term. To postulate that Matthew used different sources and that one major source contained “immediately,” whereas the others did not, results in an Ur-source that looks a lot like Mark! However, if we assume that Matthew used Mark, we have a much more satisfactory solution: the appearance of “immediately” in Matthew results from its frequent occurrence in Mark. Although Matthew eliminates over half the references in his Markan source, he still follows Mark fourteen times. Presumably, this favorite