GOSPEL, from godspell (gud/good) and (spell out a tale), meaning "to tell the good news of Jesus of Nazareth", as told by the four witnesses: Matthew, Mark, Luke, & John; who wrote their testimony of the things they saw and heard; being led by the Holy Spirit to do so (2Pet1:21) and whose writings have been handed down from generation to generation over a period of about 2,000 years.
None of the original texts are in existence today; we have only copies of copies, and many scraps or portions of "scripture" to support these gospels. A 5th gospel (usually by Peter or Barnabus) is sometimes spoken of, and the Gospel of Matthew thought to have been written in Aramaic as well as Greek, but so many years have elapsed it isn't possible to know for sure. Our present day calendar in the USA is based on the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem about 2,000 years ago.
‘ano domini’ is Latin for ‘Year of Our Lord” and usually abbreviated A.D. although the recent practice uses “Christian Era” or BCE (before CE) instead."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." John1:14 We recommend the older dictionaries (pre 1960) when checking for meanings. The newer dictionaries are double trouble because they omit Biblical references, but add profane and obscene words more suitable for the thriving 'adult' bookstore arena.
| Begins w Genealogy of Jesus 'Son of David' | Begins w John-Baptist baptizing in the Jordan | Begins re John-Baptist. Joseph pedigree Ch.3 | Begins with Jesus as "The Word" from "The Beginning". |
| 28 chapters: for Jews..? | 16 chapters: hurried style | 24 chapters: for Gentiles..? | 21 chapts: many metaphors |
| Sermon on the Mount: Ch5 | Fig Tree w/o fruit: Ch.11 | 70 in pairs, Ch.10 | Living Bread, Ch.6 |
| Jesus walks on water: 14:25 | Swine go over cliff: 5:13 | Good Samaritan, 10:33 | Mary,Martha,Lazarus 11:2 |
 Wheat/Tares, Ch.13 | Teach Parables, 4:2,13 | Sower of Seed, Ch.8 |
Corn of Wheat, 12:24 |
| Whale's Belly: 12:40 | Son of David: 12:35 | Ten Lepers: 17:12 | Footwashing: 13:5 |
| House on the Rock, 7:25 | Syrophenician Woman 7:26 | "TEMPTATIONS", 4:4 | Woman at the Well, Ch4 |
| Church of Jesus: 16:18 | Two Commandments: 12:30 | Prodigal Son: 15:11 | Receive the Holy Ghost, 20:22 |
| Call no man 'father', 23:9 | Speak in tongues: 16:17 | Calvary crucifixion: 23:33 | Golgotha crucifixion: 19:17 |
| Wise-Foolish Virgins: 25:2 | Olivet Discourse - 13:3 | Continual in Temple: 24:53 | |
The margin references in the Bible are not authoritive, but may be helpful in locating similar incidents in one or more of the other books.WHICH CAME FIRST? We tend to think of the Gospels as being in sequential order, i.e. first Matthew, then Mark, etc., but that's not always the case, as Luke and John sometimes write of earlier happenings.
| When they were come to the place called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left. Lk23:33 | |||
| 27:37 And set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS. 27:38 Then were there two thieves crucified with him, one on the right hand, and another on the left. | And with him they crucify two thieves; the one on his right hand, and the other on his left. Mk 15:27 | 19:18 Where they crucified him, and two other with him on either side [one] and Jesus in the midst. 19:19 And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS. | 19:32 Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other which was crucified with him. 19:33 But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs: |
The two malefactors were led out with Jesus, Lk23:32. The two thieves weren't crucified with him until after the sign was put up proclaiming Jesus as the King of the Jews. Matt27:38, Mk15:27.
Whose wife would she be in heaven? they asked..
All three of the synoptics write of the hypothetical question posed to Jesus by the Sadducees; about a woman who had 7 husbands. Based on the story of Judah and Tamar in Gen38, no doubt, and Jesus told them they were wrong concerning marriage in heaven.
The account of three temptations of Jesus comes only from Matthew-4 and Luke-4, and includes the 4:4 verse in BOTH books about "not living by bread alone, but by every word from God".
This could be just an amazing 'coincidence', maybe? Or perhaps a distraction from noticing how the order of the three differs..
THREE(3) SERMONS: 1. ON THE MOUNT / 2. ON THE PLAIN / 3. AT THE BEACH
PROBABLY THERE WERE A LOT MORE, AND MAYBE EVEN ON OTHER TERRAIN, BUT THE ONE ON THE MOUNT HAS BEEN PUBLICIZED TO THE EXCLUSION OF THE OTHERS. Jesus probably said many of the same things over and over again in different places and settings.
| Matthew 13 includes one of the "seaside" sermons, expounding on seven (7) parables. |
Matthew 5:1 And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying; [followed by the beattitudes..] The "Mountain of Blessing" of Deut27:12 comes to mind..
Mark 4:1 And he began again to teach by the sea side: and there was gathered unto him a great multitude, so that he entered into a ship, and sat in the sea; and the whole multitude was by the sea on the land.
Luke 6:17 And he came down with them, and stood in the plain, and the company of his disciples, and a great multitude of people out of all Judaea and Jerusalem, and from the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, which came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases.
| Gen41:32 "And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice; it is because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass." |
Matthew and John (but not Mark or Luke) were members of "The Twelve" apostles of Jesus. Luke and John (but not Matthew or Mark) wrote other books in addition to their Gospels.
NEW NAMES: Of the four Gospel authors, two were members of the twelve apostles (Matthew, John) and two came later (Mark, Luke). None of these exact names are found in the Old Testament -- all four are New Names beginning in the Gospels.
Matthew's Gospel opens with the many names in the genealogy of Jesus and includes more references to the
Old Testament than any of the other three. It is famous for The Sermon on the Mount, chapt.5, and
the seven parables of chapt.13
Mark's Gospel is shorter than others (only
16 chapters) and his style is hurried. Notable here is the Woman with the issue of blood, Mk5; the Syrophenician mother, Mk7; the cursed fig tree of
Mk eleven, and the notorious verses 17&18 of Mark's final chapter.. some deny these verses, saying they are missing from
some manuscripts, but that notoriety may be the reason for why they are missing. (The same info is available elsewhere,
but the passage here is in condensed form).
Luke "beloved physician", Col 4:14, is
also the writer of the Book of Acts (they both call attention to [his friend?] Theophilus). Luke-3 records the pedigree of Mary's husband Joseph,
(.."supposed" father of Jesus), and Luke-10 tells of the seventy evangelical disciples sent out by two's to spread the message of Jesus.
The Gospel of John uses many metaphors to describe Jesus (Word, Bread, Light, Vine, etc.) and relates miracles and teachings which are not often included in the Synoptic Gospels. John is credited with writing the three short epistles named for him, as well as the Book of the Apocrypha (Revelation). Interestingly, I think, is the fact that the name "James" never occurs in John's Gospel.. (neither the name 'John' to be found in the Book of James).. ha.John's Gospel is the one which tells of God being a Spirit, 4:24, and of the coming of the Holy Spirit in chapters 14-16. Those who remember about GOD being the "I AM that I AM" may relate this to the many "I AM" declarations of Jesus in John's Gospel. Jesus was clearly referring to a metaphoric cross (a figure of speech) when he said: "He that taketh not his cross and follow after me, is not worthy of me". Mt10:38. This was written long before Calvary, so it was the figurative cross He spoke of, and all of the Twelve were there to hear him, including John who wrote the Gospel of John and spoke of "Jesus bearing his cross", John19:17, enroute to Golgotha. The synoptic gospels all tell of the Cyrenian who carried the cross, and none of them say anything about Jesus carrying it even part way.
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But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses. Mark 11:26
And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word.
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