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John 10
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john.10.fatherGift
ὁ πατήρ μου ὃ/ὃς δέδωκέν μοι πάντων μεῖζον/μείζων
TEXTGRAMMARTRANSLATIONunresolved confidence
Who—or what—is greater than all in verse 29?
The manuscript tradition divides across pronoun gender and adjective agreement, producing several readings. The difficult neuter form makes what the Father gave greater than all; the widespread masculine form makes the Father greater than all.
Why this default
The difficult neuter reading is the working default because it best explains why scribes repeatedly regularized the grammar toward the Father as subject. The evidence is unusually divided, so every principal construal remains selectable.
Evidence
ExternalB* and much early Latin evidence support the neuter gift-reading; P66 and a wide Greek tradition support the masculine Father-reading; other major codices preserve mixed forms.
InternalOnly one Greek letter separates ‘who’ from ‘what,’ and vowel exchange can change ‘greater’ from masculine to neuter. The difficult reading could readily generate the smoother alternatives.
Project defaultWhat my Father has given me is greater than all
Project default · difficult early form
Witnessesὃ… μεῖζον · B*, much Old Latin/Vulgate, Coptic supportAlternativeMy Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all
Widespread ancient form
Witnessesὃς… μείζων · P66, K, M, Δ, Π, families 1/13, Byzantine traditionAlternativeMy Father—what he has given me—is greater than all
Ancient mixed form
WitnessesMixed form · א, D, L, W, ΨAlternativeMy Father / what my Father gave me is greater than all
Variant remains open in-line
WitnessesDisplay option · principal grammatical readings shownRecord integrity
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