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Matthew 12
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matthew.12.mt12Verse47
λέγει δέ τις αὐτῷ ...
TEXTBOUNDARYTRANSLATIONmoderate confidence
Does the messenger’s report in verse 47 belong in the text?
A substantial early stream omits the entire verse, while broad later evidence includes it. The omission may be deliberate or an eye-skip between similar endings.
Why this default
Omission is the working default because the verse is absent from several important early witnesses. Inclusion is ancient and broad, however, and accidental eye-skip between similar phrase endings offers a credible reason for omission.
Evidence
ExternalOmitted by א*, B, L, Γ, 579, 597, 1009 and important Old Latin, Syriac and Coptic support; included by א², C, D, K, W, Z, Δ, Θ, families 1/13 and the broad later tradition.
InternalThe verse largely repeats information already present in verse 46 and could be added for clarity; conversely, similar endings in verses 46–47 could cause accidental whole-line omission.
Project default⟦Verse 47 is absent in the earliest recoverable text.⟧
Project default · strong early omission
WitnessesWhole verse absent · א*, B, L, Γ, 579, 597, 1009, early versionsAlternativeAnd someone said to him, ‘Look, your mother and your brothers are standing outside, seeking to speak to you.’
Ancient included reading
WitnessesVerse present · א², C, D, K, W, Z, Δ, Θ, families 1/13, later traditionAlternative[And someone told him, ‘Look, your mother and brothers are outside seeking to speak to you.’]
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WitnessesDisplay option · disputed verse bracketedRecord integrity
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