Mark 1:29

Mark 1:29 evk th/j sunagwgh/j evxelqo,ntej h=lqon {B}

Although the singular number of the participle and verb is supported by strong external evidence (including B D Q ¦¹ ¦¹³ al), and although the reading “they came…with James and John” appeared strange to some members of the Committee, a majority was inclined to favor the plural because copyists would tend to change the plural to the singular in order (a) to focus attention on Jesus, (b) to conform the reading to the parallels in Matthew 8:14 and Luke 4:38, and (c) to provide a nearer antecedent for auvtw|/ of ver. Mark 1:30.