The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth (the Jefferson Bible), by Thomas Jefferson, [1902], at sacred-texts.com
A TABLE
Of the texts from the Evangelists employed in this narrative, and of the order of their arrangement.
Luke ii. 1-7: Joseph and Mary go to Bethlehem, where Jesus is born.
40, 42-48, 51, 52: At 12 years of age he accompanies his parents to Jerusalem and returns.
L. iii. 1, 2; Mk. i. 4; Mt. iii. 4, 5, 6; John baptizes In Jordan.
Mt. iii. 13: Jesus is baptized. L. iii. 23: At 30 years of age.
J. ii. 12-16: Drives the traders out of the temple.
J iii. 22; Mt. iv. 12; Mk. vi. 17-28: He baptizes, but retires into Galilee on the death of John.
Mk. i. 21, 22: He teaches in the Synagogue.
Mt. xii. 1-5, 9-12; Mk. ii. 27; Mt. xii. 14, 15: Explains the Sabbath
L. vi. 12-17: Call of his disciples.
Mt. v. 1-12; L. vi. 24, 25, 26; Mt. v. 13-47; L. vi. 34, 35, 36; Mt. vi. 1-34; vii. 1, 2; L. vi. 38; Mt. vii. 3-20; xii. 35, 36, 37; vii. 24-29; The sermon on the mount.
Mt. viii. 1; Mk. vi. 6; Mt. xi. 28, 29, 30: Exhorts.
L. vii. 36-46: A woman anointeth him.
Mk. iii. 31-35; L. xii. 1-7, 13-15: Precepts.
L. xii. 16-21: Parable of the rich man.
L. xiii. 6-9: Parable of the fig tree.
L. xi. 37-46, 52, 53, 54: Precepts.
Mt. xiii. 1-9; Mk. iv. 10; Mt. xiii. 18-23: Parable of the sower.
Mk. iv. 21, 22, 23: Precepts. Mt. xiii. 24-30, 36-52: Parable of the tares.
Mk. iv. 26-34; L. ix. 57-62; L. v. 27-5:29!29}; Mk. ii. 15-17: Precepts.
L. v. 36-39: Parable of new wine in old bottles.
Mt. xiii. 53-57: A prophet hath no honor in his own country.
Mt. ix. 36; Mk. vi. 7; Mt. x. 5, 6, 9-18, 23, 26-31; Mk. vi. 12, 30: Mission Instructions, return of apostles.
J. vii. 1; Mk. vii 1-5, 14-24; Mt. xviii. 1-4, 7-9, 12-17, 21-35: Precepts.
Mt. xviii. 23-35: Parable of the wicked servant.
L. x. 1-8, 10-12: Mission of the seventy.
J. vii. 2-16, 19-26, 32, 43-53: The feast of the tabernacles.
J. viii. 1-11: The woman taken In adultery.
J. ix. 1, 2, 3: To be born blind no proof of sin.
J. x. 1-5, 11-14, 16: The good shepherd.
L. x. 25-37: Love God and thy neighbor; parable of the Samaritan.
L. xv. 1-32: Parables of the lost sheep and prodigal son.
L. xvi. 1-15: Parable of the unjust steward.
L. xvii. 1-4, 7-10, 20, 26-36: Precepts to be always ready.
L. xviii. 1-14: Parables of the widow and judge, the pharisee and publican.
L. x. 38-42; Mt. xix. 1-26: Precepts.
Mt. xx. 1-16: Parable of the laborers in the vineyard.
L. xix. 1-28: Zaccheus, and the parable of the talents.
Mt. xxi. 1-3, 6-8, 10; J. xii. 19-24; Mt. xxi. 17: Goes to Jerusalem and Bethany.
Mk. xi. 12, 15-19: The traders cast out from the temple.
Mk. xi. 27; Mt. xxi. 27-31: Parable of the two sons.
Mt. xxi. 33; Mk. xii, 1-9; Mt. xxi. 45, 46: Parable of the vineyard and husbandman.
Mt. xxii. 1-14: Parable of the king and wedding.
Mk. xii. 28-31; Mt. xxii. 40; Mk. xii. 32, 33: The two commandments.
Mt. xiii. 1-33: Precepts, pride, hypocrisy, swearing.
Mk. xii. 41-44: The widow's mite.
Mt. xxiv. 1, 2, 16-21, 32, 33, 36-39, 40-44: Jerusalem and the day of judgment.
Mt. xxv. 1-13: Parable of the ten virgins.
L. xxi. 34-36; Mt. xxv. 31-46: The day of judgment. Mk. xiv. 1-8: A woman anointeth him.
Mt. xxvi. 14-16: Judas undertakes to point out Jesus.
J. xviii. 1-3; Mt. xxvi. 48-50: Judas conducts the officers to Jesus.
J. xviii. 4-8; Mt. xxvi. 50-52; 55, 56; Mk. xiv. 51, 52; Mt. xxvi. 57; J. xviii. 15, 16, 17, 18; J. xviii. 25, 26, 27; Mt. xxvi. 75; J. xviii. 19-23; Mk. xiv. 55-61; L. xxii. 67, 68, 70; Mk. xiv. 63-65: He is arrested and carried before Caiaphas, the high-priest, and is condemned.
J. xviii. 28-31, 33-38; L. xxiii. 5; Mt. xxvii. 13: Is then carried to Pilate.
L. xxiii. 6-12: Who sends him to Herod.
L. xxiii. 13-16; Mt. xxvii. 15-23, 26: Receives him back, scourges and delivers him to execution.
Mt. xxvii. 27, 29-31, 3-8; L. xxiii. 26-32; J. xix. 17-24; Mt. xxvii. 39-43; L. xxiii. 39-41, 34; J. xix. 25-27; Mt. xxvii. 46-50, 55, 56: His crucifixion, death and burial.
