John 8:34

John 8:34 th/j a`marti,aj {A}

A majority of the Committee explained the absence of th/j a`marti,aj from several witnesses of the Western text (D it<sup>b, d</sup> syr<sup>s</sup> cop<sup>bomss</sup> Clement al) as a stylistic improvement introduced by copyists either (a) because th.n a`marti,an occurs just a few words earlier or (b) in order to make a closer connection with the following general expression o` de. dou/loj.