8. Jesus heals the multitudes (15:29–31)
IV. The King's Adversaries (13:1–17:27)
A. Discourse 3: The Kingdom Parables (13:1–52)
1. The soils (13:1–23) 2. The wheat and weeds (13:24–30, 34–43) 3. The mustard seed (13:31–32) 4. The leaven (13:33) 5. The hidden treasure (13:44) 6. The pearl of great value (13:45–46) 7. The net (13:47–50) 8. The master of a house (13:51–52) B. Narrative 3: The Kingdom Conflict (13:53–17:27)
1. Nazareth rejects the King (13:53–58) 2. Herod murders John the Baptist (14:1–12) 3. Jesus feeds the 5,000 (14:13–21) 4. Jesus walks on water (14:22–33) 5. Multitudes seek healing (14:34–36) 6. The scribes and Pharisees challenge Jesus (15:1–20) 7. A Canaanite woman believes (15:21–28) 8. Jesus heals the multitudes (15:29–31) 9. Jesus feeds the 4,000 (15:32–39) 10. The Pharisees and Sadducees seek a sign (16:1–12) 11. Peter confesses Christ (16:13–20) 12. Jesus predicts his death (16:21–28) 13. Jesus reveals his glory (17:1–13) 14. Jesus heals a child (17:14–21) 15. Jesus foretells his betrayal (17:22–23) 16. Jesus pays the temple tax (17:24–27) V. The King's Administration (18:1–23:39)
A. Discourse 4: The Childlikeness of the Believer (18:1–35)
1. A call for childlike faith (18:1–6) 2. A warning against offenses (18:7–9) 3. A parable about a lost sheep (18:10–14)