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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’?

Jesus interprets the cup through covenant language attached to his blood.

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 versions
Alternativemy blood of the new covenant

Expanded familiar reading

Witnessesτῆς καινῆς διαθήκης · A, K, Θ, family 13, Byzantine tradition
Alternativemy blood of the [new] covenant

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WitnessesDisplay option · added adjective bracketed

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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