The Cleansing of a Leper
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Matthew 8:1–4
8:1 When he came down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him. 70%
8:2 Behold, a leper came to him and worshiped him, saying, “Lord, if you want to, you can make me clean.” 85%
8:3 Jesus stretched out his hand, and touched him, saying, “I want to. Be made clean.” Immediately his leprosy was cleansed. 100%
8:4 Jesus said to him, “See that you tell nobody, but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.” 96%
Mark 1:40–45
1:40 A leper came to him, begging him, kneeling down to him, and saying to him, “If you want to, you can make me clean.” 74%
1:41 Being moved with compassion, he stretched out his hand, and touched him, and said to him, “I want to. Be made clean.” 93%
1:42 When he had said this, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was made clean. 100%
1:43 He strictly warned him, and immediately sent him out, 67%
1:44 and said to him, “See you say nothing to anybody, but go show yourself to the priest, and offer for your cleansing the things which Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.” 100%
1:45 But he went out, and began to proclaim it much, and to spread about the matter, so that Jesus could no more openly enter into a city, but was outside in desert places. People came to him from everywhere. 55%
Luke 5:12–16
5:12 While he was in one of the cities, behold, there was a man full of leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell on his face, and begged him, saying, “Lord, if you want to, you can make me clean.” 66%
5:13 He stretched out his hand, and touched him, saying, “I want to. Be made clean.” Immediately the leprosy left him. 100%
5:14 He commanded him to tell no one, “But go your way, and show yourself to the priest, and offer for your cleansing according to what Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.” 92%
5:15 But the report concerning him spread much more, and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by him of their infirmities. 65%
5:16 But he withdrew himself into the desert, and prayed. 67%
Verbatim Agreement
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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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48%
45%
Mk
48%
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44%
Lk
45%
44%
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Unique Vocabulary
Strong's numbers that appear only in one gospel for this pericope.
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