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Mark 14
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mark.14.m14Covenant
τὸ αἷμά μου τῆς διαθήκης / τῆς καινῆς διαθήκης
TEXTTRANSLATIONhigh confidence
Does Jesus say ‘the covenant’ or ‘the new covenant’?
The concise early reading says ‘my blood of the covenant.’ A widespread later expansion adds ‘new,’ likely influenced by Luke and Paul.
Why this default
The shorter ‘covenant’ is default because it has strong early support. ‘New’ is readily explained as harmonization to Luke 22:20 and 1 Corinthians 11:25.
Evidence
ExternalShort: א, B, C, D, L, W and early versions; ‘new’: A, K, Θ, family 13 and the Byzantine tradition.
InternalThe familiar liturgical formula supplies a strong motive for expansion; omission from diverse early witnesses is harder to explain.
Project defaultmy blood of the covenant
Project default · shorter early reading
Witnessesτῆς διαθήκης · א, B, C, D, L, W, early versionsAlternativemy blood of the new covenant
Expanded familiar reading
Witnessesτῆς καινῆς διαθήκης · A, K, Θ, family 13, Byzantine traditionAlternativemy blood of the [new] covenant
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