Matthew 24:3c—“and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?” (italics added) It appears from Matthew’s modification of Mark 13:4b that he wanted the second part of the question in Mark 13:4b to serve as an introduction for the additional parousia material that he included in his version of the Olivet Discourse. It is clear that Matthew has added to Mark 13 a considerable amount of material dealing with the coming of the Son of Man not found in Mark or Luke.40 This fits well
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