 Alexandrinus is an important witness for the absence of Pericope Adultera ( John 7 : 53 @-@ 8 : 11 ) . Gregory asserted in regard to the lost two leaves ( John 6 : 50 @-@ 8 : 52 ) , " For by counting the lines we can prove that it was not in the book . There was not room for it " . ( A similar counting involving missing leaves is done with Codex Ephraemi ) . The analysis referenced by Gregory falls short of full proof of absence . Gregory did not discuss possibilities like the text being added in the margin , or the writing to be condensed , or the section being in another part of the Gospels that is not extant . 
