Matthew 18:11
The Son of Man Came to Save
Reading Supported
For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost.
Variant Issue
Modern critical texts omit the verse, while the KJV/TR retains it in Matthew.
Quick read
Matthew 18:11 is a vast-majority case, supported by 1,500+ Greek manuscripts and opposed by fewer than 30 principal Greek witnesses.
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 30 principal Greek witnesses
Support category
Vast majority of Greek manuscripts
Lectionary support
Noted through the broader Byzantine/church tradition
Main evidence against
Sinaiticus, Vaticanus, L first hand, Theta first hand, family 1, family 13, 33, 892 first hand
Evidence Summary
Vast majority of Greek manuscripts
Matthew 18:11 is a vast-majority case, supported by 1,500+ Greek manuscripts and opposed by fewer than 30 principal Greek witnesses.
Greek support
1,500+ Greek manuscripts
Against
Fewer than 30 principal Greek witnesses
Patristic
2 entries
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 30 principal Greek witnesses