The Question of Jesus' Identity

144	THE QUESTION of JESUS' IDENTITY
Matt 16		Mark 8		Luke 9
13	Now when Jesus came	27	And Jesus went on	18	Now it happened that
					as he was praying alone
			with his disciples,		the disciples were with him;
	into the district		to the villages
	of Caesarea Philippi,		of Caesarea Philippi;
			and on the way		and
	he asked his disciples,		he asked his disciples,		he asked them,
	"Who do men say		"Who do men say		"Who do the people say
	that the Son of man is?"		that I am?"		that I am?"
14	And they said,	28	And they told him,	19	And they answered,
	"Some say
	John the Baptist,		"John the Baptist;		"John the Baptist;
	others say		and others say,		but others say,
	Elijah,		Elijah;		Elijah;
	and others		and others		and others,
	Jeremiah
	or one of the prophets."		one of the prophets."		that one of the old prophets
					has risen."
15	He said to them,	29	And he asked them,	20	And he said to them,
	"But who do you say		"But who do you say		"But who do you say
	that I am?"		that I am?"		that I am?"
16	<Replying> Simon Peter		<Replying> Peter		<Replying> Peter
	<said>,		<says> to him,		<said>,
	"You are the Christ."		"You are the Christ."		"The Christ
	the Son of the living God."				of God."
	[* see Matt 16:20 below]	30	And he charged*	21	But he charged*
			them		and commanded them
			to tell no one about him.		to tell this to no one,

Color Code
Blue	Three texts use same vocabulary.
Teal	Two texts use same vocabulary.
Black	Words unique to a particular text.
	No parallel elements in this gospel.
*	Same wording, different order.
<says>	Word in RSV revised to reflect Greek.
144	Sequence in synoptic outlines

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