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 had to revert to von Soden and the apparatus of N-A27, supplementing from other sources where possible (Scrivener and Tischendorf)—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 ±3%; where there is some division among the Byzantine witnesses the margin of error should rarely exceed ±15%. However, I guarantee the witness of Family 35. Please see the last footnote for Matthew for further information.
*5:2 η f35 A [97%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ — ℵB [3%] NU
†5:3 γαρ f35 [95%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ — ℵA [2%] NU ¦ δε B [3%]
‡5:5 παντες f35 [70%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ 1 γαρ ℵA,B [30%] NU
§5:6 καθευδωμεν rell ¦ καθευδομεν [10%]
*5:6 και f35 [97%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ — ℵA,B [3%] NU
†5:8 ημεις rell ¦ υμεις [1%] OC
‡5:8 οντες f35 ℵA,B [88%] RP,HF,OC,TR,NU ¦ 1 υιοι [12%] CP
§5:9 αλλ rell ¦ αλλα ℵB [3%] NU
*5:10 γρηγορουμεν f35 [55%] ¦ γρηγορωμεν ℵA,B [45%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP,NU
†5:10 καθευδομεν f35 [70%] ¦ καθευδωμεν ℵA,B [30%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP,NU
‡5:13 ηγεισθαι f35 ℵA [65%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP,NU ¦ ηγεισθε B [35%]
§5:13 εαυτοις f35 A,B [70%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP,NU ¦ αυτοις 𝕻30ℵ [30%]
*5:15 και f35 𝕻30B [95%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP[NU] ¦ — ℵA [5%]
†5:21 δε f35 B [70%] RP,HF,OC,NU ¦ — ℵA [30%] TR,CP
‡5:21 δοκιμαζετε f35 ℵA,B [60%] RP,HF,OC,TR,NU ¦ δοκιμαζοντες [40%] CP
§5:24 ποιησει f35 ℵA,B [85%] RP,HF,OC,TR,NU ¦ 1 την ελπιδα υμων βεβαιαν [15%] CP
*5:25 προσευχεσθε f35 ℵA,Iv [95%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ 1 και 𝕻30B [5%] [NU]
†5:27 ὁρκιζω f35 ℵ [85%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ ορκιζω [10%] ¦ ενορκιζω 𝕻46A,B [5%] NU
‡5:27 αγιοις αδελφοις f35 𝕻46A (89.6%) RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ 1 (4.9%) ¦ 2 ℵB (5.5%) NU (One variant could be an easy case of homoioteleuton, and the other a not very difficult case of homoioarcton.)
§5:28 αμην f35 ℵA [97%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ — B [3%] NU
*5:28 The citation of f35 is based on thirty-nine MSS—18, 35, 149, 201, 204, 328, 386, 394, 444, 604, 757, 824, 928, 959, 986, 1072, 1075, 1100, 1248, 1249, 1250, 1503, 1548, 1637, 1725, 1732, 1761, 1768, 1855, 1864, 1865, 1876, 1892, 1897, 2080, 2466, 2554, 2587 and 2723—all of which I collated myself. 18, 824, 928, 1855, 1864 and 2723 are ‘perfect’ representatives of f35 in 1 Thessalonians, as they stand, as were the exemplars of another eleven. The uniformity is impressive. Since these MSS come from all over the Mediterranean world (Sinai, Jerusalem, Patmos, Constantinople, Bucharest, Aegean, Trikala, 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 had to revert to von Soden and the apparatus of N-A27, supplementing from other sources where possible (Scrivener and Tischendorf)—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 ±3%; where there is some division among the Byzantine witnesses the margin of error should rarely exceed ±15%. However, I guarantee the witness of Family 35. Please see the last footnote for Matthew for further information.