John 12:32

John 12:32 pa,ntaj e`lku,sw {B}

Since the reading pa,nta, supported by î⁶⁶ a* D it vg syr^{s, p, pal} cop^{sa, bo, ach2} goth eth geo¹ al, is ambiguous (“everyone,” “all things,” “all”), it is possible that copyists, desiring to remove the ambiguity, added a sigma. A majority of the Committee, however, favored the reading pa,ntaj because of the weight of its external attestation and because it appears to be more congruent with Johannine theology. The reading pa,nta, which suggests ideas of a cosmic redemption, may have arisen under the influence of Colossians 1:16-17 and/or Gnostic speculation.