Fulfilled
The New Testament
The promised Christ comes, gathers His people and will return to make all things new.
Where the New Testament sits
- Books
- 27, from Matthew to Revelation
- Chapters
- 260
- Verses
- 7,957
What the New Testament is about
- Jesus the Christ
- The new covenant
- The Spirit poured out
- One people from every nation
- The kingdom now and to come
- New creation
How it points to Christ
All the promises of God are Yes in Christ (2 Cor 1:20).
The New Testament by category
- Gospels4 books
The life, death and resurrection of Jesus, the promised Christ.
- Acts1 book
The risen King builds His church by the Spirit, from Jerusalem to Rome.
- Letters21 books
The letters teach the gospel and form the church’s faith and life.
- Revelation1 book
The Lamb’s victory unveiled, from the cross to the new creation.
The books of the New Testament in order
- Matthew The King and His kingdom28 chapters
The promised King, son of David and of Abraham, God with us, fulfills the Scriptures, dies, rises and sends His disciples to all nations.
- Mark The Servant Son16 chapters
Jesus Christ, the Son of God, comes with authority to bring God's kingdom, and as the Son of Man serves, gives His life a ransom for many, and rises.
- Luke To seek and save the lost24 chapters
An orderly account of Jesus, Son of David and Son of God, the Savior who seeks the lost, fulfills all the Scriptures, and sends salvation to all nations.
- John Believe and live21 chapters
The eternal Word became flesh; His signs and His hour of glory show He is the Christ, the Son of God, that believers may have life in His name.
- Acts To the ends of the earth28 chapters
The risen, reigning Lord pours out His Spirit and spreads His word from Jerusalem to Rome, gathering one people from Israel and the nations.
- Romans The righteousness of God revealed16 chapters
All have sinned, but God justifies the ungodly by faith in Christ, gives His Spirit and keeps His word to Israel: the gospel of His righteousness.
- 1 Corinthians Christ crucified and risen, for a church set apart16 chapters
Paul answers a proud, divided church with the cross and the resurrection: a holy people must live, worship and love as Christ's body.
- 2 Corinthians Strength in weakness: the new-covenant ministry13 chapters
Paul defends his new covenant ministry: carried in clay jars, marked by suffering, powerful because Christ's strength is perfected in weakness.
- Galatians No other gospel6 chapters
There is one gospel: God justifies Jew and Gentile by faith in Christ, not works of the law, and makes them Abraham's heirs, free in the Spirit.
- Ephesians One new man in Christ6 chapters
God's eternal purpose is to unite all things in Christ: saved by grace, Jew and Gentile are one new man, called to walk worthy.
- Philippians Joy in Christ4 chapters
Rejoicing in chains that Christ is preached, Paul calls his partners to live worthy of the gospel, with the mind of Christ, humbled and exalted.
- Colossians Christ above all4 chapters
The Son, in whom all God's fullness dwells, is supreme over creation and the church; complete in Him, walk in Him, not in rules and shadows.
- 1 Thessalonians Waiting for His Son from heaven5 chapters
A young, persecuted church is thanked, steadied and taught to live holy lives as it waits for Jesus to come from heaven and raise His people.
- 2 Thessalonians Stand firm: the day has not come3 chapters
Comfort for the persecuted: Christ will judge justly at His revealing; the lawless one comes before the day, so stand firm and keep working.
- 1 Timothy Conduct in God's household6 chapters
Paul charges Timothy at Ephesus to guard sound doctrine and order God's household in prayer, worship and leadership, for godliness in Christ.
- 2 Timothy Guard the good deposit4 chapters
Paul's last letter, from a Roman prison: do not be ashamed, suffer for the gospel, hand it on, hold to the God-breathed Scriptures and preach the word.
- Titus Sound doctrine, good works3 chapters
Titus must appoint faithful elders on Crete, silence deceivers and teach lives that adorn the gospel, for God's grace has appeared in Christ.
- Philemon Receive him as a brother1 chapter
From prison Paul asks Philemon in love to receive his slave Onesimus, now a brother in Christ, as he would Paul, charging any debt to Paul.
- Hebrews Christ is better13 chapters
God has spoken His last word in His Son, the better High Priest who offered Himself once for all: so draw near, hold fast and do not drift away.
- James Faith that works5 chapters
God gives new birth through His word; living faith receives that word, acts in love, speaks with wisdom and endures until the Lord comes.
- 1 Peter Living hope in a hostile world5 chapters
God gives His holy people living hope in the risen Christ; they do good, endure suffering and stand firm in grace until glory comes.
- 2 Peter Grow while awaiting His day3 chapters
God gives His people all they need for godliness; remember the true witnesses, resist corrupt teachers and grow in Christ until His return.
- 1 John Know that you have life5 chapters
God gives eternal life in His Son; those born of Him confess Christ, walk in the light and love one another, with confidence in His saving testimony.
- 2 John Love within the truth1 chapter
Walk in the Father's truth and love one another, remain in Christ's teaching, and refuse to support deceivers who deny His coming in the flesh.
- 3 John Become a partner in the truth1 chapter
Support faithful workers who go out for the Name, imitate what is good and resist the self-promoting exclusion that obstructs the truth.
- Jude Contend, keep and show mercy1 chapter
Contend for the faith against corrupt intruders, remain in God's love, show discerning mercy, and trust the God who keeps His people blameless.
- Revelation The Lamb wins22 chapters
The slain and risen Lamb rules history, preserves His people through suffering, judges every enemy and brings them into God's renewed creation.