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John 13
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john.13.breadReading13
τὸν ἄρτον μου / ἄρτον μετ’ ἐμοῦ
TEXTTRANSLATIONlow confidence
What does the betrayer eat?
The quotation divides between ‘my bread,’ closer to Greek Psalm 41, and ‘bread with me,’ closer to Mark’s betrayal saying.
Why this default
‘My bread’ is the working default because it preserves the difficult form closest to the cited Psalm, while ‘bread with me’ has much broader manuscript support and may reflect harmonization to Mark 14:18.
Evidence
ExternalMy bread: B, C, L, 892 and Coptic; bread with me: P66, א, A, D, K, W and broad tradition; conflated forms survive in versions.
InternalEither Psalm assimilation or Synoptic assimilation is possible, so confidence remains low.
Project defaultThe one eating my bread lifted his heel against me
Project default · difficult Psalm form
Witnessesτὸν ἄρτον μου · B, C, L, 892, 1071, CopticAlternativeThe one eating bread with me lifted his heel against me
Broad ancient harmonized form
Witnessesἄρτον μετ’ ἐμοῦ · P66, א, A, D, K, W, Δ, Θ, ΨAlternativeThe one eating my bread with me lifted his heel against me
Conflated ancient form
WitnessesConflated ‘my bread with me’ · ancient versional supportAlternativeThe one eating [my bread/bread with me] lifted his heel against me
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