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Mark 11:26

Forgiveness and Prayer

Reading Supported

But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.

Variant Issue

Modern critical editions omit the verse from Mark, while the KJV/TR retains it.

Short omitted phraseMajority Greek supportPatristic supportLatin supportSyriac supportScant evidence against KJV

Quick read

The paper cites J. K. Elliott as maintaining that the TR and over 95 percent of Greek manuscripts of Mark have the original reading.

Support category

Over 95 percent of Greek manuscripts of Mark

Sources used

listing for kjv mss readings evidences.docx; The Text of the Gospels as cited in the paper

Manuscript Count Snapshot

Count first, then witnesses.

Greek support

Over 95 percent of Greek manuscripts of Mark, approximately 1,585+ manuscripts

Greek against

Under 5 percent of Greek manuscripts of Mark, fewer than 85 manuscripts

Support category

Vast majority of Greek manuscripts

Lectionary support

Not specified in the paper entry

Main evidence against

Sinaiticus, Vaticanus, L, W, Delta, Psi, 565, 700, 892

Evidence Summary

Over 95 percent of Greek manuscripts of Mark

The paper cites J. K. Elliott as maintaining that the TR and over 95 percent of Greek manuscripts of Mark have the original reading.

Greek support

Over 95 percent of Greek manuscripts of Mark, approximately 1,585+ manuscripts

Against

Under 5 percent of Greek manuscripts of Mark, fewer than 85 manuscripts

Patristic

2 entries

Visual Support Bar

Over 95 percent of Greek manuscripts of Mark

This bar follows the data category. Complex readings do not claim a fake majority.

KJV/TR support: Over 95 percent of Greek manuscripts of Mark, approximately 1,585+ manuscripts

Against: Under 5 percent of Greek manuscripts of Mark, fewer than 85 manuscripts