(אB1L) for ὅς (AB2), and πάντων μιε͂ζον for μείζων πάντων.

29. δέδωκεν. see on John 3:35 and comp. John 17:6; John 17:24. That which the Father hath given Me is greater than all. The unity of the Church is invincible. But the reading is doubtful: ὃ δ. μ. μεῖζον has the most ancient authority (B1, old Latin, Memphitic) and agrees with John 6:39; John 17:2 : the common reading, ὃς δ. μ. μείζων, and ὁ δεδωκώς μ. μείζων (D), are obvious corrections: that of א L, ὃ δ. μ. μείζων, is impossible: that of AB2X, ὃς δ. μ. μεῖζον, is easy and may be right; My Father who gave them to Me is a greater power than all (comp. Matthew 12:6).

ἐκ τ. χ. τ. πατρός] Emphatic repetition of πατήρ: ἐκ τ. χ. αὐτοῦ would have sufficed. ‘The souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, and there shall no torment touch them’ (Wis 3:1): comp. Deuteronomy 33:3; Isaiah 49:2; Isaiah 51:16.

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