Note: Important information regarding the layout, background, as well as purpose and goal for this study I have put together in the Preface.
After the 12 apostles had been sent on their mission, we read about the death of John the baptist and how Jesus heard of it. After the 12 apostles returned, the first great miracle of the feeding of about 5000 men with a few fish and a few loaves of bread occurrs. Following this event, all return to Genezareth, and Jesus is walking on the water. On the next day a confrontation with the pharisees and scribes happens in connection with questions about the miracle from the previous day.
After these events, Jesus travels to the border area of Sidon and Tyre where the daughter of a syrophoenician woman is healed. Jesus returns from there to the area of Genezareth again and works a second miracle involving fish and bread when he fed about 4000 men.
These miracles were followed by a difficult time of transition in Jesus' ministry, because around this time many of his disciples forsook him and no longer followed him. Jesus also then asked his 12 apostles what they were going to do. Also, Jesus' brithday and the beginning of his 30th year was rapidly approaching.
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Event |
Matthew |
Mark |
Luke |
John |
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Herod hearing about Jesus after the death of John the baptist |
14:1-11 |
6:14-28 |
9:7-9 |
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Jesus hearing about the burial of John the baptist |
14:12 |
6:29 |
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The 12 apostles returning from their mission, Jesus takes them to a solitary place near Bethsaida |
14:13,14 |
6:30-33 |
9:10,11 |
6:1-4 |
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There a 1st miracle with bread and fish, feeding of the about 5000 men — that same evening, about 15 Ab (7 August) 27AD |
14:15-21 |
6:34-44 |
9:12-17 |
6:5-14 |
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Disciples return in the boat, Jesus walking on the water on the lake during a storm |
14:22-33 |
6:45-52 |
6:15-21 |
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Healings in Genezareth |
14:34-36 |
6:53-55 |
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Other events happening aroung that time (summary) |
6:56 |
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Teaching in synagogue at Capernaum — on the day after the miracle of feeding of the 5000 |
6:22-65 |
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Confrontation with the pharisees and scribes, then teaching of the disciples near Capernaum |
15:1-20 |
7:1-23 |
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Jesus traveling to the north western border area of Galilee near Sidon and Tyre |
15:21 |
7:24 |
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Healing of a possessed girl near Sidon and Tyre |
15:22-28 |
7:24-30 |
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Jesus returning to the sea of Galilee, near the vicinity of Decapolis |
15:29-31 |
7:31-37 |
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Second miracle with bread and fish, feeding of about 4000 men |
15:32-39 |
8:1-9 |
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Jesus and the disciples crossing the sea of Galilee after the multitudes had left |
15:39–16,4 |
8:10-12 |
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Crossing the sea of Galilee to go toward Bethsaida |
16:5-12 |
8:13-21 |
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Healing of a blind man |
8:21-26 |
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Many disciples forsake Jesus and do not follow him any more during this time |
6:66 |
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Jesus questioning his 12 apostles |
6:67-71 |