Matthew 6:13

The Lord's Prayer Doxology

Reading Supported

For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

Variant Issue

Modern editions often omit or footnote the doxology at the end of Matthew's Lord's Prayer.

Short omitted phraseMajority Greek supportPatristic supportSyriac supportLectionary supportComplex evidence

Quick read

The paper presents the doxology as overwhelmingly supported in Greek manuscripts, with notable early Greek, Latin, and Coptic omission witnesses.

Support category

Over 98 percent of Greek manuscripts containing Matthew 6:13

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

98%+

Greek support

Over 98 percent of Greek manuscripts containing Matthew 6:13

Greek against

Under 2 percent of Greek manuscripts containing Matthew 6:13

Support category

Strong majority Greek support

Lectionary support

Eastern liturgical tradition uses a doxology with the Lord's Prayer

Main evidence against

Sinaiticus, Vaticanus, Bezae, 0171, Codex Z, family 1 core

Evidence Summary

The paper presents the doxology as overwhelmingly supported in Greek manuscripts, with notable early Greek, Latin, and Coptic omission witnesses.

Greek support

Over 98 percent of Greek manuscripts containing Matthew 6:13

Against

Under 2 percent of Greek manuscripts containing Matthew 6:13

Patristic

4 entries

Visual Support Bar

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

KJV/TR support: Over 98 percent of Greek manuscripts containing Matthew 6:13

Against: Under 2 percent of Greek manuscripts containing Matthew 6:13

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