Mark 8:26

Mark 8:26 mhde. eivj th.n kw,mhn eivse,lqh|j {B}

The development of the principal variant readings seems to have proceeded as follows:

(1) mhde. eivj th.n kw,mhn eivse,lqh|j (a^c B L ¦¹ syr^s cop^{sa, bo, fay})
(2) mhdeni. ei;ph|j evn th|/ kw,mh| (it^k)
(3) mhde. eivj th.n kw,mhn eivse,lqh|j mhde. ei;ph|j tini. evn th|/ kw,mh| (A C…al)
(4) u[page eivj to.n oi=ko,n sou kai. mhdeni. ei;ph|j (parent of the following)

(4a) kai, + eva.n eivj th.n kw,mhn eivse,lqh|j (Q it^{b, l} vg)
(4b) ei;ph|j + eivj th.n kw,mhn (D)
(4c) ei;ph|j + evn th|/ kw,mh| (Q 565)
(4d) kai, + mhde. eivj th.n kw,mhn eivse,lqh|j mhde. ei;ph|j tini. evn th|/ kw,mh| (124)

Reading (1), which is supported by early representatives of the Alexandrian, Eastern, and Egyptian text-types, appears to be the earliest form of text. Reading (2) arose in the interest of clarifying the import of (1), and reading (3) is obviously a conflation of (1) and (2). Reading (4), which is an elaboration of (2) with the help of an introductory phrase, appears to be the parent of several further modifications that are attested by Western and other witnesses.