Reconstructing Mark

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Reconstructing Mark 1-13
           
Matthew   Luke   Reconstructed Mark
    3.1-2a Dating by reference to Pilate etc.    
3.1-2 John the Baptist comes preaching 3.2a-3 John the Baptist comes preaching 1.4 John the Baptist comes preaching
3.3 Isaiah quote 'in the wilderness' 3.4-6 Isaiah quote 'in the wilderness' 1.3 Isaiah quote 'in the wilderness'
3.4 John's dress and diet        
3.5-6 People come to be baptized by John        
3.7-10 John's Preaching of Repentance 3.7-9 John's Preaching of Repentance    
    3.10-14 John Replies to Questioners    
    3.15 People question if John is the Christ    
3.11-12 John announces the coming one 3.16-18 John announces the coming one    
    3.19-20 Imprisonment of John the Baptist    
3.13-17 The Baptism of Jesus 3.21-22 The Baptism of Jesus 1.9-11 The Baptism of Jesus
    3.23-38 The Genealogy of Jesus    
4.1-11 The Temptation 4.1-13 The Temptation    
4.12 Jesus withdraws to Galilee 4.14a Jesus returns to Galilee 1.14a Jesus goes to Galilee
4.13-16 Jesus thus fulfils Isaiah's prophecy        
4.17 Jesus preaches the kingdom 4.14b-15 Jesus teaches in synagogues 1.14b-15? Jesus preaches/teaches?
(13.53-57   4.16-30 Jesus' preaching at Nazareth 6.1-4  Jesus rejected in his home town 
4.18-22 Jesus calls first 4 disciples by the sea     1.16-20? Jesus calls first 4 disciples by the sea
(7.28-29)   4.31-32 Astonishment at J's authority    
    4.33-37 Teaching & exorcism in Cap'n syn'gue 1.21-28  
(8.14-15)   4.38-39 Healing of Peter's mother in law 1.29-31 Healing of Peter's mother in law
(8.16)   4.40-41 Sick healed (at evening) 1.32-34 Sick healed at evening
    4.42-43 Jesus departs to a lonely place 1.35-38  
4.23 Preaching tour through Galilee 4.44 Preaching tour through Judaea 1.39 Preaching tour through Galilee
    5.1-11 Miraculous draft of fish    
(8.1-4)   5.12-16 The Cleansing of the Leper 1.40-45 The Cleansing of the Leper
(9.1-8)   5.17-26 Healing of the Paralytic 2.1-12 Healing of the Paralytic
(9-9-13)   5.27-32 The Call of Levi/Matthew 2.13-17 The Call of Levi/Matthew
(9.14-17)   5.33-39 Fasting and Wineskins 2.18-22 Fasting and Wineskins
(12.1-8)   6.1-5 Plucking Grain on the Sabbath 2.23-26 Plucking Grain on the Sabbath
(12.9-14)   6.6-11 Man with the withered hand 3.1-6 Man with the withered hand
(10.1-4)   6.12-16 The Choosing of the Twelve 3.13-19a The Choosing of the Twelve
(12.15-16)   6.17-19 Healing diverse diseases 3.7-12 Healing diverse diseases
5.1-12 The Beatitudes 6.20-23 The Beatitudes    
    6.24-26 The Woes    
5.13 Saying about salt (14.34-35)   9.49-50  
5.15 Light under a bushel (8.16)      
5.17-20 The Law and the Prophets        
5.21-24 Murder and wrath        
5.25-26 Make it up with your accuser (12.57-59)      
5.27-30 Adultery        
5.31-32 Divorce (16.18)      
    6.27-28 Love your enemies    
5.38-42 Non-Retaliation 6.29-30 Non-Retaliation    
    6.31 The Golden Rule    
5.43-48 Love your enemies 6.32-36 Love your enemies    
6.1-6 Almsgiving and Prayer        
6.7-15 The Lord's Prayer (11.1-4)      
6.16-18 Fasting        
6.19-21 Treasure in Heaven (12.33-34)      
6.22-23 The Sound Eye (11.34-16)      
6.24 On Serving Two Masters (16.13)      
6.25-34 On Anxiety (12.22-32)      
7.1-5 On Judging 6.37-42 On Judging    
7.6 Pearls before Swine        
7.7-11 God's Answering of Prayer (11.9-13)      
7.12 The Golden Rule        
7.13-14 The Two Ways (13.23-24)      
7.15 Beware of false prophets        
7.16-17 By their fruits 6.43-45 By their fruits    
7.18-20 Good and bad trees        
7.21 Saying 'Lord, Lord' 6.46 Saying 'Lord, Lord'    
7.22-23 I never knew you prophets & exorcists        
7.24-27 The two builders 6.47-49 The two builders    
7.28-29 Crowds astonished at Jesus' teaching        
8.1-4 Cleansing of the leper (5.12-16)      
8.5-13 Capernaum Centurion's Servant 7.1-10 Capernaum Centurion's Servant    
    7.11-17 The Widow's Son at Nain    
8.14-15 Healing of Peter's Mother-in-law (4.38-39)      
8.16-17 Healing of sundry sick and possessed (4.40-41)      
8.18-22 On Following Jesus (9.57-62)      
8.23-27 The Stilling of the Storm (8.22-25)      
8.28-34 The Garadene Demoniacs (8.26-39)      
9.1-8 The Healing of the Paralytic (5.17-26)      
9.9-13 The Call of Matthew (5.27-32)      
9.14-17 The Question about fasting (5.33-39)      
9.18-26 Jairus' Daughter & Haemorrhaging Woman (8.40-56)      
9.27-31 Two Blind Men        
9.32-34 The Dumb Demoniac (11.14-15)      
9.35-36 A preaching tour; compassion        
9.37-38 The Harvest is great (10.2)      
10.1 Giving the Twelve authority (9.1)      
10.2-4 Listing the Twelve (6.14-16)      
10.5-6 Don't go to Gentiles or Samaritans        
10.7-12 Instructions for Mission (9.2-5)      
10.13 Peace on this house (10.6)      
10.14 If anyone doesn't receive you        
10.15 More tolerable for Sodom & Gomorrah        
10.16 Sheep in the midst of wolves (10.3)      
10.17-22 Testimony before kings and governors (21.12-19)      
10.23 Flee to the next town        
10.24 A disciple is not above his teacher (6.40)      
10.26-33 Exhortation to Fearless Confession (12.2-9)      
10.34-36 Divisions within households (12.51-53)      
10.37-38 Disciples must hate their family (14.25-27)      
10.39 Gaining and losing life (17.33)      
10.40-42 Rewards of Discipleship        
11.1 Continuation of Journey        
11.2-6 John's Question and Jesus' Answer 7.18-23 John's Question and Jesus' Answer    
11.7-19 Jesus' Witness concerning John 7.24-35 Jesus' Witness concerning John    
11.20-24 Woes on Galilean Towns (10.12-15)      
11.25-27 Jesus' Thanksgiving to the Father (10.21-22)      
12.1-8 Plucking Grain on the Sabbath (6.1-5)      
12.9-14 Healing the Withered Hand (6.6-11)      
12.15-16 Jesus withdraws and heals many (6.17-19)      
12.17-21 Formula Quotation from Isaiah 42.1-4        
    7.36-50 The Woman with the Ointment    
    8.1-3 The Ministering Women    
12.22-30 Beelzebul Controversy (11.14-23)   3.27 Binding the Strong Man
12.31 Blasphemy against men and Spirit        
12.32 Blasphemy against the Spirit (12.20)      
12.33-35 Good and bad trees (6.43-45)      
12.36-37 Judgment for careless words        
12.38-42 The Sign of Jonah (11.16,29-32)      
12.43-45 The Return of the Evil Spirit (11.24-26)      
12.46-50 Jesus' True Kindred (8.19-21)      
13.1-2 Introduction to the parables     4.1 Introduction to Parables
13.3-9 The Parable of the Sower 8.4-8 The Parable of the Sower 4.2-9 The Parable of the Sower
13.10-11 The 'Parable Secret' 8.9-10a The 'Parable Secret' 4.10-11 The 'Parable Secret'
13.12 More given to him who has (8.18b)      
13.13 Seeing and not perceiving; Is 6.9-10 8.10b Seeing and not perceiving; Is 6.9-10 4.12 Seeing and not perceiving; Is 6.9-10
13.14-15 Explicit quotation of Isaiah - fulfilment        
13.16-17 Prophets and kings longed to see (10.23-24)      
13.18-23 Interpretation of the Sower Parable 8.11-15 Interpretation of the Sower Parable 4.13-20 Interpretation of the Sower Parable
(5.15)   8.16 Light under a bushel 4.21 Light under a bushel
(10.26)   8.17 Hidden and Manifest 4.22 Hidden and Manifest??
(13.13)   8.18 More given to him who has 4.25 More given to him who has
(12.46-50)   8.19-21 Jesus' True Kindred 3.31-35 Jesus' True Kindred
13-24-40 The Parable of the Tares        
13.31-32 The Parable of the Mustard Seed (13.18-19)   4.33-34  
13.36-43 Explanation of Tares Parable        
13.44-46 Parables of Hidden Treasure and Pearl        
13.47-50 Parable of the Net        
13.51-52 Treasures New and Old        
(8.23-27)   8.22-25 Stilling the Storm 4.35-41 Stilling the Storm
(8.28-34)   8.26-39 The Gerasene Demoniac 5.1-20 The Gerasene Demoniac
(9.18-26)   8.40-56 Jairus' Daughter and bleeding woman 5.21-43 Jairus' Daughter and bleeding woman
13.53-58 Jesus in his home town (4.16,22b,24)    6.1-6a  
(10.1-14)   9.1-5 Commissioning the Twelve 6.6b-11 Commissioning the Twelve
    9.6 The Mission of the Twelve 6.12-13  
14.1-2 Opinions regarding Jesus 9.7-9 Opinions regarding Jesus 6.14-16 Opinions regarding Jesus
14.3-12 The Death of John the Baptist     6.17-29  
    9.10a Disciples report on their mission 6.30 Disciples report?
14.13-21 Feeding of the Five Thousand 9.10b-17 Feeding of the Five Thousand 6.32-44 Feeding of the Five Thousand
14.22-33 Walking on the Water     6.45-52  
14.34-36 Healings at Gennesaret     6.53-56  
15.1-20 Handwashing and Defilement     7.1-23  
15.21-28 The Canaanite Woman     7.24-30  
15.29-31 Jesus heals a crowd of maimed, blind &c     7.31-37  
15.32-29 Feeding of the Four Thousand     8.1-10  
16.1 Request for a Sign (11.16)   8.11  
16.2-3 Interpreting the Weather (12.54-56)      
16.4 No sign but the sign of Jonah (11.29)   8.12-13  
16.5-12 Final Boat Trip: Leaven of the Pharisees (12.1)   8.14-21? Leaven of the Pharisees?
16.13-16 The Disciples' opinion of Jesus (P's Conf) 9.18-20 The Disciples' opinion of Jesus (P's Conf) 8.27-29 The Disciples' opinion of Jesus (P's Conf)
16.17-19 Peter the rock        
16.20 Command to secrecy 9.21 Command to secrecy 8.30 Command to secrecy
16.21 First Passion Prediction 9.22 First Passion Prediction 8.31 First Passion Prediction
16.22-23 Peter's rebuke     8.32-33  
16.24-28 Cross-bearing discipleship 9.23-27 Cross-bearing discipleship 8.34-9.1 Cross-bearing discipleship
17.1-9 The Transfiguration 9.28-36 The Transfiguration 9.2-10 The Transfiguration
17.10-23 The Coming of Elijah     9.11-13  
17.14-21 Epileptic Boy 9.37-43a Epileptic Boy 9.14-20,25-27 Epileptic Boy
17.22-23 Second Passion Prediction 9.43b-44 Second Passion Prediction 9.30-31 Second Passion Prediction
    9.45 Disciples fail to understand (cf. 18.34) 9.32  
17.24-27 Payment of the Temple Tax        
18.1-5 True Greatness; receiving children 9.46-48 True Greatness; receiving children 9.34,36-37 True Greatness; receiving children
    9.49-50 The Strange Exorcist 9.38-41  
18.6 Better a millstone than temptation (17.1-2)   9.42  
18.7-9 Warnings concerning temptation     9.43-50  
18.10-14 The Parable of the Lost Sheep (15.3-7)      
18.15-18 On Reproving one's Brother (17.3)      
18.19-20 Where 2 or 3 are gathered together        
18.21-22 On Reconciliation (17.4)      
18.23-35 Parable of the Unforgiving Servant        
19.1 Jesus sets out for Judea 9.51 Jesus sets out for Jerusalem 10.1 Jesus sets out for Judea/Jerusalem ?
    9.52-56 Jesus is rejected by Samaritans    
(8.18-22)   9.57-62 On following Jesus    
(10.7-16)   10.1-12 Commissioning the Seventy    
(11.20-24)   10.13-15 Woes on Galilean Cities    
(10.40)   10.16 He who hears you hears me    
    10.17-20 The Return of the Seventy    
(22.34-40)   10.25-28 The Lawyer's Question (12.28-34)  
    10.29-37 The Parable of the Good Samaritan    
    10.38-42 Mary and Martha    
(6-9-13)   11.1-4 The Lord's Prayer    
    11.5-8 The Importunate Friend at Midnight    
(7.7-11)   11.9-13 Encouragement to Pray    
(12.22-30)   11.14-23 The Beelzebul Controversy 3.27 Binding the Strong Man ?
(12.43-45)   11.24-26 The Return of the Evil Spirit    
(12.39-42)   11.29-30 The Sign of Jonah    
(5.15)   11.33 Light under a bushel    
(6.22-23)   11.34-36 The Sound Eye    
    11.37-38 Jesus dines with Pharisees    
(23.6-36)   11.39-54 Woes on Pharisees    
(16.5-6)   12.1 Leaven of the Pharisees ('8.14-15)  
(10.26-33)   12.2-9 Exhortation to Fearless Confession    
21.32   12.10 The Sin against the Holy Spirit    
(10.19)   12.11-12 The Assistance of the Holy Spirit    
    12.13-15 Warning against Avarice    
    12.16-21 Parable of the Rich Fool    
(6.25-34)   12.22-32 Anxieties about Earthly Things    
(6.19-21)   12.33-34 Treasure in Heaven    
    12.35-38 Watchfulness    
(24.42-51)   12.39-46 Watch for thief and returning master (13.33-37)  
    12.49-50 Jesus has a baptism to be baptized with    
(10.34-36)   12.51-53 Division in Households    
(16.2-3)   12.54-56 Interpreting the Times    
(5.25-26)   12.57-59 Agreement with One's Accuser    
    13.1-5 Butchered Galileans & Tower of Siloam    
(21.18-19)   13.6-9 Parable of the fruitless fig tree    
    13.10-17 Healing of Crippled Woman on Sabbath    
(13.31-32)   13.18-19 Parable of the Mustard Seed    
(13.33)   13.20-21 Parable of the Leaven    
    13.22-23 Question about how many will be saved    
(7.13-14)   13.24 Strive to enter by the narrow door    
    13.25 When householder shuts you out    
(7.22-23)   13.26-27 I never knew you    
(8.11-12)   13.28-29 Sons of the kingdom cast out    
(19.30)   13.30 The first will be last (10.31)  
    13.31-33 A Warning against Herod    
(23.37-39)   13.34-35 Lament over Jerusalem    
    14.1-6 Healing of Man with Dropsy    
    14.7-14 Teaching on Humility    
(22.1-14)   14.15-24 Parable of the Great Supper    
(10.37-38)   14.25-27 Disciples must hate their familty    
    14.28-33 Tower-building and king going to war    
(5.13)   14.34-50 Parable of Salt (9.49-50)  
(18.12-14)   15.1-7 Parable of the Lost Sheep    
    15.8-10 Parable of the Lost Coin    
    15.11-32 Parable of the Prodigal Son    
    16.1-9 Parable of the Unjust Steward    
    16.10-12 Faithfulness in little and much    
(6.24)   16.13 On Serving Two Masters    
    16.14-15 The Pharisees Reproved    
(11.12-13)   16.16 Law and the Prophets till John    
(5.18)   16.17 Law more permanent than heaven & earth    
(5.32)   16.18 Concerning Divorce    
    16-19-31 Parable of Rich Man and Lazarus    
(18.6-7)   17-1-2 Temptations and Millstones    
(18.15)   17.3-4 On rebuking and forgiveness    
(17.19-21)   17.5-6 Faith as a grain of mustard    
    17.20-21 On the Coming of the Kingdom    
    17.22-23 The Day of the Son of Man    
(24.27)   17.24 The SoM will come like a lightning flash    
    17.25 But first must suffer and be rejected    
(24.37-19)   17.26-27 The days of Noah    
    17.28-29 The days of Lot    
(24.17-18)   17.31 Don't go back to collect belongings (13.15-16)  
    17.32 Remember Lot's wife    
(10.39)   17.33 Gaining and losing life    
(24.40-41)   17.34-35 One taken and another left    
(24.28)   17.37 Where the body is the eagles gather    
    18.1-8 The Parable of the Unjust Judge    
    18.9-14 The Pharisee and the Publican    
19.2 Crowds follow Jesus and are healed        
19.3-12 On Divorce and Celibacy     10.2.1-12  
19.13-15 Jesus blesses the Children 18.15-17 Jesus blesses the Children 10.13-16 Jesus blesses the Children
19.16-22 The Rich Young Man 18.18-23 The Rich Young Man 10.17-22 The Rich Young Man
19.23-28 On Riches and following Jesus 18.24-28 On Riches and following Jesus 10.23-28 On Riches and following Jesus
19.28 Judging the 12 tribes (22.30)      
19.29 Rewards for leaving home and family 18.29-30 Rewards for leaving home and family 10.29-30 Rewards for leaving home and family
19.30 The first will be last     10.31  
20.1-15 The Labourers in the Vineyard        
20.16 The first will be last        
20.17-19 Third Passion Prediction 18.31-33 Third Passion Prediction 10.32-24 Third Passion Prediction
    18.34 The Disciples fail to understand (cf 9.45)    
20.20-23 The Sons of Zebedee, places of honour        
20.24-28 Dispute over precedence; SoM serves (22.24-27)   (10.41-44)  
20.29-34 Healing of 2 blind men at Jericho 18.35-43 Healing of blind man at Jericho 10.46-52 Healing of blind man at Jericho
    19.1-10 Zacchaeus    
(25.14-30)   19.11-27 The Parable of the Pounds    
21.1-3 Procuring ass and colt 19.28-31 Procuring a colt 11.1-3 Procuring a colt
21.4 Fulfilment of Zechariah        
21.5-9 Triumphal Entry 19.32-38 Triumphal Entry 11.4-10 Triumphal Entry
    19.39-40 Pharisees protest    
    19.41-44 Lament over Jerusalem    
21.10-11 Crowds say 'this is the prophet Jesus'        
21.12-13 Protest in the Temple 19.45-46 Protest in the Temple 11.15-17 Protest in the Temple
21.14-16 Healing and controversy in the temple        
21.17 Jesus departs for Bethany (21.37)      
21.18-19 The Cursing of the Fig Tree     11.12-14  
21.20-22 The Lesson of the Fig Tree     11.20-26  
    19.47-48 Jesus teaches daily in the temple    
21.23-27 The Question about Jesus' Authority 20.1-8 The Question about Jesus' Authority 11.27-33 The Question about Jesus' Authority
21.28-32 The Parable of the two Sons        
21.33-42 Parable of the Vineyard 20.9-17 Parable of the Vineyard 12.1-11 Parable of the Vineyard
21.43 The kingdom given to others        
[21.44]   20.18 The stone that crushes    
21.45-46 The authorities' hostile reaction 20.19 The authorities' hostile reaction 12.12 The authorities' hostile reaction
22.1-14 The Parable of the Great Supper (14.15-24)      
22.15-22 Paying Tribute to Caesar 20.20-26 Paying Tribute to Caesar 12.13-17 Paying Tribute to Caesar
22.23-33 The Question about the Resurrection 20.27-39 The Question about the Resurrection 12.18-27 The Question about the Resurrection
    20.40 No one dared question him any longer    
22.34-40 The Great Commandment (10.25-28)   12.38-31 The Great Commandment
22.41-45 The Question about David's Son 20.41-44 The Question about David's Son 12.35-37a The Question about David's Son
21.46 No one dared question him any longer     12.34b No one dared question him any longer
23.1 Jesus said to crowd & disciples 20.45-46a Beware of the scribes 12.37b-38a Beware of the scribes
23.2-3 Scribes sit on Moses' seat        
23.4 They make burdens too hard to bear (11.46)      
23.5a They do their deeds to be seen by men        
23.5b Broad phylacteries and long fringes 20.46b who like to go about in long robes 12.38b? who like to go about in long robes
23.6 They love places of honour and salutations 20.46c (11.43) They love places of honour and salutations 12.39? They love places of honour and salutations
23.7-12 Don't be called rabbi        
23.13 Pharisees hinder entry into the kingdom (11.52)      
[23.14] [They devour widows' houses] 20.47 They devour widows' houses 12.40? They devour widows' houses
23.15-22 More criticism of the Pharisees        
23.23 Tithing dill and mint and cummin (11.42)      
23.24 Straining out gnats & swallowing camels        
23.25-26 Inner and outer cleansing (11.39-41)      
23.27 Whitewashed tombs (11.44)      
23.28 Outward righteousness, inner hypocrisy        
23.29-31 The tombs of the prophets (11.47-48)      
23.32-33 Serpents & vipers sentenced to hell        
23.34-36 The fate of prophets and wise men (11.49-51)      
23.37-39 Lament over Jerusalem (13.34-35)      
    21.1-4 The Widow's Mite    
24.1-2 Prediction of Temple's Destruction 21.5-6 Prediction of Temple's Destruction 13.1-2 Prediction of Temple's Destruction
24.3-8 Signs before the End 21.7-11 Signs before the End 13.3-8 Signs before the End
24.9a Warning of tribulation 21.12a Warning of persecution 13.9a Warning of persecution/tribulation
(10.17-22a)   21.12b-16 Trials before synagogues and rulers 13.9b-12 Trials before synagogues and rulers
24.9b You will be hated by all 21.17 You will be hated by all 13.13a You will be hated by all
24.10-12 Hatred, false prophets, & cold love        
24.13 Who endures to the end will be saved 21.18-19 By endurance you will gain life 13.13b Endurance will save/give life

24.14

Gospel will be preached everywhere        
24.15 When you see desolating sacrilege 21.20 When you see J surrounded by armies 13.14a When you see… ?
24.16 Flee to the mountains 21.21a Flee to the mountains 13.14b Flee to the mountains
    21.20b-22 Get out of city; days of vengeance    
24.17-18 Don't go back to house for possessions (17.31)   13.15-16 Don't go back to house for possessions
24.19 Alas for the pregnant and nursing 21.23a Alas for the pregnant and nursing 13.17 Alas for the pregnant and nursing
24.20 Pray flight not in winter or on sabbath     13.18  
24.21 Unprecedented tribulation 21.23b Great distress on earth and wrath 13.19 Great distress/tribulation
    21.24 Jerusalem trodden down by Gentiles    
24.22 Cutting short the days     13.20  
24.23-25 False Christs & false prophets lead astray     13.21-23  
24.25-27 Son of man comes like lightning flash (17.23-24)      
24.28 Where body is eagles gather (17.37b)      
24.29-30 The Coming of the Son of man 21.25-27 The Coming of the Son of man 13.24-26 The Coming of the Son of man
24.31 Angels sent out to gather the elect     13.27  
    21.28 Look up; redemption drawing near    
24.32-35 The Lesson of the Fig Tree 21.29-33 The Lesson of the Fig Tree 13.28-31 The Lesson of the Fig Tree
24.36 Only the Father knows the hour     13.32  
24.37-41 The days of Noah (17.26-35)      

24.42

Watch, therefore, he may come any time 21.34-36 Take heed, watch, pray 13.35 Watch, therefore, he may come any time
24.43-44 Had householder known, would be prep'd (12.39-40)      
    21.37-38 Jesus teaches daily in the temple    
24.24-51 Good and Wicked Servants (12.41-46)      
25.1-13 Parable of the ten Virgins        
25.14-30 Parable of the Talents (19.11-27)      
25.31-46 The Great Assize: Sheep and Goats        


Last Updated on 10/09/2002
By Eric Eve