2 Corinthians 10:12,13

2 Corinthians 10:12-13 ouv sunia/sin) h`mei/j de, {B}

The absence of ouv sunia/sin) h`mei/j de, in several witnesses of the Western text (D* G it<sup>d, g, ar</sup> Ambrosiaster Vigilius Sedulius Scotus) is doubtless the result of an accident in transcription, when the eye of a copyist passed from ouv to ouvk and omitted the intervening words. The reading h`mei/j de, (429 vg Ephraem Pelagius) appears to be an imperfect restoration of the shortened text. The reading ouv suni,sasin) h`mei/j de, (a* 88) is an obvious orthographical error, which produces the sense “they compare themselves with themselves without understanding [that they do so]. But we …” In deciding between the alternative spellings of the verb, the Committee preferred to follow the testimony of î⁴⁶ a^a B H^vid 33 1739 al.