John 4:51

John 4:51 pai/j auvtou/ {B}

There are two sets of variation: pai/j // ui`o,j and auvtou/ // sou. In the former case it must be observed that, though Matthew and Luke use pai/j freely, this word appears nowhere else in John, who prefers ui`o,j. Apparently the reading ui`o,j is due to scribal assimilation (which began at least as early as î<sup>66c</sup>) to the usage of the context (verses John 4:46, John 4:47, John 4:50, and John 4:53). The reading sou arose when o[ti was taken by some copyists to be o[ti recitativum, introducing the actual words of the servants (compare also Jesus’ words to the father, o` ui`o,j sou zh|/, ver. John 4:50).