The readings from Sinaiticus in this
list vary in size and in the amount of impact that they have on translation –
in one case, 12 verses are affected; in some other cases, a single word is changed. In several cases, the reading
in Codex Sinaiticus constitutes a historical error.
Red dots accompany cases where the Byzantine Text and the Nestle-Aland compilation both disagree with the reading
written by the copyist of Codex Sinaiticus.
Black dots accompany cases where Codex Sinaiticus and the Nestle-Aland
compilation agree with each other and disagree with the Byzantine reading; there
are fourteen such cases (among these particular 100 variant-units).
● 1. In John 1:15, does John the Baptist say that
Jesus is the One he was speaking of before?
ﬡ: no
Byz: yes
● 2. Does John 1:17 affirm that grace and truth
come from Jesus Christ?
ﬡ: no (the word “Christ” is absent)
Byz: yes
● 3. Does John 1:18 refer to “the only begotten Son who
is in the bosom of the Father” or to
“only begotten God in the bosom of the Father”?
ﬡ: only begotten God in the bosom of the Father
Byz: the only begotten Son who is in the bosom of
the Father
● 4. Does John 1:20 emphasize John the Baptist’s
confession by mentioning twice that he confessed?
ﬡ: no
Byz: yes
● 5. In John 1:34, does John the Baptist affirm
that Jesus is the Son of God, or that Jesus is the chosen one of God?
ﬡ: chosen one of God
Byz: Son of God
● 6. Does John 2:3 contain a phrase which says
that they did not have wine, because the wine for the marriage-feast was
finished?
ﬡ: yes
Byz: no
● 7. Does John 2:6 say that the waterpots were
standing there?
ﬡ: no
Byz: yes
● 8. Does John 2:10 specifically say that Jesus
manifested His glory?
ﬡ: no
Byz: yes
● 9. Does John 2:12 mention Jesus’ disciples?
ﬡ: no
Byz: yes
● 10. Does John 2:21 specify that Jesus spoke of
the temple of His body?
ﬡ: no
Byz: yes
● 11. In John 3:8, does Jesus describe “everyone
who has been born of water and of
the Spirit”?
ﬡ: yes
Byz: no (Jesus describes “everyone who has been
born of the Spirit”)
● 12. Does John
3:13 mention “the Son of Man who is
in heaven”?
ﬡ: no
Byz: yes
● 13. Does John 3:16 affirm that God gave His only begotten Son?
ﬡ: no
Byz: yes
● 14. Does John 3:20 affirm that everyone who hates
the light does not come to the light?
ﬡ: no
Byz: yes
● 15. Does John 3:21 affirm that the one who does
the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest?
ﬡ: no
Byz: yes
● 16. Does John 3:31 affirm that He who comes from
heaven is above all?
ﬡ: no
Byz: yes
● 17. Does John 4:1
refer to Jesus as “the Lord”?
ﬡ: no
Byz: yes
● 18. Does John 4:9 say that Jews have no dealings
with Samaritans?
ﬡ: no
Byz: yes
● 19. In John 4:19, does the Samaritan woman refer
to Jesus as “Lord”?
ﬡ: no
Byz: yes
● 20. Does John 4:39 specify that many of the
Samaritans believed on Him?
ﬡ: no
Byz: yes
● 21. Does John 4:45 say that the Galileans
received Him?
ﬡ: no
Byz: yes
● 22. Does John 5:3
mention that the sick people were waiting for the moving of the waters?
ﬡ: no
Byz: yes
● 23. Does John 5:4
say that an angel stirred up the waters, and that the one who first entered the
pool after the waters were stirred up would be healed?
ﬡ: no (the entire verse is absent)
Byz: yes
● 24. Does John 5:9 say that the man immediately became whole?
ﬡ: no
Byz: yes
● 25. Does John 5:14 mention that the healed man
found Jesus healing in the temple?
ﬡ: yes
Byz: no
● 26. Does John 5:16
say that the Jews sought to kill Jesus?
ﬡ: no
Byz: yes
● 27. In John 5:25, does Jesus refer to an hour
that is coming and now is?
ﬡ: no
Byz: yes
● 28. Does John 5:26 say that the Father has given
to the Son to have life in Himself?
ﬡ: no
Byz: yes
● 29. In John 6:10, how does John describe the
place where Jesus fed the five thousand?
ﬡ: there was much place in that place
Byz: there was much grass
● 30. In John 6:10, about how many men were
present?
ﬡ: three thousand
Byz: five thousand
● 31. Does John 6:11
say that Jesus gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to
those who were sitting down?
ﬡ: no
Byz: yes
● 32. Does John 6:15 say that Jesus withdrew from the crowd, or that He escaped the crowd?
ﬡ: He escaped
Byz: He withdrew
● 33. In John 6:26, does Jesus’ statement begin,
“You seek me”?
ﬡ: no
Byz: yes
Byz: yes
● 34. Does John 6:27 say that God the Father has
sealed the Son of Man?
ﬡ: no
Byz: yes
● 35. In John 6:39, does Jesus say something specifically
about the will of the One who sent Him?
ﬡ: no
Byz: yes
● 36. In John 6:42, do the Jews affirm that they
know Jesus’ mother?
ﬡ: no
Byz: yes
● 37. In John 6:46, does Jesus say that He who is
from God has seen the Father?
ﬡ: no; Jesus says that He who is from the Father
has seen God.
Byz: yes
● 38. In John 6:47,
does Jesus say that the one who believes in
Him has eternal life?
ﬡ: no
Byz: yes
● 39. In John 6:55, does Jesus say that His blood
is truly drink?
ﬡ: no
Byz: yes
● 40. Does John 6:64
refer to Jesus as “the Savior”?
ﬡ: yes
Byz: no
● 41. In John 6:69,
does Simon Peter describe Jesus as “the Christ, the Son of the living God,” or
as “the Holy One of God”?
ﬡ: the Holy One of God
Byz: the Christ, the Son of the living God
● 42. In John 7:6, does Jesus say “My time is not
yet come,” or “My time is not come”?
ﬡ: My time is not (ου) come
Byz: My time is not yet (ουπω) come
● 43. In John 7:7, does Jesus say specifically that
He testifies concerning the world?
ﬡ: no
Byz: yes
● 44. In John 7:8, does
Jesus say, “I am not going up to
this feast,” or “I am not yet going
up to this feast”?
ﬡ: I am not (ουκ) going up to this feast
Byz: I am not yet (ουπω) going up to this feast
(Papyrus
66, Papyrus 75, and Codex Vaticanus agree with Byz here)
● 45. Does John 7:22 begin with “Therefore”?
ﬡ: no
Byz: yes
● 46. In John 7:26, do the people ask a question
about the high priest?
ﬡ: yes
Byz: no
● 47. In John 7:27, do the people raise a question
about the signs the Messiah will do?
ﬡ: yes
Byz: no
● 48. Does John 7:35 say that the Jews said
something among themselves?
ﬡ: no
Byz: yes
● 49. In John 7:37, does Jesus say, If anyone
thirsts, “let him come to Me and
drink”?
ﬡ: no
Byz: yes
● 50. Does John 7:50 say anything about Nicodemus’
previous encounter with Jesus?
ﬡ: no
Byz: yes
● 51. Does the Gospel
of John contain an episode about Jesus and a woman caught in adultery, in which
Jesus says “Go and sin no more”?
ﬡ: no (John 7:53-8:11 is absent)
Byz: yes
● 52. Does John 8:20 say that Jesus was teaching in
the temple?
ﬡ: no
Byz: yes
● 53. In John 8:26, does Jesus specifically say
that the Father has sent Him?
ﬡ: yes
Byz: no
● 54. Does John 8:27
specifically say that Jesus was speaking of God as the Father?
ﬡ: yes
Byz: no
● 55. In John 8:35, does Jesus affirm that the Son
abides forever?
ﬡ: no
Byz: yes
● 56. In John 8:52, does Jesus say something about
death?
ﬡ: no
Byz: yes
● 57. In John 8:57, did the Jews ask Jesus, “Have
you seen Abraham,” or “Has Abraham seen You”?
ﬡ: has Abraham seen You?
Byz: have you seen Abraham?
● 58. Does John 8:59
report that Jesus went through their midst, and so passed by” as He left the
temple?
ﬡ: no
Byz: yes
● 59. Does John 9:10 specifically mention the Jews?
ﬡ: yes
Byz: no
● 60. In John 9:38, does the formerly blind man say
to Jesus, “Lord, I believe”?
ﬡ: no
Byz: yes
● 61. In John 9:39, does the formerly blind man
worship Jesus?
ﬡ: no
Byz: yes
● 62. Does John 10:10 specifically refer to eternal life?
ﬡ: yes
Byz: no
● 63. In John 11:31, were the Jews thinking that
Jesus was going to the tomb to weep there, or were they Jews saying that Mary
was going to the tomb to weep there?
ﬡ: they were thinking that Jesus was going to
the tomb
Byz: they were saying that Mary was going to the
tomb
● 64. In John 11:50, does Caiaphas say “It is
profitable for us that one man should die,” or does he say, “It is profitable
that one man should die”?
ﬡ: it is profitable
Byz: it is profitable for us
● 65. Does John 12:1
specify that the individual named Lazarus is “the one who had died”?
ﬡ: no
Byz: yes
● 66. In John 12:25, did Jesus say that he who
hates his life in this world shall keep
it?
ﬡ: no
Byz: yes
● 67. In John 12:31, does Jesus say something about
the prince of this world?
ﬡ: no
Byz: yes
● 68. Does John 13:1 say that Jesus loved “His own” who were in the world, or “the Jews” who were in the world?
ﬡ: the Jews
Byz: His own
● 69. In John 13:6,
does Simon Peter address Jesus as “Lord”?
ﬡ: no
Byz: yes
● 70. In John 13:9, does Simon Peter address Jesus
as “Lord”?
ﬡ: no
Byz: yes
● 71. In John 13:10, does Jesus say something about
washing feet?
ﬡ: no
Byz: yes
● 72. In John 13:12, did Jesus take their garments, or His garments?
ﬡ: their garments
Byz: His garments
● 73. Does John 13:22 say that the Jews looked, one
another, upon the disciples?
ﬡ: yes
Byz: no
● 74. In John 13:24, does Simon Peter (a) motion to
the disciple whom Jesus loved to ask Jesus to whom He referred, and (b) tell
the disciple to ask Him of whom He spoke?
ﬡ: yes
Byz: no; only the first action is mentioned
● 75. How does John 13:32
begin?
ﬡ: “Also God shall glorify Him in Himself”
Byz: “If God has been glorified in Him”
● 76. In John 13:37, Does Simon Peter address Jesus
as “Lord”?
ﬡ: no
Byz: yes
● 77. In John 14:16, does Jesus say that He will keep the Father, or that He will ask the Father?
ﬡ: keep
Byz: ask
● 78. In John 15:10, does Jesus say, “If you keep
My commandments, you shall abide in My love”?
ﬡ: no
Byz: yes
● 79. Does John 15:21 say that people will do these
things “to you”?
ﬡ: no
Byz: yes
● 80. In John 16:9, does Jesus say that the
Comforter will convict the world concerning sin because “they believe on Me” or
“because they do not believe on Me”?
ﬡ: because they believe on Me
Byz: because they do not believe on Me
● 81. In John 16:15, does Jesus say, “All things
that the Father has are Mine; therefore I said that He will take of Mine, and
shall show it to you”?
ﬡ: no
Byz: yes
● 82. Does John 16:16
end with the phrase “because I go to the Father”?
ﬡ: no
Byz: yes
● 83. In John 16:17, does Jesus mention the phrase,
“A little while, and you shall not see Me”?
ﬡ: no
Byz: yes
● 84. In John 17:8, does Jesus affirm that the
people who were given to Him have known truly that He came from the Father?
ﬡ: no
Byz: yes
● 85. Does John 17:10 begin with the phrase, “And
all Mine are Yours, and Yours are Mine”?
ﬡ: no
Byz: yes
● 86. Does John 17:17 include the phrase, “Your
word is truth”?
ﬡ: no
Byz: yes
● 87. In John 17:26, does Jesus refer to “the love
in which You loved Me” or to “the love in which You loved them”?
ﬡ: the love in which You loved them
Byz: the love in which You loved Me
● 88. In John 19:13, is the judgment seat in a
place that is called Gabbatha, or Golgotha ?
ﬡ: Golgotha
Byz:
Gabbatha
● 89. Does John
19:20 say that the title was read by many of the Jews, and that it was written
in Hebrew, and Greek, and Latin?
ﬡ:
no (the whole verse is absent)
Byz:
yes
● 90. Does John 19:21 say that the chief priests
told Pilate not to write “King of the Jews”?
ﬡ: no
Byz: yes
● 91. Does John 19:23 mention that the soldiers
also took Jesus’ tunic?
ﬡ: no
Byz: yes
● 92. In John 19:26, does John say that Jesus saw
His mother?
ﬡ: no
Byz: yes
● 93. Does John 19:38 say that Joseph of Arimathea
“took the body of Jesus,” or that Joseph of Arimathea “took Him”?
ﬡ: took Him
Byz: took the body of Jesus
● 94. Does John 20:3 say that Peter and the other
disciple came to the tomb?
ﬡ: no
Byz: yes
● 95. Does John 20:5 mention that the other
disciple did not enter the tomb?
ﬡ: no
Byz: yes
● 96. Does John 20:6 say that Simon Peter came and
entered the tomb?
ﬡ: no
ﬡ: no
Byz: yes
● 97. In John 21:15, does Jesus call Simon “son of
Jonah”?
ﬡ: no
Byz: yes (the Alexandrian Text has “son of John” –
but ﬡ has neither)
● 98. In John 21:20, did Peter see the disciple
whom Jesus loved, following?
ﬡ: no
Byz: yes
● 99. In John 21:21, did Peter address Jesus as
“Lord”?
ﬡ: no
Byz: yes
● 100. Does John 21:23 end with the phrase, “What is
that to you”?
ﬡ: no
Byz: yes
 |
| Please explain, Dr. White. |
ﬡ: no (the copyist concluded the text at the end
of John 21:24, and wrote the closing-title after that. However, his supervisor apparently overruled
his decision to remove verse 25; the closing title was erased, and verse 25 was
added along with the closing title below it.)
Byz: yes
(There are more than 100 readings in Codex Sinaiticus which mean something different than what the Byzantine reading means; I just tried to keep things tidy by limiting it to 100.)
For reference:
60 Passages in Matthew Where the Byzantine Text and Codex Sinaiticus Mean Different Things
60 Passages in Mark Where the Byzantine Text and Codex Sinaiticus Mean Different Things
60 Passages in Luke Where the Byzantine Text and Codex Sinaiticus Mean Different Things
Readers are invited to double-check the accuracy of the data in this post.
4 comments:
Thanks for posting this James. I appreciate your hard work.
Excellent work!!
Good job...and God bless!
Tell me James,if the Codex Sinaiticus(4th century)is older than the Byzantine script, how can the latter correct that which came before it? The truth is that John 3:16 is an interpolation. If it's not in the oldest manuscript, then someone put it there. How will this truth affect Christianity? In the preface of the Revised Standard Version of the Bible, 50 scholars of the Highest Eminence, backed by 50 corroborating denominations, said that the word "begotten" should not be there and they too it out. What kind of games are being played with the "word" of GOD? Things have been added and taken away from the original texts. My question is why? All of the prophets(including Jesus) taught the same message-There is ONLY ONE GOD and you should worship Him ONLY. See Deuteronomy 6:4(old testament and Mark 12:29-32. We have to keep seeking the TRUTH.
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