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

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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