LIFE & TEACHING · JESUS & THE GOSPELS

Four accounts. One life.

See how each Gospel tells the story. Compare episodes in their narrative setting, read Jesus' teaching, and follow the passages into the reader.

IN THIS COLLECTION

Choose a starting point. Explore in any order.

The parables of Christ

Explore parables and short comparisons by theme, setting and invitation to respond.

Four Gospel portraits

See each account in its own narrative order, with eight guided comparisons and the complete event map.

Teaching journeys

Read eight selected teachings in their setting and compare parallel passages.

Where he speaks

Explore the speech atlas by Gospel, chapter and red-letter word count.

Gospel harmony

Follow 185 events and read Matthew, Mark, Luke and John side by side.

Four Gospel portraits

Where does an episode appear, and what does each account bring into view? Follow four narrative lines, then read their passages together.

A CLOSER READING · §72

One meal. Four Gospel perspectives.

Begin before the food is distributed. Compare how the crowd is received and how the disciples enter the conversation.

Where it falls in each Gospel

Each line is a whole Gospel, scaled by its KJV verse count. The bright marks locate this entry; faint marks show other harmony passages. Position follows the written account, not elapsed time.

Read the accounts in their setting

NOTICE Jesus has compassion on the crowd and heals their sick before the disciples raise the question of food (14:14–15).

Nearby in this Gospel’s order

NOTICE The returning apostles seek rest; Jesus sees the crowd as sheep without a shepherd and teaches them (6:30–34).

Nearby in this Gospel’s order

NOTICE Jesus receives the crowd, speaks of God's kingdom and heals those in need (9:11).

Nearby in this Gospel’s order

NOTICE John places the meal near Passover and names Philip and Andrew; a boy has five barley loaves and two fish (6:4–9).

Nearby in this Gospel’s order

KEEP EXPLORING

Explore 184 Gospel entries

  • §1 In the dedication Luke explains his method of research Luke
  • §2 In his introduction John pictures Christ as the Word (Logos) John
  • §3 Apparently Joseph's genealogy in Matthew and Mary's in Luke Matthew · Luke
  • §4 The annunciation of the birth of the Baptist to Zacharias Luke
  • §5 The annunciation to the virgin Mary of the birth of Jesus Luke
  • §6 The song of Elizabeth to Mary upon her visit Luke

Comparing: Bread for the crowd. The map and accounts above update together.

Passage boundaries and groupings: A. T. Robertson, A Harmony of the Gospels (1922). The eight guided comparisons are this site’s observations on the cited texts. Verse counts measure the selected passages, not importance. Nearby entries are sorted by their first verse and may overlap.

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