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John 12
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john.12.poorVerse12
τοὺς πτωχοὺς… ἐμὲ δὲ
TEXTBOUNDARYhigh confidence
How much of verse 8 belongs in the text?
Most early and diverse witnesses preserve the full saying. P75 ends after ‘you always have,’ likely through an eye-skip between repeated words; Bezae and the Sinaitic Syriac omit the verse.
Why this default
The full verse is default because it is supported by early witnesses from multiple textual streams. P75’s shorter form is best explained by an eye-skip between repeated ‘have’ forms.
Evidence
ExternalFull verse: P66, א, A, B, K, L, W and broad tradition; shorter: P75, Λ* and 892 supplement first hand; omitted: D and Sinaitic Syriac.
InternalThe repeated ‘you have’ provides a direct mechanism for accidental loss of the middle and final words.
Project defaultThe poor you always have with you, but me you do not always have
Project default · full early reading
WitnessesFull verse · P66, א, A, B, K, L, W, broad traditionAlternativeThe poor you always have
P75 shorter form
WitnessesEnds after ‘you always have’ · P75, Λ*, 892supp*AlternativeOmit
Bezan/Syriac omission
WitnessesOmit verse · D Greek/Latin, Syriac SinaiticAlternative[The poor you always have with you, but me you do not always have]
Verse marked as disputed
WitnessesDisplay option · full verse bracketedRecord integrity
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