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John 11

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john.11.seenThings11

ἃ ἐποίησεν / ὃ ἐποίησεν

TEXTTRANSLATIONlow confidence

Had the visitors seen ‘the things’ or ‘the thing’ Jesus did?

Early witnesses divide between plural and singular relative forms. English ‘what he did’ often conceals the manuscript fork entirely.

Why this default

The plural is the working default because it is broadly and early attested, but the singular also has first-rate early support and neither should be concealed beneath English ‘what.’

Evidence

ExternalPlural is supported by P6, P45, א and A*; singular by P66*, B, C* and D; later witnesses also name ‘the sign.’

InternalSingular and plural differ minimally in Greek and could be exchanged accidentally; ‘the sign’ is an explanatory clarification.

Project defaultthe things he did

Project default · broad early plural reading

Witnessesἃ ἐποίησεν · P6, P45, א, A*, K, L, W
Alternativethe thing he did

Ancient singular reading

Witnessesὃ ἐποίησεν · P66*, A², B, C*, D, family 1
Alternativethe sign he did

Later explicit form

Witnessesτὸ σημεῖον · C² and later support
Alternativethe thing(s) he did

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WitnessesDisplay option · number fork shown in-line

Reference roleStandardized inspectable reference; manuscript forks are independently reopened.

Revision historyNo decision-level revision has been recorded since the provenance ledger was introduced.

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