The Question about David's Son
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Matthew 22:41–46
22:41 Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question, 63%
22:42 saying, “What do you think of the Christ? Whose son is he?” They said to him, “Of David.” 71%
22:43 He said to them, “How then does David in the Spirit call him Lord, saying, 100%
22:44 ‘The Lord said to my Lord, sit on my right hand, until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet?’ 100%
22:45 “If then David calls him Lord, how is he his son?” 90%
22:46 No one was able to answer him a word, neither did any man dare ask him any more questions from that day forward. 31%
Mark 12:35–37
12:35 Jesus responded, as he taught in the temple, “How is it that the scribes say that the Christ is the son of David? 79%
12:36 For David himself said in the Holy Spirit, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies the footstool of your feet.” ’ 97%
12:37 Therefore David himself calls him Lord, so how can he be his son?” The common people heard him gladly. 67%
Luke 20:41–44
20:41 He said to them, “Why do they say that the Christ is David’s son? 82%
20:42 David himself says in the book of Psalms, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand, 89%
20:43 until I make your enemies the footstool of your feet.” ’ 90%
20:44 “David therefore calls him Lord, so how is he his son?” 100%
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.
Mt
Mk
Lk
Mt
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47%
48%
Mk
47%
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52%
Lk
48%
52%
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