1 John 3:14

1 John 3:14 avgapw/n {A}

After avgapw/n a variety of witnesses add to.n avdelfo,n (C K L Y 81 Byz Lect al) or to.n avdelfo.n auvtou/ (P 056 614 Syr^{p, h} al). In the opinion of a majority of the Committee, the shorter reading is to be preferred (a) because it is attested by superior witnesses (a A B 33 1739 it^{h, r, 65} vg cop^{bo, fay} arm) and (b) because copyists were more likely to add than to delete an object that completes the thought of the participle.