The Destruction of the Temple Foretold
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Matthew 24:1–2
24:1 Jesus went out from the temple, and was going on his way. His disciples came to him to show him the buildings of the temple. 74%
24:2 But he answered them, “You see all of these things, don’t you? Most certainly I tell you, there will not be left here one stone on another, that will not be thrown down.” 83%
Mark 13:1–2
13:1 As he went out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, “Teacher, see what kind of stones and what kind of buildings!” 63%
13:2 Jesus said to him, “Do you see these great buildings? There will not be left here one stone on another, which will not be thrown down.” 95%
Luke 21:5–6
21:5 As some were talking about the temple and how it was decorated with beautiful stones and gifts, he said, 54%
21:6 “As for these things which you see, the days will come, in which there will not be left here one stone on another that will not be thrown down.” 75%
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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56%
33%
Mk
56%
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35%
Lk
33%
35%
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