Mark 10 : 34

The Peshitta inserts ܘܢܢܓܕܘܢܝܗܝ ('and they will scourge him') as an additional verb between 'mock' and 'spit,' creating a four-fold sequence of abuse not attested in the Greek or Latin. This expansion may reflect harmonisation with parallel passion predictions or liturgical amplification.

Greek ἐμπτύσουσιν αὐτῷ ('will spit upon him') uses a dative construction; Syriac ܘܢܪܩܘܢ ܒܐܦܘܗܝ ('and they will spit in his face') adds the anatomical specification 'in his face,' making explicit what is implicit in the Greek. Latin conspuent eum mirrors the Greek accusative structure without the facial detail.

The Peshitta omits the third abuse verb μαστιγώσουσιν ('will flog') attested in both Greek and Latin (flagellabunt), having already inserted a scourging verb earlier in the sequence. This represents a structural reorganisation rather than simple omission.

Greek μετὰ τρεῖς ἡμέρας ('after three days') uses a prepositional phrase with accusative plural; Syriac ܘܠܝܘܡܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ ('and on the day of three') employs a construct-state genitive construction; Latin tertia die ('on the third day') uses an ablative of time, semantically shifting from 'after three days' to 'on the third day,' a well-known synoptic variant.