Gospels Answers Part A

7.1 When something is magnified it appears larger to those who see it. With our material eye or a telescope turned backwards things appear smaller. The object remains the same size. The Lord is great but we need to view Him and show others His magnificence

The Birth and Early Life of John the Baptist

8.1 His tongue was loosed and he spoke and praised God

8.2 He shall be called the prophet of the highest and shall go before the Lord to prepare his way, Give knowledge of salvation unto his people by remission of sins, Give light to them that sit in darkness

Announcement to Joseph of the Birth of Jesus

9.1 Before they came together she was found with child of the Holy Ghost (20) that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost (23) a virgin shall be with child (25) Joseph knew her not till she had brought forth her first son

9.2 “Save from sins” means deliverance from sins while “save in sins” means one could be saved yet stay in their sins.

9.3 God with us.

The Birth of Jesus

10.1 When Caesar Augustus was emperor. When Cyrenius was governor of Syria

10.2 Jesus was born in Bethlehem

10.3 Manger

10.4 Mary had other sons later

The Birth of Jesus Proclaimed by Angels to the Shepherds

11.1 Unto you is born this day…a Savior, which is Christ the Lord

11.2 Lying in a manger

Circumcision of Jesus

12.1 Circumcision

Presentation in the Temple and Visit of Simeon and Anna - Lu 2:22-38

13.1 Baptism in the Bible was for people old enough to believe and repent

13.2 Simeon, Anna

13.3 Thy salvation, A light to lighten the Gentiles and the glory of thy people Israel

Wise-Men Visited Jesus

14.1 Chief priests and scribes

14.2 When ye have found him bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also

14.3 In a house

14.3 young child, 2 years old or less

14.5 Gold, frankincense, and myrrh

14.6 They departed into their own country another way

Flight to Egypt and Slaughter of the Bethlehem Children

15.1 To keep Herod from killing him

The Child Jesus Brought from Egypt to Nazareth

16.1 An angel told him

16.2 Because Archelaus, Herod’s son, was reigning in Judea, Also to fulfill prophecy so Jesus would be called a Nazarene

16.3 A Nazarene is from Nazareth. A Nazarite is one who took a vow like Samson to not cut hair (drink wine…etc.)

Childhood of Jesus at Nazareth

Visit of Jesus to Jerusalem at Age Twelve

18.1 At age 12 he visited Jerusalem for the Feast of the Passover

18.2 Yes. The parents of Jesus assumed He was in their midst when they left, but instead He was still at Jerusalem

18.3 Among friends and relatives

18.4 Amazement

18.5 Wist ye not that I must be about my Father’s business?

Eighteen Years at Nazareth

19.1 He was subject unto them

19.2 Wisdom—intellectually, stature—physically, favor with God—spiritually, favor with man—socially

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Time Of The Beginning

20.1 Luke

Message And The Messenger

21.1 Esaias (Isaiah)

21.2 Voices are original sounds. Echoes are repeats of sound and are usually weaker and delayed

21.3 He preached repentance and that one following would baptize with Holy Ghost and fire

Sample Of John’s Preaching

22.1 Generation of vipers

22.2 Restitution

22.3 Every tree which doesn’t bring forth good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire

22.4 He which has two coats should give to him that has none

22.5 Exact no more than that which is appointed you

22.6 Do violence to no man. Be content with your wages

John Foretold About Jesus

23.1 Not worthy to unloose shoes

23.2 The one coming after him which was Jesus

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Jesus’ Baptism

24.1 Fulfill all righteousness

24.2 Water baptism, Spirit descending, voice,

Water baptism, Spirit descending, Speaking with tongues

24.3 This is my beloved son in whom I am well pleased

24.4 Thirty

Jesus’ Temptations

25.1 Sometimes we let our guard down after a great blessing

25.2 lust of eye – spectacular jump off Temple

lust of flesh – hungry – turn bread to stone

Pride of life – All this power and glory will be given thee if you worship me

25.3 The Word of God, “It is written…”

John Identified Himself As The Voice In The Wilderness

26.1 Christ, Elijah

26.2 I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness make straight the way of the Lord

John Identified Jesus As The Messiah

27.1 Fasten your eyes on

27.2 The man on whom he saw the Spirit descend and remain

Jesus Made His First Disciples

28.1 Simon Peter, his brother

28.2 We have found the one Moses wrote about in the Law and about whom the prophets also wrote, Jesus

28.3 Because Jesus saw him under the fig tree before Philip called

28.4 Upon the Son of man

Jesus Worked His First Miracle

29.1 At a wedding in Cana of Galilee

29.2 They filled the waterpots with water to the brim and served the water to the governor of the feast

29.3 2^nd birth is better than the first New wine is better than the old wine

Jesus' First Residence At Capernaum

Jesus Cleansed the Temple

31.1 Anger

31.2 He was referring to the resurrection of his body three days after he would be crucified

31.3 Your body is a temple of the Holy Ghost, don’t defile it or God will destroy it

Jesus Talked with Nicodemus

32.1 Rabbi, a teacher come from God

32.2 Be born again

32.3 Birth of the water and of the spirit

32.4 You hear its sound, which in the Book of Acts was speaking with tongues

32.5 Moses lifting up the serpent in the wilderness

32.6 The “so” adds emphasis to the “loved”. Such love, such wondrous love

32.7 Light has come into the world but men loved darkness rather than light because their deeds were evil

John’s Second Testimony

33.1 Friend of the bridegroom

33.2 He must become greater in me and I must become less

Reasons for Leaving Judea

34.1 It seems that Jesus himself did not baptize but his disciples did one baptizing

At Jacob's Well, and at Sychar

35.1 He asked for a drink of water

35.2 Because of their prejudice. The Samaritans were a mixed race resulting from Assyria taking Israel captive

35.3 The time is coming when worship will not be on this mountain or in Jerusalem

35.4 In Spirit and in truth

35.5 Jesus told her everything she ever did

35.6 The will of God was more important to him than food

35.7 Many believed because of the woman’s testimony but many more believed because of the words of Jesus

Arrival in Galilee

36.1 It seems that an outsider commands more respect than one who grows up in their midst

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General Account of Jesus' Teaching

Healing of Nobleman’s son

38.1 “Go thy way, thy son liveth.”

First Rejection at Nazareth

39.1 Preach the gospel to the poor, heal the broken hearted, preach deliverance to the captives, recovering of sight to the blind, set at liberty them that are bruised, preach acceptable year of the Lord

39.2 The widow and leper were foreigners. A prophet is often without honor in his own country

39.3 Throw him down over a cliff

Jesus' Temporary Residence at Capernaum

40.1 A great light

Jesus Called Four Fishermen

41.1 Seven

41.2 Fishers of men

41.3 We have toiled all night and haven’t caught anything, nevertheless at your word I will let down the net.

41.4 Their nets, their ship and their father. Luke says they forsook all.

Healing a Demoniac in a Synagogue

42.1 He taught with authority, his word was with power

42.2 You are the Holy One of God

Healing Peter's Mother-In-Law

43.1 Not only did the fever leave but also she got up and began to wait on them

Jesus’ Preaching Tour in Galilee

44.1 Very early in the morning, at daybreak

44.2 I must preach to other towns also

44.3 All manner of sickness and all manner of diseases

Jesus Healed a Leper

45.1 Lord, If you are willing, you can make me clean

45.2 I am willing

45.3 The priest

Jesus Healed a Paralytic at Capernaum

46.1 He saw their works. They carried the lame man to the house where Jesus was, went up on the roof, uncovered the roof and lowered the lame man down to where Jesus was

46.2 Son, thy sins be forgiven thee

46.3 Only God can forgive sins and He forgave the man of his sins

46.4 Take up his bed and walk

The Call of Matthew

47.1 Levi, son of Alphaeus

47.2 Tax collector

47.3 They that are whole (healthy) do not need a physician (doctor) but rather those who are sick

Jesus Defended Disciples Who Feasted

48.1 When Jesus is taken away His disciples will fast

48.2 The new wine (Holy Ghost) will be poured into new creatures (born again)

Jesus Healed on the Sabbath Day and Defended His Act

49.1 Take up your bed and walk

49.2 Because He said that God was His Father, making himself equal with God

49.2 John, works that He did, Father, Scriptures, Moses

49.4 His Father’s name

49.5 Moses

Disciples Plucked Grain on the Sabbath

50.1 1) Man’s personal needs such as hunger are more important than religious rituals 2)Jesus is greater than the Temple 3)Mercy is more important than sacrifice 4) The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath 5) The Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath

Jesus Healed Withered Hand on Sabbath

51.1 Much more

51.2 Their thoughts

51.3 1) Rise up 2) Stand forth 3) Stretch forth his hand

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Jesus Healed Multitudes at Sea of Galilee

52.1 You are the Son of God

Jesus Selected Twelve Apostles

53.1 All night

53.2 Peter’s name is always mentioned first while Judas’ name is always last, except in Acts where it is omitted. Andrew’s name is second in Matthew and Luke but after James and John in Mark and Acts

The Sermon on the Mount

54.1 Sitting down on a mountain side

54.2 Humility, meekness, hunger for righteousness, mercy, purity, peacemaking

54.3 To make things taste better, to preserve

54.4 In public in such a manner that men will glorify our Father which is in heaven

54.5 Our righteousness is inward while the righteousness of the Pharisees was only external

54.6 You have heard ---But I say unto you

Do not murder --- Don’t be angry without a cause

Don’t commit adultery -- Don’t look on a woman with lust

Give writing of divorcement -- Whoever puts away his wife except for fornication causeth her to commit adultery

Don’t break your oaths --Don’t make oaths

Eye for eye, tooth for tooth --Don’t resist an evil person, turn cheek,

Go second mile. Give

Love neighbor, hate enemy -- Love and pray for enemies

54.7 Otherwise the only reward you will get is the praise of men. If you give in secret, your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly

54.8 Forgive those who sin against you

54.9 Moth and rust destroy and thieves steal the treasures laid up on earth

54.10 Birds of the air and lilies of the field

54.11 First be reconciled to your brother (6:33) Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness (7:5) First cast out the beam out of your own eye

54.12 Your heavenly father knows your needs

54.13 Because you will be judged in the same way you judge others

54.14 It will be given to you a good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over

54.15 Asking, seeking, and knocking

54.16 The Golden Rule

54.17 gates Narrow Wide

ways strait broad

trees good corrupt

men/houses wise on rock foolish on sand

54.18 Not everyone who says “Lord, Lord” but he that does the will of the father will enter the Kingdom of Heaven

54.19 Walk, fruit, obedience, trials

Healing the Centurion's Servant

55.1 The centurion believed all Jesus had to do to heal the servant was to speak the word

Jesus Raised the Widow's Son

56.1 A funeral procession for the only son of a widow

The Baptist's Inquiry and Jesus' Eulogy

57.1 The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those with leprosy are cured, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the gospel is preached to the poor

57.2 He was more than a prophet. Among those born of women, there is no one greater than John, yet one who is least in the kingdom is greater than he

57.3 Like children in the market place who would dance when a flute was played or mourn when a dirge was sung

Woes Upon the Cities of Opportunity

58.1 Chorazin, Capernaum

58.2 Come to me all who are weary or burdened and I will give you rest

Jesus' Feet anointed in the House of a Pharisee

59.1 Story of two men who were forgiven of different sized debts. The one who was forgiven most loved the most

59.2 Your sins are forgiven. Your faith has saved you. Go in peace

Further Journeying about Galilee

Blasphemous Accusations by the Jews

61.1 A kingdom divided against itself cannot stand

61.2 Blasphemy against the Holy Ghost

61.3 What a man speaks comes out of his heart. We will give account of idle words. By our words we will be justified or condemned

Sign Seekers Reproved

62.1 Sign of the prophet Jonah. As Jonah was 3 days and nights in belly of a whale. Jesus would be three days and nights in the earth

62.2 Jonah, Solomon

Visit by His Mother and Brothers

63.1 Doing the will of God. Those who hear the word of God and do it

The First Great Group of Parables

64.1 A boat in a lake with the people on the shore

64.2 1) Wayside (path) – Satan snatches word before it takes root 2) Stony – no depth, sun scorches and it withers soon like trials and temptation and persecution. 3) Thorny – chokes out plants likened to cares, riches, lusts, pleasures 4) Good – those who hear word and obey it and bring forth much fruit

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64.3 Word of God

64.4 What you hear how you hear

64.5 Because when you are pulling up the tares you may root up the wheat also

64.6 The growth and spreading of the kingdom starting from a small beginning

64.7 The great value of the kingdom

Jesus Stilled the Storm

65.1 He fell asleep

65.2 The winds and waves obeyed him

Jesus Healed Demoniacs

66.1 He lived in the tombs no one could bind him with chains, he cried out and cut himself with stones

66.2 Sitting, clothed and in his right mind

66.3 They were cast into two thousand pigs which ran into a lake and were drowned

66.4 Leave their region

66.5 To go with Jesus in the boat

66.6 Return home and tell how much God had done for him

Jairus' Daughter, Woman with Issue

67.1 She suffered a great deal under doctors and spent all that she had

67.2 If I may but touch his garment I shall be whole

67.3 Peter, James, John. Raising Jairus’ daughter, mountain of transfiguration. Prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane

67.4 Probably because of their unbelief

67.5 To Jairus’ daughter – Damsel, I say unto thee arise

To widow of Nain’s son – Young man, I say unto thee arise

To Lazarus – Lazarus, come forth

Healing Blind Men and a Dumb Demoniac

68.1 Do you believe that I am able to do this?

Jesus’ Rejection at Nazareth

69.1 James, Joses, Simon, Judas and at least two daughters

69.2 Their unbelief

Sending Forth Twelve

70.1 Teaching, preaching, healing

70.2 They were scattered as sheep having no shepherd

70.3 Pray that the Lord of the harvest will send forth laborers

70.4 Cast out evil spirits, heal the sick, preach, raise the dead, cleanse lepers

70.5 Fear not them which kill the body but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell

70.6 From his own household

70.7 Giving a drink of water

Herod Supposed Jesus to Be John

71.1 John the Baptist risen from the dead

71.2 Herod had married his brother’s wife. John said it was not lawful. The woman did not like it and when the opportunity came after her daughter danced she asked for the head of John the Baptist in a charger.

Feeding Five Thousand

72.1 He believed in them and had the disciples come into a desert place and rest awhile

72.2 200 pennyworth

72.3 A lad who had five barley loaves and two small fish

72.4 Until they were filled

72.5 The fragments were gathered and put into twelve baskets

Sending Disciples Away in Boat

73.1 A mountain

Jesus Walked Upon the Water

74.1 Ice doesn’t have waves

74.2 When Peter began to sink he prayed, “Lord save me!”

Reception at Gennesaret

75.1 All who touched Him

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Discourse on Spiritual Food. Peter's Confession

76.1 Jesus

76.2 He that comes to Jesus

76.3 This verse says that Jesus knew from the beginning who would betray him

Reproached For Disregarding Tradition

77.1 The traditions of men like washing of hands

77.2 What comes out of the heart

Healing A Phoenician Woman's Daughter

78.1 To drive the demon out of her daughter

78.2 1) Jesus didn’t answer her at first. 2) The disciples wanted to send her away 3) She was not Jewish

78.3 Great

Deaf Stammerer Healed And Four Thousand Fed

79.1 Jesus put his fingers in the man’s ears and spit and touched his tongue

79.2 Missing part of the body

79.3 4000 men plus women and children

Pharisees and Sadducees Asked For A Sign

80.1 By looking at the sky they were able to predict the weather

80.2 The sign of the prophet Jonah

Pharisaic Leaven. A Blind Man Healed

81.1 On the first touch he saw men as trees walking, on the second touch he saw every man clearly

81.2 The teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees

Great Confession Made By Peter

82.1 John the Baptist, Elijah, Jeremiah or one of the prophets

82.2 The Christ the son of the Living God

82.3 This rock (the truth that Jesus was Christ the son of God)

82.4 The keys of the kingdom of heaven

Passion Foretold Peter Rebuked

83.1 More than the whole world

Coming of the Son of Man

84.1 Kingdom of God

The Transfiguration

85.1 Peter, John, James

85.2 Moses and Elijah

85.3 Jesus’ decease

85.4 This is my beloved son in whom I am well pleased, hear ye him

85.5 After Moses and Elijah disappeared they saw no man save “Jesus only”

Concerning Elijah

86.1 John the Baptist

Healing the Demoniac Boy

87.1 The evil spirit cast the boy into fire and water, tore him, caused him to foam, gnash teeth and fall

87.2 Lord, I believe, help thou mine unbelief

87.3 Because of their unbelief, however this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting

The Passion Foretold

88.1 He would be betrayed and killed but would rise on the third day

Jesus Paid the Tribute Money

89.1 Peter was to catch a fish and open its mouth and find a coin and use it to pay the tribute

Who Is the Greatest In Kingdom?

90.1 A child

Apostle John Rebuked By Jesus

91.1 Whoever is not against you is for you

91.2 It would be better to have a millstone hung around your neck and be cast into a sea

91.3 It is better to have a hand or foot cut off or an eye plucked out and go to heaven than to go to hell with all your members

Sin and Forgiveness between Brethren

92.1 1) Go to him alone 2) Take one or two people with you 3) Tell it to the church

92.2 Seventy times seven (490) NIV says seventy-seven times

92.3 A king forgave a servant who owed him 10,000 talents but that servant would not forgive a fellow servant who owed him 100 pence. When the king heard that he was angry and put the first servant in prison

Sacrifice for Christ's Service

93.1 Housing, relatives

Jesus' Brothers Advised Him to Go to Jerusalem

94.1 They did not believe in him

The Private Journey to Jerusalem

95.1 Command fire to come down from heaven and consume them

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