The Four Gospels - Comparison

Arend Remmers

Events Matthew Mark Luke John
I. Preparation for the Coming of the Saviour        
1. Prologue     1:1-4 1:1-18
2. Genealogies of Jesus 1:1-17   3:23-28  
3. Announcement of John the Baptist     1:5-25  
4. Announcement of Jesus' Birth     1:26-38  
5. Mary Visiting Elisabeth     1:39-56  
6. Birth of John the Baptist     1:57-80  
7. The Angel speaks to Joseph 1:18-25      
8. Birth of Jesus     2:1-7  
9. The Angel and the Shepherds     2:8-20  
10. Presentation of Jesus in the Temple     2:21-40  
11. Worship of the Wise Men from the East 2:1-12      
12. Flight to Egypt 2:13-23      
13. The Twelve Year Old Jesus in the Temple     2:41-50  
14. John the Baptist and Jesus 3:1-17 1:1-11 3:1-22 1:19-34
15. Jesus' Temptation 4:1-11 1:12-13 4:1-13  
16. First Disciples of Jesus       1:35-51
17. Wedding at Cana       2:1-12
         
II. Jesus' Ministry in Judaea        
18. First Cleansing of the Temple (First Passover)       2:13-25
19. Nicodemus       3:1-21
20. Last Witness of John the Baptist       3:22-36
         
III. Jesus' Ministry in Galilee        
21. Jesus Goes into Galilee 4:12; 14:3-5 1:14; 6:17-20 4:14 4:1-3
22. The Woman at the Well       4:4-42
23. Jesus Teaches in Galilee 4:17 1:14-15 4:14-15 4:43-45
24. The Son of the Courtier       4:46-54
25. Jesus' Rejection at Nazareth     4:16-30  
26. Jesus Goes to Capernaum 4:13-16   4:31a  
27. Official Calling of the First Four Disciples 4:18-22 1:16-20 5:1-11  
28. Miracles in Capernaum: Unclean Spirit and Mother-in-Law of Peter 8:14-17 1:21-34 4:31-41  
29. Jesus' First Journey through Galilee 4:23-25 1:35-39 4:42-44  
30. Healing of a Leper 8:2-4 1:40-45 5:12-16  
31. Healing of a Man with Palsy 9:2-8 2:1-12 5:18-26  
32. Calling of Matthew/Levi 9:9-13 2:13-17 5:27-29  
33. The Question of Fasting 9:14-17 2:18-22 5:30-39  
34. Eating of Ears of Corn and Healing on Sabbathday 12:1-14 2:23 - 3:6 6:1-11  
35. The Infirm Man at the Pool of Bethesda (Second Passover)       5:1-47
36. Healings on Lake Tiberias 12:15-21 3:7-12 6:17-19  
37. Choosing of the Twelve Apostles 10:2-4 3:13-19 6:12-16  
38. Sermon on the Mount 5:1 -8:1   6:20- 7:1  
39. The Centurion of Capernaum 8:5-13   7:2-10  
40. The Young Man at Nain     7:11-17  
41. John the Baptist's Question 11:2-19   7:18-35  
42. Jesus Upbraiding Three Cities 11.20-30      
43. The Great Woman Sinner     7:36-50  
44. Jesus and His Disciples in Galilee     8:1-3  
45. Healing of a Man with Unclean Spirit and Blaspheming of the Pharisees 12:22-45 3:20-30 11:14-36  
46. Jesus' Relatives 12:46-50 3:31-35 8.19-21  
47. Parables of the Kingdom of God 13:1-53 4:1-34 8:4-18;  
      13:18-21  
48. Three Different Kinds of Followers 8:18-22   9:57-62  
49. Rebuking of the Storm 8:23-27 4:35-41 8:22-25  
50. The Man with Unclean Spirit 8:28 - 9:1 5:1-21 8:26-40  
51. Jairus' Daughter and the Woman with Issue of Blood 9:18-26 5:22-43 8:41-56  
52. Healing of Two Blind Men and of a Man with Unclean Spirit 9:27-34      
53. Jesus' Second Rejection in Nazareth 13:54-58 6:1-6    
54. Sending Out of the Twelve Apostles 9:35-10:1; 6:7-13 9:1-6  
  10:5-11:1      
55. Death of John the Baptist 14:1-12 6:14-16.21-29 9:7-9  
56. Return of the Apostles; Feeding of the 5,000 14:13-21 6:30-44 9:10-17 6:1-14
57. Jesus on the Lake 14:22-36 6:45-56   6.15-21
58. Jesus the Bread of Life       6:22 - 7:1
59. Jesus Rebuking the Pharisees 15:1-20 7:1-23    
60. The Daughter of the Syrophenician Woman 15:21-28 7:24-30    
61. Healings in the Decapolis 15:29-31 7:31-37    
62. Feeding of the 4,000 15:32-38 8:1-9    
63. The Pharisees Wanting to See a Sign 15:39 - 16:4 8:10-12    
64. Warning against the Leaven 16:5-12 8:13-21    
65. The Blind Man in Bethsaida   8:22-26    
66. Peter's Confession 16:13-20 8:27-30 9:18-21  
67. First Announcement of Sufferings 16:21-28 8:31 -9:1 9:22-27  
68. Jesus' Glorification 17:1-13 9:2-13 9:28-36  
69. The Helpless Disciples 17:14-21 9:14-29 9:37-43  
70. Second Announcement of Sufferings 17:22-23 9:30-32 9:43 b-45  
71. The Trib ute Money 17:24-27      
72. Speech on Humility and Forgiveness 18:1-35 9:33-50 9:46-50  
         
IV. Jesus' Ministry in Judea and Perea        
73. Departing from Galilee 19:1a 10:1a 9:51-56 7:2-10
74. The Feast of Tabernacles       7:11-52
75. The Adulteress       7:53-8:11
76. Jesus' Speeches in Jerusalem       8:12-59
77. Sending Out of the 70     10:1-24  
78. The Good Samaritan     10:25-37  
79. Mary and Martha     10:38-42  
80. "Lord Teach Us to Pray"     11:1-13  
81. Woe over the Leaders     11:37-54  
82. Speech on Leaven; Earthly Mindedness and Watchfulness     12:1-59  
83. Pilate's Bloody Deed; Parable of the Fig Tree; Healing of an Infirm Woman     13:1-17  
84. The Narrow Gate; Herod's Attempt     13:22-35  
85. The Great Supper     14:1-24  
86. The Price of Discipleship     14:25-35  
87. The Lost Sheep; A Piece of Silver and the Prodigal Son     15:1-32  
88. The Unjust Steward; Lazarus and the Rich Man     16:1-31  
89. Forgiveness and Faith     17:1-10  
90. The Ten Lepers     17:20-37  
91. The Future of the Rich Man     17:20-37  
92. The Unjust Judge; the Pharisee and the Publican     18:1-14  
93. Healing of Man Born Blind       9:1-41
94. The Good Shepherd       10:1-21
95. The Feast of Dedication 19:1-2 10:1b   10:22-42
96. On Divorce 19:3-12 10:2-12 16:18  
97. Lazarus' Resurrection       11:1-57
98. Jesus Blesses the Children 19:13-15 10:13-16 18:15-17  
99. The Rich Young Man 19:16-30 10:17-31 18:18-30  
100. The Labourers in the Vineyard 20:1-16      
101. Third Announcement of Sufferings 20:17-19 10:32-34 18:31-34  
102. The Sons of Zebedee 20:20-28 10:35-45    
103. The Blind Men near Jericho 20:29-34 10:46-52 18:35-43  
104. Zacchaeus     19:1-10  
105. The Ten Pounds     19:11-28  
         
V. The Last Week        
106. Entering Jerusalem 21:1-11 11:1-11 19:29-44 12:12-19
107. The Unfruitful Fig Tree 21:18-19a 11:12-14    
108. The Second Cleaning of the Temple 21:12-17 11:15-19 19:45-48;  
      21:37-38  
109. The Dried Up Fig Tree 21:19b-22 11:20-26    
110. The Lord's Authority 21:23-27 11:27-33 20:1-8  
111. The Two Sons 21:28-32      
112. The Evil Husbandmen 21:33-46 12:1-12 20:9-19  
113. The King's Wedding 22:1-14      
114. The Pharisees and the Tribute 22:15-22 12:13-17 20:20-26  
115. The Sadducees and the Resurrection 22:23-33 12:18-27 20:27-40  
116. The Lawyer and the Commandments 22:34-40 12:28-34    
117. Question regarding David's Son 22:41-46 12:35-37 20:41-44  
118. Jesus' Warning Against the Leaders 23:1-39 12:38-40 20:45-47  
119. The Mites of the Widow   12:41-44 21:1-4  
120. The Greeks and the Unbelief of the Jews       12:20-50
121. The Lord's Speech on the Times of the End 24:1-51 13:1-37 21:5-36  
122. The Ten Virgins; the Talents; Judgment of the Living 25:1-46      
123. The Lord Jesus' Death Planned 26:1-5.14-16 14:1-2.10-11 22:1-6  
124. The Lord is Anointed in Bethany 26:6-13 14:3-9   12:1-11
125. The Last Passover (3rd Passover) 26:17-20 14:12-17 22:7-18.24-30  
126. The Feetwashing       13:1-20
127. Judas is Leaving 26:21-25 14:18-21 22:21-23 13:21-35
128. Setting Up of the Lord's Supper 26:26-29 14:22-25 22:19-20  
129. Prediction of Peter's Denial and Dispersion of the Disciples 26:31-35 14:27-31 22:31-38 13:36-38
130. Last Addresses and Jesus' Prayer       14:1 - 17:24
131. Gethsemane 26:30.36-46 14:26.32-42 22:39-46 18:1
132. Jesus' Arrest 26:47-56 14:43-52 22:47-53 18:2-12
133. Trial at Annas       18:13-24
134. Trial at Caiaphas 26:57-66 14:53-64    
135. Peter's Denial 26:58.69-75 14:54.66-72 22:54-62 18:15-18.25-27
136. Maltreatment of Jesus 26:67-68 14:65 22:63-65  
137. Trial at the Chief Priests and Elders of the People (Sanhedrin) 27:1 15:1 22:66-71  
138. Trial at Pilate 27:2.11-14 15:1-5 23:1-5 18:28-38
139. The End of the Traitor Judas 27:3-10      
140. Jesus before Herod     23:6-12  
141. Jesus at Pilate's Again; Mocking Jesus 27:15-30 15:6-19 23:13-25 18:39 - 19:16
142. Crucifixion 27:31-56 15:20-41 23:26-49 19:17-30
143. Burial 27:57-66 15:42-47 23:50-56 19:31-42
144. The Women at the Tomb 28:1 16:1 23:56b  
         
VI. The Resurrected One        
145. The Women at the Opened Tomb 28:1-7 16:1-7 24:1-8 20:1-2
146. Peter and John at the Tomb     24:12 20:3-10
147. Mary Magdalene   16:9-11   20:11-18
148. The Women Meet the Lord 28:8-10 16:8 24:9-12  
149. Bribing the Guards 28:11-15      
150. The Disciples at Emmaus   16:12-13 24:13-35  
151. The Lord Appears to the Disciples   16:14 24:36-49 20:19-25
152. The Lord Jesus and Thomas       20:26-31
153. The Lord and the Disciples at the Lakeside       21:1-23
154. The Great Commission 28:16-20 16:15-18    
155. The Lord's Ascension 16:19-20  24:50-53  
156. Final Words       21:24-25