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

Christ_Doctors_Golden — Christ among the Doctors / George Duffie / Our Lady of Loretto, Musselburgh

1	The Ancestry of Christ	Matthew 1:1-17
2	The Life of St Joseph	Matthew 1:18-2:23
3	St Zechariah’s Vision	Luke 1:5-25
4	The Annunciation	Luke 1:26-38
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 Adoration of the Magi	Matthew 2:1-12
11	The Presentation at the Temple	Luke 2:22-38
12	The Flight into Egypt	Matthew 2:13-15
13	The Holy Innocents	Matthew 2:16-18
14	Christ among the Doctors	Luke 2:41-50
15	The Childhood of Christ	Luke 2:39-40;51-52

II. The Ministry of Christ

Feeding_5000_Elias — The Feeding of the 5,000 / Balavendra Elias / St George’s, Hangleton

16	The Preaching of St John the Baptist	Matthew 3:1-12
17	The Baptism of Christ	Matthew 3:13-17
18	The Temptation of Christ	Luke 4:1-13
19	Christ Calls His First Disciples	Matthew 4:18-22
20	Christ turns the water into wine	John 2:1-11
21	Christ meets Nicodemus	John 3:1-21
22	Christ meets the woman at the well	John 4:1-42
23	The Healing Ministry of Christ	Mark 1:32-34
24	The Beatitudes	Matthew 5:1-12
25	The Healing of the Paralysed Man	Luke 5:17-26
26	Christ raises a widow’s son	Luke 7:11-17
27	The Call of the Twelve Apostles	Matthew 10:1-16
28	Christ is anointed by a sinful woman	Luke 7:36-50
29	St Mary Magdalene follows Christ	Luke 8:1-3
30	A Woman Touches Christ’s Cloak	Mark 5:21-34
31	Christ Raises the Daughter of Jairus	Luke 8:40-56
32	Christ stills the Tempest	Mark 5:38-41
33	The Beheading of St John the Baptist	Mark 6:17-29
34	Christ Walks on Water	Matthew 14:22-33
35	The Multiplication of the Loaves	John 6:1-15
36	Christ gives the keys to St Peter	Matthew 16:13-20
37	The Transfiguration	Matthew 17:1-8
38	Christ heals a man born blind	John 9:1-41
39	St Martha and St Mary	Luke 10:38-42
40	Christ blesses the children	Mark 10:13-16
41	Christ raises Lazarus	John 11:1-44
42	St James and St John’s Request	Matthew 20:20-28
43	The Healing of Bartimaeus	Mark 10:46-52

III. Famous Parables of Christ

WholePainting_Cropped — The Parable of the Prodigal Son / Peter Koenig / Our Lady of Peace, Burnham

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

Good_Shepherd-min — I am the Good Shepherd / Ludwig Oppenheimer / Sacred Heart, Aston

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 & the Life	John 14:1-7

V. Holy Week

Christcrucified_featured — Christ is Crucified / Philip Lindsey Clark / Holy Apostles, Pimlico

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	St Peter denies Christ	Luke 22:54-62
61	Christ is condemned to death	John 19:4-16
62	The Crowning with Thorns	Matthew 27:27-31
63	The Scourging at the Pillar	John 19:1-3
64	Christ carries his Cross	John 19:16-17
65	Simon of Cyrene helps Christ	Mark 15:21-22
66	Christ comforts the women of Jerusalem	Luke 23:27-31
67	Christ is stripped of his garments	John 19:23-24
68	Christ is crucified	Mark 15:24-25
69	Christ entrusts Mary to St John	John 19:25-27
70	Christ dies upon the cross	John 19:28-30
71	The Centurion’s faith in Christ	Mark 15:39
72	The Deposition of Christ	Mark 15:42-47
73	The Burial of Christ	John 19:38-42

VI. The Victory of Christ

Ascension_mural — The Ascension of Christ / Maurizia Lees / Our Lady of the Rosary, Brixton

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

St-James-Minor_Crop — St James Minor / Sir Ninian Comper / Downside Abbey, Somerset

81	The Election of St Matthias	Acts 1:15-26
82	The Descent of the Holy Spirit	Acts 2:1-11
83	St Peter heals a paralysed beggar	Acts 3:1-10
84	The Martyrdom of St Stephen	Acts 7:55-60
85	The Road to Damascus	Acts 9:1-19
86	The Martyrdom of St James Major	Acts 12:1-3
87	St Peter’s rescue from prison	Acts 12:1-19
88	The Council of Jerusalem	Acts 15:1-29
89	The Life and Letters of St Paul	Acts 17:22-33
90	The Martyrdom of St Peter & St Paul	2 Timothy 4:6-8; 2 Peter 1:12-15
91	St Matthew, Apostle & Evangelist	Matthew 9:9-13
92	St Mark the Evangelist	Acts 12:25-13:15
93	St Luke the Evangelist	Colossians 4:14
94	St John, Apostle and Evangelist	John 21:20-25
95	St Timothy, the pupil of St Paul	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