1 Corinthians 1:20

1 Corinthians 1:20 ko,smou

The Textus Receptus, following later witnesses (a^c C³ D^c F G L Y 6 104 326 623 1739^c al), with which some early versions agree (it^{d, g, r} vg syr^{p, h, pal} cop^{sa, bo} goth arm^mss), adds tou,tou. Influence from the preceding expression, tou/ aivw/noj tou,tou, would make the addition of the demonstrative almost a foregone conclusion; the remarkable thing is that so many copyists resisted the urge to assimilate expressions (ko,smou alone is read by î⁴⁶ a* A B C* D^gr* 33 181 206 314 429 917 1610 1758 1827 1836 1898 al).