Hyper-Synopsis Parallel Texts in Matthew, Mark & Luke
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| S1 | The POOR | |||||
| Matt 5 | Mark | Luke 6 | Thom 54 * | |||
| 2 | And he opened his mouth | 20 | And he lifted up his eyes | |||
| and taught them, | on his disciples | |||||
| saying: | and said: | 1 | Jesus said: | |||
| 3 | "Blessed are the poor | "Blessed are [you] poor | "Blessed are the poor | |||
| in spirit | ||||||
| for theirs is the kingdom | for yours is the kingdom | for yours is the kingdom | ||||
| of heaven." | of God." | of heaven." | ||||
*Note: In Matt & Luke this is the first in a string of beatitudes.
In the gospel of Thomas it appears as an independent aphorism.
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| Color Code | |
| 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 | |
| [you] | RSV wording; not in Greek text. |
| S1 | Sequence in synoptic outlines |
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Canonical gospel selection in the
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