MATTHEW 1:7-8 VAsa,f( VAsa,f {B}
It is clear that the name “Asaph” is the earliest form of text
preserved in the manuscripts, for the agreement of Alexandrian (a B)
and other witnesses (¦1 ¦13 700 1071) with Eastern versions (cop arm
eth geo) and representatives of the Western text (Old Latin mss.... [ Continue Reading ]
MATTHEW 1:10 VAmw,j( VAmw,j {B}
The textual evidence for the reading “Amos,” an error for
“Amon,” the name of the king of Judah, is nearly the same as that
which reads VAsa,f in verses Matthew 1:7 and Matthew 1:8.
In 1 Chronicles 3:14 most manuscripts present the correct VAmw,n (or
its near equiva... [ Continue Reading ]
MATTHEW 1:11 evge,nnhsen {A}
In order to bring the text of Matthew into harmony with the genealogy
in 1 Chronicles 3:15-16, several of the later uncial manuscripts (M U
Q S), as well as a variety of other witnesses (including ¦1 33 209
258 478 661 954 1354 1604 syrh with *, pal geo), have added to.... [ Continue Reading ]
MATTHEW 1:16 to.n a;ndra Mari,aj( evx h-j evgennh,qh VIhsou/j o`
lego,menoj Cristo,j {A}
There are three principal variant readings: (1) “and Jacob begot
Joseph _the husband of Mary, of whom Jesus was born, who is called
Christ,_” is supported by a wide representation of textual families
in early... [ Continue Reading ]
MATTHEW 1:18 VIhsou/ Cristou/ {B}
It is difficult to decide which is the original reading. On the one
hand, the prevailing tendency of scribes was to expand either VIhsou/j
or Cristo,j by the addition of the other word. The Western reading
Cristou/ in Old Latin and Old Syriac witnesses seems to hav... [ Continue Reading ]
MATTHEW 1:22 tou/ profh,tou
Before tou/ profh,tou a variety of witnesses (including D 267 954
1582*vid ita? b, c, d vgmss syrc, s, h, pal arm Irenaeus1/2) insert
VHsai[ Continue Reading ]
MATTHEW 1:25 ui`o,n {A}
The Textus Receptus, following C D* K W D P most minuscules _al,_
inserts to,n before ui`o,n and adds auvth/j to.n prwto,tokon (“_her
firstborn_ son”) from Luke 2:7.
The reading of the Sinaitic Syriac (“she bore _to him_ [to Joseph] a
son”) is in conformity with the singula... [ Continue Reading ]