Witness rosters for all 51 passages

The exact KJV form is ancient and stands in fifth-century Greek codices, several Old Latin and Vulgate witnesses, the Syriac Peshitta and Harklean, and explicit fourth-century patristic quotations. Sinaiticus and Vaticanus carry the shortest form, and three further intermediate forms circulate alongside them.

Greek support in cited scope

10 named Greek witnesses plus Family 13 and the Byzantine tradition in Willker's apparatus

Greek competing evidence in cited scope

7 named Greek witnesses in Willker's apparatus

Evidence classification

Byzantine and fifth-century Greek support

εἰκῇ (“without a cause”) stands in Codex Bezae, seven further named uncials, Families 1 and 13, and the Byzantine tradition, and it is quoted by Irenaeus in the second century and Cyprian in the third. The earliest surviving Greek fragment, the P64/P67 codex of about AD 200–225, reads the short text, and Origen and Jerome both discuss the variant.

Greek support in cited scope

13 named Greek witnesses plus Families 1 and 13 and the Byzantine tradition in Willker's apparatus

Greek competing evidence in cited scope

6 named Greek witnesses plus about 25 further manuscripts cited collectively

Evidence classification

Broad Greek, Latin, Syriac and Coptic support

The KJV's longer wording combines three elements that travel independently: “bless them that curse you”, “do good to them that hate you”, and the fuller prayer clause. The full combination stands in Codex Bezae, Washingtonianus, six further named uncials, Family 13 and the Byzantine tradition, and in the Apostolic Constitutions. Sinaiticus, Vaticanus, Old Latin k, the Old Syriac and mae-2 carry the short endpoint.

Greek support in cited scope

13 named Greek witnesses plus Family 13 and the Byzantine tradition carry the full combination

Greek competing evidence in cited scope

7 named Greek witnesses plus Family 1 carry the short endpoint

Evidence classification

Byzantine and fifth-century Greek support across all three clauses

The doxology stands in Washingtonianus, Rossanensis, Regius, six further named uncials, Family 13 and the Byzantine tradition, and Chrysostom expounds it in full in the late fourth century. Sinaiticus, Vaticanus, Bezae and a fourth-century Greek ostracon end the prayer at “evil”, and the Didache, Sahidic, Fayyumic and Curetonian carry partial doxologies.

Greek support in cited scope

12 named Greek witnesses plus Family 13 and the Byzantine tradition in Willker's apparatus

Greek competing evidence in cited scope

13 named Greek witnesses plus Family 1

Evidence classification

Byzantine, Syriac and Gothic support

The verse stands in Codex Ephraemi, Bezae, Washingtonianus, Regius, Monacensis, Sangallensis, Families 1 and 13 and the Byzantine tradition, with broad Latin, Syriac and Middle-Egyptian support, and Origen quotes it exactly in a third-century Commentary on Matthew. It is absent from the first hands of Sinaiticus and Vaticanus, from Koridethi, and from several early versions.

Greek support in cited scope

10 named Greek witnesses plus Families 1 and 13 and the Byzantine tradition in Willker's apparatus

Greek competing evidence in cited scope

10 named Greek witnesses in Willker's apparatus

Evidence classification

Byzantine, Latin and Syriac support with third-century patristic quotation

The exact KJV wording stands in Codex Bezae, Washingtonianus, Petropolitanus Purpureus, Rossanensis, 078, the correctors of Koridethi and Family 1, and the Byzantine tradition, and Chrysostom quotes it in immediate Matthew 18 context. Sinaiticus and Vaticanus omit the verse, and a Luke-like expansion with “seek and” circulates in a further group of Greek and Syriac witnesses.

Greek support in cited scope

11 named Greek witnesses plus the Byzantine tradition in Willker's apparatus

Greek competing evidence in cited scope

16 named Greek witnesses plus Family 1 and much of Family 13

Evidence classification

Byzantine and fifth-century Greek support

Verses 16 and 17 vary independently. The exact KJV pair is the Byzantine form, carried by Codex Ephraemi, Cyprius, Washingtonianus, Sangallensis, Family 13 and a substantial minuscule group. Sinaiticus, Vaticanus, Bezae and Regius carry the competing pair, and Koridethi, 700, much of the Latin tradition and the Old Syriac combine a traditional verse 16 with a competing verse 17.

Greek support in cited scope

16 named Greek witnesses at verse 16 and 13 at verse 17, plus Family 13 and the Byzantine tradition

Greek competing evidence in cited scope

6 named Greek witnesses at verse 16 and 10 at verse 17, plus Family 1

Evidence classification

Byzantine support at both units

The verse stands in Washingtonianus, Sangallensis, 0102, 0107, 0233, Family 13, twelve further minuscules and the Byzantine tradition, and Chrysostom quotes and expounds it. Sinaiticus, Vaticanus, Bezae, Regius and several early versions omit it. Its placement also varies: some witnesses put it after the woe now numbered 13, others before it.

Greek support in cited scope

17 named Greek witnesses plus Family 13 and the Byzantine tradition in Willker's apparatus

Greek competing evidence in cited scope

8 named Greek witnesses plus Family 1

Evidence classification

Byzantine and Syriac support with fourth-century patristic quotation

The fulfilment clause stands in Sangallensis, Koridethi, Beratinus, 0233, 0250, Family 1, much of Family 13, ten further minuscules and lectionary 844, together with six Old Latin witnesses, the Syriac Harklean, Armenian, Georgian and mae-1. Eusebius quotes the whole clause and attributes it to Matthew in the early fourth century. Sinaiticus, Alexandrinus, Vaticanus, Bezae, Washingtonianus and the Byzantine tradition omit it.

Greek support in cited scope

16 named Greek witnesses plus Family 1, much of Family 13 and lectionary 844

Greek competing evidence in cited scope

7 named Greek witnesses plus the Byzantine tradition

Evidence classification

Old Latin, Θ/Δ/Φ and early patristic support

“In the prophets” is carried by Washingtonianus, twenty further named Greek entries, lectionary 547 and the Byzantine reconstructed witness, together with the Harklean and Ethiopic states. Asterius, Germanus, Photius and the Latin transmission of Irenaeus quote it directly. The Isaiah attribution stands in Sinaiticus, Vaticanus, Bezae, Koridethi and a large minuscule group, and is quoted by the Greek Irenaeus fragment, Origen, Basil and Epiphanius.

Greek support in cited scope

21 named Greek entries plus a lectionary and the Byzantine reconstructed witness in the ECM Mark selected corpus

Greek competing evidence in cited scope

10 named entries for the articled Isaiah form and 27 for the anarthrous Isaiah form

Evidence classification

Byzantine reconstructed witness and a broad later Greek group

The hearing refrain is carried by Codex Bezae, Washingtonianus, the correction of Sangallensis, Koridethi, thirty further named Greek entries, lectionary 950 and the Byzantine reconstructed witness, with Latin, Old Syriac, Peshitta, Harklean, Christian Palestinian Aramaic, Ethiopic and Gothic support. Sinaiticus, Vaticanus, Regius, the first hand of Sangallensis, 0274, 28, 1342 and 2786 omit it.

Greek support in cited scope

30 named Greek entries plus a bracketed apparatus group and the Byzantine reconstructed witness in the ECM Mark selected corpus

Greek competing evidence in cited scope

8 named Greek entries plus five lectionary portions

Evidence classification

Byzantine reconstructed witness with broad versional support

“And fasting” is carried by 44 named Greek apparatus entries in the ECM Mark selected corpus, including the correction of Sinaiticus, Codex Ephraemi, Bezae, Regius, Washingtonianus, Koridethi and Athous Lavrensis, together with three lectionaries and the Byzantine reconstructed witness. Two further Greek entries carry related long forms. The short reading is carried by the first hand of Sinaiticus, Vaticanus and 0274.

Greek support in cited scope

44 named Greek apparatus entries for the exact long reading, 46 with the two related long forms, plus the Byzantine reconstructed witness

Greek competing evidence in cited scope

3 named Greek witnesses in the ECM Mark selected corpus

Evidence classification

44 named apparatus entries in the ECM Mark selected corpus

Both verses are carried by Codex Bezae, Koridethi, Family 13, twenty further named Greek entries, lectionary 950 and the Byzantine reconstructed witness, with the Latin D/I/V states, Philoxenian, Ethiopic and Gothic. Sinaiticus, Vaticanus, Ephraemi, Regius, Washingtonianus, Sangallensis and Athous Lavrensis omit both. The two verses have separate rosters.

Greek support in cited scope

20 named Greek entries at 9:44 and 19 at 9:46, plus the Byzantine reconstructed witness

Greek competing evidence in cited scope

29 named Greek entries at 9:44 and 34 at 9:46

Evidence classification

Byzantine reconstructed witness with Latin, Syriac and Gothic support

The qualification about trusting in riches is carried by Codex Ephraemi, the correction of Athous Lavrensis, ten further named Greek entries, lectionary 950 and the Byzantine reconstructed witness, with three further Greek subforms in a large minuscule group, and Clement of Alexandria quotes the long form directly. Sinaiticus, Vaticanus, Washingtonianus, Sangallensis, the first hand of Athous Lavrensis and 2786 omit it.

Greek support in cited scope

10 named Greek entries for the primary long form plus 37 further entries in three subforms, with the Byzantine reconstructed witness

Greek competing evidence in cited scope

6 named Greek entries in the ECM Mark selected corpus

Evidence classification

Byzantine reconstructed witness with third-century patristic quotation

The verse is carried by Codex Ephraemi, Bezae, Koridethi, twenty-five further named Greek entries, lectionary 950 and the Byzantine reconstructed witness, with the Latin K/D/I/V states, Peshitta and Harklean manuscripts, Bohairic manuscripts and Gothic. Cyprian quotes Mark 11:25–26 and names Mark explicitly in about AD 248–249. Sinaiticus, Vaticanus, Regius, Washingtonianus, Sangallensis and Athous Lavrensis omit it.

Greek support in cited scope

27 named Greek entries plus a bracketed apparatus group and the Byzantine reconstructed witness

Greek competing evidence in cited scope

30 named Greek entries in the ECM Mark selected corpus

Evidence classification

Byzantine reconstructed witness with third-century Latin quotation

The fulfilment sentence is carried by Codex Regius, Sangallensis, Koridethi, 083, Family 13, twenty-eight further named Greek entries, lectionary 844 and the Byzantine reconstructed witness, with the Latin D/I/V states, Christian Palestinian Aramaic, Bohairic manuscripts, Philoxenian, Ethiopic and Gothic. Eusebius quotes Mark 15:27–28 and names Mark explicitly. Sinaiticus, Alexandrinus, Vaticanus, Ephraemi, Bezae and Athous Lavrensis omit it.

Greek support in cited scope

32 named Greek entries plus a lectionary and the Byzantine reconstructed witness

Greek competing evidence in cited scope

7 named Greek entries plus nine lectionaries

Evidence classification

Byzantine reconstructed witness with early fourth-century quotation

The Longer Ending is carried by Codex Ephraemi, Bezae, Washingtonianus, Sangallensis, Koridethi, Families 1 and 13, twenty-six further named Greek entries, three lectionaries and the Byzantine reconstructed witness, with the Latin D/I/V states, Peshitta and Harklean, Ethiopic and Gothic. Irenaeus quotes Mark 16:19 as the conclusion of Mark's Gospel around AD 180. Sinaiticus, Vaticanus and 304 end at 16:8, and four further Greek entries carry the Short Ending before the Longer Ending.

Greek support in cited scope

33 named Greek entries plus three lectionaries and the Byzantine reconstructed witness carry the Longer Ending

Greek competing evidence in cited scope

3 named Greek entries end at 16:8

Evidence classification

Byzantine reconstructed witness with second-century patristic quotation

The nominative εὐδοκία behind “good will toward men” is carried by the correctors of Sinaiticus and Vaticanus, Cyprius, Regius, Zacynthius, Sangallensis, Koridethi, Athous Lavrensis, Families 1 and 13, five further minuscules, lectionary 1043 and the Byzantine tradition. The genitive stands in the first hands of Sinaiticus and Vaticanus with Alexandrinus, Bezae and Washingtonianus.

Greek support in cited scope

12 named Greek witnesses plus Families 1 and 13 and the Maj group in Willker's apparatus

Greek competing evidence in cited scope

6 named Greek witnesses in Willker's apparatus

Evidence classification

Byzantine tradition and the corrected states of Sinaiticus and Vaticanus

“Joseph and his mother” is carried by Codex Alexandrinus, Zacynthius, Sangallensis, Koridethi, Athous Lavrensis, 579, 892, Family 13 and the Byzantine tradition, with Old Latin, several Vulgate manuscripts, the Peshitta, Harklean and Palestinian Syriac, part of Bohairic and Gothic. “His father and his mother” stands in the corrector of Sinaiticus, Vaticanus, Bezae, Regius, Washingtonianus and Family 1.

Greek support in cited scope

7 named Greek witnesses plus Family 13 and the Maj group in Willker's apparatus

Greek competing evidence in cited scope

8 named Greek witnesses plus Family 1

Evidence classification

Byzantine tradition with broad Latin and Syriac support

“But by every word of God” is carried by Codex Alexandrinus, Bezae, Sangallensis, Koridethi, Athous Lavrensis, 33, 579, 700, 892, Family 1, Family 13 apart from 788 and the Byzantine tradition, with Latin, the Peshitta and Harklean, a Bohairic strand and Gothic. Sinaiticus, Vaticanus, Regius, Washingtonianus, 788, 264 and 1241 carry the short form.

Greek support in cited scope

9 named Greek witnesses plus Families 1 and 13 and the Maj group in Willker's apparatus

Greek competing evidence in cited scope

7 named Greek witnesses in Willker's apparatus

Evidence classification

Byzantine tradition with Latin and Syriac support

The two sentences travel separately. Both stand in Cyprius, Guelferbytanus, 021, 030, Families 1 and 13, 2, 700 and Willker's printed Byzantine subgroup of about 1,300, with nine Old Latin witnesses, the Curetonian, Peshitta, Harklean and Palestinian Syriac, the Wordsworth–White Vulgate, Armenian and Gothic. Codex Bezae and 669 carry the first sentence only, and P75, Sinaiticus, Alexandrinus, Vaticanus and a further group carry neither.

Greek support in cited scope

9 named Greek witnesses at addition A and 7 at addition B, plus Families 1 and 13 and Willker's printed Byzantine subgroup of about 1,300

Greek competing evidence in cited scope

23 named Greek witnesses plus Willker's printed Byzantine subgroup of about 430

Evidence classification

Byzantine subgroup, Old Latin and Syriac support

Each clause of the fuller prayer travels separately. The address expansion stands in Alexandrinus, Ephraemi, Bezae, Guelferbytanus, Washingtonianus, Zacynthius, Sangallensis, Koridethi, Athous Lavrensis, 070, Family 13, four further minuscules and the Byzantine tradition; “Thy will be done” adds Sinaiticus and 700; and the deliverance clause is carried by a further broad Greek, Latin and Syriac group.

Greek support in cited scope

15 named Greek witnesses at the address, 16 at “Thy will be done”, and 18 at the deliverance clause, plus Family 13 and the Maj group

Greek competing evidence in cited scope

7 named Greek witnesses plus Family 1

Evidence classification

Byzantine tradition across all three clauses

The angel and the bloody sweat stand in the first hand of Sinaiticus, Codex Bezae, Cyprius, Guelferbytanus, Regius, 0171, Family 1, 174, 230, 157, 565, 700, the first hand of 892, 1241 and the Byzantine tradition, with Latin, the Curetonian, Peshitta, Harklean and Palestinian Syriac and Bohairic manuscripts. Justin, Irenaeus, Epiphanius and Hilary all use the passage. P75, the corrector of Sinaiticus, Alexandrinus and Vaticanus omit it.

Greek support in cited scope

12 named Greek witnesses plus Family 1 and the Maj group in Willker's apparatus

Greek competing evidence in cited scope

12 named Greek witnesses plus four cited collectively

Evidence classification

Byzantine tradition with second-century patristic use

The customary-prisoner verse is carried by Sinaiticus, Washingtonianus, Zacynthius, Sangallensis, Koridethi, Athous Lavrensis, 131, 157, 1071, Families 1 and 13 and the Byzantine tradition, with Latin, Syriac and part of Bohairic. Codex Bezae, Old Latin d, the Old Syriac and Ethiopic place it after verse 19. P75, Alexandrinus, Vaticanus, Cyprius, Guelferbytanus, Regius, Borgianus, 070, 0211, the first hand of 892 and 1241 omit it.

Greek support in cited scope

9 named Greek witnesses plus Families 1 and 13 and the Maj group in Willker's apparatus

Greek competing evidence in cited scope

11 named Greek witnesses plus about 23 cited collectively

Evidence classification

Byzantine tradition with broad Latin and Syriac support

“Father, forgive them” stands in the first hand and second corrector of Sinaiticus, Codex Ephraemi, the second corrector of Bezae, Cyprius, Guelferbytanus, Regius, 0250, Families 1 and 13, 33, 131, 157, 700, 892, 1071 and the Byzantine tradition, with Latin, the Curetonian, Peshitta and Harklean, Bohairic manuscripts, Armenian and the Diatessaron tradition. Irenaeus quotes it directly around AD 180. P75, Vaticanus, the first hand of Bezae, Washingtonianus, Koridethi, 070, 579 and 1241 omit it.

Greek support in cited scope

14 named Greek witnesses plus Families 1 and 13 and the Maj group in Willker's apparatus

Greek competing evidence in cited scope

9 named Greek witnesses plus seven cited collectively

Evidence classification

Byzantine tradition with second-century patristic quotation

“He is not here, but is risen” is carried by P75, Sinaiticus, Alexandrinus, Vaticanus and the broad Greek tradition, with Old Latin aur, f and q and the Vulgate. Codex Bezae is the one Greek witness in the apparatus that omits the clause, together with seven named Old Latin witnesses, Armenian manuscripts and Georgian II.

Greek support in cited scope

P75, Sinaiticus, Alexandrinus, Vaticanus and the Maj group in Willker's apparatus

Greek competing evidence in cited scope

Codex Bezae, the sole named Greek omission witness

Evidence classification

The broad Greek tradition with early papyrus support

The verse is carried by P75, Sinaiticus, Alexandrinus, Vaticanus, Washingtonianus and the broad Greek tradition, with Old Latin aur, c, f and q, the Vulgate, the Peshitta, Harklean and Palestinian Syriac and Coptic. Codex Bezae is the one Greek witness in the apparatus that omits it, together with seven named Old Latin witnesses and the Sinaitic and Curetonian Syriac.

Greek support in cited scope

P75, Sinaiticus, Alexandrinus, Vaticanus, Washingtonianus and the Maj group

Greek competing evidence in cited scope

Codex Bezae, the sole named Greek omission witness

Evidence classification

The broad Greek tradition with early papyrus support

The ascension clause is carried by P75, Alexandrinus, Vaticanus, Ephraemi, Washingtonianus and the broad Greek tradition, with Old Latin aur, c, f, gat, q and r1, the Vulgate, the Peshitta, Harklean and Palestinian Syriac and Coptic. The first hand of Sinaiticus and Codex Bezae omit it, and Sinaiticus was corrected to include it.

Greek support in cited scope

P75, Alexandrinus, Vaticanus, Ephraemi, Washingtonianus and the Maj group

Greek competing evidence in cited scope

2 named Greek states: the first hand of Sinaiticus and Codex Bezae

Evidence classification

The broad Greek tradition with early papyrus support

“Worshipped him” is carried by P75, Sinaiticus, Alexandrinus, Vaticanus, Ephraemi, Washingtonianus and the broad Greek tradition, with Old Latin aur, c, f and q, the Vulgate, the Peshitta, Harklean and Palestinian Syriac and Coptic. Codex Bezae is the one Greek witness in the apparatus that omits it, and 700, 1344, 1253 and lectionary 253 carry an objectless “having worshipped”.

Greek support in cited scope

P75, Sinaiticus, Alexandrinus, Vaticanus, Ephraemi, Washingtonianus and the Maj group

Greek competing evidence in cited scope

Codex Bezae, the sole named Greek omission witness

Evidence classification

The broad Greek tradition with early papyrus support

In the 236-document IGNTP/ITSEE John corpus, 132 named Greek entries read υἱός and seven read θεός. GA 2192 carries the expanded υἱὸς τοῦ θεοῦ. All twenty collatable rows in the official Vetus Latina John synopsis read unigenitus filius, and Tertullian and Hilary use the Son reading directly.

Greek support in cited scope

132 named Greek entries in the 236-document IGNTP John corpus

Greek competing evidence in cited scope

7 named Greek states in the 236-document IGNTP John corpus

Evidence classification

132 named entries in the selected IGNTP John corpus

In the 236-document IGNTP/ITSEE John corpus, 151 named Greek entries carry ὁ ὢν ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ and fourteen omit the final clause. All collatable rows in the official Vetus Latina John synopsis carry a final heavenly clause. Four further entries read “from heaven”, and GA 2575 omits the whole verse.

Greek support in cited scope

151 named Greek entries in the 236-document IGNTP John corpus

Greek competing evidence in cited scope

14 named Greek states in the 236-document IGNTP John corpus

Evidence classification

151 named entries in the selected IGNTP John corpus

The two clauses travel separately. In the 236-document IGNTP/ITSEE John corpus, ten named Greek states omit the waiting clause at 5:3b and thirteen omit the whole of verse 4, while the rest of the enumerated corpus carries the longer text. Seventeen rows of the official Vetus Latina John synopsis carry verse 4 and five omit it. Ambrose quotes the long verse twice and Chrysostom expounds it.

Greek support in cited scope

138 named clause-present states at 5:3b; 134 named angel-opening states at 5:4

Greek competing evidence in cited scope

10 named Greek states at 5:3b and 13 at verse 4 in the 236-document IGNTP John corpus

Evidence classification

The named clause-present states in the selected IGNTP John corpus

In the 236-document IGNTP/ITSEE John corpus, 107 named Greek entries carry εἰς ἐμέ and ten omit it. Every collatable row of the official Vetus Latina John synopsis except VL22 reads credit in me, and the Peshitta, Harklean, Sahidic, Middle Fayumic and proto-Bohairic are long.

Greek support in cited scope

107 named Greek entries in the 236-document IGNTP John corpus

Greek competing evidence in cited scope

10 named Greek states in the 236-document IGNTP John corpus

Evidence classification

107 named entries in the selected IGNTP John corpus