“New Testament Scripture Challenge,” Friend, Jan. 2015, 24–26

New Testament Scripture Challenge

Weekly reading suggestions for the New Testament scripture challenge.

Jesus told a story about a shepherd who loved his sheep and searched for one that was lost. This year you can learn more about Jesus’s teachings in the New Testament. Each time you do the weekly reading, color in the space for that number. If you read every week, you’ll finish by the end of the year!

Week	Reading
1	John the Baptist Prepared the Way for Jesus Christ Matthew 3:1–6; Luke 1:5–25, 57–80
2	The Birth of Jesus Christ Matthew 1:18–25; Luke 1:26–38; 2:1–20
3	The Childhood of Jesus Christ Matthew 2; Luke 2:21–52
4	The Baptism of Jesus Christ Matthew 3:13–17; John 3:5
5	Jesus Christ Was Tempted by Satan Matthew 4:1–11; Mark 1:12–13; Luke 4:1–13
6	Jesus Christ Cleanses the Temple Matthew 21:12–14; Luke 19:45–48; John 2:13–16
7	Jesus Christ Calls His Apostles Matthew 4:18–22; 16:13–19; Mark 3:13–19; 16:15; Luke 5:1–11; 6:12–16
8	The Sermon on the Mount Matthew 5:1–6:4; 7:12; Luke 6:17–36
9	Jesus Christ Teaches about Prayer Matthew 6:5–13; 7:7–11; 26:36–46; Luke 9:28–29; 11:2–4, 9–13; James 1:5–6
10	Jesus Christ Heals the Sick Matthew 8:5–10, 13; 25:34–40; Mark 1:40–45; Luke 4:38–40; 7:11–17; John 4:46–54; 13:34–35
11	Jesus Christ and the Sabbath Day Matthew 12:1–13; Mark 2:23–28; 3:1–6; Luke 13:11–17; 14:1–6; John 5:2–16
12	Jesus Christ Used His Priesthood Power to Bless Others Matthew 14:23–33; Mark 4:35–41; 6:33–44; Luke 9:37–43; Acts 10:38
13	Jesus Christ Performed Miracles Mark 2:1–12; 5:21–43
14	The Sower and the Wheat and the Tares Matthew 13:1–9, 18–30, 37–43; Mark 4:14–20; Luke 8:11–15
15	The Lost Sheep, the Lost Coin, and the Prodigal Son Matthew 18:12–14; Luke 15
16	The Good Samaritan and the House Built on the Rock Matthew 7:24–27; 22:34–40; Luke 6:47–49; 10:25–37
17	Jesus Christ Heals 10 Lepers and a Blind Man Luke 17:12–19; John 9
18	The Good Shepherd Matthew 19:13–15; Mark 10:13–16; John 10:1–18
19	The Unmerciful Servant Matthew 6:12, 14–15; 18:21–35
20	The Ten Virgins, the Talents, and the Widow’s Mite Matthew 25:1–13, 14–46; Mark 12:41–44; Luke 21:1–4
21	Jesus Christ Raises Lazarus from the Dead John 11:1–46
22	Jesus Christ’s Triumphal Entry and the Last Supper Matthew 21:1–11; Mark 14:12–26; Luke 19:29–38; 22:15–20
23	Jesus Christ in Gethsemane Matthew 26:36–46; Luke 22:40–46; John 3:16; 15:12–13
24	Jesus Christ Is Betrayed, Arrested, and Tried Matthew 26:14–16, 47–27:31; Luke 22:47–23:25
25	The Crucifixion and Burial of Jesus Christ Matthew 27:32–66; Luke 23:26–56; John 10:17–18; 15:13; 19:13–42
26	The Resurrection of Jesus Christ Matthew 27:52–53; 28:1–20; Luke 24; John 20; Acts 1:3, 9–11; 1 Corinthians 15:5–6, 22
27	Feed My Sheep Mark 16:15; John 21:1–17
28	The Day of Pentecost John 14:25–27; Acts 2:1–24, 32–33, 36–47
29	Peter the Apostle Matthew 4:18–19; 14:22–33; 16:13–17; 17:1–9; Luke 22:31–34, 54–62; Acts 3:1–9, 19–21; 4:6–20; 5:12–42
30	Barnabas, Ananias, and Sapphira; Stephen, the Martyr Acts 4:32–5:10; 6; 7:54–60
31	Peter and Cornelius Acts 10:1–11:18
32	The Conversion of Saul Acts 7:57–60; 8:1–3; 9:1–30; 26:9–23
33	Paul’s First Mission Acts 13:4–11, 14–43; 14:5–10
34	Paul’s Second Mission Acts 15:36–41; 16:16–34
35	Paul’s Third Mission Acts 18:23; 19:1–7, 11–12, 20
36	Jesus Christ Will Come Again Acts 1:9–11; Joseph Smith—Matthew 1:1–4, 21–55
37	Paul’s Letter to the Romans Romans 1:16; 8:13–18, 31–39; 12:3–21
38	Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians 1 Corinthians 6:19–20; 12:4–27; 13; 15:20–22, 40–42
39	Paul’s Second Letter to the Corinthians 2 Corinthians 4:5–18; 9:6–8; 12:6–10
40	Paul’s Letter to the Galatians Galatians 2:16–21; 5:22–23; 6:7–10
41	Paul’s Letter to the Ephesians Ephesians 1:3–12; 4:11–16; 6:10–18
42	Paul’s Letter to the Philippians Philippians 1:2–11; 2:12–13; 4:4–13
43	Paul’s Letter to the Colossians Colossians 1:9–20; 3:1–16
44	Paul’s Letters to the Thessalonians 1 Thessalonians 2:1–12; 4:1–7; 2 Thessalonians 2:1–4; 3:10–13
45	Paul’s Letters to Timothy 1 Timothy 1:12–17; 5:1–3; 2 Timothy 3:1–5, 14–17
46	Paul’s Letters to Titus and Philemon Titus 1:1–4; 2; Philemon 1:3–9
47	Paul’s Letter to the Hebrews Hebrews 1:1–6; 5:1–4; 11:1–11; 12:1–2
48	Teachings of James James 1:5–6; 2:17–18; 3:2–13; 5:12
49	Teachings of Peter 1 Peter 1:3–11; 3:18–20; 4:6; 2 Peter 1:2–8
50	Teachings of John and Jude 1 John 2:1–6; 3:10–18, 23; 4:7–10; 5:1–3; 2 John 1:4; 3 John 1:4; Jude 1:20–22
51	The Revelation of John Revelation 1:1–3; 2:7; 4; 12:7–9; 20:12
52	Come unto Jesus Christ—He Is the Light and Life of the World Matthew 11:28–30; John 4:3–14; 6:35–51; 8:12; 14:6, 15