2 Corinthians 1:12

2 Corinthians 1:12 a`plo,thti {B}

It is difficult to decide between a`gio,thti and a`plo,thti, either of which could be easily confused with the other (agiotyti and aplotyti). Although the reading a`gio,thti has strong and early support (î<sup>46</sup> a* A B C 33 1739 al), a majority of the Committee favored the Western and Byzantine reading a`plo,thti (a^c D G 614 Byz Lect it^{d, g, ar} vg syr^{p, h} goth) because (a) the context seems to require a word meaning “simplicity” rather than “holiness”; (b) the word a`plo,thj occurs a number of times in 2 Cor ( 2 Corinthians 8:2; 2 Corinthians 9:11, 2 Corinthians 9:13; 2 Corinthians 11:3); and (c) the word a`gio,thj is never used elsewhere by Paul. The readings prao,thti (88 635) and slpa,gcnoij (eth) are secondary variations that presuppose a`plo,thti.