Sequence of the Greek Text of Mt 20:17-28, Mk 10:32-45, and Lk 18:31-34
Version Date: July 6, 2019.
(Mt 20:17) και αναβαινων ο ιησους εις ιεροσολυμα ...
| (Mk 10:32) ησαν δε εν τη οδω αναβαινοντες εις ιεροσολυμα ...
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(Mk 10:32) ... και ην προαγων αυτους ο ιησους ...
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(Lk 18:31)1 παραλαβων δε τους δωδεκα ειπεν προς αυτους ιδου αναβαινομεν εις ιεροσολυμα και τελεσθησεται παντα τα γεγραμμενα δια των προφητων τω υιω του ανθρωπου | ||
(Lk 18:32) παραδοθησεται γαρ τοις εθνεσιν και εμπαιχθησεται και υβρισθησεται και εμπτυσθησεται | ||
(Lk 18:33) και μαστιγωσαντες αποκτενουσιν αυτον και τη ημερα τη τριτη αναστησεται | ||
(Lk 18:34) και αυτοι ουδεν τουτων συνηκαν και ην το ρημα τουτο κεκρυμμενον απ αυτων και ουκ εγινωσκον τα λεγομενα | ||
(Mk 10:32) ... και εθαμβουντο και ακολουθουντες εφοβουντο ...
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(Mt 20:17)1 ... παρελαβεν ...
| (Mk 10:32)1 ... και παραλαβων ...
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(Mt 20:17) ... τους δωδεκα ...
| (Mk 10:32) ... τους δωδεκα ...
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(Mt 20:17) ... μαθητας κατ ιδιαν εν τη οδω ...
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(Mk 10:32) ... ηρξατο αυτοις λεγειν ...
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(Mt 20:18) ιδου αναβαινομεν εις ιεροσολυμα και ο υιος του ανθρωπου παραδοθησεται τοις αρχιερευσιν και ...
| (Mk 10:33) ... ιδου αναβαινομεν εις ιεροσολυμα και ο υιος του ανθρωπου παραδοθησεται τοις αρχιερευσιν και ...
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(Mk 10:33) ... γραμματευσιν και κατακρινουσιν αυτον θανατω ...
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(Mt 20:19) και παραδωσουσιν αυτον τοις εθνεσιν ...
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(Mt 20:19) ... εις το εμπαιξαι και μαστιγωσαι και σταυρωσαι ...
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(Mk 10:34) και εμπαιξουσιν αυτω και μαστιγωσουσιν αυτον και εμπτυσουσιν αυτω και αποκτενουσιν αυτον ...
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(Mt 20:20)2 τοτε προσηλθεν αυτω η μητηρ των υιων ζεβεδαιου μετα των υιων αυτης προσκυνουσα και αιτουσα τι παρ αυτου | ||
(Mk 10:35)2 και προσπορευονται αυτω ιακωβος και ιωαννης οι υιοι ζεβεδαιου λεγοντες διδασκαλε θελομεν ινα ο εαν αιτησωμεν ποιησης ημιν | ||
(Mt 20:21) ο δε ειπεν αυτη τι θελεις λεγει αυτω ειπε ινα καθισωσιν ουτοι οι δυο υιοι μου εις εκ δεξιων σου και εις εξ ευωνυμων εν τη βασιλεια σου | ||
| (Mk 10:36)3 ο δε ειπεν αυτοις τι θελετε ποιησαι με υμιν | |
(Mk 10:37) οι δε ειπον αυτω δος ημιν ινα εις εκ δεξιων σου και εις εξ ευωνυμων σου καθισωμεν εν τη δοξη σου | ||
(Mt 20:22) ... ο ιησους ειπεν ...
| (Mk 10:38) ο δε ιησους ειπεν ...
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(Mk 10:38)4 ... αυτοις ...
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(Mt 20:22)5 ... ουκ οιδατε τι αιτεισθε δυνασθε πιειν το ποτηριον ο εγω μελλω πινειν και το βαπτισμα ο εγω βαπτιζομαι βαπτισθηναι ...
| (Mk 10:38)5 ... ουκ οιδατε τι αιτεισθε δυνασθε πιειν το ποτηριον ο εγω πινω και το βαπτισμα ο εγω βαπτιζομαι βαπτισθηναι | |
(Mk 10:39) οι δε ειπον αυτω δυναμεθα ...
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(Mt 20:23) και λεγει αυτοις το μεν ποτηριον ...
| (Mk 10:39) ... ο δε ιησους ειπεν αυτοις το μεν ποτηριον ...
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(Mt 20:23) ... πιεσθε και το βαπτισμα ο εγω βαπτιζομαι βαπτισθησεσθε ...
| (Mk 10:39) ... πιεσθε και το βαπτισμα ο εγω βαπτιζομαι βαπτισθησεσθε | |
(Mt 20:23) ... το δε καθισαι εκ δεξιων μου και εξ ευωνυμων μου ουκ εστιν εμον δουναι αλλ οις ητοιμασται ...
| (Mk 10:40) το δε καθισαι εκ δεξιων μου και εξ ευωνυμων μου ουκ εστιν εμον δουναι αλλ οις ητοιμασται | |
(Mt 20:24) και ακουσαντες οι δεκα ηγανακτησαν περι των δυο αδελφων | (Mk 10:41) και ακουσαντες οι δεκα ηρξαντο αγανακτειν περι ιακωβου και ιωαννου | |
(Mt 20:25) ο δε ιησους προσκαλεσαμενος αυτους ειπεν ...
| (Mk 10:42) ο δε ιησους προσκαλεσαμενος αυτους λεγει ...
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(Mt 20:25) ... οι αρχοντες των εθνων ...
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(Mk 10:42) ... οι δοκουντες αρχειν των εθνων ...
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(Mt 20:25) ... κατακυριευουσιν αυτων και οι μεγαλοι ...
| (Mk 10:42) ... κατακυριευουσιν αυτων και οι μεγαλοι ...
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(Mt 20:26)6 ουχ ουτως δε εσται εν υμιν αλλ ος εαν θελη εν υμιν μεγας γενεσθαι εστω υμων διακονος | (Mk 10:43)6 ουχ ουτως δε εσται εν υμιν αλλ ος εαν θελη γενεσθαι μεγας εν υμιν εσται διακονος υμων | |
(Mt 20:27)6 και ος εαν θελη εν υμιν ειναι πρωτος εστω υμων δουλος | (Mk 10:44)6 και ος αν θελη υμων γενεσθαι πρωτος εσται παντων δουλος | |
(Mt 20:28) ωσπερ ο υιος του ανθρωπου ουκ ηλθεν διακονηθηναι αλλα διακονησαι και δουναι την ψυχην αυτου λυτρον αντι πολλων | (Mk 10:45) και γαρ ο υιος του ανθρωπου ουκ ηλθεν διακονηθηναι αλλα διακονησαι και δουναι την ψυχην αυτου λυτρον αντι πολλων |
Notes:
(1) Comparing Mt 20:18-19, Mk 10:33-34, and Lk 18:31-34, it could be noticed that Mt 20:18-19 and Mk 10:33-34 are very similar, while Lk 18:31-34 has some differences, such as the passive voice in Lk 18:32. The word παλιν "again" of Mk 10:32 indicates that Jesus took the disciples aside one more time. If the previous occasion in which the Lord took the disciples was not near the time of Mk 10:33-34, the presence of the word παλιν would seem surprising, for even without the use of παλιν one would have expected other times before Mk 10:33-34 when Jesus took his disciples aside. The passage ending at Mk 10:31 does not seem to be the previous occasion in which the Lord took the disciples aside, for Lk 18:31 begins with παραλαβων δε τους δωδεκα; this introduction would seem to indicate that at the time of Lk 10:30 the disciples were not taken aside; Thus, it seems reasonable to interpret the word παλιν as indicating that about the time of Mk 10:32 the Lord took his disciples aside at least twice, and that Mk 10:33-34 does not describe the first occasion. Since all three accounts indicate that Jesus took the disciples aside, it seems natural to assume that Lk 18:31-34 took place before Mt 20:18-19 and Mk 10:33-34. Note that this order provides a simple explanation for the fact that the disciples were astonished and afraid at the time of Mk 10:32: they had heard in Lk 18:31-34 that Jesus would suffer and they were perplexed about it. [Back]
(2) Comparing Mt 20:20 and Mk 10:35, the former is understood to state that the mother of James and John came with her sons, and the latter as indicating that after she came, they drew near to Jesus, speaking to him while going near him. [Back]
(3) In this event sequence, the Lord asks first the mother and then the sons the same question. The Lord did not need to ask questions, for he knew what was in the heart of men. The fact that he asked twice the same question could be taken as an indication that something was wrong with the request that was made. [Back]
(4) Comparing αποκριθεις δε ο ιησους ειπεν in Mt 20:22 with ο δε ιησους ειπεν αυτοις in Mk 10:38, the absence of αυτοις in Mt 20:22 could be explained as follows. In the context of Matthew, the words of James and John in Mk 10:37 are not mentioned; only the request of their mother is mentioned. Since the reply of the Lord was directed especially to John and James, and not so much to their mother, and since αυτοις in the context of Mt 20:22 would have referred both to the mother and to her sons, the word αυτοις was not used. [Back]
(5) We could interpret the fact that Mt 20:22 has μελλω πινειν while Mk 10:38 has πινω as indicating that both are possible translations of the words used by the Lord and that both translations are necessary in order to convey the full meaning of what he said. [Back]
(6) Comparing Mt 20:26-27 and Mk 10:43-44, the latter uses the future form εσται where the former uses the imperative form εστω. This would indicate that the imperatival future is used in Mk 10:43-44, as in αγαπησεις κυριον τον θεον σου and αγαπησεις τον πλησιον σου ως εαυτον in Mk 12:30-31. [Back]