page_title: Comparison of codices Sinaiticus and Vaticanus
section_title: Gospel of Matthew
hierarchical_section_title: Comparison of codices Sinaiticus and Vaticanus / Gospel of Matthew
caption_attribution_description: English: the first page of the Gospel of Matthew in the codex
context_page_description: Codex Sinaiticus and Codex Vaticanus, two of great uncial codices, representatives of the Alexandrian text-type, are highly discordant manuscript witnesses of the text of the New Testament. Yet, many critical editions of the Greek New Testament give precedence to these two chief uncial manuscripts over the consistent witness that is the majority text and that of the Traditional Greek text that continues to be used by the Greek orthodox church of today, all Greek extant lectionaries, and the form that is dominant in all early church father writings. Contrary to the Textus Receptus and the Authorized King James Holy Bible, most modern English translations are based upon the false Hortian theories and the highly subjective eclectic text derived mainly from these two codices.
  An analysis of these two codices and the many differences that occur between the Vaticanus and Sinaiticus manuscripts is accurately noted by Dean Burgon: "It is in fact easier to find two consecutive verses in which these two MSS differ the one from the other, than two consecutive verses in which they entirely agree."
  According to Herman C.
context_section_description: 1:3
  Ζαρε (Zerah) – B, supported by Papyrus 1
  Ζαρα (Zerah) – Sinaiticus
  1:12/13
  γεννα – Β
  εγεννησεν (begot) – א
  1:19
  δειγματισαι (put to shame) – א¹ Β, supported by Ζ f¹
  παραδειγματισαι (to make example) – א*.2 C L W Θ f¹³ Byz
  1:20
  Μαριαν – B L f¹ 1241
  Μαριαμ – א C D W Z Θ f¹³ Byz
  1:25
  εως (till) – Β
  εως ου (till his) –א
  2:12
  εις την χωραν αυτων (into their country) – Β
  εις την εαυτων χωραν (into their own country) – א f¹ 157 a b g¹ vg cop
  2:13
  κατ οναρ εφανη – Β 372 copˢᵃ
  φαινεται κατ οναρ (appeared in a dream) –א
  3:6
  υπ αυτου (by him) – א
  εν τω ιορδανη υπ αυτου –
  3:11
  εγω μεν γαρ (I indeed) – א 892
  εγω μεν (I) – Β
  3:15
  πρεπον εστιν ημας (it fitting us) – א cop it syr
  πρεπον εστιν ημιν (it fitting for us) – Β
  4:8
  δικνυει (showed) – א
  δεικνυσιν (showed) – Β
  εδειξεν (showed) – D 372
  4:13
  παραθαλασσαν (by the sea) – א W
  παραθαλασσιαν (by the sea) – B
  παραθαλασσιον (by the sea) – D 372
  4:23
  εν τη Γαλιλαια (in Galilee) – א
  εν ολη τη Γαλιλαια (in all Galilee) – B C 157 cop syr eth
  ολην την γαλιλαιαν (all Galilee) – D
  4:23b
  διδασκων αυτοις – א
  διδασκων – Β
  4:24
  πασαν την Συριαν (whole of Syria) – א 157
  ολην την Συριαν (all Syria) – Β
  5:9
  οτι υιοι – א C D 13-124-556
  οτι αυτοι υιοι – B
  5:10
  ενεκα – B
  ενεκεν –א
  5:18
  εως παντα – B 106
  εως αν παντα –א
  5:19
  ος δ’ αν ποιηση και διδαξη, ουτος μεγας κληθησεται εν τη βασιλεια των ουρανων – Β
  omit – א* D W d g² r²
  5:22
  ραχα – א* D W
  ρακα – Β
  5:28
  επιθυημσαι – א 236
  επιθυμησαι αυτην – Β W
  επιθυμησαι αυτης – א M Σ
  5:28
  εαυτου – Β
  αυτου – א
  5:30
  η ολον – א
  και μη ολον – B d k syr cop
  5:31
  ερρεθη – א* Κ Π syr copᵇᵒ
  ερρεθη δε – B
  5:37
  εσται – Β Σ 61 68 245 700
  εστω –א
  5:39
  εις την δεξιαν σιαγονα – א W Σ 157 892
  σιαγονα σου – B D
  σου σιαγονα – E
  5:41
  αγγαρευει – D
  αγγαρευσει – B L M S U Π
  αγγαρευση – א E G K V Δ Σ
  και ος λεγει σοι – syrᶜᵘʳ
  5:42
  αιτουντι σοι – א* y
  αιτουντι σε – B
  5:45
  και βρεχει επι δικαιους και αδικους – B
  omit –א
  5:46
  ουχι – B
  οmit – א* copᵇᵒ syrᶜᵘʳ
  6:2
  αμην αμην (amen, amen) – א 13
  αμην (amen) – B
  6:7
  υποκριται (hypocrites) – Βג  syrᶜᵘʳ
  εθνικοι (gentiles) –א
  6:8
  ο πατηρ υμων (your Father) –  א* D L W Z Θ 0170 f¹ f¹³ Byz
  ο θεος ο πατηρ υμων (God your Father) – א¹ B copˢᵃ
  6:15
  τα παραπτωματα αυτων – B
  omit – א D f¹
  6:16
  και οταν δε – א syrᶜᵘʳ eth
  οταν δε – Β
  6:16
  υποκριται – א
  οι υποκριται – Β
  το προσωπον – 244 א g¹ k syrᵖ
  τα προσωπα – B
  αμην γαρ – א, copᵇᵒ
  αμην – Β
  6:18a
  νηστευων τοις ανθροποις – Β
  τοις ανθρωποις νηστευων –א
  6:18b
  σου – א Δ syrᶜᵘʳ
  omit – Β
  6:20
  και κλεπτουσιν – א 1 892 syrᶜᵘʳ
  ουδε κλεπτουσιν – Β
  6:21
  εκει εσται η καρδια – B copᵇᵒ
  ουδε κλεπτουσιν – Β syrᵖ
  6:22a
  ο οφθαλμος σου – Β
  ο οφθαλμος –א
  6:22b
  εαν ουν – B
  εαν –א
  6:23
  εαν δε ο οφθαλμος σου πονηρος – א W 33
  εαν δε ο οφθαλμος σου πονηρος η – B cop it
  εαν δε ο οφθαλμος σου η πονηρος – syr
  6:25a
  τι φαγητε – א f¹ 892 a b ff¹ k l vg syrᶜ copˢᵃ
  τι φαγητε η τι πιητε – B W f¹³ 33
  τι φαγητε τι πιητε – copˢᵃ
  τι φαγητε και τι πιητε – L Θ 0233 Byz
  6:25b
  υμων – B
  omit – א b
  6:32a
  ταυτα γαρ παντα – א N Δ Σ f¹³ 157 892
  παντα γαρ ταυτα – B
  παντα – a b k
  6:32b
  ο θεος ο πατηρ υμων – א
  ο πατηρ υμων – א² 28 237
  ο πατηρ υμων ο ουρανιος – B 050
  6:32c
  χρητε – B
  χρηζετε –א
  6:33
  την βασιλειαν (αυτου) και την δικαιοσυνην αυτου – א g k cop eth
  την δικαιοσυνην και την βασιλειαν αυτου – Β
  την βασιλειαν του θεου και την δικαιοσυνην αυτου – E W Σ Φ 050
  7:3
  την δε δοκον την εν τω οφθαλμω – א N Σ 235
  την δε εν τω σω οφθαλμω δοκον – Β 050
  7:4a
  λεγεις – א  700 0233
  ερεις – Β
  7:4b
  τω αδελφω σου αδελφε – א
  τω αδελφω σου – Β
  7:8
  ανοιγεται – Β
  ανοιγησεται –א
  7:9
  η τις – Β Ζ
  η τις εστιν –א
  7:12
  παντα οσα – א
  παντα ουν – B
  παντα δε – copᵇᵒ
  7:13a
  η πυλη – B אᵇ
  omit – א a b c h k
  7:13b
  εισιν – א copˢᵃ
  omit – B
  7:14
  οτι δε – Β
  οτι – א* X
  τι – B² אᵇ N W Σ Φ
  και – 209
  7:17
  καρπους ποιει καλους – Β cop
  καλους ποιει καρπους – Δ δ
  καρπους καλους ποιει –א
  7:18
  ποιειν – א
  ενεγκειν – B
  7:21
  τα θελεματα – א
  το θελεμα – Β
  7:22
  δαιμονια πολλα – א
  δαιμονια – B
  7:25
  ελθαν – B
  ελθον –א
  7:27a
  ελθαν – B
  ελθον –א
  7:27b
  και επνευσαν οι ανεμοι – Β
  omit –א
  7:28
  επι τη διδαχη αυτου οι οχλοι – א
  οι οχλοι επι τη διδαχη αυτου – Β
  8:1
  καταβαντος δε αυτου – B C W אᵇ
  και κατα
caption: Codex Sinaiticus, Matthew 1:1-2:5
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