MATTHEW 6:4 avpodw,sei The Textus Receptus, following D E M S W Xvid D P S F 28 565 1241 _al,_ introduces auvto,j (“himself”) before avpodw,sei, and other witnesses (700 1223) add the word after soi. These readings are obvious expansions designed to heighten the impressiveness of the saying; the s... [ Continue Reading ]
MATTHEW 6:6 soi {B} See the comment on ver. 4.... [ Continue Reading ]
MATTHEW 6:8 o` path.r u`mw/n {A} The expanded reading o` qeo.j o` path.r u`mw/n (aa B copsa Origen) occurs nowhere else in Matthew, and is a scribal intrusion reflecting a characteristically Pauline collocation of qeo,j and path,r ( Romans 1:7; 1 Corinthians 1:3; 2 Corinthians 1:2;... [ Continue Reading ]
MATTHEW 6:12 avfh,kamen Is the second verb in the fifth petition “as we forgive” (AV) or “as we have forgiven” (RSV)? The latter translates the aorist form of the verb (avfh,kamen), read by a* B Z 1 22 124mg 1365 1582, five manuscripts of the Latin Vulgate, syrp, h with * copfay. On the other hand... [ Continue Reading ]
MATTHEW 6:13 ponhrou/) {A} The ascription at the close of the Lord’s Prayer occurs in several forms. In K L W D Q P ¦13 _al_ it is the familiar triple strophic form, whereas the Sahidic and Fayyumic (like the form quoted in the Didache) lack h` basilei,a kai,, the Curetonian Syriac lacks h` du,nami... [ Continue Reading ]
MATTHEW 6:15 avnqrw,poij {C} It is problematic whether an original reading ta. paraptw,mata auvtw/n was omitted by copyists as unnecessary, in view of the presence of the same words in ver. Matthew 6:14 and ta. paraptw,mata u`mw/n later in ver. Matthew 6:15, or whether the words were introduced in... [ Continue Reading ]
MATTHEW 6:18 soi {A} See the comment on ver. 4.... [ Continue Reading ]
MATTHEW 6:25 @h' ti, pi,hte# {C} In favor of the shorter reading, lacking h' ti, pi,hte, is the possibility that the text was assimilated to ver. Matthew 6:31. The variation between kai, and h; can also be taken as an indication of the secondary nature of the addition. On the other hand, the simil... [ Continue Reading ]
MATTHEW 6:28 auvxa,nousin\ ouv kopiw/sin ouvde. nh,qousin {B} The reading of K L W D P ¦13 28 565 700 892 _al,_ giving the verbs in the singular number, appears to be a scribal correction introduced because the plural subject is neuter gender (compare also Luke 12:27). The original reading of code... [ Continue Reading ]
MATTHEW 6:33 th.n basilei,an @tou/ qeou/# kai. th.n dikaiosu,nhn auvtou/ {C} The textual data are susceptible of quite diverse evaluations. On the one hand, according to the opinion of a minority of the Committee, the reading that best explains the rise of the other readings is that supported by a... [ Continue Reading ]