1 THESSALONIANS 5:4 kle,pthj {A} The reading kle,ptaj, supported by three Alexandrian witnesses (A B copbo), appears to have arisen from scribal conformation to the preceding u`ma/j, resulting in near nonsense (cf. the similar image in ver. 1 Thessalonians 5:2).... [ Continue Reading ]
1 THESSALONIANS 5:25 @kai,# {C} On the one hand, it can be argued that kai, was added by copyists who recalled Colossians 4:3. On the other hand, however, if the word were present originally it could have fallen out when its reference to ver. 1 Thessalonians 5:17 was overlooked. In view of the bal... [ Continue Reading ]
1 THESSALONIANS 5:27 avdelfoi/j {A} Instead of toi/j avdelfoi/j a variety of witnesses, followed by the Textus Receptus, read toi/j a`gi,oij avdelfoi/j (ac A K P Y 33 81 614 1739 _Byz Lect_ it61 vg syrp, h, pal copbo goth arm ethpp _al_). While it is possible to account for the reading toi/j avdelf... [ Continue Reading ]
1 THESSALONIANS 5:28 u`mw/n) {A} Through the influence of liturgical usage, most witnesses add avmh,n (a A Dc K L P 614 1739 _Byz Lect_ it61, 86 vg syrp, h copbo goth eth). It is absent from good representatives of both the Alexandrian and the Western types of text (B D* F G 33 424c 1881 itd, g sy... [ Continue Reading ]