- 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
19. New Testament Book Outlines
Matthew
Mark
- 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
Prologue (1:1-4)
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”
Prologue (1:1-18)
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
- 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
- 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
Introductory greetings and thanksgiving (1:1-9)
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
Greetings (1:1-2)
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
Greetings (1:1-5)
The problem: a false gospel (1:6-10)
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
Greetings (1:1-2)
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
- Introduction (1:1-11)
- Greetings (1:1-2)
- Thanksgiving and prayer (1:3-11) Continue Reading
Colossians
- Introduction (1:1-14)
- Greetings (1:1-2)
- Thanksgiving and prayer (1:3-14) Continue Reading
I Thessalonians
Greetings (1:1)
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
- Greetings (1:1-2)
- Thanksgiving and encouragement, based on the return of Jesus Christ (1:3-12)
- Teaching about the day of Jesus’ return (2:1-12)
- More thanksgiving and encouragement (2:13-17)
- Exhortations (3:1-15)
- Benediction (3:16-18)
I Timothy
- Greetings (1:1-2)
- Admonition to oppose false teaching (1:3-20)
- Instructions about public worship (2:1-15)
- Qualifications of elders and deacons (3:1-16)
- Second admonition to oppose false teaching, but continue in the truth (4:1-16)
- Instructions about duties towards others (5:1-6:2)
- Warnings about false teachers and the love of money (6:3-10)
- Final charge to contend for the faith (6:11-21)
II Timothy
- Greetings (1:1-2)
- Thanksgiving and encouragement (1:3-18)
- Admonition to endure hardship and and avoid false doctrine (2:1-26)
- Prediction about the last days (3:1-9)
- Final charge to follow Paul’s example (3:10-4:8)
- Personal instructions and requests, with final greetings (4:9-22)
Titus
- Greetings (1:1-4)
- Qualifications of elders (1:5-9)
- Admonition to rebuke false teachers (1:10-16)
- Admonition to teach the believers the things befitting sound doctrine (2:1-3:7)
- Final summary: emphasize profitable teachings, but avoid unprofitable disputes (3:8-11)
- Personal instructions and requests (3:12-15)
Philemon
- Greetings (1-3)
- Thanksgiving and prayer for Philemon (4-7)
- Request for Onesimus (8-22)
- Final Greetings (23-25)
Hebrews
Prologue: The superior revelation of God in Jesus Christ (1:1-3)
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
Greetings (1:1)
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
Greetings (1:1-2)
Thanksgiving to God for a living hope (1:3-12)
Appeal to holiness (1:13-2:3)
A Living Temple (2:4-12)
Obedience to rulers and authorities (2:13-25)
Relationships of husbands and wives (3:1-7) Continue Reading
II Peter
- Greetings (1:1-2)
- Appeal for spiritual growth (1:3-15)
- Eyewitnesses of the glory of Jesus Christ (1:16-21)
- Judgment awaits all the false teachers (2:1-22)
- The Day of the Lord (3:1-18)
I John
Eyewitness testimony about the Word of Life (1:1-4)
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
- Greetings (1-3)
- Commandment about love (4-6)
- Warning about false teachers (7-11)
- Conclusion (12-13)
III John
- Greetings (1-4)
- Encouragement of Gaius and rebuke of Diotrephes (5-12)
- Conclusion (13-15)
Jude
- Greetings (1-2)
- Judgment awaits all false teachers (3-16)
- Warnings and admonitions (17-23)
- Conclusion (24-25)
Revelation
- 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)