GALATIANS 2:1 pa,lin avne,bhn {A} Of the several variant readings, pa,lin avne,bhn appears to be preferable, being supported by early and diversified witnesses (î46 a A B K P Y 81 614 1739 vg syr(p), h copsa arm), whereas avne,bhn pa,lin is supported by predominantly Western witnesses (D G itd, g,... [ Continue Reading ]
GALATIANS 2:5 oi-j ouvde, {A} The omission of oi-j in several witnesses (syrp Marcion Greek mssacc. to Ambrosiaster Ephraem) was probably deliberate, in order to rectify the anacoluthon. Omission of ouvde,, whether with or without omission of oi-j, is confined chiefly to Western witnesses (D* itd M... [ Continue Reading ]
GALATIANS 2:9 VIa,kwboj kai. Khfa/j kai. VIwa,nnhj Several witnesses, chiefly Western, replace the Aramaic name Khfa/j with the more familiar Greek name Pe,troj (î46 D F G itd, g, r goth Marcion Origenlat Marius Victorinus Ephraem Ambrosiaster Jerome); all but two of the same witnesses (not î46 itr... [ Continue Reading ]
GALATIANS 2:11 Khfa/j Instead of the Aramaic name Khfa/j, the Textus Receptus, following D F G K L syrhtxt goth Marcion Marius Victorinus Chrysostom _al,_ substitutes the more familiar Pe,troj) Khfa/j is strongly supported by a A B C H P 33 103 104 181 263 424c 436 vg syrp, hmg copsa, bo arm eth.... [ Continue Reading ]
GALATIANS 2:12 tinaj {A} The singular number tina (î48vid itd, r Irenaeus), which seems to have originated along with the erroneous reading h=lqen (see the following comment), is obviously the result of scribal oversight.... [ Continue Reading ]
GALATIANS 2:14 Khfa|/ The Textus Receptus, following D F G K L P most minuscules itd, g vgmss syrh goth _al,_ replaces Khfa|/ (î46 a A B C H 10 33 88 255 263 424c 467 1319 2127 vg syrp copsa, bo arm eth) with the more familiar Pe,trw|. (See also the comment on 1.18.)... [ Continue Reading ]
GALATIANS 2:20 ui`ou/ tou/ qeou/ {A} Although the reading qeou/ kai. Cristou/ is supported by several important witnesses (î46 B D* G itd, g Marius Victorinus Pelagius), it can scarcely be regarded as original since Paul nowhere else expressly speaks of God as the object of a Christian’s faith. The... [ Continue Reading ]