Famous stories in the Bible
How about reading some of the Bible's best-loved and best-known stories?
The top ten favourite Bible stories
- The Birth of Jesus (Luke 2.1–7 and Matthew 2.1–12)
- Noah’s Ark (Genesis 6.9–9.17)
- The Good Samaritan (Luke 10.25–37)
- The Crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus (Mark 15.20–41; Matthew 28.1–21)
- The Exodus (Exodus 14.1–31)
- David and Goliath (1 Samuel 17.1–58)
- The Ten Commandments (Deuteronomy 5.1–22)
- Jesus feeds the five thousand (Mark 6.31–44)
- Jesus turns water into wine (John 2.1–11)
- The Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5.1–7.29)
The 100 best-known stories in the Bible
- Creation and the fall (Genesis 1–3)
- Noah and the flood (Genesis 6.9–9.17)
- The tower of Babel (Genesis 11.1–9)
- The call of Abraham (Genesis 12.1–9 and 17.1–8)
- Three visitors to Abraham (Genesis 18.1–15)
- Joseph the dreamer (Genesis 37–45)
- The birth of Moses (Exodus 1.8–2.10)
- Moses and the burning bush (Exodus 3.1–15)
- The ten plagues (Exodus 7.6–11.10)
- Crossing the Red Sea (Exodus 13.17–14.31)
- Manna and quail (Exodus 16)
- Exploring Canaan (Numbers 13.1—14.12)
- Balaam’s donkey (Numbers 22.21–38)
- The Ten Commandments (Deuteronomy 5.1–22)
- The death of Moses (Deuteronomy 34)
- Entering the Promised Land (Joshua 3)
- The fall of Jericho (Joshua 5.13–6.27)
- Deborah leads God’s people (Judges 4–5)
- Gideon fights the Midianites (Judges 6–7)
- Samson and Delilah (Judges 16)
- Ruth and Naomi (Ruth 1–4)
- Israel asks for a king (1 Samuel 8)
- God chooses David as king (1 Samuel 16.1–13)
- David kills Goliath (1 Samuel 17)
- David becomes king (2 Samuel 5.1–12)
- David and Bathsheba (2 Samuel 11)
- Solomon and the wise judgement (1 Kings 3.16–28)
- Solomon builds God’s temple (1 Kings 6)
- Israel rebels against Rehoboam (1 Kings 12.1–24)
- Elijah and the prophets of Baal (1 Kings 18.16–46)
- The still small voice (1 Kings 19)
- Elijah is taken up to heaven in a chariot (2 Kings 2.1–12)
- Judah is taken into exile in Babylon (2 Kings 24—25)
- The people are allowed to return from exile (Ezra 1)
- Isaiah's vision of God (Isaiah 6.1–8)
- Isaiah’s prophecies about a Messiah (Isaiah 7.10–17)
- Isaiah’s message of comfort (Isaiah 40.1–11)
- The suffering servant (Isaiah 52.13—53.12)
- Jeremiah and the potter’s house (Jeremiah 18)
- Jeremiah and the new covenant (Jeremiah 31.1–34)
- Ezekiel’s vision of a chariot (Ezekiel 1)
- Ezekiel’s vision of dry bones (Ezekiel 37.1–14)
- Daniel and the fiery furnace (Daniel 3)
- Daniel and the lions’ den (Daniel 6)
- Hosea told to marry a prostitute (Hosea 1)
- Joel’s vision of the future (Joel 2.28–32)
- Amos’ condemnation of the king (Amos 7.10–17)
- Jonah (Jonah 1–4)
- The birth of Jesus is promised (Luke 1.26–38)
- Mary gives birth to Jesus (Luke 2.1–7)
- The shepherds and the angels (Luke 2.8–20)
- The visit of the wise men (Matthew 2.1–12)
- Jesus is taken to the temple (Luke 2.22–40)
- Joseph, Mary and Jesus escape to Egypt (Matthew 2.13–23)
- Jesus gets lost in the temple (Luke 2.41–52)
- John the Baptist announces Jesus (Matthew 3.1–12)
- Jesus is baptised (Mark 1.9–11)
- Jesus is tempted in the wilderness (Luke 4.1–13)
- Jesus calls the first disciples (Mark 1.16–20)
- Jesus changes water into wine (John 2.1–11)
- Jesus heals a paralysed man (Mark 2.1–12)
- Jesus talks to a Samaritan woman (John 4.4–42)
- Jesus calms a storm (Matthew 8.23–27)
- Jesus heals Jairus’ daughter (Mark 5.21–43)
- John the Baptist is beheaded (Matthew 14.1–12)
- Jesus feeds five thousand people (John 6.1–15)
- Jesus walks on water (Matthew 14.22–33)
- Peter recognises Jesus as the Messiah (Mark 8.27–30)
- The transfiguration of Jesus (Luke 9.28–36)
- Jesus rescues a woman caught in adultery (John 8.1–11)
- Jesus heals a man born blind (John 9)
- The parable of the good Samaritan (Luke 10.25–37)
- Mary, Martha and Jesus (Luke 10.38–42)
- Jesus raises Lazarus from the dead (John 11.1–44)
- The parable of the prodigal son (Luke 15.11–32)
- The parable of the rich man and Lazarus (Luke 16.19–31)
- Zacchaeus the tax collector (Luke 19.1–10)
- Mary anoints Jesus’ feet (John 12.1–8)
- Jesus washes the disciples’ feet (John 13.1–30)
- Jesus has a last supper with his friends (Mark 14.12–26)
- Jesus is arrested in the garden of Gethsemane (John 18.1–13)
- Peter denies Jesus (Luke 22.54–62)
- Jesus is crucified (Mark 15.20–41)
- Jesus is buried (Matthew 27.57–66)
- The resurrection (Matthew 28.1–15)
- The road to Emmaus (Luke 24.13–35)
- Mary meets the risen Jesus (John 20.1–18)
- The great commission (Matthew 28.16–20)
- Jesus forgives Peter (John 21)
- Jesus ascends into heaven (Acts 1.4–11)
- The Holy Spirit is sent to the disciples (Acts 2.1–13)
- Ananias and Sapphira (Acts 5.1–11)
- The stoning of Stephen (Acts 6.8—7.1 and 7.54–60)
- The conversion of Saul (Acts 9.1–19)
- Peter’s escape from prison (Acts 12.1–17)
- The council in Jerusalem (Acts 15)
- Paul and Silas in prison (Acts 16.16–40)
- Paul preaches in Athens (Acts 17.16–34)
- Paul is shipwrecked (Acts 27.1—28.15)
- Paul preaches in Rome (Acts 28.16–31)
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