A Sermon to the Disciples

Sparks adds "in the Presence of the Multitude" but I wasn't sure that title would fit!

Nov 26 Lk 12:1-12

Nov 27 Lk 12:13-21

Nov 28 Lk 12:22-34 (cf. Mt 6:25-34,19-21)

Nov 29 review

Nov 30 Lk 12:35-40 (cf. Mt 25:13; 24:42-44; Mk 13:33-36)

Dec 1 Lk 12:41-48 (cf. Mt 24:45-51; Mk 13:37)

Dec 2 Lk 12:49-53 (cf. Mt 10:34-36)

Dec 3 review

Dec 4 Lk 12:54-59 (cf. Mt 16:2-3; 5:25-26)

Dec 5 Lk 13:1-5

Dec 6 Lk 13:6-9

Dec 7 review

Jesus a Guest In the House of a Pharisee

This short section in Luke is an important second witness to its subject besides the longer similar passages in Matthew. It is the second of eleven sections of the journey to Jerusalem which began at Lk 9:51.

Nov 20 Lk 11:37-41 (cf. Mt 23:25-26)

Nov 21 review

Nov 22 Lk 11:42-44 (cf. Mt 23:23-24,6-7,27-28)

Nov 23 Lk 11:45-52 (cf. Mt 23:4,29-36,13)

Nov 24 Lk 11:53-54

Nov 25 review

Events (I) on the Journey to Jerusalem

The next eleven sections comprise this journey. Here is the first of the eleven sections.

Nov 3 Mt 19:1//Mk 10:1//Lk 9:51-56

Nov 4 Lk 9:57-62 (cf. Mt 8:18-22)

Nov 5 review

Nov 6 Lk 10:1-16 (cf. Mt 10:1,5-8; 9:37-8; 10:16,9-15; 11:21-4; Mk 6:7-11; Lk 9:1-5)

Nov 7 Lk 10:17-20 (cf. Mk 16:17-18)

Nov 8 Lk 10:21-24

Nov 9 review

Nov 10 Lk 10:25-37 (cf. Mt 22:34-40; Mk 12:28-31)

Nov 11 Lk 10:38-42

Nov 12 Lk 11:1-4

Nov 13 review

Nov 14 Lk 11:5-13

Nov 15 Lk 11:14-26 (cf. Mt 12:22-30,43-5; 9:32-4)

Nov 16 Lk 11:27-28

Nov 17 review

Nov 18 Lk 11:29-32 (cf. Mt 12:38-45; 16:1-2,4; Mk 8:11-13)

Nov 19 Lk 11:33-36

In Galilee, Part V

This short section is the final prelude to the Journey to Jerusalem, which although taking up one chapter of Mark and two chapters of Matthew, takes up over nine chapters of Luke. That journey will take the Lord to His ministry in Jerusalem, followed by His passion and resurrection.

Oct 27 Mt 17:22-23//Mk 9:30-32//Lk 9:43b-45

Oct 28 review

Oct 29 Mt 17:24-27

Oct 30 Mt 18:1-14//Mk 9:33-50//Lk 9:46-50

Oct 31 Mt 18:15-20 (cf. Lk 17:3-4)

Nov 1 review

Nov 2 Mt 18:21-35 (cf. Lk 17:3-4)

Journeying in the North and in Galilee

Luke joins the others in consecutive order beginning on Oct 19.

Oct 7 Mt 14:22-23//Mk 6:45-52 (cf. Jn 6:15-21)

Oct 8 review

Oct 9 Mt 14:34-36//Mk 6:53-56

Oct 10 Mt 15:1-20//Mk 7:1-23

Oct 11 Mt 15:21-28//Mk 7:24-30

Oct 12 review

Oct 13 Mt 15:29-31//Mk 7:31-37

Oct 14 Mt 15:32-39//Mk 8:1-10

Oct 15 Mt 16:1-4//Mk 8:11-13 (cf. Mt 12:38-9; Lk 12:54-6; 11:29)

Oct 16 review

Oct 17 Mt 16:5-12//Mk 8:14-21 (cf. Lk 12:1)

Oct 18 Mk 8:22-26

Oct 19 Mt 16:13-20//Mk 8:27-30//Lk 9:18-21 (cf. Jn 6:66-9; 1:41-2; 20:22-3)

Oct 20 review

Oct 21 Mt 16:21-23//Mk 8:31-33//Lk 9:22

Oct 22 Mt 16:24-28//Mk 8:34-9:1//Lk 9:23-27 (cf. Jn 12:26,25)

Oct 23 Mt 17:1-8//Mk 9:2-8//Lk 9:28-36

Oct 24 review

Oct 25 Mt 17:9-13//Mk 9:9-13

Oct 26 Mt 17:14-20 (21)//Mk 9:14-29//Lk 9:37-43a

In Galilee, Part IV

With the exception of the first entry, and Mk 6:6b, the other readings are in consecutive order among at least two of the three gospels.

Sep 25 Lk 8:19-21 (cf. Mt 12:46-50; Mk 3:31-35)

Sep 26 review

Sep 27 Mk 4:35-41//Lk 8:22-25 (cf. Mt 8:23-27)

Sep 28 Mk 5:1-20//Lk 8:26-39 (cf. Mt 8:28-34)

Sep 29 Mk 5:21-43//Lk 8:40-56 (cf. Mt 9:18-26)

Sep 30 review

Oct 1 Mt 13:53-58//Mk 6:1-6a (cf. Lk 4:16-30; Jn 6:41-2; 4:43-4)

Oct 2 Mk 6:6b (cf. Mt 9:35; Lk 8:1)

Oct 3 Mk 6:7-13//Lk 9:1-6 (cf. Mt 10:1,5-8; 9:37-8; 10:16,9-15; Lk 10:1-12)

Oct 4 review

Oct 5 Mt 14:1-12//Mk 6:14-29//Lk 9:7-9

Oct 6 Mt 14:13-21//Mk 6:30-44//Lk 9:10-17

Teaching by Parables

In the synopisis, teaching sections often alternate with events sections.

Sep 9 Mt 13:1-9//Mk 4:1-9//Lk 8:4-8

Sep 10 review

Sep 11 Mt 13:10-23//Mk 4:10-20//Lk 8:9-15

Sep 12 Mk 4:21-25//Lk 8:16-18 (cf. Mt 5:15; 10:26-7; 7:2; 13:12; 25:29; Lk 11:33; 12:2-3; 6:38; 19:26)

Sep 13 Mt 13:24-30//Mk 4:26-29

Sep 14 review

Sep 15 Mt 13:31-32//Mk 4:30-32 (cf. Lk 13:18-19)

Sep 16 Mt 13:33 (cf. Lk 13:20-21)

Sep 17 Mt 13:34-35//Mk 4:33-34

Sep 18 review

Sep 19 Mt 13:36-43

Sep 20 Mt 13:44

Sep 21 Mt 13:45-6

Sep 22 review

Sep 23 Mt 13:47-50

Sep 24 Mt 13:52-52

In Galilee, Part III

These events are mostly what follow the Sermon on the Plain in Luke, before all three gospels are in consecutive parallels in the next section.

Aug 30 Lk 7:1-10 (cf. Mt 7:28; 8:5-13; Jn 4:46-53)

Aug 31 Lk 7:11-17

Sep 1 Lk 7:18-35 (cf. Mt 11:2-19)

Sep 2 review

Sep 3 Lk 7:36-50 (cf. Mt 26:6-13; Mk 14:3-9; Jn 12:1-8)

Sep 4 Mt 12:22-37//Mk 3:19b-30 (cf. Mt 9:32-34; 7:16-18; Lk 11:14-23; 12:10; 6:43-45)

Sep 5 Mt 12:38-45 (cf. Mt 16:1-2,4; Mk 8:11-13; Lk 11:29-32, 24-26)

Sep 6 review

Sep 7 Mt 12:46-50//Mk 3:31-35 (cf. Lk 8:19-21)

Sep 8 Lk 8:1-3 (cf. Mt 9:35; Mk 6:6b)

The Great Sermon (Luke)

The Sermon on the Mount is sometimes called "The Sermon on the Plain" when referring to this section in Luke's gospel.

Aug 24 Lk 6:20-26 (cf. Mt 5:1-12)

Aug 25 review

Aug 26 Lk 6:27-38 (cf. Mt 5:44,39-42; 7:12; 5:46-47, 45, 48; 7:1-2)

Aug 27 Lk 6:39-45 (cf. Mt 15:14; 10:24-25; 7:3-5,16-18; 12:33-35)

Aug 28 Lk 6:46-49 (cf. Mt 7:21-27)

Aug 29 review

In Galilee, Part II

The // sign points to those gospels having those parallels in the same order as one another.

Aug 14 Mt 11:2-19 (cf. Lk 7:18-35; 16:16)

Aug 15 Mt 11:20-24 (cf. Lk 10:12-15)

Aug 16 Mt 11:25-30 (cf. Lk 10:21-24)

Aug 17 review

Aug 18 Mt 12:1-8//Mk 2:23-28//Lk 6:1-5

Aug 19 Mt 12:9-14//Mk 3:1-6//Lk 6:6-11 (cf. Lk 14:1-6)

Aug 20 Lk 6:12-16

Aug 21 review

Aug 22 Mt 12:15-21//Mk 3:7-12//Lk 6:17-19

Aug 23 Mk 3:13-19a (cf. Mt 10:1-4; Lk 6:12-16)

The Mission of the Twelve in Matthew

Sometimes the titles are little more than mnemonic placeholders. We derive them from H.F.D. Sparks' Synopsis.

Aug 3 Mt 9:35-10:1 (cf. Mk 6:6b,34,7; Lk 8:1;10:2;9:1)

Aug 4 Mt 10:2-4 (cf. Mk 3:13-19a; Lk 6:12-16)

Aug 5 review

Aug 6 Mt 10:5-15 (cf. Mk 6:7-11; Lk 9:1-5; 10:1-2,4-12)

Aug 7 Mt 10:16-23 (cf. Mt 24:9,13; Mk 13:9-13; Lk 21:12-19; 10:3; 12:11-12)

Aug 8 Mt 10:24-33 (cf. Lk 6:40; Jn 13:16; 15:20)

Aug 9 review

Aug 10 Mt 10:34-39 (cf. Lk 12:49-53; 14:26-27; 17:33)

Aug 11 Mt 10:40-42 (cf. Lk 10:16; Jn 13:20)

Aug 12 Mt 11:1

Aug 13 review

In Galilee, Part I

Here is the schedule for July 17 through August 2, going through the Synoptics, finishing May 6, 2006.

Jul 17 Mt 8:1-4//Mk 1:40-45//Lk 5:12-16

Jul 18 Mt 8:5-13 (cf. Lk 7:1-10; 13:28-30; Jn 4:46-53)

Jul 19 Mt 8:14-15 (cf. Mk 1:29-31; Lk 4:38-39)

Jul 20 review

Jul 21 Mt 8:16-17 (cf. Mk 1:32-34; Lk 4:40-41)

Jul 22 Mt 8:18-22 (cf. Lk 9:57-62)

Jul 23 Mt 8:23-27 (cf. Mk 4:35-41; Lk 8:22-25)

Jul 24 review

Jul 25 Mt 8:28-34 (cf. Mk 5:1-20; Lk 8:26-39)

Jul 26 Mt 9:1-8//Mk 2:1-12//Lk 5:17-26

Jul 27 Mt 9:9-13//Mk 2:13-17//Lk 5:27-32

Jul 28 review

Jul 29 Mt 9:14-17//Mk 2:18-22//Lk 5:33-39

Jul 30 Mt 9:18-26 (cf. Mk 5:21-43; Lk 8:40-56)

Jul 31 Mt 9:27-31

Aug 1 review

Aug 2 Mt 9:32-34 (cf. Mt 12:22-24; Mk 3:22; Lk 11:14-15)

The Sermon on the Mount

Here is the schedule for June 20 through July 16, going through the Synoptics, possibly the most memorable part, often memorized.

Jun 20 Mt 5:1-2 (cf. Lk 6:20)

Jun 21 Mt 5:3-12 (cf. Lk 6:20-6)

Jun 22 review

Jun 23 Mt 5:13-16 (cf. Mk 9:50; 4:21; Lk 14:34; 8:16; 11:33)

Jun 24 Mt 5:17-20

Jun 25 Mt 5:21-26

Jun 26 review

Jun 27 Mt 5:27-32

Jun 28 Mt 5:33-37

Jun 29 Mt 5:38-42 (cf. Lk 6:29-30)

Jun 30 review

Jul 1 Mt 5:43-48 (cf. Lk 6:27-8; 32-6)

Jul 2 Mt 6:1

Jul 3 Mt 6:2-4

Jul 4 review

Jul 5 Mt 6:5-15

Jul 6 Mt 6:16-18

Jul 7 Mt 6:19-34 (cf. Lk 11:34-6; 12:22-34; 16:13)

Jul 8 review

Jul 9 Mt 7:1-5 (cf. Mk 4:24; Lk 6:37-8, 41-2)

Jul 10 Mt 7:6

Jul 11 Mt 7:7-12 (cf. Lk 11:9-13; 6:31; Jn 15:7; 16:24)

Jul 12 review

Jul 13 Mt 7:13-14 (cf. Lk 13:23-4)

Jul 14 Mt 7:15-27 (cf. Mt 12:33-5; Lk 6:43-9; 13:26-7)

Jul 15 Mt 7:28-29 (cf. Mk 1:21-2; Lk 7:1; 4:31-2)

Jul 16 review

An ongoing set of comments on the gospels

I've put together a study-plan for the synoptics, showing the consecutive parallels and comparable verses. On June 8th, we start with the beginning of the Galilean ministry. Here is the schedule for June 8-19, the beginning of the ministry in Galilee and the North:

Jun 8 Mt 4:12-17//Mk 1:14-15//Lk 4:14-15

Jun 9 Lk 4:16-30 (cf. Mt 13:53-58; Mk 6:1-6; Jn 6:41-42; 4:43-44)

Jun 10 review

Jun 11 Mt 4:18-22//Mk 1:16-20 (cf. Lk 5:1-11; Jn 1:35-42)

Jun 12 Mk 1:21-28//Lk 4:31-37 (cf. Mt 7:28-29)

Jun 13 Mk 1:29-31//Lk 4:38-39 (cf. Mt 8:14-15)

Jun 14 review

Jun 15 Mk 1:32-34//Lk 4:40-41 (cf. Mt 8:16-17)

Jun 16 Mk 1:35-38//Lk 4:42-43 (cf. Mt 8:18)

Jun 17 Mt 4:23-25//Mk 1:39//Lk 4:44

Jun 18 review

Jun 19 Lk 5:1-11 (cf. Mt 4:18-22; Mk 1:16-20; Jn 21:1-11)

It's already excluded

Amazing that most people's religion is put together in a way that "just happens" to affirm their strengths and ignores their weaknesses. Luckily, Paul, in Romans 3:27, says "Where therefore is the boasting? It was shut out!"