19. New Testament Book Outlines

Matthew

  1. Jesus’ birth and infancy (1:1-2:23)
    • Genealogy (1:1-17)
    • Birth (1:18-25)
    • The visit of the Magi (2:1-12)
    • The flight to Egypt (2:13-23) Continue Reading

Mark

  1. The beginning of Jesus’ ministry (1:1-13)
    • The testimony of John the Baptist (1:1-8)
    • Jesus’ baptism (1:9-11)
    • Temptation in the wilderness (1:12-13) Continue Reading

Luke

  1. Prologue (1:1-4)

  2. Jesus’ birth, infancy, and childhood (1:5-2:52)

    • Preparatory events: the birth of John the Baptist and the pregnancy of Mary (1:5-80)
    • Jesus’ birth (2:1-7)
    • The visit from the shepherds (2:8-21)
    • Jesus’ presentation in the temple (2:22-40)
    • Jesus’ childhood visit to the temple (2:41-52) Continue Reading

John

Part One: “The Book of Signs”

  1. Prologue (1:1-18)

  2. The beginning of Jesus’ ministry (1:19-51)

    • The testimony of John the Baptist (1:19-34)
    • The first disciples (1:35-51) Continue Reading

Acts

  1. The coming of the Holy Spirit with power (1:1-2:47)
    • Jesus’ final instructions and ascension (1:1-11)
    • Waiting for the coming of the Spirit (1:12-26)
    • The coming of the Spirit, and Peter’s powerful witness (2:1-47) Continue Reading

Romans

  1. Introduction (1:1-15)
    • Greetings (1:1-7)
    • Paul’s desire to visit Rome (1:8-15)
    • Theme: the good news about a righteousness from God (1:16-17) Continue Reading

I Corinthians

  1. Introductory greetings and thanksgiving (1:1-9)

  2. Response to division in the church (1:10-4:21)

    • The report of division (1:10-17)
    • The foolishness of boasting, except in Christ, the wisdom and power of God (1:18-31)
    • The wisdom of God, revealed only through his Spirit (2:1-16)
    • The carnality of being divided around the Lord’s servants (3:1-23)
    • The humble ministry of the apostles (4:1-21) Continue Reading

II Corinthians

  1. Greetings (1:1-2)

  2. Paul’s explanation of his ministry and affirmation of his love for the Corinthian believers (1:3-7:16)

    • Thanksgiving for comfort (1:3-11)
    • Explanation of the delay of his visit (1:12-2:5)
    • Counsel to forgive the Corinthian sinner (2:6-11)
    • Anxiety in Troas, but victory through Christ (2:12-17)
    • Paul’s New Covenant ministry and the letter written in his heart (3:1-18)
    • The power of God in the gospel, but the weakness of the gospel ministers (4:1-15)
    • Living with hope in the unseen realities of heaven (4:16-5:10)
    • Paul’s ministry of reconciliation (5:11-6:13)
    • Warning not to be joined with unbelievers (6:14-7:1)
    • Paul’s joy at the repentance of the Corinthians (7:2-16) Continue Reading

Galatians

  1. Greetings (1:1-5)

  2. The problem: a false gospel (1:6-10)

  3. Defense of Paul’s apostleship (1:11-2:14)

    • Taught by divine revelation, not by man (1:11-24)
    • Received by the other apostles (2:1-10)
    • Ready to rebuke even Peter (2:11-14) Continue Reading

Ephesians

  1. Greetings (1:1-2)

  2. The foundation: right teaching (1:3-3:21)

    • Praise for the completed work of redemption (1:3-14)
    • Prayer for deeper knowledge for believers (1:15-23)
    • Salvation – from death to life, by grace through faith (2:1-10)
    • Believers from all nations united in Christ (2:11-22)
    • Paul’s ministry to the nations (3:1-13)
    • Prayer for believers to understand the love of Jesus Christ (3:14-21) Continue Reading

Philippians

  1. Introduction (1:1-11)

Colossians

  1. Introduction (1:1-14)

I Thessalonians

  1. Greetings (1:1)

  2. Personal histories (1:2-3:13)

    • Thanksgiving and remembrance of the Thessalonians’ example (1:2-10)
    • Paul’s ministry in Thessalonica (2:1-12)
    • The Thessalonians’ example of resolute faith in persecution (2:13-16)
    • Paul’s desire to visit Thessalonica again (2:17-3:13) Continue Reading

II Thessalonians

  1. Greetings (1:1-2)
  2. Thanksgiving and encouragement, based on the return of Jesus Christ (1:3-12)
  3. Teaching about the day of Jesus’ return (2:1-12)
  4. More thanksgiving and encouragement (2:13-17)
  5. Exhortations (3:1-15)
  6. Benediction (3:16-18)

I Timothy

  1. Greetings (1:1-2)
  2. Admonition to oppose false teaching (1:3-20)
  3. Instructions about public worship (2:1-15)
  4. Qualifications of elders and deacons (3:1-16)
  5. Second admonition to oppose false teaching, but continue in the truth (4:1-16)
  6. Instructions about duties towards others (5:1-6:2)
  7. Warnings about false teachers and the love of money (6:3-10)
  8. Final charge to contend for the faith (6:11-21)

II Timothy

  1. Greetings (1:1-2)
  2. Thanksgiving and encouragement (1:3-18)
  3. Admonition to endure hardship and and avoid false doctrine (2:1-26)
  4. Prediction about the last days (3:1-9)
  5. Final charge to follow Paul’s example (3:10-4:8)
  6. Personal instructions and requests, with final greetings (4:9-22)

Titus

  1. Greetings (1:1-4)
  2. Qualifications of elders (1:5-9)
  3. Admonition to rebuke false teachers (1:10-16)
  4. Admonition to teach the believers the things befitting sound doctrine (2:1-3:7)
  5. Final summary: emphasize profitable teachings, but avoid unprofitable disputes (3:8-11)
  6. Personal instructions and requests (3:12-15)

Philemon

  1. Greetings (1-3)
  2. Thanksgiving and prayer for Philemon (4-7)
  3. Request for Onesimus (8-22)
  4. Final Greetings (23-25)

Hebrews

  1. Prologue: The superior revelation of God in Jesus Christ (1:1-3)

  2. The superiority of Jesus Christ to angels (1:4-2:18)

    • Jesus’ superiority proved from the scriptures (1:4-14)
    • Jesus’ superiority proved by his work of salvation (2:1-18) Continue Reading

James

  1. Greetings (1:1)

  2. Teaching about Faith (1:2-2:26)

    • Wisdom and Faith (1:2-11)
    • Faith in trials and temptations (1:12-18)
    • Words and deeds (1:19-27)
    • Appeal for impartiality (2:1-13)
    • Faith and works (2:14-26) Continue Reading

I Peter

  1. Greetings (1:1-2)

  2. Thanksgiving to God for a living hope (1:3-12)

  3. Appeal to holiness (1:13-2:3)

  4. A Living Temple (2:4-12)

  5. Obedience to rulers and authorities (2:13-25)

  6. Relationships of husbands and wives (3:1-7) Continue Reading

II Peter

  1. Greetings (1:1-2)
  2. Appeal for spiritual growth (1:3-15)
  3. Eyewitnesses of the glory of Jesus Christ (1:16-21)
  4. Judgment awaits all the false teachers (2:1-22)
  5. The Day of the Lord (3:1-18)

I John

  1. Eyewitness testimony about the Word of Life (1:1-4)

  2. Characteristics of those who have fellowship with God (1:5-2:27)

    • Walking in light and confessing sin (1:5-2:2)
    • Fulfilling the commandments of God (2:3-2:14)
    • Not loving the world (2:15-17)
    • Being taught by the Spirit, and not believing the Antichrist (2:18-27) Continue Reading

II John

  1. Greetings (1-3)
  2. Commandment about love (4-6)
  3. Warning about false teachers (7-11)
  4. Conclusion (12-13)

III John

  1. Greetings (1-4)
  2. Encouragement of Gaius and rebuke of Diotrephes (5-12)
  3. Conclusion (13-15)

Jude

  1. Greetings (1-2)
  2. Judgment awaits all false teachers (3-16)
  3. Warnings and admonitions (17-23)
  4. Conclusion (24-25)

Revelation

  1. Prologue (1:1-20)
    • Introduction and greetings (1:1-8)
    • A vision of Christ in the midst of the churches (1:9-20) Continue Reading

Exegetical Outline of Galatians 3

Galatians 3 (Outline)

Exegetical Outline of Ephesians 1-6

Ephesians 1-6 (Outline)

Exegetical Outline of Ephesians 3:14-21

Ephesians 3:14-21 (Outline)

Exegetical Outline of Ephesians 4:1-32

Ephesians 4:1-32 (Outline)

Exegetical Outline of I Thessalonians 3

1 Thessalonians 3 (Outline)