Luke 18:1-8 - Revision of the Textus Receptus

The gospel according to Luke

Chapter 18

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1. ελεγεν δε και παραβολην αυτοις προς το δειν παντοτε προσευχεσθαι αυτους[1] και μη εκκακειν[2] And he also[3] spoke a parable to them that they ought always to pray and not to faint,

2. λεγων κριτης τις ην εν τινι πολει τον θεον μη φοβουμενος και ανθρωπον μη εντρεπομενος saying, “There was a judge in a certain city who did not fear God and did not respect man.

3. χηρα δε ην εν τη πολει εκεινη και ηρχετο προς αυτον λεγουσα εκδικησον με απο του αντιδικου μου Now there was a widow in that city, and she came to him, saying, ‘Give me justice against my adversary!’

4. και ουκ ηθελεν[4] επι χρονον μετα δε ταυτα ειπεν εν εαυτω ει και τον θεον ου φοβουμαι και ανθρωπον ουκ[5] εντρεπομαι And he would not for a while; but afterward he said to himself, ‘Though I do not fear God and do not respect man,

5. δια γε το παρεχειν μοι κοπον την χηραν ταυτην εκδικησω αυτην ινα μη εις τελος ερχομενη υπωπιαζη[6] με yet because this widow bothers me, I will give her justice, lest she wear me out by her continual coming.’”

6. ειπεν δε ο κυριος ακουσατε τι ο κριτης της αδικιας λεγει And the Lord said, “Listen to what the unjust judge says.

7. ο δε θεος ου μη ποιησει[7] την εκδικησιν των εκλεκτων αυτου των βοωντων προς αυτον[8] ημερας και νυκτος και μακροθυμει[9] επ αυτοις And will not God give justice to his elect who are cry to him day and night, and yet he exercises patience with them?

8. λεγω υμιν οτι ποιησει την εκδικησιν αυτων εν ταχει πλην ο υιος του ανθρωπου ελθων αρα ευρησει την πιστιν επι της γης I tell you that he will give them justice quickly. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?”

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[1] NA-Text and P-Text add “αυτους”, which is supported by codices א, A, B, Θ, part of the Byzantine manuscripts and Origen (Commentary on the gospel of Matthew, book 14 ch.25).The omission is supported by codices א¹, D, family of manuscripts ƒ¹, minuscule 1424, part of the Byzantine manuscripts and Theophylact. This pronoun has been added to the text on the excellent support of a diversity of witnesses.

[2] NA-Text reads “εγκακειν”. Same verb and verbal tense with a different spelling.

[3] NA-Text omits “also”.

[4] NA-Text, Vg-St and WPF³⁵ read “ηθελεν” (imperfect instead of aorist, Latin equivalent: “nolebat”), which is supported by codices א, A, B, D, Θ, part of the Byzantine manuscripts. The TR is supported by part of the Byzantine manuscripts and Theophylact. The imperfect tense has been adopted in the text on the excellent support of a diversity of witnesses.

[5] NA-Text and Vg-St read “ουδε ανθρωπον” (Latin equivalent: “nec hominem”), which is supported by codices א, B, L, T, Θ, minuscules 579^vid, 892 and 2542. The TR is supported by codices A, D, W, Ψ, both families of manuscripts ƒ¹ and ƒ¹³, minuscule 33 and the Byzantine manuscripts. Both are well supported and they mean the same thing.

[6] M-Text reads “υποπιαζη”, which is supported by codex Θ, part of the Byzantine manuscripts and Theophylact. The TR is supported by codices א, A, B, D and part of the Byzantine manuscripts. The TR is very well supported and stands in no need of correction.

[7] NA-Text, P-Text, WPF³⁵ and M-Text read “ποιηση” (aorist subjunctive instead of future indicative), which is supported by codices א, B, D, part of the Byzantine manuscripts and Theophylact. The TR is supported by codices A, Θ and part of the Byzantine manuscripts. The aorist subjunctive has been adopted in the Greek text.

[8] NA-Text reads “αυτω”.

[9] NA-Text reads “μακροθυμει” (indicative instead of participle), which is supported by codices א, A, B, D, L, Q, T, Θ, Ψ, family of manuscripts ƒ¹, minuscules 579, 1241 and 2542. The participle is supported by codex W, family of manuscripts ƒ¹³, the Byzantine manuscripts and Theophylact. The evidence is showing that the participle is a local adjustment to the text. The indicative has then been adopted in the Greek text.

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Notes:

1. Text in red letters are places where the original reading in the Textus Receptus has been revised and corrected;

2. The English translation used as a reference is the WEB brought to conformity as literal as possible to the Textus Receptus. The end product though is not the WEB or a revised WEB and it should not be called WEB. The content of this post is freely available to everyone and it is not supposed to be copyrighted;

3. TR: Textus Receptus. This text is not copyrighted;

4. NA-Text: Nestle-Aland text commonly known as critical text;

5. M-Text: Majority Text; 

6. M-Text^RP - Majority Text compiled by Maurice Robinson & William Pierpont;

6. M-Text^HF - Majority Text compiled by Zane Hodges & Arthur Farstad; 

7. Vg-St: Vulgate of Stuttgart;  

8. WPF³⁵: Wilbur Pickering-family 35;

9. P-Text: Patriarchal Text, also known as Patriarchal Greek New Testament, published by the ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople.

10. The creator of the variant apparatus available in the VarApp kindly gave me permission to freely use the information contained in the material he put together.

 

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