Mark 15:28

Numbered With the Transgressors

KJV Reading Defended

And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And he was numbered with the transgressors.

Why the KJV Reading Is Retained

Modern editions often omit the fulfillment statement in Mark 15:28.

Disputed unit

Mark 15:28/2–20: presence of the whole verse.

Short omitted phraseMajority Greek supportPatristic supportLatin supportSyriac supportCoptic supportComplex evidence

Evidence assessment

The fulfilment sentence is carried by Codex Regius, Sangallensis, Koridethi, 083, Family 13, twenty-eight further named Greek entries, lectionary 844 and the Byzantine reconstructed witness, with the Latin D/I/V states, Christian Palestinian Aramaic, Bohairic manuscripts, Philoxenian, Ethiopic and Gothic. Eusebius quotes Mark 15:27–28 and names Mark explicitly. Sinaiticus, Alexandrinus, Vaticanus, Ephraemi, Bezae and Athous Lavrensis omit it.

Primary support for the KJV reading

Byzantine reconstructed witness with early fourth-century quotation

King James Bible reading

And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And he was numbered with the transgressors.

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Evidence sources

Where the evidence on this page comes from.

Sources used for the witnesses, readings, dates, and notes on this page. Complete citations appear in the References section at the end of the page.

Governing apparatus and count scope

The current digital ECM Mark apparatus, built on full transcriptions of 209 selected Greek manuscripts together with the reconstructed versional and patristic states. Counts below name the entries this apparatus displays.

Full witness information

Earliest KJV-supporting evidence

The earliest reviewed support at a glance.

Fourth century — Eusebius of Caesarea. Eusebius appears to know the prophecy-fulfillment verse. Additional versional support: c. AD 350 — Gothic.

Earliest surviving Greek support: Sixth century — Codex P.

Primary support for the KJV reading

Byzantine reconstructed witness with early fourth-century quotation

The sections below preserve each supporting, competing, and related record under its proper evidence type.

Majority Text standing

Presence of the verse

Mark 15:28 is the numerical Majority Text reading and belongs to the dominant Byzantine text.

Estimated Greek support: Approximately 1,400 to 1,600 Greek manuscripts

This is a conservative working estimate based on the published Majority or Byzantine designation and the approximate number of continuous-text manuscripts that preserve the book. Lacunae and collation scope make the exact denominator vary by verse.

Source scope and denominator

The current digital ECM Mark apparatus, built on full transcriptions of 209 selected Greek manuscripts together with the reconstructed versional and patristic states. Counts below name the entries this apparatus displays.

Greek support in the cited corpus

32 named Greek entries plus a lectionary and the Byzantine reconstructed witness

Greek competing evidence in the cited corpus

7 named Greek entries plus nine lectionaries

Lectionary evidence

Some lectionary evidence omits the verse

Principal competing witnesses named in the snapshot

Codex Sinaiticus (01)
Codex Alexandrinus (02)
Codex Vaticanus (03)
Codex Ephraemi (04)
Codex Bezae (05)

Evidence represented on this page

Greek manuscripts

Represented

Ancient versions

Represented

Church fathers

Represented

Printed editions

No entry listed

Complete source-scoped roster

Complete roster within the stated source scope.

This roster preserves every named or grouped state recovered in the governing sources, including exact readings, competing readings, corrections, related forms, lacunae, versions, and aggregate traditions. When Maj or Byz appears on the KJV side, it marks the numerically dominant Greek transmission at that unit. The green Majority Text card above supplies the best available passage-specific estimate. The grouped siglum is then retained so it is not mistaken for one individual manuscript.

Apparatus and roster scope

The current digital ECM Mark apparatus, built on full transcriptions of 209 selected Greek manuscripts together with the reconstructed versional and patristic states. Counts below name the entries this apparatus displays.

Greek support in cited scope: 32 named Greek entries plus a lectionary and the Byzantine reconstructed witness
Greek competing evidence in cited scope: 7 named Greek entries plus nine lectionaries
Evidence classification: Byzantine reconstructed witness with early fourth-century quotation

Mark 15:28/2–20 — presence of the whole verse

KJV/TR unit: καὶ ἐπληρώθη ἡ γραφὴ ἡ λέγουσα· καὶ μετὰ ἀνόμων ἐλογίσθη

Greek manuscripts

Supports the KJV/TR form

019 037r 038r 083 1 13 28 33 69 124r 205 209 346 427 543 565 579 700 732 788 792 826 828 892 983 1342 1424 1542S 1582 1689 2193 2542S 2886

Grouped evidence: Byz · [0211r 1396r L211-2]

Lectionaries

Supports the KJV/TR form

L844

Patristic and versional sigla

Supports the KJV/TR form

Anon Eus Or Thdrt L:DIV CPA:CL K:Bmss S:Ph Ä Go

Greek manuscripts

Competing reading

01 02 03 04 05 044 055

Lectionaries

Competing reading

L60 L211-1 L387 L547 L563 L770 L773 L950

Versional states

Competing reading

K:SBmss L:K S:Vˢ

Non-extant or partial

Non-directional evidence

022 032 083 0184 0233 179 544 590 719 766 1273 2517 2537 2766 L547S

Church Fathers and literary witnesses

Precisely located citations and additional names reported by the controlling apparatus are kept separate. An apparatus-level attribution is not presented as an independently verified exact quotation.

Origen

c. AD 248

Against Celsus 8.54 and 2.44

Supporting witnessCitation type: Parallel tradition

Parallel tradition in Against Celsus 8.54 and 2.44.

Locator: Marcovich 571.17 and 115.27, CPG 1476, INTF 12061 and 11189

Open source

Eusebius of Caesarea

AD 301–333

Caesarea

Commentary on Isaiah 42.53.12

Supporting witnessCitation type: Direct quotation

Appears to know the verse and includes the cross-reference with Luke 22:37 in his canon tables

Locator: GCS (Ziegler) 339.8, CPG 3468, INTF 9755

Open source

Severian of Gabala

AD 367–400

In filium? 3

Supporting witnessCitation type: Allusion

Allusion in In filium? 3.

Locator: PG 59,636.6, CPG 4200, INTF 10292

Open source

Theodoret

AD 401–500

Commentary on Isaiah 17.53.12

Supporting witnessCitation type: Parallel tradition

Parallel tradition in Commentary on Isaiah 17.53.12.

Locator: SC 315,162.189, CPG 6204, INTF 10260

Open source

Anonymous

AD 501–600

Dialogus cum Iudaeis 9

Supporting witnessCitation type: Parallel tradition

Parallel tradition in Dialogus cum Iudaeis 9.

Locator: CCSG 30,80.33, CPG 7803, INTF 11636

Open source

Roster distinctions

Washingtonianus (032) is non-extant at this unit.
Majuscule 033 (X) is a different manuscript from minuscule 33, which stands on the inclusion line.

Evidence notes

Important distinctions in the evidence.

Washingtonianus (032) is non-extant at this unit.
Majuscule 033 (X) is a different manuscript from minuscule 33, which stands on the inclusion line.

Evidence assessment

Why the KJV reading is retained

The fulfilment sentence is carried by Codex Regius, Sangallensis, Koridethi, 083, Family 13, twenty-eight further named Greek entries, lectionary 844 and the Byzantine reconstructed witness, with the Latin D/I/V states, Christian Palestinian Aramaic, Bohairic manuscripts, Philoxenian, Ethiopic and Gothic. Eusebius quotes Mark 15:27–28 and names Mark explicitly. Sinaiticus, Alexandrinus, Vaticanus, Ephraemi, Bezae and Athous Lavrensis omit it.

Primary support for the KJV reading

Byzantine reconstructed witness with early fourth-century quotation

Evidence represented on this page

Evidence types, without turning rows into votes.

GreekRepresented

LatinRepresented

Other versionsRepresented

FathersRepresented

Printed editionsNot listed

References

Editions and works cited.

Institut für Neutestamentliche Textforschung. New Testament Virtual Manuscript Room. Münster: University of Münster.
New Testament Virtual Manuscript Room
Aland, Barbara, et al., eds. Novum Testamentum Graece. 28th rev. ed. Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 2012.
Robinson, Maurice A., and William G. Pierpont. The New Testament in the Original Greek: Byzantine Textform 2018. Nürnberg: VTR Publications, 2018.
The New Testament in the Original Greek: Byzantine Textform 2018
Tyndale House, Cambridge, ed. The Greek New Testament. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2017.
Digital Editio Critica Maior, Mark (INTF). Mark 15:28/2–20.
Open source
INTF Kurzgefasste Liste / NTVMR manuscript metadata. Physical dates for the named Greek manuscripts.
Open source
INTF Patristic Citations database
Open source

Numbered With the Transgressors

Mark 15:28 in the King James Bible

Where the evidence on this page comes from.

The earliest reviewed support at a glance.

Byzantine reconstructed witness with early fourth-century quotation

Complete roster within the stated source scope.

Mark 15:28/2–20 — presence of the whole verse

Greek manuscripts

Lectionaries

Patristic and versional sigla

Greek manuscripts

Lectionaries

Versional states

Non-extant or partial

Church Fathers and literary witnesses

Origen

Eusebius of Caesarea

Severian of Gabala

Theodoret

Anonymous

Important distinctions in the evidence.

Why the KJV reading is retained

Evidence types, without turning rows into votes.

Editions and works cited.