1 Peter 3:16

1 Peter 3:16 katalalei/sqe {A}

Although the shorter reading katalalei/sqe is supported chiefly by Egyptian (Alexandrian) witnesses, including î⁷² B Y 614 cop^sa Clement, it is to be preferred on transcriptional grounds, for recollection of the writer’s earlier statement evn w|- katalalou/sin u`mw/n w`j kakopoiw/n ( 1 Peter 2:12) undoubtedly prompted copyists to modify the shorter reading by adding w`j kakopoiw/n (syr<sup>h with</sup> * cop<sup>bo?</sup>) or by altering the person of the verb and adding u`mw/n (vg arm (Speculum)) or u`mw/n w`j kakopoiw/n (a A C K P 049 33 81 Lect it⁶⁵ syr^{p, hmg} cop^bo? eth al).