Religion:Textual variants in the Gospel of Mark

Short description: Differences in New Testament manuscripts

Textual variants in the Gospel of Mark are the subject of the study called textual criticism of the New Testament. Textual variants in manuscripts arise when a copyist makes deliberate or inadvertent alterations to a text that is being reproduced. An abbreviated list of textual variants in this particular book is given in this article below.

Origen, writing in the 3rd century, was one of the first who made remarks about differences between manuscripts of texts that were eventually collected as the New Testament. He declared his preferences among variant readings. For example, in Matthew 27:16–17, he favored "Barabbas" against "Jesus Barabbas" (In Matt. Comm. ser. 121). In John 1:28, he preferred "Bethabara" over "Bethany" as the location where John was baptizing (Commentary on John VI.40 (24)). "Gergeza" was preferred over "Geraza" or "Gadara" (Commentary on John VI.40 (24) – see Matthew 8:28).

Most of the variations are not significant and some common alterations include the deletion, rearrangement, repetition, or replacement of one or more words when the copyist's eye returns to a similar word in the wrong location of the original text. If their eye skips to an earlier word, they may create a repetition (error of dittography). If their eye skips to a later word, they may create an omission. They may resort to performing a rearranging of words to retain the overall meaning without compromising the context. In other instances, the copyist may add text from memory from a similar or parallel text in another location. Otherwise, they may also replace some text of the original with an alternative reading. Spellings occasionally change. Synonyms may be substituted. A pronoun may be changed into a proper noun (such as "he said" becoming "Jesus said"). John Mill's 1707 Greek New Testament was estimated to contain some 30,000 variants in its accompanying textual apparatus which was based on "nearly 100 [Greek] manuscripts." Peter J. Gurry puts the number of non-spelling variants among New Testament manuscripts around 500,000, though he acknowledges his estimate is higher than all previous ones.

Textual variants

For a list of many variants not noted here, see the ECM of Mark.

Textual variants in the Gospel of Mark

17 Textual variants in Mark 1

Codex Boreelianus, Mark 1:1-5a

Mark 1:1

Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ (of Jesus Christ) – ‭א* Θ 28^c 530 582* 820* 1021 1436 1555* 1692 2430 2533 l²²¹¹ cop^sa(ms) arm geo¹ Origen^gr Origen^lat Victorinus-Pettau Asterius Serapion Titus-Bostra Basil Cyril-Jerusalem Severian Jerome^3/6 Hesychius WH^text Riv^mg NM

Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ υἱοῦ θεοῦ (of Jesus Christ son of God) – ‭א¹ B D L W 732 1602 2427 Diatessaron^p WH^mg (NA [υἱοῦ θεοῦ])

Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ υἱοῦ τοῦ θεοῦ (of Jesus Christ son of the God) – A E F G^supp H K Δ Π Σ ƒ¹ ƒ¹³ 33 180 205 565 579 597 700 892 1006 1009 1010 1071 1079 1195 1216 1230 1242 1243 1253 1292 1342 1344 1365 1424 1505 1546 1646 2148 2174 Byz Lect eth geo² slav ς

Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ τοῦ θεοῦ (of Jesus Christ of the God) – 055 pc

τοῦ κυρίου Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ (of the lord Jesus Christ) – syr^pal

Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ υἱοῦ τοῦ κυρίου (of Jesus Christ son of the lord) – 1241

Ἰησοῦ (of Jesus) – 28*

Mark 1:2

καθὼς γέγραπται (Just as it is written) – Alexandrian text-type: Westcott and Hort 1881, Westcott and Hort / [NA27 and UBS4 variants] 1864–94, Tischendorf 8th Edition, Nestle 1904

ὡς γέγραπται (As it is written) – ς Byz: Stephanus Textus Receptus 1550, Scrivener's Textus Receptus 1894, RP Byzantine Majority Text 2005, Greek Orthodox Church

Mark 1:2

ἐν τοῖς προφήταις (in the prophets) – A E F G H K P W Π Σ ƒ¹³ 28 180 579 597 1006 1009 1010 1079 1195 1216 1230 1242 1253 1292 1342 1344 1365 1424 1505 1546 1646 Byz Lect vg^ms syr^h cop^bo(ms)(mg) arm eth slav Irenaeus^lat2/3 Asterius Photius Theophylact ς ND Dio. Byz: Stephanus Textus Receptus 1550, Scrivener's Textus Receptus 1894, RP Byzantine Majority Text 2005, Greek Orthodox Church

ἐν τῷ Ἠσαἲᾳ τῷ προφήτῃ (in the Isaiah the prophet) – א B L D 22 33 565 892 1241 2427 Origen^1/4. Alexandrian text-type: Westcott and Hort 1881, Westcott and Hort / [NA27 and UBS4 variants] 1864–94, Tischendorf 8th Edition, Nestle 1904

ἐν Ἠσαἲᾳ τῷ προφήτῃ (in Isaiah the prophet) – D Θ ƒ¹ 205 372 700 1071 1243 2174 2737 pc l²⁵³ arm geo Irenaeus^gr Origen^3/4 Severian (Jerome) Augustine Hesychius Victor-Antioch

ἐν τῷ Ἠσαΐᾳ τῷ προφήτῃ or ἐν Ἠσαΐᾳ τῷ προφήτῃ (in (the) Isaiah the prophet) – it^a it^aur it^b it^c it^d it^f it^ff2 it^l it^q vg syr^p syr^h(mg) syr^pal cop^sa cop^bo goth Irenaeus^lat1/3 Irenaeus^lat NR CEI Riv TILC Nv NM

ἐν Ἠσαΐᾳ (in Isaiah) – Victorinus-Pettau Ambrosiaster Serapion Titus-Bostra Basil Epiphanius Chromatius

ἐν Ἠσαΐᾳ καὶ ἐν τοῖς προφήταις (in Isaiah and in the prophets) – it^r1(vid)

Mark 1:2

Ἰδοὺ (Behold...) – B D Θ 28* 565 pc it vg cop Irenaeus^lat. Alexandrian text-type: Westcott and Hort 1881, Westcott and Hort / [NA27 and UBS4 variants] 1864–94, Nestle 1904

Ἰδού, ἐγὼ (Behold, I...) – ‭א A L W ƒ¹ ƒ¹³ Byz vg^st vg^cl syr^h cop^sa(ms) cop^bo(ms) Origen Eusebius ς. Tischendorf 8th Edition. Byz: Stephanus Textus Receptus 1550, Scrivener's Textus Receptus 1894, RP Byzantine Majority Text 2005, Greek Orthodox Church

Mark 1:2

τὴν ὁδόν σου· (the way of you:) – ‭א B D K L P W Θ Π Φ 700* 2427 2766 al it vg syr^p cop^pt Irenaeus^lat WH NR CEI Riv TILC Nv NM. Alexandrian text-type: Westcott and Hort 1881, Westcott and Hort / [NA27 and UBS4 variants] 1864–94, Tischendorf 8th Edition, Nestle 1904

τὴν ὁδόν σου ἔμπροσθέν σου. (the way of you before you.) – A Δ ƒ¹ ƒ¹³ 33 565 1342 Byz it^f it^ff2 it^l vg^cl syr^h cop^sa(mss) cop^bo(pt) goth Origen Eusebius ς ND Dio. Byz: Stephanus Textus Receptus 1550, Scrivener's Textus Receptus 1894, RP Byzantine Majority Text 2005, Greek Orthodox Church

Mark 1:4

ὁ βαπτίζων ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ καὶ (the Baptist in the wilderness and) – ‭א L Δ 205 1342 cop^bo geo¹ slav^ms (NA [ὁ]) TILC

ὁ βαπτίζων ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ (the Baptist in the wilderness) – B 33 2427 pc cop^bo(mss) WH NR Riv Nv NM

βαπτίζων ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ καὶ (baptising in the wilderness and) – A E F G H K P^vid W Π Σ ƒ¹ ƒ¹³ 180 565 579 1006 1009 1010 1071 1079 1195 1216 1230 1241 1242 1243 1253 1292 1344 1365 1424 1505 1546 1646 2148 2174 Byz Lect (l⁷⁵¹) (l¹⁰⁷⁴) it^f syr^h syr^pal (cop^sa omitted καὶ) goth arm eth slav^mss ς (CEI) (Dio)

βαπτίζων ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ (baptising in the wilderness) – 892

ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ βαπτίζων καὶ (in the wilderness baptising and) – D Θ 28 700 l²²¹¹ it^a it^aur it^b it^c it^ff1 it^l it^q it^r1 it^t vg syr^p (Eusebius Cyril-Jerusalem omitted καὶ) Jerome Augustine ND

ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ καὶ (in the wilderness and) – geo²

Mark 1:5

πάντες, καὶ ἐβαπτίζοντο ὑπ' αὐτοῦ ἐν τῷ Ἰορδάνῃ ποταμῷ (all, and [they] were baptised by him in the Jordan river) – B D L 28 33 892 1241 pc it vg cop? Origen WH NR CEI Riv (TILC) (Nv) NM

πάντες, ἐβαπτίζοντο ὑπ' αὐτοῦ ἐν τῷ Ἰορδάνῃ ποταμῷ (all, [they] were baptised by him in the Jordan river) – ‭א* pc

καὶ ἐβαπτίζοντο πάντες ἐν τῷ Ἰορδάνῃ ποταμῷ ὑπ' αὐτοῦ (and [they] were baptised all in the Jordan river by him) – A W ƒ¹ 700 Byz syr^h ς ND Dio

καὶ πάντες ἐβαπτίζοντο ἐν τῷ Ἰορδάνῃ ποταμῷ ὑπ' αὐτοῦ (and all were baptised in the Jordan river by him) – ƒ¹³ 565 pc

καὶ ἐβαπτίζοντο ἐν τῷ Ἰορδάνῃ ποταμῷ ὑπ' αὐτοῦ (and [they] were baptised in the Jordan river by him) – Θ pc

Mark 1:5

ποταμῷ ([in the] river) – Byz ς WH

omitted – D W Θ 28 565 799 it^a Eusebius

Mark 1:6

καὶ ζώνην δερματίνην περὶ τὴν ὀσφὺν αὐτοῦ (and a belt of leather around the waist of him) – Byz it^aur it^c it^f it^l it^q vg ς WH

omitted – D it^a it^b it^d it^ff2 it^r1 it^t vg^ms

Mark 1:7

ὀπίσω μου (after me) – Byz ς [WH]

ὀπίσω (after) – B Origen

omitted – Δ 1424 it^t it^ff2

Mark 1:7

κύψας (having stooped down) – Byz ς WH

omitted – D Θ ƒ¹³ 28* 565 pc it

Mark 1:8

ἐγὼ (I) – WH. Alexandrian text-type: Westcott and Hort 1881, Westcott and Hort / [NA27 and UBS4 variants] 1864–94, Tischendorf 8th Edition, Nestle 1904

ἐγὼ μέν (I indeed) – Byz ς. Byz: Stephanus Textus Receptus 1550, Scrivener's Textus Receptus 1894, RP Byzantine Majority Text 2005, Greek Orthodox Church

Mark 1:8

ὕδατι ([with] water) – ‭א B H Δ 33 892* 1006 1216 1243 1342 2427 vg arm geo Origen Jerome Augustine WH. Alexandrian text-type: Westcott and Hort 1881, Westcott and Hort / [NA27 and UBS4 variants] 1864–94, Tischendorf 8th Edition, Nestle 1904

ἐν ὕδατι (in water) – A E F G K L P W (Θ μέν before ἐν) Π Σ ƒ¹ ƒ¹³ 28 157 180 205 565 579 700 892c 1009 1010 1071 1079 1195 1230 1241 1242 1253 1292 1344 1365 1424 1505 1546 1646 2148 2174 Byz Lect it^aur it^b it^c it^f it^l it^q it^t vg^mss cop^sa cop^bo goth eth Hippolytus ς. Byz: Stephanus Textus Receptus 1550, Scrivener's Textus Receptus 1894, RP Byzantine Majority Text 2005, Greek Orthodox Church. Compare Matthew 3:11; John 1:26.

ἐν ὕδατι (in water) inserted after λέγων in Mark 1:7 – D it^a it^d it^ff2 it^r1

Mark 1:8

π̣ν̣ι αγ̣[ιω] (the Holy Spirit) – 𝔓¹³⁷. π̣ν̣ι is a nomen sacrum abbreviation of πν(ευματ)ι, see Papyrus 137 § Particular readings.

πνεύματι ἁγίῳ (the Holy Spirit) – B L it^aur it^b it^t vg syr^p? syr^h? syr^pal? arm geo Augustine WH

ἐν πνεύματι ἁγίῳ (with the Holy Spirit) – א A D K W Δ Θ Π 0133 ƒ¹ ƒ¹³ 8 33 565 700 892 1009 1010 1071 1079 1216 1230 1242 1253 1344 1365 1546 1646 2148 2174 Byz Lect^m (it^a) it^c it^d it^f it^ff2 it^l it^q (it^r1) cop^sa cop^bo syr^p? syr^h? syr^pal? goth eth Hippolytus Origen ς. Compare Matthew 3:12; Luke 3:16.

ἐν πνεύματι ἁγίῳ καὶ πυρί (with the Holy Spirit and fire) – P 1195 1241 ℓ 44m syr^h*. Compare Matthew 3:12; Luke 3:16.

Mark 1:13

καὶ ἦν ἐν τῇ ερημω (he was in the wilderness) – א A B D L Θ 33. 579. 892. 1342.

καὶ ἦν ἐκει ἐν τῇ ερημω (he was there in the wilderness) – W Δ 157. 1241. Byz

καὶ ἦν ἐκει (he was there) – 28. 517. 565. 700. ƒ¹ Family Π syr^s

Omit – ƒ¹³

Hiatus – C Ψ syr^c

Mark 1:14

εὐαγγέλιον – א B L Θ ƒ¹ ƒ¹³ 28. 33. 565. 892

εὐαγγέλιον τῆς βασιλείας – Α, D Κ, W Δ Π 074 0133 0135 28^mg, 700. 1009. 1010. 1071. 1079. 1195. 1216. 1230. 1241. 1242. 1253. 1344. 1365. 1546. 1646. 2148. 2174. Byz, Lect, lat, syr^p, cop^bo

Mark 1:41

σπλαγχνισθεις (filled with compassion) – All manuscripts except those listed below

οργισθεις (irritated; angry) – D a ff² r¹

2 Textual variants in Mark 2

Mark 2:16

ἐσθίει (eating) - B D W it^{a, b, d, e, ff2, r1}, u[w]

ἐσθίει καὶ πίνει (eating and drinking) - 𝔓⁸⁸ A ƒ¹ ƒ¹³ 2. 28. 33. 157. 180. 597. 892. 1006. 1010. 1292. 1505. [math]\displaystyle{ \mathfrak{M} }[/math] / Byz E F H Lect it^q, vg^ms, syr^p,h, cop^sams, [w]τ

ἐσθίεται (=ἐσθίετε?) (eating) - Θ

ἐσθίει ό διδάσκαλος ύμων (your teacher eating) - (see Mt 9:11) א 1342. it^aur, vg^ms (Origen^lat), DHH

ἐσθίει καὶ πίνει ό διδάσκαλος ύμων (eating and drinking, your teacher) - L Δ ƒ¹³ 1071. 1243. 1346. it^(c),f, vg, cop^bo, Augustine

ἐσθίετε καὶ πίνετε ([are you] eating and drinking) - (see Lk 5:30) Σ 124. 565. 700. 1241. 1424. ℓ 547ℓ 866 sry^pal, arm, geo, Diatessaron

ἐσθίειτε καὶ πίνειτε ([are you] eating and drinking) - G

ό διδάσκαλος ύμων ἐσθίει καὶ πίνει (your teacher eating and drinking) - C 579 ℓ 890 it¹, cop^samss, eth

ἐσθίετε ([are you] eating) - 1424.

Mark 2:26

ἐπὶ Ἀβιαθαρ ἀρχιερέως (when Abiatar was high priest) – א A B K L 892. 1010. 1195. 1216. 1230. 1242. 1344. 1365. 1646. 2174. Byz, ℓ 69 ℓ 70 ℓ 76 ℓ 80 ℓ 150 ℓ 299 ℓ 1127 ℓ 1634 ℓ 1761 arm

ἐπὶ Ἀβιαθαρ τοῦ ἀρχιερέως (when Abiatar was high priest) – A C Θ Π 074

ἐπὶ Ἀβιαθαρ τοῦ ἱερέως (when Abiatar was priest) – Δ it^f

phrase is omitted by manuscripts D W 1009. 1546. it^{a, b, d, e, ff2, i, r1, t}, syr^s

2 Textual variants in Mark 3

Mark 3:7

ἀπὸ τῆς Γαλιλαίας ἠκολούθησεν, καὶ ἀπὸ τῆς Ἰουδαίας - B L 565. 728.^vid

ἀπὸ τῆς Γαλιλαίας ἠκολούθησεν αὐτῷ, καὶ ἀπὸ τῆς Ἰουδαίας - 61.^c 427. 555.^c 732. 892. ℓ 950 Byz

ἀπὸ τῆς Γαλιλαίας ἠκολούθησαν αὐτῷ, καὶ ἀπὸ τῆς Ἰουδαίας - Φ^vid 0211 ƒ^{13:(13. 346. 543. 826.)} 4. 23. 154. 179. 273. 349. 351. 372. 382. 513. 517. 544. 695. 716. 733. 752. 766. 780. 792. 803. 873. 954. 979. 1009. 1047. 1084. 1241. 1326. 1337. 1396. 1424. 1506. 1515. 1546. 1645. 1654. 1675. 2538. 2737. 2766. ℓ 211 ℓ 387 ℓ 770 ℓ 773 ℓ 2211 sy^h

ἀπὸ τῆς Γαλιλαίας καὶ ἀπὸ τῆς Ἰουδαίας ἠκολούθησαν - א C

ἀπὸ τῆς Γαλιλαίας καὶ ἀπὸ τῆς Ἰουδαίας ἠκολούθησαν αὐτῷ - Δ 377. 1071. 1342.

ἀπὸ τῆς Γαλιλαίας ἠκολούθησεν αὐτῷ, καὶ ἀπὸ Ἱεροσολύμων καὶ ἀπὸ τῆς Ἰουδαίας καὶ πέραν τοῦ Ἰορδάνου - ƒ^{1:(1. 131. 205.)} 1253. (ἐκ τῆς Γαλιλαίας) 2193.* 2886.

καὶ ἀπὸ τῆς Ἰουδαίας καὶ πέραν τοῦ Ἰορδάνου ἀπὸ τῆς Γαλιλαίας ἠκολούθησεν αὐτῷ, καὶ ἀπὸ Ἱεροσολύμων - 118. 209. 1582.

Mark 3:14

δώδεκα, ἵνα ὦσιν μετʼ αὐτοῦ - C^c2 L ƒ^{1:(1. 205. 209. 1582.)} 33. 382. 427. 544. 565. 579. 732. 740. 792. 892. 1342. 1424. 2193. 2542. 2766. 2886. ℓ 950 Byz

ἵνα ὦσιν δώδεκα μετʼ αὐτοῦ - D 79.

δώδεκα, ἵνα ὦσιν περὶ αὐτὸν - 700.

δώδεκαμαθητας ἵνα ὦσιν μετʼ αὐτοῦ οὓς καὶ ἀποστόλους ὠνόμασεν - W

δώδεκα οὓς καὶ ἀποστόλους ὠνόμασεν ἵνα ὦσιν μετʼ αὐτοῦ - א B (ὁνόμασεν - Θ ƒ^{13:(13. 124. 346. 543. 788. 826. 828. 1689.)} 69. 238. 377. 807. 983. 1160. sy^h(ms)

ἵνα ὦσιν μετʼ αὐτοῦ δώδεκα οὓς καὶ ἀποστόλους ὠνόμασεν - Δ

δώδεκα, ἵνα ὦσιν μετʼ αὐτοῦ και ἵνα ἀποστέλλει αὐτοὺς οὓς καὶ ἀποστόλους ὠνόμασεν - Φ^vid

3 Textual variants in Mark 4

Mark 4:19

η αγαπη του πλουτου (the love of wealth) – Δ

η απατη του πλουτου (the illusion of wealth) – א A B C E Byz

απαται του πλουτου (the illusions of wealth) – W

απαται του κοσμου (the illusions of world) – D (Θ 565.)

Mark 4:19

και αι περι τα λοιπα επιθυμιαι (and the desire for other things) – rest of mss

omit – D (Θ) W ƒ¹ 28. (565. 700.) it

Mark 4:24

καὶ προστεθήσεται ὑμῖν – א B C L Δ 700. 892.

καὶ προστεθήσεται ὑμῖν τοῖς ἀκούουσιν – A K Π 0107 Byz

omit – codices D W 565.

3 Textual variants in Mark 5

Mark 5:9

απεκριθη λεγων – E 565. 700. 1010.

απεκριθη – D

λεγει αυτω – rest of mss.

Mark 5:9

λεγιων ονομα μοι – א B C L Δ

λεγεων – A W Θ ƒ¹ ƒ¹³ Byz

Mark 5:37

ουδενα μετ' αυτου συνακολουθεσαι – א B C L Δ 892.

ουδενα αυτω συνακολουθεσαι – A Θ 0132 0133^c ƒ¹³ Byz

ουδενα αυτω παρακολουθεσαι – D W 0133* ƒ¹ 28. 565. 700. pc

ουδενα αυτω ακολουθεσαι – A K 33. 1241. al

3 Textual variants in Mark 6

Mark 6:3

ο αδελφος Ἰακώβου - 565. 700. 892.^c (Θ 2542.) lat

και ἀδελφὸς Ἰακώβου – B C Δ 579. 1241. 1424.

και ο αδελφος Ἰακώβου - א D L 892.* sa^ms bo^pt

ἀδελφὸς δὲ Ἰακώβου – A K N W ƒ¹ ƒ¹³ 28. Byz q sy^h sa^ms

Mark 6:33

ἐκεῖ καὶ προῆλθον αὐτούς – א B 0187 (omit εκει), 892. ℓ 49 ℓ 69 ℓ 70 ℓ 299 ℓ 303 ℓ 333 ℓ 1579 (ℓ 950 αυτους), it^aur, vg, (cop^sa,bo)

ἐκει καὶ προσηλθον αὐτοῖς – L 1241 (Δ Θ ℓ 10 αὐτοῖς) ℓ 12 ℓ 80 ℓ 184 ℓ 211 ℓ 1127 arm, geo

ἐκεῖ καὶ συνῆλθον αὐτῷ – D^gr it^b

ἐκεῖ καὶ συνῆλθον αὐτοῦ – 28. 700.

ἐκεῖ καὶ ἢλθον αὐτοῦ – 565. it^(a),d,ff,i,r, Diatessaron

καὶ ἢλθον ἐκεῖ – ƒ¹

προηλθον αὐτὸν ἐκεῖ – Peshitta

πρὸς αὐτούς καὶ συνῆλθον πρὸς αὐτον – 33.

ἐκεῖ καὶ προῆλθον αὐτοῖς καὶ συνῆλθον πρὸς αὐτον – K Π (ƒ¹³ συνεισηλθον προς αὐτούς) 1009. 1010. 1071. 1079. 1195. 1216. 1230. 1242. 1365. 1546. 1646. 2148. 2174. Byz

ἐκεῖ καὶ προῆλθον αὐτοῖς καὶ συνέδραμον πρὸς αὐτον – A

ἐκει – W ℓ 150 it^c

Mark 6:51

ἐξίσταντο – א B L Δ 28. 892. it^{c, ff2, i, l} vg syr^s cop^{sa, bo}, geo

ἐξεπλήσσοντο – ƒ¹

ἐξίσταντο καὶ ἐθαύμαζον – A D K W X Θ Π ƒ¹³ 33. 565. 700. 1009. 1010. 1079. 1195. 1216. 1230. 1241. 1242. 1253. 1344. 1365. 1546. 1646. 2148. 2174. Byz, Lect

ἐθαύμαζον καὶ ἐξίσταντο – 517. 1424.

2 Textual variants in Mark 7

Mark 7:2

πυγμη – A B D K L X Θ Π

πυκνα – א W vg

omit – Δ syr^s sa

Mark 7:16

verse is omitted by א Β L Δ 28.

1 Textual variants in Mark 8

Mark 8:10

τὰ μέρη Δαλμανουθά – א A Β C K L X Δ Π 0131 33. 700. 892. 1009. 1010. 1195. 1216. 1230. 1242. 1253. 1344. 1365. 1546. 1646. 2148. 2174. Byz, Lect, it, vg, syr, cop

τὰ ὂρη Δαλμανουθά – 1071

τὸ ὂρος Δαλμανοῦναι – W

τὰ ὅρια Δαλμανουθά – 1241

τὸ ὂρος Μαγεδά – 28

τὰ ὅρια Μελεγαδά – D^gr

τὰ μέρη Μαγδαλά – Θ ƒ¹ ƒ¹³ ℓ 80

τὰ μέρη Μαγεδά – 565.

1 Textual variants in Mark 9

Mark 8:35-9:1 in Papyrus 45.

Mark 9:49

πας γαρ πυρι αλισθησεται – (א εν πυρι) B L W Δ ƒ¹ ƒ¹³ 28 565. 700. ℓ260 syr^s sa

πασα γαρ θυσια αλι αλισθησεται – D it

πας γαρ πυρι αλισθησεται και πασα θυσια αλι αλισθησεται – A (C εν πυρι) K (X πυρι αλι αλισθησεται) Π (Ψ θυσια αναλωθησεται)

πας γαρ πυρι αναλωθησεται και πασα θυσια αλι αλισθησεται – Θ

3 Textual variants in Mark 10

Mark 10:1

εἰς τὰ ὅρια τῆς Ἰουδαίας καὶ πέραν τοῦ Ἰορδάνου, (to the region/border of Judea, and/also/even/namely beyond the Jordan,) – Alexandrian text-type: Westcott and Hort 1881, Westcott and Hort / [NA27 and UBS4 variants], Tischendorf 8th Edition 1864–94, Nestle 1904

εἰς τὰ ὅρια τῆς Ἰουδαίας διὰ τοῦ πέραν τοῦ Ἰορδάνου· (to the region/border of Judea by/through the [land] beyond the Jordan.) – Byz: Stephanus Textus Receptus 1550, Scrivener's Textus Receptus 1894, RP Byzantine Majority Text 2005, Greek Orthodox Church

Mark 10:2

προσελθόντες Φαρισαῖοι (the Pharisees came) – A B K L Γ Δ Ψ ƒ¹³ 28. 700. 892. 1010. 1079. 1546. 1646. Byz cop^bo goth

προσελθόντες οἱ Φαρισαῖοι (word order varies) – א C X

verse omitted by D a, b, d, k, r¹, syr^sin (syr^cur)

Mark 10:47

Ναζαρηνός – B L W Δ Θ Ψ

Ναζορηνός – D

Ναζωρινός – 28

Ναζωραιός – א A C

1 Textual variants in Mark 11

Mark 11:26

Verse omitted by א B L W Δ Ψ 565. 700. 892. 1216. k, l, syr^s,pal, cop

Verse included by K X Θ Π 28. Byz

1 Textual variants in Mark 12

Mark 12:19

τέκνον - א^c2a B L W Δ Θ Codex Athous Lavrensis ƒ^{1:(1. 118. 205. 209. 872. 1582.)} 579. 700. 892. 1093. 1342. 1654. 2193. 2542. 2786. 2886. it

τέκνα - 𝔓⁴⁵ D ƒ^{13:(13. 69. 124. 346. 543. 788. 826. 828. 983. 1689.)} 28. 427. 565. 732. 740. 792. 1424. 1542.^s 1593. ℓ 950 Byz lat sy^s,h,p co go eth

1 Textual variants in Mark 13

Mark 13:32

οὐδὲ ὁ υἱός - All manuscripts except those cited below

omit - X 389. 983. 1273. 1689. vg^ms

5 Textual variants in Mark 14

Mark 14:30

πρὶν ἢ δὶς ἀλέκτορα φωνῆσαι (before that the rooster has crowed twice) – A Byz

πρὶν ἀλέκτορα φωνῆσαι (before the rooster has crowed) – א C* aeth, arm, Western text-type: D cu2 lat.afr-eur

Mark 14:39

τὸν αὐτὸν λόγον εἰπών (spoke the same words) – omitted by D a, b, c, d, ff², k, (syr^cur)

Mark 14:68

καὶ άλέκτωρ ἐφώνησεν (and the rooster crowed) – inserted by Western and Byzantine text-types after προαύλιον; not found in Alexandrian text-type (א B L it, 17 c, me)

Mark 14:72a

εὐθὺς (immediately) – Alexandrian text-type; omitted by Byz

ἐκ δευτέρου (for the second time) – omitted by א c, L c, vg.cod

Mark 14:72b

πριν αλεκτορα φωνηϲαι τριϲ με απαρνηϲη (before the rooster has crowed thrice me you will have denied) – א c; several other mss also omit δίς (twice)

mss such as A and Byz do include δίς (twice), but in varying word orders:

Πρὶν ἀλέκτορα δὶς φωνῆσαι τρίς με ἀπαρνήσῃ (before the rooster twice has crowed thrice me you will have denied) – Westcott and Hort 1881, Westcott and Hort / [NA27 and UBS4 variants], Nestle 1904

Πρὶν ἀλέκτορα φωνῆσαι δίς, ἀπαρνήσῃ με τρίς (before the rooster has crowed twice, you will have denied me thrice) – Stephanus Textus Receptus 1550, Scrivener's Textus Receptus 1894, RP Byzantine Majority Text 2005, Greek Orthodox Church

πρὶν ἀλέκτορα φωνῆσαι δὶς τρίς με ἀπαρνήσῃ (before the rooster has crowed twice thrice me you will have denied) – Tischendorf 8th Edition 1864–94

4 Textual variants in Mark 15

Mark 15:28

Verse omitted by א B C D Ψ k syr^s cop

Mark 15:34 (see Ps 22:2)

ἐγκατέλιπές με (forsaken me) – א B Ψ 059 vg, syr^{s, p}, cop^{sa, bo, fay}, geo

ἐγκατέλειπές με – L 0112 565. 892.

με ἐγκατέλιπες (see Mt 27:46) – C P, X Δ Θ Π², ƒ¹ ƒ¹³ 28. 700. 1010. 1071. 1079. 1195. 1216. 1230. 1241. 1242. 1253. 1344. 1365. 1546. 1646. 2148. 2174. Byz, Lect, it, goth

με ἐγκατέλειπες – A Π*

με ἐγκατέλειπας – K 1009. (ℓ 70)

με ἐγκατέλιπας – 33.

ὠνείδισάς με (insult me) – (D) it^{c, (i), (k)}

Mark 15:40

Μαρία ἡ Ἰακώβου τοῦ μικροῦ καὶ Ἰωσῆτος μήτηρ, (Mary the mother of James the Less and Joses,) – ℵ^c2 B (ἡ Ἰωσῆτος) Δ Θ 0184 ƒ¹ 1542.^s* ℓ 844

Μαρία ἡ τοῦ Ἰακώβου τοῦ μικροῦ καὶ Ἰωσῆ μήτηρ, (Mary the mother of James the Less and Joses,) – A Γ 700. 1241. Byz

The end of Mark in Vaticanus

Mark 15:47

Μαρία ἡ Ἰωσῆτος (Mary the mother of Joses) – ℵ^c2 B Δ Ψ^* 083 ƒ¹ sy^{p, h}

Μαρία Ἰωσῆ (Mary the mother of Joses) – 28. 205. 209. 273. 427. 579. 700. 732. 892. 1424. 1593. 2193.^c 2738. 2886. ℓ 60⁽¹⁾ ℓ 387⁽¹⁾ ℓ 950 Byz

1 Textual variants in Mark 16

Mark 16:8-20

Entire pericope omitted by א B 304

See also

• Alexandrian text-type
• Biblical inerrancy
• Byzantine text-type
• Caesarean text-type
• Categories of New Testament manuscripts
• Comparison of codices Sinaiticus and Vaticanus
• List of New Testament verses not included in modern English translations
• Textual variants in the New Testament
  • Textual variants in the Gospel of Matthew
  • Textual variants in the Gospel of Luke
  • Textual variants in the Gospel of John
• Western text-type

Further reading

• Novum Testamentum Graece et Latine, ed. E. Nestle, K. Aland, Stuttgart 1981.
• Metzger, Bruce Manning; Ehrman, Bart D. (2005). The Text of the New Testament: Its Transmission, Corruption and Restoration (4th ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-516667-1. 
• Ehrman, Bart D. (1996). The Orthodox Corruption of Scripture: The Effect of Early Christological Controversies on the Text of the New Testament. New York, Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 223–227. 
• Metzger, Bruce Manning (1994). A Textual Commentary on the Greek New Testament: A Companion Volume to the United Bible Societies' Greek New Testament. London, New York: United Bible Societies. 

External links

• The Comparative Critical Greek New Testament
• Variantes textuais (in Portuguese)
• Varianten Textus receptus versus Nestle-Aland
• The Gospel of Mark part of the Holy Bible