Matthew 6:12

Kevin Smith kgs at iafrica.com
Mon Sep 20 16:57:18 EDT 1999


Dear friends,

In UBS4 Matthew 6:12 reads,
KAI AFES hHMIN TA OFEILHMATA hHMWN, hWS KAI hHMEIS **AFHKAMEN** TOIS OFEILETAIS hHMWN

I am mystified as to why UBS4 does not even list the variant readings for AFHKAMEN, namely, AFIEMEN and AFIOMEN. In his Textual Commentary, Metzger (1994:13) says, "... a majority of the Committee preferred AFHKAMEN," thereby implying that the editors of UBS4 themselves were not unanimous. 
 
I certainly agree that AFHKAMEN is the more likely reading, but I would have thought the variants should at least by cited, especially if the editors were divided.
 
Regards,
Kevin Smith
Port Elizabeth
South Africa
kgs at iafrica.com
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