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Matthew 6:13

The Lord's Prayer Doxology

98%+

The paper presents the doxology as overwhelmingly supported in Greek manuscripts, with notable early Greek, Latin, and Coptic omission witnesses.

Support

Over 98 percent of Greek manuscripts containing Matthew 6:13

Against

Under 2 percent of Greek manuscripts containing Matthew 6:13

Short omitted phraseMajority Greek supportPatristic supportSyriac support

Matthew 17:21

Prayer and Fasting

99.4%

The paper states that only ten of about 1,700 surviving Greek manuscripts of Matthew omit the verse.

Support

About 99.4 percent of Greek manuscripts

Against

10 Greek manuscripts

Short omitted phraseMajority Greek supportPatristic supportLatin support

Matthew 18:11

The Son of Man Came to Save

Vast majority of Greek manuscripts

The paper presents Matthew 18:11 as a vast-majority case, supported by 1,500+ Greek manuscripts and opposed by fewer than 30 principal Greek witnesses.

Support

1,500+ Greek manuscripts

Against

Fewer than 30 principal Greek witnesses

Short omitted phraseMajority Greek supportPatristic supportLatin support

Matthew 23:14

Woe to the Scribes and Pharisees

Strong majority of Greek manuscripts

The paper describes Matthew 23:14 as supported by a strong Greek majority, Syriac support, and patristic support from Hilary and Chrysostom.

Support

1,000+ Greek manuscripts

Against

Fewer than 30 principal Greek witnesses

Short omitted phraseMajority Greek supportPatristic supportSyriac support

Mark 7:16

Ears to Hear

Vast majority of Greek manuscripts

The paper lists 1,500+ Greek manuscripts supporting Mark 7:16, with fewer than 20 principal Greek witnesses against.

Support

1,500+ Greek manuscripts

Against

Fewer than 20 principal Greek witnesses

Short omitted phraseMajority Greek supportPatristic supportLatin support

Mark 9:44 and Mark 9:46

Their Worm Dieth Not

Vast majority of Greek manuscripts

The paper presents Mark 9:44 and 9:46 as supported by 1,500+ Greek manuscripts and opposed by fewer than 30 principal Greek witnesses.

Support

1,500+ Greek manuscripts

Against

Fewer than 30 principal Greek witnesses

Short omitted phraseMajority Greek supportLatin supportSyriac support

Mark 11:26

Forgiveness and Prayer

Over 95 percent of Greek manuscripts of Mark

The paper cites J. K. Elliott as maintaining that the TR and over 95 percent of Greek manuscripts of Mark have the original reading.

Support

Over 95 percent of Greek manuscripts of Mark, approximately 1,585+ manuscripts

Against

Under 5 percent of Greek manuscripts of Mark, fewer than 85 manuscripts

Short omitted phraseMajority Greek supportPatristic supportLatin support

Mark 15:28

Numbered With the Transgressors

Large majority of Greek manuscripts

The paper calls Mark 15:28 a large-majority case, with strong named early evidence against it.

Support

1,000+ Greek manuscripts

Against

Fewer than 30 principal Greek witnesses

Short omitted phraseMajority Greek supportPatristic supportLatin support

Mark 16:9-20

The Longer Ending of Mark

99.8%

The paper presents Mark 16:9-20 as a count-first case: 1,653 Greek manuscripts include it while three Greek manuscripts end at 16:8.

Support

1,653 Greek manuscripts

Against

3 Greek manuscripts

Major omitted passageMajority Greek supportPatristic supportLatin support

Luke 23:17

Release at the Feast

Vast majority of Greek manuscripts

The paper lists Luke 23:17 as a vast-majority reading with 1,500+ Greek manuscripts supporting and fewer than 20 principal Greek witnesses against.

Support

1,500+ Greek manuscripts

Against

Fewer than 20 principal Greek witnesses

Short omitted phraseMajority Greek supportLatin supportSyriac support

Luke 23:34

Father, Forgive Them

Strong and widespread support

The paper explicitly labels Luke 23:34 as not a scant-evidence-against case: support is strong, but early omission evidence is substantial.

Support

Strong and widespread Greek support

Against

Significant early witnesses omit it

Complex evidencePatristic supportMajority Greek support

John 5:3b-4

The Angel at Bethesda

About 95 percent of extant Greek copies of John

The paper reports over 1,400 later Byzantine manuscripts, roughly 95 percent of extant Greek copies of John, supporting the longer reading.

Support

1,400+ Greek manuscripts

Against

Fewer than 15 principal Greek witnesses

Major omitted passageMajority Greek supportPatristic supportLatin support

John 7:53-8:11

The Woman Taken in Adultery

Large Greek and lectionary support

The paper lists 1,495 Greek manuscripts and 495 lectionaries supporting the passage in whole or in part, while noting strong early Greek omission evidence.

Support

1,495 Greek manuscripts, in whole or in part

Against

Major early Greek witnesses omit it

Major omitted passageComplex evidenceMajority Greek supportPatristic support

Acts 8:37

The Ethiopian Eunuch's Confession

Not a majority-Greek support case

The paper is careful here: Acts 8:37 has about 10 to 12 principal Greek witnesses, while the majority of Greek manuscripts omit it.

Support

About 10 to 12 principal Greek witnesses

Against

Majority of Greek manuscripts

Doctrinal variantComplex evidenceLatin supportPatristic support

Acts 28:29

The Jews Departed

Byzantine and lectionary support

The paper presents Acts 28:29 as supported by hundreds of Byzantine manuscripts and lectionaries but opposed by strong early Greek witnesses.

Support

Hundreds of Byzantine Greek manuscripts

Against

Strong early Greek support against, plus several named witnesses

Short omitted phraseMajority Greek supportLatin supportSyriac support

Romans 16:24

The Grace Benediction

Byzantine and lectionary support

The paper presents Romans 16:24 as included by Byzantine and later witnesses, with strong early Greek support against the verse at this location.

Support

Hundreds of Byzantine Greek manuscripts

Against

Strong early Greek support against, plus several named witnesses

Short omitted phraseMajority Greek supportLatin supportSyriac support

1 John 5:7

The Heavenly Witnesses

Limited Greek support

A complex Trinitarian variant with limited Greek support but substantial Latin, printed-text, and patristic evidence listed in the source paper.

Support

5 main-text Greek manuscripts plus 5 marginal Greek witnesses

Against

500+ Greek manuscripts containing 1 John omit the Comma

Doctrinal variantComplex evidenceLatin supportPatristic support