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Matthew 19

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matthew.19.mt19Hundredfold

ἑκατονταπλασίονα / πολλαπλασίονα

TEXTTRANSLATIONmoderate confidence

Is the promised return hundredfold or many times over?

The specific ‘hundredfold’ has strong support; an ancient alternative says ‘many times as much.’

Why this default

Hundredfold is the working default because it is strongly attested and gives the sharper promise. ‘Manyfold’ is ancient and may avoid an overly exact number.

Evidence

ExternalHundredfold has the principal critical and broad later support; manyfold is preserved in an ancient alternative stream including B and some versions.

InternalA precise hundred can be generalized to ‘many times,’ while the reverse could arise through harmonization with Mark 10:30. Both routes remain plausible.

Project defaultwill receive a hundredfold

Project default · principal reading

Witnessesἑκατονταπλασίονα · principal critical and broad tradition
Alternativewill receive many times as much

Ancient alternative

Witnessesπολλαπλασίονα · B and an ancient versional stream
Alternativewill receive a hundredfold [variant: manyfold]

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Revision historyNo decision-level revision has been recorded since the provenance ledger was introduced.

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