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John 8
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TEXTBOUNDARYhigh confidence
Does the adulteress passage begin at John 7:53?
John 7:53–8:11 is absent from the earliest Greek witnesses, appears in different locations in later manuscripts, and has distinctive vocabulary. It is ancient Christian tradition but almost certainly not part of the earliest recoverable form of John here.
Why this default
The earliest recoverable text ends at 7:52. The passage remains selectable as ancient tradition, but its absence from early witnesses and unstable location make its secondary placement here highly probable.
Evidence
ExternalAbsent from P66, P75, א, B, L, N, T, W and other early witnesses; later manuscripts place it here or after John 7:36, 7:44, 21:25, or Luke 21:38.
InternalIts vocabulary and style differ from the surrounding Johannine narrative, and its movement within the tradition signals a floating account.
Project defaultearliest text ends at 7:52
Project default · earliest witnesses
WitnessesOmit · P66, P75, א, B, L, N, T, WAlternativeEach went to his own house
Traditional passage begins
WitnessesInclude here · many later manuscripts and Byzantine traditionAlternative[Each went to his own house]
Passage retained in brackets
WitnessesDisplay option · later passage boundary shown in bracketsRecord integrity
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