26 Gospel Events · 6 Story Phases · Interactive Game
Follow Jesus from the annunciation and Bethlehem through his ministry, final week, resurrection, and ascension—with Gospel references for every event.
Gospel chronology
This interactive life of Jesus timeline brings the major events in Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John into one readable sequence. Search the events, open their Gospel references, or rebuild the order in the timeline game.
The Gospels sometimes arrange material by theme as well as time. This guide uses explicit sequence markers where possible and broad ministry phases where an exact date cannot be established.
Search 26 Gospel events, then open any moment to see its place in Jesus’ life and the passages that record it.
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Gabriel tells Mary that she will give birth to Jesus, who will be called the Son of the Most High.
Luke begins Jesus’ story before Bethlehem by connecting his birth with God’s promises to Israel.Dates are approximate where the Gospels do not supply an exact calendar date; the sequence follows explicit narrative order and broad ministry phases.
Use these phases as a study outline, then open the interactive timeline to search for a person, event, place, or Scripture passage.
Promises, Bethlehem, Egypt, Nazareth, and the temple
John the Baptist, baptism, and wilderness testing
First disciples, Cana, and foundational teaching
Signs, crowds, disciples, and growing revelation
Jerusalem, the Last Supper, arrest, crucifixion, and burial
Empty tomb, appearances, and commission
The sequence moves from Jesus’ birth and childhood to his preparation, Galilean ministry, journey toward Jerusalem, final week, resurrection appearances, and ascension.
Promises, Bethlehem, Egypt, Nazareth, and the temple
John the Baptist, baptism, and wilderness testing
First disciples, Cana, and foundational teaching
Signs, crowds, disciples, and growing revelation
Jerusalem, the Last Supper, arrest, crucifixion, and burial
Empty tomb, appearances, and commission
LEARN BY REBUILDING THE STORY
Arrange randomized event cards with drag controls or arrow buttons. Check your sequence, reveal the complete correct order, and select any card to review why it belongs there.
The broad sequence begins with the birth narratives, moves through baptism and public ministry, then follows Jesus to Jerusalem for his final week, crucifixion, burial, resurrection appearances, and ascension.
No. Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John share many events but also preserve distinctive material. Every timeline entry lists the Gospel passages that narrate that event.
The Gospels do not state a single duration. A ministry of roughly three years is commonly inferred from the Passovers mentioned in John, so this page uses ministry phases rather than assigning a precise date to every episode.
Yes. Choose Easy, Medium, or Hard and arrange a randomized set of Gospel events. After checking, reveal the correct order and inspect the Scripture connection for each card.
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Explore all 26 events, then test the sequence in Easy, Medium, or Hard mode.
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