Galatians 1:3

Galatians 1:3 patro.j h`mw/n kai. kuri,ou {B}

Although the sequence patro.j kai. kuri,ou h`mw/n has rather strong external support (î<sup>46, 51vid</sup> B D G H K 88 614 1739 Byz it<sup>d, g</sup> vg syr<sup>p, h, pal</sup> cop<sup>sa, bomss</sup> goth arm al), a majority of the Committee preferred the sequence patro.j h`mw/n kai. kuri,ou (a A P Y 33 81 326 1241 it^ar al) because it accords with Paul’s usage elsewhere ( Romans 1:7; 1 Corinthians 1:3; 2 Corinthians 1:2; Ephesians 1:2; Philippians 1:2; Philemon 1:3). The apostle’s stereotyped formula was altered by copyists who, apparently in the interest of Christian piety, transferred the possessive pronoun so it would be more closely associated with “Lord Jesus Christ.”

The other readings, involving the absence of the pronoun altogether (4* 43 206 234 319 424^c 429 547 917 927 941 999 1319 1758 1877 1891 al) and its presence after both patro,j and kuri,ou (cop^bo eth), must be regarded as secondary developments in the transmission of the text.