Text Families
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Alexandrian
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Early, known by AD 150
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Short, but seems reliable
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Text used in most recent English versions
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Western
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Early, known by AD 150
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Longer, erratic, tendency toward additions
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Byzantine
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Later, apparently not before AD 300
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Intermediate length
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Often seems to combine Alex and West readings
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Text used in KJV