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The Lexham Textual Notes on the Bible offers concise notes on areas of textual variation in the Bible. These notes help readers understand the textual differences by presenting the textual options translated into English so they can decide if the variation merits further in depth study. For comparison, these notes are more than one might find as a footnote in a modern Bible translation, but less...

Mark 1:1 τοῦ εὐαγγελίου Ἰησοῦ χριστοῦ A few early manuscripts have “of the gospel of Jesus Christ,” but most early manuscripts and related later witnesses have “of the gospel of Jesus Christ, Son of God.” One late manuscript has “of the gospel of Jesus Christ, Son of the Lord” and a few other witnesses simply have “of the gospel.” Outside of the last reading, all readings have “Jesus Christ” present in some form, framing the entire gospel as being about Jesus.
Mark 1:1