James 3:9

James 3:9 ku,rion {A}

Instead of ku,rion, the Textus Receptus reads qeo,n, with K L most of the minuscules vg syr^h cop^{sa, bo} al. The reading ku,rion is to be preferred (a) because the combination “Lord and Father” is unusual (it occurs nowhere else in the Bible) and would more likely be changed to “God and Father” than vice versa, and (b) because the external evidence supporting ku,rion is decidedly superior (a A B C P 33 623 1739 1852 it^ff vg^ms syr^p cop^bomss arm al).