Luke 24:40
His Hands and Feet
Reading Supported
And when he had thus spoken, he shewed them his hands and his feet.
Variant Issue
The KJV/TR includes Luke 24:40, while the omission is mainly a Western/versional issue rather than a Vaticanus/Sinaiticus omission case.
Quick read
Luke 24:40 is supported by P75, Sinaiticus, Vaticanus, Alexandrinus, Byzantine, and lectionaries; the omission is mainly in Bezae, some Old Latin, and Curetonian/Sinaitic Syriac.
Support category
Strong Greek support for inclusion
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
1,500+ Greek manuscripts
Greek against
Fewer than 10 principal Greek/versional witnesses
Support category
Strong Greek support for inclusion
Lectionary support
Lectionaries contain the verse
Main evidence against
D, some Old Latin, Curetonian Syriac, Sinaitic Syriac
Evidence Summary
Strong Greek support for inclusion
Luke 24:40 is supported by P75, Sinaiticus, Vaticanus, Alexandrinus, Byzantine, and lectionaries; the omission is mainly in Bezae, some Old Latin, and Curetonian/Sinaitic Syriac.
Greek support
1,500+ Greek manuscripts
Against
Fewer than 10 principal Greek/versional witnesses
Patristic
None listed
Site Summary Score
95% for / 5% 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: 95% site summary score
Against or alternate readings: 5% site summary score
Greek support snapshot: 1,500+ Greek manuscripts
Greek against snapshot: Fewer than 10 principal Greek/versional witnesses