Chronological Gospel

Compare the One Year Chronological Bible vs. the Daily Bible for the Books of the Gospel.

This document supplements my Comparison of all the books of the Bible as shown in Chrononlogical order by the One Year Bible (OYB) and the Daily Bible (DB). This page focuses on the Gospel.

Notes

  1. When the various Gospel books cover the same subject that they are listed are in the order of Mark, Matthew, Luke, John. This is the order they are printed in the One Year Bible. In the Daily Bible they may be in any order in the text as they are merged into a paragraph form. (They a listed in the sidebar in the order of Matthew, Mark, Luke, John.)
  2. The scripture references have been compressed whenever possible to reduce the size of this document. If a sequence such as Mark, Matt, Luke, is repeated with sequential verses on the OYB then they are collapsed into one set in this document even if the subject changes.
  3. A similar treatment is applied to the DB when possible even though the separate books are merged in the text they are compressed and shown in this list like they were separate entries. This was more difficult to do and I appoligize if this leads to confusion but it is the best I could do to allow the comparison.
  4. Dating of the Gospel period stretches longer in the OYB. It begins at 6BC with Jesus' birth as do most scholars (4BC to 6BC), and then adopts the traditional date for the crucifixion of 33 AD making Jesus 38 years old at his death. This is a different interpretation of the chronological records and accounts for many of the differences in the two versions. The dates shown in this table are from the Daily Bible.
  5. Other Gospel chronologies of interest:
One Year Bible Daily Bible date location comments
  Mark 1:1     This is a title, not chronology
  John 1:1-18     This should be first.
Luke 1:1-80 Luke 1:1-4     OYB starts Jesus Birth ca. 6 BC.
Matt 1:18-25        
Luke 2:1-20        
Matt 1:1-17 Matt 1:1-17     Genealogy
Luke 3:23-38 Luke 3:23b-38     Genealogy
  Luke 1:5-80 ca 6-4 BC Nazareth  
  Matt 1:18-25a      
  Luke 2:1-21 ca 5-3 BC Bethlehem  
  Matt 1:25b      
Luke 2:21-40 Luke 2:22-38   Jerusalem  
Matt 2:1-23 Matt 2:1-23 ca 4-2 BC Jerusalem Egypt  
Luke 2:41-52 Luke 2:39-52   Nazareth Jerusalem  
Mark 1:1-8 Mark 1:2-11 Oct AD 26 Wilderness DB has a misprint of AD 27
Matt 3:1-12 Matt 3:1-17      
Luke 3:1-20 Luke 3:1-18      
John 1:1-28        
Mark 1:9-11       Jesus Baptism ca. AD 26
Matt 3:13-17        
Luke 3:21-22        
John 1:29-34        
Mark 1:12-13 Mark 1:12-13   Wilderness The Temptation of Christ
Matt 4:1-11 Matt 4:1-11      
Luke 4:1-13 Luke 4:1-13      
John 1:35-51 John 1:19-51   Bethany calling disciples
Mark 1:16-20       OYB calls all disciples once
Matt 4:18-22        
Luke 5:1-11        
John 2:1-4:42 John 2:1-4:54 AD 27 Judea, Sychar, Galilee, Cana Beginning of Ministry, OYB moves healing of servant
  Luke 3:19-20      
Mark 1:14-15 Mark 1:14-15   Galilee John in Prison
Matt 4:12-17 Matt 4:12-17      
Luke 4:14-15 Luke 4:14-15   Capernaum  
John 4:43-46a     Cana  
Luke 4:16-30 Luke 4:16-30   Nazareth Jesus rejected
  Luke 5:1-10a     DB - 2nd calling of disciples
  Mark 1:16-20      
  Matt 4:18-22      
  Luke 5:10b-11      
Mark 1:21-28 Mark 1:21-28   Capernaum Healing ministry
Luke 4:31-37 Luke 4:31-37      
Mark 1:29-39 Mark 1:29-39     Healing Peter's Mother in law
Matt 8:14-17 Matt 8:14-17      
Luke 4:38-44 Luke 4:38-44      
  Matt 4:23-25      
Mark 1:40-45 Mark 1:40-45      
Matt 8:1-4 Matt 8:1-4      
Luke 5:12-16 Luke 5:12-16      
Mark 2:1-12 Mark 2:1-12      
Matt 9:1-8 Matt 9:1-8      
Luke 5:17-26 Luke 5:17-26      
Mark 2:13-17 Mark 2:13-14     calling Matthew
Matt 9:9-13 Matt 9:9      
Luke 5:27-32 Luke 5:27-28   Galilee  
Mark 2:18-22 Mark 2:18-22     Fasting / wineskins
Matt 9:14-17 Matt 9:14-17      
Luke 5:33-39 Luke 5:33-39      
  John 5:1-3, 5-47 AD 28   DB - 2nd year of ministry
Mark 2:23-28 Mark 2:23-28   Galilee Plucking grain on Sabbath
Matt 12:1-8 Matt 12:1-8      
Luke 6:1-5 Luke 6:1-5      
Mark 3:1-6 Mark 3:1-6     Healing on Sabbath
Matt 12:9-14 Matt 12:9-14      
Luke 6:6-11 Luke 6:6-11      
Mark 3:7-12 Mark 3:7-12     Healing multitude
Matt 12:15-21 Matt 12:15-21   By the sea  
Mark 3:13-19 Mark 3:13-19     Selecting the twelve
Luke 6:12-16 Luke 6:12-19      
Matt 4:23-5:20 Matt 5:1-12     Sermon on the Mount - OYB ca. AD 27
  Luke 6:20-26      
Matt 5:21-7:29 Matt 5:13-48      
Luke 6:17-49 Luke 6:27-36      
  Matt 6:1--7:27      
  Luke 6:37-49      
  Matt 7:28-29      
Luke 7:1-10 Luke 7:1-10   Capernaum  
Matt 8:5-13 Matt 8:5-13      
John 4:46b-54       OYB equates official and Centurion
Luke 7:11-35 Luke 7:11-35   Nain  
Matt 11:1-19 Matt 11:2-19     John the Baptist's inquiry
Luke 7:36-8:3 Luke 7:36-8:3     Jesus' feet annointed
Mark 3:20-30 Mark 3:20, 22-27     Blasphenous accusations
Matt 12:22-45 Matt 12:22-37      
Luke 11:14-26 Luke 11:14-23   Capernaum  
  Mark 3:21, 28-30     Sign seekers reproved
  Matt 12:38-45      
  Luke 11:24-32      
Mark 3:31-35 Mark 3:31-35     Jesus teaching on his family
Matt 12:46-50 Matt 12:46-50      
Luke 8:19-21 Luke 8:19-21      
  Luke 11:33-13:17     Hypocrisy
Mark 4:1-20 Mark 4:1-20     Parable of Sowers
Matt 13:1-23 Matt 13:1-23      
Luke 8:4-18 Luke 8:4-15   Sea of Galilee  
  Matt 13:24-30     Parable of weeds
  Matt 13:36-43     Parable of weeds explained
Mark 4:21-29 Mark 4:21-29      
  Luke 8:16-18      
Mark 4:30-34 Mark 4:30-33      
Matt 13:31-35 Matt 13:31-32      
Luke 13:18-21 Luke 13:18-21      
Matt 13:24-30        
Matt 13:36-52 Matt 13:44-52      
  Matt 13:34-35      
  Mark 4:33-34      
  Matt 8:18-22      
  Luke 9:57-62      
Mark 4:35-41 Mark 4:35-41   Sea of Galilee  
Matt 8:23-27 Matt 8:23-27      
Luke 8:22-25 Luke 8:22-25      
Mark 5:1-20 Mark 5:1-20   Gerasa  
Matt 8:28-34 Matt 8:28-34      
Luke 8:26-39 Luke 8:26-39      
Mark 5:21-43 Mark 5:21-43   Capernaum  
Matt 9:18-26 Matt 9:18-26      
Luke 8:40-56 Luke 8:40-56      
Matt 9:27-34 Matt 9:27-34      
Mark 6:1-6a Mark 6:1-6a   Nazareth rejection again
Matt 13:53-58 Matt 13:53-58      
John 5:1-47        
Mark 6:6b-11 Mark 6b-11      
Matt 9:35-10:42 Mat 9:35-10:42      
Luke 9:1-5 Luke 9:1-5      
  Mark 6:12-13      
  Matt 11:1      
  Luke 9:6      
Mark 6:14-29 Mark 6:14-33   Perea John the Baptist beheaded
Matt 14:1-12 Matt 14:1-13      
Luke 9:7-9 Luke 9:7-11a      
  John 6:1      
Mark 6:12-13        
Luke 9:6        
Mark 6:30-44 Mark 6:34-44 AD 29 3rd Passover  
Matt 14:13-21 Matt 14:14-21      
Luke 9:10-17 Luke 9:11b-17      
John 6:1-15 John 6:2-14      
Mark 6:45-56 Mark 6:45-56      
Matt 14:22-36 Matt 14:22-36      
John 6:16-59 John 6:15-71      
Mark 7:1-23 Mark 7:1-23      
Matt 15:1-20 Matt 15:1-20      
  John 7:1      
Mark 7:24-37 Mark 7:24-37   Tyre & Sidon  
Matt 15:21-31 Matt 15:21-31      
Mark 8:1-13 Mark 8:1-21   Hills by sea, Magadan  
Matt 15:32-16:12 Matt 15:32-16:12      
Mark 8:22-30 Mark 8:22-30   Casarea Philippi  
Matt 16:13-20 Matt 16:13-20      
Luke 9:18-21 Luke 9:18-20      
John 6:60-71        
Mark 8:31-9:1 Mark 8:31-9:1      
Matt 16:21-28 Matt 16:21-28      
Luke 9:22-27 Luke 9:21-27      
Mark 9:2-13 Mark 9:2-13   Mount Hermon? Transfiguration
Matt 17:1-13 Matt 17:1-13      
Luke 9:28-36 Luke 9:28-36      
Mark 9:14-32 Mark 9:14-29      
Matt 17:14-23 Matt 17:14-21      
Luke 9:37-45 Luke 9:37-43a; 17:5-6      
  Mark 9:30-32      
  Matt 17:22-23      
  Luke 9:43b-45      
  Matt 17:24-27   Capernaum coin from fish
Mark 9:33-37 Mark 9:33-35      
Matt 18:1-5 Matt 18:1-4      
Luke 9:46-48 Luke 9:46-48; 17:7-10      
Matt 17:24-27        
  Mark 9:36-37, 42      
  Matt 18:5-6, 10-14     Lost Sheep
  Luke 17:2-3a      
  Mark 9:43-50     teaching on Hell
  Matt 18:7-9      
  Luke 17:1      
Mark 9:38-41 Mark 9:38-41      
Luke 9:49-50 Luke 9:49-50      
Mark 9:42-50        
Matt 18:6-35 Matt 18:15-35     Conduct in the church
  Luke 17:3b-4      
  John 7:2-10:21 Oct AD 29   Feast of Tabernacles
Mark 10:1 Mark 10:1 Sep/Oct   OYB first mention of last year
Matt 19:1-2 Matt 19:1-2      
Luke 9:51-62 Luke 9:51-56   Samaria to Judea Rejection in Samaria
  Luke 17:11-19     10 Lepers healed
Matt 8:18-22        
Luke 10:1-24 Luke 10:1-24     70 sent out
Matt 11:20-30 Matt 11:20-30      
Luke 10:38-11:13 Luke 10:25-11:13      
  John 10:22-42 Dec AD 29   Feast of Dedication
Luke 11:27-13:17       hypocrisy
Luke 13:22-16:17 Luke 13:22-16:31   Perea Perean Ministry
Luke 16:19-17:37 Luke 17:20-17:37     OYB includes leper healing
Luke 18:1-14 Luke 18:1-14     Parables
John 7:1-10:21        
  Matt 20:1-16     Vineyard workers
  John 11:1-54     Raising of Lazarus
Mark 10:2-16 Mark 10:2-16     teaching on divorce
Matt 19:3-15 Matt 19:3-15      
Luke 18:15-17 Luke 18:15-17     blessing children
Mark 10:17-31 Mark 10:17-31      
Matt 19:16-30 Matt 19:16-30      
Luke 18:18-30 Luke 18:18-30      
Matt 20:1-16        
John 10:22-11:57        
Mark 10:32-45 Mark 10:32-45      
Matt 20:17-28 Matt 20:17-28      
Luke 18:31-34 Luke 18:31-34      
  Luke 19:1-10   Jericho Zacchaeus
Mark 10:46-52 Mark 10:46-52      
Matt 20:29-34 Matt 20:29-34      
Luke 18:35-43 Luke 18:35-43      
Luke 19:1-10     Jericho Zacchaeus
  Luke 19:11-28     toward Jerusalem
  John 11:55-57      
  Mark 14:3-9   Bethany  
  Matt 26:6-13      
  John 12:1-13      
Mark 11:1-11 Mark 11:1-10 Sunday Triumphant Entry  
Matt 21:1-11 Matt 21:1-9      
Luke 19:28-44 Luke 19:29-44      
  Matt 21:10-11      
John 12:12-19 John 12:17-19      
Mark 11:12-25 Mark 11:12-14 Monday    
Matt 21:12-22 Matt 21:17-19      
  Mark 11:15-17   At Temple  
  Matt 21:12-16      
Luke 19:45-48 Luke 19:45-48      
  John 12:20-36      
  Mark 11:19-26 Tuesday    
  Matt 21:20-22      
Mark 11:27-33 Mark 11:27-33      
Matt 21:23-27 Matt 21:23-27      
Luke 20:1-8 Luke 20:1-8      
Matt 21:28-32 Matt 21:28-32      
Mark 12:1-12 Mark 12:1-12      
Matt 21:33-46 Matt 21:33-46      
Luke 20:9-19 Luke 20:9-19      
Matt 22:1-14 Matt 22:1-14      
Mark 12:13-17 Mark 12:13-17      
Matt 22:15-22 Matt 22:15-22      
Luke 20:20-27 Luke 20:20-26      
Mark 12:18-27 Mark 12:18-27      
Matt 22:23-33 Matt 22:23-33      
Luke 20:27-40 Luke 20:27-28      
Mark 12:28-34 Mark 12:28-34      
Matt 22:34-40 Matt 22:34-40      
  Luke 20:39-40      
Luke 10:25-37        
Mark 12:35-37a Mark 12:35-37      
Matt 22:41-46 Matt 22:41-46      
Luke 20:41-44 Luke 20:41-44      
Matt 23:1-36 Matt 23:1-12      
Mark 12:37b-40 Mark 12:38-40      
Luke 20-45-47 Luke 20:45-47      
Matt 23:37-39 Matt 23:37-39      
Mark 12:41-44 Mark 12:41-44      
Luke 21:1-4 Luke 21:1-6      
Mark 13:1-23 Mark 13:1-23   Mt of Olives  
Matt 24-1-28 Mat 24:1-35      
Mark 13:24-31 Mark 13:24-31      
Luke 21:5-24 Luke 21:8-33      
Matt 24:29-35        
Luke 21:25-38 Luke 21:34-36      
Mark 13:32-37 Mark 13:32-37      
Matt 24:36-51 Matt 24:36-51      
Matt 25:1-30 Matt 25:1-46      
Luke 19:11-27        
Matt 25:31-46        
John 12:20-50        
  Matt 26:1-5      
  Mark 14:1-2      
  Luke 22:1-2      
Matt 26:1-16 Matt 26:14-16      
Mark 14:1-11 Mark 14:10-11      
Luke 22:1-6 Luke 22:3-6      
  Luke 21:37-38 Wednesday    
  John 12:37-50      
John 12:1-11        
Mark 14:12-17 Mark 14:12-16      
Matt 26:17-20 Matt 26:17-19      
Luke 22:7-14 Luke 22:7-16   upper room  
John 13:1-20     feet washing OYB seems to fit better
Mark 14:18-21        
Matt 26:21-25        
Luke 22:21-23        
John 13:21-30        
Luke 22:24-30        
Mark 14:22-26 Mark 14:22-25      
Matt 26:26-29 Matt 26:26-29   Lord's Supper  
Luke 22:15-20 Luke 22:17-20      
  Luke 22:21-30      
  John 13:1-21   feet washing  
  Mark 14:17-21      
  Matt 26:20-25      
  Luke 22:22      
John 13:31-35 John 13:22-35      
  Luke 22:31-34      
  John 13:36-14:31a      
  Luke 22:35-38      
Mark 14:27-31 Mark 14:26-31   Mt. of Olives  
Matt 26:30-35 Matt 26:30-35      
Luke 22:31-38 Luke 22:39      
John 13:36-17:26 John 14:31b-17:26      
Mark 14:32-42 Mark 14:32-39      
Matt 23:36-46 Matt 26:36-42      
Luke 22:39-46 Luke 22:40-46      
  John 18:1      
Mark 14:43-52 Mark 26:43-49      
Matt 26:47-56 Matt 26:47-56b      
Luke 22:47:53 Luke 22:47-53      
John 18:1-11 John 18:2-12a      
  John 18:12b-23      
Mark 14:53-72 Mark 14:53-54      
Matt 26:57-75 Matt 26:57-58      
Luke 22:54-71 Luke 22:54      
John 18:12-27 John 18:18,24-25      
  Mark 14:66-70a      
  Matt 26:69-67      
  Luke 22:55-58      
  Mark 14:55-65      
  Matt 26:59-68      
  Luke 22:63-65      
  Mark 14:70b-15:1a Thursday    
  Matt 26:73-27:1      
  Luke 22:59-62, 66-71      
Matt 27:1-10 Matt 27:3-10     Judas suicide
  Mark 15:1b      
  Matt 27:2      
Luke 23:1-12 Luke 23:1-2      
  John 18:28-32      
Mark 15:1-5 Mark 15:2-5      
Matt 27:11-14 Matt 27:11-14      
  Luke 23:3-4      
John 18:28-38 John 18:33-38      
  Luke 23:5-12     Jesus before Herod
  Matt 27:19      
  Luke 23:13-16      
Mark 15:6-15 Mark 15:6-14      
Matt 27:15-26 Matt 27:15-18,20-23      
Luke 23:13-25 Luke 23:18-23      
John 18:39-19:16 John 18:39-40      
Mark 15:16-20a Mark 15:16-19      
Matt 27:27-31 Matt 27:27-30      
  John 19:1-15      
  Mark 15:15, 20-22      
  Matt 27:26, 31-32      
  John 19:16-17      
Luke 23:26-32 Luke 23:26-31      
Mark 15:20b-21        
Matt 27:32        
John 19:17a        
Mark 15:22-41 Mark 15:23,25,27-28 A.D. 30 Crucifixion  
Matt 27:33-56 Matt 27:33-34,38      
Luke 23:33-49 Luke 23:32-34a      
John 19:17b-37 John 19:18      
  Mark 15:26      
  Matt 27:37      
  Luke 23:38      
  John 19:19-22      
  Mark 15:24, 29-35      
  Matt 27:35-36, 39-47      
  Luke 23:34b-45a      
  John 19:23-27      
  Mark 15:36-37      
  Matt 27:48-50      
  John 19:28-30      
  Mark 15:38-41      
  Matt 27:51-56      
  Luke 23:45b-49      
  John 19:31-37      
Mark 15:42-47 Mark 15:42-47   Burial  
Matt 27:57-61 Matt 27:57-61      
Luke 23:50-56 Luke 23:50-56      
John 19:38-42 John 19:38-42      
Matt 27:62-66 Matt 27:62-66      
Mark 16:1-8 Mark 16:1-8 Sunday Resurrection  
Matt 28:1-8 Matt 28:1-7      
Luke 24:1-12 Luke 24:1-8      
John 20:1-13 John 20:1      
  Luke 24:12      
  John 20:2-10      
  Mark 16:9     1st appearance
  John 20:11-17      
Matt 28-9-15 Matt 28:8-15     2nd appearance
  Mark 16:10-13     3rd and 4th appearance
Luke 24:13-35 Luke 24:9-11, 13-35     1 Cor 15:5
  John 20:18-19      
  Mark 16:14     5th appearance
Luke 24:36-43 Luke 24:36-44      
John 20:19-31 John 20:20-29     6th appearance
  John 21:1-24     7th appearance
  Mark 16:15-18      
Matt 28:16-20 Matt 28:16-20     Great Commission, 8th appearance
John 21:1-25        
Luke 24:44-53 Luke 24:45-49     9th and 10th appearance
  Mark 16:19      
  Luke 24:50-51   Ascension  
  Acts 1:6-11      
  Luke 24:52-53      
  Acts 1:12-26      
Mark 16:9-20 Mark 16:20     OYB doesn't show these verses chronologically as it considers them non-canon.
  John 20:30-31, 25      
Acts 1:1-11:18 Acts 1:1-5, 2:1-15:35     Acts continues in order, interrupted by letters.

First posted on 7/30/2008
Last updated on 4/24/2009
By Dale DePriest, all rights reserved