2 PETER 3:9 eivj u`ma/j {A} Although the preposition dia, is widely supported (it is read by a A Y 33 630 vg syrph, h copsa, bomss eth Speculum _al_), the Committee preferred eivj, which is supported by î72 B C K L P most minuscules copbo arm, and regarded dia, as an exegetical correction. Instead... [ Continue Reading ]
2 PETER 3:10 eu`reqh,setai {D} At the close of ver. 2 Peter 3:10 the extant witnesses present a wide variety of readings, none of which seems to be original. The oldest reading, and the one which best explains the origin of the others that have been preserved, is eu`reqh,setai, which is attested by... [ Continue Reading ]
2 PETER 3:11 tou,twn ou[twj {B} Although the reading tou,twn ou=n is supported by representatives of both the Alexandrian and the Western types of text, the Committee was inclined to prefer the reading tou,twn ou[twj because of the weight of the combination of î72 B 614 1739 syrh _al,_ and because... [ Continue Reading ]
2 PETER 3:18 @avmh,n)# {C} On the one hand, the external testimony supporting the presence of avmh,n at the close of the doxology is almost overwhelming in scope and weight, including î72 a A C 33 81 614 vg syrph, h copsa, bo arm eth. On the other hand, if the word were present originally, it is di... [ Continue Reading ]