Revelation 14:3 @w`j# {C}

The weight of the external evidence supporting the presence of w`j (A C 1006 1841 2042 itar vg syrph al) is about equal to that supporting its absence (î47 a P 046 1611 1854 2053 (2344) itgig syrh copsa, bo arm eth al). It is difficult to decide whether the word was mechanically introduced by copyists as an echo of ver. Revelation 14:2, where it appears three times, or whether it was dropped, either accidentally or in imitation of Revelation 5:9, where the expression a|;dousin w|vdh.n kainh,n occurs without w`j. In order to represent the even balance of external evidence and transcriptional probabilities, the word was retained but enclosed within square brackets.

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