The Four Gospels
Four witnesses. One Jesus.
Read Matthew, Mark, Luke and John with attention to each Gospel’s voice, shared events, distinctive details and invitation to follow Jesus.
Matthew: promise and presence.
Matthew introduces Jesus within Israel’s story and draws attention to the fulfilment of Scripture. Joseph receives an explanation of Mary’s pregnancy and an instruction about naming the child. Jesus and Emmanuel direct the reader toward salvation and God’s presence. Follow what the narrator says, what the angel says and what Joseph does. Those voices work together without being interchangeable.
Read one Gospel’s telling first
Matthew’s account can be compared with Luke’s, but preserve each writer’s details before combining them.
Mark: the good news begins.
Mark moves quickly from the announcement of good news to John the Baptist, Jesus’ baptism, the wilderness and the proclamation of God’s kingdom. Pay attention to the voices at the baptism and to the call to repent and believe. Mark’s pace invites close observation rather than an assumption that familiar events need no further reading.
Brevity is not absence of meaning
Mark tells some scenes briefly. Do not assume his shorter account supplies every detail found in another Gospel.
Luke: an orderly account.
Luke explains the purpose and care of his writing. Earlier accounts, eyewitness testimony and an orderly presentation are all mentioned. The stated aim is that Theophilus may know the certainty of what he has been taught. This opening encourages attention to sources and sequence. It does not require us to guess that the writer personally witnessed every event he narrates.
Do not claim more than the introduction
Luke refers to eyewitness transmission; he does not claim here to have personally seen every event from Jesus’ birth onward.
John: the Word among us.
John begins with the Word, God, creation, light and life. The opening reaches its striking claim that the Word became flesh and dwelt among us. John the Baptist is introduced as a witness, while the Word is described as the source of light. Read these roles carefully. The later signs and conversations unfold within this opening portrait.
A word’s range is not a whole doctrine
Logos has several ordinary uses. John’s claims must be read from his sentences and context, not from an English gloss alone.
The kingdom comes near.
Jesus’ blessings name the poor in spirit, those who mourn, the meek, the merciful and others. They challenge a simple equation between visible success and divine favour. Read the promises and the people addressed together. These sayings are not instructions to manufacture grief or persecution; they reveal the values and hope of the kingdom Jesus announces.
Blessing is not a command to seek harm
These words should not be used to pressure a person to remain in danger or to call every hardship good.
A neighbour on the road.
A discussion about life and the law leads to a question about who counts as a neighbour. Jesus answers with a story in which a wounded man receives practical care from a Samaritan. The concluding question shifts attention toward becoming a neighbour through mercy. Distinguish the lawyer’s question, the story’s events and Jesus’ instruction. The narrative presses beyond abstract boundaries into concrete care.
A parable is not a medical manual
The treatment details serve the story’s purpose; they are not modern emergency-care instructions.
One event, four tellings.
The feeding of the multitude appears in all four Gospels. John names Philip and Andrew and mentions the boy with barley loaves and fish. Comparison begins with close reading rather than a competition over which account has every detail. Notice what each writer includes and where the event sits in the narrative. An omitted detail is different from a denial that it happened.
Silence and contradiction differ
An account can omit a person’s name without asserting that the person was absent. Compare the actual statements.
Who do you say I am?
Peter confesses Jesus as the Christ, but the following exchange shows that recognising the title does not yet mean understanding the path. Jesus speaks of suffering, death and resurrection, then calls people to self-denial and following him. Keep the confession and teaching together. Mark connects discipleship to Jesus’ way rather than simply to admiration for his power.
Discipleship does not authorise another person’s abuse
The call to follow Jesus must not be used as permission to harm or control others.
Love at the table.
Jesus washes his disciples’ feet, explains the example and speaks about teacher and servant. The scene presents authority through service. Peter’s initial objection makes the encounter more than a decorative illustration. Listen to the act and its explanation, then consider how receiving care and offering it belong together. John’s supper scene deserves attention in its own terms before comparison with the other Gospels.
Compare the supper accounts thoughtfully
The Synoptic Gospels describe bread and cup. John gives particular attention to footwashing and extended teaching.
At the cross.
Mark describes darkness, Jesus’ cry, his death, the tearing of the temple curtain and the centurion’s response. Read this scene without racing to the next event. Human speech and visible events are placed alongside one another. Comparing the accounts can deepen attention, provided each Gospel’s words remain identifiable. The anguish of the scene should not disappear beneath an overly familiar summary.
Avoid collective blame
The accounts describe particular people and authorities within Roman-occupied Judaea. They must not be used to assign guilt to Jewish people as a whole.
The risen Jesus.
The women arrive with spices and find the stone rolled away. The message at the tomb recalls Jesus’ words, and the women report what they have heard. The apostles initially disbelieve them. Luke does not present understanding as immediate or effortless. Follow the movement from discovery to remembering and testimony. Read each resurrection account carefully before combining its witnesses and responses with another.
Keep each account’s details visible
Careful comparison records the details each Gospel narrates instead of silently rewriting each account.
Believe, learn and go.
Thomas encounters the risen Jesus after refusing the other disciples’ report. His response is followed by a blessing and the Gospel’s statement of purpose. John has selected signs so readers may believe and have life in Jesus’ name. Matthew’s conclusion adds a commission to make disciples, baptise and teach. Receive both endings in their own wording: faith, life, learning and mission belong together.
Selected signs, not an exhaustive catalogue
John explicitly says many other signs are not written in this book. Selection is part of its stated purpose.
Matthew: promise and presence.
Read one Gospel’s telling first.
Matthew introduces Jesus within Israel’s story and draws attention to the fulfilment of Scripture. Joseph receives an explanation of Mary’s pregnancy and an instruction about naming the child. Jesus and Emmanuel direct the reader toward salvation and God’s presence. Follow what the narrator says, what the angel says and what Joseph does. Those voices work together without being interchangeable.
Presence at both ends
Compare the opening name with Jesus’ concluding promise to be with his disciples. This is a connection across Matthew’s narrative.
Matthew 28:18-20
Read, then respond
Mark the narrator’s explanation, the angel’s words and Joseph’s response separately.
Matthew 1:18-25
Read one Gospel’s telling first
Matthew’s account can be compared with Luke’s, but preserve each writer’s details before combining them.
Matthew 1:18-25
Mark: the good news begins.
Brevity is not absence of meaning.
Mark moves quickly from the announcement of good news to John the Baptist, Jesus’ baptism, the wilderness and the proclamation of God’s kingdom. Pay attention to the voices at the baptism and to the call to repent and believe. Mark’s pace invites close observation rather than an assumption that familiar events need no further reading.
Good news and response
The announcement leads toward a call to hearers. Mark concerns both who Jesus is and how people respond.
Mark 1:14-15
Read, then respond
Summarise the opening movement in five phrases using only Mark’s details.
Mark 1:1-15
Brevity is not absence of meaning
Mark tells some scenes briefly. Do not assume his shorter account supplies every detail found in another Gospel.
Mark 1:1-15
Luke: an orderly account.
Do not claim more than the introduction.
Luke explains the purpose and care of his writing. Earlier accounts, eyewitness testimony and an orderly presentation are all mentioned. The stated aim is that Theophilus may know the certainty of what he has been taught. This opening encourages attention to sources and sequence. It does not require us to guess that the writer personally witnessed every event he narrates.
An account with a purpose
The introduction tells the reader why the work is written. Let that stated purpose guide the way you listen to its stories.
Luke 1:1-4
Read, then respond
List what Luke explicitly says about sources, approach and purpose.
Luke 1:1-4
Do not claim more than the introduction
Luke refers to eyewitness transmission; he does not claim here to have personally seen every event from Jesus’ birth onward.
Luke 1:1-4
John: the Word among us.
A word’s range is not a whole doctrine.
John begins with the Word, God, creation, light and life. The opening reaches its striking claim that the Word became flesh and dwelt among us. John the Baptist is introduced as a witness, while the Word is described as the source of light. Read these roles carefully. The later signs and conversations unfold within this opening portrait.
Witness and source
The text distinguishes the witness from the light. That distinction helps us follow later testimony about Jesus.
John 1:6-9
Read, then respond
List the statements about the Word and about John the Baptist separately.
John 1:1-18
A word’s range is not a whole doctrine
Logos has several ordinary uses. John’s claims must be read from his sentences and context, not from an English gloss alone.
John 1:1-18
The kingdom comes near.
Blessing is not a command to seek harm.
Jesus’ blessings name the poor in spirit, those who mourn, the meek, the merciful and others. They challenge a simple equation between visible success and divine favour. Read the promises and the people addressed together. These sayings are not instructions to manufacture grief or persecution; they reveal the values and hope of the kingdom Jesus announces.
Listen to Luke alongside Matthew
Luke’s corresponding teaching includes blessings and woes. Compare the wording and setting before reducing both to one repeated script.
Luke 6:20-26
Read, then respond
Choose one blessing to read in context and one thoughtful response to consider.
Matthew 5:1-12
Blessing is not a command to seek harm
These words should not be used to pressure a person to remain in danger or to call every hardship good.
Matthew 5:1-12
A neighbour on the road.
A parable is not a medical manual.
A discussion about life and the law leads to a question about who counts as a neighbour. Jesus answers with a story in which a wounded man receives practical care from a Samaritan. The concluding question shifts attention toward becoming a neighbour through mercy. Distinguish the lawyer’s question, the story’s events and Jesus’ instruction. The narrative presses beyond abstract boundaries into concrete care.
Mercy takes practical form
The Samaritan tends wounds, provides transport and arranges continued care. Notice compassion expressed through actions.
Luke 10:33-35
Read, then respond
Name a practical act of care and the support needed to carry it out.
Luke 10:25-37
A parable is not a medical manual
The treatment details serve the story’s purpose; they are not modern emergency-care instructions.
Luke 10:25-37
One event, four tellings.
Silence and contradiction differ.
The feeding of the multitude appears in all four Gospels. John names Philip and Andrew and mentions the boy with barley loaves and fish. Comparison begins with close reading rather than a competition over which account has every detail. Notice what each writer includes and where the event sits in the narrative. An omitted detail is different from a denial that it happened.
Compare without erasing
Read the event in Matthew, Mark and Luke. Record a shared detail and a detail each account emphasises.
Mark 6:30-44
Read, then respond
Compare John’s passage with Matthew 14:13-21, Mark 6:30-44 and Luke 9:10-17 in four columns.
John 6:1-15
Compare another account
Read this passage alongside the main reading and record both shared and distinctive details.
Matthew 14:13-21
Compare another account
Read this passage alongside the main reading and record both shared and distinctive details.
Luke 9:10-17
Silence and contradiction differ
An account can omit a person’s name without asserting that the person was absent. Compare the actual statements.
John 6:1-15
Who do you say I am?
Discipleship does not authorise another person’s abuse.
Peter confesses Jesus as the Christ, but the following exchange shows that recognising the title does not yet mean understanding the path. Jesus speaks of suffering, death and resurrection, then calls people to self-denial and following him. Keep the confession and teaching together. Mark connects discipleship to Jesus’ way rather than simply to admiration for his power.
A corrected expectation
Peter’s confession is followed by resistance to Jesus’ account of suffering. Read both moments rather than stopping at the correct title.
Mark 8:29-33
Read, then respond
Read the whole conversation and identify where an expectation is corrected.
Mark 8:27-38
Discipleship does not authorise another person’s abuse
The call to follow Jesus must not be used as permission to harm or control others.
Mark 8:27-38
Love at the table.
Compare the supper accounts thoughtfully.
Jesus washes his disciples’ feet, explains the example and speaks about teacher and servant. The scene presents authority through service. Peter’s initial objection makes the encounter more than a decorative illustration. Listen to the act and its explanation, then consider how receiving care and offering it belong together. John’s supper scene deserves attention in its own terms before comparison with the other Gospels.
Authority expressed in service
Jesus speaks as Lord and Teacher while explaining the act of washing. Service here does not erase his identity.
John 13:13-15
Read, then respond
Read Luke 22:14-20 alongside John’s scene and note each account’s emphasis.
John 13:1-17
Compare another account
Read this passage alongside the main reading and record both shared and distinctive details.
Luke 22:14-20
Compare the supper accounts thoughtfully
The Synoptic Gospels describe bread and cup. John gives particular attention to footwashing and extended teaching.
John 13:1-17
At the cross.
Avoid collective blame.
Mark describes darkness, Jesus’ cry, his death, the tearing of the temple curtain and the centurion’s response. Read this scene without racing to the next event. Human speech and visible events are placed alongside one another. Comparing the accounts can deepen attention, provided each Gospel’s words remain identifiable. The anguish of the scene should not disappear beneath an overly familiar summary.
Hear the scriptural echo
Jesus’ cry echoes the opening of Psalm 22. Read the psalm’s opening without erasing the anguish of the scene.
Psalm 22:1-5
Read, then respond
Distinguish the passage’s reported events from your interpretation of their meaning.
Mark 15:33-39
Avoid collective blame
The accounts describe particular people and authorities within Roman-occupied Judaea. They must not be used to assign guilt to Jewish people as a whole.
Mark 15:33-39
The risen Jesus.
Keep each account’s details visible.
The women arrive with spices and find the stone rolled away. The message at the tomb recalls Jesus’ words, and the women report what they have heard. The apostles initially disbelieve them. Luke does not present understanding as immediate or effortless. Follow the movement from discovery to remembering and testimony. Read each resurrection account carefully before combining its witnesses and responses with another.
Remembering changes the scene
The women connect the announcement with words Jesus had spoken. The story includes testimony and resistance to it.
Luke 24:6-11
Read, then respond
Compare Luke 24:1-12 with John 20:1-18 and note whose experiences each describes.
Luke 24:1-12
Compare another account
Read this passage alongside the main reading and record both shared and distinctive details.
John 20:1-18
Keep each account’s details visible
Careful comparison records the details each Gospel narrates instead of silently rewriting each account.
Luke 24:1-12
Believe, learn and go.
Selected signs, not an exhaustive catalogue.
Thomas encounters the risen Jesus after refusing the other disciples’ report. His response is followed by a blessing and the Gospel’s statement of purpose. John has selected signs so readers may believe and have life in Jesus’ name. Matthew’s conclusion adds a commission to make disciples, baptise and teach. Receive both endings in their own wording: faith, life, learning and mission belong together.
A commission to keep learning
Matthew joins making disciples with baptising and teaching obedience. Read the commission with Jesus’ promise of presence.
Matthew 28:18-20
Read, then respond
Summarise each Gospel’s opening and ending, then choose one Gospel to read through in full.
John 20:24-31
Selected signs, not an exhaustive catalogue
John explicitly says many other signs are not written in this book. Selection is part of its stated purpose.
John 20:24-31
Good news
εὐαγγέλιον
Transliteration: euangelion
Strong’s number: G2098
The term means good news or gospel. Mark’s opening uses it in relation to Jesus Christ. Read the announcement with the narrative that explains who Jesus is and what he does.
Kingdom or reign
βασιλεία
Transliteration: basileia
Strong’s number: G932
This word can refer to kingship, rule or a kingdom. In Jesus’ proclamation, attend to God’s reign and the response called for rather than assuming it means only a geographical territory.
Word
λόγος
Transliteration: logos
Strong’s number: G3056
The word has a range including word, message and account. John’s opening makes particular claims about the Word’s relation to God and about becoming flesh. Those claims come from John’s sentences, not a dictionary gloss by itself.
Learner or disciple
μαθητής
Transliteration: mathetes
Strong’s number: G3101
A disciple is a learner or pupil. In the Gospels the term describes those learning from and following Jesus. John’s footwashing scene joins that relationship with an example to practise.
John 13:1-17
1 Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end.
2 And supper being ended, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s [son], to betray him;
3 Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he was come from God, and went to God;
4 He riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments; and took a towel, and girded himself.
5 After that he poureth water into a bason, and began to wash the disciples’ feet, and to wipe [them] with the towel wherewith he was girded.
6 Then cometh he to Simon Peter: and Peter saith unto him, Lord, dost thou wash my feet?
7 Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter.
8 Peter saith unto him, Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jesus answered him, If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me.
9 Simon Peter saith unto him, Lord, not my feet only, but also [my] hands and [my] head.
10 Jesus saith to him, He that is washed needeth not save to wash [his] feet, but is clean every whit: and ye are clean, but not all.
11 For he knew who should betray him; therefore said he, Ye are not all clean.
12 So after he had washed their feet, and had taken his garments, and was set down again, he said unto them, Know ye what I have done to you?
13 Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for [so] I am.
14 If I then, [your] Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another’s feet.
15 For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.
16 Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him.
17 If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them.
John 13:13-15
13 Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for [so] I am.
14 If I then, [your] Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another’s feet.
15 For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.
John 13:15
15 For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.
John 13:5
5 After that he poureth water into a bason, and began to wash the disciples’ feet, and to wipe [them] with the towel wherewith he was girded.
John 13:6-8
6 Then cometh he to Simon Peter: and Peter saith unto him, Lord, dost thou wash my feet?
7 Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter.
8 Peter saith unto him, Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jesus answered him, If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me.
John 1:1
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
John 1:1-18
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2 The same was in the beginning with God.
3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
6 ¶ There was a man sent from God, whose name [was] John.
7 The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all [men] through him might believe.
8 He was not that Light, but [was sent] to bear witness of that Light.
9 [That] was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.
10 He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.
11 He came unto his own, and his own received him not.
12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, [even] to them that believe on his name:
13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
15 ¶ John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me.
16 And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.
17 For the law was given by Moses, [but] grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.
18 No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared [him.]
John 1:14
14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
John 1:6-8
6 ¶ There was a man sent from God, whose name [was] John.
7 The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all [men] through him might believe.
8 He was not that Light, but [was sent] to bear witness of that Light.
John 1:6-9
6 ¶ There was a man sent from God, whose name [was] John.
7 The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all [men] through him might believe.
8 He was not that Light, but [was sent] to bear witness of that Light.
9 [That] was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.
John 20:1-18
1 The first [day] of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre.
2 Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him.
3 Peter therefore went forth, and that other disciple, and came to the sepulchre.
4 So they ran both together: and the other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulchre.
5 And he stooping down, [and looking in], saw the linen clothes lying; yet went he not in.
6 Then cometh Simon Peter following him, and went into the sepulchre, and seeth the linen clothes lie,
7 And the napkin, that was about his head, not lying with the linen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by itself.
8 Then went in also that other disciple, which came first to the sepulchre, and he saw, and believed.
9 For as yet they knew not the scripture, that he must rise again from the dead.
10 Then the disciples went away again unto their own home.
11 ¶ But Mary stood without at the sepulchre weeping: and as she wept, she stooped down, [and looked] into the sepulchre,
12 And seeth two angels in white sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.
13 And they say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? She saith unto them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him.
14 And when she had thus said, she turned herself back, and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus.
15 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away.
16 Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master.
17 Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and [to] my God, and your God.
18 Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and [that] he had spoken these things unto her.
John 20:24-27
24 ¶ But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.
25 The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.
26 ¶ And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: [then] came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace [be] unto you.
27 Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust [it] into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.
John 20:24-31
24 ¶ But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.
25 The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.
26 ¶ And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: [then] came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace [be] unto you.
27 Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust [it] into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.
28 And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.
29 Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed [are] they that have not seen, and [yet] have believed.
30 ¶ And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book:
31 But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.
John 20:28
28 And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.
John 20:31
31 But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.
John 6:1-15
1 After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is [the sea] of Tiberias.
2 And a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles which he did on them that were diseased.
3 And Jesus went up into a mountain, and there he sat with his disciples.
4 And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh.
5 ¶ When Jesus then lifted up [his] eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat?
6 And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do.
7 Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little.
8 One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, saith unto him,
9 There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?
10 And Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.
11 And Jesus took the loaves; and when he had given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set down; and likewise of the fishes as much as they would.
12 When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost.
13 Therefore they gathered [them] together, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained over and above unto them that had eaten.
14 Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, This is of a truth that prophet that should come into the world.
15 ¶ When Jesus therefore perceived that they would come and take him by force, to make him a king, he departed again into a mountain himself alone.
John 6:13
13 Therefore they gathered [them] together, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained over and above unto them that had eaten.
John 6:8-9
8 One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, saith unto him,
9 There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?
John 6:9
9 There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?
Luke 10:25-37
25 ¶ And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
26 He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?
27 And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.
28 And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live.
29 But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?
30 And Jesus answering said, A certain [ man] went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded [him], and departed, leaving [him] half dead.
31 And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
32 And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked [on him], and passed by on the other side.
33 But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion [on him],
34 And went to [him], and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
35 And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave [them] to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee.
36 Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves?
37 And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.
Luke 10:33
33 But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion [on him],
Luke 10:33-35
33 But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion [on him],
34 And went to [him], and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
35 And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave [them] to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee.
Luke 10:34
34 And went to [him], and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
Luke 10:37
37 And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.
Luke 1:1-4
1 Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us,
2 Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word;
3 It seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus,
4 That thou mightest know the certainty of those things, wherein thou hast been instructed.
Luke 1:2
2 Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word;
Luke 1:3
3 It seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus,
Luke 1:4
4 That thou mightest know the certainty of those things, wherein thou hast been instructed.
Luke 22:14-20
14 And when the hour was come, he sat down, and the twelve apostles with him.
15 And he said unto them, With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer:
16 For I say unto you, I will not any more eat thereof, until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God.
17 And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, Take this, and divide [it] among yourselves:
18 For I say unto you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall come.
19 ¶ And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake [it], and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me.
20 Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup [is] the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you.
Luke 24:1-12
1 Now upon the first [day] of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain [others] with them.
2 And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre.
3 And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus.
4 And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments:
5 And as they were afraid, and bowed down [their] faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead?
6 He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee,
7 Saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.
8 And they remembered his words,
9 And returned from the sepulchre, and told all these things unto the eleven, and to all the rest.
10 It was Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary [the mother] of James, and other [women that were] with them, which told these things unto the apostles.
11 And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not.
12 Then arose Peter, and ran unto the sepulchre; and stooping down, he beheld the linen clothes laid by themselves, and departed, wondering in himself at that which was come to pass.
Luke 24:11
11 And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not.
Luke 24:2
2 And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre.
Luke 24:6-11
6 He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee,
7 Saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.
8 And they remembered his words,
9 And returned from the sepulchre, and told all these things unto the eleven, and to all the rest.
10 It was Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary [the mother] of James, and other [women that were] with them, which told these things unto the apostles.
11 And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not.
Luke 24:6-7
6 He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee,
7 Saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.
Luke 6:20-26
20 ¶ And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed [be ye] poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.
21 Blessed [are ye] that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed [are ye] that weep now: for ye shall laugh.
22 Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you [from their company], and shall reproach [you], and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man’s sake.
23 Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward [is] great in heaven: for in the like manner did their fathers unto the prophets.
24 But woe unto you that are rich! for ye have received your consolation.
25 Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep.
26 Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! for so did their fathers to the false prophets.
Luke 9:10-17
10 ¶ And the apostles, when they were returned, told him all that they had done. And he took them, and went aside privately into a desert place belonging to the city called Bethsaida.
11 And the people, when they knew [it], followed him: and he received them, and spake unto them of the kingdom of God, and healed them that had need of healing.
12 And when the day began to wear away, then came the twelve, and said unto him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the towns and country round about, and lodge, and get victuals: for we are here in a desert place.
13 But he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more but five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy meat for all this people.
14 For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in a company.
15 And they did so, and made them all sit down.
16 Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and brake, and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude.
17 And they did eat, and were all filled: and there was taken up of fragments that remained to them twelve baskets.
Mark 15:33
33 And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.
Mark 15:33-39
33 And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.
34 And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
35 And some of them that stood by, when they heard [it], said, Behold, he calleth Elias.
36 And one ran and filled a spunge full of vinegar, and put [it] on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see whether Elias will come to take him down.
37 And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the ghost.
38 And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom.
39 ¶ And when the centurion, which stood over against him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.
Mark 15:38
38 And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom.
Mark 15:39
39 ¶ And when the centurion, which stood over against him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.
Mark 1:1
1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;
Mark 1:1-15
1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;
2 As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.
3 The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
4 John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.
5 And there went out unto him all the land of Judæa, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins.
6 And John was clothed with camel’s hair, and with a girdle of a skin about his loins; and he did eat locusts and wild honey;
7 And preached, saying, There cometh one mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose.
8 I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost.
9 And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan.
10 And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him:
11 And there came a voice from heaven, [saying], Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
12 And immediately the Spirit driveth him into the wilderness.
13 And he was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted of Satan; and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered unto him.
14 Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,
15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.
Mark 1:10
10 And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him:
Mark 1:14-15
14 Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,
15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.
Mark 1:15
15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.
Mark 1:7
7 And preached, saying, There cometh one mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose.
Mark 6:30-44
30 And the apostles gathered themselves together unto Jesus, and told him all things, both what they had done, and what they had taught.
31 And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.
32 And they departed into a desert place by ship privately.
33 And the people saw them departing, and many knew him, and ran afoot thither out of all cities, and outwent them, and came together unto him.
34 And Jesus, when he came out, saw much people, and was moved with compassion toward them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd: and he began to teach them many things.
35 And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came unto him, and said, This is a desert place, and now the time [is] far passed:
36 Send them away, that they may go into the country round about, and into the villages, and buy themselves bread: for they have nothing to eat.
37 He answered and said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they say unto him, Shall we go and buy two hundred pennyworth of bread, and give them to eat?
38 He saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? go and see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes.
39 And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass.
40 And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties.
41 And when he had taken the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and brake the loaves, and gave [them] to his disciples to set before them; and the two fishes divided he among them all.
42 And they did all eat, and were filled.
43 And they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments, and of the fishes.
44 And they that did eat of the loaves were about five thousand men.
Mark 8:27-38
27 ¶ And Jesus went out, and his disciples, into the towns of Cæsarea Philippi: and by the way he asked his disciples, saying unto them, Whom do men say that I am?
28 And they answered, John the Baptist: but some [say], Elias; and others, One of the prophets.
29 And he saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Peter answereth and saith unto him, Thou art the Christ.
30 And he charged them that they should tell no man of him.
31 And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders, and [of] the chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.
32 And he spake that saying openly. And Peter took him, and began to rebuke him.
33 But when he had turned about and looked on his disciples, he rebuked Peter, saying, Get thee behind me, Satan: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but the things that be of men.
34 ¶ And when he had called the people [unto him] with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
35 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel’s, the same shall save it.
36 For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
37 Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
38 Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.
Mark 8:29
29 And he saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Peter answereth and saith unto him, Thou art the Christ.
Mark 8:29-33
29 And he saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Peter answereth and saith unto him, Thou art the Christ.
30 And he charged them that they should tell no man of him.
31 And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders, and [of] the chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.
32 And he spake that saying openly. And Peter took him, and began to rebuke him.
33 But when he had turned about and looked on his disciples, he rebuked Peter, saying, Get thee behind me, Satan: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but the things that be of men.
Mark 8:31
31 And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders, and [of] the chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.
Mark 8:34
34 ¶ And when he had called the people [unto him] with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
Matthew 14:13-21
13 ¶ When Jesus heard [of it], he departed thence by ship into a desert place apart: and when the people had heard [thereof], they followed him on foot out of the cities.
14 And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick.
15 ¶ And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves victuals.
16 But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart; give ye them to eat.
17 And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes.
18 He said, Bring them hither to me.
19 And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to [his] disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.
20 And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full.
21 And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, beside women and children.
Matthew 1:18-25
18 ¶ Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.
19 Then Joseph her husband, being a just [man], and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily.
20 But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.
21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.
22 Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying,
23 Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.
24 Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife:
25 And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS.
Matthew 1:20
20 But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.
Matthew 1:21
21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.
Matthew 1:23
23 Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.
Matthew 28:18-20
18 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
19 ¶ Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, [even] unto the end of the world. Amen.
Matthew 5:1-12
1 And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:
2 And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,
3 Blessed [are] the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4 Blessed [are] they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
5 Blessed [are] the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
6 Blessed [are] they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
7 Blessed [are] the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
8 Blessed [are] the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
9 Blessed [are] the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
10 Blessed [are] they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
11 Blessed are ye, when [men] shall revile you, and persecute [you], and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great [is] your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
Matthew 5:4
4 Blessed [are] they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
Matthew 5:7
7 Blessed [are] the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
Matthew 5:9
9 Blessed [are] the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
Psalm 22:1-5
1 To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? [why art thou so] far from helping me, [and from] the words of my roaring?
2 O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent.
3 But thou [art] holy, [O thou] that inhabitest the praises of Israel.
4 Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them.
5 They cried unto thee, and were delivered: they trusted in thee, and were not confounded.
King James Version
31 But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.
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World English Bible
31 but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in his name.
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American Standard Version
31 but these are written, that ye may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye may have life in his name.
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Young’s Literal Translation
31 and these have been written that ye may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing ye may have life in his name.'
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Darby Translation
31 but these are written that ye may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing ye might have life in his name.
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