Eusebius to Carpianus, on the Gospel Canons,

Eusebius to Carpianus his beloved brother in the Lord: greetings.

Ammonius the Alexandrian, having exerted a great deal of energy and effort as was necessary, bequeaths to us a harmonized account of the four gospels. Alongside the Gospel according to Matthew, he placed the corresponding sections of the other gospels. But this had the inevitable result of ruining the sequential order of the other three gospels, as far as a continuous reading of the text was concerned. Keeping, however, both the body and sequence of the other gospels completely intact, in order that you may be able to know where each evangelist wrote passages in which they were led by love of truth to speak about the same things, I drew up a total of ten tables according to another system, acquiring the raw data from the work of the man mentioned above. These tables are set out for you below.

The first of them lists the reference numbers for similar things recounted in the four gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John; the second in the three, Matthew, Mark, and Luke; the third in the three, Matthew, Luke, and John; the fourth in the three, Matthew, Mark, and John; the fifth in the two, Matthew, and Luke; the sixth in the two, Matthew and Mark; the seventh in the two, Matthew and John; the eighth in the two, Mark and Luke; the ninth in the two, Luke and John; the tenth is for unique things recorded in each gospel.

And so this (which precedes) is the structure of the tables which are set out below; but that (which follows) is a clear explanation of them. In each of the four gospels, a certain number is consecutively assigned to each section, starting from the first, then the second, and the third, and so on in sequence, proceeding through the whole gospel to the book's end. And at every number a numeral is assigned below it in red indicating in which of the ten tables the number happens to be found. If the red numeral is a I, the reference number is clearly in the first table, and if it is a II, in the second, and thus in sequence to the numeral ten.

And so, suppose you open one of the four gospels at some point, wishing to go to a certain chapter in order to know what gospels recount similar things and to find in each gospel the related passages in which the evangelists were led to speak about the same things. By using the reference number assigned for the section in which you are interested and looking for it within the table indicated by the red numeral below it, you will immediately discover from the titles at the head of the table how many and which gospels recount similar things. By going to the other gospels' reference numbers that are assigned alongside the number in the table you are at and looking them up in the related passages of each gospel, you will find similar things mentioned.

Source of the above text        To the Codex Fuldensis or Victor Codex, for which this document was developed as a reference.

    In the first canon Four agree: Matthew, Mark, Luke & John.



Mt Mk Lk Jn   Mt Mk Lk Jn   Mt Mk Lk Jn   Mt Mk Lk Jn
8 2 7  10

117 26 42B 95
280 162 269  122

318 199 300  176
11 4 10  6   133 37 77  109
  284 165 266  55    320 200 302  178
11 4 10  12
  141 50 19  59
  284 165 266  63    320 200 302  180
11 4 10  14
  142 51 21  35
  284 165 266  65    325 204 310  184
11 4 10  28
  146 63 92  47
  284 165 266  67    326 205 311  188
14 5 13  15
  147 64 93  49
  289 170 275  126    326 205 313  194
23 27 17  46
  166 82 94  74
  291 172 279  156    328 206 314  196
23 27 34  46
  209 119 234  100
  295 176 282  42    331 209 315  197
23 27 45  46
  211 121 238  21
  295 176 282  57    332 210 318  197
70 20 37  38
  220A 122 239  77
  300 181 285  158    334 212 321  201
87 139 250  141
  220A 122 239  79
  302 183 287  160    335 214 324  199
87 139 250  146
  220B 129 242  85
  304 184 289  170    336 215 317  198
98 96 116  40
  220B 129 261  88
  306 187 290  162    336 215 319  198
98 96 116  111
  244 139 250  141
  306 187 290  174    343 223 329  204
98 96 116  120
  244 139 250  146
  310 191 297  69    348 227 332  206
98 96 116  129
  274 156 260  20
  313 194 294  172    349 228 333  208
98 96 116  131
  274 156 260  48
  314 195 291  166    352 231 336  209
98 96 116  144
  274 156 260  96
  314 195 291  168    352 231 336  211
117 26 42B 93   276 158 74  98A
  315 196 292  175   




II     In the second, three: Matthew, Mark, and Luke.


Mt Mk Lk   Mt Mk Lk   Mt Mk Lk   Mt Mk Lk   Mt Mk Lk  
Mt
Mk
Lk
15 6 15   82
53
110
  131
36
76
  179
99
197
  226
133
244

285
166
265
21 10 32   83
54
87
  132*
42*
81*
  190
105
195
  229
135
137

285
166
267
31 102 185   83
54
112
  *See Matthew 271
  192
106A
216
  229
135
246

294
175
281
32 39 79   85
55
88
  135
38
78
  193
107
121
  242
137
237

296
177
280
32 39 133   85
55
114
  137
44
167
  193
107
218
  242
137
248

296
177
284
50 41 56   88
141
148
  143
57
90
  194
108
152
  243
138
249

301
182
286
62 13 4   88
141
251
  144
59
12
  194
108
219
  248
143
209

308
189
305
62 13 24   92
40
80
  149
66
35
  195
109
220
  248
143
253

312
193
299
63 18 33   92
40
145A
  149
66
43
  198
110
221
  249
144
254

316
197
293
67 15 26   94
86
97
  153
69
36
  199
111
173
  251
146
255

317
198
295
69 47 83   94
86
146
  164
79
144
  201
112
222
  253
148
204

322
202
309
71 21 38   103
1
70
  168
83
95
  203
114
270
  258
150
257

338
218
322
72 22 39   114
24
41
  168
83
206
  205
116
224
  259
151
258

339
219
325
72 22 186   116
25
42A
  170
85
96
  206
117
232
  264
155
156

340
220
327
73 23 40   116
25
165
  172
87
98
  208
118
233
  269
154
228

342
222
323
74 49 85   116
25
177
  174
91
99
  217
127
240
  271*
42*
230*

344
224
328
76 52 169   121
32
127
  175
92
200
  219
128
241
  *See Matthew 132

346
225
330
79 29 86   122
33
129
  176
93
101
  223
130
243
  278
160
263

353
232
337
80 30 44   123
34
147
  178
95
102
  225
134
245
  281
163
268

354
233
338
82 53 87   130
35
82
 


 


 







III     In the third, three: Matthew, Luke, and John.


Mt Lk Jn   Mt Lk Jn   Mt Lk Jn   Mt Lk Jn   Mt Lk Jn
1 14 1   59 63 116   97 211 105   112 119B 8   112 119B 87
1 14 3   64 65 37   111 119A 30   112 119B 44   112 119B 90
1 14 5   90 58 118   111 119A 114   112 119B 61   112 119B 142
7 6 2   90 58 139   111 119A 148   112 119B 76   112 119B 154
7 6 25                                


IIII     In the fourth, three: Matthew, Mark, and John.


Mt Mk Jn   Mt Mk Jn   Mt Mk Jn   Mt Mk Jn   Mt Mk Jn
18 8 26   204 115 135   277 159 98B   297 178 70   329 207 185
150 67 51   216 125 128   279 161 72   299 180 103   329 207 187
161 77 23   216 125 133   279 161 121   307 188 164   333 211 203
161 77 53   216 125 137   287 168 152   321 201 192  


204 115 91   216 125 150   293 174 107   323 203 183  



    In the fifth, two: Matthew and Luke.


Mt Lk   Mt Lk   Mt Lk   Mt Lk   Mt Lk   Mt Lk
3 2   46 153   68 105   110 118   183 198   240 141
10 8   47 134   78 108   119 126   187 199   241 175
12 11   48 191   84 111   125 62   197 272   255 202
16 16   49 150   86 109   127 128   213 235   256 205
25 46   51 59   93 145B   128 132   221 181   257 213
27 48   53 125   95 160   129 130   228 139   261 207
28 47   54 54   96 182   134 120   231 179   262 212
30 49   55 170   96 184   138 168   231 215   265 157
34 194   57 61   102 69   156 57   232 142   266 155
36 162   58 60   104 71   158 226   234 136   266 157
38 53   60 171   105 193   162 161   236 135   267 158
40 52   61 64   107 73   182A 187   237 138   270 229
41 55   65 172   108 115   182B 189   238 140   272 231
43 123   66 66                        


VI     In the sixth, two: Matthew and Mark.


Mt Mk   Mt Mk   Mt Mk   Mt Mk   Mt Mk   Mt Mk
9 3   148 65   169 84   246 140   282 164   311 192
17 7   152 68   173 89   247 142   286 167   330 208
20 9   154 71   180 100   250 145   288 169   337 217
22 11   157 72   189 103   252 147   290 171   341 221
44 126   159 73   202 113   254 149   292 173   347 226
100 98   160 76   214 120   260 152   298 179   350 229
139 45   163 78   215 124   263 153   305 185      
145 60   165 80   224 131   275 157   309 190      


VII     In the seventh, two: Matthew and John.


Mt Jn   Mt Jn   Mt Jn   Mt Jn   Mt Jn   Mt Jn   Mt Jn
5 83   19 19   19 32   19 34   120 82   185 215   207 101


VIII     In the eighth, two: Luke and Mark.


Lk Mk   Lk Mk   Lk Mk   Lk Mk   Lk Mk   Lk Mk   Lk Mk
23 12   27 16   28 17   89 56   100 75   217 106B   277 216
25 14   27 28   84 48   91 61   103 97   247 136   335 230


VIIII     In the ninth, two: Luke and John.


Lk Jn   Lk Jn   Lk Jn   Lk Jn   Lk Jn   Lk Jn   Lk Jn
30 219   262 124   274 231   303 190   307 190   312 190   341 221
30 222   274 227   303 182   307 182   312 182   340 213   341 223
262 113   274 229   303 186   307 186   312 186   340 217   341 225


    In the tenth, peculiar readings, all without exception, which are not had in others published.

Matthew only


2 24 35 45 77 99 113 126 155 181 191 212 230 245 303 345
4 26 37 52 81 101 115 136 167 184 196 218 233 268 319 351
6 29 39 56 89 106 118 140 171 186 200 222 235 273 324 355
13 33 42 75 91 109 124 151 177 188 210 227 239 283 327  


Mark only


19 43 58 70 81 90 94 104 132 213 235 237 239 241
31 46 62 74 88 92 101 123 186 234 236 238 240


Luke only


1 18 31 68 106 122 149 163 176 188 201 214 236 264 278 298 308 331
3 20 50 72 107 124 151 164 178 190 203 223 252 271 283 301 316 334
5 22 51 75 113 131 154 166 180 192 208 225 256 273 288 304 320 339
9 29 67 104 117 143 159 174 183 196 210 227 259 276 296 306 326 342


John only


4 16 27 39 52 62 73 84 97 108 119 132 143 153 163 173 191 205 216 228
7 17 29 41 54 64 75 86 99 110 123 134 145 155 165 177 193 207 218 230
9 18 31 43 56 66 78 89 102 112 125 136 147 157 167 179 195 210 220 232
11 22 33 45 58 68 80 92 104 115 127 138 149 159 169 181 200 212 224  
13 24 36 50 60 71 81 94 106 117 130 140 151 161 171 189 202 214 226  

This set of tables was created by Kevin P. Edgecomb, See Eusebius of Caeserea, The Gospel Canon Tables. Minor modifications have been implemented to correct short-comings found, by David R. Smith.
All material in these tables is in the public domain.