PHILIPPIANS 1:1 su.n evpisko,poij Several witnesses, including B3 Dc K many minuscules itr arm Chrysostom Euthalius Cassiodorus Theophylact, read sunepisko,poij (“fellow-bishops”). This reading, which arose no doubt from dogmatic or ecclesiastical interests, is to be rejected 1 because (_a_) the co... [ Continue Reading ]
PHILIPPIANS 1:11 kai. e;painon qeou/ {A} Although it is not easy to explain how such a wide variety of readings developed, there is little doubt that the original reading is kai. e;painon qeou/, which is supported by good representatives of several types of text, including the Alexandrian and the W... [ Continue Reading ]
PHILIPPIANS 1:14 lo,gon lalei/n {B} It must be acknowledged that, on the basis of weight and variety of external evidence, the reading lo,gon tou/ qeou/ lalei/n seems to be preferable (a A B P Y 33 81 629 1241 itar vg syrp, h with * copsa, bo, fay goth arm eth Clement _al_). Because, however, the p... [ Continue Reading ]