Luke 7:35

Luke 7:35 pa,ntwn tw/n te,knwn auvth/j {B}

Some witnesses (D L Q Y 28 700 al) omit the word pa,ntwn, thus not only conforming the text in this respect to Matthew 11:19, but also permitting an easier interpretation. The presence of the word, supported by most other witnesses, is in accord with Luke’s fondness for pa/j ( Luke 6:17, Luke 6:30; Luke 9:43; Luke 11:4). As regards the position of pa,ntwn, the Committee preferred to follow the reading of B W ¦¹³ 892 and to explain the origin of the reading of A D X and most minuscules as having arisen when the word, having been omitted in order to conform the text in this respect to that of Matthew, was restored at the wrong place. The reading of a* and of manuscripts known to Ambrose is totally conformed to the text of Matthew 11:19.