Confession of the Ethiopian Eunuch

The confession of the Ethiopian Eunuch found its way into popular translations such as the King James version due to its inclusion within the Textus Receptus made by Erasmus of Rotterdam (1466 – 1536). Erasmus himself decided to include the verse in his edition of the Greek text due to its presence in the Latin Vulgate of his day and due to being in the margin of Minuscule 2816 (15th century), which he used in his compilation of the Textus Receptus. Erasmus argued that its omission could be explained by "carelessness of scribes". However, modern scholarship sees it as a later addition to the text of the New Testament. == History ==

Although Erasmus saw the variant as authentic, arguing that it was omitted from Greek manuscripts accidentally, == Manuscripts ==

The verse is lacking from most Greek manuscripts such as P45,74 א A B C 33 and 614. • Excludes the passage: It is missing from the manuscripts 𝔓45 (3rd century), 𝔓74 (7th century), Codex Sinaiticus (4th century), Vaticanus (4th century), Alexandrinus (5th century), Ephraemi Rescriptus (5th century), Codex Athous Lavrensis (8th-9th century) and a multitude of other codices and cursives.''' It is also omitted by most Syriac copies and some Vulgate manuscripts. • Includes the passage: A few Greek manuscripts such as Codex Laudianus (c. 550) and some miniscules include the verse. It is found in the Codex Glazier (4-5th century), the Harclensis Syriac (7th century), some Old Latin and Vulgate manuscripts alongside some Ethiopian, Georgian and Armenian manuscripts. • Includes the passage within the margin: Minuscule 2816 (15th century) contains the passage within the margin. This was used by Erasmus in his compilation of the TR. == See also ==