Romans 5:1

Romans 5:1 e;comen {A}

Although the subjunctive e;cwmen (a* A B* C D K L 33 81 it^{d, g} vg syr^{p, pal} cop^bo arm eth al) has far better external support than the indicative e;comen (a^a B³ G^gr P Y 0220^vid 88 326 330 629 1241 1739 Byz Lect it^61vid? syr^h cop^sa al), a majority of the Committee judged that internal evidence must here take precedence. Since in this passage it appears that Paul is not exhorting but stating facts (“peace” is the possession of those who have been justified), only the indicative is consonant with the apostle’s argument. Since the difference in pronunciation between o and w in the Hellenistic age was almost non-existent, when Paul dictated e;comen, Tertius, his amanuensis ( Romans 16:22), may have written down e;cwmen. (For another set of variant readings involving the interchange of o and w, see 1 Corinthians 15:49.)