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John 11:25

John 11:25 kai. h` zwh, {A}

The omission of kai. h` zwh, from several witnesses (î45 it1 syrs, palms Diatessaronsyr Cyprian Paulinus-Nola) is puzzling. Was it added in the great mass of witnesses in anticipation of the thought expressed by the following zh,setai and o` zw/n, or was it omitted, perhaps by accident in transcription or because ver. John 11:24 makes mention of the resurrection alone? On the basis of considerations of the age, weight, and diversification of witnesses that include the words, a majority of the Committee preferred to retain them in the text.

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