Harmony of the Gospels
Event Matthew Mark Luke John
The genealogy of Jesus 1:1-17 3:23-38
Jesus' birth and Childhood 1:18-2:23 1:5-2:52
John the Baptist's ministry 3:1-12 1:1-8 3:1-18 1:19-34
Christ's public ministry and First 3:13-4:12 1:9-14 3:21-4:13 1:35-4:42
Passover
Christ's ministry in Galilee 4:12 1:14-15 4:14-15 4:43-54
Jesus' rejection at Nazareth and move 4:13-22 1:16-34 4:16-41
to Capernaum 8:14-17
Jesus' First ministry tour and second 4:23- 1:35-3:6 4:42-7:50 5:1-47
Passover 12:14
Christ's second ministry tour 12:15- 3:7-6:6 8:!-56
13:58
Christ's third ministry tour 9:35-11:1 6:6-29 9:1-9
14:1-12
Ministry to his Disciples and third 14:13- 6:30- 9:10-56 6:1-71
Passover 18:35 9:50
Ministry to Judea 10:1- 7:1-10:39
13:21
The last week (Passover/Easter) 21:12- 11:1- 19:28-24- 11:55-
28:20 16:20 53 21:25
Arrival in Bethany and Mary Anoints 26:6-13 14:3-9 19:28 11:55-
Jesus' feet 12:11
Triumphal entry 21:1-11 11:1-11 19:29-44 12:12-19
Second Cleansing of the temple; Barren 21:12-13 11:12-18 19:45-48
fig tree cursed 18:22
Greeks seek Jesus; Fig tree withered 21:19-22 11:19-25 21:37-38 12:20-50
Jesus' authority challenged 21:23- 11:27- 20:1-44
22:46 12:37
Denouncing the scribes and Pharisees 23:1-39 12:38- 20:45-47
40
Widow's offering 12:41- 21:1-4
44
The Olivet Discourse 24:1- 13:1-37 21:5-36
25:46
Crucifixion predicted 26:1-5 14:1-2 22:1-2
Judas's Bargain 26:4-16 14:1-2 22:1-2
Preparation and the Passover 26:17-30 14:12- 22:7-20 13:1-
26 14:31
Discourse and high priestly prayer 15:1-
17:26
Gethsemane 26:36-46 14:32- 22:39-46 18:1
42
Event Matthew Mark Luke John
Jesus condemned to death and Peter's 26:57-75 14:53- 22:54-65 18:15-27
denial 72
Formal condemnation after dawn 27:1-2 15:1 22:66-71
Judas' suicide 27:3-10
Jesus' first time before Pilate 27:11-14 15:1-5 23:1-5 18:28-38
Jesus before Herod and Tetrarch 23:6-12 18:39-
19:16
Jesus' second time before Pilate 27:15-26 15:6-15 23:13-25
Soldiers mock Jesus 27:27-31 15:16- 23:26-33 19:16-17
23
The crucifixion 27:32-49 15:21- 23:26-43 19:18-29
36
Jesus' death 27:50-56 15:27- 23:44-49 19:30-37
41
Jesus' burial 27:57-66 15:42- 23:50-56 19:38-42
47
Earthquake and tomb opening 28:1-4
Visit of Women at dawn 28:5-8 16:1-3 24:1-8 20:1
Women report to the apostles; Peter and 24:9-12 20:2-10
John visit the tomb
Jesus appears first to Mary Magdalene 16:9-11 20:11-18
Jesus appears to other women, the 28:9-15
guards report to the rulers
Jesus appears to two on the road to 16:12- 24:13-32
Emmaus 13
Jesus appears to Peter 24:33-35
Jesus appears to ten, Thomas absent 16:14 24:36-43 20:19-25
Jesus appears to eleven, Thomas 20:26-31
present
Jesus appears to seven on the sea of 21:1-25
Galilee
Jesus appears to about five hundred at 28:16-20 16:15-
an appointed mountain in Galilee 18
Jesus appears to his brother in - 1
Corinthians 15:7
Jesus appears to his apostles again, and 16:19- 24:44-53
his ascension 20
Jesus appears to Paul - 1 Corinthians
15:8
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