1. The fourth-century Latin MS Bobbiensis (k) is textually the oldest witness to the Latin Bible, with a text going back to the early third century. Vv. 9-20 are absent, and are replaced by the shorter ending. (It is therefore no surprising to see there is nothing from this ending quoted by Tertullian or by Cyprian in North Africa.) Lvt (k) differs from NA from Mark 15:45 onwards, e.g., at v. 16:1; the additions to v.3; and the absence of v. 8b.
2. The Sahidic Coptic usually ends at 16:8. As well as the Sinaitic Syriac, early Arrmenian MSS also lack the verses. The same is true for theGeogiaan witnesses.
3. The Byzantine lectionary system seems to have developed into a settled form by the eighth century - only after that time do most lectionaries contain a reading from the longer ending.
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