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
The paper presents Mark 16:9-20 as a count-first case: 1,653 Greek manuscripts include it while three Greek manuscripts end at 16:8.
Support category
99.8 percent Greek manuscript support
Sources used
listing for kjv mss readings evidences.docx; Text & Canon Institute as cited in the paper
Manuscript Count Snapshot
Count first, then witnesses.
Greek support
99.8%
Greek support
1,653 Greek manuscripts
Greek against
3 Greek manuscripts
Support category
99.8 percent Greek manuscript support
Lectionary support
Over 1,000 Greek lectionaries
Main evidence against
Codex Sinaiticus, Codex Vaticanus, GA 304
Evidence Summary
99.8 percent Greek manuscript support
The paper presents Mark 16:9-20 as a count-first case: 1,653 Greek manuscripts include it while three Greek manuscripts end at 16:8.
Greek support
1,653 Greek manuscripts
Against
3 Greek manuscripts
Patristic
8 entries
Visual Support Bar
99.8% listed support
This bar follows the data category. Complex readings do not claim a fake majority.
KJV/TR support: 1,653 Greek manuscripts
Against: 3 Greek manuscripts