[15] Milne, H. J. M. and T. C. Skeat, (1938). K L W (and told him) Sinaiticus For example, the resurrection narrative at the end of Mark (16:9-20) is absent from the Codex Sinaiticus. A notable example of an agreement between the Sinaiticus and Vaticanus texts is that they both omit the word (without cause, without reason, in vain) fromMatthew5:22 But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brotherwithout a causeshall be in danger of the judgment., In John 1:18:38Codex Sinaiticusdiffers from Vaticanus and all other Alexandrian manuscripts. [26]Accents and breathing marks, as well as punctuation, have been added by a later hand. Plus textual changes for theological bias. If these seem insignificant, note below those even more so. [29] C. R. Gregory, Canon and Text of the New Testament (1907), pp. S. Dykes, Using the Umlauts of Codex Vaticanus to Dig Deeper, 2006. Codex SinaiticusandCodex Vaticanus, two ofgreat uncial codices, representatives of theAlexandrian text-type, are considered excellentmanuscriptwitnesses of the text of theNew Testament. [35], Onpage 1512, next to Hebrews 1:3, the text contains an interesting marginal note,Fool and knave, leave the old reading and do not change it! , , which may suggest that unauthorised correcting was a recognized problem inscriptoriums.[36]. (till) It is so called because it belongs to the Vatican Library ( Codex Vaticanus, 1209). [23] Constantin von Tischendorf,Editio octava critica maior, ed. D, Matthew 13:5 When Was It Written? cop B , Matthew 8:8a (into their country) Codex Sinaiticus. We will just use the regular English font P75. bC D L W010602330250f1f13Byz, Matthew 13:39a [13]Readings that they introduced are designated by the siglum a. Mark: 567 , Matthew 6:20 E N W F G M N U V , Matthew 13:15 these two manuscripts represent two different textual families of the Alexandrian text-type. N 372 p.107. When there's doubt over which tradition preserves the correct reading, the Alexandrian text wins more often than not, given that Codex Sinaiticus, Vaticanus, and Alexandrinus are all largely within this category, and these three are among our earliest complete Greek bibles. parchment in the 4th century. [20] Kurt Aland; Barbara Aland (1995). D , Matthew 10:16a As an illustration: When Saul realized that the LORD was with David and that his daughter Michal loved David (NIV) while another manuscript has. omit, Matthew 5:46 , Matthew 11:15 D, Matthew 10:16b B050, Matthew 6:33 The Codex Vaticanus is available online in two forms: (1) as scans of the original housed in the Vatican Library, and (2) as scans of a 'facsimile' edition. , [31]He pointed on several places where these distigmai were used: at the ending of the Gospel of Mark, 1 Thess 2:14; 5:28; Heb 4:16; 8:1. C V C b N , Matthew 13:30b L The Dead Sea scrolls are a few generations older, but incomplete. Will Kinney. [30]There are 795 of these to be clearly found in the text, and perhaps another 40 that are undetermined. Codex Vaticanus Graece 1209, B/03. WHAT DOES THE BIBLE REALLY TEACH ABOUT ________? The Text of the New Testament: An Introduction to the Critical Editions and to the Theory and Practice of Modern Textual Criticism, trans. In First Peter 5, the text of minuscule 496 is more accurate than the text of Codex Vaticanus. Differences between codices Sinaiticus and Vaticanus From Textus Receptus Jump to: navigation, search According to Hoskier there are 3036 differences between Sinaiticus and Vaticanus in the text of the Gospels (without errors of itacism). From this colophon, the correction is concluded to have been made inCaesarea Maritimain the 6th or 7th centuries. The total number of words omitted in the Sinaiticus in the Gospels alone is 3,455 compared with the Greek Received Text (Burgon, p. 75). [17] Bruce M. Metzger, (1992). D W *, Matthew 8:3a - Dottard Nov 9, 2020 at 20:21 Sinaiticus and Vaticanus are important but not the only ones. B d k syr cop, Matthew 5:31 D, Matthew 10:28 Updated American Standard Version, Scribe A wrote most of the historical and poetical books of the Old Testament, almost the whole of the New Testament, and the Epistle of Barnabas, Scribe B was responsible for the Prophets and for the Shepherd of Hermas, Scribe D wrote the whole of Tobit and Judith, the first half of 4 Maccabees, the first two-thirds of the Psalms, and the first five verses of Revelation, * original text of Codex Sinaiticus before scribal correction(s), B* original text of Codex Vaticanus before scribal correction(s). John Miller on Social media makes a typical comment: You think the TR is corrupt? The term iotacism refers to the letter iota, the original sign for, with which these vowels came to merge. 2D, Matthew 14:19b , Matthew 9:4b L l (1860). C W 28 700 1010 Byz c f q , Matthew 9:6b Others are because two of the scribes were bad spellers. * Vaticanus and Sinaiticus are false copies of the New Testament, though they do agree with Arius and with Origen (Origen was later excommunicated for false doctrine by the Church Councils, for those who care). It is indeed worthless trash. syrp, Matthew 6:22a B, Matthew 15:31 , Matthew 24:24 Codex Sinaiticus and Codex Vaticanus, two of great uncial codices, representatives of the Alexandrian text-type, are considered excellent manuscript witnesses of the text of the New Testament. of the scribal tradition stands beyond dispute". Codex Sinaiticus and Codex Vaticanus, two of the great uncial codices, representatives of the Alexandrian text-type, are considered excellent manuscript witnesses of the text of the New Testament. C U, Matthew 11:23a N 235 [18], According to Tischendorf, the manuscript was written by three scribes (A, B, C), two of whom appear to have written the Old Testament and one the entire New Testament. W omit B, Matthew 9:26 71 S V , Matthew 9:19 From this colophon, the correction is concluded to have been made inCaesarea Maritimain the 6th or 7th centuries. B, Matthew 5:37 In the Gospels alone, Vaticanus has 197 particular readings, while Sinaiticus has 443. Two such distigmai can be seen in the left margin of the first column (top image). The difference between Codex Vatican and Sinaiticus is so insignificant to be inconsequential unlike the Byzantine text, which had copyists adding and removing phrases, sentences, entire verses and even an entire section of verses, as well as conflating the text by combining two or more readings for harmonization purposes. [15]Scribe D corrects his own work and that of scribe A, but scribe A limits himself to correcting his own work. p.109. Tischendorf reflected upon their meaning, but without any resolution. , copsaand copboused different terms, but every concerned to , Matthew 15:6 700 W 157892 , Matthew 8:12 omit251, Matthew 14:24 , Matthew 13:28b , Matthew 13:44b omit B* K W f1f1328700 1010 1079 1242 1546 2148, Mark 10:40 Christian Publishing House Blog, Scribe A wrote most of the historical and poetical books of the Old Testament, almost the whole of the New Testament, and the Epistle of Barnabas, Scribe B was responsible for the Prophets and for the Shepherd of Hermas, Scribe D wrote the whole of Tobit and Judith, the first half of 4 Maccabees, the first two-thirds of the Psalms, and the first five verses of Revelation, * original text of Codex Sinaiticus before scribal correction(s), B* original text of Codex Vaticanus before scribal correction(s). View all posts by Christian Publishing House, Comparing Codex Sinaiticus with Codex Vaticanus, Comparison of Codices Sinaiticus and Vaticanus, Kurt and Barbara Aland Categories of New Testament Manuscripts. copsa , Matthew 13:6 Leipzig: J.C. Hinrichssche Buchhandlung. Matthew 1:3 [22]According to Tischendorf, one of the scribes is identical to (and may have been) one of the scribes of the Codex Sinaiticus (scribe D),[23]but there is insufficient evidence for his assertion. Codex Sinaiticus, also called S, the earliest known manuscript of the Christian Bible, compiled in the 4th century ce. [19] Constantin von Tischendorf,Editio octava critica maior, ed. 1699243892 [22] Bruce M. Metzger,Manuscripts of the Greek Bible: An Introduction to Greek Palaeography, New York, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991, p. 74. Apologetic Defense of the faith, the Bible, and Christianity, Please Help Us Keep These Thousands of Blog Posts Growing and Free for All, It is often argued by the Textus Receptus Onlyists and the King James Version Onlyists that there are thousands of differences between Codex Vatican and Codex Sinaiticus. p.107. Most of the over 5000 New Testament differences between the King James Bible and modern Bible versions like the NASB, NIV, RSV, Living Bible, and others, are the result of mainly two manuscripts which allegedly date to around 350 AD called Sinaiticus (Aleph) and Vaticanus (B). Skeat and other paleographers contested Tischendorfs theory of a third (C) scribe, instead asserting that two scribes worked on the Old Testament (A and B) and one of them (B) wrote the New Testament. [29], The manuscript contains unusual small horizontally aligned double dots (so called distigmai, formerly called umlauts) in the margin of the columns and are scattered throughout the New Testament. * L , Matthew 12:1 A notable example of an agreement between the Sinaiticus and Vaticanus texts is that they both omit the word (without cause, without reason, in vain) fromMatthew5:22 But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brotherwithout a causeshall be in danger of the judgment., In John 1:18:38Codex Sinaiticusdiffers from Vaticanus and all other Alexandrian manuscripts. [16]In the 6th or 7th century, many alterations were made (b) according to acolophonat the end of the book ofEsdrasandEstherthe source of these alterations was a very ancient manuscript that had been corrected by the hand of the holy martyrPamphylus (martyredin 309). This article is from Wikipedia but has been updated and will be updated even more so by Edward D. Andrews for Christian Publishing House. h k vg And there are other intriguingly old works like the 5th century Garima gospels in Ethiopia. [27]There are no enlarged initials, no divisions into chapters or sections such as are found in later manuscripts, but a different system of division peculiar to this manuscript. C Z N f13157 892 The Umlauts Archived 2019-11-11 at the Wayback Machine. Codex Sinaiticus is designated by siglum , and Codex Vaticanus by alpha character B. Post Angeli Maii Aloirumque Imperfectos Labores ex ipso Codice(Lipsiae 1867), pp. [10] Jongkind, Dirk (2007),Scribal Habits of Codex Sinaiticus, Gorgias Press LLC, p. 90. Tina: , Matthew 6:16 As is indicated by its name, it is housed in the Vatican Library at Rome, first becoming known in 1475. , Matthew 9:35a [6] Dirk Jongkind (2007),Scribal Habits of Codex Sinaiticus, Gorgias Press LLC, p. 77-78. , Matthew 22:11 V D , Matthew 18:7 [34] Philip B. Payne and Paul Canart,The Originality of Text-Critical Symbols in Codex Vaticanus,Novum Testamentum42 (2000), pp. D f13565 a b ff2syrs, Matthew 17:10 E W 050, Matthew 7:3 , Matthew 10:14c A Modern analysis identifies at least three scribes: Scribe B was a poor speller, and scribe A was not very much better; the best scribe was D.[4]Metzger states: scribe A had made some unusually serious mistakes.[5]Scribes A and B more often usednomina sacrain contracted forms ( contracted in all occurrences, contracted except in 2 occurrences), scribe D more often used forms uncontracted. (it fitting us) cop it syr C D 3341 When compared to the King James (KJV) bible, or any other Bible version, many conflicting and 'confusing' attestations and omissions are presented. omit X, Matthew 16:12 [ 17 ] See also Differences between codices Sinaiticus and Vaticanus Categories of New Testament manuscripts Byzantine text - . Thus, manuscripts boasting significant numbers of particular readings cannot be relied upon. 106, Matthew 8:22 3) It contains approximately 27,000 corrections and . majority of mss, Luke 8:3 238251253892 105113. Plus textual changes for theological bias. , Matthew 11:29 273 AD0133Byz, Luke 2:37 Milne & T.C. [8]In the Book of Psalms this scribe has 35 times instead of , while scribe A normally uses an abbreviated form . [13] Bruce M. Metzger (1991). The Codex Sinaiticus and Vaticanus are the oldest, complete Bibles available today. [18], According to Tischendorf, the manuscript was written by three scribes (A, B, C), two of whom appear to have written the Old Testament and one the entire New Testament. , Matthew 12:11 copbo, Matthew 13:57 b K X 28 565 1000 1216 1242 1344 1365 1646 2148 2174 Byz, Luke 9:23 Juntamente com o Codex Vaticanus, o Codex Sinaiticus considerado como sendo um dos mais importantes manuscritos para o estabelecimento do texto original (crtica textual) do Novo Testamento Grego e tambm da Septuaginta. (showed) Its place of origin is uncertain; Rome, southern Italy, Alexandria, and Caesarea have been proposed. (your Father) * D L W Z 0170f1f13Byz (and I) Vaticanus, John 1:34 B D 56 58 700 , Matthew 21:16 Minuscule 496 has 75 letters' worth of corruption, but the text in Vaticanus has 110 letters' worth of corruption. (gentiles), Matthew 6:8 Textkritik des Neuen Testaments(in German). 236 [5] Bruce M. Metzger (1991). Two important decisions that Bible translators must make include: . It is called so because it is conserved in the Vatican Library. [16] Dirk Jongkind (2007),Scribal Habits of Codex Sinaiticus, Gorgias Press LLC, p. 44. They are nothing and much was corrected by the more competent scribe and the corrector. Grand Rapids, Michigan:William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. Answer (1 of 2): Our knowledge of the original text of the Bible comes from ancient hand-written manuscripts. 1 Retrieved2019-11-11. Impact on biblical scholarship Along with Codex Vaticanus, the Codex Sinaiticus is considered one of the most valuable manuscripts available, . [17]The pervasiveiotacism, especially of thediphthong, remains uncorrected. 75 700 1079 1546 syrc, s, palcopsaeth geo cC D E M X N W New York, Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. God bless you and thank you for listening! Manuscripts of the Greek Bible: An Introduction to Palaeography, Oxford:Oxford University Press, p. 77. 242255. 99 253 892 76 [18] Gregory, C. R. (1900). [36] Codex Vaticanus Graece 1209, B/03,Wieland Willker. [1] Dean John W. Burgon,Revision Revised(1883), p. 12. syrcur, sin, Matthew 13:36a E G K V The Codex Sinaiticus and Vaticanus are the oldest, complete Bibles available today. C (it fitting for us) , Matthew 4:8 Lets not even mention the end of revelation. f13892 C Z 2 This Manuscripts of the Greek Bible: An Introduction to Palaeography, Oxford:Oxford University Press, p. 77. In John 1:1-8:38 Codex Sinaiticus differs from Vaticanus and all other Alexandrian manuscripts. Sinaiticusa C Z Andrews is the Chief Translator of the Updated American Standard Version (UASV). [18] Gregory, C. R. (1900). copbo Nevertheless, there are many differences between these two manuscripts. B, Matthew 9:31 Milne & T.C. L F M W E N W . See: Codex Vaticanus Graece. Retrieved2019-11-11. W , Matthew 13:14 Constantin von Tischendorf,Novum Testamentum Vaticanum. Example of differences between Sinaiticus and Vaticanus in Matthew 1:1819: 18 , 19 , 18 , 19 . [26] Bruce M. Metzger,Manuscripts of the Greek Bible: An Introduction to Greek Palaeography, New York, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991, p. 74. C 892, Matthew 14:22b Although Sinaiticus is usually considered to be a flagship manuscript of the Alexandrian Text, in John 1:1-8:38, its text is not Alexandrian; it is Western. W 238 , Matthew 21:17 One of the biggest 'selling points' for people who claim that it's a fake is the difference in colour between the Leipzig leaves . copbo, Matthew 7:13a A D Byz (syrh) (in Galilee) In 1844, 43 leaves of a 4th-century biblical codex (a collection of single pages bound together along one side) were discovered at St. Catherine's Monastery at the foot of Mount Sinai (hence the name Sinaiticus). Mark 567 Luke 791 John 1022 Total 3036[] B L M S U [22]According to Tischendorf, one of the scribes is identical to (and may have been) one of the scribes of the Codex Sinaiticus (scribe D),[23]but there is insufficient evidence for his assertion. [9] Milne-Skeat. 258 C D 13-124-556 University of Bremen. [1] Dean John W. Burgon,Revision Revised(1883), p. 12. [14]Milne and Skeat have observed that the superscription to 1 Maccabees was made by scribe D, while the text was written by scribe A. This portion has a large number of corrections. Manuscripts repeatedly proven to have incorrect readings loose respectability. B, Matthew 9:28c A quick response would be that they are very much mistaken and doing exactly what Agnostic NT Textual scholar Bart D. Ehrman does, misrepresenting the information. Along with Codex Vaticanus Graecus 1209, Codex Sinaiticus is generally described as the most ancient surviving basically 'complete' Christian Bible. B, Matthew 5:45 Patristic Quotations of the New Testament, Part 2 The Flood to the Deliverance From Egypt, Part 3-Deliverance From Egypt to Israels First King, Part 4 Israels First King to Captivity in Babylon, Part 5-Captivity in Babylon to the Completion of the Book of Malachi, Part 6-From Malachi to the Birth of Jesus, Part 8-Jesus Resurrection to death of the Apostle John. [16] Dirk Jongkind (2007),Scribal Habits of Codex Sinaiticus, Gorgias Press LLC, p. 44. * B, Matthew 9:10b (provided for Him) , Luke 8:45 omit Sinaiticus 1 700 892, Matthew 16:9 The two oldest full manuscripts of the Bible are the Codex Sinaiticus and the Codex Vaticanus. C, Matthew 15:14 omit k syrssyrc, Matthew 8:7b There is at worst a 5% difference between the consensus text and the majority text. , Matthew 19:22 Example of differences between Sinaiticus and Vaticanus in Matthew 1:1819: 19 , 19 . [19]Tischendorfs view was accepted byFrederic G. Kenyon, but contested byT. C. Skeat, who examined the codex more thoroughly. Nevertheless, there are many differences . D, Matthew 15:12 , Matthew 9:30b D, Matthew 13:24 E, Matthew 5:41 The list of textual variants that follows below is incomplete. , Matthew 12:22b D, Matthew 13:39b C D 1 33 Leipzig: J.C. Hinrichssche Buchhandlung. Most critical editions of the Greek New Testament give precedence to these two chief uncial manuscripts, and the majority of translations are based on their text. , Matthew 7:22 22-44. S. Dykes, Using the Umlauts of Codex Vaticanus to Dig Deeper, 2006. ),Oxford:Oxford University Press, p. 46. a b k, Matthew 6:32b For most of the New Testament,Codex Sinaiticusis in general agreement withCodex Vaticanus Graecus 1209andCodex Ephraemi Rescriptus, attesting theAlexandrian text-type. B 59115238 What about the ~3500 differences between Vaticanus and Sinaiticus just in the gospels alone? Sinaiticus1, Vaticanus, 33, 892,292cor, Matthew 24:9 , Matthew 12:17 , Matthew 22:1 , Matthew 9:18 there is a significant difference between manuscripts. * X (I indeed) 892 105113. eth We will not that the oldest and Alexandrian manuscripts are named after the material that they were made from, papyrus. 372copsa [14] Bruce M. Metzger; Ehrman, Bart D. (2005),The Text of the New Testament: Its Transmission, Corruption, and Restoration. aB C N [25], The original writing was retraced by a later scribe (usually dated to the 10th or 11th century), and the beauty of the original script was spoiled. , Matthew 10:23 Codex Sinaiticus was the same as hand B of Codex Vaticanus. The Codex Vaticanus has been kept at the Vatican Library since around the 15 th century, and it is the oldest known Bible in existence. and is identified by the (03, B). [35], Onpage 1512, next to Hebrews 1:3, the text contains an interesting marginal note,Fool and knave, leave the old reading and do not change it! , , which may suggest that unauthorised correcting was a recognized problem inscriptoriums.[36]. The Old Testament was written in Hebrew, and the New Testament was written in Koine Greek and Aramaic. 2) The book is handwritten in Greek by four different scribes. Matt. (by the sea) D372, Matthew 4:23 , Matthew 5:39 In 1844, 43 leaves of a 4th-century biblical codex (a collection . 2861435 B f1333 700 892 1010 1216 1230 1241 1253 Byz, Matthew 18:16 [35] Philip B. Payne,Fuldensis, Sigla for Variants in Vaticanus and 1 Cor 14.34-5, NTS 41 (1995) 251262. Giving Bible readers what God said not what translators think God meant, Please Support the Bible Translation Work of the Updated American Standard Version (UASV), It is often argued by the Textus Receptus Onlyists and the King James Version Onlyists that there are thousands of differences between Codex Vatican and Codex Sinaiticus. 45 (L ) 892 C D W , Matthew 13:27 C 700 Known for his skills at discovering and deciphering rare ancient manuscripts, Tischendorf's chance finding of Codex Sinaiticus, the oldest New Testament manuscript, at St. Catherine's Monastery in the Sinaiand his later removal of the manuscriptmade him both famous and . The Codex Sinaiticus (Shelfmark: London, British Library, Add MS 43725), designated by siglum [Aleph] or 01 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering of New Testament manuscripts), 2 (in the von Soden numbering of New Testament manuscripts), or Sinai Bible is a fourth century Christian manuscript of a Greek Bible, containing the majority of the Greek Old Testament, including the Apocrypha . Df121892 So the Textus Receptus is definitely a Byzantine text, but far from a purely Byzantine text. omit omit B, Mark 6:43 ), Dutch Philosopher and NT Textual Scholar Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam. Sinaiticus*, 2, Bezae, Regius, Koridethi, 1010, 1241, 1424, Byz,292* According to Fenton Hort Sinaiticus and Vaticanus were derived from a common original much older source, the date of which cannot be later than the early part of the second century, and may well be yet earlier.[3]. cC2D copbo, Matthew 14:35 C2E F G A. , Matthew 3:11 , Matthew 24:30 D [9]Scribe As was a worse type of phonetic error. Confusion of and occurs in all contexts. Two of the oldest complete (or nearly complete) manuscripts are the Codex Sinaiticus and Codex Vaticanus. Z View all posts by Christian Publishing House, Can the NT Documents Be Trusted, King James Version Versus Modern Translations, Majuscule Manuscript, NT Textual Criticism Articles, NTTC Source Articles, Codex Sinaiticus, Codex Vaticanus, Comparing Codex Sinaiticus with Codex Vaticanus, Comparison of Codices Sinaiticus and Vaticanus. If you have texts being copied they will slowly deteriorate. C (4), Matthew 15:22 (God your Father) 1B copsa, Matthew 6:15 *, b,f11071 1241 ita, r1 [9]Scribe As was a worse type of phonetic error. Confusion of and occurs in all contexts. , Matthew 21:33 Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. 243 [30] List of umlauts in the New Testament of the Codex Vaticanus Archived 2019-11-11 at the Wayback Machine. B 0242 f1892 a b ff1k l vg syrccopsa , Matthew 15:31 D, Matthew 14:3 W syrcur, Matthew 10:33b Vaticanus is a better manuscript than Sinaiticus for portions of the New Testament. The Codex Vaticanus, like the Codex Sinaiticus, is available on-line: . C , Mark 11:3 (begot) , Matthew 1:19 4 [10] Jongkind, Dirk (2007),Scribal Habits of Codex Sinaiticus, Gorgias Press LLC, p. 90. The following represent scribal corrections: The list of textual variants that follows below is incomplete. B copbo The codex is an Alexandrian text-type manuscript written in uncial letters on. , Matthew 14:23 EDWARD D. ANDREWS (AS in Criminal Justice, BS in Religion, MA in Biblical Studies, and MDiv in Theology) is CEO and President of Christian Publishing House. C2431241 Iotacism or itacism is the process of vowel shift by which a number of vowels and diphthongs converged towards the pronunciation in post-classical Greek and Modern Greek. B Wf1333 381 B, Matthew 7:27b DcK L W X f128 565 [4] Dirk Jongkind (2007),Scribal Habits of Codex Sinaiticus, Gorgias Press LLC, p. 90. D [7]His errors are the substitution of for , and for in medial positions, both equally common. Constantin von Tischendorf,Novum Testamentum Vaticanum. It is in closer agreement withCodex Bezaein support of theWestern text-type. The only reason why we have that Sinaiticus is that it was discarded. A critical note. , Matthew 24:31 D D Codex SINAITICUS and Codex VATICANUS have been used to undermine the authority of the Scriptures, as we have seen in the modern English translations. 892 , Matthew 10:11 Eth geo 76 547 , Matthew 9:4b copsasyr , Matthew 9:6a 372 D, Matthew 9:6b , copsaand copboused different terms, but every concerned to , Matthew 9:9a omit L1071copbo, Matthew 9:9b copsa copbo, Matthew 9:9c Df121892 B, Matthew 9:10a B, Matthew 9:10c 24350omit B, Matthew 9:16 , Matthew 9:17 301copsa , Matthew 9:18 13 157 cC D E M X N W S V , Matthew 9:19 C D 3341 , Matthew 9:21 D , Matthew 9:24 61omit B, Matthew 9:26 C N8699238348 D B, Matthew 9:27a D , Matthew 9:27b B, Matthew 9:28a D, Matthew 9:28b D B, Matthew 9:28c copbo , Matthew 9:28d C , Matthew 9:30a B D N C, Matthew 9:30b D B, Matthew 9:31 , Matthew 9:35a , Matthew 9:35b omit B C D S , Matthew 9:35c L 13 124omit B, Matthew 10:3 17124 892 cop D122 . 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