Matthew 17:21
Prayer and Fasting
Reading Supported
Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting.
Variant Issue
Many modern versions omit or footnote the verse because it is absent from a small group of witnesses.
Quick read
Approximately ten of about 1,700 surviving Greek manuscripts of Matthew are listed as omitting the verse.
Support category
About 99.4 percent 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
approx. 99.4%
Greek support
About 99.4 percent of Greek manuscripts
Greek against
Approximately 10 Greek manuscripts
Support category
Strong majority Greek support
Lectionary support
1 lectionary manuscript listed as omitting; lectionary system supports inclusion
Main evidence against
Codex Sinaiticus, Codex Vaticanus, 10 Greek manuscripts, 1 lectionary manuscript
Evidence Summary
About 99.4 percent of Greek manuscripts
Approximately ten of about 1,700 surviving Greek manuscripts of Matthew are listed as omitting the verse.
Greek support
About 99.4 percent of Greek manuscripts
Against
Approximately 10 Greek manuscripts
Patristic
11 entries
Site Summary Score
99.4% for / 0.6% 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: 99.4% site summary score
Against or alternate readings: 0.6% site summary score
Greek support snapshot: About 99.4 percent of Greek manuscripts
Greek against snapshot: Approximately 10 Greek manuscripts