John 19

John 19:29

:TEXT: “they put a sponge full of vinegar on hyssop and”

p66vid S A B D(supp) K L W X \ Pi Psi f1 \ 28 33 565 700 \ 1010 1241 Byz Lect some lat \ vg syr(p) \ cop

KJV ASV RSV NASV NIV NEBn (“marjoram”) TEV RANK: ANOTES: “they put a sponge full of vinegar on a javelin and”

476*

: “they put a sponge full of vinegar on a pole and”

four lat

none

The reading “javelin” is apparently due to a mistake of the eye by a copyist. In Greek “hyssop” is spelled “USSOPO” and “javelin” is spelled “USSO.” Since the next word begins with “P,” the copyist wrote “USSOP” instead of “USSOPOP.” Javelins were not used by the Roman auxiliary troops stationed in Judea, but only by the legionary troops that first came to Judea in A.D. 66. The evidence listed above in braces adds “with gall” from Matthew 27:34.

John 19:35

:TEXT: “so that plyou also may believe.”

S2 A D(supp) L W Theta f1 f13 Maj

KJV ASV RSV NASV NIV NEB TEV RANK: -NOTES: “so that plyou also may keep believing.”

S* B Psi

TEVnCOMMENTS: The difference between the aorist (“believe”) and present (“keep believing”) subjunctive is only that of one letter. That letter is enclosed in brackets in the UBS text. See also John 20:31.

John 19:39

:TEXT: “came bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes”

p66vid Sc A D(supp) K L X Delta Theta Pi \ f1 f13 28 33 565 700 \ 1010 1241 Byz Lect most lat vg syr(p,h) most cop

KJV ASV RSV NASV NIV NEB TEV RANK: CNOTES: “came bringing a package of myrrh and aloes”

S* B W one cop(north)

ASVn NASVnOTHER: “came bringing a salve of myrrh and aloes”

1242* syr(pal)

The words translated “mixture” and “package” are spelling similarly in Greek (the difference is between an “M” and “EL”). Since the “L” in Greek is written like half of an “M,” it is easy to see how copyists might have mistaken “EL” for “M” or “M” for “EL.” Since the reading “mixture” is found in several kinds of ancient text, it is probably original. The word for “salve” is also only two letters different from “mixture” and the evidence listed above in braces is spelled partly like “mixture” and partly like “salve.”