Hebrews 11

Hebrews 11:4

:TEXT: “he was righteous, God testifying about his gifts”

p13* p46 Sc Dc K P Psi 81 104 614 630 1241 1739 1881 2495 Byz Lect most lat vg syr(p,h) cop(north)

KJV ASV RSV NASV NIV NEB TEV RANK: CNOTES: “he was righteous, testifying about his gifts to God”

S* A D* 33

ASVn (“text . . . uncertain”)OTHER: “he was righteous, God testifying about gifts to him”

p13c cop(south) OTHER: “he was righteous, testifying about gifts to God”

three lat

The reading “to God” was probably borrowed by copyists from the first part of the verse.

Hebrews 11:11

:TEXT: “·By faith even barren Sarah herself”

p46 D*,b P Psi 81 104 1241 1739 1881 2495 lat vg syr(p,h) cop

NIV TEV RANK: DNOTES: “·By faith even Sarah herself”

p13vid S A Dc K 33 614 630 Byz Lect

KJV ASV RSV NASV NIVn NEB TEVnCOMMENTS: Although it is possible that “barren” was added by copyists, it is more likely that it was accidently omitted through a mistake of the eye, since the words translated “Sarah” and “barren” end in the same two letters and “Sarah” precedes “barren” in Greek. The question as to whether Sarah or Abraham is the subject of the sentence is a translational one, not a textual one.

Hebrews 11:37

:TEXT: “they were sawn in two, they died from murder”

p46 1241 syr(p) cop(south)

RSV NASVn NIV NEB TEV RANK: DNOTES: “they were sawn in two, they were tempted, they died from murder”

p13vid \ A Dc K \ Psi? (“burned”) \ 104 614 630 1739 1881 \ Byz Lect lat most vg \ syr(pal) cop(north)

KJV ASV RSVn NASV : “they were tempted, they were tempted, they died from murder”

D* some vg (have only one “they were tempted”)

The evidence and translations listed above in braces gives “they were tempted” before “they were sawn in two.” Two manuscripts read “they were burned” instead of “they were sawn in two” (the words are only one letter different). The Greek word for “they were sawn in two” is , while the Greek word for “they were tempted” is . It is easy to see how one of them could have been accidently omitted through a mistake of the eye. On the other hand, it is also possible that the rare word “they were sawn in two” was accidently read by copyists as the common word “they were tempted” and thus was accidently added to the list when copyists saw it twice.