Synoptic Order
The order of Mark's narrative is supported most of the time by the gospels of Matthew and Luke. The table below gives a detailed comparison of the order of the narratives. In those cases where either Matthew or Luke diverged from Mark's order, the other is usually found supporting it. These are marked with "*" in the table below. There is no case where Matthew and Luke agreed with each other in their order against Mark. Whenever both Matthew and Luke diverged from Mark they also diverged from one another. These are marked with "#". Where Matthew's order agrees with Luke, it begins and ends with the pattern of events in Mark. Mark's order is basic to the other two gospels. [1]
| Episode | Mark | Matthew | Luke |
| John the Baptist The Baptism of Jesus Return of Jesus to Galilee The First Disciples Jesus Preaching in Synagogue Healing of the Demoniac Simon's Mother-in Law Healing by Night On the Way to Galilee Healing of the Leper Healing of the Paralytic Calling of Matthew About Fasting The Lord of the Sabbath The Withered Hand Crowd Follow Jesus The Twelve Apostles Beelzebub Jesus Renounces His Family The Sower Kingdom Not for Everyone The Sower Parable Explained The Lamb The Mustard Seed Jesus Explains Parable The Tempest Calmed The Possesed at Gergesa Call to Heal Jairus' Daughter The Woman Who Bled The Raising of Jairus' Daughter Jesus Not Accepted in Homeland Jesus' Command to the Twelve Herod's Fears Death of John the Baptist Jesus Feed the 5000 Jesus Walks on Water Clean and Unclean Jesus and the Phoenician Woman The Healing of the Deaf Mute Jesus Feed the 4000 No Sign Will Be Given The Yeast of the Pharisees The Healing of the Blind Peter's Confession Jesus Predicts His Death The Transfiguration The Epileptic Boy Who Is The Greatest? He That Is Not With Me Causing Little Ones to Sin Salt of the Earth Marriage and Divorce The Little Children and Jesus The Rich Young Man Jesus Predicts His Death Ambition of the Zebedees Blind Beggar at Jericho The Entry Into Jerusalem Return to Bethany The Curse on the Fig Tree Purification of the Temple The Withered Fig Tree Authority of Jesus Questioned The Tenants Tribute to Caesar Marriage at the Resurrection The Greatest Commandment The Messiah is Whose Son? Beware the Teachers of the Law The Widow's Gift Eschatological Discourse The Day Unknown The Plot Against Jesus Jesus Anointed at Bethany The Betrayal of Judas The Last Supper Prediction of Peter's Denial In the Garden of Gethsemane The Arrest Peter's Denial Before Pilate Between Jesus and Barabbas The Soldiers Mock Jesus The Crucifixion Jesus Death and Burial The Empty Tomb |
1:1-8 1:9-11 1:14-15 1:16-20 1:21-22 1:23-28 1:29-31 1:32-34 1:35-39 1:40-45 2:1-12 2:13-17 2:18-22 2:23-28 3:1-6 3:7-11 3:13-19 3:23-30 3:20,21,31-35 4:1-8 4:9-12 4:13-20 4:21-25 4:30-32 4:33-34 4:35-42 5:1-20 5:21-24 5:25-34 5:35-43 6:1-6 6:7-13 6:14-16 6:17-29 6:30-44 6:45-56 7:1-23 7:24-31 7:32-37 8:1-9 8:10-13 8:14-21 8:22-26 8:27-30 8:31-38 9:2-13 9:14-32 9:33-37 9:38-40 9:42-48 9:49-50 10:2-12 10:13-16 10:17-31 10:32-34 10:35-45 10:46-52 11:1-11 11:11 11:12-14 11:15-19 11:20-23 11:27-33 12:1-2 12:3-17 12:18-27 12:28-34 12:35-37 12:38-40 12:41-44 13:1-32 13:33-37 14:1-2 14:3-9 14:10-11 14:12-25 14:26-31 14:32-42 14:43-52 14:55-65 15:1-5 15:6-15 15:15-20 15:21-32 15:34-47 16:1-8 |
3:1-6,11 3:12,16-17 4:12 4:18-22 7:28-29 - 8:14-15 8:16-17 - 8:1-4* 9:1-8 9:9-17 - 12:1-8 12-21 - 10:1-4* 12:22-32 12:46-50 13:1-9 13:10-13 13:18-23 5:14-16(7:2) 13:31-32 13:34 8:18,23-27 8:28-34 9:18-19 9:20-22 9:23-26 13:54-58# 10:5-15 14:1-2 14:3-12 14:13-21 14:22-36 15:1-10 15:21-31;39 9:32-34 15:32-38 13:38-39# 16:5-12 9:27-31 16:13-20 17:21-28 17:1-3 17:14-23 18:1-5 12:30* 18:6-10 5:13-14* 19:3-9 19:13-15 19:16-31 20:17-19 20:20-48 20:29-34 21:1-11 21:17 21:18-19 21:12-16 21:20-22 21:23-27 21:33-46 22:15-22 21:23-33 22:34-40 22:41-46 - - 24:1-41 24:42-47 26:1-5 26:6-13 26:14-16 26:17-29 26:30-35 26:36-46 26:57-68 26:69-75 27:1-2,11-14 27:15-26 27:26-31 27:32-44 27:45-61 28:1-8 |
3:2-4,16 3:21-22 4:14 5:1-11 4:31-32 4:33-37 4:38-39 4:40-41 4:42-44 5:12-16 5:17-26 5:27-32 5:33-39 6:1-5 6:6-11 6:17-19 6:12-16 11:14-20* 8:19-21 8:4-8 8:9-10 8:11-15 8:16-18 13:18-19* - 8:22-25 8:26-39 8:40-42 8:43-48 8:49-56 4:16-30# 9:1-6 9:7-9 - 9:10-17 - - - - - 11:16,29# 12:1* - 9:18-21 9:22-27 9_28-36 9:37-45 9:46-48 9:49-50,11:23 17:1-2 14:34-35 16:18 18:15-17 18:18-30 18:31-34 22:24-30* 18:35-43 19:28-44 - - 19:45-48 (17:5-6) 20:1-8 20:9-19 20:20-26 20:27-38 10:25-28* 20:41-44 20:45-47 21:1-4 21:5-33 21:34-38 - (7:36-50)* 22:1-6 22:7-20 22:31-38 22:39-46 22:63-71 22:55-62* 23:1-6,13-16 23:17-25 - 23:26-43 23:44-56 24:1-12 |
The order of the synoptics [2]
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References
| 1. | Bentley, Secrets of Mount Sinai: p140-141 Martin, New Testament Foundations I: p140 Parmalee, Guidebook to the Bible: p110 |
| 2. | 30 Craveri, The Life of Jesus: p418-425 |
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