Outline

Phase 1 – Preparation Period

No.	Sectiontitle	Matthew	Mark	Luke	John	Page
1	Luke's purpose in writing a gospel			1:1-4
2	John's prologue: Jesus Christ, the preexistent word incarnate				1:1-18
3	Jesus' legal lineage through Joseph and natural lineage through Mary	1:1-17		3:23b-38
4	John's birth foretold to Zechariah			1:5-25
5	Jesus' birth foretold to Mary			1:26-38
6	Mary's visit to Elizabeth and Elizabeth's song			1:39-45
7	Mary's song of joy			1:46-56
8a	John's birth			1:57-66
8b	Zechariah's prophetic song			1:67-79
8c	John's growth and early life			1:80
9	Circumstances of Jesus' birth explained to Joseph	1:18-25
10	Birth of Jesus			2:1-7
11	Praise of the angels and witness of the shepherds			2:8-20
12	Circumcision of Jesus			2:21
13	Jesus presented in the temple with the homage of Simeon and Anna			2:22-38
14	Visit of the Magi	2:1-12
15	Escape into Egypt and murder of boys in Bethlehem	2:13-18
16	Return to Nazareth	2:19-23		2:39
17	Growth and early life of Jesus			2:40
18	Jesus' first Passover in Jerusalem			2:41-50
19	Jesus' growth to adulthood			2:51-52
20	John the Baptist - His ministry launched		1:1	3:1-2
21	John the Baptist - His person, proclamation, and baptism	3:1-6	1:2-6	3:3-6
22	John the Baptist - His messages to the Pharisees, Sadducees, crowds, tax collectors, and soldiers	3:7-10		3:7-14
23	John the Baptist - His description of the Christ	3:11-12	1:7-8	3:15-18

Phase 2 – Ministry Foundations

No.	Sectiontitle	Matthew	Mark	Luke	John	Page
24	Jesus' baptism by John	3:13-17	1:9-11	3:21-23a
25	Jesus' temptation in the desert	4:1-11	1:12-13	4:1-13
26	John's testimony about himself to the priests and Levites				1:19-28
27	John's testimony to Jesus as the Son of God				1:29-34
28	Jesus' first followers				1:35-51
29	Jesus' first miracle: water becomes wine				2:1-11
30	Jesus' first stay in Capernaum with his relatives and early disciples				2:12
31	First cleansing of the temple at the Passover				2:13-22
32a	Early response to Jesus' miracles				2:23-25
32b	Nicodemus's interview with Jesus				3:1-21
33	John superseded by Jesus				3:22-36
34a	Imprisonment of John			3:19-20
34b	Jesus returned to Galilee	4:12	1:14a	4:14a	4:1-4
35a	Discussion with a Samaritan woman				4:5-26
35b	Challenge of a spiritual harvest				4:27-38
35c	Evangelization of Sychar				4:39-42
36	Arrival in Galilee				4:43-45
37	Nature of the Galilean ministry	4:17	1:14b-15	4:14b-15
38	Child at Capernaum healed by Jesus while at Cana				4:46-54
39	Ministry and rejection at Nazareth			4:16-21, 20-31a
40	Move to Capernaum	4:13-16

Phase 3 – Ministry Training

No.	Sectiontitle	Matthew	Mark	Luke	John	Page
41	Call of the four	4:18-22	1:16-20
42	Teaching in the synagogue of Capernaum authenticate by healing a demoniac		1:21-28	4:31b-37
43a	Peter's mother-in-law and others healed	8:14-17	1:29-34	4:38-41
43b	Tour of Galilee with Simon and others	4:23-25	1:35-39	4:42-44
44	Second call of the four			5:1-11
45	Cleansing of a man with leprosy, followed by much publicity	8:2-4	1:40-45	5:12-16
46	Forgiving and healing of a paralytic	9:1-8	2:1-12	5:17-26
47a	Call of Matthew	9:9	2:13-14	5:27-28
47b	Banquet at Matthew's house	9:10-13	2:15-17	5:29-32
48	Jesus defends his disciples for feasting instead of fasting with three parables	9:14-17	2:18-22	5:33-39

Phase 4 – Expanded Evangelism

No.	Sectiontitle	Matthew	Mark	Luke	John	Page
49a	Jesus heals an invalid on the Sabbath				5:1-9
49b	Effort to kill Jesus for breaking the Sabbath and saying he was equal with God				5:10-18
49c	Discourse demonstrating the Son's equality with the Father				5:19-47
50	Controversy over disciples' picking grain on the Sabbath	12:1-8	2:23-28	6:1-5
51	Healing of a man's shriveled hand on the Sabbath	12:9-14	3:1-6	6:6-11
52	Withdrawal to the Sea of Galilee with large crowds from many places	12:15-21	3:7-12

Phase 5 – Leadership Multiplication

No.	Sectiontitle	Matthew	Mark	Luke	John	Page
53	Twelve apostles chosen		3:13-19	6:12-16
54a	Setting of the sermon	5:1-2		6:17-19
54b	Blessings of those who inherit the kingdom and woes to those who do not	5:3-12		6:20-26
54c	Responsibility while awaiting the kingdom	5:13-16
54d	Law, rigtheousness and the kingdom	5:17-20
54e	Six contrasts in interpreting the law	5:21-48		6:27-30, 32-36
54f	Three hypocritical	6:1-18
54g	Three prohibitions against avarice, harsh judgment, and unwise exposure of sacred things	6:19-7:6		6:37-42
54h	Application and condusion	7:7-27		6:31, 43-49
54i	Reaction of the crowds	7:28-8:1
55	A centurion's faith and the healing of his servant	8:5-13		7:1-10
56	A widow's son raised at Nain			7:11-17
57	John the Baptist's relationship to the kingdom	11:2-19		7:18-35
58	Woes upon Korazin and Bethsaida for failure to repent	11:20-30
59	Christ's feet anointed by a sinful but contrite woman			7:36-50
60	A tour with the Twelve and other followers			8:1-3
61	Blasphemous accusation by the teachers of the law and Pharisees	12:22-37	3:20-30
62	Request for a sign refused	12:38-45
63	Announcement of new spiritual kinship	12:46-50	3:31-35	8:19-21
64a	The setting of the parables	13:1-3a	4:1-2	8:4
64b	The parable of the soils	13:3b-23	4:3-25	8:5-18
64c	The parable of the seed's spontaneous growth		4:26-29
64d	The parable of the weeds	13:24-30
64e	The parable of the mustard tree	13:31-32	4:30-32
64f	The parable of the leavened loaf	13:33-35	4:33-34
64g	The parable of the weeds explained	13:36-43
64h	The parable of the hidden treasure	13:44
64i	The parable of the valuable pearl	13:45-46
64j	The parable of the net	13:47-50
64k	The parable of the house owner	13:51-53
65	Crossing the lake and calming the storm	8:18, 23-27	4:35-41	8:22-25
66	Healing the Gerasene demoniacs and resultant opposition	8:28-34	5:1-20	8:26-39
67	Return to Galilee, healing of woman who touched Jesus' garment, and raising of Jairus's daughter	9:18-26	5:21-43	8:40-56
68	Three miracles of healing and another blasphemous accusation	9:27-34
69	Final visit to unbelieving Nazareth	13:54-58	6:1-6a
70a	Shortage of workers	9:35-38	6:6b
70b	Commissioning of the Twelve	10:1-42	6:7-11	9:1-5
70c	Workers sent out	11:1	6:12-13	9:6
71a	Antipas's mistaken identification of Jesus	14:1-2	6:14-16	9:7-9
71b	Earlier imprisonment and beheading of John the Baptist	14:3-12	6:17-29
72a	Return of the workers		6:30	9:10a
72b	Withdrawal from Galilee	14:13-14	6:31-34	9:10b-11	6:1-3
72c	Feeding the five thousand	14:15-21	6:35-44	9:12-17	6:4-13
73	A premature attempt to make Jesus king blocked	14:22-23	6:45-46		6:14-15
74	Walking on the water during a storm on the lake	14:24-33	6:47-52		6:16-21
75	Healings at Gennesaret	14:34-36	6:53-56
76a	Discourse on the true bread of life				6:22-59
76b	Defection among the disciples				6:60-71
77	Conflict over the tradition of ceremonial uncleanness	15:1-3a, 7-9, 3b-6, 10-20	7:1-15, 17-23		7:1
78	Ministry to a believing Greek woman in Tyre and Sidon	15:21-28	7:24-30
79a	Healings in Decapolis	15:29-31	7:31-37
79b	Feeding the four thousand in Decapolis	15:32-38	8:1-9a
80	Return to Galilee and encounter with the Pharisees and Sadducees	15:39-16:4	8:9b-12
81a	Warning about the error of the Pharisees, Sadducees, and Herodians	16:5-12	8:13-21
81b	Healing a blind man at Bethsaida		8:22-26
82	Peter's identification of Jesus as the Christ and first prophecy of the church	16:13-20	8:27-30	9:18-21
83	First direct prediction of the rejection, crucifixion, and resurrection	16:21-26	8:31-37	9:22-25
84	Coming of the Son of Man and judgment	16:27-28	8:38-9:1	9:26-27
85	Transfiguration of Jesus	17:1-8	9:2-8	9:28-36a
86	Discussion of resurrection, Elijah, and John the Baptist	17:9-13	9:9-13	9:36b
87	Healing of demoniac boy and unbelief rebuked	17:14-20	9:14-29	9:37-43a
88	Second prediction of Jesus' death end resurrection	17:22-23	9:30-32	9:43b-45
89	Payment of the temple tax	17:24-27
90	Rivalry over greatness in the kingdom	18:1-5	9:33-37	9:46-48
91	Warning against causing believers to sin	18:6-14	9:38-50	9:49-50
92	Treatment and forgiveness of a sinning brother	18:15-35
93	Complete commitment required of followers	8:19-22		9:57-62
94	Ridicule by Jesus' half-brothers				7:2-9
95	Journey through Samaria			9:51-56	7:10
96a	Mixed reaction to Jesus' teaching and miracles				7:11-31
96b	Frustrated attempt to arrest Jesus				7:32-52
97	Jesus' forgiveness of a woman caught in adultery				7:53-8:11
98	Conflict over Jesus' claim to be the light of the world				8:12-20
99a	Jesus' relationship to God the Father				8:21-30
99b	Jesus' relationship to Abraham, and attempted stoning				8:31-59
100a	Healing of a man born blind				9:1-7
100b	Response of the blind man's neighbors				9:8-12
100c	Examination and excommunication of the blind man by the Pharisees				9:13-34
100d	Jesus' identification of himself to the blind man				9:35-38
100e	Spiritual blindness of the Pharisees				9:39-41
101a	Allegory of the good shepherd and the thief				10:1-18
101b	Further division among the Jews				10:19-21
102a	Commissioning of the seventy			10:1-16
102b	Return of the seventy			10:17-24
103	Story of the good Samaritan			10:25-37
104	Jesus' visit with Mary and Martha			10:38-42
105	Lesson on how to pray and parable of the bold friend			11:1-13
106	A third blasphemous accusation and a second debate			11:14-36
107	Woes to the Pharisees and the teachers of the law while eating with a Pharisee			11:37-54
108a	Warning the disciples about hypocrisy			12:1-12
108b	Warning about greed and trust in wealth			12:13-34
108c	Warning against being unprepared for the Son of Man's coming			12:35-48
108d	Warning about the coming division			12:49-53
108e	Warning against failing to discern the present time			12:54-59
109	Two alternatives: repent or perish			13:1-9
110	Opposition from a synagogue ruler for healing a woman on the Sabbath			13:10-21
111	Another attempt to stone or arrest Jesus for blasphemy at the Feast of Dedication				10:22-39
112	From Jerusalem to Perea				10:40-42
113a	Question about salvation and entering the kingdom			13:22-30
113b	Anticipation of Jesus' coming death and his sorrow over Jerusalem			13:31-35
114	Healing of a man with dropsy while eating with a prominent Pharisee on the Sabbath, and three parables suggested by the occasion			14:1-24
115	Cost of discipleship			14:25-35
116	Parables in defense of association with sinners			15:1-32
117a	Parable to teach the proper use of money			16:1-13
117b	Story to teach the danger of wealth			16:14-31
117c	Four lessons on discipleship			17:1-10
118a	Sickness and death of Lazarus				11:1-16
118b	Lazarus raised from the dead				11:17-44
119	Decision of the Sanhedrin to put Jesus to death				11:45-54
120a	Healing of ten lepers while passing through Samaria and Galilee			17:11-21
120b	Instructions regarding the Son of Man's coming			17:22-37
121	Two parables on prayer: the persistent widow, and the Pharisee and the tax collector			18:1-14
122	Conflict with Pharisaic teaching on divorce	19:1-12	10:1-12
123	Example of little children in relation to the kingdom	19:13-15	10:13-16	18:15-17
124a	Riches and the kingdom	19:16-30	10:17-31	18:18-30
124b	Parable of the landowner's sovereignty	20:1-16
125a	Third prediction of Jesus' death and resurrection	20:17-19	10:32-34	18:31-34
125b	Warning against ambitious pride	20:20-28	10:35-45
126	Healing of blind Bartimaeus and his companion	20:29-34	10:46-52	18:35-43
127a	Salvation of Zaccheus			19:1-10
127b	Parable to teach responsibility while the kingdom is delayed			19:11-28
128a	Arrival at Bethany				11:55-12:1, 9-11
128b	Triumphal entry into Jerusalem	21:1-3, 6-7, 4-5, 8-11, 14-17	11:1-11	19:29-44	12:12-19
129a	Cursing of the fig tree having leaves but no figs	21:18-19a	11:12-14
129b	Second cleansing of the temple	21:12-13	11:15-18	19:45-48
130a	Request of some Greeks to see Jesus and necessity of the Son of Man's being lifted up				12:20-36a
130b	Different responses to Jesus and Jesus' response to the crowds				12:36b-50
131	Withered fig tree and the lesson on faith	21:19b-22	11:19-26
132a	Questioning of Jesus' authority by the chief priests, teachers o the law, and elders	21:23-27	11:27-33	20:1-8
132b	Jesus' response with his own question and three parables	21:28-22:14	12:1-12	20:9-19
133	Attempts by Pharisees and Herodians to trap Jesus with a question about paying taxes to Caesar	22:15-22	12:13-17	20:20-26
134	Sadducees' puzzling question about the resurrection	22:23-33	12:18-27	20:27-40
135	A Pharisee's legal question	22:34-40	12:28-34
136	Christ's relationship to David as son and Lord	22:41-46	12:35-37	20:41-44
137a	Seven woes against the teachers of the law and Pharisees	23:1-36	12:38-40	20:45-47
137b	Jesus' sorrow over Jerusalem	23:37-39
138	A poor widow's gift of all she had		12:41-44	21:1-4
139a	The olivet Discourse - Setting of the discourse	24:1-3	13:1-4	21:5-7
139b	The olivet Discourse - Beginning of birth pains	24:4-14	13:5-13	21:8-19
139c	The olivet Discourse - Abomination of desolation and subsequent distress	24:15-28	13:14-23	21:20-24
139d	The olivet Discourse - Coming of the Son of Man	24:29-31	13:24-27	21:25-27
139e	The olivet Discourse - Signs of nearness but unknown time	24:32-41	13:28-32	21:28-33
139f	The olivet Discourse - Five parables to teach watchfulness an faithfulness	24:42-25:30	13:33-37	21:34-36
139g	The olivet Discourse - Judgment at the Son of Man's coming	25:31-46
139h	Jesus' daily routine during Passion Week			21:37-38
140	Plot by the Sanhedrin to arrest and kill Jesus	26:1-5	14:1-2	22:1-2
141	Mary's anointing of Jesus for burial	26:6-13	14:3-9		12:2-8
142	Judas' agreement to betray Jesus	26:14-16	14:10-11	22:3-6
143	Preparation for the Passover meal	26:17-19	14:12-16	22:7-13
144	Beginning of the Passover meal and dissension among the disciples over greatness	26:20	14:17	22:14-16
145	Washing the disciples' feet				13:1-20
146	Identification of the betrayer	26:21-25	14:18-21	22:21-30	13:21-30
147	Prediction of Peter's denial	26:31-35	14:27-31	22:31-38	13:31-38
148	Conclusion of the meal and the Lord's Supper instituted	26:26-29	14:22-25	22:17-20
149	Questions about his destination, the Father, and the Holy Spirit answered				14:1-31
150a	The vine and the branches				15:1-17
150b	Opposition from the world				15:18-16:4
150c	Coming and ministry of the Spirit				16:5-15
150d	Prediction of joy over his resurrection				16:16-22
150e	Promise of answered prayer and peace				16:23-33
151	Jesus' prayer for his disciples and all who believe				17:1-26
152	Jesus' three agonizing prayers in Gethsemane	26:30, 36-46	14:26, 32-42	22:39-46	18:1
153	Jesus betrayed, arrested, and forsaken	26:47-56	14:43-52	22:47-53	18:2-12
154	First Jewish phase, before Annas				18:13-14, 19-23
155	Second Jewish phase, before Caiaphas and the Sanhedrin	26:57, 59-68	14:53, 55-65	22:54a, 63-65	18:24
156	Peter's denials	26:58, 69-75	14:54, 66-72	22:54b-62	18:15-18, 25-27
157	Third Jewish phase, before the Sanhedrin	27:1	15:1a	22:66-71
158	Remorse and suicide of Judas Iscariot	27:3-10
159	First Roman phase, before Pilate	27:2, 11-14	15:1b-5	23:1-5	18:28-38
160	Second Roman phase, before Herod Antipas			23:6-12
161	Third Roman phase, before Pilate	27:15-26	15:6-15	23:13-16, 18-25	18:39-19:16a
162	Mockery by the Roman soldiers	27:27-30	15:16-19
163	Journey to Golgatha	27:31-34	15:20-23	23:26-33a	19:16b-17
164	First three hours of crucifixion	27:35-44	15:24-27, 29-32	23:33b-34, 38, 35-37, 39-43	19:18, 23-24, 19-22, 25-27
165	Last three hours of crucifixion	27:45-50	15:33-37	23:44-45a, 46	19:28-30
166	Witnesses of Jesus' death	27:51-56	15:38-41	23:45b, 47-49
167a	Certification of Jesus' death and procurement of his body	27:57-58	15:42-45	23:50-52	19:31-38
167b	Jesus' body placed in a tomb	27:59-60	15:46	23:53-54	19:39-42
168	The tomb watched by the women and guarded by the soldiers	27:61-66	15:47	23:55-56
169	The tomb visited by the women	28:1	16:1
170	The stone rolled away	28:2-4
171	The tomb found to be empty by the women	28:5-8	16:2-8	24:1-8	20:1
172	The tomb found to be empty by Peter and John			24:9-12	20:2-10
173	Appearance to Mary Magdalene		16:9-11		20:11-18
174	Appearance to the other women	28:9-10
175	Report of the soldiers to the Jewish authorities	28:11-15
176	Appearance to the two disciples traveling to Emmaus		16:12-13	24:13-32
177	Report of the two disciples to the rest			24:33-35
178	Appearance to the ten assembled disciples		16:14	24:36-43	20:19-25
179	Appearance to the eleven assembled disciples				20:26-31
180	Appearance to the seven disciples while fishing				21:1-25
181	Appearance to the Eleven in Galilee	28:16-20	16:15-18
182	Appearance to James, Jesus' brother
183	Appearance to the disciples in Jerusalem			24:44-49
184	Christ's parting blessing and departure		16:19-20	24:50-53