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Luke 17

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luke.17.lk17Verse36

[Luke 17:36]

TEXTTRANSLATIONhigh confidence

Does a saying about two people in a field belong here?

The verse is absent from the earliest recoverable Greek text and appears in later witnesses, likely imported from Matthew 24:40.

Why this default

The verse is omitted by default because it lacks the strongest early Greek support and is best explained as later harmonization from Matthew; its conventional slot remains visible.

Evidence

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Project default[Verse 36 absent from the earliest recoverable text]

Project default · P75, א, A, B, L and broad support

Witnesses𝔓75 ℵ B and strong early support
AlternativeTwo will be in the field; one will be taken and the other left.

Later harmonizing addition

Witnesseslater Byzantine tradition and related witnesses
Alternative[Two will be in the field; one will be taken and the other left.]

Later verse shown as uncertain

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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