Luke 11:13

Luke 11:13 @o`# evx ouvranou/ {C}

In view of the Matthean parallel ( Matthew 7:11) o` path.r u`mw/n o` evn toi/j ouvranoi/j dw,sei, it is easy to account for the rise of the variant readings u`mw/n o` evx ouvranou/ and o` ouvra,nioj. It is much more difficult to decide between evx ouvranou/ (“the Father will give from heaven the Holy Spirit to those who ask him”) and o` evx ouvranou/, which seems to be a pregnant construction for o` evn ouvranw|/ evx ouvranou/. So evenly is the external evidence divided and so unconvincing are the arguments based on internal considerations that a majority of the Committee finally decided to include o` in the text, but to enclose it within square brackets, indicating doubt that it has a right to stand there.