The Fourfold Gospel
by
Alexander Campbell
| Matthew | Mark | Luke | John |
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Part I: The Period of Christ’s Life | | | | |
Prior to His Ministry | | | | |
1: Luke’s Preface and Dedication | | | 1:1-4 | |
2: John’s Introduction | | | | 1:1-18 |
3: Genealogy of Jesus According to | | | | |
Matthew | 1:1-17 | | | |
4: Genealogy According to Luke | | | 3:23-38 | |
5 Annunication to Zacharias of the| | | | |
Birth of John the Baptist | | | 1:5-25 | |
6: Annunciation of the Birth of | | | 1:26-38 | |
Jesus | | | | |
7: Mary, Future Mother of Jesus, | | | | |
Visits Elisabeth, Future Mother | | | | |
of John the Baptist | | | 1:39-56 | |
8: The Birth and Early Life of John| | | | |
the Baptist | | | 1:57-80 | |
9: Annunication to Joseph of the | | | | |
Birth of Jesus | 1:18-25 | | | |
10: The Birth of Jesus | | | 2:1-7 | |
11: The Birth of Jesus Proclaimed by| | | | |
Angels to the Shepherds | | | 2:8-20 | |
12: Circumcision, Temple Service, | | | | |
and Naming of Jesus | | | 2:21-39 | |
13: Eastern Wise-Men or Magi Visit | | | | |
Jesus, the New-born King | 2:1-12 | | | |
14: Flight into Egypt and Slaughter | | | | |
of the Bethlehem Children | 2:13-18 | | | |
15: The Child Jesus Brought from | | | | |
Egypt to Nazareth | 2:19-23 | | 2:39 | |
16: Jesus Living at Nazareth and | | | | |
Visiting Jerusalem in His | | | | |
Twelfth Year | | | 2:40-52 | |
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Part II: Beginning of the Ministry of| | | | |
John the Baptist, the Forerunner| | | | |
17: John the Baptist’s Person and | | | | |
Preaching | 3:1-12 | 1:1-18 | 3:1-18 | |
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Part III: Beginning of Our Lord’s | | | | |
Ministry | | | | |
18: Jesus Baptized by John in the | | | | |
Jordan | 3:13-17 | 1:9-11 | 3:21,22 | |
19: Jesus Tempted in the Wilderness | 4:1-11 | 1:12,13 | 4:1-13 | |
20: John’s First Testimony to Jesus | | | | 1:19-34 |
21: Jesus Makes His First Disciples | | | | 1:35-51 |
22: Jesus Works His First Miracle at| | | | |
Cana in Galilee | | | | 2:1-11 |
23: Jesus’ First Residence at | | | | |
Capernaum | | | | 2:12 |
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Part IV: From the First to the Second| | | | |
Passover | | | | |
24: Jesus Attends the First Passover| | | | |
of His Ministry | | | | |
A: Jesus Cleanses the Temple | | | | 2:13-25 |
B. Jesus Talks with Nicodemus | | | | 3:1-21 |
25: First Ministry in Judea–John’s | | | | |
Second Testimony | | | | 3:22-36 |
26: Jesus Sets out from Judea to | | | | |
Galilee | | | | |
A. Reasons for Retiring to | | | | |
Galilee | 4:12 | 1:14 | 3:19,20 | 4:1-4 |
B. At Jacob’s Well, at at Sychar| | | | 4:5-42 |
C. Arrival in Galilee | | | 4:14 | 4:43-45 |
27: General Account of Jesus’ | | | | |
Teaching | 4:17 | 1:14,15 | 4:14,15 | |
28: The Second Miracle at Cana | | | | 4:46-54 |
29: Jesus’s Temporary Residence at | | | | |
Capernaum | 4:13-16 | | | |
30: Jesus Calls Four Fishermen to | | | | |
Follow Him | 4:18-22 | 1:16-20 | 5:1-11 | |
31: Healing a Demoniac in a | | | | |
Synagogue | | 1:21-28 | 4:31-37 | |
32: Healing Peter’s Mother-in-Law | | | | |
and Many Others | 8:14-17 | 1:29:34 | 4:38-41 | |
33: Jesus Makes a Preaching Tour | | | | |
Through Galilee | 4:23-25 | 1:35-39 | 4:42-44 | |
34: Jesus Heals a Leper and Creates | | | | |
Much Excitement | 8:2-4 | 1-40-45 | 5:12-16 | |
35: Jesus Heals a Paralytic at | | | | |
Capernaum | 9:2-8 | 2:1-12 | 5:17-26 | |
36: The Call of Matthew | 9:9 | 2:13,14 | 5:27,28 | |
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Part V: From Second Passover Until | | | | |
Third. Time: One Year | | | | |
37: Jesus Heals on the Sabbath Day | | | | |
and Defends His Act | | | | 5:1-47 |
38. Jesus Defends Disciples Who | | | | |
Pluck Grain on the Sabbath | 12:1-8 |2:23-28 |6:1-5 | |
39: Jesus Defends Healing a | | | | |
Withered Hand on the Sabbath | 12:9-14 | 3:1-6 | 6:6-11 | |
40: Jesus Heals Multitudes Beside | | | | |
the Sea of Galilee | 12:13-21| 3:7-12 | | |
41: After Prayer Jesus Selects | | | | |
Twelve Apostles | 10:2-4 | 3:13-19 | 6:12-16 | |
42: The Sermon on the Mount | | | | |
A. Introductory Statement | 5:1-2 | | 6:17-20 | |
B. Beatitudes: Promises to | | | | |
Messiah’s Subjects | 5:3-12 | | 6:20-26 | |
C. Influence and Duties of | | | | |
Messiah’s Subjects | 5:13-16 | | | |
D. Relation of Messianic Teach- | | | | |
ing to Old Testament and | | | | |
Traditional Teaching | 5:17-48 | | 6:27-30,| |
| | | 32-36 | |
E. Almsgiving, Prayer and | | | | |
Fasting to Be Performed | | | | |
Sincerely, Not Ostentatiously| 6:1-18 | | | |
F. Security of Heavenly | | | | |
Treasures Contrasted with | | | | |
Earthly Anxieties | 6:19-34 | | | |
G. Law Concerning Judging | 7:1-6 | | 6:37-42 | |
H. Concerning Prayer | 7:7-11 | | | |
I. The Golden Rule | 7:12 | | 6:31 | |
J. The Two Ways and the False | | | | |
Prophets | 7:13-23 | | 6:43-45 | |
K. Conclusion and Application: | | | | |
Two Builders | 7:24-29 | | 6:46-49 | |
43: Healing the Centurion’s Servant | 8:1,5-13| | 7:1-10 | |
44: Jesus Raises the Widow’s Son | | | 7:11-17 | |
45: The Baptist’s Inquiry and Jesus’| | | | |
Discourse Suggested Thereby | 11:2-30 | | 7:18-35 | |
46: Jesus’ Feet Anointed in the | | | | |
House of a Pharisee | | | 7:36-50 | |
47: Further Journeying About | | | | |
Galilee | | | 8:1-3 | |
48: Blasphemous Accusations of the | | | | |
Jews | 12:22-37| 3:19-30 | 11:14-23| |
49: Sign Seekers, and the | | | | |
Enthusiast Reproved | 12:38-50| | 11:24-36| |
50: Christ’s Teaching as to His | | | | |
Mother and Brethren | 12:46-50| 3:31-35 | 8:19-21 | |
51: Dining with a Pharisee, Jesus | | | | |
Denounces That Sect | | | 11:37-54| |
52: Concerning Hypocrisy, Worldly | | | | |
Anxiety, Watchfulness and His | | | | |
Approaching Passion | | | 12:1-59 | |
53: Repentance Enjoined. Parable of | | | | |
the Barren Fig-Tree | | | 13:1-9 | |
54: The First Great Group of | | | | |
Parables | | | | |
A. Introduction | 13:1-3 | 4:1,2 | 8:4 | |
B. Parable of the Sower | 13:3-23 | 4:3-25 | 8:5-18 | |
C. Parable of the Seed Growing | | | | |
of Itself | | 4:26-29 | | |
D. The Parable of the Tares | 13:24-30| | | |
E. Parables of the Mustard Seed | | | | |
and Leaven | 13:31-35| 4:30-34 | | |
F. The Parable of the Tares | | | | |
Explained | 13:36-43| | | |
G. Parables of Treasure, Pearl | | | | |
and Net | 13:44-53| | | |
55: Jesus Still the Storm | 8:18-27 | 4:35-41 | 8:22-25 | |
56: Jesus Heals Two Gergesene | | | | |
Demoniacs | 8:28-34;| 5:1-21 | 8:26-40 | |
| 9:1 | | | |
57: Matthew’s Feast. Discourse | | | | |
on Fasting | 9:10-17 | 2:15-22 | 5:29-39 | |
58: Jairus’ Daughter and the | | | | |
Invalid Woman | 9:18-26 | 5:22-43 | 8:41-56 | |
59: Healing Blind Men and a Dumb | | | | |
Demoniac | 9:27-34 | | | |
60: Jesus Visits Nazareth ans Is | | | | |
Rejected | 13:54-58| 6:1-6 | 4:16:31 | |
61: Third Circuit of Galilee. The | | | | |
Twelve Instructed and Sent Forth| 9:35-38;| 6:6-13 | 6:6-13 | |
| 10:1,5:4|; | | |
| 11:1 | | | |
62: Herod Antipas Supposes Jesus | | | | |
To Be John | 14:1-12 | 6:14-29 | 9:7-9 | |
63: First Withdrawal from Herod’s | | | | |
Territory and Return | | | | |
A: Return of the Twelve and | | | | |
Retirement to the East | | | | |
Shore of Galilee | 14:13 | 6:30-32 | 9:10 | 6:1 |
B. Feeding the Five Thousand | 14:13-21| 6:33-44 | 9:11-17 | 6:2-14 |
C. The Twelve Try to Row Back. | | | | |
Jesus Walks Upon the Water | 14:22-36| 6:45-56 | | 6:15-21 |
64: Discourse on Spiritual Food and | | | | |
True Discipleship. Peter’s | | | | |
Confession | | | | 6:22-71 |
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Part VI: From the Third Passover | | | | |
Until Our Lord’s Arrival at | | | | |
Bethany | | | | |
65: Jesus Fails to Attend the Third | | | | |
Passover | 15:1-20 | 7:1-23 | | 7:1 |
66: Second Withdrawal from Herod’s | | | | |
Territory | 15:21 | 7:24 | | |
67: Healing a Phoenician Woman’s | | | | |
Daughter | 15:22-28| 8:25-30 | | |
68: Another Avoiding of Herod’s | | | | |
Territory | 15:29 | 8:31 | | |
69: The Deaf Stammerer Healed and | | | | |
Four Thousand Fed | 15:30-38| 8:32-9:9| | |
70: Third Withdrawal from Herod’s | | | | |
Territory | | | | |
A: Pharisaic Leaven. A Blind | | | | |
Man Healed | 15:39- | 8:10-26 | | |
| 16:12 | | | |
B: The Great Confession Made | | | | |
by Peter | 16:13-20| 8:27-30 | 9:18-21 | |
C: Passion Foretold. Peter | | | | |
Rebuked | 16:21-28| 8:31-39;| 9:22-27 | |
| | 9:1 | | |
D: The Transfiguration. | | | | |
Concerning Elijah | 17:1-13 | 9:2-13 | 9:28-36 | |
E. Healing the Demoniac Boy | 17:14-20| 9:14-29 | 9:37-43 | |
71: Return to Galilee. The Passion | | | | |
Foretold | 17:22,23| 9:30-32 | 9:43-45 | |
72: Jesus Pays the Tribute Money | 17:24-27| | | |
73: False Ambition Versus | | | | |
Childlikeness | 18:1-14 | 9:33-50 | 9:46-50 | |
74: Sin and Forgiveness Between | | | | |
Brethren | 18:15-35| | | |
75: Jesus’ Brothers Advise Him to | | | | |
Go to Judea | | | | 7:2-9 |
76: The Private Journey to Jerusalem| | | 9:51-56 | 7:10 |
77: As to Sacrifice for Christ’s | | | | |
Service | | | 9:57-62 | |
78: In the Temple at the Feast of | | | | |
Tabernacles | | | | 7:11-52 |
79: The Story of the Adulteress | | | | 7:53- |
| | | | 8-11 |
80: Messianic Claims Met by Attempt | | | | |
to Stone Jesus | | | | 8:12-59 |
81: Contention Over the Man Born | | | | |
Blind | | | | 9:1-41 |
82: Discourse on the Good Shepherd | | | | 10:1-21 |
83: Mission and Return of the | | | | |
Seventy | | | 10:1-24 | |
84: Parable of the Good Samaritan | | | 10:25-37| |
85: Jesus the Guest of Martha and | | | 10:38-42| |
Mary | | | 10:38-42| |
86: Prayer Taught and Encouraged | | | 11:1-13 | |
87: Sabbath Healing. Mustard Seed | | | | |
and Leaven | | | 13:10-21| |
88: Feast of Dedication. The Jews | | | | |
Attempt to Stone Jesus and He | | | | |
Retires to Peraea | | | | 10:22-42|
89: The Strait Gate. Warned Against | | | | |
Herod | | | 13:22-35| |
90: Dining with a Pharisee. Sabbath | | | | |
Healing and Three Lessons | | | | |
Suggested by the Event | | | 14:1-24 | |
91: Cost of Discipleship Must Be | | | | |
Counted | | | 14:25-35| |
92: Second Great Group of Parables | | | | |
A: Introduction | | | 15:1,2 | |
B: Parable of the Lost Sheep | | | 15:3-7 | |
C: Parable of the Lost Coin | | | 15:8-10 | |
D: Parable of the Lost Son | | | 15:11-32| |
E: Parable of the Unrighteous | | | | |
Steward | | | 16:1-18 | |
F. Parable of the Rich Man and | | | | |
Lazarus | | | 16:19-31| |
G: Concerning Offenses, Faith | | | | |
and Service | | | 17:1-10 | |
93: Peraea to Bethany. Raising of | | | | |
Lazarus | | | | 9:1-46 |
94: Retiring Before the Sanhedrin’s | | | | |
Decree | | | | 9:47-54 |
95: Journey to Jerusalem. Ten | | | | |
Lepers. Concerning the Kingdom | | | 17:11-37| |
96: Parable of the Importunate Widow| | | 18:1-8 | |
97: Parable of the Pharisee and | | | | |
Publican | | | 18:9-14 | |
98: Journey to Jerusalem. Concerning| | | | |
Divorce | 19:1-12 | 10:1-12 | | |
99: Blessing Children. Concerning | | | | |
Childlikeness | 19:13-15| 10:13-16| 18:15-17| |
100: The Rich Ruler. Peril of Riches.| | | | |
Reward of Sacrifice. Parable of | | | | |
the Laborers in the Vineyard | 19:16- | 10:17-31| 18:18-20| |
| 20:16 | | | |
101: Foretelling His Passion. | | | | |
Rebuking Ambition | 20:17-28| 10:32-45| 18:31-34| |
102: Bartimaeus and His Companion | | | | |
Healed | 20:29-34| 10:46-52| 18:35-43| |
103: Zacchaeus. Parable of the | | | | |
Pounds. Journey to Jerusalem | | | 19:1-28 | |
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Part VII: Last Week of Our Lord’s | | | | |
Ministry. The Fourth Passover. | | | | |
The Crucifixion | | | | |
104: Jesus Arrives and Is Feasted at | | | | |
Bethany | 26:6-13 | 14:3-9 | | 11:55-57|
105: Jesus’ Triumphal Entry into | | | | |
Jerusalem | 21:1-12,| 11:1-11 | 19:29-44| 12:12-19|
| 14-17| | | |
106: Barren Fig-Tress. Temple | | | | |
Cleansed | 21:18,19| 11:12-18| 19:45-48| |
| 12,13| | | |
107: Finding the Fig-Tree Withered | 21:20-22| 11:19-25| 21:37,38| |
108: In Reply to the Questions as to | | | | |
His Authority, Jesus Gives the | | | | |
Third Great Group of Parables | | | | |
A: Introduction | 21:23-27| 11:27-33| 20:1-8 | |
B. Parable of the Two Sons | 21:28-32| | | |
C. Parable of the Wicked | | | | |
Husbandmen | 21:33-46| 12:1-12 | 20:9-19 | |
D. Parable of the Marriage of | | | | |
the King’s Son | 22:1-14 | | | |
109: Jewish Rulers Seek to Ensnare | | | | |
Jesus | | | | |
A. Pharisees and Herodians Ask | | | | |
About Tribute | 22:15-22| 12:13-17| 20:20-26| |
B. Sadducees Ask About the | | | | |
Resurrection | 22:23-33| 12:18-27| 20:27-39| |
C. A Lawyer Asks About the Great| | | | |
Commandment | 22:34-40| 12:28-34| 20:40 | |
D. Jesus’ Question Which None | | | | |
Could Answer | 22:41-46| 12:35-37| 20:41-44| |
110: Jesus’ Last Public Discourse. | | | | |
Denunication of Scribes and | | | | |
Pharisees | 23:1-39 | 12:38-40| 20:45-47| |
111: Observing the Offerings and | | | | |
Widow’s Mites | | 12:41-44| 21:1-4 | |
112: Greeks Seek Jesus. He Foretells | | | | |
That He Shall Draw All Men unto | | | | |
Him | | | | 12:20-50|
113: Destruction of Jerusalem | | | | |
Foretold | 24:1-28 | 13:1-23 | 21:5-24 | |
114: The Second Coming of Christ | 24:29-51| 13:24-37| 21:25-37| |
115: Conclusion of Our Lord’s | | | | |
Discourse. Parable of Virgins | | | | |
and Talents. Final Judgment. | 25:1-46 | | | |
116: Jesus Predicts, the Rulers Plot | | | | |
for and Judas Bargains for His | | | | |
Death | 26:1-5, | 14:1,2,| 22:1-6 | |
| 14-16| 10,11| | |
117: Preparation for Passover. | | | | |
Disciples Contend for Precedence| 26:17-20| 14:12-17| 22:7-18,| |
| | | 24-30| |
118: The Paschal Meal. Jesus Washes | | | | |
the Disciples’ Feet | | | | 13:1-20 |
119: Judas’ Betrayal and Peter’s | | | | |
Denial Foretold | 26:21-25| 14:18-21| 22:21-23| 13:21-38|
| 31-35| 27-31| 31-38| |
120: The Lord’s Supper Instituted | | | | |
(I Cor. 11:23-26) | 26:26-29| 14:22-25| 22:19,20| |
121: Farewell Discourse to Disciples | | | | 14:1- |
| | | | 16:33 |
122: The Lord’s Prayer | | | | 17:1-26 |
123: Going to Gethsemane, and Agony | | | | |
Therein | 26:30, | 14:26, | 22:39-46| 18:1 |
| 36-40| 32-42| | |
124: Jesus Betrayed, Arrested and | | | | |
Forsaken | 26:47-56| 14:43-52| 22:47-53| 18:2-11 |
125: First Stage of Jewish Trial. | | | | |
Examination by Annas | | | | 18:12-14|
| | | | 19-23|
126: Second Stage of Jewish Trial. | | | | |
Jesus Condemned by Ciaphas and | | | | |
the Sanhedrin | 26:57, | 14:53, | 22:54, | 18:24 |
| 59-68| 55-65| 63-65| |
127: Peter Thrice Denies the Lord | 26:58, | 14:54, | 22:54-62| 18:15-18|
| 69-75| 66-72| | 25-27|
128: Third Stage of Jewish Trial. | | | | |
Jesus Formally Condemned by the | | | | |
Sanhedrin and Led to Pilate | 27:1,2 | 15:1 | 22:66- | 18.28 |
| | | 23:1 | |
129: First Stage of the Roman Trial. | | | | |
Jesus Before Pilate for the | | | | |
First Time | 27:11-14| 15:2-5 | 23:2-5 | 18:28-38|
130: Second Stage of the Roman Trial.| | | | |
Jesus Before Herod Antipas. | | | 23:6-12 | |
131: Third Stage of the Roman Trial. | | | | |
Pilate Reluctantly Sentences Him| | | | |
to Crucifixion | 27:15-30| 15:6-19 | 23:13-25| 18:39- |
| | | | 19:16 |
132: Remorse and Suicide of Judas | | | | |
(Acts 1:18,19) | 27:3-10 | | | |
133: The Crucifixion | | | | |
A: On the Way to the Cross | 27:31-34| 15:20-23| 23:26-33| 19:17 |
B: Jesus Crucified and Reviled. | | | | |
His Three Sayings During | | | | |
First Three Hours | 27:35-44| 15:24-32| 23:33-43| 19:18-27|
C. Darkness Three Hours, After | | | | |
Four More Sayings, Jesus | | | | |
Expires. Strange Events | | | | |
Attending His Death | 27:45-56| 15:33-41| 23:44-49| 19:28-30|
D. Jesus Found to Be Dead. His | | | | |
Body Buried and Guarded in | | | | |
the Tomb | 27:57-66| 16:42-47| 23:50-56| 19:31-42|
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Part VIII: Our Lord’s Resurrection, | | | | |
Appearances and Ascension. | | | | |
Judaea and Gailiee. Time, | | | | |
Forty Days. A.D. 30 | | | | |
134: Angels Announce the Resurrection| | | | |
to Certain Women. Peter and John| | | | |
Enter the Empty Tomb | 28:1-8 | 16:1-8 | 24:1-8, | 20:1-10 |
| | | 12 | |
135: First and Second Appearances of | | | | |
the Risen Christ. The | | | | |
Resurrection Reported to the | | | | |
Apostles | 28:9,10 | 17:9-11 | 24:9-11 | 20:11-18|
136: Some of the Guards Report to the| | | | |
Jewish Rulers | 28:11-15| | | |
137: Third and Fourth Appearances of | | | | |
Jesus (I Cor. 15:5) | | 16:12,13| 24:13-35| |
138: Fifth Appearance of Jesus | | 16:14 | 24:36-43| 20:19-25|
139: Sixth Appearance of Jesus | | | | |
(I Cor. 15:5) | | | | 20:26-31|
140: Seventh Appearance of Jesus | | | | 21:1-25 |
141: Eighth Appearance of Jesus | | | | |
(I Cor. 15:6) | 28:16,17| | | |
142: The Great Commission Given | 28:18-20| 16:15-18| 24:46,47| |
143: Ninth and Tenth Appearances | | | | |
of Jesus (I Cor. 15:7; Acts | | | | |
1:3-8) | | | 24:44-49| |
144: The Ascension (Acts 1:9-12) | | 16:19,20| 24:50-53| |
145: Our Lord Appears After His | | | | |
Ascension (I Cor. 15:8) | | | | |