Synoptic Gospels Primer - Lamp & Secret (Variants)

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3. The Lamp
Mark 4:21-25 // Luke 8:16-18
Matt 5:15 // Luke 11:33
Matt 10:26-7 // Luke 12:2-3

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The LAMP
Thomas 33
1	Jesus said:
	"What you hear in your ear
	in your other ear*
	proclaim from your rooftops.
2	For no one lights a lamp
	and puts it under a bushel
	nor does one put it in a cellar.
	Rather, one puts it on a stand
	so that all who enter and leave
	will see its light.

The SECRET REVEALED
Thomas 5		Thomas 6
1	Jesus said:	2	Jesus said:
			"Don't lie,
		3	and don't do what you hate
	"Know what is front of your face,
	and what is hidden from you
	will be disclosed to you	4	because all things are disclosed
			before Heaven.
2	For there is nothing hidden	5	For there is nothing hidden
	that will not be revealed."		that will not be revealed;
		6	and there is nothing covered
			that will remain undisclosed."

Color Code
Red	Five texts use same wording.
Purple	Four texts use same wording.
Blue	Three texts use same wording.
Teal	Two texts use same wording.
Black	Words unique to a particular gospel.
<the>	RSV wording revised to reflect Greek.
[it]	Word in RSV but not Greek text.
	No parallel passage in this gospel.

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last revised 29 December 2005