ROMANS 4:1 eu`rhke,nai VAbraa.m to.n propa,tora h`mw/n {B} Although it can be argued that the variation of position of eu`rhke,nai (before VAbraa,m, a A C D G Y 81 629 _al_; after h`mw/n, K P 33 88 614 _Byz al_) indicates that the word was added at various places and that therefore the short text ... [ Continue Reading ]
ROMANS 4:11 logisqh/nai @kai,# {C} On the one hand, after the final syllable of logisqh/nai the word kai,, being not indispensable to the sense, could easily have been overlooked in transcription. On the other hand, it is possible that kai, has been added by copyists in the interest (at least supe... [ Continue Reading ]
ROMANS 4:15 de, {B} As far as external evidence is concerned, the reading ou- de, appears to be rather decisively supported (a* A B C 81 _al_). On the other hand, if ou- ga,r were original, one could understand that some scribes, noticing the presence of ga,r at the beginning of verses Romans 4:13,... [ Continue Reading ]
ROMANS 4:19 kateno,hsen {C} Curiously enough, each of the two readings, one positive and one negative, gives good sense: (_a_) kateno,hsen (a A B C 81 1739 vg syrp copsa, bo, fay arm _al_) means, “His faith did not weaken when he considered …,” and (_b_) ouv kateno,hsen (D G K P Y 33 _Byz Lect_ itd... [ Continue Reading ]
ROMANS 4:22 @kai,# {C} In order to represent the balance of external evidence for and against the presence of kai,, the Committee decided to print it within square brackets.... [ Continue Reading ]