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I will not spare
1 Τρίτον* τοῦτο ἔρχομαι πρὸς ὑμᾶς. «Ἐπὶ στόματος δύο μαρτύρων καὶ τριῶν σταθήσεται πᾶν ῥῆμα.» 2 Προείρηκα καὶ προλέγω, ὡς παρὼν τὸ δεύτερον, καὶ ἀπὼν νῦν γράφω† τοῖς προημαρτηκόσιν καὶ τοῖς λοιποῖς πᾶσιν· ὅτι ἐὰν ἔλθω εἰς τὸ πάλιν, οὐ φείσομαι, 3 ἐπεὶ δοκιμὴν ζητεῖτε τοῦ ἐν ἐμοὶ λαλοῦντος Χριστοῦ—ὃς εἰς ὑμᾶς οὐκ ἀσθενεῖ, ἀλλὰ δυνατεῖ‡ ἐν ὑμῖν 4 (καὶ γὰρ εἰ§ ἐσταυρώθη ἐξ ἀσθενείας, ἀλλὰ ζῇ ἐκ δυνάμεως Θεοῦ). Καὶ γὰρ ἡμεῖς ἀσθενοῦμεν ἐν αὐτῷ, ἀλλὰ ζησόμεθα* σὺν αὐτῷ ἐκ δυνάμεως Θεοῦ εἰς ὑμᾶς.
Examine yourselves
5 Ἑαυτοὺς πειράζετε εἰ ἐστὲ ἐν τῇ πίστει· ἑαυτοὺς δοκιμάζετε. Ἢ οὐκ ἐπιγινώσκετε ἑαυτοὺς ὅτι Ἰησοῦς Χριστὸς ἐν ὑμῖν ἐστιν;†—εἰ μήτι‡ ἀδόκιμοί ἐστε. 6 Ἐλπίζω δὲ ὅτι γνώσεσθε ὅτι ἡμεῖς οὐκ ἐσμὲν ἀδόκιμοι.
7 Εὔχομαι§ δὲ πρὸς τὸν Θεὸν μὴ ποιῆσαι ὑμᾶς κακὸν μηδέν·* οὐχ ἵνα ἡμεῖς δόκιμοι φανῶμεν, ἀλλ᾿ ἵνα ὑμεῖς τὸ καλὸν ποιῆτε† (ἡμεῖς δὲ ὡς ἀδόκιμοι ὦμεν). 8 Οὐ γὰρ δυνάμεθά τι κατὰ τῆς ἀληθείας, ἀλλ᾿‡ ὑπὲρ τῆς ἀληθείας. 9 Χαίρομεν γὰρ§ ὅταν ἡμεῖς ἀσθενῶμεν, ὑμεῖς δὲ δυνατοὶ ἦτε. Τοῦτο δὲ* καὶ εὐχόμεθα, τὴν ὑμῶν κατάρτισιν.† 10 Διὰ τοῦτο ταῦτα ἀπὼν γράφω, ἵνα παρὼν μὴ ἀποτόμως χρήσωμαι,‡ κατὰ τὴν ἐξουσίαν ἣν ἔδωκέν μοι ὁ Κύριος,§ εἰς οἰκοδομὴν καὶ οὐκ εἰς καθαίρεσιν.
Conclusion
11 Λοιπόν, ἀδελφοί, χαίρετε· καταρτίζεσθε· παρακαλεῖσθε· τὸ αὐτὸ φρονεῖτε· εἰρηνεύετε· καὶ ὁ Θεὸς τῆς ἀγάπης καὶ τῆς* εἰρήνης ἔσται μεθ᾿ ὑμῶν. 12 Ἀσπάσασθε ἀλλήλους ἐν ἁγίῳ φιλήματι.† 13 Ἀσπάζονται ὑμᾶς οἱ ἅγιοι πάντες. 14 Ἡ χάρις τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν‡ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, καὶ ἡ ἀγάπη τοῦ Θεοῦ, καὶ ἡ κοινωνία τοῦ Ἁγίου Πνεύματος μετὰ πάντων ὑμῶν. Ἀμήν.§,*
* 13:1 τριτον f35 𝕻46ℵB [85%] RP,HF,OC,TR,NU ¦ ιδου 1 A [15%] CP † 13:2 γραφω f35 [97%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ — 𝕻46ℵA,B,I [3%] NU ‡ 13:3 δυνατει rell ¦ δυναται [1%] CP ¦ αδυνατει [5%] ¦ δυνατοι [2%] ¦ two other variants § 13:4 ει f35 A [92%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ — ℵB [8%] NU * 13:4 ζησομεθα f35 [92%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ ζησομεν ℵA,B [4%] NU ¦ ζησωμεν [2%] ¦ ζησωμεθα [2%] ¦ ζων 𝕻46 † 13:5 εστιν f35 ℵA [99%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ — 𝕻46B [1%] NU ‡ 13:5 μητι f35 𝕻46ℵA,B [95%] RP,HF,OC,TR,NU ¦ 1 αρα [5%] CP § 13:7 ευχομαι f35 [91%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ ευχωμεθα 𝕻46ℵA,B [9%] NU * 13:7 κακον μηδεν rell ¦ ~ 21 [18%] † 13:7 ποιητε rell ¦ ποιειτε ℵ [11%] ¦ ποιειται [2%] ¦ ποιηται [1%] ‡ 13:8 αλλ rell ¦ αλλα 𝕻46ℵ [1%] NU ¦ omit clause [8%] § 13:9 γαρ rell ¦ — [15%] * 13:9 δε f35 [94%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ — 𝕻46ℵA,B [6%] NU † 13:9 καταρτισιν rell ¦ καταρτησιν [30%] CP ‡ 13:10 χρησωμαι rell ¦ χρησομαι [15%] § 13:10 εδωκεν μοι ο κυριος f35 [94%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ ~ 3412 𝕻46ℵA,B [6%] NU * 13:11 της f35 [30%] CP ¦ — 𝕻46ℵA,B [70%] RP,HF,OC,TR,NU † 13:12 αγιω φιληματι f35 ℵB [80%] RP,HF,OC,TR,NU ¦ ~ 21 𝕻46A [20%] CP ‡ 13:14 ημων f35 [40%] ¦ — 𝕻46ℵA,B [60%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP,NU § 13:14 αμην f35 [92%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ — 𝕻46ℵA,B [8%] NU * 13:14 The citation of f35 is based on the following thirty-six MSS—18, 35, 141, 201, 204, 328, 386, 432, 444, 757, 824, 928, 986, 1072, 1075, 1100, 1249, 1482, 1503, 1548, 1617, 1637, 1652, 1725, 1740, 1855, 1864, 1865, 1892, 1897, 2352, 2431, 2466, 2554, 2587 and 2723—all of which I collated myself. 2554 is a ‘perfect’ representative of f35 in 2 Corinthians, as it stands, as were the exemplars of 1865 and 2723. For a book this size the uniformity is impressive. Since these MSS come from all over the Mediterranean world (Sinai, Jerusalem, Aegean, Patmos, Constantinople, Bucharest, Trikala, Meteora, Athens, Mt. Athos [seven different monasteries], Grottaferrata, Vatican, etc.) they are certainly representative of the family, giving us the precise family profile—it is reflected in the Text without exception. In the statements of evidence I have included the percentage of manuscript attestation for each variant within either ( ) or [ ]. I have used ( ) for the evidence taken from TuT, which I take to be reasonably precise. For the variant sets that are not covered there I used Reuben Swanson’s excellent collations (New Testament Greek Manuscripts: 2 Corinthians [Ed. Reuben Swanson, Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, 2005]). For 2 Corinthians Swanson collated 83 MSS, five being fragmentary (for any given variant set there will usually be at least 75 MSS listed), and I occasionally supplemented from Scrivener and von Soden—the percentages offered, I have used [ ] for these, are extrapolations based on a comparison of these sources. I venture to predict, if complete collations ever become available, that for any non-Byzantine variants listed with 5 to 1% support (in my apparatus) the margin of error should not exceed ±1%; for non-Byzantine variants listed with 10 to 6% support the margin of error should hardly exceed ±2%; where there is some division among the Byzantine witnesses the margin of error should rarely exceed ±10%—by comparing Swanson with TuT, I believe one can make a fairly accurate extrapolation. However, I guarantee the witness of Family 35. Please see the last footnote for Matthew for further information.