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 Lk. 1:1-4 writing 2 God became a Jn. 1:1-18 human being 3 The ancestors of Mt. 1:1-17 Lk. 3:23-38 Jesus 4 An angel promises Lk. 1:5-25 the birth of John to Zechariah 5 An angel promises Lk. 1:26-38 the birth of Jesus to Mary 6 Mary visits Elizabeth Lk. 1:39-56 7 John the Baptist is Lk. 1:57-80 born 8 An angel appears to Mt. 1:18-25 Joseph 9 Jesus is born in Lk. 2:1-7 Bethlehem 10 Shepherds visit Lk. 2:8-20 Jesus 1 11 Mary and Joseph Lk. 2:21-40 bring Jesus to the temple 12 Visitors arrive from Mt. 2:1-12 eastern lands 13 The escape to Egypt Mt. 2:13-18 14 The return to Mt. 2:19-23 Nazareth 15 Jesus speaks with Lk. 2:41-52 the religious teachers 16 John the Baptist Mt. 3:1-12 Mk. 1:1-8 Lk. 3:1-18 prepares the way for Jesus 17 John baptizes Jesus Mt. 3:13-17 Mk. 1:9-11 Lk. 3:21-22 18 Satan tempts Jesus Mt. 4:1-11 Mk. 1:12-13 Lk. 4:1-13 in the desert 19 John the Baptist Jn. 1:19-28 declares his mission 20 John the Baptist Jn. 1:29-34 proclaims Jesus as the Messiah 21 The first disciples Jn. 1:35-51 follow Jesus 22 Jesus turns water Jn. 2:1-12 into wine Message And Ministry Of Jesus Christ Matthew Mark Luke John 23 Jesus clears the Jn. 2:12-25 temple 24 Nicodemus visits Jn. 3:1-21 Jesus at night 25 John the Baptist tells Jn. 3:22-36 more about Jesus 26 Herod puts John in Lk. 3:19-20 prison 27 Jesus talks to a Jn. 4:1-26 woman at the well 28 Jesus tells about the Jn. 4:27-38 spiritual harvest 29 Many Samaritans Jn. 4:39-42 believe in Jesus 30 Jesus preaches in Mt. 4:12-17 Mk. 1:14-15 Lk. 4:14-15 Jn. 4:43-45 Galilee 31 Jesus heals a Jn. 4:46-54 government official’s son 32 Jesus is rejected at Lk. 4:16-30 Nazareth 33 Four fishermen Mt. 4:18-22 Mk. 1:16-20 follow Jesus 2 34 Jesus teaches with Mk. 1:21-28 Lk. 4:31-37 great authority 35 Jesus heals Peter’s Mt. 8:14-17 Mk. 1:29-34 Lk. 4:38-41 mother-in-law and many others 36 Jesus preaches Mt. 4:23-25 Mk. 1:35-39 Lk. 4:42-44 throughout Galilee 37 Jesus provides Lk. 5:1-11 miraculous catch of fish 38 Jesus heals a man Mt. 8:1-4 Mk. 1:40-45 Lk. 5:12-16 with leprosy 39 Jesus heals a Mt. 9:1-8 Mk. 2:1-12 Lk. 5:17-26 paralyzed man 40 Jesus eats with Mt. 9:9-13 Mk. 2:13-17 Lk. 5:27-32 sinners at Matthew’s house 41 Religious leaders Mt. 9:14-17 Mk. 2:18-22 Lk. 5:33-39 ask Jesus about fasting 42 Jesus heals a lame Jn. 5:1-18 man by the pool 43 Jesus claims to be Jn. 5:19-30 God’s Son 44 Jesus supports his Jn. 5:31-47 claim 45 The disciples pick Mt. 12:1-8 Mk. 2:23-28 Lk. 6:1-5 wheat on the Sabbath 46 Jesus heals a man’s Mt. 12:9-14 Mk. 3:1-6 Lk. 6:6-11 hand on the Sabbath 47 Large crowds follow Mt. 12:15-21 Mk. 3:7-12 Jesus 48 Jesus selects the Mk. 3:13-19 Lk. 6:12-16 twelve disciples 49 Jesus gives the Mt. 5:1-12 Lk. 6:17-26 Beatitudes 50 Jesus teaches about Mt. 5:13-16 salt and light 52 Jesus teaches about Mt. 5:21-26 anger 53 Jesus teaches about Mt. 5:27-30 lust 54 Jesus teaches about Mt. 5:31-32 divorce 55 Jesus teaches about Mt. 5:33-37 vows 56 Jesus teaches about Mt. 5:38-42 retaliation 57 Jesus teaches about Mt. 5:43-48 Lk. 6:27-36 loving enemies 58 Jesus teaches about Mt. 6:1-4 giving to the needy 59 Jesus teaches about Mt. 6:5-15 prayer 60 Jesus teaches about Mt. 6:16-18 fasting 61 Jesus teaches about Mt. 6:19-24 money 3 62 Jesus teaches about Mt. 6:25-34 worry 63 Jesus teaches about Mt. 7:1-6 Lk. 6:37-42 criticizing others 64 Jesus teaches about Mt. 7:7-12 asking, seeking, knocking 65 Jesus teaches about Mt. 7:13-14 the way to heaven 66 Jesus teaches about Mt. 7:15-20 Lk. 6:43-45 fruit in people’s lives 67 Jesus teaches about Mt. 7:21-29 Lk. 6:46-49 those who build houses on rock and sand 68 A Roman centurion Mt. 8:5-13 Lk. 7:1-10 demonstrates faith 69 Jesus raises a Lk. 7:11-17 widow’s son from the dead 70 Jesus eases John’s Mt. 11:1-19 Lk. 7:18-35 doubt 71 Jesus promises rest Mt. 11:20-30 for the soul 72 A sinful woman Lk. 7:36-50 anoints Jesus’ feet 73 Women accompany Lk. 8:1-3 Jesus and the disciples 74 Religious leaders Mt. 12:22-37 Mk. 3:20-30 accuse Jesus of being under Satan’s power 75 Religious leaders Mt. 12:38-45 ask Jesus for a miracle 76 Jesus describes his Mt. 12:46-50 Mk. 3:31-35 Lk. 8:19-21 true family 77 Jesus tells the Mt. 13:1-9 Mk. 4:1-9 Lk. 8:4-8 parable of the four soils 78 Jesus explains the Mt. 13:10-23 Mk. 4:10-25 Lk. 8:9-18 parable of the four soils 79 Jesus tells the Mk. 4:26-29 parable of the growing seed 80 Jesus tells the Mt. 13:24-30 parable of the weeds 81 Jesus tells the Mt. 13:31-32 Mk. 4:30-34 parable of the mustard seed 82 Jesus tells the Mt. 13:33-35 parable of the yeast 83 Jesus explains the Mt. 13:36-43 parable of the weeds 84 Jesus tells the Mt. 13:44 parable of hidden treasure 4 85 Jesus tells the Mt. 13:45-46 parable of the pearl merchant 86 Jesus tells the Mt. 13:47-52 parable of the fishing net 87 Jesus calms the Mt. 8:23-27 Mk. 4:35-41 Lk. 8:22-25 storm 88 Jesus sends the Mt. 8:28-34 Mk. 5:1-20 Lk. 8:26-39 demons into a herd of pigs 89 Jesus heals a Mt. 9:18-26 Mk. 5:21-43 Lk. 8:40-56 bleeding woman and restores a girl to life 90 Jesus heals the blind Mt. 9:27-34 and mute 91 The people of Mt. 13:53-58 Mk. 6:1-6 Nazareth refuse to believe 92 Jesus urges the Mt. 9:35-38 disciples to pray for workers 93 Jesus sends out the Mt. 10:1-16 Mk. 6:7-13 Lk. 9:1-6 twelve disciples 94 Jesus prepares the Mt. 10:17-42 disciples for persecution 95 Herod kills John the Mt. 14:1-12 Mk. 6:14-29 Lk. 9:7-9 Baptist 96 Jesus feeds five Mt. 14:13-21 Mk. 6:30-44 Lk. 9:10-17 Jn. 6:1-15 thousand 97 Jesus walks on Mt. 14:22-33 Mk. 6:45-52 Jn. 6:16-21 water 98 Jesus heals all who Mt. 14:34-36 Mk. 6:53-56 touch him 99 Jesus is the true Jn.