A Textual Commentary On The Greek NT

Matthew 14:30

Matthew 14:30 a;nemon @ivscuro,n# {C}

From the standpoint of external evidence, although the combination of a B* 073 33 cop^{sa, bo, fay} is impressive attestation, a majority of the Committee considered it too exclusively Egyptian to be followed here, where the shorter text may have arisen by accidental omission in the ancestor of one text-type. From the standpoint of internal considerations, although it can be argued that ivscuro,n was added by scribes in order to heighten the dramatic effect (as sfo,dra was added in W), a majority was inclined to regard its presence as intrinsically required in order to explain Peter’s increasing fear. In order to represent these conflicting considerations the Committee decided to retain ivscuro,n in the text, but to enclose it within square brackets.

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Matthew 14:30

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