Main Events of Jesus’ Earthly Life—Jesus’ Great Ministry in Galilee (Part 1)

TIME	PLACE	EVENT	MATTHEW	MARK	LUKE	JOHN
30	Galilee	Jesus first announces that “the Kingdom of the heavens has drawn near”	4:17	1:14, 15	4:14, 15	4:44, 45
	Cana; Nazareth; Capernaum	Heals official’s son; reads from Isaiah scroll; goes to Capernaum	4:13-16		4:16-31	4:46-54
	Sea of Galilee, near Capernaum	Calls four disciples: Simon and Andrew, James and John	4:18-22	1:16-20	5:1-11
	Capernaum	Heals Simon’s mother-in-law and others	8:14-17	1:21-34	4:31-41
	Galilee	First tour of Galilee, with the four	4:23-25	1:35-39	4:42, 43
	Galilee	Heals leper; crowds follow	8:1-4	1:40-45	5:12-16
	Capernaum	Heals a paralytic	9:1-8	2:1-12	5:17-26
	Capernaum	Calls Matthew; dines with tax collectors; fasting question	9:9-17	2:13-22	5:27-39
	Judea	Preaches in synagogues			4:44
31, Passover	Jerusalem	Heals sick man at Bethzatha; Jews seek to kill him				5:1-47
	Returning from Jerusalem (?)	Disciples pluck grain on the Sabbath; Jesus “Lord of the Sabbath”	12:1-8	2:23-28	6:1-5
	Galilee; Sea of Galilee	Heals man’s hand on the Sabbath; crowds follow; heals many more	12:9-21	3:1-12	6:6-11
	Mt. near Capernaum	Chooses 12 apostles		3:13-19	6:12-16
	Near Capernaum	Gives Sermon on the Mount	5:1–7:29		6:17-49
	Capernaum	Heals army officer’s servant	8:5-13		7:1-10
	Nain	Resurrects widow’s son			7:11-17
	Tiberias; Galilee (Nain or nearby)	John sends disciples to Jesus; truth revealed to young children; yoke kindly	11:2-30		7:18-35
	Galilee (Nain or nearby)	Sinful woman pours oil on his feet; debtors illustration			7:36-50
	Galilee	Second preaching tour, with the 12			8:1-3
		Expels demons; unforgivable sin	12:22-37	3:19-30
		Gives no sign but sign of Jonah	12:38-45
		His mother and brothers come; says disciples are his relatives	12:46-50	3:31-35	8:19-21

Map of Jesus’ ministry in Galilee, Capernaum, Cana

A7-D Main Events of Jesus’ Earthly Life—Jesus’ Great Ministry in Galilee (Part 2)

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Main Events of Jesus’ Earthly Life—Jesus’ Great Ministry in Galilee (Part 2)

TIME	PLACE	EVENT	MATTHEW	MARK	LUKE	JOHN
31 or 32	Capernaum area	Jesus gives Kingdom illustrations	13:1-53	4:1-34	8:4-18
	Sea of Galilee	Calms a storm from the boat	8:18, 23-27	4:35-41	8:22-25
	Gadara region	Sends demons into swine	8:28-34	5:1-20	8:26-39
	Probably Capernaum	Heals woman’s flow of blood; resurrects Jairus’ daughter	9:18-26	5:21-43	8:40-56
	Capernaum (?)	Heals the blind and speechless	9:27-34
	Nazareth	Rejected again in his hometown	13:54-58	6:1-5
	Galilee	Third tour of Galilee; expands work by sending out apostles	9:35–11:1	6:6-13	9:1-6
	Tiberias	Herod beheads John the Baptist; Herod perplexed by Jesus	14:1-12	6:14-29	9:7-9
32, near Passover (Joh 6:4)	Capernaum (?); NE side Sea of Galilee	Apostles return from preaching tour; Jesus feeds 5,000 men	14:13-21	6:30-44	9:10-17	6:1-13
	NE side Sea of Galilee; Gennesaret	People try to make Jesus king; he walks on sea; heals many	14:22-36	6:45-56		6:14-21
	Capernaum	Says he is “the bread of life”; many are stumbled and leave				6:22-71
32, after Passover	Probably Capernaum	Exposes human traditions	15:1-20	7:1-23		7:1
	Phoenicia; Decapolis	Heals Syrophoenician woman’s daughter; feeds 4,000 men	15:21-38	7:24–8:9
	Magadan	Gives no sign but sign of Jonah	15:39–16:4	8:10-12

Map of locations related to Jesus’ ministry around Galilee, Phoenicia, and Decapolis

Map of locations related to Jesus’ ministry around the Sea of Galilee