The Conditions of Discipleship
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Matthew 16:24–28
16:24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. 91%
16:25 For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, and whoever will lose his life for my sake will find it. 95%
16:26 For what will it profit a man, if he gains the whole world, and forfeits his life? Or what will a man give in exchange for his life? 100%
16:27 For the Son of Man will come in the glory of his Father with his angels, and then he will render to everyone according to his deeds. 80%
16:28 Most certainly I tell you, there are some standing here who will in no way taste of death, until they see the Son of Man coming in his Kingdom.” 100%
Mark 8:34–9:1
8:34 He called the multitude to himself with his disciples, and said to them, “Whoever wants to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. 88%
8:35 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it; and whoever will lose his life for my sake and the sake of the Good News will save it. 96%
8:36 For what does it profit a man, to gain the whole world, and forfeit his life? 100%
8:37 For what will a man give in exchange for his life? 100%
8:38 For whoever will be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man also will be ashamed of him, when he comes in his Father’s glory, with the holy angels.” 92%
9:1 He said to them, “Most certainly I tell you, there are some standing here who will in no way taste death until they see God’s Kingdom come with power.” 96%
Luke 9:23–27
9:23 He said to all, “If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me. 82%
9:24 For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever will lose his life for my sake, will save it. 100%
9:25 For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses or forfeits his own self? 100%
9:26 For whoever will be ashamed of me and of my words, of him will the Son of Man be ashamed, when he comes in his glory, and the glory of the Father, and of the holy angels. 100%
9:27 But I tell you the truth: There are some of those who stand here who will in no way taste of death until they see God’s Kingdom.” 90%
Verbatim Agreement
Percentage of words that appear identically (same form and position) across gospel pairs.
Strong's Number Overlap
How much of each gospel's vocabulary (by Strong's number) is shared with another.
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Mk
Lk
Mt
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73%
60%
Mk
73%
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66%
Lk
60%
66%
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