List of “Woes” † |
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Matthew |
Comparison by Number |
Luke |
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Mt. # 3 cf. Mt. 23:24 |
A Blind guide? 6:39 (cf. Mt. 15:14) to the crowd at the Sermon on the Plain |
A Introductory denunciation, 23:1-12, of scribes and Pharisees |
Lk. # B * |
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B Context - Pharisee’s Dinner, Lk. 11:37-38 (cf. Mt. 15:1-2), |
B Not a Woe - heavy burdens, 23:4 they . . . |
Lk. # 4 |
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C Not a Woe - seats of honor, respectful greetings, 23:6-7 they . . . |
Lk. # 2 |
Mt. # 5 * |
C (From Intro.) cleaning the outside of the cup, etc. 11:39-41 To Pharisees |
1 Woe ‡ - lock people out of the kingdom, 23:13 to the scribes and Pharisees |
Lk. # 6 |
Mt. # 4 |
1 Woe - tithe mint and rue and every herb, 11:42 To Pharisees |
1b [Woe ‡ - devour widows’ houses, long prayers, 23:14] (added by copyist) |
Lk. # F |
Mt. # C |
2 Woe - seats of honor, respectful greetings 11:43 To Pharisees |
2 Woe ‡ - to make a convert, 23:15 to the scribes and Pharisees |
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Mt. # 6 |
3 Woe - unmarked graves, 11:44 To Pharisees |
3 Woe ‡ - blind guides: swearing by the temple or gold, etc. 23:16-22 (to the scribes and Pharisees is implied) |
Lk. # A |
Mt. # B |
4 Woe - burdens hard to bear, 11:46 To Lawyers |
4 Woe ‡ - tithe mint and dill and cummin, 23:23-24 to the scribes and Pharisees |
Lk. # 1 |
Mt. # 7 |
5 Woe - build the tombs of the prophets, etc., 11:47-48 To Lawyers |
5 Woe ‡ - cleaning the outside of the cup, etc. 23:25-26 to the scribes and Pharisees |
Lk # C |
Mt. # D |
D Wisdom of God sends, etc., 11:49-51 |
6 Woe ‡ - whitewashed tombs, 23:27-28 to the scribes and Pharisees |
Lk. # 3 |
Mt. # 1 |
6 Woe - taken away the key of knowledge, 11:52 To Lawyers |
7 Woe ‡ - build the tombs of the prophets, etc., 23:29-33 to the scribes and Pharisees |
Lk. # 5 |
Mt. # A Cf. Mk. 12:37b-39 |
E Introduction, 20:45-47 Beware of the Scribes |
D Not a Woe - prophets sent, 23:34-36 continued against the scribes and Pharisees |
Lk. # D |
Mt. # 1b Cf Mk. 12:40 |
F Not a Woe - devour widows’ houses, long prayers, 20:47 continued against the Scribes |
* Note that the items numbered with arabic numerals are introduced with “Woe . . .”; items numbered with alphabetic letters are not introduced with “Woe . . .” but may correspond to a “Woe” in the other Gospel. ‡ Woe to you , scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! (the formula introducing six of Matthew’s seven “woes.” |
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† Cf. Kurt Aland, ed., Synopsis of the Four Gospels, rev. printing, 1985, secs. 68, 294, 284, pp. 80-81, 176-179, 250-253 |
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