JOHN 7:1 h;qelen {A} Although it can be argued that, in view of John’s usage elsewhere of e;cein evxousi,an, meaning “to be able” ( John 10:18, twice; compare John 19:10), the reading of W ita, b, ff2, 1, r1 syrc Chrysostom (ei=cen evxousi,an) should be regarded as original, particularly because it... [ Continue Reading ]
JOHN 7:8 ouvk {C} The reading ou;pw was introduced at an early date (it is attested by î66, 75) in order to alleviate the inconsistency between ver. John 7:8 and ver. John 7:10.... [ Continue Reading ]
JOHN 7:9 auvto,j {B} The reading auvto,j, supported by î66 a D* W ¦1 565 _al,_ is to be preferred as congruent with Johannine style. Copyists, however, apparently regarded it as superfluous and altered it to auvtoi/j (î75 B Db Q _al_), or replaced it with o` VIhsou/j as being more specific (itc),... [ Continue Reading ]
JOHN 7:10 avlla. @w`j# {C} On the one hand, external evidence strongly supports the reading with w`j (î66, 75 B L W Q Y ¦1 ¦13 28 33 565 700 _al_). On the other hand, transcriptional probability seems to favor the originality of the reading without w`j (a D ita, b, d, e, r1 syrc, s copsa, boms, ach... [ Continue Reading ]
JOHN 7:36 At the close of ver. John 7:36 manuscript 225 (copied A.D. 1192) inserts the pericope of the adulteress, usually found at John 7:53.... [ Continue Reading ]
JOHN 7:37 pro,j me {B} A majority of the Committee judged that the absence of pro,j me from several witnesses (î66* a* D itb, d, e _al_) was probably due to scribal oversight.... [ Continue Reading ]
JOHN 7:39 oi` pisteu,santej {B} A majority of the Committee judged that the tendency among copyists would have been to replace the aorist participle (read by î66, 75vid B L T W ù18 syrs geo1 _al_) with the present participle (read by a D K X D Q P Y ¦1 ¦13 28 33 565 700 _al_).... [ Continue Reading ]
JOHN 7:40 tw/n lo,gwn tou,twn Despite the simple, straightforward nature of the account, a curious multiplicity of variant readings developed during the transmission of the text. They include the following: (1) tw/n lo,gwn tou,twn î66c, 75 ac B L T U ita, b, e, q syrhmg, pal copsa, bo goth arm (2)... [ Continue Reading ]
JOHN 7:46 evla,lhsen ou[twj a;nqrwpoj {B} The crisp brevity of the reading supported by î66c, 75 B L T W copbo _al_ was expanded for the sake of greater explicitness in various ways, none of which, if original, would account for the rise of the others.... [ Continue Reading ]
JOHN 7:52 evk th/j Galilai,aj profh,thj {B} The external evidence for the two readings is rather evenly divided. On the whole, however, the Committee was inclined to prefer the reading supported by î75vid B, thinking that a desire on the part of copyists to avoid hiatus may have given rise to the... [ Continue Reading ]
JOHN 7:53 _Pericope of the Adulteress_ The evidence for the non-Johannine origin of the pericope of the adulteress is overwhelming. It is absent from such early and diverse manuscripts as î66, 75 a B L N T W X Y D Q Y 0141 0211 22 33 124 157 209 788 828 1230 1241 1242 1253 2193 _al_. Codices A and... [ Continue Reading ]