Bible Paragraph Summary - Matthew and Mark

Give instruction to a wise person and he will become still wiser; teach a righteous person and he will increase his insight.  Proverbs 9:9

My NAS Bible has chapter summary headings for each chapter--sometimes more than one--as you can see in the picture above of the beginning of Matthew.  See the words in the bolded font?  Apparently not all Bibles have this and since I've used the NAS all of my life, I never knew (or really realized) that other Bibles didn't have these headings!  I like getting a sort of preview of what is going to happen in the words that follow.  I suppose these are included at the discretion of the translator and publisher.

I decided to type these out for every Bible book and chapter so I could easily reference where a particular story or topic was instead of spending a long time searching through the pages for a name or topic to jump out at me.  And what if I am not near a computer or can't whip out my phone to look it up?  (I guess that's the Old School #BibleNerd in me!)  For instance, I wanted to know where the story of Zaccheus was in the Gospels.  I can quickly and easily look through these listings and find that the story of Zaccheus is found in Luke 19.  Success!  And that didn't take long at all.

I've included these sheets in my A5 Bible Reference Binder and I actually have them in a few of my Bible binders so that no matter where I am, I will have access to the information.  I decided to share this information for you, dear reader, in case you are interested in something like this!  It IS #FridayFreebie, after all.  So look for these posts every Friday for a while; I will post the New Testament first then post the Old Testament.  Look for "Friday Freebie" or "Paragraph Summary" in the labels/tags.  Feel free to copy and format them how you will use them.  I think that any Bible study information should not cost anything to anyone and would appreciate you sharing about this content and about my blog with anyone you know would appreciate what is found here.

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MATTHEW

1   Genealogy of Jesus the Messiah / Conception and Birth of Jesus

2   The Visit of the Magi / Flight to Egypt / Herod Slaughters Babies

3   The Preaching of John the Baptist / Baptism of Jesus

4   Temptation of Jesus / Jesus Begins His Ministry

      The First Disciples / Ministry in Galilee

5   Sermon on the Mount; the Beatitudes

      Disciples and the World / Personal Relationships

6   Giving to the Poor and Prayer / Fasting; The True Treasure;

      Wealth (Mammon); The Cure for Anxiety

7   Judging Others / Prayer and the Golden Rule

     The Narrow and Wide Gates / A Tree and It’s Fruit

     The Two Foundations

8   Jesus Cleanses a Leper; The Centurion’s Faith

     Peter’s Mother-in-law and Many Others Healed

     Discipleship Tested / Jesus Casts Out Demons

9   A Paralytic Healed / Matthew Called / Question About Fasting

     Miracles of Healing

10   The Twelve Disciples; Instruction for Service /

        A Hard Road Before Them / Meaning of Discipleship

       The Reward of Service

11   John’s Questions / Jesus’ Tribute to John

       The Unrepenting Cities / Come to Me

12   Sabbath Questions / Lord of the Sabbath / Pharisees Rebuked

       The Unpardonable Sin / Words Reveal Character

       The Desire for Signs / Changed Relationships

13   Jesus Teaches in Parables / An Explanation / The Sower Explained

       Tares among Wheat / the Mustard Seed / The Leaven

       The Tares Explained / A Costly Pearl / Hidden Treasure

       A Costly Pearl / A Dragnet / Jesus Revisits Nazareth

14   John the Baptizer Beheaded / 5000 Fed / Jesus Walks on Water

15   Tradition and Commandment / The Heart of Man

        The Syrophoenician Woman / Healing Crowds / 4000 Fed

16   Pharisees Test Jesus / Peter’s Confession of Christ

        Jesus Foretells His Death / Discipleship is Costly

17   The Transfiguration / The Demoniac / The Tribute Money

18   Rank in the Kingdom / Stumbling Blocks / Ninety-nine Plus One

        Discipline and Prayer / Forgiveness

19   Concerning Divorce / Jesus Blesses Little Children

        The Rich Young Ruler / The Disciples’ Reward

 20   Laborers in the Vineyard / Death, Resurrection Foretold

       Preferment Asked / Sight for the Blind

21   The Triumphal Entry / Cleansing the Temple / Barren Fig Tree

        Authority Challenged / Parable of the Two Sons

        Parable of the Landowner

22   Parable of the Marriage Feast / Tribute to Caesar

        Jesus Answers the Sadducees

23   Pharisaism Exposed / Eight Woes / Lament Over Jerusalem

24   Signs of Christ’s Return / Perilous Times / The Glorious Return

        Parable of the Fig Tree / Be Ready for His Coming

25   Parable of the Ten Virgins / Parable of the Talents /The Judgement

26   The Plot to Kill Jesus / The Precious Ointment / judas’s Bargain

       The Last Passover / The Last Supper Instituted

       The Garden of Gethsemane / Jesus’ Betrayal and Arrest

      Jesus before Caiaphas / Peter’s Denials

27   Judas’s Remorse / Jesus Before Pilate / Jesus is Mocked

        The Crucifixion / Jesus is Buried

28   Jesus is Risen! / The Great Commission

 

 

 MARK

1   Preaching of John the Baptist / The Baptism of Jesus

      Jesus Preaches in Galilee / Crowds Healed

2   The Paralytic Healed / Levi (Matthew) Called

      Question of the Sabbath

3   Jesus Heals on the Sabbath / The Twelve Are Chosen

4   Parable of the Sower and Soils / Explanation / Parable of the Seed

     Parable of the Mustard Seed / Jesus Stills the Sea

5   The Gerasene Demoniac / Miracles and Healing

6   Teaching at Nazareth / The Twelve Sent Out / John’s Fate Recalled

     5000 Fed / Jesus Walks on the Water / Healing at Gennesaret

7   Followers of Tradition / The Heart of Man

      The Syrophoenician Woman

8   4000 Fed / Peter’s Confession of Christ

9   The Transfiguration / All Things Possible

      Death and Resurrection Foretold / Dire Warnings

10   Jesus’ Teaching about Divorce / Jesus Blesses Little Children

       The Rich Young Ruler / Jesus’ Sufferings Foretold

       Bartimaeus Receives His Sight

11   The Triumphal Entry / Jesus Drives Money Changers from Temple

        Jesus’s Authority Questioned

12   Parable of the Vine-growers / Jesus Answers the Pharisees,

       Sadducees, and Scribes / The Widow’s Mite

13   Things To Come / The Return of Christ

14   Death Plot and Anointing / The Last Passover / The Lord’s Supper

        Jesus in Gethsemane / Betrayal and Arrest

        Jesus Before His Accusers / Peter’s Denials

15   Jesus before Pilate / Jesus is Mocked / The Crucifixion

       Jesus is Buried

16   The Resurrection / The Disciples Commissioned