Luke 2:9 kai, (1) {B}

On the one hand, the reading kai. ivdou, is in harmony with the solemn style of Luke in chaps. Luke 1:1 and Luke 2:1 (where ivdou, occurs ten times). On the other hand, however, it is difficult to imagine why, if ivdou, were present originally, copyists would have omitted it. The Committee preferred the shorter reading, attested as it is by a variety of good authorities.

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