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Contents of Book 3: The Life of Jesus

Introduction
The Life of Jesus
The Birth and Boyhood of Jesus
The Beginning of Jesus’ Ministry
Jesus’ Ministry – Overview
Jesus’ Ministry – Characteristics
~ Prayer (see below)
~ Crowds & Healing (see below)
~ Teaching
~ Parables
~ Opposition
Chronology with Jerusalem festivals
Holy Week
The Resurrection & Ascension
Appendix: Book Resources

This book, The Lion of Judah (3) The life of Jesus provides an overview of Jesus’ life and summarizes some key verses or passages describing Jesus’ short ministry. These passages highlight important characteristics of his life and ministry.

They are: Prayer, Crowds and Healing, Teaching, Parables, Disciples, Opposition

 This Blog reproduces the first ones: Prayer, Crowds and Healing

Prayer

Jesus prayed, constantly.

Now when all the people were baptized, and when Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, the heaven was opened, ²² and the Holy Spirit descended upon him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven, ‘You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased.’  (Luke 3: 21-22)

In the morning, while it was still very dark, he got up and went out to a deserted place, and there he prayed.  (Mark 1: 35)

But now more than ever the word about Jesus spread abroad; many crowds would gather to hear him and to be cured of their diseases. ¹⁶ But he would withdraw to deserted places and pray.  (Luke 5:15-16)

Now during those days he went out to the mountain to pray; and he spent the night in prayer to God. ¹³ And when day came, he called his disciples and chose twelve of them, whom he also named apostles.  (Luke 6:12-13)

Then Jesus took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed them to those who were seated; so also the fish, as much as they wanted.  (John 6:11)

Immediately he made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. ²³ And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up the mountain by himself to pray.  (Matthew 14:22-23)

Now about eight days after these sayings Jesus took with him Peter and John and James, and went up on the mountain to pray. ²⁹ And while he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became dazzling white.  (Luke 9:28-29)

And when you pray, do not use vain repetitions as the heathen do. For they think that they will be heard for their many words.  ⁸ “Therefore do not be like them. For your Father knows the things you have need of before you ask Him. ⁹ In this manner, therefore, pray:

Our Father in heaven,
Hallowed be Your name.
¹⁰ Your kingdom come.
Your will be done
On earth as it is in heaven.
¹¹ Give us this day our daily bread.
¹² And forgive us our debts,
As we forgive our debtors.
¹³ And do not lead us into temptation,
But deliver us from the evil one.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.
(Matthew 6:7-13 NKJV, from a later manuscript)

So they took away the stone. And Jesus looked upwards and said, ‘Father, I thank you for having heard me. ⁴² I knew that you always hear me, but I have said this for the sake of the crowd standing here, so that they may believe that you sent me.’  (John 11:41-42)

Jesus prayed at the last supper, and three times in Gethsemane, and on the cross.

After Jesus had spoken these words, he looked up to heaven and said, ‘Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son so that the Son may glorify you, ² since you have given him authority over all people^] to give eternal life to all whom you have given him. ³ And this is eternal life, that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. ⁴ I glorified you on earth by finishing the work that you gave me to do. ⁵ So now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had in your presence before the world existed.  (John 17:1-5; full prayer, John 17: 1-26)

Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane; and he said to his disciples, ‘Sit here while I go over there and pray.’ ³⁷ He took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be grieved and agitated. ³⁸ Then he said to them, ‘I am deeply grieved, even to death; remain here, and stay awake with me.’ ³⁹ And going a little farther, he threw himself on the ground and prayed, ‘My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from me; yet not what I want but what you want.’ ⁴⁰ Then he came to the disciples and found them sleeping; and he said to Peter, ‘So, could you not stay awake with me one hour? ⁴¹ Stay awake and pray that you may not come into the time of trial;^[a] the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.’ ⁴² Again he went away for the second time and prayed, ‘My Father, if this cannot pass unless I drink it, your will be done.’ ⁴³ Again he came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy. ⁴⁴ So leaving them again, he went away and prayed for the third time, saying the same words. ⁴⁵ Then he came to the disciples and said to them, ‘Are you still sleeping and taking your rest? See, the hour is at hand, and the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.  (Matthew 26:36-45)

Father forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.  (Luke 23:34)

At three o’clock Jesus cried out with a loud voice, ‘Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?’ which means, ‘My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?’  (Mark 15:34; Psalm 22:1)

Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.  (Luke 23:46 NIV)

The resurrected Jesus blessed his people.

When he was at the table with them, he took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them. ³¹ Then their eyes were opened, and they recognized him; and he vanished from their sight.  (Luke 24:30-31)

Then he led them out as far as Bethany, and, lifting up his hands, he blessed them. ⁵¹ While he was blessing them, he withdrew from them and was carried up into heaven.  (Luke 24:50-51)

Crowds and Healing

Jesus constantly healed people and great crowds flocked to him.

And great crowds followed him from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and from beyond the Jordan.  (Matthew 4:25)

[Paralytic healed] And when they could not bring him to Jesus because of the crowd, they removed the roof above him; and after having dug through it, they let down the mat on which the paralytic lay.

When the crowds saw it, they were filled with awe, and they glorified God, who had given such authority to human beings.  (Mark 2:4; Matthew 9:8; see Luke 5:19)

Jesus went out again beside the lake; the whole crowd gathered around him, and he taught them.  (Mark 2:13)

At daybreak he departed and went into a deserted place. And the crowds were looking for him; and when they reached him, they wanted to prevent him from leaving them.  (Luke 4:42)

But now more than ever the word about Jesus spread abroad; many crowds would gather to hear him and to be cured of their diseases.  (Luke 5:15)

A large crowd kept following him, because they saw the signs that he was doing for the sick.  (John 6:2)

Once while Jesus was standing beside the lake of Gennesaret, and the crowd was pressing in on him to hear the word of God, ² he saw two boats there at the shore of the lake; the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets. ³ He got into one of the boats, the one belonging to Simon, and asked him to put out a little way from the shore. Then he sat down and taught the crowds from the boat.  (Luke 5:1-3; see Matthew 4:18-22; Mark 1:16-20)

[The Beatitudes] When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain; and after he sat down, his disciples came to him.  (Matthew 5:1)

Now when Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were astounded at his teaching,  (Matthew 7:28)

When Jesus had come down from the mountain, great crowds followed him  (Matthew 8:1)

Now when Jesus saw great crowds around him, he gave orders to go over to the other side.  (Matthew 8:18)

Then Levi gave a great banquet for him in his house; and there was a large crowd of tax-collectors and others sitting at the table with them.  (Luke 5:29)

[Jesus teaches and heals] He came down with them and stood on a level place, with a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea, Jerusalem, and the coast of Tyre and Sidon. ¹⁸ They had come to hear him and to be healed of their diseases; and those who were troubled with unclean spirits were cured. ¹⁹ And all in the crowd were trying to touch him, for power came out from him and healed all of them.  (Luke 6:17-19)

When Jesus heard this he was amazed at him, and turning to the crowd that followed him, he said, ‘I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such faith.’  (Luke 7:9; see Matthew 8:5-13)

[Jesus Raises the Widow’s Son at Nain] Soon afterwards he went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a large crowd went with him.  (Luke 7:11)

[The Parable of the Sower] When a great crowd gathered and people from town after town came to him, he said in a parable:  (Luke 8:4)

[A Girl Restored to Life and a Woman Healed ] When Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other side, a great crowd gathered round him; and he was by the lake. ²² Then one of the leaders of the synagogue named Jairus came and, when he saw him, fell at his feet ²³ and begged him repeatedly, ‘My little daughter is at the point of death. Come and lay your hands on her, so that she may be made well, and live.’ ²⁴ So he went with him. And a large crowd followed him and pressed in on him. … [A woman who touched his robe was healed.] ³⁰ Immediately aware that power had gone forth from him, Jesus turned about in the crowd and said, ‘Who touched my clothes?’ ³¹ And his disciples said to him, ‘You see the crowd pressing in on you; how can you say, “Who touched me?”’  (Mark 5:21-31; see Matthew 9:18-26; Luke 8:40-56)

And when the demon had been cast out, the one who had been mute spoke; and the crowds were amazed and said, ‘Never has anything like this been seen in Israel.’  (Matthew 9:33)

When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.  (Matthew 9:36)

While he was still speaking to the crowds, his mother and his brothers were standing outside, wanting to speak to him. A crowd was sitting around him; and they said to him, ‘Your mother and your brothers and sisters are outside, asking for you.’  (Matthew 12:46; Mark 3:32; see Luke 8:19)

 He told his disciples to have a boat ready for him because of the crowd, so that they would not crush him; ¹⁰ for he had cured many, so that all who had diseases pressed upon him to touch him.  (Mark 3:9-10)

Then he went home; ²⁰ and the crowd came together again, so that they could not even eat.  (Mark 3:19-20)

[The Parable of the Sower] Again he began to teach beside the lake. Such a very large crowd gathered around him that he got into a boat on the lake and sat there, while the whole crowd was beside the lake on the land.  (Mark 4:1; see Matthew 13:2)

[Feeding 5,000] Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a deserted place by himself. But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from the towns. ¹⁴ When he went ashore, he saw a great crowd; and he had compassion for them and cured their sick. ¹⁵ When it was evening, the disciples came to him and said, ‘This is a deserted place, and the hour is now late; send the crowds away so that they may go into the villages and buy food for themselves.’ ¹⁶ Jesus said to them, ‘They need not go away; you give them something to eat.’ ¹⁷ They replied, ‘We have nothing here but five loaves and two fish.’ ¹⁸ And he said, ‘Bring them here to me.’ ¹⁹ Then he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven, and blessed and broke the loaves, and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. … Immediately he made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone  (Matthew 14:13-19, 22-23; see Mark 6:30-44; Luke 9:10-17; John 6:1-14)

[Feeding 4,000] Great crowds came to him, bringing with them the lame, the maimed, the blind, the mute, and many others. They put them at his feet, and he cured them, ³¹ so that the crowd was amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the maimed whole, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And they praised the God of Israel. ³² Then Jesus called his disciples to him and said, ‘I have compassion for the crowd, because they have been with me now for three days and have nothing to eat; and I do not want to send them away hungry, for they might faint on the way.’ ³³ The disciples said to him, ‘Where are we to get enough bread in the desert to feed so great a crowd?’ ³⁴ Jesus asked them, ‘How many loaves have you?’ They said, ‘Seven, and a few small fish.’ ³⁵ Then ordering the crowd to sit down on the ground, ³⁶ he took the seven loaves and the fish; and after giving thanks he broke them and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. ³⁷ And all of them ate and were filled; and they took up the broken pieces left over, seven baskets full. ³⁸ Those who had eaten were four thousand men, besides women and children. ³⁹ After sending away the crowds, he got into the boat and went to the region of Magadan.  (Matthew 15:30-39; see Mark 8:1-10)

[Deaf man cured] He took him aside in private, away from the crowd, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spat and touched his tongue.  (Mark 7:33; see Matthew 15:29-31)

He called the crowd with his disciples, and said to them, ‘If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.  (Mark 8:34; see Matthew 16:24; Luke 9:23)

[The Healing of a Boy with a Spirit] When they came to the disciples, they saw a great crowd around them, and some scribes arguing with them. ¹⁵ When the whole crowd saw him, they were immediately overcome with awe, and they ran forward to greet him. …  ²⁵ When Jesus saw that a crowd came running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, ‘You spirit that keep this boy from speaking and hearing, I command you, come out of him, and never enter him again!’  (Mark 9:14-15, 25; see Matthew 17:14-20)

Meanwhile, when the crowd gathered in thousands, so that they trampled on one another, he began to speak first to his disciples, ‘Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees, that is, their hypocrisy. …’  (Luke 12:1)

As they were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed him. ³⁰ There were two blind men sitting by the roadside. When they heard that Jesus was passing by, they shouted, ‘Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!’ ³¹ The crowd sternly ordered them to be quiet; but they shouted even more loudly, ‘Have mercy on us, Lord, Son of David!’ … Moved with compassion, Jesus touched their eyes. Immediately they regained their sight and followed him.  (Matthew 20:29-30; see Mark 10:46-52; Luke 18:35-43)

[The plot to kill Lazarus] When the great crowd of the Jews learned that he was there, they came not only because of Jesus but also to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead.  (John 12:9)

So the crowd that had been with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead continued to testify. ¹⁸ It was also because they heard that he had performed this sign that the crowd went to meet him.  (John 12:17-18)

[Triumphal entry to Jerusalem] A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, and others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. ⁹ The crowds that went ahead of him and that followed were shouting,

‘Hosanna to the Son of David!
Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!
Hosanna in the highest heaven!’

¹⁰ When he entered Jerusalem, the whole city was in turmoil, asking, ‘Who is this?’ ¹¹ The crowds were saying, ‘This is the prophet Jesus from Nazareth in Galilee.’  (Matthew 21:8-11; see Mark 11:1-10; Luke 19:28-40; John 12:12-19)

[The betrayal and arrest of Jesus] While he was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve, arrived; with him was a large crowd with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and the elders of the people.  (Matthew 26:47; see Mark 14:43; Luke 22:47)

Now the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus killed.  (Matthew 27:20)

[Pilate hands Jesus over to be crucified] So when Pilate saw that he could do nothing, but rather that a riot was beginning, he took some water and washed his hands before the crowd, saying, ‘I am innocent of this man’s blood; see to it yourselves.’  (Matthew 27:24)

References to healing all diseases and all people:

Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and curing every disease and every sickness among the people.  (Matthew 4:23)

That evening they brought to him many who were possessed by demons; and he cast out the spirits with a word, and cured all who were sick.  (Matthew 8:16)

Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.  (Matthew 9:35 NKJV)

Many crowds followed him, and he cured all of them, ¹⁶ and he ordered them not to make him known.  (Matthew 12:15-16)

When the sun was setting, all those who had any that were sick with various diseases brought them to Him; and He laid His hands on every one of them and healed them.  (Luke 4:40 NKJV)

One day, while he was teaching, Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting nearby (they had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem); and the power of the Lord was with him to heal.  (Luke 5:17)

And all in the crowd were trying to touch him, for power came out from him and healed all of them.  (Luke 6:19)

And wherever he went, into villages or cities or farms, they laid the sick in the market-places, and begged him that they might touch even the fringe of his cloak; and all who touched it were healed.  (Mark 6:56)

Jesus sent his disciples and others out to preach and heal.

Then Jesus summoned his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to cure every disease and every sickness.  (Matthew 10:1; see Luke 9:1)

Then Jesus called the twelve together and gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases, ² and he sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal. ⁶ They departed and went through the villages, bringing the good news and curing diseases everywhere.  (Luke 9:1-2, 6; see Matthew 10:1)

So they went out and proclaimed that all should repent. ¹³ They cast out many demons, and anointed with oil many who were sick and cured them.  (Mark 6:12-13)

After these things the Lord appointed seventy others also, and sent them two by two before His face into every city and place where He Himself was about to go. ² Then He said to them, “The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few; therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out labourers into His harvest. ³ Go your way; behold, I send you out as lambs among wolves. … ⁹ And heal the sick there, and say to them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.’  (Luke 10:1-3, 9)

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Selection 1 from this book: God has given us the Spirit of His Son

Selection 2 from this book: Testimonies – Zinznedorf, Wesleys & Whitefield, Finney, Moody, Roberts, Gondarra

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God has given us the Spirit of His Son

The Spirit of the Lord in the Old Testament

The Spirit of the Lord in Jesus

The Spirit of the Lord in Us

Conclusion

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The Spirit of the Lord in Jesus

Jesus was conceived in the power of the Holy Spirit, anointed by Spirit of God at his baptism, ministered in the power of the Spirit, and imparts his Spirit to us.

The Spirit in Jesus

Luke records how the angel Gabriel told Mary that she would conceive Jesus by the power of the Spirit: “The Holy Spirit will come on you, and God’s power will rest upon you. For this reason the holy child will be called the Son of God” (Luke 1:35).

The stories in Luke surrounding Jesus’ birth make frequent reference to the Spirit’s activity (see Luke 1:15, 35, 41, 67; 2:25‑27).

For about thirty years, Jesus matured as a Jewish male, worked as a craftsman in the family business, and would have supported his family. Then a major turning point came during the prophetic ministry of John the Baptist. John saw his main task as announcing the coming of the Messiah and preparing the people for that great event (Matthew 3:1‑17; Mark 1:1‑8; Luke 3:1‑22; John 1:19‑34).

Jesus’ experience of being filled with the Spirit was public and open, not a secret. God announced by his Spirit that Jesus was the Son of God, the Messiah, the one who would baptize us in the Spirit

“The next day he saw Jesus coming towards him and declared, ‘Here is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! ³⁰ This is he of whom I said, “After me comes a man who ranks ahead of me because he was before me.” ³¹ I myself did not know him; but I came baptizing with water for this reason, that he might be revealed to Israel.’ ³² And John testified, ‘I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it remained on him. ³³ I myself did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water said to me, “He on whom you see the Spirit descend and remain is the one who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.” ³⁴ And I myself have seen and have testified that this is the Son of God.’” (John 1:31‑33).

The Spirit of God coming on Jesus at his baptism transformed his life. It launched him into three years of powerful and controversial ministry culminating in his death, resurrection and ascension.

It did not make Jesus any more holy. He was already holy.

It did not make Jesus more obedient. He was already obedient.

It did not make Jesus more divine. He was already divine.

It did anoint and empower Jesus for his mission, as he explained in Nazareth, quoting from Isaiah: “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me because he has anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor, he has sent me to heal the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord” (Luke 4:18-19; see Isaiah 61:1-2).

The passage in Luke 4:18-19, where Jesus quotes from Isaiah, makes a dynamic link between Old Testament prophecy and New Testament fulfilment concerning the Spirit of the Lord.

Jesus recognised the work of the Spirit of the Lord as crucial to his ministry. He did no mighty works before the Spirit came upon him at his baptism. Luke, especially, sees this as pivotal in Jesus’ life. The Holy Spirit came upon him (3:22), he returned from the Jordan full of the Holy Spirit (4:1), faced and overcame temptation being led by the Spirit (4:1), and then returned north to Galilee in the power of the Spirit (4:14). At Nazareth, Jesus interpreted his experience in terms of the Spirit of the Lord coming on him for the purposes described in Isaiah 61:1‑3.

Jesus’ ministry gives many examples of his words and his deeds which fulfilled this prophecy concerning the Spirit of the Lord, as Luke describes:

* bringing good news to the poor (Luke 4:38‑44; 6:17‑19);

* proclaiming liberty to captives (Luke 8:26‑39; 11:14‑23);

* giving sight to the blind (Luke 7:36‑50; 18:35‑43);

* setting free the oppressed (Luke 13:10‑17; 17:11‑19);

* announcing the Lord’s salvation (Luke 10:21-22; 12:32‑40; 18:15‑30).

Jesus answered a question about him being the Messiah by referring to that charter:

“John’s disciples told him about all these things. Calling two of them, ¹⁹ he sent them to the Lord to ask, ‘Are you the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?’

²⁰ When the men came to Jesus, they said, ‘John the Baptist sent us to you to ask, “Are you the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?”’

²¹ At that very time Jesus cured many who had diseases, illnesses and evil spirits, and gave sight to many who were blind. ²² So he replied to the messengers, ‘Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: the blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is proclaimed to the poor. ²³ Blessed is anyone who does not stumble on account of me.’”  (Luke 7:21‑23).

Jesus’ ministry demonstrated how the Spirit of the Lord was upon him enabling him to fulfil God’s purposes. The Spirit of the Lord fulfils God’s will in the world. Jesus saw his ministry in that context. So can we.

God’s purposes were supremely fulfilled in Jesus’ atoning death, his mighty resurrection and his ascension to glory where he now has all authority in heaven and on earth. He expresses that authority through the Spirit of Lord, his Spirit, in his people. The Holy Spirit continually glorifies Christ and reveals God’s will to his people and to the world. He convicts the world of sin, righteousness and judgement by the resurrected Christ through his Spirit.  (John 16:8-15; Acts 2:32-39; 3:13-16; 17:30-31).

Our mission is to continue the ministry Jesus had. The Spirit of the Lord, the Spirit of Jesus, fulfils that work in and through us.

Jesus gave his disciples power and authority to do what he did (the twelve, Luke 9:1‑6; the seventy-two, Luke 10:1‑12). Then, after the resurrection he renewed that same commission:

Matthew 28:19‑20, we are to obey all Jesus commanded them to do;

Mark 16:15‑18, this applies to everyone;

Luke 24:45‑49, Jesus’ death and resurrection make it possible by his Spirit;

John 20:19‑22, we are sent as Jesus was sent by the Father in the Spirit’s power;

Acts 1:8, we are his witnesses to the whole earth, filled with the Spirit.

Further, Jesus promised us the power to do it. The Spirit of the Lord, the Spirit of Jesus, still empowers the servants of the Lord.

Matthew 28:18-20, all authority has been given to Jesus; he is with us:

“Then Jesus came to them and said, ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. ¹⁹ Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, ²⁰ and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.’”

Mark 16:17‑18, Jesus gives believers power for mission:

“Later he appeared to the eleven themselves as they were sitting at the table; and he upbraided them for their lack of faith and stubbornness, because they had not believed those who saw him after he had risen. ¹⁵ And he said to them, ‘Go into all the world and proclaim the good news to the whole creation. ¹⁶ The one who believes and is baptized will be saved; but the one who does not believe will be condemned. ¹⁷ And these signs will accompany those who believe: by using my name they will cast out demons; they will speak in new tongues; ¹⁸ they will pick up snakes in their hands, and if they drink any deadly thing, it will not hurt them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will recover.’”

Luke 24:44-49, Jesus said he would send the promised power:

“Then he said to them, ‘These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you—that everything written about me in the law of Moses, the prophets, and the psalms must be fulfilled.’ ⁴⁵ Then he opened their minds to understand the scriptures, ⁴⁶ and he said to them, ‘Thus it is written, that the Messiah is to suffer and to rise from the dead on the third day, ⁴⁷ and that repentance and forgiveness of sins is to be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. ⁴⁸ You are witnesses of these things. ⁴⁹ And see, I am sending upon you what my Father promised; so stay here in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.’

John 20:19-23, Jesus breathed the Spirit on his followers:

“When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, ‘Peace be with you.’ ²⁰ After he said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. ²¹ Jesus said to them again, ‘Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.’ ²² When he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit. ²³ If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.’”

Acts 1:1-9, Jesus promised that his followers would be baptised in the Spirit:

“In the first book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus did and taught from the beginning ² until the day when he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen. ³ After his suffering he presented himself alive to them by many convincing proofs, appearing to them over the course of forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God. ⁴ While staying with them, he ordered them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait there for the promise of the Father. ‘This’, he said, ‘is what you have heard from me; ⁵ for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.’

⁶ So when they had come together, they asked him, ‘Lord, is this the time when you will restore the kingdom to Israel?’ ⁷ He replied, ‘It is not for you to know the times or periods that the Father has set by his own authority. ⁸ But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.’ ⁹ When he had said this, as they were watching, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight.

The Spirit of the Lord comes on us for mission, as on Jesus, and his disciples. This is the kingdom perspective: the Spirit of the Lord, the Spirit of Jesus, imparts power for mission.

Jesus, at the Last Supper, promised to send what the Father had promised – his Spirit.

 ‘When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who comes from the Father, he will testify on my behalf. ²⁷ You also are to testify because you have been with me from the beginning. (John 15:26-27)

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Contents of Book 3: The Life of Jesus

Introduction

The Life of Jesus

The Birth and Boyhood of Jesus

The Beginning of Jesus’ Ministry

Jesus’ Ministry – Overview

Jesus’ Ministry – Characteristics

~ Prayer ~ Crowds & Healing ~ Teaching ~ Parables ~ Opposition

Chronology with Jerusalem festivals

Holy Week

The Resurrection & Ascension

Appendix: Book Resources

Jerusalem Emblem: The Lion of Judah The Hebrew word is Jerusalem

This book surveys the life and ministry of Jesus, the Lion of Judah, using key passages and a harmony of the Gospels,

The Nativity and Early Life of Jesus
Description	Location	Scripture
The Divinity of Christ	.	Joh 1:1-5
Annunciation of birth of John the Baptist	Jerusalem	Lu 1:5-25
Espousal of the Virgin Mary	Nazareth	Mt 1:18 Lu 1:27
The annunciation of the birth of Jesus	Nazareth	Lu 1:26-38
about 120 miles – about two weeks travel
The visitation of Mary to Elisabeth	Hebron,or Juttah	Lu 1:39-55
about 120 miles – about two weeks travel
Her return to Nazareth	Nazareth	Lu 1:56
Joseph’s vision	Nazareth	Mt 1:20-25
Birth and infancy of John the Baptist	Hebron	Lu 1:57-80
about 90 miles – about ten days travel from Nazareth, and ten miles PAST Jerusalem
Birth of Jesus	Bethlehem	Lu 2:1-7
Adoration by the shepherds	Bethlehem	Lu 2:8-16
Circumcision	Bethlehem	Mt 1:25 Lu 2:21
about 10 miles – about one day’s travel
Presentation and purification	Jerusalem	Lu 2:22-29
The Genealogies	.	Mt 1:1-17 Lu 3:23-38
about 10 miles – about one day’s travel
Adoration by the wise men	Bethlehem	Mt 2:1-12
Flight into Egypt	.	Mt 2:13-15
Massacre of the innocents	Bethlehem	Mt 2:16-18
about 100 miles – about ten days’ travel
Return to Nazareth	Nazareth	Mt 2:19-23 Lu 2:39
Childhood of Jesus	Nazareth	Lu 2:40
about 90 miles – about ten days’ travel
With the doctors in the Temple	Jerusalem	Lu 2:46-50
about 90 miles – about ten days’ travel
Youth of Jesus	Nazareth	Lu 2:51

From the Preaching of John the Baptist to the First Passover
Description	Location	Scripture
Ministry of John the Baptist	Bethabara	Mt 3:1-4 Mr 1:1-8 Lu 3:1-6 Joh 1:6-15
Baptisms by John	Bethabara	Mt 3:5 Mr 1:5 Lu 3:7
First testimony of the Baptist to Christ	Bethabara	Mt 3:11,12 Mr 1:7,8 Lu 3:15-18
Baptism of Jesus by John	Bethabara	Mt 3:13-17 Mr 1:9-11 Lu 3:21,22
Temptation of Jesus Wilderness Of Judea	Judea	Mt 4:1-11 Mr 1:12,13 Lu 4:1-13
John the Baptist’s second testimony	Bethabara	Joh 1:19-35
Call of the first disciples	Bethabara	Joh 1:37-51
First Miracle at Cana	Cana	Joh 2:1-11
Visit to Capernaum	Capernaum	Joh 2:12
First Passover: Cleansing of the Temple	Jerusalem	Joh 2:13-23
Discourse with Nicodemus	Jerusalem	Joh 3:1-21

From the First Passover to the Second
Description	Location	Scripture
The Baptist’s last testimony	Aenon	Joh 3:23-36
Christ’s visit to Samaria	Sychar	Joh 4:1-42
Return to Cana	.	Joh 4:43-46
Miraculous Healing of the Nobleman’s son	Cana	Joh 4:46-54
Brief visit to Jerusalem	Jerusalem	Joh 5:1-47
Miracle at pool of Bethesda	Jerusalem	Joh 5:1-47
Imprisonment of John the Baptist	Machaerus	Mt 4:12,17 Mr 1:14,15
Christ preaches in Galilee	Galilee	Lu 4:14,15
about 15 miles – about two days’ travel
Christ preaches at Nazareth	Nazareth	Mr 6:1 Lu 4:15-30
Christ preaches at Capernaum	Capernaum	Mt 4:13-16 Lu 4:31
Call of Andrew,Peter,James and John	Capernaum	Mt 4:18-22 Mr 1:16-20 Lu 5:1-11
Miracle draught of fishes	Capernaum	Lu 5:1-11
Miraculous Healing of a demoniac	Capernaum	Mr 1:23-27 Lu 4:33-36
Miraculous Healing of Peter’s mother-in-law	Capernaum	Mt 8:14,15 Mr 1:29-31 Lu 4:38,39
Miraculous Healing of many sick and diseased	Capernaum	Mt 8:16,17 Mr 1:32-34 Lu 4:40,41
Retirement for solitary prayer	.	Mr 1:35 Lu 4:42
Circuit through Galilee	.	Mr 1:35-39 Lu 4:42-44
Miraculous Healing of a leper	Galilee	Mt 8:1-4 Mr 1:40-45 Lu 5:12-16
Retirement for a solitary prayer	Galilee	Mr 1:45 Lu 5:16
Miraculous Healing of a paralytic	Capernaum	Mt 9:1-8 Mr 2:1-12 Lu 5:18-26
Call of Matthew(Levi) Discourse at the feast	Capernaum	Mt 9:9-17 Mr 2:13-22 Lu 5:27-39
Disciples pluck the ears of corn	Galilee	Mt 12:1-8 Mr 2:23-28 Lu 6:1-5
Miraculous Healing of the man with a withered hand	Capernaum	Mt 12:9-14 Mr 3:1-6 Lu 6:6-11
Retirement for solitary prayer	.	Lu 6:12
Call of the Twelve Apostles	Hill of Hattin?	Mt 10:2-4 Mr 3:13-19 Lu 6:13-16
Sermon on the Mount	Hill of Hattin?	Mt 5:7-29 Lu 6:17-49
Parable of House on rock or sand	Hill of Hattin?	Mt 7:24-29 Lu 6:47-49
Miraculous Healing of the centurion’s servant	Hill of Hattin?	Mt 8:5-13 Lu 7:1-10
Miraculous Raising of the son of the Widow of Nain	.	Lu 7:11-17
Message from John the Baptist	Capernaum	Mt 11:2-19 Lu 7:18-35
Christ’s testimony respecting him	Capernaum	Mt 11:2-19 Lu 7:18-35
The woman which was a sinner	Capernaum?	Lu 7:36-50
Parable of two debtors	Capernaum?	Lu 7:41,42
Tour through Galilee with the twelve	Galilee	Lu 8:1-3
Miraculous Healing of a demoniac	Capernaum	Mt 12:22
Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit	Capernaum	Mt 12:24-37 Mr 3:22-30
The unclean spirit	Capernaum	Mt 12:43-46
The interruption of his relatives	Capernaum	Mt 12:46 Mr 3:31
Parables: The Sower	Plain of Gennesaret	Mt 13:1-9,18-23 Mr 4:1,14-20 Lu 8:4,11-15
Parables: The Tares	Plain of Gennesaret	Mt 13:24
Parables: The Mustard seed	Plain of Gennesaret	Mt 13:31 Mr 4:30
Parables: The Leaven	Plain of Gennesaret	Mt 13:33 Lu 13:20,21
Parables: The Candle	Plain of Gennesaret	Mt 5:15 Mr 4:21 Lu 8:16
Parables: The Candle	Plain of Gennesaret	Mt 5:15 Mr 4:21 Lu 11:33
Parables: The Treasure	Plain of Gennesaret	Mt 13:44
Parables: The Pearl	Plain of Gennesaret	Mt 13:45
Parables: The Drawnet	Plain of Gennesaret	Mt 13:47
Parables: The Seed growing secretly	Plain of Gennesaret	Mr 4:26-29
Christ miraculously calms the storm	Sea of Gennesaret	Mt 8:24-27 Mr 4:37-41 Lu 8:23-25
Miracle involving the Gergesene demoniacs	Gergesa	Mt 8:28-34 Mr 5:1-15 Lu 8:27-35
Parables: The Bridegroom	Capernaum	Mt 9:15
Parable of new cloth on old garment	Capernaum	Mt 9:16 Mr 2:21 Lu 5:36
Parable of new wine in old bottles	Capernaum	Mt 9:17 Mr 2:22 Lu 5:37,38
Miracles: Woman with issue of blood	Gennesaret	Mt 9:18 Mr 5:22 Lu 8:41
Miracles: Jairus’ daughter	Capernaum	Mt 9:18 Mr 5:22 Lu 8:41
Miracles: Two blind men	Capernaum	Mt 9:27,30
Miracles: Dumb spirit	Capernaum	Mt 9:32,33
Mission of Twelve Apostles	Capernaum	Mt 10:1 Mr 6:7-12 Lu 9:1-6
Death of John the Baptist	Machaerus	Mt 14:1-12 Mr 6:14-29 Lu 9:7
Feeding of the five thousand	Bethsaida	Mt 14:13-21 Mr 6:30-44 Lu 9:12-17 Joh 6:1-13
Miraculous walking on the water	Lake Gennesaret	Mt 14:25 Mr 6:48 Joh 6:19
Discourse in synagogue on the Bread of Life	Capernaum	Mt 14:34 Joh 6:26-70

From the Second Passover to the Third
Description	Location	Scripture
Opposition of Scribes and Pharisees	Capernaum	Mt 15:1
Discourse on Pollution	Capernaum	Mt 15:2-20 Mr 7:1-23
Miraculous Healing the daughter of the Syrophoenician woman	Phoenicia	Mt 15:21-29 Mr 7:24-30
Miraculous Healing of the deaf and dumb man	Tyre, Sidon	Mr 7:32
Miraculous Healing of many sick persons	Decapolis	Mt 15:30,31
Miraculous Feeding of the four thousand	Gennesaret	Mt 15:32-39 Mr 8:1-9
Parable of the leaven of Pharisees	Gennesaret	Mt 16:1-12 Mr 8:14-22
Miraculous Healing of the Blind man	Bethsaida	Mr 8:23-27
Peter’s confession of Christ	Caesarea Phillippi	Mt 16:13-21 Mr 8:27-30
First prediction of the passion	Caesarea Phillippi	Mt 16:21-28 Mr 8:31-38 Lu 9:22-27
The transfiguration	Mt. Hermon	Mt 17:1-8 Mr 9:2-8 Lu 9:28-36
Miraculous Healing the demoniac child	Mt. Hermon	Mt 17:14-21 Mr 9:14-27 Lu 9:37-42
Second prediction of the passion	Mt. Hermon	Mt 17:22,23 Mr 9:31 Lu 9:43,44
Miracle: The stater in the fish’s mouth	Capernaum	Mt 17:27
Lesson on docility	Capernaum	Mt 18:1-14 Mr 9:33-37 Lu 9:46-48
Lesson on forgiveness	Capernaum	Mt 18:15 Mr 9:43
Lesson on self-denial	Capernaum	Mt 18:18
Parable of the unmerciful servant	Capernaum	Mt 18:23-35
Journey to Jerusalem through Samaria	.	Lu 9:51,52
Jealousy of the Samaritans	Samaria	Lu 9:53
Anger of the ‘sons of thunder’	Samaria	Lu 9:54-56
The feast of tabernacles	Jerusalem	Joh 7:2-10
Discourses	Jerusalem	Joh 7:10-46
Officers sent to arrest Christ	Jerusalem	Joh 7:30,46
The adulteress	Jerusalem	Joh 8:3
Discourses	Jerusalem	Joh 8:12
Christ threatened with stoning	Jerusalem	Joh 8:59
Miraculous Healing of the Blind man and discourses	Jerusalem	Joh 9:1
Christ the Door	Jerusalem	Joh 10:1
Christ the Good Shepherd	Jerusalem	Joh 10:11
Departure from Jerusalem.
Mission of the seventy	Judea	Lu 10:1-16
Return of the seventy	Judea	Lu 10:17-24
Parable of the Good Samaritan	Judea	Lu 10:30-37
Visit to Martha, Mary	Bethany	Lu 10:38-42
Jesus teaches his disciples to pray	Judea	Lu 11:1-13
Parable of importunate friend	Judea	Lu 11:5-8
He miraculously heals the mute demoniac	Judea	Mt 12:22-45 Lu 11:14
He rebukes the blasphemy of the Pharisees	Judea	Mt 12:22-45 Lu 11:14
Discourses:- The repentant Ninevites	Judea	Mt 12:41 Lu 11:29-36
God’s providence to birds and flowers	Judea	Lu 12:1-12
Parable of the Rich fool	Judea	Lu 12:13-21
Parable of servants watching	Judea	Lu 12:35-40
Parable of the wise steward	Judea	Lu 12:42-48
The murdered Galileans	Judea	Lu 13:1-5
The barren fig tree	Judea	Lu 13:6-9
Miraculous Healing of a woman with an infirmity	Judea	Lu 13:10-17
Visit to Jerusalem at the feast of Dedication	.	Joh 10:22-30
Attempt to stone Jesus	Jerusalem	Joh 10:31
Jesus retires across Jordan	Peraea	Joh 10:40
Are there few that be saved?	Peraea	Lu 13:23-30
The message to Herod	Paraea	Lu 13:31-33
Miraculous Healing of the man with the dropsy	Peraea	Lu 14:1-6
Parable of the great supper	Peraea	Lu 14:15-24
Parable of Tower, King going to war	Paraea	Lu 14:28-33
Parable of the lost sheep	Peraea	Mt 18:12,13 Lu 15:1-7
Parable of the lost coin	Peraea	Lu 15:8-10
Parable of the prodigal son	Peraea	Lu 15:11-32
Parable of the unjust steward	Peraea	Lu 16:1-13
Parable of the rich man and Lazarus	Peraea	Lu 16:19-31
Parable of the unprofitable servants	Peraea	Lu 17:7-10
Sickness of Lazarus	Bethany	Joh 11:1-10
Return of Jesus from Peraea to Bethany	.	Joh 11:11-16
Miraculous Resurrection of Lazarus	Bethany	Joh 11:17-46
The council: Advice of Caiaphas	Jerusalem	Joh 11:47-53
Jesus retires to the town of Ephraim	.	Joh 11:54
Last journey to Jerusalem	Borders of Samaria	Mt 19:1 Mr 10:1 Lu 17:11
Miraculous Healing of the ten lepers	Borders of Samaria	Lu 17:12-19
Parable of the unjust judge	Borders of Samaria	Lu 18:1-8
Parable of the Pharisee and the publican	Borders of Samaria	Lu 18:9-14
The question of divorce	Borders of Samaria	Mt 19:3-12 Mr 10:2-12
Christ blesses little children	Borders of Samaria	Mt 19:13-15 Mr 10:13-16 Lu 18:15-17
The rich young ruler	Borders of Samaria	Mt 19:16-22 Mr 10:17-22 Lu 18:18-23
Parable of the labourers in the vineyard	Borders of Samaria	Mt 20:1-16
Third prediction of the passion	Borders of Samaria	Mt 20:17-19 Mr 10:32-34 Lu 18:31-34
Request of James and John	Borders of Samaria	Mt 20:20-28 Mr 10:35-45
Miraculous Healing of Blind Bartimaeus	Near Jericho	Mt 20:29-34 Mr 10:46-52 Lu 18:35-43
Jesus at the house of Zacchaeus	Jericho	Lu 19:1-10
Parable of the pounds	Jericho	Lu 19:11-28

Holy Week
Description	Location	Scripture
The supper in Simon’s house	Bethany	Mt 26:6-13 Mr 14:3-9 Joh 12:1-9
Mary anoints Jesus	Bethany	Mt 26:7-13 Mr 14:3-8 Joh 12:3-8
Triumphal entry into the city	Jerusalem	Mt 21:1-11 Mr 11:1-10 Lu 19:29-44 Joh 12:12-19
Survey of the Temple	Jerusalem	Mr 11:11
Retirement to Bethany	.	Mr 11:11
Miraculous Withering of the barren fig-tree	Mt. of Olives	Mt 21:18-19 Mr 11:12-14
Second cleansing of the Temple	Jerusalem	Mt 21:12-17 Mr 11:15-19 Lu 19:45-48
Retirement to Bethany	.	Mt 21:17 Mr 11:19
The lesson of the fig-tree	Mt. of Olives	Mt 21:20-22 Mr 11:20-25
Discourses in the Temple:	.	Mr 11:26
The rulers’ question	Jerusalem	Mt 21:23-27 Mr 11:27-33 Lu 20:1-8
The parable of the two sons	Jerusalem	Mt 21:28-32
Parable of the wicked husbandmen	Jerusalem	Mt 21:33-46 Mr 12:1-12 Lu 20:9-19
Parable of the wedding garment	Jerusalem	Mt 22:1-14
The subtle questions:-
1a) of the Pharisees – the tribute money	Jerusalem	Mt 22:15-22 Mr 12:13-17 Lu 20:20-26
1b) of the Sadducees – the resurrection	Jerusalem	Mt 22:23-33 Mr 12:18-27 Lu 20:27-39
1c) of the Lawyer – the great commandment	Jerusalem	Mt 22:34-40 Mr 12:28-34
Our Lord’s counter question	Jerusalem	Mt 22:41-46 Mr 12:35-37 Lu 20:41-44
The woes on the Scribes and Pharisees	Jerusalem	Mt 23:13-33
The widow’s mite	Jerusalem	Mr 12:41-44 Lu 21:1-4
The coming of the Greeks	Jerusalem	Joh 12:20-36
The departure to the Mount of Olives	.	Mt 24:1-3 Mr 13:1-3
The prediction –
1a) of the destruction of Jerusalem	Olivet	Mt 24:3-28 Mr 13:3-23 Lu 21:5-24
Parable of fig-tree and all the trees	Olivet	Mt 24:32,33 Mr 13:28,29 Lu 21:29-32
The prediction –
1b) of the second coming	Olivet	Mt 24:28-51 Mr 13:23-37 Lu 21:24-36
Parable of the householder	Olivet	Mr 13:34
Parables:- The ten virgins	Olivet	Mt 25:1-13
Parables:- The talents	Olivet	Mt 25:14-30
Parables:- The sheep and the goats	Olivet	Mt 25:31-46
The Sanhedrin in council	Jerusalem	Mt 26:3-5 Mr 14:1-2 Lu 22:1-2
Compact of the traitor	Jerusalem	Mt 26:14-16 Mr 14:10,11 Lu 22:3-6

The Death and Burial

Description	Location	Scripture
Preparation of the Passover	Jerusalem	Mt 26:17-19 Mr 14:12-16 Lu 22:7-13
Washing the apostles’ feet	Jerusalem	Joh 13:1-17
The breaking of bread	Jerusalem	Mt 26:26 Mr 14:22 Lu 22:19
‘One of you shall betray me’	Jerusalem	Mt 26:21 Mr 14:18 Lu 22:21 Joh 13:21
‘Is it I ?’	Jerusalem	Mt 26:22-25 Mr 14:19
Giving of the sop ‘That thou doest, do quickly’	Jerusalem	Joh 13:26,27
Departure of Judas Iscariot	Jerusalem	Joh 13:30
Peter warned	Jerusalem	Mt 26:34 Mr 14:30 Lu 22:34 Joh 13:38
Blessing the cup	Jerusalem	Mt 26:27,28 Mr 14:23,24 Lu 22:17
The discourses after supper	Jerusalem	Joh 14:1-16:33
Christ’s prayer for his apostles	Jerusalem	Joh 17:1-17:26
The hymn	Jerusalem	Mt 26:30 Mr 14:26
The agony	Gethsemane	Mt 26:37 Mr 14:33 Lu 22:39 Joh 18:1
The thrice-repeated prayer	Gethsemane	Mt 26:39-44 Mr 14:36-39 Lu 22:42
His sweat and comforting by the angel	Gethsemane	Lu 22:43,44
The sleep of the apostles	Gethsemane	Mt 26:40-45 Mr 14:37-41 Lu 22:45,46
Betrayal by Judas	Gethsemane	Mt 26:47-50 Mr 14:34,44 Lu 22:47 Joh 18:2-5
Peter smites Malchus	Gethsemane	Mt 26:51 Mr 14:47 Lu 22:50 Joh 18:10
Christ miraculously heals the ear of Malchus	Gethsemane	Lu 22:51
Christ forsaken by his disciples	Gethsemane	Mt 26:56 Mr 14:50
Christ led to Annas	Jerusalem	Joh 18:12,13
Christ tried by Caiaphas	Jerusalem	Mt 26:57 Mr 14:53 Lu 22:54 Joh 18:15
Peter follows Christ	Jerusalem	Mt 26:58 Mr 14:54 Lu 22:55 Joh 18:15
The high priest’s adjuration	Jerusalem	Mt 26:63 Mr 14:61
Christ condemned, buffeted, mocked	Jerusalem	Mt 26:66,67 Mr 14:64,65 Lu 22:63-65
Peter’s denial of Christ	Jerusalem	Mt 26:69-75 Mr 14:66-72 Lu 22:54-62 Joh 18:17-27
Christ before Pilate	Jerusalem	Mt 27:1,2 Mr 15:1 Lu 23:1 Joh 18:28
Repentance of Judas	Jerusalem	Mt 27:3
Pilate comes out to the people	Jerusalem	Joh 18:29
Pilate speaks to Jesus privately	Jerusalem	Joh 18:33
Pilate orders him to be scourged	Jerusalem	Mt 27:26 Mr 15:15 Joh 19:1
Jesus crowned with thorns	Jerusalem	Mt 27:29 Mr 15:17 Joh 19:2
Jesus exhibited by Pilate;’Behold the man’	Jerusalem	Joh 19:5
Jesus accused formally	Jerusalem	Mt 27:11 Mr 15:2 Lu 23:2
Jesus sent by Pilate to Herod	Jerusalem	Lu 23:6-11
Jesus mocked, arrayed in purple	Jerusalem	Lu 23:6-11
‘Behold your King’	Jerusalem	Joh 19:14
Pilate desires to release him	Jerusalem	Mt 27:15 Mr 15:6 Lu 23:17 Joh 19:12
Pilate receives a message from his wife	Jerusalem	Mt 27:19
Pilate washes his hands	Jerusalem	Mt 27:24
Pilate releases Barabbas	Jerusalem	Mt 27:26
Pilate delivers Jesus to be crucified	Jerusalem	Mt 27:26 Mr 15:15 Lu 23:25 Joh 19:16
Simon of Cyrene carries the cross	Jerusalem	Mt 27:32 Mr 15:21 Lu 23:26
They give him vinegar and gall	Golgotha	Mt 27:34 Mr 15:23 Lu 23:36
They nail him to the cross	Golgotha	Mt 27:35 Mr 15:24,25 Lu 23:33 Joh 19:18
The superscription	Golgotha	Mt 27:37 Mr 15:26 Lu 23:38 Joh 19:19
THE SEVEN WORDS
1a) Father, forgive them	Golgotha	Lu 23:34
His garments parted, and vesture allotted	Golgotha	Mt 27:35 Mr 15:24 Lu 23:34 Joh 19:23
Passers-by rail, the two thieves revile	Golgotha	Mt 27:39-44 Mr 15:29-32 Lu 23:35
The penitent thief	Golgotha	Lu 23:40
1b) Today shalt thou be with me in paradise	Golgotha	Lu 23:43
1c) Woman, behold thy son, etc	Golgotha	Joh 19:26,27
Darkness over all the land	Golgotha	Mt 27:45 Mr 15:33 Lu 23:44,45
1d) My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me	Golgotha	Mt 27:46 Mr 15:34
1e) I thirst	Golgotha	Joh 19:28
The vinegar	Golgatha	Mt 27:48 Mr 15:36 Joh 19:29
1f) It is finished	Golgotha	Joh 19:30
1g) Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit	Golgotha	Lu 23:46
Rending of the veil	Jerusalem	Mt 27:51 Mr 15:38 Lu 23:45
Opening of the graves, resurrection of saints	Jerusalem	Mt 27:52
Testimony of Centurion	Golgotha	Mt 27:54 Mr 15:39 Lu 23:47
Watching of the women	Golgotha	Mt 27:55 Mr 15:40 Lu 23:49
The piercing of his side	Golgotha	Joh 19:34
Taking down from the cross	The Garden	Mt 27:57-60 Mr 15:46 Lu 23:53 Joh 19:38-42
Burial by Joseph of Arimethea, Nicodemus	The Garden	Mt 27:57-60 Mr 15:46 Lu 23:53 Joh 19:38-42
A guard placed over the sealed stone	The Garden	Mt 27:65,66

The Resurrection and the Great Forty Days
Description	Location	Scripture
Women carry spices to the tomb	The Garden	Mt 28:1 Mr 16:1,2 Lu 24:1
The angel had rolled away the stone	The Garden	Mt 28:2
Women announce the resurrection	Jerusalem	Mt 28:8 Lu 24:9,10 Joh 20:1,2
Peter and John run to the tomb	The Garden	Lu 24:12 Joh 20:3
The women return to the tomb	The Garden	Lu 24:1
The guards report these things to the chief priests	Jerusalem	Mt 28:11-15
APPEARANCES OF CHRIST AFTER HIS RESURRECTION
1a) To Mary Magdalene	The Garden	Mr 16:9,10 Joh 20:14
‘All hail! Fear not. Touch me not’	The Garden	Mt 28:9 Joh 20:17
1b) To the women returning home	The Garden	Mt 28:9
‘Go tell my brethren that they go	The Garden	Mt 28:10
Into Galilee – there shall they see me’	The Garden	Mt 28:10
1c) To two disciples going to Emmaus	.	Mr 16:12 Lu 24:13
(Exposition of prophecies on the passion)
1d) To Peter	Jerusalem	1Co 15:5 Lu 24:34
1e) To ten Apostles in the upper room	Jerusalem	Lu 24:33 Joh 20:19
‘Peace be unto you As my Father hath..	Jerusalem	Joh 20:21
‘sent me, so send I you’	Jerusalem	Joh 20:21
‘Receive ye the Holy Spirit..	Jerusalem	Joh 20:22,23
Whose sover sins ye remit,’ etc	Jerusalem	Joh 20:22,23
1f) To the eleven Apostles in the upper room	Jerusalem	Mr 16:14 Joh 20:26
‘Peace be unto you’	.	Joh 20:26
To Thomas’ reach hither thy finger,’ etc	Jerusalem	Joh 20:27
‘Blessed are they that have not seen, yet have believed’	Jerusalem	Joh 20:29
Miracle – Draught of fishes	Tiberias	Joh 21:1-11
1g) To the disciples at the sea of Tiberias	.	Joh 21:1-24
1h) To Peter;’Feed my sheep,fead my lambs’	Tiberias	Joh 21:15-17
1i) To the eleven disciples on a mountain..	Galilee	Mt 28:16
1j) in Galilee (1 Cor.15.5)	Galilee	Mt 28:16
‘All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth’	Galilee	Mt 28:18
‘Go ye and teach all nations, baptizing them,’ etc	Galilee	Mt 28:19
‘Lo, I am with you alway,..	Galilee	Mt 28:20
‘even unto the end of the world. Amen’	Galilee	Mt 28:20
1k) To five hundred brethren at once	Galilee	1Co 15:6
1l) To James	.	1Co 15:7
THE ASCENSION	Bethany	Mr 16:19 Lu 24:50,51

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