoever welcomes
me welcomes the one who sent me,
for the one who is least among you all
is the one who is great.”
Luke 9:46-48
 9:46 Now an argument started among
casting out demons in your name, and we tried to
stop him because he is not a disciple along with
us.”  9:50 But Jesus said to him, “Do not stop
him, for whoever is not against you is for you.”
John
tell you the solemn truth, whoever
accepts the one I send accepts me,
and whoever accepts me accepts the
one who sent me.”
he cannot enter the kingdom of God.  13:20 I
 3:5 Jesus answered, “I tell you the solemn
truth, unless a person is born of water and spirit,
unless a person is born from above, he cannot
see the kingdom of God.”
John 3:3
 3:3 Jesus replied, “I tell you the solemn truth,
 9:49 John answered, “Master, we saw someone
Luke 9:49-50
167. The Strange Exorcist
Mark 9:33-37
they came to Capernaum.
After Jesus was inside the house he asked
them, “What were you discussing on the
way?”  9:34 But they were silent, for on
the way they had argued with one another
about who was the greatest.  9:35 After he
sat down, he called the twelve and said to
them, “If anyone wants to be first, he must
be last of all and servant of all.”  9:36 He
took a little child and had him stand among
them. Taking him in his arms, he said to
them,  9:37 “Whoever welcomes one of these
little children in my name welcomes me, and
whoever welcomes me does not welcome
me but the one who sent me.”
 9:33 Then
 10:42 And whoever gives only a cup of
Matt. 10:42
to Jesus saying, “Who is the greatest
in the kingdom of heaven?”  18:2 He
called a child, had him stand among
them,  18:3 and said, “I tell you
the truth, unless you turn around
and become like little children,
you will never enter the kingdom
of heaven!  18:4 Whoever then
humbles himself like this little
child is the greatest in the kingdom
of heaven.  18:5 And whoever
welcomes a child like this in my
name welcomes me.
 18:1 At that time the disciples came
166. True Greatness
Mk 97 VIII 9:38-40
Mk 98 VI 9:41
Lk 103 VIII 9:49-50
Eusebian Canons
On Jesus’ Side
On the Right Side
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Mt 178 II 18:1-5
Mt 232 V 23:13 (-14, in
note)
Mk 94 X 9:33
Mk 95 II 9:34-37A
Mk 96 I 9:37B
Lk 102 II 9:46-48
Eusebian Canons
Concerning the
Greatest
Questions About the
Greatest
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Notes
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132
Matt. 18:6-9
you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in
heaven.  18:11 [“For the Son of Man came to save the lost.”]  18:12 What
do you think? If someone owns a hundred sheep and one of them goes
astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go look
for the one that went astray?  18:13 And if he finds it, I tell you the
truth, he will rejoice more over it than over the ninety-nine that did not
go astray.  18:14 In the same way, your Father in heaven is not willing
that one of these little ones be lost.
blocks are sure to come, but woe to the one
through whom they come!  17:2 It would
be better for him to have a millstone tied
around his neck and be thrown into the sea
than for him to cause one of these little ones
to sin.  14:34 “Salt is good, but if salt loses its
flavor, how can its flavor be restored?  14:35 It
is of no value for the soil or for the manure
pile; it is to be thrown out. The one who has
ears to hear had better listen!”
Luke 17:1-2
 17:1 Jesus said to his disciples, “Stumbling
Mark
has a hundred sheep and loses one of them, would not leave the ninetynine in the open pasture and go look for the one that is lost until he
finds it?  15:5 Then when he has found it, he places it on his shoulders,
rejoicing.  15:6 Returning home, he calls together his friends and
neighbors, telling them, ‘Rejoice with me, because I have found my
sheep that was lost.’  15:7 I tell you, in the same way there will be
more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine
righteous people who have no need to repent.
 15:3 So Jesus told them this parable:  15:4 “Which one of you, if he
Luke 15:3-7
(compare no. 219)
169. The Parable of the Lost Sheep
believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have
a huge millstone tied around his neck and to be thrown
into the sea.  9:43 If your hand causes you to sin, cut it
off! It is better for you to enter into life crippled than to
have two hands and go into hell, to the unquenchable
fire.  9:44 [“where their worm never dies and the fire is
never quenched”]  9:45 If your foot causes you to sin,
cut it off! It is better to enter life lame than to have two
feet and be thrown into hell.  9:46 [“where their worm
never dies and the fire is never quenched”]  9:47 If your
eye causes you to sin, tear it out! It is better to enter into
the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes
and be thrown into hell,  9:48 where their worm never
dies and the fire is never quenched.  9:49 Everyone will
be salted with fire.  9:50 Salt is good, but if it loses its
saltiness, how can you make it salty again? Have salt
in yourselves, and be at peace with each other.”
Mark 9:42-50
 9:42 “If anyone causes one of these little ones who
 18:10 “See that you do not disdain one of these little ones. For I tell
Matt. 18:10-14
ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better
for him to have a huge millstone hung around his
neck and to be drowned in the open sea.  18:7 Woe
to the world because of stumbling blocks! It is
necessary that stumbling blocks come, but woe
to the person through whom they come.  18:8 If
your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off
and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life
crippled or lame than to have two hands or two
feet and be thrown into eternal fire.  18:9 And if
your eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw
it away. It is better for you to enter into life with
one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into
fiery hell.  5:13 “You are the salt of the earth. But
if salt loses its flavor, how can it be made salty
again? It is no longer good for anything except to
be thrown out and trampled on by people.
 18:6 “But if anyone causes one of these little
168. Warnings concerning Temptations
John
John
Mt 181 X 18:10 (-11, in
note)
Mt 182 V 18:12-14
Mt 232 V 23:13 (-14, in
note)
Eusebian Canons
The Parable of
the Lost Sheep
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Mt 179 II 18:6-7
Mt 180 VI 18:8-9
Mt 232 V 23:13 (-14, in
note)
Mk 99 II 9:42
Mk 100 VI 9:43-47
Mk 101 X 9:49
Mk 102 II 9:50
Eusebian Canons
On Jesus’ Side
Questions About
the Greatest
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
133
NET Bible Synopsis of the Four Gospels
Matt. 18:15-18
Mark
yourselves! If your
brother sins, rebuke him. If he
repents, forgive him.
Luke 17:3
 17:3 Watch
Matt. 18:21-22
must I forgive my brother who sins against me? As many as seven
times?”  18:22 Jesus said to him, “Not seven times, I tell you, but
seventy-seven times!
 18:21 Then Peter came to him and said, “Lord, how many times
Mark
returns to you saying, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.”
Luke
 17:4 Even if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times
Luke 17:4
172. On Reconciliation
Matt. 18:19-20
 18:19 Again, I tell you the truth, if two of you on earth agree about whatever you ask, my Father in heaven will do it for you.  18:20 For
where two or three are assembled in my name, I am there among them.”
Mark
John
John
they are forgiven; if you retain
anyone’s sins, they are retained.”
John 20:23
 20:23 If you forgive anyone’s sins,
171. “Where Two or Three are Gathered Together”
he does not listen, take one or two others with you, so that at the testimony
of two or three witnesses every matter may be established. 1  18:17 If he
refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. If he refuses to listen to the
church, treat him like a Gentile or a tax collector.  18:18 “I tell you the truth,
whatever you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven, and whatever
you release on earth will have been released in heaven.
 18:15 “If your brother sins, go and show him his fault when the two of you
are alone. If he listens to you, you have regained your brother.  18:16 But if
(compare no. 230)
170. On Reproving One’s Brother
Deut 19:15
Mt 187 V 18:21-22
Eusebian Canons
Restoring
Christian
Relationships
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Mt 186 X 18:19-20
Eusebian Canons
Restoring
Christian
Relationships
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
1
Mt 183 V 18:15
Mt 184 X 18:16-17
Mt 185 VII 18:18
Eusebian Canons
Restoring
Christian
Relationships
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
IX. THE WAY TO THE CROSS
134
Matt. 18:23-35
owed him one hundred silver coins. So he grabbed him by the throat and started to choke him, saying, ‘Pay back what you owe
me!’  18:29 Then his fellow slave threw himself down and begged him, ‘Be patient with me, and I will repay you.’  18:30 But he
refused. Instead, he went out and threw him in prison until he repaid the debt.  18:31 When his fellow slaves saw what had happened,
they were very upset and went and told their lord everything that had taken place.  18:32 Then his lord called the first slave and said
to him, ‘Evil slave! I forgave you all that debt because you begged me!  18:33 Should you not have shown mercy to your fellow
slave, just as I showed it to you?’  18:34 And in anger his lord turned him over to the prison guards to torture him until he repaid all
he owed.  18:35 So also my heavenly Father will do to you, if each of you does not forgive your brother from your heart.”
 18:23 “For this reason, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his slaves.  18:24 As he began settling
his accounts, a man who owed ten thousand talents was brought to him.  18:25 Because he was not able to repay it, the lord ordered
him to be sold, along with his wife, children, and whatever he possessed, and repayment to be made.  18:26 Then the slave threw
himself to the ground before him, saying, ‘Be patient with me, and I will repay you everything.’  18:27 The lord had compassion on
that slave and released him, and forgave him the debt.  18:28 After he went out, that same slave found one of his fellow slaves who
173. The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant
Mark
Luke
John
Mt 188 X 18:23-35
Eusebian Canons
The Parable
of the
Unforgiving
Slave
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
135
NET Bible Synopsis of the Four Gospels
Matt. 19:1-2
Matt.
Mark
be taken up, Jesus set out resolutely to go to
Jerusalem.
Luke 9:51
 9:51 Now when the days drew near for him to
175. Jesus is Rejected by Samaritans
region of Judea and beyond the Jordan River.
Again crowds gathered to him, and again, as was
his custom, he taught them.
Mark 10:1
 10:1 Then Jesus left that place and went to the
 9:52 He sent messengers on ahead of him. As they went along, they entered a Samaritan village to make things ready in advance for
him,  9:53 but the villagers refused to welcome him, because he was determined to go to Jerusalem.  9:54 Now when his disciples
James and John saw this, they said, “Lord, do you want us to call fire to come down from heaven and consume them?” 1  9:55 But
Jesus turned and rebuked them,  9:56 and they went on to another village.
Luke 9:52-56
he left Galilee and went to the region of Judea
beyond the Jordan River.  19:2 Large crowds
followed him, and he healed them there.
 19:1 Now when Jesus finished these sayings,
(compare no. 251)
174. Decision to Go to Jerusalem
(ACCORDING TO LUKE)
X. LAST JOURNEY TO JERUSLEM
John
John
1
2 Kgs 1:10, 12, 14
Lk 104 X 9:51-56
Eusebian Canons
Rejection in
Samaria
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Lk 104 X 9:51-56
Eusebian Canons
Rejection in
Samaria
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
X. LAST JOURNEY TO JERUSALEM
136
Matt. 8:18-22
the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into his
harvest.”  10:7 As you go, preach this message: ‘The
kingdom of heaven is near!’  10:8 Heal the sick, raise
the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons. Freely you
received, freely give.  10:9 Do not take gold, silver, or
copper in your belts,  10:10 no bag for the journey, or an
extra tunic, or sandals or staff, for the worker deserves
his provisions.  10:11 Whenever you enter a town or
village, find out who is worthy there and stay with them
until you leave.  10:12 As you enter the house, give it
greetings.  10:13 And if the house is worthy, let your peace
come on it, but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to
you.  10:14 And if anyone will not welcome you or listen
to your message, shake the dust off your feet as you leave
that house or that town.  10:15 I tell you the truth, it will
be more bearable for the region of Sodom and Gomorrah
on the day of judgment than for that town!  10:16 “I am
sending you out like sheep surrounded by wolves, so be
wise as serpents and innocent as doves.
 9:37 Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is
plentiful, but the workers are few.  9:38 Therefore ask
Matt. 9:37-38
Mark
said to him, “Foxes have dens, and the birds in the sky have nests, but the
Son of Man has no place to lay his head.”  8:21 Another of the disciples
said to him, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.”  8:22 But Jesus
said to him, “Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”
 8:18 Now when Jesus saw a large crowd around him, he gave orders to
go to the other side of the lake.  8:19 Then an expert in the law came to
him and said, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.”  8:20 Jesus
sent them on ahead of him two by two into every town and
place where he himself was about to go.  10:2 He said to them,
“The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Therefore
ask the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into his
harvest.  10:3 Go! I am sending you out like lambs surrounded
by wolves.  10:4 Do not carry a money bag, a traveler’s bag, or
sandals, and greet no one on the road.  10:5 Whenever you enter
a house, first say, ‘May peace be on this house!’  10:6 And if a
peace-loving person is there, your peace will remain on him, but
if not, it will return to you.  10:7 Stay in that same house, eating
and drinking what they give you, for the worker deserves his
pay. Do not move around from house to house.  10:8 Whenever
you enter a town and the people welcome you, eat what is set
before you.  10:9 Heal the sick in that town and say to them,
‘The kingdom of God has come upon you!’  10:10 But whenever
you enter a town and the people do not welcome you, go into its
streets and say,  10:11 ‘Even the dust of your town that clings to
our feet we wipe off against you. Nevertheless know this: The
kingdom of God has come.’  10:12 I tell you, it will be more
bearable on that day for Sodom than for that town!
 10:1 After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and
Luke 10:1-12
(compare no. 99 and 142)
more months and then comes the
harvest?’ I tell you, look up and see
that the fields are already white for
harvest!
John
 4:35 Don’t you say, ‘There are four
John 4:35
have dens and the birds in the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has
no place to lay his head.”  9:59 Jesus said to another, “Follow me.” But
he replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”  9:60 But Jesus
said to him, “Let the dead bury their own dead, but as for you, go and
proclaim the kingdom of God.”  9:61 Yet another said, “I will follow
you, Lord, but first let me say goodbye to my family.”  9:62 Jesus said
to him, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for
the kingdom of God.”
Luke 9:57-62
 9:57 As they were walking along the road, someone said to him, “I
will follow you wherever you go.”  9:58 Jesus said to him, “Foxes
177. Commissioning the Seventy
Mark
(compare no. 89)
176. On Following Jesus
Lk 107 X 10:1
Lk 108 V 10:2
Lk 109 V 10:3
Lk 110 II 10:4
Lk 111 V 10:5-6
Lk 112 II 10:7A
Lk 113 X 10:7B-9
Lk 114 II 10:10-12
Eusebian Canons
The Mission of
the SeventyTwo
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Lk 105 V 9:57-60
Lk 106 X 9:61-62
Eusebian Canons
Challenging
Professed
Followers
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
137
NET Bible Synopsis of the Four Gospels
Matt. 11:20-24
Matt. 10:40
 10:40 “Whoever receives you receives me,
and whoever receives me receives the
one who sent me.
Mark
 10:12 I tell you, it will be more bearable on that day for Sodom than for that town!
miracles done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would
have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.  10:14 But it
will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon in the judgment than for
you!  10:15 And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? No,
you will be thrown down to Hades!
Luke 10:13-15
 10:13 “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the
(compare no. 104)
John
John 13:20
 13:20 I tell you the solemn truth, whoever accepts
the one I send accepts me, and whoever accepts me
accepts the one who sent me.”
179. “He who Hears You, Hears Me”
Mark
Luke 10:16
 10:16 “The one who listens to you listens to me,
and the one who rejects you rejects me, and the one
who rejects me rejects the one who sent me.”
you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! If the miracles done in you had
been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in
sackcloth and ashes.  11:22 But I tell you, it will be more bearable for
Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you!  11:23 And you,
Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? No, you will be thrown
down to Hades! For if the miracles done among you had been done
in Sodom, it would have continued to this day.  11:24 But I tell you, it
will be more bearable for the region of Sodom on the day of judgment
than for you!”
 11:20 Then Jesus began to criticize openly the cities in which he had
done many of his miracles, because they did not repent.  11:21 “Woe to
(compare no. 108)
178. Woes Pronounced on Galilaean Cities
Lk 116 I 10:16
Eusebian Canons
The Mission of
the SeventyTwo
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Lk 115 V 10:13-15
Eusebian Canons
The Mission of
the SeventyTwo
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
X. LAST JOURNEY TO JERUSALEM
138
Mark 16:17-18
Luke 10:17-20
the seventy-two returned with joy,
saying, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in your
name!”  10:18 So he said to them, “I saw Satan fall
like lightning from heaven.  10:19 Look, I have given
you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions and
on the full force of the enemy, and nothing will hurt
you.  10:20 Nevertheless, do not rejoice that the spirits
submit to you, but rejoice that your names stand written
in heaven.”
 10:17 Then
this world will be driven out.
John 12:31
 12:31 Now is the judgment of this world; now the ruler of
Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because
you have hidden these things from the wise
and intelligent, and revealed them to little
children.  11:26 Yes, Father, for this was your
gracious will.  11:27 All things have been handed
over to me by my Father. No one knows the Son
except the Father, and no one knows the Father
except the Son and anyone to whom the Son
decides to reveal him.  13:16 “But your eyes are
blessed because they see, and your ears because
they hear.  13:17 For I tell you the truth, many
prophets and righteous people longed to see what
you see but did not see it, and to hear what you
hear but did not hear it.
 11:25 At that time Jesus said, “I praise you,
Mark
Holy Spirit and said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of
heaven and earth, because you have hidden these
things from the wise and intelligent, and revealed
them to little children. Yes, Father, for this was
your gracious will.  10:22 All things have been
given to me by my Father. No one knows who
the Son is except the Father, or who the Father
is except the Son and anyone to whom the Son
decides to reveal him.”  10:23 Then Jesus turned
to his disciples and said privately, “Blessed are
the eyes that see what you see!  10:24 For I tell
you that many prophets and kings longed to see
what you see but did not see it, and to hear what
you hear but did not hear it.”
 10:21 On that same occasion Jesus rejoiced in the
Luke 10:21-24
 17:25 Righteous Father, even if the world does not know you, I
know you, and these men know that you sent me.
 10:14 “I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own
know me—  10:15 just as the Father knows me and I know the
Father—and I lay down my life for the sheep.
sent me.”
 7:29 but I know him, because I have come from him and he
over to him, and that he had come from God and was going back
to God,
 13:3 Because Jesus knew that the Father had handed all things
that he may give eternal life to everyone you have given him.
 17:2 just as you have given him authority over all humanity, so
his authority.
 3:35 The Father loves the Son and has placed all things under
John 3:35
181. Jesus’ Thanksgiving to the Father, and the Blessedness of the Disciples
my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new
languages;  16:18 they will pick up snakes with their hands,
and whatever poison they drink will not harm them; they will
place their hands on the sick and they will be well.”
 16:17 These signs will accompany those who believe: In
Matt. 11:25-27
Matt.
180. The Return of the Seventy
Lk 118 V 10:21
Lk 119 III 10:22
Lk 120 V 10:23-24
Eusebian Canons
The Mission of
the SeventyTwo
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Lk 117 X 10:17-20
Eusebian Canons
The Mission of
the SeventyTwo
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
139
NET Bible Synopsis of the Four Gospels
Matt.
Mark
Luke 10:25-28
 10:25 Now an expert in religious law stood
up to test Jesus, saying, “Teacher, what must
I do to inherit eternal life?”  10:26 He said
to him, “What is written in the law? How
do you understand it?”  10:27 The expert
answered, “Love the Lord your God with all
your heart, with all your soul, with all your
strength, and with all your mind, 2 and love
your neighbor as yourself.” 1  10:28 Jesus
said to him, “You have answered correctly;
do this, and you will live.”
183. The Parable of the Good Samaritan
Mark 12:28-34
 12:28 Now one of the experts in the law came and heard
them debating. When he saw that Jesus answered them
well, he asked him, “Which commandment is the most
important of all?”  12:29 Jesus answered, “The most
important is: ‘Listen, Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord
is one.  12:30 Love the Lord your God with all your heart,
with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your
strength.’ 4  12:31 The second is: ‘Love your neighbor as
yourself.’ 1 There is no other commandment greater than
these.”  12:32 The expert in the law said to him, “That is
true, Teacher; you are right to say that he is one, and there
is no one else besides him. 3  12:33 And to love him with all
your heart, with all your mind, and with all your strength 4
and to love your neighbor as yourself 1 is more important
than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”  12:34 When Jesus
saw that he had answered thoughtfully, he said to him, “You
are not far from the kingdom of God.” Then no one dared
any longer to question him.
Luke 10:29-37
 10:29 But the expert, wanting to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”  10:30 Jesus replied, “A man was going
down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell into the hands of robbers, who stripped him, beat him up, and went off, leaving him
half dead.  10:31 Now by chance a priest was going down that road, but when he saw the injured man he passed by on the other
side.  10:32 So too a Levite, when he came up to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.  10:33 But a Samaritan who
was traveling came to where the injured man was, and when he saw him, he felt compassion for him.  10:34 He went up to him and
bandaged his wounds, pouring oil and wine on them. Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of
him.  10:35 The next day he took out two silver coins and gave them to the innkeeper, saying, ‘Take care of him, and whatever else
you spend, I will repay you when I come back this way.’  10:36 Which of these three do you think became a neighbor to the man
who fell into the hands of the robbers?”  10:37 The expert in religious law said, “The one who showed mercy to him.” So Jesus said
to him, “Go and do the same.”
Matt. 22:34-40
 22:34 Now when the Pharisees heard that he
had silenced the Sadducees, they assembled
together.  22:35 And one of them, an expert
in religious law, asked him a question to test
him:  22:36 “Teacher, which commandment
in the law is the greatest?”  22:37 Jesus said to
him, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your
heart, with all your soul, and with all your
mind.’ 2  22:38 This is the first and greatest
commandment.  22:39 The second is like it:
‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ 1  22:40 All
the law and the prophets depend on these two
commandments.”
(compare no. 282)
182. The Lawyer’s Question
John
John
Deut 6:5
Deut 4:35
Deut 6:4-5
2
3
4
Lk 122 X 10:29-42
Eusebian Canons
The Parable
of the Good
Samaritan
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Lev 19:18
1
Lk 121 II 10:25-28
Eusebian Canons
The Parable
of the Good
Samaritan
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
X. LAST JOURNEY TO JERUSALEM
140
Mark
Luke 10:38-42
not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
John 11:1
Mark
his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his
disciples.”  11:2 So he said to them, “When you pray, say: Father, may
your name be honored, may your kingdom come.  11:3 Give us each
day our daily bread,  11:4 and forgive us our sins, for we also forgive
everyone who sins against us. And do not lead us into temptation.”
 11:1 Now Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he stopped, one of
Luke 11:1-4
(compare no. 62)
John
took three quarters of a pound of expensive aromatic oil from pure nard and anointed the
feet of Jesus. She then wiped his feet dry with her hair. (Now the house was filled with the
fragrance of the perfumed oil.)
 12:1 Then, six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus lived,
whom he had raised from the dead.  12:2 So they prepared a dinner for Jesus there. Martha
was serving, and Lazarus was among those present at the table with him.  12:3 Then Mary
where Mary and her sister Martha lived.
 11:1 Now a certain man named Lazarus was sick. He was from Bethany, the village
185. The Lord’s Prayer
had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to
what he said.  10:40 But Martha was distracted with all the preparations
she had to make, so she came up to him and said, “Lord, don’t you
care that my sister has left me to do all the work alone? Tell her to
help me.”  10:41 But the Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, you
are worried and troubled about many things,  10:42 but one thing is
needed. Mary has chosen the best part; it will not be taken away from
her.”
 10:38 Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a certain village
where a woman named Martha welcomed him as a guest.  10:39 She
 6:9 So pray this way: Our Father in heaven, may your name be
honored,  6:10 may your kingdom come, may your will be done on earth
as it is in heaven.  6:11 Give us today our daily bread,  6:12 and forgive
us our debts, as we ourselves have forgiven our debtors.  6:13 And do
Matt. 6:9-13
Matt.
184. Mary and Martha
Lk 123 V 11:1-4
Lk 143 X 11:53-12:1B
Eusebian Canons
Instructions on
Prayer
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Lk 122 X 10:29-42
Eusebian Canons
Jesus and Martha
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
141
NET Bible Synopsis of the Four Gospels
Mark
Luke 11:5-8
will find; knock and the door will be opened for
you.  7:8 For everyone who asks receives, and the
one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks,
the door will be opened.  7:9 Is there anyone
among you who, if his son asks for bread, will
give him a stone?  7:10 Or if he asks for a fish,
will give him a snake?  7:11 If you then, although
you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your
children, how much more will your Father in
heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!
Mark
seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will
be opened for you.  11:10 For everyone who asks
receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one
who knocks, the door will be opened.  11:11 What
father among you, if your son asks for a fish, will
give him a snake instead of a fish?  11:12 Or if he
asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion?  11:13 If
you then, although you are evil, know how to give
good gifts to your children, how much more will
the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those
who ask him!”
Luke 11:9-13
 11:9 “So I tell you: Ask, and it will be given to you;
(compare no. 70)
John
whatever you want, and it will be done for you.
 15:7 If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask
 14:13 And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that
the Father may be glorified in the Son.  14:14 If you ask me
anything in my name, I will do it.
Ask and you will receive it, so that your joy may be complete.
 16:24 Until now you have not asked for anything in my name.
John 16:24
187. Encouragement to Pray
he will reply from inside, ‘Do not bother me. The door is already shut, and my children and I are in bed. I cannot get up and give you
anything.’  11:8 I tell you, even though the man inside will not get up and give him anything because he is his friend, yet because of
the first man’s sheer persistence he will get up and give him whatever he needs.
 11:5 Then he said to them, “Suppose one of you has a friend, and you go to him at midnight and say to him, ‘Friend, lend me three
loaves of bread,  11:6 because a friend of mine has stopped here while on a journey, and I have nothing to set before him.’  11:7 Then
 7:7 “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you
Matt. 7:7-11
Matt.
186. The Importunate Friend at Midnight
Lk 125 V 11:9-13
Lk 143 X 11:53-12:1B
Eusebian Canons
Instructions on
Prayer
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Lk 124 X 11:5-8
Lk 143 X 11:53-12:1B
Eusebian Canons
Instructions on
Prayer
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
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Matt. 12:22-30
says, ‘I will return to the home I left.’ When it returns, it finds the
house empty, swept clean, and put in order.  12:45 Then it goes and
brings with it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they go in
and live there, so the last state of that person is worse than the first. It
will be that way for this evil generation as well!”
mute. When the demon had gone out, the man who
had been mute began to speak, and the crowds were
amazed.  11:15 But some of them said, “By the
power of Beelzebul, the ruler of demons, he casts
out demons.”  11:16 Others, to test him, began asking
for a sign from heaven.  11:17 But Jesus, realizing
their thoughts, said to them, “Every kingdom divided
against itself is destroyed, and a divided household
falls.  11:18 So if Satan too is divided against himself,
how will his kingdom stand? I ask you this because you
claim that I cast out demons by Beelzebul.  11:19 Now
if I cast out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your
sons cast them out? Therefore they will be your
judges.  11:20 But if I cast out demons by the finger of
God, then the kingdom of God has already overtaken
you.  11:21 When a strong man, fully armed, guards his
own palace, his possessions are safe.  11:22 But when
a stronger man attacks and conquers him, he takes
away the first man’s armor on which the man relied
and divides up his plunder.  11:23 Whoever is not with
me is against me, and whoever does not gather with
me scatters.
Luke 11:14-23
 11:14 Now he was casting out a demon that was
Mark
waterless places looking for rest but not finding any. Then it says, ‘I
will return to the home I left.’  11:25 When it returns, it finds the house
swept clean and put in order.  11:26 Then it goes and brings seven other
spirits more evil than itself, and they go in and live there, so the last
state of that person is worse than the first.”
John
Judeans
replied, “Aren’t we
correct in saying that
you are a Samaritan
and are possessed by a
demon?”  8:52 Then
the Judeans responded,
“Now we know you’re
possessed by a demon!
Both Abraham and the
prophets died, and yet
you say, ‘If anyone
obeys my teaching, he
will never experience
death.’
 8:48 The
were saying, “He is
possessed by a demon
and has lost his mind!
Why do you listen to
him?”
 10:20 Many of them
crowd
answered,
“You’re
possessed by a demon!
Who is trying to kill
you?”
John 7:20
 7:20 The
 11:24 “When an unclean spirit goes out of a person, it passes through
Luke 11:24-26
(compare no. 120)
189. The Return of the Evil Spirit
came down from Jerusalem said,
“He is possessed by Beelzebul,”
and, “By the ruler of demons he
casts out demons.”  3:23 So he
called them and spoke to them
in parables: “How can Satan cast
out Satan?  3:24 If a kingdom
is divided against itself, that
kingdom will not be able to
stand.  3:25 If a house is divided
against itself, that house will not
be able to stand.  3:26 And if
Satan rises against himself and
is divided, he is not able to stand
and his end has come.  3:27 But
no one is able to enter a strong
man’s house and steal his
property unless he first ties up
the strong man. Then he can
thoroughly plunder his house.
Mark 3:22-27
 3:22 The experts in the law who
 12:43 “When an unclean spirit goes out of a person, it passes through
waterless places looking for rest but does not find it.  12:44 Then it
Matt. 12:43-45
man who was blind and mute. Jesus healed him
so that he could speak and see.  12:23 All the
crowds were amazed and said, “Could this one be
the Son of David?”  12:24 But when the Pharisees
heard this they said, “He does not cast out demons
except by the power of Beelzebul, the ruler of
demons!”  12:25 Now when Jesus realized what they
were thinking, he said to them, “Every kingdom
divided against itself is destroyed, and no town or
house divided against itself will stand.  12:26 So if
Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself.
How then will his kingdom stand?  12:27 And if I
cast out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your
sons cast them out? For this reason they will be
your judges.  12:28 But if I cast out demons by the
Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has already
overtaken you.  12:29 How else can someone enter a
strong man’s house and steal his property, unless he
first ties up the strong man? Then he can thoroughly
plunder the house.  12:30 Whoever is not with me is
against me, and whoever does not gather with me
scatters.
 12:22 Then they brought to him a demon-possessed
(compare no. 117)
188. The Beelzebub Controversy
Lk 130 V 11:24-26
Lk 143 X 11:53-12:1B
Eusebian Canons
Response to
Jesus’ Work
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Lk 126 V 11:14
Lk 127 II 11:15
Lk 128 V 11:16
Lk 129 II 11:17-23
Lk 143 X 11:5312:1B
Eusebian Canons
Jesus and
Beelzebul
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Mark
Luke 11:27-28
Pharisees answered him, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from
you.”  12:39 But he answered them, “An evil and adulterous
generation asks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except
the sign of the prophet Jonah.  12:40 For just as Jonah was in the
belly of the huge fish for three days and three nights,1 so the Son
of Man will be in the heart of the earth for three days and three
nights.  12:41 The people of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment
with this generation and condemn it, because they repented when
Jonah preached to them—and now, something greater than Jonah
is here!  12:42 The queen of the South will rise up at the judgment
with this generation and condemn it, because she came from the
ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon—and now,
something greater than Solomon is here!
Mark 8:11-12
the Pharisees
came and began to argue
with Jesus, asking for a
sign from heaven to test
him.  8:12 Sighing deeply
in his spirit he said, “Why
does this generation look for
a sign? I tell you the truth,
no sign will be given to this
generation.”
 8:11 Then
say, “This generation is a wicked generation; it looks
for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign
of Jonah.  11:30 For just as Jonah became a sign to the
people of Nineveh, so the Son of Man will be a sign to
this generation.  11:31 The queen of the South will rise
up at the judgment with the people of this generation
and condemn them, because she came from the ends
of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon—and now,
something greater than Solomon is here!  11:32 The
people of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with
this generation and condemn it, because they repented
when Jonah preached to them—and now, something
greater than Jonah is here!
 11:29 As the crowds were increasing, Jesus began to
Luke 11:29-32
(compare no. 119 and 154)
191. The Sign of Jonah
 11:27 As he said these things, a woman in the crowd spoke out to him, “Blessed is the womb that bore you and the breasts at which
you nursed!”  11:28 But he replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it!”
 12:38 Then some of the experts in the law along with some
Matt. 12:38-42
Matt.
190. True Blessedness
John
John
1
Jonah 1:17
Lk 132 V 11:29-32
Lk 143 X 11:53-12:1B
Eusebian Canons
The Sign of
Jonah
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Lk 131 X 11:27-28
Lk 143 X 11:53-12:1B
Eusebian Canons
Response to
Jesus’ Work
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Matt. 5:15
whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness,
how great is the darkness!
Mark
bed, but puts it on a lampstand so that those who come in can see the light.
 8:16 “No one lights a lamp and then covers it with a jar or puts it under a
or under a basket, but on a lampstand, so that those who
come in can see the light.
Luke 11:33
 11:33 “No one after lighting a lamp puts it in a hidden place
your whole body is full of light, but when it is diseased, your body is
full of darkness.  11:35 Therefore see to it that the light in you is not
darkness.  11:36 If then your whole body is full of light, with no part
in the dark, it will be as full of light as when the light of a lamp shines
on you.”
 11:34 Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eye is healthy,
Luke 11:34-36
(compare no. 65)
193. The Healthy Eye
brought to be put under a basket or under
a bed, is it? Isn’t it to be placed on a
lampstand?
Mark 4:21
 4:21 He also said to them, “A lamp isn’t
 6:22 “The eye is the lamp of the body. If then your eye is healthy, your
whole body will be full of light.  6:23 But if your eye is diseased, your
Matt. 6:22-23
under a basket but on a lampstand, and it
gives light to all in the house.
 5:15 People do not light a lamp and put it
192. Concerning Light
John
John
Lk 134 V 11:34-36
Lk 143 X 11:53-12:1B
Eusebian Canons
Internal Light
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Lk 133 II 11:33
Lk 143 X 11:53-12:1B
Eusebian Canons
Internal Light
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You clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside they are full of
greed and self-indulgence.  23:26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside
of the cup, so that the outside may become clean too!  23:23 “Woe to
you, experts in the law and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You give a tenth of
mint, dill, and cumin, yet you neglect what is more important in the law—
justice, mercy, and faithfulness! You should have done these things without
neglecting the others.  23:6 They love the place of honor at banquets
and the best seats in the synagogues  23:7 and elaborate greetings in
the marketplaces, and to have people call them ‘Rabbi.’  23:27 “Woe
to you, experts in the law and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You are like
whitewashed tombs that look beautiful on the outside but inside are full
of the bones of the dead and of everything unclean.  23:28 In the same
way, on the outside you look righteous to people, but inside you are full of
hypocrisy and lawlessness.  23:4 They tie up heavy loads, hard to carry,
and put them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing
even to lift a finger to move them.  23:29 “Woe to you, experts in the
law and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and
decorate the graves of the righteous.  23:30 And you say, ‘If we had lived
in the days of our ancestors, we would not have participated with them
in shedding the blood of the prophets.’  23:31 By saying this you testify
against yourselves that you are descendants of those who murdered the
prophets.  23:32 Fill up then the measure of your ancestors!  23:34 “For
this reason I am sending you prophets and wise men and experts in the
law, some of whom you will kill and crucify, and some you will flog
in your synagogues and pursue from town to town,  23:35 so that on
you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of
righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Barachiah, whom you
murdered between the temple and the altar.  23:36 I tell you the truth, this
generation will be held responsible for all these things!  23:13 “But woe
to you, experts in the law and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You keep locking
people out of the kingdom of heaven! For you neither enter nor permit
those trying to enter to go in.
 23:25 “Woe to you, experts in the law and you Pharisees, hypocrites!
Matt. 15:1-9
 15:1 Then Pharisees and experts in the law came from
Jerusalem to Jesus and said,  15:2 “Why do your disciples
disobey the tradition of the elders? For they don’t wash
their hands when they eat.”  15:3 He answered them, “And
why do you disobey the commandment of God because
of your tradition?  15:4 For God said, ‘Honor your father
and mother’ and ‘Whoever insults his father or mother
must be put to death.’  15:5 But you say, ‘If someone tells
his father or mother, “Whatever help you would have
received from me is given to God,”  15:6 he does not
need to honor his father.’ You have nullified the word of
God on account of your tradition.  15:7 Hypocrites! Isaiah
prophesied correctly about you when he said,  15:8 ‘This
people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far
from me,  15:9 and they worship me in vain, teaching as
doctrines the commandments of men.’”3
 12:38 In his teaching Jesus also
said, “Watch out for the experts in the
law. They like walking around in long
robes and elaborate greetings in the
marketplaces,  12:39 and the best
seats in the synagogues and the places
of honor at banquets.
Mark 7:1-9
 7:1 Now the Pharisees and
some of the experts in the law
who came from Jerusalem
gathered around him.  7:2 And
they saw that some of Jesus’
disciples ate their bread
with unclean hands, that
is, unwashed.  7:3 (For the
Pharisees and all the Jews do
not eat unless they perform
a ritual washing, holding
fast to the tradition of the
elders.  7:4 And when they
come from the marketplace,
they do not eat unless they
wash. They hold fast to many
other traditions: the washing of
cups, pots, kettles, and dining
couches.)  7:5 The Pharisees
and the experts in the law
asked him, “Why do your
disciples not live according
to the tradition of the elders,
but eat with unwashed
hands?”  7:6 He said to them,
“Isaiah prophesied correctly
about you hypocrites, as it is
written: ‘This people honors
me with their lips, but their
heart is far from me.  7:7 They
worship me in vain, teaching
as doctrine the commandments
of men.’ 3  7:8 Having no
regard for the command of
God, you hold fast to human
tradition.”  7:9 He also said to
them, “You neatly reject the
commandment of God in order
to set up your tradition.
 20:46 “Beware of the experts in the law. They like walking around in
long robes, and they love elaborate greetings in the marketplaces and
the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets.
Luke 11:37-54
 11:37 As he spoke, a Pharisee invited Jesus to have
a meal with him, so he went in and took his place at
the table.  11:38 The Pharisee was astonished when
he saw that Jesus did not first wash his hands before
the meal.  11:39 But the Lord said to him, “Now you
Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and the plate, but
inside you are full of greed and wickedness.  11:40 You
fools! Didn’t the one who made the outside make
the inside as well?  11:41 But give from your heart to
those in need, and then everything will be clean for
you.  11:42 “But woe to you Pharisees! You give a tenth
of your mint, rue, and every herb, yet you neglect justice
and love for God! But you should have done these
things without neglecting the others.  11:43 Woe to you
Pharisees! You love the best seats in the synagogues
and elaborate greetings in the marketplaces!  11:44 Woe
to you! You are like unmarked graves, and people walk
over them without realizing it!”  11:45 One of the experts
in religious law answered him, “Teacher, when you say
these things you insult us too.”  11:46 But Jesus replied,
“Woe to you experts in religious law as well! You load
people down with burdens difficult to bear, yet you
yourselves refuse to touch the burdens with even one of
your fingers!  11:47 Woe to you! You build the tombs of
the prophets whom your ancestors killed.  11:48 So you
testify that you approve of the deeds of your ancestors,
because they killed the prophets and you build their
tombs!  11:49 For this reason also the wisdom of God
said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles, some of
whom they will kill and persecute,’  11:50 so that this
generation may be held accountable for the blood of
all the prophets that has been shed since the beginning
of the world,  11:51 from the blood of Abel to the blood
of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the
sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, it will be charged against
this generation.  11:52 Woe to you experts in religious
law! You have taken away the key to knowledge! You
did not go in yourselves, and you hindered those who
were going in.”  11:53 When he went out from there, the
experts in the law and the Pharisees began to oppose
him bitterly, and to ask him hostile questions about
many things,  11:54 plotting against him, to catch him
in something he might say.
(compare no. 284)
194. Discourses against the Pharisees and Lawyers
John 8:6
they
were asking this in
an attempt to trap
him, so that they
could bring charges
against him.) Jesus
bent down and
wrote on the ground
with his finger.
 8:6 (Now
Exod 20:12;
Deut 5:16
Exod 21:17;
Lev 20:9
Isa 29:13
1
2
3
Lk 135 V 11:37-41
Lk 136 V 11:42
Lk 137 II 11:43
Lk 138 V 11:44
Lk 139 V 11:45-46
Lk 140 V 11:47-48
Lk 141 V 11:49-51
Lk 142 V 11:52
Lk 143 X 11:53-12:1B
Eusebian Canons
Rebuking the
Pharisees
and Experts
in the Law
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Matt. 16:5-6
hidden that will not be revealed, and nothing is
secret that will not be made known.  10:27 What
I say to you in the dark, tell in the light, and
what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the
housetops.  10:28 Do not be afraid of those who
kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead,
fear the one who is able to destroy both soul and
body in hell.  10:29 Aren’t two sparrows sold for
a penny? Yet not one of them falls to the ground
apart from your Father’s will.  10:30 Even all the
hairs on your head are numbered.  10:31 So do
not be afraid; you are more valuable than many
sparrows.  10:32 “Whoever, then, acknowledges
me before people, I will acknowledge before my
Father in heaven.  10:33 But whoever denies me
before people, I will deny him also before my
Father in heaven.
 10:26 “Do not be afraid of them, for nothing is
Matt. 10:26-33
Jesus said to them, “beware of the yeast of the
Pharisees and Sadducees.”
 16:5 When the disciples went to the other side,
they forgot to take bread.  16:6 “Watch out,”
words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the
Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when
he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy
angels.”
 8:38 For if anyone is ashamed of me and my
and nothing concealed except to be brought to
light.
ashamed of that person when he comes in his glory and in the glory of the
Father and of the holy angels.
 9:26 For whoever is ashamed of me and my words, the Son of Man will be
that will not be made known and brought to light.
 8:17 For nothing is hidden that will not be revealed, and nothing concealed
you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what
you have whispered in private rooms will be proclaimed from
the housetops.  12:4 “I tell you, my friends, do not be afraid
of those who kill the body, and after that have nothing more
they can do.  12:5 But I will warn you whom you should fear:
Fear the one who, after the killing, has authority to throw you
into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him!  12:6 Aren’t five sparrows
sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten
before God.  12:7 In fact, even the hairs on your head are
all numbered. Do not be afraid; you are more valuable than
many sparrows.  12:8 “I tell you, whoever acknowledges me
before men, the Son of Man will also acknowledge before
God’s angels.  12:9 But the one who denies me before men
will be denied before God’s angels.
 12:2 Nothing is hidden that will not be revealed, and nothing
is secret that will not be made known.  12:3 So then whatever
Luke 12:2-9
(compare no. 101)
 4:22 For nothing is hidden except to be revealed,
Mark
crowd had gathered so that they were trampling
on one another, Jesus began to speak first to his
disciples, “Be on your guard against the yeast of
the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
Luke 12:1
 12:1 Meanwhile, when many thousands of the
196. Exhortation to Fearless Confession
except for one loaf they had with them in the
boat.  8:15 And Jesus ordered them, “Watch out!
Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and the yeast
of Herod!”
Mark 8:14-15
 8:14 Now they had forgotten to take bread,
(compare no. 155)
195. The Leaven of the Pharisees
John
John
Lk 143 X 11:53-12:1B
Lk 145 V 12:2-8
Lk 146 II 12:9
Eusebian Canons
Fear God, Not
People
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Notes
Lk 143 X 11:53-12:1B
Lk 144 II 12:1C
Eusebian Canons
Fear God, Not
People
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Matt. 12:31-32
for trial, do not worry about how to
speak or what to say, for what you
should say will be given to you at that
time.  10:20 For it is not you speaking,
but the Spirit of your Father speaking
through you.
 10:19 Whenever they hand you over
Matt. 10:19-20
you over for trial, do not worry about
what to speak. But say whatever is
given you at that time, for it is not you
speaking, but the Holy Spirit.
 13:11 When they arrest you and hand
the synagogues, the rulers, and the
authorities, do not worry about how
you should make your defense or what
you should say,  12:12 for the Holy
Spirit will teach you at that moment
what you must say.”  21:14 Therefore be
resolved not to rehearse ahead of time
how to make your defense.  21:15 For I
will give you the words along with the
wisdom that none of your adversaries
will be able to withstand or contradict.
 12:11 But when they bring you before
Luke 12:11-12
(compare no. 100)
the Father will send in my name, will teach you
everything, and will cause you to remember
everything I said to you.
John
 14:26 But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom
John
the Son of Man will be forgiven, but the person
who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not
be forgiven.
Luke 12:10
 12:10 And everyone who speaks a word against
198. The Assistance of the Holy Spirit
for all sins, even all the blasphemies they
utter.  3:29 But whoever blasphemes against the
Holy Spirit will never be forgiven, but is guilty of
an eternal sin”  3:30 (because they said, “He has
an unclean spirit”).
Mark 3:28-30
 3:28 I tell you the truth, people will be forgiven
Mark 13:11
be forgiven for every sin and blasphemy, but
the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be
forgiven.  12:32 Whoever speaks a word against the
Son of Man will be forgiven. But whoever speaks
against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either
in this age or in the age to come.
 12:31 For this reason I tell you, people will
(compare no. 118)
197. The Sin against the Holy Spirit
Lk 143 X 11:53-12:1B
Lk 148 II 12:11-12
Eusebian Canons
Fear God, Not
People
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Lk 143 X 11:53-12:1B
Lk 147 II 12:10
Eusebian Canons
Fear God, Not
People
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Mark
Mark
Matt.
Matt.
Luke 12:13-15
Luke 12:16-21
is not rich toward God.”
 12:16 He then told them a parable: “The land of a certain rich man produced an abundant crop,  12:17 so he thought to himself,
‘What should I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?’  12:18 Then he said, ‘I will do this: I will tear down my barns and build
bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.  12:19 And I will say to myself, “You have plenty of goods stored up
for many years; relax, eat, drink, celebrate!”’  12:20 But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be demanded back
from you, but who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’  12:21 So it is with the one who stores up riches for himself, but
200. The Parable of the Rich Fool
from all types of greed, because one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”
 12:13 Then someone from the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”  12:14 But Jesus said
to him, “Man, who made me a judge or arbitrator between you two?”  12:15 Then he said to them, “Watch out and guard yourself
199. Warning against Greed
John
John
Lk 143 X 11:53-12:1B
Lk 149 X 12:13-21
Eusebian Canons
The Parable
of the Rich
Landowner
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Lk 143 X 11:53-12:1B
Lk 149 X 12:13-21
Eusebian Canons
The Parable
of the Rich
Landowner
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Notes
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Matt. 6:25-34
accumulate for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do
not destroy, and thieves do not break in and steal.  6:21 For where your
treasure is, there your heart will be also.
 6:19 “Do not accumulate for yourselves treasures on earth, where
moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.  6:20 But
Matt. 6:19-21
will eat or drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Isn’t there
more to life than food and more to the body than clothing?  6:26 Look
at the birds in the sky: They do not sow, or reap, or gather into barns,
yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you more valuable than
they are?  6:27 And which of you by worrying can add even one hour
to his life?  6:28 Why do you worry about clothing? Think about how
the flowers of the field grow; they do not work or spin.  6:29 Yet I tell
you that not even Solomon in all his glory was clothed like one of
these!  6:30 And if this is how God clothes the wild grass, which is
here today and tomorrow is tossed into the fire to heat the oven, won’t
he clothe you even more, you people of little faith?  6:31 So then, don’t
worry saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What
will we wear?’  6:32 For the unconverted pursue these things, and your
heavenly Father knows that you need them.  6:33 But above all pursue
his kingdom and righteousness, and all these things will be given to
you as well.  6:34 So then, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow
will worry about itself. Today has enough trouble of its own.
 6:25 “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you
worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what
you will wear.  12:23 For there is more to life than food, and more
to the body than clothing.  12:24 Consider the ravens: They do not
sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn, yet God feeds them.
How much more valuable are you than the birds!  12:25 And which
of you by worrying can add an hour to his life?  12:26 So if you
cannot do such a very little thing as this, why do you worry about the
rest?  12:27 Consider how the flowers grow; they do not work or spin.
Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his glory was clothed like one
of these!  12:28 And if this is how God clothes the wild grass, which is
here today and tomorrow is tossed into the fire to heat the oven, how
much more will he clothe you, you people of little faith!  12:29 So do
not be overly concerned about what you will eat and what you will
drink, and do not worry about such things.  12:30 For all the nations
of the world pursue these things, and your Father knows that you
need them.  12:31 Instead, pursue his kingdom, and these things will
be given to you as well.  12:32 “Do not be afraid, little flock, for your
Father is well pleased to give you the kingdom.
Luke 12:22-32
 12:22 Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not
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purses that do not wear out—a treasure in heaven that never decreases,
where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.  12:34 For where
your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
 12:33 Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves
Luke 12:33-34
(compare no. 64)
202. Treasures in Heaven
Mark
(compare no. 67)
201. Anxieties about Earthly Things
John
John
Lk 143 X 11:53-12:1B
Lk 152 II 12:33A
Lk 153 V 12:33B-34
Eusebian Canons
Exhortation Not
to Worry
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Lk 143 X 11:53-12:1B
Lk 150 V 12:22-31
Lk 151 X 12:32
Eusebian Canons
Exhortation Not
to Worry
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Notes
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Matt. 25:1-13
stay alert, because you
do not know on what day your Lord will
come.  24:43 But understand this: If the owner
of the house had known at what time of night
the thief was coming, he would have been alert
and would not have let his house be broken
into.  24:44 Therefore you also must be ready,
because the Son of Man will come at an hour
when you do not expect him.  24:45 “Who
then is the faithful and wise slave, whom the
master has put in charge of his household, to
give the other slaves their food at the proper
time?  24:46 Blessed is that slave whom the
master finds at work when he comes.  24:47 I
tell you the truth, the master will put him in
charge of all his possessions.  24:48 But if that
evil slave should say to himself, ‘My master
is staying away a long time,’  24:49 and he
begins to beat his fellow slaves and to eat and
drink with drunkards,  24:50 then the master
of that slave will come on a day when he does
not expect him and at an hour he does not
foresee,  24:51 and will cut him in two, and
assign him a place with the hypocrites, where
there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
24:42 “Therefore
like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to
meet the bridegroom.  25:2 Five of the virgins were
foolish, and five were wise.  25:3 When the foolish ones
took their lamps, they did not take extra olive oil with
them.  25:4 But the wise ones took flasks of olive oil with
their lamps.  25:5 When the bridegroom was delayed a long
time, they all became drowsy and fell asleep.  25:6 But at
midnight there was a shout, ‘Look, the bridegroom is here!
Come out to meet him.’  25:7 Then all the virgins woke up
and trimmed their lamps.  25:8 The foolish ones said to the
wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, because our lamps are going
out.’  25:9 ‘No,’ they replied. ‘There won’t be enough for
you and for us. Go instead to those who sell oil and buy some
for yourselves.’  25:10 But while they had gone to buy it,
the bridegroom arrived, and those who were ready went
inside with him to the wedding banquet. Then the door was
shut.  25:11 Later, the other virgins came too, saying, ‘Lord,
lord! Let us in!’  25:12 But he replied, ‘I tell you the truth, I
do not know you!’  25:13 Therefore stay alert, because you
do not know the day or the hour.  
 25:1 “At that time the kingdom of heaven will be
you do not know when the time will
come.  13:34 It is like a man going on
a journey. He left his house and put his
slaves in charge, assigning to each his
work, and commanded the doorkeeper
to stay alert.  13:35 Stay alert, then,
because you do not know when the
owner of the house will return—whether
during evening, at midnight, when the
rooster crows, or at dawn—  13:36 or
else he might find you asleep when he
returns suddenly.  13:37 What I say to
you I say to everyone: Stay alert!”
Mark 13:33-37
 13:33 Watch out! Stay alert! For
master to come back from the wedding celebration,
so that when he comes and knocks they can
immediately open the door for him.  12:37 Blessed
are those slaves whom their master finds alert when
he returns! I tell you the truth, he will dress himself
to serve, have them take their place at the table,
and will come and wait on them!  12:38 Even if he
comes in the second or third watch of the night and
finds them alert, blessed are those slaves!  12:39 But
understand this: If the owner of the house had known
at what hour the thief was coming, he would not
have let his house be broken into.  12:40 You also
must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at
an hour when you do not expect him.”  12:41 Then
Peter said, “Lord, are you telling this parable for
us or for everyone?”  12:42 The Lord replied, “Who
then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the
master puts in charge of his household servants,
to give them their allowance of food at the proper
time?  12:43 Blessed is that slave whom his master
finds at work when he returns.  12:44 I tell you the
truth, the master will put him in charge of all his
possessions.  12:45 But if that slave should say to
himself, ‘My master is delayed in returning,’ and
he begins to beat the other slaves, both men and
women, and to eat, drink, and get drunk,  12:46 then
the master of that slave will come on a day when
he does not expect him and at an hour he does not
foresee, and will cut him in two, and assign him
a place with the unfaithful.  12:47 That servant
who knew his master’s will but did not get ready
or do what his master asked will receive a severe
beating.  12:48 But the one who did not know his
master’s will and did things worthy of punishment
will receive a light beating. From everyone who
has been given much, much will be required, and
from the one who has been entrusted with much,
even more will be asked.
 12:35 “Get dressed for service and keep your lamps
burning;  12:36 be like people waiting for their
Luke 12:35-48
203. Watchfulness and Faithfulness
removed
his
outer
clothes,
took a towel and tied it around
himself.  13:5 He poured water into
the washbasin and began to wash the
disciples’ feet and to dry them with
the towel he had wrapped around
himself.
John 13:4-5
 13:4 he got up from the meal,
Lk 143 X 11:53-12:1B
Lk 154 X 12:35-36
Lk 155 V 12:37-38
Lk 156 II 12:39-40
Lk 157 V 12:41-44
Lk 158 V 12:45-46
Lk 159 X 12:47-48
Eusebian Canons
Call to Faithful
Stewardship
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Notes
151
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Matt. 10:34-36
court, or he may hand you over to the judge, and the judge hand you
over to the warden, and you will be thrown into prison.  5:26 I tell you
the truth, you will never get out of there until you have paid the last
penny!
 5:25 Reach agreement quickly with your accuser while on the way to
Matt. 5:25-26
today, because the sky is red and darkening.’ You know how to judge
correctly the appearance of the sky, but you cannot evaluate the signs
of the times.
think I have come to bring peace on earth? No, I tell you, but
rather division!  12:52 For from now on there will be five in
one household divided, three against two and two against
three.  12:53 They will be divided, father against son and
son against father, mother against daughter and daughter
against mother, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law
and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.”
Luke 12:49-53
 12:49 “I have come to bring fire on the earth—and how I wish
it were already kindled!  12:50 I have a baptism to undergo,
and how distressed I am until it is finished!  12:51 Do you
when you see the south wind blowing, you say, ‘There will be scorching
heat,’ and there is.  12:56 You hypocrites! You know how to interpret
the appearance of the earth and the sky, but how can you not know how
to interpret the present time?
Luke 12:54-56
 12:54 Jesus also said to the crowds, “When you see a cloud rising in the
west, you say at once, ‘A rainstorm is coming,’ and it does.  12:55 And
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you are going with your accuser before the magistrate, make an effort
to settle with him on the way, so that he will not drag you before the
judge, and the judge hand you over to the officer, and the officer throw
you into prison.  12:59 I tell you, you will never get out of there until
you have paid the very last cent!”
 12:57 “And why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right?  12:58 As
Luke 12:57-59
(compare no. 55)
206. Agreement with One’s Accuser
Mark
(compare no. 154)
205. Interpreting the Times
you are asking! Are you able to drink the cup I drink or be
baptized with the baptism I experience?”
Mark 10:38
 10:38 But Jesus said to them, “You don’t know what
 16:2 He said, “When evening comes you say, ‘It will be fair weather,
because the sky is red,’  16:3 and in the morning, ‘It will be stormy
Matt. 16:2-3
peace to the earth. I have not come to bring
peace but a sword.  10:35 For I have come
to set a man against his father, a daughter
against her mother, and a daughter-in-law
against her mother-in-law,  10:36 and a
man’s enemies will be the members of his
household. 1
 10:34 “Do not think that I have come to bring
(compare no. 102)
204. Division in Households
John
John
John
Mic 7:6
Lk 143 X 11:53-12:1B
Lk 162 V 12:58-59
Eusebian Canons
Clear the Debts
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Lk 143 X 11:53-12:1B
Lk 161 V 12:54-56
Eusebian Canons
Reading the Signs
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
1
Lk 143 X 11:53-12:1B
Lk 160 V 12:49-53
Eusebian Canons
Not Peace, but
Division
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Notes
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Matt. 21:18-19
Matt.
Mark
Luke 13:1-9
 13:1 Now there were some present on that occasion who told him about the
Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices.  13:2 He answered
them, “Do you think these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans,
because they suffered these things?  13:3 No, I tell you! But unless you repent, you
will all perish as well!  13:4 Or those eighteen who were killed when the tower in
Siloam fell on them, do you think they were worse offenders than all the others
who live in Jerusalem?  13:5 No, I tell you! But unless you repent you will all perish
as well!”  13:6 Then Jesus told this parable: “A man had a fig tree planted in his
vineyard, and he came looking for fruit on it and found none.  13:7 So he said to the
worker who tended the vineyard, ‘For three years now, I have come looking for fruit
on this fig tree, and each time I inspect it I find none. Cut it down! Why should it
continue to deplete the soil?’  13:8 But the worker answered him, ‘Sir, leave it alone
this year too, until I dig around it and put fertilizer on it.  13:9 Then if it bears fruit
next year, very well, but if not, you can cut it down.’”
to the crowd, “There are six days on which work should be done! So come and be healed on those days, and not on the Sabbath
day.”  13:15 Then the Lord answered him, “You hypocrites! Does not each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or his donkey from its
stall, and lead it to water?  13:16 Then shouldn’t this woman, a daughter of Abraham whom Satan bound for eighteen long years, be
released from this imprisonment on the Sabbath day?”  13:17 When he said this all his adversaries were humiliated, but the entire
crowd was rejoicing at all the wonderful things he was doing.
 13:10 Now he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath,  13:11 and a woman was there who had been disabled by a
spirit for eighteen years. She was bent over and could not straighten herself up completely.  13:12 When Jesus saw her, he called
her to him and said, “Woman, you are freed from your infirmity.”  13:13 Then he placed his hands on her, and immediately she
straightened up and praised God.  13:14 But the president of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, said
208. The Healing of the Crippled Woman on the Sabbath
noticing in the distance a fig tree with
leaves, he went to see if he could find any
fruit on it. When he came to it he found
nothing but leaves, for it was not the
season for figs.  11:14 He said to it, “May
no one ever eat fruit from you again.” And
his disciples heard it.
Mark 11:12-14
 11:12 Now the next day, as they went out
from Bethany, he was hungry.  11:13 After
Luke 13:10-17
as he returned to the city, he was
hungry.  21:19 After noticing a fig tree by
the road he went to it, but found nothing
on it except leaves. He said to it, “Never
again will there be fruit from you!” And
the fig tree withered at once.
 21:18 Now early in the morning,
207. The Parable of the Barren Fig Tree
John
John
Lk 164 X 13:6-13
Lk 165 II 13:14-16
Lk 166 X 13:17
Eusebian Canons
Healing on the
Sabbath
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Lk 163 X 13:1-5
Lk 164 X 13:6-13
Eusebian Canons
A Call to Repent
Warning to Israel
to Bear Fruit
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
153
NET Bible Synopsis of the Four Gospels
Matt. 13:31-32
yeast that a woman took and mixed with three measures of flour until
all the dough had risen.”
kingdom of God like? To what should I
compare it?  13:19 It is like a mustard seed
that a man took and sowed in his garden. It
grew and became a tree, and the wild birds
nested in its branches.”
Luke 13:18-19
 13:18 Thus Jesus asked, “What is the
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measures of flour until all the dough had risen.”
 13:20 Again he said, “To what should I compare the kingdom of
God?  13:21 It is like yeast that a woman took and mixed with three
Luke 13:20-21
(compare no. 129)
210. The Parable of the Leaven
kingdom of God, or what parable can we use to present
it?  4:31 It is like a mustard seed that when sown in the
ground, even though it is the smallest of all the seeds in
the ground—  4:32 when it is sown, it grows up, becomes
the greatest of all garden plants, and grows large branches
so that the wild birds can nest in its shade.”
Mark 4:30-32
 4:30 He also asked, “To what can we compare the
 13:33 He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like
Matt. 13:33
kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a
man took and sowed in his field.  13:32 It is the
smallest of all the seeds, but when it has grown
it is the greatest garden plant and becomes a
tree, so that the wild birds come and nest in its
branches.”
 13:31 He gave them another parable: “The
(compare no. 128)
209. The Parable of the Mustard Seed
John
John
Lk 168 V 13:20-21
Eusebian Canons
On the Kingdom
of God
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Lk 167 II 13:18-19
Eusebian Canons
On the Kingdom
of God
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
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154
Matt. 7:13-14
Matt.
Mark
villages, teaching and making his way toward Jeru
salem.  13:23 Someone asked him, “Lord, will only
a few be saved?” So he said to them,  13:24 “Exert
every effort to enter through the narrow door,
because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not
be able to.  13:25 Once the head of the house gets up
and shuts the door, then you will stand outside and
start to knock on the door and beg him, ‘Lord, let
us in!’ But he will answer you, ‘I don’t know where
you come from.’  13:26 Then you will begin to say,
‘We ate and drank in your presence, and you taught
in our streets.’  13:27 But he will reply, ‘I don’t
know where you come from! Go away from me, all
you evildoers!’  13:28 There will be weeping and
gnashing of teeth when you see Abraham, Isaac,
Jacob, and all the prophets in the kingdom of God
but you yourselves thrown out.  13:29 Then people
will come from east and west, and from north and
south, and take their places at the banquet table in
the kingdom of God.  13:30 But indeed, some are
last who will be first, and some are first who will
be last.”
Luke 13:22-30
 13:22 Then Jesus traveled throughout towns and
212. A Warning against Herod
first will be last, and the
last first.”
Mark 10:31
 10:31 But many who are
Luke 13:31-33
 13:31 At that time, some Pharisees came up and said to Jesus, “Get away from here, because Herod wants to kill you.”  13:32 But
he said to them, “Go and tell that fox, ‘Look, I am casting out demons and performing healings today and tomorrow, and
on the third day I will complete my work.  13:33 Nevertheless I must go on my way today and tomorrow and the next day,
because it is impossible that a prophet should be killed outside Jerusalem.’
 20:16 So the last will be first, and the first last.”
will come from the east and west to share the banquet with Abraham,
Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven,  8:12 but the sons of the
kingdom will be thrown out into the outer darkness, where there will be
weeping and gnashing of teeth.”  19:30 But many who are first will be
last, and the last first.
 25:41 “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you accursed, into the
eternal fire that has been prepared for the devil and his angels!  8:11 I tell you, many
7:22 On that day, many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, didn’t we prophesy
in your name, and in your name cast out demons and do many powerful
deeds?’  7:23 Then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you. Go away
from me, you lawbreakers!’
 25:10 But while they had gone to buy it, the bridegroom arrived, and those who were
ready went inside with him to the wedding banquet. Then the door was shut.  25:11 Later,
the other virgins came too, saying, ‘Lord, lord! Let us in!’  25:12 But he replied, ‘I tell you
the truth, I do not know you!’  
way is spacious that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter
through it.  7:14 But the gate is narrow and the way is difficult that leads
to life, and there are few who find it.
 7:13 “Enter through the narrow gate, because the gate is wide and the
211. Exclusion from the Kingdom
John
John
Lk 174 X 13:31-33
Eusebian Canons
Going to
Jerusalem
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Lk 169 II 13:22
Lk 170 V 13:23-24
Lk 171 V 13:25-28A
Lk 172 V 13:28B-29
Lk 173 II 13:30
Eusebian Canons
The Narrow Door
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
155
NET Bible Synopsis of the Four Gospels
Matt. 23:37-39
Matt.
Mark
those who are sent to you! How often I have longed to gather your
children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you
would have none of it!  13:35 Look, your house is forsaken! And I tell
you, you will not see me until you say, ‘Blessed is the one who comes
in the name of the Lord!’” 1
Luke 13:34-35
 13:34 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone
 14:1 Now one Sabbath when Jesus went to dine at the house of a leader of the Pharisees, they were watching him closely.  14:2 There
right in front of him was a man suffering from dropsy.  14:3 So Jesus asked the experts in religious law and the Pharisees, “Is it
lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?”  14:4 But they remained silent. So Jesus took hold of the man, healed him, and sent him
away.  14:5 Then he said to them, “Which of you, if you have a son or an ox that has fallen into a well on a Sabbath day, will not
immediately pull him out?”  14:6 But they could not reply to this.
Luke 14:1-6
Mark
214. The Healing of the Man with Dropsy
those who are sent to you! How often I have longed to gather your
children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but
you would have none of it!  23:38 Look, your house is left to you
desolate!  23:39 For I tell you, you will not see me from now until you
say, ‘Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!’”
 23:37 “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone
(compare no. 285)
213. The Lament over Jerusalem
John
John
Ps 118:26
Lk 176 X 14:1-4
Lk 177 II 14:5-6
Eusebian Canons
Healing Again on
the Sabbath
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
1
Lk 175 V 13:34-35
Eusebian Canons
Going to
Jerusalem
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Notes
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Matt.
humbled, and whoever humbles himself will
be exalted.
 23:12 And whoever exalts himself will be
Mark
Luke 14:7-14
 18:14 I tell you that this man went down to his home justified rather than the Pharisee. For
everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
someone to a wedding feast, do not take the place of honor, because a person
more distinguished than you may have been invited by your host.  14:9 So
the host who invited both of you will come and say to you, ‘Give this man
your place.’ Then, ashamed, you will begin to move to the least important
place.  14:10 But when you are invited, go and take the least important
place, so that when your host approaches he will say to you, ‘Friend, move
up here to a better place.’ Then you will be honored in the presence of all
who share the meal with you.  14:11 For everyone who exalts himself will
be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”  14:12 He
said also to the man who had invited him, “When you host a dinner or a
banquet, don’t invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or rich
neighbors so you can be invited by them in return and get repaid.  14:13 But
when you host an elaborate meal, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and
the blind.  14:14 Then you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you,
for you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”
 14:7 Then when Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor,
he told them a parable. He said to them,  14:8 “When you are invited by
215. Teaching on Humility
done what is good to the resurrection resulting
in life, and the ones who have done what is evil
to the resurrection resulting in condemnation.
John 5:29
 5:29 and will come out—the ones who have
Lk 178 X 14:7-10
Lk 179 V 14:11
Lk 180 X 14:12-15
Eusebian Canons
On Seeking Seats
of Honor
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
157
NET Bible Synopsis of the Four Gospels
Matt. 22:1-14
Matt. 10:37-38
more than me is not worthy of me, and
whoever loves son or daughter more
than me is not worthy of me.  10:38 And
whoever does not take up his cross and
follow me is not worthy of me.
 10:37 “Whoever loves father or mother
Mark
Mark
said to him, “Blessed is everyone who will feast in the kingdom
of God!”  14:16 But Jesus said to him, “A man once gave a
great banquet and invited many guests.  14:17 At the time
for the banquet he sent his slave to tell those who had been
invited, ‘Come, because everything is now ready.’  14:18 But
one after another they all began to make excuses. The first
said to him, ‘I have bought a field, and I must go out and see
it. Please excuse me.’  14:19 Another said, ‘I have bought five
yoke of oxen, and I am going out to examine them. Please
excuse me.’  14:20 Another said, ‘I just got married, and I
cannot come.’  14:21 So the slave came back and reported this
to his master. Then the master of the household was furious and
said to his slave, ‘Go out quickly to the streets and alleys of
the city, and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the
lame.’  14:22 Then the slave said, ‘Sir, what you instructed has
been done, and there is still room.’  14:23 So the master said to
his slave, ‘Go out to the highways and country roads and urge
people to come in, so that my house will be filled.  14:24 For
I tell you, not one of those individuals who were invited will
taste my banquet!’”
Luke 14:15-24
 14:15 When one of those at the meal with Jesus heard this, he
comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother, and wife and children, and brothers and
sisters, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple.  14:27 Whoever does not carry his own cross
and follow me cannot be my disciple.  14:28 For which of you, wanting to build a tower, doesn’t sit
down first and compute the cost to see if he has enough money to complete it?  14:29 Otherwise,
when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish the tower, all who see it will begin to make
fun of him.  14:30 They will say, ‘This man began to build and was not able to finish!’  14:31 Or what
king, going out to confront another king in battle, will not sit down first and determine whether he
is able with ten thousand to oppose the one coming against him with twenty thousand?  14:32 If he
cannot succeed, he will send a representative while the other is still a long way off and ask for terms
of peace.  14:33 In the same way therefore not one of you can be my disciple if he does not renounce
all his own possessions.
Luke 14:25-33
 14:25 Now large crowds were accompanying Jesus, and turning to them he said,  14:26 “If anyone
(compare no. 103)
217. The Conditions of Discipleship
of heaven can be compared to a king who gave a wedding banquet for his
son.  22:3 He sent his slaves to summon those who had been invited to the
banquet, but they would not come.  22:4 Again he sent other slaves, saying,
‘Tell those who have been invited, “Look! The feast I have prepared for you
is ready. My oxen and fattened cattle have been slaughtered, and everything
is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.”’  22:5 But they were indifferent and
went away, one to his farm, another to his business.  22:6 The rest seized
his slaves, insolently mistreated them, and killed them.  22:7 The king was
furious! He sent his soldiers, and they put those murderers to death and set
their city on fire.  22:8 Then he said to his slaves, ‘The wedding is ready, but
the ones who had been invited were not worthy.  22:9 So go into the main
streets and invite everyone you find to the wedding banquet.’  22:10 And
those slaves went out into the streets and gathered all they found, both bad
and good, and the wedding hall was filled with guests.  22:11 But when the
king came in to see the wedding guests, he saw a man there who was not
wearing wedding clothes.  22:12 And he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you get
in here without wedding clothes?’ But he had nothing to say.  22:13 Then the
king said to his attendants, ‘Tie him up hand and foot and throw him into the
outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth!’  22:14 For
many are called, but few are chosen.”
 22:1 Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying:  22:2 “The kingdom
(compare no. 279)
216. The Parable of the Great Supper
John
John
Lk 182 V 14:25-27
Lk 183 X 14:28-32
Lk 184 V 14:33
Eusebian Canons
Counting the
Cost
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Lk 180 X 14:12-15
Lk 181 V 14:16-24
Eusebian Canons
The Parable
of the Great
Banquet
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
X. LAST JOURNEY TO JERUSALEM
158
Matt.
Mark
Mark
Luke 14:34-35
 14:34 “Salt is good, but if salt loses its flavor, how
can its flavor be restored?  14:35 It is of no value for
the soil or for the manure pile; it is to be thrown out.
The one who has ears to hear had better listen!”
220. The Parable of the Lost Coin
Pharisees and the experts in the law were complaining, “This man welcomes sinners and
eats with them.”  15:3 So Jesus told them this parable:  15:4 “Which one of you, if he has a
hundred sheep and loses one of them, would not leave the ninety-nine in the open pasture
and go look for the one that is lost until he finds it?  15:5 Then when he has found it, he
places it on his shoulders, rejoicing.  15:6 Returning home, he calls together his friends
and neighbors, telling them, ‘Rejoice with me, because I have found my sheep that was
lost.’  15:7 I tell you, in the same way there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner
who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who have no need to repent.
Luke 15:1-7
 15:1 Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming to hear him.  15:2 But the
(compare no. 169)
219. The Parable of the Lost Sheep
Mark 9:49-50
 9:49 Everyone will be salted with fire.  9:50 Salt
is good, but if it loses its saltiness, how can you
make it salty again? Have salt in yourselves, and
be at peace with each other.”
sinner who repents.”
 15:8 “Or what woman, if she has ten silver coins and loses one of them, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search
thoroughly until she finds it?  15:9 Then when she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice with
me, for I have found the coin that I had lost.’  15:10 In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels over one
Luke 15:8-10
hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will
he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and
go look for the one that went astray?  18:13 And
if he finds it, I tell you the truth, he will rejoice
more over it than over the ninety-nine that did not
go astray.  18:14 In the same way, your Father in
heaven is not willing that one of these little ones
be lost.
 18:12 What do you think? If someone owns a
Matt. 18:12-14
Matt. 5:13
 5:13 “You are the salt of the earth. But if salt
loses its flavor, how can it be made salty again?
It is no longer good for anything except to be
thrown out and trampled on by people.
(compare no. 52)
218. The Parable of Salt
John
John
John
Lk 188 X 15:8-9
Lk 189 V 15:10
Eusebian Canons
The Parable of
the Lost Sheep
and Coin
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Lk 186 II 15:1-2
Lk 187 V 15:3-7
Eusebian Canons
The Parable of
the Lost Sheep
and Coin
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Lk 185 II 14:34
Eusebian Canons
Counting the
Cost
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
159
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Mark
Mark
Matt.
Matt.
Luke 15:11-32
Luke 16:1-9
manager because he acted shrewdly. For the people of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their contemporaries than the
people of light.  16:9 And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by how you use worldly wealth, so that when it runs out you will
be welcomed into the eternal homes.
 16:1 Jesus also said to the disciples, “There was a rich man who was informed of accusations that his manager was wasting his
assets.  16:2 So he called the manager in and said to him, ‘What is this I hear about you? Turn in the account of your administration,
because you can no longer be my manager.’  16:3 Then the manager said to himself, ‘What should I do, since my master is taking my
position away from me? I’m not strong enough to dig, and I’m too ashamed to beg.  16:4 I know what to do so that when I am put
out of management, people will welcome me into their homes.’  16:5 So he contacted his master’s debtors one by one. He asked the
first, ‘How much do you owe my master?’  16:6 The man replied, ‘A hundred measures of olive oil.’ The manager said to him, ‘Take
your bill, sit down quickly, and write fifty.’  16:7 Then he said to another, ‘And how much do you owe?’ The second man replied, ‘A
hundred measures of wheat.’ The manager said to him, ‘Take your bill, and write eighty.’  16:8 The master commended the dishonest
222. The Parable of the Unjust Steward
got up and went to his father. But while he was still a long way from home his father saw him, and his heart went out to him; he ran
and hugged his son and kissed him.  15:21 Then his son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you; I am no
longer worthy to be called your son.’  15:22 But the father said to his slaves, ‘Hurry! Bring the best robe, and put it on him! Put a
ring on his finger and sandals on his feet!  15:23 Bring the fattened calf and kill it! Let us eat and celebrate,  15:24 because this son
of mine was dead, and is alive again—he was lost and is found!’ So they began to celebrate.  15:25 “Now his older son was in the
field. As he came and approached the house, he heard music and dancing.  15:26 So he called one of the slaves and asked what was
happening.  15:27 The slave replied, ‘Your brother has returned, and your father has killed the fattened calf because he got his son
back safe and sound.’  15:28 But the older son became angry and refused to go in. His father came out and appealed to him,  15:29 but
he answered his father, ‘Look! These many years I have worked like a slave for you, and I never disobeyed your commands. Yet
you never gave me even a goat so that I could celebrate with my friends!  15:30 But when this son of yours came back, who has
devoured your assets with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him!’  15:31 Then the father said to him, ‘Son, you are always
with me, and everything that belongs to me is yours.  15:32 It was appropriate to celebrate and be glad, for your brother was dead,
and is alive; he was lost and is found.’”
 15:11 Then Jesus said, “A man had two sons.  15:12 The younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of the estate
that will belong to me.’ So he divided his assets between them.  15:13 After a few days, the younger son gathered together all he had
and left on a journey to a distant country, and there he squandered his wealth with a wild lifestyle.  15:14 Then after he had spent
everything, a severe famine took place in that country, and he began to be in need.  15:15 So he went and worked for one of the
citizens of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed pigs.  15:16 He was longing to eat the carob pods the pigs were eating, but
no one gave him anything.  15:17 But when he came to his senses he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired workers have food enough
to spare, but here I am dying from hunger!  15:18 I will get up and go to my father and say to him, “Father, I have sinned against
heaven and against you.  15:19 I am no longer worthy to be called your son; treat me like one of your hired workers.”’  15:20 So he
221. The Parable of the Prodigal Son
John
John
Lk 190 X 15:11-16:12
Eusebian Canons
The Parable of
the Clever
Steward
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Lk 190 X 15:11-16:12
Eusebian Canons
The Parable of the
Compassionate
Father
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
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160
Mark
Luke 16:10-12
Matt.
Mark
225. The Pharisees Reproved
and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the
other. You cannot serve God and money.”
Luke 16:13
 16:13 No servant can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one
Luke 16:14-15
16:14 The Pharisees (who loved money) heard all this and ridiculed him.  16:15 But Jesus said to them, “You are the ones who justify
yourselves in men’s eyes, but God knows your hearts. For what is highly prized among men is utterly detestable in God’s sight.
love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other.
You cannot serve God and money.
Mark
(compare no. 66)
224. On Serving Two Masters
if you haven’t been trustworthy with someone else’s property, who will give you your own?
 16:10 “The one who is faithful in a very little is also faithful in much, and the one who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in
much.  16:11 If then you haven’t been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will entrust you with the true riches?  16:12 And
 6:24 “No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and
Matt. 6:24
Matt.
223. On Faithfulness in What is Least
John
John
John
Lk 190 X 15:11-16:12
Lk 192 X 16:14-15
Eusebian Canons
More Warnings
about the
Pharisees
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Lk 190 X 15:11-16:12
Lk 191 V 16:13
Eusebian Canons
The Parable of
the Clever
Steward
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Lk 190 X 15:11-16:12
Eusebian Canons
The Parable of
the Clever
Steward
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
161
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Matt. 11:12-13
Matt.
Mark
marries someone else commits adultery, and the
one who marries a woman divorced from her
husband commits adultery.
228. The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus
wife and marries another commits adultery against
her.  10:12 And if she divorces her husband and
marries another, she commits adultery.”
Luke 16:18
 16:18 “Everyone who divorces his wife and
(compare no. 252)
 10:11 So he told them, “Whoever divorces his
Mark 10:11-12
away.
 21:33 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass
since then, the good news of the kingdom of God has been
proclaimed, and everyone is urged to enter it.  16:17 But it
is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one tiny
stroke of a letter in the law to become void.
Luke 16:16-17
 16:16 “The law and the prophets were in force until John;
227. Concerning Divorce
away, but my words will never pass
away.
Mark
 13:31 Heaven and earth will pass
chasm has been fixed between us, so that those who want to cross over from here to you cannot do so, and no one can cross from
there to us.’  16:27 So the rich man said, ‘Then I beg you, father—send Lazarus to my father’s house  16:28 (for I have five brothers)
to warn them so that they don’t come into this place of torment.’  16:29 But Abraham said, ‘They have Moses and the prophets; they
must respond to them.’  16:30 Then the rich man said, ‘No, father Abraham, but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will
repent.’  16:31 He replied to him, ‘If they do not respond to Moses and the prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone
rises from the dead.’”
 16:19 “There was a rich man who dressed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day.  16:20 But at his gate
lay a poor man named Lazarus whose body was covered with sores,  16:21 who longed to eat what fell from the rich man’s table. In
addition, the dogs came and licked his sores.  16:22 “Now the poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. The
rich man also died and was buried.  16:23 And in hell, as he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far off with Lazarus at
his side.  16:24 So he called out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool
my tongue, because I am in anguish in this fire.’  16:25 But Abraham said, ‘Child, remember that in your lifetime you received your
good things and Lazarus likewise bad things, but now he is comforted here and you are in anguish.  16:26 Besides all this, a great
Luke 16:19-31
except for immorality, makes her commit adultery, and whoever
marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
 5:32 But I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife,
wife, except for immorality, and marries another
commits adultery.”
 19:9 Now I say to you that whoever divorces his
Matt. 19:9
 24:35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
of heaven has suffered violence, and forceful people lay hold
of it.  11:13 For all the prophets and the law prophesied until
John appeared.  5:18 I tell you the truth, until heaven and
earth pass away not the smallest letter or stroke of a letter
will pass from the law until everything takes place.
 11:12 From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom
(compare no. 54)
226. Concerning the Law
John
John
John
Lk 190 X 15:11-16:12
Lk 196 X 16:19-31
Eusebian Canons
The Rich Man
and Lazarus
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Lk 190 X 15:11-16:12
Lk 195 II 16:18
Eusebian Canons
More Warnings
about the
Pharisees
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Lk 190 X 15:11-16:12
Lk 193 V 16:16
Lk 194 V 16:17
Eusebian Canons
More Warnings
about the
Pharisees
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
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162
Matt. 18:6-7
only will you do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be
lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen.
 21:21 Jesus answered them, “I tell you the truth, if you have faith and do not doubt, not
little faith. I tell you the truth, if you have faith the size of a mustard
seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it
will move; nothing will be impossible for you.”  17:21 [“But this kind
does not go out except by prayer and fasting.”]
 17:19 Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, “Why
couldn’t we cast it out?”  17:20 He told them, “It was because of your
Matt. 17:19-21
my brother who sins against me? As many as seven times?”  18:22 Jesus said to him,
“Not seven times, I tell you, but seventy-seven times!
are sure to come, but woe to the one through whom
they come!  17:2 It would be better for him to have
a millstone tied around his neck and be thrown into
the sea than for him to cause one of these little ones
to sin.  17:3 Watch yourselves! If your brother sins,
rebuke him. If he repents, forgive him.
Luke 17:1-3a
 17:1 Jesus said to his disciples, “Stumbling blocks
(compare no. 163)
231. On Faith
 11:22 Jesus said to them, “Have faith in God.  11:23 I tell
you the truth, if someone says to this mountain, ‘Be lifted
up and thrown into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart
but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done
for him.
disciples asked him privately, “Why couldn’t
we cast it out?”  9:29 He told them, “This kind
can come out only by prayer.”
 9:28 Then, after he went into the house, his
Lord replied, “If you had faith
the size of a mustard seed, you
could say to this black mulberry
tree, ‘Be pulled out by the roots
and planted in the sea,’ and it
would obey you.
 17:5 The apostles said to the Lord,
“Increase our faith!”  17:6 So the
Luke 17:5-6
Luke 17:3b-4
 17:3 Watch yourselves! If your brother sins, rebuke him. If he repents,
forgive him.  17:4 Even if he sins against you seven times in a day, and
seven times returns to you saying, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.”
Mark 9:28-29
Mark
230. On Forgiveness
who believe in me to sin, it would be better for
him to have a huge millstone tied around his neck
and to be thrown into the sea.
Mark 9:42
 9:42 “If anyone causes one of these little ones
Matt. 18:15
 18:15 “If your brother sins, go and show him his fault when the
two of you are alone. If he listens to you, you have regained your
brother.  18:21 Then Peter came to him and said, “Lord, how many times must I forgive
ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better
for him to have a huge millstone hung around his
neck and to be drowned in the open sea.  18:7 Woe
to the world because of stumbling blocks! It is
necessary that stumbling blocks come, but woe
to the person through whom they come.
 18:6 “But if anyone causes one of these little
(compare no. 168)
229. Warning against Offenses
John
John
John
Lk 200 V 17:5-6
Eusebian Canons
Sin, Forgiveness,
Faith, and
Service
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Lk 198 V 17:3AB
Lk 199 V 17:3C-4
Eusebian Canons
Sin, Forgiveness,
Faith, and
Service
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Lk 197 II 17:1-2
Lk 198 V 17:3AB
Lk 199 V 17:3C-4
Eusebian Canons
Sin, Forgiveness,
Faith, and
Service
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
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Mark
Matt.
is the Christ!’ or ‘There he is!’ do not believe
him.
here is the Christ!’ or ‘Look, there he is!’ do
not believe him.
Mark
 13:21 Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look,
God was coming, so he answered, “The kingdom of God is not coming
with signs to be observed,  17:21 nor will they say, ‘Look, here it is!’ or
‘There!’ For indeed, the kingdom of God is in your midst.”
 17:20 Now at one point the Pharisees asked Jesus when the kingdom of
Luke 17:20-21
234. On the Coming of the Kingdom of God
Luke 17:11-19
 17:11 Now on the way to Jerusalem, Jesus was passing along between Samaria and Galilee.  17:12 As he was entering a village, ten
men with leprosy met him. They stood at a distance,  17:13 raised their voices and said, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.”  17:14 When
he saw them he said, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went along, they were cleansed.  17:15 Then one of them,
when he saw he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice.  17:16 He fell with his face to the ground at Jesus’ feet
and thanked him. (Now he was a Samaritan.)  17:17 Then Jesus said, “Were not ten cleansed? Where are the other nine?  17:18 Was
no one found to turn back and give praise to God except this foreigner?”  17:19 Then he said to the man, “Get up and go your way.
Your faith has made you well.”
233. The Cleansing of the Ten Lepers
Luke 17:7-10
 17:7 “Would any one of you say to your slave who comes in from the field after plowing or shepherding sheep, ‘Come at once and
sit down for a meal’?  17:8 Won’t the master instead say to him, ‘Get my dinner ready, and make yourself ready to serve me while I
eat and drink. Then you may eat and drink’?  17:9 He won’t thank the slave because he did what he was told, will he?  17:10 So you
too, when you have done everything you were commanded to do, should say, ‘We are slaves undeserving of special praise; we have
only done what was our duty.’”
 24:23 Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here
Matt.
Mark
Matt.
232. On Undeserving Servants
John
John
John
Lk 202 V 17:20-21
Eusebian Canons
The Coming of
the Kingdom
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Lk 201 X 17:7-19
Eusebian Canons
The Grateful
Leper
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Lk 201 X 17:7-19
Eusebian Canons
Sin, Forgiveness,
Faith, and
Service
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
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164
Matt. 24:23
lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will
find it.
 16:25 For whoever wants to save his life will
will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’
and they will mislead many.  24:11 And many
false prophets will appear and deceive many,
‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There he
is!’ do not believe him.  24:26 So then,
if someone says to you, ‘Look, he is in
the wilderness,’ do not go out, or ‘Look,
he is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe
him.  24:27 For just like the lightning
comes from the east and flashes to the
west, so the coming of the Son of Man
will be.  24:37 For just like the days of
Noah were, so the coming of the Son
of Man will be.  24:38 For in those days
before the flood, people were eating
and drinking, marrying and giving in
marriage, until the day Noah entered
the ark.  24:39 And they knew nothing
until the flood came and took them all
away. It will be the same at the coming
of the Son of Man.  24:17 The one on
the roof must not come down to take
anything out of his house,  24:18 and the
one in the field must not turn back to get
his cloak.  10:39 Whoever finds his life
will lose it, and whoever loses his life
because of me will find it.  24:40 Then
there will be two men in the field; one
will be taken and one left.  24:41 There
will be two women grinding grain
with a mill; one will be taken and one
left.  24:28 Wherever the corpse is, there
the vultures will gather.  24:5 For many
 24:23 Then if anyone says to you,
will lose it, but whoever loses his life for
my sake and for the gospel will save it.
 8:35 For whoever wants to save his life
them, “Watch out that no one misleads
you.  13:6 Many will come in my name,
saying, ‘I am he,’ and they will mislead
many.
be suffering unlike anything that
has happened from the beginning
of the creation that God
created until now, or ever will
happen.  13:20 And if the Lord
had not cut short those days, no
one would be saved. But because
of the elect, whom he chose, he
has cut them short.  13:21 Then if
anyone says to you, ‘Look, here
is the Christ!’ or ‘Look, there he
is!’ do not believe him.  13:22 For
false messiahs and false prophets
will appear and perform signs and
wonders to deceive, if possible,
the elect.  13:23 Be careful! I
have told you everything ahead
of time.  13:14 “But when you see
the abomination of desolation 1
standing where it should not be
(let the reader understand), then
those in Judea must flee to the
mountains.  13:15 The one on
the roof must not come down or
go inside to take anything out of
his house.  13:16 The one in the
field must not turn back to get
his cloak.  13:5 Jesus began to say to
Mark 13:19-23
 13:19 For in those days there will
for my sake will save it.
 9:24 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life
 17:21 nor will they say, ‘Look, here it is!’ or ‘There!’ For indeed, the
kingdom of God is in your midst.”
name, saying, ‘I am he,’ and, ‘The time is near.’ Do not follow them!
 21:8 He said, “Watch out that you are not misled. For many will come in my
when you will desire to see one of the days of the Son of
Man, and you will not see it.  17:23 Then people will say to
you, ‘Look, there he is!’ or ‘Look, here he is!’ Do not go out
or chase after them.  17:24 For just like the lightning flashes
and lights up the sky from one side to the other, so will the
Son of Man be in his day.  17:25 But first he must suffer
many things and be rejected by this generation.  17:26 Just
as it was in the days of Noah, so too it will be in the days
of the Son of Man.  17:27 People were eating, they were
drinking, they were marrying, they were being given in
marriage—right up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the
flood came and destroyed them all.  17:28 Likewise, just as it
was in the days of Lot, people were eating, drinking, buying,
selling, planting, building;  17:29 but on the day Lot went out
from Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and
destroyed them all.  17:30 It will be the same on the day the
Son of Man is revealed.  17:31 On that day, anyone who is on
the roof, with his goods in the house, must not come down
to take them away, and likewise the person in the field must
not turn back.  17:32 Remember Lot’s wife!  17:33 Whoever
tries to keep his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life
will preserve it.  17:34 I tell you, in that night there will
be two people in one bed; one will be taken and the other
left.  17:35 There will be two women grinding grain together;
one will be taken and the other left.”  17:36 [“There will be two
in the field; one will be taken and the other left.”]  17:37 Then
the disciples said to him, “Where, Lord?” He replied to them,
“Where the dead body is, there the vultures will gather.”
 17:22 Then he said to the disciples, “The days are coming
Luke 17:22-37
235. The Day of the Son of Man
his life destroys it, and
the one who hates his life
in this world guards it for
eternal life.
John 12:25
 12:25 The one who loves
1
Dan 9:27
Lk 203 X 17:22
Lk 204 II 17:23
Lk 205 V 17:24
Lk 206 II 17:25
Lk 207 V 17:26-27
Lk 208 X 17:28-30
Lk 209 II 17:31
Lk 210 X 17:32
Lk 211 III 17:33
Lk 212 V 17:34-35
(+36, in note)
Lk 213 V 17:37
Eusebian Canons
The Coming of
the Son of Man
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
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Mark
Luke 18:1-8
little child is the greatest in the kingdom of
heaven.
 18:4 Whoever then humbles himself like this
humbled, and whoever humbles himself will
be exalted.
Mark
Luke 18:9-14
 14:11 For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
and would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, ‘God, be merciful to me, sinner
that I am!’  18:14 I tell you that this man went down to his home justified rather than the Pharisee. For
everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
 18:9 Jesus also told this parable to some who were confident that they were righteous and looked down
on everyone else.  18:10 “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax
collector.  18:11 The Pharisee stood and prayed about himself like this: ‘God, I thank you that I am not
like other people: extortionists, unrighteous people, adulterers—or even like this tax collector.  18:12 I
fast twice a week; I give a tenth of everything I get.’  18:13 The tax collector, however, stood far off
237. The Pharisee and the Publican
justice speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?”
 18:1 Then Jesus told them a parable to show them they should always pray and not lose heart.  18:2 He said, “In a certain city there
was a judge who neither feared God nor respected people.  18:3 There was also a widow in that city who kept coming to him and
saying, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’  18:4 For a while he refused, but later on he said to himself, ‘Though I neither fear
God nor have regard for people,  18:5 yet because this widow keeps on bothering me, I will give her justice, or in the end she will
wear me out by her unending pleas.’”  18:6 And the Lord said, “Listen to what the unrighteous judge says!  18:7 Won’t God give
justice to his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he delay long to help them?  18:8 I tell you, he will give them
 23:12 And whoever exalts himself will be
Matt. 23:12
Matt.
236. The Parable of the Unjust Judge
John
John
Lk 214 X 18:1-14A
Lk 215 V 18:14B
Eusebian Canons
The Parable of
the Pharisee
and Tax
Collector
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Lk 214 X 18:1-14A
Eusebian Canons
Prayer and the
Parable of
the Persistent
Widow
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
X. LAST JOURNEY TO JERUSALEM
166
Mark
Mark
Matt.
Matt.
Luke
Luke
John 7:1-9
John 7:10-13
him for fear of the Jewish leaders.
 7:10 But when his brothers had gone up to the feast, then Jesus himself also went up, not openly but in secret.  7:11 So the Jewish
leaders were looking for him at the feast, asking, “Where is he?”  7:12 There was a lot of grumbling about him among the crowds.
Some were saying, “He is a good man,” but others, “He deceives the common people.”  7:13 However, no one spoke openly about
239. Journey to Jerusalem in Secret
 7:1 After this Jesus traveled throughout Galilee. He stayed out of Judea because the Jewish leaders wanted to kill him.  7:2 Now
the Jewish feast of Tabernacles was near.  7:3 So Jesus’ brothers advised him, “Leave here and go to Judea so your disciples may
see your miracles that you are performing.  7:4 For no one who seeks to make a reputation for himself does anything in secret. If
you are doing these things, show yourself to the world.”  7:5 (For not even his own brothers believed in him.)  7:6 So Jesus replied,
“My time has not yet arrived, but you are ready at any opportunity!  7:7 The world cannot hate you, but it hates me, because I am
testifying about it that its deeds are evil.  7:8 You go up to the feast yourselves. I am not going up to this feast because my time has
not yet fully arrived.”  7:9 When he had said this, he remained in Galilee.
238. Jesus Remains in Galilee
(ACCORDING TO JOHN)
XI. JESUS AT THE FEAST OF TABERNACLES
Jn 75 X 6:70-7:27
Eusebian Canons
The Feast of
Tabernacles
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Jn 75 X 6:70-7:27
Eusebian Canons
The Feast of
Tabernacles
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
167
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Matt.
handed over to me by my Father.
No one knows the Son except
the Father, and no one knows the
Father except the Son and anyone
to whom the Son decides to reveal
him.
 11:27 All things have been
hometown and began to teach the
people in their synagogue. They
were astonished and said, “Where
did this man get such wisdom and
miraculous powers?
 13:54 Then he came to his
began to teach in the synagogue.
Many who heard him were
astonished, saying, “Where did he
get these ideas? And what is this
wisdom that has been given to
him? What are these miracles that
are done through his hands?
Mark
 6:2 When the Sabbath came, he
 10:22 All things have been given
to me by my Father. No one knows
who the Son is except the Father,
or who the Father is except the
Son and anyone to whom the Son
decides to reveal him.”
of him, and were amazed at the
gracious words coming out of
his mouth. They said, “Isn’t this
Joseph’s son?”
Luke
 4:22 All were speaking well
John 7:14-39
 7:14 When the feast was half over, Jesus went up to the temple courts
and began to teach.  7:15 Then the Jewish leaders were astonished and
said, “How does this man know so much when he has never had formal
instruction?”  7:16 So Jesus replied, “My teaching is not from me, but from
the one who sent me.  7:17 If anyone wants to do God’s will, he will know
about my teaching, whether it is from God or whether I speak from my own
authority.  7:18 The person who speaks on his own authority desires to receive
honor for himself; the one who desires the honor of the one who sent him is a
man of integrity, and there is no unrighteousness in him.  7:19 Hasn’t Moses
given you the law? Yet not one of you keeps the law! Why do you want to kill
me?”  7:20 The crowd answered, “You’re possessed by a demon! Who is trying
to kill you?”  7:21 Jesus replied, “I performed one miracle and you are all
amazed.  7:22 However, because Moses gave you the practice of circumcision
(not that it came from Moses, but from the forefathers), you circumcise a male
child on the Sabbath.  7:23 But if a male child is circumcised on the Sabbath
so that the law of Moses is not broken, why are you angry with me because
I made a man completely well on the Sabbath?  7:24 Do not judge according
to external appearance, but judge with proper judgment.”  7:25 Then some of
the residents of Jerusalem began to say, “Isn’t this the man they are trying
to kill?  7:26 Yet here he is, speaking publicly, and they are saying nothing
to him. Do the rulers really know that this man is the Christ?  7:27 But we
know where this man comes from. Whenever the Christ comes, no one will
know where he comes from.”  7:28 Then Jesus, while teaching in the temple
courts, cried out, “You both know me and know where I come from! And I
have not come on my own initiative, but the one who sent me is true. You
do not know him,  7:29 but I know him, because I have come from him and
he sent me.”  7:30 So then they tried to seize Jesus, but no one laid a hand
on him, because his time had not yet come.  7:31 Yet many of the crowd
believed in him and said, “Whenever the Christ comes, he won’t perform
more miraculous signs than this man did, will he?”  7:32 The Pharisees heard
the crowd murmuring these things about Jesus, so the chief priests and the
Pharisees sent officers to arrest him.  7:33 Then Jesus said, “I will be with
you for only a little while longer, and then I am going to the one who sent
me.  7:34 You will look for me but will not find me, and where I am you
cannot come.”  7:35 Then the Jewish leaders said to one another, “Where is
he going to go that we cannot find him? He is not going to go to the Jewish
people dispersed among the Greeks and teach the Greeks, is he?  7:36 What
did he mean by saying, ‘You will look for me but will not find me, and where
I am you cannot come’?”  7:37 On the last day of the feast, the greatest day,
Jesus stood up and shouted out, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me,
and  7:38 let the one who believes in me drink. Just as the scripture says,
‘From within him will flow rivers of living water.’” 1  7:39 (Now he said this
about the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were going to receive, for
the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.)
240. Teaching in the Temple
1
Isa 44:3, 55:1, 58:11,
Zech 14:8
Jn 75 X 6:70-7:27
Jn 76 III 7:28-29
Jn 77 I 7:30
Jn 78 X 7:31-32A
Jn 79 I 7:32B
Jn 80 X 7:33
Jn 81 X 7:34-39
Jn 86 X 7:45-8:19A
Eusebian Canons
Questions About
Jesus’ Identity
Teaching About
the Spirit
Teaching in the
Temple
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
XI. JESUS AT THE FEAST OF TABERNACLES
168
Mark
Mark
Matt.
Matt.
Luke
Luke
John 7:40-52
John 7:53-8:11
in the law and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught committing adultery. They made her stand in front of
them  8:4 and said to Jesus, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the very act of adultery.  8:5 In the law Moses commanded
us to stone to death such women. What then do you say?”  8:6 (Now they were asking this in an attempt to trap him, so that
they could bring charges against him.) Jesus bent down and wrote on the ground with his finger.  8:7 When they persisted
in asking him, he stood up straight and replied, “Whoever among you is guiltless may be the first to throw a stone at
her.”  8:8 Then he bent over again and wrote on the ground.  8:9 Now when they heard this, they began to drift away one
at a time, starting with the older ones, until Jesus was left alone with the woman standing before him.  8:10 Jesus stood up
straight and said to her, “Woman, where are they? Did no one condemn you?”  8:11 She replied, “No one, Lord.” And Jesus
said, “I do not condemn you either. Go, and from now on do not sin any more.”]]
7:53 And each one departed to his own house.  8:1 But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.  8:2 Early in the morning he
came to the temple courts again. All the people came to him, and he sat down and began to teach them.  8:3 The experts
242. The Woman Caught in Adultery
see that no prophet comes from Galilee!”
Ps 89:4
Mic 5:2
1
2
Jn 75 X 6:70-7:27
Jn 82 VII 7:40-41A
Jn 83 VII 7:41B-42
Jn 84 X 7:43
Jn 85 I 7:44
Jn 86 X 7:45-8:19A
Eusebian Canons
Differing
Opinions
About Jesus
Lack of Belief
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Jn 75 X 6:70-7:27
Jn 76 III 7:28-29
Jn 77 I 7:30
Jn 78 X 7:31-32A
Jn 79 I 7:32B
Jn 80 X 7:33
Jn 81 X 7:34-39
Jn 82 VII 7:40-41A
Jn 83 VII 7:41B-42
Jn 84 X 7:43
Jn 85 I 7:44
Jn 86 X 7:45-8:19A
Jn 87 III 8:19B
Jn 88 I 8:20
Jn 89 X 8:21-10:14
Eusebian Canons
Abraham’s Children and the
Devil’s Children
Jesus as the Light of the
World
Lack of Belief
Where Jesus Came From
and Where He is Going
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
 7:40 When they heard these words, some of the crowd began to say, “This really is the Prophet!”  7:41 Others said, “This is the
Christ!” But still others said, “No, for the Christ doesn’t come from Galilee, does he?  7:42 Don’t the scriptures say that the Christ
is a descendant of David 1 and comes from Bethlehem, 2 the village where David lived?”  7:43 So there was a division in the crowd
because of Jesus.  7:44 Some of them were wanting to seize him, but no one laid a hand on him.  7:45 Then the officers returned to
the chief priests and Pharisees, who said to them, “Why didn’t you bring him back with you?”  7:46 The officers replied, “No one
ever spoke like this man!”  7:47 Then the Pharisees answered, “You haven’t been deceived too, have you?  7:48 None of the rulers or
the Pharisees have believed in him, have they?  7:49 But this rabble who do not know the law are accursed!”  7:50 Nicodemus, who
had gone to Jesus before and who was one of the rulers, said,  7:51 “Our law doesn’t condemn a man unless it first hears from him
and learns what he is doing, does it?”  7:52 They replied, “You aren’t from Galilee too, are you? Investigate carefully and you will
241. Division among the People regarding Jesus
169
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Mark
Mark
Mark
Matt.
Matt.
Matt.
Luke
Luke
Luke
John 8:12-20
John 8:21-29
John 8:30-36
 8:30 While he was saying these things, many people believed in him.  8:31 Then Jesus said to those Judeans who had believed him,
“If you continue to follow my teaching, you are really my disciples  8:32 and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you
free.”  8:33 “We are descendants of Abraham,” they replied, “and have never been anyone’s slaves! How can you say, ‘You will
become free’?”  8:34 Jesus answered them, “I tell you the solemn truth, everyone who practices sin is a slave of sin.  8:35 The slave
does not remain in the family forever, but the son remains forever.  8:36 So if the son sets you free, you will be really free.
245. “The Truth will Make You Free”
is with me. He has not left me alone, because I always do those things that please him.”
 8:21 Then Jesus said to them again, “I am going away, and you will look for me but will die in your sin. Where I am going you
cannot come.”  8:22 So the Jewish leaders began to say, “Perhaps he is going to kill himself, because he says, ‘Where I am going you
cannot come.’”  8:23 Jesus replied, “You people are from below; I am from above. You people are from this world; I am not from
this world.  8:24 Thus I told you that you will die in your sins. For unless you believe that I am he, you will die in your sins.”  8:25 So
they said to him, “Who are you?” Jesus replied, “What I have told you from the beginning.  8:26 I have many things to say and to
judge about you, but the Father who sent me is truthful, and the things I have heard from him I speak to the world.”  8:27 (They did
not understand that he was telling them about his Father.)  8:28 Then Jesus said, “When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will
know that I am he, and I do nothing on my own initiative, but I speak just what the Father taught me.  8:29 And the one who sent me
244. Discussion with the Jews
“Even if I testify about myself, my testimony is true, because I know where I came from and where I am going. But you people do
not know where I came from or where I am going.  8:15 You people judge by outward appearances; I do not judge anyone.  8:16 But
if I judge, my evaluation is accurate, because I am not alone when I judge, but I and the Father who sent me do so together.  8:17 It
is written in your law that the testimony of two men is true. 1  8:18 I testify about myself and the Father who sent me testifies about
me.”  8:19 Then they began asking him, “Who is your father?” Jesus answered, “You do not know either me or my Father. If you
knew me you would know my Father too.”  8:20 (Jesus spoke these words near the offering box while he was teaching in the temple
courts. No one seized him because his time had not yet come.)
 8:12 Then Jesus spoke out again, “I am the light of the world. The one who follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have
the light of life.”  8:13 So the Pharisees objected, “You testify about yourself; your testimony is not true!”  8:14 Jesus answered,
243. “I am the Light of the World”
Deut 17:6
Notes
Notes
1
Notes
XI. JESUS AT THE FEAST OF TABERNACLES
170
Mark
Mark
Matt.
Matt.
Luke
Luke
John 8:48-59
 8:48 The Judeans replied, “Aren’t we correct in saying that you are a Samaritan and are possessed by a demon?”  8:49 Jesus answered,
“I am not possessed by a demon, but I honor my Father—and yet you dishonor me.  8:50 I am not trying to get praise for myself.
There is one who demands it, and he also judges.  8:51 I tell you the solemn truth, if anyone obeys my teaching, he will never see
death.”  8:52 Then the Judeans responded, “Now we know you’re possessed by a demon! Both Abraham and the prophets died, and
yet you say, ‘If anyone obeys my teaching, he will never experience death.’  8:53 You aren’t greater than our father Abraham who
died, are you? And the prophets died too! Who do you claim to be?”  8:54 Jesus replied, “If I glorify myself, my glory is worthless.
The one who glorifies me is my Father, about whom you people say, ‘He is our God.’  8:55 Yet you do not know him, but I know
him. If I were to say that I do not know him, I would be a liar like you. But I do know him, and I obey his teaching.  8:56 Your
father Abraham was overjoyed to see my day, and he saw it and was glad.”  8:57 Then the Judeans replied, “You are not yet fifty
years old! Have you seen Abraham?”  8:58 Jesus said to them, “I tell you the solemn truth, before Abraham came into existence, I
am!”  8:59 Then they picked up stones to throw at him, but Jesus hid himself and went out from the temple area.
247. “Before Abraham was, I am”
John 8:37-47
 8:37 I know that you are Abraham’s descendants. But you want to kill me, because my teaching makes no progress among
you.  8:38 I am telling you the things I have seen while with the Father; as for you, practice the things you have heard from the
Father!”  8:39 They answered him, “Abraham is our father!” Jesus replied, “If you are Abraham’s children, you would be doing the
deeds of Abraham.  8:40 But now you are trying to kill me, a man who has told you the truth I heard from God. Abraham did not do
this!  8:41 You people are doing the deeds of your father.” Then they said to Jesus, “We were not born as a result of immorality! We
have only one Father, God himself.”  8:42 Jesus replied, “If God were your Father, you would love me, for I have come from God
and am now here. I have not come on my own initiative, but he sent me.  8:43 Why don’t you understand what I am saying? It is
because you cannot accept my teaching.  8:44 You people are from your father the devil, and you want to do what your father desires.
He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. Whenever he lies, he speaks
according to his own nature, because he is a liar and the father of lies.  8:45 But because I am telling you the truth, you do not believe
me.  8:46 Who among you can prove me guilty of any sin? If I am telling you the truth, why don’t you believe me?  8:47 The one who
belongs to God listens and responds to God’s words. You don’t listen and respond, because you don’t belong to God.”
246. Children of the Devil
Jn 86 X 7:45-8:19A
Eusebian Canons
Abraham’s
Children and
the Devil’s
Children
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Notes
171
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Matt.
them in parables: Although they
see they do not see, and although
they hear they do not hear nor do
they understand.  13:14 And
concerning them the prophecy
of Isaiah is fulfilled that says:
‘You will listen carefully yet
will never understand, you
will look closely yet will never
comprehend.  13:15 For the
heart of this people has become
dull; they are hard of hearing,
and they have shut their eyes,
so that they would not see with
their eyes and hear with their
ears and understand with their
hearts and turn, and I would
heal them.’1
 13:13 For this reason I speak to
Mark
repent and be forgiven.” 1
look they may look but not
see, and although they
hear they may hear but not
understand, so they may not
 4:12 so that although they
not understand. 2
given the opportunity to know
the secrets of the kingdom of
God, but for others they are
in parables, so that although
they see they may not see, and
although they hear they may
Luke
 8:10 He said, “You have been
man nor his parents sinned, but he was born blind so that the acts of God may
be revealed through what happens to him.  9:4 We must perform the deeds of
the one who sent me as long as it is daytime. Night is coming when no one can
work.  9:5 As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”  9:6 Having
said this, he spat on the ground and made some mud with the saliva. He smeared
the mud on the blind man’s eyes  9:7 and said to him, “Go wash in the pool of
Siloam” (which is translated “sent”). So the blind man went away and washed,
and came back seeing.  9:8 Then the neighbors and the people who had seen him
previously as a beggar began saying, “Is this not the man who used to sit and
beg?”  9:9 Some people said, “This is the man!” while others said, “No, but he
looks like him.” The man himself kept insisting, “I am the one!”  9:10 So they
asked him, “How then were you made to see?”  9:11 He replied, “The man called
Jesus made mud, smeared it on my eyes and told me, ‘Go to Siloam and wash.’
So I went and washed, and was able to see.”  9:12 They said to him, “Where is
that man?” He replied, “I don’t know.”  9:13 They brought the man who used to
be blind to the Pharisees.  9:14 (Now the day on which Jesus made the mud and
caused him to see was a Sabbath.)  9:15 So the Pharisees asked him again how
he had gained his sight. He replied, “He put mud on my eyes and I washed, and
now I am able to see.”  9:16 Then some of the Pharisees began to say, “This man
is not from God, because he does not observe the Sabbath.” But others said, “How
can a man who is a sinner perform such miraculous signs?” Thus there was a
division among them.  9:17 So again they asked the man who used to be blind,
“What do you say about him, since he caused you to see?” “He is a prophet,” the
man replied.  9:18 Now the Jewish religious leaders refused to believe that he had
really been blind and had gained his sight until at last they summoned the parents
of the man who had become able to see.  9:19 They asked the parents, “Is this your
son, whom you say was born blind? Then how does he now see?”  9:20 So his
parents replied, “We know that this is our son and that he was born blind.  9:21 But
we do not know how he is now able to see, nor do we know who caused him to
see. Ask him, he is a mature adult. He will speak for himself.”  9:22 (His parents
said these things because they were afraid of the Jewish religious leaders. For
the Jewish leaders had already agreed that anyone who confessed Jesus to be the
Christ would be put out of the synagogue.  9:23 For this reason his parents said,
“He is a mature adult, ask him.”)  9:24 Then they summoned the man who used
to be blind a second time and said to him, “Promise before God to tell the truth.
We know that this man is a sinner.”  9:25 He replied, “I do not know whether
he is a sinner. I do know one thing—that although I was blind, now I can see.”  
9:1 Now as Jesus was passing by, he saw a man who had been blind from
birth.  9:2 His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who committed the sin that caused
him to be born blind, this man or his parents?”  9:3 Jesus answered, “Neither this
John 9:1-41
248. Jesus Heals the Man Born Blind
Isa 6:9-10
Isa 6:9
1
2
Jn 89 X 8:21-10:14
Eusebian Canons
Healing a Man Born
Blind
The Man’s Response
to Jesus
The Pharisees’
Reaction to the
Healing
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
XI. JESUS AT THE FEAST OF TABERNACLES
172
Matt.
Mark
Luke
 12:37 Although Jesus had performed so many miraculous signs before them, they still refused to
believe in him,  12:38 so that the word of Isaiah the prophet would be fulfilled. He said, “Lord,
who has believed our message, and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”  12:39 For
this reason they could not believe, because again Isaiah said,  12:40 “He has blinded their eyes and
hardened their heart, so that they would not see with their eyes and understand with their heart, and
turn to me, and I would heal them.”
do you want to hear it again? You people don’t want to become his disciples
too, do you?”  9:28 They heaped insults on him, saying, “You are his disciple!
We are disciples of Moses!  9:29 We know that God has spoken to Moses!
We do not know where this man comes from!”  9:30 The man replied, “This
is a remarkable thing, that you don’t know where he comes from, and yet
he caused me to see!  9:31 We know that God doesn’t listen to sinners, but if
anyone is devout and does his will, God listens to him.  9:32 Never before has
anyone heard of someone causing a man born blind to see.  9:33 If this man
were not from God, he could do nothing.”  9:34 They replied, “You were born
completely in sinfulness, and yet you presume to teach us?” So they threw him
out.  9:35 Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, so he found the man and
said to him, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?”  9:36 The man replied, “And
who is he, sir, that I may believe in him?”  9:37 Jesus told him, “You have seen
him; he is the one speaking with you.”  9:38 [He said, “Lord, I believe,” and he
worshiped him.]  9:39 Jesus said,] “For judgment I have come into this world,
so that those who do not see may gain their sight, and the ones who see may
become blind.”  9:40 Some of the Pharisees who were with him heard this and
asked him, “We are not blind too, are we?”  9:41 Jesus replied, “If you were
blind, you would not be guilty of sin, but now because you claim that you can
see, your guilt remains.”
9:26 Then they said to him, “What did he do to you? How did he cause you
to see?”  9:27 He answered, “I told you already and you didn’t listen. Why
John 9:1-41 (cont.)
248. Jesus Heals the Man Born Blind (cont.)
Notes
173
NET Bible Synopsis of the Four Gospels
Mark
Mark
Matt.
Matt.
Luke
Luke
John 10:1-18
John 10:19-21
possessed by a demon. A demon cannot cause the blind to see, can it?”
 10:19 Another sharp division took place among the Jewish people because of these words.  10:20 Many of them were saying, “He is
possessed by a demon and has lost his mind! Why do you listen to him?”  10:21 Others said, “These are not the words of someone
250. Division among the Jews again
hired hand, who is not a shepherd and does not own sheep, sees the wolf coming and abandons the sheep and runs away. So the wolf
attacks the sheep and scatters them.  10:13 Because he is a hired hand and is not concerned about the sheep, he runs away.  10:14 “I
am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me—  10:15 just as the Father knows me and I know the Father—and I
lay down my life for the sheep.  10:16 I have other sheep that do not come from this sheepfold. I must bring them too, and they will
listen to my voice, so that there will be one flock and one shepherd.  10:17 This is why the Father loves me—because I lay down my
life, so that I may take it back again.  10:18 No one takes it away from me, but I lay it down of my own free will. I have the authority
to lay it down, and I have the authority to take it back again. This commandment I received from my Father.”
 10:1 “I tell you the solemn truth, the one who does not enter the sheepfold by the door, but climbs in some other way, is a thief and a
robber.  10:2 The one who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.  10:3 The doorkeeper opens the door for him, and the sheep
hear his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.  10:4 When he has brought all his own sheep out, he goes ahead
of them, and the sheep follow him because they recognize his voice.  10:5 They will never follow a stranger, but will run away from
him, because they do not recognize the stranger’s voice.”  10:6 Jesus told them this parable, but they did not understand what he was
saying to them.  10:7 So Jesus said to them again, “I tell you the solemn truth, I am the door for the sheep.  10:8 All who came before
me were thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them.  10:9 I am the door. If anyone enters through me, he will be saved,
and will come in and go out, and find pasture.  10:10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come so that they may
have life, and may have it abundantly.  10:11 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.  10:12 The
249. “I am the Good Shepherd”
Jn 89 X 8:21-10:14
Jn 92 X 10:16-38
Eusebian Canons
Jesus as the Good
Shepherd
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Jn 89 X 8:21-10:14
Jn 90 III 10:15A
Jn 91 IV 10:15B
Jn 92 X 10:16-38
Eusebian Canons
Jesus as the Good
Shepherd
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
XI. JESUS AT THE FEAST OF TABERNACLES
174
Matt. 19:1-2
for immorality, makes her commit adultery, and whoever marries a divorced
woman commits adultery.
 5:31 “It was said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife must give her a legal
document.’  5:32 But I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except
answered, “Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator
made them male and female, 1  19:5 and said, ‘For this reason
a man will leave his father and mother and will be united with
his wife, and the two will become one flesh’? 2  19:6 So they
are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined
together, let no one separate.”  19:7 They said to him, “Why then
did Moses command us to give a certificate of dismissal and to
divorce her?” 3  19:8 Jesus said to them, “Moses permitted you
to divorce your wives because of your hard hearts, but from
the beginning it was not this way.  19:9 Now I say to you that
whoever divorces his wife, except for immorality, and marries
another commits adultery.”  19:10 The disciples said to him,
“If this is the case of a husband with a wife, it is better not to
marry!”  19:11 He said to them, “Not everyone can accept this
statement, except those to whom it has been given.  19:12 For
there are some eunuchs who were that way from birth, and
some who were made eunuchs by others, and some who became
eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. The one who is
able to accept this should accept it.”
be taken up, Jesus set out resolutely to go to
Jerusalem.
Luke 9:51
 9:51 Now when the days drew near for him to
test him they asked, “Is it lawful for a man
to divorce his wife?”  10:3 He answered
them, “What did Moses command
you?”  10:4 They said, “Moses permitted
a man to write a certificate of dismissal
and to divorce her.” 4  10:5 But Jesus said
to them, “He wrote this commandment for
you because of your hard hearts.  10:6 But
from the beginning of creation he made
them male and female.  10:7 For this
reason a man will leave his father and
mother,  10:8 and the two will become one
flesh. 2 So they are no longer two, but one
flesh.  10:9 Therefore what God has joined
together, let no one separate.”  10:10 In the
house once again, the disciples asked him
about this.  10:11 So he told them, “Whoever
divorces his wife and marries another
commits adultery against her.  10:12 And
if she divorces her husband and marries
another, she commits adultery.”
 10:2 Then some Pharisees came, and to
Mark 10:2-12
who
divorces
his wife and marries someone else
commits adultery, and the one who
marries a woman divorced from her
husband commits adultery.
 16:18 “Everyone
Luke 16:18
252. On Divorce and Celibacy
region of Judea and beyond the Jordan River.
Again crowds gathered to him, and again, as was
his custom, he taught them.
Mark 10:1
 10:1 Then Jesus left that place and went to the
 19:3 Then some Pharisees came to him in order to test him. They
asked, “Is it lawful to divorce a wife for any cause?”  19:4 He
Matt. 19:3-12
left Galilee and went to the region of Judea beyond
the Jordan River.  19:2 Large crowds followed him,
and he healed them there.
 19:1 Now when Jesus finished these sayings, he
(compare no. 174)
251. Departure to Judea
XII. THE MINISTRY IN JUDEA
John
John
Gen 1:27, 5:2
Gen 2:24
Deut 24:4
Deut 24:1
1
2
3
4
Mt 189 VI 19:1-8
Mt 190 II 19:9
Mt 191 X 19:10-12
Mt 232 V 23:13 (-14, in note)
Mk 103 VI 10:1-9
Mk 104 X 10:10
Mk 105 II 10:11-12
Eusebian Canons
Divorce
Questions About
Divorce
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Mt 189 VI 19:1-8
Mt 232 V 23:13 (-14, in
note)
Mk 103 VI 10:1-9
Eusebian Canons
Divorce
Questions About
Divorce
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
175
NET Bible Synopsis of the Four Gospels
Matt. 19:13-15
“Teacher, what good thing must I do to gain eternal
life?”  19:17 He said to him, “Why do you ask me
about what is good? There is only one who is good.
But if you want to enter into life, keep the comm
andments.”  19:18 “Which ones?” he asked. Jesus
replied, “Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do
not steal, do not give false testimony,  19:19 honor
your father and mother, 1 and love your neighbor
as yourself.” 2  19:20 The young man said to him, “I
have wholeheartedly obeyed all these laws. What do
I still lack?”  19:21 Jesus said to him, “If you wish
to be perfect, go sell your possessions and give the
money to the poor, and you will have treasure in
heaven. Then come, follow me.”  19:22 But when
the young man heard this he went away sorrowful,
for he was very rich.
someone ran up to him, fell on his knees, and said,
“Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal
life?”  10:18 Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me
good? No one is good except God alone.  10:19 You
know the commandments: ‘Do not murder, do
not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give
false testimony, 1 do not defraud, 3 honor your
father and mother.’” 1  10:20 The man said to
him, “Teacher, I have wholeheartedly obeyed all
these laws since my youth.”  10:21 As Jesus looked
at him, he felt love for him and said, “You lack
one thing. Go, sell whatever you have and give
the money to the poor, and you will have treasure
in heaven. Then come, follow me.”  10:22 But at
this statement, the man looked sad and went away
sorrowful, for he was very rich.
 10:17 Now as Jesus was starting out on his way,
Mark 10:17-22
their babies to him for him to touch.
But when the disciples saw it, they
began to scold those who brought
them.  18:16 But Jesus called for the
children, saying, “Let the little children
come to me and do not try to stop them,
for the kingdom of God belongs to
such as these.  18:17 I tell you the truth,
whoever does not receive the kingdom
of God like a child will never enter it.”
Luke 18:15-17
 18:15 Now people were even bringing
teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal
life?”  18:19 Jesus said to him, “Why do you
call me good? No one is good except God
alone.  18:20 You know the commandments:
‘Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do
not steal, do not give false testimony, honor
your father and mother.’” 1  18:21 The man
replied, “I have wholeheartedly obeyed all these
laws since my youth.”  18:22 When Jesus heard
this, he said to him, “One thing you still lack.
Sell all that you have and give the money to
the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven.
Then come, follow me.”  18:23 But when the
man heard this he became very sad, for he was
extremely wealthy.
John
unless a person is born from above, he cannot see
the kingdom of God.”  3:5 Jesus answered, “I tell
you the solemn truth, unless a person is born of
water and spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of
God.
John
 3:3 Jesus replied, “I tell you the solemn truth,
 18:18 Now a certain ruler asked him, “Good
Luke 18:18-23
254. The Rich Young Man
children to him for him to touch, but
the disciples scolded those who brought
them.  10:14 But when Jesus saw this,
he was indignant and said to them, “Let
the little children come to me and do
not try to stop them, for the kingdom
of God belongs to such as these.  10:15 I
tell you the truth, whoever does not
receive the kingdom of God like a child
will never enter it.”  10:16 After he took
the children in his arms, he placed his
hands on them and blessed them.
Mark 10:13-16
 10:13 Now people were bringing little
 19:16 Now someone came up to him and said,
Matt. 19:16-22
turn around and become like little children, you
will never enter the kingdom of heaven!
 18:3 and said, “I tell you the truth, unless you
to him for him to lay his hands on them
and pray. But the disciples scolded
those who brought them.  19:14 But
Jesus said, “Let the little children come
to me and do not try to stop them, for
the kingdom of heaven belongs to such
as these.”  19:15 And he placed his
hands on them and went on his way.
 19:13 Then little children were brought
253. Jesus Blesses the Children
Lev 19:18
Deut 24:14
3
Deut 5:16-20
Exod 20:12-16;
2
1
Mt 193 II 19:16-20
Mt 194 II 19:21
Mt 195 II 19:22-27
Mk 107 II 10:17-21A
Mk 108 II 10:21B
Mk 109 II 10:22-28
Lk 218 II 18:18-21
Lk 219 II 18:22
Lk 220 II 18:23-28
Eusebian Canons
The Rich Man
The Rich Young
Man
The Wealthy
Ruler
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Mt 192 II 19:13-15
Mt 232 V 23:13 (-14, in
note)
Mk 106 II 10:13-16
Lk 216 II 18:15-16
Lk 217 II 18:17
Eusebian Canons
Jesus and Little
Children
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
XII. THE MINISTRY IN JUDEA
176
Matt. 19:23-30
the truth, it will be hard for a rich person to enter
the kingdom of heaven!  19:24 Again I say, it is
easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle
than for a rich person to enter into the kingdom of
God.”  19:25 The disciples were greatly astonished
when they heard this and said, “Then who can be
saved?”  19:26 Jesus looked at them and replied,
“This is impossible for mere humans, but for God
all things are possible.”  19:27 Then Peter said to
him, “Look, we have left everything to follow
you! What then will there be for us?”  19:28 Jesus
said to them, “I tell you the truth: In the age when
all things are renewed, when the Son of Man sits
on his glorious throne, you who have followed me
will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve
tribes of Israel.  19:29 And whoever has left
houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother
or children or fields for my sake will receive a
hundred times as much and will inherit eternal
life.  19:30 But many who are first will be last, and
the last first.
 19:23 Then Jesus said to his disciples, “I tell you
disciples, “How hard it is for the rich to enter
the kingdom of God!”  10:24 The disciples were
astonished at these words. But again Jesus said
to them, “Children, how hard it is to enter the
kingdom of God!  10:25 It is easier for a camel
to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich
person to enter the kingdom of God.”  10:26 They
were even more astonished and said to one another,
“Then who can be saved?”  10:27 Jesus looked at
them and replied, “This is impossible for mere
humans, but not for God; all things are possible for
God.”  10:28 Peter began to speak to him, “Look,
we have left everything to follow you!”  10:29 Jesus
said, “I tell you the truth, there is no one who has
left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father
or children or fields for my sake and for the sake of
the gospel  10:30 who will not receive in this age a
hundred times as much—homes, brothers, sisters,
mothers, children, fields, all with persecutions—
and in the age to come, eternal life.  10:31 But many
who are first will be last, and the last first.”
 10:23 Then Jesus looked around and said to his
Mark 10:23-31
Luke 18:24-30
Jesus noticed this, he said,
“How hard it is for the rich to enter the
kingdom of God!  18:25 In fact, it is easier
for a camel to go through the eye of a needle
than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of
God.”  18:26 Those who heard this said, “Then
who can be saved?”  18:27 He replied, “What
is impossible for mere humans is possible for
God.”  18:28 And Peter said, “Look, we have left
everything we own to follow you!”  18:29 Then
Jesus said to them, “I tell you the truth, there is
no one who has left home or wife or brothers
or parents or children for the sake of God’s
kingdom  18:30 who will not receive many
times more in this age—and in the age to come,
eternal life.”  22:28 “You are the ones who have
remained with me in my trials.  22:29 Thus
I grant to you a kingdom, just as my Father
granted to me,  22:30 that you may eat and drink
at my table in my kingdom, and you will sit on
thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
 18:24 When
255. On Riches and the Rewards of Discipleship
John
Mt 195 II 19:22-27
Mt 196 X 19:28A
Mt 197 V 19:28B
Mt 198 II 19:29
Mt 199 II 19:30
Mk 109 II 10:22-28
Mk 110 II 10:29-30
Mk 111 II 10:31
Lk 220 II 18:23-28
Lk 221 II 18:29-30
Eusebian Canons
The Rich Man
The Rich Young
Man
The Wealthy
Ruler
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
177
NET Bible Synopsis of the Four Gospels
Matt. 20:1-16
Matt.
Mark
out of the town, and brought him
to the brow of the hill on which
their town was built, so that
they could throw him down the
cliff.  4:30 But he passed through
the crowd and went on his way.
 4:29 They got up, forced him
Luke
 19:30 But many who are first will be last, and the last first.
first will be last, and the
last first.”
Mark 10:31
 10:31 But many who are
are last who will be first,
and some are first who will
be last.”
Luke 13:30
 13:30 But indeed, some
John
“We are not going to stone you for a good deed but for blasphemy, because you, a man, are claiming to be
God.”  10:34 Jesus answered, “Is it not written in your law, ‘I said, you are gods’? 1  10:35 If those people to
whom the word of God came were called ‘gods’ (and the scripture cannot be broken),  10:36 do you say about the
one whom the Father set apart and sent into the world, ‘You are blaspheming,’ because I said, ‘I am the Son of
God’?  10:37 If I do not perform the deeds of my Father, do not believe me.  10:38 But if I do them, even if you do
not believe me, believe the deeds, so that you may come to know and understand that I am in the Father and the
Father is in me.”  10:39 Then they attempted again to seize him, but he escaped their clutches.
 10:22 Then came the feast of the Dedication in Jerusalem.  10:23 It was winter, and Jesus was walking in the
temple area in Solomon’s Portico.  10:24 The Jewish leaders surrounded him and asked, “How long will you keep
us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly.”  10:25 Jesus replied, “I told you and you do not believe.
The deeds I do in my Father’s name testify about me.  10:26 But you refuse to believe because you are not my
sheep.  10:27 My sheep listen to my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.  10:28 I give them eternal life,
and they will never perish; no one will snatch them from my hand.  10:29 My Father, who has given them to me, is
greater than all, and no one can snatch them from my Father’s hand.  10:30 The Father and I are one.”  10:31 The
Jewish leaders picked up rocks again to stone him to death.  10:32 Jesus said to them, “I have shown you many
good deeds from the Father. For which one of them are you going to stone me?”  10:33 The Jewish leaders replied,
John 10:22-39
257. Jesus at the Feast of Dedication in Jerusalem
they went. When he went out again about noon and three o’clock that afternoon, he did the
same thing.  20:6 And about five o’clock that afternoon he went out and found others standing
around, and said to them, ‘Why are you standing here all day without work?’  20:7 They
said to him, ‘Because no one hired us.’ He said to them, ‘You go and work in the vineyard
too.’  20:8 When it was evening the owner of the vineyard said to his manager, ‘Call the
workers and give the pay starting with the last hired until the first.’  20:9 When those hired
about five o’clock came, each received a full day’s pay.  20:10 And when those hired first
came, they thought they would receive more. But each one also received the standard
wage.  20:11 When they received it, they began to complain against the landowner,  20:12 
saying, ‘These last fellows worked one hour, and you have made them equal to us who bore
the hardship and burning heat of the day.’  20:13 And the landowner replied to one of them,
‘Friend, I am not treating you unfairly. Didn’t you agree with me to work for the standard
wage?  20:14 Take what is yours and go. I want to give to this last man the same as I gave
to you.  20:15 Am I not permitted to do what I want with what belongs to me? Or are you
envious because I am generous?’  20:16 So the last will be first, and the first last.”
 20:1 “For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning
to hire workers for his vineyard.  20:2 And after agreeing with the workers for the standard
wage, he sent them into his vineyard.  20:3 When it was about nine o’clock in the morning,
he went out again and saw others standing around in the marketplace without work.  20:4 He
said to them, ‘You go into the vineyard too, and I will give you whatever is right.’  20:5 So
256. The Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard
1
Ps 82:6
Jn 89 X 8:21-10:14
Jn 92 X 10:16-38
Jn 93 IV 10:39-40
Eusebian Canons
Jesus at the Feast
of Dedication
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Mt 200 X 20:1-16
Mt 232 V 23:13 (-14, in note)
Eusebian Canons
Workers in the
Vineyard
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
XII. THE MINISTRY IN JUDEA
178
Mark
Mark
Matt.
Matt.
Luke
Luke
John 10:40-42
John 11:1-44
 11:1 Now a certain man named Lazarus was sick. He was from Bethany, the village where Mary and her sister Martha lived.  11:2 (Now
it was Mary who anointed the Lord with perfumed oil and wiped his feet dry with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.)  11:3 So
the sisters sent a message to Jesus, “Lord, look, the one you love is sick.”  11:4 When Jesus heard this, he said, “This sickness will not
lead to death, but to God’s glory, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.”  11:5 (Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and
Lazarus.)  11:6 So when he heard that Lazarus was sick, he remained in the place where he was for two more days.  11:7 Then after
this, he said to his disciples, “Let us go to Judea again.”  11:8 The disciples replied, “Rabbi, the Jewish leaders were just now trying
to stone you to death! Are you going there again?”  11:9 Jesus replied, “Are there not twelve hours in a day? If anyone walks around
in the daytime, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world.  11:10 But if anyone walks around at night, he stumbles,
because the light is not in him.”  11:11 After he said this, he added, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep. But I am going there to awaken
him.”  11:12 Then the disciples replied, “Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will recover.”  11:13 (Now Jesus had been talking about his
death, but they thought he had been talking about real sleep.)  11:14 Then Jesus told them plainly, “Lazarus has died,  11:15 and I am
glad for your sake that I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him.”  11:16 So Thomas (called Didymus) said to his
fellow disciples, “Let us go too, so that we may die with him.”  11:17 When Jesus arrived, he found that Lazarus had been in the tomb
four days already.  11:18 (Now Bethany was less than two miles from Jerusalem,  11:19 so many of the Jewish people of the region had
come to Martha and Mary to console them over the loss of their brother.)  11:20 So when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went
out to meet him, but Mary was sitting in the house.  11:21 Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have
died.  11:22 But even now I know that whatever you ask from God, God will grant you.”  11:23 Jesus replied, “Your brother will come
back to life again.”  11:24 Martha said, “I know that he will come back to life again in the resurrection at the last day.”  11:25 Jesus said
to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live even if he dies,  11:26 and the one who lives and believes
in me will never die. Do you believe this?”  11:27 She replied, “Yes, Lord, I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God who comes
into the world.”  11:28 And when she had said this, Martha went and called her sister Mary, saying privately, “The Teacher is here and is
asking for you.”  11:29 So when Mary heard this, she got up quickly and went to him.  11:30 (Now Jesus had not yet entered the village,
but was still in the place where Martha had come out to meet him.)  11:31 Then the people who were with Mary in the house consoling
her saw her get up quickly and go out. They followed her, because they thought she was going to the tomb to weep there.  11:32 Now
when Mary came to the place where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet and said to him, “Lord, if you had been here, my
brother would not have died.”  11:33 When Jesus saw her weeping, and the people who had come with her weeping, he was intensely
moved in spirit and greatly distressed.  11:34 He asked, “Where have you laid him?” They replied, “Lord, come and see.”  11:35 Jesus
wept.  11:36 Thus the people who had come to mourn said, “Look how much he loved him!”  11:37 But some of them said, “This is the
man who caused the blind man to see! Couldn’t he have done something to keep Lazarus from dying?”  11:38 Jesus, intensely moved
again, came to the tomb. (Now it was a cave, and a stone was placed across it.)  11:39 Jesus said, “Take away the stone.” Martha, the
sister of the deceased, replied, “Lord, by this time the body will have a bad smell, because he has been buried four days.”  11:40 Jesus
responded, “Didn’t I tell you that if you believe, you would see the glory of God?”  11:41 So they took away the stone. Jesus looked
upward and said, “Father, I thank you that you have listened to me.  11:42 I knew that you always listen to me, but I said this for the sake
of the crowd standing around here, that they may believe that you sent me.”  11:43 When he had said this, he shouted in a loud voice,
“Lazarus, come out!”  11:44 The one who had died came out, his feet and hands tied up with strips of cloth, and a cloth wrapped around
his face. Jesus said to them, “Unwrap him and let him go.”
259. The Raising of Lazarus
 10:40 Jesus went back across the Jordan River again to the place where John had been baptizing at an earlier time, and he stayed
there.  10:41 Many came to him and began to say, “John performed no miraculous sign, but everything John said about this man was
true!”  10:42 And many believed in Jesus there.
258. Jesus Withdraws across the Jordan
Jn 94 X 10:41-11:52
Jn 97 X 11:55B-12:1
Eusebian Canons
Lazarus
Raised from
the Dead
Speaking with
Martha and
Mary
The Death of
Lazarus
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Jn 89 X 8:21-10:14
Jn 93 IV 10:39-40
Jn 94 X 10:41-11:52
Eusebian Canons
Jesus at the Feast
of Dedication
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
179
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Matt. 26:1-5
Matt.
Mark
John 11:45-53
Pharisees called the council together and said, “What are we doing? For this
man is performing many miraculous signs.  11:48 If we allow him to go on in
this way, everyone will believe in him, and the Romans will come and take
away our sanctuary and our nation.”  11:49 Then one of them, Caiaphas, who
was high priest that year, said, “You know nothing at all!  11:50 You do not
realize that it is more to your advantage to have one man die for the people
than for the whole nation to perish.”  11:51 (Now he did not say this on his
own, but because he was high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus was
going to die for the Jewish nation,  11:52 and not for the Jewish nation only, but
to gather together into one the children of God who are scattered.)  11:53 So
from that day they planned together to kill him.
 11:45 Then many of the people, who had come with Mary and had seen the
things Jesus did, believed in him.  11:46 But some of them went to the Pharisees
and reported to them what Jesus had done.  11:47 So the chief priests and the
261. Jesus Retires to Ephraim
 19:47 Jesus was teaching daily
in the temple courts. The chief
priests and the experts in the
law and the prominent leaders
among the people were seeking to
assassinate him,  19:48 but they
could not find a way to do it, for
all the people hung on his words.
the
Feast
of
Unleavened
Bread,
which
is called the Passover, was
approaching.  22:2 The chief
priests and the experts in the law
were trying to find some way to
execute Jesus, for they were afraid
of the people.
Luke 22:1-2
 22:1 Now
chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that anyone who knew where Jesus was should report it, so that they could arrest
him.)
 11:54 Thus Jesus no longer went around publicly among the Judeans, but went away from there to the region near the wilderness, to
a town called Ephraim, and stayed there with his disciples.  11:55 Now the Jewish feast of Passover was near, and many people went
up to Jerusalem from the rural areas before the Passover to cleanse themselves ritually.  11:56 Thus they were looking for Jesus, and
saying to one another as they stood in the temple courts, “What do you think? That he won’t come to the feast?”  11:57 (Now the
John 11:54-57
experts in the law heard it and
they considered how they could
assassinate him, for they feared
him, because the whole crowd was
amazed by his teaching.
 11:18 The chief priests and the
days before the
Passover and the Feast of
Unleavened Bread, the chief
priests and the experts in the
law were trying to find a way to
arrest Jesus by stealth and kill
him.  14:2 For they said, “Not
during the feast, so there won’t be
a riot among the people.”
Mark 14:1-2
 14:1 Two
Luke
saying all these things, he told
his disciples,  26:2 “You know
that after two days the Passover
is coming, and the Son of
Man will be handed over to be
crucified.”  26:3 Then the chief
priests and the elders of the people
met together in the palace of
the high priest, who was named
Caiaphas.  26:4 They planned
to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill
him.  26:5 But they said, “Not
during the feast, so that there won’t
be a riot among the people.”
 26:1 When Jesus had finished
260. The Chief Priests and Pharisees Take Counsel against Jesus
Jn 94 X 10:41-11:52
Jn 95 IV 11:53-54
Jn 96 I 11:55A
Jn 97 X 11:55B-12:1
Eusebian Canons
The Response
of the Jewish
Leaders
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Jn 94 X 10:41-11:52
Jn 95 IV 11:53-54
Jn 97 X 11:55B-12:1
Eusebian Canons
The Response
of the Jewish
Leaders
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
XII. THE MINISTRY IN JUDEA
180
Matt. 20:17-19
Jesus was going up to
Jerusalem, he took the twelve aside
privately and said to them on the
way,  20:18 “Look, we are going up to
Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be
handed over to the chief priests and the
experts in the law. They will condemn
him to death,  20:19 and will turn him
over to the Gentiles to be mocked and
flogged severely and crucified. Yet on
the third day, he will be raised.”
 23:11 The greatest among you will be your servant.
came to him with her sons, and kneeling
down she asked him for a favor.  20:21 He
said to her, “What do you want?” She replied,
“Permit these two sons of mine to sit, one at
your right hand and one at your left, in your
kingdom.”  20:22 Jesus answered, “You
don’t know what you are asking! Are you
able to drink the cup I am about to drink?”
They said to him, “We are able.”  20:23 He
told them, “You will drink my cup, but to sit
at my right and at my left is not mine to give.
Rather, it is for those for whom it has been
prepared by my Father.”  20:24 Now when
the other ten heard this, they were angry
with the two brothers.  20:25 But Jesus called
them and said, “You know that the rulers of
the Gentiles lord it over them, and those
in high positions use their authority over
them.  20:26 It must not be this way among
you! Instead whoever wants to be great
among you must be your servant,  20:27 and
whoever wants to be first among you must
be your slave—  20:28 just as the Son of
Man did not come to be served but to serve,
and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
to them, “Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and
everything that is written about the Son of Man
by the prophets will be accomplished.  18:32 For
he will be handed over to the Gentiles; he will
be mocked, mistreated, and spat on.  18:33 They
will flog him severely and kill him. Yet on the
third day he will rise again.”  18:34 But the
twelve understood none of these things. This
saying was hidden from them, and they did not
grasp what Jesus meant.
Luke 18:31-34
 18:31 Then Jesus took the twelve aside and said
anyone wants to be first, he must be last of all and servant of all.”
 9:35 After he sat down, he called the twelve and said to them, “If
came to him and said, “Teacher, we want you to do for
us whatever we ask.”  10:36 He said to them, “What
do you want me to do for you?”  10:37 They said to
him, “Permit one of us to sit at your right hand and
the other at your left in your glory.”  10:38 But Jesus
said to them, “You don’t know what you are asking!
Are you able to drink the cup I drink or be baptized
with the baptism I experience?”  10:39 They said to
him, “We are able.” Then Jesus said to them, “You
will drink the cup I drink, and you will be baptized
with the baptism I experience,  10:40 but to sit at my
right or at my left is not mine to give. It is for those
for whom it has been prepared.”  10:41 Now when the
other ten heard this, they became angry with James
and John.  10:42 Jesus called them and said to them,
“You know that those who are recognized as rulers
of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those in high
positions use their authority over them.  10:43 But it
is not this way among you. Instead whoever wants to
be great among you must be your servant,  10:44 and
whoever wants to be first among you must be the
slave of all.  10:45 For even the Son of Man did not
come to be served but to serve, and to give his life as
a ransom for many.”
 10:35 Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee,
Mark 10:35-45
welcomes this child in my name
welcomes me, and whoever welcomes
me welcomes the one who sent me, for
the one who is least among you all is
the one who is great.”
 9:48 and said to them, “Whoever
started among them over which
of them was to be regarded as
the greatest.  22:25 So Jesus
said to them, “The kings of
the Gentiles lord it over them,
and those in authority over
them are called ‘benefactors.’
 22:26 Not so with you; instead
the one who is greatest among
you must become like the
youngest, and the leader like
the one who serves.  22:27 For
who is greater, the one who is
seated at the table, or the one
who serves? Is it not the one
who is seated at the table? But
I am among you as one who
serves.
their feet and put his outer clothing
back on, he took his place at the
table again and said to them, “Do
you understand what I have done for
you?  13:13 You call me ‘Teacher’
and ‘Lord,’ and do so correctly,
for that is what I am.  13:14 If I
then, your Lord and Teacher, have
washed your feet, you too ought to
wash one another’s feet.  13:15 For
I have given you an example—you
should do just as I have done for
you.  13:16 I tell you the solemn
truth, the slave is not greater than his
master, nor is the one who is sent as
a messenger greater than the one who
sent him.  13:17 If you understand
these things, you will be blessed if
you do them.
 13:12 So when Jesus had washed
removed his outer clothes, took a towel
and tied it around himself.  13:5 He
poured water into the washbasin and
began to wash the disciples’ feet and
to dry them with the towel he had
wrapped around himself.
and how distressed I am until it is
finished!  22:24 A dispute also
John 13:4-5
Mt 202 VI 20:20-23
Mt 203 II 20:24-27
Mt 204 IV 20:28
Mk 113 VI 10:35-40
Mk 114 II 10:41-44
Mk 115 IV 10:45
Eusebian Canons
A Request for
James and John
The Request of
James and John
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Mt 201 II 20:17-19
Mk 112 II 10:32-34
Lk 222 II 18:31-33
Lk 223 X 18:34
Eusebian Canons
Another Prediction of
Jesus’ Passion
Third Prediction of
Jesus’ Death and
Resurrection
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
 13:4 he got up from the meal,
John
 12:50 I have a baptism to undergo,
Luke 12:50
263. The Sons of Zebedee; Precedence among the Disciples
Jesus was going ahead of them, and they were amazed,
but those who followed were afraid. He took the twelve
aside again and began to tell them what was going
to happen to him.  10:33 “Look, we are going up to
Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be handed over
to the chief priests and experts in the law. They will
condemn him to death and will turn him over to the
Gentiles.  10:34 They will mock him, spit on him, flog
him severely, and kill him. Yet after three days, he will
rise again.”
Mark 10:32-34
 10:32 They were on the way, going up to Jerusalem.
 20:20 Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee
Matt. 20:20-28
 20:17 As
(compare no. 159 and 164)
262. The Third Prediction of the Passion
181
NET Bible Synopsis of the Four Gospels
Matt. 20:29-34
came to save the lost.”]
 18:11 [“For the Son of Man
Matt. 18:11
Mark
heard a crowd going by, he asked what was going
on.  18:37 They told him, “Jesus the Nazarene is
passing by.”  18:38 So he called out, “Jesus, Son
of David, have mercy on me!”  18:39 And those
who were in front scolded him to get him to be
quiet, but he shouted even more, “Son of David,
have mercy on me!”  18:40 So Jesus stopped and
ordered the beggar to be brought to him. When
the man came near, Jesus asked him,  18:41 “What
do you want me to do for you?” He replied,
“Lord, let me see again.”  18:42 Jesus said to
him, “Receive your sight; your faith has healed
you.”  18:43 And immediately he regained his
sight and followed Jesus, praising God. When all
the people saw it, they too gave praise to God.
Luke 18:35-43
 18:35 As Jesus approached Jericho, a blind man
was sitting by the road begging.  18:36 When he
the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”
 19:1 Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through it.  19:2 Now a man named Zacchaeus was there; he was a
chief tax collector and was rich.  19:3 He was trying to get a look at Jesus, but being a short man he could not
see over the crowd.  19:4 So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him, because Jesus was
going to pass that way.  19:5 And when Jesus came to that place, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus,
come down quickly, because I must stay at your house today.”  19:6 So he came down quickly and welcomed
Jesus joyfully.  19:7 And when the people saw it, they all complained, “He has gone in to be the guest of a man
who is a sinner.”  19:8 But Zacchaeus stopped and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, half of my possessions I now
give to the poor, and if I have cheated anyone of anything, I am paying back four times as much!”  19:9 Then
Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this household, because he too is a son of Abraham!  19:10 For
265. Zacchaeus
his disciples and a large crowd were leaving
Jericho, Bartimaeus the son of Timaeus, a blind
beggar, was sitting by the road.  10:47 When he
heard that it was Jesus the Nazarene, he began
to shout, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on
me!”  10:48 Many scolded him to get him to
be quiet, but he shouted all the more, “Son of
David, have mercy on me!”  10:49 Jesus stopped
and said, “Call him.” So they called the blind
man and said to him, “Have courage! Get up!
He is calling you.”  10:50 He threw off his cloak,
jumped up, and came to Jesus.  10:51 Then Jesus
said to him, “What do you want me to do for
you?” The blind man replied, “Rabbi, let me see
again.”  10:52 Jesus said to him, “Go, your faith
has healed you.” Immediately he regained his
sight and followed him on the road.
Mark 10:46-52
 10:46 They came to Jericho. As Jesus and
Luke 19:1-10
were sitting by the road. When they heard that
Jesus was passing by, they shouted, “Have mercy
on us, Lord, Son of David!”  20:31 The crowd
scolded them to get them to be quiet. But they
shouted even more loudly, “Lord, have mercy on
us, Son of David!”  20:32 Jesus stopped, called
them, and said, “What do you want me to do for
you?”  20:33 They said to him, “Lord, let our eyes
be opened.”  20:34 Moved with compassion, Jesus
touched their eyes. Immediately they received their
sight and followed him.  9:27 As Jesus went on
from there, two blind men followed him, shouting,
“Have mercy on us, Son of David!”  9:28 When he
went into the house, the blind men came to him.
Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I am able to
do this?” They said to him, “Yes, Lord.”  9:29 Then
he touched their eyes saying, “Let it be done for
you according to your faith.”  9:30 And their eyes
were opened. Then Jesus sternly warned them,
“See that no one knows about this.”  9:31 But they
went out and spread the news about him throughout
that entire region.
 20:29 As they were leaving Jericho, a large
crowd followed them.  20:30 Two blind men
(compare no. 96)
264. The Healing of the Blind Men (Bartimaeus)
John
John
Lk 225 X 19:1-9
Lk 226 V 19:10
Eusebian Canons
Jesus and
Zacchaeus
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Mt 205 II 20:29-34
Mk 116 II 10:46-52
Lk 224 II 18:35-43
Eusebian Canons
Healing a Blind
Man
Healing Blind
Bartimaeus
Two Blind Men
Healed
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
XII. THE MINISTRY IN JUDEA
182
Matt. 25:14-30
 25:14 “For it is like a man going on a journey, who summoned
his slaves and entrusted his property to them.  25:15 To
one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another
one, each according to his ability. Then he went on his
journey.  25:16 The one who had received five talents went
off right away and put his money to work and gained five
more.  25:17 In the same way, the one who had two gained
two more.  25:18 But the one who had received one talent
went out and dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s
money in it.  25:19 After a long time, the master of those
slaves came and settled his accounts with them.  25:20 The
one who had received the five talents came and brought five
more, saying, ‘Sir, you entrusted me with five talents. See,
I have gained five more.’  25:21 His master answered, ‘Well
done, good and faithful slave! You have been faithful in a
few things. I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into
the joy of your master.’  25:22 The one with the two talents
also came and said, ‘Sir, you entrusted two talents to me.
See, I have gained two more.’  25:23 His master answered,
‘Well done, good and faithful slave! You have been faithful
with a few things. I will put you in charge of many things.
Enter into the joy of your master.’  25:24 Then the one who
had received the one talent came and said, ‘Sir, I knew that
you were a hard man, harvesting where you did not sow,
and gathering where you did not scatter seed,  25:25 so I was
afraid, and I went and hid your talent in the ground. See,
you have what is yours.’  25:26 But his master answered,
‘Evil and lazy slave! So you knew that I harvest where I
didn’t sow and gather where I didn’t scatter?  25:27 Then
you should have deposited my money with the bankers,
and on my return I would have received my money back
with interest!  25:28 Therefore take the talent from him and
give it to the one who has ten.  25:29 For the one who has
will be given more, and he will have more than enough. But
the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken
from him.  25:30 And throw that worthless slave into the
outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing
of teeth.’
Mark 13:34
 13:34 It is like a man going
on a journey. He left his house
and put his slaves in charge,
assigning to each his work, and
commanded the doorkeeper to
stay alert.
Luke 19:11-27
 19:11 While the people were listening to these things,
Jesus proceeded to tell a parable, because he was near to
Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of
God was going to appear immediately.  19:12 Therefore he
said, “A nobleman went to a distant country to receive for
himself a kingdom and then return.  19:13 And he summoned
ten of his slaves, gave them ten minas, and said to them,
‘Do business with these until I come back.’  19:14 But his
citizens hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying,
‘We do not want this man to be king over us!’  19:15 When
he returned after receiving the kingdom, he summoned
these slaves to whom he had given the money. He wanted
to know how much they had earned by trading.  19:16 So
the first one came before him and said, ‘Sir, your mina has
made ten minas more.’  19:17 And the king said to him,
‘Well done, good slave! Because you have been faithful
in a very small matter, you will have authority over ten
cities.’  19:18 Then the second one came and said, ‘Sir,
your mina has made five minas.’  19:19 So the king said
to him, ‘And you are to be over five cities.’  19:20 Then
another slave came and said, ‘Sir, here is your mina that
I put away for safekeeping in a piece of cloth.  19:21 For
I was afraid of you, because you are a severe man. You
withdraw what you did not deposit and reap what you did
not sow.’  19:22 The king said to him, ‘I will judge you by
your own words, you wicked slave! So you knew, did you,
that I was a severe man, withdrawing what I didn’t deposit
and reaping what I didn’t sow?  19:23 Why then didn’t you
put my money in the bank, so that when I returned I could
have collected it with interest?’  19:24 And he said to his
attendants, ‘Take the mina from him, and give it to the one
who has ten.’  19:25 But they said to him, ‘Sir, he has ten
minas already!’  19:26 ‘I tell you that everyone who has
will be given more, but from the one who does not have,
even what he has will be taken away.  19:27 But as for these
enemies of mine who did not want me to be their king,
bring them here and slaughter them in front of me!’”
(compare no. 299)
266. The Parable of the Pounds
John
Lk 227 X 19:11
Lk 228 II 19:12
Lk 229 V 19:13-25
Lk 230 II 19:26
Lk 231 V 19:27
Eusebian Canons
The Parable of
the Ten Minas
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
183
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Matt. 26:6-13
Matt.
Mark
Luke
Bethany at the house of Simon
the leper,  26:7 a woman came
to him with an alabaster jar of
expensive perfumed oil, and
she poured it on his head as he
was at the table.  26:8 When
the disciples saw this, they
became indignant and said,
“Why this waste?  26:9 It
could have been sold at a high
price and the money given to
the poor!”  26:10 When Jesus
learned of this, he said to
them, “Why are you bothering
this woman? She has done a
good service for me.  26:11 For
you will always have the poor
with you, but you will not
always have me!  26:12 When
she poured this oil on my
body, she did it to prepare me
for burial.  26:13 I tell you the
truth, wherever this gospel
is proclaimed in the whole
world, what she has done will
also be told in memory of
her.”
 26:6 Now while Jesus was in
268. The Plot against Lazarus
with him, so he went into the Pharisee’s house and took
his place at the table.  7:37 Then when a woman of that
town, who was a sinner, learned that Jesus was dining at the
Pharisee’s house, she brought an alabaster jar of perfumed
oil.  7:38 As she stood behind him at his feet, weeping, she
began to wet his feet with her tears. She wiped them with
her hair, kissed them, and anointed them with the perfumed
oil.  7:39 Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw
this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, he would
know who and what kind of woman this is who is touching
him, that she is a sinner.”  7:40 So Jesus answered him,
“Simon, I have something to say to you.” He replied, “Say it,
Teacher.”  7:41 “A certain creditor had two debtors; one owed
him five hundred silver coins, and the other fifty.  7:42 When
they could not pay, he canceled the debts of both. Now which
of them will love him more?”  7:43 Simon answered, “I
suppose the one who had the bigger debt canceled.” Jesus said
to him, “You have judged rightly.”  7:44 Then, turning toward
the woman, he said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I
entered your house. You gave me no water for my feet, but
she has wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her
hair.  7:45 You gave me no kiss of greeting, but from the time
I entered she has not stopped kissing my feet.  7:46 You did
not anoint my head with oil, but she has anointed my feet with
perfumed oil.  7:47 Therefore I tell you, her sins, which were
many, are forgiven, thus she loved much; but the one who is
forgiven little loves little.”  7:48 Then Jesus said to her, “Your
sins are forgiven.”  7:49 But those who were at the table with
him began to say among themselves, “Who is this, who even
forgives sins?”  7:50 He said to the woman, “Your faith has
saved you; go in peace.”
Luke 7:36-50
 7:36 Now one of the Pharisees asked Jesus to have dinner
John 12:1-8
six days before
the Passover, Jesus came to
Bethany, where Lazarus lived,
whom he had raised from the
dead.  12:2 So they prepared a
dinner for Jesus there. Martha
was serving, and Lazarus was
among those present at the
table with him.  12:3 Then Mary
took three quarters of a pound
of expensive aromatic oil from
pure nard and anointed the feet
of Jesus. She then wiped his feet
dry with her hair. (Now the house
was filled with the fragrance of
the perfumed oil.)  12:4 But Judas
Iscariot, one of his disciples (the
one who was going to betray
him) said,  12:5 “Why wasn’t
this oil sold for three hundred
silver coins and the money given
to the poor?”  12:6 (Now Judas
said this not because he was
concerned about the poor, but
because he was a thief. As keeper
of the money box, he used to steal
what was put into it.)  12:7 So
Jesus said, “Leave her alone.
She has kept it for the day of my
burial.  12:8 For you will always
have the poor with you, but you
will not always have me!”
 12:1 Then,
John 12:9-11
 12:9 Now a large crowd of Judeans learned that Jesus was there, and so they came not only because of him but also to see Lazarus
whom he had raised from the dead.  12:10 So the chief priests planned to kill Lazarus too,  12:11 for on account of him many of the
Jewish people from Jerusalem were going away and believing in Jesus.
Bethany at the house of Simon
the leper, reclining at the table,
a woman came with an alabaster
jar of costly aromatic oil from
pure nard. After breaking open
the jar, she poured it on his
head.  14:4 But some who were
present indignantly said to one
another, “Why this waste of
expensive ointment?  14:5 It
could have been sold for more
than three hundred silver coins
and the money given to the
poor!” So they spoke angrily to
her.  14:6 But Jesus said, “Leave
her alone. Why are you bothering
her? She has done a good service
for me.  14:7 For you will always
have the poor with you, and you
can do good for them whenever
you want. But you will not always
have me!  14:8 She did what she
could. She anointed my body
beforehand for burial.  14:9 I
tell you the truth, wherever
the gospel is proclaimed in the
whole world, what she has done
will also be told in memory of
her.”
Mark 14:3-9
 14:3 Now while Jesus was in
(compare no. 114 and 306)
267. The Anointing at Bethany
Jn 97 X 11:55B-12:1
Jn 99 X 12:9-11
Jn 112 X 12:46-13:1
Eusebian Canons
Jesus’ Anointing
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Jn 97 X 11:55B-12:1
Jn 98 I 12:2-8
Jn 112 X 12:46-13:1
Eusebian Canons
Jesus’ Anointing
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184
Matt. 21:1-9
when they approached
Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, at
the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two
disciples,  21:2 telling them, “Go to the
village ahead of you. Right away you
will find a donkey tied there, and a colt
with her. Untie them and bring them to
me.  21:3 If anyone says anything to you,
you are to say, ‘The Lord needs them,’
and he will send them at once.”  21:4 This
took place to fulfill what was spoken
by the prophet:  21:5 “Tell the people of
Zion, ‘Look, your king is coming to you,
unassuming and seated on a donkey, and
on a colt, the foal of a donkey.’” 1  21:6 So
the disciples went and did as Jesus had
instructed them.  21:7 They brought the
donkey and the colt and placed their cloaks
on them, and he sat on them.  21:8 A very
large crowd spread their cloaks on the
road. Others cut branches from the trees
and spread them on the road.  21:9 The
crowds that went ahead of him and those
following kept shouting, “Hosanna to
the Son of David! Blessed is the one
who comes in the name of the Lord! 2
Hosanna in the highest!”  21:14 The blind
and lame came to him in the temple courts, and he
healed them.  21:15 But when the chief priests and
the experts in the law saw the wonderful things he
did and heard the children crying out in the temple
courts, “Hosanna to the Son of David,” they became
indignant  21:16 and said to him, “Do you hear
what they are saying?” Jesus said to them, “Yes.
Have you never read, ‘Out of the mouths of children
and nursing infants you have prepared praise for
yourself’?”3
 21:1 Now
Mark 11:1-10
as they approached
Jerusalem, near Bethphage and
Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus
sent two of his disciples  11:2 and said
to them, “Go to the village ahead of
you. As soon as you enter it, you
will find a colt tied there that has
never been ridden. Untie it and bring
it here.  11:3 If anyone says to you,
‘Why are you doing this?’ say, ‘The
Lord needs it and will send it back
here soon.’”  11:4 So they went and
found a colt tied at a door, outside in
the street, and untied it.  11:5 Some
people standing there said to them,
“What are you doing, untying that
colt?”  11:6 They replied as Jesus
had told them, and the bystanders
let them go.  11:7 Then they brought
the colt to Jesus, threw their cloaks
on it, and he sat on it.  11:8 Many
spread their cloaks on the road and
others spread branches they had cut
in the fields.  11:9 Both those who
went ahead and those who followed
kept shouting, “Hosanna! Blessed
is the one who comes in the name
of the Lord! 2  11:10 Blessed is the
coming kingdom of our father David!
Hosanna in the highest!”
 11:1 Now
Luke 19:28-40
Jesus had said this,
he continued on ahead, going up
to Jerusalem.  19:29 Now when he
approached Bethphage and Bethany, at
the place called the Mount of Olives, he
sent two of the disciples,  19:30 telling
them, “Go to the village ahead of you.
When you enter it, you will find a colt tied
there that has never been ridden. Untie
it and bring it here.  19:31 If anyone
asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’
just say, ‘The Lord needs it.’”  19:32 So
those who were sent ahead found it
exactly as he had told them.  19:33 As
they were untying the colt, its owners
asked them, “Why are you untying that
colt?”  19:34 They replied, “The Lord
needs it.”  19:35 Then they brought
it to Jesus, threw their cloaks on the
colt, and had Jesus get on it.  19:36 As
he rode along, they spread their cloaks
on the road.  19:37 As he approached
the road leading down from the Mount
of Olives, the whole crowd of his
disciples began to rejoice and praise
God with a loud voice for all the mighty
works they had seen:  19:38 “Blessed
is the king who comes in the name
of the Lord! 4 Peace in heaven and
glory in the highest!”  19:39 But
some of the Pharisees in the crowd
said to him, “Teacher, rebuke your
disciples.”  19:40 He answered, “I tell
you, if they keep silent, the very stones
will cry out!”
 19:28 After
269. The Triumphal Entry
had come to the feast heard that Jesus
was coming to Jerusalem.  12:13 So
they took branches of palm trees
and went out to meet him. They
began to shout, “Hosanna! Blessed
is the one who comes in the name
of the Lord! 2 Blessed is the king of
Israel!”  12:14 Jesus found a young
donkey and sat on it, just as it is
written,  12:15 “Do not be afraid,
people of Zion; look, your king
is coming, seated on a donkey’s
colt!” 1  12:16 (His disciples did not
understand these things when they
first happened, but when Jesus was
glorified, then they remembered that
these things were written about him
and that these things had happened
to him.)  12:17 So the crowd who had
been with him when he called Lazarus
out of the tomb and raised him from
the dead were continuing to testify
about it.  12:18 Because they had
heard that Jesus had performed this
miraculous sign, the crowd went out
to meet him.  12:19 Thus the Pharisees
said to one another, “You see that you
can do nothing. Look, the world has
run off after him!”
 12:12 The next day the large crowd that
John 12:12-19
XIII. THE FINAL MINISTRY IN JERUSALEM
Zech 9:9
Ps 118:25-26
Ps 8:2
Ps 118:26
1
2
3
4
Mt 206 II 21:1-3
Mt 207 VII 21:4-5
Mt 208 II 21:6-8
Mt 209 I 21:9
Mt 232 V 23:13 (-14, in
note)
Mk 117 II 11:1-3
Mk 118 II 11:4-8
Mk 119 I 11:9-10
Lk 232 II 19:28-31
Lk 233 II 19:32-36
Lk 234 I 19:37-38
Lk 235 V 19:39-40
Jn 97 X 11:55B-12:1
Jn 100 I 12:12-13
Jn 101 VII 12:14-15
Jn 102 X 12:16-22
Jn 112 X 12:46-13:1
Eusebian Canons
The Triumphal
Entry
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Mark
Luke 19:41-44
was thrown into an uproar, saying, “Who is
this?”  21:11 And the crowds were saying,
“This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth in
Galilee.”  21:12 Then Jesus entered the temple
area and drove out all those who were selling and
buying in the temple courts, and turned over the
tables of the money changers and the chairs of
those selling doves.  21:13 And he said to them,
“It is written, ‘My house will be called a house
of prayer,’ 1 but you are turning it into a den of
robbers!” 2  21:14 The blind and lame came to him
in the temple courts, and he healed them.  21:15 But
when the chief priests and the experts in the law saw
the wonderful things he did and heard the children
crying out in the temple courts, “Hosanna to the
Son of David,” they became indignant  21:16 and
said to him, “Do you hear what they are saying?”
Jesus said to them, “Yes. Have you never read, ‘Out
of the mouths of children and nursing infants you
have prepared praise for yourself’?” 3  21:17 And
leaving them, he went out of the city to Bethany
and spent the night there.
to the temple. And after looking around at
everything, he went out to Bethany with the
twelve since it was already late.  11:15 Then they
came to Jerusalem. Jesus entered the temple area
and began to drive out those who were selling
and buying in the temple courts. He turned over
the tables of the money changers and the chairs
of those selling doves,  11:16 and he would not
permit anyone to carry merchandise through
the temple courts.  11:17 Then he began to teach
them and said, “Is it not written: ‘My house will
be called a house of prayer for all nations’? 1
But you have turned it into a den of robbers!” 2
Mark 11:11
 11:11 Then Jesus entered Jerusalem and went
 21:37 So every day Jesus was teaching in the temple courts,
but at night he went and stayed on the Mount of Olives.
 19:39 But some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to him,
“Teacher, rebuke your disciples.”  19:40 He answered, “I tell
you, if they keep silent, the very stones will cry out!”
began to drive out those who were selling things
there,  19:46 saying to them, “It is written, ‘My
house will be a house of prayer,’ 1 but you have
turned it into a den of robbers!” 2
 19:45 Then Jesus entered the temple courts and
Luke 19:45-46
(compare no. 273 and 25)
271. Jesus in Jerusalem (Cleansing the Temple), Return to Bethany
and your children within your walls—and they will not leave within you one stone on top of another, because you did not recognize
the time of your visitation from God.”
 19:41 Now when Jesus approached and saw the city, he wept over it,  19:42 saying, “If you had only known on this day, even you,
the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes.  19:43 For the days will come upon you when your enemies
will build an embankment against you and surround you and close in on you from every side.  19:44 They will demolish you—you
 21:10 As he entered Jerusalem the whole city
Matt. 21:10-17
Matt.
270. Jesus Weeps over Jerusalem
John
John
Isa 56:7
Jer 7:11
Ps 8:2
1
2
3
Mt 210 X 21:10-11
Mt 211 I 21:12-13
Mt 212 X 21:14
Mt 213 V 21:15-16
Mt 214 VI 21:17-20
Mt 232 V 23:13 (-14, in
note)
Mk 120 VI 11:11-15A
Eusebian Canons
Cleansing the
Temple
The Triumphal
Entry
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Lk 236 X 19:41-44A
Lk 237 II 19:44BC
Eusebian Canons
Jesus Weeps for
Jerusalem
under
Judgment
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186
Matt. 21:18-19
area and drove out all those who were
selling and buying in the temple courts,
and turned over the tables of the money
changers and the chairs of those selling
doves.  21:13 And he said to them, “It
is written, ‘My house will be called a
house of prayer,’ 1 but you are turning
it into a den of robbers!” 2
 21:12 Then Jesus entered the temple
Matt. 21:12-13
Luke 13:69
Jesus entered the temple area and
began to drive out those who were
selling and buying in the temple courts.
He turned over the tables of the money
changers and the chairs of those selling
doves,  11:16 and he would not permit
anyone to carry merchandise through
the temple courts.  11:17 Then he began
to teach them and said, “Is it not written:
‘My house will be called a house of
prayer for all nations’? But you have
turned it into a den of robbers!”
 11:15 Then they came to Jerusalem.
courts and began to drive out those who
were selling things there,  19:46 saying
to them, “It is written, ‘My house will
be a house of prayer,’ 1 but you have
turned it into a den of robbers!” 2
 19:45 Then Jesus entered the temple
Luke 19:45-46
(compare no. 25)
was near, so Jesus went up to
Jerusalem.  2:14  He found in the temple
courts those who were selling oxen
and sheep and doves, and the money
changers sitting at tables.  2:15 So he
made a whip of cords and drove them all
out of the temple courts, with the sheep
and the oxen. He scattered the coins
of the money changers and overturned
their tables.  2:16 To those who sold the
doves he said, “Take these things away
from here! Do not make my Father’s
house a marketplace!”  2:17 His
disciples remembered that it was
written, “Zeal for your house will
devour me.” 3
John
 2:13 Now the Jewish feast of Passover
John 2:13-17
planted in his vineyard, and he came looking for fruit on it
and found none. 13:7 So he said to the worker who tended
the vineyard, ‘For three years now, I have come looking for
fruit on this fig tree, and each time I inspect it I find none. Cut
it down! Why should it continue to deplete the soil?’ 13:8
But the worker answered him, ‘Sir, leave it alone this year
too, until I dig around it and put fertilizer on it. 13:9 Then
if it bears fruit next year, very well, but if not, you can cut
it down.’”
13:6 Then Jesus told this parable: “A man had a fig tree
273. The Cleansing of the Temple
the distance a fig tree with leaves, he went to see if
he could find any fruit on it. When he came to it he
found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season
for figs.  11:14 He said to it, “May no one ever eat
fruit from you again.” And his disciples heard it.
Mark 11:12-14
 11:12 Now the next day, as they went out from
Bethany, he was hungry.  11:13 After noticing in
Mark 11:15-17
a fig tree by the road he went to it, but found
nothing on it except leaves. He said to it, “Never
again will there be fruit from you!” And the fig
tree withered at once.
 21:18 Now early in the morning, as he returned
to the city, he was hungry.  21:19 After noticing
272. The Cursing of the Fig Tree
Isa 56:7
Jer 7:11
Ps 69:9
1
2
3
Mk 120 VI 11:11-15A
Mk 121 I 11:15B-17
Lk 238 I 19:45-46
Eusebian Canons
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Temple
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Mt 214 VI 21:17-20
Mk 120 VI 11:11-15A
Eusebian Canons
Cursing of the
Fig Tree
The Withered Fig
Tree
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NET Bible Synopsis of the Four Gospels
Mark 11:18-19
 11:18 The chief priests and
the experts in the law heard it
and they considered how they
could assassinate him, for they
feared him, because the whole
crowd was amazed by his
teaching.  11:19 When evening
came, Jesus and his disciples
went out of the city.
 17:20 He told them, “It was because of your little faith. I tell
you the truth, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you
will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will
move; nothing will be impossible for you.”
your Father will not forgive you your sins.
will also forgive you.  6:15 But if you do not forgive others,
6:14 “For if you forgive others their sins, your heavenly Father
found nothing on it except leaves. He said to it, “Never again
will there be fruit from you!” And the fig tree withered at
once.  
21:19 After noticing a fig tree by the road he went to it, but
amazed, saying, “How did the fig tree wither so
quickly?”  21:21 Jesus answered them, “I tell you
the truth, if you have faith and do not doubt, not
only will you do what was done to the fig tree, but
even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and
thrown into the sea,’ it will happen.  21:22 And
whatever you ask in prayer, if you believe, you
will receive.”  
remembered and said to him, “Rabbi, look! The
fig tree you cursed has withered.”  11:22 Jesus
said to them, “Have faith in God.  11:23 I tell you
the truth, if someone says to this mountain, ‘Be
lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and does not
doubt in his heart but believes that what he says
will happen, it will be done for him.  11:24 For
this reason I tell you, whatever you pray and ask
for, believe that you have received it, and it will
be yours.  11:25 Whenever you stand praying, if
you have anything against anyone, forgive him,
so that your Father in heaven will also forgive
you your sins.”  11:26 [“But if you do not forgive,
neither will your Father in heaven forgive your
sins.”]
had faith the size of a mustard
seed, you could say to this black
mulberry tree, ‘Be pulled out by
the roots and planted in the sea,’
and it would obey you.
Luke
 17:6 So the Lord replied, “If you
 16:23 At that time you will ask me
nothing. I tell you the solemn truth,
whatever you ask the Father in my name
he will give you.
remain in you, ask whatever you want, and
it will be done for you.
 15:7 If you remain in me and my words
in my name, so that the Father may be
glorified in the Son.  14:14 If you ask me
anything in my name, I will do it.
 14:13 And I will do whatever you ask
John 14:13-14
 8:1 But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.  8:2 Early in the morning he came to the temple courts again.
All the people came to him, and he sat down and began to teach them.
the chief priests and the Pharisees called the council together and said, “What are we doing? For this
man is performing many miraculous signs.  11:48 If we allow him to go on in this way, everyone will
believe in him, and the Romans will come and take away our sanctuary and our nation.”  11:49 Then
one of them, Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said, “You know nothing at all!  11:50 You do not
realize that it is more to your advantage to have one man die for the people than for the whole nation to
perish.”  11:51 (Now he did not say this on his own, but because he was high priest that year, he prophesied
that Jesus was going to die for the Jewish nation,  11:52 and not for the Jewish nation only, but to gather
together into one the children of God who are scattered.)  11:53 So from that day they planned together
to kill him.
 11:20 In the morning as they passed by, they saw
the fig tree withered from the roots.  11:21 Peter
Mark 11:20-26
John 11:45-53
 11:45 Then many of the people, who had come with Mary and had seen the things Jesus did, believed in
him.  11:46 But some of them went to the Pharisees and reported to them what Jesus had done.  11:47 So
275. The Fig Tree is Withered
 21:37 So every day Jesus was teaching
in the temple courts, but at night he went
and stayed on the Mount of Olives.
Luke 19:47-48
 19:47 Jesus was teaching daily
in the temple courts. The chief
priests and the experts in the
law and the prominent leaders
among the people were seeking
to assassinate him,  19:48 but
they could not find a way to do
it, for all the people hung on his
words.
 21:20 When the disciples saw it they were
Matt. 21:20-22
Matt.
274. The Chief Priests and Scribes Conspire against Jesus
Mt 214 VI 21:17-20
Mt 215 VI 21:21
Mt 216 IV 21:22
Mk 123 X 11:19-21
Mk 124 VI 11:22-23
Mk 125 IV 11:24
Mk 126 VI 11:25 (-26,
in note)
Eusebian Canons
The Withered Fig
Tree
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Mk 122 I 11:18
Mk 123 X 11:19-21
Lk 239 I 19:47-48
Eusebian Canons
Cleansing the
Temple
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188
Matt. 21:23-27
teaching the people in the temple courts
and proclaiming the gospel, the chief
priests and the experts in the law with
the elders came up  20:2 and said to
him, “Tell us: By what authority are
you doing these things? Or who it is
who gave you this authority?”  20:3 He
answered them, “I will also ask you a
question, and you tell me:  20:4 John’s
baptism—was it from heaven or from
people?”  20:5 So they discussed it
with one another, saying, “If we say,
‘From heaven,’ he will say, ‘Why did
you not believe him?’  20:6 But if we
say, ‘From people,’ all the people will
stone us, because they are convinced
that John was a prophet.”  20:7 So they
replied that they did not know where
it came from.  20:8 Then Jesus said to
them, “Neither will I tell you by whose
authority I do these things.”
Luke 20:1-8
 20:1 Now one day, as Jesus was
will?” They said, “The first.” Jesus said to them, “I tell you the truth, tax collectors and
prostitutes will go ahead of you into the kingdom of God!  21:32 For John came to you in
the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him. But the tax collectors and prostitutes
did believe. Although you saw this, you did not later change your minds and believe him.
Mark
acknowledged God’s justice, because they had been baptized
with John’s baptism.  7:30 However, the Pharisees and the
experts in religious law rejected God’s purpose for themselves,
because they had not been baptized by John.)
John
“What sign can you show us, since you are doing
these things?”  2:19 Jesus replied, “Destroy
this temple and in three days I will raise it up
again.”  2:20 Then the Jewish leaders said to him,
“This temple has been under construction for fortysix years, and are you going to raise it up in three
days?”  2:21 But Jesus was speaking about the
temple of his body.  2:22 So after he was raised
from the dead, his disciples remembered that he
had said this, and they believed the scripture and
the saying that Jesus had spoken.
John 2:18-22
 2:18 So then the Jewish leaders responded,
 7:29 (Now all the people who heard this, even the tax collectors,
Luke 7:29-30
277. The Parable of the Two Sons
While Jesus was walking in the temple
courts, the chief priests, the experts
in the law, and the elders came up to
him  11:28 and said, “By what authority
are you doing these things? Or who
gave you this authority to do these
things?”  11:29 Jesus said to them, “I
will ask you one question. Answer me
and I will tell you by what authority I
do these things:  11:30 John’s baptism—
was it from heaven or from people?
Answer me.”  11:31 They discussed
with one another, saying, “If we say,
‘From heaven,’ he will say, ‘Then why
did you not believe him?’  11:32 But if
we say, ‘From people—’” (they feared
the crowd, for they all considered John
to be truly a prophet).  11:33 So they
answered Jesus, “We don’t know.”
Then Jesus said to them, “Neither will
I tell you by what authority I am doing
these things.”
Mark 11:27-33
 11:27 They came again to Jerusalem.
 21:28 “What do you think? A man had two sons. He went to the first and said, ‘Son, go
and work in the vineyard today.’  21:29 The boy answered, ‘I will not.’ But later he had a
change of heart and went.  21:30 The father went to the other son and said the same thing.
This boy answered, ‘I will, sir,’ but did not go.  21:31 Which of the two did his father’s
Matt. 21:28-32
temple courts, the chief priests and elders
of the people came up to him as he was
teaching and said, “By what authority
are you doing these things, and who
gave you this authority?”  21:24 Jesus
answered them, “I will also ask you
one question. If you answer me then I
will also tell you by what authority I do
these things.  21:25 Where did John’s
baptism come from? From heaven or
from people?” They discussed this
among themselves, saying, “If we say,
‘From heaven,’ he will say, ‘Then why
did you not believe him?’  21:26 But
if we say, ‘From people,’ we fear the
crowd, for they all consider John to
be a prophet.”  21:27 So they answered
Jesus, “We don’t know.” Then he said
to them, “Neither will I tell you by what
authority I am doing these things.
 21:23 Now after Jesus entered the
276. The Question about Authority
Mt 218 X 21:28-32
Eusebian Canons
The Parable of
the Two Sons
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Mt 217 II 21:23-27
Mk 127 II 11:27-33
Lk 240 II 20:1-8
Lk 247 VIII 20:47-21:4
Eusebian Canons
The Authority of
Jesus
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
189
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Matt. 21:33-46
landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a fence
around it, dug a pit for its winepress, and built a
watchtower. Then he leased it to tenant farmers and
went on a journey.  21:34 When the harvest time
was near, he sent his slaves to the tenants to collect
his portion of the crop.  21:35 But the tenants
seized his slaves, beat one, killed another, and
stoned another.  21:36 Again he sent other slaves,
more than the first, and they treated them the same
way.  21:37 Finally he sent his son to them, saying,
‘They will respect my son.’  21:38 But when the
tenants saw the son, they said to themselves,
‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him and get his
inheritance!’  21:39 So they seized him, threw him
out of the vineyard, and killed him.  21:40 Now
when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he
do to those tenants?”  21:41 They said to him, “He
will utterly destroy those evil men! Then he will
lease the vineyard to other tenants who will give
him his portion at the harvest.”  21:42 Jesus said
to them, “Have you never read in the scriptures:
‘The stone the builders rejected has become
the cornerstone. This is from the Lord, and it is
marvelous in our eyes’? 1  21:43 For this reason
I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken
from you and given to a people who will produce
its fruit.  21:44 The one who falls on this stone will
be broken to pieces, and the one on whom it falls
will be crushed.”  21:45 When the chief priests and
the Pharisees heard his parables, they realized that
he was speaking about them.  21:46 They wanted
to arrest him, but they were afraid of the crowds,
because the crowds regarded him as a prophet.
 21:33 “Listen to another parable: There was a
“A man planted a vineyard. He put a fence
around it, dug a pit for its winepress, and built a
watchtower. Then he leased it to tenant farmers
and went on a journey.  12:2 At harvest time he
sent a slave to the tenants to collect from them
his portion of the crop.  12:3 But those tenants
seized his slave, beat him, and sent him away
empty-handed.  12:4 So he sent another slave
to them again. This one they struck on the head
and treated outrageously.  12:5 He sent another,
and that one they killed. This happened to many
others, some of whom were beaten, others
killed.  12:6 He had one left, his one dear son.
Finally he sent him to them, saying, ‘They will
respect my son.’  12:7 But those tenants said to
one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill
him and the inheritance will be ours!’  12:8 So
they seized him, killed him, and threw his body
out of the vineyard.  12:9 What then will the
owner of the vineyard do? He will come and
destroy those tenants and give the vineyard to
others.  12:10 Have you not read this scripture:
‘The stone the builders rejected has become the
cornerstone.  12:11 This is from the Lord, and
it is marvelous in our eyes’?” 1  12:12 Now they
wanted to arrest him (but they feared the crowd),
because they realized that he told this parable
against them. So they left him and went away.
 12:1 Then he began to speak to them in parables:
Mark 12:1-12
parable: “A man planted a vineyard, leased it
to tenant farmers, and went on a journey for a
long time.  20:10 When harvest time came, he
sent a slave to the tenants so that they would
give him his portion of the crop. However, the
tenants beat his slave and sent him away emptyhanded.  20:11 So he sent another slave. They beat
this one too, treated him outrageously, and sent
him away empty-handed.  20:12 So he sent still a
third. They even wounded this one, and threw him
out.  20:13 Then the owner of the vineyard said,
‘What should I do? I will send my one dear son;
perhaps they will respect him.’  20:14 But when
the tenants saw him, they said to one another,
‘This is the heir; let’s kill him so the inheritance
will be ours!’  20:15 So they threw him out of
the vineyard and killed him. What then will the
owner of the vineyard do to them?  20:16 He will
come and destroy those tenants and give the
vineyard to others.” When the people heard this,
they said, “May this never happen!”  20:17 But
Jesus looked straight at them and said, “Then
what is the meaning of that which is written:
‘The stone the builders rejected has become the
cornerstone’? 2  20:18 Everyone who falls on this
stone will be broken to pieces, and the one on
whom it falls will be crushed.”  20:19 Then the
experts in the law and the chief priests wanted to
arrest him that very hour, because they realized
he had told this parable against them. But they
were afraid of the people.
 20:9 Then he began to tell the people this
Luke 20:9-19
278. The Parable of the Wicked Husbandmen
John
Ps 118:22-23
Ps 118:22
1
2
Mt 219 II 21:33-44
Mt 220 I 21:45-46
Mk 128 II 12:1-11
Mk 129 I 12:12
Lk 241 II 20:9-18
Lk 242 I 20:19
Lk 247 VIII 20:47-21:4
Eusebian Canons
The Parable of
the Tenants
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190
Matt. 22:1-14
weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
 8:12 but the sons of the kingdom will be thrown out into the outer darkness, where there will be
sent his slaves to summon those who had been invited to the banquet, but they
would not come.  22:4 Again he sent other slaves, saying, ‘Tell those who have
been invited, “Look! The feast I have prepared for you is ready. My oxen and
fattened cattle have been slaughtered, and everything is ready. Come to the
wedding banquet.”’  22:5 But they were indifferent and went away, one to
his farm, another to his business.  22:6 The rest seized his slaves, insolently
mistreated them, and killed them.  22:7 The king was furious! He sent his soldiers,
and they put those murderers to death and set their city on fire.  22:8 Then he
said to his slaves, ‘The wedding is ready, but the ones who had been invited
were not worthy.  22:9 So go into the main streets and invite everyone you find
to the wedding banquet.’  22:10 And those slaves went out into the streets and
gathered all they found, both bad and good, and the wedding hall was filled with
guests.  22:11 But when the king came in to see the wedding guests, he saw a
man there who was not wearing wedding clothes.  22:12 And he said to him,
‘Friend, how did you get in here without wedding clothes?’ But he had nothing
to say.  22:13 Then the king said to his attendants, ‘Tie him up hand and foot and
throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of
teeth!’  22:14 For many are called, but few are chosen.”
 22:1 Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying:  22:2 “The kingdom of heaven
can be compared to a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son.  22:3 He
Mark
he said to him, “Blessed is everyone who will feast in the
kingdom of God!”  14:16 But Jesus said to him, “A man once
gave a great banquet and invited many guests.  14:17 At
the time for the banquet he sent his slave to tell those
who had been invited, ‘Come, because everything is now
ready.’  14:18 But one after another they all began to make
excuses. The first said to him, ‘I have bought a field, and
I must go out and see it. Please excuse me.’  14:19 Another
said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going out
to examine them. Please excuse me.’  14:20 Another said,
‘I just got married, and I cannot come.’  14:21 So the slave
came back and reported this to his master. Then the master
of the household was furious and said to his slave, ‘Go out
quickly to the streets and alleys of the city, and bring in
the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’  14:22 Then
the slave said, ‘Sir, what you instructed has been done, and
there is still room.’  14:23 So the master said to his slave,
‘Go out to the highways and country roads and urge people
to come in, so that my house will be filled.  14:24 For I tell
you, not one of those individuals who were invited will
taste my banquet!’”
 14:15 When one of those at the meal with Jesus heard this,
Luke 14:15-24
(compare no. 216)
279. The Parable of the Great Supper
John
Mt 221 V 22:1-10
Mt 222 X 22:11-14
Mt 232 V 23:13 (-14, in
note)
Eusebian Canons
The Parable of
the Wedding
Banquet
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
191
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Matt. 22:15-22
planned together to entrap him with
his own words.  22:16 They sent to him
their disciples along with the Herodians,
saying, “Teacher, we know that you
are truthful, and teach the way of God
in accordance with the truth. You do
not court anyone’s favor because you
show no partiality.  22:17 Tell us then,
what do you think? Is it right to pay
taxes to Caesar or not?”  22:18 But
Jesus realized their evil intentions
and said, “Hypocrites! Why are you
testing me?  22:19 Show me the coin
used for the tax.” So they brought him
a denarius.  22:20 Jesus said to them,
“Whose image is this, and whose inscri
ption?”  22:21 They replied, “Caesar’s.”
He said to them, “Then give to Caesar
the things that are Caesar’s, and to God
the things that are God’s.”  22:22 Now
when they heard this they were stunned,
and they left him and went away.
 22:15 Then the Pharisees went out and
arrest him (but they feared the crowd), because
they realized that he told this parable against them.
So they left him and went away.
Pharisees and Herodians to trap him
with his own words.  12:14 When they
came they said to him, “Teacher, we
know that you are truthful and do not
court anyone’s favor, because you show
no partiality but teach the way of God
in accordance with the truth. Is it right
to pay taxes to Caesar or not? Should
we pay or shouldn’t we?”  12:15 But he
saw through their hypocrisy and said
to them, “Why are you testing me?
Bring me a denarius and let me look
at it.”  12:16 So they brought one, and
he said to them, “Whose image is this,
and whose inscription?” They replied,
“Caesar’s.”  12:17 Then Jesus said to
them, “Give to Caesar the things that
are Caesar’s, and to God the things
that are God’s.” And they were utterly
amazed at him.  12:12 Now they wanted to
Mark 12:13-17
 12:13 Then they sent some of the
and sent spies who pretended to be
sincere. They wanted to take advantage
of what he might say so that they could
deliver him up to the authority and
jurisdiction of the governor.  20:21 Thus
they asked him, “Teacher, we know
that you speak and teach correctly,
and show no partiality, but teach the
way of God in accordance with the
truth.  20:22 Is it right for us to pay the
tribute tax to Caesar or not?”  20:23 But
Jesus perceived their deceit and said
to them,  20:24 “Show me a denarius.
Whose image and inscription are on
it?” They said, “Caesar’s.”  20:25 So
he said to them, “Then give to Caesar
the things that are Caesar’s, and to God
the things that are God’s.”  20:26 Thus
they were unable in the presence of the
people to trap him with his own words.
And stunned by his answer, they fell
silent.
 20:20 Then they watched him carefully
Luke 20:20-26
280. On Paying Tribute to Caesar
we know that you are a teacher who has come from
God. For no one could perform the miraculous
signs that you do unless God is with him.”
John 3:2
 3:2 came to Jesus at night and said to him, “Rabbi,
Mt 223 II 22:15-33
Mk 130 II 12:13-27
Lk 243 II 20:20-39
Lk 247 VIII 20:47-21:4
Eusebian Canons
Paying Taxes to
Caesar
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
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192
Matt. 22:23-33
word, and from that day on no one dared to question him
any longer.
is no resurrection) came to him and asked
him,  22:24 “Teacher, Moses said, ‘If a man
dies without having children, his brother must
marry the widow and father children for his
brother.’ 1  22:25 Now there were seven brothers
among us. The first one married and died, and
since he had no children he left his wife to his
brother.  22:26 The second did the same, and
the third, down to the seventh.  22:27 Last of
all, the woman died.  22:28 In the resurrection,
therefore, whose wife of the seven will she
be? For they all had married her.”  22:29 Jesus
answered them, “You are deceived, because
you don’t know the scriptures or the power
of God.  22:30 For in the resurrection they
neither marry nor are given in marriage, but
are like angels in heaven.  22:31 Now as for
the resurrection of the dead, have you not
read what was spoken to you by God,  22:32 ‘I
am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac,
and the God of Jacob’? 2 He is not the God
of the dead but of the living!”  22:33 When
the crowds heard this, they were amazed at
his teaching.  22:46 No one was able to answer him a
 22:23 The same day Sadducees (who say there
thoughtfully, he said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom
of God.” Then no one dared any longer to question him.
Moses wrote for us: ‘If a man’s brother dies
and leaves a wife but no children, that man
must marry the widow and father children
for his brother.’ 1  12:20 There were seven
brothers. The first one married, and when he
died he had no children.  12:21 The second
married her and died without any children, and
likewise the third.  12:22 None of the seven had
children. Finally, the woman died too.  12:23 In
the resurrection, when they rise again, whose
wife will she be? For all seven had married
her.”  12:24 Jesus said to them, “Aren’t you
deceived for this reason, because you don’t know
the scriptures or the power of God?  12:25 For
when they rise from the dead, they neither marry
nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in
heaven.  12:26 Now as for the dead being raised,
have you not read in the book of Moses, in the
passage about the bush, how God said to him,
‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac,
and the God of Jacob’? 2  12:27 He is not the
God of the dead but of the living. You are badly
mistaken!”  12:34 When Jesus saw that he had answered
 12:18 Sadducees (who say there is no resurrection)
also came to him and asked him,  12:19 “Teacher,
Mark 12:18-27
him, “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s
brother dies leaving a wife but no children, that
man must marry the widow and father children
for his brother. 1  20:29 Now there were seven
brothers. The first one married a woman and died
without children.  20:30 The second  20:31 and then
the third married her, and in this same way all seven
died, leaving no children.  20:32 Finally the woman
died too.  20:33 In the resurrection, therefore, whose
wife will the woman be? For all seven had married
her.”  20:34 So Jesus said to them, “The people of this
age marry and are given in marriage.  20:35 But those
who are regarded as worthy to share in that age and in
the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are
given in marriage.  20:36 In fact, they can no longer
die, because they are equal to angels and are sons of
God, since they are sons of the resurrection.  20:37 But
even Moses revealed that the dead are raised in the
passage about the bush, where he calls the Lord the
God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God
of Jacob. 2  20:38 Now he is not God of the dead, but
of the living, for all live before him.”  20:39 Then
some of the experts in the law answered, “Teacher,
you have spoken well!”  20:40 For they did not dare
any longer to ask him anything.
 20:27 Now some Sadducees (who contend that there
is no resurrection) came to him.  20:28 They asked
Luke 20:27-40
281. The Question about the Resurrection
John
Deut 25:5
Exod 3:6
1
2
Mt 223 II 22:15-33
Mk 130 II 12:13-27
Lk 243 II 20:20-39
Lk 244 II 20:40
Lk 247 VIII 20:47-21:4
Eusebian Canons
Marriage and the
Resurrection
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
193
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Matt. 22:34-40
think about the Christ? Whose son is he?” They
said, “The son of David.”  22:43 He said to them,
“How then does David by the Spirit call him
‘Lord,’ saying,  22:44 ‘The Lord said to my lord,
“Sit at my right hand, until I put your enemies
under your feet”’? 1  22:45 If David then calls
him ‘Lord,’ how can he be his son?”  22:46 No
one was able to answer him a word, and from that
day on no one dared to question him any longer.
 20:40 For they did not dare any longer to ask
him anything.
law stood up to test Jesus, saying,
“Teacher, what must I do to inherit
eternal life?”  10:26 He said to him,
“What is written in the law? How do
you understand it?”  10:27 The expert
answered, “Love the Lord your God
with all your heart, with all your soul,
with all your strength, and with all
your mind, and love your neighbor
as yourself.” 2  10:28 Jesus said to him,
“You have answered correctly; do this,
and you will live.”
Luke 10:25-28
 10:25 Now an expert in religious
and put his slaves in charge, assigning to each his work, and
commanded the doorkeeper to stay alert.
 13:34 It is like a man going on a journey. He left his house
courts, he said, “How is it that the experts in the
law say that the Christ is David’s son?  12:36 David
himself, by the Holy Spirit, said, ‘The Lord said
to my lord, “Sit at my right hand, until I put your
enemies under your feet.”’ 1  12:37 If David himself
calls him ‘Lord,’ how can he be his son?” And the
large crowd was listening to him with delight.
 12:35 While Jesus was teaching in the temple
Mark 12:35-37a
 20:40 For they did not dare any longer to ask him anything.
David himself says in the book of Psalms,
‘The Lord said to my lord, “Sit at my right
hand,  20:43 until I make your enemies a
footstool for your feet.”’ 1  20:44 If David then
calls him ‘Lord,’ how can he be his son?”
 20:41 But he said to them, “How is it that they
say that the Christ is David’s son?  20:42 For
Luke 20:41-44
283. The Question about David’s Son
debating. When he saw that Jesus answered them well, he asked him,
“Which commandment is the most important of all?”  12:29 Jesus
answered, “The most important is: ‘Listen, Israel, the Lord our
God, the Lord is one.  12:30 Love the Lord your God with all your
heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your
strength.’ 3  12:31 The second is: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’
There is no other commandment greater than these.”  12:32 The
expert in the law said to him, “That is true, Teacher; you are right to
say that he is one, and there is no one else besides him. 4  12:33 And
to love him with all your heart, with all your mind, and with all
your strength 1 and to love your neighbor as yourself 2 is more
important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”  12:34 When Jesus
saw that he had answered thoughtfully, he said to him, “You are not
far from the kingdom of God.” Then no one dared any longer to
question him.
Mark 12:28-34
 12:28 Now one of the experts in the law came and heard them
 22:41 While the Pharisees were assembled, Jesus
asked them a question:  22:42 “What do you
Matt. 22:41-46
to answer him a word, and from that day on no
one dared to question him any longer.
that he had silenced the Sadducees,
they assembled together.  22:35 And
one of them, an expert in religious
law, asked him a question to
test him:  22:36 “Teacher, which
commandment in the law is the
greatest?”  22:37 Jesus said to him,
“‘Love the Lord your God with all
your heart, with all your soul, and with
all your mind.’ 1  22:38 This is the first
and greatest commandment.  22:39 The
second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor
as yourself.’ 2  22:40 All the law and
the prophets depend on these two
commandments.”  22:46 No one was able
 22:34 Now when the Pharisees heard
(compare no. 182)
282. The Great Commandment
John
John
Lev 19:18
Deut 6:4-5
Deut 4:35
2
3
4
1
Ps 110:1
Mt 225 II 22:41-45
Mt 226 II 22:46
Mk 134 II 12:35-37
Lk 245 II 20:41-44
Lk 247 VIII 20:47-21:4
Eusebian Canons
The Messiah:
David’s Son
and Lord
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Deut 6:5
1
Mt 224 VI 22:34-40
Mk 131 VI 12:28-31
Mk 132 X 12:32-34A
Mk 133 II 12:34B
Eusebian Canons
The Greatest
Commandment
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
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194
Matt. 23:1-36
they tell you and do it. But do not do what they do,
for they do not practice what they teach.  23:4 They tie
up heavy loads, hard to carry, and put them on men’s
shoulders, but they themselves are not willing even to
lift a finger to move them.  23:5 They do all their deeds to
be seen by people, for they make their phylacteries wide
and their tassels long.  23:6 They love the place of honor
at banquets and the best seats in the synagogues  23:7 and
elaborate greetings in the marketplaces, and to have
people call them ‘Rabbi.’  23:8 But you are not to be
called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher and you are
all brothers.  23:9 And call no one your ‘father’ on earth,
for you have one Father, who is in heaven.  23:10 Nor
are you to be called ‘teacher,’ for you have one teacher,
the Christ.  23:11 The greatest among you will be
your servant.  23:12 And whoever exalts himself will
be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be
exalted.  23:13 “But woe to you, experts in the law and
you Pharisees, hypocrites! You keep locking people out
of the kingdom of heaven! For you neither enter nor
permit those trying to enter to go in.  23:14 [“Woe to you
experts in the law and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You
devour widows’ property, and as a show you pray long
prayers! Therefore you will receive a more severe punis
hment.”]  23:15 “Woe to you, experts in the law and you
Pharisees, hypocrites! You cross land and sea to make
one convert, and when you get one, you make him twice
as much a child of hell as yourselves!  23:16 “Woe to you,
blind guides, who say, ‘Whoever swears by the temple
is bound by nothing. But whoever swears by the gold
of the temple is bound by the oath.’  23:17 Blind fools!
Which is greater, the gold or the temple that makes the
gold sacred?  23:18 And, ‘Whoever swears by the altar
is bound by nothing. But if anyone swears by the gift
on it he is bound by the oath.’  23:19 You are blind! For
which is greater, the gift or the altar that makes the gift
sacred?  23:20 So whoever swears by the altar swears by
it and by everything on it.  23:21 And whoever swears
by the temple swears by it and the one who dwells in
it.  23:22 And whoever swears by heaven swears by the
throne of God and the one who sits on it.  
 23:1 Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his
disciples,  23:2 “The experts in the law and the Pharisees
sit on Moses’ seat.  23:3 Therefore pay attention to what
calls him ‘Lord,’ how
can he be his son?”
And the large crowd
was listening to him
with delight.  12:38 In
his teaching Jesus also
said, “Watch out for the
experts in the law. They
like walking around in
long robes and elaborate
greetings
in
the
marketplaces,  12:39 and
the best seats in the
synagogues and the
places of honor at
banquets.  12:40 They
devour widows’property,
and as a show make long
prayers. These men will
receive a more severe
punishment.”
12:37 If David himself
Mark 12:37b-40
 11:39 But the Lord said to him, “Now you Pharisees clean
the outside of the cup and the plate, but inside you are full of
greed and wickedness.  11:40 You fools! Didn’t the one who
made the outside make the inside as well?  11:41 But give
from your heart to those in need, and then everything will be
clean for you.  11:42 “But woe to you Pharisees! You give a
tenth of your mint, rue, and every herb, yet you neglect justice
and love for God! But you should have done these things
without neglecting the others.  11:44 Woe to you! You are like
unmarked graves, and people walk over them without realizing
it!”  11:47 Woe to you! You build the tombs of the prophets
whom your ancestors killed.  11:48 So you testify that you
approve of the deeds of your ancestors, because they killed
the prophets and you build their tombs!  11:49 For this reason
also the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send them prophets and
apostles, some of whom they will kill and persecute,’  11:50 so
that this generation may be held accountable for the blood of
all the prophets that has been shed since the beginning of the
world,  11:51 from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah,
who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell
you, it will be charged against this generation.  11:43 Woe to
you Pharisees! You love the best seats in the synagogues and
elaborate greetings in the marketplaces!
cannot lead another who is blind, can he? Won’t they both fall
into a pit?
 6:39 He also told them a parable: “Someone who is blind
 11:46 But Jesus replied, “Woe to you experts in religious law
as well! You load people down with burdens difficult to bear,
yet you yourselves refuse to touch the burdens with even one
of your fingers!  11:52 Woe to you experts in religious law!
You have taken away the key to knowledge! You did not go in
yourselves, and you hindered those who were going in.”
in the law. They like walking around in long
robes, and they love elaborate greetings in the
marketplaces and the best seats in the synagogues
and the places of honor at banquets.  20:47 They
devour widows’ property, and as a show make
long prayers. They will receive a more severe
punishment.”
 20:45 As all the people were listening, Jesus said
to his disciples,  20:46 “Beware of the experts
Luke 20:45-47
284. Woe to the Scribes and Pharisees
washed their feet and put
his outer clothing back
on, he took his place at
the table again and said to
them, “Do you understand
what I have done for
you?  13:13 You call me
‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’ and
do so correctly, for that
is what I am.  13:14 If
I then, your Lord and
Teacher, have washed
your feet, you too ought
to wash one another’s
feet.  13:15 For I have
given you an example—
you should do just as I have
done for you.  13:16 I tell
you the solemn truth, the
slave is not greater than
his master, nor is the one
who is sent as a messenger
greater than the one who
sent him.  13:17 If you
understand these things,
you will be blessed if you
do them.
John 13:4-5
13:12 So when Jesus had
Mt 227 X 23:1-3
Mt 228 V 23:4
Mt 229 II 23:5-7
Mt 230 X 23:8-11
Mt 231 V 23:12
Mt 232 V 23:13 (-14, in note)
Mt 233 X 23:15-22
Mt 234 V 23:23
Mt 235 X 23:24
Mt 236 V 23:25-26
Mt 237 V 23:27-28
Mt 238 V 23:29-32
Mt 239 X 23:33
Mt 240 V 23:34-36
Mk 134 II 12:35-37
Mk 135 II 12:38-39
Mk 136 VIII 12:40-44
Lk 246 II 20:45-46
Lk 247 VIII 20:47-21:4
Eusebian Canons
Jesus Warns the
Disciples against
Pride
Seven Woes
Warnings About Experts
in the Law
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
195
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Matt. 23:1-36 (cont.)
You give a tenth of mint, dill, and cumin, yet you neglect what is more
important in the law—justice, mercy, and faithfulness! You should
have done these things without neglecting the others.  23:24 Blind
guides! You strain out a gnat yet swallow a camel!  23:25 “Woe to
you, experts in the law and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You clean the
outside of the cup and the dish, but inside they are full of greed and selfindulgence.  23:26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup, so
that the outside may become clean too!  23:27 “Woe to you, experts
in the law and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You are like whitewashed
tombs that look beautiful on the outside but inside are full of the
bones of the dead and of everything unclean.  23:28 In the same way,
on the outside you look righteous to people, but inside you are full
of hypocrisy and lawlessness.  23:29 “Woe to you, experts in the law
and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and
decorate the graves of the righteous.  23:30 And you say, ‘If we had
lived in the days of our ancestors, we would not have participated
with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’  23:31 By saying
this you testify against yourselves that you are 23:23 “Woe to you,
experts in the law and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You give a tenth
of mint, dill, and cumin, yet you neglect what is more important
in the law—justice, mercy, and faithfulness! You should have done
these things without neglecting the others.  23:24 Blind guides! You
strain out a gnat yet swallow a camel!  23:25 “Woe to you, experts
in the law and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You clean the outside
of the cup and the dish, but inside they are full of greed and selfindulgence.  23:26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup, so
that the outside may become clean too!  23:27 “Woe to you, experts
in the law and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You are like whitewashed
tombs that look beautiful on the outside but inside are full of the
bones of the dead and of everything unclean.  23:28 In the same way,
on the outside you look righteous to people, but inside you are full
of hypocrisy and lawlessness.  23:29 “Woe to you, experts in the law
and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and
decorate the graves of the righteous.  23:30 And you say, ‘If we had
lived in the days of our ancestors, we would not have participated
with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’  23:31 By saying
this you testify against yourselves that you are
 23:23 “Woe to you, experts in the law and you Pharisees, hypocrites!
Mark 12:37b-40
Luke 20:45-47
284. Woe to the Scribes and Pharisees (cont.)
John 13:4-5
Notes
XIII. THE FINAL MINISTRY IN JERUSALEM
196
Matt. 23:37-39
Matt.
those who are sent to you! How often I have longed to gather your
children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you
would have none of it!  13:35 Look, your house is forsaken! And I tell
you, you will not see me until you say, ‘Blessed is the one who comes
in the name of the Lord!’”1
Luke 13:34-35
 13:34 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone
crowd putting coins into it. Many rich people were throwing in large
amounts.  12:42 And a poor widow came and put in two small copper
coins, worth less than a penny.  12:43 He called his disciples and said to
them, “I tell you the truth, this poor widow has put more into the offering
box than all the others.  12:44 For they all gave out of their wealth. But she,
out of her poverty, put in what she had to live on, everything she had.”
gifts out of their wealth. But she, out of her poverty, put in
everything she had to live on.”
 21:1 Jesus looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the
offering box.  21:2 He also saw a poor widow put in two small
copper coins.  21:3 He said, “I tell you the truth, this poor widow
has put in more than all of them.  21:4 For they all offered their
Luke 21:1-4
286. The Widow’s Mite
Mark
 12:41 Then he sat down opposite the offering box, and watched the
Mark 12:41-44
those who are sent to you! How often I have longed to gather your
children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but
you would have none of it!  23:38 Look, your house is left to you
desolate!  23:39 For I tell you, you will not see me from now until you
say, ‘Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!’” 1
 23:37 “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone
(compare no. 213)
285. Jesus’ Lament over Jerusalem
John
John
Ps 118:26
Mk 136 VIII 12:40-44
Lk 247 VIII 20:47-21:4
Eusebian Canons
The Widow’s
Offering
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
1
Mt 241 V 23:37-39
Eusebian Canons
Judgment on
Israel
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
197
NET Bible Synopsis of the Four Gospels
Matt. 24:1-2
messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and
wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.  24:25 Remember,
I have told you ahead of time.  24:26 So then, if someone says to
you, ‘Look, he is in the wilderness,’ do not go out, or ‘Look, he is
in the inner rooms,’ do not believe him.
24:11 And many false prophets will appear and deceive
many,  24:23 Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the
Christ!’ or ‘There he is!’ do not believe him.  24:24 For false
his disciples came to him privately and said, “Tell
us, when will these things happen? And what
will be the sign of your coming and of the end
of the age?”  24:4 Jesus answered them, “Watch
out that no one misleads you.  24:5 For many will
come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and
they will mislead many.  24:6 You will hear of
wars and rumors of wars. Make sure that you are
not alarmed, for this must happen, but the end is
still to come.  24:7 For nation will rise up in arms
against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And
there will be famines and earthquakes in various
places.  24:8 All these things are the beginning of
birth pains.  
 24:3 As he was sitting on the Mount of Olives,
Matt. 24:3-8
courts and walking away, his disciples came to
show him the temple buildings.  24:2 And he said
to them, “Do you see all these things? I tell you
the truth, not one stone will be left on another. All
will be torn down!”
 24:1 Now as Jesus was going out of the temple
messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform signs and
wonders to deceive, if possible, the elect.  13:23 Be careful! I
have told you everything ahead of time.
13:21 Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’
or ‘Look, there he is!’ do not believe him.  13:22 For false
Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John,
and Andrew asked him privately,  13:4 “Tell us,
when will these things happen? And what will
be the sign that all these things are about to take
place?”  13:5 Jesus began to say to them, “Watch
out that no one misleads you.  13:6 Many will
come in my name, saying, ‘I am he,’ and they
will mislead many.  13:7 When you hear of
wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed.
These things must happen, but the end is still to
come.  13:8 For nation will rise up in arms against
nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will
be earthquakes in various places, and there will
be famines. These are but the beginning of birth
pains.  
 13:3 So while he was sitting on the Mount of
Mark 13:3-8
temple, how it was adorned with beautiful stones
and offerings, Jesus said,  21:6 “As for these things
that you are gazing at, the days will come when
not one stone will be left on another. All will be
torn down!”
Luke 21:5-6
 21:5 Now while some were speaking about the
 17:21 nor will they say, ‘Look, here it is!’ or ‘There!’ For
indeed, the kingdom of God is in your midst.”  17:23 Then
people will say to you, ‘Look, there he is!’ or ‘Look, here he
is!’ Do not go out or chase after them.
these things happen? And what will be the sign
that these things are about to take place?”  21:8 He
said, “Watch out that you are not misled. For many
will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he,’ and,
‘The time is near.’ Do not follow them!  21:9 And
when you hear of wars and rebellions, do not be
afraid. For these things must happen first, but the
end will not come at once.”  21:10 Then he said to
them, “Nation will rise up in arms against nation,
and kingdom against kingdom.  21:11 There will
be great earthquakes, and famines and plagues in
various places, and there will be terrifying sights
and great signs from heaven.
 21:7 So they asked him, “Teacher, when will
Luke 21:7-11
288. Signs before the End
temple courts, one of his disciples said to him,
“Teacher, look at these tremendous stones and
buildings!”  13:2 Jesus said to him, “Do you see
these great buildings? Not one stone will be left
on another. All will be torn down!”
 13:1 Now as Jesus was going out of the
Mark 13:1-2
287. Prediction of the Destruction of the Temple
John
John
XIV. THE ESCHATOLOGICAL DISCOURSE
Mt 243 II 24:3-8
Mk 138 II 13:3-8
Lk 247 VIII 20:47-21:4
Lk 249 II 21:7-11
Eusebian Canons
Persecution of
Disciples
Signs of the End
of the Age
The Signs of the
End of the Age
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Mt 242 II 24:1-2
Mk 137 II 13:1-2
Lk 247 VIII 20:47-21:4
Lk 248 II 21:5-6
Eusebian Canons
The Destruction
of the Temple
The Signs of the
End of the Age
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
XIV. THE ESCHATOLOGICAL DISCOURSE
198
Matt. 24:9-14
 24:24 For false messiahs and false prophets will
appear and perform great signs and wonders to
deceive, if possible, even the elect.
be persecuted and will kill you. You
will be hated by all the nations because
of my name.  24:10 Then many will be
led into sin, and they will betray one
another and hate one another.  24:11 And
many false prophets will appear and
deceive many,  24:12 and because
lawlessness will increase so much, the
love of many will grow cold.  24:13 But
the person who endures to the end
will be saved.  24:14 And this gospel
of the kingdom will be preached
throughout the whole inhabited earth
as a testimony to all the nations, and
then the end will come.  10:17 Beware
of people, because they will hand you
over to councils and flog you in their
synagogues.  10:18 And you will be
brought before governors and kings
because of me, as a witness to them
and the Gentiles.  10:19 Whenever they
hand you over for trial, do not worry
about how to speak or what to say, for
what you should say will be given to
you at that time.  10:20 For it is not you
speaking, but the Spirit of your Father
speaking through you.  10:21 “Brother
will hand over brother to death, and
a father his child. Children will rise
against parents and have them put to
death.  10:22 And you will be hated
by everyone because of my name. But
the one who endures to the end will be
saved.
 24:9 “Then they will hand you over to
appear and perform signs and wonders to deceive,
if possible, the elect.
13:22 For false messiahs and false prophets will
Mark 13:9-13
must watch out for
yourselves. You will be handed over to
councils and beaten in the synagogues.
You will stand before governors and
kings because of me, as a witness to
them.  13:10 First the gospel must be
preached to all nations.  13:11 When
they arrest you and hand you over for
trial, do not worry about what to speak.
But say whatever is given you at that
time, for it is not you speaking, but the
Holy Spirit.  13:12 Brother will hand
over brother to death, and a father his
child. Children will rise against parents
and have them put to death.  13:13 You
will be hated by everyone because of
my name. But the one who endures to
the end will be saved.  
 13:9 “You
you and persecute you, handing you over
to the synagogues and prisons. You will
be brought before kings and governors
because of my name.  21:13 This will
be a time for you to serve as witness
es.  21:14 Therefore be resolved not to
rehearse ahead of time how to make
your defense.  21:15 For I will give you
the words along with the wisdom that
none of your adversaries will be able to
withstand or contradict.  21:16 You will
be betrayed even by parents, brothers,
relatives, and friends, and they will have
some of you put to death.  21:17 You
will be hated by everyone because
of my name.  21:18 Yet not a hair
of your head will perish.  21:19 By
your endurance you will gain your
lives.  12:11 But when they bring you
before the synagogues, the rulers, and
the authorities, do not worry about how
you should make your defense or what
you should say,  12:12 for the Holy
Spirit will teach you at that moment
what you must say.”
 21:12 But before all this, they will seize
Luke 21:12-19
289. Persecutions Foretold
 14:26 But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom
the Father will send in my name, will teach you
everything, and will cause you to remember
everything I said to you.
 15:21 But they will do all these things to you on
account of my name, because they do not know the
one who sent me.
a time is coming when the one who kills you will
think he is offering service to God.
John 16:2
 16:2 They will put you out of the synagogue, yet
Mt 244 I 24:9
Mt 245 X 24:10-13
Mt 246 VI 24:14
Mk 139 I 13:9
Mk 140 VI 13:10
Mk 141 II 13:11-13
Lk 247 VIII 20:47-21:4
Lk 250 I 21:12-13
Lk 251 II 21:14-19
Eusebian Canons
Persecution of
Disciples
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
199
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Matt. 24:15-22
of desolation 1—spoken about by Daniel
the prophet—standing in the holy place (let
the reader understand),  24:16 then those in
Judea must flee to the mountains.  24:17 The
one on the roof must not come down to
take anything out of his house,  24:18 and
the one in the field must not turn back to
get his cloak.  24:19 Woe to those who are
pregnant and to those who are nursing
babies in those days!  24:20 Pray that
your flight may not be in winter or on a
Sabbath.  24:21 For then there will be
great suffering unlike anything that has
happened from the beginning of the world
until now, or ever will happen.  24:22 And
if those days had not been cut short, no
one would be saved. But for the sake of
the elect those days will be cut short.
 24:15 “So when you see the abomination
of desolation 1 standing where it should not
be (let the reader understand), then those in
Judea must flee to the mountains.  13:15 The
one on the roof must not come down
or go inside to take anything out of his
house.  13:16 The one in the field must not
turn back to get his cloak.  13:17 Woe to
those who are pregnant and to those who
are nursing babies in those days!  13:18 Pray
that it may not be in winter.  13:19 For in
those days there will be suffering unlike
anything that has happened from the
beginning of the creation that God created
until now, or ever will happen.  13:20 And
if the Lord had not cut short those days,
no one would be saved. But because of
the elect, whom he chose, he has cut them
short.
Mark 13:14-20
 13:14 “But when you see the abomination
 17:31 On that day, anyone who is on the roof, with his goods in the house, must
not come down to take them away, and likewise the person in the field must not
turn back.
 19:43 For the days will come upon you when your enemies will build an
embankment against you and surround you and close in on you from every
side.  19:44 They will demolish you—you and your children within your
walls—and they will not leave within you one stone on top of another, because
you did not recognize the time of your visitation from God.”
who are in Judea must flee to the mountains. Those who are
inside the city must depart. Those who are out in the country
must not enter it,  21:22 because these are days of vengeance,
to fulfill all that is written.  21:23 Woe to those who are
pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days!
For there will be great distress on the earth and wrath against
this people.  21:24 They will fall by the edge of the sword and
be led away as captives among all nations. Jerusalem will be
trampled down by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles
are fulfilled.
 21:20 “But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies,
then know that its desolation has come near.  21:21 Then those
Luke 21:20-24
290. The Desolating Sacrilege
John
1
Dan 9:27
Mt 247 VI 24:15-16
Mt 248 II 24:17-18
Mt 249 II 24:19
Mt 250 VI 24:20
Mt 251 II 24:21
Mt 252 VI 24:22
Mk 142 VI 13:14A
Mk 143 II 13:14B-16
Mk 144 II 13:17
Mk 145 VI 13:18
Mk 146 II 13:19
Mk 147 VI 13:20
Lk 247 VIII 20:47-21:4
Lk 252 X 21:20
Lk 253 II 21:21-22
Lk 254 II 21:23A
Lk 255 II 21:23B
Lk 256 X 21:24
Eusebian Canons
The Abomination
of Desolation
The Desolation of
Jerusalem
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
XIV. THE ESCHATOLOGICAL DISCOURSE
200
Matt. 24:23-28
days, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not
give its light; 1 the stars will fall from heaven, 2 and
the powers of heaven will be shaken. 3  24:30 Then
the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven,
and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They
will see the Son of Man arriving on the clouds of
heaven 4 with power and great glory.  24:31 And he
will send his angels with a loud trumpet blast, and
they will gather his elect from the four winds, from
one end of heaven to the other.
 24:29 “Immediately after the suffering of those
Matt. 24:29-31
answered them, “Watch out that no one misleads you.  24:5 For
many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and
they will mislead many.  24:11 And many false prophets will
appear and deceive many,
here is the Christ!’ or ‘There he is!’ do not
believe him.  24:24 For false messiahs and false
prophets will appear and perform great signs
and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the
elect.  24:25 Remember, I have told you ahead
of time.  24:26 So then, if someone says to you,
‘Look, he is in the wilderness,’ do not go out, or
‘Look, he is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe
him.  24:27 For just like the lightning comes from
the east and flashes to the west, so the coming
of the Son of Man will be.  24:28 Wherever the
corpse is, there the vultures will gather.  24:4 Jesus
 24:23 Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look,
 17:20 Now at one point the Pharisees asked Jesus when the
kingdom of God was coming, so he answered, “The kingdom
of God is not coming with signs to be observed,  17:21 nor will
they say, ‘Look, here it is!’ or ‘There!’ For indeed, the kingdom of
God is in your midst.”
come in my name, saying, ‘I am he,’ and, ‘The time is near.’ Do
not follow them!
 21:8 He said, “Watch out that you are not misled. For many will
is!’ or ‘Look, here he is!’ Do not go out or chase
after them.  17:24 For just like the lightning flashes
and lights up the sky from one side to the other, so
will the Son of Man be in his day.  17:37 Then the
disciples said to him, “Where, Lord?” He replied to
them, “Where the dead body is, there the vultures
will gather.”
Luke 17:23-24
 17:23 Then people will say to you, ‘Look, there he
sun will be darkened and the moon will not give
its light; 1  13:25 the stars will be falling from
heaven, 2 and the powers in the heavens will be
shaken.3  13:26 Then everyone will see the Son
of Man arriving in the clouds 4 with great power
and glory.  13:27 Then he will send angels and
they will gather his elect from the four winds,
from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven.
 13:24 “But in those days, after the suffering, the
Mark 13:24-27
moon and stars, and on the earth nations will be
in distress, anxious over the roaring of the sea
and the surging waves.  21:26 People will be
fainting from fear and from the expectation of
what is coming on the world, for the powers of
the heavens will be shaken. 2  21:27 Then they
will see the Son of Man arriving in a cloud 4
with power and great glory.  21:28 But when
these things begin to happen, stand up and raise
your heads, because your redemption is drawing
near.”
 21:25 “And there will be signs in the sun and
Luke 21:25-28
292. The Coming of the Son of Man
began to say to them, “Watch out that no one misleads
you.  13:6 Many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he,’ and
they will mislead many.
the Christ!’ or ‘Look, there he is!’ do not believe
him.  13:22 For false messiahs and false prophets
will appear and perform signs and wonders to
deceive, if possible, the elect.  13:23 Be careful! I
have told you everything ahead of time.  13:5 Jesus
 13:21 Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is
Mark 13:21-23
291. False Christs and False Prophets
John
John
Isa 13:10
Isa 34:4
Joel 2:10
Dan 7:13
1
2
3
4
Mt 258 II 24:29-30A
Mt 259 II 24:30B-35
Mk 150 II 13:24-25
Mk 151 II 13:26-31
Lk 247 VIII 20:47-21:4
Lk 257 II 21:25-269
Lk 258 II 21:27-33
Eusebian Canons
The Arrival of the
Son of Man
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Mt 253 II 24:23
Mt 254 VI 24:24
Mt 255 V 24:25-26
Mt 256 V 24:27
Mt 257 V 24:28
Mk 148 II 13:21
Mk 149 VI 13:22-23
Eusebian Canons
The Abomination
of Desolation
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
201
NET Bible Synopsis of the Four Gospels
Matt. 24:32-36
Whenever its branch becomes tender and puts out
its leaves, you know that summer is near.  24:33 So
also you, when you see all these things, know that
he is near, right at the door.  24:34 I tell you the
truth, this generation will not pass away until all
these things take place.  24:35 Heaven and earth
will pass away, but my words will never pass
away.  24:36 “But as for that day and hour no one
knows it—not even the angels in heaven—except
the Father alone.
 24:32 “Learn this parable from the fig tree:
Whenever its branch becomes tender and puts out
its leaves, you know that summer is near.  13:29 So
also you, when you see these things happening,
know that he is near, right at the door.  13:30 I tell
you the truth, this generation will not pass away
until all these things take place.  13:31 Heaven and
earth will pass away, but my words will never pass
away.  13:32 “But as for that day or hour no one
knows it—neither the angels in heaven, nor the
Son—except the Father.
 13:28 “Learn this parable from the fig tree:
Mark 13:28-32
sprout leaves, you see for yourselves and know
that summer is now near.  21:31 So also you,
when you see these things happening, know that
the kingdom of God is near.  21:32 I tell you the
truth, this generation will not pass away until all
these things take place.  21:33 Heaven and earth
will pass away, but my words will never pass
away.
 21:29 Then he told them a parable: “Look at the
fig tree and all the other trees.  21:30 When they
Luke 21:29-33
293. The Time of the Coming: the Parable of the Fig Tree
John
Mt 259 II 24:30B-35
Mt 260 VI 24:36
Mk 151 II 13:26-31
Mk 152 VI 13:32
Lk 247 VIII 20:47-21:4
Lk 257 II 21:25-269
Lk 258 II 21:27-33
Eusebian Canons
Be Ready!
The Parable of
the Fig Tree
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
XIV. THE ESCHATOLOGICAL DISCOURSE
202
Matt. 25:13-15
 25:13 Therefore stay alert, because you do not know the day
or the hour.
what time of night the thief was coming, he would have been alert
and would not have let his house be broken into.  24:44 Therefore
you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at
an hour when you do not expect him.  24:45 “Who then is the
faithful and wise slave, whom the master has put in charge of
his household, to give the other slaves their food at the proper
time?  24:46 Blessed is that slave whom the master finds at
work when he comes.  24:47 I tell you the truth, the master will
put him in charge of all his possessions.  24:48 But if that evil
slave should say to himself, ‘My master is staying away a long
time,’  24:49 and he begins to beat his fellow slaves and to eat
and drink with drunkards,  24:50 then the master of that slave
will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour
he does not foresee,  24:51 and will cut him in two, and assign
him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and
gnashing of teeth.
 24:43 But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at
Matt. 24:43-51
man going on a journey, who summoned his slaves
and entrusted his property to them.  25:15 To
one he gave five talents, to another two, and to
another one, each according to his ability. Then
he went on his journey.  24:42 “Therefore stay
alert, because you do not know on what day your
Lord will come.
 25:13 Therefore stay alert, because you do not
know the day or the hour.  25:14 “For it is like a
 12:38 Even if he comes in the second or third watch of the night
and finds them alert, blessed are those slaves!
he said, “A
nobleman went to a distant country to receive for
himself a kingdom and then return.  19:13 And he
summoned ten of his slaves, gave them ten minas,
and said to them, ‘Do business with these until I
come back.’  12:40 You also must be ready, because
the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do
not expect him.”
before the Son of Man.”  19:12 Therefore
strength to escape all these things that must happen, and to stand
Luke 21:36
 21:36 But stay alert at all times, praying that you may have
left his house and put his slaves in charge, assigning to each his
work, and commanded the doorkeeper to stay alert.  13:35 Stay
alert, then, because you do not know when the owner of the
house will return—whether during evening, at midnight, when
the rooster crows, or at dawn—  13:36 or else he might find
you asleep when he returns suddenly.  13:37 What I say to you
I say to everyone: Stay alert!”
 13:33 Watch out! Stay alert! For you do not know when the
time will come.  13:34 It is like a man going on a journey. He
Mark 13:33-37
 12:40 You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will
come at an hour when you do not expect him.”
Luke 21:34-36
 21:34 “But be on your guard so that your hearts
are not weighed down with dissipation and
drunkenness and the worries of this life, and
that day close down upon you suddenly like a
trap.  21:35 For it will overtake all who live on
the face of the whole earth.  21:36 But stay alert
at all times, praying that you may have strength
to escape all these things that must happen, and
to stand before the Son of Man.”
295. Conclusion: “Take Heed, Watch!” (According to Luke)
a man going on a journey. He left his house
and put his slaves in charge, assigning to each
his work, and commanded the doorkeeper to
stay alert.  13:35 Stay alert, then, because you
do not know when the owner of the house will
return—whether during evening, at midnight,
when the rooster crows, or at dawn—  13:36 or
else he might find you asleep when he returns
suddenly.  13:37 What I say to you I say to
everyone: Stay alert!”
 13:33 Watch out! Stay alert! For you do not
know when the time will come.  13:34 It is like
Mark 13:33-37
294. Conclusion: “Take Heed, Watch!” (According to Mark)
John
John
Lk 247 VIII 20:47-21:4
Lk 257 II 21:25-269
Lk 259 X 21:34-38
Eusebian Canons
Be Ready!
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Mk 153 VI 13:33
Mk 154 II 13:34
Mk 155 II 13:35-37
Eusebian Canons
Be Ready!
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
203
NET Bible Synopsis of the Four Gospels
Matt. 24:37-44
 25:13 Therefore stay alert, because you do not know the day or the hour.
24:17 The one on the roof must not come down to take anything out of his
house,  24:18 and the one in the field must not turn back to get his cloak.
the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying
and giving in marriage, until the day Noah entered the
ark.  24:39 And they knew nothing until the flood came and
took them all away. It will be the same at the coming of
the Son of Man.  24:40 Then there will be two men in the
field; one will be taken and one left.  24:41 There will be
two women grinding grain with a mill; one will be taken
and one left.  24:42 “Therefore stay alert, because you do
not know on what day your Lord will come.  24:43 But
understand this: If the owner of the house had known at
what time of night the thief was coming, he would have
been alert and would not have let his house be broken
into.  24:44 Therefore you also must be ready, because the
Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect
him.  
 24:37 For just like the days of Noah were, so the coming
of the Son of Man will be.  24:38 For in those days before
Stay alert! For you do not know
when the time will come.
Mark 13:35
alert, then,
because you do not
know when the owner of
the house will return—
whether during evening,
at midnight, when the
rooster crows, or at
dawn—  13:33 Watch out!
 13:35 Stay
were drinking, they were marrying, they were being given in
marriage—right up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the
flood came and destroyed them all.  17:28 Likewise, just as it
was in the days of Lot, people were eating, drinking, buying,
selling, planting, building;  17:29 but on the day Lot went out
from Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and
destroyed them all.  17:30 It will be the same on the day the
Son of Man is revealed.  17:31 On that day, anyone who is on
the roof, with his goods in the house, must not come down to
take them away, and likewise the person in the field must not
turn back.  17:32 Remember Lot’s wife!  17:33 Whoever tries to
keep his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will preserve
it.  17:34 I tell you, in that night there will be two people in one
bed; one will be taken and the other left.  17:35 There will be two
women grinding grain together; one will be taken and the other
left.”  17:36 [“There will be two in the field; one will be taken
and the other left.”]  12:39 But understand this: If the owner
of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he
would not have let his house be broken into.  12:40 You also
must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour
when you do not expect him.”
 17:26 Just as it was in the days of Noah, so too it will be in
the days of the Son of Man.  17:27 People were eating, they
Luke 17:26-36
296. The Parable of the Flood and Exhortation to Watchfulness
John
1. Parable about Coming which Supplements the Eschatological Disocurse
(According to Matthew)
Mt 261 V 24:37-39
Mt 262 V 24:40-41
Mt 263 VI 24:42
Mt 264 II 24:43-44
Eusebian Canons
Be Ready!
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
XV. CONCLUSION OF THE ACCOUNT OF THE TIME
BEFORE THE PASSION
XV. CONCLUSION OF THE ACCOUNT OF THE TIME BEFORE THE PASSION
204
Matt. 24:45-51
manager, whom the master puts in charge of his household servants, to
give them their allowance of food at the proper time?  12:43 Blessed is that
slave whom his master finds at work when he returns.  12:44 I tell you the
truth, the master will put him in charge of all his possessions.  12:45 But
if that slave should say to himself, ‘My master is delayed in returning,’
and he begins to beat the other slaves, both men and women, and to eat,
drink, and get drunk,  12:46 then the master of that slave will come on a
day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not foresee, and
will cut him in two, and assign him a place with the unfaithful.
Luke 12:41-46
 12:41 Then Peter said, “Lord, are you telling this parable for us or for
everyone?”  12:42 The Lord replied, “Who then is the faithful and wise
at midnight there was a shout, ‘Look, the bridegroom is here! Come
out to meet him.’  25:7 Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their
lamps.  25:8 The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil,
because our lamps are going out.’  25:9 ‘No,’ they replied. ‘There won’t be
enough for you and for us. Go instead to those who sell oil and buy some
for yourselves.’  25:10 But while they had gone to buy it, the bridegroom
arrived, and those who were ready went inside with him to the wedding
banquet. Then the door was shut.  25:11 Later, the other virgins came too,
saying, ‘Lord, lord! Let us in!’  25:12 But he replied, ‘I tell you the truth, I
do not know you!’  25:13 Therefore stay alert, because you do not know the
day or the hour.
like a man going on a journey. He left his house
and put his slaves in charge, assigning to each
his work, and commanded the doorkeeper to
stay alert.  13:35 Stay alert, then, because you
do not know when the owner of the house will
return—whether during evening, at midnight,
when the rooster crows, or at dawn—  13:36 or
else he might find you asleep when he returns
suddenly.  13:37 What I say to you I say to
everyone: Stay alert!”
 13:33 Watch out! Stay alert! For you do not
know when the time will come.  13:34 It is
Mark 13:33-37
waiting for their master to come back from the
wedding celebration, so that when he comes
and knocks they can immediately open the door
for him.  12:37 Blessed are those slaves whom
their master finds alert when he returns! I tell
you the truth, he will dress himself to serve,
have them take their place at the table, and will
come and wait on them!  12:38 Even if he
comes in the second or third watch of the night
and finds them alert, blessed are those slaves!
 12:35 “Get dressed for service and keep
your lamps burning;  12:36 be like people
Luke 12:35-38
298. The Parable of the Ten Virgins
Mark
 25:1 “At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who
took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.  25:2 Five of the
virgins were foolish, and five were wise.  25:3 When the foolish ones took
their lamps, they did not take extra olive oil with them.  25:4 But the wise
ones took flasks of olive oil with their lamps.  25:5 When the bridegroom
was delayed a long time, they all became drowsy and fell asleep.  25:6 But
Matt. 25:1-13
put in charge of his household, to give the other slaves their food
at the proper time?  24:46 Blessed is that slave whom the master
finds at work when he comes.  24:47 I tell you the truth, the master
will put him in charge of all his possessions.  24:48 But if that evil
slave should say to himself, ‘My master is staying away a long
time,’  24:49 and he begins to beat his fellow slaves and to eat and
drink with drunkards,  24:50 then the master of that slave will come
on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not
foresee,  24:51 and will cut him in two, and assign him a place with
the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
 24:45 “Who then is the faithful and wise slave, whom the master has
297. The Parable of the Good Servant and the Wicked Servant
John
John
Mt 268 X 25:1-13
Mt 273 X 25:31-26:1
Eusebian Canons
The Parable of
the Ten Virgins
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Mt 265 V 24:45
Mt 266 V 24:46-47
Mt 267 V 24:48-51
Eusebian Canons
The Faithful and
Wise Slave
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
205
NET Bible Synopsis of the Four Gospels
Matt. 25:14-30
 25:14 “For it is like a man going on a journey, who
summoned his slaves and entrusted his property to
them.  25:15 To one he gave five talents, to another
two, and to another one, each according to his ability.
Then he went on his journey.  25:16 The one who had
received five talents went off right away and put his
money to work and gained five more.  25:17 In the same
way, the one who had two gained two more.  25:18 But
the one who had received one talent went out and dug
a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money in
it.  25:19 After a long time, the master of those slaves
came and settled his accounts with them.  25:20 The
one who had received the five talents came and
brought five more, saying, ‘Sir, you entrusted me with
five talents. See, I have gained five more.’  25:21 His
master answered, ‘Well done, good and faithful slave!
You have been faithful in a few things. I will put you
in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your
master.’  25:22 The one with the two talents also came
and said, ‘Sir, you entrusted two talents to me. See, I have
gained two more.’  25:23 His master answered, ‘Well
done, good and faithful slave! You have been faithful
with a few things. I will put you in charge of many
things. Enter into the joy of your master.’  25:24 Then
the one who had received the one talent came and
said, ‘Sir, I knew that you were a hard man, harvesting
where you did not sow, and gathering where you did
not scatter seed,  25:25 so I was afraid, and I went and
hid your talent in the ground. See, you have what is
yours.’  25:26 But his master answered, ‘Evil and lazy
slave! So you knew that I harvest where I didn’t sow
and gather where I didn’t scatter?  25:27 Then you
should have deposited my money with the bankers, and
on my return I would have received my money back
with interest!  25:28 Therefore take the talent from him
and give it to the one who has ten.  25:29 For the one
who has will be given more, and he will have more
than enough. But the one who does not have, even what
he has will be taken from him.  25:30 And throw that
worthless slave into the outer darkness, where there
will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
Mark 13:34
 13:34 It is like a man going on a
journey. He left his house and put his
slaves in charge, assigning to each his
work, and commanded the doorkeeper
to stay alert.
Luke 19:11-27
 19:11 While the people were listening to these things,
Jesus proceeded to tell a parable, because he was
near to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the
kingdom of God was going to appear immediately.  1
9:12 Therefore he said, “A nobleman went to a distant
country to receive for himself a kingdom and then
return.  19:13 And he summoned ten of his slaves, gave
them ten minas, and said to them, ‘Do business with
these until I come back.’  19:14 But his citizens hated him
and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We do not want
this man to be king over us!’  19:15 When he returned
after receiving the kingdom, he summoned these slaves
to whom he had given the money. He wanted to know
how much they had earned by trading.  19:16 So the
first one came before him and said, ‘Sir, your mina
has made ten minas more.’  19:17 And the king said to
him, ‘Well done, good slave! Because you have been
faithful in a very small matter, you will have authority
over ten cities.’  19:18 Then the second one came and
said, ‘Sir, your mina has made five minas.’  19:19 So
the king said to him, ‘And you are to be over five
cities.’  19:20 Then another slave came and said, ‘Sir,
here is your mina that I put away for safekeeping in a
piece of cloth.  19:21 For I was afraid of you, because
you are a severe man. You withdraw what you did not
deposit and reap what you did not sow.’  19:22 The
king said to him, ‘I will judge you by your own words,
you wicked slave! So you knew, did you, that I was
a severe man, withdrawing what I didn’t deposit and
reaping what I didn’t sow?  19:23 Why then didn’t you
put my money in the bank, so that when I returned I
could have collected it with interest?’  19:24 And he
said to his attendants, ‘Take the mina from him, and
give it to the one who has ten.’  19:25 But they said to
him, ‘Sir, he has ten minas already!’  19:26 ‘I tell you
that everyone who has will be given more, but from
the one who does not have, even what he has will be
taken away.  19:27 But as for these enemies of mine
who did not want me to be their king, bring them here
and slaughter them in front of me!’”
(compare no. 266)
299. The Parable of the Talents
John
Mt 269 II 25:14
Mt 270 V 25:15-28
Mt 271 II 25:29
Mt 272 V 25:30
Mt 273 X 25:31-26:1
Eusebian Canons
The Parable of
the Talents
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
XV. CONCLUSION OF THE ACCOUNT OF THE TIME BEFORE THE PASSION
206
Matt. 25:31-46
Matt.
Mark
me and my words, the Son of Man
will be ashamed of that person
when he comes in his glory and in
the glory of the Father and of the
holy angels.
Luke
 9:26 For whoever is ashamed of
people came to him early in the morning to listen to him in the temple
courts.
temple courts again. All the people came to him, and he sat down and began to teach
them.
will
come
out—the ones who have
done what is good to the
resurrection resulting in
life, and the ones who
have done what is evil to
the resurrection resulting
in condemnation.
John 5:29
 5:29 and
 8:1 But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.  8:2 Early in the morning he came to the
John 8:1-2
301. The Ministry of Jesus in Jerusalem
also be ashamed of him when he
comes in the glory of his Father
with the holy angels.”
Mark
8:30b “…the Son of Man will
 21:37 So every day Jesus was teaching in the temple courts, but at
night he went and stayed on the Mount of Olives.  21:38 And all the
Luke 21:37-38
reward each person according to what he has done.1
 16:27 For the Son of Man will come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will
before him, and he will separate people one from another like a shepherd
separates the sheep from the goats.  25:33 He will put the sheep on his right
and the goats on his left.  25:34 Then the king will say to those on his right,
‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for
you from the foundation of the world.  25:35 For I was hungry and you gave
me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger
and you invited me in,  25:36 I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was
sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.’  25:37 Then
the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed
you, or thirsty and give you something to drink?  25:38 When did we see you
a stranger and invite you in, or naked and clothe you?  25:39 When did we see
you sick or in prison and visit you?’  25:40 And the king will answer them,
‘I tell you the truth, just as you did it for one of the least of these brothers or
sisters of mine, you did it for me.’  25:41 “Then he will say to those on his left,
‘Depart from me, you accursed, into the eternal fire that has been prepared
for the devil and his angels!  25:42 For I was hungry and you gave me nothing
to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink.  25:43 I was a stranger
and you did not receive me as a guest, naked and you did not clothe me, sick
and in prison and you did not visit me.’  25:44 Then they too will answer,
‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick
or in prison, and did not give you whatever you needed?’  25:45 Then he will
answer them, ‘I tell you the truth, just as you did not do it for one of the least
of these, you did not do it for me.’  25:46 And these will depart into eternal
punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
 25:31 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory and all the angels with him,
then he will sit on his glorious throne.  25:32 All the nations will be assembled
300. The Last Judgment
Pss 28:4; 62:12;
Prov 24:12
Lk 247 VIII 20:47-21:4
Lk 257 II 21:25-269
Lk 259 X 21:34-38
Eusebian Canons
Be Ready!
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
1
Mt 273 X 25:31-26:1
Eusebian Canons
The Judgment
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
207
NET Bible Synopsis of the Four Gospels
 8:34 Then Jesus called the crowd, along
 20:28 just as the Son of Man did not
“This is my one dear Son; in him I take
great delight.”
 3:17 And a voice from heaven said,
bright cloud overshadowed them, and a
voice from the cloud said, “This is my one
dear Son, in whom I take great delight.
Listen to him!”
 17:5 While he was still speaking, a
 26:38 Then he said to them, “My soul
is deeply grieved, even to the point of
death. Remain here and stay awake with
me.”  26:39 Going a little farther, he
threw himself down with his face to
the ground and prayed, “My Father, if
possible, let this cup pass from me! Yet
not what I will, but what you will.”
“If anyone wants to become my follower,
he must deny himself, take up his cross,
and follow me.
 16:24 Then Jesus said to his disciples,
come to be served but to serve, and to give
his life as a ransom for many.”
“You are my one dear Son; in you I take
great delight.”
 1:11 And a voice came from heaven:
and a voice came from the cloud, “This is
my one dear Son. Listen to him!”
 9:7 Then a cloud overshadowed them,
 14:34 He said to them, “My soul is
deeply grieved, even to the point of death.
Remain here and stay alert.”  14:35 Going
a little farther, he threw himself to the
ground and prayed that if it were possible
the hour would pass from him.  14:36 He
said, “Abba, Father, all things are possible
for you. Take this cup away from me. Yet
not what I will, but what you will.”
with his disciples, and said to them, “If
anyone wants to become my follower, he
must deny himself, take up his cross, and
follow me.
 10:45 For even the Son of Man did not
come to be served but to serve, and to give
his life as a ransom for many.”
 10:39 Whoever finds his life will lose it,
and whoever loses his life because of me
will find it.
will lose it, but whoever loses his life for
my sake will find it.
will lose it, but whoever loses his life for
my sake and for the gospel will save it.
Mark 8:35
 8:35 For whoever wants to save his life
Matt. 16:25
 16:25 For whoever wants to save his life
 10:18 So he said to them, “I saw Satan
fall like lightning from heaven.
him in bodily form like a dove. And a
voice came from heaven, “You are my one
dear Son; in you I take great delight.”
 3:22 and the Holy Spirit descended on
saying, “This is my Son, my Chosen One.
Listen to him!”
 9:35 Then a voice came from the cloud,
 22:41 He went away from them
about a stone’s throw, knelt down, and
prayed,  22:42 “Father, if you are willing,
take this cup away from me. Yet not my
will but yours be done.”  22:43 [Then an
angel from heaven appeared to him and
strengthened him.]
 17:33 Whoever tries to keep his life
will lose it, but whoever loses his life will
preserve it.
wants to become my follower, he must
deny himself, take up his cross daily, and
follow me.  9:24 For whoever wants to
save his life will lose it, but whoever loses
his life for my sake will save it.
 9:23 Then he said to them all, “If anyone
Luke 9:23-24
Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and requested,
“Sir, we would like to see Jesus.”  12:22 Philip went and
told Andrew, and they both went and told Jesus.  12:23 Jesus
replied, “The time has come for the Son of Man to be
glorified.  12:24 I tell you the solemn truth, unless a kernel
of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains by itself
alone. But if it dies, it produces much grain.  12:25 The
one who loves his life destroys it, and the one who hates
his life in this world guards it for eternal life.  12:26 If
anyone wants to serve me, he must follow me, and where
I am, my servant will be too. If anyone serves me, the
Father will honor him.  12:27 “Now my soul is greatly
distressed. And what should I say? ‘Father, deliver me
from this hour’? No, but for this very reason I have come
to this hour.  12:28 Father, glorify your name.” Then a voice
came from heaven, “I have glorified it, and I will glorify
it again.”  12:29 The crowd that stood there and heard the
voice said that it had thundered. Others said that an angel
had spoken to him.  12:30 Jesus said, “This voice has
not come for my benefit but for yours.  12:31 Now is the
judgment of this world; now the ruler of this world will
be driven out.  12:32 And I, when I am lifted up from the
earth, will draw all people to myself.”  12:33 (Now he said
this to indicate clearly what kind of death he was going
to die.)  12:34 Then the crowd responded, “We have heard
from the law that the Christ will remain forever. 1 How can
you say, ‘The Son of Man must be lifted up’? Who is this
Son of Man?”  12:35 Jesus replied, “The light is with you for
a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, so that
the darkness may not overtake you. The one who walks in
the darkness does not know where he is going.  12:36 While
you have the light, believe in the light, so that you may
become sons of light.” When Jesus had said these things,
he went away and hid himself from them.
 12:20 Now some Greeks were among those who had gone
up to worship at the feast.  12:21 So these approached
John 12:20-36
302. Greeks Seek Jesus; Discourse on His Death
1
Ps 89:35-37; Ps 110:4;
Isa 9:7; Ezek 37:25;
Dan 7:14
Jn 97 X 11:55B-12:1
Jn 102 X 12:16-22
Jn 103 IV 12:23
Jn 104 X 12:24
Jn 105 III 12:25
Jn 106 X 12:26A
Jn 107 IV 12:26B-27A
Jn 108 X 12:27B-38
Jn 112 X 12:46-13:1
Eusebian Canons
Seekers
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Matt.
Matt.
Mark
Luke
and said, “Why do you speak to them in
parables?”  13:11 He replied, “You have
been given the opportunity to know the
secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but they
have not.  13:12 For whoever has will be
given more, and will have an abundance. But
whoever does not have, even what he has will
be taken from him.  13:13 For this reason I
speak to them in parables: Although they see
they do not see, and although they hear they do
not hear nor do they understand.  13:14 And
concerning them the prophecy of Isaiah is
fulfilled that says: ‘You will listen carefully yet
will never understand, you will look closely
yet will never comprehend.  13:15 For the
heart of this people has become dull; they
are hard of hearing, and they have shut their
eyes, so that they would not see with their
eyes and hear with their ears and understand
with their hearts and turn, and I would heal
them.’1  13:16 “But your eyes are blessed
because they see, and your ears because they
hear.  13:17 For I tell you the truth, many
prophets and righteous people longed to see
what you see but did not see it, and to hear
what you hear but did not hear it.
 13:10 Then the disciples came to him
John 12:37-43
9:39 Jesus said,] “For judgment I have come into
this world, so that those who do not see may gain
their sight, and the ones who see may become
blind.”  
so many miraculous signs before
them, they still refused to believe in
him,  12:38 so that the word of Isaiah
the prophet would be fulfilled. He said,
“Lord, who has believed our message,
and to whom has the arm of the Lord
been revealed?” 2  12:39 For this reason
they could not believe, because again
Isaiah said,  12:40 “He has blinded
their eyes and hardened their heart,
so that they would not see with their
eyes and understand with their heart,
and turn to me, and I would heal
them.” 1  12:41 Isaiah said these things
because he saw Christ’s glory, and
spoke about him.  12:42 Nevertheless,
even among the rulers many believed in
him, but because of the Pharisees they
would not confess Jesus to be the Christ,
so that they would not be put out of the
synagogue.  12:43 For they loved praise
from men more than praise from God.
 12:37 Although Jesus had performed
just as the Father has told me.”
 12:44 But Jesus shouted out, “The one who believes in me does not believe in me, but in the one who sent me,  12:45 and the one
who sees me sees the one who sent me.  12:46 I have come as a light into the world, so that everyone who believes in me should not
remain in darkness.  12:47 If anyone hears my words and does not obey them, I do not judge him. For I have not come to judge the
world, but to save the world.  12:48 The one who rejects me and does not accept my words has a judge; the word I have spoken will
judge him at the last day.  12:49 For I have not spoken from my own authority, but the Father himself who sent me has commanded
me what I should say and what I should speak.  12:50 And I know that his commandment is eternal life. Thus the things I say, I say
John 12:44-50
they hear they may not understand.3
opportunity to know the secrets of the kingdom
of God, but for others they are in parables, so that
although they see they may not see, and although
Luke
 8:9 Then his disciples asked him what this parable
meant.  8:10 He said, “You have been given the
304. Judgment by the Word
“Why are you arguing about having no bread? Do
you still not see or understand? Have your hearts
been hardened?  8:18 Though you have eyes,
don’t you see? And though you have ears, can’t
you hear? Don’t you remember?
 8:17 When he learned of this, Jesus said to them,
said to them, “The secret of the kingdom of God
has been given to you. But to those outside,
everything is in parables,  4:12 so that although
they look they may look but not see, and although
they hear they may hear but not understand, so
they may not repent and be forgiven.” 1
Mark 8:17b-18a
 4:10 When he was alone, those around him with
the twelve asked him about the parables.  4:11 He
303. The Unbelief of the People
Isa 53:1
Isa 6:9
2
3
Jn 97 X 11:55B-12:1
Jn 111 I 12:44-45
Jn 112 X 12:46-13:1
Eusebian Canons
Jesus’ Final
Public Words
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Notes
Isa 6:9-10
1
Jn 97 X 11:55B-12:1
Jn 108 X 12:27B-38
Jn 109 I 12:39-40
Jn 110 X 12:41-43
Jn 112 X 12:46-13:1
Eusebian Canons
The Outcome of
Jesus’ Public
Ministry Foretold
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Map: The Arrest, Trial, Crucifixion and Burial of Christ
XV. CONCLUSION OF THE ACCOUNT OF THE TIME BEFORE THE PASSION
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Matt. 26:1-5
Jesus
had
finished
saying all these things, he told his
disciples,  26:2 “You know that after
two days the Passover is coming, and
the Son of Man will be handed over
to be crucified.”  26:3 Then the chief
priests and the elders of the people met
together in the palace of the high priest,
who was named Caiaphas.  26:4 They
planned to arrest Jesus by stealth and
kill him.  26:5 But they said, “Not
during the feast, so that there won’t be
a riot among the people.”
 26:1 When
the law heard it and they considered how they
could assassinate him, for they feared him,
because the whole crowd was amazed by his
teaching.  11:19 When evening came, Jesus and
his disciples went out of the city.
 11:18 The chief priests and the experts in
the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the
chief priests and the experts in the law
were trying to find a way to arrest Jesus
by stealth and kill him.  14:2 For they
said, “Not during the feast, so there
won’t be a riot among the people.”
Mark 14:1-2
 14:1 Two days before the Passover and
 21:37 So every day Jesus was teaching in the
temple courts, but at night he went and stayed on
the Mount of Olives.
courts. The chief priests and the experts in the law
and the prominent leaders among the people were
seeking to assassinate him,
 19:47 Jesus was teaching daily in the temple
Bread, which is called the Passover,
was approaching.  22:2 The chief priests
and the experts in the law were trying
to find some way to execute Jesus, for
they were afraid of the people.
 22:1 Now the Feast of Unleavened
Luke 22:1-2
305. Jesus’ Death is Premeditated
1. Until Going to Gethsemane
the council together and said, “What are we doing?
For this man is performing many miraculous
signs.  11:48 If we allow him to go on in this
way, everyone will believe in him, and the Romans
will come and take away our sanctuary and our
nation.”  11:49 Then one of them, Caiaphas, who
was high priest that year, said, “You know nothing
at all!  11:50 You do not realize that it is more to
your advantage to have one man die for the people
than for the whole nation to perish.”  11:51 (Now
he did not say this on his own, but because he was
high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus was
going to die for the Jewish nation,  11:52 and
not for the Jewish nation only, but to gather
together into one the children of God who are
scattered.)  11:53 So from that day they planned
together to kill him.
 11:47 So the chief priests and the Pharisees called
John 11:47:53
XVI. THE PASSION NARRATIVE
Mt 273 X 25:31-26:1
Mt 274 I 26:2
Mt 275 VI 26:3-5
Mk 156 I 14:1A
Mk 157 VI 14:1B-2
Lk 260 I 22:1
Lk 261 I 22:2
Eusebian Canons
Judas’ Decision
to Betray Jesus
The Plot Against
Jesus
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Matt. 26:6-13
Bethany at the house of Simon
the leper,  26:7 a woman came
to him with an alabaster jar of
expensive perfumed oil, and
she poured it on his head as he
was at the table.  26:8 When the
disciples saw this, they became
indignant and said, “Why this
waste?  26:9 It could have been
sold at a high price and the money
given to the poor!”  26:10 When
Jesus learned of this, he said to
them, “Why are you bothering
this woman? She has done a
good service for me.  26:11 For
you will always have the poor
with you, but you will not always
have me!  26:12 When she poured
this oil on my body, she did it to
prepare me for burial.  26:13 I
tell you the truth, wherever
this gospel is proclaimed in the
whole world, what she has done
will also be told in memory of
her.”
 26:6 Now while Jesus was in
Bethany at the house of Simon
the leper, reclining at the table,
a woman came with an alabaster
jar of costly aromatic oil from
pure nard. After breaking open
the jar, she poured it on his
head.  14:4 But some who were
present indignantly said to one
another, “Why this waste of
expensive ointment?  14:5 It
could have been sold for more
than three hundred silver coins
and the money given to the
poor!” So they spoke angrily to
her.  14:6 But Jesus said, “Leave
her alone. Why are you bothering
her? She has done a good service
for me.  14:7 For you will always
have the poor with you, and you
can do good for them whenever
you want. But you will not always
have me!  14:8 She did what she
could. She anointed my body
beforehand for burial.  14:9 I
tell you the truth, wherever
the gospel is proclaimed in the
whole world, what she has done
will also be told in memory of
her.”
Mark 14:3-9
 14:3 Now while Jesus was in
with him, so he went into the Pharisee’s house and took his
place at the table.  7:37 Then when a woman of that town,
who was a sinner, learned that Jesus was dining at the
Pharisee’s house, she brought an alabaster jar of perfumed
oil.  7:38 As she stood behind him at his feet, weeping, she
began to wet his feet with her tears. She wiped them with
her hair, kissed them, and anointed them with the perfumed
oil.  7:39 Now when the Pharisee who had invited him
saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet,
he would know who and what kind of woman this is
who is touching him, that she is a sinner.”  7:40 So Jesus
answered him, “Simon, I have something to say to you.”
He replied, “Say it, Teacher.”  7:41 “A certain creditor had
two debtors; one owed him five hundred silver coins, and
the other fifty.  7:42 When they could not pay, he canceled
the debts of both. Now which of them will love him
more?”  7:43 Simon answered, “I suppose the one who had
the bigger debt canceled.” Jesus said to him, “You have
judged rightly.”  7:44 Then, turning toward the woman,
he said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I entered
your house. You gave me no water for my feet, but she
has wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her
hair.  7:45 You gave me no kiss of greeting, but from the
time I entered she has not stopped kissing my feet.  7:46 You
did not anoint my head with oil, but she has anointed my
feet with perfumed oil.  7:47 Therefore I tell you, her sins,
which were many, are forgiven, thus she loved much; but
the one who is forgiven little loves little.”  7:48 Then Jesus
said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.”  7:49 But those who
were at the table with him began to say among themselves,
“Who is this, who even forgives sins?”  7:50 He said to the
woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”
 7:36 Now one of the Pharisees asked Jesus to have dinner
Luke 7:36-50
(compare no. 114 and 267)
306. The Anointing in Bethany
John 12:1-8
six days before
the Passover, Jesus came to
Bethany, where Lazarus lived,
whom he had raised from the
dead.  12:2 So they prepared a
dinner for Jesus there. Martha
was serving, and Lazarus was
among those present at the
table with him.  12:3 Then Mary
took three quarters of a pound
of expensive aromatic oil from
pure nard and anointed the feet
of Jesus. She then wiped his feet
dry with her hair. (Now the house
was filled with the fragrance of
the perfumed oil.)  12:4 But Judas
Iscariot, one of his disciples (the
one who was going to betray
him) said,  12:5 “Why wasn’t
this oil sold for three hundred
silver coins and the money given
to the poor?”  12:6 (Now Judas
said this not because he was
concerned about the poor, but
because he was a thief. As keeper
of the money box, he used to steal
what was put into it.)  12:7 So
Jesus said, “Leave her alone.
She has kept it for the day of my
burial.  12:8 For you will always
have the poor with you, but you
will not always have me!”
 12:1 Then,
Mt 273 X 25:31-26:1
Mt 276 I 26:6-11
Mt 277 IV 26:12-13
Mk 158 I 14:3-7
Mk 159 IV 14:8-9
Eusebian Canons
Jesus’ Anointing
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Matt. 26:14-16
of Unleavened Bread the disciples
came to Jesus and said, “Where do you
want us to prepare for you to eat the
Passover?”  26:18 He said, “Go into the
city to a certain man and tell him, ‘The
Teacher says, “My time is near. I will
observe the Passover with my disciples
at your house.”’”  26:19 So the disciples
did as Jesus had instructed them, and
they prepared the Passover.  26:20 When
it was evening, he took his place at the
table with the twelve.
 26:17 Now on the first day of the feast
Matt. 26:17-20
named Judas Iscariot, went to the chief
priests  26:15 and said, “What will
you give me to betray him into your
hands?” So they set out thirty silver
coins for him.  26:16 From that time on,
Judas began looking for an opportunity
to betray him.
 26:14 Then one of the twelve, the one
feast of Unleavened Bread, when the
Passover lamb is sacrificed, Jesus’
disciples said to him, “Where do you
want us to prepare for you to eat the
Passover?”  14:13 He sent two of his
disciples and told them, “Go into the city,
and a man carrying a jar of water will
meet you. Follow him.  14:14 Wherever
he enters, tell the owner of the house,
‘The Teacher says, “Where is my guest
room where I may eat the Passover with
my disciples?”’  14:15 He will show
you a large room upstairs, furnished
and ready. Make preparations for us
there.”  14:16 So the disciples left, went
into the city, and found things just as
he had told them, and they prepared
the Passover.  14:17 Then, when it was
evening, he came to the house with the
twelve.
 14:12 Now on the first day of the
Mark 14:12-17
one called Iscariot, who was one of
the twelve.  22:4 He went away and
discussed with the chief priests and
officers of the temple guard how he
might betray Jesus, handing him over
to them.  22:5 They were delighted and
arranged to give him money.  22:6 So
Judas agreed and began looking for an
opportunity to betray Jesus when no
crowd was present.
Luke 22:3-6
 22:3 Then Satan entered Judas, the
Luke 22:7-14
the day for the feast
of Unleavened Bread came, on
which the Passover lamb had to be
sacrificed.  22:8 Jesus sent Peter and
John, saying, “Go and prepare the
Passover for us to eat.”  22:9 They
said to him, “Where do you want us
to prepare it?”  22:10 He said to them,
“Listen, when you have entered the
city, a man carrying a jar of water
will meet you. Follow him into the
house that he enters,  22:11 and tell
the owner of the house, ‘The Teacher
says to you, “Where is the guest room
where I may eat the Passover with my
disciples?”’  22:12 Then he will show
you a large furnished room upstairs.
Make preparations there.”  22:13 So
they went and found things just as he
had told them, and they prepared the
Passover.  22:14 Now when the hour
came, Jesus took his place at the table
and the apostles joined him.
 22:7 Then
308. Preparation for the Passover
twelve, went to the chief priests to betray
Jesus into their hands.  14:11 When they
heard this, they were delighted and
promised to give him money. So Judas
began looking for an opportunity to
betray him.
Mark 14:10-11
 14:10 Then Judas Iscariot, one of the
307. The Betrayal by Judas
that his time had come to depart from this world to
the Father. Having loved his own who were in the
world, he now loved them to the very end.
 13:1 Just before the Passover feast, Jesus knew
John 13:1
he said this about Judas son of Simon Iscariot,
for Judas, one of the twelve, was going to betray
him.)
 6:70 Jesus replied, “Didn’t I choose you, the
twelve, and yet one of you is the devil?”  6:71 (Now
 13:27 And after Judas took the piece of bread,
Satan entered into him. Jesus said to him, “What
you are about to do, do quickly.”
the devil had already put into the heart of Judas
Iscariot, Simon’s son, that he should betray Jesus.
John 13:2
 13:2 The evening meal was in progress, and
Mt 273 X 25:31-26:1
Mt 278 II 26:14-19
Mt 279 IV 26:20-21
Mk 160 II 14:10-16
Mk 161 IV 14:17-18
Lk 263 II 22:4-13
Lk 264 X 22:14-15
Eusebian Canons
The Lord’s
Supper
The Passover
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Mt 273 X 25:31-26:1
Mt 278 II 26:14-19
Mk 160 II 14:10-16
Lk 262 IX 22:3
Lk 263 II 22:4-13
Eusebian Canons
Judas’ Decision
to Betray Jesus
The Plan to
Betray Jesus
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Matt.
disciple is not greater than his
teacher, nor a slave greater than his
master.  10:40 “Whoever receives
you receives me, and whoever
receives me receives the one who
sent me.
humbles himself will be exalted.  10:24 “A
at banquets and the best seats in the
synagogues  23:7 and elaborate greetings in
the marketplaces, and to have people call them
‘Rabbi.’  23:8 But you are not to be called
‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher and you
are all brothers.  23:9 And call no one your
‘father’ on earth, for you have one Father,
who is in heaven.  23:10 Nor are you to be
called ‘teacher,’ for you have one teacher,
the Christ.  23:11 The greatest among you
will be your servant.  23:12 And whoever
exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever
 23:6 They love the place of honor
Mark
Luke 22:3
 10:16 “The one who listens to you listens to
me, and the one who rejects you rejects me, and
the one who rejects me rejects the one who sent
me.”
 6:40 A disciple is not greater than his teacher,
but everyone when fully trained will be like his
teacher.
over which of them was to be regarded as the
greatest.  22:25 So Jesus said to them, “The
kings of the Gentiles lord it over them, and
those in authority over them are called ‘benefa
ctors.’  22:26 Not so with you; instead the one
who is greatest among you must become like
the youngest, and the leader like the one who
serves.  22:27 For who is greater, the one who
is seated at the table, or the one who serves? Is
it not the one who is seated at the table? But I
am among you as one who serves.  22:28 “You
are the ones who have remained with me in my
trials.
 22:24 A dispute also started among them
 12:37 Blessed are those slaves whom their
master finds alert when he returns! I tell you the
truth, he will dress himself to serve, have them
take their place at the table, and will come and
wait on them!
Iscariot, who was one of the twelve.
 22:3 Then Satan entered Judas, the one called
depart from this world to the Father. Having loved his own who were in
the world, he now loved them to the very end.  13:2 The evening meal was
in progress, and the devil had already put into the heart of Judas Iscariot,
Simon’s son, that he should betray Jesus.  13:3 Because Jesus knew that
the Father had handed all things over to him, and that he had come from
God and was going back to God,  13:4 he got up from the meal, removed
his outer clothes, took a towel and tied it around himself.  13:5 He poured
water into the washbasin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and to
dry them with the towel he had wrapped around himself.  13:6 Then he
came to Simon Peter. Peter said to him, “Lord, are you going to wash my
feet?”  13:7 Jesus replied, “You do not understand what I am doing now,
but you will understand after these things.”  13:8 Peter said to him, “You
will never wash my feet!” Jesus replied, “If I do not wash you, you have
no share with me.”  13:9 Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, wash not only
my feet, but also my hands and my head!”  13:10 Jesus replied, “The one
who has bathed needs only to wash his feet, but is completely clean. And
you disciples are clean, but not every one of you.”  13:11 (For Jesus knew
the one who was going to betray him. For this reason he said, “Not every
one of you is clean.”)  13:12 So when Jesus had washed their feet and put
his outer clothing back on, he took his place at the table again and said to
them, “Do you understand what I have done for you?  13:13 You call me
‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’ and do so correctly, for that is what I am.  13:14 If
I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you too ought to
wash one another’s feet.  13:15 For I have given you an example—you
should do just as I have done for you.  13:16 I tell you the solemn truth,
the slave is not greater than his master, nor is the one who is sent as a
messenger greater than the one who sent him.  13:17 If you understand
these things, you will be blessed if you do them.  13:18 “What I am saying
does not refer to all of you. I know the ones I have chosen. But this is
to fulfill the scripture, ‘The one who eats my bread has turned against
me.’ 1  13:19 I am telling you this now, before it happens, so that when it
happens you may believe that I am he.  13:20 I tell you the solemn truth,
whoever accepts the one I send accepts me, and whoever accepts me
accepts the one who sent me.”
 13:1 Just before the Passover feast, Jesus knew that his time had come to
John 13:1-20
309. Washing the Disciples’ Feet
1
Ps 41:9
Jn 112 X 12:46-13:1
Jn 113 IX 13:2
Jn 114 III 13:3A
Jn 115 X 13:3B-12
Jn 116 III 13:13
Jn 117 X 13:14-15
Jn 118 III 13:16-17
Jn 119 X 13:18-19
Jn 120 I 13:20
Eusebian Canons
The Announcement of
Jesus’ Betrayal
Washing the
Disciples’ Feet
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214
Matt. 26:21-25
while they were
eating he said, “I tell you the
truth, one of you will betray
me.”  26:22 They became greatly
distressed and each one began
to say to him, “Surely not I,
Lord?”  26:23 He answered, “The
one who has dipped his hand into
the bowl with me will betray
me.  26:24 The Son of Man will
go as it is written about him,
but woe to that man by whom
the Son of Man is betrayed! It
would be better for him if he had
never been born.”  26:25 Then
Judas, the one who would betray
him, said, “Surely not I, Rabbi?”
Jesus replied, “You have said it
yourself.”
Jesus took bread, and after giving
thanks he broke it, gave it to his
disciples, and said, “Take, eat,
this is my body.”  26:27 And after
taking the cup and giving thanks,
he gave it to them, saying, “Drink
from it, all of you,  26:28 for
this is my blood, the blood of
the covenant, that is poured out
for many for the forgiveness of
sins.  26:29 I tell you, from now on
I will not drink of this fruit of the
vine until that day when I drink
it new with you in my Father’s
kingdom.”
 26:26 While they were eating,
Matt. 26:26-29
 26:21 And
he took bread, and after giving
thanks he broke it, gave it to
them, and said, “Take it. This
is my body.”  14:23 And after
taking the cup and giving
thanks, he gave it to them, and
they all drank from it.  14:24 He
said to them, “This is my blood,
the blood of the covenant, that
is poured out for many.  14:25 I
tell you the truth, I will no
longer drink of the fruit of
the vine until that day when I
drink it new in the kingdom of
God.”
desired to eat this Passover with you before
I suffer.  22:16 For I tell you, I will not eat
it again until it is fulfilled in the kingdom
of God.”  22:17 Then he took a cup, and
after giving thanks he said, “Take this and
divide it among yourselves.  22:18 For I
tell you that from now on I will not drink
of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of
God comes.”  22:19 Then he took bread, and
after giving thanks he broke it and gave it
to them, saying, “This is my body which is
given for you. Do this in remembrance of
me.”  22:20 And in the same way he took
the cup after they had eaten, saying, “This
cup that is poured out for you is the new
covenant in my blood.
Luke 22:15-20
 22:15 And he said to them, “I have earnestly
If anyone eats from this bread he will live forever. The
bread that I will give for the life of the world is my
flesh.”  6:52 Then the Jews who were hostile to Jesus began
to argue with one another, “How can this man give us his flesh
to eat?”  6:53 Jesus said to them, “I tell you the solemn truth,
unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood,
you have no life in yourselves.  6:54 The one who eats my
flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise
him up on the last day.  6:55 For my flesh is true food, and
my blood is true drink.  6:56 The one who eats my flesh and
drinks my blood resides in me, and I in him.  6:57 Just as the
living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so the
one who consumes me will live because of me.  6:58 This is
the bread that came down from heaven; it is not like the bread
your ancestors ate, but then later died. The one who eats this
bread will live forever.”
 6:51 I am the living bread that came down from heaven.
John 6:51-58
spirit, and testified, “I tell you the solemn truth, one of you will betray
me.”  13:22 The disciples began to look at one another, worried and
perplexed to know which of them he was talking about.  13:23 One of
his disciples, the one Jesus loved, was at the table to the right of Jesus
in a place of honor.  13:24 So Simon Peter gestured to this disciple
to ask Jesus who it was he was referring to.  13:25 Then the disciple
whom Jesus loved leaned back against Jesus’ chest and asked him,
“Lord, who is it?”  13:26 Jesus replied, “It is the one to whom I will
give this piece of bread after I have dipped it in the dish.” Then he
dipped the piece of bread in the dish and gave it to Judas Iscariot,
Simon’s son.  13:27 And after Judas took the piece of bread, Satan
entered into him. Jesus said to him, “What you are about to do, do
quickly.”  13:28 (Now none of those present at the table understood
why Jesus said this to Judas.  13:29 Some thought that, because Judas
had the money box, Jesus was telling him to buy whatever they needed
for the feast, or to give something to the poor.)  13:30 Judas took the
piece of bread and went out immediately. (Now it was night.)
John 13:21-30
 13:21 When he had said these things, Jesus was greatly distressed in
311. The Last Supper
Luke 22:21-23
look, the
hand of the one who
betrays me is with me
on the table.  22:22 For
the Son of Man is to
go just as it has been
determined, but woe to
that man by whom he
is betrayed!”  22:23 So
they began to question
one another as to which
of them it could possibly
be who would do this.
 22:21 “But
 14:22 While they were eating,
Mark 14:22-25
the table eating, Jesus said,
“I tell you the truth, one of
you eating with me will
betray me.”  14:19 They
were
distressed,
and
one by one said to him,
“Surely not I?”  14:20 He
said to them, “It is one of
the twelve, one who dips
his hand with me into the
bowl.  14:21 For the Son of
Man will go as it is written
about him, but woe to that
man by whom the Son of
Man is betrayed! It would
be better for him if he had
never been born.”
Mark 14:18-21
 14:18 While they were at
(compare no. 312)
310. Jesus Foretells His Betrayal
Mt 273 X 25:31-26:1
Mt 284 I 26:26
Mt 285 II 26:27-29
Mk 165 I 14:22
Mk 166 II 14:23-25
Lk 264 X 22:14-15
Lk 265 II 22:16-18
Lk 266 I 22:19
Lk 267 II 22:20
Eusebian Canons
The Lord’s
Supper
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Mt 273 X 25:31-26:1
Mt 279 IV 26:20-21
Mt 280 I 26:22
Mt 281 II 26:23-24A
Mt 282 VI 26:24B
Mt 283 X 26:25
Mk 161 IV 14:17-18
Mk 162 I 14:19
Mk 163 II 14:20-21A
Mk 164 VI 14:21B
Jn 112 X 12:46-13:1
Jn 121 IV 13:21
Jn 122 I 13:22
Jn 123 X 13:23-26A
Jn 124 X 13:26B-27A
Jn 125 X 13:27B-35
Eusebian Canons
The Announcement of
Jesus’ Betrayal
The Passover
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NET Bible Synopsis of the Four Gospels
Matt. 26:21-25
 26:21 And while they were
eating he said, “I tell you the
truth, one of you will betray
me.”  26:22 They became greatly
distressed and each one began
to say to him, “Surely not I,
Lord?”  26:23 He answered, “The
one who has dipped his hand into
the bowl with me will betray
me.  26:24 The Son of Man will
go as it is written about him,
but woe to that man by whom
the Son of Man is betrayed! It
would be better for him if he had
never been born.”  26:25 Then
Judas, the one who would betray
him, said, “Surely not I, Rabbi?”
Jesus replied, “You have said it
yourself.”
Mark 14:18-21
 14:18 While they were at the
table eating, Jesus said, “I tell you
the truth, one of you eating with
me will betray me.”  14:19 They
were distressed, and one by
one said to him, “Surely not
I?”  14:20 He said to them, “It
is one of the twelve, one who
dips his hand with me into the
bowl.  14:21 For the Son of Man
will go as it is written about him,
but woe to that man by whom the
Son of Man is betrayed! It would
be better for him if he had never
been born.”
Luke 22:21-23
 22:21 “But look, the hand of
the one who betrays me is with
me on the table.  22:22 For the
Son of Man is to go just as it
has been determined, but woe
to that man by whom he is
betrayed!”  22:23 So they began
to question one another as to
which of them it could possibly
be who would do this.
John 13:21-30
 13:21 When he had said these things, Jesus was greatly
distressed in spirit, and testified, “I tell you the solemn
truth, one of you will betray me.”  13:22 The disciples
began to look at one another, worried and perplexed to
know which of them he was talking about.  13:23 One of
his disciples, the one Jesus loved, was at the table to the
right of Jesus in a place of honor.  13:24 So Simon Peter
gestured to this disciple to ask Jesus who it was he was
referring to.  13:25 Then the disciple whom Jesus loved
leaned back against Jesus’ chest and asked him, “Lord, who
is it?”  13:26 Jesus replied, “It is the one to whom I will
give this piece of bread after I have dipped it in the dish.”
Then he dipped the piece of bread in the dish and gave it
to Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son.  13:27 And after Judas took
the piece of bread, Satan entered into him. Jesus said to
him, “What you are about to do, do quickly.”  13:28 (Now
none of those present at the table understood why Jesus
said this to Judas.  13:29 Some thought that, because Judas
had the money box, Jesus was telling him to buy whatever
they needed for the feast, or to give something to the
poor.)  13:30 Judas took the piece of bread and went out
immediately. (Now it was night.)
(compare no. 310)
312. Jesus Foretells His Betrayal
Lk 268 II 22:21-22
Lk 269 I 22:23
Eusebian Canons
A Final
Discourse
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216
Matt. 20:24-28
Matt.
servant.
Mark
Luke
Mark 10:41-45
Luke 22:24-30
feet and put his outer clothing back on, he
took his place at the table again and said to
them, “Do you understand what I have done
for you?  13:13 You call me ‘Teacher’ and
‘Lord,’ and do so correctly, for that is what I
am.  13:14 If I then, your Lord and Teacher,
have washed your feet, you too ought to wash
one another’s feet.  13:15 For I have given you
an example—you should do just as I have done
for you.  13:16 I tell you the solemn truth, the
slave is not greater than his master, nor is the
one who is sent as a messenger greater than the
one who sent him.  13:17 If you understand
these things, you will be blessed if you do
them.
 13:12 So when Jesus had washed their
outer clothes, took a towel and tied it around
himself.  13:5 He poured water into the
washbasin and began to wash the disciples’ feet
and to dry them with the towel he had wrapped
around himself.
John 13:4-5
 13:4 he got up from the meal, removed his
while. You will look for me, and just as I said to the Jewish religious leaders, ‘Where I am going you cannot come,’ now I tell
you the same.  13:34 “I give you a new commandment—to love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also are to love one
another.  13:35 Everyone will know by this that you are my disciples—if you have love for one another.”
 13:31 When Judas had gone out, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man is glorified, and God is glorified in him.  13:32 If God is glorified
in him, God will also glorify him in himself, and he will glorify him right away.  13:33 Children, I am still with you for a little
314. The New Commandment of Love
name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes
the one who sent me, for the one who is least among you all
is the one who is great.”
 9:48 and said to them, “Whoever welcomes this child in my
and said to them, “If anyone wants to be first,
he must be last of all and servant of all.”
 9:35 After he sat down, he called the twelve
over which of them was to be regarded as the
greatest.  22:25 So Jesus said to them, “The
kings of the Gentiles lord it over them, and
those in authority over them are called ‘benef
actors.’  22:26 Not so with you; instead the one
who is greatest among you must become like
the youngest, and the leader like the one who
serves.  22:27 For who is greater, the one who
is seated at the table, or the one who serves? Is
it not the one who is seated at the table? But I
am among you as one who serves.  22:28 “You
are the ones who have remained with me in my
trials.  22:29 Thus I grant to you a kingdom,
just as my Father granted to me,  22:30 that you
may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom,
and you will sit on thrones judging the twelve
tribes of Israel.
 22:24 A dispute also started among them
heard this, they became angry
with James and John.  10:42 Jesus
called them and said to them,
“You know that those who are
recognized as rulers of the Gentiles
lord it over them, and those in high
positions use their authority over
them.  10:43 But it is not this way
among you. Instead whoever wants
to be great among you must be
your servant,  10:44 and whoever
wants to be first among you must
be the slave of all.  10:45 For even
the Son of Man did not come to be
served but to serve, and to give his
life as a ransom for many.”
 10:41 Now when the other ten
John 13:31-35
 23:11 The greatest among you will be your
this, they were angry with the two
brothers.  20:25 But Jesus called them
and said, “You know that the rulers
of the Gentiles lord it over them,
and those in high positions use their
authority over them.  20:26 It must
not be this way among you! Instead
whoever wants to be great among
you must be your servant,  20:27 and
whoever wants to be first among you
must be your slave—  20:28 just as the
Son of Man did not come to be served
but to serve, and to give his life as a
ransom for many.”  19:28 Jesus said to
them, “I tell you the truth: In the age
when all things are renewed, when the
Son of Man sits on his glorious throne,
you who have followed me will also sit
on twelve thrones, judging the twelve
tribes of Israel.
 20:24 Now when the other ten heard
313. Precedence among the Disciples and the Reward of Discipleship
Jn 112 X 12:46-13:1
Jn 125 X 13:27B-35
Eusebian Canons
The Prediction of
Peter’s Denial
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Lk 270 II 22:24-26
Lk 271 X 22:27-30A
Lk 272 V 22:30B
Eusebian Canons
A Final
Discourse
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
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NET Bible Synopsis of the Four Gospels
Matt. 26:30-35
singing a hymn,
they went out to the Mount of
Olives.  26:31 Then Jesus said
to them, “This night you will all
fall away because of me, for it is
written: ‘I will strike the shepherd,
and the sheep of the flock will be
scattered.’ 1  26:32 But after I am
raised, I will go ahead of you into
Galilee.”  26:33 Peter said to him, “If
they all fall away because of you, I
will never fall away!”  26:34 Jesus
said to him, “I tell you the truth,
on this night, before the rooster
crows, you will deny me three
times.”  26:35 Peter said to him,
“Even if I must die with you, I
will never deny you.” And all the
disciples said the same thing.
Matt.
Mark
he is going ahead of you into Galilee. You will
see him there, just as he told you.”
 16:7 But go, tell his disciples, even Peter, that
Mark 14:26-31
singing a hymn,
they went out to the Mount of
Olives.  14:27 Then Jesus said
to them, “You will all fall away,
for it is written, ‘I will strike the
shepherd, and the sheep will be
scattered.’ 1  14:28 But after I am
raised, I will go ahead of you into
Galilee.”  14:29 Peter said to him,
“Even if they all fall away, I will
not!”  14:30 Jesus said to him, “I
tell you the truth, today—this very
night—before a rooster crows
twice, you will deny me three
times.”  14:31 But Peter insisted
emphatically, “Even if I must die
with you, I will never deny you.”
And all of them said the same thing.
 14:26 After
316. The Two Swords
Jesus went out and made his way, as he
customarily did, to the Mount of Olives, and
the disciples followed him.
Satan has demanded to have you
all, to sift you like wheat,  22:32 but
I have prayed for you, Simon,
that your faith may not fail. When
you have turned back, strengthen
your brothers.”  22:33 But Peter
said to him, “Lord, I am ready to
go with you both to prison and to
death!”  22:34 Jesus replied, “I tell
you, Peter, the rooster will not crow
today until you have denied three
times that you know me.”  22:39 Then
Luke 22:31-34
 22:31 “Simon, Simon, pay attention!
“Look, Lord, here are two swords.” Then he told them, “It is enough.”
John
 21:15 Then when they had finished breakfast, Jesus
said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me
more than these do?” He replied, “Yes, Lord, you know I
love you.” Jesus told him, “Feed my lambs.”  21:16 Jesus
said a second time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?”
He replied, “Yes, Lord, you know I love you.” Jesus told
him, “Shepherd my sheep.”  21:17 Jesus said a third time,
“Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter was distressed
that Jesus asked him a third time, “Do you love me?” and
said, “Lord, you know everything. You know that I love
you.” Jesus replied, “Feed my sheep.
 16:32 Look, a time is coming—and has come—when you
will be scattered, each one to his own home, and I will be left
alone. Yet I am not alone, because my Father is with me.
his disciples across the Kidron Valley. There was an orchard
there, and he and his disciples went into it.
 18:1 When he had said these things, Jesus went out with
are you going?” Jesus replied, “Where I am
going, you cannot follow me now, but you will
follow later.”  13:37 Peter said to him, “Lord,
why can’t I follow you now? I will lay down
my life for you!”  13:38 Jesus answered, “Will
you lay down your life for me? I tell you the
solemn truth, the rooster will not crow until
you have denied me three times!
John 13:36-38
 13:36 Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, where
 22:35 Then Jesus said to them, “When I sent you out with no money bag, or traveler’s bag, or sandals, you didn’t lack anything,
did you?” They replied, “Nothing.”  22:36 He said to them, “But now, the one who has a money bag must take it, and likewise a
traveler’s bag too. And the one who has no sword must sell his cloak and buy one.  22:37 For I tell you that this scripture must be
fulfilled in me, ‘And he was counted with the transgressors.’ 1 For what is written about me is being fulfilled.”  22:38 So they said,
Luke 22:35-38
‘He has been raised from the dead. He is going
ahead of you into Galilee. You will see him
there.’ Listen, I have told you!”  28:10 Then
Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid. Go and
tell my brothers to go to Galilee. They will see
me there.”
 28:7 Then go quickly and tell his disciples,
 26:30 After
315. Peter’s Denial Predicted
Zech 13:7
1
Isa 53:12
Lk 276 X 22:35-36
Lk 277 VIII 22:37
Lk 278 X 22:38
Eusebian Canons
A Final
Discourse
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Notes
1
Mt 273 X 25:31-26:1
Mt 286 VI 26:30
Mt 287 IV 26:31A
Mt 288 VI 26:31B-32
Mt 289 I 26:33-34
Mt 290 VI 26:35
Mk 167 VI 14:26-27A
Mk 168 IV 14:27B
Mk 169 VI 14:27C-28
Mk 170 I 14:29-30
Mk 171 VI 14:31
Lk 273 X 22:31-32A
Lk 274 IX 22:32B
Lk 275 I 22:33-34
Jn 112 X 12:46-13:1
Jn 126 I 13:36-38
Eusebian Canons
A Final
Discourse
The Lord’s
Supper
The Prediction of
Peter’s Denial
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Mark
Mark
Matt.
Matt.
Luke
Luke
John 14:15-26
 16:5 But now I am going to the one who sent me, and not one of you is asking me, ‘Where are you going?’  16:6 Instead your hearts are filled with sadness because
I have said these things to you.  16:7 But I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I am going away. For if I do not go away, the Advocate will not come to you,
but if I go, I will send him to you.  16:8 And when he comes, he will prove the world wrong concerning sin and righteousness and judgment—  16:9 concerning sin,
because they do not believe in me;  16:10 concerning righteousness, because I am going to the Father and you will see me no longer;  16:11 and concerning judgment,
because the ruler of this world has been condemned.  16:12 “I have many more things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now.  16:13 But when he, the Spirit of
truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth. For he will not speak on his own authority, but will speak whatever he hears, and will tell you what is to come.  16:14 He
will glorify me, because he will receive from me what is mine and will tell it to you.  16:15 Everything that the Father has is mine; that is why I said the Spirit will
receive from me what is mine and will tell it to you.
 15:26 When the Advocate comes, whom I will send you from the Father—the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father—he will testify about me,  15:27 and you
also will testify, because you have been with me from the beginning.
them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and will reveal myself to
him.”  14:22 “Lord,” Judas (not Judas Iscariot) said, “what has happened that you are going to reveal yourself to us and not to the
world?”  14:23 Jesus replied, “If anyone loves me, he will obey my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and
take up residence with him.  14:24 The person who does not love me does not obey my words. And the word you hear is not mine,
but the Father’s who sent me.  14:25 “I have spoken these things while staying with you.  14:26 But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit,
whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you everything, and will cause you to remember everything I said to you.
 14:15 “If you love me, you will obey my commandments.  14:16 Then I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate
to be with you forever—  14:17 the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot accept, because it does not see him or know him. But you
know him, because he resides with you and will be in you.  14:18 “I will not abandon you as orphans, I will come to you.  14:19 In
a little while the world will not see me any longer, but you will see me; because I live, you will live too.  14:20 You will know
at that time that I am in my Father and you are in me and I am in you.  14:21 The person who has my commandments and obeys
318. The Promise of the Paraclete
John 14:1-14
 14:1 “Do not let your hearts be distressed. You believe in God; believe also in me.  14:2 There are many dwelling places in my
Father’s house. Otherwise, I would have told you, because I am going away to make ready a place for you.  14:3 And if I go and
make ready a place for you, I will come again and take you to be with me, so that where I am you may be too.  14:4 And you know
the way where I am going.”  14:5 Thomas said, “Lord, we don’t know where you are going. How can we know the way?”  14:6 Jesus
replied, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.  14:7 If you have known me, you
will know my Father too. And from now on you do know him and have seen him.”  14:8 Philip said, “Lord, show us the Father, and
we will be content.”  14:9 Jesus replied, “Have I been with you for so long, and you have not known me, Philip? The person who
has seen me has seen the Father! How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?  14:10 Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and
the Father is in me? The words that I say to you, I do not speak on my own initiative, but the Father residing in me performs his
miraculous deeds.  14:11 Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father is in me, but if you do not believe me, believe because of
the miraculous deeds themselves.  14:12 I tell you the solemn truth, the person who believes in me will perform the miraculous deeds
that I am doing, and will perform greater deeds than these, because I am going to the Father.  14:13 And I will do whatever you ask
in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.  14:14 If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it.
317. “Let Not Your Hearts be Troubled”
Jn 128 IV 14:13-21A
Jn 129 I 14:21B
Jn 130 X 14:22-24A
Jn 131 I 14:24B-25
Jn 132 X 14:26-15:6
Eusebian Canons
Teaching on the
Holy Spirit
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Jn 127 X 14:1-12
Jn 128 IV 14:13-21A
Jn 132 X 14:26-15:6
Eusebian Canons
Jesus’ Parting
Words to His
Disciples
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
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Mark
Matt.
will of my Father in heaven is my
brother and sister and mother.”
John 14:27-31
320. Jesus the True Vine
of God is my brother and sister
and mother.”
Mark
mother and my brothers are those
who hear the word of God and do
it.”
have told you these things so that my joy may be in you, and your joy may
be complete.  15:12 My commandment is this—to love one another just as I
have loved you.  15:13 No one has greater love than this—that one lays down
his life for his friends.  15:14 You are my friends if you do what I command
you.  15:15 I no longer call you slaves, because the slave does not understand
what his master is doing. But I have called you friends, because I have
revealed to you everything I heard from my Father.  15:16 You did not choose
me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that remains,
so that whatever you ask the Father in my name he will give you.  15:17 This
I command you—to love one another.
 15:9 “Just as the Father has loved me, I have also loved you; remain in my
love.  15:10 If you obey my commandments, you will remain in my love, just
as I have obeyed my Father’s commandments and remain in his love.  15:11 I
John 15:9-17
321. “Abide in My Love”
 8:21 But he replied to them, “My
Luke
fruit and show that you are my disciples.
 15:1 “I am the true vine and my Father is the gardener.  15:2 He takes away every branch that does not bear fruit in me. He prunes
every branch that bears fruit so that it will bear more fruit.  15:3 You are clean already because of the word that I have spoken to
you.  15:4 Remain in me, and I will remain in you. Just as the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it remains in the vine, so
neither can you unless you remain in me.  15:5 “I am the vine; you are the branches. The one who remains in me—and I in him—
bears much fruit, because apart from me you can accomplish nothing.  15:6 If anyone does not remain in me, he is thrown out like a
branch, and dries up; and such branches are gathered up and thrown into the fire, and are burned up.  15:7 If you remain in me and
my words remain in you, ask whatever you want, and it will be done for you.  15:8 My Father is honored by this, that you bear much
John 15:1-8
up, let us go from here.”
 14:27 “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you; I do not give it to you as the world does. Do not let your hearts be distressed
or lacking in courage.  14:28 You heard me say to you, ‘I am going away and I am coming back to you.’ If you loved me, you would
be glad that I am going to the Father, because the Father is greater than I am.  14:29 I have told you now before it happens, so that
when it happens you may believe.  14:30 I will not speak with you much longer, for the ruler of this world is coming. He has no
power over me,  14:31 but I am doing just what the Father commanded me, so that the world may know that I love the Father. Get
 3:35 For whoever does the will
Luke
Luke
 12:50 For whoever does the
Matt.
Mark
Matt.
319. The Gift of Peace
Jn 132 X 14:26-15:6
Jn 134 X 15:8-12
Jn 135 IV 15:13
Jn 136 X 15:14-16A
Jn 137 IV 15:16B
Jn 138 X 15:17-19
Jn 145 X 15:24-16:2A
Eusebian Canons
The Vine and the
Branches
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Jn 132 X 14:26-15:6
Jn 133 IV 15:7
Jn 134 X 15:8-12
Jn 145 X 15:24-16:2A
Eusebian Canons
The Vine and the
Branches
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Jn 132 X 14:26-15:6
Eusebian Canons
Teaching on the
Holy Spirit
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
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220
Matt.
Mark
Mark
Matt.
Matt.
Luke
Luke
than his teacher, nor a slave greater
than his master.  10:25 It is
enough for the disciple to become
like his teacher, and the slave like
his master. If they have called the
head of the house ‘Beelzebul,’
how much more will they defame
the members of his household!
 10:24 “A disciple is not greater
than his teacher, but everyone
when fully trained will be like his
teacher.
Luke
 6:40 A disciple is not greater
John 15:18-25
(compare no. 318)
323. The Witness of the Paraclete
 13:16 I tell you the solemn truth, the slave is not greater than his master, nor is the one who is sent as a messenger greater
than the one who sent him.
world, the world would love you as its own. However, because you do not belong to the world,
but I chose you out of the world, for this reason the world hates you.  15:20 Remember what I
told you, ‘A slave is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will also persecute
you. If they obeyed my word, they will obey yours too.  15:21 But they will do all these things to
you on account of my name, because they do not know the one who sent me.  15:22 If I had not
come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin. But they no longer have any excuse
for their sin.  15:23 The one who hates me hates my Father too.  15:24 If I had not performed
among them the miraculous deeds that no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin. But now
they have seen the deeds and have hated both me and my Father.  15:25 Now this happened to
fulfill the word that is written in their law, ‘They hated me without reason.’ 1
 15:18 “If the world hates you, be aware that it hated me first.  15:19 If you belonged to the
John 16:1-4
about them. “I did not tell you these things from the beginning because I was with you.
 16:1 “I have told you all these things so that you will not fall away.  16:2 They will put you out of the synagogue, yet a time is
coming when the one who kills you will think he is offering service to God.  16:3 They will do these things because they have not
known the Father or me.  16:4 But I have told you these things so that when their time comes, you will remember that I told you
324. On Persecutions
 15:26 When the Advocate comes, whom I will send you from the Father—the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father—he will
testify about me,  15:27 and you also will testify, because you have been with me from the beginning.
John 15:26-27
Mark
322. The World’s Hatred
Ps 35:19, 69:4
Jn 145 X 15:24-16:2A
Jn 146 I 16:2B-4A
Jn 147 X 16:4B-14
Eusebian Canons
The World’s
Hatred
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Jn 132 X 14:26-15:6
Eusebian Canons
The World’s
Hatred
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
1
Jn 132 X 14:26-15:6
Jn 138 X 15:17-19
Jn 139 III 15:20A
Jn 140 X 15:20B
Jn 141 I 15:21A
Jn 142 III 15:21B
Jn 143 X 15:22
Jn 144 I 15:23
Jn 145 X 15:24-16:2A
Eusebian Canons
The World’s
Hatred
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
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Mark
Mark
Mark
Matt.
Matt.
Matt.
Luke
Luke
Luke
John 16:5-15
326. Sorrow Turned to Joy
John 16:23-28
 16:23 At that time you will ask me nothing. I tell you the solemn truth, whatever you ask the Father in my name he will
give you.  16:24 Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive it, so that your joy may be
complete.  16:25 “I have told you these things in obscure figures of speech; a time is coming when I will no longer speak to you in
obscure figures, but will tell you plainly about the Father.  16:26 At that time you will ask in my name, and I do not say that I will ask
the Father on your behalf.  16:27 For the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me and have believed that I came from
God.  16:28 I came from the Father and entered into the world, but in turn, I am leaving the world and going back to the Father.”
327. Prayer in the Name of Jesus
to one another, “What is the meaning of what he is saying, ‘In a little while you will not see me; again after a little while, you will
see me,’ and, ‘because I am going to the Father’?”  16:18 So they kept on repeating, “What is the meaning of what he says, ‘In a little
while’? We do not understand what he is talking about.”  16:19 Jesus could see that they wanted to ask him about these things, so he
said to them, “Are you asking each other about this—that I said, ‘In a little while you will not see me; again after a little while, you
will see me’?  16:20 I tell you the solemn truth, you will weep and wail, but the world will rejoice; you will be sad, but your sadness
will turn into joy.  16:21 When a woman gives birth, she has distress because her time has come, but when her child is born, she no
longer remembers the suffering because of her joy that a human being has been born into the world.  16:22 So also you have sorrow
now, but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you. 1
 16:16 In a little while you will see me no longer; again after a little while, you will see me.”  16:17 Then some of his disciples said
John 16:16-22
is mine and will tell it to you.
 16:5 But now I am going to the one who sent me, and not one of you is asking me, ‘Where are you going?’  16:6 Instead your hearts
are filled with sadness because I have said these things to you.  16:7 But I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I am going
away. For if I do not go away, the Advocate will not come to you, but if I go, I will send him to you.  16:8 And when he comes, he
will prove the world wrong concerning sin and righteousness and judgment—  16:9 concerning sin, because they do not believe
in me;  16:10 concerning righteousness, because I am going to the Father and you will see me no longer;  16:11 and concerning
judgment, because the ruler of this world has been condemned.  16:12 “I have many more things to say to you, but you cannot bear
them now.  16:13 But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth. For he will not speak on his own authority,
but will speak whatever he hears, and will tell you what is to come.  16:14 He will glorify me, because he will receive from me what
is mine and will tell it to you.  16:15 Everything that the Father has is mine; that is why I said the Spirit will receive from me what
(compare no. 318)
325. The Work of the Paraclete
Isa 66:14 LXX
Jn 145 X 15:24-16:2A
Jn 149 X 16:15B-23A
Jn 150 IV 16:23B-24
Jn 151 X 16:25-30
Jn 153 X 16:33-17:24
Eusebian Canons
The World’s
Hatred
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
1
Jn 145 X 15:24-16:2A
Jn 149 X 16:15B-23A
Eusebian Canons
The World’s
Hatred
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Jn 145 X 15:24-16:2A
Jn 147 X 16:4B-14
Jn 148 III 16:15A
Jn 149 X 16:15B-23A
Eusebian Canons
The World’s
Hatred
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
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Mark
Matt.
Matt.
Luke
Luke
John 16:29-33
John 17:1-26
world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, keep them safe in your name that you have given me, so that they may be one just as
we are one.  17:12 When I was with them I kept them safe and watched over them in your name that you have given me. Not one of
them was lost except the one destined for destruction, so that the scripture could be fulfilled.  17:13 But now I am coming to you, and
I am saying these things in the world, so they may experience my joy completed in themselves.  17:14 I have given them your word,
and the world has hated them, because they do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to the world.  17:15 I am not asking
you to take them out of the world, but that you keep them safe from the evil one.  17:16 They do not belong to the world just as I
do not belong to the world.  17:17 Set them apart in the truth; your word is truth.  17:18 Just as you sent me into the world, so I sent
them into the world.  17:19 And I set myself apart on their behalf, so that they too may be truly set apart.  17:20 “I am not praying
only on their behalf, but also on behalf of those who believe in me through their testimony,  17:21 that they will all be one, just as
you, Father, are in me and I am in you. I pray that they will be in us, so that the world will believe that you sent me.  17:22 The glory
you gave to me I have given to them, that they may be one just as we are one—  17:23 I in them and you in me—that they may be
completely one, so that the world will know that you sent me, and you have loved them just as you have loved me.  17:24 “Father,
I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, so that they can see my glory that you gave me because you loved me
before the creation of the world.  17:25 Righteous Father, even if the world does not know you, I know you, and these men know
that you sent me.  17:26 I made known your name to them, and I will continue to make it known, so that the love you have loved me
with may be in them, and I may be in them.”
 17:1 When Jesus had finished saying these things, he looked upward to heaven and said, “Father, the time has come. Glorify your
Son, so that your Son may glorify you—  17:2 just as you have given him authority over all humanity, so that he may give eternal
life to everyone you have given him.  17:3 Now this is eternal life—that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom
you sent.  17:4 I glorified you on earth by completing the work you gave me to do.  17:5 And now, Father, glorify me at your side
with the glory I had with you before the world was created.  17:6 “I have revealed your name to the men you gave me out of the
world. They belonged to you, and you gave them to me, and they have obeyed your word.  17:7 Now they understand that everything
you have given me comes from you,  17:8 because I have given them the words you have given me. They accepted them and really
understand that I came from you, and they believed that you sent me.  17:9 I am praying on behalf of them. I am not praying on
behalf of the world, but on behalf of those you have given me, because they belong to you.  17:10 Everything I have belongs to you,
and everything you have belongs to me, and I have been glorified by them.  17:11 I am no longer in the world, but they are in the
329. The Intercessory Prayer
may have peace. In the world you have trouble and suffering, but take courage—I have conquered the world.”
 16:29 His disciples said, “Look, now you are speaking plainly and not in obscure figures of speech!  16:30 Now we know that you
know everything and do not need anyone to ask you anything. Because of this we believe that you have come from God.”  16:31 Jesus
replied, “Do you now believe?  16:32 Look, a time is coming—and has come—when you will be scattered, each one to his own
home, and I will be left alone. Yet I am not alone, because my Father is with me.  16:33 I have told you these things so that in me you
328. Prediction of the Disciples’ Flight
Jn 153 X 16:33-17:24
Jn 154 III 17:25A
Jn 155 X 17:25B-26
Eusebian Canons
Jesus Prays
for Believers
Everywhere
Jesus Prays for
the Disciples
Jesus Prays for
the Father to
Glorify Him
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Jn 145 X 15:24-16:2A
Jn 151 X 16:25-30
Jn 152 IV 16:31-32
Jn 153 X 16:33-17:24
Eusebian Canons
The World’s
Hatred
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
223
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Matt. 26:36-46
of Olives.
0 After singing a hymn, they went out to the Mount
place called Gethsemane, and he said to the
disciples, “Sit here while I go over there
and pray.”  26:37 He took with him Peter
and the two sons of Zebedee, and became
anguished and distressed.  26:38 Then he
said to them, “My soul is deeply grieved,
even to the point of death. Remain here
and stay awake with me.”  26:39 Going a
little farther, he threw himself down with
his face to the ground and prayed, “My
Father, if possible, let this cup pass from
me! Yet not what I will, but what you
will.”  26:40 Then he came to the disciples
and found them sleeping. He said to Peter,
“So, couldn’t you stay awake with me
for one hour?  26:41 Stay awake and pray
that you will not fall into temptation.
The spirit is willing, but the flesh is
weak.”  26:42 He went away a second
time and prayed, “My Father, if this cup
cannot be taken away unless I drink it,
your will must be done.”  26:43 He came
again and found them sleeping; they could
not keep their eyes open.  26:44 So leaving
them again, he went away and prayed for
the third time, saying the same thing once
more.  26:45 Then he came to the disciples
and said to them, “Are you still sleeping
and resting? Look, the hour is approaching,
and the Son of Man is betrayed into the
hands of sinners.  26:46 Get up, let us go.
Look! My betrayer is approaching!”  26:3
 26:36 Then Jesus went with them to a
fter singing a hymn, they went out to the Mount
of Olives.
called Gethsemane, and Jesus said
to his disciples, “Sit here while I
pray.”  14:33 He took Peter, James,
and John with him, and became very
troubled and distressed.  14:34 He said
to them, “My soul is deeply grieved,
even to the point of death. Remain here
and stay alert.”  14:35 Going a little
farther, he threw himself to the ground
and prayed that if it were possible the
hour would pass from him.  14:36 He
said, “Abba, Father, all things are
possible for you. Take this cup away
from me. Yet not what I will, but what
you will.”  14:37 Then he came and
found them sleeping, and said to Peter,
“Simon, are you sleeping? Couldn’t you
stay awake for one hour?  14:38 Stay
awake and pray that you will not fall
into temptation. The spirit is willing,
but the flesh is weak.”  14:39 He went
away again and prayed the same
thing.  14:40 When he came again he
found them sleeping; they could not
keep their eyes open. And they did not
know what to tell him.  14:41 He came
a third time and said to them, “Are you
still sleeping and resting? Enough of
that! The hour has come. Look, the Son
of Man is betrayed into the hands of
sinners.  14:42 Get up, let us go. Look!
My betrayer is approaching!”  14:26 A
Mark 14:32-42
 14:32 Then they went to a place
way, as he customarily did, to the Mount
of Olives, and the disciples followed
him.  22:40 When he came to the place,
he said to them, “Pray that you will not
fall into temptation.”  22:41 He went
away from them about a stone’s throw,
knelt down, and prayed,  22:42 “Father,
if you are willing, take this cup away
from me. Yet not my will but yours
be done.”  22:43 [Then an angel
from heaven appeared to him and
strengthened him.]  22:44 And in his
anguish he prayed more earnestly,
and his sweat was like drops of blood
falling to the ground.]  22:45 When
he got up from prayer, he came to the
disciples and found them sleeping,
exhausted from grief.  22:46 So he said
to them, “Why are you sleeping? Get
up and pray that you will not fall into
temptation!”
 22:39 Then Jesus went out and made his
Luke 22:39-46
330. Gethsemane
 14:31 but I am doing just what the Father
commanded me, so that the world may know
that I love the Father. Get up, let us go from
here.”
Jesus went out with his disciples
across the Kidron Valley. There was
an orchard there, and he and his
disciples went into it.  12:27 “Now
my soul is greatly distressed. And
what should I say? ‘Father, deliver
me from this hour’? No, but for
this very reason I have come to this
hour.
John 18:1
 18:1 When he had said these things,
Mt 273 X 25:31-26:1
Mt 291 I 26:36A
Mt 292 VI 26:36B-37
Mt 293 IV 26:38
Mt 294 I 26:39AB
Mt 295 I 26:39C
Mt 296 II 26:40-41A
Mt 297 IV 26:41B
Mt 298 VI 26:42-44
Mt 299 IV 26:45-46
Mk 172 I 14:32A
Mk 173 VI 14:32B-33
Mk 174 IV 14:34
Mk 175 I 14:35-36B
Mk 176 I 14:36C
Mk 177 II 14:37-38A
Mk 178 IV 14:38B
Mk 179 VI 14:39-40
Mk 180 IV 14:41-42
Lk 279 I 22:39
Lk 280 II 22:40
Lk 281 I 22:41
Lk 282 I 22:42
Lk 283 X 22:43-44
Lk 284 II 22:45-46
Jn 156 I 18:1
Eusebian Canons
Betrayal and
Arrest
Gethsemane
On the Mount of
Olives
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Matt. 26:47-56
he was still
speaking, Judas, one of the
twelve, arrived. With him
was a large crowd armed with
swords and clubs, sent by the
chief priests and elders of the
people.  26:48 (Now the betrayer
had given them a sign, saying,
“The one I kiss is the man. Arrest
him!”)  26:49 Immediately he
went up to Jesus and said,
“Greetings, Rabbi,” and kissed
him.  26:50 Jesus said to him,
“Friend, do what you are here
to do.” Then they came and
took hold of Jesus and arrested
him.  26:51 But one of those
with Jesus grabbed his sword,
drew it out, and struck the high
priest’s slave, cutting off his
ear.  26:52 Then Jesus said to
him, “Put your sword back in
its place! For all who take hold
of the sword will die by the
sword.  26:53 Or do you think that
I cannot call on my Father, and
that he would send me more than
twelve legions of angels right
now?  26:54 How then would the
scriptures that say it must happen
this way be fulfilled?”  26:55 At
that moment Jesus said to the
crowd, “Have you come out
with swords and clubs to arrest
me like you would an outlaw?
Day after day I sat teaching in
the temple courts, yet you did
not arrest me.  26:56 But this has
happened so that the scriptures of
the prophets would be fulfilled.”
Then all the disciples left him
and fled.
 26:47 While
was still speaking, Judas, one
of the twelve, arrived. With
him came a crowd armed with
swords and clubs, sent by the
chief priests and experts in the
law and elders.  14:44 (Now the
betrayer had given them a sign,
saying, “The one I kiss is the
man. Arrest him and lead him
away under guard.”)  14:45 When
Judas arrived, he went up to Jesus
immediately and said, “Rabbi!”
and kissed him.  14:46 Then they
took hold of him and arrested
him.  14:47 One of the bystanders
drew his sword and struck the
high priest’s slave, cutting off
his ear.  14:48 Jesus said to them,
“Have you come with swords
and clubs to arrest me like you
would an outlaw?  14:49 Day
after day I was with you, teaching
in the temple courts, yet you
did not arrest me. But this has
happened so that the scriptures
would be fulfilled.”  14:50 Then
all the disciples left him and
fled.  14:51 A young man was
following him, wearing only a
linen cloth. They tried to arrest
him,  14:52 but he ran off naked,
leaving his linen cloth behind.
Mark 14:43-52
 14:43 Right away, while Jesus
suddenly a crowd appeared, and
the man named Judas, one of
the twelve, was leading them.
He walked up to Jesus to kiss
him.  22:48 But Jesus said to him,
“Judas, would you betray the Son
of Man with a kiss?”  22:49 When
those who were around him
saw what was about to happen,
they said, “Lord, should we
use our swords?”  22:50 Then
one of them struck the high
priest’s slave, cutting off his
right ear.  22:51 But Jesus said,
“Enough of this!” And he
touched the man’s ear and healed
him.  22:52 Then Jesus said to
the chief priests, the officers of
the temple guard, and the elders
who had come out to get him,
“Have you come out with swords
and clubs like you would against
an outlaw?  22:53 Day after
day when I was with you in the
temple courts, you did not arrest
me. But this is your hour, and
that of the power of darkness!”
 22:47 While he was still speaking,
Luke 22:47-53
 17:12 When I was with them I kept them safe and watched over them in
your name that you have given me. Not one of them was lost except the one
destined for destruction, so that the scripture could be fulfilled.
 18:36 Jesus replied, “My kingdom is not from this world. If my kingdom
were from this world, my servants would be fighting to keep me from being
handed over to the Jewish authorities. But as it is, my kingdom is not from
here.”  18:20 Jesus replied, “I have spoken publicly to the world. I always
taught in the synagogues and in the temple courts, where all the Jewish
people assemble together. I have said nothing in secret.
place too, because Jesus had met there many times with
his disciples.)  18:3 So Judas obtained a squad of soldiers
and some officers of the chief priests and Pharisees.
They came to the orchard with lanterns and torches and
weapons.  18:4 Then Jesus, because he knew everything
that was going to happen to him, came and asked them,
“Who are you looking for?”  18:5 They replied, “Jesus the
Nazarene.” He told them, “I am he.” (Now Judas, the one
who betrayed him, was standing there with them.)  18:6 So
when Jesus said to them, “I am he,” they retreated and
fell to the ground.  18:7 Then Jesus asked them again,
“Who are you looking for?” And they said, “Jesus the
Nazarene.”  18:8 Jesus replied, “I told you that I am he. If
you are looking for me, let these men go.”  18:9 He said this
to fulfill the word he had spoken, “I have not lost a single
one of those whom you gave me.”  18:10 Then Simon Peter,
who had a sword, pulled it out and struck the high priest’s
slave, cutting off his right ear. (Now the slave’s name was
Malchus.)  18:11 But Jesus said to Peter, “Put your sword
back into its sheath! Am I not to drink the cup that the Father
has given me?”  18:12 Then the squad of soldiers with their
commanding officer and the officers of the Jewish leaders
arrested Jesus and tied him up.
 18:2 (Now Judas, the one who betrayed him, knew the
John 18:2-12
331. Jesus Arrested
Mt 273 X 25:31-26:1
Mt 300 I 26:47
Mt 301 II 26:48-50
Mt 302 I 26:51-52A
Mt 303 X 26:52B-54
Mt 304 I 26:55
Mt 305 VI 26:56
Mk 181 I 14:43
Mk 182 II 14:44-46
Mk 183 I 14:47
Mk 184 I 14:48-49A
Mk 185 VI 14:49B-50
Mk 186 X 14:51-52
Lk 285 I 22:47A
Lk 286 II 22:47B-48
Lk 287 I 22:49-50
Lk 288 X 22:51
Lk 289 I 22:52-53
Jn 157 X 18:2
Jn 158 I 18:3
Jn 159 X 18:4-9
Jn 160 I 18:10-11AB
Jn 161 I 18:11C
Jn 162 I 18:12
Eusebian Canons
Betrayal and
Arrest
Jesus Before
Annas
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
225
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Matt. 26:57-68
 26:57 Now the ones who had
arrested Jesus led him to Caiaphas,
the high priest, in whose house the
experts in the law and the elders
had gathered.  26:58 But Peter was
following him from a distance, all
the way to the high priest’s courtyard.
After going in, he sat with the guards
to see the outcome.  26:59 The chief
priests and the whole Sanhedrin
were trying to find false testimony
against Jesus so that they could put
him to death.  26:60 But they did
not find anything, though many
false witnesses came forward.
Finally two came forward  26:61 and
declared, “This man said, ‘I am able
to destroy the temple of God and
rebuild it in three days.’”  26:62 So
the high priest stood up and said to
him, “Have you no answer? What is
this that they are testifying against
you?”  26:63 But Jesus was silent.
The high priest said to him, “I charge
you under oath by the living God, tell
us if you are the Christ, the Son of
God.”  26:64 Jesus said to him, “You
have said it yourself. But I tell you,
from now on you will see the Son
of Man sitting at the right hand 1 of
the Power and coming on the clouds
of heaven.” 2  26:65 Then the high
priest tore his clothes and declared,
“He has blasphemed! Why do we
still need witnesses? Now you have
heard the blasphemy!  26:66 What
is your verdict?” They answered,
“He is guilty and deserves
death.”  26:67 Then they spat in his
face and struck him with their fists.
And some slapped him,  26:68 saying,
“Prophesy for us, you Christ! Who
hit you?”  
Luke 22:54-67
 22:54 Then they arrested Jesus, led
him away, and brought him into the
high priest’s house. But Peter was
following at a distance.  22:55 When
they had made a fire in the middle of the
courtyard and sat down together, Peter
sat down among them.  22:56 Then a
slave girl, seeing him as he sat in the
firelight, stared at him and said, “This
man was with him too!”  22:57 But
Peter denied it: “Woman, I don’t know
him!”  22:58 Then a little later someone
else saw him and said, “You are one
of them too.” But Peter said, “Man,
I am not!”  22:59 And after about an
hour still another insisted, “Certainly
this man was with him, because he
too is a Galilean.”  22:60 But Peter
said, “Man, I don’t know what you’re
talking about!” At that moment,
while he was still speaking, a rooster
crowed.  22:61 Then the Lord turned
and looked straight at Peter, and Peter
remembered the word of the Lord,
how he had said to him, “Before a
rooster crows today, you will deny
me three times.”  22:62 And he went
outside and wept bitterly.  22:63 Now
the men who were holding Jesus
under guard began to mock him and
beat him.  22:64 They blindfolded him
and asked him repeatedly, “Prophesy!
Who hit you?”  22:65 They also
said many other things against him,
reviling him.  22:66 When day came,
the council of the elders of the people
gathered together, both the chief
priests and the experts in the law.
Then they led Jesus away to their
council  22:67 and said, “If you are the
Christ, tell us.” But he said to them, “If
I tell you, you will not believe,  
John 18:13-24
 18:13 They brought him first to Annas, for
he was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, who
was high priest that year.  18:14 (Now it
was Caiaphas who had advised the Jewish
leaders that it was to their advantage that
one man die for the people.)  18:15 Simon
Peter and another disciple followed them
as they brought Jesus to Annas. (Now the
other disciple was acquainted with the
high priest, and he went with Jesus into the
high priest’s courtyard.)  18:16 But Simon
Peter was left standing outside by the door.
So the other disciple who was acquainted
with the high priest came out and spoke to
the slave girl who watched the door, and
brought Peter inside.  18:17 The girl who
was the doorkeeper said to Peter, “You’re
not one of this man’s disciples too, are
you?” He replied, “I am not.”  18:18 (Now
the slaves and the guards were standing
around a charcoal fire they had made,
warming themselves because it was
cold. Peter also was standing with them,
warming himself.)  18:19 While this was
happening, the high priest questioned
Jesus about his disciples and about his
teaching.  18:20 Jesus replied, “I have
spoken publicly to the world. I always
taught in the synagogues and in the
temple courts, where all the Jewish people
assemble together. I have said nothing in
secret.  18:21 Why do you ask me? Ask
those who heard what I said. They know
what I said.”  18:22 When Jesus had said
this, one of the high priest’s officers who
stood nearby struck him on the face and
said, “Is that the way you answer the high
priest?”  18:23 Jesus replied, “If I have
said something wrong, confirm what is
wrong. But if I spoke correctly, why strike
me?”  18:24 Then Annas sent him, still
tied up, to Caiaphas the high priest.  
332. Jesus before the Sanhedrin (Peter’s Denial)
Mark 14:53-65
 14:53 Then they led Jesus to the
high priest, and all the chief priests
and elders and experts in the law
came together.  14:54 And Peter had
followed him from a distance, up to
the high priest’s courtyard. He was
sitting with the guards and warming
himself by the fire.  14:55 The chief
priests and the whole Sanhedrin
were looking for evidence against
Jesus so that they could put him
to death, but they did not find
anything.  14:56 Many gave false
testimony against him, but their
testimony did not agree.  14:57 Some
stood up and gave this false testimony
against him:  14:58 “We heard him say,
‘I will destroy this temple made with
hands and in three days build another
not made with hands.’”  14:59 Yet
even on this point their testimony
did not agree.  14:60 Then the high
priest stood up before them and
asked Jesus, “Have you no answer?
What is this that they are testifying
against you?”  14:61 But he was
silent and did not answer. Again
the high priest questioned him,
“Are you the Christ, the Son of the
Blessed One?”  14:62 “I am,” said
Jesus, “and you will see the Son of
Man sitting at the right hand 1 of the
Power and coming with the clouds of
heaven.” 2  14:63 Then the high priest
tore his clothes and said, “Why do we
still need witnesses?  14:64 You have
heard the blasphemy! What is your
verdict?” They all condemned him
as deserving death.  14:65 Then some
began to spit on him, and to blindfold
him, and to strike him with their fists,
saying, “Prophesy!” The guards also
took him and beat him.  
Ps 1110:1
Dan 7:13
1
2
Mt 273 X 25:31-26:1
Mt 306 I 26:57
Mt 307 IV 26:58
Mt 308 II 26:59-60A
Mt 309 VI 26:60B-64A
Mt 310 I 26:64B
Mt 311 VI 26:65A
Mt 312 II 26:65B-66
Mt 313 I 26:67-68
Mk 187 I 14:53
Mk 188 IV 14:54
Mk 189 II 14:55-56
Mk 190 VI 14:57-61
Mk 191 I 14:62
Mk 192 VI 14:63A
Mk 193 II 14:63B-64
Mk 194 I 14:65
Lk 290 I 22:54A
Lk 291 I 22:54B-57
Lk 292 I 22:58-61A
Lk 293 II 22:61B-62
Lk 294 I 22:63-65
Lk 295 II 22:66-67A
Lk 296 X 22:67B-68
Lk 297 I 22:69
Lk 298 X 22:70
Lk 299 II 22:71
Jn 163 X 18:13-14
Jn 164 IV 18:15A
Jn 165 X 18:15B
Jn 166 I 18:16A
Jn 167 X 18:16B
Jn 168 I 18:17
Jn 169 X 18:18-19
Jn 170 I 18:20
Jn 171 X 18:21
Jn 172 I 18:22
Jn 173 X 18:23
Jn 174 I 18:24
Eusebian Canons
Condemned by the
Sanhedrin
Jesus Before Annas
Jesus’ Condemnation
and Peter’s
Denials
Jesus Questioned by
Annas
Peter’s First Denial
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
XVI. THE PASSION NARRATIVE
226
Matt. 26:67-75
the courtyard. A slave girl came to him
and said, “You also were with Jesus the
Galilean.”  26:70 But he denied it in front
of them all: “I don’t know what you’re
talking about!”  26:71 When he went out
to the gateway, another slave girl saw him
and said to the people there, “This man was
with Jesus the Nazarene.”  26:72 He denied
it again with an oath, “I do not know the
man!”  26:73 After a little while, those
standing there came up to Peter and said,
“You really are one of them too—even
your accent gives you away!”  26:74 At
that he began to curse, and he swore with
an oath, “I do not know the man!” At that
moment a rooster crowed.  26:75 Then
Peter remembered what Jesus had said:
“Before the rooster crows, you will deny
me three times.” And he went outside and
wept bitterly.
 26:69 Now Peter was sitting outside in
priests and the elders of the people plotted against Jesus
to execute him.  27:2 They tied him up, led him away,
and handed him over to Pilate the governor.
 26:55 At that moment Jesus said to the crowd, “Have
you come out with swords and clubs to arrest me like
you would an outlaw? Day after day I sat teaching in the
temple courts, yet you did not arrest me.
 27:1 When it was early in the morning, all the chief
was sitting outside in the courtyard. A slave girl
came to him and said, “You also were with Jesus the
Galilean.”  26:70 But he denied it in front of them all:
“I don’t know what you’re talking about!”  26:71 When
he went out to the gateway, another slave girl saw him
and said to the people there, “This man was with Jesus
the Nazarene.”  26:72 He denied it again with an oath,
“I do not know the man!”  26:73 After a little while,
those standing there came up to Peter and said, “You
really are one of them too—even your accent gives you
away!”  26:74 At that he began to curse, and he swore
with an oath, “I do not know the man!” At that moment
a rooster crowed.  26:75 Then Peter remembered what
Jesus had said: “Before the rooster crows, you will
deny me three times.” And he went outside and wept
bitterly.
26:67 Then they spat in his face and struck him with their
fists. And some slapped him,  26:68 saying, “Prophesy
for us, you Christ! Who hit you?”  26:69 Now Peter
courtyard, one of the high priest’s slave
girls came by.  14:67 When she saw Peter
warming himself, she looked directly at him
and said, “You also were with that Nazarene,
Jesus.”  14:68 But he denied it: “I don’t even
understand what you’re talking about!” Then
he went out to the gateway, and a rooster
crowed.  14:69 When the slave girl saw him,
she began again to say to the bystanders, “This
man is one of them.”  14:70 But he denied it
again. A short time later the bystanders again
said to Peter, “You must be one of them,
because you are also a Galilean.”  14:71 Then
he began to curse, and he swore with an oath,
“I do not know this man you are talking
about!”  14:72 Immediately a rooster crowed
a second time. Then Peter remembered what
Jesus had said to him: “Before a rooster crows
twice, you will deny me three times.” And he
broke down and wept.
 14:66 Now while Peter was below in the
 14:49 Day after day I was with you, teaching in the
temple courts, yet you did not arrest me. But this has
happened so that the scriptures would be fulfilled.”
priests with the elders and the experts in the law and the
whole Sanhedrin tied Jesus up, led him away, and handed
him over to Pilate.
 15:1 Early in the morning, after forming a plan, the chief
him, and to strike him with their fists, saying, “Prophesy!”
The guards also took him and beat him.  14:66 Now
while Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the high
priest’s slave girls came by.  14:67 When she saw Peter
warming himself, she looked directly at him and said,
“You also were with that Nazarene, Jesus.”  14:68 But
he denied it: “I don’t even understand what you’re
talking about!” Then he went out to the gateway, and a
rooster crowed.  14:69 When the slave girl saw him, she
began again to say to the bystanders, “This man is one of
them.”  14:70 But he denied it again. A short time later
the bystanders again said to Peter, “You must be one of
them, because you are also a Galilean.”  14:71 Then he
began to curse, and he swore with an oath, “I do not know
this man you are talking about!”  14:72 Immediately a
rooster crowed a second time. Then Peter remembered
what Jesus had said to him: “Before a rooster crows twice,
you will deny me three times.” And he broke down and
wept.
Mark 14:65-72
14:65 Then some began to spit on him, and to blindfold
him as he sat in the firelight,
stared at him and said, “This man
was with him too!”  22:57 But
Peter denied it: “Woman, I don’t
know him!”  22:58 Then a little
later someone else saw him
and said, “You are one of them
too.” But Peter said, “Man, I am
not!”  22:59 And after about an hour
still another insisted, “Certainly this
man was with him, because he too
is a Galilean.”  22:60 But Peter said,
“Man, I don’t know what you’re
talking about!” At that moment,
while he was still speaking, a
rooster crowed.  22:61 Then the
Lord turned and looked straight at
Peter, and Peter remembered the
word of the Lord, how he had said
to him, “Before a rooster crows
today, you will deny me three
times.”  22:62 And he went outside
and wept bitterly.
 22:56 Then a slave girl, seeing
 22:63 Now the men who were holding
Jesus under guard began to mock him and
beat him.  22:64 They blindfolded him and
asked him repeatedly, “Prophesy! Who hit
you?”  22:65 They also said many other
things against him, reviling him.
 19:47 Jesus was teaching daily in the temple
courts. The chief priests and the experts in the
law and the prominent leaders among the
people were seeking to assassinate him,
was with you in the temple courts, you did not
arrest me. But this is your hour, and that of the
power of darkness!”
on the Son of Man will be seated
at the right hand 1 of the power
of God.”  22:70 So they all said,
“Are you the Son of God, then?”
He answered them, “You say that
I am.”  22:71 Then they said, “Why
do we need further testimony? We
have heard it ourselves from his
own lips!”  22:53 Day after day when I
22:68 and if I ask you, you will
not answer.  22:69 But from now
Luke 22:68-71
333. Peter’s Denial
 18:15 Simon Peter and another
disciple followed them as they brought
Jesus to Annas. (Now the other disciple
was acquainted with the high priest, and
he went with Jesus into the high priest’s
courtyard.)  18:16 But Simon Peter
was left standing outside by the door. So
the other disciple who was acquainted
with the high priest came out and spoke
to the slave girl who watched the door,
and brought Peter inside.  18:17 The
girl who was the doorkeeper said to
Peter, “You’re not one of this man’s
disciples too, are you?” He replied,
“I am not.”  18:18 (Now the slaves
and the guards were standing around a
charcoal fire they had made, warming
themselves because it was cold. Peter
also was standing with them, warming
himself.)
was standing in the courtyard
warming himself. They said
to him, “You aren’t one of his
disciples too, are you?” Peter
denied it: “I am not!”  18:26 One
of the high priest’s slaves, a
relative of the man whose ear
Peter had cut off, said, “Did I
not see you in the orchard with
him?”  18:27 Then Peter denied
it again, and immediately a
rooster crowed.
 18:25 Meanwhile Simon Peter
temple and in three days I will raise it
up again.”
 2:19 Jesus replied, “Destroy this
standing in the courtyard warming
himself. They said to him, “You aren’t
one of his disciples too, are you?” Peter
denied it: “I am not!”  18:26 One of
the high priest’s slaves, a relative of
the man whose ear Peter had cut off,
said, “Did I not see you in the orchard
with him?”  18:27 Then Peter denied
it again, and immediately a rooster
crowed.
John 18:25-27
18:25 Meanwhile Simon Peter was
1
Ps 1110:1
Mt 273 X 25:31-26:1
Mt 314 I 26:69-70
Mt 315 I 26:71-74
Mt 316 II 26:75
Mk 195 I 14:66-68A
Mk 196 I 14:68B-72A
Mk 197 II 14:72BC
Jn 175 I 18:25-27
Eusebian Canons
Peter’s Denials
Peter’s Second and
Third Denials
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
227
NET Bible Synopsis of the Four Gospels
Matt. 27:1-2
 22:66 When day came, the council of the elders
of the people gathered together, both the chief
priests and the experts in the law. Then they led
Jesus away to their council
up and brought Jesus before Pilate.
Luke 23:1
 23:1 Then the whole group of them rose
335. The Death of Judas
a plan, the chief priests with the elders
and the experts in the law and the whole
Sanhedrin tied Jesus up, led him away,
and handed him over to Pilate.
Mark 15:1
 15:1 Early in the morning, after forming
potter’s field, as the Lord commanded me.” 1
Mark
Luke
John
Caiaphas to the Roman governor’s
residence. (Now it was very early
morning.) They did not go into the
governor’s residence so they would not
be ceremonially defiled, but could eat
the Passover meal.
John 18:28
 18:28 Then they brought Jesus from
 27:3 Now when Judas, who had betrayed him, saw that Jesus had been condemned, he regretted what he had done and returned
the thirty silver coins to the chief priests and the elders,  27:4 saying, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood!” But they said,
“What is that to us? You take care of it yourself!”  27:5 So Judas threw the silver coins into the temple and left. Then he went out and
hanged himself.  27:6 The chief priests took the silver and said, “It is not lawful to put this into the temple treasury, since it is blood
money.”  27:7 After consulting together they bought the Potter’s Field with it, as a burial place for foreigners.  27:8 For this reason
that field has been called the “Field of Blood” to this day.  27:9 Then what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled: “They
took the thirty silver coins, the price of the one whose price had been set by the people of Israel,  27:10 and they gave them for the
Matt. 27:3-10
all the chief priests and the elders of the
people plotted against Jesus to execute
him.  27:2 They tied him up, led him
away, and handed him over to Pilate
the governor.
 27:1 When it was early in the morning,
334. Jesus Delivered to Pilate
1
Zech 11:12-13
Mt 319 X 27:3-10
Eusebian Canons
Judas’ Suicide
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Mt 317 II 27:1
Mt 318 I 27:2
Mk 198 II 15:1A
Mk 199 I 15:1B
Lk 300 I 23:1
Jn 176 I 18:28AB
Jn 177 X 18:28C-32
Eusebian Canons
Jesus Brought
Before Pilate
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
XVI. THE PASSION NARRATIVE
228
Matt. 27:11-14
Jesus stood
before the governor, and
the governor asked him,
“Are you the king of the
Jews?” Jesus said, “You
say so.”  27:12 But when
he was accused by the chief
priests and the elders, he did
not respond.  27:13 Then
Pilate said to him, “Don’t
you hear how many
charges they are bringing
against you?”  27:14 But
he did not answer even
one accusation, so that
the governor was quite
amazed.
 26:53 Or do you think that I
cannot call on my Father, and
that he would send me more than
twelve legions of angels right
now?
 27:11 Then
Mark 15:2-5
Pilate asked
him, “Are you the
king of the Jews?”
He replied, “You say
so.”  15:3 Then the chief
priests began to accuse
him repeatedly.  15:4 So
Pilate asked him again,
“Have you nothing to
say? See how many
charges they are bringing
against you!”  15:5 But
Jesus made no further
reply, so that Pilate was
amazed.
 15:2 So
Luke 23:2-5
John 18:29-38
into the governor’s residence and said to Jesus, “Where do you come from?” But Jesus gave him
no answer.  19:10 So Pilate said, “Do you refuse to speak to me? Don’t you know I have the
authority to release you, and to crucify you?”  19:11 Jesus replied, “You would have no authority
over me at all, unless it was given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed me over
to you is guilty of greater sin.”  19:12 From this point on, Pilate tried to release him. But the
Jewish leaders shouted out, “If you release this man, you are no friend of Caesar! Everyone who
claims to be a king opposes Caesar!”  19:13 When Pilate heard these words he brought Jesus
outside and sat down on the judgment seat in the place called “The Stone Pavement” (Gabbatha
in Aramaic).  19:14 (Now it was the day of preparation for the Passover, about noon.) Pilate said
to the Jewish leaders, “Look, here is your king!”  19:15 Then they shouted out, “Away with him!
Away with him! Crucify him!” Pilate asked, “Shall I crucify your king?” The high priests replied,
“We have no king except Caesar!”
 19:8 When Pilate heard what they said, he was more afraid than ever,  19:9 and he went back
 23:9 So Herod questioned him
at considerable length; Jesus gave
him no answer.  23:10 The chief
priests and the experts in the law
were there, vehemently accusing
him.  23:13 Then Pilate called
together the chief priests, the rulers,
and the people,  23:14 and said to
them, “You brought me this man as
one who was misleading the people.
When I examined him before you,
I did not find this man guilty of
anything you accused him of doing.
him yourselves and pass judgment on him according to your own law!” The
Jewish leaders replied, “We cannot legally put anyone to death.”  18:32 (This
happened to fulfill the word Jesus had spoken when he indicated what kind
of death he was going to die.)  18:33 So Pilate went back into the governor’s
residence, summoned Jesus, and asked him, “Are you the king of the
Jews?”  18:34 Jesus replied, “Are you saying this on your own initiative, or
have others told you about me?”  18:35 Pilate answered, “I am not a Jew, am
I? Your own people and your chief priests handed you over to me. What have
you done?”  18:36 Jesus replied, “My kingdom is not from this world. If my
kingdom were from this world, my servants would be fighting to keep me
from being handed over to the Jewish authorities. But as it is, my kingdom
is not from here.”  18:37 Then Pilate said, “So you are a king!” Jesus replied,
“You say that I am a king. For this reason I was born, and for this reason I
came into the world—to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the
truth listens to my voice.”  18:38 Pilate asked, “What is truth?” When he had
said this he went back outside to the Jewish leaders and announced, “I find no
basis for an accusation against him.
 18:29 So Pilate came outside to them and said, “What accusation do you
bring against this man?”  18:30 They replied, “If this man were not a criminal,
we would not have handed him over to you.”  18:31 Pilate told them, “Take
him, saying, “We found this
man subverting our nation,
forbidding us to pay the
tribute tax to Caesar and
claiming that he himself
is Christ, a king.”  23:3 So
Pilate asked Jesus, “Are
you the king of the Jews?”
He replied, “You say
so.”  23:4 Then Pilate said
to the chief priests and the
crowds, “I find no basis
for an accusation against
this man.”  23:5 But they
persisted in saying, “He
incites the people by teaching
throughout all Judea. It
started in Galilee and ended
up here!”
 23:2 They began to accuse
(compare no. 338)
336. The Trial before Pilate
Mt 320 I 27:11
Mt 321 IV 27:12-14
Mk 200 I 15:2
Mk 201 IV 15:3-5
Lk 301 X 23:2
Lk 302 I 23:3
Lk 303 IX 23:4
Lk 304 X 23:5-9
Jn 177 X 18:28C-32
Jn 178 I 18:33
Jn 179 X 18:34-36
Jn 180 I 18:37A
Jn 181 X 18:37B-38A
Jn 182 IX 18:38B
Eusebian Canons
Jesus and Pilate
Jesus Brought
Before Pilate
Pilate Questions
Jesus
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Matt. 27:12
Matt.
Mark
Luke 23:6-12
he sent him over to Herod, who also happened to be in Jerusalem at that
time.  23:8 When Herod saw Jesus, he was very glad, for he had long
desired to see him, because he had heard about him and was hoping to
see him perform some miraculous sign.  23:9 So Herod questioned him at
considerable length; Jesus gave him no answer.  23:10 The chief priests and
the experts in the law were there, vehemently accusing him.  23:11 Even
Herod with his soldiers treated him with contempt and mocked him. Then,
dressing him in elegant clothes, Herod sent him back to Pilate.  23:12 That
very day Herod and Pilate became friends with each other, for prior to this
they had been enemies.
 23:6 Now when Pilate heard this, he asked whether the man was a
Galilean.  23:7 When he learned that he was from Herod’s jurisdiction,
I have found him guilty of no crime deserving death. I will therefore flog him and release
him.”
 23:4 Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, “I find no basis for an accusation
against this man.”  23:22 A third time he said to them, “Why? What wrong has he done?
John
Jewish leaders and announced, “I find no basis for an accusation against him.
 18:38 Pilate asked, “What is truth?” When he had said this he went back outside to the
John 18:38b
(compare no. 336)
338. Pilate Declares Jesus Innocent
again, “Have you nothing to say? See how
many charges they are bringing against you!”
Mark 15:3-4
 15:3 Then the chief priests began to accuse
him repeatedly.  15:4 So Pilate asked him
Luke 23:13-16
 23:13 Then Pilate called together the chief priests, the rulers, and
the people,  23:14 and said to them, “You brought me this man as
one who was misleading the people. When I examined him before
you, I did not find this man guilty of anything you accused him of
doing.  23:15 Neither did Herod, for he sent him back to us. Look, he
has done nothing deserving death.  23:16 I will therefore have him
flogged and release him.”
priests and the elders, he did not respond.
 27:12 But when he was accused by the chief
337. Jesus before Herod
Lk 307 IX 23:13-14
Lk 308 X 23:15-16
Eusebian Canons
Jesus Brought
Before the
Crowd
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Lk 304 X 23:5-9
Lk 305 II 23:10
Lk 306 X 23:11-12
Eusebian Canons
Jesus Brought
Before Herod
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Matt. 27:15-23
accustomed to release one prisoner to the
crowd, whomever they wanted.  27:16 At that
time they had in custody a notorious prisoner
named Jesus Barabbas.  27:17 So after they had
assembled, Pilate said to them, “Whom do you
want me to release for you, Jesus Barabbas or
Jesus who is called the Christ?”  27:18 (For he
knew that they had handed him over because of
envy.)  27:19 As he was sitting on the judgment
seat, his wife sent a message to him: “Have
nothing to do with that innocent man; I have
suffered greatly as a result of a dream about
him today.”  27:20 But the chief priests and the
elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas
and to have Jesus killed.  27:21 The governor
asked them, “Which of the two do you want me
to release for you?” And they said, “Barabbas!
”  27:22 Pilate said to them, “Then what should
I do with Jesus who is called the Christ?” They
all said, “Crucify him!”  27:23 He asked, “Why?
What wrong has he done?” But they shouted
more insistently, “Crucify him!”
 27:15 During the feast the governor was
to release one prisoner to the people,
whomever they requested.  15:7 A man
named Barabbas was imprisoned with
rebels who had committed murder
during an insurrection.  15:8 Then the
crowd came up and began to ask Pilate
to release a prisoner for them, as was
his custom.  15:9 So Pilate asked them,
“Do you want me to release the king
of the Jews for you?”  15:10 (For he
knew that the chief priests had handed
him over because of envy.)  15:11 But
the chief priests stirred up the
crowd to have him release Barabbas
instead.  15:12 So Pilate spoke to them
again, “Then what do you want me
to do with the one you call king of
the Jews?”  15:13 They shouted back,
“Crucify him!”  15:14 Pilate asked them,
“Why? What has he done wrong?” But
they shouted more insistently, “Crucify
him!”
Mark 15:6-14
 15:6 During the feast it was customary
to release one individual for them
at the feast.)”]  23:18 But they all
shouted out together, “Take this
man away! Release Barabbas for
us!”  23:19 (This was a man who
had been thrown into prison for
an insurrection started in the city,
and for murder.)  23:20 Pilate
addressed them once again
because he wanted to release
Jesus.  23:21 But they kept on
shouting, “Crucify, crucify
him!”  23:22 A third time he said
to them, “Why? What wrong
has he done? I have found him
guilty of no crime deserving
death. I will therefore flog him
and release him.”  23:23 But they
were insistent, demanding with
loud shouts that he be crucified.
And their shouts prevailed.
 23:17 [“(Now he was obligated
Luke 23:17-23
339. Jesus or Barabbas?
I release one prisoner for you at
the Passover. So do you want me
to release for you the king of the
Jews?”  18:40 Then they shouted back,
“Not this man, but Barabbas!” (Now
Barabbas was a revolutionary.)
John 18:39-40
 18:39 But it is your custom that
Mt 322 II 27:15
Mt 323 IV 27:16-18
Mt 324 X 27:19
Mt 325 I 27:20-21
Mt 326 I 27:22-23
Mk 202 II 15:6
Mk 203 IV 15:7-10
Mk 204 I 15:11
Mk 205 I 15:12-14
Lk 309 II 23:17 (in
note)
Lk 310 I 23:18-19
Lk 311 I 23:20-21
Lk 312 IX 23:22
Lk 313 I 23:23
Jn 183 IV 18:39
Jn 184 I 18:40
Eusebian Canons
Jesus and
Barabbas
Jesus and Pilate
Jesus Brought
Before the
Crowd
Pilate Questions
Jesus
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Matt. 27:28-31a
 27:26 Then he released Barabbas for them.
But after he had Jesus flogged, he handed him
over to be crucified.
after braiding a crown of thorns, they
put it on his head. They put a staff
in his right hand, and kneeling down
before him, they mocked him: “Hail,
king of the Jews!”  27:30 They spat on
him and took the staff and struck him
repeatedly on the head.  27:31 When
they had mocked him, they stripped
him of the robe and put his own
clothes back on him. Then they led
him away to crucify him.  
 27:28 They stripped him and put a
scarlet robe around him,  27:29 and
 15:15 Because he wanted to satisfy the crowd,
Pilate released Barabbas for them. Then, after
he had Jesus flogged, he handed him over to be
crucified.
and after braiding a crown of thorns,
they put it on him.  15:18 They
began to salute him: “Hail, king of
the Jews!”  15:19 Again and again
they struck him on the head with
a staff and spit on him. Then they
knelt down and paid homage to
him.  15:20 When they had finished
mocking him, they stripped him of
the purple cloak and put his own
clothes back on him. Then they led
him away to crucify him.  
Mark 15:17-20a
 15:17 They put a purple cloak on him
Luke
braided a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and they clothed him in
a purple robe.  19:3 They came up to him again and again and said, “Hail,
king of the Jews!” And they struck him repeatedly in the face.  19:4 Again
Pilate went out and said to the Jewish leaders, “Look, I am bringing him
out to you, so that you may know that I find no reason for an accusation
against him.”  19:5 So Jesus came outside, wearing the crown of thorns and
the purple robe. Pilate said to them, “Look, here is the man!”  19:6 When
the chief priests and their officers saw him, they shouted out, “Crucify
him! Crucify him!” Pilate said, “You take him and crucify him! Certainly
I find no reason for an accusation against him!”  19:7 The Jewish leaders
replied, “We have a law, and according to our law he ought to die,
because he claimed to be the Son of God!”  19:8 When Pilate heard what
they said, he was more afraid than ever,  19:9 and he went back into the
governor’s residence and said to Jesus, “Where do you come from?” But
Jesus gave him no answer.  19:10 So Pilate said, “Do you refuse to speak
to me? Don’t you know I have the authority to release you, and to crucify
you?”  19:11 Jesus replied, “You would have no authority over me at all,
unless it was given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed me
over to you is guilty of greater sin.”  19:12 From this point on, Pilate tried
to release him. But the Jewish leaders shouted out, “If you release this man,
you are no friend of Caesar! Everyone who claims to be a king opposes
Caesar!”  19:13 When Pilate heard these words he brought Jesus outside and
sat down on the judgment seat in the place called “The Stone Pavement”
(Gabbatha in Aramaic).  19:14 (Now it was the day of preparation for the
Passover, about noon.) Pilate said to the Jewish leaders, “Look, here is your
king!”  19:15 Then they shouted out, “Away with him! Away with him!
Crucify him!” Pilate asked, “Shall I crucify your king?” The high priests
replied, “We have no king except Caesar!”
 19:1 Then Pilate took Jesus and had him flogged severely.  19:2 The soldiers
John 19:1-15
340. “Behold the Man!”
Jn 185 IV 19:1-3
Jn 186 IX 19:4
Jn 187 IV 19:5
Jn 188 I 19:6A
Jn 189 X 19:6BC
Jn 190 IX 19:6D
Jn 191 X 19:7
Jn 192 IV 19:8-9
Jn 193 X 19:10-14
Jn 194 I 19:15A
Jn 195 X 19:15B
Eusebian Canons
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Release Jesus
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do nothing, but that instead a riot was
starting, he took some water, washed his
hands before the crowd and said, “I am
innocent of this man’s blood. You take
care of it yourselves!”  27:25 In reply
all the people said, “Let his blood be on
us and on our children!”  27:26 Then he
released Barabbas for them. But after
he had Jesus flogged, he handed him
over to be crucified.
 27:24 When Pilate saw that he could
crowd, Pilate released Barabbas for
them. Then, after he had Jesus flogged,
he handed him over to be crucified.
Mark 15:15
 15:15 Because he wanted to satisfy the
released the man they asked for,
who had been thrown in prison for
insurrection and murder. But he handed
Jesus over to their will.
 23:24 So Pilate decided that their
demand should be granted.  23:25 He
Luke 23:24-25
to them to be crucified. So they took
Jesus,
John 19:16
 19:16 Then Pilate handed him over
341. Pilate Delivers Jesus to be Crucified
Mt 327 X 27:24-25
Mt 328 I 27:26
Mk 206 I 15:15
Lk 314 I 23:24-25
Jn 196 I 19:16
Eusebian Canons
Jesus and
Barabbas
Jesus Brought
Before the
Crowd
Jesus is
Condemned
and Mocked
Pilate Tries to
Release Jesus
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 27:38 Then two outlaws were crucified with him,
one on his right and one on his left.
they stripped him of the robe and put
his own clothes back on him. Then they
led him away to crucify him.  27:32 As
they were going out, they found a man
from Cyrene named Simon, whom they
forced to carry his cross.
 27:31 When they had mocked him,
Matt. 27:31b-32
Luke
 15:27 And they crucified two outlaws with him,
one on his right and one on his left.
him, they stripped him of the purple
cloak and put his own clothes back
on him. Then they led him away to
crucify him.  15:21 The soldiers forced
a passer-by to carry his cross, Simon of
Cyrene, who was coming in from the
country (he was the father of Alexander
and Rufus).
 15:20 When they had finished mocking
Simon of Cyrene, who was coming
in from the country. They placed the
cross on his back and made him carry
it behind Jesus.  23:27 A great number
of the people followed him, among
them women who were mourning
and wailing for him.  23:28 But Jesus
turned to them and said, “Daughters
of Jerusalem, do not weep for me,
but weep for yourselves and for your
children.  23:29 For this is certain: The
days are coming when they will say,
‘Blessed are the barren, the wombs that
never bore children, and the breasts
that never nursed!’  23:30 Then they
will begin to say to the mountains,
‘Fall on us!’ and to the hills, ‘Cover
us!’ 1  23:31 For if such things are done
when the wood is green, what will
happen when it is dry?”  23:32 Two
other criminals were also led away to
be executed with him.
 19:18 There they crucified him along with two
others, one on each side, with Jesus in the middle.
he went out to the place called “The
Place of the Skull” (called in Aramaic
Golgotha).
 19:17 and carrying his own cross
John 19:17a
John 19:2-3
 19:2 The soldiers braided a crown of thorns
and put it on his head, and they clothed him in
a purple robe.  19:3 They came up to him again
and again and said, “Hail, king of the Jews!” And
they struck him repeatedly in the face.
 23:26 As they led him away, they seized
Luke 23:26-32
343. The Road to Golgotha
Mark 15:16-20a
 15:16 So the soldiers led him into the palace (that
is, the governor’s residence) and called together
the whole cohort.  15:17 They put a purple cloak
on him and after braiding a crown of thorns, they
put it on him.  15:18 They began to salute him:
“Hail, king of the Jews!”  15:19 Again and again
they struck him on the head with a staff and spit
on him. Then they knelt down and paid homage
to him.  15:20 When they had finished mocking
him, they stripped him of the purple cloak and
put his own clothes back on him. Then they led
him away to crucify him.
Mark 15:20b-21
Matt. 27:27-31a
 27:27 Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into
the governor’s residence and gathered the whole
cohort around him.  27:28 They stripped him and
put a scarlet robe around him,  27:29 and after
braiding a crown of thorns, they put it on his head.
They put a staff in his right hand, and kneeling down
before him, they mocked him: “Hail, king of the
Jews!”  27:30 They spat on him and took the staff
and struck him repeatedly on the head.  27:31 When
they had mocked him, they stripped him of the robe
and put his own clothes back on him. Then they led
him away to crucify him.
342. Jesus Mocked by the Soldiers
1
Hos 10:8
Mt 330 VI 27:30-31
Mt 331 I 27:32
Mk 208 VI 15:20
Mk 209 I 15:21
Lk 315 I 23:26
Lk 316 X 23:27
Lk 317 I 23:32
Jn 197 I 19:17-18A
Eusebian Canons
Pilate Tries to
Release Jesus
The Crucifixion
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Mt 329 IV 27:27-29
Mt 330 VI 27:30-31
Mk 207 IV 15:16-19
Mk 208 VI 15:20
Eusebian Canons
Jesus is
Condemned
and Mocked
Jesus is Mocked
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Matt. 27:33-37
crucified with him, one on his right and one
on his left.  27:55 Many women who had
followed Jesus from Galilee and given him
support were also there, watching from a
distance.  27:56 Among them were Mary
Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and
Joseph, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.
Golgotha (which means “Place of
the Skull”)  27:34 and offered Jesus
wine mixed with gall to drink. But
after tasting it, he would not drink
it.  27:35 When they had crucified
him, they divided his clothes by
throwing dice. 1  27:36 Then they
sat down and kept guard over him
there.  27:37 Above his head they
put the charge against him, which
read: “This is Jesus, the king of
the Jews.”  27:38 Then two outlaws were
 27:33 They came to a place called
 14:40 When he came again he found them
sleeping; they could not keep their eyes
open. And they did not know what to tell
him.  14:41 He came a third time and said
to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting?
Enough of that! The hour has come. Look,
the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of
sinners.
two outlaws with him, one on his right and one
on his left.
called Golgotha (which is translated,
“Place of the Skull”).  15:23 They
offered him wine mixed with myrrh,
but he did not take it.  15:24 Then
they crucified him and divided
his clothes, throwing dice 1 for
them, to decide what each would
take.  15:25 It was nine o’clock in
the morning when they crucified
him.  15:26 The inscription of the
charge against him read, “The king
of the Jews.”  15:27 And they crucified
Mark 15:22-26
 15:22 They brought Jesus to a place
 23:38 There was also an inscription
over him, “This is the king of the
Jews.”  23:49 And all those who knew
Jesus stood at a distance, and the women
who had followed him from Galilee saw
these things.
the place that is called “The
Skull,” they crucified him
there, along with the criminals,
one on his right and one on
his left.  23:34 [But Jesus said,
“Father, forgive them, for
they don’t know what they are
doing.”] Then they threw dice
to divide his clothes. 1
 23:33 So when they came to
Luke 23:33-34
344. The Crucifixion
the place called “The Place of the Skull” (called in
Aramaic Golgotha).  19:18 There they crucified him
along with two others, one on each side, with Jesus
in the middle.  19:19 Pilate also had a notice written
and fastened to the cross, which read: “Jesus the
Nazarene, the king of the Jews.”  19:20 Thus many
of the Jewish residents of Jerusalem read this notice,
because the place where Jesus was crucified was
near the city, and the notice was written in Aramaic,
Latin, and Greek.  19:21 Then the chief priests of the
Jews said to Pilate, “Do not write, ‘The king of the
Jews,’ but rather, ‘This man said, I am king of the
Jews.’”  19:22 Pilate answered, “What I have written, I
have written.”  19:23 Now when the soldiers crucified
Jesus, they took his clothes and made four shares,
one for each soldier, and the tunic remained. (Now
the tunic was seamless, woven from top to bottom
as a single piece.)  19:24 So the soldiers said to one
another, “Let’s not tear it, but throw dice to see who
will get it.” This took place to fulfill the scripture that
says, “They divided my garments among them, and
for my clothing they threw dice.” 1 So the soldiers
did these things.  19:25 Now standing beside Jesus’
cross were his mother, his mother’s sister, Mary the
wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.  19:26 So when
Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved
standing there, he said to his mother, “Woman, look,
here is your son!”  19:27 He then said to his disciple,
“Look, here is your mother!” From that very time the
disciple took her into his own home.
John 19:17b-27
 19:17 and carrying his own cross he went out to
1
Ps 22:18
Mt 332 I 27:33
Mt 333 IV 27:34
Mt 334 I 27:35-36
Mt 335 I 27:37
Mk 210 I 15:22
Mk 211 IV 15:23
Mk 212 I 15:24
Mk 213 X 15:25
Mk 214 I 15:26
Lk 318 I 23:33A
Lk 319 I 23:33B
Lk 320 X 23:34A
Lk 321 I 23:34B-35A
Jn 197 I 19:17-18A
Jn 198 I 19:18B
Jn 199 I 19:19
Jn 200 X 19:20-22
Jn 201 I 19:23-24B
Jn 202 X 19:24C
(=19:25 NRSV)
-27
Eusebian Canons
Pilate Tries to
Release Jesus
The Crucifixion
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Matt. 27:38-43
two
outlaws
were
crucified with him, one on his right
and one on his left.  27:39 Those who
passed by defamed him, shaking their
heads  27:40 and saying, “You who
can destroy the temple and rebuild
it in three days, save yourself! If you
are God’s Son, come down from the
cross!”  27:41 In the same way even the
chief priests—together with the experts
in the law and elders—were mocking
him:  27:42 “He saved others, but he
cannot save himself! He is the king of
Israel! If he comes down now from the
cross, we will believe in him!  27:43 He
trusts in God—let God, if he wants to,
deliver him now 1 because he said, ‘I
am God’s Son’!”  
with him also spoke abusively to
him.
 27:44 The robbers who were crucified
Matt. 27:44
 27:37 Above his head they put the charge against
him, which read: “This is Jesus, the king of the
Jews.”
sponge, filled it with sour wine, put it on a stick,
and gave it to him to drink.
27:48 Immediately one of them ran and got a
 27:38 Then
Israel, come down from the cross
now, that we may see and believe!”
Those who were crucified with him
also spoke abusively to him.
 15:32 Let the Christ, the king of
Mark 15:32b
read, “The king of the Jews.”
 23:33 So when they came to the place that is
called “The Skull,” they crucified him there, along
with the criminals, one on his right and one on his
left.
watching, but the rulers ridiculed him,
saying, “He saved others. Let him save
himself if he is the Christ of God, his
chosen one!”  23:36 The soldiers also
mocked him, coming up and offering
him sour wine,  23:37 and saying, “If
you are the king of the Jews, save
yourself!”  23:38 There was also an
inscription over him, “This is the king
of the Jews.”
Luke 23:35-38
 23:35 The people also stood there
John 19:18
him, saying, “Don’t you fear God, since you are under the same sentence of
condemnation?  23:41 And we rightly so, for we are getting what we deserve
for what we did, but this man has done nothing wrong.”  23:42 Then he said,
“Jesus, remember me when you come in your kingdom.”  23:43 And Jesus
said to him, “I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in paradise.”
John
to the cross, which read: “Jesus the Nazarene, the
king of the Jews.”
19:19 Pilate also had a notice written and fastened
put a sponge soaked in sour wine on a branch of
hyssop and lifted it to his mouth.  
19:29 A jar full of sour wine was there, so they
 19:18 There they crucified him along with two
others, one on each side, with Jesus in the middle.  
 23:39 One of the criminals who was hanging there railed at him, saying,
“Aren’t you the Christ? Save yourself and us!”  23:40 But the other rebuked
Luke 23:39-43
346. The Two Thieves
15:26 The inscription of the charge against him
 15:36 Then someone ran, filled a sponge with
sour wine, put it on a stick, and gave it to him to
drink, saying, “Leave him alone! Let’s see if Elijah
will come to take him down!”  
with him, one on his right and one on
his left.  15:28 [“And the scripture was
fulfilled that says, ‘He was counted
with the lawless ones.’”]  15:29 Those
who passed by defamed him, shaking
their heads and saying, “Aha! You who
can destroy the temple and rebuild it
in three days,  15:30 save yourself and
come down from the cross!”  15:31 In
the same way even the chief priests—
together with the experts in the law—
were mocking him among themselves:
“He saved others, but he cannot save
himself!  15:32 Let the Christ, the king
of Israel, come down from the cross
now, that we may see and believe!”
Those who were crucified with him
also spoke abusively to him.
Mark 15:27-32a
 15:27 And they crucified two outlaws
345. Jesus Derided on the Cross
Ps 22:18
Mt 339 II 27:44
Mk 218 II 15:31-32A
Mk 219 II 15:32B
Lk 325 II 23:39
Lk 326 X 23:40-43
Eusebian Canons
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Mt 336 I 27:38
Mt 337 VI 27:39-40
Mt 338 II 27:41-43
Mk 215 I 15:27
Mk 216 VIII 15:28 (in
note)
Mk 217 VI 15:29-30
Mk 218 II 15:31-32A
Mk 219 II 15:32B
Lk 321 I 23:34B-35A
Lk 322 II 23:35B
Lk 323 II 23:36-37
Lk 324 I 23:38
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236
Matt. 27:45-54
Jesus shouted with a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema
sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why
have you forsaken me?” 1  27:47 When some of
the bystanders heard it, they said, “This man is
calling for Elijah.”  27:48 Immediately one of them
ran and got a sponge, filled it with sour wine, put
it on a stick, and gave it to him to drink.  27:49 But
the rest said, “Leave him alone! Let’s see if
Elijah will come to save him.”  27:50 Then Jesus
cried out again with a loud voice and gave up his
spirit.  27:51 Just then the temple curtain was torn
in two, from top to bottom. The earth shook and
the rocks were split apart.  27:52 And tombs were
opened, and the bodies of many saints who had
died were raised.  27:53 (They came out of the
tombs after his resurrection and went into the holy
city and appeared to many people.)  27:54 Now
when the centurion and those with him who were
guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and what took
place, they were extremely terrified and said,
“Truly this one was God’s Son!”
 27:45 Now from noon until three, darkness came
over all the land.  27:46 At about three o’clock
came over the whole land until three
in the afternoon.  15:34 Around three
o’clock Jesus cried out with a loud voice,
“Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which
means, “My God, my God, why have you
forsaken me?” 1  15:35 When some of the
bystanders heard it they said, “Listen, he is
calling for Elijah!”  15:36 Then someone
ran, filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on
a stick, and gave it to him to drink, saying,
“Leave him alone! Let’s see if Elijah will
come to take him down!”  15:37 But Jesus
cried out with a loud voice and breathed
his last.  15:38 And the temple curtain was
torn in two, from top to bottom.  15:39 Now
when the centurion, who stood in front of
him, saw how he died, he said, “Truly this
man was God’s Son!”
Mark 15:33-39
 15:33 Now when it was noon, darkness
 23:36 The soldiers also mocked him,
coming up and offering him sour wine,
and darkness came over the
whole land until three in the aft
ernoon,  23:45 because the sun’s
light failed. The temple curtain
was torn in two.  23:46 Then
Jesus, calling out with a loud
voice, said, “Father, into your
hands I commit my spirit!” 2
And after he said this he
breathed his last.  23:47 Now
when the centurion saw what
had happened, he praised God
and said, “Certainly this man
was innocent!”  23:48 And all
the crowds that had assembled
for this spectacle, when they saw
what had taken place, returned
home beating their breasts.
 23:44 It was now about noon,
Luke 23:44-48
347. The Death of Jesus
that by this time everything
was completed, said (in order
to fulfill the scripture), “I am
thirsty!”  19:29 A jar full of sour
wine was there, so they put a
sponge soaked in sour wine on
a branch of hyssop and lifted it
to his mouth.  19:30 When he
had received the sour wine, Jesus
said, “It is completed!” Then he
bowed his head and gave up his
spirit.
John 19:28-30
 19:28 After this Jesus, realizing
Ps 22:1
Ps 31:5
1
2
Mt 340 II 27:45
Mt 341 VI 27:46-47
Mt 342 II 27:48-49
Mt 343 I 27:50
Mt 344 II 27:51A
Mt 345 X 27:51B-53
Mt 346 II 27:54
Mk 220 II 15:33
Mk 221 VI 15:34-35
Mk 222 II 15:36
Mk 223 I 15:37
Mk 224 II 15:38
Mk 225 II 15:39
Lk 327 II 23:44-45A
Lk 328 II 23:45B
Lk 329 I 23:46
Lk 330 II 23:47
Lk 331 X 23:48-49
Jn 203 IV 19:28-30A
Jn 204 I 19:30B
Eusebian Canons
Jesus’ Death
The Crucifixion
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Matt. 27:55-56
Matt.
Mark
Luke
stood at a distance, and the women who
had followed him from Galilee saw
these things.
Luke 23:49
 23:49 And all those who knew Jesus
were his mother, his mother’s sister,
Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary
Magdalene.  19:26 So when Jesus saw
his mother and the disciple whom he
loved standing there, he said to his
mother, “Woman, look, here is your
son!”  19:27 He then said to his disciple,
“Look, here is your mother!” From that
very time the disciple took her into his
own home.
John 19:25-27
 19:25 Now standing beside Jesus’ cross
Sabbath was an especially important one), the Jewish leaders asked Pilate to have the victims’ legs broken and the bodies taken
down.  19:32 So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the two men who had been crucified with Jesus, first the one and then the
other.  19:33 But when they came to Jesus and saw that he was already dead, they did not break his legs.  19:34 But one of the soldiers
pierced his side with a spear, and blood and water flowed out immediately.  19:35 And the person who saw it has testified (and his
testimony is true, and he knows that he is telling the truth), so that you also may believe.  19:36 For these things happened so that
the scripture would be fulfilled, “Not a bone of his will be broken.” 1  19:37 And again another scripture says, “They will look on
the one whom they have pierced.” 2
 19:31 Then, because it was the day of preparation, so that the bodies should not stay on the crosses on the Sabbath (for that
349. Jesus’ Side Pierced
from a distance. Among them were
Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother
of James the younger and of Joses, and
Salome.  15:41 When he was in Galilee,
they had followed him and given him
support. Many other women who had
come up with him to Jerusalem were
there too.
Mark 15:40-41
 15:40 There were also women, watching
John 19:31-37
Jesus from Galilee and given him
support were also there, watching from
a distance.  27:56 Among them were
Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of
James and Joseph, and the mother of
the sons of Zebedee.
 27:55 Many women who had followed
348. Witnesses of the Crucifixion
2
1
Zech 12:10
Num 9:12; Ps 34:20
Exod 12:46;
Jn 205 X 19:31-37
Eusebian Canons
Jesus’ Death
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Mt 347 VI 27:55-56
Mk 226 VI 15:40-41
Lk 331 X 23:48-49
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The Crucifixion
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238
Matt. 27:57-61
Joseph who was a member of the council,
a good and righteous man.  23:51 (He
had not consented to their plan and
action.) He was from the Judean town
of Arimathea, and was looking forward
to the kingdom of God.  23:52 He
went to Pilate and asked for the body
of Jesus.  23:53 Then he took it down,
wrapped it in a linen cloth, and placed
it in a tomb cut out of the rock, where
no one had yet been buried.  23:54 It
was the day of preparation and the
Sabbath was beginning.  23:55 The
women who had accompanied Jesus
from Galilee followed, and they saw
the tomb and how his body was laid
in it.  23:56 Then they returned and
prepared aromatic spices and perfumes.
On the Sabbath they rested according to
the commandment.
Luke 23:50-56
 23:50 Now there was a man named
351. The Guard at the Tomb
Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome
bought aromatic spices so that they might go and
anoint him.
 16:1 When the Sabbath was over, Mary
Mark 15:42-47
when evening had
already come, since it was the day of
preparation (that is, the day before the
Sabbath),  15:43 Joseph of Arimathea,
a highly regarded member of the
council, who was himself looking
forward to the kingdom of God, went
boldly to Pilate and asked for the body
of Jesus.  15:44 Pilate was surprised
that he was already dead. He called
the centurion and asked him if he had
been dead for some time.  15:45 When
Pilate was informed by the centurion,
he gave the body to Joseph.  15:46 After
Joseph bought a linen cloth and took
down the body, he wrapped it in the
linen and placed it in a tomb cut out of
the rock. Then he rolled a stone across
the entrance of the tomb.  15:47 Mary
Magdalene and Mary the mother of
Joses saw where the body was placed.
 15:42 Now
the tomb until the third day. Otherwise his disciples may come and steal his body and say to the people, ‘He has been raised from
the dead,’ and the last deception will be worse than the first.”  27:65 Pilate said to them, “Take a guard of soldiers. Go and make it as
secure as you can.”  27:66 So they went with the soldiers of the guard and made the tomb secure by sealing the stone.
Mark
Luke
John
a disciple of Jesus (but secretly,
because he feared the Jewish leaders),
asked Pilate if he could remove
the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him
permission, so he went and took the
body away.  19:39 Nicodemus, the man
who had previously come to Jesus at
night, accompanied Joseph, carrying a
mixture of myrrh and aloes weighing
about seventy-five pounds.  19:40 Then
they took Jesus’ body and wrapped it,
with the aromatic spices, in strips of
linen cloth according to Jewish burial
customs.  19:41 Now at the place where
Jesus was crucified there was a garden,
and in the garden was a new tomb where
no one had yet been buried.  19:42 And
so, because it was the Jewish day of
preparation and the tomb was nearby,
they placed Jesus’ body there.
John 19:38-42
 19:38 After this, Joseph of Arimathea,
 27:62 The next day (which is after the day of preparation) the chief priests and the Pharisees assembled before Pilate  27:63 and said,
“Sir, we remember that while that deceiver was still alive he said, ‘After three days I will rise again.’  27:64 So give orders to secure
Matt. 27:62-66
came a rich man from Arimathea,
named Joseph, who was also a
disciple of Jesus.  27:58 He went
to Pilate and asked for the body of
Jesus. Then Pilate ordered that it be
given to him.  27:59 Joseph took the
body, wrapped it in a clean linen
cloth,  27:60 and placed it in his own
new tomb that he had cut in the rock.
Then he rolled a great stone across
the entrance of the tomb and went
away.  27:61 (Now Mary Magdalene
and the other Mary were sitting there,
opposite the tomb.)
 27:57 Now when it was evening, there
350. The Burial of Jesus
Mt 351 X 27:62-66
Eusebian Canons
The Guard at the
Tomb
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Mt 348 I 27:57-58
Mt 349 I 27:59-60
Mt 350 VI 27:61
Mk 227 I 15:42-45
Mk 228 I 15:46
Mk 229 VI 15:47
Lk 332 I 23:50-52
Lk 333 I 23:53
Lk 334 X 23:54-55
Lk 335 VIII 23:56
Jn 206 I 19:38
Jn 207 X 19:39
Jn 208 I 19:40-42
Eusebian Canons
Jesus’ Burial
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Map: The Resurrection, Appearances, and Ascension of Christ
XVI. THE PASSION NARRATIVE
240
Matt. 28:1-8
after the Sabbath,
at dawn on the first day of the
week, Mary Magdalene and the
other Mary went to look at the
tomb.  28:2 Suddenly there was a
severe earthquake, for an angel of
the Lord descending from heaven
came and rolled away the stone
and sat on it.  28:3 His appearance
was like lightning, and his clothes
were white as snow.  28:4 The
guards were shaken and became
like dead men because they were
so afraid of him.  28:5 But the
angel said to the women, “Do
not be afraid; I know that you
are looking for Jesus, who was
crucified.  28:6 He is not here, for
he has been raised, just as he said.
Come and see the place where he
was lying.  28:7 Then go quickly
and tell his disciples, ‘He has
been raised from the dead. He is
going ahead of you into Galilee.
You will see him there.’ Listen,
I have told you!”  28:8 So they
left the tomb quickly, with fear
and great joy, and ran to tell his
disciples.
be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to
Galilee. They will see me there.”
 28:10 Then Jesus said to them, “Do not
 26:32 But after I am raised, I will go
ahead of you into Galilee.”
 28:1 Now
 14:28 But after I am raised, I will go
ahead of you into Galilee.”
Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother
of James, and Salome bought
aromatic spices so that they might
go and anoint him.  16:2 And
very early on the first day of the
week, at sunrise, they went to the
tomb.  16:3 They had been asking
each other, “Who will roll away
the stone for us from the entrance
to the tomb?”  16:4 But when
they looked up, they saw that the
stone, which was very large, had
been rolled back.  16:5 Then as
they went into the tomb, they saw
a young man dressed in a white
robe sitting on the right side; and
they were alarmed.  16:6 But he
said to them, “Do not be alarmed.
You are looking for Jesus the
Nazarene, who was crucified. He
has been raised! He is not here.
Look, there is the place where
they laid him.  16:7 But go, tell
his disciples, even Peter, that
he is going ahead of you into
Galilee. You will see him there,
just as he told you.”  16:8 Then
they went out and ran from the
tomb, for terror and bewilderment
had seized them. And they said
nothing to anyone, because they
were afraid.
Mark 16:1-8
 16:1 When the Sabbath was over,
 23:56 Then they returned and prepared aromatic
spices and perfumes. On the Sabbath they rested
according to the commandment.
at early dawn, the women went to the
tomb, taking the aromatic spices they
had prepared.  24:2 They found that
the stone had been rolled away from
the tomb,  24:3 but when they went in,
they did not find the body of the Lord
Jesus.  24:4 While they were perplexed
about this, suddenly two men stood
beside them in dazzling attire.  24:5 The
women were terribly frightened and
bowed their faces to the ground, but the
men said to them, “Why do you look for
the living among the dead?  24:6 He is
not here, but has been raised! Remember
how he told you, while he was still in
Galilee,  24:7 that the Son of Man must
be delivered into the hands of sinful
men, and be crucified, and on the third
day rise again.”  24:8 Then the women
remembered his words,  24:9 and when
they returned from the tomb they told
all these things to the eleven and to
all the rest.  24:10 Now it was Mary
Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother
of James, and the other women with
them who told these things to the
apostles.  24:11 But these words seemed
like pure nonsense to them, and they did
not believe them.  24:12 But Peter got
up and ran to the tomb. He bent down
and saw only the strips of linen cloth;
then he went home, wondering what
had happened.
 24:1 Now on the first day of the week,
Luke 24:1-12
 20:18 Mary Magdalene came and informed the disciples, “I
have seen the Lord!” And she told them what Jesus had said
to her.  20:17 Jesus replied, “Do not touch me, for I have not
yet ascended to my Father. Go to my brothers and tell them, ‘I
am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and
your God.’”
while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to
the tomb and saw that the stone had been moved
away from the entrance.  20:2 So she went running
to Simon Peter and the other disciple whom Jesus
loved and told them, “They have taken the Lord
from the tomb, and we don’t know where they have
put him!”  20:3 Then Peter and the other disciple
set out to go to the tomb.  20:4 The two were
running together, but the other disciple ran faster
than Peter and reached the tomb first.  20:5 He
bent down and saw the strips of linen cloth lying
there, but he did not go in.  20:6 Then Simon
Peter, who had been following him, arrived and
went right into the tomb. He saw the strips of
linen cloth lying there,  20:7 and the face cloth,
which had been around Jesus’ head, not lying with
the strips of linen cloth but rolled up in a place
by itself.  20:8 Then the other disciple, who had
reached the tomb first, came in, and he saw and
believed.  20:9 (For they did not yet understand
the scripture that Jesus must rise from the
dead.)  20:10 So the disciples went back to their
homes.  20:11 But Mary stood outside the tomb
weeping. As she wept, she bent down and looked
into the tomb.  20:12 And she saw two angels in
white sitting where Jesus’ body had been lying,
one at the head and one at the feet.  20:13 They
said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?”
Mary replied, “They have taken my Lord away,
and I do not know where they have put him!”
John 20:1-13
 20:1 Now very early on the first day of the week,
352. The Women at the Tomb
XVII. THE RESURRECTION
Mt 352 I 28:1-4
Mt 353 II 28:5-7
Mt 354 II 28:8
Mk 230 VIII 16:1
Mk 231 I 16:2-5
Mk 232 II 16:6-7
Mk 233 II 16:8
Lk 336 I 24:1-4
Lk 337 II 24:5-8
Lk 338 II 24:9
Lk 339 X 24:10-35
Jn 209 I 20:1
Jn 210 X 20:2-10
Jn 211 I 20:11-12
Jn 212 X 20:13-18
Eusebian Canons
Jesus’
Appearance
to Mary
Magdalene
The Resurrection
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NET Bible Synopsis of the Four Gospels
Matt. 28:9-10
Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and
the other women with them who told
these things to the apostles.  24:11 But
these words seemed like pure nonsense
to them, and they did not believe them.
Luke 24:10-11
 24:10 Now it was Mary Magdalene,
354. The Report of the Guard
 14:28 But after I am raised, I will go ahead of
you into Galilee.”
is going ahead of you into Galilee. You will see
him there, just as he told you.”
 16:7 But go, tell his disciples, even Peter, that he
week, after he arose, he appeared first
to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had
driven out seven demons.  16:10 She
went out and told those who were with
him, while they were mourning and
weeping.  16:11 And when they heard
that he was alive and had been seen by
her, they did not believe.
Mark 16:9-11
 16:9 [[Early on the first day of the
among the Jews to this day.
Mark
Luke
John
turned around and saw Jesus standing
there, but she did not know that it was
Jesus.  20:15 Jesus said to her, “Woman,
why are you weeping? Who are you
looking for?” Because she thought
he was the gardener, she said to him,
“Sir, if you have carried him away,
tell me where you have put him, and I
will take him.”  20:16 Jesus said to her,
“Mary.” She turned and said to him
in Aramaic, “Rabboni” (which means
Teacher).  20:17 Jesus replied, “Do not
touch me, for I have not yet ascended
to my Father. Go to my brothers and
tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father
and your Father, to my God and your
God.’”  20:18 Mary Magdalene came
and informed the disciples, “I have
seen the Lord!” And she told them what
Jesus had said to her.
John 20:14-18
 20:14 When she had said this, she
 28:11 While they were going, some of the guard went into the city and told the chief priests everything that had happened.  28:12 After
they had assembled with the elders and formed a plan, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers,  28:13 telling them, “You are
to say, ‘His disciples came at night and stole his body while we were asleep.’  28:14 If this matter is heard before the governor, we
will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble.”  28:15 So they took the money and did as they were instructed. And this story is told
Matt. 28:11-15
 26:32 But after I am raised, I will go ahead of
you into Galilee.”
has been raised from the dead. He is going ahead
of you into Galilee. You will see him there.’ Listen,
I have told you!”  28:8 So they left the tomb
quickly, with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his
disciples.
 28:7 Then go quickly and tell his disciples, ‘He
“Greetings!” They came to him,
held on to his feet and worshiped
him.  28:10 Then Jesus said to them,
“Do not be afraid. Go and tell my
brothers to go to Galilee. They will see
me there.”
 28:9 But Jesus met them, saying,
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Mt 355 X 28:9-20
Eusebian Canons
The Guards’
Report
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Mt 355 X 28:9-20
Mk 234 16:9
Mk 235 16:10-11
Jn 212 X 20:13-18
Eusebian Canons
Jesus’
Appearance
to Mary
Magdalene
The Resurrection
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242
Matt.
Mark 16:12-13
 16:12 After this he appeared in
a different form to two of them
while they were on their way to the
country.  16:13 They went back and
told the rest, but they did not believe
them.
Luke 24:13-35
 24:13 Now that very day two of them were on their way to a village called Emmaus, about
seven miles from Jerusalem.  24:14 They were talking to each other about all the things that had
happened.  24:15 While they were talking and debating these things, Jesus himself approached and
began to accompany them  24:16 (but their eyes were kept from recognizing him).  24:17 Then he said
to them, “What are these matters you are discussing so intently as you walk along?” And they stood
still, looking sad.  24:18 Then one of them, named Cleopas, answered him, “Are you the only visitor
to Jerusalem who doesn’t know the things that have happened there in these days?”  24:19 He said to
them, “What things?” “The things concerning Jesus the Nazarene,” they replied, “a man who, with
his powerful deeds and words, proved to be a prophet before God and all the people;  24:20 and how
our chief priests and rulers handed him over to be condemned to death, and crucified him.  24:21 But
we had hoped that he was the one who was going to redeem Israel. Not only this, but it is now the
third day since these things happened.  24:22 Furthermore, some women of our group amazed us.
They were at the tomb early this morning,  24:23 and when they did not find his body, they came
back and said they had seen a vision of angels, who said he was alive.  24:24 Then some of those
who were with us went to the tomb, and found it just as the women had said, but they did not
see him.”  24:25 So he said to them, “You foolish people—how slow of heart to believe all that the
prophets have spoken!  24:26 Wasn’t it necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and enter into
his glory?”  24:27 Then beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he interpreted to them the things
written about himself in all the scriptures.  24:28 So they approached the village where they were
going. He acted as though he wanted to go farther,  24:29 but they urged him, “Stay with us, because
it is getting toward evening and the day is almost done.” So he went in to stay with them.  24:30 When
he had taken his place at the table with them, he took the bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to
them.  24:31 At this point their eyes were opened and they recognized him. Then he vanished out of
their sight.  24:32 They said to each other, “Didn’t our hearts burn within us while he was speaking
with us on the road, while he was explaining the scriptures to us?”  24:33 So they got up that very hour
and returned to Jerusalem. They found the eleven and those with them gathered together  24:34 and
saying, “The Lord has really risen, and has appeared to Simon!”  24:35 Then they told what had
happened on the road, and how they recognized him when he broke the bread.
355. Jesus Appears to Two on the Way to Emmaus
John
Mk 236 16:12-13
Lk 339 X 24:10-35
Eusebian Canons
Jesus Walks
the Road to
Emmaus
The Resurrection
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Matt.
Matt.
Mark
Luke
 16:19 I will give you the keys of the
kingdom of heaven. Whatever you
bind on earth will have been bound
in heaven, and whatever you release
on earth will have been released in
heaven.”
you bind on earth will have been
bound in heaven, and whatever
you release on earth will have been
released in heaven.
 18:18 “I tell you the truth, whatever
himself stood among them and said to them, “Peace
be with you.”  24:37 But they were startled and
terrified, thinking they saw a ghost.  24:38 Then he
said to them, “Why are you frightened, and why
do doubts arise in your hearts?  24:39 Look at my
hands and my feet; it’s me! Touch me and see; a
ghost does not have flesh and bones like you see
I have.”  24:40 When he had said this, he showed
them his hands and his feet.  24:41 And while they
still could not believe it (because of their joy)
and were amazed, he said to them, “Do you have
anything here to eat?”  24:42 So they gave him a
piece of broiled fish,  24:43 and he took it and ate
it in front of them.
the week, the disciples had gathered together and
locked the doors of the place because they were
afraid of the Jewish leaders. Jesus came and stood
among them and said to them, “Peace be with
you.”  20:20 When he had said this, he showed them
his hands and his side. Then the disciples rejoiced
when they saw the Lord.  20:21 So Jesus said to
them again, “Peace be with you. Just as the Father
has sent me, I also send you.”  20:22 And after he
said this, he breathed on them and said, “Receive
the Holy Spirit.  20:23 If you forgive anyone’s sins,
they are forgiven; if you retain anyone’s sins, they
are retained.”
John 20:19-23
 20:19 On the evening of that day, the first day of
“We have seen the Lord!” But he replied, “Unless I see the wounds from the nails in his hands, and put my finger into the wounds
from the nails, and put my hand into his side, I will never believe it!”  20:26 Eight days later the disciples were again together in the
house, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with
you!”  20:27 Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here, and examine my hands. Extend your hand and put it into my side. Do
not continue in your unbelief, but believe.”  20:28 Thomas replied to him, “My Lord and my God!”  20:29 Jesus said to him, “Have
you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are the people who have not seen and yet have believed.”
 20:24 Now Thomas (called Didymus), one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came.  20:25 The other disciples told him,
John 20:24-29
Luke 24:36-43
 24:36 While they were saying these things, Jesus
357. Jesus Appears to His Disciples (Thomas being Present)
eleven themselves, while they were
eating, and he rebuked them for
their unbelief and hardness of heart,
because they did not believe those
who had seen him resurrected.
Mark
 16:14 Then he appeared to the
356. Jesus Appears to His Disciples (Thomas being Absent)
Jn 202 X 19:24C
(=19:25 NRSV)
-27
Jn 216 X 20:24-25
Jn 217 IX 20:26-27
Jn 218 X 20:28-31
Eusebian Canons
The Response of
Thomas
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Notes
Lk 340 IX 24:36-40
Lk 341 IX 24:41-43
Jn 213 IX 20:19-20A
Jn 214 X 20:20B-22
Jn 215 VII 20:23
Eusebian Canons
Jesus’
Appearance to
the Disciples
Jesus Makes
a Final
Appearance
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Mark 16:14-18
hands on the sick and they will be well.”
and he rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they
did not believe those who had seen him resurrected.  16:15 He said to them,
“Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.  16:16 The
one who believes and is baptized will be saved, but the one who does not
believe will be condemned.  16:17 These signs will accompany those who
believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new
languages;  16:18 they will pick up snakes with their hands, and whatever
poison they drink will not harm them; they will place their hands on the sick
and they will be well.”
 16:14 Then he appeared to the eleven themselves, while they were eating,
Mark 16:14-18
Luke
Luke
me, he will obey my word, and my Father
will love him, and we will come to him
and take up residence with him.
John
 14:23 Jesus replied, “If anyone loves
John 14:23
359. Jesus Appears to the Eleven on a Mountain in Galilee
 16:14 Then he appeared to the eleven themselves, while they were eating, and he rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of
heart, because they did not believe those who had seen him resurrected.  16:15 He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach
the gospel to every creature.  16:16 The one who believes and is baptized will be saved, but the one who does not believe will be
condemned.  16:17 These signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new
languages;  16:18 they will pick up snakes with their hands, and whatever poison they drink will not harm them; they will place their
Matt. 28:16-20
 28:16 So the eleven disciples went to Galilee to the
mountain Jesus had designated.  28:17 When they saw him,
they worshiped him, but some doubted.  28:18 Then Jesus
came up and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on
earth has been given to me.  28:19 Therefore go and make
disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the
Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,  28:20 teaching them
to obey everything I have commanded you. And remember,
I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
Matt.
358. Jesus Appears to the Eleven While They Sit at Table
Mt 355 X 28:9-20
Eusebian Canons
The Great
Commission
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Mk 237 16:14
Mk 238 16:15-16
Mk 239 16:17-18
Eusebian Canons
The Resurrection
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Notes
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Matt.
Mark
Luke 5:1-11
which was Simon’s, and asked him to put out a little way from the shore. Then Jesus
sat down and taught the crowds from the boat.  5:4 When he had finished speaking, he
said to Simon, “Put out into the deep water and lower your nets for a catch.”  5:5 Simon
answered, “Master, we worked hard all night and caught nothing! But at your word I will
lower the nets.”  5:6 When they had done this, they caught so many fish that their nets
started to tear.  5:7 So they motioned to their partners in the other boat to come and help
them. And they came and filled both boats, so that they were about to sink.  5:8 But when
Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Go away from me, Lord, for I
am a sinful man!”  5:9 For Peter and all who were with him were astonished at the catch
of fish that they had taken,  5:10 and so were James and John, Zebedee’s sons, who were
Simon’s business partners. Then Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid; from now on you
will be catching people.”  5:11 So when they had brought their boats to shore, they left
everything and followed him.
 5:1 Now Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret, and the crowd was pressing
around him to hear the word of God.  5:2 He saw two boats by the lake, but the fishermen
had gotten out of them and were washing their nets.  5:3 He got into one of the boats,
(called Didymus), Nathanael (who was from Cana in Galilee), the sons
of Zebedee, and two other disciples of his were together.  21:3 Simon
Peter told them, “I am going fishing.” “We will go with you,” they
replied. They went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught
nothing.  21:4 When it was already very early morning, Jesus stood
on the beach, but the disciples did not know that it was Jesus.  21:5 So
Jesus said to them, “Children, you don’t have any fish, do you?”
They replied, “No.”  21:6 He told them, “Throw your net on the
right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they threw the
net, and were not able to pull it in because of the large number of
fish.  21:7 Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the
Lord!” So Simon Peter, when he heard that it was the Lord, tucked in
his outer garment (for he had nothing on underneath it), and plunged
into the sea.  21:8 Meanwhile the other disciples came with the boat,
dragging the net full of fish, for they were not far from land, only about
a hundred yards.  21:9 When they got out on the beach, they saw a
charcoal fire ready with a fish placed on it, and bread.  21:10 Jesus said,
“Bring some of the fish you have just now caught.”  21:11 So Simon
Peter went aboard and pulled the net to shore. It was full of large fish,
one hundred fifty-three, but although there were so many, the net was
not torn.  21:12 “Come, have breakfast,” Jesus said. But none of the
disciples dared to ask him, “Who are you?” because they knew it was
the Lord.  21:13 Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them, and
did the same with the fish.  21:14 This was now the third time Jesus
was revealed to the disciples after he was raised from the dead.
 21:1 After this Jesus revealed himself again to the disciples by the
Sea of Tiberias. Now this is how he did so.  21:2 Simon Peter, Thomas
John 21:1-14
360. Jesus Appears to His Disciples by the Sea of Tiberias
Jn 219 IX 21:1-6
Jn 220 X 21:7-8
Jn 221 IX 21:9-10
Jn 222 IX 21:11
Jn 223 IX 21:12A
Jn 224 X 21:12B
Jn 225 IX 21:13
Jn 226 X 21:14-15AB
Eusebian Canons
Jesus’
Appearance to
the Disciples in
Galilee
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Mark 16:9-20
Matt.
John
363. The Longer Ending of Mark
Luke
Notes
Matt. 28:16-20
age.”
 28:16 So the eleven disciples went to Galilee to the mountain Jesus had designated.  28:17 When they saw him, they worshiped
him, but some doubted.  28:18 Then Jesus came up and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to
me.  28:19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy
Spirit,  28:20 teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the
(compare no. 359)
Mark
364. The Ending of Matthew: The Great Commission
he appeared to the eleven themselves, while they were eating, and he rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart,
because they did not believe those who had seen him resurrected.  16:15 He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the
gospel to every creature.  16:16 The one who believes and is baptized will be saved, but the one who does not believe will be
condemned.  16:17 These signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new
languages;  16:18 they will pick up snakes with their hands, and whatever poison they drink will not harm them; they will place their
hands on the sick and they will be well.”  16:19 After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven and sat down
at the right hand of God.  16:20 They went out and proclaimed everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the
word through the accompanying signs.]]
 16:9 [[Early on the first day of the week, after he arose, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had driven out seven
demons.  16:10 She went out and told those who were with him, while they were mourning and weeping.  16:11 And when they
heard that he was alive and had been seen by her, they did not believe.  16:12 After this he appeared in a different form to two of
them while they were on their way to the country.  16:13 They went back and told the rest, but they did not believe them.  16:14 Then
[Mark, concl. Brev]
Matt.
362. The Shorter Ending of Mark
Luke
Luke
John
John
XVIII. THE ENDINGS OF THE GOSPELS
Notes
Mk 234
Mk 235
Mk 236
Mk 237
Mk 238
Mk 239
Mk 240
Mk 241
16:9
16:10-11
16:12-13
16:14
16:15-16
16:17-18
16:19
16:20
Eusebian Canons
The Resurrection
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
247
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Matt.
Matt.
Mark 16:15
Mark
Luke
366. The Ending of John
while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the law of
Moses and the prophets and the psalms must be fulfilled.”  24:45 Then he
opened their minds so they could understand the scriptures,  24:46 and
said to them, “Thus it stands written that the Messiah would suffer
and would rise from the dead on the third day,  24:47 and repentance
for the forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed in his name to all
nations, beginning from Jerusalem.  24:48 You are witnesses of these
things.  24:49 And look, I am sending you what my Father promised.
But stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on
high.”  24:50 Then Jesus led them out as far as Bethany, and lifting
up his hands, he blessed them.  24:51 Now during the blessing he
departed and was taken up into heaven.  24:52 So they worshiped him
and returned to Jerusalem with great joy,  24:53 and were continually
in the temple courts blessing God.
Luke 24:44-53
 24:44 Then he said to them, “These are my words that I spoke to you
John
have life in his name.
 20:30 Now Jesus performed many other miraculous signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not recorded in this
book.  20:31 But these are recorded so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may
John 20:30-31
taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.
 16:15 He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to
every creature.  16:19 After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was
365. The Ending of Luke: Jesus’ Last Words and Ascension
Jn 218 X 20:28-31
Eusebian Canons
The Response of
Thomas
NΕΤ Bible Titles
Notes
Mk 238 16:15-16
Mk 240 16:19
Lk 342 X 24:44-53
Eusebian Canons
Jesus’ Departure
Jesus’ Final
Commission
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Matt.
are some standing here who will
not experience death before they
see the Son of Man coming in his
kingdom.”
 16:28 I tell you the truth, there
be scattered.’ 1  26:32 But after
I am raised, I will go ahead of
you into Galilee.”  26:33 Peter
said to him, “If they all fall away
because of you, I will never
fall away!”  26:34 Jesus said
to him, “I tell you the truth, on
this night, before the rooster
crows, you will deny me three
times.”  26:35 Peter said to him,
“Even if I must die with you, I
will never deny you.” And all the
disciples said the same thing.
they went out to the Mount of
Olives.  26:31 Then Jesus said
to them, “This night you will all
fall away because of me, for it is
written: ‘I will strike the shepherd,
and the sheep of the flock will
 26:30 After singing a hymn,
you the truth, there are some
standing here who will not
experience death before they see
the kingdom of God come with
power.”
 9:1 And he said to them, “I tell
scattered.’ 1  14:28 But after I
am raised, I will go ahead of you
into Galilee.”  14:29 Peter said
to him, “Even if they all fall away,
I will not!”  14:30 Jesus said to
him, “I tell you the truth, today—
this very night—before a rooster
crows twice, you will deny me
three times.”  14:31 But Peter
insisted emphatically, “Even if I
must die with you, I will never
deny you.” And all of them said
the same thing.
they went out to the Mount of
Olives.  14:27 Then Jesus said
to them, “You will all fall away,
for it is written, ‘I will strike the
shepherd, and the sheep will be
Mark
 14:26 After singing a hymn,
there are some standing here who
will not experience death before
they see the kingdom of God.”
 9:27 But I tell you most certainly,
made his way, as he customarily
did, to the Mount of Olives,
and the disciples followed
him.  22:31 “Simon, Simon, pay
attention! Satan has demanded
to have you all, to sift you like
wheat,  22:32 but I have prayed
for you, Simon, that your faith
may not fail. When you have
turned back, strengthen your
brothers.”  22:33 But Peter said
to him, “Lord, I am ready to go
with you both to prison and to
death!”  22:34 Jesus replied, “I
tell you, Peter, the rooster will not
crow today until you have denied
three times that you know me.”
 22:39 Then Jesus went out and
Luke
Didymus), Nathanael (who was from Cana in Galilee), the sons of Zebedee,
and two other disciples of his were together.  21:3 Simon Peter told them, “I
am going fishing.” “We will go with you,” they replied. They went out and
got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing.  21:4 When it was already
very early morning, Jesus stood on the beach, but the disciples did not know
that it was Jesus.  21:5 So Jesus said to them, “Children, you don’t have any
fish, do you?” They replied, “No.”  21:6 He told them, “Throw your net on
the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they threw the net,
and were not able to pull it in because of the large number of fish.  21:7 Then
the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” So Simon
Peter, when he heard that it was the Lord, tucked in his outer garment (for
he had nothing on underneath it), and plunged into the sea.  21:8 Meanwhile
the other disciples came with the boat, dragging the net full of fish, for
they were not far from land, only about a hundred yards.  21:9 When they
got out on the beach, they saw a charcoal fire ready with a fish placed on
it, and bread.  21:10 Jesus said, “Bring some of the fish you have just now
caught.”  21:11 So Simon Peter went aboard and pulled the net to shore. It was
full of large fish, one hundred fifty-three, but although there were so many,
the net was not torn.  21:12 “Come, have breakfast,” Jesus said. But none of
the disciples dared to ask him, “Who are you?” because they knew it was the
Lord.  21:13 Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them, and did the
same with the fish.  21:14 This was now the third time Jesus was revealed to
the disciples after he was raised from the dead.  21:15 Then when they had
finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love
me more than these do?” He replied, “Yes, Lord, you know I love you.” Jesus
told him, “Feed my lambs.”  21:16 Jesus said a second time, “Simon, son of
John, do you love me?” He replied, “Yes, Lord, you know I love you.” Jesus
told him, “Shepherd my sheep.”  21:17 Jesus said a third time, “Simon, son of
John, do you love me?” Peter was distressed that Jesus asked him a third time,
“Do you love me?” and said, “Lord, you know everything. You know that I
love you.” Jesus replied, “Feed my sheep.  21:18 I tell you the solemn truth,
when you were young, you tied your clothes around you and went wherever
you wanted, but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and others
will tie you up and bring you where you do not want to go.”  21:19 (Now Jesus
said this to indicate clearly by what kind of death Peter was going to glorify
God.) After he said this, Jesus told Peter, “Follow me.”  21:20 Peter turned
around and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them. (This was
the disciple who had leaned back against Jesus’ chest at the meal and asked,
“Lord, who is the one who is going to betray you?”)  
 21:1 After this Jesus revealed himself again to the disciples by the Sea of
Tiberias. Now this is how he did so.  21:2 Simon Peter, Thomas (called
John 21:1-20
367. The Appendix to John: Jesus at the Sea of Tiberias.
1
Zech 13:7
Jn 202 X 19:24C
(=19:25 NRSV)
-27
Jn 219 IX 21:1-6
Jn 220 X 21:7-8
Jn 221 IX 21:9-10
Jn 222 IX 21:11
Jn 223 IX 21:12A
Jn 224 X 21:12B
Jn 225 IX 21:13
Jn 226 X 21:14-15AB
Jn 227 IX 21:15C
Jn 228 X 21:16AB
Jn 229 IX 21:16C
Jn 230 X 21:17AB
Jn 231 IX 21:17C
Jn 232 X 21:18-25
Eusebian Canons
A Final Note
Peter and the
Disciple Jesus
Loved
Peter’s Restoration
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Matt.
Mark
Luke
the Judeans responded, “Now we know you’re possessed by a demon! Both Abraham and the
prophets died, and yet you say, ‘If anyone obeys my teaching, he will never experience death.’
 8:51 I tell you the solemn truth, if anyone obeys my teaching, he will never see death.”  8:52 Then
 13:36 Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, where are you going?” Jesus replied, “Where I am going,
you cannot follow me now, but you will follow later.”  13:37 Peter said to him, “Lord, why can’t
I follow you now? I will lay down my life for you!”  13:38 Jesus answered, “Will you lay down
your life for me? I tell you the solemn truth, the rooster will not crow until you have denied me
three times!
 16:32 Look, a time is coming—and has come—when you will be scattered, each one to his own
home, and I will be left alone. Yet I am not alone, because my Father is with me.
There was an orchard there, and he and his disciples went into it.
 18:1 When he had said these things, Jesus went out with his disciples across the Kidron Valley.
among the brothers and sisters that this disciple was not going to die. But
Jesus did not say to him that he was not going to die, but rather, “If I want
him to live until I come back, what concern is that of yours?”  21:24 This is
the disciple who testifies about these things and has written these things, and
we know that his testimony is true.  21:25 There are many other things that
Jesus did. If every one of them were written down, I suppose the whole world
would not have room for the books that would be written.
21:21 So when Peter saw him, he asked Jesus, “Lord, what about
him?”  21:22 Jesus replied, “If I want him to live until I come back, what
concern is that of yours? You follow me!”  21:23 So the saying circulated
John 21:21-25
367. The Appendix to John: Jesus at the Sea of Tiberias. (cont)
Notes
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Appendix
Eusebian Canons
Index of Gospel Parallels
Index of Gospel Scriptures
Genealogy of Jesus
Other Charts: Miracles, Parables, Prophecies
New Testament References to Old Testament Sources
Gospel Maps
Bibliography
253
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Eusebian Canons
CANON I - Sections In The Four Gospels
Mt
8
3:3
11
3:11
11
3:11
11
3:11
11
3:11
14
3:16-17
23
4:23-25
23
4:23-25
23
4:23-25
70
9:1-8
87
10:17-18
87
10:17-18
98
10:40
98
10:40
98
10:40
98
10:40
98
10:40
98
10:40
133
13:13-15
141
13:54-56
142
13:57-58
147
14:15-21
166
16:13-16
209
21:9
211
21:12-13
220
21:45-46
220
21:45-46
220
21:45-46
244
24:9
244
24:9
Mk
2
1:3
4
1:7B-8
4
1:7B-8
4
1:7B-8
4
1:7B-8
5
1:9-11
27
3:7B-11A
27
3:7B-11A
27
3:7B-11A
20
2:1-12
139
13:9
139
13:9
96
9:37B
96
9:37B
96
9:37B
96
9:37B
96
9:37B
96
9:37B
37
4:11C-13
50
6:1-3
51
6:4-6A
64
6:35-44
82
8:27-29A
119
11:9-10
121
11:15B-17
122
11:18
129
12:12
129
12:12
139
13:9
139
13:9
Lk
7
3:3-6
10
3:16B-E
10
3:16B-E
10
3:16B-E
10
3:16B-E
13
3:21-22
17
4:14-15
34
5:15
45
6:17-19
37
5:18-26
250
21:12-13
250
21:12-13
116
10:16
116
10:16
116
10:16
116
10:16
116
10:16
116
10:16
77
8:10B
19
4:22
21
4:24
93
9:12-17
94
9:18-20
234
19:37-38
238
19:45-46
239
19:47-48
242
20:19
261
22:2
250
21:12-13
250
21:12-13
Jn
10
1:23
6
1:15
12
1:26-27
14
1:30-31
28
3:28
15
1:32-34
46
6:1-2
46
6:1-2
46
6:1-2
38
5:1-10
141
15:21A
146
16:2B-4A
40
5:23B
111
12:44-45
120
13:20
129
14:21B
131
14:24B-25
144
15:23
109
12:39-40
59
6:41-42
35
4:44
49
6:5-13
74
6:68-69
100
12:12-13
21
2:14-16
77
7:30
85
7:44
88
8:20
141
15:21A
146
16:2B-4A
Mt
284
26:26
284
26:26
289
26:33-34
291
26:36A
294
26:39AB
295
26:39C
295
26:39C
300
26:47
300
26:47
302
26:51-52A
304
26:55
306
26:57
306
26:57
310
26:64B
313
26:67-68
314
26:69-70
314
26:69-70
315
26:71-74
318
27:2
320
27:11
320
27:11
325
27:20-21
326
27:22-23
326
27:22-23
328
27:26
331
27:32
332
27:33
334
27:35-36
335
27:37
336
27:38
Mk
165
14:22
165
14:22
170
14:29-30
172
14:32A
175
14:35-36B
176
14:36C
176
14:36C
181
14:43
181
14:43
183
14:47
184
14:48-49A
187
14:53
187
14:53
191
14:62
194
14:65
195
14:66-68A
195
14:66-68A
196
14:68B-72A
199
15:1B
200
15:2
200
15:2
204
15:11
205
15:12-14
205
15:12-14
206
15:15
209
15:21
210
15:22
212
15:24
214
15:26
215
15:27
Lk
266
22:19
266
22:19
275
22:33-34
279
22:39
281
22:41
282
22:42
282
22:42
285
22:47A
285
22:47A
287
22:49-50
289
22:52-53
290
22:54A
290
22:54A
297
22:69
294
22:63-65
291
22:54B-57
291
22:54B-57
292
22:58-61A
300
23:1
302
23:3
302
23:3
310
23:18-19
311
23:20-21
313
23:23
314
23:24-25
315
23:26
318
23:33A
321
23:34B-35A
324
23:38
317
23:32
Jn
65
6:51
67
6:55
126
13:36-38
156
18:1
161
18:11C
42
5:30B
57
6:38
79
7:32B
158
18:3
160
18:10-11AB
170
18:20
162
18:12
174
18:24
69
6:62
172
18:22
166
18:16A
168
18:17
175
18:25-27
176
18:28AB
178
18:33
180
18:37A
184
18:40
188
19:6A
194
19:15A
196
19:16
197
19:17-18A
197
19:17-18A
201
19:23-24B
199
19:19
198
19:18B
Eusebian Canons
Mt
274
26:2
274
26:2
274
26:2
276
26:6-11
280
26:22
284
26:26
284
26:26
Mk
156
14:1A
156
14:1A
156
14:1A
158
14:3-7
162
14:19
165
14:22
165
14:22
254
Lk
260
22:1
260
22:1
260
22:1
74
7:36-50
269
22:23
266
22:19
266
22:19
Jn
20
2:13
48
6:4
96
11:55A
98
12:2-8
122
13:22
55
6:35A
63
6:48
Mt
336
27:38
343
27:50
348
27:57-58
349
27:59-60
352
28:1-4
352
28:1-4
Mk
215
15:27
223
15:37
227
15:42-45
228
15:46
231
16:2-5
231
16:2-5
Lk
319
23:33B
329
23:46
332
23:50-52
333
23:53
336
24:1-4
336
24:1-4
CANON II - Sections In Matthew, Mark and Luke
Mt
15
4:1
21
4:19-20
31
5:13
32
5:14-16
32
5:14-16
50
7:1-2
62
7:28-29
62
7:28-29
63
8:1-4
67
8:14-18
69
8:23-34
71
9:9
72
9:10-11
72
9:10-11
73
9:12-17
74
9:18-26
76
9:35
79
10:1
80
10:2-4
82
10:7-10
82
10:7-10
83
10:11
83
10:11
85
10:14-15
85
10:14-15
Mk
6
1:12-13B
10
1:17-18
102
9:50
39
4:21
39
4:21
41
4:24
13
1:22
13
1:22
18
1:40-44
15
1:29-34A
47
4:35-5:17
21
2:13-14
22
2:15-16
22
2:15-16
23
2:17-22
49
5:21-43
52
6:6B
29
3:13-16A
30
3:16B-19
53
6:7-9
53
6:7-9
54
6:10
54
6:10
55
6:11
55
6:11
Lk
15
4:1-2A
32
5:10B-11
185
14:34
79
8:16
133
11:33
56
6:36-38
4
2:47-48A
24
4:32
33
5:12-14
26
4:38-40
83
8:22-37A
38
5:27-28
39
5:29-30
186
15:1-2
40
5:31-39
85
8:40-56
169
13:22
86
9:1-2
44
6:13-16
87
9:3-4
110
10:4
87
9:3-4
112
10:7A
88
9:5
114
10:10-12
Mt
179
18:6-7
190
19:9
192
19:13-15
193
19:16-20
193
19:16-20
194
19:21
194
19:21
195
19:22-27
198
19:29
199
19:30
201
20:17-19
203
20:24-27
205
20:29-34
206
21:1-3
208
21:6-8
217
21:23-27
219
21:33-44
223
22:15-33
225
22:41-45
226
22:46
229
23:5-7
229
23:5-7
242
24:1-2
242
24:1-2
243
24:3-8
Mk
99
9:42
105
10:11-12
106
10:13-16
107
10:17-21A
107
10:17-21A
108
10:21B
108
10:21B
109
10:22-28
110
10:29-30
111
10:31
112
10:32-34
114
10:41-44
116
10:46-52
117
11:1-3
118
11:4-8
127
11:27-33
128
12:1-11
130
12:13-27
134
12:35-37
133
12:34B
135
12:38-39
135
12:38-39
137
13:1-2
137
13:1-2
138
13:3-8
Lk
197
17:1-2
195
16:18
216
18:15-16
121
10:25-28
218
18:18-21
152
12:33A
219
18:22
220
18:23-28
221
18:29-30
173
13:30
222
18:31-33
270
22:24-26
224
18:35-43
232
19:28-31
233
19:32-36
240
20:1-8
241
20:9-18
243
20:20-39
245
20:41-44
244
20:40
137
11:43
246
20:45-46
237
19:44BC
248
21:5-6
249
21:7-11
Jn
198
19:18B
204
19:30B
206
19:38
208
19:40-42
209
20:1
211
20:11-12
255
NET Bible Synopsis of the Four Gospels
Mt
88
10:19-22
88
10:19-22
92
10:26B
94
10:33
94
10:33
103
11:10
114
12:1-4
116
12:9-13
116
12:9-13
116
12:9-13
121
12:24
122
12:25-30
123
12:31-32
130
12:46-50
131
13:1-11
135
13:18-23
137
13:31-32
143
14:1-2
144
14:3-5
149
14:23A
149
14:23A
153
14:35-36
164
16:5-6
168
16:20-21
168
16:20-21
170
16:24-26
172
16:28-17:9
174
17:14-18
176
17:22-23
178
18:1-5
178
18:1-5
Mk
141
13:11-13
141
13:11-13
40
4:22-23
86
8:38
86
8:38
1
1:1-2
24
2:23-26
25
2:27-3:5
25
2:27-3:5
25
2:27-3:5
32
3:22
33
3:23-27
34
3:28-30
35
3:31-35
36
4:1-11B
38
4:14-20
44
4:30-32
57
6:14
59
6:17
66
6:46
66
6:46
69
6:54-56
79
8:15
83
8:29B-32A
83
8:29B-32A
85
8:34-37
87
9:1-9
91
9:17-27
93
9:30-32
95
9:34-37A
95
9:34-37A
Lk
148
12:11-12
251
21:14-19
80
8:17
97
9:26
146
12:9
70
7:27
41
6:1-5
42
6:6-11
165
13:14-16
177
14:5-6
127
11:15
129
11:17-23
147
12:10
82
8:19-21
76
8:4-10A
78
8:11-15
167
13:18-19
90
9:7-9
12
3:19-20
35
5:16
43
6:12
36
5:17
144
12:1C
95
9:21-22
206
17:25
96
9:23-25
98
9:27-36
99
9:37-42
101
9:43B-45
102
9:46-48
217
18:17
Mt
248
24:17-18
248
24:17-18
249
24:19
251
24:21
253
24:23
258
24:29-30A
259
24:30B-35
264
24:43-44
269
25:14
271
25:29
278
26:14-19
281
26:23-24A
285
26:27-29
285
26:27-29
296
26:40-41A
296
26:40-41A
301
26:48-50
308
26:59-60A
312
26:65B-66
316
26:75
317
27:1
322
27:15
338
27:41-43
339
27:44
340
27:45
342
27:48-49
344
27:51A
346
27:54
353
28:5-7
354
28:8
Mk
143
13:14B-16
143
13:14B-16
144
13:17
146
13:19
148
13:21
150
13:24-25
151
13:26-31
155
13:35-37
154
13:34
42
4:25
160
14:10-16
163
14:20-21A
166
14:23-25
166
14:23-25
177
14:37-38A
177
14:37-38A
182
14:44-46
189
14:55-56
193
14:63B-64
197
14:72BC
198
15:1A
202
15:6
218
15:31-32A
219
15:32B
220
15:33
222
15:36
224
15:38
225
15:39
232
16:6-7
233
16:8
Lk
209
17:31
253
21:21-22
254
21:23A
255
21:23B
204
17:23
257
21:25-269
258
21:27-33
156
12:39-40
228
19:12
230
19:26
263
22:4-13
268
22:21-22
265
22:16-18
267
22:20
280
22:40
284
22:45-46
286
22:47B-48
305
23:10
299
22:71
293
22:61B-62
295
22:66-67A
309
23:17 (in note)
322
23:35B
325
23:39
327
23:44-45A
323
23:36-37
328
23:45B
330
23:47
337
24:5-8
338
24:9
Eusebian Canons
256
CANON III - Sections In Matthew, Luke and John
Mt
18
4:12
117
12:14
117
12:14
150
14:23B-27
161
16:1
161
16:1
204
20:28
204
20:28
216
21:22
216
21:22
216
21:22
216
21:22
277
26:12-13
Mk
8
1:14A
26
3:6-7A
26
3:6-7A
67
6:47-50
77
8:11
77
8:11
115
10:45
115
10:45
125
11:24
125
11:24
125
11:24
125
11:24
159
14:8-9
Jn
26
3:24
93
10:39-40
95
11:53-54
51
6:15B-21
23
2:18
53
6:30
91
10:15B
135
15:13
128
14:13-21A
133
15:7
137
15:16B
150
16:23B-24
98
12:2-8
Mt
279
26:20-21
279
26:20-21
287
26:31A
293
26:38
297
26:41B
299
26:45-46
307
26:58
321
27:12-14
323
27:16-18
329
27:27-29
329
27:27-29
333
27:34
Mk
161
14:17-18
161
14:17-18
168
14:27B
174
14:34
178
14:38B
180
14:41-42
188
14:54
201
15:3-5
203
15:7-10
207
15:16-19
207
15:16-19
211
15:23
Jn
72
6:64B
121
13:21
152
16:31-32
107
12:26B-27A
70
6:63A
103
12:23
164
18:15A
192
19:8-9
183
18:39
185
19:1-3
187
19:5
203
19:28-30A
CANON IV - Sections In Matthew, Mark and John
Mt
18
4:12
117
12:14
117
12:14
150
14:23B-27
161
16:1
161
16:1
204
20:28
204
20:28
216
21:22
216
21:22
216
21:22
216
21:22
277
26:12-13
Mk
8
1:14A
26
3:6-7A
26
3:6-7A
67
6:47-50
77
8:11
77
8:11
115
10:45
115
10:45
125
11:24
125
11:24
125
11:24
125
11:24
159
14:8-9
Jn
26
3:24
93
10:39-40
95
11:53-54
51
6:15B-21
23
2:18
53
6:30
91
10:15B
135
15:13
128
14:13-21A
133
15:7
137
15:16B
150
16:23B-24
98
12:2-8
Mt
279
26:20-21
279
26:20-21
287
26:31A
293
26:38
297
26:41B
299
26:45-46
307
26:58
321
27:12-14
323
27:16-18
329
27:27-29
329
27:27-29
333
27:34
Mk
161
14:17-18
161
14:17-18
168
14:27B
174
14:34
178
14:38B
180
14:41-42
188
14:54
201
15:3-5
203
15:7-10
207
15:16-19
207
15:16-19
211
15:23
Jn
72
6:64B
121
13:21
152
16:31-32
107
12:26B-27A
70
6:63A
103
12:23
164
18:15A
192
19:8-9
183
18:39
185
19:1-3
187
19:5
203
19:28-30A
257
NET Bible Synopsis of the Four Gospels
CANON V - Sections In Matthew and Luke
Mt
3
1:18
10
3:7-10
12
3:12
16
4:2-10
24
5:1
27
5:4
28
5:6
30
5:11-12
34
5:18
36
5:25
38
5:39B-40
40
5:44-45
41
5:46-48
43
6:7-13
46
6:20-21
47
6:22-23
48
6:24
49
6:25-34
51
7:3-5
53
7:7-11
Lk
2
1:35
8
3:7-9
11
3:17-18
16
4:2B-13
46
6:20
48
6:21B
47
6:21A
49
6:22-23
194
16:17
162
12:58-59
53
6:29-30
52
6:27-28
55
6:32-35
123
11:1-4
153
12:33B-34
134
11:34-36
191
16:13
150
12:22-31
59
6:41-42
125
11:9-13
Mt
119
12:22
125
12:35
127
12:38
128
12:39-42
129
12:43-45
132
13:12
134
13:16-17
138
13:33
156
15:14
158
15:24
162
16:2-3
175
17:19-21
182
18:12-14
182
18:12-14
183
18:15
187
18:21-22
197
19:28B
213
21:15-16
221
22:1-10
228
23:4
Lk
126
11:14
62
6:45
128
11:16
132
11:29-32
130
11:24-26
81
8:18
120
10:23-24
168
13:20-21
57
6:39
226
19:10
161
12:54-56
200
17:5-6
187
15:3-7
189
15:10
198
17:3AB
199
17:3C-4
272
22:30B
235
19:39-40
181
14:16-24
139
11:45-46
54
7:12
55
7:13-14
57
7:16B
58
7:17-20
60
7:22-23
61
7:24-27
65
8:11-12
66
8:13
68
8:19-22
78
9:37
84
10:12-13
86
10:16
54
6:31
170
13:23-24
61
6:44B
60
6:43-44A
171
13:25-28A
64
6:47-49
172
13:28B-29
66
7:10
105
9:57-60
108
10:2
111
10:5-6
109
10:3
231
23:12
231
23:12
232
23:13 (-14, in note)
234
23:23
236
23:25-26
237
23:27-28
238
23:29-32
240
23:34-36
241
23:37-39
255
24:25-26
256
24:27
257
24:28
179
14:11
215
18:14B
142
11:52
136
11:42
135
11:37-41
138
11:44
140
11:47-48
141
11:49-51
175
13:34-35
202
17:20-21
205
17:24
213
17:37
Eusebian Canons
258
Mt
93
10:27-32
95
10:34-36
Lk
145
12:2-8
160
12:49-53
Mt
261
24:37-39
262
24:40-41
96
10:37-38
96
10:37-38
102
11:2-9
104
11:11
105
11:12-13
107
11:16-19
108
11:20-23B
110
11:25-26
182
14:25-27
184
14:33
69
7:18-26
71
7:28
193
16:16
73
7:31-35
115
10:13-15
118
10:21
265
24:45
266
24:46-47
266
24:46-47
267
24:48-51
270
25:15-28
272
25:30
Lk
207
17:26-27
212
17:34-35 (+36, in
note)
157
12:41-44
155
12:37-38
157
12:41-44
158
12:45-46
229
19:13-25
231
19:27
CANON VI - Sections In Matthew and Mark
Mt
9
3:4-6
17
4:11
20
4:17-18
22
4:21-22
44
6:14-15
77
9:36
100
10:42
139
13:34-35
145
14:6-12
148
14:22
152
14:32-34
154
15:1-11
157
15:15-23
159
15:25-28
160
15:29-39
163
16:4
165
16:7-12
169
16:22-23
173
17:10-13
180
18:8-9
Mk
3
1:4-7A
7
1:13C
9
1:14B-16
11
1:19-20
126
11:25
(-26, in note)
63
6:32-34
98
9:41
45
4:33-34A
60
6:18-29
65
6:45
68
6:51-53
71
7:5-16
72
7:17-26A
73
7:26B-30
76
7:37B-8:10
78
8:12-14
80
8:16-21
84
8:32B-33
89
9:11-13
100
9:43-47
Mt
224
22:34-40
246
24:14
247
24:15-16
250
24:20
252
24:22
Mk
131
12:28-31
140
13:10
142
13:14A
145
13:18
147
13:20
254
24:24
260
24:36
263
24:42
275
26:3-5
282
26:24B
286
26:30
288
26:31B-32
290
26:35
292
26:36B-37
298
26:42-44
305
26:56
309
26:60B-64A
311
26:65A
330
27:30-31
337
27:39-40
149
13:22-23
152
13:32
153
13:33
157
14:1B-2
164
14:21B
167
14:26-27A
169
14:27C-28
171
14:31
173
14:32B-33
179
14:39-40
185
14:49B-50
190
14:57-61
192
14:63A
208
15:20
217
15:29-30
259
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Mt
189
19:1-8
202
20:20-23
214
21:17-20
215
21:21
Mk
103
10:1-9
113
10:35-40
120
11:11-15A
124
11:22-23
Mt
341
27:46-47
347
27:55-56
350
27:61
Mk
221
15:34-35
226
15:40-41
229
15:47
CANON VII - Sections In Matthew and John
Mt
5
2:5-6
19
4:13-16
19
4:13-16
19
4:13-16
Jn
83
7:41B-42
19
2:12
32
4:3
34
4:43
Mt
120
12:23
185
18:18
207
21:4-5
Jn
82
7:40-41A
215
20:23
101
12:14-15
CANON VIII - Sections In Luke and Mark
Lk
23
4:31
25
4:33-37
27
4:41
27
4:41
28
4:42-44
84
8:37B-39
89
9:6
Mk
12
1:21
14
1:23-28
16
1:34BC
28
3:11B-12
17
1:35-39
48
5:18-20
56
6:12-13
Lk
91
9:10A
100
9:43A
103
9:49-50
247
20:47-21:4
277
22:37
335
23:56
Mk
61
6:30
75
7:36B-37A
97
9:38-40
136
12:40-44
216
15:28 (in note)
230
16:1
CANON IX - Sections In Luke and John
Lk
30
5:4-7
30
5:4-7
262
22:3
262
22:3
274
22:32B
274
22:32B
274
22:32B
303
23:4
303
23:4
303
23:4
307
23:13-14
Jn
219
21:1-6
222
21:11
113
13:2
124
13:26B-27A
227
21:15C
229
21:16C
231
21:17C
182
18:38B
186
19:4
190
19:6D
182
18:38B
Lk
307
23:13-14
307
23:13-14
312
23:22
312
23:22
312
23:22
340
24:36-40
340
24:36-40
341
24:41-43
341
24:41-43
341
24:41-43
Jn
186
19:4
190
19:6D
182
18:38B
186
19:4
190
19:6D
213
20:19-20A
217
20:26-27
221
21:9-10
223
21:12A
225
21:13
Eusebian Canons
260
CANON X - Sections In Matthew ONLY
4
1:19-2:4
6
2:7-23
13
3:13-15
24
5:1
26
5:5
29
5:7-10
33
5:17
35
5:19-24
37
5:27-39A
39
5:41-43
42
6:1-6
45
6:16-19
52
7:6
56
7:15-16A
75
9:27-34
81
10:5-6
89
10:23
91
10:25B-26A
99
10:41
101
11:1
106
11:14-15
109
11:23C-24
113
11:28-30
115
12:5-8
118
12:15-21
124
12:33-34
126
12:36-37
136
13:24-30
140
13:36-53
167
16:17-19
171
16:27
177
17:24-27
181
18:10
(-11, in note)
184
18:16-17
186
18:19-20
188
18:23-35
191
19:10-12
196
19:28A
200
20:1-16
210
21:10-11
212
21:14
218
21:28-32
222
22:11-14
227
23:1-3
230
23:8-11
233
23:15-22
235
23:24
239
23:33
245
24:10-13
268
25:1-13
273
25:31-26:1
283
26:25
303
26:52B-54
319
27:3-10
324
27:19
327
27:24-25
345
27:51B-53
351
27:62-66
151
14:28-31
355
28:9-20
CANON X - Sections In Mark ONLY
31
3:20-21
43
4:26-29
46
4:34B
58
6:15-16
62
6:31
70
7:1-4
74
7:31-36A
81
8:22-26
88
9:10
92
9:28-29
94
9:33
101
9:49
104
10:10
123
11:19-21
132
12:32-34A
186
14:51-52
213
15:25
261
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CANON X - Sections In Luke ONLY
3
1:36-2:46
5
2:48B-52
9
3:10-16A
18
4:16-21
20
4:23
22
4:25-30
29
5:1-3
31
5:8-10A
50
6:24-25
51
6:26
67
7:11-16
68
7:17
72
7:29-30
75
8:1-3
104
9:51-56
106
9:61-62
107
10:1
113
10:7B-9
117
10:17-20
122
10:29-42
124
11:5-8
131
11:27-28
143
11:53-12:1B
151
12:32
154
12:35-36
159
12:47-48
163
13:1-5
164
13:6-13
166
13:17
174
13:31-33
176
14:1-4
178
14:7-10
180
14:12-15
183
14:28-32
188
15:8-9
190
15:11-16:12
192
16:14-15
196
16:19-31
201
17:7-19
203
17:22
208
17:28-30
210
17:32
214
18:1-14A
223
18:34
225
19:1-9
227
19:11
252
21:20
256
21:24
259
21:34-38
264
22:14-15
271
22:27-30A
273
22:31-32A
276
22:35-36
278
22:38
283
22:43-44
288
22:51
296
22:67B-68
298
22:70
301
23:2
304
23:5-9
306
23:11-12
308
23:15-16
316
23:27
320
23:34A
326
23:40-43
331
23:48-49
334
23:54-55
339
24:10-35
342
24:44-53
CANON X - Sections In John ONLY
7
1:16-17
9
1:19-22
11
1:24-25
13
1:28-29
16
1:35-40
18
1:43-2:11
22
2:17
24
2:19-3:22
27
3:25-27
29
3:29-34
31
3:36-4:2
33
4:4-42
36
4:45-46A
39
5:11-23A
41
5:24-30A
43
5:31-37A
84
7:43
86
7:45-8:19A
89
8:21-10:14
92
10:16-38
94
10:41-11:52
97
11:55B-12:1
99
12:9-11
102
12:16-22
104
12:24
106
12:26A
108
12:27B-38
110
12:41-43
112
12:46-13:1
115
13:3B-12
117
13:14-15
119
13:18-19
45
5:38-47
50
6:14-15A
52
6:22-29
54
6:31-34
56
6:35B-37
58
6:39-40
60
6:43-45
62
6:47
64
6:49-50
66
6:52-54
68
6:56-61
71
6:63B-64A
73
6:65-67
75
6:70-7:27
78
7:31-32A
80
7:33
123
13:23-26A
125
13:27B-35
127
14:1-12
130
14:22-24A
132
14:26-15:6
134
15:8-12
136
15:14-16A
138
15:17-19
140
15:20B
143
15:22
145
15:24-16:2A
147
16:4B-14
149
16:15B-23A
151
16:25-30
153
16:33-17:24
155
17:25B-26
159
18:4-9
163
18:13-14
165
18:15B
167
18:16B
169
18:18-19
171
18:21
173
18:23
177
18:28C-32
179
18:34-36
181
18:37B-38A
189
19:6BC
191
19:7
193
19:10-14
195
19:15B
200
19:20-22
202
19:24C
(=19:25 NRSV) -27
205
19:31-37
207
19:39
210
20:2-10
212
20:13-18
214
20:20B-22
216
20:24-25
218
20:28-31
220
21:7-8
224
21:12B
226
21:14-15AB
228
21:16AB
230
21:17AB
232
21:18-25
263
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Index of Gospel Parallels1
I. Preface
Sect.
1
Pericope
Prologue
Matt.
Mark
1:1
1:1
Luke
John
Page
1:1-4
1:1-18
22
Luke
John
Page
II. Birth and Childhood
Sect.
Pericope
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
The Promise of the Birth of John the Baptist
The Annunciation
Mary’s Visit to Elizabeth
The Birth of John the Baptist
The Genealogy of Jesus
The Birth of Jesus
The Adoration of the Infant Jesus
9
10
11
12
The Circumcision and Presentation in the Temple
The Flight into Egypt and Return
The Childhood of Jesus at Nazareth
The Boy Jesus in the Temple
Matt.
Mark
24
25
25
26
27
28
1:5-25
1:26-38
1:39-56
1:57-80
3:23-38
2:1-7
2:8-20
1:2-17
1:18-25
2:1-12
7:41-42
29
30
31
31
32
2:21-38
2:13-21
2:22-23
2:39-40
2:41-52
III. Preparation
Sect.
13
Pericope
John the Baptist
Matt.
Mark
Luke
John
Page
3:1-6
1:2-6
3:1-6
1:19-23
34
1:24-28
35
35
36
36
37
11:10
4:17
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
John’s Preaching of Repentance
John Replies to Questioners
John’s Messianic Preaching
The Imprisonment of John
The Baptism of Jesus
The Genealogy of Jesus
The Temptation
7:27
1:14-15
3:7-10
3:11-12
1:7-8
14:3-4
3:13-17
6:17-18
1:9-11
3:7-9
3:10-14
3:15-18
3:19-20
3:21-22
17:5
9:7
9:35
12:28-30
1:1-17
4:1-11
1:12-13
3:23-38
4:1-13
1:51
38
39
1:29-34
IV. The Beginning of Jesus’ Public Ministry (According to John)
Sect.
1
Pericope
21
22
The Call of the First Disciples
The Marriage at Cana
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
The Sojourn at Capernaum
The First Journey to Jerusalem
The Cleansing of the Temple
Jesus’ Ministry in Jerusalem
The Discourse with Nicodemus
Jesus’ Ministry in Judea
John’s Testimony to Christ
Matt.
Mark
Luke
John
Page
4:18-22
1:16-20
5:1-11
16:17-18
3:16
6:14a
21:12-13
11:15-17
19:45-46
21:23-37
11:27-33
20:1-8
1:35-51
2:1-11
2:12
2:13
2:14-22
2:23-25
3:1-21
3:22
3:23-36
41
42
42
42
43
44
45
45
46
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Non-bolded and smaller font verse references indicate secondary and tertiary parallels, respectively.
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V. Jesus’ Ministry in Galilee
Sect.
30
31
32
Pericope
The Journey into Galilee
The Discourse with the Woman of Samaria
Ministry in Galilee
Matt.
Mark
Luke
John
Page
4:12
1:14a
4:14a
4:13-17
1:14b-15
4:14b-15
4:1-3
4:4-42
4:43-46a
48
49
50
6:4
4:24
13:57b
33
Jesus’ Preaching at Nazareth
1:21
4:31
3:1-2
1:4
3:2b-3
13:53-58
6:1-6a
4:16-30
2:12
7:15
51
6:42
4:44
10:39
34
35
The Call of the Disciples
Teaching in the Synagogue at Capernaum
4:18-22
1:16-20
5:1-11
4:13
1:21-22
4:31-32
7:28-29
36
37
38
39
40
41
The Healing of the Demoniac in the Synagogue
The Healing of Peter’s Mother-in-law
The Sick Healed at Evening
Jesus Departs from Capernaurn
First Preaching Tour in Galilee
The Miraculous Draught of Fish
42
43
The Cleansing of the Leper
The Healing of the Paralytic
44
45
46
47
1:35-51
2:12
52
52
7:46
53
53
54
54
55
4:23
1:23-28
1:29-31
1:32-34
1:35-38
1:39
4:33-37
4:38-39
4:40-41
4:42-43
4:44
13:1-3a
4:1-2
5:1-11
21:1-11
56
5:8-9a
57
58
8:14-15
8:16-17
4:18-22
1:16-20
8:1-4
9:1-8
1:40-45
2:1-12
5:12-16
5:17-26
The Call of Levi (Matthew)
The Question about Fasting
Plucking Grain on the Sabbath
The Man with the Withered Hand
9:9-13
9:14-17
12:1-8
12:9-14
2:13-17
2:18-22
2:23-28
3:1-6
5:27-32
5:33-39
6:1-5
48
Jesus Heals Multitudes by the Sea
3:7-12
6:17-19
49
The Choosing of the Twelve
4:24-25
12:15-16
10:1-4
3:13-19a
6:12-16
6:6b-7
9:1-2
5:1-7
3:29-30
59
60
61
61
62
6:6-11
4:41
1:42
62
5:1
VI. The Sermon on the Mount (According to Matthew)
Sect.
Matt.
Mark
Luke
50
51
Occasion of the Sermon
The Beatitudes
Pericope
4:24-5:2
5:3-12
3:7-13 a
6:17-20a
6:20b-23
52
53
The Salt of the Earth
The Light of the World
5:13
5:14-16
9:49-50
4:21
14:34-35
8:16
John
Page
63
64
6:24-26
8:12
64
65
11:33
54
55
56
On the Law and the Prophets
On Murder and Wrath
On Adultery and Divorce
16:16-17
5:17-20
24:35
13:31
21:33
5:21-26
5:27-32
11:25
12:57-59
16:18
9:43-48
65
65
66
18:89
19:9
57
On Oaths
5:33-37
10:11-12
67
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VI. The Sermon on the Mount (According to Matthew)
Sect.
Pericope
58
59
On Retaliation
On Love of One’s Enemies
60
61
62
On Almsgiving
On Prayer
The Lord’s Prayer
Matt.
Mark
Luke
John
6:29-30
6:27-28
6:32-36
5:38-42
5:43-48
67
67
11:1-4
68
68
68
12:33-34
11:34-36
16:13
12:22-32
6:37-42
7:53-8:11
69
69
69
70
70
71
16:24
71
72
6:1-4
6:5-6
6:7-15
11:25
Page
11:26
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
On Fasting
On Treasures
The Sound Eye
On Serving Two Masters
On Anxiety
On Judging
6:16-18
6:19-21
6:22-23
6:24
6:25-34
7:1-5
On Profaning the Holy
God’s Answering of Prayer
4:24-25
13:12
8:18b
7:6
7:7-11
11:9-13
14:13-14
15:7
71
72
73
The Golden Rule
The Two Ways
“By their Fruits”
7:12
7:13-14
7:15-20
74
“Saying Lord, Lord”
12:33-35
7:21-23
75
76
The House Built upon the Rock
The Effect of the Sermon
7:24-27
7:28-29
1:21-22
6:31
13:23-24
6:43-45
72
72
73
6:46
13:25-27
6:47-49
73
74
74
7:1
4:32
7:46
VII. The Sermon on the Plain (According to Luke)
Sect.
Pericope
77
78
Occasion of the Sermon
The Beatitudes
79
The Woes
Matt.
Mark
Luke
4:24-5:2
5:3-12
3:7-13a
6:17-20a
6:20b-23
John
Page
75
75
6:24-26
76
6:24-26
6:20b-23
80
On Love of One’s Enemies
5:38-48
6:27-36
76
6:37-42
77
7:12
81
On Judging
7:1-5
4:24-25
12:36-37
15:14
10:24-25a
13:16
15:20a
82
“By their Fruits”
83
The House Built upon the Rock
7:15-20
12:33-35
7:21-27
6:43-45
78
6:46-49
78
Index of Gospel Parallels
266
VIII. Jesus’ Ministry in Galilee
Sect.
84
85
Pericope
Cleansing of the Leper
The Centurion of Capernaum
Matt.
Mark
Luke
John
Page
8:1-4
8:5-13
1:40-45
5:12-16
7:1-10
4:46b-54
80
81
2:1
13:28-29
7:30
86
87
88
89
90
The Widow’s Son at Nain
The Healing of Peter’s Mother-in-law
The Sick Healed at Evening
On Following Jesus
Stilling the Storm
4:35-41
4:38-39
4:40-41
9:57-62
8:22-25
82
82
83
83
84
5:1-20
2:1-12
8:26-39
5:17-26
85
86
7:11-17
8:14-15
8:16-17
8:18-22
8:23-27
1:29-31
1:32-34
4:35
8:18
91
92
The Gadarene Demoniacs
The Healing of the Paralytic
8:28-34
9:1-8
5:17
5:8-9a
93
94
The Call of Levi (Matthew)
The Question about Fasting
9:9-13
9:14-17
2:13-17
2:18-22
5:27-32
5:33-39
95
Jairus’ Daughter and the Woman with a Hemorrhage
9:18-26
5:21-43
8:40-56
88
96
Two Blind Men
9:27-31
10:46-52
18:35-43
89
The Dumb Demoniac
20:29-34
9:32-34
3:22
11:14-15
97
87
3:29-30
7:20
87
90
8:48
8:52
98
99
100
The Harvest is Great
Commissioning the Twelve
The Fate of the Disciples
9:35-38
10:1-16
6:6b
6:34
6:7
3:13-19
6:8-11
10:17-25
8:1
10:2
9:1
6:12-16
9:2-5
10:3
12:11-12
90
4:35
91
1:42
16:2b
92
14:26
6:40
13:16
15:20
101
Exhortation to Fearless Confession
24:9-14
10:26-33
13:9-13
21:12-19
12:2-9
4:22
8:17
8:38
9:26
102
103
Divisions within Households
Conditions of Discipleship
10:34-36
10:37-39
12:51-53
14:25-27
17:33
16:25-25
8:34-35
9:23-24
104
Rewards of Discipleship
10:40-42
9:41
10:16
93
12:25
93
94
13:20
95
12:44-45
5:23
105
106
107
Continuation of Journey
John the Baptist’s Question and Jesus’ Answer
Jesus’ Witness concerning John
11:1
11:2-6
11:7-19
108
Woes Pronounced on Galilean Cities
11:20-24
21:31b-32
1:2
7:18-23
95
96
7:24-35
96
16:16
10:12-15
97
267
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VIII. Jesus’ Ministry in Galilee
Sect.
109
Pericope
Jesus’ Thanksgiving to the Father
Matt.
Mark
11:25-27
Luke
John
Page
10:21-22
3:35
97
17:2
13:3
7:29
10:14-15
17:25
110
111
112
113
114
115
“Come unto Me”
Plucking Grain on the Sabbath
Healing the Withered Hand
Jesus Heals Multitudes by the Sea
The Woman with the Ointment
The Ministering Women
11:28-30
12:1-8
12:9-14
12:15-21
26:6-13
2:23-28
3:1-6
3:7-12
14:3-9
6:1-5
6:6-11
6:17-19
7:36-50
9:35
6:6b
8:1-3
12:1-8
98
98
99
99
100
101
16:9
116
117
Jesus is Thought to be Beside Himself
On Collusion with Satan
12:22-30
3:19b-21
3:22-27
9:32-34
101
11:14-15
7:20
11:17-23
10:20
102
8:48
8:52
118
The Sin against the Holy Spirit
12:31-37
3:28-30
119
The Sign of Jonah
7:16-20
12:38-42
8:11-12
The Return of the Evil Spirit
Jesus’ True Kindred
16:1-2a
16:4
12:43-45
12:46-50
120
121
3:31-35
12:10
6:43-45
11:16
11:29-32
11:24-26
8:19-21
103
6:30
104
15:14
105
105
3:19b-21
122
The Parable of the Sower
123
The Reason for Speaking in Parables
13:1-9
4:1-9
8:4-8
13:10-17
4:10-12
8:9-10
4:25
8:18b
106
5:1-3
8:17b-18a
107
9:39
12:37-40
10:23-24
25:29
19:26
124
125
Interpretation of the Parable of the Sower
“He who has Ears to Hear, Let him Hear”
126
127
128
129
130
131
The Parable of the Seed Growing Secretly
The Parable of the Tares
The Parable of the Mustard Seed
The Parable of the Leaven
Jesus’ Use of Parables
Interpretation of the Parable of the Tares
13:24-30
13:31-32
13:33
13:34-35
13:36-43
132
The Parables of the Hidden Treasure and of the Pearl
13:44-46
111
133
134
135
The Parable of the Net
Treasures New and Old
Jesus’ True Kindred
13:47-50
13:51-52
111
111
112
13:18-23
5:15
10:26
7:2
13:12
4:13-20
4:21-25
8:11-15
8:16-18
108
108
13:18-19
13:20-21
109
109
109
110
110
110
4:26-29
12:46-50
4:30-32
4:33-34
3:31-35
8:19-21
15:14
Index of Gospel Parallels
268
VIII. Jesus’ Ministry in Galilee
Sect.
136
Pericope
Stilling the Storm
Matt.
Mark
Luke
John
Page
8:23-27
4:35-41
8:22-25
112
8:18
137
The Gerasene Demoniac
8:28-34
5:1-20
8:26-39
113
138
Jairus’ Daughter and the Woman with a Hemorrhage
9:18-26
5:21-43
8:40-56
114
139
Jesus is Rejected at Nazareth
13:53-58
6:1-6a
4:16-30
7:15
115
6:42
4:44
10:39
140
141
142
Second Journey (to Jerusalem)
The Healing at the Pool
Commissioning the Twelve
5:1
5:2-47
9:35
10:1
10:7-11
10:14
6:6b-13
9:1-6
116
116
117
3:13-15
143
144
145
Opinions regarding Jesus
The Death of John the Baptist
The Return of the Apostles
14:1-2
14:3-12
6:14-16
6:17-29
14:12b-13a
146
Five Thousand are Fed
14:13-21
6:30-31
6:32-44
117
118
9:7-9
3:19-20
9:10a
9: 10b-17
6:1-15
119
119
9:36
147
148
149
150
The Walking on the Water
Healings at Gennesaret
The Bread of Life
Defilement - Traditional and Real
14:22-33
14:34-36
6:45-52
6:53-56
15:1-20
7:1-23
151
152
153
154
The Syrophoenician (Canaanite) Woman
Jesus Heals a Deaf Mute and Many Others
Four Thousand are Fed
The Pharisees Seek a Sign
15:21-28
15:29-31
15:32-39
16:1-4
7:24-30
7:31-37
8:1-10
8:11-13
12:38-39
155
156
The Leaven of the Pharisees
A Blind Man is Healed at Bethsaida
16:5-12
8:14-21
8:22-26
6:16-21
6:22-25
6:26-59
11:37-41
6:39
11:16
12:54-56
11:29
12:1
6:30
120
120
121
122
123
123
124
124
125
125
IX. The Way to the Cross
Sect.
157
158
Pericope
Many Disciples Take Offense at Jesus
Peter’s Confession
Matt.
16:13-20
Mark
8:27-30
Luke
John
Page
9:18-21
6:60-66
6:67-71
126
127
6:66
18:18
159
160
Jesus Foretells His Passion
“If Any Man would Come after Me”
16:21-23
16:24-28
20:22-23
8:31-33
8:34-9:1
9:22
9:23-27
12:25
10:33
12:9
8:51-52
10:38-39
14:27
21:20-23
127
128
17:33
161
The Transfiguration
17:1-9
9:2-10
9:37
3:17
1:11
129
9:28-36
3:22b
12:28-30
269
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IX. The Way to the Cross
Sect.
162
163
164
165
166
Pericope
The Coming of Elijah
Jesus Heals a Boy Possessed by a Spirit
Jesus Foretells His Passion again
Payment of the Temple Tax
True Greatness
Matt.
Mark
Luke
John
Page
17:10-13
17:14-21
9:11-13
9:14-29
9:37-43a
14:9
130
17:9a
9:9a
17:6
131
131
132
129
21:21
11:22-23
17:22-23
17:24-27
18:1-5
9:30-32
9:43b-45
7:1
9:33-37
9:46-48
3:3
3:5
13:20
167
The Strange Exorcist
168
Warnings concerning Temptations
169
170
171
172
173
The Parable of the Lost Sheep
On Reproving One’s Brother
“Where Two or Three are Gathered Together”
On Reconciliation
The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant
10:42
18:6-9
9:38-41
9:42-50
5:13
18:6-9
9:42-50
5:13
18:10-14
18:15-18
18:19-20
18:21-22
18:23-35
132
9:49-50
17:1-2
14:34-35
17:1-2
14:34-35
15:3-7
17:3
133
20:23
17:4
133
134
134
134
135
X. Last Journey to Jerusalem (According to Luke)
Sect.
174
175
176
177
Pericope
Matt.
Mark
Luke
19:1-2
10:1
John
Page
Decision to Go to Jerusalem
Jesus is Rejected by Samaritans
On Following Jesus
Commissioning the Seventy
8:18-22
9:37-38
9:51
9:52-56
9:57-62
10:1-12
136
136
137
178
Woes Pronounced on Galilaean Cities
10:7-16
11:20-24
10:13-15
179
180
“He who Hears You, Hears Me”
The Return of the Seventy
10:40
10:16
13:20
10:17-20
12:31
138
139
181
Jesus’ Thanksgiving to the Father, and the Blessedness of the Disciples
10:21-24
3:35
139
4:35
137
138
10:12
16:17-18
11:25-27
17:2
13:3
7:29
10:14-15
182
183
184
The Lawyer’s Question
The Parable of the Good Samaritan
Mary and Martha
13:16-17
22:34-40
17:25
12:28-34
10:25-28
10:29-37
10:38-42
11:1
140
140
141
12:1-3
185
186
187
The Lord’s Prayer
The Importunate Friend at Midnight
Encouragement to Pray
6:9-13
7:7-11
11:1-4
11:5-8
11:9-13
16:24
14:13-14
15:7
141
142
142
Index of Gospel Parallels
270
X. Last Journey to Jerusalem (According to Luke)
Sect.
188
Pericope
The Beelzebub Controversy
Matt.
Mark
Luke
John
Page
12:22-30
3:22-27
11:14-23
7:20
143
10:20
8:48
8:52
189
190
191
192
The Return of the Evil Spirit
True Blessedness
The Sign of Jonah
Concerning Light
12:43-45
12:38-42
5:15
8:11-12
4:21
143
144
144
145
11:24-26
11:27-28
11:29-32
11:33
8:16
193
194
The Sound Eye
Discourses against the Pharisees and Lawyers
6:22-23
15:1-9
7:1-9
11:34-36
11:37-54
8:6
145
146
23:25-26
23:23
23:6-7
23:27-28
23:4
23:29-32
23:34-36
23:13
195
196
197
198
The Leaven of the Pharisees
Exhortation to Fearless Confession
The Sin against the Holy Spirit
The Assistance of the Holy Spirit
199
200
201
202
203
Warning against Avarice
The Parable of the Rich Fool
Anxieties about Earthly Things
Treasures in Heaven
Watchfulness and Faithfulness
204
16:5-6
10:26-33
12:31-32
10:19-20
12:38b-39
20:46
8:14-15
12:1
12:2-9
4:22
8:17
8:38
9:26
3:28-30
13:11
12:10
12:11-12
6:25-34
6:19-21
147
147
148
148
21:14-15
12:13-15
12:16-21
12:22-32
12:33-34
14:26
13:4-5
149
149
150
150
151
25:1-13
13:33-37
12:35-48
Division in Households
24:42-51
10:34-36
10:38
205
Interpreting the Times
16:2-3
206
Agreement with One’s Accuser
Repentance or Destruction
(the Parable of the Barren Fig Tree)
5:25-26
12:49-53
12:54-56
12:57-59
152
13:1-9
153
13:10-17
153
13:18-19
13:20-21
13:22-30
154
154
207
21:18-19
11:12-14
208
The Healing of the Crippled Woman on the Sabbath
209
210
The Parable of the Mustard Seed
The Parable of the Leaven
13:31-32
13:33
4:30-32
211
Exclusion from the Kingdom
7:13-14
10:31
25:10-12
7:22-23
25:41
8:11-12
19:30
20:16
152
152
155
271
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X. Last Journey to Jerusalem (According to Luke)
Sect.
212
213
214
215
Pericope
A Warning against Herod
The Lament over Jerusalem
The Healing of the Man with Dropsy
Teaching on Humility
216
217
218
219
220
221
222
223
224
225
226
The Parable of the Great Supper
The Conditions of Discipleship
The Parable of Salt
The Parable of the Lost Sheep
The Parable of the Lost Coin
The Parable of the Prodigal Son
The Parable of the Unjust Steward
On Faithfulness in What is Least
On Serving Two Masters
The Pharisees Reproved
Concerning the Law
227
Concerning Divorce
228
229
230
The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus
Warning against Offenses
On Forgiveness
Matt.
Mark
Luke
13:31-33
13:34-35
14:1-6
14:7-14
23:37-39
23:12
18:14
22:1-14
10:37-38
5:13
18:12-14
14:15-24
14:25-33
14:34-35
15:1-7
15:8-10
15:11-32
16:1-9
16:10-12
16:13
16:14-15
16:16-17
9:49-50
6:24
11:12-13
5:18
John
Page
155
156
157
5:29
157
158
158
159
159
159
160
160
161
161
161
162
24:35
13:31
21:33
19:9
10:11-12
16:18
162
9:42
16:19-31
17:1-3a
17:3b-4
162
163
163
17:19-21
9:28-29
17:5-6
163
21:21
11:22-23
17:7-10
17:11-19
17:20-21
164
164
164
5:32
18:6-7
18:15
18:21-22
231
232
233
234
235
On Faith
We are Unprofitable Servants
The Cleansing of the Ten Lepers
On the Coming of the Kingdom of God
The Day of the Son of Man
24:23
13:21
24:23
24:26-27
24:37-39
24:17-18
10:39
24:40-41
24:28
13:19-23
13:14-16
17:22-37
24:5
13:5-6
21:8
24:11
16:25
236
237
The Parable of the Unjust Judge
The Pharisee and the Publican
12:25
165
17:21
8:35
9:24
18:1-8
166
23:12
18:9-14
166
18:4
14:11
Index of Gospel Parallels
272
XI. Jesus at the Feast of Tabernacles (According to John)
Sect.
238
239
240
Pericope
Matt.
Mark
Jesus Remains in Galilee
Journey to Jerusalem in Secret
Teaching in the Temple
13:54
6:2
11:27
241
242
243
244
245
246
247
248
Luke
Page
7:1-9
7:10-13
7:14-39
167
167
168
7:40-52
7:53-8:11
8:12-20
8:21-29
8:30-36
8:37-47
8:48-59
9:1-41
169
169
170
170
170
171
171
172-3
4:22a
10:22
Division among the People regarding Jesus
The Woman Caught in Adultery
“I am the Light of the World”
Discussion with the Jews
“The Truth will Make You Free”
Children of the Devil
“Before Abraham was, I am”
Jesus Heals the Man Born Blind
13:13-15
John
4:12
8:10b
12:37-40
18:17b-18a
249
250
“I am the Good Shepherd”
Division among the Jews again
10:1-18
10:19-21
174
174
John
Page
XII. The Ministry in Judea
Sect.
251
252
Pericope
Departure to Judea
On Divorce and Celibacy
Matt.
Mark
Luke
19:1-2
19:3-12
10:1
10:2-12
9:51
16:18
10:13-16
18:15-17
175
175
5:31-32
253
Jesus Blesses the Children
19:13-15
18:3
176
3:3
3:5
254
255
The Rich Young Man
On Riches and the Rewards of Discipleship
19:16-22
19:23-30
10:17-22
10:23-31
18:18-23
18:24-30
176
177
256
The Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard
20:1-16
10:31
22:28-30
13:30
178
19:30
257
Jesus at the Feast of Dedication in Jerusalem
10:22-39
178
10:40-42
11:1-44
179
179
11:45-53
180
11:54-57
180
181
181
4:29-30
258
259
261
262
Jesus Withdraws across the Jordan
The Raising of Lazarus
The Chief Priests and Pharisees Take Counsel against
Jesus
The Chief Priests and Pharisees Take Counsel against
Jesus
Jesus Retires to Ephraim
The Third Prediction of the Passion
263
The Sons of Zebedee; Precedence among the Disciples
260
260
264
265
266
26:1-5
14:1-2
22:1-2
11:18
19:47-48
20:17-19
10:32-34
18:31-34
20:20-28
10:35-45
12:50
13:4-5
22:24-27
13:12-17
23:11
9:35
9:48
The Healing of the Blind Men (Bartimaeus)
20:29-34
10:46-52
18:35-43
182
Zacchaeus
The Parable of the Pounds
9:27-31
18:11
25:14-30
13:34
19:1-10
19:11-27
182
183
273
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XII. The Ministry in Judea
Sect.
267
268
Pericope
The Anointing at Bethany
The Plot against Lazarus
Matt.
Mark
Luke
John
Page
26:6-13
14:3-9
7:36-50
12:1-8
12:9-11
184
184
XIII. The Final Ministry in Jerusalem
Sect.
269
Pericope
The Triumphal Entry
Matt.
Mark
Luke
John
Page
21:1-9
11:1-10
19:28-40
12:12-19
185
21:14-16
270
271
Jesus Weeps over Jerusalem
Jesus in Jerusalem
(Cleansing the Temple), Return to Bethany
21:10-17
19:41-44
186
11:11
19:45-46
186
11:15-17
19:39-40
11:12-14
11:15-17
13:69
19:45-46
2:13-17
187
187
11:18-19
19:47-48
11:45-53
188
21:37
272
273
The Cursing of the Fig Tree
The Cleansing of the Temple
274
The Chief Priests and Scribes Conspire against Jesus
275
The Fig Tree is Withered
21:18-19
21:12-13
21:37
21:20-22
11:20-26
8:1-2
14:13-14
188
21:19b
6:14-15
15:7
17:20
276
277
278
279
The Question about Authority
The Parable of the Two Sons
The Parable of the Wicked Husbandmen
The Parable of the Great Supper
21:23-27
21:28-32
21:33-46
22:1-14
11:27-33
17:6
16:23
20:1-8
2:18-22
189
189
190
191
3:2
192
7:29-30
12:1-12
20:9-19
14:15-24
8:12
280
On Paying Tribute to Caesar
22:15-22
12:13-17
20:20-26
12:12b
281
The Question about the Resurrection
20:27-40
193
12:28-34
10:25-28
194
12:35-37a
20:41-44
13:34b
20:40
12:37b-40
20:45-47
22:23-33
12:18-27
22:46
12:34b
282
The Great Commandment
22:34-40
283
The Question about David’s Son
22:41-46
22:46
284
Woe to the Scribes and Pharisees
23:1-36
20:40
194
13:4-5
195-6
13:12-17
11:46
11:52
6:39
11:39-42
11:44
11:47-51
11:43
285
286
Jesus’ Lament over Jerusalem
The Widow’s Mite
23:37-39
12:41-44
13:34-35
21:1-4
197
197
Index of Gospel Parallels
274
XIV. The Eschatological Discourse
Sect.
287
288
Pericope
Prediction of the Destruction of the Temple
Signs before the End
Matt.
Mark
Luke
24:1-2
24:3-8
13:1-2
13:3-8
21:5-6
21:7-11
24:11
289
Persecutions Foretold
John
Page
198
198
17:21
24:23-26
13:21-23
17:23
24:9-14
13:9-13
21:12-19
16:2
12:11-12
15:21
10:17-22a
199
14:26
290
The Desolating Sacrilege
24:24
13:22
24:15-22
13:14-20
200
21:20-24
19:43-44
17:31
291
False Christs and False Prophets
24:23-28
13:21-23
17:23-24
17:37b
24:4-5
13:5-6
21:8
13:24-27
13:28-32
13:33-37
21:25-28
21:29-33
24:11
292
293
294
The Coming of the Son of Man
The Time of the Coming: the Parable of the Fig Tree
Conclusion: “Take Heed, Watch!” (According to Mark)
24:29-31
24:32-36
25:13-15
201
17:20-21
201
202
203
21:36
19:12-13
12:40
24:42
12:38
295
Conclusion: “Take Heed, Watch!” (According to Luke)
24:43-51
13:33-37
25:13
203
21:34-36
12:40
XV. Conclusion of the Account of the time before the Passion
Sect.
296
Pericope
The Parable of the Flood and Exhortation to
Watchfulness
Matt.
Mark
Luke
24:37-44
13:35
17:26-36
297
298
299
300
301
302
The Parable of the Good Servant and the Wicked
Servant
The Parable of the Ten Virgins
The Parable of the Talents
The Last Judgment
The Ministry of Jesus in Jerusalem
Greeks Seek Jesus; Discourse on His Death
12:41-46
205
5:29
205
206
207
21:37-38
8:1-2
207
9:23-24
12:20-36
208
12:37-43
209
25:1-13
25:14-30
25:31-46
13:33-37
12:35-38
13:34
19:11-27
16:27
18:38b
9:26b
8:35
10:39
20:28
204
13:33
24:45-51
16:25
Page
12:39-40
24:17-18
25:13
John
17:33
10:45
16:24
8:34
26:38-39
14:34-36
22:41-43
17:5
9:7
9:35
3:17
1:11
3:22b
10:18
303
The Unbelief of the People
13:10-17
4:10-12
8:17b-18a
304
Judgment by the Word
8:9-10
9:39
12:44-50
209
275
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XVI. The Passion Narrative
Sect.
305
Pericope
Jesus’ Death is Premeditated
Matt.
Mark
Luke
John
Page
26:1-5
14:1-2
22:1-2
11:47:53
211
11:18-19
19:47
12:1-8
212
212
21:37
306
307
The Anointing in Bethany
The Betrayal by Judas
26:6-13
26:14-16
14:3-9
14:10-11
7:36-50
22:3-6
13:2
13:27
6:70-71
308
309
Preparation for the Passover
Washing the Disciples’ Feet
26:17-20
14:12-17
22:7-14
13:1
213
22:3
13:1-20
214
12:37
310
311
Jesus Foretells His Betrayal
The Last Supper
312
Jesus Foretells His Betrayal
Precedence among the Disciples
and the Reward of Discipleship
313
23:6-12
22:24-28
10:24
10:40
26:21-25
26:26-29
6:40
14:18-21
14:22-25
22:21-23
22:15-20
13:21-30
215
6:51-58
26:21-25
14:18-21
22:21-23
13:21-30
215
216
20:24-28
10:41-45
22:24-30
13:4-5
217
10:16
13:12-17
19:28
23:11
314
315
The New Commandment of Love
Peter’s Denial Predicted
26:30-35
9:35
14:26-31
9:48
22:31-34
22:39
13:31-35
13:36-38
217
218
18:1
16:32
28:7
16:7
21:15-17
28:10
316
317
318
The Two Swords
“Let Not Your Hearts be Troubled”
The Promise of the Paraclete
22:35-38
14:1-14
14:15-26
218
219
219
15:26-27
16:5-15
319
320
321
The Gift of Peace
Jesus the True Vine
“Abide in My Love”
12:50
322
3:35
323
324
325
326
327
328
329
330
The Witness of the Paraclete
On Persecutions
The Work of the Paraclete
Sorrow Turned to Joy
Prayer in the Name of Jesus
Prediction of the Disciples’ Flight
The Intercessory Prayer
Gethsemane
26:36-46
14:32-42
26:30
14:26
220
220
220
15:18-25
221
8:21b
The World’s Hatred
10:24-25
14:27-31
15:1-8
15:9-17
6:40
13:16
22:39-46
15:26-27
16:1-4
16:5-15
16:16-22
16:23-28
16:29-33
17:1-26
18:1
12:27
14:31
221
221
222
222
222
223
223
224
Index of Gospel Parallels
276
XVI. The Passion Narrative
Sect.
331
Pericope
Jesus Arrested
Matt.
Mark
Luke
John
Page
26:47-56
14:43-52
22:47-53
18:2-12
225
18:36
18:20
17:12
332
Jesus before the Sanhedrin (Peter’s Denial)
26:57-68
14:53-65
26:67-75
14:65-72
27:1-2
15:1
26:55b
14:49
22:54-71
18:13-24
226
18:25-27
2:19
22:53
19:47
22:63-65
333
Peter’s Denial
334
Jesus Delivered to Pilate
26:69-75
14:66-72
22:56-62
27:1-2
15:1
23:1
18:25-27
227
18:15-18
18:28
228
18:29-38
228
229
22:66
335
336
The Death of Judas
The Trial before Pilate
27:3-10
27:11-14
15:2-5
26:53
23:2-5
23:9-10
23:13-14
337
Jesus before Herod
338
Pilate Declares Jesus Innocent
27:12
15:3-4
19:8-15
18:38b
230
230
18:39-40
19:1-15
231
232
23:24-25
19:16
23:26-32
19:2-3
19:17a
233
234
234
23:6-12
23:13-16
23:4
338
339
340
341
342
343
344
345
Pilate Declares Jesus Innocent
Jesus or Barabbas?
“Behold the Man!”
Pilate Delivers Jesus to be Crucified
Jesus Mocked by the Soldiers
The Road to Golgotha
The Crucifixion
Jesus Derided on the Cross
23:22
27:15-23
15:6-14
27:28-31a
15:17-20a
23:17-23
27:26b
15:15b
27:24-26
27:27-31a
27:31b-32
15:15
15:16-20a
15:20b-21
27:38
15:27
27:33-37
15:22-26
23:33-34
27:38
15:27
23:38
27:55-56
14:40-41
23:49
27:38-43
15:27-32a
23:35-38
19:18
19:17b-27
235
19:18
236
23:33b
27:48
346
347
The Two Thieves
The Death of Jesus
15:36a
27:37
15:26
27:44
27:45-54
15:32b
15:33-39
19:29
19:19
23:39-43
23:44-48
19:28-30
236
237
19:25-27
19:31-37
19:38-42
238
238
239
23:36
348
349
350
Witnesses of the Crucifixion
Jesus’ Side Pierced
The Burial of Jesus
27:55-56
15:40-41
23:49
27:57-61
15:42-47
23:50-56
16:1
351
The Guard at the Tomb
27:62-66
239
277
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XVII. The Resurrection
Sect.
352
Pericope
The Women at the Tomb
Matt.
Mark
Luke
John
Page
28:1-8
16:1-8
24:1-12
20:1-13
241
23:56
20:18
26:32
14:28
20:17
28:10
353
Jesus Appears to the Women
354
355
The Report of the Guard
Jesus Appears to Two on the Way to Emmaus
356
Jesus Appears to His Disciples (Thomas being Absent)
28:9-10
16:9-11
28:7-8
16:7
26:32
14:28
24:10-11
20:14-18
242
243
28:11-15
16:12-13
24:13-35
24:36-43
242
20:19-23
244
20:24-29
244
18:18
16:19
357
358
359
360
361
362
Jesus Appears to His Disciples
(Thomas being Present)
Jesus Appears to the Eleven
While They Sit at Table
Jesus Appears to the Eleven
on a Mountain in Galilee
Jesus Appears to His Disciples
by the Sea of Tiberias
Paul’s Account of the Appearances of Jesus
The Shorter Ending of Mark
16:14
245
16:14-18
28:16-20
16:14-18
5:1-11
14:23
245
21:1-14
246
1 Cor: 15:3-8
see note below
247
The Endings of the Gospels
Sect.
Pericope
363
364
365
The Longer Ending of Mark
The Ending of Matthew: The Great Commission
The Ending of Luke: Jesus’ Last Words and Ascension
Matt.
366
367
The Ending of John
The Appendix to John: Jesus at the Sea of Tiberias.
Mark
Luke
John
28:16-20
16:15
16:19
24:44-53
20:30-31
21:1-25
26:30-35
14:26-31
Page
247
247
248
16:9-20
248
249-50
22:39
18:1
Luke
John
Page
16:32
249-50
22:31-34
13:36-38
9:27
8:51-52
XVI. The Passion Narrative – (cont.)
Sect.
367
Pericope
Matt.
Mark
The Appendix to John: Jesus at the Sea of Tiberias.
16:28
9:1
279
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Index of Gospel Scriptures
Matthew
Matt.
Sect.
Page
Matt.
Sect.
Page
Matt.
Sect.
Page
Matt.
Sect.
Page
1:1
1
19
6
7
8
10
11
32
13
14
16
18
161
302
20
30
35
32
13
21
34
41
40
50
77
48
49
51
78
52
168
218
53
125
192
54
226
55
206
56
252
227
57
58
80
59
60
61
22
38
27
28
29
31
31
50
34
35
36
37
129
208
39
48
52
50
34
41
52
56
55
63
75
62
62
64
75
64
133
159
65
108
145
65
162
66
152
66
175
162
67
67
76
67
68
68
6:7-15
62
185
275
63
64
202
65
193
66
224
67
201
68
81
125
69
70
187
71
80
72
211
73
82
118
74
83
211
75
35
76
42
84
85
211
279
37
87
38
88
90
136
89
176
90
136
91
137
68
141
188
69
69
150
69
145
70
161
70
150
71
77
108
71
72
142
72
76
72
155
73
78
103
73
78
155
74
52
74
57
80
81
155
191
53
82
54
83
84
112
83
137
84
112
85
113
9:1-8
9:1-8
43
92
44
93
45
94
95
138
96
264
97
117
115
142
98
146
177
142
49
99
142
177
142
289
100
198
309
81
322
125
101
196
160
102
204
217
103
160
235
302
179
309
104
167
105
106
107
13
58
86
59
87
60
87
88
114
89
182
90
102
101
117
90
119
137
117
62
91
117
137
117
199
92
148
214
77
221
108
93
147
128
93
152
158
94
128
165
208
138
214
94
132
95
95
96
34
11:12-13
11:20-24
226
108
178
109
181
240
110
46
111
47
112
48
113
97
117
188
197
118
73
82
81
154
119
191
120
189
121
135
321
41
122
123
303
68
125
248
181
124
127
128
209
129
210
130
131
132
133
134
162
97
138
97
139
168
98
61
98
61
99
62
99
90
102
143
148
103
73
78
77
124
104
144
105
143
105
112
220
56
106
107
209
71
108
172-3
139
108
109
109
154
110
154
110
110
111
111
111
1:1-17
1:2-17
1:18-25
2:1-12
2:13-21
2:22-23
3:1-2
3:1-6
3:7-10
3:11-12
3:13-17
3:17
3:17
4:1-11
4:12
4:13
4:13-17
4:17
4:18-22
4:18-22
4:18-22
4:23
4:24-5:2
4:24-5:2
4:24-25
5:1
5:3-12
5:3-12
5:13
5:13
5:13
5:14-16
5:15
5:15
5:17-20
5:18
5:21-26
5:25-26
5:27-32
5:31-32
5:32
5:33-37
5:38-42
5:38-48
5:43-48
6:1-4
6:5-6
6:9-13
6:14-15
6:16-18
6:19-21
6:19-21
6:22-23
6:22-23
6:24
6:24
6:25-34
6:25-34
7:1-5
7:1-5
7:2
7:6
7:7-11
7:7-11
7:12
7:12
7:13-14
7:13-14
7:15-20
7:15-20
7:16-20
7:21-23
7:21-27
7:22-23
7:24-27
7:28-29
7:28-29
8:1-4
8:1-4
8:5-13
8:11-12
8:12
8:14-15
8:14-15
8:16-17
8:16-17
8:18
8:18
8:18-22
8:18-22
8:23-27
8:23-27
8:28-34
8:28-34
9:9-13
9:9-13
9:14-17
9:14-17
9:18-26
9:18-26
9:27-31
9:27-31
9:32-34
9:32-34
9:35
9:35
9:35-38
9:36
9:37-38
10:1
10:1-4
10:1-16
10:7-11
10:7-16
10:14
10:17-22a
10:17-25
10:19-20
10:24
10:24-25a
10:24-25
10:26
10:26-33
10:26-33
10:33
10:34-36
10:34-36
10:37-38
10:37-39
10:38-39
10:39
10:39
10:40
10:40
10:40-42
10:42
11:1
11:2-6
11:7-19
11:10
11:20-24
11:25-27
11:25-27
11:27
11:28-30
12:1-8
12:1-8
12:9-14
12:9-14
12:15-16
12:15-21
12:22-24
12:22-30
12:22-30
12:31-32
12:31-37
12:33-35
12:33-35
12:36-37
12:38-39
12:38-42
12:38-42
12:43-45
12:43-45
12:46-50
12:46-50
12:50
13:1-3a
13:1-9
13:10-17
13:10-17
13:12
13:12
13:13-15
13:16-17
13:18-23
13:24-30
13:31-32
13:31-32
13:33
13:33
13:34-35
13:36-43
13:44-46
13:47-50
13:51-52
Index of Gospel Scriptures
280
Matthew (cont.)
Matt.
Sect.
13:53-58
13:53-58
33
139
115
18:11
13:54
240
32
143
17
144
145
146
147
148
194
150
81
151
168
50
117
36
118
118
119
120
120
146
122
77
123
18:12-14
18:15
18:15-18
152
153
119
154
205
119
195
155
158
22
356
159
302
160
103
235
302
300
367
161
18
302
163
162
163
231
275
164
165
166
253
237
229
168
123
124
104
124
152
104
147
125
127
42
244
127
208
128
94
165
208
207
249-50
129
37
208
130
129
130
163
188
131
131
132
176
166
163
133
13:57b
14:1-2
14:3-4
14:3-12
14:12b-13a
14:13-21
14:22-33
14:34-36
15:1-9
15:1-20
15:14
15:21-28
15:29-31
15:32-39
16:1-2a
16:1-4
16:2-3
16:4
16:5-6
16:5-12
16:13-20
16:17-18
16:19
16:21-23
16:24
16:24-28
16:25-25
16:25
16:25
16:27
16:28
17:1-9
17:5
17:5
17:9a
17:10-13
17:14-21
17:19-21
17:20
17:22-23
17:24-27
18:1-5
18:3
18:4
18:6-7
18:6-9
Page
Matt.
Sect.
Page
Matt.
Sect.
Page
Matt.
Sect.
Page
18:10-14
169
265
133
182
22:15-22
22:23-33
280
281
192
193
24:42
24:42-51
294
203
203
151
219
230
170
158
356
171
172
230
173
56
174
251
252
159
163
245
127
244
134
134
163
135
66
136
175
175
22:34-40
22:34-40
22:41-46
182
282
283
281
282
284
194
194
309
263
313
215
140
194
194
193
194
195-6
146
146
214
181
217
157
24:43-51
295
297
203
298
211
295
296
294
266
299
123
300
203
205
151
205
155
203
204
203
183
206
107
207
56
227
253
254
255
313
211
256
256
211
262
263
313
302
96
264
269
271
25
273
269
207
272
275
275
163
231
276
26
277
107
278
216
279
66
162
176
176
177
217
155
178
178
155
181
181
217
208
89
182
185
186
43
187
185
153
187
188
188
130
163
189
44
189
96
190
158
191
23:13
237
194
194
194
194
194
194
213
285
287
288
291
235
100
289
235
288
291
290
235
296
234
235
288
291
289
235
235
292
293
54
226
235
296
235
166
146
146
146
146
146
146
156
197
198
198
201
165
92
199
165
198
201
200
165
204
164
165
198
201
199
165
165
201
202
65
162
165
204
165
211
260
305
114
267
306
307
308
310
312
311
330
315
367
352
353
330
302
331
336
332
332
332
333
332
334
335
336
337
339
341
340
342
340
343
155
180
211
100
184
212
212
213
215
216
215
224
218
249-50
241
242
224
209
225
229
226
226
226
227
226
228
228
229
230
231
233
232
234
232
234
18:18
18:18
18:19-20
18:21-22
18:21-22
18:23-35
18:89
19:1-2
19:1-2
19:3-12
19:9
19:9
19:13-15
19:16-22
19:23-30
19:28
19:30
19:30
20:1-16
20:16
20:17-19
20:20-28
20:24-28
20:28
20:29-34
20:29-34
21:1-9
21:10-17
21:12-13
21:12-13
21:14-16
21:18-19
21:18-19
21:19b
21:20-22
21:21
21:21
21:23-27
21:23-37
21:28-32
21:31b-32
21:33-46
22:1-14
22:1-14
22:46
22:46
23:1-36
23:4
23:6-7
23:6-12
23:11
23:11
23:12
23:12
23:23
23:25-26
23:27-28
23:29-32
23:34-36
23:37-39
23:37-39
24:1-2
24:3-8
24:4-5
24:5
24:9-14
24:9-14
24:11
24:11
24:11
24:15-22
24:17-18
24:17-18
24:23
24:23
24:23-26
24:23-28
24:24
24:26-27
24:28
24:29-31
24:32-36
24:35
24:35
24:37-39
24:37-44
24:40-41
24:45-51
25:1-13
25:1-13
25:10-12
25:13
25:13
25:13-15
25:14-30
25:14-30
25:29
25:31-46
25:41
26:1-5
26:1-5
26:6-13
26:6-13
26:6-13
26:14-16
26:17-20
26:21-25
26:21-25
26:26-29
26:30
26:30-35
26:30-35
26:32
26:32
26:36-46
26:38-39
26:47-56
26:53
26:55b
26:57-68
26:67-75
26:69-75
27:1-2
27:1-2
27:3-10
27:11-14
27:12
27:15-23
27:24-26
27:26b
27:27-31a
27:28-31a
27:31b-32
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Matthew (cont.)
Matt.
Sect.
Page
Matt.
Sect.
Page
Matt.
Sect.
Page
Matt.
Sect.
Page
27:33-37
344
345
343
344
345
235
236
234
235
236
27:44
27:45-54
346
347
345
344
348
236
237
236
235
238
27:57-61
27:62-66
28:1-8
350
351
352
315
353
239
239
241
218
242
28:9-10
353
315
352
354
359
364
242
218
241
242
245
247
27:37
27:38
27:38
27:38-43
27:48
27:55-56
27:55-56
28:7
28:7-8
28:10
28:10
28:11-15
28:16-20
28:16-20
Mark
Mark
Sect.
see note below
1:1
362
1:2
1:2-6
1:4
1:7-8
1:9-11
1:11
1:11
1:12-13
1:14a
1:14-15
1:14b-15
1 Cor: 15:3-8
1:16-20
1:16-20
1:16-20
1:21
1:21-22
1:21-22
1:23-28
1:29-31
1:29-31
1:32-34
1:32-34
1:35-38
1:39
1:40-45
1:40-45
2:1
2:1-12
2:1-12
2:13-17
2:13-17
2:18-22
2:18-22
2:23-28
2:23-28
3:1-6
3:1-6
Page
1
107
13
32
16
22
96
34
50
36
18
161
302
20
30
13
32
361
21
34
41
32
35
76
36
37
87
38
88
39
40
42
84
85
43
92
44
93
45
94
46
111
47
112
37
129
208
39
48
34
50
41
52
56
50
52
74
53
53
82
54
83
54
55
57
80
81
58
86
59
87
60
87
61
98
61
99
Mark
Sect.
Page
Mark
Sect.
Page
Mark
Sect.
Page
3:7-12
48
62
5:1-20
137
113
8:35
3:7-12
3:7-13 a
3:7-13a
113
50
77
142
49
99
63
75
117
62
5:21-43
5:21-43
95
138
33
139
88
114
51
115
8:35
235
302
101
196
367
165
208
93
147
249-50
91
42
101
105
90
102
143
103
148
105
112
220
56
106
107
209
172-3
108
65
145
108
93
147
71
77
107
109
109
154
110
83
84
112
85
168
50
90
101
62
117
91
91
117
36
118
119
119
90
120
120
146
122
123
81
123
124
104
144
124
147
127
107
209
125
127
127
128
208
94
9:2-10
99
22
116
121
97
117
188
118
197
121
135
321
41
122
123
303
248
124
53
192
125
101
196
68
81
123
126
128
209
130
89
90
136
91
240
32
98
115
49
142
99
99
143
17
144
145
146
98
147
148
194
150
151
85
152
153
119
191
154
195
155
123
303
156
158
159
160
302
103
161
18
302
163
162
163
231
164
166
263
313
167
104
229
168
56
52
218
174
251
252
56
227
253
254
255
211
256
262
263
204
313
302
96
264
129
37
208
130
129
130
163
131
132
181
317
132
95
163
133
66
64
159
136
175
175
66
162
176
176
177
155
178
181
181
152
217
208
89
182
3:13-15
3:13-19a
3:13-19
3:16
3:19b-21
3:19b-21
3:22
3:22-27
3:22-27
3:28-30
3:28-30
3:31-35
3:31-35
3:35
4:1-2
4:1-9
4:10-12
4:10-12
4:12
4:13-20
4:21
4:21
4:21-25
4:22
4:22
4:24-25
4:24-25
4:25
4:26-29
4:30-32
4:30-32
4:33-34
4:35
4:35-41
4:35-41
5:1-20
6:1-6a
6:1-6a
6:2
6:4
6:6b
6:6b
6:6b-7
6:6b-13
6:7
6:8-11
6:14-16
6:17-18
6:17-29
6:30-31
6:32-44
6:34
6:45-52
6:53-56
7:1-9
7:1-23
7:24-30
7:30
7:31-37
8:1-10
8:11-12
8:11-12
8:11-13
8:14-15
8:14-21
8:17b-18a
8:17b-18a
8:22-26
8:27-30
8:31-33
8:34-9:1
8:34
8:34-35
8:38
8:38
9:1
9:7
9:7
9:9a
9:11-13
9:14-29
9:28-29
9:30-32
9:33-37
9:35
9:35
9:38-41
9:41
9:42
9:42-50
9:43-48
9:49-50
9:49-50
10:1
10:1
10:2-12
10:11-12
10:11-12
10:13-16
10:17-22
10:23-31
10:31
10:31
10:32-34
10:35-45
10:38
10:41-45
10:45
10:46-52
10:46-52
Index of Gospel Scriptures
282
Mark (cont.)
Mark
Sect.
Page
Mark
Sect.
Page
Mark
Sect.
Page
Mark
Sect.
Page
11:1-10
11:11
269
271
207
272
25
271
273
260
274
305
185
186
153
187
43
186
187
180
188
211
13:1-2
13:3-8
114
267
306
307
308
310
312
311
330
315
367
352
353
330
100
184
212
212
213
215
216
215
224
218
249-50
241
242
224
15:17-20a
15:20b-21
15:22-26
188
130
163
65
68
198
198
165
201
92
199
148
165
200
165
165
198
201
199
201
14:3-9
14:3-9
14:3-9
14:10-11
14:12-17
14:18-21
275
163
231
55
62
287
288
235
291
100
289
198
235
290
235
234
288
291
289
292
340
343
344
345
343
344
345
346
347
345
348
350
350
352
232
234
235
236
234
235
236
236
237
236
238
239
239
241
68
44
189
190
192
192
193
140
194
193
194
195-6
146
197
293
54
226
296
203
294
295
298
266
283
299
296
260
305
202
65
162
204
151
203
203
205
183
194
206
204
180
211
302
344
331
332
332
332
333
332
334
336
337
339
340
341
342
208
235
225
226
226
226
227
226
228
229
230
231
232
233
234
16:7
62
26
276
278
280
280
281
182
282
281
283
284
194
286
315
353
115
353
363
355
356
358
359
365
180
365
248
300
218
242
101
242
247
243
244
245
245
248
139
248
172-3
207
11:12-14
11:12-14
11:15-17
11:15-17
11:15-17
11:18
11:18-19
11:18-19
11:20-26
11:22-23
11:22-23
11:25
11:25
11:26
11:27-33
11:27-33
12:1-12
12:12b
12:13-17
12:18-27
12:28-34
12:28-34
12:34b
12:35-37a
12:37b-40
12:38b-39
12:41-44
13:5-6
13:5-6
13:9-13
13:9-13
13:11
13:14-16
13:14-20
13:19-23
13:21
13:21-23
13:21-23
13:22
13:24-27
13:28-32
13:31
13:31
13:33
13:33-37
13:33-37
13:33-37
13:33-37
13:34
13:34b
13:34
13:35
14:1-2
14:1-2
14:18-21
14:22-25
14:26
14:26-31
14:26-31
14:28
14:28
14:32-42
14:34-36
14:40-41
14:43-52
14:49
14:53-65
14:65-72
14:66-72
15:1
15:1
15:2-5
15:3-4
15:6-14
15:15b
15:15
15:16-20a
15:26
15:27
15:27
15:27-32a
15:32b
15:33-39
15:36a
15:40-41
15:42-47
16:1
16:1-8
16:7
16:9
16:9-11
16:9-20
16:12-13
16:14
16:14-18
16:14-18
16:15
16:17-18
16:19
18:17b-18a
18:38b
283
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Luke
Luke
1:1-4
1:5-25
1:26-38
1:39-56
1:57-80
2:1-7
2:8-20
2:21-38
2:39-40
2:41-52
3:1-6
3:2b-3
3:7-9
3:10-14
3:15-18
3:19-20
3:19-20
3:21-22
3:22b
3:22b
3:23-38
3:23-38
4:1-13
4:14a
4:14b-15
4:16-30
4:16-30
4:22a
4:24
4:29-30
4:31
4:31-32
4:32
4:33-37
4:38-39
4:38-39
4:40-41
4:40-41
4:41
4:42-43
4:44
5:1-3
5:1-11
5:1-11
5:1-11
5:1-11
5:12-16
5:12-16
5:17-26
5:17-26
5:27-32
5:27-32
Sect.
1
2
3
4
5
7
8
9
11
12
13
32
14
15
16
17
144
18
161
302
6
19
20
30
32
33
139
240
32
257
32
35
76
36
37
87
38
88
48
39
40
122
21
34
41
360
42
84
43
92
44
93
Page
22
24
25
25
26
28
29
30
31
32
34
50
35
35
36
36
118
37
129
208
27
38
39
48
50
51
115
168
50
178
50
52
74
53
53
82
54
83
62
54
55
106
41
52
56
246
57
80
58
86
59
87
Luke
5:33-39
5:33-39
6:1-5
6:1-5
6:6-11
6:6-11
6:12-16
6:12-16
6:14a
6:17-19
6:17-19
6:17-20a
6:17-20a
6:20b-23
6:20b-23
6:20b-23
6:24-26
6:24-26
6:24-26
6:27-28
6:27-36
6:29-30
6:31
6:32-36
6:37-42
6:37-42
6:39
6:39
6:40
6:40
6:40
6:43-45
6:43-45
6:43-45
6:46
6:46-49
6:47-49
7:1
7:1-10
7:11-17
7:18-23
7:24-35
7:27
7:29-30
7:36-50
7:36-50
7:36-50
8:1
8:1-3
8:4-8
8:9-10
8:9-10
Sect.
45
94
46
111
47
112
49
99
22
48
113
50
77
51
78
79
51
78
79
59
80
58
71
59
68
81
150
284
100
309
322
73
82
118
74
83
75
76
85
86
106
107
13
277
114
267
306
98
115
122
123
303
Page
60
87
61
98
61
99
62
91
42
62
99
63
75
64
75
76
64
75
76
67
76
67
72
67
71
77
122
195-6
92
214
221
73
78
103
73
78
74
74
81
82
96
96
34
189
100
184
212
90
101
106
107
209
Luke
8:10b
8:11-15
8:16
8:16
8:16-18
8:17
8:17
8:18b
8:18b
8:19-21
8:19-21
8:21b
8:22-25
8:22-25
8:26-39
8:26-39
8:40-56
8:40-56
9:1
9:1-2
9:1-6
9:2-5
9:7-9
9:10a
9: 10b-17
9:18-21
9:22
9:23-24
9:23-24
9:23-27
9:24
9:26
9:26
9:26b
9:27
9:28-36
9:35
9:35
9:37
9:37-43a
9:43b-45
9:46-48
9:48
9:48
9:49-50
9:51
9:51
9:52-56
9:57-62
9:57-62
10:1-12
10:2
Sect.
248
124
53
192
125
101
196
68
123
121
135
321
90
136
91
137
95
138
99
49
142
99
143
145
146
158
159
103
302
160
235
101
196
300
367
161
18
302
161
163
164
166
263
313
167
174
251
175
89
176
177
98
Page
172-3
108
65
145
108
93
147
71
107
105
112
220
84
112
85
113
88
114
91
62
117
91
117
119
119
127
127
94
208
128
165
93
147
207
249-50
129
37
208
129
130
131
132
181
217
132
136
175
136
83
137
137
90
Luke
10:3
10:12
10:12-15
10:13-15
10:16
10:16
10:16
10:17-20
10:18
10:21-22
10:21-24
10:22
10:23-24
10:25-28
10:25-28
10:29-37
10:38-42
11:1-4
11:1-4
11:5-8
11:9-13
11:9-13
11:14-15
11:14-15
11:14-23
11:16
11:16
11:17-23
11:24-26
11:24-26
11:27-28
11:29
11:29-32
11:29-32
11:33
11:33
11:34-36
11:34-36
11:37-41
11:37-54
11:39-42
11:43
11:44
11:46
11:47-51
11:52
12:1
12:1
12:2-9
12:2-9
12:9
12:10
Sect.
99
178
108
178
104
179
309
180
302
109
181
240
123
182
282
183
184
62
185
186
70
187
97
117
188
119
154
117
120
189
190
154
119
191
53
192
65
193
150
194
284
284
284
284
284
284
155
195
101
196
160
118
Page
91
138
97
138
95
138
214
139
208
97
139
168
107
140
194
140
141
68
141
142
72
142
90
102
143
104
124
102
105
143
144
124
104
144
65
145
69
145
122
146
195-6
195-6
195-6
195-6
195-6
195-6
125
147
93
147
128
103
Index of Gospel Scriptures
284
Luke (cont.)
Luke
12:10
12:11-12
12:11-12
12:11-12
12:13-15
12:16-21
12:22-32
12:22-32
12:33-34
12:33-34
12:35-38
12:35-48
12:37
12:38
12:39-40
12:40
12:40
12:41-46
12:49-53
12:50
12:51-53
12:54-56
12:54-56
12:57-59
12:57-59
13:1-9
13:10-17
13:18-19
13:18-19
13:20-21
13:20-21
13:22-30
13:23-24
13:25-27
13:28-29
13:30
13:31-33
13:34-35
13:34-35
13:69
14:1-6
14:7-14
14:11
14:15-24
14:15-24
14:25-27
14:25-33
14:27
14:34-35
Sect.
197
100
198
289
199
200
67
201
64
202
298
203
309
294
296
294
295
297
204
263
102
154
205
55
206
207
208
128
209
129
210
211
72
74
85
256
212
213
285
272
214
215
237
216
279
103
217
160
52
Page
148
92
148
199
149
149
70
150
69
150
205
151
214
203
204
203
203
205
152
181
93
124
152
66
152
153
153
109
154
110
154
155
72
73
81
178
155
156
197
187
157
157
166
158
191
94
158
128
64
Luke
14:34-35
14:34-35
15:1-7
15:3-7
15:8-10
15:11-32
16:1-9
16:10-12
16:13
16:13
16:14-15
16:16
16:16-17
16:16-17
16:18
16:18
16:18
16:19-31
17:1-2
17:1-3a
17:3
17:3b-4
17:4
17:5-6
17:6
17:6
17:7-10
17:11-19
17:20-21
17:20-21
17:21
17:21
17:22-37
17:23
17:23-24
17:26-36
17:31
17:33
17:33
17:33
17:37b
18:1-8
18:9-14
18:14
18:15-17
18:18-23
18:24-30
18:31-34
18:35-43
Sect.
168
218
219
169
220
221
222
223
66
224
225
107
54
226
56
227
252
228
168
229
170
230
172
231
163
275
232
233
234
291
235
288
235
288
291
296
290
103
160
302
291
236
237
215
253
254
255
262
96
Page
133
159
159
133
159
160
160
161
70
161
161
96
65
162
66
162
175
162
133
163
134
163
134
163
130
188
164
164
164
201
165
198
165
198
201
204
200
94
128
208
201
166
166
157
176
176
177
181
89
Luke
18:35-43
19:1-10
19:11-27
19:11-27
19:12-13
19:26
19:28-40
19:39-40
19:41-44
19:43-44
19:45-46
19:45-46
19:45-46
19:47
19:47
19:47-48
19:47-48
20:1-8
20:1-8
20:9-19
20:20-26
20:27-40
20:40
20:40
20:41-44
20:45-47
20:46
21:1-4
21:5-6
21:7-11
21:8
21:8
21:12-19
21:12-19
21:14-15
21:20-24
21:25-28
21:29-33
21:33
21:33
21:34-36
21:36
21:37
21:37
21:37
21:37-38
22:1-2
22:1-2
22:3
Sect.
264
265
266
299
294
123
269
271
270
290
25
271
273
305
332
260
274
26
276
278
280
281
282
283
283
284
194
286
287
288
235
291
100
289
198
290
292
293
54
226
295
294
271
274
305
301
260
305
309
Page
182
182
183
206
203
107
185
186
186
200
43
186
187
211
226
180
188
83
189
190
192
193
194
194
194
194-5
146
197
198
198
165
201
92
199
148
200
201
202
65
162
203
203
186
188
211
207
180
211
214
Luke
22:3-6
22:7-14
22:15-20
22:21-23
22:21-23
22:24-27
22:24-28
22:24-30
22:28-30
22:31-34
22:31-34
22:35-38
22:39
22:39
22:39-46
22:41-43
22:47-53
22:53
22:54-71
22:56-62
22:63-65
22:66
23:1
23:2-5
23:4
23:6-12
23:9-10
23:13-14
23:13-16
23:17-23
23:22
23:24-25
23:26-32
23:33b
23:33-34
23:35-38
23:36
23:38
23:39-43
23:44-48
23:49
23:49
23:50-56
23:56
24:1-12
24:10-11
24:13-35
24:36-43
24:44-53
Sect.
307
308
311
310
312
263
309
313
255
315
367
316
315
367
330
302
331
332
332
333
332
334
334
336
338
337
336
336
338
339
338
341
343
345
344
345
347
344
346
347
344
348
350
352
352
353
355
356
365
Page
212
213
215
215
216
181
214
217
177
218
249-50
218
218
249-50
224
208
225
226
226
227
226
228
228
229
230
230
229
229
230
231
230
233
234
236
235
236
237
235
236
237
235
238
239
241
241
242
243
244
248
285
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John
John
Sect.
Page
John
Sect.
Page
John
Sect.
Page
John
Sect.
Page
1:1-18
1:19-23
1:24-28
1:29-34
1:35-51
1
13
16
18
21
34
49
99
20
22
23
32
35
24
273
22
34
36
37
41
52
62
91
39
42
42
50
52
42
187
6:16-21
6:22-25
6:26-59
147
148
149
119
154
33
139
311
157
158
158
307
164
238
239
120
120
121
104
124
51
115
215
126
127
127
212
131
167
167
10:1-18
249
109
181
250
97
117
188
257
33
139
258
184
259
260
174
97
139
174
90
102
143
178
51
115
179
141
179
180
13:16
100
322
104
166
179
310
312
307
314
315
367
317
163
70
92
221
95
132
138
215
216
212
217
218
249-50
219
130
72
25
276
332
26
27
280
166
253
166
253
28
29
45
94
109
181
30
31
98
177
32
33
139
85
140
43
141
43
92
92
104
215
300
146
43
189
226
44
45
192
132
176
132
176
45
46
60
87
97
139
48
49
90
137
50
51
115
81
116
58
116
58
86
86
95
157
207
119
7:14-39
240
33
139
97
117
188
109
181
241
8
35
76
68
242
274
301
194
53
243
244
245
246
97
117
188
247
160
367
97
117
188
248
123
303
168
51
115
90
102
143
97
139
169
29
52
74
106
169
188
207
146
65
170
170
170
171
90
102
143
171
128
249-50
90
102
143
172-3
107
209
274
305
261
184
114
267
306
268
269
302
103
160
235
330
18
161
180
123
248
303
104
304
308
309
307
109
181
203
263
284
313
263
284
313
81
188
211
180
141
100
184
212
184
185
208
94
128
165
224
37
129
139
107
172-3
209
95
209
213
214
212
97
139
151
181
195-6
217
181
195-6
217
77
187
275
318
359
100
198
289
319
330
320
70
187
275
321
121
135
322
81
100
289
318
323
324
100
289
318
325
326
275
327
70
187
328
315
367
142
188
219
245
92
148
199
220
224
220
72
142
188
220
105
112
221
77
92
199
219
221
221
92
199
219
222
222
188
222
72
142
223
218
249-50
1:35-51
1:42
1:42
1:51
2:1-11
2:12
2:12
2:12
2:13
2:13-17
2:14-22
2:18-22
2:19
2:23-25
3:1-21
3:2
3:3
3:3
3:5
3:5
3:22
3:23-36
3:29-30
3:29-30
3:35
3:35
4:1-3
4:4-42
4:35
4:35
4:43-46a
4:44
4:44
4:46b-54
5:1
5:1-7
5:2-47
5:8-9a
5:8-9a
5:17
5:23
5:29
5:29
6:1-15
6:30
6:30
6:42
6:42
6:51-58
6:60-66
6:66
6:67-71
6:70-71
7:1
7:1-9
7:10-13
7:15
7:15
7:20
7:20
7:20
7:29
7:29
7:40-52
7:41-42
7:46
7:46
7:53-8:11
7:53-8:11
8:1-2
8:1-2
8:6
8:12
8:12-20
8:21-29
8:30-36
8:37-47
8:48
8:48
8:48
8:48-59
8:51-52
8:51-52
8:52
8:52
8:52
9:1-41
9:39
9:39
10:14-15
10:14-15
10:19-21
10:20
10:20
10:20
10:22-39
10:39
10:39
10:40-42
11:1
11:1-44
11:45-53
11:45-53
11:47:53
11:54-57
12:1-3
12:1-8
12:1-8
12:1-8
12:9-11
12:12-19
12:20-36
12:25
12:25
12:25
12:27
12:28-30
12:28-30
12:31
12:37-40
12:37-40
12:37-43
12:44-45
12:44-50
13:1
13:1-20
13:2
13:3
13:3
13:4-5
13:4-5
13:4-5
13:4-5
13:12-17
13:12-17
13:12-17
13:16
13:16
13:20
13:20
13:20
13:21-30
13:21-30
13:27
13:31-35
13:36-38
13:36-38
14:1-14
14:9
14:13-14
14:13-14
14:13-14
14:15-26
14:23
14:26
14:26
14:26
14:27-31
14:31
15:1-8
15:7
15:7
15:7
15:9-17
15:14
15:14
15:18-25
15:20a
15:20
15:21
15:26-27
15:26-27
16:1-4
16:2b
16:2
16:5-15
16:5-15
16:16-22
16:23
16:23-28
16:24
16:24
16:29-33
16:32
16:32
Index of Gospel Scriptures
286
John (cont.)
John
Sect.
Page
John
Sect.
Page
John
Sect.
Page
John
Sect.
Page
17:1-26
329
109
181
331
109
181
315
330
367
331
223
97
139
225
97
139
218
224
249.50
225
18:20
18:38b
18:39-40
19:1-15
19:2-3
331
332
333
334
336
331
338
339
340
342
225
226
227
228
229
225
230
231
232
234
19:17a
19:17b-27
19:18
19:18
19:19
19:25-27
19:28-30
19:29
19:31-37
343
344
343
345
345
348
347
345
349
350
234
235
234
236
236
238
237
236
238
239
20:17
20:18
20:19-23
20:22-23
20:23
20:24-29
20:30-31
21:1-11
21:1-14
21:1-25
352
352
356
158
170
357
366
41
360
367
241
241
244
127
134
244
248
56
246
249-50
332
333
226
227
19:8-15
19:16
336
341
229
233
352
353
241
242
21:15-17
21:20-23
315
160
218
128
17:2
17:2
17:12
17:25
17:25
18:1
18:1
18:1
18:2-12
18:13-24
18:15-18
18:25-27
18:25-27
18:28
18:29-38
18:36
19:38-42
20:1-13
20:14-18
287
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Genealogy of Jesus
(According to Matthew)
Genealogy of Jesus
288
Genealogy of Jesus
Adam
(Luke 3:38)
(Matt 1:1, 2)
Abraham
(Luke 3:34)
(Matt 1:6)
David
(Luke 3:31)
(Matt 1:6, 7)
Solomon
Nathan
(Luke 3:31)
(Matt 1:16)
Joseph
Mary
(Luke 3:23?)
Gospel of Matthew
Gospel of Luke
(1) Joseph’s Genealogy
(1) Mary’s Genealogy
(2) Jesus’ legal record
(2) Jesus’ natural record
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Exactly Identical Verses
Matthew
3:3b
15:9
15:32b
22:44
10:22a
24:16
24:19
26:30
7:7
7:8
8:9
12:30
12:41
13:42b
27:58a
Mark
1:3
7:7
8:2
10:15
11:15b
12:36b
13:13a
13:14b
13:17
14:26
Luke
3:4b
18:17
19:45
21:17
21:21a
11:9b
11:10
7:7
11:23
11:32
13:28a
23:52
Jesus’ Discourses & Conversations2
#
2
Subject
Location
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
The New Birth.
The Water of Life.
The Scriptures Fulfilled.
Sermon on the Mount.
Instruction to the Apostles.
Woes and Warnings.
The Father and the Son.
The Sabbath and Its Observance.
The Unpardonable Sin.
The Bread of Life.
Internal Purity.
Offences and Injuries.
His Divine Mission.
Living Waters.
The Light of the World.
Freedom by the Truth.
The Shepherd and the Sheep.
Rebukes and Warnings.
Humility and Prudence.
The Way of Life.
Sufferings and Death.
True Greatness.
Jerusalem
Sychar
Nazareth
Galilee
Galilee
Capernaum
Jerusalem
Galilee
Capernaum
Capernaum
Capernaum
Capernaum
Jerusalem
Jerusalem
Jerusalem
Jerusalem
Jerusalem
Jerusalem
Jerusalem
Jerusalem
Jericho
Jericho
23
24
25
26
27
28
Paying Tribute.
The Resurrection.
The Great Commandment.
The Destruction of Jerusalem.
Comfort and Instruction.
The Last Commission.
Jerusalem
Jerusalem
Jerusalem
Jerusalem
Jerusalem
Galilee
Pericope
Page
John 3:1-21
John 4:1-12
Luke 4:16-31
Matthew 5; 6; 7
Matthew 10:5-12
Matthew 11:20-24
John 5:17-47
Matthew 13:1-8
Matthew 12:23-37
John 6:22-71
Matthew 15:1-20
Matthew 18:1-20
John 7:14-29
John 7:32-53
John 8:12-30
John 8:31-58
John 10:1-38
Luke 11:29-36
Luke 14:7-14
Matthew 19:16-30
Matthew 20:17-19
Book Chapter Verse
27
30-31
33, 35
51-76
99
108
141
122
117-118
148-149, 157-158
150
166, 168-171
240
240-252
243-245
245-247
249-250, 257
191-193
215
254-255
271-272
45
48, 49
51,52
64-74
91
97
116
106
102-103
120-121, 126-127
122
132, 133-134
168
168-175
170
170-171
174, 178
144-145
157
176-177
186, 187
Matthew 20:20-28
Matthew 22:15-22
Matthew 22:23-33
Matthew 22:34-45
Matthew 24:1-51
John 14; 15; 16; 17
Luke 24:44-49
275-277
280
281
282-283
287-293, 296-297
317-329
365
188-189
192
193
194
198-202, 204-205
219-223
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Other Charts: Parables, Miracles, Prophecies
290
Parables of Jesus
#
Parable
Matthew
Mark
Luke
John
Pericope
Page
 
294
203
1
Alert servants
  
13:33-37
 
2
Barren fig tree
 
 
 13:6-9
 
207
153
3
Bread of life
 
 
 
 6:31-38
149
121
4
Budding fig tree
 24:32-35
13:28-32
 21:29-33
 
293
202
5
Children in market
 11:16-19
 
 7:31-35
 
107
96
6
Christian light
 5:14-16
4:21-23
 8:16-18
 
53
65
7
Dinner guests
 
 
 14:15-24
 
216
158
8
Divided kingdom
 12:24-30
3:22-27
 11:14-23
 
117
102
9
Feast invitations
 
 
 14:12-14
 
215
157
10
Friend at midnight
 
 
 11:5-13
 
186
142
11
Good Samaritan
 
 
 10:25-37
 
183
140
12
Good shepherd
 
 
 
 10:1-18
249
174
13
Great physician
 9:10-13
2:15-17
 5:29-32
 
93
87
14
Grooms attendants
 9:14-15
2:18-20
 5:33-35
 
94
87
15
Growing seed
 
4:26-29
 
 
126
109
16
Hidden treasure
 13:44
 
 
 
132
111
17
Householder
 13:52
 
 
 
134
111
18
Humbled guest
 
 
 14:7-11
 
215
157
19
King’s war plans
 
 
 14:31-33
 
217
158
20
Laborers in vineyard
 20:1-16
 
 
 
256
178
21
Landowner
 21:33-46
12:1-12
 20:9-18
 
278
190
22
Leaven
 13:33
 
 13:20-21
 
129
110
23
Lost coin
 
 
 15:8-10
 
220
159
24
Lost sheep
 
 
 15:4-7
 
219
159
25
Marriage feast
 22:1-14
 
 
 
279
191
26
Mustard seed
 13:31-32
4:30-32
 13:18-19
 
128
109
27
The Net
 13:47-50
 
 
 
133
111
28
New cloth
 9:16
2:21
 5:36
 
94
87
29
New wine
 9:17
 2:22
 5:37-39
 
94
87
30
Pearl of great price
 13:45-46
 
 
 
132
111
31
Pharisee and tax collector
 
 
 18:9-14
 
237
166
32
Prodigal son
 
 
 15:11-32
 
221
160
33
Rich man & Lazarus
 
 
 16:19-31
 
228
162
34
Rich fool
35
Salt without taste
36
Servant’s duty
37
 
 
 12:16-21
 
200
149
 5:13
 9:50
 14:34-35
 
52
64
 
 
 17:7-10
 
232
164
Sheep and goats
 25:31-46
 
 
 
300
207
38
Sign of Jonah
 12:38-42
 
 11:29-32
 
119
104
39
Tares in field (part 1)
 13:24-30
 
 
 
127
109
40
Ten Minas
 
 
 19:11-27
 
266
183
41
Ten talents
 25:14-30
 
 
 
299
206
42
Ten virgins
 25:1-13
 
 
 
298
205
43
Sower (part 1)
 13:3-9
 4:3-20
 8:4-15
 
122
106
291
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#
Parable
Matthew
Mark
Luke
John
Pericope
Page
 
 
 7:41-43
 
114
100
 21:28-32
 
 
 
277
189
44
Two debtors
45
Two sons
46
Unjust judge
 
 
 18:1-8
 
236
166
47
Unjust steward
 
 
 16:1-13
 
221
160
48
Unmerciful servant
 18:21-35
 
 
 
173
135
49
Unprepared builder
 
 
 14:28-30
 
217
158
50
Vine and branches
 
 
 
 15:1-17
320
220
51
Watching servants
 
 
 12:35-40
 
203
151
52
Wise builder
 7:24-27
 
 6:47-49
 
75
74
53
Wise servant
 24:45-51
 
 
 
297
205
54
Wise steward
 
 
 12:42-48
 
203
151
55
Interpretation of the Tares in field
 13:36-43
 
 
 
131
110
56
Sower/Weeds (part 2)
 13:18-23
 
 
 
124
108
57
Unclean spirit
 12:43-45
 
 11:24-26
 
120
105
Miracles of Jesus
#
Miracles
Location
Matthew
Mark
Luke
John
Pericope
Page
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
96
97
165
152
156
89
90
131
123
125
1
2
Two blind men healed
A dumb demoniac healed
Capernaum
Capernaum
9:27-31
9:32-34
3
4
5
Capernaum
Decapolis
Bethsaida
17:24-27
 
 
Nazareth
 
 
4:28-30
 
33
51
7
Money in the mouth of the fish
The deaf and dumb man healed
A blind man healed
When Christ passed unseen through
the multitude
Raising the widow’s son
 
 
 
7:31-37
8:22-26
Nain
 
 
7:11-17
 
86
82
8
Healing the woman with an infirmity
Jerusalem
 
 
13:10-17
 
208
153
9
10
Jerusalem
Samaria
 
 
 
 
14:1-6
17:11-19
 
 
214
233
156
164
Gethsemane
 
 
22:50-51
 
331
225
12
Healing the man with the dropsy
Healing the ten lepers
Healing the ear of Malchus, servant
of the high priest
Turning water into wine
Cana
 
 
 
2:1-11
22
42
13
Healing the nobleman’s son of fever
Cana
 
 
 
4:46-54
85
81
Jerusalem
 
 
 
5:2-47
141
116
Jerusalem
Bethany
Bethsaida
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9:1-41
11:1-44
21:4-6
248
259
367
173
179
249
Tyre
15:21-28
7:24-30
 
 
151
123
Gennesaret (?)
Mount of Olives
15:32-39
21:18-19
8:1-9
11:12-14
 
 
 
 
153
275
124
188
8:5-13
 
7:1-10
 
85
81
12:22-23
 
8:23-27
8:28-34
 
1:23-28
4:35-41
5:1-16
11:14-15
4:33-37
8:22-25
8:26-36
 
 
 
 
117
36
90
91
102
53
84
85
6
11
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
Healing the impotent man at
Bethesda
Healing the man born blind
Raising of Lazarus
Draught of fish
Healing the daughter of the
Syrophoenician
Feeds the four thousand
Cursing the fig tree
Healing the centurion’s servant of
palsy
The blind and dumb demoniac
The demoniac in a synagogue
Calms the storm
Legion of devils enter swine
Capernaum
Galilee
Capernaum
Sea of Galilee
Gadara
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Miracles
Location
292
Matthew
Mark
Luke
John
Pericope
Page
Jairus’ daughter healed
Heals the woman with a Hemmorage (blood issue)
Capernaum
9:18-26
5:21-43
8:40-56
 
95
88
Gennesaret
9:20-22
5:25-34
8:43-48
 
95
88
28
Healing the man sick of the palsy
Capernaum
9:1-8
2:1-12
5:17-26
 
92
86
29
30
Gennesaret
Bethsaida
8:1-4
8:14-15
1:40-45
1:29-31
5:12-14
4:38-39
 
 
84
87
80
82
Capernaum
12:9-14
3:1-5
6:6-11
 
112
99
32
33
34
Healing the leper
Healing Peter’s mother-in-law
Healing the man with the withered
hand
Healing the demoniac child
Healing the blind Bartimaeus
Walking on water
17:14-21
20:29-34
14:22-33
9:14-27
10:46-52
6:45-52
9:37-43
18:35-43
 
 
 
6:16-21
163
264
147
130
182
120
35
Feeds the 5000
Mount Tabor (?)
Jericho
Sea of Galilee
Bethsaida
(Julias)
14:13-21
6:32-44
9:11-17
6:1-13
146
119
Bethsaida
8:16-17
1:32-39
4:40-41
 
88
83
Bethesda
 
 
 
5:1-17
141
116
4:23
 
 
 
40
55
27
31
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
Healing many demon posessed and
ill at sunset
Healing Man at Bethesda
Healing every kind of disease and
sickness
Many touched fringe of His cloak
and were healed
Healing every kind of disease and
sickness
Healed a few sick people in
Nazareth
Heals lame, crippled, blind, mute
and others
Crowds in Judea
Healed the blind and the lame
Draught of fish
Galilee
Gennesaret
14:34-36
6:53-56
 
 
148
120
Cities and
Villages in
Galilee
9:35
 
 
 
98
90
Nazareth
 
6:5
 
 
139
115
15:29-31
 
 
 
152
123
19:1-2
21:14
 
 
 
 
 
 
5:1-11
 
 
 
251
271
41
175
186
56
Sea of Galilee
Judea
Jerusalem
Gennesaret
293
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Messianic Prophecies
#
Prophecy
Promise
1
Deuteronomy 18:15,
18-19
2
Exodus 12:46
3
Isaiah 50:6
4
Isaiah 50:6
Messiah was to be a prophet
like Moses
Messiah’s bones were not to be
broken
Messiah was to be struck and
spat on by his enemies
Messiah was to be struck and
spat on by his enemies
5
Isaiah 53:1
Who has believed our report?
6
Isaiah 53:1, 3;
Psalm 118:22
8
9
10
Isaiah 53:12
Isaiah 53:12
Isaiah 53:12
Messiah was to be rejected by
his own people
Numbered with transgressors
He will be great
He will be great
Made intercession for sinners
11
Isaiah 53:12
12
13
14
15
16
17
Isaiah 53:3
Isaiah 53:3
Isaiah 53:4
Isaiah 53:4
Isaiah 53:5
Isaiah 53:5
18
Isaiah 53:5-6, 8, 10-12
19
Isaiah 53:5-6, 8, 10-12
Messiah was to die as a sacrifice for sin
20
Isaiah 53:7
Silent before His accusers
21
Isaiah 53:7
Silent before His accusers
22
Isaiah 53:7
Silent before His accusers
23
Isaiah 53:8
Messiah was to be tried and
condemned
24
Isaiah 53:9
Buried with the rich
25
Isaiah 53:9
26
Isaiah 7:14
27
Micah 5:2
28
Psalm 110:1
29
Psalm 16:10
30
31
Psalm 22:1
Psalm 22:12
32
Psalm 22:14, 16-17
33
Psalm 22:15
Died with the wicked
Messiah was to be born of a
virgin
Messiah to be born in
Bethlehem
Messiah is now at God’s right
hand
Messiah was to be raised from
the dead
The forsaken Christ
Surrounded by enemies
Messiah was to be physically
weakened and die by crucifixion
Thirsty
Messiah was to suffer with criminals and pray for his enemies
Despised and rejected
Despised and rejected
He has borne our infirmities
Considered smitten by God
Jesus was flogged
Jesus was flogged
Messiah was to die as a sacrifice for sin
Matthew
Mark
Luke
John
Pericope
Page
 
 
 
7:40
241
169
 
 
 
19:31-36
349
238
26:67, 27:30
14:65
 
 
322
226
27:30
14:65
 
 
340
232
 
 
 
12:37-38
303
209
26:3-4
 
 
12:37-43
305
211
27:38
28:18
28:18
 
15:27-28
 
 
 
23:32-33
24:27
24:27
23:34, 39-43
 
 
 
 
345
355
359,364
344,346
236
243
245,247
235,236
27:38
15:27-28
23:32-34
 
345
236
 
 
8:16-17
27:38-44
 
 
9:12
9:12
 
 
15:15
15:15
17:25
17:25
 
23:35
22:63-65
22:63-65
1:10-11
1:10-11
 
 
19:1
19:1
1,162
235
38
345
341
332,340
22,129
165
54
236
233
226,232
 
 
 
11:49-52
260
180
 
 
 
1:29; 11:4952
18
37
26:62-63,
27:12-14
26:62-63,
27:12-14
26:62-63,
27:12-14
14:60-61,
15:3-15
14:60-61,
15:3-15
14:60-61,
15:3-15
23:8-10
19:9
332,336
226,229
23:8-10
19:9
337
230
23:8-10
19:9
340
232
27:1-2
 
23:1-25
 
334
228
27:57-60
15:43-46
23:50-53
19:38-42
350
239
27:38
15:27-28
23:32-33
 
345
236
1:18-25
 
1:26-38
 
3,7
25,28
2:1-6
 
2:1-20
 
8
29
 
16:19
24:50-51
 
363,365
247,248
28:1-10
 
 
 
352
241
27:46
27:27-31
15:34
15:16-20
 
 
 
 
347
342
237
234
27:31
15:20, 25
23:26
 
343
234
 
 
 
19:28
347
237
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Promise
294
Matthew
Mark
Luke
John
Pericope
Page
34
Psalm 22:16
Hands and feet pierced
 
 
 
20:20, 25
356
244
35
Psalm 22:16
Surrounded by enemies
27:39-44
 
 
 
345
236
36
Psalm 22:16
Hands and feet pierced
 
 
 
20:20, 25
356
244
37
Psalm 22:17
Bones not broken
 
 
 
19:31-36
348
238
38
39
Psalm 22:17
Psalm 22:17
Stared at by the people
Stared at by the people
27:55-56
27:55-56
 
 
23:35, 48-49
23:35, 48-49
19:20
19:20
348
344,345
238
235,236
40
Psalm 22:18
Lots cast for His clothing
27:35
15:24
23:34
19:23-24
344
235
41
Psalm 22:18
Others were to cast lots for
Messiah’s garments
27:35
 
 
19:28-30
347
237
42
Psalm 22:6-7
Verbally abused by men
 
 
 
332
226
43
Psalm 22:6-7
Verbally abused by men
 
 
 
342
234
44
Psalm 22:7-8
 
 
23:11, 35
 
337
230
45
Psalm 22:7-8
27:29-44
 
23:11, 35
 
340
232
46
Psalm 22:7-8
27:29-44
 
23:11, 35
 
342
234
47
Psalm 22:7-8
27:29-44
 
23:11, 35
 
345
236
48
Psalm 22:8
27:39-44
15:29-32
23:35, 39
 
345
236
49
Psalm 41:9
26:14-16
 
 
 
307
213
50
Psalm 41:9
 
 
22:19-23
 
311
215
51
Psalm 41:9
26:47-50
 
 
 
331
225
52
Psalm 69:21
27:34
 
 
19:29-30
344
235
53
Zechariah 9:9
21:1-9
 
 
12:12-16
269
185
Messiah was to be mocked and
insulted
Messiah was to be mocked and
insulted
Messiah was to be mocked and
insulted
Messiah was to be mocked and
insulted
Trust in God ridiculed
Messiah was to be betrayed by
one of his followers
Messiah was to be betrayed by
one of his followers
Messiah was to be betrayed by
one of his followers
Messiah was to be given vinegar and gall
Messiah was to enter Jerusalem
in triumph
26:67-68,
27:27-31
26:67-68,
27:27-31
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Prayers in the Gospels
Prayers by Topic
Prayer of a Leper
Jesus prays in the desert
Prayer of the Centurion
Prayer in Peril (Calming the Storm)
Prayer of Gadarene demoniac(s)
Prayer of Gadarene demons
Jarius’s prayer
Blessings at feeding of 5,000
Jesus thanksgiving to the Father
The Lord’s Prayer, As Taught by Christ
Jesus’ prayer on the mountain
Prayer of foreign woman
Blessing at feeding of 4,000
Prayer for moonstruck (demoniac)
Prayer of the blind at Jericho
Blessing of Lord’s Supper
Jesus prayer in Gethsemane
Prayer on the Cross
Prayer of Blind Men
Peter’s prayer on the water
Jesus prays for a deaf and dumb man
Prayer of Simeon in the temple
Jesus prayer at baptism
Jesus’ prayer before choosing apostles
Jesus’ prayer on Mount of Transfiguration
Prayer of ten lepers
Jesus’ prayer for Peter’s Faith
Blessings of food on Emmaus journey
Prayer of a nobleman for his son
Jesus’ prayer for Confirmation at Lazarus’ tomb
Jesus’ great prayer
Prayer for the Spirit
Samaritan woman’s prayer for the Spirit
Prayer for the bread of life
Prayer for Confirmation
Prayer with a Double Aspect answered by the Father
Instructions for Praying
Matthew
Mark
Luke
John
Section
Page
8:2
1:40
5:12
8:5-13
8:25
8:29
8:31
9:18
14:19
11:25-26
6:8-13
14:23
15:21-28
15:36
1:35 
 
4:38
5:7
5:9-12
5:22-23
6:41
 
 
6:46
7:24-30
8:6
5:16
7:6-7
8:24
8:28
8:30-32
8:41-42
9:16
10:21
11:2-4
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6:11
 
 
 
 
42
39,42
85
90
91
91
95
148
180
185
147
151
57
54,57
81
84
85
85
88
119
139
141
120
123
 
9:38-40
18:38-41
22:17-19
22:39-46
23:46
 
 
 
2:29-32
3:21
6:12-13
9:28-29
17:12-13
22:31-32
24:30
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4:47-49
11:40-42
17:1-26
4:10
4:15
6:34
11:40-42
12:27-28
16:23-26
153
163
264
311
330
347
96
147
151
9
18
48
161
233
315
355
85
259
329
31
31
149
259
302
327
124
130
182
215
224
237
89
120
123
30
37
62
129
164
218
243
81
179
223
49
49
121
179
208
222
17:14-15
20:30-33
26:26-27
26:36-46
27:46
9:27-28
14:30
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9:17-18
10:47-51
14:22-23
14:32-42
15:34
 
 
7:34 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Women in the Gospels
Woman’s Name or Description
Bible Reference
An adulteress
Anna
Annointing Sinner
Bent woman
Bride of Cana
Caiaphas’s servant girls
Crippled woman
Elizabeth
Herodias and her daughter
Jairus’s wife and daughter
Joanna
Martha of Bethany
Martha of Bethany
Mary Magdalene
Mary Magdalene
Mary Mother of James and Joses
Mary Mother of Jesus
John 8:3-11
Luke 2:37-38
Luke 7:36-50
Luke 13:10-17
John 2:1-11
Matthew 26:69-71
Luke 13:10-17
Luke 1:5, 13
Matthew 14:1-12
Matthew 9:18-25
Luke 8:3
John 11
Luke 10:38-42
Mark 16:9
Matthew 27:56-61
Mark 15:40
Luke 1:26-56
Mary of Bethany
John 1
Mary of Bethany
Mary the wife of Clopas.
Peter’s mother in law
Pilate’s wife
Poor Widow
Salome
Samaritan woman
Sinful woman
Susanna
Syro-Phonecian woman
The Annointing woman
The Annointing woman
The Annointing woman
The Annointing Woman
Widow of Nain
Woman who blessed Jesus’ mother
Woman with issue of blood
Luke 10:38-42
Mark 15:40
Matthew 8:14, 15
Matthew 27:19
Luke 21:1-4
Matthew 20:20-24
John 4:6-42
Luke 7:36-50
Luke 8:3
Matthew 15:21-28
Mark 14:3
John 12:1-8
Luke 7:36-50
Matthew 26:1-13
Luke 7:11-15
Luke 11:27-28
Matthew 9:20-22
Woman witness to resurrection
Luke 24
Pericope
Page
242
9
114
208
22
333
208
2
143-144
138
115
259
184
222
348
348
3-4
1,13,
16,20
184
348
37
339
360
262
31
114
115
151
267
267
267
267
86
190
95
352,355
356
169
30
100
143
42
227
153
24
117-118
114
101
179
141
160
238
238
25
22,34,
37,39
141
238
53
231
246
181
49
100
101
123
184
184
184
184
82
144
88
241,243
244
297
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New Testament References to
Old Testament Sources
NT Reference quotation
Matthew 1:23
OT Reference source
Isaiah 7:14
Pericope
7
Page
28
Matthew 2:6
Micah 5:2
8
29
Matthew 2:15
Hosea 11:1
10
31
Matthew 2:18
Jeramiah 31:15
10
31
Matthew 3:3
Isaiah 40:3
13
34
Matthew 4:4
Deuteronomy 8:3
20
39
Matthew 4:6
Psalms 91:11, 12
20
39
Matthew 4:7
Deuteronomy 6:16
20
39
Matthew 4:10
Deuteronomy 6:13
20
39
Matthew 4:10
Deuteronomy 10:20
20
39
Matthew 4:15, 16
Isaiah 9:1, 2
32
50
Matthew 4:15, 16
Isaiah 42:7
32
50
Matthew 5:5
Psalms 37:11
50
63
Matthew 5:21
Exodus 20:13
50
63
Matthew 5:21
Deuteronomy 5:17
50
63
Matthew 5:27
Exodus 20:14
56
66
Matthew 5:27
Deuteronomy 5:18
56
66
Matthew 5:31
Deuteronomy 24:1
56
66
Matthew 5:33
Exodus 20:7
57
67
Matthew 5:33
Leviticus 19:12
57
67
Matthew 5:38
Exodus 21:24
58
67
Matthew 5:38
Leviticus 24:20
58
67
Matthew 5:38
Deuteronomy 19:21
58
67
Matthew 5:43
Leviticus 19:18
59
67
Matthew 5:48
Genesis 17:1
59
67
Matthew 7:23
Psalms 6:8
74
73
Matthew 8:4
Leviticus 14:2, 3
84
80
Matthew 8:17
Isaiah 53:4
88
83
Matthew 9:13
Hosea 6:6
93
87
Matthew 10:35, 26
Micah 7:6
102
94
Matthew 11:5
Isaiah 35:5
106
95
Matthew 11:5
Isaiah 29:18
106
95
Matthew 11:10
Mal 3:1
107
96
Matthew 11:14
Mal 4:5
107
96
Matthew 12:3
1Sa 21:6
111
98
Matthew 12:5
Num 28:9, 10
111
98
Matthew 12:7
Hosea 6:6
111
97
Matthew 12:18
Isaiah 42:1
113
98
Matthew 12:18-21
Isaiah 42:1-4
113
98
Matthew 12:40
Jon 1:17ff
119
104
New Testament References to Old Testament Sources
NT Reference quotation
OT Reference source
Pericope
298
Page
Matthew 12:42
1Ki 10:1
119
104
Matthew 13:14
Isaiah 6:9, 10
123
107
Matthew 13:35
Psalms 78:2
130
110
Matthew 15:4
Exodus 20:12
150
122
Matthew 15:4
Deuteronomy 5:16
150
122
Matthew 15:4
Exodus 21:17
150
122
Matthew 15:4
Leviticus 20:9
150
122
Matthew 15:4
Pro 20:20
150
122
Matthew 15:8, 9
Isaiah 29:13
150
122
Matthew 16:4
Jonah 1:17
154
124
Matthew 17:10
Mal 4:5
162
129
Matthew 18:15
Leviticus 19:17
170
134
Matthew 18:16
Leviticus 19:15
170
134
Matthew 18:16
Deuteronomy 19:15
170
134
Matthew 19:4
Genesis 1:27
252
175
Matthew 19:5
Genesis 2:24
252
175
Matthew 19:7
Deuteronomy 24:1
252
175
Matthew 19:18
Exodus 20:12ff
254
176
Matthew 19:19
Leviticus 19:18
254
176
Matthew 19:26
Jeramiah 32:17
255
177
Matthew 21:5
Zec 9:9
269
185
Matthew 21:9
Psalms 118:26
269
185
Matthew 21:13
Isaiah 56:7
271
186
Matthew 21:13
Jeramiah 7:11
271
186
Matthew 21:16
Psalms 8:2
271
186
Matthew 21:33
Isaiah 5:1
278
190
Matthew 21:42
Psalms 118:22, 23
278
190
Matthew 21:44
Isaiah 8:14
278
190
Matthew 21:44
Zec 12:3
278
190
Matthew 21:44
Dan 2:34, 35, 44
278
190
Matthew 22:24
Deuteronomy 25:5
281
193
Matthew 22:32
Exodus 3:6
281
193
Matthew 22:37
Deuteronomy 6:5
282
194
Matthew 22:39
Leviticus 19:18
282
194
Matthew 22:44
Psalms 110:1
283
194
Matthew 23:35
Genesis 4:8
284
195
Matthew 23:35
2Ch 24:21, 22
284
195
Matthew 23:38
Psalms 69:25
285
197
Matthew 23:38
Jeramiah 12:7
285
197
Matthew 23:38
Jeramiah 22:5
285
197
Matthew 23:39
Psalms 118:26
285
197
Matthew 24:15
Dan 9:27
290
200
Matthew 24:15
Dan 8:13
290
200
Matthew 24:15
Dan 11:31
290
200
Matthew 24:15
Dan 12:11
290
200
299
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NT Reference quotation
OT Reference source
Pericope
Page
Matthew 24:21
Jeramiah 30:7
290
200
Matthew 24:29
Isaiah 13:9, 10
292
201
Matthew 24:29
Joe 2:10
292
201
Matthew 24:29
Joe 3:15
292
201
Matthew 24:29
Eze 32:7
292
201
Matthew 24:35
Isaiah 51:16
293
202
Matthew 24:37
Genesis 7:4
296
204
Matthew 25:41
Psalms 6:8
300
207
Matthew 26:24
Psalms 22:1-31
310
215
Matthew 26:31
Zec 13:7
315
218
Matthew 26:60
Psalms 35:11
332
226
Matthew 26:67
Isaiah 50:6
332
226
Matthew 27:9, 10
Zec 11:13
335
228
Matthew 27:35
Psalms 22:18
344
235
Matthew 27:43
Psalms 22:7, 8, 9
345
236
Matthew 27:46
Psalms 22:1
347
237
Matthew 28:18
Dan 7:14
359
245
Mark 1:2, 3
Mal 3:1
13
34
Mark 1:2, 3
Isaiah 40:3
13
34
Mark 1:44
Leviticus 14:2
42
57
Mark 2:25, 26
1Sa 21:6
46
61
Mark 4:12
Isaiah 6:9
123
107
Mark 7:6, 7
Isaiah 29:13
150
122
Mark 7:10
Exodus 20:12
150
122
Mark 7:10
Deuteronomy 5:16
150
122
Mark 7:10
Exodus 21:17
150
122
Mark 7:10
Pro 20:20
150
122
Mark 9:11
Mal 4:5
160
128
Mark 9:44
Isaiah 66:24
168
133
Mark 10:4
Deuteronomy 24:1
252
175
Mark 10:6
Genesis 1:27
252
175
Mark 10:7
Genesis 2:24
252
175
Mark 10:19
Exodus 20:12, 13, 14
254
176
Mark 11:9
Psalms 118:26
269
185
Mark 11:17
Isaiah 56:7
273
187
Mark 11:17
Jeramiah 7:11
273
187
Mark 12:1
Isaiah 5:1
278
190
Mark 12:10, 11
Psalms 118:22, 23
278
190
Mark 12:19
Deuteronomy 25:5
281
193
Mark 12:26
Exodus 3:6
281
193
Mark 12:29, 30
Deuteronomy 6:4, 5
282
194
Mark 12:31
Leviticus 19:18
282
194
Mark 12:33
1Sa 15:22
282
194
Mark 12:36
Psalms 110:1
283
194
Mark 13:5
Jeramiah 29:8
288
198
New Testament References to Old Testament Sources
NT Reference quotation
OT Reference source
Pericope
300
Page
Mark 13:12
Micah 7:6
289
199
Mark 13:14
Dan 9:27
290
200
Mark 13:14
Dan 8:13
290
200
Mark 13:14
Dan 11:31
290
200
Mark 13:14
Dan 12:11
290
200
Mark 13:24
Isaiah 13:9, 10
292
201
Mark 13:24
Joe 3:15
292
201
Mark 13:31
Isaiah 40:8
293
202
Mark 14:27
Zec 13:7
315
218
Mark 15:28
Isaiah 53:12
345
236
Mark 15:34
Psalms 22:1
347
237
Luke 1:10
Leviticus 16:17
2
24
Luke 1:17
Mal 4:5, 6
2
24
Luke 1:32
Psalms 132:11
3
25
Luke 1:33
Micah 4:7
3
25
Luke 1:33
Dan 4:3
3
25
Luke 1:55
Genesis 22:18
4
25
Luke 1:55
Genesis 17:19
4
25
Luke 1:73
Genesis 22:16
5
26
Luke 1:73
Genesis 12:3
5
26
Luke 1:78
Num 24:17
5
26
Luke 1:78
Mal 4:2
5
26
Luke 1:79
Isaiah 9:2
5
26
Luke 2:21, 22
Leviticus 12:3, 4
9
30
Luke 2:23
Exodus 13:2
9
30
Luke 2:24
Leviticus 12:8
9
30
Luke 2:34
Isaiah 8:14, 15
9
30
Luke 3:4, 5, 6
Isaiah 40:3, 4, 5
13
34
Luke 4:4
Deuteronomy 8:3
20
39
Luke 4:8
Deuteronomy 6:13
20
39
Luke 4:8
Deuteronomy 10:20
20
39
Luke 4:10, 11
Psalms 91:11, 12
20
39
Luke 4:12
Deuteronomy 6:16
20
39
Luke 4:18, 19
Isaiah 61:1, 2
33
51
Luke 4:25, 26
1Ki 17:1, 9
33
51
Luke 4:25, 26
1Ki 18:1, 2
33
51
Luke 4:27
2Ki 5:14
33
51
Luke 5:14
Leviticus 14:2
42
57
Luke 6:3, 4
1Sa 21:6
46
61
Luke 6:24
Amo 6:1
79
76
Luke 7:27
Mal 3:1
107
96
Luke 8:10
Isaiah 6:9
123
107
Luke 10:4
2Ki 4:29
177
137
Luke 10:27
Deuteronomy 6:5
182
140
Luke 10:27
Leviticus 19:18
182
140
301
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NT Reference quotation
OT Reference source
Pericope
Page
Luke 10:28
Leviticus 18:5
182
140
Luke 11:30
Jon 1:17
191
144
Luke 11:30
Jon 3:1-10
191
144
Luke 11:30
Jon 4:1-11
191
144
Luke 11:31
2Ki 10:1
191
144
Luke 11:51
Genesis 4:8
194
146
Luke 11:51
2Ch 24:21, 22
194
146
Luke 13:27
Psalms 6:8
211
155
Luke 13:35
Psalms 118:26
213
156
Luke 13:35
Jeramiah 12:7
213
156
Luke 13:35
Jeramiah 22:5
213
156
Luke 14:8
Pro 25:6
215
157
Luke 14:26
Micah 7:6
217
158
Luke 17:3
Lev 19:17
229
163
Luke 17:27
Genesis 7:7
235
165
Luke 17:29
Genesis 19:16
235
165
Luke 17:32
Genesis 19:26
235
165
Luke 18:20
Exodus 20:12
254
176
Luke 18:20
Deuteronomy 5:17, 18ff
254
176
Luke 19:46
Isaiah 56:7
273
187
Luke 19:46
Jeramiah 7:11
273
187
Luke 20:9
Isaiah 5:1
278
190
Luke 20:17
Psalms 118:22, 23
278
190
Luke 20:18
Isaiah 8:14
278
190
Luke 20:18
Zec 12:3
278
190
Luke 20:18
Dan 2:44
278
190
Luke 20:28
Deuteronomy 25:5
281
193
Luke 20:37
Exodus 3:6
281
193
Luke 20:42, 43
Psalms 110:1
283
194
Luke 22:37
Isaiah 53:12
316
218
Luke 23:29
Isaiah 54:1
343
234
Luke 23:30
Hosea 10:8
343
234
Luke 23:46
Psalms 31:5
347
237
Luke 24:46
Isaiah 53:5
365
248
John 1:23
Isaiah 40:3
13
34
John 1:51
Genesis 28:12
21
41
John 2:17
Psalms 69:9
25
43
John 3:14
Num 21:8, 9
27
45
John 4:37
Micah 6:15
31
49
John 6:31
Psalms 78:24
149
121
John 6:31
Exodus 16:15
149
121
John 6:45
Isaiah 54:13
149
121
John 6:49
Exodus 16:15
149
121
John 7:22
Leviticus 12:3
240
168
John 7:38
Isaiah 55:1
240
168
302
NT Reference quotation
OT Reference source
Pericope
Page
John 7:38
Isaiah 58:11
240
168
John 7:38
Isaiah 44:3
240
168
John 7:38
Zec 13:1
240
168
John 7:38
Zec 14:8
240
168
John 7:38
Pro 18:4
240
168
John 7:38
Isaiah 12:3
240
168
John 7:39
Isaiah 44:3
240
168
John 7:42
Psalms 89:4
241
169
John 7:42
Psalms 132:11
241
169
John 7:42
Micah 5:1, 2
241
169
John 8:5
Leviticus 20:10
242
169
John 8:5
Deuteronomy 22:21
242
169
John 8:17
Deuteronomy 19:15
242
169
John 9:31
Psalms 82:6
248
172
John 10:34
Psalms 82:6
257
178
John 12:13
Psalms 118:26
269
185
John 12:14, 15
Zec 9:9
269
185
John 12:34
2Sa 7:13
302
208
John 12:34
Psalms 89:30, 37
302
208
John 12:34
Psalms 110:4
302
208
John 12:34
Isaiah 9:7
302
208
John 12:38
Isaiah 53:1
303
209
John 12:40
Isaiah 6:9
303
209
John 12:49
Deuteronomy 18:18
304
209
John 13:18
Psalms 41:9
309
214
John 15:25
Psalms 69:4
322
221
John 15:25
Psalms 109:3
322
221
John 15:25
Psalms 35:19
322
221
John 17:12
Psalms 41:10
329
223
John 17:12
Psalms 109:8, 17
329
223
John 19:24
Psalms 22:19
344
235
John 19:28
Psalms 69:21
347
237
John 19:36
Exodus 12:46
349
238
John 19:36
Psalms 34:20
349
238
John 19:36
Num 9:12
349
238
John 19:37
Zec 12:10
349
238
John 20:9
Psalms 16:10
352
241
John 20:17
Psalms 22:22
353
242
303
NET Bible Synopsis of the Four Gospels
Birth of Christ
Gospel Maps
The Beginning of Jesus’ Public Ministry
(According to John)
304
305
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PHOENICIA
Christ’s Early Travels 1
Christ's Early Travels
Ancient shoreline
Bethsaida
Capernaum
Tabigha
GAU LANITI S
GALI LE E
Magdala
Cana
Gergesa
Sea of
Galilee
Horns of
Tiberius
Hattin
Iphtahel River
Hippos
Sepphoris
Sennabris
Nazareth
Tabor
River
Nain
Hill of
Moreh
W
Jordan River
SAMARIA
N
Mt. Tabor
Kishon
River
c
Yarmuk River
Harod
River
1999 MANNA
Arab River
E
S
DE CAPO LI S
Scale of Miles
0
10
PHOENICIA
Christ’s Early Travels 2
Christ's Early Travels
Ancient shoreline
Bethsaida
Capernaum
Tabigha
GAU LANITI S
GALI LE E
Magdala
Cana
Sea of
Galilee
Horns of
Tiberius
Hattin
Iphtahel River
Gergesa
Hippos
Sepphoris
Sennabris
Nazareth
Tabor
River
Nain
Hill of
Moreh
Harod
River
W
Jordan River
SAMARIA
1999 MANNA
N
Mt. Tabor
Kishon
River
c
Yarmuk River
Arab River
E
S
DE CAPO LI S
Scale of Miles
0
10
Gospel Maps
306
Christ’s Later Ministry 1
Litani River
Tyre
Mt. Hermon
Christ's Later Ministry
SYRIA
Caesarea
Philippi
(North)
N
Great Sea
(Mediterranean)
W
PHO EN IC IA
Lake
Hula
Keziv River
S
Jordan
River
Magdala
Iphtahel River
Sea of
Galilee
GALILE E
Mt.
Carmel
Nazareth
1999 MANNA
Yarmuk River
DE CAPOLI S
Mt. Tabor
Christ’s Later Ministry 2
Christ's Later Ministry
N
Ephraim
(South)
W
E
Jordan River
c
Tiberius
T ETRAR CHY
OF
PHILIP
Bethsaida
Capernaum
Tabigha
Scale of Miles
0
10
E
PER EA
S
J U D E A
Wadi Makkuk
Emmaus
Jericho
Mount of
Olives
Jerusalem
Bethphage?
Bethany
Salt Sea
Bethlehem
0
Scale of Miles
5
c
1999 MANNA
307
NET Bible Synopsis of the Four Gospels
Christ’s Final Days
309
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