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NASB | Acts 8:37 [And Philip said, "If you believe with all your heart, you may." And he answered and said, "I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God."] |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Acts 8:37 [Philip said to him, "If you believe with all your heart, you may." And he replied, "I do believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God."] |
Subject: Words were ADDED to later mss. |
Bible Note: Greetings Mark! John 4:1 is an interesting study. :-) In fairness though, it should be pointed out that textual critics decided upon 'Iesous' for a variety of reasons, not just because it was the reading of Sinaiticus. It should first be noted that in Bruce Metzger's "A Textual Commentary on the Greek New Testament" the reading is only given a 'C' rating, which means that the committee had serious doubts about their choice. Secondly, it should be noted that there is substantial textual support for both readings. Contrary to the way in which the author paints the situation, many manuscripts of John 4:1 read 'Iesous' rather than 'Kurios'. Here is a list of the textual support for 'Iesous' and the approximate date of the support. ************************************* Uncials: Sinaiticus (4th century) Bezae Cantabrigiensis (5th to 6th) Koridethi (9th) Numbered Uncials: 086 (6th) Family 1 manuscripts: 1, 118, 131, and 209. Minuscules: 565 (9th) 1009 (13th) 1010 (12th) 1195 (1123 a.d.) 1241 (12th) 1365 (12th) Italian or Old Latin Versions: Vercellensis (4th) Aureus (5th) Veronensis (5th) Colbertinus (12-13th) Bezae Cantabrigiensis (5th) Palatinus (5th) Corbeiensis II (5th) Sarzanensis (6th) Legionensis (7th) Usserianus I (7th) Vulgate (4-5th) Syriac Versions: (4-7th) Curetonian Peshitta Harclean Coptic Versions (3-4th): Bohairie Fayyumie Gothic Versions (5th): Armenian Church Fathers: Diatessaron (a and n) (2nd) Chrysostom (407) ************************************* So, it is clear that the textual critics who choose 'Iesous' over 'Kurios' did so on more than just the support of Codex Sinaiticus. :-) Personally, I wouldn't have a major problem with either reading. It would be unusual to find 'Kurios' in reference to Jesus when the Pharisees are in view, but 'Kurios' is certainly used of Jesus in John. The word 'Kurios' occurs 51 times in John. Many of them are either OT quotes or greetings like our 'Sir'. However, there are instances where it is used in a more direct sense of Jesus. These would include: John 6:23, 11:2, 20:18, 20:20, 20:25, 20:28, 21:7, and 21:12. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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