Matthew 20:31

Matthew 20:31 VEle,hson h`ma/j( ku,rie {C}

The sequence ku,rie( evle,hson h`ma/j is well attested by a B D L Z Q ¦<sup>13</sup> 543 892 1010 1293 it<sup>a, b, c, d, h, l, n, r1</sup> vg syr<sup>p, pal</sup> cop<sup>sa, bo</sup> arm geo<sub>1</sub>, whereas the sequence evle,hson h`ma/j( ku,rie is attested by î^45vid C N O W X G D P S F most minuscules it^{ff2, q} syr^h geo² (ku,rie is omitted by 118 209 700 1675 vg^ms syr^pms). Despite the somewhat poorer quality of the external evidence supporting the second sequence, this reading was preferred by a majority of the Committee because it is the non-liturgical order of words and so would have been likely to be altered in transcription to the more familiar sequence.