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Matthew 6:13
The Lord's Prayer Doxology
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
Matthew 17:21
Prayer and Fasting
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
Matthew 18:11
The Son of Man Came to Save
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
Matthew 23:14
Woe to the Scribes and Pharisees
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
Mark 7:16
Ears to Hear
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
Mark 9:44 and Mark 9:46
Their Worm Dieth Not
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
Mark 11:26
Forgiveness and Prayer
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
Mark 15:28
Numbered With the Transgressors
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
Mark 16:9-20
The Longer Ending of Mark
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
Luke 23:17
Release at the Feast
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
Luke 23:34
Father, Forgive Them
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
John 5:3b-4
The Angel at Bethesda
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
John 7:53-8:11
The Woman Taken in Adultery
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
Acts 8:37
The Ethiopian Eunuch's Confession
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
Acts 28:29
The Jews Departed
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
Romans 16:24
The Grace Benediction
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
1 John 5:7
The Heavenly Witnesses
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
