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250 Events In The Life Of Christ
A Harmony Of The Gospels

All four books in the Bible that tell the story of Jesus Christ—Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John—stand alone, emphasizing a unique aspect of Jesus’ life. But when these are blended into one complete account, or harmonized, we gain new insights about the life of Christ.

This harmony combines the four Gospels into a single chronological account of Christ’s life on earth. It includes every chapter and verse of each Gospel, leaving nothing out.

The harmony is divided into 250 events. The title of each event is identical to the title found in the corresponding Gospel. Parallel passages found in more than one Gospel have identical titles, helping you to identify them quickly.

Each of the 250 events in the harmony is numbered. The number of the event corresponds to the number next to the title in the Bible text. When reading one of the Gospel accounts, you will notice, at times, that some numbers are missing or out of sequence. The easiest way to locate these events is to refer to the harmony.

In addition, if you are looking for a particular event in the life of Christ, the harmony can help you locate it more rapidly than paging through all four Gospels. Each of the 250 events has a distinctive title keyed to the main emphasis of the passage to help you locate and remember the events.

This harmony will help you to better visualize the travels of Jesus, study the four Gospels comparatively, and appreciate the unity of their message.

Birth And Preparation Of Jesus Christ

		Matthew	Mark	Luke	John
1	Luke's purpose in writing			Lk. 1:1-4
2	God became a human being				Jn. 1:1-18
3	The ancestors of Jesus	Mt. 1:1-17		Lk. 3:23-38
4	An angel promises the birth of John to Zechariah			Lk. 1:5-25
5	An angel promises the birth of Jesus to Mary			Lk. 1:26-38
6	Mary visits Elizabeth			Lk. 1:39-56
7	John the Baptist is born			Lk. 1:57-80
8	An angel appears to Joseph	Mt. 1:18-25
9	Jesus is born in Bethlehem			Lk. 2:1-7
10	Shepherds visit Jesus			Lk. 2:8-20
11	Mary and Joseph bring Jesus to the temple			Lk. 2:21-40
12	Visitors arrive from eastern lands	Mt. 2:1-12
13	The escape to Egypt	Mt. 2:13-18
14	The return to Nazareth	Mt. 2:19-23
15	Jesus speaks with the religious teachers			Lk. 2:41-52
16	John the Baptist prepares the way for Jesus	Mt. 3:1-12	Mk. 1:1-8	Lk. 3:1-18
17	John baptizes Jesus	Mt. 3:13-17	Mk. 1:9-11	Lk. 3:21-22
18	Satan tempts Jesus in the desert	Mt. 4:1-11	Mk. 1:12-13	Lk. 4:1-13
19	John the Baptist declares his mission				Jn. 1:19-28
20	John the Baptist proclaims Jesus as the Messiah				Jn. 1:29-34
21	The first disciples follow Jesus				Jn. 1:35-51
22	Jesus turns water into wine				Jn. 2:1-12
Message And Ministry Of Jesus Christ
		Matthew	Mark	Luke	John
23	Jesus clears the temple				Jn. 2:12-25
24	Nicodemus visits Jesus at night				Jn. 3:1-21
25	John the Baptist tells more about Jesus				Jn. 3:22-36
26	Herod puts John in prison			Lk. 3:19-20
27	Jesus talks to a woman at the well				Jn. 4:1-26
28	Jesus tells about the spiritual harvest				Jn. 4:27-38
29	Many Samaritans believe in Jesus				Jn. 4:39-42
30	Jesus preaches in Galilee	Mt. 4:12-17	Mk. 1:14-15	Lk. 4:14-15	Jn. 4:43-45
31	Jesus heals a government official’s son				Jn. 4:46-54
32	Jesus is rejected at Nazareth			Lk. 4:16-30
33	Four fishermen follow Jesus	Mt. 4:18-22	Mk. 1:16-20
34	Jesus teaches with great authority		Mk. 1:21-28	Lk. 4:31-37
35	Jesus heals Peter’s mother-in-law and many others	Mt. 8:14-17	Mk. 1:29-34	Lk. 4:38-41
36	Jesus preaches throughout Galilee	Mt. 4:23-25	Mk. 1:35-39	Lk. 4:42-44
37	Jesus provides miraculous catch of fish			Lk. 5:1-11
38	Jesus heals a man with leprosy	Mt. 8:1-4	Mk. 1:40-45	Lk. 5:12-16
39	Jesus heals a paralyzed man	Mt. 9:1-8	Mk. 2:1-12	Lk. 5:17-26
40	Jesus eats with sinners at Matthew’s house	Mt. 9:9-13	Mk. 2:13-17	Lk. 5:27-32
41	Religious leaders ask Jesus about fasting	Mt. 9:14-17	Mk. 2:18-22	Lk. 5:33-39
42	Jesus heals a lame man by the pool				Jn. 5:1-18
43	Jesus claims to be God’s Son				Jn. 5:19-30
44	Jesus supports his claim				Jn. 5:31-47
45	The disciples pick wheat on the Sabbath	Mt. 12:1-8	Mk. 2:23-28	Lk. 6:1-5
46	Jesus heals a man’s hand on the Sabbath	Mt. 12:9-14	Mk. 3:1-6	Lk. 6:6-11
47	Large crowds follow Jesus	Mt. 12:15-21	Mk. 3:7-12
48	Jesus selects the twelve disciples		Mk. 3:13-19	Lk. 6:12-16
49	Jesus gives the Beatitudes	Mt. 5:1-12		Lk. 6:17-26
50	Jesus teaches about salt and light	Mt. 5:13-16
52	Jesus teaches about anger	Mt. 5:21-26
53	Jesus teaches about lust	Mt. 5:27-30
54	Jesus teaches about divorce	Mt. 5:31-32
55	Jesus teaches about vows	Mt. 5:33-37
56	Jesus teaches about retaliation	Mt. 5:38-42
57	Jesus teaches about loving enemies	Mt. 5:43-48		Lk. 6:27-36
58	Jesus teaches about giving to the needy	Mt. 6:1-4
59	Jesus teaches about prayer	Mt. 6:5-15
60	Jesus teaches about fasting	Mt. 6:16-18
61	Jesus teaches about money	Mt. 6:19-24
62	Jesus teaches about worry	Mt. 6:25-34
63	Jesus teaches about criticizing others	Mt. 7:1-6		Lk. 6:37-42
64	Jesus teaches about asking, seeking, knocking	Mt. 7:7-12
65	Jesus teaches about the way to heaven	Mt. 7:13-14
66	Jesus teaches about fruit in people’s lives	Mt. 7:15-20		Lk. 6:43-45
67	Jesus teaches about those who build houses on rock and sand	Mt. 7:21-29		Lk. 6:46-49
68	A Roman centurion demonstrates faith	Mt. 8:5-13		Lk. 7:1-10
69	Jesus raises a widow’s son from the dead			Lk. 7:11-17
70	Jesus eases John’s doubt	Mt. 11:1-19		Lk. 7:18-35
71	Jesus promises rest for the soul	Mt. 11:20-30
72	A sinful woman anoints Jesus’ feet			Lk. 7:36-50
73	Women accompany Jesus and the disciples			Lk. 8:1-3
74	Religious leaders accuse Jesus of being under Satan’s power	Mt. 12:22-37	Mk. 3:20-30
75	Religious leaders ask Jesus for a miracle	Mt. 12:38-45
76	Jesus describes his true family	Mt. 12:46-50	Mk. 3:31-35	Lk. 8:19-21
77	Jesus tells the parable of the four soils	Mt. 13:1-9	Mk. 4:1-9	Lk. 8:4-8
78	Jesus explains the parable of the four soils	Mt. 13:10-23	Mk. 4:10-25	Lk. 8:9-18
79	Jesus tells the parable of the growing seed		Mk. 4:26-29
80	Jesus tells the parable of the weeds	Mt. 13:24-30
81	Jesus tells the parable of the mustard seed	Mt. 13:31-32	Mk. 4:30-34
82	Jesus tells the parable of the yeast	Mt. 13:33-35
83	Jesus explains the parable of the weeds	Mt. 13:36-43
84	Jesus tells the parable of hidden treasure	Mt. 13:44
85	Jesus tells the parable of the pearl merchant	Mt. 13:45-46
86	Jesus tells the parable of the fishing net	Mt. 13:47-52
87	Jesus calms the storm	Mt. 8:23-27	Mk. 4:35-41	Lk. 8:22-25
88	Jesus sends the demons into a herd of pigs	Mt. 8:28-34	Mk. 5:1-20	Lk. 8:26-39
89	Jesus heals a bleeding woman and restores a girl to life	Mt. 9:18-26	Mk. 5:21-43	Lk. 8:40-56
90	Jesus heals the blind and mute	Mt. 9:27-34
91	The people of Nazareth refuse to believe	Mt. 13:53-58	Mk. 6:1-6
92	Jesus urges the disciples to pray for workers	Mt. 9:35-38
93	Jesus sends out the twelve disciples	Mt. 10:1-16	Mk. 6:7-13	Lk. 9:1-6
94	Jesus prepares the disciples for persecution	Mt. 10:17-42
95	Herod kills John the Baptist	Mt. 14:1-12	Mk. 6:14-29	Lk. 9:7-9
96	Jesus feeds five thousand	Mt. 14:13-21	Mk. 6:30-44	Lk. 9:10-17	Jn. 6:1-15
97	Jesus walks on water	Mt. 14:22-33	Mk. 6:45-52		Jn. 6:16-21
98	Jesus heals all who touch him	Mt. 14:34-36	Mk. 6:53-56
99	Jesus is the true bread from heaven				Jn. 6:22-40
100	The Jews disagree that Jesus is from heaven				Jn. 6:41-59
101	Many disciples desert Jesus				Jn. 6:60-71
102	Jesus teaches about inner purity	Mt. 15:1-20	Mk. 7:1-23
103	Jesus sends a demon out of a girl	Mt. 15:21-28	Mk. 7:24-30
104	The crowd marvels at Jesus’ healings	Mt. 15:29-31	Mk. 7:31-37
105	Jesus feeds four thousand	Mt. 15:32-39	Mk. 8:1-10
106	Religious leaders ask for a sign in the sky	Mt. 16:1-4	Mk. 8:11-13
107	Jesus warns against wrong teaching	Mt. 16:5-12	Mk. 8:14-21
108	Jesus restores sight to a blind man		Mk. 8:22-26
111	Jesus is transfigured on the mountain	Mt. 17:1-13	Mk. 9:2-13	Lk. 9:28-36
112	Jesus heals a demon-possessed boy	Mt. 17:14-21	Mk. 9:14-29	Lk. 9:37-43
113	Jesus predicts his death the second time	Mt. 17:22-23	Mk. 9:30-32	Lk. 9:44-45
114	Peter finds the coin in the fish’s mouth	Mt. 17:24-27
115	The disciples argue about who would be the greatest	Mt. 18:1-6	Mk. 9:33-37	Lk. 9:46-48
116	The disciples forbid another to use Jesus’ name		Mk. 9:38-41	Lk. 9:49-50
117	Jesus warns against temptation	Mt. 18:7-9	Mk. 9:42-50
118	Jesus warns against looking down on others	Mt. 18:10-14
119	Jesus teaches how to treat a believer who sins	Mt. 18:15-20
120	Jesus tells the parable of the unforgiving debtor	Mt. 18:21-35
121	Jesus’ brothers ridicule him				Jn. 7:1-9
122	Jesus teaches about the cost of following him	Mt. 8:18-22		Lk. 9:51-62
123	Jesus teaches openly at the temple				Jn. 7:10-31
124	Religious leaders attempt to arrest Jesus				Jn. 7:32-52
125	Jesus forgives an adulterous woman				Jn. 7:53-8:11
126	Jesus is the light of the world				Jn. 8:12-20
127	Jesus warns of coming judgment				Jn. 8:21-30
128	Jesus speaks about God’s true children				Jn. 8:31-47
129	Jesus states he is eternal				Jn. 8:48-59
130	Jesus sends out seventy-two messengers			Lk. 10:1-16
131	The seventy-two messengers return			Lk. 10:17-24
132	Jesus tells the parable of the Good Samaritan			Lk. 10:25-37
133	Jesus visits Mary and Martha			Lk. 10:38-42
134	Jesus teaches his disciples about prayer			Lk. 11:1-13
135	Jesus answers hostile accusations			Lk. 11:14-28
136	Jesus warns against unbelief			Lk. 11:29-32
137	Jesus teaches about the light within			Lk. 11:33-36
138	Jesus criticizes the religious leaders			Lk. 11:37-54
139	Jesus speaks against hypocrisy			Lk. 12:1-12
140	Jesus tells the parable of the rich fool			Lk. 12:13-21
141	Jesus warns about worry			Lk. 12:22-34
142	Jesus warns about preparing for his coming			Lk. 12:35-48
143	Jesus warns about coming division			Lk. 12:49-53
144	Jesus warns about the future crisis			Lk. 12:54-59
145	Jesus calls the people to repent			Lk. 13:1-9
146	Jesus heals the crippled woman			Lk. 13:10-17
147	Jesus teaches about the kingdom of God			Lk. 13:18-21
148	Jesus heals the man who was born blind				Jn. 9:1-12
149	Religious leaders question the blind man				Jn. 9:13-34
150	Jesus teaches about spiritual blindness				Jn. 9:35-41
151	Jesus is the Good Shepherd				Jn. 10:1-21
152	Religious leaders surround Jesus at the temple				Jn. 10:22-42
153	Jesus teaches about entering the kingdom			Lk. 13:22-30
154	Jesus grieves over Jerusalem			Lk. 13:31-35
155	Jesus heals a man with dropsy			Lk. 14:1-6
156	Jesus teaches about seeking honor			Lk. 14:7-14
157	Jesus tells the parable of the great feast			Lk. 14:15-24
158	Jesus teaches about the cost of being a disciple			Lk. 14:25-35
159	Jesus tells the parable of the lost sheep			Lk. 15:1-7
160	Jesus tells the parable of the lost coin			Lk. 15:8-10
161	Jesus tells the parable of the lost son			Lk. 15:11-32
162	Jesus tells the parable of the shrewd manager			Lk. 16:1-18
163	Jesus tells about the rich man and the beggar			Lk. 16:19-31
164	Jesus tells about forgiveness and faith			Lk. 17:1-10
165	Lazarus becomes ill and dies				Jn. 11:1-16
167	Jesus raises Lazarus from the dead				Jn. 11:38-44
168	Religious leaders plot to kill Jesus				Jn. 11:45-57
169	Jesus heals ten men with leprosy			Lk. 17:11-19
170	Jesus teaches about the coming of the kingdom of God			Lk. 17:20-37
171	Jesus tells the parable of the persistent widow			Lk. 18:1-8
172	Jesus tells the parable of two men who prayed			Lk. 18:9-14
173	Jesus teaches about marriage and divorce	Mt. 19:1-12	Mk. 10:1-12
174	Jesus blesses little children	Mt. 19:13-15	Mk. 10:13-16	Lk. 18:15-17
175	Jesus speaks to the rich young man	Mt. 19:16-30	Mk. 10:17-31	Lk. 18:18-30
176	Jesus tells the parable of the workers paid equally	Mt. 20:1-16
177	Jesus predicts his death the third time	Mt. 20:17-19	Mk. 10:32-34	Lk. 18:31-34
178	Jesus teaches about serving others	Mt. 20:20-28	Mk. 10:35-45
179	Jesus heals a blind beggar	Mt. 20:29-34	Mk. 10:46-52	Lk. 18:35-43
180	Jesus brings salvation to Zacchaeus’s home			Lk. 19:1-10
181	Jesus tells the parable of the king’s ten servants			Lk. 19:11-27
182	A woman anoints Jesus with perfume	Mt. 26:6-13	Mk. 14:3-9		Jn. 12:1-11
183	Jesus rides into Jerusalem on a donkey	Mt. 21:1-11	Mk. 11:1-11	Lk. 19:28-44	Jn. 12:12-19
184	Jesus clears the temple again	Mt. 21:12-17	Mk. 11:12-19	Lk. 19:45-48
185	Jesus explains why he must die				Jn. 12:20-36
186	Most of the people do not believe in Jesus				Jn. 12:37-43
187	Jesus summarizes his message				Jn. 12:44-50
188	Jesus says the disciples can pray for anything	Mt. 21:18-22	Mk. 11:20-26
189	Religious leaders challenge Jesus’ authority	Mt. 21:23-27	Mk. 11:27-33	Lk. 20:1-8
190	Jesus tells the parable of the two sons	Mt. 21:28-32
191	Jesus tells the parable of the wicked tenants	Mt. 21:33-46	Mk. 12:1-12	Lk. 20:9-19
192	Jesus tells the parable of the wedding feast	Mt. 22:1-14
193	Religious leaders question Jesus about paying taxes	Mt. 22:15-22	Mk. 12:13-17	Lk. 20:20-26
194	Religious leaders question Jesus about the resurrection	Mt. 22:23-33	Mk. 12:18-27	Lk. 20:27-40
195	Religious leaders question Jesus about the greatest commandment	Mt. 22:34-40	Mk. 12:28-34
196	Religious leaders cannot answer Jesus question	Mt. 22:41-46	Mk. 12:35-37	Lk. 20:41-44
197	Jesus warns against the religious leaders	Mt. 23:1-12	Mk. 12:38-40	Lk. 20:45-47
198	Jesus condemns the religious leaders	Mt. 23:13-36
199	Jesus grieves over Jerusalem again	Mt. 23:37-39
200	A poor widow gives all she has		Mk. 12:41-44	Lk. 21:1-4
201	Jesus tells about the future	Mt. 24:1-25	Mk. 13:1-23	Lk. 21:5-24
202	Jesus tells about his return	Mt. 24:26-35	Mk. 13:24-31	Lk. 21:25-33
203	Jesus tells about remaining watchful	Mt. 24:36-51	Mk. 13:32-37	Lk. 21:34-38
204	Jesus tells the parable of the ten bridesmaids	Mt. 25:1-13
205	Jesus tells the parable of the loaned money	Mt. 25:14-30
206	Jesus tells about the final judgment	Mt. 25:31-46
Death And Resurrection Of Jesus Christ
		Matthew	Mark	Luke	John
207	Religious leaders plot to kill Jesus	Mt. 26:1-5	Mk. 14:1-2	Lk. 22:1-2
208	Judas agrees to betray Jesus	Mt. 26:14-16	Mk. 14:10-11	Lk. 22:3-6
209	Disciples prepare for the Passover	Mt. 26:17-19	Mk. 14:12-16	Lk. 22:7-13
210	Jesus washes the disciples’ feet				Jn. 13:1-20
211	Jesus and the disciples have the Last Supper	Mt. 26:20-30	Mk. 14:17-26	Lk. 22:14-30	Jn. 13:21-30
212	Jesus predicts Peter’s denial			Lk. 22:31-38	Jn. 13:31-38
213	Jesus is the way to the Father				Jn. 14:1-14
214	Jesus promises the Holy Spirit				Jn. 14:15-31
215	Jesus teaches about the vine and the branches				Jn. 15:1-17
216	Jesus warns about the world’s hatred				Jn. 15:18-16:4
217	Jesus teaches about the Holy Spirit				Jn. 16:5-15
218	Jesus teaches about using his name in prayer				Jn. 16:16-33
219	Jesus prays for himself				Jn. 17:1-5
220	Jesus prays for his disciples				Jn. 17:6-19
221	Jesus prays for future believers				Jn. 17:20-26
222	Jesus again predicts Peter’s denial	Mt. 26:31-35	Mk. 14:27-31
223	Jesus agonizes in the garden	Mt. 26:36-46	Mk. 14:32-42	Lk. 22:39-46
224	Jesus is betrayed and arrested	Mt. 26:47-56	Mk. 14:43-52	Lk. 22:47-53	Jn. 18:1-11
225	Annas questions Jesus				Jn. 18:12-24
226	Caiaphas questions Jesus	Mt. 26:57-68	Mk. 14:53-65
227	Peter denies knowing Jesus	Mt. 26:69-75	Mk. 14:66-72	Lk. 22:54-65	Jn. 18:25-27
228	The council of religious leaders condemns Jesus	Mt. 27:1-2	Mk. 15:1	Lk. 22:66-71
229	Judas kills himself	Mt. 27:3-10
230	Jesus stands trial before Pilate	Mt. 27:11-14	Mk. 15:2-5	Lk. 23:1-5	Jn. 18:28-37
231	Jesus stands trial before Herod			Lk. 23:6-12
232	Pilate hands Jesus over to be crucified	Mt. 27:15-26	Mk. 15:6-15	Lk. 23:13-25	Jn. 18:38-19:16
233	Roman soldiers mock Jesus	Mt. 27:27-31	Mk. 15:16-20
234	Jesus is led away to be crucified	Mt. 27:32-34	Mk. 15:21-24	Lk. 23:26-31	Jn. 19:17
235	Jesus is placed on the cross	Mt. 27:35-44	Mk. 15:25-32	Lk. 23:32-43	Jn. 19:18-27
236	Jesus dies on the cross	Mt. 27:45-56	Mk. 15:33-41	Lk. 23:44-49	Jn. 19:28-37
237	Jesus is laid in the tomb	Mt. 27:57-61	Mk. 15:42-47	Lk. 23:50-56	Jn. 19:38-42
238	Guards are posted at the tomb	Mt. 27:62-66
239	Jesus rises from the dead	Mt. 28:1-7	Mk. 16:1-8	Lk. 24:1-12	Jn. 20:1-9
240	Jesus appears to Mary Magdalene		Mk. 16:9-11		Jn. 20:10-18
241	Jesus appears to the women	Mt. 28:8-10
242	Religious leaders bribe the guards	Mt. 28:11-15
243	Jesus appears to two believers traveling on the road		Mk. 16:12-13	Lk. 24:13-35
244	Jesus appears to the disciples behind locked doors			Lk. 24:36-43	Jn. 20:19-23
245	Jesus appears to the disciples including Thomas		Mk. 16:14		Jn. 20:24-31
246	Jesus appears to the disciples while fishing				Jn. 21:1-14
247	Jesus talks with Peter				Jn. 21:15-25
248	Jesus gives the Great Commission	Mt. 28:16-20	Mk. 16:15-18
249	Jesus appears to the disciples in Jerusalem			Lk. 24:44-49
250	Jesus ascends into heaven		Mk. 16:19-20	Lk. 24:50-53

The Parables Of Jesus

I. Teaching Parables

A. About the Kingdom of God

1. The Soils (Mt. 13:3-8; Mk. 4:4-8; Lk. 8:5-8)

2. The Weeds (Mt. 13:24-30)

3. The Mustard Seed (Mt. 13:31-32; Mk. 4:30-32; Lk. 13:18-19)

4. The Yeast (Mt. 13:33; Lk. 13:20-21)

5. The Treasure (Mt. 13:44)

6. The Pearl (Mt. 13:45-46)

7. The Fishing Net (Mt. 13:47-50)

8. The Growing Wheat (Mk. 4:26-29)

B. About Service and Obedience

1. The Workers in the Harvest (Mt. 20:1-16)

2. The Loaned Money (Mt. 25:14-30)

3. The Nobleman’s Servants (Lk. 19:11-27)

4. The Servant’s Role (Lk. 17:7-10)

C. About Prayer

1. The Friend at Midnight (Lk. 11:5-8)

2. The Unjust Judge (Lk. 18:1-8)

D. About Neighbors

1. The Good Samaritan (Lk. 10:30-37)

E. About Humility

1. The Wedding Feast (Lk. 14:7-11)

2. The Proud Pharisee and the Corrupt Tax Collector (Lk. 18:9-14)

F. About Wealth

1. The Rich Fool (Lk. 12:16-21)

2. The Great Feast (Lk. 14:16-24)

3. The Shrewd Manager (Lk. 16:1-9)

II. Gospel Parables

A. About God’s Love

1. The Lost Sheep (Mt. 18:12-14; Lk. 15:3-7)

2. The Lost Coin (Lk. 15:8-10)

3. The Lost Son (Lk. 15:11-32)

B. About Thankfulness

1. The Forgiven Debts (Lk. 7:41-43)

III. Parables of Judgment and the Future

A. About Christ’s Return

1. The Ten Virgins (Mt. 25:1-13)

2. The Wise and Faithful Servants (Mt. 24:45-51; Lk. 12:42-48)

3. The Traveling Owner of the House (Mk. 13:34-37)

B. About God’s Values

1. The Two Sons (Mt. 21:28-32)

2. The Wicked Tenants (Mt. 21:33-34; Mk. 12:1-9; Lk. 20:9-16)

3. The Unproductive Fig Tree (Lk. 13:6-9)

4. The Marriage Feast (Mt. 22:1-14)

5. The Unforgiving Servant (Mt. 18:23-35)

Jesus’ Miracles

John and the other Gospel writers were able to record only a fraction of the people who were touched and healed by Jesus. But enough of Jesus’ words and works have been saved so that we also might be able to know him and be his disciples in this day. There follows a listing of the miracles that are included in the Gospels. They were supernatural events that pointed people to God, and they were acts of love by one who is love.

	Matthew	Mark	Luke	John
Five thousand people are fed	Mt. 14:15-21	Mk. 6:35-44	Lk. 9:12-17	Jn. 6:5-14
Calming the storm	Mt. 8:23-27	Mk. 4:35-41	Lk. 8:22-25
Demons sent into the pigs	Mt. 8:28-34	Mk. 5:1-20	Lk. 8:26-39
Jairus’s daughter raised	Mt. 9:18-26	Mk. 5:22-24; 5:35-43	Lk. 8:41-42; 8:49-56
A sick woman is healed	Mt. 9:20-22	Mk. 5:25-34	Lk. 8:43-48
Jesus heals a paralytic	Mt. 9:1-8	Mk. 2:1-12	Lk. 5:17-26
A leper is healed at Gennesaret	Mt. 8:1-4	Mk. 1:40-45	Lk. 5:12-15
Peter’s mother-in-law healed	Mt. 8:14-17	Mk. 1:29-31	Lk. 4:38-39
A shriveled hand is restored	Mt. 12:9-13	Mk. 3:1-5	Lk. 6:6-11
A boy with an evil spirit is healed	Mt. 17:14-21	Mk. 9:14-29	Lk. 9:37-42
Jesus walks on the water	Mt. 14:22-33	Mk. 6:45-52		Jn. 6:17-21
Blind Bartimaeus receives sight	Mt. 20:29-34	Mk. 10:46-52	Lk. 18:35-43
A girl is freed from a demon	Mt. 15:21-28	Mk. 7:24-30
Four thousand are fed	Mt. 15:32-38	Mk. 8:1-9
Cursing the fig tree	Mt. 21:18-22	Mk. 11:12-14; 11:20-24
A centurion’s servant is healed	Mt. 8:5-13		Lk. 7:1-10
An evil spirit is sent out of a man		Mk. 1:23-27	Lk. 4:33-36
A mute demoniac is healed	Mt. 12:22	Mk. 11:14
Two blind men find sight	Mt. 9:27-31
Jesus heals the mute man	Mt. 9:32-33
A coin in a fish’s mouth	Mt. 17:24-27
A deaf and mute man is healed		Mk. 7:31-37
A blind man sees at Bethsaida		Mk. 8:22-26
The first miraculous catch of fish			Lk. 5:1-11
A widow’s son is raised			Lk. 7:11-16
A crippled woman is healed			Lk. 13:10-17
Jesus heals a sick man			Lk. 14:1-6
Ten lepers are healed			Lk. 17:11-19
Jesus restores a man’s ear			Lk. 22:49-51
Jesus turns water into wine				Jn. 2:1-11
An official’s son is healed at Cana				Jn. 4:46-54
A lame man is healed				Jn. 5:1-16
Jesus heals a man born blind				Jn. 9:1-7
Lazarus is raised from the dead				Jn. 11:1-45
The second miraculous catch of fish				Jn. 21:1-14

Jesus Appearances Reported in the New Testament after The Resurrection

1 Corinthians 15

"seen of Cephas, then of the twelve" 1 Corinthians 15:5
"seen of above five hundred brethren at once" 1 Corinthians 15:6
"seen of James; then of all the apostles" 1 Corinthians 15:7
"last of all he was seen of me" (Paul) 1 Corinthians 15:8-9, also claimed in 1 Corinthians 9:1

Matthew 28

To Mary Magdalene and "the other Mary," as they were running from the empty tomb to inform the

disciples. Jesus tells the women to instruct the disciples to go to Galilee to meet him.
To the eleven, on a mountain in Galilee where Jesus had told the apostles to go, see Great Commission.

Mark 16

To Mary Magdalene, Mary, the mother of James, and Salome.
To two of Jesus's followers as they were walking in the countryside (Jesus appeared to them in "another form").
To the eleven while they were dining.

Luke 24

To Cleopas and one other disciple as they walked to Emmaus. At first "their eyes were holden" so that they could not recognize him. Later while having supper at Emmaus "their eyes were opened" and they recognized him.
To "Simon." This appearance is not described directly by Luke but it is reported by the other apostles.
To the eleven, together with some others (including Cleopas and his companion), in Jerusalem.

John 20-21

To Mary of Magdala. At first she did not recognize him and thought that he was a gardener. When he said her name, she recognized him.
To the disciples (not including Thomas) on that same day. They were indoors "for fear of the Jews." Jesus entered and stood in their midst while the doors were shut.
To the disciples including Thomas, called Didymus. This was a week later, again indoors, and resulted in the famous doubting Thomas conversation.
To "Simon Peter, Thomas called Didymus, Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, Zebedee's sons and two other of his disciples", by Lake Tiberias, see also Catch of 153 fish. The disciple whom Jesus loved was present in this group.

Acts

To the Church in Jerusalem - forty days after the resurrection after which he ascended into heaven, with a prophecy to return (Acts 1:1-11).
To Saul (Paul), on the Road to Damascus, though according to the text, it was a voice, not a vision, as Paul was blinded by a light (Acts 9:3-9, Acts 22:6-11, Acts 26:12-18) and also when Paul was in a trance he saw the Lord speaking (Acts 22:17-21).
Peter also heard a voice while in a trance (Acts 10:9-16, Acts 11:4-10).

Revelation

1. John of Patmos experiences a vision of the resurrected Jesus Christ described in Revelation 1:12-20.

Comparison Of The Four Gospels

All four gospels present the life and teachings of Jesus. Each book, however, focuses on a unique facet of Jesus and his character. To understand more about the specific characteristics of Jesus, read any one of the four Gospels.

	Matthew	Mark	Luke	John
Jesus is...	The promised King	The Servant of God	The Son of Man	The Son of God
The original readers were...	Jews	Gentiles, Romans	Greeks	Christians throughout the world
Significant themes...	Jesus is the Messiah because he fulfilled Old Testament prophecy	Jesus backed up his words with action	Jesus was God but also fully human	Belief in Jesus is required for salvation
Character of the writer...	Teacher	Storyteller	Historian	Theologian
Greatest emphasis is on...	Jesus’ sermons and words	Jesus’ miracles and actions	Jesus’ humanity	The principles of Jesus’ teaching.

Messianic Prophecies And Fulfillments

For the Gospel writers, one of the main reasons for believing in Jesus was the way his life fulfilled the Old Testament prophecies about the Messiah. Following is a list of some of the main prophecies.

		Old Testament Prophecies	New Testament Fulfillment
1.	Messiah was to be born in Bethlehem	Mic. 5:2	Mt. 2:1-6; Lk. 2:1-20
2.	Messiah was to be born of a virgin	Isa. 7:14	Mt. 1:18-25; Lk. 1:26-38
3.	Messiah was to be a prophet like Moses	Deut 18:15-19	Jn. 7:40
4.	Messiah was to enter Jerusalem in triumph	Zech 9:9	Mt. 21:1-9; Jn. 12:12-16
5.	Messiah was to be rejected by his own people	Isa. 53:1-3; Ps. 118:22	Mt. 26:3-4; Jn. 12:37-43; Ac. 4:1-12
6.	Messiah was to be betrayed by one of his followers	Ps. 41:9	Mt. 26:14-16; 26:47-50; Lk. 22:19-23
7.	Messiah was to be tried and condemned	Isa. 53:8	Lk. 23:1-25; Mt. 27:1-2
8.	Messiah was to be silent before his accusers	Isa. 53:7	Mt. 27:12-14; Mk. 15:3-4; Lk. 23:8-10
9.	Messiah was to be struck and spat on by his enemies	Isa. 50:6	Mt. 26:67; Mt. 27:30; Mk. 14:65
10.	Messiah was to be mocked and insulted	Ps. 22:7-8	Mt. 27:39-44; Lk. 23:11, 35
11.	Messiah was to die by crucifixion	Ps. 22:14-17	Mt. 27:31; Mk. 15:20, 25
12.	Messiah was to suffer with criminals and pray for his enemies	Isa. 53:12	Mt. 27:38; Mk. 15:27-28; Lk. 23:32-34
13.	Messiah was to be given vinegar and gall	Ps. 69:21	Mt. 27:34; Jn. 19:28-30
14.	Others were to cast lots for Messiah’s garments	Ps. 22:18	Mt. 27:35; Jn. 19:23-24
15.	Messiah’s bones were not to be broken	Ex. 12:46	Jn. 19:31-36
16.	Messiah was to die as a sacrifice for sin	Isa. 53:5-12	Jn. 1:29; John 11:49-52; Ac. 10:43; Ac. 13:38-39
17.	Messiah was to be raised from the dead	Ps. 16:10	Ac. 2:22-32; Mt. 28:1-10
18.	Messiah is now at God’s right hand	Ps. 110:1	Mk. 16:19; Lk. 24:50-51