1 Ἀρχὴ τοῦ εὐαγγελίου Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, Υἱοῦ τοῦ Θεοῦ.*35 A (98.4%) HF,RP,CP,TR,OC ¦ υιου θεου B,D,W (0.4%) [NU] ¦ --- ℵ (0.8%) ¦ two other variants (0.4%)

2 Ὡς*35 A,D,W [97%] HF,RP,CP,TR,OC ¦ καθως ℵB [3%] NU γέγραπται ἐν τοῖς προφήταις*35 A,W (96.7%) HF,RP,CP,TR,OC ¦ τω ησαια τω προφητη ℵB (1.3%) NU ¦ ησαια τω προφητη D (1.8%) ¦ one other variant (0.2%) [The first quote is from Malachi; only the second is from Isaiah.]—«Ἰδού, ἐγὼ*35 ℵA,W [99%] HF,RP,CP,TR,OC ¦ --- B,D [1%] NU ἀποστέλλω τὸν ἄγγελόν μου πρὸ προσώπου σου, ὃς κατασκευάσει τὴν ὁδόν σου ἔμπροσθέν σου.»*35 A (96.7%) HF,RP,CP,TR,OC ¦ --- ℵB,D,W (3.3%) NU 3 «Φωνὴ βοῶντος· ‹Ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ ἑτοιμάσατε τὴν ὁδὸν Κυρίου, εὐθείας ποιεῖτε τὰς τρίβους αὐτοῦ.› »— 4 Ἐγένετο Ἰωάννης*35 A(D)W (99.4%) HF,RP,CP,TR,OC ¦ 1 ο ℵB (0.6%) [NU] βαπτίζων ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ καὶ κηρύσσων βάπτισμα μετανοίας εἰς ἄφεσιν ἁμαρτιῶν. 5 Καὶ ἐξεπορεύετο*35 ℵA,B,D,W [70%] HF,RP,CP,TR,OC,NU ¦ εξεπορευοντο [30%] πρὸς αὐτὸν πᾶσα ἡ Ἰουδαία χώρα καὶ οἱ Ἱεροσολυμῖται, καὶ ἐβαπτίζοντο πάντες*35 A,W [96%] HF,RP,CP,TR,OC ¦ ∼ 132 [2%] ¦ ∼ 312 B,D [1%] NU ¦ ∼ 32 ℵ ¦ 12 [1%] ἐν τῷ Ἰορδάνῃ ποταμῷ ὑπ᾿ αὐτοῦ,*35 A [98%] HF,RP,CP,TR,OC ¦ ∼ 561234 ℵB [1%] NU ¦ 12356 W [1%] ¦ 1356 D ἐξομολογούμενοι τὰς ἁμαρτίας αὐτῶν.

6 Ἦν δὲ ὁ*35 [94%] HF,RP,CP,OC ¦ 12 A,D,W [5%] TR ¦ ∼ και 13 ℵB [1%] NU ¦ two other variants Ἰωάννης ἐνδεδυμένος τρίχας καμήλου καὶ ζώνην δερματίνην περὶ τὴν ὀσφὺν αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐσθίων ἀκρίδας καὶ μέλι ἄγριον. 7 Καὶ ἐκήρυσσεν λέγων· «Ἔρχεται ὁ ἰσχυρότερός μου ὀπίσω μου, οὗ οὐκ εἰμὶ ἱκανὸς κύψας λῦσαι τὸν ἱμάντα τῶν ὑποδημάτων αὐτοῦ. 8 Ἐγὼ μὲν*35 A(D)W [98%] HF,RP,CP,TR,OC ¦ --- ℵB [2%] NU ἐβάπτισα ὑμᾶς ἐν*35 A(D)W (95.5%) HF,RP,CP,TR,OC ¦ --- ℵB (4%) NU ¦ four other variants (0.5%) ὕδατι, αὐτὸς δὲ βαπτίσει ὑμᾶς ἐν Πνεύματι Ἁγίῳ.»

9 Καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν ἐκείναις ταῖς ἡμέραις, ἦλθεν ὁ*35 D [45%] CP,OC ¦ --- ℵA,B,W [55%] HF,RP,TR,NU Ἰησοῦς ἀπὸ Ναζαρὲτ*35 ℵB [70%] HF,RP,CP,TR,OC,NU ¦ ναζαρεθ D,W [29%] ¦ ναζαρατ A [1%] τῆς Γαλιλαίας καὶ ἐβαπτίσθη ὑπὸ Ἰωάννου εἰς τὸν Ἰορδάνην.*35 A,W [97%] HF,RP,CP,TR,OC ¦ ∼ 34512 ℵ(B,D) [3%] NU 10 Καὶ εὐθέως*35 A,W [99%] HF,RP,CP,TR,OC ¦ ευθυς ℵB [1%] NU ¦ --- D (In Hellenistic Greek ευθεως is the normal adverbial form for the adjective ευθυς. People with a bias toward classical Greek, both in ancient Alexandria and in more modern times, have preferred ευθυς as the adverbial form as well.) ἀναβαίνων ἀπὸ*35 A [97%] HF,RP,CP,TR,OC ¦ εκ ℵB,D,W [3%] NU τοῦ ὕδατος εἶδεν σχιζομένους τοὺς οὐρανοὺς καὶ τὸ Πνεῦμα, ὡσεὶ*35 (W) [70%] HF,RP,CP,TR ¦ ως ℵA,B,D [30%] OC,NU περιστεράν, καταβαῖνον ἐπ᾿*35 ℵA,W [98%] HF,RP,CP,TR,OC ¦ εις B,D [2%] NU αὐτόν. 11 Καὶ φωνὴ ἐγένετο ἐκ τῶν οὐρανῶν· «Σὺ εἶ ὁ Υἱός μου, ὁ ἀγαπητός, ἐν ᾧ*35 A,W [90%] HF,RP,CP,TR ¦ σοι ℵB,D [10%] OC,NU εὐδόκησα.»* ¦ ηυδοκησα W [10%] OC

12 Καὶ εὐθέως*35 A,D [40%] OC ¦ ευθυς ℵB,W [60%] HF,RP,CP,TR,NU (Were one to follow the majority variant here, the idea would presumably be ‘straight into the wilderness’, which makes good sense.) τὸ Πνεῦμα αὐτὸν ἐκβάλλει εἰς τὴν ἔρημον. 13 Καὶ ἦν ἐκεῖ*35 W [98%] HF,RP,CP,TR,OC ¦ --- ℵA,B,D [2%] NU ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ ἡμέρας τεσσαράκοντα*35 [98%] HF,RP,CP,TR,OC ¦ 1 τεσσερακοντα A [1%] ¦ ∼ 21 [0.5%] ¦ ∼ τεσσερακοντα 1 B [0.5%] NU ¦ 1 μ D ¦ ∼ μ 1 ℵW πειραζόμενος ὑπὸ τοῦ Σατανᾶ, καὶ ἦν μετὰ τῶν θηρίων· καὶ οἱ ἄγγελοι διηκόνουν αὐτῷ.

14 Μετὰ δὲ τὸ παραδοθῆναι τὸν*35 ℵB,D,W [75%] HF,RP,CP,TR,NU ¦ --- A [25%] OC Ἰωάννην, ἦλθεν ὁ*35 ℵB,D [60%] HF,RP,CP,TR,OC,NU ¦ --- A,W [40%] Ἰησοῦς εἰς τὴν Γαλιλαίαν κηρύσσων τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τῆς βασιλείας*35 A,D,W (97.9%) HF,RP,CP,TR,OC ¦ --- ℵB (2.1%) NU τοῦ Θεοῦ 15 καὶ*35 B,W (79.4%) HF,RP,CP,TR,OC,NU ¦ --- (ℵ)A,D (19.9%) ¦ long omission (0.6%) λέγων ὅτι «Πεπλήρωται ὁ καιρὸς καὶ ἤγγικεν ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ Θεοῦ. Μετανοεῖτε καὶ πιστεύετε ἐν τῷ εὐαγγελίῳ.»

16 Περιπατῶν δὲ*35 A,W [97%] HF,RP,CP,TR,OC ¦ και παραγων ℵB,D [2%] NU ¦ παραγων 2 [1%] παρὰ τὴν θάλασσαν τῆς Γαλιλαίας εἶδεν Σίμωνα καὶ Ἀνδρέαν τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ, τοῦ Σίμωνος,*35 [90%] HF,RP,CP,OC ¦ 1 D,W [5%] TR ¦ 23 A [4%] ¦ 3 ℵB [1%] NU (Is the reading of the majority a conflation of D and A? It seems more likely that all the shorter readings are simplifications of the long one, especially if it seemed to be difficult, but why should Simon not be named after his father, in the event?) βάλλοντας ἀμφίβληστρον*35 (83.1%) HF,RP,CP,TR,OC ¦ ∼ 21 (3%) ¦ βαλλοντος 2 (0.4%) ¦ 1 αμφιβληστρα (0.4%) ¦ ∼ αμφιβληστρα 1 (1.2%) ¦ αμφιβαλλοντας 2 (A)W (10.7%) ¦ αμφιβαλλοντας τα δικτυα D (0.9%) ¦ αμφιβαλλοντας ℵB (0.3%) NU (The reading of A,W could be a conflation. The reading of B was probably a stylistic retouching of that of f35, that went on to contaminate A and D, etc.) ἐν τῇ θαλάσσῃ, ἦσαν γὰρ ἁλιεῖς. 17 Καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς· «Δεῦτε ὀπίσω μου, καὶ ποιήσω ὑμᾶς γενέσθαι ἁλιεῖς ἀνθρώπων.» 18 Καὶ εὐθέως*35 A,B,C,D,W [99%] HF,RP,CP,TR,OC ¦ ευθυς ℵ [1%] NU ἀφέντες τὰ δίκτυα αὐτῶν*35 A [97%] HF,RP,CP,TR,OC ¦ 12 ℵB,C,W [3%] NU ¦ παντα D ἠκολούθησαν αὐτῷ. 19 Καὶ προβὰς ἐκεῖθεν*35 (ℵ)A,C [97%] HF,RP,CP,TR,OC ¦ --- B,D,W [3%] NU ὀλίγον εἶδεν* ¦ ιδεν ℵA,C [10%] Ἰάκωβον, τὸν τοῦ Ζεβεδαίου, καὶ Ἰωάννην τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ, καὶ αὐτοὺς ἐν τῷ πλοίῳ καταρτίζοντας τὰ δίκτυα.* ¦ 1 αυτων [15%] 20 Καὶ εὐθέως*35 A,C,D(W) [99%] HF,RP,CP,TR,OC ¦ ευθυς ℵB [1%] NU ἐκάλεσεν αὐτούς, καὶ ἀφέντες τὸν πατέρα αὐτῶν Ζεβεδαῖον ἐν τῷ πλοίῳ μετὰ τῶν μισθωτῶν ἀπῆλθον ὀπίσω αὐτοῦ.

21 Καὶ εἰσπορεύονται εἰς Καπερναούμ.*35 A,C [98%] HF,RP,CP,TR,OC ¦ καφαρναουμ ℵB,D,W [2%] NU Καὶ εὐθέως*35 A,B,C,D,W [98%] HF,RP,CP,TR,OC ¦ ευθυς ℵ [2%] NU τοῖς σάββασιν εἰσελθὼν εἰς τὴν* ¦ --- [20%] some TRs συναγωγὴν ἐδίδασκεν. 22 Καὶ ἐξεπλήσσοντο ἐπὶ τῇ διδαχῇ αὐτοῦ, ἦν γὰρ διδάσκων αὐτοὺς ὡς ἐξουσίαν ἔχων, καὶ οὐχ ὡς οἱ γραμματεῖς.

23 Καὶ*35 A,C,D,W [99%] HF,RP,CP,TR,OC ¦ 1 ευθυς ℵB [1%] NU ἦν ἐν τῇ συναγωγῇ αὐτῶν ἄνθρωπος ἐν πνεύματι ἀκαθάρτῳ· καὶ ἀνέκραξεν 24 λέγων· «Ἔα,*35 A,C [99%] HF,RP,CP,TR,OC ¦ --- ℵB,D,W [1%] NU τί ἡμῖν καὶ σοί, Ἰησοῦ Ναζαρηνέ; Ἦλθες ἀπολέσαι ἡμᾶς; Οἶδά σε τίς εἶ—ὁ Ἅγιος τοῦ Θεοῦ.» 25 Καὶ ἐπετίμησεν αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς λέγων· «Φιμώθητι καὶ ἔξελθε ἐξ αὐτοῦ.»*35 ℵA,B,C (88.7%) HF,RP,CP,TR,OC,NU ¦ απ 2 (10.9%) ¦ εκ του ανθρωπου πνευμα ακαθαρτον D,W ¦ εκ του ανθρωπου το πνευμα το ακαθαρτον (0.2%) 26 Καὶ σπαράξαν αὐτὸν τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἀκάθαρτον, καὶ κράξαν*35 A,C [99%] HF,RP,CP,TR,OC ¦ κραξας (D) ¦ ανεκραγεν (W) ¦ φωνησαν ℵB [1%] NU φωνῇ μεγάλῃ ἐξῆλθεν ἐξ αὐτοῦ. 27 Καὶ ἐθαμβήθησαν πάντες,*35 A,C,D,W [99%] HF,RP,CP,TR,OC ¦ απαντες ℵB [1%] NU ὥστε συζητεῖν πρὸς ἑαυτούς,*35 A,C,D,W (95%) HF,RP,CP,OC,NU ¦ αυτους (ℵB) (3%) TR ¦ αλληλους (1.7%) ¦ five other variants (0.3%) λέγοντας·*35 ℵB,D (79.8%) HF,RP,CP,TR,OC,NU ¦ λεγοντες A,C,W (20%) ¦ --- (0.2%) «Τί ἐστιν τοῦτο; Τίς ἡ διδαχὴ ἡ καινὴ αὕτη; Ὅτι*35 C [98%] HF,RP,CP,TR,OC ¦ 123456 W ¦ 123 εκεινη 456 η εξουσια 7 D ¦ ∼ 125637 A [1%] ¦ 35 ℵB [0.5%] NU (A, D and W are closer to the majority reading than to B, and presumably derive from it; B looks like typical Alexandrian editing.) κατ᾿ ἐξουσίαν καὶ τοῖς πνεύμασιν τοῖς ἀκαθάρτοις ἐπιτάσσει, καὶ ὑπακούουσιν αὐτῷ.» 28 Ἐξῆλθεν δὲ*35 A [97%] HF,RP,CP,TR ¦ ∼ και 1 ℵB,C,D,W [3%] OC,NU ἡ ἀκοὴ αὐτοῦ εὐθὺς*35 A,D [96%] HF,RP,CP,TR,OC ¦ ευθυς πανταχου B,C [1%] NU ¦ πανταχου W ¦ --- ℵ [3%] (Observe the contrast with the next footnote. Here ευθυς is more like an adjective; not an adverb of time as in the following case.) εἰς ὅλην τὴν περίχωρον τῆς Γαλιλαίας.

29 Καὶ εὐθέως*35 A,C [97%] HF,RP,CP,TR,OC ¦ ευθυς ℵB [3%] NU ¦ --- D,W ἐκ τῆς συναγωγῆς ἐξελθόντες ἦλθον εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν Σίμωνος καὶ Ἀνδρέου, μετὰ Ἰακώβου καὶ Ἰωάννου. 30 Ἡ δὲ πενθερὰ τοῦ*35 [30%] CP ¦ --- ℵA,B,C(D,W) [70%] HF,RP,TR,OC,NU Σίμωνος κατέκειτο πυρέσσουσα, καὶ εὐθέως*35 A,C [98%] HF,RP,CP,TR,OC ¦ ευθυς ℵB,D [2%] NU ¦ --- W λέγουσιν αὐτῷ περὶ αὐτῆς. 31 Καὶ προσελθὼν ἤγειρεν αὐτήν, κρατήσας τῆς χειρὸς αὐτῆς,*35 A,C [99.5%] HF,RP,CP,TR,OC ¦ --- ℵB(D,W) [0.5%] NU καὶ ἀφῆκεν αὐτὴν ὁ πυρετὸς εὐθέως*35 A(D) [97%] HF,RP,CP,TR,OC ¦ --- ℵBC,W [3%] NU καὶ διηκόνει αὐτοῖς.

32 Ὀψίας δὲ γενομένης, ὅτε ἔδυ ὁ ἥλιος, ἔφερον πρὸς αὐτὸν πάντας τοὺς κακῶς ἔχοντας καὶ τοὺς δαιμονιζομένους. 33 Καὶ ἡ πόλις ὅλη ἐπισυνηγμένη ἦν*35 A(W) [97%] HF,RP,CP,TR ¦ ∼ 53124 B,C,D [2%] NU ¦ ∼ 12354 [1%] ¦ ∼ 51234 OC ¦ --- ℵ ¦ four other variants πρὸς τὴν θύραν, 34 καὶ ἐθεράπευσεν πολλοὺς κακῶς ἔχοντας ποικίλαις νόσοις καὶ δαιμόνια πολλὰ ἐξέβαλεν· καὶ οὐκ ἤφιεν λαλεῖν τὰ δαιμόνια, ὅτι ᾔδεισαν αὐτὸν Χριστὸν εἶναι.*35 B,W (28%) OC ¦ τον 12 (C) (11.6%) ¦ ∼ 2 τον 1 (1.2%) ¦ --- ℵA(D) (58.9%) HF,RP,CP,TR,NU ¦ five other variants (0.4%)

35 Καὶ πρωῒ ἔννυχον*35 A [98%] HF,RP,CP,TR ¦ εννυχα ℵB,C,D(W) [2%] OC,NU λίαν ἀναστάς, ἐξῆλθεν καὶ ἀπῆλθεν*35 ℵA,C,D (71.7%) HF,RP,TR,OC,NU ¦ 1 ο ιησους (26.5%) CP ¦ ο ιησους (0.3%) ¦ --- B,W (1.3%) ¦ three other variants (0.2%) εἰς ἔρημον τόπον, κἀκεῖ προσηύχετο. 36 Καὶ κατεδίωξαν*35 A,C,D,W [95%] HF,RP,CP,TR,OC ¦ κατεδιωξεν ℵB [5%] NU αὐτὸν ὁ*35 A,C [89%] HF,RP,CP,TR,OC ¦ 1 τε [10%] ¦ το D ¦ --- ℵB,W [1%] NU Σίμων καὶ οἱ μετ᾿ αὐτοῦ, 37 καὶ εὑρόντες*35 A,C [99%] HF,RP,CP,TR,OC ¦ ευρον ℵB(D) [1%] NU ¦ --- (W) αὐτὸν*35 A,C,D [99%] HF,RP,CP,TR,OC ¦ 1 και ℵB [1%] NU ¦ --- (W) λέγουσιν αὐτῷ ὅτι «Πάντες σε ζητοῦσιν.»*35 A [90%] HF,RP,CP,OC ¦ ∼ 21 ℵB,C,D(W) [10%] TR,NU 38 Καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς· «Ἄγωμεν*35 A,D,W [99%] HF,RP,CP,TR,OC ¦ 1 αλλαχου ℵB,C [1%] NU εἰς τὰς ἐχομένας κωμοπόλεις, ἵνα καὶ ἐκεῖ*35 A,B,C [85%] HF,RP,CP,OC,NU ¦ κακει ℵD [14%] TR ¦ 2 [1%] ¦ --- W κηρύξω· εἰς τοῦτο γὰρ ἐλήλυθα.»*35 W [40%] ¦ εξεληλυθα A,D [59%] HF,RP,CP,TR,OC ¦ εξηλθον ℵB,C [1%] NU

39 Καὶ ἦν*35 A,C,D,W (99.5%) HF,RP,CP,TR,OC ¦ ηλθεν ℵB (0.5%) NU κηρύσσων ἐν ταῖς συναγωγαῖς*35 [90%] HF,RP,CP,TR,OC ¦ εις τας συναγωγας ℵA,B,C,D,W [10%] NU αὐτῶν εἰς ὅλην τὴν Γαλιλαίαν, καὶ τὰ δαιμόνια ἐκβάλλων.

40 Καὶ ἔρχεται πρὸς αὐτὸν λεπρὸς παρακαλῶν αὐτὸν καὶ γονυπετῶν αὐτὸν*35 A,C (86.2%) HF,RP,CP,TR,OC ¦ 12 αυτω (3.7%) ¦ 12 ℵ (6%) [NU] ¦ --- B,D,W (4.1%) καὶ λέγων αὐτῷ ὅτι «Ἐὰν θέλῃς, δύνασαί με καθαρίσαι.» 41 Ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς*35 A,C,W [99.5%] HF,RP,CP,TR,OC ¦ και ℵB,D [0.5%] NU σπλαγχνισθείς, ἐκτείνας τὴν χεῖρα ἥψατο αὐτοῦ*35 A,C,W [99%] HF,RP,CP,TR,OC ¦ ∼ 21 ℵB [1%] NU ¦ ∼ 212 D καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ, «Θέλω· καθαρίσθητι.» 42 Καὶ εἰπόντος αὐτοῦ,*35 A,C (96%) HF,RP,CP,TR,OC ¦ 1 αυτω (0.4%) ¦ --- ℵB,D,W (2.3%) NU ¦ long omission (1.2%) εὐθέως*35 A,C,D,W [99%] HF,RP,CP,TR,OC ¦ ευθυς ℵB [1%] NU ἀπῆλθεν ἀπ᾿ αὐτοῦ ἡ λέπρα,* ¦ ∼ 3412 A(C) [10%] καὶ ἐκαθαρίσθη. 43 Καὶ ἐμβριμησάμενος αὐτῷ, εὐθέως*35 (A)C [98%] HF,RP,CP,TR,OC ¦ ευθυς ℵB,D [2%] NU ¦ W omits verse 43 ἐξέβαλεν αὐτόν, 44 καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ· «Ὅρα μηδενὶ μηδὲν εἴπῃς· ἀλλ᾿*35 [85%] HF,RP,TR,OC ¦ αλλα ℵA,B,C,D,W [15%] CP,NU ὕπαγε, σεαυτὸν δεῖξον τῷ ἱερεῖ καὶ προσένεγκαι*35 C [25%] ¦ προσενεγκε ℵA,B,D,W [75%] HF,RP,CP,TR,OC,NU περὶ τοῦ καθαρισμοῦ σου ἃ προσέταξεν Μωσῆς,*35 A,C [85%] HF,RP,CP,TR ¦ μωυσης ℵB,D,W [15%] OC,NU εἰς μαρτύριον αὐτοῖς.» 45 Ὁ δὲ ἐξελθὼν ἤρξατο κηρύσσειν πολλὰ καὶ διαφημίζειν τὸν λόγον, ὥστε μηκέτι αὐτὸν δύνασθαι φανερῶς εἰς πόλιν εἰσελθεῖν, ἀλλ᾿ ἔξω ἐν*35 A,C,D [99%] HF,RP,CP,TR,OC ¦ επ ℵB,W [1%] NU ἐρήμοις τόποις ἦν· καὶ ἤρχοντο πρὸς αὐτὸν πανταχόθεν.*35 [90%] HF,RP,CP,TR,OC ¦ παντοθεν ℵA,B,C,D,W [10%] NU