Beginning & Ministry in Galilee | MARK | LUKE | Luke's Changes |
Preface | 1:1 | 1:1-4 - different | insert 1:5—2:52 - infancy narrative |
Quotation of Mal 3:1 | 1:2 | [7:27 - delayed] | insert 3:1-2 - historical setting |
John the Baptist appears; quoting Isa 40:3 | 1:3-4 | 3:3-4 | insert 3:5-6 - longer quote of Isa 40:4-5 |
John the Baptist's description | 1:5-6 | omitted | insert 3:7-15, 17-18 - Baptist's preaching |
John’s messianic preaching | 1:7-8 | 3:16 | insert 3:19-20 - imprisonment of John |
Baptism of Jesus | 1:9-11 | 3:21-22 | insert 3:23-38 - genealogy of Jesus |
Jesus tempted in the wilderness | 1:12-13 | 4:1-2 | insert 4:3-13 - three specific temptations |
Beginning ministry in Galilee | 1:14-15 | 4:14-15 - different | insert 4:16-30 - Jesus at Nazareth |
Call of the first disciples | 1:16-20 | [5:1-11 - delayed] | very different |
Teaching & exorcism at Capernaum | 1:21-28 | 4:31-37 | . |
Healing of Simon’s mother-in-law | 1:29-31 | 4:38-39 | . |
Healing of the sick at evening | 1:32-34 | 4:40-41 | . |
Prayer and Departure from Capernaum | 1:35-38 | 4:42-43 | . |
Preaching throughout Galilee | 1:39 | 4:44 | insert 5:1-11 - Call of Peter & fishermen |
Cleansing of a leper | 1:40-45 | 5:12-16 | . |
Healing of a paralytic | 2:1-12 | 5:17-26 | . |
Call of Levi, a tax collector | 2:13-17 | 5:27-32 | . |
Question about fasting | 2:18-22 | 5:33-39 | . |
Picking grain on the Sabbath | 2:23-28 | 6:1-5 | . |
Healing a man with a withered hand | 3:1-6 | 6:6-11 | . |
Healing multitudes at the Sea of Galilee | 3:7-12 | [6:17-19 - delayed] | cf. 4:41 - demons recognize Jesus |
Choosing the twelve | 3:13-19a | 6:12-16 | insert 6:17-49 - Sermon on the Plain insert 7:1-35 - healings & dialogues insert 7:36—8:3 - stories with women |
Jesus' family thinks he's crazy | 3:19b-21 | omitted | [omitted by both Matthew & Luke] |
Beelzebul controversy | 3:22-27 | [11:14-23 - delayed] | longer |
Sin against the Holy Spirit | 3:28-30 | [12:10 - delayed] | shorter |
Jesus’ true family | 3:31-35 | [8:19-21 - delayed] | shorter |
Parable of the sower | 4:1-9 | 8:4-8 | shorter |
Reason for speaking in parables | 4:10-12 | 8:9-10 | . |
Interpretation of the parable of the sower | 4:13-20 | 8:11-15 | . |
Sayings about ears and hearing | 4:21-25 | 8:16-18 | cf. duplicates in 11:33 and 6:38b |
Parable of the seed growing secretly | 4:26-29 | omitted | [omitted by both Matthew & Luke] |
Parable of the mustard seed | 4:30-32 | [13:18-19 - delayed] | |
Jesus’ use of parables | 4:33-34 | omitted | insert 8:19-21 - Jesus' true family |
Stilling a storm at sea | 4:35-41 | 8:22-25 | . |
Gerasene demoniac | 5:1-20 | 8:26-39 | . |
Jairus’ daughter & woman with hemorrhage | 5:21-43 | 8:40-56 | slightly shorter |
Rejection at Nazareth | 6:1-6 | [4:16-30 - used earlier] | much longer |
Sending out the Twelve | 6:7-13 | 9:1-6 | . |
Opinions regarding Jesus | 6:14-16 | 9:7-9 | . |
Death of John the Baptist | 6:17-29 | [3:19-20 - used earlier] | much shorter |
Return of the Apostles | 6:30-31 | 9:10a | shorter |
Feeding the 5000 | 6:32-44 | 9:10b-17 | . |
Walking on water | 6:45-52 | omitted | . |
Healings at Gennesaret | 6:53-56 | omitted | . |
Clean and Unclean | 7:1-23 | omitted | cf. 11:37-41 - washing cups & dishes |
Syrophoenician Woman | 7:24-30 | omitted | . |
Healing a deaf mute | 7:31-37 | omitted | [omitted by both Matthew & Luke] |
Feeding the 4000 | 8:1-10 | omitted | . |
Pharisees seek a sign | 8:11-13 | omitted | cf. 11:16, 29 - seeking signs |
Beware the leaven of the Pharisees | 8:14-21 | omitted | cf. 12:1 - leaven of the Pharisees |
Healing a blind man at Bethsaida | 8:22-26 | omitted | [omitted by both Matthew & Luke] |
Mark's Central Section | MARK | LUKE | Luke's Changes |
Peter's confession | 8:27-30 | 9:18-21 | . |
First passion prediction | 8:31 | 9:22 | . |
Peter & Jesus rebuke each other | 8:32-33 | omitted | . |
“Take up your cross and follow me” | 8:34—9:1 | 9:23-27 | repeats in 14:27 & 17:33 |
Transfiguration | 9:2-10 | 9:28-36 | somewhat different |
Coming of Elijah | 9:11-13 | omitted | . |
Jesus heals an epileptic demoniac | 9:14-29 | 9:37-43a | much shorter |
Second passion prediction | 9:30-32 | 9:43b-45 | . |
True greatness; first must be last | 9:33-37 | 9:46-48 | . |
Another exorcist | 9:38-41 | 9:49-50 | shorter |
Warnings about temptations | 9:42-49 | [17:1-2] | part omitted; part delayed |
Salt and Light | 9:50 | [14:34-35] | half delayed; half changed |
Departure to Judea | 10:1 | 9:51- different | INSERT 9:52—18:14 - Journey to Jerusalem |
On divorce and remarriage | 10:2-12 | omitted | cf. 16:18 - saying about divorce |
Jesus blesses little children | 10:13-16 | 18:15-17 | . |
Rich man's salvation | 10:17-22 | 18:18-23 | . |
On riches and rewards of discipleship | 10:23-31 | 18:24-30 | slightly shorter; cf. 13:30 |
Third passion prediction | 10:32-34 | 18:31-34 | somewhat different |
Request of James and John | 10:35-41 | omitted | cf. 12:50 - upcoming "baptism" |
Precedence among the disciples | 10:42-45 | [22:24-27 - delayed] | shorter |
Healing of blind Bartimaeus | 10:46-52 | 18:35-43 | insert 19:1-10 - Zacchaeus insert 19:11-27 - Parable of pounds |
Final Week in Jerusalem | MARK | LUKE | Luke's Changes |
Entry into Jerusalem | 11:1-10 | 19:28-38 | insert 19:39-44 - Jesus weeps for Jerusalem |
Return to Bethany overnight | 11:11 | omitted | . |
Cursing the fig tree | 11:12-14 | omitted | cf. 13:6-9 - Parable of a fig tree |
Incident in the Temple | 11:15-17 | 19:45-46 | shorter |
Chief priests & scribes plot against Jesus | 11:18-19 | 19:47-48 | . |
Fig tree is found withered | 11:20-21 | omitted | . |
Sayings on faith, prayer, and forgiveness | 11:22-26 | omitted | cf. 17:6 - faith as a mustard seed |
Question about Jesus’ authority | 11:27-33 | 20:1-8 | . |
Parable of the vineyard tenants | 12:1-12 | 20:9-19 | . |
On paying tribute to Caesar | 12:13-17 | 20:20-26 | . |
Question about the resurrection | 12:18-27 | 20:27-40 | . |
Great Commandment | 12:28-34 | [10:25-28 - used earlier] | shorter |
Question about David’s son | 12:35-37a | 20:41-44 | . |
Woe to scribes & Pharisees | 12:37b-40 | 20:45-47 | duplicate in 11:45, 52 |
Widow's mite | 12:41-44 | 21:1-4 | . |
Destruction of the Temple foretold | 13:1-2 | 21:5-6 | . |
Signs before the end | 13:3-8 | 21:7-11 | . |
Persecutions foretold | 13:9-13 | 21:12-19 | cf. also 12:11-12 |
Desolating Sacrilege | 13:14-20 | 21:20-24 | somewhat different; cf. also 17:31 |
False Messiahs & False Prophets | 13:21-23 | [17:23 - used earlier] | shorter |
Coming of the Son of Man | 13:24-27 | 21:25-28 | somewhat different |
Parable of the Fig Tree | 13:28-32 | 21:29-33 | . |
Conclusion: “Take heed; watch!” | 13:33-37 | 21:34-36 - different | insert 21:37-38 - Jesus in Jerusalem |
Passion and Resurrection | MARK | LUKE | Luke's Changes |
Plot to kill Jesus | 14:1-2 | 22:1-2 | . |
Anointing at Bethany | 14:3-9 | [7:36-50 - used earlier] | only partly similar |
Judas’ Betrayal | 14:10-11 | 22:3-6 | . |
Preparations for the Passover | 14:12-17 | 22:7-14 | . |
Jesus foretells his betrayal | 14:18-21 | [22:21-23 - delayed slightly] | . |
Eucharistic words of institution | 14:22-25 | 22:15-20 | insert 22:24-30 - on discipleship |
Peter's denial predicted | 14:26-31 | 21:31-34 | insert 22:35-38 - two swords |
Prayer at Gethsemane | 14:32-42 | 22:39-46 | . |
Jesus is arrested | 14:43-50 | 22:47-53 | . |
Young Man flees naked | 14:51-52 | omitted | . |
Jesus led to the High Priest's house | 14:53 | 22:54a | . |
Peter enters the courtyard | 14:54 | 22:54b-55 | . |
Jesus interrogated by the priests (during night) | 14:55-64 | omitted | . |
Jesus is insulted and beaten | 14:65 | [22:63-65 - delayed slightly] | . |
Peter’s denial | 14:66-72 | 22:56-62 | insert 22:66-71 - before Sanhedrin; at dawn |
Jesus’ trial before Pilate | 15:1-5 | 23:1-5 | insert 23:6-12 - Jesus before Herod |
Jesus’ trial before Pilate (cont.) | 15:6-15 | 23:17-25 | insert 23:13-16 - Jesus' innocence |
Jesus is mocked by soldiers | 15:16-20a | omitted | cf. 23:36 |
Road to Golgotha | 15:20b-21 | 23:26, 32 | insert 23:27-31 - women on the way |
Jesus is crucified | 15:22-25 | 23:33-34 | . |
Inscription on the cross: INRI | 15:26 | [23:38 - delayed slightly] | . |
Jesus is derided on the cross | 15:27-32a | 23:35 - shorter | insert 23:36-38 - soldiers mock Jesus |
Two thieves revile Jesus | 15:32b | 23:39 | insert 22:40-43 - repentant thief |
Darkness covers the land | 15:33 | 23:44-45a | . |
"My God, my God…" | 15:34-35 | omitted | . |
Jesus offered a sponge of vinegar | 15:36 | [23:36 - used earlier] | . |
Jesus' last cry and death; temple curtain torn | 15:37-38 | 23:45b-46 | reversed order |
Centurion's witness | 15:39 | 23:47 | insert 23:48 - bystanders beat their breasts |
Women at the crucifixion | 15:40-41 | 23:49 | shorter; cf. 24:10 |
Jesus is buried by Joseph of Arimathea | 15:42-47 | 23:50-56 | somewhat different |
Empty tomb | 16:1-8 | 24:1-12 | different; longer |
Longer/Later Ending of Mark | MARK | LUKE | Luke's Changes |
Resurrection appearances | 16:9-11 | x | cf. 24:10-11 - names of women |
Jesus appears to two disciples on the road | 16:12-13 | 24:13-35 - much longer | . |
Jesus appears to disciples in Jerusalem | 16:14-18 | x | insert 24:36-43 - another appearance story |
Jesus ascends to heaven | 16:19 | 24:44-53 - much longer | . |
Conclusion | 16:20 | x | . |
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