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Mark 1
mark.1.m1Compassion
σπλαγχνισθείς / ὀργισθείς
Is Jesus moved with compassion or anger?
Most Greek witnesses read ‘moved with compassion.’ A narrow but ancient Western stream reads ‘angered,’ creating one of Mark’s best-known textual forks.
Why this default
Compassion is the working default because of its overwhelming Greek support; anger remains visible as an ancient and difficult Western reading.
Evidence
ExternalCompassion: א, B, L, W and the broad Greek tradition; anger: D and several Old Latin witnesses.
InternalAnger is harder and could have been softened, but it may also have arisen from emotional assimilation to the stern warning that follows.
Project default · broad Greek support
Witnessesσπλαγχνισθείς · א, B, L, W, broad Greek traditionAncient difficult reading
Witnessesὀργισθείς · D, Old Latin a, ff², r¹Fork visible in-line
WitnessesDisplay option · emotion fork shownRecord integrity
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