The Gospel of Jesus Christ: The Harmony of the Gospel Accounts by Nigel Romany
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The Harmony of the Gospel Accounts
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Chapter 3 |
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Chapter 6 |
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Chapter 8 |
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Chapter 8 - Resurrection
DAY 8 – The First
Day of the Week – Sunday – The Lord's Day
JESUS IS RISEN
Location: Jerusalem, JUDEA
Matthew 28:1-10
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Mark
16:1-11
1 And when the
sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James,
and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and
anoint him.
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Luke
24:1-12
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John
20:1-18
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In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first
day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see
the sepulcher. 2 And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for
the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled
back the stone from the door, and sat upon it. 3 His countenance
was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow: 4 And for fear
of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men.
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2 And very early
in the morning the first day of the week, they came unto the
sepulcher at the rising of the sun. 3 And they said among
themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the
sepulcher?
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1 Now upon the
first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto
the sepulcher, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and
certain others with them.
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1 The first day
of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark,
unto the sepulcher,
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And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for
I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. 6 He is not here:
for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord
lay. 7 And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen
from the dead; and, behold, he goeth before you into Galilee;
there shall ye see him: lo, I have told you. 8 And they departed
quickly from the sepulcher with fear and great joy; and did run
to bring his disciples word.
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And when they looked, they saw that the stone was rolled away:
for it was very great. 5 And entering into the sepulcher, they
saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long
white garment; and they were affrighted. 6 And he saith unto
them, Be not affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was
crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place where
they laid him. 7 But go your way, tell his disciples and Peter
that he goeth before you into Galilee: there shall ye see him, as
he said unto you. 8 And they went out quickly, and fled from the
sepulcher; for they trembled and were amazed: neither said they
any thing to any man; for they were afraid.
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And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulcher. 3 And
they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus. 4 And
it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold,
two men stood by them in shining garments: 5 And as they were
afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto
them, Why seek ye the living among the dead? 6 He is not here,
but is risen: remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in
Galilee, 7 Saying, the Son of man must be delivered into the
hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise
again. 8 And they remembered his words, 9 And returned from the
sepulcher, and told all these things unto the eleven, and to all
the rest.
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seeth the stone taken away from the sepulcher. 2 Then she
runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple,
whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the
Lord out of the sepulcher, and we know not where they have laid
him.
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Then arose Peter, and ran unto the sepulcher; and stooping down,
he beheld the linen clothes laid by themselves, and departed,
wondering in himself at that which was come to pass.
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Peter therefore went forth, and that other disciple, and came to
the sepulcher. 4 So they ran both together: and the other
disciple did outrun Peter and came first to the sepulcher. 5 And
he stooping down, and looking in, saw the linen clothes lying;
yet went he not in. 6 Then cometh Simon Peter following him, and
went into the sepulcher, and seeth the linen clothes lie, 7 And
the napkin, that was about his head, not lying with the linen
clothes, but wrapped together in a place by itself. 8 Then went
in also that other disciple, which came first to the sepulcher,
and he saw, and believed. 9 For as yet they knew not the
Scripture, that he must rise again from the dead. 10 Then the
disciples went away again unto their own home.
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Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week, he
appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven
devils.
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But Mary stood without at the sepulcher weeping: and as she wept,
she stooped down, and looked into the sepulcher, 12 And seeth two
angels in white sitting, the one at the head, and the other at
the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain. 13 And they say unto
her, Woman, why weepest thou? She saith unto them, Because they
have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him.
14 And when she had thus said, she turned herself back, and saw
Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus. 15 Jesus saith
unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She,
supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou
have borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I
will take him away. 16 Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned
herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master. 17
Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to
my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend
unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.
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And she went and told them that had been with him, as they
mourned and wept. 11 And they, when they had heard that he was
alive, and had been seen of her, believed not.
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Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the
Lord, and that he had spoken these things unto her.
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And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them,
saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and
worshiped him. 10 Then said Jesus unto them, Be not afraid: go
tell my brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall they
see me.
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It was Mary Magdalene and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James,
and other women that were with them, which told these things unto
the apostles. 11 And their words seemed to them as idle tales,
and they believed them not.
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THE GUARDS OF THE TOMB REPORT
TO THE CHIEF PRIESTS WHO BRIBE THEM TO SPREAD LIES
Location: Jerusalem, JUDEA
Matthew 28:11-15
11 Now when they were going,
behold, some of the watch came into the city, and showed unto the
chief priests all the things that were done. 12 And when they were
assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave large
money unto the soldiers, 13 Saying, Say ye, His disciples came by
night, and stole him away while we slept. 14 And if this come to the
governor's ears, we will persuade him, and secure you. 15 So they
took the money, and did as they were taught: and this saying is
commonly reported among the Jews until this day.
JESUS APPEARS TO TWO OF HIS
DISCIPLES AND LATER DISAPPEARS FROM THEM
Location: Emmaus,
Jerusalem, JUDEA
Mark
16:12
12 After that he
appeared in another form unto two of them, as they walked, and
went into the country.
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Luke
24:13-32
13 And, behold,
two of them went that same day to a village called Emmaus, which
was from Jerusalem about threescore furlongs. 14 And they talked
together of all these things which had happened. 15 And it came
to pass, that, while they communed together and reasoned, Jesus
himself drew near, and went with them. 16 But their eyes were
holden that they should not know him. 17 And he said unto them,
What manner of communications are these that ye have one to
another, as ye walk, and are sad? 18 And the one of them, whose
name was Cleopas, answering said unto him, Art thou only a
stranger in Jerusalem, and hast not known the things which are
come to pass there in these days? 19 And he said unto them, What
things? And they said unto him, Concerning Jesus of Nazareth,
which was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all
the people: 20 And how the chief priests and our rulers delivered
him to be condemned to death, and have crucified him. 21 But we
trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel:
and beside all this, today is the third day since these things
were done. 22 Yea, and certain women also of our company made us
astonished, which were early at the sepulcher; 23 And when they
found not his body, they came, saying, that they had also seen a
vision of angels, which said that he was alive. 24 And certain of
them which were with us went to the sepulcher, and found it even
so as the women had said: but him they saw not. 25 Then he said
unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the
prophets have spoken: 26 Ought not Christ to have suffered these
things, and to enter into his glory? 27 And beginning at Moses
and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the
Scriptures the things concerning himself. 28 And they drew nigh
unto the village, whither they went: and he made as though he
would have gone further. 29 But they constrained him, saying,
Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far
spent. And he went in to tarry with them. 30 And it came to pass,
as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed it, and
broke, and gave to them. 31 And their eyes were opened, and they
knew him; and he vanished out of their sight. 32 And they said
one to another, Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked
with us by the way, and while he opened to us the Scriptures?
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THE REPORT OF THE TWO
DISCIPLES AND JESUS APPEARANCE TO SIMON PETER
Mark
16:13
13 And they went
and told it unto the residue: neither believed they them.
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Luke 24:33-35
33 And they rose
up the same hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven
gathered together, and them that were with them, 34 Saying, The
Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon. 35 And they
told what things were done in the way, and how he was known of
them in breaking of bread.
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Cor 15:5
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And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:
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JESUS APPEARS TO HIS APOSTLES
THE FIRST TIME
Location: Jerusalem, JUDEA
Mark 16:14
14
Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and
upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because
they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen.
Luke
24:36-43
36 And as they
thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith
unto them, Peace be unto you. 37 But they were terrified and
affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit. 38 And he
said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in
your hearts? 39 Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself:
handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye
see me have. 40 And when he had thus spoken, he showed them his
hands and his feet. 41 And while they yet believed not for joy,
and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here any meat? 42 And
they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of a honeycomb. 43
And he took it, and did eat before them.
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John 20:19-25
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Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week,
when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for
fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith
unto them, Peace be unto you. 20 And when he had so said, he
showed unto them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples
glad, when they saw the Lord. 21 Then said Jesus to them again,
Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you.
22 And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto
them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost: 23 Whose soever sins ye remit,
they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain,
they are retained. 24 But Thomas, one of the twelve, called
Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came. 25 The other
disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he
said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the
nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust
my hand into his side, I will not believe.
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JESUS APPEARS TO HIS APOSTLES
A SECOND TIME
John 20:26-29
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And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with
them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst,
and said, Peace, be unto you. 27 Then saith he to Thomas, Reach
hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand,
and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing. 28
And Thomas answered and said unto him, My
Lord and my God.
29 Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast
believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.
Other Times
JESUS APPEARS TO HIS APOSTLES
A THIRD TIME
Location: Sea of Galilee,
GALILEE
John 21
1 After these things Jesus
showed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias; and on
this wise showed he himself. 2 There were together Simon Peter, and
Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons
of Zebedee, and two other of his disciples. 3 Simon Peter saith unto
them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, We also go with thee. They
went forth, and entered into a ship immediately: and that night they
caught nothing. 4 But when the morning was now come, Jesus stood on
the shore: but the disciples knew not that it was Jesus. 5 Then Jesus
saith unto them, Children, have ye any meat? They answered him, No. 6
And he said unto them, Cast the net on the right side of the ship,
and ye shall find. They cast therefore, and now they were not able to
draw it for the multitude of fishes. 7 Therefore that disciple whom
Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is the Lord. Now when Simon Peter
heard that it was the Lord, he girt his fisher's coat unto him, (for
he was naked,) and did cast himself into the sea. 8 And the other
disciples came in a little ship; (for they were not far from land,
but as it were two hundred cubits,) dragging the net with fishes. 9
As soon then as they were come to land, they saw a fire of coals
there, and fish laid thereon, and bread. 10 Jesus saith unto them,
Bring of the fish which ye have now caught. 11 Simon Peter went up,
and drew the net to land full of great fishes, a hundred and fifty
and three: and for all there were so many, yet was not the net
broken. 12 Jesus saith unto them, Come and dine. And none of the
disciples durst ask him, Who art thou? knowing that it was the Lord.
13 Jesus then cometh, and taketh bread, and giveth them, and fish
likewise. 14 This is now the third time that Jesus showed himself to
his disciples, after that he was risen from the dead. 15 So when they
had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jona, lovest
thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest
that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs. 16 He saith to
him again the second time, Simon, son of Jona, lovest thou me? He
saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith
unto him, Feed my sheep. 17 He saith unto him the third time, Simon,
son of Jona, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto
him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou
knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto
him, Feed my sheep. 18 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou
wast young, thou girdedst thyself, and walkedst whither thou
wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy
hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou
wouldest not. 19 This spake he, signifying by what death he should
glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he saith unto him, Follow
me. 20 Then Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved
following; which also leaned on his breast at supper, and said, Lord,
which is he that betrayeth thee? 21 Peter seeing him saith to Jesus,
Lord, and what shall this man do? 22 Jesus saith unto him, If I will
that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? follow thou me. 23
Then went this saying abroad among the brethren, that that disciple
should not die: yet Jesus said not unto him, He shall not die; but,
If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee?
MORE WITNESSES TO JESUS'
RESURRECTION
1 Corinthians 15:6-7
6 After that, he was seen of
above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain
unto this present, but some are fallen asleep. 7 After that, he was
seen of James; then of all the apostles.
DISCIPLES MEET JESUS ON A
MOUNTAIN IN GALILEE | JESUS COMMISSIONS HIS DISCIPLES
Location: GALILEE
Matthew
28:16-20
16 Then the
eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain where
Jesus had appointed them. 17 And when they saw him, they
worshiped him: but some doubted. 18 And Jesus came and spake unto
them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in
the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: 20
Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded
you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the
world. Amen.
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Mark
16:15-18
15 And he said
unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to
every creature. 16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be
saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. 17 And
these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they
cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; 18 They shall
take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall
not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall
recover.
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JESUS' ASCENSION, 40 DAYS
LATER (Thursday)
Location: Mount of Olives,
JUDEA
Mark
16:19-20
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So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up
into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God. 20 And they went
forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and
confirming the word with signs following. Amen.
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Luke 24:44-53
44
And he said unto them, These
are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you,
that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law
of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.
45 Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand
the Scriptures, 46 And said unto them, Thus
it is written, and thus it behooved Christ to suffer, and to rise
from the dead the third day:
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that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his
name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
48 And ye are witnesses of these things. 49 And, behold, I send
the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of
Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high. 50 And he
led them out as far as to Bethany, and he lifted up his hands,
and blessed them. 51 And it came to pass, while he blessed them,
he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven. 52 And they
worshiped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy: 53 And
were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen.
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Acts
1:1-12
1 The former
treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both
to do and teach, 2 Until the day in which he was taken up, after
that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the
apostles whom he had chosen: 3 To whom also he showed himself
alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being
seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to
the kingdom of God: 4 And, being assembled together with them,
commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but
wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have
heard of me. 5 For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall
be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence. 6 When they
therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord,
wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel? 7 And
he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the
seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power. 8 But ye
shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you:
and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all
Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
9 And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was
taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight. 10 And
while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold,
two men stood by them in white apparel; 11 Which also said, Ye
men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same
Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in
like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven. 12 Then returned
they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is from
Jerusalem a sabbath day's journey.
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THESE ARE WRITTEN SO THAT YOU
MAY BELIEVE
John 21:24-25
24 This is the disciple which
testifieth of these things, and wrote these things: and we know that
his testimony is true. 25 And there are also many other things which
Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose
that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be
written. Amen.
John 20:30-31
30 And many other signs truly
did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in
this book: 31 But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus
is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life
through his name.
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