The Chronology of all 4 Gospels (Part 1)

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

  A. Pre-ministry

• ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ 1: 1-14]
  • 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
• --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ 1:35-51]
  • 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)

• ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ 2: 1-11]
  • Min'tryBegins A.2. Jesus turned water to wine (1st miraculous sign)

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

• -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ 2:12]
  • Min'tryBegins A.3. for a few days

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

• ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ 2:13-25]
  • Min'tryBegins A.3. Jesus cleared the Temple courts
  • PerJohn1 A.1. Jesus cleared & defined the Temple courts
• ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ 3: 1-21]
  • 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

• --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ 3:22-36]
  • 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")

• --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ 4:43-54]
  • Cana/Nazareth A.2. after the 2 days in Samaria

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

• ------------------------------------------------------- [ 4:14-30] --------------------------
  • 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

• ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ 5: 1-18]
  • PerJohn1 E.1. Jesus healed an invalid
• ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ 5:19-30]
  • 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'

   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!