I believe that Q was known not only to Matthew and Luke but also to Clement of Rome, Ignatius, the Didachist, Justin Martyr, and 2 Clement. I also believe that Q is what Clement of Alexandria, Origen, Eusebius, Epiphanius, and Jerome referred to as the Gospel according to the Hebrews. The following table lists passages that I think were taken from Q. It also appears that Q was designed around a large concentric outline, as shown in the enumeration of the passages. Many have argued before that the parables in Luke's travel narrative are arranged concentrically, but this outline extends beyond the travel narrative (if only non-Markan passages are considered) and includes more than the parables. For example, Luke 13:10-25 and Luke 14:1-35 not only have parallel parables but also have Jesus healing on the Sabbath (a theme not found anywhere else in Luke's non-Markan material).
| Pericope | Luke | Matthew | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. John's Preaching | 3:1-3, 7-14, 16abe-17, 21-38 | 3:1-2, 4-17 | Epiphanius, Pan. 30.13.6 (=30.14.3), 4, 2-3, 7-8; 28.5.1 (cf. 30.14.2-3); Jerome, Pelag. 3.2; Jerome, Comm. Isa. 11.1-3 |
| B. Jesus' Baptism and Temptation: "If you are the Son of God ..." | 3:21-38; 4:1-13 | 4:1-12, 17 | Justin, Dial. 103; Origen, Comm. Jo. 2.12.87 |
| C. Jesus Rejected at Nazareth | 4:14-22b, 23, 25-27, 31a | 4:13 | |
| D. Call of Peter | 5:1-8, 10b | ||
| E. Selection of the 12 | 6:17, 20-49 | 4:23, 25; 5:1-4, 6, 11-12, 39-42, 44-48; 7:1-5, 12, [15?], 16-18, 21, 24-27; 10:24-25; 12:33-35; 15:14 | Did. 1.2-5; 11.8; 1 Clem. 13.2; 2 Clem. 13.4; Epiphanius, Pan. 28.5.1 |
| F. Healings | 7:1-17 | 7:28a; 8:5-10, 13 | |
| G. John's Question: Is Jesus the Coming One? | 7:18-20, 22-35 | 11:2-11, 16-19; 21:32 | |
| H. In the Home of a Pharisee: A Sinful Woman Forgiven | 7:36-47 | ||
| I. Potential Followers and Disciples on Mission | 8:1; 9:52-62; 10:1-24 | 8:19-22; 9:37-38; 10:9-16, 40; 11:21-27; 13:16-17; 27:55 | Did. 13.1; Ign., Pol. 2.2 |
| J. A Lawyer Asks about Eternal Life: Parable of the Good Samaritan | 10:25-37 [? and 38-42 ?] | 22:35-40 | |
| K. Prayer | 11:1b-13 | 6:9-13; 7:7-11 | Did. 8.2; Jerome, Comm. Matt. 6.11; Jerome, Tract. Ps. 135 |
| L. Jesus vs. the Pharisees on the Kingdom of God | 11:14-20, 23-36 | 5:15; 6:22-23; 9:32; 12:25-30, 39-45 | |
| M. Woes to Pharisees and Lawyers - Disciples Beware! | 11:37-52; 12:1b-12 | 10:19, 26-33; 12:32; 23:1-2, 4-7, 13, 23, 25-32, 34-36 | Jerome, Comm. Matt. 23.35; 2 Clem. 5.2-4; Did. 11.7 |
| N. Wealth and Worries: Bigger Barns | 12:13-20, 22-34 | 6:19-21, 25-33 | |
| O. A Prudent Manager | 12:35-59 | 5:25-26; 10:34-36; 16:2-3; 24:42-51; 25:1-10, 13; [13:24-30, 47-48?] | Did. 16.1; Justin, 1 Apol. 19; Eusebius, Theoph. 4.12 |
| P. Repent or Perish (3 stories) | 13:1-9 | ||
| Q. Jesus Heals a Woman on the Sabbath: On Entering the Kingdom | 13:10-16, 18-21; 8:9-10; 13:23-35 | 7:13-14, 22-23; 8:11-12; 13:11-12, 31-33; 20:16; 23:37-39; 25:10-12 | 2 Clem. 4.5 |
| Q'. Jesus Heals a Man on the Sabbath: On the Messianic Banquet | 14:1-35 | 5:13; 10:37-38; 12:11-12; 18:14; 22:1-5, 7-9; [13:44-46?] | Jerome, Comm. Matt. 12.13 |
| P'. Rejoicing over the Lost (3 stories) | 15:1-32 | 18:12-14; 21:28-31 | |
| O'. A Prudent Manager | 16:1-13 | 6:24 | 2 Clem. 8.5; 6.1 |
| N'. Lovers of Money: The Rich Man and Lazarus | 16:14-31 | 5:18 [?and 19?], 22, 32; 11:12-13; 19:10-12 | b. Shabb. 116a-b; Jerome, Comm. Ezek. 18.7 |
| M'. Woe to the One Who Causes Sin - Disciples Beware! | 17:1-10 | 17:20; 18:6-7, 15, 21-22 | Did. 15.3; 1 Clem. 46.8; Jerome, Pelag. 3.2; Ign., Eph. 5.2; Jerome, Comm. Eph. 5.4 |
| L'. Jesus vs. the Pharisees on the Kingdom of God | 17:11-37 | 19:1; 24:23, 26-28, 37-41 | |
| K'. Prayer | 18:1-8 | ||
| J'. A Ruler Asks about Eternal Life: Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector | 18:9-14; cf. 18:18-25 | 19:16-24 | Origen, Comm. Matt. 15.14 |
| I'. [unknown] | |||
| H'. In the Home of a Tax Collector: Zacchaeus Forgiven | 19:1-10, 12-13a, 15-26 | 25:14-29 | Eusebius, Theoph. 4.22 |
| G'. Triumphal Entry: Blessed in the Name of the Lord Is the Coming One! | 19:28, 37-44 | [?21:10-11?]; 21:14-16a | Jerome, Epist. 19-20 |
| F'. Temple Healings and a Sinful Woman Aquitted | 21:37-38 (cf. 19:47a) | John 7:53-8:11; Eusebius, H.E. 3.39.17; Didymus the Blind, Comm. Eccl. 4.223.6-13 | |
| E'. 12 Thrones | 22:9, 15-16, 28-32, [33-34?], 35-36, 38 | 19:28 | Epiphanius, Pan. 30.22.4; Jerome, Vir. Ill. 2 |
| D'. Jesus' Arrest and Peter's Denials | 22:39, 47-49, 51, 54-62 | 26:50-56, 58 | |
| C'. Jesus Rejected by Sanhedrin and Herod | 22:63-64, 66-70; 23:1-2, 4-11 | 26:68, 63-64 | ?Jerome, Comm. Matt. 27.16? |
| B'. Crucifixion: "If you are the Son of God ..." | 23:27-33, [34a?], 35, 38-43, 45-46, 48 | 27:40b, 43, 37, ?51-53? | Jerome, Comm. Matt. 27.51; Jerome, Epist. 120.8.2; [?Ign., Magn. 9.2?] |
| A'. Jesus Commissions His Disciples | 24:36-52 | 28:16-20 | Jerome, Vir. ill. 2; Ign. Smyrn. 3.2; Jerome, Comm. Isa. Praefatio 18; Acts 1:8-11 |
| Verses Whose Location Is Unknown | 5:28? 5:34-37? 7:6? 11:28-30? 19:12? 22:2, 11-14? 24:10-12? 25:31-46? | Clem. Alex., Strom. 2.9.45 (cf. Strom. 5.14.96); Epiphanius, Pan. 30.16.4-5 |