Tho placed so differently by Matthew and Luke, this section has the greatest verbal agreement. Out of fifty-six words in Matthew and fifty-three in Luke, fifty are identical. Luke omits the repetition of one verb, omits "desolate" and substitutes two particles of his own for four of Matthew's. Harnack's explanation of Luke's omission of "desolate"[99] on the ground that the meaning is the same without it does not seem conclusive. It is better to assume that it was added by Matthew in deference to Jer xxii, 5. The wording of the section shows so little deviation between the two Gospels that it may be assigned simply to Q. THE DAY OF THE SON OF MAN (Mt xxiv, 26-27; Lk xvii, 23-24) There is slight verbal resemblance here, but enough to indicate unmistakably a literary relationship. QMt and QLk are much more likely than simple Q. THE BODY AND THE EAGLES (Mt xxiv, 28; Lk xvii, 37) In Matthew, but not in Luke, these words form the conclusion to the words just considered. The substitution of σῶμα for πτῶμα sounds like an oral variation; but it may be Luke's way of avoiding a word which he nowhere uses. The wording is otherwise so close as to warrant assignment to simple Q. 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 (Mt xxiv, 45-51; Lk xii, 42-46) The connection of these sections with the one just considered is the same in both Gospels. The verbal agreement is equally striking. Out of one hundred and ten words in Matthew and one hundred and two in Luke, eighty-two are identical; twenty-six of these occur consecutively and with no deviation in order. The section may be assigned to Q. RESULTS OF THE PRECEDING INVESTIGATION