MATTHEW 9:4 kai. ivdw,n {B} A majority of the Committee preferred the reading ivdw,n to eivdw,j because (_a_) the latter appears to be a correction of the former (“seeing” another’s thoughts seems to be a less appropriate expression than “knowing” them), and (_b_) ivdw,n, which corresponds to the s... [ Continue Reading ]
MATTHEW 9:8 evfobh,qhsan {A} Superficial readers and copyists, failing to see the deep meaning of “were afraid” (i.e., people felt a profound sense of awe and alarm in the presence of One who had the right to forgive sins), substituted for evfobh,qhsan what seemed to be a more appropriate word, ev... [ Continue Reading ]
MATTHEW 9:14 nhsteu,omen @polla,# {C} The reading of aa is obviously a scribal assimilation to the parallel in Luke 5:33, where pukna, is read without variation. It is more difficult to decide whether polla,, which is absent from the Markan account ( Mark 2:18), was added originally by Matthew or b... [ Continue Reading ]
MATTHEW 9:34 _include verse_ {B} It is difficult to decide whether this verse should be included in the text or placed in the apparatus. According to several commentators (e.g. Allen, Klostermann, Zahn) the words are an intrusion here from Matthew 12:24 or from Luke 11:15. On the other hand, the ev... [ Continue Reading ]