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Parallel Stories involving Women and Men in the Gospel according to Luke:
| First Story (ref. & source) | Second Story (ref. & source) |
| Angel Gabriel appears to Zechariah (1:8-23 - L) | Angel Gabriel appears to Mary (1:26-38 - L) |
| Canticle of Mary (Magnificat; 1:46-55 - L) | Canticle of Zechariah (Benedictus; 1:68-79 - L) |
| Simeon encounters the infant Jesus & his parents in the Jerusalem Temple (2:25-35 - L) |
Anna thanks God & prophesies about Jesus in the Jerusalem Temple (2:36-38 - L) |
| Widow of Zarephath & Israelite widows (4:25-26 - L) | Naaman the Syrian & Israelite lepers (4:27 - L) |
| Exorcism of a demon-afflicted man at Capernaum (4:31-37 - Mk) | Healing of Simon’s mother-in-law at Capernaum (4:38-39 - Mk) |
| Paralyzed man is forgiven of his sins (5:17-26 - Mk) | Woman who anoints Jesus' feet is forgiven of her sins (7:35-50 - L) |
| Centurion’s slave is healed (7:1-10 - Q) | Widow of Nain’s son raised from the dead (7:11-17 - L) |
| Naming of the twelve apostles of Jesus (6:12-16 - Mk) | Naming of women who accompanied Jesus (8:1-3 - L) |
| Jesus twice says "Your faith has saved you" to women (7:50; 8:48) | Jesus twice says "Your faith has saved you" to men (17:19; 18:42) |
| Jairus’ daughter is raised to life (8:41-42, 49-56 - Mk) | Bleeding woman is healed (8:43-46 - Mk) |
| Parable of the Good Samaritan (10:25-37 - L) | Examples of Martha and Mary (10:38-42 - L) |
| A neighbor asks for bread at midnight (11:5-8 - L) | A widow asks for justice persistently (18:1-11 - L) |
| A woman in a crowd shouts out to Jesus, "Blessed is the womb that bore you..." (11:27 - L) |
A man at a dinner tells Jesus, "Blessed is anyone who will eat bread in the kingdom of God!" (14:15 - L) |
| The Queen of the South (11:31 - Q) | The Ninevites (11:32 - Q) |
| A crippled woman is healed on a sabbath (13:10-17 - L) | A lame man is healed on a sabbath (14:1-6 - L) |
| “Daughter of Abraham” reference (13:16 - L) | “Son of Abraham” reference (19:9 - L) |
| Parable of a man planting a mustard seed (13:18-19 - Mk) | Parable of a woman mixing yeast & flour (13:20-21 - Q) |
| Parable of a shepherd looking for a lost sheep (15:3-7 - Q) | Parable of a woman looking for a lost coin (15:8-10 - L) |
| Example of two men together asleep (17:34 - Q) | Example of two women grinding meal (17:35 - Q) |
| A servant girl questions Peter (22:56-57 - Mk) | Two men also question Peter (22:58+59 - Mk/L) |
| Simon of Cyrene carries Jesus’ cross (23:26 - Mk) | Jesus meets women on the way to Calvary (23:27-29 - L) |
| Joseph of Arimathea buries Jesus’ body (23:50-53 - Mk) | Several women see where Jesus is buried (23:55-56 - Mk) |
| Women find Jesus’ tomb empty (24:1-11 - Mk) | Peter also runs to the tomb, finding it empty (24:12 - L) |
Literary Sources: L = only in Luke; Q = Luke and Matthew, but not Mark; Mk = from Mark (and usually also in Matthew)
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