Explore the New Testament

In this section, you can explore the New Testament – one story at a time. As the site develops, you’ll find 100 key stories from the New Testament below, brought together into seven groups. This collection will grow gradually, so please be patient if your favourite story isn’t featured just yet!

I. The Early Life of Christ

1	The Ancestry of Christ	Matthew 1:1-17
2	The Life of St Joseph	Matthew 1:18-2:23
3	SS. Zachariah and Elizabeth	Luke 1:5-25
4	The Annunciation	Luke 1:25-38
5	The Visitation	Luke 1:39-45
6	The Magnificat	Luke 1:46-56
7	The Birth of St John the Baptist	Luke 1:57-66
8	The Benedictus	Luke 1:67-80
9	The Nativity	Luke 2:1-19
10	The Childhood of Christ	Luke 2:39-52
11	The Adoration of the Magi	Matthew 2:1-12
12	The Flight into Egypt	Matthew 2:13-15
13	The Holy Innocents	Matthew 2:16-18
14	The Presentation at the Temple	Luke 2:22-38
15	Christ among the Doctors	Luke 2:41-50

II. The Ministry of Christ

16	The Preaching of St John the Baptist	Matthew 3:1-12
17	The Temptation in the Desert	Luke 4:1-13
18	The Baptism of Christ	Matthew 3:13-17
19	The Sermon on the Mount	Matthew 5:1-48
20	The Healing Ministry of Christ	Mark 1:32-34
21	Christ raises a widow’s son	Luke 7:11-17
22	The Healing of the Paralysed Man	Luke 5:17-26
23	The Woman who touched Christ’s cloak	Mark 5:21-34
24	Christ raises the daughter of Jairus	Luke 8:40-56
25	The Call of St Matthew the Apostle	Matthew 9:9
26	The Call of SS. Simon & Andrew	Mark 1:16-18
27	The Twelve Apostles	Matthew 10:1-16
28	St Mary Magdalene follows Christ	Luke 8:1-3
29	The Beheading of St John the Baptist	Mark 6:17-29
30	Christ stills the Tempest	Mark 5:38-41
31	The Multiplication of the Loaves	John 6:1-15
32	Christ gives the keys to St Peter	Matthew 16:13-20
33	The Transfiguration	Matthew 17:1-8
34	St Martha and St Mary	Luke 10:38-42
35	Christ walks on water	Matthew 14:22-33
36	Christ turns the water into wine	John 2:1-13
37	Christ meets Nicodemus	John 3:1-21
38	Christ and the woman at the well	John 4:1-30
39	Christ at the pool of Bethesda	John 5:1-18
40	Christ blesses the children	Mark 10:13-16
41	Christ is anointed by a sinful woman	Luke 7:36-50
42	The Cure of Bartimaeus	Mark 10:46-52
43	Christ raises Lazarus	John 11:1-44

III. Famous Parables of Christ

44	Parable of the Good Samaritan	Luke 10:29-37
45	Parable of the Prodigal Son	Luke 15:11-32
46	Parable of the Sower	Mark 4:1-9
47	Parable of the Lost Sheep	Luke 15:4-7
48	Parable of the Ten Virgins	Matthew 25:1-13

IV. The ‘I Am’ Sayings of Christ

49	I am the Bread of Life	John 6:35
50	I am the Light of the World	John 8:12
51	I am the Good Shepherd	John 10:1-21
52	I am the Resurrection and the Life	John 11:25
53	I am the Way, the Truth & Life	John 14:6

V. Holy Week

54	Christ enters Jerusalem	Matthew 21:1-11
55	Christ washes the disciples’ feet	John 13:1-38
56	Judas betrays Christ	Matthew 27:3-10
57	The Last Supper	Luke 22:7-38
58	The Agony in the Garden	Matthew 26:36-46
59	Christ is Arrested	Matthew 26:47-56
60	Christ is put on trial	Matthew 26:57-68
61	St Peter denies Christ	Luke 22:54-62
62	Christ is condemned to death	John 19:4-16
63	The Crowning with Thorns	Matthew 27:27-31
64	The Scourging at the Pillar	John 19:1-3
65	Christ carries his Cross	John 19:16-17
66	Simon of Cyrene helps Christ	Mark 15:21-22
67	Christ comforts the women of Jerusalem	Luke 23:27-31
68	Christ is stripped of his garments	John 19:23-24
69	Christ is crucified	Mark 15:24-25
70	Christ entrusts Mary to St John	John 19:25-27
71	Christ dies upon the cross	John 19:28-30
72	The Deposition of Christ	Mark 15:42-47
73	The Burial of Christ	John 19:38-42

VI. The Resurrection and Ascension of Christ

74	The Resurrection of Christ	Matthew 28:9-10
75	The Holy Women at the Tomb	Mark 16:1-8
76	Christ appears to St Mary Magdalene	John 20:11-18
77	St Thomas doubts Christ	John 20:19-29
78	The Road to Emmaus	Luke 24:13-35
79	The Breakfast at Lake Galilee	John 21:1-17
80	The Ascension of Christ	Acts 1:1-11

VII. The Lives of the Apostles and Saints

81	The Election of St Matthias	Acts 1:15-26
82	The Descent of the Holy Spirit	Acts 2:1-11
83	The Preaching of St Peter	Acts 2:14-36
84	St Peter and St John at the Temple	Acts 3:1-10
85	The Martyrdom of St Stephen	Acts 7:55-60
86	The Road to Damascus	Acts 9:1-19
87	The Martyrdom of St James Major	Acts 12:1-3
88	The Council of Jerusalem	Acts 15:1-29
89	The Preaching of St Paul	Acts 17:22-33
90	The Martyrdom of St Paul	2 Timothy 4:6-8
91	The Martyrdom of St Peter	John 21:15-19
92	St Mark the Evangelist	Acts 12:25 – 13:5
93	St Luke the Evangelist	Colossians 4:14
94	St John, Apostle and Evangelist	John 21:20-25
95	St Timothy	Acts 16:1-3
96	St James Minor the Apostle	James 1:1-27
97	St Jude the Apostle	Jude 1:1-2
98	The Revelation of St John	Revelation 1:1-20
99	The Woman of the Apocalypse	Revelation 12:1-6
100	St Michael the Archangel	Revelation 12:7-12