ἔτεκεν υἱόν, ἄρσεν with AC; cf. Isaiah 66:7 ἐξέφυγε καὶ ἔτεκεν ἄρσεν; Text. Rec[402] reads ἔτ. νἱὸν ἄρρενα with אB21; P has ἄρσενα; Victorin. peperit filium, Primas[403] peperit masculum.

[402] Rec. Textus Receptus as printed by Scrivener.
[403] Primasius, edited by Haussleiter.

5. ἔτεκεν υἱόν, ἄρσεν. Cf. Isaiah 66:7, and crit. note.

ὃς μέλλει ποιμαίνειν. A periphrasis for the future. This designation of the Son proves beyond question who He is: see Revelation 2:27 as proving, if there could be any doubt about it, how Psalms 2:9 is understood in this book.

πρός τὸν θεὸν καὶ πρὸς τὸν θρόνον αὐτοῦ. Cf. Revelation 3:21. In the vision, “He that sat on the throne” is still, it may be, present: if so, St John sees the translation of the child to His side.

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