John 13:10

John 13:10 ouvk e;cei crei,an eiv mh. tou.j po,daj ni,yasqai {B}

The rearrangement of ouvk e;cei crei,an to ouv crei,an e;cei (C³ D E* K L G D Q ¦¹³ 892 al) seems to have been made in the interest of euphony. Instead of eiv mh, the Textus Receptus (following C³ E* D ¦¹ 28 700 al) substitutes h;, which is to be construed as though the evangelist had written something like ouvk a;llou tino.j crei,an e;cei. The insertion of mo,non in two of the readings shows the influence of the preceding verse. More difficult to assess is the reading ouvk e;cei crei,an ni,yasqai (a it^c vg Tertullian Origen), for whose originality more or less plausible arguments can be advanced. Because, however, the words eiv mh. tou.j po,daj may have been omitted accidentally (or even deliberately because of the difficulty of reconciling them with the following declaration, avllV e;stin kaqaro.j o[loj), a majority of the Committee considered it safer to retain them on the basis of the preponderant weight of external attestation.