His Life: A Complete Story in the Words of the Four Gospels

by William E. Barton; Theodore Gerald Soares; Sydney Strong

His Life

• [I. His Birth and Boyhood]
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• [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]
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• [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]
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• [3. THE LIFE IN NAZARETH]
  • The Return to Nazareth.[26]
  • The Boyhood Visit to Jerusalem.[26]
  • The Eighteen Silent Years.[27]
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• [II. The Beginnings of His Ministry]
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• [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]
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• [2. THE BEGINNINGS OF FAITH]
  • The First Disciples by the Jordan.[33]
  • The First Miracle.[34]
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• [3. JESUS IN JERUSALEM]
  • Cleansing His Father's House.[36]
  • The Visit of Nicodemus.[36]
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• [4. PREPARATORY PREACHING]
  • Jesus Baptizing and Preaching.[39]
  • John's Tribute to Jesus.[39]
  • At Jacob's Well.[40]
  • Preaching to the Samaritans.[41]
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• [III. His Year of Popularity]
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• [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]
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• [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]
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• [3. MANY CALLED AND FEW CHOSEN]
  • A Multitude of Disciples.[54]
  • The Selection of the Twelve.[55]
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• [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]
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• [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]
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• [6. GROWING POPULARITY AND RISING OPPOSITION]
  • The Concern of Jesus' Friends.[72]
  • Warning of Eternal Sin.[72]
  • The Demand for a Sign.[74]
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• [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]
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• [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]
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• [9. WIDER EVANGELIZATION OF GALILEE]
  • A Visit to His Home.[85]
  • Preaching in the Villages.[86]
  • The Twelve Sent Forth.[87]
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• [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]
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• [IV. His Withdrawal with the Twelve]
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• [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]
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• [2. JESUS THE MESSIAH]
  • Peter's Confession.[105]
  • The Passion and Resurrection Foretold.[105]
  • The Transfiguration.[106]
  • The Epileptic Boy.[108]
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• [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]
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• [V. His Face Toward Jerusalem]
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• [1. THE FINAL DEPARTURE FROM GALILEE]
  • The Beginning of the End.[114]
  • The Grateful Samaritan Leper.[114]
  • New Disciples.[115]
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• [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]
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• [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]
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• [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]
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• [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]
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• [6. NEAR JERUSALEM—THE PLOT TO KILL HIM.]
  • The Raising of Lazarus.[145]
  • The Decision of the Council.[148]
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• [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]
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• [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]
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• [VI. His Last Week]
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• [1. PALM SUNDAY—THE DAY OF TRIUMPH]
  • The Triumphal Entry.[161]
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• [2. MONDAY—THE DAY OF AUTHORITY]
  • The Cursing of the Fig Tree.[163]
  • The Cleansing of the Temple.[163]
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• [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]
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• [4. WEDNESDAY—THE DAY OF RETIREMENT][184]
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• [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]
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• [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]
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• [7. SATURDAY—THE DAY OF SILENCE AND SORROW]
  • The Watch at the Tomb.[215]
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• [VII. His Resurrection]
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• [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]
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• [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]

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