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Matthew 18
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matthew.18.mt18Verse11
ἦλθεν γὰρ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου σῶσαι τὸ ἀπολωλός
TEXTBOUNDARYTRANSLATIONhigh confidence
Does verse 11 belong in Matthew?
The whole sentence is absent from the principal early witnesses and resembles Luke 19:10, though it became widespread in later copies.
Why this default
Omission is default because the entire verse is absent from the strongest early witnesses and is readily explained as an insertion adapted from Luke 19:10 before the lost-sheep saying.
Evidence
ExternalOmitted by א, B, L, Θ, family 13, 33, 892* and important early versions; included by D, K, W, Δ, families 1 and much of the later Greek tradition.
InternalThe verse creates a smooth introduction to the lost sheep and supplies a familiar summary of Jesus’ mission. That explanatory usefulness gives scribes a clear reason to add it.
Project default[Verse 11 is absent]
Project default · strong early omission
WitnessesWhole verse absent · א, B, L, Θ, family 13, 33, 892*AlternativeFor the Son of Man came to save the lost
Broad later inclusion
WitnessesVerse present · D, K, W, Δ, family 1, later traditionAlternative[For the Son of Man came to save the lost]
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