I do not suppose that they 'crept in' from the margin: but that they were inserted by men who entirely failed to realize the wrongness of what they did,--the mischievous consequences which might possibly ensue from their well-meant endeavours to improve the work of the Holy Ghost.
[Take again St.Mark ii.

3, in which the order in [Greek: pros auton paralytikon pherontes],--is changed by [Symbol: Aleph]BL into [Greek: pherontes pros auton paralytikon].

A few words are needed to explain to those who have not carefully examined the passage the effect of this apparently slight alteration.

Our Lord was in a house at Capernaum with a thick crowd of people around Him: there was no room even at the door.
Whilst He was there teaching, a company of people come to Him ([Greek: erchontai pros auton]), four of the party carrying a paralytic on a bed.
When they arrive at the house, a few of the company, enough to represent the whole, force their way in and reach Him: but on looking back they see that the rest are unable to bring the paralytic near to Him ([Greek: prosengisai auto][338]).

Upon which they all go out and uncover the roof, take up the sick man on his bed, and the rest of the familiar story unfolds itself.