2 Thessalonians 2:8

2 Thessalonians 2:8 @VIhsou/j# {C}

The Textus Receptus, with B D^c K 88 614 1739 1881 Byz Lect cop ^boms al, omits VIhsou/j. On the other hand, the word is present in a wide variety of Greek and versional witnesses (a A D* G P Y 33 1241 it vg syr^{p, h} cop^{sa, bo} arm eth al). It is difficult to decide whether the word is an addition introduced by pious scribes (vg^mss read VIhsou/j Cristo,j), or was omitted either accidently (ok=c=i=c=) or intentionally (to bring the quotation more nearly into accord with Isaiah 11:4). In order to represent the balance of probabilities the Committee decided to retain the word, but to enclose it within square brackets.