Matthew 25:13

Matthew 25:13 w[ran {A}

The clause evn h|- o` ui`o.j tou/ avnqrw,pou e;rcetai (C³ G P³ F ¦¹³ 28 157 543 700 1241 syr^palmg) is a pendantic addition made by well-meaning copyists who recollected the similar clause in Matthew 24:44. In reality, the warning is more energetic without it, and is amply perspicuous to one who has read what precedes, from Matthew 24:36 onward. The Committee preferred the shorter text, which is decisively supported by î³⁵ a A B C* D L W X Y* D Q P* S F 047 ¦¹ 33 565 892 1219 1424* 1604 2145* it vg syr^{s, p, h, paltxt} cop^{sa, bo} arm eth.