[B-Greek] Matt 23:9b .... for One is your Heavenly Father
Carl Conrad
cwconrad2 at mac.com
Sat May 8 12:13:51 EDT 2010
On May 8, 2010, at 10:01 AM, Michael Baber wrote:
> I've never noticed the textual disparity between
> the Textus Receptus and the Wescott-Hort/ GNT for this verse.
>
> The Textus Receptus:
> εἷς γάρ ἐστιν ὁ πατὴρ ὑμῶν ὁ ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς
> EIS GAR ESTIN hO PATHR hUMON hO EN TOIS OURANOIS
> "...for one is our Father who is in heaven."
>
> The Westcott-Hort/ GNT:
> εἷς γάρ ἐστιν ὑμῶν ὁ πατὴρ ὁ οὐράνιος
> EIS GAR ESTIN hUMON hO PATHR hO OURANIOS
> "...for one is our heavenly Father."
>
> That's definitely evidence of an intentional scribal alteration. Nevertheless, they do essentially mean the same thing. And, that is why there is a difference in the English translations. Just depends what Greek text they're translating from.
But can you tell definitively from the English versions which Greek text they're reading?
Carl W. Conrad
Department of Classics, Washington University (Retired)
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