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Matthew 27
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matthew.27.mt27Jeremiah
διὰ Ἰερεμίου τοῦ προφήτου / διὰ τοῦ προφήτου
TEXTTRANSLATIONmoderate confidence
Does Matthew name Jeremiah in the fulfillment formula?
Most witnesses name Jeremiah, though the wording largely echoes Zechariah 11 with possible Jeremianic themes. Some witnesses omit the name, and a few substitute Zechariah.
Why this default
Naming Jeremiah is default because it is the difficult, broadly transmitted reading. Omitting the name or replacing it with Zechariah readily explains attempts to resolve the apparent attribution problem.
Evidence
ExternalJeremiah is read by א, A, B, C, L, W and the broad tradition; the prophet without a name appears in some Greek and versional witnesses; Zechariah is a limited corrective reading.
InternalThe quotation’s closest verbal source is Zechariah 11, creating strong scribal pressure to omit or correct Jeremiah. The harder attribution is unlikely to have been invented by correction.
Project defaultthrough Jeremiah the prophet
Project default · difficult broad reading
WitnessesἸερεμίου · א, A, B, C, L, W, broad traditionAlternativethrough the prophet
Name omitted in some witnesses
Witnessesτοῦ προφήτου · 33 and some versional/patristic supportAlternativethrough Zechariah the prophet
Corrective reading
WitnessesΖαχαρίου · limited corrective witnessesAlternativethrough [Jeremiah] the prophet
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WitnessesDisplay option · disputed name bracketedRecord integrity
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