Luke 21:5-19 - Revision of the Textus Receptus

The gospel according to Luke

Chapter 21

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5. και τινων λεγοντων περι του ιερου οτι λιθοις καλοις και αναθημασιν κεκοσμηται ειπεν And as some were talking about the temple, how it was decorated with beautiful stones and gifts, he said,

6. ταυτα α θεωρειτε ελευσονται ημεραι εν αις ουκ αφεθησεται λιθος επι λιθω ος ου καταλυθησεται “As for these things which you see, the days will come in which there will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down.”

7. επηρωτησαν δε αυτον λεγοντες διδασκαλε ποτε ουν ταυτα εσται και τι το σημειον οταν μελλη ταυτα γινεσθαι And they asked him, saying, “Teacher, so when will these things be? And what will be the sign that these things are about to happen?”

8. ο δε ειπεν βλεπετε μη πλανηθητε πολλοι γαρ ελευσονται επι τω ονοματι μου λεγοντες οτι[1] εγω ειμι και ο καιρος ηγγικεν μη ουν πορευθητε οπισω αυτων And he said, “Take heed that you are not led astray, for many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he,’ and, ‘The time is at hand.’ Therefore[2] do not go after them.

9. οταν δε ακουσητε πολεμους και ακαταστασιας μη πτοηθητε δει γαρ ταυτα γενεσθαι πρωτον αλλ ουκ ευθεως το τελος And when you hear of wars and disturbances, do not be terrified, for these things must occur first, but the end will not come immediately.”

10. τοτε ελεγεν αυτοις εγερθησεται εθνος επι[3] εθνος και βασιλεια επι βασιλειαν Then he said to them, “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.

11. σεισμοι τε μεγαλοι κατα τοπους και λιμοι και λοιμοι εσονται φοβητρα τε και σημεια απ ουρανου μεγαλα εσται There will be great earthquakes in various places, and famines and pestilences. There will be terrors and great signs from heaven.

12. προ δε τουτων παντων[4] επιβαλουσιν εφ υμας τας χειρας αυτων και διωξουσιν παραδιδοντες εις [5] συναγωγας και φυλακας αγομενους[6] επι βασιλεις και ηγεμονας ενεκεν του ονοματος μου But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to synagogues and prisons, bringing you before kings and governors for my name’s sake.

13. αποβησεται δε υμιν εις μαρτυριον But[7] it will turn out to you for a testimony.

14. θετε[8] ουν εν ταις καρδιαις[9] υμων μη προμελεταν απολογηθηναι Settle it therefore in your hearts not to meditate beforehand how to answer,

15. εγω γαρ δωσω υμιν στομα και σοφιαν η ου δυνησονται αντειπειν ουδε αντιστηναι[10] παντες[11] οι αντικειμενοι υμιν for I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your adversaries will not be able to contradict or resist.

16. παραδοθησεσθε δε και υπο γονεων και αδελφων και συγγενων και φιλων και θανατωσουσιν εξ υμων But you will be betrayed even by parents and brothers and relatives and friends. And they will put some of you to death.

17. και εσεσθε μισουμενοι υπο παντων δια το ονομα μου And you will be hated by all for my name’s sake.

18. και θριξ εκ της κεφαλης υμων ου μη αποληται But not a hair of your head will perish.

19. εν τη υπομονη υμων κτησασθε τας ψυχας υμων “By your endurance you will gain your souls.

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[1] NA-text omits “οτι”.

[2] NA-text omits “Therefore”.

[3] NA-text reads “επ”.

[4] NA-text, P-Text and M-Text read “παντων”, which is supported by codices א, A, B, D, Θ, the Byzantine manuscripts and Theophylact. The TR is supported by a stream of the Byzantine manuscripts. The Greek text has been adjusted following the NA-Text and the M-Text.

[5] NA-text adds the definite article “τας”.

[6] NA-text reads “απαγομενους”. Those two verbs can be used interchangeably.

[7] NA-text omits “But”.

[8] NA-text reads “θετε” (active instead of middle voice), which is supported by codices א, A, B and D. The middle voice is supported by codex Θ, the Byzantine manuscripts and Theophylact. The middle voice has been adopted in the Greek text.  

[9] NA-text reads “εν ταις καρδιαις” (similar preposition in the dative case instead of accusative), which is supported by codices א, A, B, D, minuscules 1, 33 and 157. The TR is supported by codex Θ, the Byzantine manuscripts and Theophylact. The reading found in the NA-Text has been adopted in the Greek text.  

[10] NA-text and Vg-St read “αντιστηναι η αντειπειν” (Latin equivalent: “resistere et contradicere”), which renders “to withstand or contradict”. This reading is supported by codices א, B, L, Ψ, family of manuscripts ƒ¹³, minuscules 579, 892 and 2542. WPF³⁵ does not transpose the order of the verbs but reads “η”, which is supported by codices A, K and part of the Byzantine manuscripts. The TR is supported by codices W, Γ, Δ, Θ, 0102, family of manuscripts ƒ¹, minuscule 33, 565, 700, 1241, 1424, part of the Byzantine manuscripts, the Harklean Syriac and Theophylact. The TR is well supported and does not need correction here.

[11] NA-text reads “απαντες”. Codex Sinaiticus agrees with the Byzantine reading.

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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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