Harmonies of the Gospels

Synthesis of the Gospels

Jesus Christ – God’s Final Word

A Synthesis of the Gospels

A working annotated outline of the Gospels, together with a chronological harmony (based upon Luke’s timeline), in parallel columns. Elements occurring in only one Gospel are underlined.

Ronald J. Frasco

“God, after He spoke long ago to the fathers in the prophets in many portions and in many ways,

in these last days has spoken to us in His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the world.”

— Hebrews 1:1-2   

Section Matthew Mark Luke John
I. Introductions 1:1-17 1:1-4 1:1-18
Plan of Writing 1:1-4
The Word 1:1-18
Genealogy 1:1-17
II. John the Baptist – birth to early life 1:5-80
Birth of John foretold 1:5-25
Jesus’ birth foretold 1:26-38
Mary and Elizabeth 1:39-45
Magnificat 1:46-56
John’s birth 1:57-66
Zacharias’ praise 1:67-80
III. Christ – prophecy to youth 1:18-2:23 2:1-52
Conception and Birth 1:18-25
Birth, nativity 2:1-39
Magi, flight, Nazareth 2:1-23
Growth to manhood 2:40-52
IV. John the Baptist’s Ministry 3:1-12 1:1-8 3:1-20
V. Christ’s First Judean Ministry 3:13-4:11 1:9-13 3:21-4:13 1:19-4:45
Baptism 3:13-17 1:9-11 3:21-22
Genealogy 3:23-38
Temptation by Satan 4:1-11 1:12-13 4:1-13
First Introduction 1:19-51
First Disciples 1:35-51
First Miracle 2:1-11
First Temple Cleansing 2:12-22
First Conflicts 2:23-25
Nicodemus / Born Again 3:1-21
Jesus and John 3:22-36
Judea to Samaria 4:1-4
Samaritan woman 4:5-38
Samaritan villagers 4:39-45
VI. Christ’s Galilean Ministry 4:12-14:12 1:14-6:30 4:14-9:11 4:46-5:47
Conflict 1:14-15 4:14-15
Healing at Cana 4:46-54
Rejection in Nazareth 4:16-31
Ministry in Capernaum 4:12-17
Calling of the Four 4:18-22 1:16-20
Healing and Teaching 8:14-17 1:21-34 4:32-41
Ministry in Galilee 4:23-24 1:35-39 4:42-44
Call of the Four 5:1-11
Leper and Paralytic 8:2-4, 9:1-8 1:40-2:12 5:12-26
Matthew’s banquet 9:9-13 2:13-17 5:27-32
Jesus Changes everything 9:14-17 2:18-22 5:33-39
Healing at Bethesda, conflict 5:1-18
Jesus equal with God 5:19-24
Resurrections 5:25-32
Four witnesses of Christ 5:33-47
Sabbath controversies 12:1-14 2:23-3:6 6:1-11
Departure 12:15-21 3:7-12
Apostles appointed 3:13-19 6:12-16
Sermon on the Mount 5:1-7:29 6:17-49
    Blessings and woes 5:1-12 6:17-26
    Waiting 5:13-16
    The Law 5:17-48 6:27-36
    Hypocrisy 6:1-18
    Warnings 6:19-7:6 6:37-42
    Ask, Seek, Knock 7:7-11
    Golden Rule 7:12-14 [6:31]
    Good Fruit 7:15-29 6:43-49
Ministry moments in Galilee
    Centurion’s son 8:1, 5-13 7:1-10
    Widow of Nain 7:11-17
    John the Baptist 11:1-19 7:18-35
    Woes for un-repentance 11:20-30
    Anointing Jesus’ feet 7:36-50
    Ministry 8:1-3
    Rejection 12:22-50 3:20-35
Public Parables 13:1-35 4:1-34 8:4-21
    Soils 13:1-23 4:1-25 8:4-15
    Lamp 8:16-21
    Seed growth 4:26-29
    Tares 13:24-30
    Mustard tree 13:31-32 4:30-32
    Leavened Loaf 13:33-35 4:33-34
Private Parables 13:36-52
    Tares 13:36-43
    Hidden treasure 13:44
    Pearl of great price 13:45-46
    Dragnet 13:47-50
    Householder 13:51-52
Additional episodes in Galilee
    Calming storm 8:18, 23-27 4:35-41 8:22-25
    Gerasene demoniac 8:28-34 5:1-20 8:26-39
    Touch of Faith 9:18-26 5:21-43 8:40-56
    Healings 9:27-34
    Nazareth farewell 13:53-58 6:1-6a
    Workers are few 9:35-38 6:6b
    Commissioning 10:1-11:1 6:7-13 9:1-6
    Herod and John 14:1-12 6:14-29 9:7-9
    Return of Workers 6:30 9:10-11
VII. Ministry outside Galilee 14:13-18:35 6:31-9:50 9:12-50 6:1-6:71
Feeding of 5000 14:13-21 6:31-44 9:12-17 6:1-14
Walking on Water 14:22-36 6:45-46 6:15-25
Gennesaret healings 14:34-36
Bread of Heaven 6:26-40
True Bread and Defection 6:41-65
Peter’s confession 6:66-71
Leaven 15:1-31 7:1-37
Feeding of 4000 15:32-38 8:1-9
Encounter and warnings 15:39-16:12 8:10-21
Healing of blind Bethsaida 8:22-26
Peter’s Confession 16:13-20 8:27-30 9:18-21
Suffering foretold 16:21-23 8:31-33 9:22
Self Denial 16:24-28 8:34-37 9:23-25
Return for Judgment 16:27-28 8:38-9:1 9:26-27
Transfiguration 17:1-13 8:27-9:13 9:28-36
Demoniac 17:14-21 9:14-29 9:37-43a
Resurrection repeated 17:22-23 9:30-32 9:43b-45
Tribute tax 17:24-27
Greatest in the Kingdom 18:1-5 9:33-37 9:46-48
Stumbling Blocks, warnings 18:6-11 9:38-50 9:49-50
One Sheep 18:12-14
Sinning Brother 18:15-20
$10 Million Dollar Sin 18:21-35
VIII. Second Ministry in Judea 8:19-22 9:51-13:21 7:1-10:39
Tabernacle Journey 8:19-22 9:51-62 7:1-13
Teaching at Feast of Booths 7:14-39
Division 7:40-53
Woman taken in adultery [8:1-11]
Light of the World 8:12-30
Liberating Truth 8:31-59
Ministry of the Seventy 10:1-24
Good Samaritan 10:25-37
Martha and Mary 10:38-42
Lesson on Prayer 11:1-13
Blasphemy and Conflict 11:14-36
Woes to Pharisees 11:37-54
Leaven of the Pharisees 12:1-12
Covetousness 12:13-34
Readiness 12:35-48
Division over Christ 12:49-59
Call to repentance 13:1-9
Healing on the Sabbath 13:10-17
Parable of the Mustard seed 13:18-21
Feast of Dedication Teachings 9:1-10:39
    Physical and Spiritual Blindness 9:1-41
    Good Shepherd 10:1-18
    Division and Hostility 10:19-39
IX. Ministry in Perea 19:1-20:34 10:1-52 13:22-19:27 10:40-11:54
Travelling to Perea 10:40-42
Salvation and the Kingdom 13:22-30
Pending death and lament 13:31-35
Sabbath meal and healing 14:1-6
Parable of the place of honor 14:7-15
Parable of the dinner 14:16-24
Cost of discipleship 14:25-35
Parables: Lost sheep, coin, son 15:1-32
Parable of the Unrighteous steward 16:1-13
Danger of Wealth 16:14-18
Rich man and Lazarus 16:19-31
Discipleship 17:1-10
Lazarus and response 11:1-54
Ten Lepers cleansed 17:11-21
Second Coming 17:22-37
Parables on prayer 18:1-14
Journey to Jerusalem 19:1-20:34 10:1-52 18:15-19:27
    Divorce 19:1-12 10:1-12
    Children 19:13-15 10:13-16 18:15-17
    Rich young ruler 19:16-30 10:17-31 18:18-30
    Vineyard parable 20:1-16
    Resurrection 20:17-19 10:32-34 18:31-34
    Pride 20:20-28 10:35-45
    Bartimaeus, friend 20:29-34 10:46-52 18:35-43
    Zaccheus, Money 19:1-10
    Parable of the Minas 19:11-27
X. The King’s Arrival 21:1-23:39 11:1-12:44 19:28-21:4 11:55-12:50
Arrival in Bethany 11:55-12:1
Mary anoints for burial 26:6-13 14:3-9 12:2-11
Triumphal Entry 21:1-17 11:1-11 19:28-44 12:12-19
    Stones will cry out 19:39-40
    Jesus weeps for Jerusalem 19:41-44
    Cursing of the Fig 21:18-19 11:12-14
    Temple Cleansing II 21:12-13 11:15-18 19:45-48
    Son of Man Lifted up 12:20-36a
    Response to Unbelievers 12:36b-50
    Withered Fig 21:19b-22 11:19-25
Challenge of Authority 21:23-27 11:27-12:33 20:1-8
Parables
    Two sons 21:28-32
    Landowner 21:33-46 12:1-12 20:9-19
    Wedding feast 22:1-14
Render to Caesar 22:15-22 12:13-17 20:20-26
Resurrection 22:23-46 12:18-34 20:27-40
Jesus’ Rebuke 23:1-39 12:35-40 20:41-47
    Woes 23:14-39
Widow’s gift 12:41-44 21:1-4
XI. Ministry in Jerusalem 24:1-28:20 13:1-16:20 21:5-24:53 14:1-21:25
Olivet Discourse 24:1-25:46 13:1-37 21:5-36
    Like the days of Noah 24:38-41
    Faithful slave 24:44-51
    Parable of Ten Virgins 25:1-13
    Parable of the Talents 25:14-30
    Judgment 25:31-46
Last Supper 26:1-29 14:1-25 21:37-22:20 14:1-18:1
Plot to Kill 26:1-5 14:1-2 21:37-22:2
Judas’ betrayal 26:14-16 14:10-11 22:3-6
Passover 26:17-20 14:12-17 22:7-16
Foot washing 13:1-20
Lord’s Supper Instituted 26:26-29 14:22-25 22:17-20
Prediction of Betrayal 26:21-25 14:18-21 22:21-23
Greatest 22:24-30
Denials predicted 22:31-38 13:31-38
Godhead 14:1-31
Vine and Branches 15:1-11
Love one-another 15:12-17
World’s opposition 15:18-16:4
Ministry of the Spirit 16:5-15
Jesus Resurrection 16:16-22
Promises of Prayer 16:23-33
High Priestly Prayer 17:1-26
Passion of Christ 26:30-27:58 14:26-15:45 22:39-23:52 18:1-19:38
Gethsemane 26:30-46 14:26-42 22:39-46 18:1
Jesus Arrested 26:47-56 14:43-52 22:47-53 18:2-12
Before Annas 18:12-24
Before Caiaphas 26:57-68 14:53-65 22:54
Peter’s denials 26:69-75 14:66-72 22:55-65 18:25-27
Before the Sanhedrin 22:66-71
Judas’ remorse 27:1-10
Jesus before Pilate 27:2, 11-14 15:1-5 23:1-5 18:28-38
before Herod 23:6-12
before Pilate again 27:15-26 15:6-15 23:13-25 18:39-19:16
Mocked on the journey 27:27-34 15:16-23 19:17
Simon carries the cross 23:26-32
Crucifixion 27:35-56 15:24-45 23:33-49 19:18-30
Burial 27:57-61 15:46-47 23:50-56
Guarded tomb 27:61-66
Resurrection Ministry 28:1-20 16:1-20 24:1-53 20:1-21:25
The Empty Tomb 28:1-8 16:1-8 24:1-12 20:1-10
Post-Resurrection Appearances
    to Magdalene [16:9-11] 20:11-18
    to Women 28:9-10
    Soldiers’ report 28:11-15
    to Emmaus disciples [16:12-13] 24:13-35
    to disciples [16:14] 24:36-43 20:19-25
    to eleven disciples 20:26-29
    John’s purpose 20:30-31
    to seven fishing 21:1-14
    Peter’s restoration 21:15-17
    Peter and John 21:18-23
    Great Commission 28:16-20 [16:15-18]
    to disciples in Jerusalem 24:44-49
Closing words 21:24-25
Ascension [16:19-20] 24:50-53