*9:4μονους f35 CP,TR ¦ — Ma,b,d,e,f,g,h,i ℵA,RP,HF,OC,NU (The adjective emphasizes that it is only those without God’s mark; all greenery has already been excluded, and here people with God’s mark are expressly excluded.)
*9:5πληξη f35 CP ¦ παιση Ma,b,d⅗,e,f,g⅓,h,i RP,HF,OC,NU,TR ¦ πεση Ma⅙,b2/7,g⅔,h2/7 ℵA (It is difficult to imagine medieval monks changing παιση to πληξη; on what basis would they do so? On the other hand, the unfamiliar πληξη could be changed to παιση, and even πεση, early on [πλησσω having been used with the 2nd aorist in 8:12 above, the 1st aorist would be unexpected]. πλησσω is used for sudden, violent strikes, like from lightning or God’s wrath; it is used expressly of a scorpion’s sting in the 1st century AD [Sammelb.1267.6]. In this context πληξη is precisely appropriate, although the difference in meaning is slight.)
§9:10εξουσιαν εχουσιν του f35 Ma,gpt(pt),h⅓,i⅔ CP,RP,HF,OC ¦ 12 Md⅓,f,i⅓ ¦ και 12 Md⅔ ¦ και η εξουσια αυτων Me TR ¦ η εξουσια αυτων Mb,e⅙,h⅔ 𝕻47ℵA(0207)NU
*9:11εχουσαι βασιλεα επ αυτων f35 Ma,f,gpt(pt),i CP,RP,HF ¦ εχουσι 234 τον OC ¦ και εχουσιν 234 Mb ¦ ~ και (𝕻47A,NU[and some of the cursives]) εχουσιν 342 τον Md,e,h,i¼ (𝕻47A)(NU) ¦ ~ και εχουσιν εφ 42 τον TR ¦ εχουσιν εαυτων τον 2 τον ℵ
†9:11αββαδδων f35 ¦ αββαδων Ma¼,c⅖,d,e⅔,f CP,RP,HF ¦ αββααδων Ma⅙,bpt ¦ αββααδδων Ma¼,g⅓ ¦ αβαδδων Mbpt,e¼,gpt,hpt,ipt ℵA,OC,NU,TR ¦ βαττων 𝕻47 (There are some 25 variants, half being singular readings. There are three basic questions: how many ‘betas’, ‘alphas’ and ‘deltas’. The evidence looks like this: ββ – f35Mapt,bpt,d,e⅔,f,g⅓,h¼,i⅔ VS β – Mapt,bpt,e⅓,g⅔,h,i⅓ 𝕻47ℵA; αα – Mapt,bpt,g⅓,h¼ VS α – f35Mapt,bpt,d,e,f,g⅔,h,i 𝕻47ℵA; δδ – f35⅗Ma¼,bpt,e¼,g⅔,hpt,ipt (𝕻47)ℵA VS δ – f35⅖Ma,bpt,d,e,f,g⅓,hpt,ipt. Putting it all together, the single vowel appears certain; the evidence for the double ‘beta’ is stronger, as also for the single ‘delta’, except that almost all of the better representatives of f35 have the double delta, while most of the least faithful ones show the single delta, so there is little question but that the family archetype read two deltas, that also have a better geographical distribution. The Hebrew has a double δ but a single β, the reading of OC,NU,TR, but the evidence for ββ is quite strong—probably the archetypal spelling for all three main lines of transmission.)
‡9:11εν δε f35 Ma,b,d,f,g,i CP,RP,HF,OC ¦ ~ και 1 Me,h 𝕻47ℵA,NU,TR
§9:15και την ημεραν f35 Md,hpt ¦ 1 εις 23 Ma,b,f,g,i RP,HF,OC ¦ 13 Md¼,e,hpt 𝕻47A,NU,TR ¦ — ℵ,CP (For εις we have a,b,f,g,i; against we have f35 d,e,h,𝕻47ℵA; the evidence for την is tranquil.) (A clear instance of a,b,f,g,i working as a group.) (OC is in small print.)
μονους f35 CP,TR ¦ — Ma,b,d,e,f,g,h,i ℵA,RP,HF,OC,NU (The adjective emphasizes that it is only those without God’s mark; all greenery has already been excluded, and here people with God’s mark are expressly excluded.)
πληξη f35 CP ¦ παιση Ma,b,d⅗,e,f,g⅓,h,i RP,HF,OC,NU,TR ¦ πεση Ma⅙,b2/7,g⅔,h2/7 ℵA (It is difficult to imagine medieval monks changing παιση to πληξη; on what basis would they do so? On the other hand, the unfamiliar πληξη could be changed to παιση, and even πεση, early on [πλησσω having been used with the 2nd aorist in 8:12 above, the 1st aorist would be unexpected]. πλησσω is used for sudden, violent strikes, like from lightning or God’s wrath; it is used expressly of a scorpion’s sting in the 1st century AD [Sammelb.1267.6]. In this context πληξη is precisely appropriate, although the difference in meaning is slight.)
και f35 Ma,f,gpt,h⅔,i ℵA,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU ¦ — Ma⅙,b,d,e,gpt,h⅓ ¦ ην TR
εξουσιαν εχουσιν του f35 Ma,gpt(pt),h⅓,i⅔ CP,RP,HF,OC ¦ 12 Md⅓,f,i⅓ ¦ και 12 Md⅔ ¦ και η εξουσια αυτων Me TR ¦ η εξουσια αυτων Mb,e⅙,h⅔ 𝕻47ℵA(0207)NU
εχουσαι βασιλεα επ αυτων f35 Ma,f,gpt(pt),i CP,RP,HF ¦ εχουσι 234 τον OC ¦ και εχουσιν 234 Mb ¦ ~ και (𝕻47A,NU[and some of the cursives]) εχουσιν 342 τον Md,e,h,i¼ (𝕻47A)(NU) ¦ ~ και εχουσιν εφ 42 τον TR ¦ εχουσιν εαυτων τον 2 τον ℵ
αββαδδων f35 ¦ αββαδων Ma¼,c⅖,d,e⅔,f CP,RP,HF ¦ αββααδων Ma⅙,bpt ¦ αββααδδων Ma¼,g⅓ ¦ αβαδδων Mbpt,e¼,gpt,hpt,ipt ℵA,OC,NU,TR ¦ βαττων 𝕻47 (There are some 25 variants, half being singular readings. There are three basic questions: how many ‘betas’, ‘alphas’ and ‘deltas’. The evidence looks like this: ββ – f35Mapt,bpt,d,e⅔,f,g⅓,h¼,i⅔ VS β – Mapt,bpt,e⅓,g⅔,h,i⅓ 𝕻47ℵA; αα – Mapt,bpt,g⅓,h¼ VS α – f35Mapt,bpt,d,e,f,g⅔,h,i 𝕻47ℵA; δδ – f35⅗Ma¼,bpt,e¼,g⅔,hpt,ipt (𝕻47)ℵA VS δ – f35⅖Ma,bpt,d,e,f,g⅓,hpt,ipt. Putting it all together, the single vowel appears certain; the evidence for the double ‘beta’ is stronger, as also for the single ‘delta’, except that almost all of the better representatives of f35 have the double delta, while most of the least faithful ones show the single delta, so there is little question but that the family archetype read two deltas, that also have a better geographical distribution. The Hebrew has a double δ but a single β, the reading of OC,NU,TR, but the evidence for ββ is quite strong—probably the archetypal spelling for all three main lines of transmission.)
εν δε f35 Ma,b,d,f,g,i CP,RP,HF,OC ¦ ~ και 1 Me,h 𝕻47ℵA,NU,TR
και την ημεραν f35 Md,hpt ¦ 1 εις 23 Ma,b,f,g,i RP,HF,OC ¦ 13 Md¼,e,hpt 𝕻47A,NU,TR ¦ — ℵ,CP (For εις we have a,b,f,g,i; against we have f35 d,e,h,𝕻47ℵA; the evidence for την is tranquil.) (A clear instance of a,b,f,g,i working as a group.) (OC is in small print.)