1 THESSALONIANS 4:1 kaqw.j kai. peripatei/te {A} The parenthetical clause kaqw.j kai. peripatei/te is lacking in Dc K L Y 177 206 257 623 917 1175 1518 1739 syrp (and the Textus Receptus), having been dropped either accidentally (through confusion with the earlier kaqw,j clause) or deliberately (as... [ Continue Reading ]
1 THESSALONIANS 4:9 e;cete Although the construction is harsh (literally, “You have no need to write to you”) the reading e;cete is not only well supported (a* A Dc K L most minuscules syrp copbo eth Origen John-Damascus Theodoret Euthalius) but accounts for the rise of the other readings as scrib... [ Continue Reading ]
1 THESSALONIANS 4:11 @ivdi,aij# {C} It is difficult to decide whether ivdi,aij is a gloss, added for the sake of symmetry with ta. i;dia earlier in the sentence, or whether it accidentally fell out in transcription (TAISIDIAIS). In view of the balance of these considerations, the Committee decided... [ Continue Reading ]
1 THESSALONIANS 4:13 koimwme,nwn The text is somewhat doubtful, external testimony being divided between koimwme,nwn, which is supported by Alexandrian witnesses (a A B 33 326), and kekoimhme,nwn, supported by Western and Byzantine witnesses (D F G K L Y 88 104 257 623 915 1245 1518 2005 Hippolytus... [ Continue Reading ]
1 THESSALONIANS 4:17 oi` perileipo,menoi {A} By some accidental oversight, several Western witnesses (F G itar, b, f, g, o _al_) omit oi` perileipo,menoi.... [ Continue Reading ]