John 10

John 10:8

:TEXT: “All who came before me are thieves and bandits”

p66 Sc A B D (both Greek and Latin omit “All”) K L W X \ Pi Psi \ f13 33 \ 700 1241 some Byz syr(h+) most cop(north)

KJV ASV RSV NASV NIV NEB TEV RANK: CNOTES: “All who came are thieves and bandits”

p45vid p75 S* E F G M U Gamma Delta 028 28 892 1010 some Byz Lect most lat vg syr(s,p,h,pal) one cop(north) cop(south)

ASVnCOMMENTS: The words “before me” are in brackets in the UBS text. The manuscripts listed in braces have the words before “came.” On the one hand, it is possible that they were originally absent and added by copyists to make better sense. On the other hand, it is possible that they were deleted so that they statement of Jesus would not seem to apply to the Old Testament saints. Almost certainly the deletion of “all” by manuscript D was for this reason.

John 10:18

:TEXT: “No one takes it away from me, but I lay it down”

p66 Sc A D K L W X Delta Theta Pi Psi f1 f13 28 565 700 892 1010 1241 Byz Lect lat vg syr(s,h,pal) cop

KJV ASV RSV NASVn NIV TEV RANK: CNOTES: “No one took it away from me, but I lay it down”

p45 S* B syr(p)

ASVn NASV : Although the aorist tense “took” (or, “has taken”) is the more difficult reading (which is usually to be preferred), the fact that it is found in only the Alexandrian type of ancient text led the UBS Textual Committee to prefer the present tense with the majority of the evidence.

John 10:22

:TEXT: “It was then [the feast of] Dedication”

p66c p75 B L W Psi 33 some cop(north) most cop(south)

ASVn NASV NIV NEB (Greek text) RANK: CNOTES: “Now it was [the feast of] Dedication”

p66* S A D K X Delta Theta Pi f13 28 700 892 1241 Byz Lect most lat vg syr(p,h,pal) one cop(north)

KJV : “It was [the feast of] Dedication”

f1 565 1010 two lat syr(s)

RSV NEB* TEV? OTHER: “Now it was then [the feast of] Dedication”

most cop(north) some cop(south)

The Greek word translated “Now” or “And” is spelled “DE”; the Greek word translated “Then” or “At that time” is spelled “TOTE.” The word that precedes the word in question is spelled “EGENETO.” Now scribes sometimes confused “t” and “d.” Since the first Greek manuscripts were written without spaces between words, it is possible that a copyist saw the “TO” twice in "" and wrote “.” On the other hand, it is also possible that a copyist’s eye jumped over the second “TO” in "" and he wrote “.” The UBS Textual Committee inclined to the second view.

John 10:29

:TEXT: “That which my Father has given me is greater than all”

B* most lat vg most cop(north)

ASVn RSVn NASVn NIVn NEBn TEV RANK: DNOTES: “My Father, who has given [them] to me, is greater than all”

p66 K M U Delta Pi f1 f13 (include “them”) 28 33 565 700 892 1010 1241 Byz Lect one lat syr(s,p,h) \

KJV ASV RSV NASV NIV NEB TEVnNOTES: “My Father (that which he has given me) is greater than all”

S D L W Psi

NEBn OTHER: “My Father, who has given [them] to me, is [something] greater than all”

A Bc X Theta syr(pal)

There are eight major variations of this passage plus several minor ones. The four best supported by evidence are given above. The two major differences are between “who” and “that which” (only one letter difference in Greek) and between “he is greater” and “it is greater” (the difference is only one of a long ‘o’ or a short ‘o’). The latter difference is probably due to mistakes of the ear, where a copyist misunderstands the word or misspells it. Although it is possible that the neuter reading (“that which”) arose when a copyist changed “who” to “that which” to agree with “it is greater,” this would not explain the nonsense reading found in manuscripts S, D, L, W, and Psi. It is difficult to believe that copyists would change “who” to “which”; it is more likely that they would change “which” to “who.” The reading found in manuscript B* and most latin manuscripts (although difficult to understand) seems to be the reading most likely to have given rise to the others.