63

Harmony of the Gospels

B.C.

3

A.D.

7 7-26

26

27

27

27

28

Events.

The Divinity of Christ........

Preface..............

Annunciation of the birth of John the Baptist............

Espousal of Virgin Mary.......

The Annunciation of the birth of Jesus . . The visitation of Mary to Elisabeth . . .

Her return to Nazareth........

J oseph's vision...........

Birth and infancy of John Baptist ....

Birth of Jesus............

Adoration by shepherds........

Circumcision............

Presentation and purification......

Genealogies.............

Adoration by the wise men.......

Flight into Egypt..........

Massacre of the Innocents.......

Return to Nazareth.........

Childhood of Jesus..........

With the doctors in the temple.....

Youth of Jesus...........

Mission of John the Baptist.

Ministry of John the Baptist . . . . Baptisms by „          „         . . . .

Witness to Christ by „         . . . .

Baptism of Jesus „ „          . . . .

Temptation of Jesus .......

John Baptist's second testimony Call of first disciples (five) . . .

(Cfjrtst's JTtrst

First miracle, at Cana........

Visit to Capernaum........

First Passover: first cleansing of temple

Discourse with Nicodemus......

The Baptist's last testimony.....

Christ's visit to Samaria.......

„ return to Cana.......

„ healing of nobleman's son . . .

First Public Preaching. Imprisonment of John the Baptist.... Christ's preaching in Galilee:—

„            „ at Nazareth.....

,, „ at Capernaum .... Call pf Andrew. Peter, James, and John . Miracles:—Casting out a devil.....

„'■ Healing Peter's mother-in-law.

,,               „ many sick and diseased

First General Circuit.

Preparatory Prayer.........

Circuit through Galilee........

Sermoi on the Mount

Sermoii in the boat; miraculous draught offth.............

Healingiof a leper..........

Retirement for prayer......'. . .

Healingpf palsied man........

Call of UMatthew (Levi), supper, and dis-couite

gear's

Second Aassover

Miracle at Bethesda, and discourse on it .

The Sab oath; plucking corn......

The mirasle of the withered hand ....

Opposition of Herodians........

Retirement for prayer.........

Ordinatic i of Twelve Apostles.....

Sermon i the Plain (of Gennesaret) . . . Healing c nturion's servant......

,, s ii of widow of Nain......

Message I'om John Baptist; Christ's tes-

timoi t.............

Locality.

Jerusalem

Nazareth .

Hebron, or Juttah . .

Nazareth . Hebron . Bethlehem

Jerusalem

Bethlehem Egypt . . Bethlehem Nazareth .

Jerusalem Nazareth .

Bethabara

Wilderness of

Judaea . Bethabara

Cana . . . Capernaum . Jerusalem .

iEnon ,

Sychar

Cana

Machaeriis

Nazareth . Capernaum

Hill above Gennesaret.

Gennesaret .

Capernaum

Jerusalem

Galilee. . Capernaum

near „

Nain . . Capernaum

63

Matt.

i. 18

i. 20—25

i. 25

1.17 ii. 1—12 ii. 13—15 ii. 16—18 ii. 19—23

iii. 1—4 iii. 5 iii. 11,12 iii. 15—17

iv. 1-11

iv. 12

iv. 13 iy. 18—22

iv. 23-25 v.—vii. 27

Tiii. 2-4

ix. 2 ix.9

xii. 1 xii. 10 xii. 14

x!

viii. 5—13*

xi. 2—7

Mark.

i.1-8 i. 5

i. 7, 8 i.9-11

i. 12,13

i. 14 vi. 1

• •

i. 16 i. 23 i. 29 i. 32

5.35 i. 39

i. 40 i. 45 ii. 1

ii. 13-18

ii. 23 iii. 1 iii. 6 iii. 13 iii. 14

Luke.

11—4

i. 5—25

i. 27 i. 26—38

i. 89—55 i. 56

i. 57—80 ii. 1—7 ii. 8—16 ii. 21 ii. 22-29 iii. 23

ii. 39 ii. 40 ii. 46—50 ii. 51

iii. 1—6

iii. 7

iii. 15—18

iii. 21, 22

iv. 1-13

iv. 15-30 iv. 31

iv. 33 iv. 38 iv. 40

iv. 42 iv. 44

v.l

v. 12 v. 16 V. 17

v. 27-33

vi.l vi. 6 vi. 11 vi. 12 vi. 13 vi. 17-49 vii. 1 vii. 11

vii. 17—24

John.

i. 1—5

i. 6—15

i. 19-35 i. 37—51

ii. 1-11 ii. 12 ii. 13—23

iii. 1—21 iii. 25—36 iv. 1—42 iv. 43—46 iv. 46—54

v.l

v. 2-47

64

Harmony of the Gospels-(continued).

A.D.

28

28

28

Warning to Chorazjn, &c. Mary Magdalene . . . .

Events.

Second General Circuit.

Through Galilee........

Healing of a demoniac.....

Blasphemy against the Holy Ghost.

The unclean spirit.......

The interruption of His relatives . ^arables.—The Sower ,#....

Tares. .   . Mustard seed

Leaven .   .

Candle .   .

Treasure    .

Pearl . .   .

Net. . .   .

Christ calms the storm .   .

Locality.

Capernaum . Capernaum (?)

xi. 20—28

Galilee. . Capernaum

Plain of Gen nesaret.

„ suffers devils to enter the swine Parables:—Bridegroom......

New cloth and new wine . Miracles:—Issue of blood.....

Jairus' daughter ....

Two blind men.....

Dumb spirit......

Third General Circuit.

Mission of the Twelve Apostles.....

Death of John the Baptist.......

Feeding five thousand.........

Walking on the water.........

Discourse on the plain and in the synagogue

Discourse on pollution........

Syrophoenician woman........

Miracles:—Healing of the deaf and dumb

man........

„ of many sick......

Feeding four thousand ....

Parable of leaven..........

Healing blind man..........

Peter's confession of Christ's Divinity . . Transfiguration..........

Healing demoniac child.....,

Predictions of His Passion . . . . , The stater in the fish's mouth . . .

Lesson on docility........

,, forgiveness.......

,, self-denial.....„ .

Parable of the unmerciful servant . , The Feast of Tabernacles . . . ,

Discourses ........

Officers sent to arrest Him .

The adulteress.....

Discourses.......

Threatened with stoning Healing of blind man, and discourses

Christ the Door........

Good Shepherd ....

Feast of Dedication......

Christ's oneness with the Father . „ retreat across the Jordan . „ raising of Lazarus .... „ retreat to Ephraim . . .

•      „ repulse by the Samaritans

• Mission of the Seventy .....

• Parable of the Good Samaritan .

•  Visit to Martha and Mary . . .

• The Lord's. Prayer......

Sea ol Genne

saret, . Gadara Capernaum

Gennesaret Capernaum

Mach33rus Bethsaida Lake . . Capernaum

Phoenicia. . Decapolis. . Gennesaret . Bethsaida

Mount Tabor, or Hermon

»» • Galilee. . . Capernaum .

Jerusalem

Parable of the importunity of a friend

The dumb spirit.........

The rich fool..........

God's providence to birds and flowers

The barren fig tree ........

The woman with an infirmity . . .

• The mustard seed......,

• Healing the man with dropsy . . .

• Lesson on humility.......

Persea . .

Bethany .   .

Ephraim .   .

Samaria .    .

Galilee . .   .

Jerusalem    .

Bethany .   . Mount of 0-

lives . .   .

Jerusalem

Matt.

xii. 22 xii. 24

ii. 43

ii. 46

xiii.,1-9,18 —23

iii. 24 riii. 31

iii. 33

• • • •

:iii. 44 xiii. 45 xiii. 47

viii. 24 viii. 28 ix. 15 ix. 16,17

Mark.

ix. 27 ix. 32

x.l

xiv. 1 xiv. 13 xiv. 25 xiv. 34

xv. 1—20 xv. 21

xv. 29 xv. 32 xvi. 5

xvi.13*

xvii. 1 xvii. 14 xvii. 22 xvii. 27 xviii. 1 xviii. 15 xviii. 18 xviii. 23

iii. 19 iii. 22

iii. 31 iv.1,14-20

iv.30 iv. 21

iv.37 v.l

v. 22

vi. 6—11 vi. 14 vi. 30

vi. 48

Luke.

vii. 1—23 vii. 24

vii. 32

viii. 1 viii. 14 viii. 22 viii. 27

ix. 2 ix. 14 ix. 30

ix. 33 ix. 43

vii. 36

viii. 1—3

viii. 4, ll-

viii. 16

viii. 23 viii. 27

viii. 41

ix. 1-3 ix. 7 ix. 12

John.

vi. 1 vi. 19 vi. 22—70

ix. 18

ix. 28 ix. 37 ix. 43

ix. 46

vi.9-13

ix. 53 : x. 1-17 ! x. 30 x. 38

xi. 2—4 ! xi. 5 xi. 14 xii. 16 xii. 22-)30 xiii. 6 xiii. 11 xiii. 18 xiv. 1-xiv. 7

vii. 2,10 vii. 30-46 vii. 30,46 viii. 3 viii. 12 viii. 59 ix. 1 x.l x. 11 x. 22 x. 30 x. 40 xi. 1 xi. 54

As an interval of nearly three months occurred between the Feasts of Tabernacles and Dtiication, some place the events marked* in that interval, and vary their order, putting the "healing of t^e ten lepers" immediately after the "repulse by the Samaritans."

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65

Harmony of the Gospels-(continued).

A.D.

28

29

29

Events.

Parables:—The Great supper......

„ Lost sheep and piece of

silver.......

„ Frqdigal son......

„ Unjust steward.....

„ Dives and Lazarus....

• The ten lepers...........

Parables:—Importunate widow.....

Pharisee and publican ....

Rich young man......

Labourers in the vineyard . . Ten pounds........

• Healing blind Bartimaeus......,

The Last Passover.

The supper in Simon's house......

Mary anoints Jesus..........

Triumphal entry into the temple ....

Retirement to Bethany........

Cursing the fig tree..........

Cleansing the temple.........

Retirement to Bethany........

The withered fig tree and its lesson . . .

Discourses in the temple:—

The father and two sons . . . The wicked husbandmen . . . The wedding garment ....

Tribute money.......

The Sadducees and resurrection „ Great commandment . . .

„ Widow's mite......

„ Eight woes.......

Destruction of Jerusalem and of the world ......

Parables:—Ten virgins........

Talents..........

Sheep and goats......

Warning of the betrayal........

The counsel of the Sanhedrin......

Judas' betrayal...........

Preparation of the Passover......

Washing the apostles' feet.......

The breaking of bread........

"One of you shall betray me" . . . . .

"Is it IV".............

The giving of the sop. " That thou doest, do quickly" . . . .            .....

Departure of Judas..........

Peter warned........... .

The blessing the cup.........

The discourses after supper.......

Christ's prayer for His apostles.....

The hymn.............

The agony.............

His prayer (repeated thrice)......

His sweat, and the angel's comfort ....

The sleep of the apostles........

Betrayal by Judas..........

Peter smites Malchus.........

Christ heals the ear of Malchus.....

„ forsaken by His disciples.....

„ led to Annas..........

„ tried by Caiaphas......, .

Peter follows Christ.........

The high priest's adjuration......

Christ condemned, buffeted, mocked . . .

Peter's denial of Christ........

Christ before Pilate..........

Repentance of Judas.........

Pilate comes out to the people *.....

„ speaks to Jesus privately.....

„ orders Him to be scourged . . . . Jesus crowned with thorns.......

„ exhibited by Pilate: " Ecce Homo!"

„ accused formally........

„ sent by Pilate to Herod, mocked, arrayed in purple........

"Behold your King!" ........

Pilate desires to release Him......

„ receives a message from his wife . .

„ washes his hands........

„ releases Barabbas........

„ delivers Jesus to be crucified. . . . Simon of Cyrene carries the cross . . . .

They give Him vinegar and gall.....

Nail Him to the cross.........

The superscription ..........

Locality.			Matt.	Mabk.	Luke.	John.
Jerusalem.					xiv. 12
99					XV. 1 XV 11
					A V » -Li. xvi. 1
"					xvi. 19
Samaria					xvii. 11
Jerusalem					xviii. 1
,y					xviii. 9
tt			xix. 16	x. 17	xviii. 18
			XX. 1			*
					xix. 12
Jericho .			xx. 29	x. 46
Bethany .			xxvi. 6-13	xiv. 3—9	• • . •	xii.l
>> •			xxvi. 7	xiv. 3		xii. 3
Jerusalem.			xxi. 1—17	xi. 1—11	xix. 29—41	xii. 12—20
Bethany .			xxi. 17	xi. 11
Mount of
Olives .			xxi. 18	xi.12
Jerusalem.			xxi. 12	xi. 15	xix. 45
Bethany .			• • • •	xi. 19
Mount of
Olives .			• • • •	xi. 20
Jerusalem.			xxi. 28
f f •			xxi. 33	xii. 1	xx. 9
			xxii. 1
			xxii. 15	xii. 13	xx. 20
	> •		xxii. 23	xii. 18	xx. 27
	9 •		xxii. 34	xii. 28
	9 •		• • • •	xii. 41	xxi. 1
	» •		xxiii.
«• *			xxiv. 1	xiii. 1	xxi. 5
Mount of
Olives .			xxv. 1
»• •			xxv. 14
*» •			xxv. 31
Bethany .			xxvi. 1
Jerusalem.			xxvi. 3	xiv.l	xxii. 1
j» •			xxvi. 14	xiv. 10	xxji. 3
#» •			xxvi. 17	xiv. 12	xxii. 7
						xiii. 1—17
t> •			xxvi. 26	xiv. 22	xxii.* 19*
					xxii. 21	xiii. 18
»» •			xxvi. 22—25	xiv. 19
						Xiii. 26, 27
* • *						xiii. 30
t > • >» •			xxvi. 34	xiv. 30	xxii! 34	xiii. 36
t> •			xxvi. 28	xiv. 24
						xiv.-—xvi.
n *					♦ • • •	xvii.
9* * 9* *			xxvi. 30	xiv. 26	• • • •
Gethsemane			xxvi. 37	xiv. 33	xxii. 39	xviii. 1
>» •			xxvi. 39-44	xiv. 36t39	xxii. 42
					xxii 43 44
	ft «		xxvi. 40-45	xiv. 37-41
	»» •		xxvi. 47—50	xiv.43,44	xxii. 47	xviii.2—i
	Jt •		xxvi. 51	xiv. 47	xxii. 50	xviii. 10
					xxii. 51
	,, .		xxvi. 58	xiv. 50
Jerusalem.						xviii. 12
!> '			xxvi. 57	xiv. 53	xxii." 54	xviii. 15
If •			xxvi. 58	xiv. 54	xxii. 55	xviii. 15
99 '			xxvi. 63	xiv. 61
• 1 •			xxvi. 66,67	xiv. 64.65	xxii. 63—05	xviii .17—27
»» •			xxvi. 69	xiv. 66	xxij. 55—59	xviii. 28
11 •			xxvii. 1	XV. 1	xxiii. 1
• » •			xxvii. 3
						xviii 28
Jl •						■". T 111* XAJ
»» •			xxvii. 26	xv. 15	• • • •	xix. 1
»• •			xxvii. 29	xv. 17	• • • •	xix. 2
						xix, 5
» •			xxvii. 11	xv. 2	xxiii. 2*
»» «					xxiii. 6—11
• » • t» *			xxvii. 15	xv. 6	xxiii. 17 '	xix. 14
»l •			xxvii. 19
M •			xxvii. 24
»• •			xxvii. 26
>t •			....	xv. 15	xxiii. 25	xix. 16
ft •			xxvii. 32	xv. 21	xxiii. 26
Golgotha .			xxvii. 34	xv. 23	xxiii. 36
if •			xxvii. 35	• • •	xxiii. 33	xix. 18]
	• *	•	xxvii. 37	xv. 26	xxiii. 38	xix. 19

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Harmony of the Gospels-(continued).

A.D.

29

Events.

The Seven Woed3.

1. Father, forgive them........

His garments parted, and vesture allotted Passers-by rail, the two thieves revile . . The penitent thief.........

2. To-day shalt thou be with me in Paradise ..............

3. Woman, behold thy Son, &c........

The darkness...........

4. My God, my God, why hast thou for-

saken met...........

5.  I thirst ............

The vinegar...........

6. It is finished...........

7.  Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit..............

Rending of the veil.........,

Opening of graves, and resurrection of

saints.............

Testimony of centurion........

Watching of the women........

Piercing His side...........

Taking down from the cross, and burial by

Joseph of Arimathfea and Nicodemus . A guard placed at the door, which was

sealed.............

The Great Forty Days.

Women carry spices to the tomb .... An angel had rolled away the stone . . . Women announce the resurrection. . . . Peter and John run to the tomb ....

The women return to the tomb.....

The guards report it to the chief priests . .

Appearances op Christ after His Resurrection.

1. To Mary Magdalene........

"All hail! Fear not. Touch me not." . .

2. To the women returning home .... " Go, tell my brethren that they go into Galilee; there shall they see me."

3. To two disciples going to Emmaus . . (Exposition of prophecies on the Passion).

4. To Peter.......(1 Cor. xv. 5)

5. To ten apostles in the upper room . . "Peace be unto you. As my Father hath

sent me, even so send I you." "Receive ye the Holy Ghost. Whose soever sins ye remit," &c.

6.   To the eleven apostles in the upper room..............

" Peace be unto you." To Thomas.

" Beach hither thy finger," &c. "Blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed."

7. To seven apostles at the Sea of Tiberias To Peter.

" Feed my sheep. Feed my lambs."

8.  To eleven apostles on a mountain in Galilee.......(1 Cor. xv. 5)

"All power is given unto me in heaven and,

in earth." " Go ye and teach all nations, baptizing

them," &c. " Lo, I am with you alway, even unto the

end of the world. Amen."

9. To five hundred brethren at once . .

(1 Cor. xv. 6)

10. To James.......(1 Cor. xv. 1)

11. Ascension........ „

12. To Paul........(1 Cor. xv. 8)

Locality.

Golgotha .

Jerusalem.

Golgo'tha !

The Garden

Jerusalem Tile Garden

Jerusalem

The Garden

Emmaus . Jerusalem.

Tiberias .

Galilee . .

Galilee, or Bethany

Bethany . Damascus(?)

Matt.

xxvii. 35 xxvii. 39-44

xxvii. 45 xxvii. 46 xxvii. 48

xxvii. 51

xxvii. 52 xxvii. 54 xxvii. 55

xxvii. 57-60 xxvii. 65,66

xxviii. 1 xxviii. 2 xxviii. 8

xxviii.U-15

xxviii. 9 xxviii. 9

xxviii. 16

Mark.

xv. 24 xv. 29—32

xv. 33 xv. 34

xv. 36

xv. 38

xv. 39

xv. 40

xv. 46

xvi.2

xvi. 9,10

xvi. 12

xvi. 14

xvi. 19

Luke.

xxiii. 34 xxiii.23--34 xxiii. 35 xxiii. 40

xxiii. 43 xxiii. 44 '

xxiii. 46 xxiii. 45

xxiii. 47 xxiii. 49

xxiii. 53

xxiv. 12 xxiv. 1

xxiv. 13

xxiv. 34 xxiv. 36

xxiv. 50, 51

John.

xix.23

xix.26,27

xix. 28 xix. 29 xix. 30

xix. 31 xix. 38 xix.39-42

xx. 1, 2 xx. '6

xx. 14 xx. 17

xx. 19

xx. 26

xxi.1-24