Luke 24:52
They Worshipped Him
Reading Supported
And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy.
Variant Issue
The KJV/TR includes 'and they worshipped him' in Luke 24:52, while the omission is mainly in Codex Bezae, some Old Latin witnesses, and Sinaitic Syriac.
Quick read
Luke 24:52 is strongly supported by early and later Greek evidence, including P75, Sinaiticus, Vaticanus, Alexandrinus, Ephraemi, Byzantine, and lectionaries.
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 witnesses / groups
Support category
Strong Greek support for inclusion
Lectionary support
Lectionaries contain the phrase
Main evidence against
D, some Old Latin witnesses, Sinaitic Syriac
Evidence Summary
Strong Greek support for inclusion
Luke 24:52 is strongly supported by early and later Greek evidence, including P75, Sinaiticus, Vaticanus, Alexandrinus, Ephraemi, Byzantine, and lectionaries.
Greek support
1,500+ Greek manuscripts
Against
Fewer than 10 principal witnesses / groups
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 witnesses / groups