His Life
1. THE DIVINE ANNOUNCINGS
The Word made Flesh.13
The Promised Birth of John the Baptist.14
The Angel’s Visit to Mary.15
Mary’s Visit to Her Cousin.16
Mary’s Song.17
The Birth of John the Baptist.17
The Song of Zacharias.18
2. THE BIRTH AND INFANCY OF JESUS
Joseph and Mary.20
The Birth of Jesus.20
The Angels and the Shepherds.21
The Circumcision.22
The Presentation in the Temple.22
The Visit of the Wise Men.23
The Flight into Egypt.24
3. THE LIFE IN NAZARETH
The Return to Nazareth.26
The Boyhood Visit to Jerusalem.26
The Eighteen Silent Years.27
II. The Beginnings of His Ministry
1. JESUS AND JOHN THE BAPTIST
The Voice in the Wilderness.28
The Baptism of Jesus.30
The Temptation in the Wilderness.30
John’s Testimony to Jesus.31
2. THE BEGINNINGS OF FAITH
The First Disciples by the Jordan.33
The First Miracle.34
3. JESUS IN JERUSALEM
Cleansing His Father’s House.36
The Visit of Nicodemus.36
4. PREPARATORY PREACHING
Jesus Baptizing and Preaching.39
John’s Tribute to Jesus.39
At Jacob’s Well.40
Preaching to the Samaritans.41
1. JESUS IN GALILEE
John the Baptist Imprisoned.43
Reception of Jesus by the Galilæans.43
Healing the Nobleman’s Son.43
The Recall of the Fishermen.44
A Day of Good Deeds in Capernaum.45
The First Leper Healed.47
2. BEGINNINGS OF CONTROVERSY
The Healing of a Paralytic.48
The Publican Disciple.49
The Old and the New.49
A Sabbath Healing in Jerusalem.50
Plucking Grain on the Sabbath.53
3. MANY CALLED AND FEW CHOSEN
A Multitude of Disciples.54
The Selection of the Twelve.55
4. THE TEACHING OF THE KINGDOM
The Citizens of the Kingdom.56
The Righteousness of the Kingdom.57
The Danger of Hypocrisy.59
Simple Trust in God.61
Charitable Judgment.62
Prayer.63
Sincerity.64
5. A TOUR IN GALILEE
The Worthy Centurion.66
Raising the Widow’s Son.67
A Question from John the Baptist.67
Jesus’ Estimate of John the Baptist.68
The Death of John the Baptist.69
Forgiveness of the Repentant Woman.70
The Ministering Women.71
6. GROWING POPULARITY AND RISING OPPOSITION
The Concern of Jesus’ Friends.72
Warning of Eternal Sin.72
The Demand for a Sign.74
7. THE PARABLES OF THE KINGDOM
The Sower.75
The Tares.77
The Growing Grain.77
The Mustard Seed.77
The Leaven.78
The Understanding of Parables.78
The Hid Treasure.79
The Pearl of Great Price.79
The Drag Net.79
8. A DAY OF MIRACLES BY THE LAKE
Jesus Stills the Storm.80
The Legion of Demons.80
The Dying Child and the Suffering Woman.82
Healings by the Way.84
9. WIDER EVANGELIZATION OF GALILEE
A Visit to His Home.85
Preaching in the Villages.86
The Twelve Sent Forth.87
10. THE CRISIS IN CAPERNAUM
The Five Thousand Fed.91
Jesus Walking on the Water.92
The Disappointment of the People.93
Rejection of the Tradition of the Elders.97
The Plot of the Pharisees.99
IV. His Withdrawal with the Twelve
1. THE MINISTRY BEYOND GALILEE
The Phoenician Retirement and the Gentile Cure.100
Miracles and Multitudes Again.101
The Four Thousand Fed.101
The Pharisees and Sadducees Demand a Sign.102
The Blind Man Healed.103
2. JESUS THE MESSIAH
Peter’s Confession.105
The Passion and Resurrection Foretold.105
The Transfiguration.106
The Epileptic Boy.108
3. THE TRAINING OF THE TWELVE
The Passion and Resurrection Again Foretold.110
The Greatest Disciple.110
Forgiveness.112
The Shekel for the Temple.113
1. THE FINAL DEPARTURE FROM GALILEE
The Beginning of the End.114
The Grateful Samaritan Leper.114
New Disciples.115
2. IN JERUSALEM—THE ATTEMPT TO STONE HIM
Jesus at the Feast of Tabernacles.116
Jesus and the Accused Woman.118
The Light of the World.119
The Freedom of the Soul.121
3. THE MINISTRY IN PEREA
The Mission of the Seventy.123
The Return of the Seventy.124
The Meek and Lowly.124
The Unrepentant Cities.125
The Good Samaritan.125
4. IN JERUSALEM—THE ATTEMPT TO ARREST HIM.
The Friends at Bethany.127
A Miracle in Jerusalem.127
The Good Shepherd.130
Jesus at the Feast of Dedication.131
5. RENEWED MINISTRY IN PEREA
Jesus and the Pharisees.133
Warning Against Covetousness.134
The Fall of the Tower.134
The Uses of the Sabbath.135
A Question of Salvation.136
A Message to Herod.136
The Ox in the Pit.137
The Chief Places at the Feast.137
The Slighted Invitation.138
Counting the Cost.139
The Ninety and Nine.139
The Lost Coin.140
The Prodigal Son.140
The Unjust Steward.142
A Parable to the Lovers of Money.143
“Increase Our Faith.”144
6. NEAR JERUSALEM—THE PLOT TO KILL HIM.
The Raising of Lazarus.145
The Decision of the Council.148
7. HIS WITHDRAWAL TO EPHRAIM
The Coming of the Kingdom.149
The Unjust Judge.149
The Pharisee and the Publican.150
Concerning Divorce.150
Jesus and the Children.151
The Rich Young Ruler.151
The Parable of the Vineyard.153
8. THE LAST JOURNEY TO JERUSALEM
The Shadow of the Cross.155
The Sons of Thunder.155
The Blind Man of Jericho.156
The Visit to Zacchæus.157
The Parable of the Pounds.157
Going up to Jerusalem.159
The Feast at Bethany.159
1. PALM SUNDAY—THE DAY OF TRIUMPH
The Triumphal Entry.161
2. MONDAY—THE DAY OF AUTHORITY
The Cursing of the Fig Tree.163
The Cleansing of the Temple.163
3. TUESDAY—THE DAY OF CONTROVERSY The Lesson from the Withered Fig Tree.164 The Challenge of Christ’s Authority.164 Three Warning Parables.165
(a) the two sons.165
(b) the wicked husbandmen.165
(c) the marriage of the king’s son.167 Three Hostile Questions asked of Jesus.167
(a) tribute to Cæsar.167
(b) the question of the resurrection.168
(c) the greatest commandment.169 The Unanswerable Question of Jesus.170 Discourse of Jesus Against the Scribes and Pharisees.170 The Widow’s Two Mites.173 The Gentiles Seek Jesus.173 The Jews Reject Jesus.174 Discourse Concerning the Future.175 Three Lessons to the Disciples.179
(a) the parable of the ten virgins.179
(b) the parable of the talents.180
(c) the judgment scene.181 The Conspiracy Against Jesus.183
4. WEDNESDAY—THE DAY OF RETIREMENT 184
5. THURSDAY—THE DAY OF FELLOWSHIP
Preparation for the Passover.185
Strife among the Disciples.185
Jesus Washing the Disciples’ Feet.186
The Betrayer Pointed Out.187
The Lord’s Supper.188
The Farewell Conversation.189
The Intercessory Prayer.196
6. FRIDAY—THE DAY OF SUFFERING
The Agony in Gethsemane.199
The Betrayal and Arrest.200
The Trial before the Jewish Authorities.201
The Denial of Peter.203
The Remorse of Judas.204
The Trial before Pilate.205
Jesus before Herod.206
The Trial before Pilate Resumed.207
The Sorrowful Way.210
The Crucifixion.210
The Burial.214
7. SATURDAY—THE DAY OF SILENCE AND SORROW
The Watch at the Tomb.215
1. SUNDAY—THE DAY OF RESURRECTION
The Earthquake.216
The Empty Tomb.216
The Appearance to Mary.217
The Appearance to the Women.217
Report of the Watch.218
The Appearance at Emmaus.218
The Appearance to the Disciples.220
2. AFTER THE RESURRECTION DAY
The Appearance to the Disciples and to Thomas.222
The Appearance to the Seven by the Sea.222
The Appearance to the Eleven on the Mountain.225
The Last Appearance and Ascension.225