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Matthew 12
matthew.12.mt12BlindMute
τυφλὸν καὶ κωφόν / κωφόν
Was the man described as blind and mute, or only mute?
The healing itself is stable; the manuscript tradition divides over the additional blindness language and corresponding ‘saw’ in the result.
Why this default
The fuller description is the working default because it is broadly attested and explains both speaking and seeing. Every option retains the stable healing clause; the shorter descriptive reading has exceptionally early support and remains fully selectable.
Evidence
ExternalShort ‘mute’ form: א, B, D, 892, 983, 1424 and early versions; blind-and-mute forms: C, L, W, Δ, Θ, 0281, families 1/13 and the broad later tradition.
InternalThe paired healing may have been expanded for symmetry, while omission of the blindness phrases at two points is also possible through coordinated shortening.
Project default · broad reading
Witnessesτυφλὸν καὶ κωφόν ... λαλεῖν καὶ βλέπειν · C, L, W, Δ, Θ, broad traditionShort early reading
Witnessesκωφόν ... λαλεῖν · א, B, D, 892, 983, 1424, early versionsFork visible in-line
WitnessesDisplay option · disputed words bracketedRecord integrity
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