Mark 9:42

Mark 9:42 pisteuo,ntwn @eivj evme,# {C}

The presence of eivj evme, is very strongly attested (A B L W Q Y ¦¹ ¦¹³ syr^s cop^sa al). At the same time, however, the absence of the words from a D and D, as well as the possibility that they may have come into the Markan text from the Matthean parallel ( Matthew 18:6), casts substantial doubt upon their right to a firm place in the second Gospel. The Committee therefore decided to enclose the phrase within square brackets.