LUKE 8:3 auvtoi/j {B} The plural is supported by good representatives of the Alexandrian and the Western text-types; the singular (compare Matthew 27:55; Mk Mark 15:41) appears to be a Christocentric correction, due perhaps to Marcion.... [ Continue Reading ]
LUKE 8:26 Gerashnw/n {C} Of the several variant readings, a majority of the Committee preferred Gerashnw/n on the basis of (_a_) superior external attestation (early representatives of both the Alexandrian and Western types of text), and (_b_) the probability that Gadarhnw/n is a scribal assimilat... [ Continue Reading ]
LUKE 8:37 Gerashnw/n {C} See the comment on ver. 26.... [ Continue Reading ]
LUKE 8:43 h[tij @ivatroi/j prosanalw,sasa o[lon to.n bi,on# {C} The clause ivatroi/j prosanalw,sasa o[lon to.n bi,on looks like a digest of Mark 5:26. The question is whether anyone except Luke himself would rewrite Mark in this way — with skillful condensation and the substitution of prosanalw,sas... [ Continue Reading ]
LUKE 8:44 o;pisqen h[yato tou/ kraspe,dou {B} The words tou/ kraspe,dou constitute one of the so-called minor agreements of Matthew and Luke against Mark. The Committee regarded this as accidental and decided to follow the overwhelming weight of the external evidence supporting the inclusion of th... [ Continue Reading ]
LUKE 8:45 Pe,troj {B} The addition of “and those with him” may be due to scribal harmonizing with Mark’s kai. e;legon auvtw|/ oi` maqhtai. auvtou/, or to an attempt to have Peter share the blame of rebuking Jesus. In any case, the weight of the testimony of î75 B syrc, s, pal copsa supporting the... [ Continue Reading ]
LUKE 8:49 mhke,ti {B} The Committee preferred to follow the preponderant weight of the combination of î75 a B D syrh with * copsa _al,_ which attests the less frequently used word mhke,ti (it occurs nowhere else in Luke).... [ Continue Reading ]