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New heaven, new earth
1 Καὶ εἶδον οὐρανὸν καινὸν καὶ γῆν καινήν, ὁ γὰρ πρῶτος οὐρανὸς καὶ ἡ πρώτη γῆ παρῆλθεν·* παρηλθεν f35 Md,e,g,h⅙ CP,TR ¦ απηλθεν Mbpt,i⅕ ¦ απηλθον Ma,bpt,f,h,ipt RP,HF,OC ¦ απηλθαν ℵA,NU (The earth with its atmosphere is treated as a unit.) καὶ ἡ θάλασσα οὐκ ἔστιν ἔτι. 2 Καὶ† και rell ¦ 1 εγω ιωαννης ειδον TR τὴν πόλιν τὴν ἁγίαν, Ἱερουσαλὴμ Καινήν, εἶδον‡ ειδον rell ¦ — TR καταβαίνουσαν ἀπὸ τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ,§ απο του θεου εκ του ουρανου f35 Md,e CP,TR ¦ ~ 456123 Ma,b,e⅕,f,g,h,i ℵA,RP,HF,OC,NU ἡτοιμασμένην ὡς νύμφην κεκοσμημένην τῷ ἀνδρὶ αὐτῆς. 3 Καὶ ἤκουσα φωνῆς μεγάλης ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ* ουρανου rell ¦ θρονου ℵA,NU λεγούσης· «Ἰδού, ἡ σκηνὴ τοῦ Θεοῦ μετὰ τῶν ἀνθρώπων, καὶ σκηνώσει μετ᾿ αὐτῶν, καὶ αὐτοὶ λαὸς† λαος f35 Ma,b,e⅓,f,g,i CP,RP,HF,OC ¦ λαοι Md,e⅔,h ℵA,NU,TR αὐτοῦ ἔσονται, καὶ αὐτὸς ὁ Θεὸς ἔσται μετ᾿ αὐτῶν.‡ εσται μετ αυτων f35 Ma⅙,bpt,e⅗ ℵ,CP,RP ¦ ~ 231 Ma,bpt,f2/7,g,i⅓ HF,OC ¦ 123 θεος 3 Md,e⅖,f,h¼(pt),i⅔ TR ¦ ~ 2313 θεος A[NU] 4 Καὶ ἐξαλείψει πᾶν§ παν f35 Mbpt,d,e⅓,f,g,h,ipt ℵ,CP,RP,NU ¦ ο θεος 1 Me⅗ A,TR ¦ απ αυτων 1 Ma,bpt,ipt HF ¦ απ αυτων ο θεος 1 OC (OC is in small print) δάκρυον ἀπὸ* απο rell ¦ εκ ℵA,NU τῶν ὀφθαλμῶν αὐτῶν, καὶ ὁ θάνατος οὐκ ἔσται ἔτι, οὔτε πένθος οὔτε κραυγὴ οὔτε πόνος—οὐκ ἔσται ἔτι, ὅτι τὰ πρῶτα† οτι τα πρωτα f35 Ma,b,e,f,g,i CP,RP,HF,OC[NU]TR ¦ 2 γαρ 3 Md ¦ 23 Me⅕,h A ¦ 2 προβατα ℵ ἀπῆλθον.»‡ απηλθον f35 Ma¼,bpt,d,e,gpt,h¼,ipt CP,RP,OC,TR ¦ απηλθεν Ma,bpt,f,gpt,h,ipt ℵ,HF ¦ απηλθαν A,NU
5 Καὶ§ και rell ¦ — Ma⅔ εἶπεν ὁ καθήμενος ἐπὶ τοῦ θρόνου,* επι του θρονου f35 Ma⅕,ept,hpt,ipt CP,TR ¦ 1 τω θρονω Ma,bpt,ept,f,g,hpt,ipt ℵA,RP,HF,OC,NU ¦ εν τω θρονω Mbpt(d) (Is the Creator relaxed on His throne [dative], a little bored or sad, saying, “Well, you know, I guess I’ll have to start over,” or is He sitting on the edge of His chair [genitive], excited, saying, “Hey, I’m going to make everything new!”? We know that as an eye witness John was good at observing detail [Jn. 19:34]; I imagine that it looked to John like He was going to get up and start right then!) «Ἰδού, καινὰ ποιῶ πάντα.»† καινα ποιω παντα f35 Mbpt,e¼,h,i⅓ (ℵ)A,CP,OC,NU ¦ καινοποιω 3 Md,e⅕ ¦ ~ 132 Mept TR ¦ ~ 312 Ma,bpt,f,g,i⅔ RP,HF Καὶ λέγει μοι,‡ μοι f35 Ma⅓,bpt,d,e,f,h⅔,i⅔ ℵ,CP,RP,OC,TR ¦ — Ma⅔,bpt,g,h⅓,i⅓ A,HF,NU (OC is in small print.) «Γράψον, ὅτι οὗτοι οἱ λόγοι ἀληθινοὶ καὶ πιστοί§ αληθινοι και πιστοι f35 Ma⅐,bpt,d,e,f CP,RP,TR ¦ ~ 321 Ma,bpt,f2/7,g,h,i ℵA,HF,OC,NU εἰσιν.»* εισιν f35 Ma⅙,d,e,h,i¼ ℵA,CP,RP,OC,NU,TR ¦ 1 του θεου Mbpt,f,i¼ ¦ του θεου 1 Ma,bpt,f2/7,g,ipt HF 6 Καὶ εἶπέν μοι· «Γέγονα† γεγονα f35 Ma,ept,gpt,i⅓ CP,RP,HF ¦ γεγονε Ma⅙,e¼ ¦ 1 εγω Ma⅙,b,d,e⅓,f,gpt,h¼,i⅓ ℵ ¦ γεγονεν εγω OC ¦ γεγοναν εγω ειμι A[NU] ¦ γεγονε εγω ειμι TR ¦ γεγονασιν εγω ειμι Mhpt,i⅓ τὸ Ἄλφα‡ αλφα rell ¦ Α OC,TR καὶ τὸ Ὦ, Ἀρχὴ καὶ Τέλος.§ αρχη και τελος f35 Mept,f CP ¦ η 12 το 3 Ma¼,b,d,g,h,i ℵA,RP,OC,NU,TR ¦ 2 η 12 το 3 Ma,e¼ HF (The absence of the article emphasizes the inherent quality of the nouns.) Ἐγὼ τῷ διψῶντι δώσω* δωσω f35 Md,e,g,h,i ℵA,CP,RP,OC,NU,TR ¦ 1 αυτω Ma,b,f HF ἐκ τῆς πηγῆς τοῦ ὕδατος τῆς ζωῆς δωρεάν. 7 Ὁ νικῶν κληρονομήσει ταῦτα† κληρονομησει ταυτα f35 Ma⅙,d,e⅔,gpt,h,i⅓ (ℵ)A,CP,RP,NU ¦ εσται ουτω 2 OC ¦ 1 παντα Me⅓ TR ¦ δωσω αυτω 2 Ma,b,f,gpt,i⅔ HF καὶ ἔσομαι αὐτῷ Θεός, καὶ αὐτὸς ἔσται μοι υἱός.‡ αυτος εσται μοι (μου Ma¼) υιος f35 Ma,b,e¼,f,g,hpt,i ℵ,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU ¦ 234 Mhpt A ¦ 123 ο 4 TR ¦ αυτοι εσονται 3 υιοι Md,ept 8 Τοῖς δὲ δειλοῖς§ τοις δε δειλοις rell ¦ ~ 32 Mept TR ¦ 12 ως διλοις ℵv καὶ ἀπίστοις καὶ ἁμαρτωλοῖς καὶ* και αμαρτωλοις και f35 Ma,b,ept,f,g,i CP,RP,HF ¦ 1 Md⅓,e⅕,h ℵA,OC,NU,TR ¦ — Md⅔,e2/7 ἐβδελυγμένοις καὶ φονεῦσιν καὶ πόρνοις καὶ φαρμακοῖς† φαρμακοις rell ¦ φαρμακευσι TR καὶ εἰδωλολάτραις, καὶ πᾶσιν τοῖς ψευδέσιν, τὸ μέρος αὐτῶν ἐν τῇ λίμνῃ τῇ καιομένῃ‡ καιομενη rell ¦ 1 εν OC πυρὶ καὶ θείῳ, ὅ ἐστιν ὁ θάνατος ὁ δεύτερος.»§ ο θανατος ο δευτερος f35 Ma,b,f⅗,g,h⅗,i ℵA,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU ¦ 24 Mdpt,h⅓ ¦ 234 Ma⅐,f⅖ ¦ ~ 142 Mept ¦ ~ 42 Md⅓,e⅐ TR ¦ — Me⅕
The New Jerusalem
9 Καὶ ἦλθεν* ηλθεν rell ¦ 1 προς με TR εἷς ἐκ† εκ f35 Ma,bpt,f,g,hpt,i ℵA,CP,RP,HF,NU ¦ — Ma⅐,bpt,d,e,hpt OC,TR τῶν ἑπτὰ ἀγγέλων τῶν ἐχόντων τὰς ἑπτὰ φιάλας γεμούσας τῶν‡ γεμουσας των f35 Mbpt,e2/7,f,gpt,i⅓ CP,RP,HF ¦ τας 12 Mdpt,e⅖,gpt,hpt,i⅖ OC,TR ¦ 1 Ma ¦ 2 γεμοντων 2 Me⅕,hpt,i⅕ ℵA,NU ¦ 2 γεμοντων Mdpt ¦ τας εχουσας 2 Mbpt ἑπτὰ πληγῶν τῶν ἐσχάτων, καὶ ἐλάλησεν μετ᾿ ἐμοῦ λέγων, «Δεῦρο, δείξω σοι τὴν γυναῖκα τὴν νύμφην τοῦ Ἀρνίου.»§ την γυναικα την νυμφην του αρνιου f35 Ma,f,g,i⅔ CP,RP,HF ¦ ~ 341256 Mb,h ℵA,OC,NU ¦ ~ 345612 Md,e,i⅓ TR 10 Καὶ ἀπήνεγκέν με ἐν Πνεύματι ἐπ᾿* επ rell ¦ επι Mbpt,hpt ℵA,NU ὄρος μέγα καὶ ὑψηλόν, καὶ ἔδειξέν μοι τὴν πόλιν τὴν μεγάλην, τὴν ἁγίαν† την μεγαλην την αγιαν f35 Me⅙ CP,RP,TR ¦ 12 και 4 Mbpt,d,e,f⅗,ipt ¦ 34 Ma,bpt,f2/7,g,h,ipt ℵA,HF,OC,NU (“the great” [f35,a⅙,bpt,d,e,f,ipt] has better attestation than ‘omit’ [a,bpt,f2/7,g,h,ipt,ℵA], and “the holy” [f35,a,bpt,e¼,f⅖,g,h,ipt,ℵA] than “and holy” [bpt,d,e,f⅗,ipt]; so f35 preserves the original.) Ἱερουσαλήμ, καταβαίνουσαν ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ἀπὸ‡ απο f35 Ma¼,d,e,gpt,h,i⅔ ℵA,CP,RP,OC,NU,TR ¦ και 1 Me⅕ ¦ εκ Ma,bpt(pt),f⅖(⅗),gpt,i⅓ HF τοῦ Θεοῦ, 11 ἔχουσαν τὴν δόξαν τοῦ Θεοῦ. Ὁ § ο f35 Ma,bpt,d,e2/7,f,g,hpt,i⅔ ℵ(A)CP,RP,HF,OC,NU ¦ και 1 Mbpt,e,g¼,hpt,i⅓ TR φωστὴρ αὐτῆς ὅμοιος λίθῳ τιμιωτάτῳ, ὡς λίθῳ ἰάσπιδι κρυσταλίζοντι,* κρυσταλιζοντι f35 Ma⅓,b⅗,d,e⅗,f⅗,g⅗,h,i⅗ CP ¦ κρυσταλλιζοντι Ma⅔,b⅖,d⅕,e⅖,f⅖,g⅖,h¼,i⅖ ℵA,RP,HF,OC,NU,TR (It would appear that John invented this verb, so he could spell it as he wished. Each of the MS groups has some division, but the single consonant has the edge in all except a. Since the noun is spelled with a double consonant, there would be an obvious pressure to ‘correct’ John’s invention; if the verb started out with a double consonant who would want to change it?) 12 ἔχουσα† εχουσα f35 Ma,bpt,d,e⅗,f,g,h,i A,RP,HF,OC,NU ¦ εχουσαν Mbpt CP ¦ 1 τε Me⅖ ¦ εχουσαν τε TR ¦ εχοντι ℵ τεῖχος μέγα καὶ ὑψηλόν, ἔχουσα‡ εχουσα rell ¦ εχουσαν Mbpt TR ¦ εχοντας ℵ πυλῶνας δώδεκα καὶ ἐπὶ τοῖς πυλῶσιν ἀγγέλους δώδεκα,§ δωδεκα f35 Ma¼,bpt,d,e⅗,f,h,i⅔ CP,RP,OC,NU,TR ¦ δεκαδυο Ma,bpt,g,i⅓ HF ¦ ιβ ℵ ¦ — Me2/7 A καὶ ὀνόματα ἐπιγεγραμμένα, ἅ ἐστιν* εστιν f35 Md,e ℵ,CP,TR ¦ 1 ονοματα Ma,bpt,f,g,hpt,i⅔ RP,HF,OC ¦ 1 τα ονοματα Mbpt,h⅓,i⅕ A[NU] (OC is in small print.) τῶν δώδεκα φυλῶν τῶν υἱῶν† των υιων f35 Ma¼,e⅔,gpt,h⅖ CP,RP,OC,TR ¦ του Ma⅐,d,e⅓,i⅕ ¦ 2 Ma⅗,b,f,gpt,h⅗,i⅔ ℵA,HF,NU (The reading of ℵA is an easy instance of homoioteleuton, -ΩΝ -ΩΝ -ΩΝ, wherein they dropped the middle one.) Ἰσραήλ· 13 ἀπὸ‡ απο rell ¦ απ Me⅓ OC,TR ἀνατολῶν§ ανατολων f35 Ma,b,e¼,f,g,i⅔ CP,RP,HF,OC ¦ ανατολης Md,e,h,i⅓ ℵA,NU,TR πυλῶνες τρεῖς, καὶ ἀπὸ βορρᾶ* και απο βορρα f35 Ma⅔,b,d⅕,f,g,h,i ℵA,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU ¦ 23 Ma⅐,d,e,h¼ TR ¦ 12 δυσμων Ma⅐ πυλῶνες τρεῖς, καὶ ἀπὸ νότου† και απο νοτου f35 Ma⅔,b,d,f,g,h,i⅕ CP,RP,HF,OC,NU ¦ 23 Ma⅛,ept TR ¦ 12 δυσμων Mi⅓ A ¦ 2 δυσμων Me⅖ ¦ 12 βορρα Ma⅙ ℵ πυλῶνες τρεῖς, καὶ ἀπὸ δυσμῶν‡ και απο δυσμων f35 Ma⅔,b,d,f,g,h,i⅔ CP,RP,HF,OC,NU ¦ 23 Ma⅛,ept TR ¦ 12 νοτου Ma⅛,i⅓ ℵA ¦ 2 μεσημβριας Me¼ πυλῶνες τρεῖς. 14 Καὶ τὸ τεῖχος τῆς πόλεως ἔχον§ εχον rell ¦ εχων Mc⅐,d¼,e⅓,g⅓,ipt A,NU ¦ — ℵ θεμελίους δώδεκα, καὶ ἐπ᾿ αὐτῶν* επ αυτων rell ¦ εν αυτοις TR δώδεκα† δωδεκα f35 Ma,b,dpt,e⅗,f,g,hpt,i⅔ ℵA,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU ¦ ιβ΄ Ma¼,d⅕,e¼,h¼ ¦ — Md⅓,h⅕,i¼ TR ὀνόματα τῶν δώδεκα ἀποστόλων τοῦ Ἀρνίου. 15 Καὶ ὁ λαλῶν μετ᾿ ἐμοῦ εἶχεν μέτρον,‡ μετρον f35 Ma,b,d¼,e2/7,fpt,g,h,i ℵA,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU ¦ — Md,e,fpt TR κάλαμον χρυσοῦν, ἵνα μετρήσῃ τὴν πόλιν καὶ τοὺς πυλῶνας αὐτῆς.§ αυτης f35 Ma,g CP ¦ 1 και το τειχος 1 Mb,d,e,f,h,i ℵA,RP,HF,OC,NU,TR (The city didn’t have a free standing wall outside the main structure; it was like a modern high-rise.) 16 Καὶ ἡ πόλις τετράγωνος κεῖται, καὶ τὸ μῆκος αὐτῆς ὅσον* οσον rell ¦ και Me⅔ ¦ 1 και A,OC[NU] ¦ τοσουτον εστιν 1 και TR (OC is in small print.) τὸ πλάτος. Καὶ ἐμέτρησεν τὴν πόλιν† πολιν f35 Ma,fpt,g,h,i ℵA,CP,RP,HF,NU,TR ¦ 1 εν Mb,d,e,fpt OC (OC is in small print.) τῷ καλάμῳ ἐπὶ σταδίους‡ σταδιους f35 Ma,bpt,f,g,h A,CP,RP,HF,OC ¦ σταδιων Mbpt,d,e,i ℵ,NU,TR δώδεκα§ δωδεκα f35 Mbpt,d,e,gpt,h,i ℵA,CP,RP,OC,NU,TR ¦ δεκαδυο Ma,bpt,f HF ¦ ιβ΄ [24 assorted mss] χιλιάδων δώδεκα.* δωδεκα f35 Ma,bpt,f,gpt CP,RP,HF ¦ — Mbpt,e,h,i ℵA,OC,NU,TR ¦ αυτης Md (A delightful bit of detailed accuracy; the gates [12] were 1,000 stadia apart and each gate was a stadium wide, so the circumference was precisely 12,012 stadia!) Τὸ μῆκος καὶ τὸ πλάτος καὶ τὸ ὕψος αὐτῆς ἴσα ἐστίν. 17 Καὶ ἐμέτρησεν† εμετρησεν f35 Md,e,g,h,i ℵA,CP,RP,OC,NU,TR ¦ — Ma,b,f HF τὸ τεῖχος αὐτῆς, ἑκατὸν τεσσαράκοντα τεσσάρων‡ εκατον τεσσαρακοντα τεσσαρων Ma⅓,b,c⅛,d,e,f,gpt,hpt,ipt CP,RP,HF,OC(NU)TR ¦ ρμδ΄ f35 Ma⅔,d⅕,e2/7,f⅕,gpt,hpt,ipt ¦ 1 μδ΄ ℵ ¦ Δ και 12 A πηχῶν, μέτρον ἀνθρώπου (ὅ ἐστιν ἀγγέλου). 18 Καὶ ἦν§ ην rell ¦ — Me¼,h¼ A,NU ἡ ἐνδόμησις* η ενδομησις rell ¦ 1 ενδωμησις A,NU ¦ εν δωμασι ℵ τοῦ τείχους αὐτῆς ἴασπις· καὶ ἡ πόλις χρυσίον καθαρόν, ὅμοιον† ομοιον f35 Ma,b,d⅓,e⅙,f,gpt,h,i ℵA,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU ¦ ομοια Md⅔,e,gpt TR (The adjective modifies ‘gold’, neuter.) ὑέλῳ‡ υελω f35 Mapt,b¼,d⅕,ept,g⅖,hpt,ipt CP,RP,HF ¦ υαλω Mapt,b,d,ept,f,g⅗,hpt,ipt ℵA,OC,NU,TR (In the same standoff in verse 21 below, the attestation for the epsilon is clearly stronger.) καθαρῷ· 19 καὶ§ και f35 Ma⅙,b⅖,d,e,gpt,h¼,ipt ℵ,CP,TR ¦ — Ma,b⅗,f,gpt,h,ipt A,RP,HF,OC,NU οἱ θεμέλιοι τοῦ τείχους τῆς πόλεως παντὶ λίθῳ τιμίῳ κεκοσμημένοι· ὁ θεμέλιος ὁ πρῶτος ἴασπις, ὁ δεύτερος σάπφειρος,* σαπφειρος rell ¦ σαπφιρος NU ὁ τρίτος χαλκηδών,† χαλκηδων rell ¦ χαλκιδων Mept ¦ χαλκεδων Mh⅓ ¦ καρχηδων Mbpt ¦ at least six further spellings ὁ τέταρτος σμάραγδος, 20 ὁ πέμπτος σαρδώνυξ,‡ σαρδωνυξ f35 Ma⅙,b⅗,d,f⅔,h¼,i¼ CP ¦ σαρδιωνυξ A ¦ σαρδονυξ Ma,b⅖,c⅖,e,f⅓,g,h,i ℵ,RP,HF,OC,NU,TR (If the omega is not original, one wonders where it came from, unless some identified the stone with Sardinia [Σαρδω]. But there is a stone called σαρδω, and we may be missing some relevant information that would clean up the mystery. That representatives of almost all groups, plus A, have the omega suggests that it may be original. Why would copyists change a common, expected form to an uncommon one?) ὁ ἕκτος σάρδιος,§ σαρδιος f35Md,e,gpt,hpt,i⅔ CP,TR ¦ σαρδιον Ma,b,f,gpt,hpt,i⅓ ℵA,RP,HF,OC,NU ὁ ἕβδομος χρυσόλιθος, ὁ ὄγδοος βήρυλλος, ὁ ἔνατος* ενατος f35 Ma⅔,b,dpt,e⅕,f,g⅔,h⅗,i⅗ A,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU,TR ¦ εννατος Ma⅓,dpt,e⅔,f¼,g⅓,i⅖ ¦ θ΄ Mh¼ ℵ τοπάζιον, ὁ δέκατος χρυσόπρασος,† χρυσοπρασος rell ¦ χρυσοπασος Ma⅓ ¦ χρυσοπρασον A ¦ at least twelve further spellings ὁ ἑνδέκατος ὑάκινθος,‡ υακινθος rell ¦ υακινθινος CP ὁ δωδέκατος ἀμέθυσος.§ αμεθυσος f35 Ma,bpt,d,e,f,g,hpt,i RP,HF ¦ αμεθυστος Mbpt,d¼,hpt A,CP,OC,NU,TR ¦ αμεθυστινος ℵ 21 Καὶ οἱ δώδεκα πυλῶνες δώδεκα μαργαρῖται—ἀνὰ εἷς ἕκαστος τῶν πυλώνων ἦν ἐξ ἑνὸς μαργαρίτου. Καὶ ἡ πλατεῖα τῆς πόλεως χρυσίον καθαρόν, ὡς ὕελος* υελος f35 Ma,bpt,e⅓,f¼,g,h⅔,ipt CP,RP,HF ¦ υαλος Mbpt,d,e⅔,f,h⅓,ipt ℵA,OC,NU,TR διαυγής.† διαυγης rell ¦ διαφανης TR
Her glory
22 Καὶ ναὸν οὐκ εἶδον ἐν αὐτῇ, ὁ γὰρ Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς ὁ Παντοκράτωρ ναὸς αὐτῆς ἐστιν, καὶ τὸ Ἀρνίον. 23 Καὶ ἡ πόλις οὐ χρείαν ἔχει τοῦ ἡλίου οὐδὲ τῆς σελήνης ἵνα φαίνωσιν ἐν‡ εν f35 Ma⅙,d,ept,h⅓ CP,TR ¦ — Ma,b,ept,f,g,h⅔,i ℵA,RP,HF,OC,NU (A not very difficult case of homoioteleuton; since the resulting reading made good sense, there was no reason to question it.) αὐτῇ, ἡ γὰρ δόξα§ η γαρ δοξα f35 Ma⅙,b,d,e,f,h,i ℵA,CP,RP,OC,NU,TR ¦ ~ 213 Ma,f¼,g HF τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐφώτισεν αὐτήν, καὶ ὁ λύχνος αὐτῆς τὸ Ἀρνίον. 24 Καὶ περιπατήσουσιν τὰ ἔθνη διὰ τοῦ φωτὸς αὐτῆς,* περιπατησουσιν τα εθνη δια του φωτος αυτης rell ¦ ~ 23 των σωζομενων εν τω φωτι 71 TR ¦ ~ 23 των σωζομενων τω φωτι 71234567 Me⅓ καὶ οἱ βασιλεῖς τῆς γῆς φέρουσιν τὴν δόξαν καὶ τὴν τιμὴν αὐτῶν εἰς αὐτήν.† την δοξαν και την τιμην αυτων εις αυτην f35 Ma⅙,e⅕,gpt,ipt CP,OC,TR ¦ 12678 Md,ept,h ℵA,NU ¦ 12345 των εθνων 78 Mb ¦ αυτω 235 των εθνων 78 Ma,f,gpt,ipt RP,HF (την has stronger attestation than αυτω, and αυτων than των εθνων; f35 preserves the original.) 25 Καὶ οἱ πυλῶνες αὐτῆς οὐ μὴ κλεισθῶσιν ἡμέρας (νὺξ γὰρ οὐκ ἔσται ἐκεῖ). 26 Καὶ οἴσουσιν τὴν δόξαν καὶ τὴν τιμὴν τῶν ἐθνῶν εἰς αὐτήν.‡ αυτην f35 Ma⅙,b,d,e,gpt,h,ipt ℵA,CP,RP,OC,NU,TR ¦ 1 ινα εισελθωσιν Ma,e¼,f,gpt,h¼,ipt HF 27 Καὶ οὐ μὴ εἰσέλθῃ εἰς αὐτὴν πᾶν κοινὸν§ κοινον rell ¦ κοινουν TR καὶ ποιοῦν* ποιουν f35 Ma¼,b⅔,d,e,f,h⅓,ipt CP,RP,TR ¦ ποιων Mb⅓,h⅓ A ¦ ο ποιων Ma,g,h⅓,ipt ℵv,HF,OC[NU] (OC is in small print.) βδέλυγμα καὶ ψεῦδος, εἰ μὴ οἱ γεγραμμένοι ἐν τῷ Βιβλίῳ τῆς Ζωῆς τοῦ Ἀρνίου.

*21:1 παρηλθεν f35 Md,e,g,h⅙ CP,TR ¦ απηλθεν Mbpt,i⅕ ¦ απηλθον Ma,bpt,f,h,ipt RP,HF,OC ¦ απηλθαν ℵA,NU (The earth with its atmosphere is treated as a unit.)

†21:2 και rell ¦ 1 εγω ιωαννης ειδον TR

‡21:2 ειδον rell ¦ — TR

§21:2 απο του θεου εκ του ουρανου f35 Md,e CP,TR ¦ ~ 456123 Ma,b,e⅕,f,g,h,i ℵA,RP,HF,OC,NU

*21:3 ουρανου rell ¦ θρονου ℵA,NU

†21:3 λαος f35 Ma,b,e⅓,f,g,i CP,RP,HF,OC ¦ λαοι Md,e⅔,h ℵA,NU,TR

‡21:3 εσται μετ αυτων f35 Ma⅙,bpt,e⅗ ℵ,CP,RP ¦ ~ 231 Ma,bpt,f2/7,g,i⅓ HF,OC ¦ 123 θεος 3 Md,e⅖,f,h¼(pt),i⅔ TR ¦ ~ 2313 θεος A[NU]

§21:4 παν f35 Mbpt,d,e⅓,f,g,h,ipt ℵ,CP,RP,NU ¦ ο θεος 1 Me⅗ A,TR ¦ απ αυτων 1 Ma,bpt,ipt HF ¦ απ αυτων ο θεος 1 OC (OC is in small print)

*21:4 απο rell ¦ εκ ℵA,NU

†21:4 οτι τα πρωτα f35 Ma,b,e,f,g,i CP,RP,HF,OC[NU]TR ¦ 2 γαρ 3 Md ¦ 23 Me⅕,h A ¦ 2 προβατα ℵ

‡21:4 απηλθον f35 Ma¼,bpt,d,e,gpt,h¼,ipt CP,RP,OC,TR ¦ απηλθεν Ma,bpt,f,gpt,h,ipt ℵ,HF ¦ απηλθαν A,NU

§21:5 και rell ¦ — Ma⅔

*21:5 επι του θρονου f35 Ma⅕,ept,hpt,ipt CP,TR ¦ 1 τω θρονω Ma,bpt,ept,f,g,hpt,ipt ℵA,RP,HF,OC,NU ¦ εν τω θρονω Mbpt(d) (Is the Creator relaxed on His throne [dative], a little bored or sad, saying, “Well, you know, I guess I’ll have to start over,” or is He sitting on the edge of His chair [genitive], excited, saying, “Hey, I’m going to make everything new!”? We know that as an eye witness John was good at observing detail [Jn. 19:34]; I imagine that it looked to John like He was going to get up and start right then!)

†21:5 καινα ποιω παντα f35 Mbpt,e¼,h,i⅓ (ℵ)A,CP,OC,NU ¦ καινοποιω 3 Md,e⅕ ¦ ~ 132 Mept TR ¦ ~ 312 Ma,bpt,f,g,i⅔ RP,HF

‡21:5 μοι f35 Ma⅓,bpt,d,e,f,h⅔,i⅔ ℵ,CP,RP,OC,TR ¦ — Ma⅔,bpt,g,h⅓,i⅓ A,HF,NU (OC is in small print.)

§21:5 αληθινοι και πιστοι f35 Ma⅐,bpt,d,e,f CP,RP,TR ¦ ~ 321 Ma,bpt,f2/7,g,h,i ℵA,HF,OC,NU

*21:5 εισιν f35 Ma⅙,d,e,h,i¼ ℵA,CP,RP,OC,NU,TR ¦ 1 του θεου Mbpt,f,i¼ ¦ του θεου 1 Ma,bpt,f2/7,g,ipt HF

†21:6 γεγονα f35 Ma,ept,gpt,i⅓ CP,RP,HF ¦ γεγονε Ma⅙,e¼ ¦ 1 εγω Ma⅙,b,d,e⅓,f,gpt,h¼,i⅓ ℵ ¦ γεγονεν εγω OC ¦ γεγοναν εγω ειμι A[NU] ¦ γεγονε εγω ειμι TR ¦ γεγονασιν εγω ειμι Mhpt,i⅓

‡21:6 αλφα rell ¦ Α OC,TR

§21:6 αρχη και τελος f35 Mept,f CP ¦ η 12 το 3 Ma¼,b,d,g,h,i ℵA,RP,OC,NU,TR ¦ 2 η 12 το 3 Ma,e¼ HF (The absence of the article emphasizes the inherent quality of the nouns.)

*21:6 δωσω f35 Md,e,g,h,i ℵA,CP,RP,OC,NU,TR ¦ 1 αυτω Ma,b,f HF

†21:7 κληρονομησει ταυτα f35 Ma⅙,d,e⅔,gpt,h,i⅓ (ℵ)A,CP,RP,NU ¦ εσται ουτω 2 OC ¦ 1 παντα Me⅓ TR ¦ δωσω αυτω 2 Ma,b,f,gpt,i⅔ HF

‡21:7 αυτος εσται μοι (μου Ma¼) υιος f35 Ma,b,e¼,f,g,hpt,i ℵ,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU ¦ 234 Mhpt A ¦ 123 ο 4 TR ¦ αυτοι εσονται 3 υιοι Md,ept

§21:8 τοις δε δειλοις rell ¦ ~ 32 Mept TR ¦ 12 ως διλοις ℵv

*21:8 και αμαρτωλοις και f35 Ma,b,ept,f,g,i CP,RP,HF ¦ 1 Md⅓,e⅕,h ℵA,OC,NU,TR ¦ — Md⅔,e2/7

†21:8 φαρμακοις rell ¦ φαρμακευσι TR

‡21:8 καιομενη rell ¦ 1 εν OC

§21:8 ο θανατος ο δευτερος f35 Ma,b,f⅗,g,h⅗,i ℵA,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU ¦ 24 Mdpt,h⅓ ¦ 234 Ma⅐,f⅖ ¦ ~ 142 Mept ¦ ~ 42 Md⅓,e⅐ TR ¦ — Me⅕

*21:9 ηλθεν rell ¦ 1 προς με TR

†21:9 εκ f35 Ma,bpt,f,g,hpt,i ℵA,CP,RP,HF,NU ¦ — Ma⅐,bpt,d,e,hpt OC,TR

‡21:9 γεμουσας των f35 Mbpt,e2/7,f,gpt,i⅓ CP,RP,HF ¦ τας 12 Mdpt,e⅖,gpt,hpt,i⅖ OC,TR ¦ 1 Ma ¦ 2 γεμοντων 2 Me⅕,hpt,i⅕ ℵA,NU ¦ 2 γεμοντων Mdpt ¦ τας εχουσας 2 Mbpt

§21:9 την γυναικα την νυμφην του αρνιου f35 Ma,f,g,i⅔ CP,RP,HF ¦ ~ 341256 Mb,h ℵA,OC,NU ¦ ~ 345612 Md,e,i⅓ TR

*21:10 επ rell ¦ επι Mbpt,hpt ℵA,NU

†21:10 την μεγαλην την αγιαν f35 Me⅙ CP,RP,TR ¦ 12 και 4 Mbpt,d,e,f⅗,ipt ¦ 34 Ma,bpt,f2/7,g,h,ipt ℵA,HF,OC,NU (“the great” [f35,a⅙,bpt,d,e,f,ipt] has better attestation than ‘omit’ [a,bpt,f2/7,g,h,ipt,ℵA], and “the holy” [f35,a,bpt,e¼,f⅖,g,h,ipt,ℵA] than “and holy” [bpt,d,e,f⅗,ipt]; so f35 preserves the original.)

‡21:10 απο f35 Ma¼,d,e,gpt,h,i⅔ ℵA,CP,RP,OC,NU,TR ¦ και 1 Me⅕ ¦ εκ Ma,bpt(pt),f⅖(⅗),gpt,i⅓ HF

§21:11 ο f35 Ma,bpt,d,e2/7,f,g,hpt,i⅔ ℵ(A)CP,RP,HF,OC,NU ¦ και 1 Mbpt,e,g¼,hpt,i⅓ TR

*21:11 κρυσταλιζοντι f35 Ma⅓,b⅗,d,e⅗,f⅗,g⅗,h,i⅗ CP ¦ κρυσταλλιζοντι Ma⅔,b⅖,d⅕,e⅖,f⅖,g⅖,h¼,i⅖ ℵA,RP,HF,OC,NU,TR (It would appear that John invented this verb, so he could spell it as he wished. Each of the MS groups has some division, but the single consonant has the edge in all except a. Since the noun is spelled with a double consonant, there would be an obvious pressure to ‘correct’ John’s invention; if the verb started out with a double consonant who would want to change it?)

†21:12 εχουσα f35 Ma,bpt,d,e⅗,f,g,h,i A,RP,HF,OC,NU ¦ εχουσαν Mbpt CP ¦ 1 τε Me⅖ ¦ εχουσαν τε TR ¦ εχοντι ℵ

‡21:12 εχουσα rell ¦ εχουσαν Mbpt TR ¦ εχοντας ℵ

§21:12 δωδεκα f35 Ma¼,bpt,d,e⅗,f,h,i⅔ CP,RP,OC,NU,TR ¦ δεκαδυο Ma,bpt,g,i⅓ HF ¦ ιβ ℵ ¦ — Me2/7 A

*21:12 εστιν f35 Md,e ℵ,CP,TR ¦ 1 ονοματα Ma,bpt,f,g,hpt,i⅔ RP,HF,OC ¦ 1 τα ονοματα Mbpt,h⅓,i⅕ A[NU] (OC is in small print.)

†21:12 των υιων f35 Ma¼,e⅔,gpt,h⅖ CP,RP,OC,TR ¦ του Ma⅐,d,e⅓,i⅕ ¦ 2 Ma⅗,b,f,gpt,h⅗,i⅔ ℵA,HF,NU (The reading of ℵA is an easy instance of homoioteleuton, -ΩΝ -ΩΝ -ΩΝ, wherein they dropped the middle one.)

‡21:13 απο rell ¦ απ Me⅓ OC,TR

§21:13 ανατολων f35 Ma,b,e¼,f,g,i⅔ CP,RP,HF,OC ¦ ανατολης Md,e,h,i⅓ ℵA,NU,TR

*21:13 και απο βορρα f35 Ma⅔,b,d⅕,f,g,h,i ℵA,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU ¦ 23 Ma⅐,d,e,h¼ TR ¦ 12 δυσμων Ma⅐

†21:13 και απο νοτου f35 Ma⅔,b,d,f,g,h,i⅕ CP,RP,HF,OC,NU ¦ 23 Ma⅛,ept TR ¦ 12 δυσμων Mi⅓ A ¦ 2 δυσμων Me⅖ ¦ 12 βορρα Ma⅙ ℵ

‡21:13 και απο δυσμων f35 Ma⅔,b,d,f,g,h,i⅔ CP,RP,HF,OC,NU ¦ 23 Ma⅛,ept TR ¦ 12 νοτου Ma⅛,i⅓ ℵA ¦ 2 μεσημβριας Me¼

§21:14 εχον rell ¦ εχων Mc⅐,d¼,e⅓,g⅓,ipt A,NU ¦ — ℵ

*21:14 επ αυτων rell ¦ εν αυτοις TR

†21:14 δωδεκα f35 Ma,b,dpt,e⅗,f,g,hpt,i⅔ ℵA,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU ¦ ιβ΄ Ma¼,d⅕,e¼,h¼ ¦ — Md⅓,h⅕,i¼ TR

‡21:15 μετρον f35 Ma,b,d¼,e2/7,fpt,g,h,i ℵA,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU ¦ — Md,e,fpt TR

§21:15 αυτης f35 Ma,g CP ¦ 1 και το τειχος 1 Mb,d,e,f,h,i ℵA,RP,HF,OC,NU,TR (The city didn’t have a free standing wall outside the main structure; it was like a modern high-rise.)

*21:16 οσον rell ¦ και Me⅔ ¦ 1 και A,OC[NU] ¦ τοσουτον εστιν 1 και TR (OC is in small print.)

†21:16 πολιν f35 Ma,fpt,g,h,i ℵA,CP,RP,HF,NU,TR ¦ 1 εν Mb,d,e,fpt OC (OC is in small print.)

‡21:16 σταδιους f35 Ma,bpt,f,g,h A,CP,RP,HF,OC ¦ σταδιων Mbpt,d,e,i ℵ,NU,TR

§21:16 δωδεκα f35 Mbpt,d,e,gpt,h,i ℵA,CP,RP,OC,NU,TR ¦ δεκαδυο Ma,bpt,f HF ¦ ιβ΄ [24 assorted mss]

*21:16 δωδεκα f35 Ma,bpt,f,gpt CP,RP,HF ¦ — Mbpt,e,h,i ℵA,OC,NU,TR ¦ αυτης Md (A delightful bit of detailed accuracy; the gates [12] were 1,000 stadia apart and each gate was a stadium wide, so the circumference was precisely 12,012 stadia!)

†21:17 εμετρησεν f35 Md,e,g,h,i ℵA,CP,RP,OC,NU,TR ¦ — Ma,b,f HF

‡21:17 εκατον τεσσαρακοντα τεσσαρων Ma⅓,b,c⅛,d,e,f,gpt,hpt,ipt CP,RP,HF,OC(NU)TR ¦ ρμδ΄ f35 Ma⅔,d⅕,e2/7,f⅕,gpt,hpt,ipt ¦ 1 μδ΄ ℵ ¦ Δ και 12 A

§21:18 ην rell ¦ — Me¼,h¼ A,NU

*21:18 η ενδομησις rell ¦ 1 ενδωμησις A,NU ¦ εν δωμασι ℵ

†21:18 ομοιον f35 Ma,b,d⅓,e⅙,f,gpt,h,i ℵA,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU ¦ ομοια Md⅔,e,gpt TR (The adjective modifies ‘gold’, neuter.)

‡21:18 υελω f35 Mapt,b¼,d⅕,ept,g⅖,hpt,ipt CP,RP,HF ¦ υαλω Mapt,b,d,ept,f,g⅗,hpt,ipt ℵA,OC,NU,TR (In the same standoff in verse 21 below, the attestation for the epsilon is clearly stronger.)

§21:19 και f35 Ma⅙,b⅖,d,e,gpt,h¼,ipt ℵ,CP,TR ¦ — Ma,b⅗,f,gpt,h,ipt A,RP,HF,OC,NU

*21:19 σαπφειρος rell ¦ σαπφιρος NU

†21:19 χαλκηδων rell ¦ χαλκιδων Mept ¦ χαλκεδων Mh⅓ ¦ καρχηδων Mbpt ¦ at least six further spellings

‡21:20 σαρδωνυξ f35 Ma⅙,b⅗,d,f⅔,h¼,i¼ CP ¦ σαρδιωνυξ A ¦ σαρδονυξ Ma,b⅖,c⅖,e,f⅓,g,h,i ℵ,RP,HF,OC,NU,TR (If the omega is not original, one wonders where it came from, unless some identified the stone with Sardinia [Σαρδω]. But there is a stone called σαρδω, and we may be missing some relevant information that would clean up the mystery. That representatives of almost all groups, plus A, have the omega suggests that it may be original. Why would copyists change a common, expected form to an uncommon one?)

§21:20 σαρδιος f35Md,e,gpt,hpt,i⅔ CP,TR ¦ σαρδιον Ma,b,f,gpt,hpt,i⅓ ℵA,RP,HF,OC,NU

*21:20 ενατος f35 Ma⅔,b,dpt,e⅕,f,g⅔,h⅗,i⅗ A,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU,TR ¦ εννατος Ma⅓,dpt,e⅔,f¼,g⅓,i⅖ ¦ θ΄ Mh¼ ℵ

†21:20 χρυσοπρασος rell ¦ χρυσοπασος Ma⅓ ¦ χρυσοπρασον A ¦ at least twelve further spellings

‡21:20 υακινθος rell ¦ υακινθινος CP

§21:20 αμεθυσος f35 Ma,bpt,d,e,f,g,hpt,i RP,HF ¦ αμεθυστος Mbpt,d¼,hpt A,CP,OC,NU,TR ¦ αμεθυστινος ℵ

*21:21 υελος f35 Ma,bpt,e⅓,f¼,g,h⅔,ipt CP,RP,HF ¦ υαλος Mbpt,d,e⅔,f,h⅓,ipt ℵA,OC,NU,TR

†21:21 διαυγης rell ¦ διαφανης TR

‡21:23 εν f35 Ma⅙,d,ept,h⅓ CP,TR ¦ — Ma,b,ept,f,g,h⅔,i ℵA,RP,HF,OC,NU (A not very difficult case of homoioteleuton; since the resulting reading made good sense, there was no reason to question it.)

§21:23 η γαρ δοξα f35 Ma⅙,b,d,e,f,h,i ℵA,CP,RP,OC,NU,TR ¦ ~ 213 Ma,f¼,g HF

*21:24 περιπατησουσιν τα εθνη δια του φωτος αυτης rell ¦ ~ 23 των σωζομενων εν τω φωτι 71 TR ¦ ~ 23 των σωζομενων τω φωτι 71234567 Me⅓

†21:24 την δοξαν και την τιμην αυτων εις αυτην f35 Ma⅙,e⅕,gpt,ipt CP,OC,TR ¦ 12678 Md,ept,h ℵA,NU ¦ 12345 των εθνων 78 Mb ¦ αυτω 235 των εθνων 78 Ma,f,gpt,ipt RP,HF (την has stronger attestation than αυτω, and αυτων than των εθνων; f35 preserves the original.)

‡21:26 αυτην f35 Ma⅙,b,d,e,gpt,h,ipt ℵA,CP,RP,OC,NU,TR ¦ 1 ινα εισελθωσιν Ma,e¼,f,gpt,h¼,ipt HF

§21:27 κοινον rell ¦ κοινουν TR

*21:27 ποιουν f35 Ma¼,b⅔,d,e,f,h⅓,ipt CP,RP,TR ¦ ποιων Mb⅓,h⅓ A ¦ ο ποιων Ma,g,h⅓,ipt ℵv,HF,OC[NU] (OC is in small print.)

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