Rec. text has τὰ καλὰ ἔργα with KL; txt follows אAD2GP. Also rec. after πρόδηλα adds ἔστι with KL (D2GP add εἰσι); om. אA. At the end of the verse rec. text has δύναται with אGKL, but the reading δύναται is found in AD2P17 and some other cursives, and is adopted by recent editors. The use of a plural verb after a neuter plural subject (which is never found in Attic Greek) is very common in the N.T., and it is the ordinary rule in Modern Greek.

25. ὡσαύτως κ.τ.λ. So also (and this is the second maxim to be remembered in the diagnosis of character) while some kinds of good works are notoriously evident, there are also good works which, though not conspicuous, cannot remain hidden, if full investigation is made. This maxim will prohibit hasty rejection or condemnation of any man, on the plea that his good works are not apparent at the first glance, for καλὰ ἔργα are not always done in public, though they cannot be concealed from a careful scrutiny.

τὰ ἄλλως ἔχοντα, those that are otherwise, sc. those that are not πρόδηλα, as explained above.

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