Wikipedia:WikiProject Bible/List of key episodes in the Canonical Gospels

This page provides a list of the key episodes in each of the four Canonical Gospels. It provides consistency for the generation of Gospel harmony tables for miracles, parables, ministry, etc.

Gospel of Matthew

• Matthew 1:1–17: Genealogy of Jesus (nativity)
• Matthew 1:25–25: Birth of Jesus (nativity)
• Matthew 2:1–2: Star of Bethlehem (nativity)
• Matthew 2:3–12: Visit of the Magi (nativity)
• Matthew 2:13–15: Flight into Egypt (nativity)
• Matthew 2:16–18: Massacre of the Innocents (nativity)
• Matthew 2:19–20: Herod the Great's death (miscellaneous)
• Matthew 2:21–23: Return of young Jesus to Nazareth (youth)
• Matthew 3:1–12: Ministry of John the Baptist (miscellaneous)
• Matthew 3:13–17: Baptism of Jesus (miscellaneous)
• Matthew 4:1–11: Temptation of Jesus (miscellaneous)
• Matthew 4:12–12: Return of Jesus to Galilee (ministry)
• Matthew 4:18–22: First disciples of Jesus (ministry)
• Matthew 5:3–12: Beatitudes (sermon)
• Matthew 5:14–15: The Lamp under a Bushel (parable)
• Matthew 5:17–48: Expounding of the Law (sermon)
• Matthew 6:1–18: Discourse on ostentation (sermon)
• Matthew 6:9–13: The Lord's Prayer (sermon)
• Matthew 6:25–34: The Birds of Heaven (sermon)
• Matthew 7:1–5: The Mote and the Beam (sermon)
• Matthew 7:13–27: Discourse on holiness (sermon)
• Matthew 7:15–20: The Test of a Good Person (sermon)
• Matthew 7:24–27: The Wise and the Foolish Builders (parable)
• Matthew 8:1–4: Cleansing a leper (miracle)
• Matthew 8:5–13: The Centurion's Servant (miracle)
• Matthew 8:14–17: Healing the mother of Peter's wife (miracle)
• Matthew 8:16–17: Exorcising at sunset (miracle)
• Matthew 8:23–27: Calming the storm (miracle)
• Matthew 8:28–34: Gerasenes demonic (miracle)
• Matthew 9:1–8: Paralytic at Capernaum (miracle)
• Matthew 9:9–13: Calling of Matthew (ministry)
• Matthew 9:16–17: New Wine into Old Wineskins (parable)
• Matthew 9:18–26: Daughter of Jairus (miracle)
• Matthew 9:20–22: The Bleeding Woman (miracle)
• Matthew 9:27–31: Two Blind Men at Galilee (miracle)
• Matthew 9:32–34: Exorcising a mute (miracle)
• Matthew 10:1–11:1: Commissioning the twelve Apostles (ministry)
• Matthew 10:34–36: But to bring a sword (ministry)
• Matthew 11:2–6: Messengers from John the Baptist (ministry)
• Matthew 12:1–8: Lord of the Sabbath (ministry)
• Matthew 12:9–13: Man with withered Hand (miracle)
• Matthew 12:22–28: Exorcising the blind and mute man (miracle)
• Matthew 12:29–29: Parable of the strong man (parable)
• Matthew 12:31–32: Eternal sin (ministry)
• Matthew 12:33–37: The Tree and its Fruits
• Matthew 12:46–50: Jesus' True Relatives (ministry)
• Matthew 13:3–9: Parable of the Sower (parable)
• Matthew 13:24–30: The Tares (parable)
• Matthew 13:31–32: Parable of the Mustard Seed (parable)
• Matthew 13:33–33: The Leaven (parable)
• Matthew 13:44–46: Parable of the Pearl (parable)
• Matthew 13:47–50: Drawing in the Net (parable)
• Matthew 13:52–52: The Hidden Treasure (parable)
• Matthew 13:53–58: Rejection of Jesus (ministry)
• Matthew 14:6–12: Beheading of St. John the Baptist (ministry)
• Matthew 14:13–21: Feeding the 5000 (miracle)
• Matthew 14:22–33: Walking on water (miracle)
• Matthew 14:34–36: Healing in Gennesaret (miracle)
• Matthew 15:1–20: Discourse on Defilement (sermon)
• Matthew 15:21–28: Canaanite woman's daughter (miracle)
• Matthew 15:32–39: Feeding the 4000 (miracle)
• Matthew 16:13–20: Confession of Peter (ministry)
• Matthew 17:1–13: Transfiguration of Jesus (miracle)
• Matthew 17:14–21: Boy possessed by a demon (miracle)
• Matthew 17:24–27: Coin in the fish's mouth (miracle)
• Matthew 18:1–7: The Little Children (ministry)
• Matthew 18:10–14: The Lost Sheep (parable)
• Matthew 18:23–35: The Unforgiving Servant (parable)
• Matthew 19:13–15: The Little Children (ministry)
• Matthew 19:16–30: Jesus and the rich young man (ministry)
• Matthew 20:1–16: The Workers in the Vineyard (parable)
• Matthew 20:17–19: Jesus predicts his death (ministry)
• Matthew 20:20–28: Son of man came to serve (ministry)
• Matthew 20:29–34: Blind near Jericho (miracle)
• Matthew 21:1–11: Triumphal entry into Jerusalem (ministry)
• Matthew 21:12–17: Second Temple Cleansing (ministry)
• Matthew 21:18–22: Cursing the fig tree (miracle)
• Matthew 21:23–27: Authority of Jesus Questioned (ministry)
• Matthew 21:28–32: The Two Sons (parable)
• Matthew 21:33–41: The Wicked Husbandmen (parable)
• Matthew 22:1–14: The Great Banquet (parable)
• Matthew 22:15–22: Render unto Caesar... (ministry)
• Matthew 22:23–33: Resurrection of the Dead
• Matthew 22:34–40: Great Commandment
• Matthew 23:1–39: Woes of the Pharisees (ministry)
• Matthew 24:1–31: Olivet discourse (ministry)
• Matthew 24:32–35: The Budding Fig Tree (parable)
• Matthew 24:42–51: The Faithful Servant (parable)
• Matthew 25:1–13: The Ten Virgins (parable)
• Matthew 25:14–30: The Talents or Minas (parable)
• Matthew 25:31–46: The Sheep and the Goats (parable)
• Matthew 26:6–13: Anointing of Jesus (ministry)
• Matthew 26:14–16: Bargain of Judas (miscellaneous)
• Matthew 26:17–30: Last Supper (ministry)
• Matthew 26:31–35: Denial of Peter
• Matthew 26:69–75: Denial of Peter
• Matthew 26:47–49: The kiss of Judas (passion)
• Matthew 26:36–56: Arrest of Jesus (passion)
• Matthew 26:57–68: Sanhedrin Trial of Jesus (passion)
• Matthew 27:24–25: Blood curse (passion)
• Matthew 27:32–61: Crucifixion of Jesus (passion)
• Matthew 28:1–1: Myrrhbearers (resurrection appearance)
• Matthew 28:2–8: Empty tomb (resurrection appearance)
• Matthew 28:9–10: Resurrection of Jesus (resurrection appearance)
• Matthew 28:16–20: Great Commission (resurrection appearance)

Gospel of Mark

• Mark 1:1–8: John the Baptist (miscellaneous)
• Mark 1:9–11: Baptism of Jesus (miracle)
• Mark 1:12–13: Temptation of Jesus (miscellaneous)
• Mark 1:14–14: Return of Jesus to Galilee (ministry)
• Mark 1:16–20: First disciples of Jesus (ministry)
• Mark 1:21–28: Exorcism at the Synagogue in Capernaum (miracle)
• Mark 1:29–34: Healing the mother of Peter's wife (miracle)
• Mark 1:32–34: Exorcising at sunset (miracle)
• Mark 1:40–45: Cleansing a leper (miracle)
• Mark 2:1–12: Paralytic at Capernaum (miracle)
• Mark 2:13–17: Calling of Matthew (ministry)
• Mark 2:21–22: New Wine into Old Wineskins (parable)
• Mark 2:23–28: Lord of the Sabbath
• Mark 3:1–6: Man with withered Hand (miracle)
• Mark 3:13–19: Commissioning the twelve Apostles (ministry)
• Mark 3:20–26: Exorcising the blind and mute man (miracle)
• Mark 3:27–27: Parable of the strong man (parable)
• Mark 3:28–30: Eternal sin (ministry)
• Mark 3:31–35: Jesus' True Relatives (ministry)
• Mark 4:1–9: Parable of the Sower (parable)
• Mark 4:13–20: Parable of the Sower (parable)
• Mark 4:21–23: The Lamp under a Bushel (parable)
• Mark 4:24–25: The Mote and the Beam
• Mark 4:26–29: The Growing Seed (parable)
• Mark 4:30–32: Parable of the Mustard Seed (parable)
• Mark 4:35–41: Calming the storm (miracle)
• Mark 5:1–20: Gerasenes demonic (miracle)
• Mark 5:21–43: Daughter of Jairus (miracle)
• Mark 5:24–34: The Bleeding Woman (miracle)
• Mark 6:1–6: Hometown rejection of Jesus (ministry)
• Mark 6:7–13 Commissioning the twelve Apostles (ministry)
• Mark 6:21–29: Beheading of St. John the Baptist (ministry)
• Mark 6:30–44: Feeding the 5000 (miracle)
• Mark 6:45–52: Walking on water (miracle)
• Mark 6:53–56: Healing in Gennesaret (miracle)
• Mark 7:1–23: Discourse on Defilement (sermon)
• Mark 7:24–30: Canaanite woman's daughter (miracle)
• Mark 7:31–37: Deaf mute of Decapolis (miracle)
• Mark 8:1–9: Feeding the 4000 (miracle)
• Mark 8:22–26: Blind Man of Bethsaida (miracle)
• Mark 8:27–30: Confession of Peter (ministry)
• Mark 9:2–13: Transfiguration of Jesus (miracle)
• Mark 9:14–29: Boy possessed by a demon (miracle)
• Mark 9:36–37: The Little Children (ministry)
• Mark 10:13–16: The Little Children (ministry)
• Mark 10:17–31: Jesus and the rich young man (ministry)
• Mark 10:32–34: Jesus predicts his death (ministry)
• Mark 10:35–45: Son of man came to serve (ministry)
• Mark 10:46–52: Blind near Jericho (miracle)
• Mark 11:1–11: Triumphal entry into Jerusalem (ministry)
• Mark 11:12–14: Cursing the fig tree (miracle)
• Mark 11:20–24: Cursing the fig tree (miracle)
• Mark 11:15–19: Second Temple Cleansing (ministry)
• Mark 11:27–33: Authority of Jesus Questioned (ministry)
• Mark 12:1–12: The Wicked Husbandmen (parable)
• Mark 12:13–17: Render unto Caesar... (ministry)
• Mark 12:18–27: Resurrection of the Dead
• Mark 12:28–34: Great Commandment
• Mark 12:41–44: Widow's mite (sermon)
• Mark 13: Olivet discourse (ministry)
• Mark 13:28–31: The Budding Fig Tree (parable)
• Mark 13:34–37: The Faithful Servant (parable)
• Mark 14:3–9: Anointing of Jesus (ministry)
• Mark 14:10–11: Bargain of Judas (miscellaneous)
• Mark 14:12–26: Last Supper (ministry)
• Mark 14:27–31: Denial of Peter
• Mark 14:66–72: Denial of Peter
• Mark 14:43–45: The kiss of Judas (passion)
• Mark 14:32–52: Arrest of Jesus (passion)
• Mark 14:53–65: Sanhedrin Trial of Jesus (passion)
• Mark 15:16–47: Crucifixion of Jesus (passion)
• Mark 16:1–1: Myrrhbearers (resurrection appearance)
• Mark 16:2–8: Empty tomb (resurrection appearance)
• Mark 16:12–13: Road to Emmaus appearance (resurrection appearance)
• Mark 16:14–18: Great Commission (resurrection appearance)
• Mark 16:19: Ascension of Jesus (resurrection appearance)

Gospel of Luke

• Luke 1:5–25: Birth of John the Baptist (nativity)
• Luke 1:26–38: Annunciation (nativity)
• Luke 1:39–56: Visitation of Mary (nativity)
• Luke 2:1–5: Census of Quirinius (nativity)
• Luke 2:6–7: Birth of Jesus (nativity)
• Luke 2:8–15: Annunciation to the shepherds (nativity)
• Luke 2:16–20: Adoration of the shepherds (nativity)
• Luke 2:21–38: Infant Jesus at the Temple (nativity)
• Luke 2:39–39: Return of young Jesus to Nazareth (youth)
• Luke 2:41–52: Finding Jesus in the Temple (youth)
• Luke 3:21–22: Baptism of Jesus (miscellaneous)
• Luke 3:23–38: Genealogy of Jesus (nativity)
• Luke 4:1–13: Temptation of Jesus (miscellaneous)
• Luke 4:16–30: Hometown rejection of Jesus (ministry)
• Luke 4:31–37: Exorcism at the Synagogue in Capernaum (miracle)
• Luke 4:38–39: Healing the mother of Peter's wife (miracle)
• Luke 4:40–41: Exorcising at sunset (miracle)
• Luke 5:1–11: Miraculous draught of fishes (miracle)
• Luke 5:12–16: Cleansing a leper (miracle)
• Luke 5:17–26: Paralytic at Capernaum (miracle)
• Luke 5:27–32: Calling of Matthew (ministry)
• Luke 5:37–39: New Wine into Old Wineskins (parable)
• Luke 6:1–5: Lord of the Sabbath
• Luke 6:6–11: Man with withered Hand (miracle)
• Luke 6:12–16: Commissioning the twelve Apostles (ministry)
• Luke 6:20–23: Beatitudes (sermon)
• Luke 6:29–42: Expounding of the Law (sermon)
• Luke 6:41–42: The Mote and the Beam (sermon)
• Luke 6:46–49: The Wise and the Foolish Builders (parable)
• Luke 7:1–10: The Centurion's Servant (miracle)
• Luke 7:11–17: Young Man from Nain (miracle)
• Luke 7:18–23: Messengers from John the Baptist (ministry)
• Luke 7:36–50: Anointing of Jesus
• Luke 7:41–43: The Two Debtors (parable)
• Luke 8:4–15: Parable of the Sower (parable)
• Luke 8:16–18: The Lamp under a Bushel (parable)
• Luke 8:19–21: Jesus' True Relatives (ministry)
• Luke 8:22–25: Calming the storm (miracle)
• Luke 8:26–39: Gerasenes demonic (miracle)
• Luke 8:40–56: Daughter of Jairus (miracle)
• Luke 8:43–48: The Bleeding Woman (miracle)
• Luke 9:1–6: Commissioning the twelve Apostles (ministry)
• Luke 9:10–17: Feeding the 5000 (miracle)
• Luke 9:18–20: Confession of Peter (ministry)
• Luke 9:28–36: Transfiguration of Jesus (miracle)
• Luke 9:37–43: Boy possessed by a demon (miracle)
• Luke 9:46–48: The Little Children (ministry)
• Luke 10:1–12: Seventy Disciples (ministry)
• Luke 10:16–20: Seventy Disciples (ministry)
• Luke 10:25–28: Great Commandment
• Luke 10:29–37: Parable of the Good Samaritan (parable)
• Luke 10:38–42: Jesus at the home of Martha and Mary (ministry)
• Luke 11:1–4: The Lord's Prayer (ministry)
• Luke 11:5–13: The Friend at Night (parable)
• Luke 11:14–20: Exorcising the blind and mute man (miracle)
• Luke 11:21–22: Parable of the strong man (parable)
• Luke 12:8–12: Eternal sin (ministry)
• Luke 12:16–21: The Rich Fool (parable)
• Luke 12:22–32: The Birds of Heaven (ministry)
• Luke 12:35–48: The Faithful Servant (parable)
• Luke 12:49–53: But to bring a sword
• Luke 13:1–5: Tower of Siloam
• Luke 13:6–9: The Barren Fig Tree (parable)
• Luke 13:10–17: An Infirm Woman (miracle)
• Luke 13:18–19: Parable of the Mustard Seed (parable)
• Luke 13:20–21: The Leaven (parable)
• Luke 14:1–6: Man with dropsy (miracle)
• Luke 14:7–14: Parable of the Wedding Feast (parable)
• Luke 14:16–24: The Great Banquet (parable)
• Luke 14:28–33: Counting the Cost (parable)
• Luke 15:4–6: The Lost Sheep (parable)
• Luke 15:8–9: The Lost Coin (parable)
• Luke 15:11–32: Parable of the Prodigal Son (parable)
• Luke 16:1–13: The Unjust Steward (parable)
• Luke 16:19–31: Rich man and Lazarus (parable)
• Luke 17:7–10: The Master and Servant (parable)
• Luke 17:11–19: Cleansing ten lepers (miracle)
• Luke 18:1–9: The Unjust Judge (parable)
• Luke 18:10–14: Pharisees and the Publican (parable)
• Luke 18:15–17: The Little Children (ministry)
• Luke 18:18–30: Jesus and the rich young man (ministry)
• Luke 18:31–34: Jesus predicts his death (ministry)
• Luke 18:35–43: Blind near Jericho (miracle)
• Luke 19:1–10: Jesus and Zacchaeus (ministry)
• Luke 19:11–27: The Talents or Minas (parable)
• Luke 19:28–44: Triumphal entry into Jerusalem (ministry)
• Luke 19:45–48: Second Temple Cleansing (ministry)
• Luke 20:1–8: Authority of Jesus Questioned (ministry)
• Luke 20:9–19: The Wicked Husbandmen (parable)
• Luke 20:20–26: Render unto Caesar... (ministry)
• Luke 20:27–40: Resurrection of the Dead
• Luke 20:45–47: Woes of the Pharisees (ministry)
• Luke 21:1–4: Widow's mite (sermon)
• Luke 21:5–38: Olivet discourse (ministry)
• Luke 21:29–33: The Budding Fig Tree (parable)
• Luke 22:1–6: Bargain of Judas (miscellaneous)
• Luke 22:7–23: Last Supper (ministry)
• Luke 22:24–30: Commissioning the twelve Apostles (ministry)
• Luke 22:31–34: Denial of Peter
• Luke 22:35–38: Sell your cloak and buy a sword
• Luke 22:47–48: The kiss of Judas (passion)
• Luke 22:49–51: Healing the ear of a servant (miracle)
• Luke 22:52–54: Arrest of Jesus (passion)
• Luke 22:55–62: Denial of Peter
• Luke 22:63–71: Sanhedrin Trial of Jesus (passion)
• Luke 23:26–56: Crucifixion of Jesus (passion)
• Luke 24:1–8: Resurrection of Jesus (resurrection appearance)
• Luke 24:1–1: Myrrhbearers (resurrection appearance)
• Luke 24:2–12: Empty tomb (resurrection appearance)
• Luke 24:13–32: Road to Emmaus appearance (resurrection appearance)
• Luke 24:36–43: Resurrected Jesus appears to Apostles (resurrection appearance)
• Luke 24:44–49: Great Commission (resurrection appearance)
• Luke 24:50–53: Ascension of Jesus (resurrection appearance)

Gospel of John

• John 1:1–18: Pre-existence of Christ (miscellaneous)
• John 1:19–34: Ministry of John the Baptist (miscellaneous)
• John 1:35–51: First disciples of Jesus (ministry)
• John 2:1–11: Marriage at Cana (miracle)
• John 2:13–25: First Temple Cleansing (ministry)
• John 3:1–36: Jesus & Nicodemus (ministry)
• John 4:1–3: Return of Jesus to Galilee (ministry)
• John 4:4–26: Samaritan woman at the well (ministry)
• John 4:43–54: Healing the royal official's son
• John 5:1–18: Paralytic at Bethesda (miracle)
• John 5:24–29: Resurrection of the Dead
• John 6:5–15: Feeding the 5000 (miracle)
• John 6:16–21: Walking on water (miracle)
• John 6:22–59: Bread of Life Discourse (sermon)
• John 7:1–52: Feast of Tabernacles
• John 7:53–8:11: Jesus and the woman taken in adultery (ministry)
• John 8:12–20: Light of the World (Jesus)
• John 9: The Blind at Birth (miracle)
• John 10:1–21: The Good Shepherd (ministry)
• John 11:1–44: Raising of Lazarus (miracle)
• John 12:1–8: Anointing of Jesus (ministry)
• John 12:12–19: Triumphal entry into Jerusalem (ministry)
• John 12:24–26: The Grain of Wheat (ministry)
• John 12:44–50: Last Judgement
• John 13:1–30: Foot Washing (ministry)
• John 13:31–35: The New Commandment
• John 13:36–38: Denial of Peter
• John 18:15–18: Denial of Peter
• John 18:25–27: Denial of Peter
• John 14:15–31: Paraclete
• John 15:18–16:33: Paraclete
• John 15:1–17: The Vine
• John 17: High Priestly Prayer
• John 18:2–9: The kiss of Judas (passion)
• John 18:10–12: Arrest of Jesus (passion)
• John 18:12–24: Sanhedrin Trial of Jesus (passion)
• John 19:1–42: Crucifixion of Jesus (passion)
• John 20:1–10: Empty tomb (resurrection appearance)
• John 20:14–16: Resurrection of Jesus (resurrection appearance)
• John 20:11–18: Noli me tangere (resurrection appearance)
• John 20:19–20: Resurrected Jesus appears to Apostles (resurrection appearance)
• John 20:21–23: Great Commission (resurrection appearance)
• John 20:24–29: Doubting Thomas (resurrection appearance)
• John 21:1–14: Catch of 153 fish (miracle)
• John 21:20–25: Disciple whom Jesus loved

See also

• Gospel Harmony

References

• Edward Robinson: A Harmony of the Gospels in Greek, Revised Ed., pub. by Crocker & Brewster
• Henry Rutter, Evangelical harmony Keating and Brown, London 1803.
• Steven L. Cox, Kendell H Easley, 2007 Harmony of the Gospels ISBN 0-8054-9444-8

External links

• Parallel Gospels in Harmony Online version of Parallel Gospels in Harmony: with Study Guide, by David A. Reed, a public domain book
• Complete Gospel texts, shown in four parallel columns, but not a harmony