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SBL Greek New Testament

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Mark 14

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mark.14.m14FirstCrow

καὶ ἀλέκτωρ ἐφώνησεν

TEXTTRANSLATIONmoderate confidence

Does a rooster crow after Peter’s first denial?

The first rooster-crow is omitted by important witnesses but retained in the distinctive twice-crowing Markan form.

Why this default

Omission is the working default because it is supported by strong early Alexandrian witnesses, while the included first-crow clause remains visible because it also has early and broad support.

Evidence

ExternalMark 14:68: the first-crow clause is omitted by א B L W Ψ* 579 892 2427 and supported by A C D Θ Ψc 067 ƒ1 ƒ13 33 1424, the Byzantine tradition, and Latin witnesses. The split is early and substantial.

InternalThe decision record relies on the stated lexical, grammatical, or translation rationale.

Project defaultOmit

Project default · responsible reading

WitnessesOmit · א B L W Ψ* 579 892 2427
AlternativeAnd a rooster crowed.

Alternative sense

WitnessesInclude · A C D Θ Ψc 067 ƒ1 ƒ13 33 1424 · Byzantine/Latin
Alternative[And a rooster crowed.]

Interpretive range exposed

WitnessesInclude · A C D Θ Ψc 067 ƒ1 ƒ13 33 1424 · Byzantine/Latin

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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