THE GOSPEL OF THE LORD. THE GOSPEL OF ST. LUKE, iv. 14‐40. 9. Christ goes to Capernaum, 1. Christ comes into Galilee, and enters the synagogue to and the fame of him goes round teach. about (14). 10. All are astonished at his 2. He teaches in the doctrine and power. synagogues of Galilee, being glorified of all (15). 11. He heals the demoniac. 12. All are amazed at his 3. He comes to Nazareth, and power. goes into the synagogue (16). 14. He enters Simon’s house, 4. He opens Esaias, and and heals his wife’s mother. interprets his prophecy (17‐21). 13. His fame spreads. 2. He teaches in the 5. All bare him witness, and synagogues, being glorified of wonder at his gracious words, all. but ask if he is not Joseph’s son (22). 3. He comes to Nazareth, and goes into the synagogue. 5. All bare him witness, and 6. Christ quotes a proverb, wonder at his gracious words. and combats it (23‐27). 6. Christ quotes a proverb, 7. The Nazarenes seek to throw and combats it. him down a precipice (28, 29). 7. The Nazarenes seek to throw him down a precipice. 8. He escapes, and goes to 8. He escapes, and goes to Capernaum. Capernaum (30, 31). 15. At sunset he heals the 9. He teaches in the synagogue sick. at Capernaum (31). 10. All are astonished at his doctrine and power (32). 11. He heals the demoniac (33‐35). 12. All are amazed at his power (36). 13. His fame spreads (37). 14. He enters Simon’s house, and heals his wife’s mother (38, 39). 15. At sunset he heals the sick (40). By placing the subject‐matter of the two narratives side by side, and numbering that of St. Luke consecutively, and giving the corresponding paragraphs, with their numbers as in Luke’s order, arranged in the Marcionite succession, the reader is able at once to see the difference. No doctrinal question was touched by this transposition. The only explanation of it which is satisfactory is that each Gospel contained fragments which were pieced together differently. One block consisted of paragraphs 2‐8; another, of paragraphs 9‐14; another 15. Besides these blocks, there were chips, splinters, the paragraphs 1, 13, 15. Marcion’s Gospel was without 1 and 4.