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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 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 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 |
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