When the best manuscripts dont agree
Vaticanus, Sinaiticus, P45, P66, P75 and Alexandrinus
In this study we are going to look at some of the main variants and check when and where the oldest and best manuscripts agree and don’t agree amongst themselves and when those readings are in alignment with the NA28/UBS5 text.
Y= Agreement
N= Disagreement
X= No reading in the manuscript
(c) Corrector
(v) slight variant in reading)
| Reading | Vaticanus | Sinaiticus | Alexandrinus | P45 | P66 | P75 |
| Mark 7:16 | Y | Y | N | X | X | X |
| John 3:13 Which is in Heaven | Y | Y | N | X | Y | Y |
| Luke 23:34 Father forgive them | Y | N | N | X | X | Y |
| Jude 1:5 Jesus | Y | N | Y | X | X | X |
| 1 Corinthians 15:47 The Lord from heaven | Y | N (c) | N | X | X | X |
| John 14:14 Ask ME anything | Y | Y | N | X | Y | Y |
| John 1:18 God | Y | Y | N | X | Y | Y(V) |
| Mark 16:9-20 | N | N | Y | X | X | X |
| Matthew 23:14 | Y | Y | X | X | X | X |
| Acts 8:37 | Y | Y | Y | Y | X | X |
| Matthew 5:44 Bless them that curse you | Y | Y | X | X | X | X |
| Matthew 17:21 | Y | Y | X | X | X | X |
| Matthew 18:11 | Y | Y | X | X | X | X |
| John 4:1 Jesus | N | Y | N | X | Y | N |
| Luke 4:44 Judea | Y | Y | N | X | X | Y |
| John 5:4 waiting for the moving of the water | Y | Y | N | X | Y | Y |
| Mark 1:2 Isaiah | Y | Y | N | X | X | X |
| Luke 8:43 | Y | N | N | X | X | Y |
| John 9:38 | Y | N | Y | X | Y | N |
| 1 Peter 2:25 | N | Y | Y | X | X | X |
| 1 Peter 1:11 | N | Y | Y | X | X | X |
| Total | 17/21 | 15/21 | 6/21 | 6/21 | 7/21 |
Vaticanus + Sinaiticus agreement = 12/21
Vaticanus + Sinaiticus + Alexandrinus = 1/21
Vaticanus + Alexandinus = 3/17 (4 x Alexandrinus has no reading)
Sinaiticus + Alexandrinus = 5/17 (4 x Alexandrinus has no reading)
Vaticanus + P66 = 5/6 (15 x P66 has no reading)
Vaticanus + Sinaticus + P66 = 4/6 (15 x P66 has no reading)
Sinaticus + P66 = 1/6 (15 x P66 has no reading)
Vaticanus + P75 = 8/9 (12 x P75 has no reading)
Vaticanus + Sinaticus + P75 = 5/9 (12 x P75 has no reading)
Sinaticus + P75 1/9 (12 x P75 has no reading)
Vaticanus + Sinaticus + Alexandrinus + P66 0/6
Vaticnus + Sinaiticus + Alexandrinus + P75 0/9
Vaticanus + Sinaiticus + Alexandrinus + P66 + P75 0/6
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