John 5:3b-4
The Angel at Bethesda
Reading Supported
Waiting for the moving of the water. For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water.
Variant Issue
Modern editions omit or bracket the explanation of the angel troubling the water at Bethesda.
Quick read
The paper reports over 1,400 later Byzantine manuscripts, roughly 95 percent of extant Greek copies of John, supporting the longer reading.
Support category
About 95 percent of extant Greek copies of John
Sources used
listing for kjv mss readings evidences.docx; Bible Hub as cited in the paper
Manuscript Count Snapshot
Count first, then witnesses.
Greek support
1,400+ Greek manuscripts
Greek against
Fewer than 15 principal Greek witnesses
Support category
About 95 percent of extant Greek copies of John
Lectionary support
Greek lectionaries contain John 5:3b-4
Main evidence against
P66, P75, Sinaiticus, Vaticanus, C first hand, 0125
Evidence Summary
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.
Greek support
1,400+ Greek manuscripts
Against
Fewer than 15 principal Greek witnesses
Patristic
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Visual Support Bar
About 95 percent of extant Greek copies of John
This bar follows the data category. Complex readings do not claim a fake majority.
KJV/TR support: 1,400+ Greek manuscripts
Against: Fewer than 15 principal Greek witnesses