Matthew, Mark, Luke & John:  Outlines

MATTHEW

1:1–2:23: King’s Arrival
3:1–12: King’s Announcement
3:13–4:11:  King’s Acceptance
4:12–25: King’s Prelude
5:1–7:29: King’s Sermon on the Mount
8:1–9:34: King’s Power Demonstrated
9:35–11:1: King’s Power Delegated
11:2–30: King’s Rejection Commences
12:1–50: King’s Rejection by Pharisees
13:1– 53: King’s Rejection and Results
13:54–16:12: King‘s Continual Rejection
16:13–17:13: King’s Revelations
17:14–20:28: King’s Rejection and Aftermath
20:29-34   King is Seen by the Blind
21:1–17: King’s Entrance
21:18–22:46: King and His Nation
23:1–39: King Rejects His Nation
24:1–25:46: King’s Future Return
26:1–27:66: Kings Passion, Death and Resurrection
28:1–8: King’s Empty Tomb
28:9-17: King’s Appearances
28:18–20:  King’s Commission

MARK

1:1-8: Servant’s Forerunner
1:9-11: Servant’s Baptism
1:12-13: Servant’s Temptations
1:14-2:12: Servant’s Mission
2:13–2:35: Servant’s Opposition
4:1-34: Servant’s Parables
4:35–5:43: Servant’s Miracles
6:1–8:26: Servant’s Increasing Opposition
8:27– 9:1:  Servant and Discipleship
9:2-13: Servant’s Transfiguration
9:14–29: Servant and Exorcism
9:30–10:45: Servant’s Instructions
10:46-52: Servant and Bartimaeus
11:1–19: Servant’s Presentation
11:20–26: Servant and Prayer
11:27–12:44: Servant’s Opposition Continues
13:1-37: Servants Eschatological Instruction
14:1–15:47: Servant’s Passion and Death
16:1–8: Servant’s Resurrection
16:9-18: Servant’s Appearances
16:19-20: Servant’s Ascension

LUKE

1:1–2:38:       Son of Man’s Birth
2:39-52: Son of Man’s Childhood
3:1–4:30: Son of Man’s Presentation
4:31–5:28: Son of Man’s Powers
5:29–9:50: Son of Man’s Agenda
9:51–11:54: Son of Man’s Opposition
12:1-19:27: Son of Man’s Instructions
19:28–23:56: Son of Man’s Final Week
24:1–53: Son of Man’s Final Victory

JOHN

1:1-5: Christ’s Pre-incarnate Work
1:6-8: Christ’s Forerunner
1:9-13: Christ’s Rejection and Acceptance
1:14–18: Christ’s Incarnation
1:19–34: Christ’s Baptism
1:35–51: Christ’s Disciples
2:1-12: Christ in Galilee
2:13–3:26: Christ in Judea
4:1–42: Christ in Samaria
4:43-54: Christ Again in Galilee
5:1–47: Christ’s Opposition at the Feast in Jerusalem
6:1-71: Christ’s Opposition at Passover in Galilee
7:1–10:21: Christ’s Opposition at Feast of Tabernacles
10:22–42:  Christ’s Opposition at Feast of Dedication
11:1–12:11: Christ’s Opposition at Bethany
12:12–50:  Christ’s Opposition at Jerusalem
13:1–14:31: Christ and the Upper Room
15:1–17:26: Christ’s Instructions
18:1–19:16: Christ’s Rejection
19:17–37:  Christ’s Crucifixion
19:38–42:  Christ’s Burial
20:1-10: Christ’s Resurrection
20:11–21:25: Christ’s Appearances

Maxim of the Moment

He who speaks ill of his wife dishonors himself.