Parallel Passage

As you may have known I have been doing a study in the gospels comparing the different versions presented by Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. In doing this I have discovered that they kinda jump around a bit and aren't always chronologically identical.

This has added to the time it takes me to study, and to be honest without the help of the Gospelcom bible and it's search tool I wouldn't have been able to stick with it as easily.

So just in case you are interested I decided to put together some of the passages as I go along to make it easier for you to try it for yourself.

One thing you will notice is that due to John's Gospel focusing more on statements and relationships between Jesus and His disciples, events that occur are often only mentioned in the first three Gospels and are not included in John.

Finally if you don't like the translation that I used (the New Living Translation) then after you have gone to the page you can use "see this passage in" pull down box at the top of the page, change it to the translation of your choice, and click go. NIV - New International Version, or KJV - King James Version, are probably two that are the most popular or well known. Do bear in mind that as this is an American website though it will have spelling mistakes (honour, and colour for example).

The Cost of Following Jesus

This is one of those harsher scriptures, as Jesus tells someone not to return home to bury their father, but to follow him instead. The NLT translation emphasises that only the spiritually dead should return to bury their dead - even though this is not a true translation of the Greek. However it is thought to be a more accurate translation of what Jesus was implying - if they are dead - its too late to help them, so instead focus on telling the truth to those who are still alive and leading them Jesus.

posted by Tim @ 5/31/2004 08:45:00 AM

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