THE DAYS OF NOAH
(Mt xxiv, 37-39; Lk xvii, 26-27)
Luke, or his recension of Q, says here, as elsewhere, “the days of the Son of man,” where Matthew says “the parousia of the Son of man.” The reason for this deviation is not obvious, unless the variation was in the source. We therefore assign the passage to the two recensions.
THE ONE TAKEN, THE OTHER LEFT
(Mt xxiv, 40-41; Lk xvii, 34-35)
In Matthew, but not in Luke, these words are immediately connected with those just discussed. Luke, or his source, wishes to indicate that the parousia may be in the night, and so adds the words νυκτὶ and κλίνης. But the arrangement of the verses is in the same order in both Gospels, and there is strong similarity, especially in vss. 41 and 35. We consider assignment to QMt and QLk to account most nearly for all the facts.
THE WATCHING SERVANT
(Mt xxiv, 43-44; Lk xii, 39-40)
The verbal coincidence here is great. The last fourteen words are exactly alike in both Gospels, even to their order. It should be assigned to simple Q.
THE TRUE AND FALSE SERVANT