John 7:53-8:11
The Woman Taken in Adultery
Reading Supported
The account of the woman taken in adultery.
Variant Issue
Modern editions commonly bracket or footnote the passage because several early Greek witnesses omit it or relocate it.
Quick read
1,495 Greek manuscripts and 495 lectionaries support the passage in whole or in part, while strong early Greek witnesses omit it.
Support category
Large Greek and lectionary support, with major early evidence against
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
1,495 Greek manuscripts, in whole or in part
Greek against
Major early Greek witnesses omit it
Support category
Complex evidence with large later Greek support
Lectionary support
495 lectionaries
Main evidence against
P66, P75, Sinaiticus, Vaticanus, Alexandrinus, Ephraemi
Evidence Summary
Large Greek and lectionary support, with major early evidence against
1,495 Greek manuscripts and 495 lectionaries support the passage in whole or in part, while strong early Greek witnesses omit it.
Greek support
1,495 Greek manuscripts, in whole or in part
Against
Major early Greek witnesses omit it
Patristic
7 entries
Site Summary Score
68% for / 32% 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: 68% site summary score
Against or alternate readings: 32% site summary score
Greek support snapshot: 1,495 Greek manuscripts, in whole or in part
Greek against snapshot: Major early Greek witnesses omit it