Chapter I.—Of the Question Regarding the Proof that Mark’s Gospel is in Harmony with the Rest in What is Narrated (Those Passages Which He Has in Common with Matthew Being Left Out of Account), from Its Beginning Down to the Section Where It is Said, “And They Go into Capharnaum, and Straightway on the Sabbath-Day He Taught Them:” Which Incident is Reported Also by Luke.

2. Mark, then, commences as follows: “The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God: as it is written in the prophet Isaiah;” and so on, down to where it is said, “And they go into Capharnaum; and straightway on the Sabbath-day He entered into the synagogue and taught them.”1090    John xiii. 33–38.    Mark i. 1–21. In this entire context, everything has been examined above in connection with Matthew. This particular statement, however, about His going into the synagogue at Capharnaum and teaching them on the Sabbath-day, is one which Mark has in common with Luke.1091    Matt. xxvi. 30–35; Mark xiv. 26–31; Luke xxii. 31–34.    Mark iv. 31. But it raises no question of difficulty.

CAPUT PRIMUM.

In Evangelio Marci, exceptis his quae cum Matthaeo dixit, quomodo nulla repugnantia 1217 demonstretur ab initio usque ad illud ubi ait, Et ingrediuntur Capharnaum, et statim sabbatis docebat eos: quod cum Luca dicit.

2. Sic ergo incipit Marcus: Initium Evangelii Jesu Christi Filii Dei, sicut scriptum est in Isaia propheta, etc., usque ad illud ubi ait, Et ingrediuntur Capharnaum, et statim sabbatis ingressus synagogam docebat eos (Marc. I, 1-21). In hac tota contextione omnia superiora cum Matthaeo considerata sunt: hoc autem Marcus quia ingressus Capharnaum in synagogam eorum docebat eos sabbatis, cum Luca dixit (Luc. IV, 31); sed nihil habet quaestionis.