John 6:58

John 6:58 oi` pate,rej {A}

Since the evidence for oi` pate,rej is predominantly Egyptian, one might argue that the absence of u`mw/n is the result of Alexandrian pruning. On the whole, however, it is more probable that, owing to the statement oi` pate,rej u`mw/n e;fagon evn th|/ evrh,mw| to. ma,nna kai. avpe,qanon in ver. John 6:49, a variety of copyists introduced u`mw/n (or, by itacism, h`mw/n) into the present passage. In any case, the reading to. ma,nna in later witnesses is clearly secondary.