Synoptic Sayings

JESUS IS ASKED for a SIGN
91	Matt 12	Mark		190	Luke 11
38	Then some of the scribes			29	When the crowds
					were increasing,
	and Pharisees said to him
	"Teacher,
	we wish to see a sign from you."
39	But he answered them,				he began to say,
					"This generation is
	"An evil				an evil
	and adulterous generation				generation;
	seeks for a sign;				it seeks a sign,
	but no sign shall be given to it				but no sign shall be given to it
	except the sign				except the sign
	of the prophet Jonah.				of Jonah.
40	For as Jonah			30	For as Jonah
	was three days and three nights				became a sign
	in the belly of the whale,				to the men of Nineveh,
	so will the Son of man be				so will the Son of man be
	three days and three nights
	in the heart of the earth.				to this generation.
41	The men of Nineveh will arise*				[see Luke 11:32 below]
	at the judgment
	with this generation
	and condemn it;
	for they repented
	at the preaching of Jonah,
	and behold,
	something greater than Jonah
	is here.
42	The queen of the South			31	The queen of the South
	will arise at the judgment				will arise at the judgment
	with this generation				with the men of this generation
	and condemn it;				and condemn them;
	for she came				for she came
	from the ends of the earth				from the ends of the earth
	to hear				to hear
	the wisdom of Solomon,				the wisdom of Solomon,
	and behold, something				and behold, something
	greater than Solomon				greater than Solomon
	is here."				is here.
	[see Matt 12:41 above]			32	The men of Nineveh will arise*
					at the judgment
					with this generation
					and condemn it;
					for they repented
					at the preaching of Jonah,
					and behold,
					something greater than Jonah
					is here."
141	Matt 16	141	Mark 8	204	Luke 12
1	The Pharisees and Sadducees	11	The Pharisees
	came		came
	and		and began
	to test* Jesus		to argue with him,
	they asked him		seeking from him
	to show them a sign		a sign
	from heaven.		from heaven,
			to test* him.
		12	And he sighed deeply
			in his spirit,
2	He answered them,		and said,
	"When it is evening,				[see Luke 12:54-56]
	you say,
	`It will be fair weather;
	for the sky is red.'
3	And in the morning,
	`It will be stormy today,
	for the sky is red
	and threatening.'
	You know how to interpret
	the appearance of the sky,
	but you cannot interpret
	the signs of the times.
4	An evil		"Why does
	and adulterous generation		this generation
	seeks for a sign;		seek a sign?
			Truly, I say to you,
	but no sign shall be given		no sign shall be given
	to it		to this generation."
	except the sign of Jonah."
	So he left them	13	And he left them,
			and getting into the boat
			again
	and departed.		he departed
			to the other side.

Canonical gospel selection in the Revised Standard Version
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Color Code
Red	Four texts use same vocabulary
Blue	Three texts use same vocabulary.
Teal	Two texts use same vocabulary.
Black	Words unique to a particular text.
	No parallel element in this gospel.
*	Same wording, different order
91	Sequence in synoptic outlines