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greek_parallel_passages.py --compare "MAT 24" "MRK 13"

Verse-by-Verse Parallels (Top 20 by Score)

Matt 24 Mark 13 Score Content
24:32 13:28 128 Fig tree parable
24:19 13:17 118 Woe to pregnant/nursing
24:36 13:32 114 "Of that day and hour"
24:29 13:24 109 Cosmic signs
24:31 13:27 97 Gather elect
24:35 13:31 94 "Heaven and earth shall pass"
24:34 13:30 82 "This generation"
24:3 13:4 70 The question
24:23 13:21 70 "Lo, here is Christ"
24:16 13:14 70 Flee to mountains
24:7 13:8 73 Nation vs nation
24:33 13:29 56 "Know it is near"
24:4 13:5 46 "Take heed/deceive"
24:13 13:13 46 "Endure to the end"
24:5 13:6 37 "Many shall come in my name"
24:6 13:7 40 Wars and rumors
24:9 13:13 32 Hated for my name
24:18 13:16 32 Not return for garment
24:20 13:18 22 Flight not in winter
24:17 13:15 44 Housetop not come down

Total parallel verses found: 67

Key Differences: Matthew vs Mark

  1. The question: Matt = "sign of thy coming (parousia) and end (synteleia) of the world"; Mark = "sign when all these things shall be fulfilled" — Mark lacks parousia and synteleia
  2. Gospel preaching: Matt 24:14 = full hinge verse with "then shall the end come"; Mark 13:10 = compressed: "the gospel must FIRST be published among all nations" (adds dei proton)
  3. Abomination participle: Matt 24:15 hestos (NEUTER); Mark 13:14 hestekota (MASCULINE) — Mark signals personal agent
  4. "Neither the Son": Mark 13:32 includes "neither the Son" (oude ho Huios); Matthew omits
  5. End parables: Matt 24:42-51 has Noah, thief, faithful/evil servant; Mark 13:33-37 has doorkeeper parable
  6. Sabbath flight: Matt 24:20 "not on the sabbath day" — absent from Mark

greek_parallel_passages.py --compare "MAT 24" "LUK 21"

Verse-by-Verse Parallels (Top 20 by Score)

Matt 24 Luke 21 Score Content
24:35 21:33 118 "Heaven and earth shall pass"
24:34 21:32 118 "This generation"
24:19 21:23 94 Woe to pregnant/nursing
24:5 21:8 82 "Many shall come in my name"
24:16 21:21 70 Flee to mountains
24:30 21:27 56 Son of Man coming
24:7 21:10 46 Nation vs nation
24:3 21:7 34 The question
24:2 21:6 34 Not one stone
24:33 21:31 32 "Know it is near/nigh"
24:9 21:17 32 Hated for my name

Total parallel verses found: 49

Key Differences: Matthew/Mark vs Luke

  1. The question: Luke 21:7 asks ONLY "when shall these things be? and what sign?" — no parousia, no synteleia — the most limited form of the question
  2. Persecution order: Luke 21:12 "But BEFORE ALL THESE, they shall... persecute you" (pro de touton panton) — Luke places persecution BEFORE wars/famines. Matt/Mark place it after.
  3. Abomination replacement: Luke 21:20 replaces "abomination of desolation" with "Jerusalem compassed with armies" — interprets for Gentile audience
  4. "Times of the Gentiles": Luke 21:24 "Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled" — UNIQUE TO LUKE, absent from Matt/Mark
  5. "Days of vengeance": Luke 21:22 "these be the days of vengeance" — unique to Luke
  6. "Distress in the land": Luke 21:23 "great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people" — unique phrasing
  7. "Distress of nations": Luke 21:25 "upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring" — unique details
  8. "Begin to come to pass": Luke 21:28 "when these things BEGIN to come to pass" — unique emphasis on progressive beginning
  9. "Kingdom of God": Luke 21:31 "know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh" — Matt 24:33 says "it is near" (unspecified); Luke specifies the kingdom of God
  10. Watchfulness ending: Luke 21:34-36 has distinct ending: surfeiting/drunkenness/cares + "stand before the Son of man"; different from Matt/Mark

Structural Comparison Summary

Shared Sequence (all three Synoptics)

  1. Temple destruction prediction
  2. Question about timing/signs
  3. Warning against deception
  4. Wars and rumors of wars
  5. Nation vs nation
  6. Famines, pestilences, earthquakes
  7. Persecution and hatred
  8. Cosmic signs (sun, moon, stars)
  9. Son of Man coming in clouds
  10. Fig tree parable
  11. "This generation" statement
  12. "Heaven and earth shall pass"
  13. Unknown day/hour
  14. Watchfulness exhortation

Sequence Differences

  • Luke moves persecution BEFORE calamities (21:12 "before all these")
  • Luke inserts "times of the Gentiles" between abomination/siege and cosmic signs
  • Mark inserts "gospel must first be published" in persecution section (13:10)
  • Matt 24:15-28 (abomination-tribulation block) is more extensive than Mark's equivalent

Material Unique to Each

Matthew only: parousia + synteleia in the question; sabbath flight; Noah comparison; two in field/mill; thief parable; faithful/evil servant parable Mark only: dei proton ("must first"); "neither the Son"; doorkeeper parable; "what I say unto you I say unto all" Luke only: "before all these" (persecution order); "times of the Gentiles"; "days of vengeance"; "great distress in the land"; "distress of nations with perplexity"; "begin to come to pass"; "kingdom of God is nigh"; surfeiting/drunkenness warning; widow's mite (21:1-4); "I will give you a mouth and wisdom"