By A. T. Robertson
| Matthew | Mark | Luke | John |
| | | | |
PART I: THE SOURCES OF THE GOSPELS | | | | |
1: In the dedication Luke explains | | | | |
his method of research | | | 1:1-4 | |
| | | | |
PART II: THE PRE-EXISTENT STATE OF | | | | |
CHRIST AND HIS INCARNATION | | | | |
2: In his introduction John | | | | |
pictures Christ as the Word | | | | 1:1-18 |
| | | | |
PART III: THE TWO GENEALOGIES IN | | | | |
MATTHEW AND LUKE | | | | |
3: Apparently Joseph's genealogy | | | | |
in Matthew and Mary's in Luke | 1:1-17 | | 3:23-28 | |
| | | | |
PART IV: THE BIRTH AND CHILDHOOD OF | | | | |
JOHN THE BAPTIST AND OF JESUS | | | | |
4: The annunciation of the birth | | | | |
of the Baptist to Zacharias | | | 1:5-25 | |
5: The annunication to the virgin | | | | |
Mary of the birth of Jesus | | | 1:26-38 | |
6: The song of Elizabeth to Mary | | | | |
upon her visit | | | 1:39-45 | |
7: The magnificat of Mary | | | 1:46-56 | |
8: The birth and childhood of the | | | | |
Baptist and his desert life | | | 1:57-80 | |
9: The annunication to Joseph of | | | | |
the birth of Jesus | 1:18-25 | | | |
10: The birth of Jesus | | | 2:1-7 | |
11: The praise of the angels and | | | | |
the homage of the shepherds | | | 2:8-20 | |
12: The circumcision of Jesus | | | 2:21 | |
13: The presentation in the temple | | | | |
with the homage of Simeon and | | | | |
Anna | | | 2:22-38 | |
14: Magi visit the new-born King of | | | | |
the Jews | 2:1-12 | | | |
15: The child Jesus carried to | | | | |
Egypt, and the children at | | | | |
Bethlehem slain | 2:13-18 | | | |
16: The child brought from Egypt | | | | |
to Nazareth | 2:19-23 | | 2:39 | |
17: The childhood of Jesus at | | | | |
Nazareth | | | 2:40 | |
18: The visit of the boy Jesus to | | | | |
Jerusalem when twelve years old | | | 2:41-50 | |
19: The eighteen years at Nazareth | | | 2:51-52 | |
| | | | |
PART V: THE BEGINNING OF JOHN THE | | | | |
BAPTIST'S MINISTRY | | | | |
20: The time of the beginning | | 1:1 | 2:1-2 | |
21: The message and the messenger | 3:1-6 | 1:2-6 | 3:3-6 | |
22: A specimen of John's preaching | 3:7-10 | | 3:7-14 | |
23: The forerunner's picture of the | | | | |
Messiah before seeing Him | 3:11-12 | 1:7-8 | 3:15-18 | |
| | | | |
PART VI: THE BEGINNING OF CHRIST'S | | | | |
PUBLIC MINISTRY | | | | |
24: Jesus baptized by John in the | | | | |
Jordan | 3:13-17 | 1:9-11 | 3:21-23 | |
25: The three temptations of Jesus | 4:1-11 | 1:12-13 | 4:1-13 | |
26: The testimony of the Baptist | | | | |
to the committee of the | | | | |
Sanhedrin | | | | 1:19-28 |
27: John's identification of Jesus | | | | |
as the Messiah | | | | 1:29-34 |
28: Jesus makes his first disciple | | | | 1:35-51 |
29: Jesus works his first miracle | | | | 2:1-11 |
30: Jesus makes his first sojourn | | | | |
at Capernaum, accompanied by | | | | |
his kindred and early disciples | | | | 2:12 |
31: The first cleansing of the | | | | |
temple at the Passove | | | | 2:13-22 |
32: The interview of Nicodemus | | | | |
with Jesus | | | | 2:23- |
| | | | 3:21 |
33: The parallel ministry of Jesus | | | | |
and John with John's loyalty | | | | |
to Jesus | | | | 3:22-36 |
34: Christ's reasons for leaving | | | | |
Judea | 4:12 | 1:14 | 3:19-20 | 4:1-4 |
35: Jesus in Samaria at Jacob's | | | | |
well and in Sychar | | | | 4:5-42 |
36: The arrival of Jesus in Galilee | | | | 4:53-45 |
| | | | |
PART VII: THE GREAT GALILEAN | | | | |
MINISTRY | | | | |
A. REJECTION AT NAZARETH AND | | | | |
THE NEW HOME IN CAPERNAUM | | | | |
37: General account on his teaching | | | | |
in Galilee | 4:17 | 1:14-15 | 4:14-15 | |
38: The healing at Cana of the son | | | | |
of a courtier of Capernaum | | | | 4:46-54 |
39: The first rejection at Nazareth | | | 4:16-31 | |
40: The new home in Capernaum | 4:13-16 | | | |
41: Jesus finds four fishers of men | | | | |
in four fishermen | 4:18-22 | 1:16-20 | 5:1-11 | |
42: The excitement in the synagogue | | | | |
because of the teaching of | | | | |
Jesus and the healing of a | | | | |
demoniac on the Sabbath | | 1:21-28 | 4:31-37 | |
43: Jesus heals Peter's mother-in- | | | | |
law and many others | 8:14-17 | 1:29-34 | 4:38-41 | |
B. THE FIRST TOUR OF GALILEE | | | | |
WITH THE FOUR FISHERMEN AND | | | | |
THE CALL OF MATTHEW (LEVI) | | | | |
ON THE RETURN WITH THE | | | | |
GROWING FAME OF JESUS | | | | |
44: The first tour of Galilee with | | | | |
the four fishermen | 4:23-25 | 1:35-39 | 4:42-44 | |
45: A leper healed and much popular | | | | |
excitement | 8:2-4 | 1:40-45 | 5:12-16 | |
46: Thronged in Capernaum, he heals | | | | |
a paralytic lowered through the | | | | |
roof of Peter's house | 9:1-8 | 2:1-12 | 5:17-26 | |
47: The call of Matthew (Levi) and | | | | |
his reception in honor of Jesus | 9:9-13 | 2:13-17 | 5:27-32 | |
48: Jesus in three parables defends | | | | |
his disciples for feasting | | | | |
instead of fasting | 9:14-17 | 2:18-22 | 5:33-39 | |
49: At a feast in Jerusalem (poss- | | | | |
ibly the Passover) Jesus heals | | | | |
a lame man on the Sabbath and | | | | |
defends this action to the | | | | |
Pharisees in a great discourse | | | | 5:1-47 |
50: Another Sabbath controversy | | | | |
with the Pharisees when the | | | | |
disciples pluck ears of grain | | | | |
in the fields | 12:1-8 | 2:23-28 | 6:1-5 | |
51: A third Sabbath controversy | | | | |
with the Pharisees over the | | | | |
healing of a man with a | | | | |
withered hand in a synagogue | 12:9-14 | 3:1-6 | 6:6-11 | |
C. THE SABBATH CONTROVERSY IN | | | | |
JERUSALEM AND IN GALILEE | | | | |
52: Jesus teaches and heals great | | | | |
multitudes by the Sea of | | | | |
Galilee | 12:15-21| 3:7-12 | | |
53: After a night of prayer Jesus | | | | |
selects twelve apostles | | 3:13-19 | 6:12-16 | |
54: The Sermon on the Mount. | | | | |
Privileges and requirements of | | | | |
the Mesianic reign, Christ's | | | | |
standard of righteousness | 5:7 | | 6:17-49 | |
The Place and the Audience | 5:1-2 | | 6:17-19 | |
(a) The Introduction: The | | | | |
beatitudes and woes. | | | | |
Privileges of the | | | | |
Messiah's subjects | 5:3-12 | | 6:20-26 | |
(b) The Theme of the Sermon: | | | | |
Christ's standard of | | | | |
righteousness in contrast | | | | |
with that of the Scribes | | | | |
and Pharisees | 5:13-20 | | | |
(c) Christ's ethical teaching | | | | |
superior to that of the | | | | |
Scribes (both the Old | | | | |
Testament and the Oral Law) | | | | |
in six items or illustra- | | | | |
tions (murder, adultery, | | | | |
divorce, oaths, relations, | | | | |
love of enemies) | 5:21-48 | | 6:27-30,| |
| | | 32-36 | |
(d) The practice of real | | | | |
righteousness unlike the | | | | |
ostentatious hypocrisy of | | | | |
the Pharisees as in alms- | | | | |
giving, prayer, fasting | 6:1-18 | | | |
(e) Single-hearted devotion to | | | | |
God as opposed to worldly | | | | |
aims and anxities | 6:19-34 | | | |
(f) Captious criticism, or | | | | |
judging others | 7:1-6 | | 6:37-42 | |
(g) Prayer and The Golden Rule | 7:7-12 | | | |
(h) The Conclusion of the | | | | |
Sermon: The lesson of per- | | | | |
sonal righteousness driven | | | | |
home by powerful parables | 7:13- | | 6:43-49 | |
| 8:1 | | | |
D. THE SPREAD OF CHRIST'S | | | | |
INFLUENCE AND THE INQUIRY | | | | |
FROM JOHN IN PRISON | | | | |
55: Jesus heals a centurion's | | | | |
servant at Capernaum | 8:5-13 | | 7:1-10 | |
56: Jesus raises a widow's son at | | | | |
Naim | | | 7:11-17 | |
57: The message from the Baptist | | | | |
and the eulogy of Jesus | 11:2-19 | | 7:18-35 | |
58: Woes upon the cities of oppor- | | | | |
tunity. The claims of Christ as | | | | |
the teacher about the Father | 11:20-30| | | |
59: The anointing of Christ's feet | | | | |
by a sinful woman in the house | | | | |
of Simon a Pharisee. The | | | | |
parable of the two debtors | | | 7:36-50 | |
E. THE SECOND TOUR OF GALILEE | | | | |
(NOW WITH THE TWELVE) AND | | | | |
THE INTENSE HOSTILITY OF THE| | | | |
PHARISEES | | | | |
60: The second tour of Galilee | | | 8:1-3 | |
61: Blasphemous accusation of | | | | |
league with Beelzebub | 12:22-37| 3:19-30 | | |
62: Scribes and Pharisees demand a | | | | |
sign | 12:38-45| | | |
63: Christ's mother and brethren | | | | |
seek to take Him home | 12:46-50| 3:31-35 | 8:19-21 | |
F. THE FIRST GREAT GROUP OF | | | | |
PARABLES WITH THE VISIT TO | | | | |
GERASA (KHERSA) AND TO | | | | |
NAZARETH (FINAL ONE) | | | | |
64: The first great group of | | | | |
Parables | 13:1-53 | 4:1-34 | 8:4-18 | |
(a) To the crowds by the sea | | | | |
(1) Parable of the Sower | 13:3-23 | 4:3-25 | 8:5-18 | |
(2) Parable of the seed | | | | |
growing of itself | | 4:26-29 | | |
(3) Parable of the Tares | 13:24-30| | | |
(4) Parable of the Mustard | | | | |
Seed | 13:31-32| 4:30-32 | | |
(5) Parable of the Leaven | | | | |
and many such parables | 13:33-35| 4:33-34 | | |
(b) To the disciples in the | | | | |
house | | | | |
(1) Explanation of the | | | | |
Parable of the Tares | 13:36-43| | | |
(2) Parable of the Hid | | | | |
Treasure | 13:44 | | | |
(3) Parable of the Pearl | | | | |
of Great Price | 13:45-46| | | |
(4) Parable of the Net | 13:47-50| | | |
(5) Parable of the House- | | | | |
holder | 13:51-53| | | |
65: In crossing the lake, Jesus | | | | |
stills the tempest | 8:18, | 4:35-41 | 8:22-25 | |
| 23-27 | | | |
66: Beyond the lake Jesus heals the | | | | |
Gerasene demoniac | 8:28-34 | 5:1-20 | 8:26-39 | |
67: The return and the healing of | | | | |
Jairus' daughter and the woman | | | | |
who only touched Jesus' garment | 9:18-26 | 5:21-43 | 8:40-56 | |
68: He heals two blind men and a | | | | |
dumb demoniac, a blasphemous | | | | |
accusation | 9:27-34 | | | |
69: The last visit to Nazareth | 13:54-58| 6:1-6 | | |
G. THE THIRD TOUR OF GALILEE | | | | |
(FOLLOWING THE TWELVE) AND | | | | |
THE EFFECT ON HEROD ANTIPAS | | | | |
70: The third tour of Galilee after | | | | |
instructing the twelve and | | | | |
sending them forth by twos | 9:35- | 6:6-13 | 9:1-6 | |
| 11:1 | | | |
71: The guilty fears of Herod | | | | |
Antipas in Tiberias about Jesus | | | | |
because he beheaded the Baptist | | | | |
in Machaerus | 14:1-12 | 6:14-29 | 9:7-9 | |
| | | | |
PART VIII: THE SPECIAL TRAINING OF | | | | |
THE TWELVE IN DISTRICTS AROUND | | | | |
GALILEE | | | | |
72: The first retirement. The | | | | |
twelve return, and Jesus | | | | |
retires with them beyond the | | | | |
lake to rest. Feeding of the | | | | |
five thousand | 14:13-21| 6:30-44 | 9:10-17 | 6:1-14 |
73: The prevention of the revolu- | | | | |
tionary purpose to proclaim | | | | |
Jesus king (a political | | | | |
Messiah) | 14:22-23| 6:45-46 | | 6:14-15 |
74: The peril of the twelve in the | | | | |
storm at sea and Christ's | | | | |
coming to them on the water in | | | | |
the darkness | 14:24-33| 6:47-52 | | 6:16-21 |
75: The reception at Gennesaret | 14:34-36| 6:53-56 | | |
76: The collapse of the Galilean | | | | |
campaign because Jesus will not | | | | |
conform to popular Messianic | | | | |
expectation | | | | 6:22-71 |
77: Pharisees from Jerusalem | | | | |
reproach Jesus for allowing his | | | | |
disciples to disregard their | | | | |
traditions about ceremonial | | | | |
defilement of the hands. A | | | | |
puzzling parable in reply | 15:1-20 | 7:1-23 | | 7:1 |
78: The second withdrawal to the | | | | |
region of Tyre and Sidon and | | | | |
the healing of the daughter of | | | | |
a Syro-Phoenician woman | 15:21-28| 7:24-30 | | |
79: The third withdrawal north | | | | |
through Phoenicia and east | | | | |
towards Hermon and south in | | | | |
Decapolis (keeping out of the | | | | |
terriroty of Herod Antipas) | | | | |
with the healing of the deaf | | | | |
and dumb man and the feeding of | | | | |
the four thousand | 15:29-38| 7:31- | | |
| | 8:9 | | |
80: The brief visit to Magadan | | | | |
(Dalmanutha) in Galilee and the | | | | |
sharp attack by the Pharisees | | | | |
and Sadducees (Note their | | | | |
appearance now against Jesus) | 15:39- | | 8:10-12 | |
| 16:4 | | | |
81: The fourth retirement to Beth- | | | | |
saida Julias in the tetrarchy | | | | |
of Herod Philip with sharp | | | | |
rebuke of the dullness of the | | | | |
disciples on the way across and | | | | |
healing of a blind man in | | | | |
Bethsaida | 16:5-12 | 8:13-26 | | |
82: Near Caeserea Philippi Jesus | | | | |
tests the faith of twelve in | | | | |
His Messiahship | 16:13-20| 8:27-30 | 9:18-21 | |
83: Jesus distinctly foretells that | | | | |
He, the Messiah, will be re- | | | | |
jected and killed and will rise | | | | |
the third day | 16:21-26| 8:31-37 | 9:22-25 | |
84: The coming of the Son of Man in | | | | |
that generation | 16:27-28| 8:38- | 9:26-27 | |
| | 9:1 | | |
85: The transfiguration of Jesus on | | | | |
a mountain (probably Hermon) | | | | |
near Caesarea Philippi | 17:1-8 | 9:2-8 | 9:28-36 | |
86: The puzzle of the three dis- | | | | |
ciples anout the resurrection | | | | |
and about Elijah on their way | | | | |
down the mountain | 17:9-13 | 9:9-13 | 9:36 | |
87: The demoniac boy, whom the | | | | |
disciples could not heal | 17:14-20| 9:14-29 | 9:37-43 | |
88: Returning privately through | | | | |
Galilee, he again foretells his | | | | |
death and resurrection | 17:22-23| 9:30-32 | 9:43-45 | |
89: Jesus, the Messiah, pays the | | | | |
half-shekel for the temple | 17:24-27| | | |
90: The Twelve contend as to who | | | | |
shall be the greatest under the | | | | |
Messiah's reign. His subjects | | | | |
must be childlike | 18:1-5 | 9:33-37 | 9:46-48 | |
91: The mistaken zeal of the | | | | |
apostle John rebuked by Jesus | | | | |
in pertinent parables | 18:6-14 | 9:38-50 | 9:49-50 | |
92: Right treatment of a brother | | | | |
who has sinned against one, and | | | | |
duty of patiently forgiving a | | | | |
brother (Parable of the Un- | | | | |
merciful Servant) | 18:15-35| | | |
93: The Messiah's followers must | | | | |
give up everything for His | | | | |
service | 8:19-22| | | |
94: The unbelieving brothers of | | | | |
Jesus counsel Him to exhibit | | | | |
Himself in Judea, and He re- | | | | |
jects the advice | | | | 7:2-9 |
95: He goes privately to Jerusalem | | | | |
through Samaria | | | 9:51-56 | 7:10 |
| | | | |
PART IX: THE LATER JUDEAN MINISTRY | | | | |
96: The coming of Jesus to the | | | | |
Feast of Tabernacles creates | | | | |
intense excitement concerning | | | | |
the Messiahship | | | | 7:11-52 |
97: Story of an adulterous woman | | | | |
brought to Jesus for judgment | | | | 7:53- |
| | | | 8:11 |
98: After the Feast of Tabernacles | | | | |
in the temple Jesus angers the | | | | |
Pharisees by claiming to be the | | | | |
light of the world | | | | 8:12-20 |
99: The Pharisees attempt to stone | | | | |
Jesus when He exposes their | | | | |
sinfulness | | | | 8:21-59 |
100: Jesus heals a man born blind | | | | |
who outwits the Pharisees. The | | | | |
rulers forbid the recognition | | | | |
of Jesus as the Messiah. The | | | | |
conversion of the healed man | | | | 9:1-41 |
101: In the parable (allegory) of | | | | |
the Good Shepherd Jesys draws | | | | |
the picture of the hostile | | | | |
Pharisees and intimates that | | | | |
He is going to die for His | | | | |
flock and come to life again | | | | 10:1-21 |
102: The mission of the seventy | | | | |
Christ's joy in their work on | | | | |
their return | | | 10:1-24 | |
103: Jesus answers a lawyer