Acts 8:37
The Ethiopian Eunuch's Confession
Reading Supported
And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.
Variant Issue
Modern critical editions omit the verse from Acts, while the KJV/TR includes the baptismal confession.
Quick read
Acts 8:37 has about 10 to 12 principal Greek witnesses, while the majority of Greek manuscripts omit it.
Support category
Not a majority-Greek support case
Sources used
INTF NTVMR; ECM where published/available; NA/UBS apparatuses; Tyndale House Greek New Testament apparatus; passage-specific manuscript studies where applicable
Manuscript Count Snapshot
Manuscript evidence at a glance.
Greek support
About 10 to 12 principal Greek witnesses
Greek against
Majority of Greek manuscripts
Support category
Not a majority-Greek support case
Lectionary support
Lectionaries are listed against the verse
Main evidence against
P45, P74, Sinaiticus, Alexandrinus, Vaticanus, Ephraemi, Byzantine Majority, lectionaries
Evidence Summary
Not a majority-Greek support case
Acts 8:37 has about 10 to 12 principal Greek witnesses, while the majority of Greek manuscripts omit it.
Greek support
About 10 to 12 principal Greek witnesses
Against
Majority of Greek manuscripts
Patristic
5 entries
Site Summary Score
19% for / 81% against
A site-level summary from the Greek manuscript count plus the Latin, Syriac, Coptic, patristic, lectionary, and printed evidence listed for this passage.
For the KJV/TR reading: 19% site summary score
Against or alternate readings: 81% site summary score
Greek support snapshot: About 10 to 12 principal Greek witnesses
Greek against snapshot: Majority of Greek manuscripts