†22:1κρυσταλον f35 Ma⅙,b⅓,d⅕,e⅖,gpt,ipt ¦ κρυσταλλον Ma,b⅔,c⅖,d,e⅗,f,gpt,h,ipt ℵA,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU,TR (Having spelled the verb with just one ‘l’, John handles the noun the same way; the unusual spelling led copyists to ‘correct’ him.)
‡22:13αρχη και τελος ο πρωτος και ο εσχατος f35 Ma⅙,d,e,f,h¼,ipt CP,TR ¦ ~ 45678123 OC ¦ 45678 Me⅙ ¦ ~ 45678 η 12 το 3 Ma,b,g,h⅔,ipt ℵ,RP,HF,NU ¦ ~ 568 η 12 το 3 A
§22:16ο f35 Ma,e⅓,f,gpt,h,i ℵA,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU,TR ¦ και 1 Mb,d,e⅔,gpt,h¼
*22:16ο πρωινος rell ¦ και 12 (A) ¦ και 2 Mh¼ ¦ 121 αυτος Me¼ ¦ και ορθρινος TR ¦ ~ 121 λαμπρος Mf⅔
†22:17Instead of ερχου twice, TR has ελθε twice. Only 3 MSS—Gregory 296, 2049, 2075—have ελθε, all three being XVI century and under suspicion of having copied Erasmus’ printed edition. No one knows where Erasmus got ελθε, but certainly it wasn’t from John.
*22:17[I find it to be curious that in spite of the serious warning contained in verses 18 and 19, a warning issued by the glorified Christ Himself, the Apocalypse suffered more textual alteration than any other New Testament book. I suppose that the explanation one gives will depend on his presuppositions.]
§22:21The statements of evidence are based almost entirely on Herman C. Hoskier’s monumental work, Concerning the Text of the Apocalypse (London: Bernard Quaritch, Ltd., 1929; 2 vols.). I follow H-F in using Ma-e. Mf-i are my invention—Mf was included by Hodges in his Ma and he ignored Mg-i (H-F is also based on Hoskier). For the composition of the M families see the Appendix. Many minor variants have not been included in the apparatus, which is why the fractions for a family do not always add up to 100%. Where a fraction is ¼ or less I show the family without fraction for the other variant. The citation of f35 is based on the 32 MSS that Hoskier assigned to Mc (his “Complutensian”) [but he did not cite 243, and 231 is a mere fragment containing only the first two verses, but has the diagnostic reading at the end of verse 2]. To these the following ten MSS should be added: 1064, 1903 [his 243], 2201, 2323, 2431, 2434, 2554, 2656, 2669 and 2723. After determining that they belonged to the family, by checking a list of diagnostic readings, I then checked them individually at the ±110 places where three or more family members share a variant. At the 40 or so places where the dissent involved seven or more MSS I re-checked most of the MSS done by Hoskier [I had to make a number of corrections, but nothing serious]. I have taken account of every extant MS that belongs to Family 35, so far as I know. Please see the last footnote for Matthew for further information.
κρυσταλον f35 Ma⅙,b⅓,d⅕,e⅖,gpt,ipt ¦ κρυσταλλον Ma,b⅔,c⅖,d,e⅗,f,gpt,h,ipt ℵA,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU,TR (Having spelled the verb with just one ‘l’, John handles the noun the same way; the unusual spelling led copyists to ‘correct’ him.)
αρχη και τελος ο πρωτος και ο εσχατος f35 Ma⅙,d,e,f,h¼,ipt CP,TR ¦ ~ 45678123 OC ¦ 45678 Me⅙ ¦ ~ 45678 η 12 το 3 Ma,b,g,h⅔,ipt ℵ,RP,HF,NU ¦ ~ 568 η 12 το 3 A
φιλων και ποιων f35 Ma,gpt,hpt A,CP,RP,NU ¦ ~ 321 ℵ ¦ ο 123 Ma¼,d,e,gpt,hpt,i HF,OC,TR ¦ ~ ο 321 Mbpt,f ¦ ~ ο 32 ο 1 Mbpt
γενος rell ¦ 1 του TR
ο f35 Ma,e⅓,f,gpt,h,i ℵA,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU,TR ¦ και 1 Mb,d,e⅔,gpt,h¼
ο πρωινος rell ¦ και 12 (A) ¦ και 2 Mh¼ ¦ 121 αυτος Me¼ ¦ και ορθρινος TR ¦ ~ 121 λαμπρος Mf⅔
Instead of ερχου twice, TR has ελθε twice. Only 3 MSS—Gregory 296, 2049, 2075—have ελθε, all three being XVI century and under suspicion of having copied Erasmus’ printed edition. No one knows where Erasmus got ελθε, but certainly it wasn’t from John.
ερχεσθω rell ¦ 1 και OC,TR
λαβετω rell ¦ λαβειν Me⅓ ¦ λαμβανετω το TR
[I find it to be curious that in spite of the serious warning contained in verses 18 and 19, a warning issued by the glorified Christ Himself, the Apocalypse suffered more textual alteration than any other New Testament book. I suppose that the explanation one gives will depend on his presuppositions.]
The statements of evidence are based almost entirely on Herman C. Hoskier’s monumental work, Concerning the Text of the Apocalypse (London: Bernard Quaritch, Ltd., 1929; 2 vols.). I follow H-F in using Ma-e. Mf-i are my invention—Mf was included by Hodges in his Ma and he ignored Mg-i (H-F is also based on Hoskier). For the composition of the M families see the Appendix. Many minor variants have not been included in the apparatus, which is why the fractions for a family do not always add up to 100%. Where a fraction is ¼ or less I show the family without fraction for the other variant. The citation of f35 is based on the 32 MSS that Hoskier assigned to Mc (his “Complutensian”) [but he did not cite 243, and 231 is a mere fragment containing only the first two verses, but has the diagnostic reading at the end of verse 2]. To these the following ten MSS should be added: 1064, 1903 [his 243], 2201, 2323, 2431, 2434, 2554, 2656, 2669 and 2723. After determining that they belonged to the family, by checking a list of diagnostic readings, I then checked them individually at the ±110 places where three or more family members share a variant. At the 40 or so places where the dissent involved seven or more MSS I re-checked most of the MSS done by Hoskier [I had to make a number of corrections, but nothing serious]. I have taken account of every extant MS that belongs to Family 35, so far as I know. Please see the last footnote for Matthew for further information.