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[Frontispiece: PALESTINE in the TIME OF CHRIST]
A HARMONY OF THE GOSPELS FOR STUDENTS OF THE LIFE OF CHRIST
_Based on the Broadus Harmony in the Revised Version_
BY
A. T. ROBERTSON, M.A., D.D., LL.D., LITT.D.
CHAIR OF NEW TESTAMENT INTERPRETATION, SOUTHERN BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL
SEMINARY, LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY
"_Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me._"
HARPER & BROTHERS PUBLISHERS
NEW YORK AND LONDON
COPYRIGHT, 1922,
BY HARPER & BROTHERS
PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
TO
ELIZA S. BROADUS
ELDEST DAUGHTER OF JOHN A. BROADUS
AN ELECT LADY BELOVED IN MANY LANDS
PREFACE
It is now just thirty years since one day his young assistant
suggested to Dr. John A. Broadus that he prepare a harmony of the
Gospels that should depart from the old plan of following the feasts
as the turning points in the life of Jesus. He acted on the hint and
led the way that all modern harmonies have followed. The book has gone
through a dozen large editions and has become the standard harmony for
many thousands of students all over the world. Broadus was concerned
to bring out "the inner movements of the history, towards that
long-delayed, but foreseen and inevitable collision, in which, beyond
all other instances, the wrath of man was made to praise God." This he
succeeded in doing with marvelous power.
A generation has passed by and it is meet that the work of Broadus
should be reviewed in the light of modern synoptic criticism and
research into every phase of the life of Christ. So I have made a new
analysis that preserves Broadus's real purpose, but with new sections
and new notes. The notes at the end of the old volume, written by me
for the first edition, have been thoroughly revised and brought up to
date. The Old Testament passages referred to in the Gospels are given
in the text. The Gospel of Mark appears in the first column, then
Matthew, Luke, and John. It is now known that Matthew and Luke made
use of Mark for the framework of their Gospels. This change simplifies
amazingly the unfolding of the narrative.
There is still dispute concerning the historical worth of the Gospel
of John, but the Johannine authorship is not disproved. It still holds
the field in my opinion. Dr. C. F. Burney's theory of an Aramaic
original is already giving a new turn to Johannine criticism.
A harmony of the Gospels cannot meet every phase of modern criticism.
The data are given, as free from bias as circumstances allow, so that
all students can use the book and interpret the facts according to
their various theories. Numerous historical items call for notes of
various kinds that throw light on the passage in question. No effort
is made to reconcile all the divergent statements of various details
in the different Gospels. The differences challenge the student's
interest as much as the correspondences and are natural marks of
individual work. The notes and appendices at the end of the volume are
meant for students who wish help for historical study of the life of
Christ. A harmony cannot give all the aid that one needs, but it is
the one essential book for the serious study of the life of Jesus.
Students in colleges, theological seminaries, Young Men's Christian
Association and Young Women's Christian Association classes, Sunday
School teachers and pupils, preachers, all who read the Gospels
intelligently must have a modern harmony of the Gospels. One who has
never read a harmony will be amazed at the flood of light that flashes
from the parallel and progressive records of the life of Jesus Christ.
Broadus began teaching the life of Jesus in 1859 and kept it up till
his death in 1895. I began like work in 1888 and have kept on without
a break till now. I count it one of the crowning mercies of my life
that I have led so many successive classes of young ministers and
young women (some five thousand in all) through the study of Christ's
life. If only one can pass on to others in all their freshness and
power the teachings of Jesus, he cannot fail. There was a time when
men hung in wonder upon the words of Jesus, listening with awe and
rapture as he spoke. The Figure of Christ fills the world today as
never before. Back to Christ the world has come, the Christ of Faith
and of Experience, the Jesus of History, the Man of Galilee, the Hope
of Today, the Jesus Christ of the Four Gospels, in the full blaze of
modern critical and historical study.
A. T. ROBERTSON.
_Louisville, Kentucky_.
CONTENTS
PAGE
PREFACE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
CHIEF DIVISIONS OF THE HARMONY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
ANALYTICAL OUTLINE OF THE HARMONY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
TABLE FOR FINDING ANY PASSAGE IN THE HARMONY . . . . . . . . . xxxiii
THE HARMONY OF THE GOSPELS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
EXPLANATORY NOTES ON POINTS OF SPECIAL DIFFICULTY IN THE HARMONY 253
1. About Harmonies of the Gospels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
2. Synoptic Criticism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
3. The Authorship of the Fourth Gospel . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
4. The Jesus of History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
5. The Two Genealogies of Christ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
6. The Probable Time of the Saviour's Birth . . . . . . . . . 262
7. The Feast of John 5:1, and the Duration of Our Lord's
Ministry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
8. The Four Lists of the Twelve Apostles . . . . . . . . . . . 271
9. The Sermon on the Mount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
10. The Combination of Luke and John . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
11. Did Christ Eat the Passover? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
12. The Hour of the Crucifixion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
13. The Time of the Resurrection of Christ . . . . . . . . . . 287
14. The Length of Our Lord's Stay in the Tomb . . . . . . . . . 289
A LIST OF THE PARABLES OF JESUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
A LIST OF THE MIRACLES OF JESUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
LIST OF OLD TESTAMENT QUOTATIONS IN THE GOSPELS . . . . . . . . . 295
A LIST OF SOME UNCANONICAL SAYINGS OF JESUS . . . . . . . . . . . 302
SIMILAR INCIDENTS AND CHIEF REPEATED SAYINGS . . . . . . . . . . 304
CHIEF DIVISIONS OF THE HARMONY
PART I: THE SOURCES OF THE GOSPELS
Sect. 1
PART II: THE PRE-EXISTENT STATE OF CHRIST AND HIS INCARNATION
Sect. 2
PART III: THE TWO GENEALOGIES IN MATTHEW AND LUKE
Sect. 3
PART IV: THE BIRTH AND CHILDHOOD OF THE BAPTIST AND OF JESUS
Sects. 4-19. (Probably B.C. 7 to A.D. 7)
PART V: THE BEGINNING OF THE BAPTIST'S MINISTRY
Sects. 20-23. (Probably A.D. 25)
PART VI: THE BEGINNING OF CHRIST'S PUBLIC MINISTRY
Sects. 24-36. (In all parts of Palestine. Probably A.D. 26 and
27)
PART VII: THE GREAT GALLILEAN MINISTRY
Sects. 37-71. (Probably A.D. 27 to 29)
PART VIII: THE SPECIAL TRAINING OF THE TWELVE IN DISTRICTS AROUND
GALILEE
Sects. 72-95. (Probably Passover in A.D. 29 to Tabernacles in
A.D. 29)
PART IX: THE LATER JUDEAN MINISTRY
Sects. 96-111. (Probably Tabernacles to Dedication in A.D. 29)
PART X: THE LATER PEREAN MINISTRY
Sects. 112-127. (Probably Dedication in A.D. 29 to Last Journey
in A.D. 30)
PART XI: THE LAST PUBLIC MINISTRY IN JERUSALEM
Sects. 128a-138. (Friday before the Passover to Tuesday of
Passion Week, A.D. 30 or 29)
PART XII: IN THE SHADOW WITH JESUS
Sects. 139-152. (Tuesday afternoon to Thursday night of Passion
Week, A.D. 30 or 29)
PART XIII: THE ARREST, TRIAL, CRUCIFIXION, AND BURIAL OF JESUS
Sects. 153-168. (Early Friday morning to Saturday of Passion
Week, A.D. 30 or 29)
PART XIV: THE RESURRECTION, APPEARANCES, AND ASCENSION OF CHRIST
Sects. 169-184. (Forty days from Sunday of Passion Week, A.D. 30
or 29)
ANALYTICAL OUTLINE OF THE HARMONY
PART I: THE SOURCES OF THE GOSPELS
Sect. 1: IN THE DEDICATION LUKE EXPLAINS HIS METHOD OF RESEARCH
Luke 1:1-4.
PART II: THE PRE-EXISTENT STATE OF CHRIST AND HIS INCARNATION
Sect. 2: IN HIS INTRODUCTION JOHN PICTURES CHRIST AS THE WORD
(LOGOS)
John 1:1-18.
PART III: THE TWO GENEALOGIES IN MATTHEW AND LUKE
Sect. 3: APPARENTLY JOSEPH'S GENEALOGY IN MATTHEW AND MARY'S IN LUKE
Matt. 1:1-17; Luke 3:23-38.
PART IV: THE BIRTH AND CHILDHOOD OF THE BAPTIST AND OF JESUS
SECTIONS 4-19
Sect. 4: THE ANNUNCIATION OF THE BIRTH OF THE BAPTIST TO ZACHARIAS
Luke 1:5-25.
Sect. 5: THE ANNUNCIATION TO THE VIRGIN MARY OF THE BIRTH OF JESUS
Luke 1:26-38.
Sect. 6: THE SONG OF ELIZABETH TO MARY UPON HER VISIT
Luke 1:39-45.
Sect. 7: THE MAGNIFICAT OF MARY
Luke 1:46-56.
Sect. 8: THE BIRTH AND CHILDHOOD OF THE BAPTIST AND HIS DESERT LIFE
Luke 1:57-80.
Sect. 9: THE ANNUNCIATION TO JOSEPH OF THE BIRTH OF JESUS
Matt. 1:18-25.
Sect. 10: THE BIRTH OF JESUS
Luke 2:1-7.
Sect. 11: THE PRAISE OF THE ANGELS AND THE HOMAGE OF THE SHEPHERDS
Luke 2:8-20.
Sect. 12: THE CIRCUMCISION OF JESUS
Luke 2:21.
Sect. 13: THE PRESENTATION IN THE TEMPLE WITH THE HOMAGE OF SIMEON
AND ANNA
Luke 2:22-38.
Sect. 14: MAGI VISIT THE NEW-BORN KING OF THE JEWS
Matt. 2:1-12.
Sect. 15: THE CHILD JESUS CARRIED TO EGYPT, AND THE CHILDREN AT
BETHLEHEM SLAIN
Matt. 2:13-18.
Sect. 16: THE CHILD BROUGHT FROM EGYPT TO NAZARETH
Matt. 2:19-23; Luke 2:39.
Sect. 17: THE CHILDHOOD OF JESUS AT NAZARETH
Luke 2:40.
Sect. 18: THE VISIT OF THE BOY JESUS TO JERUSALEM WHEN TWELVE YEARS
OLD
Luke 2:41-50.
Sect. 19: THE EIGHTEEN YEARS AT NAZARETH
Luke 2:51-52.
PART V: THE BEGINNING OF THE BAPTIST'S MINISTRY
SECTIONS 20-23
Sect. 20: THE TIME OF THE BEGINNING
Mark 1:1; Luke 3:1-2.
Sect. 21: THE MESSAGE AND THE MESSENGER
Mark 1:2-6; Matt. 3:1-6; Luke 3:3-6.
Sect. 22: A SPECIMEN OF JOHN'S PREACHING
Matt. 3:7-10; Luke 3:7-14.
Sect. 23: THE FORERUNNER'S PICTURE OF THE MESSIAH BEFORE SEEING HIM
Mark 1:7-8; Matt. 3:11-12; Luke 3:15-18.
PART VI: THE BEGINNING OF CHRIST'S PUBLIC MINISTRY
SECTIONS 24-36
Sect. 24: JESUS BAPTIZED BY JOHN IN THE JORDAN
Mark 1:9-11; Matt. 3:13-17; Luke 3:21-23.
Sect. 25: THE THREE TEMPTATIONS OF JESUS
Mark 1:12-13; Matt. 4:1-11; Luke 4:1-13.
Sect. 26: THE TESTIMONY OF THE BAPTIST TO THE COMMITTEE OF THE
SANHEDRIN
John 1:19-28.
Sect. 27: JOHN'S IDENTIFICATION OF JESUS AS THE MESSIAH
John 1:29-34.
Sect. 28: JESUS MAKES HIS FIRST DISCIPLES
John 1:35-51.
Sect. 29: JESUS WORKS HIS FIRST MIRACLE
John 2:1-11.
Sect. 30: JESUS MAKES A FIRST SOJOURN AT CAPERNAUM, ACCOMPANIED BY
HIS KINDRED AND HIS EARLY DISCIPLES
John 2:12.
Sect. 31: THE FIRST CLEANSING OF THE TEMPLE AT THE PASSOVER
John 2:13-22.
Sect. 32: THE INTERVIEW OF NICODEMUS WITH JESUS
John 2:23-3:21.
Sect. 33: THE PARALLEL MINISTRY OF JESUS AND JOHN WITH JOHN'S LOYALTY
TO JESUS
John 3:22-36.
Sect. 34: CHRIST'S REASONS FOR LEAVING JUDEA
Mark 1:14; Matt. 4:12; Luke 3:19-20; 4:14; John 4:1-4.
Sect. 35: JESUS IN SAMARIA AT JACOB'S WELL AND IN SYCHAR
John 4:5-42.
Sect. 36: THE ARRIVAL OF JESUS IN GALILEE
John 4:43-45.
PART VII: THE GREAT GALILEAN MINISTRY
SECTIONS 37-71
_Eight Groups in the Period_
(1) The Rejection at Nazareth and the New Home in Capernaum
Sections 37-43.
(2) The First Tour of Galilee with the Four Fishermen and the
Call of Matthew (Levi) on the Return with the Growing
Fame of Jesus
Sections 44-48.
(3) The Sabbath Controversy in Jerusalem and in Galilee
Sections 49-51.
(4) The Choice of the Twelve and the Sermon on the Mount
Sections 52-54.
(5) The Spread of Christ's Influence and the Inquiry from John
in Prison
Sections 55-59.
(6) The Second Tour of Galilee (now with the Twelve) and the
Intense Hostility of the Pharisees
Sections 60-63.
(7) The First Great Group of Parables with the Visit to Gerasa
(Khersa) and to Nazareth (final one)
Sections 64-69.
(8) The Third Tour of Galilee (following the Twelve) and the
Effect on Herod Antipas
Sections 70-71.
Sect. 37: GENERAL ACCOUNT OF HIS TEACHING IN GALILEE
Mark 1:14-15; Matt. 4:17; Luke 4:14-15.
Sect. 38: THE HEALING AT CANA OF THE SON OF A COURTIER OF CAPERNAUM
John 4:46-54.
Sect. 39: THE FIRST REJECTION AT NAZARETH
Luke 4:16-31.
Sect. 40: THE NEW HOME IN CAPERNAUM
Matt. 4:13-16.
Sect. 41: JESUS FINDS FOUR FISHERS OF MEN IN FOUR FISHERMEN
Mark 1:16-20; Matt. 4:18-22; Luke 5:1-11.
Sect. 42: THE EXCITEMENT IN THE SYNAGOGUE BECAUSE OF THE TEACHING OF
JESUS AND THE HEALING OF A DEMONIAC ON THE SABBATH
Mark 1:21-28; Luke 4:31-37.
Sect. 43: HE HEALS PETER'S MOTHER-IN-LAW AND MANY OTHERS
Mark 1:29-34; Matt. 8:14-17; Luke 4:38-41.
Sect. 44: THE FIRST TOUR OF GALILEE WITH THE FOUR FISHERMEN
Mark 1:35-39; Matt. 4:23-25; Luke 4:42-44.
Sect. 45: A LEPER HEALED AND MUCH POPULAR EXCITEMENT
Mark 1:40-45; Matt. 8:2-4; Luke 5:12-16.
Sect. 46: THRONGED IN CAPERNAUM, HE HEALS A PARALYTIC LOWERED THROUGH
THE ROOF OF PETER'S HOUSE
Mark 2:1-12; Matt. 9:1-8; Luke 5:17-26.
Sect. 47: THE CALL OF MATTHEW (LEVI) AND HIS RECEPTION IN HONOR OF
JESUS
Mark 2:13-17; Matt. 9:9-13; Luke 5:27-32.
Sect. 48: JESUS IN THREE PARABLES DEFENDS HIS DISCIPLES FOR FEASTING
INSTEAD OF FASTING
Mark 2:18-22; Matt. 9:14-17; Luke 5:33-39.
Sect. 49: AT A FEAST IN JERUSALEM (POSSIBLY THE PASSOVER) JESUS HEALS
A LAME MAN ON THE SABBATH AND DEFENDS THIS ACTION TO THE
PHARISEES IN A GREAT DISCOURSE
John 5:1-47.
Sect. 50: ANOTHER SABBATH CONTROVERSY WITH THE PHARISEES WHEN THE
DISCIPLES PLUCK EARS OF GRAIN IN THE FIELDS
Mark 2:23-28; Matt. 12:1-8; Luke 6:1-5.
Sect. 51: A THIRD SABBATH CONTROVERSY WITH THE PHARISEES OVER THE
HEALING OF A MAN WITH A WITHERED HAND IN A SYNAGOGUE
Mark 3:1-6; Matt. 12:9-14; Luke 6:6-11.
Sect. 52: JESUS TEACHES AND HEALS GREAT MULTITUDES BY THE SEA OF
GALILEE
Mark 3:7-12; Matt. 12:15-21.
Sect. 53: AFTER A NIGHT OF PRAYER JESUS SELECTS TWELVE APOSTLES
Mark 3:13-19; Luke 6:12-16.
Sect. 54: THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT. PRIVILEGES AND REQUIREMENTS OF THE
MESSIANIC REIGN, CHRIST'S STANDARD OF RIGHTEOUSNESS
Matt. 5-7; Luke 6:17-49.
The Place and the Audience
Matt. 5:1-2; Luke 6:17-19.
(1) The Introduction: The Beatitudes and the Woes.
Privileges of the Messiah's Subjects
Matt. 5:3-12; Luke 6:20-26.
(2) The Theme of the Sermon: Christ's Standard of
Righteousness in Contrast with that of the Scribes and
Pharisees
Matt. 5:13-20.
(3) Christ's Ethical Teaching Superior to that of the
Scribes (both the Old Testament and the Oral Law) in
Six Items or Illustrations (Murder, Adultery,
Divorce, Oaths, Retaliations, Love of Enemies)
Matt. 5:21-48; Luke 6:27-30, 32-36.
(4) The Practice of Real Righteousness unlike the
Ostentatious Hypocrisy of the Pharisees as in
Almsgiving, Prayer, Fasting
Matt. 6:1-18.
(5) Single-hearted Devotion to God as Opposed to Worldly
Aims and Anxieties
Matt. 6:19-34.
(6) Captious Criticism, or Judging Others
Matt. 7:1-6; Luke 6:37-42.
(7) Prayer and the Golden Rule
Matt. 7:7-12; Luke 6:31.
(8) The Conclusion of the Sermon. The Lesson of Personal
Righteousness Driven Home by Powerful Parables
Matt. 7:13-8:1; Luke 6:43-49.
Sect. 55: JESUS HEALS A CENTURION'S SERVANT AT CAPERNAUM
Matt. 8:5-13; Luke 7:1-10.
Sect. 56: HE RAISES A WIDOW'S SON AT NAIN
Luke 7:11-17.
Sect. 57: THE MESSAGE FROM THE BAPTIST AND THE EULOGY OF JESUS
Matt. 11:2-19; Luke 7:18-35.
Sect. 58: WOES UPON THE CITIES OF OPPORTUNITY. THE CLAIMS OF CHRIST
AS THE TEACHER ABOUT THE FATHER
Matt. 11:20-30.
Sect. 59: THE ANOINTING OF CHRIST'S FEET BY A SINFUL WOMAN IN THE
HOUSE OF SIMON A PHARISEE. THE PARABLE OF THE TWO DEBTORS
Luke 7:36-50.
Sect. 60: THE SECOND TOUR OF GALILEE
Luke 8:1-3.
Sect. 61: BLASPHEMOUS ACCUSATION OF LEAGUE WITH BEELZEBUB
Mark 3:19-30; Matt. 12:22-37.
Sect. 62: SCRIBES AND PHARISEES DEMAND A SIGN
Matt. 12:38-45.
Sect. 63: CHRIST'S MOTHER AND BRETHREN SEEK TO TAKE HIM HOME
Mark 3:31-35; Matt. 12:46-50; Luke 8:19-21.
Sect. 64: THE FIRST GREAT GROUP OF PARABLES
Mark 4:1-34; Matt. 13:1-53; Luke 8:4-18.
_Introduction to the Group_
Mark 4:1-2; Matt. 13:1-3; Luke 8:4.
_1: To the Crowds by the Sea_
(a) Parable of the Sower
Mark 4:3-25; Matt. 13:3-23; Luke 8:5-18.
(b) Parable of the Seed Growing of Itself
Mark 4:26-29.
(c) Parable of the Tares
Matt. 13:24-30.
(d) Parable of the Mustard Seed
Mark 4:30-32; Matt. 13:31-32.
(e) Parable of the Leaven and Many Such Parables
Mark 4:33-34; Matt. 13:33-35.
_2. To the Disciples in the House_
(a) Explanation of the Parable of the Tares
Matt. 13:36-43.
(b) The Parable of the Hid Treasure
Matt. 13:44.
(c) The Parable of the Pearl of Great Price
Matt. 13:45-46.
(d) The Parable of the Net
Matt. 13:47-50.
(e) The Parable of the Householder
Matt. 13:51-53.
Sect. 65: IN CROSSING THE LAKE, JESUS STILLS THE TEMPEST
Mark 4:35-41; Matt. 8:18, 23-27; Luke 8:22-25.
Sect. 66: BEYOND THE LAKE JESUS HEALS THE GERASENE DEMONIAC
Mark 5:1-20; Matt. 8:28-34; Luke 8:26-39.
Sect. 67: THE RETURN AND THE HEALING OF JAIRUS' DAUGHTER AND OF THE
WOMAN WHO ONLY TOUCHED CHRIST'S GARMENT
Mark 5:21-43; Matt. 9:18-26; Luke 8:40-56.
Sect. 68: HE HEALS TWO BLIND MEN AND A DUMB DEMONIAC, A BLASPHEMOUS
ACCUSATION
Matt. 9:27-34.
Sect. 69: THE LAST VISIT TO NAZARETH
Mark 6:1-6; Matt. 13:54-58.
Sect. 70: THE THIRD TOUR OF GALILEE AFTER INSTRUCTING THE TWELVE AND
SENDING THEM FORTH BY TWOS
Mark 6:6-13; Matt. 9:35-11:1; Luke 9:1-6.
Sect. 71: THE GUILTY FEARS OF HEROD ANTIPAS IN TIBERIAS ABOUT JESUS
BECAUSE HE HAD BEHEADED THE BAPTIST IN MACHAERUS
Mark 6:14-29; Matt. 14:1-12; Luke 9:7-9.
PART VIII: THE SPECIAL TRAINING OF THE TWELVE IN DISTRICTS AROUND
GALILEE
SECTIONS 72-95
Sect. 72: THE FIRST RETIREMENT. THE TWELVE RETURN, AND JESUS RETIRES
WITH THEM BEYOND THE LAKE TO REST. FEEDING OF THE FIVE
THOUSAND
Mark 6:30-44; Matt. 14:13-21; Luke 9:10-17; John 6:1-13.
Sect. 73: THE PREVENTION OF THE REVOLUTIONARY PURPOSE TO PROCLAIM
JESUS KING (A POLITICAL MESSIAH)
Mark 6:45-46; Matt. 14:22-23; John 6:14-15.
Sect. 74: THE PERIL TO THE TWELVE IN THE STORM AT SEA AND CHRIST'S
COMING TO THEM ON THE WATER IN THE DARKNESS
Mark 6:47-52; Matt. 14:24-33; John 6:16-21.
Sect. 75: THE RECEPTION AT GENNESARET
Mark 6:53-56; Matt. 14:34-36.
Sect. 76: THE COLLAPSE OF THE GALILEAN CAMPAIGN BECAUSE JESUS WILL
NOT CONFORM TO POPULAR MESSIANIC EXPECTATIONS
John 6:22-71.
Sect. 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
Mark 7:1-23; Matt. 15:1-20; John 7:1.
Sect. 78: THE SECOND WITHDRAWAL TO THE REGION OF TYRE AND SIDON AND
THE HEALING OF THE DAUGHTER OF A SYRO-PHOENICIAN WOMAN
Mark 7:24-30; Matt. 15:21-28.
Sect. 79: THE THIRD WITHDRAWAL NORTH THROUGH PHOENICIA AND EAST
TOWARDS HERMON AND SOUTH INTO DECAPOLIS (KEEPING OUT OF THE
TERRITORY OF HEROD ANTIPAS) WITH THE HEALING OF THE DEAF AND
DUMB MAN AND THE FEEDING OF THE FOUR THOUSAND
Mark 7:31-8:9; Matt. 15:29-38.
Sect. 80: THE BRIEF VISIT TO MAGADAN (DALMANUTHA) IN GALILEE AND THE
SHARP ATTACK BY THE PHARISEES AND SADDUCEES. (NOTE THEIR
APPEARANCE NOW AGAINST JESUS)
Mark 8:10-12; Matt. 15:39-16:4.
Sect. 81: THE FOURTH RETIREMENT TO BETHSAIDA JULIAS IN THE TETRARCHY
OF HEROD PHILIP WITH SHARP REBUKE OF THE DULNESS OF THE
DISCIPLES ON THE WAY ACROSS AND THE HEALING OF A BLIND MAN
IN BETHSAIDA
Mark 8:13-26; Matt. 16:5-12.
Sect. 82: NEAR CAESAREA PHILIPPI JESUS TESTS THE FAITH OF THE TWELVE
IN HIS MESSIAHSHIP
Mark 8:27-30; Matt. 16:13-20; Luke 9:18-21.
Sect. 83: JESUS DISTINCTLY FORETELLS THAT HE, THE MESSIAH, WILL BE
REJECTED AND KILLED AND WILL RISE THE THIRD DAY
Mark 8:31-37; Matt. 16:21-26; Luke 9:22-25.
Sect. 84: THE COMING OF THE SON OF MAN IN THAT GENERATION
Mark 8:38-9:1; Matt. 16:27-28; Luke 9:26-27.
Sect. 85: THE TRANSFIGURATION OF JESUS ON A MOUNTAIN (PROBABLY
HERMON) NEAR CAESAREA PHILIPPI
Mark 9:2-8; Matt. 17:1-8; Luke 9:28-36.
Sect. 86: THE PUZZLE OF THE THREE DISCIPLES ABOUT THE RESURRECTION
AND ABOUT ELIJAH ON THEIR WAY DOWN THE MOUNTAIN
Mark 9:9-13; Matt. 17:9-13; Luke 9:36.
Sect. 87: THE DEMONIAC BOY, WHOM THE DISCIPLES COULD NOT HEAL
Mark 9:14-29; Matt. 17:14-20; Luke 9:37-43.
Sect. 88: RETURNING PRIVATELY THROUGH GALILEE, HE AGAIN FORETELLS HIS
DEATH AND RESURRECTION
Mark 9:30-32; Matt. 17:22-23; Luke 9:43-45.
Sect. 89: JESUS, THE MESSIAH, PAYS THE HALF-SHEKEL FOR THE TEMPLE
Matt. 17:24-27.
Sect. 90: THE TWELVE CONTEND AS TO WHO SHALL BE THE GREATEST UNDER
THE MESSIAH'S REIGN. HIS SUBJECTS MUST BE CHILDLIKE
Mark 9:33-37; Matt. 18:1-5; Luke 9:46-48.
Sect. 91: THE MISTAKEN ZEAL OF THE APOSTLE JOHN REBUKED BY JESUS IN
PERTINENT PARABLES
Mark 9:38-50; Matt. 18:6-14; Luke 9:49-50.
Sect. 92: RIGHT TREATMENT OF A BROTHER WHO HAS SINNED AGAINST ONE,
AND DUTY OF PATIENTLY FORGIVING A BROTHER (PARABLE OF THE
UNMERCIFUL SERVANT)
Matt. 18:15-35.
Sect. 93: THE MESSIAH'S FOLLOWERS MUST GIVE UP EVERYTHING FOR HIS
SERVICE
Matt. 8:19-22; Luke 9:57-62.
Sect. 94: THE UNBELIEVING BROTHERS OF JESUS COUNSEL HIM TO EXHIBIT
HIMSELF IN JUDEA, AND HE REJECTS THE ADVICE
John 7:2-9.
Sect. 95: HE GOES PRIVATELY TO JERUSALEM THROUGH SAMARIA
Luke 9:51-56; John 7:10.
PART IX: THE LATER JUDEAN MINISTRY
SECTIONS 96-111
Sect. 96: THE COMING OF JESUS TO THE FEAST OF TABERNACLES CREATES
INTENSE EXCITEMENT CONCERNING THE MESSIAHSHIP
John 7:11-52.
Sect. 97: STORY OF AN ADULTEROUS WOMAN BROUGHT TO JESUS FOR JUDGMENT
John 7:53-8:11.
Sect. 98: AFTER THE FEAST OF TABERNACLES IN THE TEMPLE JESUS ANGERS
THE PHARISEES BY CLAIMING TO BE THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD
John 8:12-20.
Sect. 99: THE PHARISEES ATTEMPT TO STONE JESUS WHEN HE EXPOSES THEIR
SINFULNESS
John 8:21-59.
Sect. 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
John 9:1-41.
Sect. 101: IN THE PARABLE (ALLEGORY) OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD JESUS DRAWS
THE PICTURE OF THE HOSTILE PHARISEES AND INTIMATES THAT HE IS
GOING TO DIE FOR HIS FLOCK AND COME TO LIFE AGAIN
John 10:1-21.
Sect. 102: THE MISSION OF THE SEVENTY. CHRIST'S JOY IN THEIR WORK ON
THEIR RETURN
Luke 10:1-24.
Sect. 103: JESUS ANSWERS A LAWYER'S QUESTION AS TO ETERNAL LIFE,
GIVING THE PARABLE OF THE GOOD SAMARITAN
Luke 10:25-37.
Sect. 104: JESUS THE GUEST OF MARTHA AND MARY
Luke 10:38-42.
Sect. 105: JESUS AGAIN GIVES A MODEL OF PRAYER (COMP. SECT. 54) AND
ENCOURAGES HIS DISCIPLES TO PRAY. PARABLE OF THE IMPORTUNATE
FRIEND
Luke 11:1-13.
Sect. 106: BLASPHEMOUS ACCUSATION OF LEAGUE WITH BEELZEBUB
Luke 11:14-36.
Sect. 107: WHILE BREAKFASTING WITH A PHARISEE, JESUS SEVERELY
DENOUNCES THE PHARISEES AND LAWYERS AND EXCITES THEIR ENMITY
Luke 11:37-54.
Sect. 108: HE SPEAKS TO HIS DISCIPLES AND A VAST THRONG ABOUT
HYPOCRISY, COVETOUSNESS (PARABLE OF THE RICH FOOL), WORLDLY
ANXIETIES, WATCHFULNESS (PARABLE OF THE WAITING SERVANTS AND
OF THE WISE STEWARD), AND HIS OWN APPROACHING PASSION
Luke 12.
Sect. 109: ALL MUST REPENT OR PERISH. (TWO CURRENT TRAGEDIES); PARABLE
OF THE BARREN FIG TREE
Luke 13:1-9.
Sect. 110: JESUS HEALS A CRIPPLED WOMAN ON THE SABBATH AND DEFENDS
HIMSELF AGAINST THE RULER OF THE SYNAGOGUE. (CF. SECTS. 49-51
AND 114.) REPETITION OF THE PARABLES OF THE MUSTARD SEED AND
OF THE LEAVEN
Luke 13:10-21.
Sect. 111: AT THE FEAST OF DEDICATION JESUS WILL NOT YET OPENLY SAY
THAT HE IS THE MESSIAH. THE JEWS TRY TO STONE HIM
John 10:22-39.
PART X: THE LATER PEREAN MINISTRY
SECTIONS 112-127
Sect. 112: THE WITHDRAWAL FROM JERUSALEM TO BETHANY BEYOND JORDAN
John 10:40-42.
Sect. 113: TEACHING IN PEREA, ON A JOURNEY TOWARD JERUSALEM, WARNED
AGAINST HEROD ANTIPAS
Luke 13:22-35.
Sect. 114: WHILE DINING (BREAKFASTING) WITH A CHIEF PHARISEE, HE AGAIN
HEALS ON THE SABBATH AND DEFENDS HIMSELF (COMP. SECTS. 49 TO
51 AND 110) THREE PARABLES SUGGESTED BY THE OCCASION
Luke 14:1-24.
Sect. 115: GREAT CROWDS FOLLOW HIM, AND HE WARNS THEM TO COUNT THE
COST OF DISCIPLESHIP TO HIM (COMP. SECTS. 70 AND 83)
Luke 14:25-35.
Sect. 116: THE PHARISEES AND THE SCRIBES MURMUR AGAINST JESUS FOR
RECEIVING SINNERS. HE DEFENDS HIMSELF BY THREE GREAT
PARABLES (THE LOST SHEEP, THE LOST COIN, THE LOST SON)
Luke 15:1-32.
Sect. 117: THREE PARABLES ON STEWARDSHIP (TO THE DISCIPLES, THE
PARABLE OF THE UNJUST STEWARD; TO THE PHARISEES, THE PARABLE
OF THE RICH MAN AND LAZARUS; TO THE DISCIPLES, THE PARABLE OF
THE UNPROFITABLE SERVANTS)
Luke 16:1-17:10.
Sect. 118: JESUS RAISES LAZARUS FROM THE DEAD
John 11:1-44.
Sect. 119: THE EFFECT OF THE RAISING OF LAZARUS (ON THE PEOPLE, ON THE
SANHEDRIN, ON THE MOVEMENTS OF JESUS)
John 11:45-54.
Sect. 120: JESUS STARTS ON THE LAST JOURNEY TO JERUSALEM BY WAY OF
SAMARIA AND GALILEE
Luke 17:11-37.
Sect. 121: TWO PARABLES ON PRAYER (THE IMPORTUNATE WIDOW, THE PHARISEE
AND THE PUBLICAN)
Luke 18:1-14.
Sect. 122: GOING FROM GALILEE THROUGH PEREA, HE TEACHES CONCERNING
DIVORCE
Mark 10:1-12; Matt. 19:1-12.
Sect. 123: CHRIST AND CHILDREN AND THE FAILURE OF THE DISCIPLES TO
UNDERSTAND THE ATTITUDE OF JESUS
Mark 10:13-16; Matt. 19:13-15; Luke 18:15-17.
Sect. 124: THE RICH YOUNG RULER, THE PERILS OF RICHES, AND AMAZEMENT
OF THE DISCIPLES. THE REWARDS OF FORSAKING ALL TO FOLLOW THE
MESSIAH WILL BE GREAT, BUT WILL BE SOVEREIGN (PARABLE OF THE
LABORERS IN THE VINEYARD)
Mark 10:17-31; Matt. 19:16-20:16; Luke 18:18-30.
Sect. 125: JESUS AGAIN FORETELLS TO THE DISCIPLES HIS DEATH AND
RESURRECTION (COMP. SECTS. 83, 85, 86, 88), AND REBUKES THE
SELFISH AMBITION OF JAMES AND JOHN
Mark 10:32-45; Matt. 20:17-28; Luke 18:31-34.
Sect. 126: BLIND BARTIMAEUS AND HIS COMPANION HEALED
Mark 10:46-52; Matt. 20:29-34; Luke 18:35-43.
Sect. 127: JESUS VISITS ZACCHAEUS, AND SPEAKS THE PARABLE OF THE
POUNDS, AND SETS OUT FOR JERUSALEM
Luke 19:1-28.
PART XI: THE LAST PUBLIC MINISTRY IN JERUSALEM
SECTIONS 128-138
Sect. 128a: JESUS ARRIVES AT BETHANY NEAR JERUSALEM
John 11:55-12:1, 9-11.
Sect. 128b: HIS TRIUMPHAL ENTRY INTO JERUSALEM AS THE MESSIAH
Mark 11:1-11; Matt. 21:1-11, 14-17; Luke 19:29-44; John
12:12-19.
Sect. 129: THE BARREN FIG TREE CURSED, AND THE SECOND CLEANSING OF THE
TEMPLE (COMP. SECT. 31)
Mark 11:12-18; Matt. 21:18-19, 12-13; Luke 19:45-48.
Sect. 130: THE DESIRE OF SOME GREEKS TO SEE JESUS PUZZLES THE
DISCIPLES AND LEADS JESUS IN AGITATION OF SOUL TO INTERPRET
LIFE AND DEATH AS SACRIFICE AND TO SHOW HOW BY BEING "LIFTED
UP" HE WILL DRAW ALL MEN TO HIM
John 12:20-50.
Sect. 131: THE BARREN FIG TREE FOUND TO HAVE WITHERED
Mark 11:19-25; Matt. 21:19-22; Luke 21:37-38.
Sect. 132: THE RULERS (SANHEDRIN) FORMALLY CHALLENGE THE AUTHORITY OF
JESUS AS AN ACCREDITED TEACHER (RABBI)
Mark 11:27-12:12; Matt. 21:23-22:14; Luke 20:1-19.
Sect. 133: THE PHARISEES AND THE HERODIANS TRY TO ENSNARE JESUS ABOUT
PAYING TRIBUTE TO CAESAR
Mark 12:13-17; Matt. 22:15-22; Luke 20:20-26.
Sect. 134: THE SADDUCEES ASK HIM A PUZZLING QUESTION ABOUT THE
RESURRECTION
Mark 12:18-27; Matt. 22:23-33; Luke 20:27-40.
Sect. 135: THE PHARISEES REJOICE OVER THE ROUT OF THE SADDUCEES AND A
PHARISAIC LAWYER ASKS JESUS A LEGAL QUESTION
Mark 12:28-34; Matt. 22:34-40.
Sect. 136: JESUS, TO THE JOY OF THE MULTITUDE, SILENCES HIS ENEMIES BY
THE PERTINENT QUESTION OF THE MESSIAH'S DESCENT FROM DAVID
AND LORDSHIP OVER DAVID
Mark 12:35-37; Matt. 22:41-46; Luke 20:41-44.
Sect. 137: IN HIS LAST PUBLIC DISCOURSE, JESUS SOLEMNLY DENOUNCES THE
SCRIBES AND PHARISEES (COMP. SECT. 107)
Mark 12:38-40; Matt. 23:1-39; Luke 20:45-47.
Sect. 138: JESUS CLOSELY OBSERVES THE CONTRIBUTIONS IN THE TEMPLE, AND
COMMENDS THE POOR WIDOW'S GIFT
Mark 12:41-44; Luke 21:1-4.
PART XII: IN THE SHADOW WITH JESUS
SECTIONS 139-152
Sect. 139: SITTING ON THE MOUNT OF OLIVES, JESUS SPEAKS TO HIS
DISCIPLES ABOUT THE DESTRUCTION OF JERUSALEM, AND HIS OWN
SECOND COMING IN APOCALYPTIC LANGUAGE. THE GREAT
ESCHATOLOGICAL DISCOURSE
Mark 13:1-37; Matt. 24, 25; Luke 21:5-36.
Sect. 140: JESUS PREDICTS HIS CRUCIFIXION TWO DAYS HENCE (JEWISH
FRIDAY)
Mark 14:1-2; Matt. 26:1-5; Luke 22:1-2.
Sect. 141: AT THE FEAST IN THE HOUSE OF SIMON THE LEPER MARY OF
BETHANY ANOINTS JESUS FOR HIS BURIAL
Mark 14:3-9; Matt. 26:6-13; John 12:2-8.
Sect. 142: JUDAS, STUNG BY THE REBUKE OF JESUS AT THE FEAST, BARGAINS
WITH THE RULERS TO BETRAY JESUS
Mark 14:10-11; Matt. 26:14-16; Luke 22:3-6.
Sect. 143: THE PREPARATION FOR THE PASCHAL MEAL AT THE HOME OF A
FRIEND (POSSIBLY THAT OF JOHN MARK'S FATHER AND MOTHER)
Mark 14:12-16; Matt. 26:17-19; Luke 22:7-13.
Sect. 144: JESUS PARTAKES OF THE PASCHAL MEAL WITH THE TWELVE APOSTLES
AND REBUKES THEIR JEALOUSY
Mark 14:17; Matt. 26:20; Luke 22:14-16, 24-30.
Sect. 145: DURING THE PASCHAL MEAL, JESUS WASHES THE FEET OF HIS
DISCIPLES
John 13:1-20.
Sect. 146: AT THE PASCHAL MEAL JESUS POINTS OUT JUDAS AS THE BETRAYER
Mark 14:18-21; Matt. 26:21-25; Luke 22:21-23; John 13:21-30.
Sect. 147: AFTER THE DEPARTURE OF JUDAS JESUS WARNS THE DISCIPLES
(PETER IN PARTICULAR) AGAINST DESERTION, WHILE ALL PROTEST
THEIR LOYALTY
Mark 14:27-31; Matt. 26:31-35; Luke 22:31-38; John 13:31-38.
Sect. 148: JESUS INSTITUTES THE MEMORIAL OF EATING BREAD AND DRINKING
WINE
Mark 14:22-25; Matt. 26:26-29; Luke 22:17-20; 1 Cor. 11:23-26.
Sect. 149: THE FAREWELL DISCOURSE TO HIS DISCIPLES IN THE UPPER ROOM
John 14.
Sect. 150: THE DISCOURSE ON THE WAY TO GETHSEMANE
John 15, 16.
Sect. 151: CHRIST'S INTERCESSORY PRAYER
John 17.
Sect. 152: GOING FORTH TO GETHSEMANE, JESUS SUFFERS LONG IN AGONY
Mark 14:26, 32-42; Matt. 26:30, 36-46; Luke 22:39-46;
John 18:1.
PART XIII: THE ARREST, TRIAL, CRUCIFIXION, AND BURIAL OF JESUS
SECTIONS 153-168
Sect. 153: JESUS IS BETRAYED, ARRESTED, AND FORSAKEN
Mark 14:43-52; Matt. 26:47-56; Luke 22:47-53; John 18:2-12.
Sect. 154: JESUS FIRST EXAMINED BY ANNAS, THE EX-HIGH PRIEST
John 18:12-14, 19-23.
Sect. 155: JESUS HURRIEDLY TRIED AND CONDEMNED BY CAIAPHAS AND THE
SANHEDRIN, WHO MOCK AND BUFFET HIM
Mark 14:53, 55-65; Matt. 26:57, 59-68; Luke 22:54, 63-65;
John 18:24.
Sect. 156: PETER THRICE DENIES HIS LORD
Mark 14:54, 66-72; Matt. 26:58, 69-75; Luke 22:54-62;
John 18:15-18, 25-27.
Sect. 157: AFTER DAWN, JESUS IS FORMALLY CONDEMNED BY THE SANHEDRIN
Mark 15:1; Matt. 27:1; Luke 22:66-71.
Sect. 158: REMORSE AND SUICIDE OF JUDAS THE BETRAYER
Matt. 27:3-10; Acts 1:18-19.
Sect. 159: JESUS BEFORE PILATE THE FIRST TIME
Mark 15:1-5; Matt. 27:2, 11-14; Luke 23:1-5; John 18:28-38.
Sect. 160: JESUS BEFORE HEROD ANTIPAS THE TETRARCH
Luke 23:6-12.
Sect. 161: JESUS THE SECOND TIME BEFORE PILATE
Mark 15:6-15; Matt. 27:15-26; Luke 23:13-25; John 18:39-19:16.
Sect. 162: THE ROMAN SOLDIERS MOCK JESUS
Mark 15:16-19; Matt. 27:27-30.
Sect. 163: JESUS ON THE WAY TO THE CROSS (VIA DOLOROSA) ON GOLGOTHA
Mark 15:20-23; Matt. 27:31-34; Luke 23:26-33; John 19:16-17.
Sect. 164: THE FIRST THREE HOURS ON THE CROSS
Mark 15:24-32; Matt. 27:35-44; Luke 23:33-43; John 19:18-27.
Sect. 165: THE THREE HOURS OF DARKNESS FROM NOON TO THREE P.M.
Mark 15:33-37; Matt. 27:45-50; Luke 23:44-46; John 19:28-30.
Sect. 166: THE PHENOMENA ACCOMPANYING THE DEATH OF CHRIST
Mark 15:38-41; Matt. 27:51-56; Luke 23:45, 47-49.
Sect. 167: THE BURIAL OF THE BODY OF JESUS IN THE TOMB OF JOSEPH OF
ARIMATHEA AFTER PROOF OF HIS DEATH
Mark 15:42-46; Matt. 27:57-60; Luke 23:50-54; John 19:31-42.
Sect. 168: THE WATCH OF THE WOMEN BY THE TOMB OF JESUS
Mark 15:47; Matt. 27:61-66; Luke 23:55-56.
PART XIV: THE RESURRECTION, APPEARANCES, AND ASCENSION OF CHRIST
SECTIONS 169-184
Sect. 169: THE VISIT OF THE WOMEN TO THE TOMB OF JESUS
Mark 16:1; Matt. 28:1.
Sect. 170: THE EARTHQUAKE, THE ROLLING AWAY OF THE STONE BY AN ANGEL,
AND THE FRIGHT OF THE ROMAN WATCHERS
Matt. 28:2-4.
Sect. 171: THE VISIT OF THE WOMEN TO THE TOMB OF JESUS ABOUT SUNRISE
SUNDAY MORNING AND THE MESSAGE OF THE ANGELS ABOUT THE EMPTY
TOMB
Mark 16:2-8; Matt. 28:5-8; Luke 24:1-8; John 20:1.
Sect. 172: MARY MAGDALENE AND THE OTHER WOMEN REPORT TO THE APOSTLES,
AND PETER AND JOHN VISIT THE EMPTY TOMB
Luke 24:9-12; John 20:2-10.
Sect. 173: THE APPEARANCE OF JESUS TO MARY MAGDALENE AND THE MESSAGE
TO THE DISCIPLES
Mark 16:9-11; John 20:11-18.
Sect. 174: THE APPEARANCE OF JESUS TO THE OTHER WOMEN
Matt. 28:9-10.
Sect. 175: SOME OF THE GUARD REPORT TO THE JEWISH RULERS
Matt. 28:11-15.
Sect. 176: THE APPEARANCE TO TWO DISCIPLES (CLEOPAS AND ANOTHER) ON
THE WAY TO EMMAUS
Mark 16:12-13; Luke 24:13-32.
Sect. 177: THE REPORT OF THE TWO DISCIPLES AND THE NEWS OF THE
APPEARANCE TO SIMON PETER
Luke 24:33-35; 1 Cor. 15:5.
Sect. 178: THE APPEARANCE TO THE ASTONISHED DISCIPLES (THOMAS ABSENT)
WITH A COMMISSION AND THEIR FAILURE TO CONVINCE THOMAS
Mark 16:14; Luke 24:36-43; John 20:19-25.
Sect. 179: THE APPEARANCE TO THE DISCIPLES THE NEXT SUNDAY NIGHT AND
THE CONVINCING OF THOMAS
John 20:26-31; 1 Cor. 15:5.
Sect. 180: THE APPEARANCE TO SEVEN DISCIPLES BESIDE THE SEA OF
GALILEE. THE MIRACULOUS DRAUGHT OF FISHES
John 21.
Sect. 181: THE APPEARANCE TO ABOUT FIVE HUNDRED ON AN APPOINTED
MOUNTAIN IN GALILEE, AND A COMMISSION GIVEN
Mark 16:15-18; Matt. 28:16-20; 1 Cor. 15:6.
Sect. 182: THE APPEARANCE TO JAMES THE BROTHER OF JESUS
1 Cor. 15:7.
Sect. 183: THE APPEARANCE TO THE DISCIPLES WITH ANOTHER COMMISSION
Luke 24:44-49; Acts 1:3-8.
Sect. 184: THE LAST APPEARANCE AND THE ASCENSION
Mark 16:19-20; Luke 24:50-53; Acts 1:9-12.
TABLE FOR FINDING ANY PASSAGE IN THE HARMONY
MARK
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Chap. | Verse | Section || Chap. | Verse | Section
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1 | 1 | 20 || 9 | 33-37 | 90
1 | 2-6 | 21 || 9 | 38-50 | 91
1 | 7-8 | 23 || 10 | 1-12 | 122
1 | 9-11 | 24 || 10 | 13-16 | 123
1 | 12-13 | 25 || 10 | 17-31 | 124
1 | 14 | 34 || 10 | 32-45 | 125
1 | 14-15 | 37 || 10 | 46-52 | 126
1 | 16-20 | 41 || 11 | 1-11 | 128b
1 | 21-28 | 42 || 11 | 12-18 | 129
1 | 29-34 | 43 || 11 | 19-25 | 131
1 | 35-39 | 44 || 11 | 27-12:12 | 132
1 | 40-45 | 45 || 12 | 13-17 | 133
2 | 1-12 | 46 || 12 | 18-27 | 134
2 | 13-17 | 47 || 12 | 28-34 | 135
2 | 18-22 | 48 || 12 | 35-37 | 136
2 | 23-28 | 50 || 12 | 38-40 | 137
3 | 1-6 | 51 || 12 | 41-44 | 138
3 | 7-12 | 52 || 13 | 1-37 | 139
3 | 13-19 | 53 || 14 | 1-2 | 140
3 | 19-30 | 61 || 14 | 3-9 | 141
3 | 31-35 | 63 || 14 | 10-11 | 142
4 | 1-2 | 64 || 14 | 12-16 | 143
4 | 3-25 | 64 || 14 | 17 | 144
4 | 26-29 | 64 || 14 | 18-21 | 146
4 | 30-32 | 64 || 14 | 27-31 | 147
4 | 33-34 | 64 || 14 | 22-25 | 148
4 | 35-41 | 65 || 14 | 26, 32-42 | 152
5 | 1-20 | 66 || 14 | 43-52 | 153
5 | 21-43 | 67 || 14 | 53, 55-65 | 155
6 | 1-6 | 69 || 14 | 54, 66-72 | 156
6 | 6-13 | 70 || 15 | 1 | 157
6 | 14-29 | 71 || 15 | 1-5 | 159
6 | 30-44 | 72 || 15 | 6-15 | 161
6 | 45-46 | 73 || 15 | 16-19 | 162
6 | 47-52 | 74 || 15 | 20-23 | 163
6 | 53-56 | 75 || 15 | 24-32 | 164
7 | 1-23 | 77 || 15 | 33-37 | 165
7 | 24-30 | 78 || 15 | 38-41 | 166
7 | 31-8:9 | 79 || 15 | 42-46 | 167
8 | 10-12 | 80 || 15 | 47 | 168
8 | 13-26 | 81 || 16 | 1 | 169
8 | 27-30 | 82 || 16 | 2-8 | 171
8 | 31-37 | 83 || 16 | 9-11 | 173
8 | 38-9:1 | 84 || 16 | 12-13 | 176
9 | 2-8 | 85 || 16 | 14 | 178
9 | 9-13 | 86 || 16 | 15-18 | 181
9 | 14-29 | 87 || 16 | 19-20 | 184
9 | 30-32 | 88 || | |
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MATTHEW
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Chap. | Verse | Section || Chap. | Verse | Section
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1 | 1-17 | 3 || 15 | 1-20 | 77
1 | 18-25 | 9 || 15 | 21-28 | 78
2 | 1-12 | 14 || 15 | 29-38 | 79
2 | 13-18 | 15 || 15 | 39-16:4 | 80
2 | 19-23 | 16 || 16 | 5-12 | 81
3 | 1-6 | 21 || 16 | 13-20 | 82
3 | 7-10 | 22 || 16 | 21-26 | 83
3 | 11-12 | 23 || 16 | 27-28 | 84
3 | 13-17 | 24 || 17 | 1-8 | 85
4 | 1-11 | 25 || 17 | 9-13 | 86
4 | 12 | 34 || 17 | 14-20 | 87
4 | 13-16 | 40 || 17 | 22-23 | 88
4 | 17 | 37 || 17 | 24-27 | 89
4 | 18-22 | 41 || 18 | 1-5 | 90
4 | 23-25 | 44 || 18 | 6-14 | 91
5 | 1-2 | 54 || 18 | 15-35 | 92
5 | 3-12 | 54 || 19 | 1-12 | 122
5 | 13-20 | 54 || 19 | 13-15 | 123
5 | 21-48 | 54 || 19 | 16-20:16 | 124
6 | 1-18 | 54 || 20 | 17-28 | 125
6 | 19-34 | 54 || 20 | 29-34 | 126
7 | 1-6 | 54 || 21 | 1-11, 14-17 | 128b
7 | 7-12 | 54 || 21 | 18-19, 12-13 | 129
7 | 13-8:1 | 54 || 21 | 19-22 | 131
8 | 2-4 | 45 || 21 | 23-22:14 | 132
8 | 5-13 | 55 || 22 | 15-22 | 133
8 | 14-17 | 43 || 22 | 23-33 | 134
8 | 18, 23-27 | 65 || 22 | 34-40 | 135
8 | 19-22 | 93 || 22 | 41-46 | 136
8 | 28-34 | 66 || 23 | 1-39 | 137
9 | 1-8 | 46 || 24, 25 | ... | 139
9 | 9-13 | 47 || 26 | 1-5 | 140
9 | 14-17 | 48 || 26 | 6-13 | 141
9 | 18-26 | 67 || 26 | 14-16 | 142
9 | 27-34 | 68 || 26 | 17-19 | 143
9 | 35-11:1 | 70 || 26 | 20 | 144
11 | 2-19 | 57 || 26 | 21-25 | 146
11 | 20-30 | 58 || 26 | 31-35 | 147
12 | 1-8 | 50 || 26 | 26-29 | 148
12 | 9-14 | 51 || 26 | 30, 36-46 | 152
12 | 15-21 | 52 || 26 | 47-56 | 153
12 | 22-37 | 61 || 26 | 57, 59-68 | 155
12 | 38-45 | 62 || 26 | 58, 69-75 | 156
12 | 46-50 | 63 || 27 | 1 | 157
13 | 1-3 | 64 || 27 | 3-10 | 158
13 | 3-23 | 64 || 27 | 2, 11-14 | 159
13 | 24-30 | 64 || 27 | 15-26 | 161
13 | 31-32 | 64 || 27 | 27-30 | 162
13 | 33-35 | 64 || 27 | 31-34 | 163
13 | 36-43 | 64 || 27 | 35-44 | 164
13 | 44 | 64 || 27 | 45-50 | 165
13 | 45-46 | 64 || 27 | 51-56 | 166
13 | 47-50 | 64 || 27 | 57-60 | 167
13 | 51-53 | 64 || 27 | 61-66 | 168
13 | 54-58 | 69 || 28 | 1 | 169
14 | 1-12 | 71 || 28 | 2-4 | 170
14 | 13-21 | 72 || 28 | 5-8 | 171
14 | 22-23 | 73 || 28 | 9-10 | 174
14 | 24-33 | 74 || 28 | 11-15 | 175
14 | 34-36 | 75 || 28 | 16-20 | 181
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LUKE
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Chap. | Verse | Section || Chap. | Verse | Section
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1 | 1-4 | 1 || 9 | 49-50 | 91
1 | 5-25 | 4 || 9 | 51-56 | 95
1 | 26-38 | 5 || 9 | 57-62 | 93
1 | 39-45 | 6 || 10 | 1-24 | 102
1 | 46-56 | 7 || 10 | 25-37 | 103
1 | 57-80 | 8 || 10 | 38-42 | 104
2 | 1-7 | 10 || 11 | 1-13 | 105
2 | 8-20 | 11 || 11 | 14-36 | 106
2 | 21 | 12 || 11 | 37-54 | 107
2 | 22-38 | 13 || 12 | 1-59 | 108
2 | 39 | 16 || 13 | 1-9 | 109
2 | 40 | 17 || 13 | 10-21 | 110
2 | 41-50 | 18 || 13 | 22-35 | 113
2 | 51-52 | 19 || 14 | 1-24 | 114
3 | 1-2 | 20 || 14 | 25-35 | 115
3 | 3-6 | 21 || 15 | 1-32 | 116
3 | 7-14 | 22 || 16 | 1-17:10 | 117
3 | 15-18 | 23 || 17 | 11-37 | 120
3 | 19-20 | 34 || 18 | 1-14 | 121
3 | 21-23 | 24 || 18 | 15-17 | 123
3 | 23-38 | 3 || 18 | 18-30 | 124
4 | 1-13 | 25 || 18 | 31-34 | 125
4 | 14 | 34 || 18 | 35-43 | 126
4 | 14-15 | 37 || 19 | 1-28 | 127
4 | 16-31 | 39 || 19 | 29-44 | 128b
4 | 31-37 | 42 || 19 | 45-48 | 129
4 | 38-41 | 43 || 21 | 37-38 | 131
4 | 42-44 | 44 || 20 | 1-19 | 132
5 | 1-11 | 41 || 20 | 20-26 | 133
5 | 12-16 | 45 || 20 | 27-40 | 134
5 | 17-26 | 46 || 20 | 41-44 | 136
5 | 27-32 | 47 || 20 | 45-47 | 137
5 | 33-39 | 48 || 21 | 1-4 | 138
6 | 1-5 | 50 || 21 | 5-36 | 139
6 | 6-11 | 51 || 22 | 1-2 | 140
6 | 12-16 | 53 || 22 | 3-6 | 142
6 | 17-19 | 54 || 22 | 7-13 | 143
6 | 20-26 | 54 || 22 | 14-16, 24-30 | 144
6 | 27-36 | 54 || 22 | 21-23 | 146
6 | 37-42 | 54 || 22 | 31-38 | 147
6 | 43-49 | 54 || 22 | 17-20 | 148
7 | 1-10 | 55 || 22 | 39-46 | 152
7 | 11-17 | 56 || 22 | 47-53 | 153
7 | 18-35 | 57 || 22 | 54, 63-65 | 155
7 | 36-50 | 59 || 22 | 54-62 | 156
8 | 1-3 | 60 || 22 | 66-71 | 157
8 | 4 | 64 || 23 | 1-5 | 159
8 | 5-18 | 64 || 23 | 6-12 | 160
8 | 19-21 | 63 || 23 | 13-25 | 161
8 | 22-25 | 65 || 23 | 26-33 | 163
8 | 26-39 | 66 || 23 | 33-43 | 164
8 | 40-56 | 67 || 23 | 44-46 | 165
9 | 1-6 | 70 || 23 | 45, 47-49 | 166
9 | 7-9 | 71 || 23 | 50-54 | 167
9 | 10-17 | 72 || 23 | 55-56 | 168
9 | 18-21 | 82 || 24 | 1-8 | 171
9 | 22-25 | 83 || 24 | 9-12 | 172
9 | 26-27 | 84 || 24 | 13-32 | 176
9 | 28-36 | 85 || 24 | 33-35 | 177
9 | 36 | 86 || 24 | 36-43 | 178
9 | 37-43 | 87 || 24 | 44-49 | 183
9 | 43-45 | 88 || 24 | 50-53 | 184
9 | 46-48 | 90 || | |
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JOHN
------+----------+---------++--------+---------------+--------
Chap. | Verse | Section || Chap. | Verse | Section
------+----------+---------++--------+---------------+--------
1 | 1-18 | 2 || 11 | 1-44 | 118
1 | 19-28 | 26 || 11 | 45-54 | 119
1 | 29-34 | 27 || 11 | 55-12:1, 9-11 | 128a
1 | 35-51 | 28 || 12 | 12-19 | 128b
2 | 1-11 | 29 || 12 | 20-50 | 130
2 | 12 | 30 || 12 | 2-8 | 141
2 | 13-22 | 31 || 13 | 1-20 | 145
2 | 23-3:21 | 32 || 13 | 21-30 | 146
3 | 22-36 | 33 || 13 | 31-38 | 147
4 | 1-4 | 34 || 14 | ... | 149
4 | 5-42 | 35 || 15, 16 | ... | 150
4 | 43-45 | 36 || 17 | ... | 151
4 | 46-54 | 38 || 18 | 1 | 152
5 | 1-47 | 49 || 18 | 2-12 | 153
6 | 1-13 | 72 || 18 | 12-14, 19-23 | 154
6 | 14-15 | 73 || 18 | 24 | 155
6 | 16-21 | 74 || 18 | 15-18, 25-27 | 156
6 | 22-71 | 76 || 18 | 28-38 | 159
7 | 1 | 77 || 18 | 39-19:16 | 161
7 | 2-9 | 94 || 19 | 16-17 | 163
7 | 10 | 95 || 19 | 18-27 | 164
7 | 11-52 | 96 || 19 | 28-30 | 165
7 | 53-8:11 | 97 || 19 | 31-42 | 167
8 | 12-20 | 98 || 20 | 1 | 171
8 | 21-59 | 99 || 20 | 2-10 | 172
9 | 1-41 | 100 || 20 | 11-18 | 173
10 | 1-21 | 101 || 20 | 19-25 | 178
10 | 22-39 | 111 || 20 | 26-31 | 179
10 | 40-42 | 112 || 21 | ... | 180
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NOTE:--The verses that are omitted in the Canterbury Revision do not
appear in this Harmony. They are Mark 7:16; 9:44, 46; 11:26; 15:28;
Matthew 17:21; 18:11; 23:14; Luke 17:36; 23:17; John 5:4.
In addition to the Gospels use is made of
Acts 1:3-8 in Sect. 183.
Acts 1:9-12 in Sect. 184.
Acts 1:18-19 in Sect. 158.
1 Cor. 11:23-26 in Sect. 148.
1 Cor. 15:5 in Sect. 177.
1 Cor. 15:5 in Sect. 179.
1 Cor. 15:6 in Sect. 181.
1 Cor. 15:7 in Sect. 182.
A HARMONY OF THE GOSPELS FOR STUDENTS OF THE LIFE OF CHRIST
PART I
THE SOURCES OF THE GOSPELS
Sect. 1. IN THE DEDICATION LUKE EXPLAINS HIS METHOD OF RESEARCH[a]
Luke 1:1-4
1 Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to draw up a narrative
concerning those matters which have been [1]fulfilled among us,
2 even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were
3 eyewitnesses and ministers of the word, it seemed good to me also,
having traced the course of all things accurately from the first,
4 to write unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus;[b] that
thou mightest know the certainty concerning the [2]things
[3]wherein thou wast instructed.
[Footnote 1: Or, _fully establish_.]
[Footnote 2: Gr. _words_.]
[Footnote 3: Or, _which thou wast taught by word of mouth_.]
[Footnote a: Luke is the first critic of the life of Christ whose
criticism has been preserved to us. Others had drawn up narratives of
certain portions of Christ's work. Others still had been eyewitnesses of
the ministry of Jesus and gave Luke their oral testimony. Luke sifted it
all with care and produced an orderly and reasonably full narrative of
the earthly ministry of Jesus. We cannot reproduce all the sources that
Luke had at his command, but it is clear that he followed in the main our
Gospel of Mark, as any one can see for himself by comparing the two
Gospels in this Harmony. Both Matthew and Luke made use of Mark. But they
had other sources also. See note 2 on Synoptic Criticism at the close of
the Harmony. See also Chapter IV, "Luke's Method of Research" in my _Luke
the Historian in the Light of Research_.]
[Footnote b: Luke alone follows the method of ancient historians in
dedicating his Gospel, as also the Acts (1:1), to a patron who probably
met the expense of publication. So Luke as a Gentile Christian writes an
historical introduction in literary (_Koine_) Greek after the fashion of
Thucydides and Plutarch. Mark had no formal introduction. Matthew's
introduction is genealogical because he is writing for Jewish readers to
prove that Jesus is the Messiah of Jewish hope. John, writing last of
all, has a theological introduction to meet the Gnostic and philosophical
misconceptions concerning the Person of Christ. Thus he pictures Christ
as the Eternal Logos, with God in his pre-incarnate state, who became
flesh and thus revealed the Father to men.]