Mark 1:29-39 - Revision of the Textus Receptus

The gospel according to Mark

Chapter 1

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29. και ευθεως[1] εκ της συναγωγης εξελθοντες ηλθον εις την οικιαν σιμωνος και ανδρεου μετα ιακωβου και ιωαννου And immediately, when they had come out of the synagogue, they entered the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.

30. η δε πενθερα σιμωνος κατεκειτο πυρεσσουσα και ευθεως λεγουσιν αυτω περι αυτης Now Simon’s mother-in-law lay sick with a fever, and immediately they told him about her.

31. και προσελθων ηγειρεν αυτην κρατησας της χειρος αυτης και αφηκεν αυτην ο πυρετος ευθεως και διηκονει αυτοις And coming near, he took her[2] by the hand and lifted her up. And immediately[3] the fever left her, and she served them.

32. οψιας δε γενομενης οτε εδυ ο ηλιος εφερον προς αυτον παντας τους κακως εχοντας και τους δαιμονιζομενους And at evening, when the sun had set, they brought to him all who were sick and those who were demon-possessed.

33. και η πολις ολη επισυνηγμενη ην προς την θυραν And the whole city was gathered together at the door.

34. και εθεραπευσεν πολλους κακως εχοντας ποικιλαις νοσοις και δαιμονια πολλα εξεβαλεν και ουκ ηφιεν λαλειν τα δαιμονια οτι ηδεισαν αυτον And he healed many who were sick with various diseases and cast out many demons. And he did not allow the demons to speak, because they knew him.

35. και πρωι εννυχα[4] λιαν αναστας εξηλθεν και απηλθεν εις ερημον τοπον κακει προσηυχετο And rising up quite early in the morning, he went out and departed into a deserted place, and he was praying there.

36. και κατεδιωξαν[5] αυτον ο[6] σιμων και οι μετ αυτου And Simon and those who were with him searched for him.

37. και ευροντες[7] αυτον [8] λεγουσιν αυτω οτι παντες ζητουσιν σε And finding him, they said to him, “Everyone is looking for you.”

38. και λεγει αυτοις αγωμεν εις τας εχομενας κωμοπολεις ινα και εκει[9] κηρυξω εις τουτο γαρ εξεληλυθα[10] And he said to them, “Let us go [11] into the next towns, that I may preach there also, because for this reason I have come out.”

39. και ην κηρυσσων εις τας συναγωγας[12] αυτων εις ολην την γαλιλαιαν και τα δαιμονια εκβαλλων And he was[13] preaching in their synagogues throughout all Galilee, and casting out demons.

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[1] NA-Text reads “ευθυς”. Same meaning.

[2] NA-Text omits “her” and renders “took the hand”.

[3] NA-Text omits “immediately”.

[4] NA-Text and P-Text read “εννυχα”. Same adverb, different spelling. This reading is supported by codices א, B, D and Θ. The TR is supported by the Byzantine manuscripts and Theophylact. The Alexandrian spelling has a better support and has been adopted in the Greek text.

[5] NA-Text reads “κατεδιωξεν” (singular instead of plural).

[6] NA-Text omits the definite article before the proper name “Simon”.

[7] NA-Text reads “ευρον” (indicative instead of participle).

[8] NA-Text adds “and”, which makes sense with a second aorist active indicative preceding it instead of a participle.

[9] NA-Text and M-Text read “και εκει” instead of “κακει”. The non-contracted form of “and there” is supported by codices א, B, D, Θ, the Byzantine minuscules and Theophylact. The Greek text has been adjusted following the NA-Text and the M-Text.

[10] NA-Text reads “εξηλθον” (second aorist instead of perfect tense). The reduction in the Alexandrian text is likely a scribal conformation to a more common verbal tense.

[11] NA-Text adds “elsewhere” (Gr.: “αλλαχου”).

[12] NA-Text reads “εις τας συναγωγας” (accusative following the preposition “εις” instead of dative following the preposition “εν”). The NA-Text is supported by codices א, A, B, C, D, K, L, W, Δ, Θ, Π, 090, both families of manuscripts ƒ¹ and ƒ¹³, minuscules 28, 33, 157, 174, 565, 892, 1009, 1079, 1195, 1230, 1241, 1253, 1342, 1546, 2427 and 2786 and part of the Byzantine minuscules. The byzantine text is supported by codices M, U, Γ, minuscules 700, 1010, 1071, 1216, 1242, 1344, 1365, 1646, 2148 and 2174, part of the Byzantine minuscules and Theophylact. The support is obviously on the side of the NA-Text. The Byzantine reading in this verse appears to be the product of harmonization with the grammar found in the parallel passage in Luke 4:44 that reads “εν ταις συναγωγαις” in several witnesses. Therefore, the Greek text has been adjusted accordingly.

[13] NA-Text reads “went” instead of “was” 

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Notes:

1. Text in red letters are places where the original reading in the Textus Receptus has been revised and corrected;

2. The English translation used as a reference is the WEB brought to conformity as literal as possible to the Textus Receptus. The end product though is not the WEB or a revised WEB and it should not be called WEB. The content of this post is freely available to everyone and it is not supposed to be copyrighted;

3. TR: Textus Receptus. This text is not copyrighted;

4. NA-Text: Nestle-Aland text commonly known as critical text;

5. M-Text: Majority Text;

6. VgSt: Vulgate of Stuttgart;  

7. WPF³⁵: Wilbur Pickering-family 35;

8. P-Text: Patriarchal Text, also known as Patriarchal Greek New Testament, published by the ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople.

9. The creator of the variant apparatus available in the VarApp kindly gave me permission to freely use the information contained in the material he put together.

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