1 Corinthians 13:4

1 Corinthians 13:4 @h` avga,ph# (3) {C}

On the basis of rhythm and sentence structure, the third instance of h` avga,ph (omitted by B 33 al) could be considered to be secondary. ⁵ On the other hand, a majority of the Committee was impressed by the weight of the witnesses that include the words. In order to represent the balance of these considerations, it was decided to retain the words but to enclose them within square brackets.

⁵ So G. Zuntz argues in The Text of the Epistles (London, 1953), p. 68. For a correction of Zuntz’s citation of the evidence of î⁴⁶, see R.V.G. Tasker in New Testament Studies, I (1954-55), p. 191.