") ▁in ▁the ▁margin ▁of ▁the ▁columns ▁and ▁are ▁scattered ▁throughout ▁the ▁New ▁Testament . ▁There ▁are ▁ 7 9 5 ▁of ▁these ▁to ▁be ▁clearly ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁text , ▁and ▁perhaps ▁another ▁ 4 0 ▁that ▁are ▁und et erm ined . ▁The ▁date ▁of ▁these ▁mark ings ▁are ▁disput ed ▁among ▁sch ol ars ▁and ▁are ▁discussed ▁in ▁a ▁link ▁below . ▁Two ▁such ▁dist igma i ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁in ▁the ▁left ▁margin ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁column ▁( top ▁image ). ▁T isch endorf ▁reflected ▁upon ▁their ▁meaning , ▁but ▁without ▁any ▁resolution . ▁He ▁pointed ▁on ▁several ▁places ▁where ▁these ▁dist igma i ▁were ▁used : ▁at ▁the ▁ending ▁of ▁the ▁G ospel ▁of ▁Mark , ▁ 1 ▁Th ess ▁ 2 : 1 4 ; ▁ 5 : 2 8 ; ▁Heb ▁ 4 : 1 6 ; ▁ 8 : 1 . ▁The ▁meaning ▁of ▁these ▁dist igma i ▁was ▁recognized ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁by ▁Philip ▁Pay ne . ▁Pay ne ▁discovered ▁the ▁first ▁dist ig me ▁while ▁studying ▁the ▁section ▁ 1 ▁Cor ▁ 1 4 . 3 4 – 3 5 ▁of ▁the ▁code x . ▁He ▁suggested ▁that ▁dist igma i ▁indicate ▁lines ▁where ▁another ▁text ual ▁variant ▁was ▁known ▁to ▁the ▁person ▁who ▁wrote ▁the ▁um la uts . ▁Therefore , ▁the ▁dist igma i ▁mark ▁places ▁of ▁text ual ▁uncertainty . ▁The ▁same ▁dist igma i ▁were ▁observed ▁in ▁Code x ▁F uld ensis , ▁especially ▁in ▁the