Analysis

• 1. PREPARE THE WAY: THE PREPARATION FOR THE EVANGEL (1:1–13)

  • A. The title of the book (1:1)

  • B. The forerunner (1:2–8)

  • C. The baptism of Jesus (1:9–11)

  • D. The temptation (1:12–13)

• 2. HIS OWN DID NOT RECEIVE HIM: THE EARLY GALILEAN MINISTRY (1:14–3:6)

  • A. The kingdom of God in Galilee (1:14‒45)

    • i. The first Galilean preaching (1:14–15)

    • ii. The call of the disciples (1:16–20)

    • iii. Jesus at Capernaum (1:21–28)

    • iv. Peter’s mother-in-law (1:29–31)

    • v. The evening healings (1:32–34)

    • vi. From Capernaum to Galilee (1:35–39)

    • vii. The cleansing of the leper (1:40–45)

  • B. The beginning of conflict (2:1 – 3:6)

    • i. The healing of the paralysed man (2:1–12)

    • ii. The ministry of Jesus (2:13)

    • iii. The call of Levi (2:14–17)

    • iv. Controversy about fasting (2:18–22)

    • v. Controversy about the sabbath (2:23–28)

    • vi. The man with the withered hand (3:1–6)

• 3. ALL WHO RECEIVED HIM: THE CALL AND TRAINING OF THE DISCIPLES (3:7–8:26)

  • A. The conflict increases (3:7–35)

    • i. The breach with the religious leaders (3:7–12)

    • ii. The call of the twelve (3:13–19)

    • iii. Mounting opposition: the Beelzebul controversy (3:20–30)

    • iv. The true relatives of Jesus (3:31–35)

  • B. Parables of the kingdom (4:1–34)

    • i. The parable of the sower (4:1–25)

    • ii. Two more parables of growth (4:26–32)

    • iii. The summing up of the parables (4:33–34)

  • C. Ministry round the lake of Galilee (4:35 – 7:23)

    • i. Jesus calms the storm (4:35–41)

    • ii. The Gadarene demoniac (5:1–20)

    • iii. Two more healing miracles (5:21–43)

    • iv. His own city rejects him (6:1–6)

    • v. The sending out of the twelve (6:7–13)

    • vi. Herod’s estimate of Jesus (6:14–16)

    • vii. The martyrdom of John the Baptist (6:17–29)

    • viii. The feeding of the five thousand (6:30–44)

    • ix. The walking on the water (6:45–52)

    • x. The healings at Gennesaret (6:53–56)

    • xi. A further clash with Judaism (7:1–23)

  • D. Ministry in northern Palestine: return to Galilee (7:24 – 8:26)

    • i. The Syrophoenician woman (7:24–30)

    • ii. The deaf and dumb man (7:31–37)

    • iii. The feeding of the four thousand (8:1–9)

    • iv. The Pharisees demand a sign (8:10–13)

    • v. The danger of yeast (8:14–21)

    • vi. The blind man of Bethsaida (8:22–26)

• 4. HE FIRMLY SET HIS FACE: THE ROAD TO JERUSALEM (8:27–10:52)

  • A. Confession and transfiguration (8:27 – 9:10)

    • i. Peter’s confession: the first passion-prediction (8:27–33)

    • ii. The cost of discipleship (8:34–38)

    • iii. The transfiguration (9:1–10)

  • B. The passion foretold again (9:11–50)

    • i. ‘Elijah returned’ (9:11–13)

    • ii. The epileptic boy (9:14–29)

    • iii. The second passion-prediction (9:30–32)

    • iv. The greatest in the kingdom (9:33–37)

    • v. The man casting out demons (9:38–40)

    • vi. Stumbling-blocks (9:41–48)

    • vii. The salt of the earth (9:49–50)

  • C. Departure from Galilee (10:1–34)

    • i. The local setting (10:1)

    • ii. The teaching of Jesus on marriage (10:2–12)

    • iii. Let the children come (10:13–16)

    • iv. The rich man (10:17–31)

    • v. The third passion-prediction (10:32–34)

  • D. The sons of Zebedee (10:35–45)

  • E. Blind Bartimaeus (10:46–52)

• 5. ZEAL FOR YOUR HOUSE: THE JERUSALEM MINISTRY (11:1–13:37)

  • A. Entry into Jerusalem (11:1–14)

    • i. The entry (11:1–10)

    • ii. The return to Bethany (11:11)

    • iii. Cursing the fig tree (11:12–14)

  • B. The cleansing of the temple (11:15–19)

  • C. Exhortation and debate (11:20 – 12:44)

    • i. The meaning of the withered fig tree (11:20–26)

    • ii. By what authority? (11:27–33)

    • iii. The wicked tenant farmers (12:1–12)

    • iv. Tribute to Caesar (12:13–17)

    • v. The Sadducean question (12:18–27)

    • vi. The greatest commandment (12:28–34)

    • vii. The Son of David (12:35–37)

    • viii. The warning against the scribes (12:38–40)

    • ix. The widow’s gift (12:41–44)

  • D. The ‘little Apocalypse’ (13:1–37)

    • i. The doom on the temple (13:1–4)

    • ii. The signs of the end (13:5–8)

    • iii. The beginning of the troubles (13:9–13)

    • iv. The ‘desolating sacrilege’ (13:14–20)

    • v. False Christs and false prophets (13:21–23)

    • vi. The coming of the Son of man (13:24–27)

    • vii. The parable of the fig tree (13:28–29)

    • viii. The date of the coming (13:30–32)

    • ix. The end of the discourse (13:33–37)

• 6. THE PASSION NARRATIVE (14:1–15:47)

  • A. The last supper (14:1–25)

    • i. The death of Jesus is decided (14:1–2)

    • ii. The anointing at Bethany (14:3–9)

    • iii. The betrayal by Judas (14:10–11)

    • iv. The owner of the upper room (14:12–16)

    • v. The prophecy of the betrayal (14:17–21)

    • vi. The Lord’s Supper (14:22–25)

  • B. The agony in Gethsemane (14:26–42)

    • i. The road to Gethsemane (14:26–31)

    • ii. The agony in the garden (14:32–42)

  • C. Jesus is taken prisoner (14:43–52)

  • D. The fall of Peter (14:53–72)

  • E. The trial before Pilate (15:1–15)

    • i. The stage is set (15:1)

    • ii. Pilate condemns Jesus (15:2–15)

  • F. The crucifixion (15:16–47)

    • i. The mockery (15:16–20)

    • ii. Carrying the cross of Jesus (15:21)

    • iii. The cross (15:22–32)

    • iv. The death (15:33–41)

    • v. The burial (15:42–47)

• 7. THE THIRD DAY: THE RISEN LORD (16:1–20)

  • A. The resurrection (16:1–8)

  • B. The longer ending (16:9–20)