2 CORINTHIANS 1:1 Cristou/ VIhsou/ The Textus Receptus, following A D G K L Y most minuscules itd, g, r vg syrp copbo goth arm eth, reads VIhsou/ Cristou/. The Committee preferred the sequence Cristou/ VIhsou/, supported by î46 a B M P 33 256 1108 1319 1611 2005 vgmss syrh copsa. Through scribal o... [ Continue Reading ]
2 CORINTHIANS 1:6-7 paraklh,sewj kai. swthri,aj\ ei;te parakalou,meqa( u`pe.r th/j u`mw/n paraklh,sewj th/j evnergoume,nhj evn u`pomonh|/ tw/n auvtw/n paqhma,twn w-n kai. h`mei/j pa,scomen) (7) kai. h` evlpi.j h`mw/n bebai,a u`pe.r u`mw/n eivdo,tej {A} The reading adopted as text is strongly suppor... [ Continue Reading ]
2 CORINTHIANS 1:10 thlikou,tou qana,tou {B} The text is doubtful. On the one hand, the weight of the external evidence seems to favor the singular thlikou,tou qana,tou (a A B C Dgr Ggr K P Y 33 614 1739* _Byz Lect_ copsa, bo arm Clement _al_). On the other hand, the oldest known witness (î46) reads... [ Continue Reading ]
2 CORINTHIANS 1:11 h`mw/n (2) {B} The Committee preferred the reading h`mw/n, which is adequately supported by a variety of witnesses (î46c a A C D* G Y 1739 Old Latin vg syrp, h copsa, bo goth arm _al_). The reading u`mw/n (î46* B Dc K P 614 _al_), which is almost unintelligible in the context, i... [ Continue Reading ]
2 CORINTHIANS 1:12 a`plo,thti {B} It is difficult to decide between a`gio,thti and a`plo,thti, either of which could be easily confused with the other (agiotyti and aplotyti). Although the reading a`gio,thti has strong and early support (î46 a* A B C 33 1739 _al_), a majority of the Committee favor... [ Continue Reading ]
2 CORINTHIANS 1:14 tou/ kuri,ou @h`mw/n# {C} Although usually the longer readings that involve the sacred names are suspect as scribal expansions, in the present case a majority of the Committee was of the opinion that the expression, “our Lord Jesus,” not being a customary liturgical formula, is... [ Continue Reading ]
2 CORINTHIANS 1:15 ca,rin {B} The reading cara,n (ac B L P 88 614 915 2005 copbo _al_) appears to be a scribal modification of ca,rin (a* A C D G K Y 33 1739 _Byz Lect_ it vg syrp, h copsa arm), perhaps under the influence of 2 Corinthians 2:3.... [ Continue Reading ]