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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.

Short omitted phraseMajority Greek supportPatristic supportLatin supportSyriac supportScant evidence against KJV

Quick read

The paper lists 1,500+ Greek manuscripts supporting Mark 7:16, with fewer than 20 principal Greek witnesses against.

Support category

Vast majority of Greek manuscripts

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

1,500+ Greek manuscripts

Greek against

Fewer than 20 principal Greek witnesses

Support category

Vast majority of Greek manuscripts

Lectionary support

Not specified in the paper entry

Main evidence against

Sinaiticus, Vaticanus, L, Delta first hand, 0274, 28, 2427

Evidence Summary

Vast majority of Greek manuscripts

The paper lists 1,500+ Greek manuscripts supporting 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 entries

Visual Support Bar

Vast majority of Greek manuscripts

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

KJV/TR support: 1,500+ Greek manuscripts

Against: Fewer than 20 principal Greek witnesses