Matthew 20

Matthew 20:30

:TEXT: “Have mercy on us, Lord, Son of David”

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KJV NIV? TEV RANK: DNOTES: “Have mercy on us, Son of David”

D 565 some lat syr(c)

RSV : “Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David”

B 085 some lat vg some cop

ASV RSVn NASV NIV? OTHER: “Have mercy on us, Jesus, Son of David”

S Theta f13 700 some lat some syr(pal) OTHER: “Lord, have mercy on us, Jesus, Son of David”

L 892 some syr(pal) some cop

The word “Lord” is in brackets in the UBS text. The name “Jesus” was apparently borrowed from parallel passages in Mark 10:47 and Luke 18:38. It is possible that “Lord” was dropped from this passage in an effort to make it read like Matthew 9:27. It may have been added from verse 31, but manuscript D is noted for omitting text. In trying to decide between the readings that have “Lord” first or last, the reading that begins with Lord is more liturgical and copyists were more likely to change the text to put “Lord” first. Witness the NIV which moves “Lord, Son of David” to the first position. The same thing is also found in the word order of verse 31, where several manuscripts have “Lord” at the beginning of the statement.