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The early life of Jesus

1.	Luke’s introduction	Mt 1:1-4
2.	Birth of John the Baptist foretold	Mt 1:5-25
3.	An angel prepares Mary	Mt 1:26-38
4.	Mary visits Elizabeth	Mt 1:39-56
5.	Birth of John the Baptist	Mt 1:57-80
6.	Genealogies of Jesus	Mt 1:1-17	Mt 3:23-38
7.	Birth of Jesus	Mt 1:18-25
8.	Shepherds visit the stable	Mt 2:1-20
9.	Temple ceremonies in Jerusalem	Mt 2:21-24
10.	Simeon and Anna	Mt 2:25-38
11.	Herod and the Magi	Mt 2:1-18
12.	Return to Nazareth	Mt 2:19-23	Mt 2:39-40
13.	Jesus twelve years old	Mt 2:41-52
	Jesus begins his ministry
14.	The eternal Word	Mt 1:1-18
15.	Preaching of John the Baptist	Mt 3:1-12	Mt 1:1-8	Mt 3:1-17	Mt 1:19-28
16.	Baptism of Jesus	Mt 3:13-17	Mt 1:9-11	Mt 3:21-22	Mt 1:29-34
17.	Temptation of Jesus	Mt 4:1-11	Mt 1:12-13	Mt 4:1-13
18.	The first disciples	Mt 1:35-51
19.	Marriage feast in Cana	Mt 2:1-12
	Early work in Judea and Samaria
20.	Cleansing the temple	Mt 2:13-25
21.	Jesus and Nicodemus	Mt 3:1-21
22.	John the Baptist’s work complete	Mt 3:22-36
23.	Jesus in Samaria	Mt 4:1-42
	Early work in Galilee
24.	Changing situations	Mt 4:12-17	Mt 1:14-15	Mt 3:18-20	Mt 4:43-45	Mt 4:14-15
25.	Son of an official healed	Mt 4:46-54
26.	The synagogue at Nazareth	Mt 4:16-30
27.	Call of Peter, Andrew, James and John	Mt 4:18-22	Mt 1:16-20	Mt 5:1-11
28.	Man with an evil spirit healed	Mt 1:21-28	Mt 4:31-37
29.	Many sick people healed	Mt 4:23-25	Mt 1:29-39	Mt 4:38-44	Mt 8:14-17
30.	Jesus cleanses a leper	Mt 8:1-4	Mt 1:40-45	Mt 5:12-16
31.	Jesus heals a paralyzed man	Mt 9:1-8	Mt 2:1-12	Mt 5:17-26
32.	Call of Matthew	Mt 9:9-13	Mt 2:13-17	Mt 5:27-32
33.	Why Jesus’ disciples did not fast	Mt 9:14-17	Mt 2:18-22	Mt 5:33-39
34.	Picking corn on the Sabbath	Mt 12:1-8	Mt 2:23-28	Mt 6:1-5
35.	Man with a withered hand	Mt 12:9-21	Mt 3:1-6	Mt 6:6-11
36.	Jesus chooses the twelve apostles	Mt 9:35-10:4	Mt 3:7-19	Mt 6:12-19
	The sermon on the mount
37.	Citizens of the kingdom	Mt 5:1-12	Mt 6:20-26
38.	Christ’s people in the world	Mt 5:13-16
39.	A right attitude to the law	Mt 5:17-20
40.	Legal obedience is not enough	Mt 5:21-48	Mt 6:27-36	Mt 12:57-59
41.	Giving, praying and fasting	Mt 6:1-18	Mt 11:1-4
42.	Concern about material things	Mt 6:19-34	Mt 12:22-34
43.	Judging others	Mt 7:1-6	Mt 6:37-42
44.	Prayers of request	Mt 7:7-12	Mt 11:5-13
45.	The two ways	Mt 7:13-29	Mt 6:43-49
	In Jerusalem again
46.	Healing at Bethesda and its outcome	Mt 5:1-29
47.	Witnesses to Jesus	Mt 5:30-47
	Back in Galilee
48.	Centurion’s servant; widow’s son	Mt 8:5-13	Mt 7:1-17
49.	Messengers from John the Baptist	Mt 11:1-19	Mt 7:18-35
50.	The judgment and mercy of God	Mt 11:20-30
51.	In the house of Simon the Pharisee	Mt 7:36-50
52.	Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit	Mt 12:22-45	Mt 3:22-30	Mt 11:14-36
53.	Jesus and his family	Mt 12:46-50	Mt 3:20-21	Mt 8:19-21	Mt 3:31-35
	Parables
54.	The sower	Mt 13:1-23	Mt 4:1-29	Mt 8:1-18
55.	Wheat and weeds; mustard seed; yeast	Mt 13:24-43	Mt 4:30-34	Mt 13:18-21
56.	Hidden treasure; pearl; fishing net	Mt 13:44-52
	Around the Lake of Galilee
57.	Jesus calms the storm	Mt 8:23-27	Mt 4:35-41	Mt 8:22-25
58.	Demon power overcome at Gadara	Mt 8:28-34	Mt 5:1-20	Mt 8:26-39
59.	Jairus’ daughter and a woman healed	Mt 9:18-26	Mt 5:21-43	Mt 8:40-56
60.	Jesus heals the blind and the dumb	Mt 9:27-34	Mt 8:22-26
61.	Jesus rejected at Nazareth	Mt 13:53-58	Mt 6:1-6
62.	The twelve sent out	Mt 10:5-42	Mt 6:7-13	Mt 9:1-6
63.	Concern about safety and security	Mt 12:4-21
64.	Death of John the Baptist	Mt 14:1-12	Mt 6:14-29	Mt 9:7-9
65.	Feeding the five thousand	Mt 14:13-21	Mt 6:30-44	Mt 9:10-17	Mt 6:1-14
66.	Jesus walks on the sea	Mt 14:22-36	Mt 6:45-56	Mt 6:15-21
67.	The bread of life	Mt 6:22-59
68.	Words of eternal life	Mt 6:60-71
69.	Teaching about cleansing	Mt 15:1-20	Mt 7:1-23
	Further work in the north
70.	In Tyre and Sidon	Mt 15:21-28	Mt 7:24-30
71.	Ministry in the Decapolis	Mt 15:29-39	Mt 7:31-8:10
72.	Beware of Pharisees and Sadducees	Mt 16:1-12	Mt 8:11-21	Mt 12:1-3	Mt 12:54-56
73.	Peter’s confession of the Messiah	Mt 16:13-23	Mt 8:27-33	Mt 9:18-22
74.	Test of true discipleship	Mt 16:24-28	Mt 8:34-9:1	Mt 9:23-27
75.	The transfiguration	Mt 17:1-13	Mt 9:2-13	Mt 9:28-36
76.	Healing of an uncontrollable boy	Mt 17:14-21	Mt 9:14-29	Mt 9:37-43
77.	Payment of the temple tax	Mt 17:24-27
78.	Lessons in humility	Mt 17:22-23	Mt 9:30-50	Mt 9:44-50	Mt 18:1-14
79.	Lessons in forgiveness	Mt 18:15-35
	Through Samaria to Judea
80.	Rejected in Samaria	Mt 9:51-56
81.	The cost of being a disciple	Mt 8:18-22	Mt 9:57-62
82.	The mission of the seventy	Mt 10:1-24
83.	Who is my neighbour?	Mt 10:25-37
84.	Jesus in the house of Mary and Martha	Mt 10:38-42
	In Jerusalem for Jewish festivals
85.	Family opposition	Mt 7:1-13
86.	Jesus teaches in the temple	Mt 7:14-44
87.	Argument in the Sanhedrin	Mt 7:45-53
88.	Woman caught in adultery	Mt 8:1-11
89.	The light of the world	Mt 8:12-20
90.	Belief and unbelief	Mt 8:21-30
91.	True freedom; true sonship	Mt 8:31-59
92.	Dispute concerning a blind man	Mt 9:1-41
93.	The good shepherd	Mt 10:1-21
94.	At the Feast of Dedication	Mt 10:22-42
	Around the Jordan Valley
95.	Jesus accuses Pharisees and scribes	Mt 11:37-54
96.	Be prepared at all times	Mt 12:35-53
97.	Warning to the Jewish nation	Mt 13:1-9
98.	A woman healed in the synagogue	Mt 13:10-17
99.	The first shall be last	Mt 13:22-35
100.	In the house of a Pharisee	Mt 14:1-24
101.	More about discipleship	Mt 14:25-35
102.	Lost sheep; lost coin; lost son	Mt 15:1-32
103.	The shrewd manager	Mt 16:1-17
104.	The rich man and Lazarus	Mt 16:19-31
105.	Duty, faith and gratitude	Mt 17:1-19
106.	Coming of the kingdom	Mt 17:20-37
107.	Two parables about prayer	Mt 18:1-14
108.	Questions about divorce	Mt 19:1-12	Mt 10:1-12	Mt 16:18
109.	Jesus blesses the children	Mt 19:13-15	Mt 10:13-16	Mt 18:15-17
110.	The rich young man	Mt 19:16-30	Mt 10:17-31	Mt 18:18-30
111.	Workers in the vineyard	Mt 20:1-16
112.	The request of James and John	Mt 20:17-28	Mt 10:32-45	Mt 18:31-34
113.	Blind men near Jericho	Mt 20:29-34	Mt 10:46-52	Mt 18:35-43
114.	Jesus and Zacchaeus	Mt 19:1-10
115.	Parable of the pounds	Mt 19:11-27
	Back to Judea
116.	Resurrection of Lazarus	Mt 11:1-44
117.	Jews plot to kill Jesus	Mt 11:45-57
118.	Jesus returns to Bethany	Mt 12:1-11
	Final teaching in Jerusalem
119.	The triumphal entry	Mt 21:1-11	Mt 11:1-11	Mt 19:28-44	Mt 12:12-19
120.	Jesus cleanses the temple	Mt 21:12-17	Mt 11:15-19	Mt 19:45-48
121.	Jesus curses the fig tree	Mt 21:18-22	Mt 11:12-14	Mt 11:20-26
122.	Authority of Jesus questioned	Mt 21:23-32	Mt 11:27-33	Mt 20:1-8
123.	The wicked vineyard keepers	Mt 21:33-46	Mt 12:1-12	Mt 20:9-18
124.	The royal wedding feast	Mt 22:1-14
125.	A question about paying taxes	Mt 22:15-22	Mt 12:13-17	Mt 20:19-26
126.	Marriage and the resurrection	Mt 22:23-33	Mt 12:18-27	Mt 20:27-40
127.	The greatest commandment	Mt 22:34-40	Mt 12:28-34
128.	Who is the Messiah?	Mt 22:41-46	Mt 12:35-37	Mt 20:41-44
129.	More about scribes and Pharisees	Mt 23:1-39	Mt 12:38-40	Mt 20:45-47
130.	The widow’s offering	Mt 12:41-44	Mt 21:1-4
131.	The coming crisis	Mt 24:1-31	Mt 13:1-27	Mt 21:5-28
132.	A warning to be alert always	Mt 24:32-51	Mt 13:28-37	Mt 21:29-38
133.	The ten girls	Mt 25:1-13
134.	The three employees	Mt 25:14-30
135.	Sheep and goats	Mt 25:31-46
	Betrayal, trial and crucifixion
136.	The seed must die	Mt 12:20-26
137.	Final message to the Jews	Mt 12:27-50
138.	The plot to capture Jesus	Mt 26:1-16	Mt 14:1-11	Mt 22:1-6
139.	Jesus prepares the Passover	Mt 26:17-19	Mt 14:12-16	Mt 22:7-13
140.	Washing the disciples’ feet	Mt 13:1-20
141.	A traitor among them	Mt 26:20-25	Mt 14:17-21	Mt 22:21-23	Mt 13:21-35
142.	The Lord’s Supper instituted	Mt 26:26-30	Mt 14:22-26	Mt 22:14-20
143.	The way to the Father	Mt 14:1-14
144.	Promise of the Holy Spirit	Mt 14:15-31
145.	Union with Jesus	Mt 15:1-27
146.	Work of the Holy Spirit	Mt 16:1-15
147.	Difficulties ahead for the disciples	Mt 16:16-33
148.	Jesus’ prayer	Mt 17:1-26
149.	Disciples’ failure foretold	Mt 26:31-35	Mt 14:27-31	Mt 22:24-38	Mt 13:36-38
150.	Jesus prays in Gethsemane	Mt 26:36-46	Mt 14:32-42	Mt 22:39-46	Mt 18:1
151.	The arrest of Jesus	Mt 26:47-56	Mt 14:43-52	Mt 22:47-53	Mt 18:2-11
152.	At the high priest’s house	Mt 26:57-75	Mt 14:53-72	Mt 22:54-65	Mt 18:12-27
153.	The Sanhedrin’s judgement	Mt 27:1-2	Mt 15:1	Mt 22:66-71
154.	Death of Judas	Mt 27:3-10
155.	Before Pilate and Herod	Mt 27:11-14	Mt 15:2-5	Mt 23:1-12	Mt 18:28-38
156.	Jesus before the people	Mt 27:15-31	Mt 15:6-20	Mt 23:13-25	Mt 18:39-40	Mt 19:1-16
157.	Journey to Golgotha	Mt 27:32	Mt 15:21	Mt 23:26-31	Mt 19:17
158.	The crucifixion	Mt 27:33-44	Mt 15:22-32	Mt 23:32-43	Mt 19:18-24
159.	The death	Mt 27:45-56	Mt 15:33-41	Mt 23:44-49	Mt 19:25-37
160.	The burial	Mt 27:57-66	Mt 15:42-47	Mt 23:50-56	Mt 19:38-42
	Resurrection and ascension
161.	Morning of the resurrection	Mt 28:1-15	Mt 16:1-11	Mt 24:1-12	Mt 20:1-18
162.	On the road to Emmaus	Mt 16:12-13	Mt 24:13-35
163.	Sunday night in Jerusalem	Mt 16:14	Mt 24:36-49	Mt 20:19-23
164.	One week later	Mt 20:24-31
165.	At the Sea of Tiberias	Mt 21:1-25
166.	On a mountain in Galilee	Mt 28:16-20	Mt 16:15-18
167.	The ascension	Mt 16:19-20	Mt 24:50-53

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