Mark 7:16
Ears to Hear
Reading Supported
If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.
Variant Issue
Modern editions often omit this saying in Mark 7 while retaining similar sayings elsewhere.
Quick read
1,500+ Greek manuscripts support Mark 7:16, with fewer than 20 principal Greek witnesses against.
Support category
Vast majority of Greek manuscripts
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 20 principal Greek witnesses
Support category
Vast majority of Greek manuscripts
Lectionary support
No specific lectionary support listed.
Main evidence against
Sinaiticus, Vaticanus, L, Delta first hand, 0274, 28, 2427
Evidence Summary
Vast majority of Greek manuscripts
1,500+ Greek manuscripts support Mark 7:16, with fewer than 20 principal Greek witnesses against.
Greek support
1,500+ Greek manuscripts
Against
Fewer than 20 principal Greek witnesses
Patristic
1 entry
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 20 principal Greek witnesses