| Pericope | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 Reign of Josiah (1:1-31) | 1-1 | 2-1 | 3-1 |
| 2 The last kings of Judah (1:32-55) | 1-1 | 2-1 | 3-1 |
| 3 Cyrus permits the exiles to return (2:1-14) | 1-1 | 2-1 | 3-1 |
| 4 Opposition to rebuilding Jerusalem (2:15-25) | 1-1 | 2-1 | 3-1 |
| 5 The debate of the three bodyguards (3:1-4:63) | 1-1 | 2-1 | 3-1 3-2 |
| 6 List of the returning exiles (5:1-45) | 1-1 | 2-1 | 3-2 |
| 7 The foundation of the temple laid (5:46-62) | 1-1 | 2-1 2-2 | 3-2 |
| 8 Interference of enemies (5:63-70) | 1-1 | 2-2 | 3-2 |
| 9 Official permission granted (6:1-33) | 1-1 | 2-2 | 3-2 3-3 |
| 10 The passover (7:1-15) | 1-1 | 2-2 | 3-3 |
| 11 Ezra arrives in Jerusalem (8:1-64) | 1-1 | 2-2 | 3-3 |
| 12 The expulsion of foreign wives (8:65-9:36) | 1-1 | 2-2 | 3-3 |
| 13 Ezra reads the law of the people (9:37-55) | 1-1 | 2-2 | 3-3 |