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Darby's translation notes (1890)

Philippians 3:3

3:3 God, (a-12) T.R. reads 'God in spirit.' The reading was in question as early as Ambrose and Augustine. Augustine reads both. Ambrose, till the Benedictine edition, was given as reading Theo(i) , 'serving God the Spirit.' but they give Theou , 'serving the Spirit of God.' The diplomatic evidence is in favour of Theou , 'who worship by the Spirit of God.' but I do not feel assured of its correctness. aleph has Theou ; but after all aleph is only an Alexandrian witness of the completest kind. But it is anything but a correct manuscript. In Revelation it is very incorrect indeed. D and P (in Tisch. M.S.I.) read Theo-(i) , and so Am Syrr.

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