Ephesians 5:14

Ephesians 5:14 evpifau,sei soi o` Cristo,j {A}

Instead of “Christ will shine upon you,” strongly supported by a wide range of witnesses, several Western witnesses substitute either “Christ will touch you” or “You will touch Christ.” Apparently the readings arose from the legend that the cross on which Jesus was crucified was erected over the burial place of Adam, who was raised from the dead by the touch of the Savior’s blood. ¹

¹ See J. Armitage Robinson, St. Paul’s Epistle to the Ephesians (London, 1903), p. 119, n.l.