Mark 16:9-20
The Longer Ending of Mark
Reading Supported
Mark 16:9-20, the longer ending of Mark.
Variant Issue
Modern critical editions often bracket or footnote Mark 16:9-20 because several early witnesses end Mark at 16:8.
Quick read
Mark 16:9-20 has very strong Greek manuscript majority support, but a small number of early and important witnesses, including Sinaiticus and Vaticanus, end Mark at 16:8.
Support category
Greek manuscript majority strongly supports, with small but important early opposition
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
99.8%
Greek support
1,653 Greek manuscripts
Greek against
3 Greek manuscripts, including Sinaiticus and Vaticanus
Support category
Greek manuscript majority strongly supports, with small but important early opposition
Lectionary support
Over 1,000 Greek lectionaries
Main evidence against
Codex Sinaiticus, Codex Vaticanus, GA 304
Evidence Summary
Greek manuscript majority strongly supports, with small but important early opposition
Mark 16:9-20 has very strong Greek manuscript majority support, but a small number of early and important witnesses, including Sinaiticus and Vaticanus, end Mark at 16:8.
Greek support
1,653 Greek manuscripts
Against
3 Greek manuscripts, including Sinaiticus and Vaticanus
Patristic
8 entries
Site Summary Score
99.8% for / 0.2% 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: 99.8% site summary score
Against or alternate readings: 0.2% site summary score
Greek support snapshot: 1,653 Greek manuscripts
Greek against snapshot: 3 Greek manuscripts, including Sinaiticus and Vaticanus