The Chronology of all 4 Gospels (Part 1)

HOMEPAGE QuotesFromOT 1 QuotesFromOT 2 N.T. (GOSPELS) Feasts/Loc's Late Life John BeforeMinistry Ministry Itin'ry Ministry Chro1 Ministry Chro2 Ministry Chro3 Ministry Chro4 MinChroAltern Min'tryBegins Cana/Nazareth Capernaum1 Capernaum2 SeaOfGal 1 Parable1 Parable2 Parable3 *Sermon1 *Sermon2 *Sermon3 *Sermon4 *Sermon5 *SeaOfGal 2 O.T. (PSALMS) Psalm Topics Psalms 1 - 6 Psalms 7 - 11 Psalms 12 - 18 Psalms 19 - 24 Psalms 25 - 27 Psalms 28 - 35 Psalms 36 - 41 Psalms 42 - 50 Psalms 51 - 59 Psalms 60 - 68 Psalms 69 - 72 Psalms 73 - 77 Psalms 78 - 79 Psalms 80 - 83 Psalms 84 - 85 Psalms 86 - 88 Psalms 89 - 90 Psalms 91 - 92 Psalms 93 - 94 Psalm 95 Psalms 96 - 98 Psa 99 - 102 Psa 103 - 104 Psa 105 - 106 Psa 107 - 109 Psa 110 - 113 Psa 114 - 116 Psa 117 - 118 Psalm 119A Psalm 119B Psa 120 - 126 Psa 127 - 132 Psa 133 - 134 Psa 135 - 136 Psa 137 - 138 Psa 139 - 140 Psa 141 - 144 Psa 145 - 150 *PerMtMkLk1 *PerMtMkLk2 *PerMtMkLk3 *PerMtMkLk4 *PerMtMkLk5 *PerMtMkLk6 *PerMtMkLk7 *PerMtMkLk8 *PerMtMkLk9 *PerMtMkLk10 *PerMtMkLk11 *PerMtMkLk12 *PerMtMkLk13 *PerMtMkLk14 *PerMtMkLk15 *PerMtMkLk16 *PerMtMkLk17 *PerMtMkLk18 *PerMtMkLk19 *PerMtMkLk20 *PerMtMkLk21 *PerMtMkLk22 *PerMtMkLk23 *PerMtMkLk24 *PerMtMkLk25 *PerMtMkLk26 *PerMtMkLk27 *PerMtMkLk28 *PerJohn1 *PerJohn2 *PerJohn3 *PerJohn4 PerJohn5 PerJohn6 PerJohn7 PerJohn8 PerJohn9 N.T. (REST) *Acts 1 & 2 *Acts 3 & 4 *Acts 5 & 6 *Acts 7 *Acts 8 & 9 *Acts 10 & 11 *Acts 12 & 13 *Acts 14 & 15 *Acts 16 & 17 *Acts 18 & 19 *Acts 20 & 21 *Acts 22 & 23 *Acts 24 - 26 *Acts 27 & 28 Roma 1 - 3 Roma 4 - 6 Roma 7 - 9 Roma 10 - 13 Roma 14 - 16 1stCor 1 - 4 1stCor 5 - 8 1stCor 9 - 11 1stCor 12 - 14 1stCor 15 & 16 2ndCor 1 - 4 2ndCor 5 - 8 2ndCor 9 - 11 2ndCor 12 - 13 Gala 1 - 3 Gala 4 - 6 Ephe 1 - 3 Ephe 4 - 6 Phlp 1 - 4 Colo 1 - 4 1stThe 1 - 5 2ndThe 1 - 3 1stTim 1 - 6 2ndTim 1 - 4 Titu 1 - 3 Phlm Hebr 1 - 3 Hebr 4 - 7 Hebr 8 - 10 Hebr 11 - 13 Jame 1 - 5 1stPet 1 - 3 1stPet 4 & 5 2ndPet 1 - 3 1stJoh 1 - 5 2ndJoh 3rdJoh Jude Reve 1 - 3 Reve 4 - 8 Reve 9 - 13 Reve 14 - 17 Reve 18 - 20 Reve  21 & 22 ++ Greek (Intro.) VI (Ephe) XI (1stTim) XII (2ndTim) XIII (Titu) XIV (Phlm) XV (Hebr) XVI (Jame) XVII (1stPet) XVIII (2ndPet) PART I, A-C PART I, D PART I, E PART I, F PART II O.T. (PART I) FrontCover BackCover Preface PerspectivesA PerspectivesB PerspectivesC CommentsOLD CommentsNEW LinksScripture Links1ChuMin Links2ChuMin LinksMusCam Links1Green Links2Green LinksJewish LinksOther oldCap1 oldCap2 oldSOG1 oldPar2

  •   [Matt] -------------- [Mark] -------------- [Luke] -------------- [John]
    • Page (in column left) Topic or Coverage
    • Various highlighting is used to indicate milestones

  A. Pre-ministry

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    • Psalms 127 - 132 Psalm 132 3. On top of ALL
  • [ 1: 1-17] ------------------------------------------- [ 3:23-38] ------------------------
    • Psalms 127 - 132 Psalm 132 1. Ancestry of Jesus Per Matt
    • Psalms 127 - 132 Psalm 132 2. Ancestry of Jesus Per Luke
  • --------------------------------------------------------- [ 1: 1- 25] -------------------------
    • Psalms 133 - 134 Psalm 134 1. An angel spoke of John the Baptist
  • ------------------------------------------------ [ 1:39-56,57-80] ------------------------
    • Psalms 133 - 134 Psalm 134 2. Mary went to see Elizabeth
    • Psalms 133 - 134 Psalm 134 3. Childhood of John the Baptist
  • [ 1:18-2:12] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    • Psalms 135 - 136 Psalm 136 1. Birth of Jesus Per Matt
  • ---------------------------------------------- [ 1:26-38; 2:1-20] ------------------------
    • Psalms 135 - 136 Psalm 136 2. Birth of Jesus Per Luke (Part 1)
    • Psalms 135 - 136 Psalm 136 3. Birth of Jesus Per Luke (Part 2)
  • [ 2:13-23] ----------------------------------------- [ 2:21- 40] -------------------------
    • Psalms 137 - 138 Psalm 137 2. Early childhood of Jesus Per Matt
    • Psalms 137 - 138 Psalm 137 3. Early childhood of Jesus Per Luke
  • -------------------------------------------------------- [ 2:41-52] ------------------------
    • Psalms 137 - 138 Psalm 138 1. Later childhood of Jesus
  • [ 3: 1-12] ------------ [ 1: 1 -  8] ----------------- [ 3: 1-18] ---------- [ 1:15-28]
    • Late Life John 1. Before baptizing Jesus Per Matt
    • Late Life John 2. Before baptizing Jesus Per Mark
    • Late Life John 3. Before baptizing Jesus Per Luke
    • Late Life John 4. Before baptizing Jesus Per John
  • [ 3:13-17] ----------- [ 1: 9 -11] ---------------- [ 3:21-22] ---------- [ 1:29-34]
    • BeforeMinistry 1. Prior to... John baptized Jesus Per Matt
    • BeforeMinistry 2. Prior to... John baptized Jesus Per Mark
    • BeforeMinistry 3. Prior to... John baptized Jesus Per Luke
    • BeforeMinistry 4. Prior to... John implies baptized Per John
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    • BeforeMinistry 5. Also prior... 2 of John's disciples followed Jesus
  • [ 4: 1-11] ------------ [ 1:12-13] ----------------- [ 4: 1-13] ------------------------
    • BeforeMinistry 6. More prior... Jesus tempted Per Matt
    • BeforeMinistry 7. More prior... Jesus tempted Per Mark
    • BeforeMinistry 8. More prior... Jesus tempted Per Luke

  B. Ministry begins (in Galilee)

    1. In Cana (wedding; water turned into wine)

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    • Min'tryBegins A.2. Jesus turned water to wine (1st miraculous sign)

    2. In Capernaum (with mother, brothers & disciples)

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    • Min'tryBegins A.3. for a few days

1st time in Jerusalem-- mid-spring, Passover Feast #1

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    • Min'tryBegins A.3. Jesus cleared the Temple courts
    • PerJohn1 A.1. Jesus cleared & defined the Temple courts
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    • Psalms 141 - 144 Psalm 143 1. Nicodemus the teacher taught
  • [ 4:12-13] ------------- [ 1:14] ------------- [ 3:19-20] ----------------------------
    • Psalms 139 - 140 Psalm 139 1.-3. John was imprisoned...

  A. In Judea

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    • vv. 22-26 in Psalms 7 - 11 Psalm 10 5. Jesus baptized His disciples
    • vv. 27-36 in PerJohn1 B.1. John the Baptist testified about Jesus

  B. In Samaria

  • ------------------------------------------------------------------ [ 4:1-26,27-38,39-42]
    • Psalms 141 - 144 Psalm 143 2. Woman #8 used-of-God A.- C.

  C. In Galilee

    1. In Cana (origin of proverb "about Capernaum")

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    • Cana/Nazareth A.2. after the 2 days in Samaria

    2. In Nazareth (proverb referred to-- reality was Cana)

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    • Cana/Nazareth B.1. He went into the synagogue-- His custom

    3. By the Sea of Galilee

  • [ 4:18-22] -------------- [ 1:15-20] --------------- [5:1-11] -------------------------
    • SeaOfGal 1 A.1. 4 fishermen (2 sets of brothers) were acquired (I.e., 4 more disciples were acquired)
    • SeaOfGal 1 A.2. 3 fishermen re-followed (6 total)

    4. In Capernaum (where He lived)

  • [ 4:12-17] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    • Min'tryBegins C.5.
  • ---------------------------- [ 1:21-28] -------------- [ 4:31-37] ------------------------
    • Capernaum1 B.2. Jesus cast out an evil spirit (on a Sabbath)
  • [ 8:14-17] -------------- [ 1:29-34] -------------- [ 4:38-41] ------------------------
    • Capernaum1 B.3. Simon Peter's mother-in-law healed
  • [ 8:18-22] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    • Capernaum1 B.5. How Jesus was to be followed (#1)

    5. Somewhere in Galilee

  • [ 4:23-25] -------------- [ 1:35-39] ------------- [ 4:42-44] -------------------------
    • PerMtMkLk1 A.4. Jesus went to a solitary place
  • [ 5: 1 - 7:29] -------------------------------------- [ 6:20-49] -------------------------
    • Sermon1 - Sermon5 Jesus on (a level place of) a mountainside
    • Psalms 19 - 24 Psalm 24 1. "Beatitudes"
  • [ 8:1-4------------------ [ 1:40-45] ------------ [ 5:12-16] -------------------------
    • PerMtMkLk1 A.6. Jesus healed a "leper" (Sabbath not ment'd)

    6. In Capernaum

  • [ 9: 1-8] ------------------ [ 2: 1-12] ------------- [ 5:17-26] ------------------------
    • Capernaum1 B.4. A paralytic was healed (Sabbath not ment'd.)

2nd time in Jerusalem-- late-spring, Feast of Pentecost

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    • PerJohn1 E.1. Jesus healed an invalid
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    • PerJohn1 E.2. Jesus  described himself
  • ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ 5:31-47]
    • PerJohn1 E.3. Jesus  compared himself to John the Baptist

  A. Back in Galilee 

   1. By the Sea of Galilee

  • [ 9: 9-13] -------------- [ 2:13-17] -------------- [ 5:27-32] ------------------------
    • SeaOfGal 1 A.3. 7th disciple (Matthew) acquired
  • [ 9:14-17] ------------- [ 2:18-22] -------------- [ 5:33-39] ------------------------
    • PerMtMkLk1 B.1. About fasting, patches & wineskins
  • [11:1-6] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    • Psalms 139 - 140 Psalm 139 1. John yet in prison Per Matt
  • [12: 1- 8] --------------- [ 2:23-28] -------------- [ 6: 1- 5] -------------------------
    • PerMtMkLk2 B.2. 'The Son of man is Lord of the Sabbath'

   2. In the synagogue (of Capernaum?)

  • [12: 9-14] --------------- [ 3: 1- 6] --------------- [ 6: 6-11] -------------------------
    • PerMtMkLk2 B.3. Pharisees began to plot with the Herodians

   3. By, then from a boat on the Sea of Galilee (but v. near a beach)

  • [12:15-21] -------------- [ 3: 7-12] -----------------------------------------------------
    • PerMtMkLk2 B.4. He gave evil spirits strict orders not to tell

   4. On a mountainside

  • ---------------------------- [ 3:13-19] --------------- [ 6:12-16] -----------------------
    • PerMtMkLk2 B.5. He appointed 12 -- designating apostles
    • note the Addendum there also (the 12 disciples are listed)

   5. In Capernaum

  • [ 8:5-13]  --------------------------------------------- [ 7: 1-10] ------------------------
    • Capernaum2 C.3. 'I have not found such faith even in Israel'
   6. In Nain
  • ---------------------------------------------------------- [ 7:11-17] -----------------------
    • PerMtMkLk3 B.7. This news spread throughout Judea

   7. In various towns & villages

  • [12:22-37] ------------- [ 3:20-30] -----------------------------------------------------
    • PerMtMkLk3 B.8. 'The teachers of the Law came down'
  • [11: 1-19] -------------------------------------------- [ 7:18-35] -----------------------
    • PerMtMkLk3 B.9. John heard in prison what Christ was doing
    • Jesus spoke, 'Wisdom is proved right by her actions/children'
  • ---------------------------------------------------------- [ 7:36-50] -----------------------
    • Psalms 99 - 102 Psalm 101 1. Woman #3... His feet anointed
  • [12:46-50] ------------- [ 3:31-35] ---------------- [ 8:19-21] ---------------------
    • PerMtMkLk3 B.11. 'My mother... brothers... do GOD'S Will'
  • ------------------------------------------------------------ [ 8: 1- 3] -----------------------
    • Psalms 99 - 102 Psalm 101 1. Woman #3... (end ref. support)

   8. BEFORE CROSSING #1 <yet west>-- 8 boat parables given (2 explained)

  • [13:1-9,10-23] ------- [ 4: 1- 9,10-25] ------- [ 8: 4- 8, 9-18] ------------------
    • Parable1 1.  1st parable, given & explained (4 types of soil)
    • Psalms 1 - 6 Psalm 6 1. Receive-n-Listen...
  • --------------------------- [ 4:26-29] ------------------------------------------------------
    • Parable1 2.  2nd parable, only given ('a man scatters seed')
  • [13:24-30,36-43] -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    • Parable1 3.  3rd parable, given & explained ('wheat...weeds')
  • [13:31-32] ----------- [ 4:30-34] -------------------------------------------------------
    • Parable2 A.1.  4th parable/teaching, given ('mustard seed')
  • [13:33-35] ---------------------------------------------- [13:18-19] ------------------
    • Parable2 A.2.  5th parable/teaching, given ('yeast in dough')
  • [13:44] --------------------------------------------------- [13:20-21] ------------------
    • Parable2 B.1.  6th parable, only given ('found treasure')
  • [13:45-46] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    • Parable2 B.2.  7th parable, only given ('found pearl')
  • [13:47-52] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    • Parable2 B.3.  8th parable, only given ('full fishing net')

  B. WHILE CROSSING #1 <eastward>-- on the Sea of Galilee

  • [ 8:23-27] ------------ [ 4:35-41] -------------- [ 8:22-25] -----------------------
    • SeaOfGal 1 C.1. Jesus calmed the Sea

  C. AFTER CROSSING #1 <now east>-- In the region of the Gadarenes

  • [ 8:28-34] ------------ [ 5: 1-20] --------------- [ 8:26-39] -----------------------
    • PerMtMkLk4 B.15. Jesus sent demons into a herd of pigs
    • The Good News communicated in Decapolis!

  D. Back in Galilee

   1. AFTER RETURNING #1 <now west>-- by the Sea

  • [ 9:18-26] ------------ [ 5:21-43] -------------- [ 8:40-56] -----------------------
    • PerMtMkLk4 B.16a. Jesus healed woman; restored daughter
  • [ 9:27-34] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    • PerMtMkLk5 B.16b. Blind & mute healed
  • [ 9:35-38] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    • PerMtMkLk5 B.16c. Disciples to pray for harvest-workers

   2. In Nazareth

  • [13:53-58] ------------ [ 6: 1- 6a] ----------------------------------------------------
    • Cana/Nazareth B.2. 2nd visit to Nazareth; they had no faith

   3. BEFORE CROSSING #2a <yet west>-- in various villages

  • [10: 1-42] ------------ [ 6: 6b-13] ------------- [ 9: 1- 6] ---------------------------
    • PerMtMkLk5 B.18. The 12 disciples (apostles) sent to Israel
  • [14: 1-12] ------------ [ 6:14-29] -------------- [ 9: 7- 9] ---------------------------
    • Psalms 139 - 140 Psalm 139 1. John was beheaded Per Matt
    • Psalms 139 - 140 Psalm 139 2. John was beheaded Per Mark
    • Psalms 139 - 140 Psalm 139 3. John was beheaded Per Luke