The Betrayal by Judas
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Matthew 26:14–16
26:14 Then one of the twelve, who was called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests, 75%
26:15 and said, “What are you willing to give me, that I should deliver him to you?” They weighed out for him thirty pieces of silver. 47%
26:16 From that time he sought opportunity to betray him. 75%
Mark 14:10–11
14:10 Judas Iscariot, who was one of the twelve, went away to the chief priests, that he might deliver him to them. 100%
14:11 They, when they heard it, were glad, and promised to give him money. He sought how he might conveniently deliver him. 80%
Luke 22:3–6
22:3 Satan entered into Judas, who was also called Iscariot, who was counted with the twelve. 53%
22:4 He went away, and talked with the chief priests and captains about how he might deliver him to them. 85%
22:5 They were glad, and agreed to give him money. 86%
22:6 He consented, and sought an opportunity to deliver him to them in the absence of the multitude. 73%
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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44%
30%
Mk
44%
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43%
Lk
30%
43%
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