The Gospel Synopsis and Timeline Part 29

317. “Let not Your Hearts be Troubled”

Only John records this event.

***John 14-17 is not recorded in any of the other Gospels.

318. The Promise of a Paraclete

Only John records this event.

It is borrowed from Greek paráklētos "advocate, helper, comforter," an epithet of the Holy Spirit in the Gospel of John (as John 14:26), derivative of paráklētos, adjective, "called to one's aid," verbal adjective of parakaleîn "to call in, send for, summon, exhort, comfort, console

319. The Gift of Peace

Only John records this event.

320. Jesus the True Vine

Only John records this event.

321. “Abide in my Love”

John records Jesus talking about remaining in his love, and if you do that you will be his friend not just servants. And you do that by loving one another.

They synoptics portray Jesus’ disciples as his brother mother and sister when they obey God.

322. The Worlds Hatred

John talks about how the world would hate his disciples because they hated him.

John uses the idea of a slave not being greater than the master, Luke and Matthew use the idea of a student not greater than their teacher.

323. The Witness of the Paraclete

Only John records this.

324. On Persecutions

Only John records this.

325. The Work of the Paraclete

Only John records this.

326. Sorrow Turned to Joy

Only John records this.

327. Prayer in the Name of Jesus

Only John records this.

328. Prediction of the Disciples’ Flight

Only John records this.

329. The Intercessory Prayer

Only John records this.

330. Gathsemane

Matthew and Mark say the same thing using, many times, the same words and phases.

Luke’s account doesn’t give as much information but does include some things the other synoptics don’t include

an angle appeared and strengthened him

his sweat fell to the ground like great drops of blood.

John only records Jesus and the disciples going to “a grove of olive trees.”

331. Jesus Arrested

Once again we find Matthew and Mark telling almost exactly the same story using many of the same words and phrases.

Matthew includes:

Matt 26:50 “My friend, go ahead and do what you have come for.”

Matthew 26:52–53 “52 “Put away your sword,” Jesus told him. “Those who use the sword will die by the sword. 53 Don’t you realize that I could ask my Father for thousands of angels to protect us, and he would send them instantly?”

Mark includes

Mark 14:50–52 “50 Then all his disciples deserted him and ran away. 51 One young man following behind was clothed only in a long linen shirt. When the mob tried to grab him, 52 he slipped out of his shirt and ran away naked.”

Luke includes some of his own details.

Luke 22:49 “When the other disciples saw what was about to happen, they exclaimed, “Lord, should we fight? We brought the swords!”

Luke 22:51 “But Jesus said, “No more of this.” And he touched the man’s ear and healed him.”

Luke 22:53 “But this is your moment, the time when the power of darkness reigns.”

John also has some details not included in the other gospels

John 18:4–8 “4 Jesus fully realized all that was going to happen to him, so he stepped forward to meet them. “Who are you looking for?” he asked. 5 “Jesus the Nazarene,” they replied. “I Am he,” Jesus said. (Judas, who betrayed him, was standing with them.) 6 As Jesus said “I Am he,” they all drew back and fell to the ground! 7 Once more he asked them, “Who are you looking for?” And again they replied, “Jesus the Nazarene.” 8 “I told you that I Am he,” Jesus said. “And since I am the one you want, let these others go.””

in vs 10 John also identifies the disciple who cut off the slaves ear as Peter and the name of the slave, Malchus.

332. Jesus before the Sanhedrin (Peter’s Denial)

Matthew and Mark simply records Jesus before the Sanhedrin noting that Peter was there.

Luke records Peter’s denial as he is talking about what is happening with Jesus.

John also records Peter’s denial while he talks about Jesus’ trial before the Sanhedrin.

333. Peter’s Denial

Matthew and Mark record Peter’s denial after talking about Jesus’ trial before the Sanhedrin.

The use of the word Meanwhile indicates that Jesus’ trial and Peter’s betrayal happened at the same time.

334. Jesus Delivered to Pilot

All four gospels record that Jesus was taken before Pilate the Roman governor.

Matt, Mark and John note it was the early morning indicating a trial at night.

Details of Sanhedrin Trial Regulations

Daytime Trials: All capital trials were required to begin and conclude during the daytime. 

Public Setting: Trials had to be held in the Hall of Hewn Stones in the Temple precincts, not in private residences. 

No Trial During Festivals: Trials were prohibited during the Passover season. 

Delayed Verdicts: For a capital conviction, the verdict could not be pronounced on the same day the trial began; there had to be a night in between to allow mercy to arise. 

Public Transparency: These rules were in place to ensure fairness, transparency, and accountability in legal proceedings. 

335. The death of Judas

Only one Gospel records Judas’ death, Matthew (by hanging)

but Acts also records how he dies

Acts 1:18 “Judas had bought a field with the money he received for his treachery. Falling headfirst there, his body split open, spilling out all his intestines.”

The discrepancy can be easily explained.