The following table shows which Markan pericopes Matthew expands and which ones he condenses. Passages that contain double tradition material are marked with an asterisk. The last two columns shows how many words Matthew took to write what Mark wrote and how many words Luke used to writing something Mark did not write. I have highlighted cells with at least 30 words not taken from Mark. Anything less than this seemed to just be expansions on Mark that did not make use of an extra source, except possibly in the case of the Last Supper, but even there it is not certain that Matthew is using another source (though as Dunn points out you would expect Matthew to have additional knowledge of traditions in key liturgical passages, such as the Lord's Prayer and the Lord's Supper).
Pericope | References | Word Counts | Words based on: | ||||
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Mark | Matthew | Difference | Mark | Other | |||
48 | Who Is the Greatest? | Matthew 18:1-20||Mark 9:33-50||Luke 9:46-50 | 307 | 423* | 38% | 142 | 281 |
65 | Apocalyptic Discourse | Matthew 24:1-51||Mark 13:1-37||Luke 21:5-36 | 606 | 824* | 36% | 563 | 261 |
77 | Jesus Before Pilate | Matthew 27:1-26||Mark 15:1-15||Luke 23:1-25 | 196 | 398 | 103% | 211 | 187 |
3 | The Temptation of Jesus | Matthew 4:1-11||Mark 1:12-13||Luke 4:1-13 | 30 | 184* | 513% | 30 | 154 |
31 | Jesus Sends the Twelve | Matthew 10:1-14||Mark 6:6b-13||Luke 9:1-6 | 106 | 230* | 117% | 103 | 127 |
57 | Jesus' Authority | Matthew 21:23-32||Mark 11:27-33||Luke 20:1-8 | 125 | 222 | 78% | 116 | 106 |
47 | Second Passion Prediction | Matthew 17:22-23||Mark 9:30-32||Luke 9:43b-45 | 47 | 131 | 179% | 30 | 101 |
1 | John the Baptist Prepares the Way | Matthew 3:1-12||Mark 1:1-8||Luke 3:1-20 | 123 | 236* | 92% | 149 | 87 |
42 | Peter's Confession | Matthew 16:13-20||Mark 8:27-30||Luke 9:18-21 | 75 | 157 | 109% | 77 | 80 |
18 | A Kingdom Divided | Matthew 12:22-37||Mark 3:20-30||Luke 11:14-22 | 126 | 150* | 19% | 71 | 79 |
34 | Walking on the Water | Matthew 14:22-33||Mark 6:45-52 | 139 | 188 | 35% | 116 | 72 |
56 | Cursing the Fig Tree and Clearing the Temple | Matthew 21:12-22||Mark 11:12-26||Luke 19:45-48 | 253 | 215 | -15% | 144 | 71 |
27 | Jesus Calms the Storm | Matthew 8:18-27||Mark 4:35-41||Luke 8:22-25 | 118 | 155* | 31% | 85 | 70 |
49 | Divorce | Matthew 19:1-12||Mark 10:1-12 | 153 | 216 | 41% | 153 | 63 |
40 | The Leaven of the Pharisees and Herod | Matthew 15:39-16:12||Mark 8:10-21 | 168 | 194* | 15% | 135 | 59 |
55 | Entry into Jerusalem | Matthew 21:1-11||Mark 11:1-11||Luke 19:28-44 | 185 | 190 | 3% | 132 | 58 |
81 | Resurrection of Jesus | Matthew 28:1-10||Mark 16:1-8||Luke 24:1-12 | 136 | 173 | 27% | 116 | 57 |
73 | Jesus' Arrest | Matthew 26:47-56||Mark 14:43-52||Luke 22:47-53 | 140 | 189 | 35% | 133 | 56 |
21 | The Purpose of Parables | Matthew 13:10-17||Mark 4:10-12||Luke 8:9-10 | 52 | 155* | 198% | 102 | 53 |
36 | Defilements | Matthew 15:1-20||Mark 7:1-23 | 361 | 278* | -23% | 225 | 53 |
51 | The Rich Man Who Lacks One Thing | Matthew 19:16-30||Mark 10:17-31||Luke 18:18-30 | 281 | 271* | -4% | 223 | 48 |
58 | Parable of the Tenants | Matthew 21:33-46||Mark 12:1-12||Luke 20:9-19 | 182 | 238 | 31% | 193 | 45 |
63 | Warning against the Scribes | Matthew 23:1-7||Mark 12:38-40||Luke 20:45-47 | 44 | 109* | 148% | 65 | 44 |
14 | Lord of the Sabbath | Matthew 12:1-8||Mark 2:23-28||Luke 6:1-5 | 108 | 136 | 26% | 92 | 44 |
37 | Syrophoenician Woman | Matthew 15:21-28||Mark 7:24-30 | 129 | 139 | 8% | 95 | 44 |
4 | Jesus Goes to Galilee | Matthew 4:12-17||Mark 1:14-15||Luke 4:14-31 | 35 | 81* | 131% | 39 | 42 |
2 | Jesus' Baptism | Matthew 3:13-17||Mark 1:9-11||Luke 3:21-22 | 53 | 99* | 87% | 62 | 37 |
46 | Demonized Boy | Matthew 17:14-20||Mark 9:14-29||Luke 9:37-43a | 270 | 133* | -51% | 98 | 35 |
45 | Transfiguration | Matthew 17:1-13||Mark 9:2-13||Luke 9:28-36 | 209 | 232 | 11% | 198 | 34 |
61 | Greatest Commandment | Matthew 22:34-40||Mark 12:28-34||Luke 10:25-28 | 153 | 82 | -46% | 50 | 32 |
66 | Chief Priests Plot Against Jesus | Matthew 26:1-5||Mark 14:1-2||Luke 22:1-2 | 34 | 70 | 106% | 47 | 23 |
62 | David's Son or David's Lord | Matthew 22:41-46||Mark 12:35-37||Luke 20:41-44 | 63 | 78 | 24% | 56 | 22 |
33 | Feeding of the 5,000 | Matthew 14:13-21||Mark 6:30-44||Luke 9:10-17 | 237 | 157 | -34% | 136 | 21 |
26 | Summary of Jesus' Speaking in Parables | Matthew 13:34-35||Mark 4:33-34 | 25 | 34 | 36% | 15 | 19 |
72 | Gethsemane | Matthew 26:36-46||Mark 14:32-42||Luke 22:40-46 | 181 | 195 | 8% | 182 | 13 |
38 | Deaf and Mute Man | Matthew 15:29-31||Mark 7:31-37 | 115 | 63 | -45% | 51 | 12 |
12 | Call of Levi | Matthew 9:9-13||Mark 2:13-17||Luke 5:27-32 | 109 | 93 | -15% | 83 | 10 |
29 | Jairus' Daughter and the Hemorrhaging Woman | Matthew 9:18-26||Mark 5:21-43||Luke 8:40-56 | 373 | 138 | -63% | 128 | 10 |
60 | Marriage at the Resurrection | Matthew 22:23-33||Mark 12:18-27||Luke 20:27-38 | 171 | 163 | -5% | 154 | 9 |
43 | First Passion Prediction | Matthew 16:21-23||Mark 8:31-33||Luke 9:22 | 69 | 72 | 4% | 64 | 8 |
54 | Blind Bartimaeus | Matthew 20:29-34||Mark 10:46-52||Luke 18:35-43 | 123 | 79 | -36% | 71 | 8 |
78 | The Soldiers Mock Jesus | Matthew 27:27-31||Mark 15:16-20 | 69 | 84 | 22% | 78 | 6 |
69 | Preparations for the Last Supper | Matthew 26:17-19||Mark 14:12-16||Luke 22:7-13 | 99 | 61 | -38% | 56 | 5 |
59 | Rendering to Caesar | Matthew 22:15-22||Mark 12:13-17||Luke 20:20-26 | 106 | 115 | 8% | 111 | 4 |
79 | Crucifixion of Jesus | Matthew 27:32-54||Mark 15:21-39||Luke 23:26-48 | 259 | 328 | 27% | 328 | 0 |
68 | Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus | Matthew 26:14-16||Mark 14:10-11||Luke 22:3-6 | 30 | 35 | 17% | 35 | 0 |
70 | Last Supper | Matthew 26:20-30||Mark 14:17-26||Luke 22:14-23 | 160 | 181 | 13% | 181 | 0 |
71 | Jesus Predicts Peter's Denial | Matthew 26:31-35||Mark 14:27-31||Luke 22:31-34 | 79 | 87 | 10% | 87 | 0 |
5 | Jesus Calls His First Disciples | Matthew 4:18-22||Mark 1:16-20||Luke 5:1-11 | 82 | 89 | 9% | 89 | 0 |
19 | Jesus' Mother and Brothers | Matthew 12:46-50||Mark 3:31-35||Luke 8:19-21 | 85 | 90 | 6% | 90 | 0 |
15 | Healing on the Sabbath | Matthew 12:9-14||Mark 3:1-6||Luke 6:6-11 | 95 | 90 | -5% | 90 | 0 |
74 | Peter Follows at a Distance | Matthew 26:57-58||Mark 14:53-54||Luke 22:54-55 | 43 | 39 | -9% | 39 | 0 |
76 | Peter's Denial | Matthew 26:69-75||Mark 14:66-72||Luke 22:56-62 | 128 | 116 | -9% | 116 | 0 |
53 | Request of James and John | Matthew 20:20-28||Mark 10:35-45||Luke 22:24-27 | 190 | 168 | -12% | 168 | 0 |
75 | Jesus Before the Sanhedrin | Matthew 26:59-68||Mark 14:55-65||Luke 22:63-71 | 179 | 157 | -12% | 157 | 0 |
22 | Parable of the Sower Explained | Matthew 13:18-23||Mark 4:13-20||Luke 8:11-15 | 145 | 128 | -12% | 128 | 0 |
25 | Parable of the Mustard Seed | Matthew 13:31-33||Mark 4:30-32||Luke 13:18-20 | 57 | 50* | -12% | 50 | 0 |
39 | Feeding of the 4,000 | Matthew 15:32-38||Mark 8:1-9 | 131 | 115 | -12% | 115 | 0 |
67 | Anointing at Bethany | Matthew 26:6-13||Mark 14:3-9 | 124 | 109 | -12% | 109 | 0 |
20 | Parable of the Sower | Matthew 13:1-9||Mark 4:1-9||Luke 8:4-8 | 151 | 131 | -13% | 131 | 0 |
44 | On Discipleship | Matthew 16:24-28||Mark 8:34-9:1||Luke 9:23-27 | 132 | 114 | -14% | 114 | 0 |
13 | Fasting | Matthew 9:14-17||Mark 2:18-22||Luke 5:33-39 | 129 | 105 | -19% | 105 | 0 |
80 | Burial of Jesus | Matthew 27:55-61||Mark 15:40-47||Luke 23:49-56 | 144 | 114 | -21% | 114 | 0 |
17 | Jesus Appoints the Twelve | Matthew 10:1-4||Mark 3:13-19||Luke 6:12-16 | 94 | 74 | -21% | 74 | 0 |
8 | Healings at Capernaum | Matthew 8:16-17||Mark 1:32-34||Luke 4:40-41 | 46 | 36 | -22% | 36 | 0 |
30 | Jesus in His Hometown | Matthew 13:54-58||Mark 6:1-6a | 125 | 96 | -23% | 96 | 0 |
52 | Third Passion Prediction | Matthew 20:17-19||Mark 10:32-34||Luke 18:31-34 | 73 | 53 | -27% | 53 | 0 |
50 | Little Children | Matthew 19:13-15||Mark 10:13-16||Luke 18:15-17 | 64 | 45 | -30% | 45 | 0 |
7 | Jesus and Simon's Mother-in-Law | Matthew 8:14-15||Mark 1:29-31||Luke 4:38-39 | 44 | 30 | -32% | 30 | 0 |
11 | Jesus Heals a Paralytic | Matthew 9:1-8||Mark 2:1-12||Luke 5:17-26 | 196 | 126 | -36% | 126 | 0 |
35 | Many Healings | Matthew 14:34-36||Mark 6:53-56 | 72 | 44 | -39% | 44 | 0 |
32 | John the Baptist Beheaded | Matthew 14:1-12||Mark 6:14-29||Luke 9:7-9 | 302 | 172 | -43% | 172 | 0 |
10 | Jesus Heals a Leper | Matthew 8:2-4||Mark 1:40-45||Luke 5:12-16 | 99 | 52 | -47% | 52 | 0 |
28 | Gerasene Demoniac | Matthew 8:28-34||Mark 5:1-20||Luke 8:26-39 | 325 | 135 | -58% | 135 | 0 |
16 | Crowds Follow Jesus | Matthew 12:15-21||Mark 3:7-12||Luke 6:17-19 | 103 | 23 | -78% | 23 | 0 |
NOTE: I have highlighted 30 of the 75 passages as likely including material from another source.