James 4

James 4:5

:TEXT: “the Spirit which he has made to dwell in us”

p74 S B Psi 104 1241 1739

ASV RSV NASV NIV NEB TEV RANK: CNOTES: “the Spirit which dwells in us”

K L P 33 614 630 945 2495 Byz Lect lat vg syr cop

KJV ASVnCOMMENTS: There is only one letter difference between the two readings in spelling and the two words were pronounced alike. It is likely that the rare causative verb “made to dwell” was replaced by copyists with the more common simple form “dwell.” The word is uncertain in manuscripts A and 81.

James 4:14

:TEXT: “not know about tomorrow. What [is] plyour life?”

S* B 614 2495 one lat syr(h) one cop(north)

ASV RSV NASV NIV NEB TEV RANK: CNOTES: “not know about tomorrow. For what [is] plyour life?”

p74 Sc A K L P Psi 33 81 104 630 945 1241 1739 2495 Byz Lect most lat vg syr(p) most cop

KJV NASVnOTHER: “not know about tomorrow. But what [is] plyour life?”

one lat

The text reading can also be translated “not know what sort of life [is] plyours tomorrow.” Apparently “For” was inserted by copyists under the influence of the next sentence to prevent this ambiguity.