LUKE 1:3 kavmoi, Several copyists, dissatisfied that Luke makes no explicit mention of inspiration in connection with his writing the Gospel, added the words “it seemed good to me _and to the Holy Spirit_…to write an orderly account” (itb, q vg3 mss goth). The supplement comes from Acts 15:28 (“it... [ Continue Reading ]
LUKE 1:28 sou/ {A} Although many witnesses (including A C D Q and most minuscules, followed by the Textus Receptus) read after sou/ the words euvloghme,nh su. evn gunaixi,n, it is probable that copyists inserted them here from ver. Luke 1:42, where they are firmly attested. If the clause had been... [ Continue Reading ]
LUKE 1:35 gennw,menon {A} The words evk sou/ are apparently an early addition prompted by a desire for greater symmetry after the two preceding instances of the second person pronoun. The expanded reading gained wide currency in the early church through Tatian’s Diatessaron. The reading (literally... [ Continue Reading ]
LUKE 1:46 Maria,m {A} Who is represented as the speaker of the Magnificat? According to the overwhelming preponderance of evidence, comprising all Greek witnesses and almost all versional and patristic witnesses, it was spoken by Mary. On the other hand, according to half a dozen witnesses, chiefly... [ Continue Reading ]
LUKE 1:66 cei.r kuri,ou h=n {A} Not noticing that the last clause of the verse is an observation made by the evangelist (such occasional remarks are characteristic of Luke; cf. Luke 2:50; Luke 3:15; Luke 7:39; Luke 16:14; Luke 20:20;... [ Continue Reading ]
LUKE 1:74 evk ceiro.j evcqrw/n {B} The addition of h`mw/n is a natural expansion, particularly in view of evx evcqrw/n h`mw/n in ver. Luke 1:71. The readings with tw/n or pa,ntwn are obviously secondary.... [ Continue Reading ]
LUKE 1:78 evpiske,yetai {B} The future tense evpiske,yetai, supported by a variety of early witnesses, was probably altered to the aorist in conformity with ver. Luke 1:68, thus beginning and closing the canticle with evpeske,yato.... [ Continue Reading ]