Section B
Famous Bible stories
Here we list some of the famous stories of the Bible to help you find where they are.
Genesis
Creation of the world
Creation of Adam and Eve
The forbidden fruit in Eden
Cain and Abel
Noah and the Flood
The Tower of Babel
Abraham
Sodom and Gomorrah
Isaac
Jacob
Joseph (and the coat of many colours)
Genesis
Genesis
Genesis
Genesis
Genesis
Genesis
Genesis
Genesis
Genesis
Genesis
Genesis
1
2
3
4
6–9
11
12–18
19
22, 24–27
28–35
37–50
Going to the promised land
Baby Moses in the bulrushes
Moses and the burning bush
The ten plagues
Crossing the Red Sea
Israel at Mt Sinai
The ten commandments
The golden calf
Moses sees God’s glory
Curses and blessings on Israel
Joshua and the battle of Jericho
The Bible Readers’ Handbook
Exodus 1–2
Exodus 3
Exodus 7–12
Exodus 14
Exodus 19
Exodus 20
Exodus 32
Exodus 33–34
Deuteronomy 27–28
Joshua 2, 6
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Israel
Gideon
Samson
Ruth and Naomi
The boy Samuel
David and Goliath
David flees from Saul
King David
David and Bathsheba
King Solomon
Elijah and the drought
Elisha
Jonah and the big fish
Judges 6–8
Judges 13–16
Ruth
1 Samuel 1–3
1 Samuel 17
1 Samuel 19–24, 26
2 Samuel 5–7
2 Samuel 11–12
1 Chronicles 1–9
1 Kings 17–19
2 Kings 2–8, 13
Jonah
God’s people in other countries
The suffering of Job
Nehemiah builds the wall
Esther’s banquet
The fiery furnace in Babylon
Writing on the wall
Daniel in the lion’s den
Job 1–3
Nehemiah 1–6
Esther 3–9
Daniel 3
Daniel 5
Daniel 6
Jesus Christ
Matthew
Jesus is born
Jesus in the temple
John the Baptist
Sermon on the mount
The Lord’s Prayer
12 apostles chosen
Jesus rides into Jerusalem
The Last Supper
Judas betrays Jesus
Jesus on trial
Jesus crucified
Jesus raised from the dead
Jesus goes to heaven
The Bible Readers’ Handbook
1:18 – 2:23
3
5–7
6:9–13
10
21:1–11
26:17–30
26:14–16; 27:3–10
26:57 – 27:31
27:32–66
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Mark
Luke
John
2:1–39
2:40–52
3
11:1–4
6:12–19.
11:1–11
19:28–44
14:12–26
22:7–39
14:10–11,43–50 22:3–6,47–53
14:53 – 15:20
22:63 – 23:25
15:21–47
23:26–56
16
24
16:19–20
24:50–53
13:1 – 18:1
13:21–30; 18:1–11
18:12 – 19:16
19:17–42
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Miracles of Jesus
The four books called the “gospels” (Matthew, Mark, Luke and John) each contain records
of the miracles Jesus did. When two or more of them record the same miracle, they often
record different details. So it is useful to read all the records.
Healing
Man with leprosy
Roman centurion’s servant
Peter’s mother-in-law
Two men from Gadara
Paralyzed man
Woman with bleeding
Two blind men
Man mute and possessed
Man with a shriveled hand
Man blind, mute and possessed
Canaanite woman’s daughter
Boy with a demon
Two blind men (one named)
Deaf mute
Man possessed in synagogue
Blind man at Bethsaida
Crippled woman
Man with dropsy
Ten men with leprosy
The high priest’s servant
Official’s son at Capernaum
Sick man, pool of Bethesda
Man born blind
Matthew
Mark
Luke
8:2–4
8:5–13
8:14–15
8:28–34
9:2–7
9:20–22
9:27–31
9:32–33
12:10–13
12:22
15:21–28
17:14–18
20:29–34
1:40–42
5:12–13
7:1–10
4:38–39
8:27–35
5:18–25
8:43–48
Command over the forces of nature
Calming the storm
8:23–27
Walking on the water
14:25
5,000 people fed
14:15–21
4,000 people fed
15:32–38
Coin in the fish’s mouth
17:24–27
Fig tree withered
21:18–22
Catch of fish
Water turned into wine
Another catch of fish
Bringing the dead back to life
Jairus’s daughter
9:18–19,23–25
Widow’s son at Nain
Lazarus
The Bible Readers’ Handbook
1:30–31
5:1–15
2:3–12
5:25–29
3:1–5
7:24–30
9:17–29
10:46–52
7:31–37
1:23–26
8:22–26
John
6:6–10
11:14
9:38–43
18:35–43
4:33–35
13:11–13
14:1–4
17:11–19
22:50–51
4:46–54
5:1–9
9:1–7
4:37–41
6:48–51
6:35–44
8:1–9
8:22–25
9:12–17
6:19–21
6:5–13
11:12–14,20–25
5:4–11
2:1–11
21 :1–11
5:22–24,38–42
8:41–42,49–56
7:11–15
11:1–44
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Parables of Jesus
The first three gospels contain some of the stories Jesus told, which we call “parables”.
These are stories that contain a lesson; they usually have a symbolic meaning.
Lamp under a bowl
Wise and foolish builders
New cloth on an old coat
New wine in old wineskins
Sower and the soils
Weeds
Mustard seed
Yeast
Hidden treasure
Valuable pearl
Net
Owner of a house
Lost sheep
Unmerciful servant
Workers in the vineyard
Two sons
Tenants
Wedding banquet
Fig tree
Faithful and wise servant
Ten virgins
Talents (minas)
Sheep and goats
Growing seed
Watchful servants
Moneylender
Good Samaritan
Friend in need
Rich fool
Unfruitful fig tree
Lowest seat at the feast
Great banquet
Cost of discipleship
Lost coin
Lost (prodigal) son
Shrewd manager
Rich man and Lazarus
Master and his servant
Persistent widow
Pharisee and tax collector
The Bible Readers’ Handbook
Matthew
Mark
Luke
5:14–15
7:24–27
9:16
9:17
13:3–8,18–23
13:24–30,36–43
13:31–32
13:33
13:44
13:45–46
13:47–50
13:52
18:12–14
18:23–34
20:1–16
21:28–32
21:33–44
22:2–14
24:32–35
24:45–51
25:1–13
25:14–30
25:31–46
4:21–22
8:16; 11:33
6:47–49
5:36
5:37–38
8:5–8,11–15
2:21
2:22
4:3–8,14–20
4:30–32
13:18–19
13:20–21
15:4–7
12:1–11
20:9–18
13:28–29
21:29–31
12:42–48
19:12–27
4:26–29
13:35–37
12:35–40
7:41–43
10:30–37
11:5–8
12:16–21
13:6–9
14:7–14
14:16–24
14:28–33
15:8–10
15:11–32
16:1–8
16:19–31
17:7–10
18:2–8
18:10–14
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The early church
Jesus goes to heaven
The day of Pentecost
A lame man healed
Stephen is stoned
Paul (Saul) on the road to Damascus
Cornelius
Paul’s first journey
Paul’s second journey
Paul’s third journey
Paul is shipwrecked
The Bible Readers’ Handbook
Luke 24, Acts 1
Acts 2
Acts 3
Acts 6–7
Acts 9
Acts 10
Acts 13:1 – 14:28
Acts 15:36 – 18:22
Acts 18:23 – 21:17
Acts 27
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