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{\MT ΠΕΤΡΟΥ Α΄



\par }\ChapOne{1}{\SH To elect pilgrims
\par }
{\MM \VerseOne{1}Πέτρος, ἀπόστολος Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, ἐκλεκτοῖς παρεπιδήμοις διασπορᾶς Πόντου, Γαλατίας, Καππαδοκίας, Ἀσίας καὶ Βιθυνίας,\FTNT{*}{{\FR 1:1 }{\FT{[Peter evidently expected his letter to have a rather wide distribution!]}}}

\VS{2}κατὰ πρόγνωσιν Θεοῦ Πατρός, ἐν ἁγιασμῷ Πνεύματος, εἰς ὑπακοὴν καὶ ῥαντισμὸν αἵματος Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ· Χάρις ὑμῖν καὶ εἰρήνη πληθυνθείη.


\par }{\MS Don’t take your inheritance for granted

\par }{\SH Begotten into an incorruptible inheritance
\par }
{\MM \VS{3}Εὐλογητὸς ὁ Θεὸς καὶ Πατὴρ τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, ὁ κατὰ τὸ πολὺ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ\FTNT{†}{{\FR 1:3 }{\FT{ελεος αυτου
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} 𝕻{\SUP{72}} 048 [38\%] ¦ ~ 21 ℵA,B,C [60\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP,NU ¦ 1 [2\%] ({\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} [K{\SUP{r}}] is independent of K{\SUP{x}} and has the earliest attestation. ‘His
{\ND{great}} mercy’ or ‘{\ND{His}} great mercy’, which?)}}} ἀναγεννήσας ἡμᾶς εἰς ἐλπίδα ζῶσαν δι᾿ ἀναστάσεως Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ ἐκ νεκρῶν,

\VS{4}εἰς κληρονομίαν ἄφθαρτον καὶ ἀμίαντον καὶ ἀμάραντον, τετηρημένην ἐν οὐρανοῖς εἰς ὑμᾶς,\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 1:4 }{\FT{υμας
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} ℵA,B,C [95\%] RP,HF,OC,CP,NU ¦ ημας 𝕻{\SUP{72v}} [5\%] TR (Some TRs, including the one underlying the AV, have υμας.)}}}

\VS{5}τοὺς ἐν δυνάμει Θεοῦ φρουρουμένους διὰ πίστεως εἰς σωτηρίαν ἑτοίμην ἀποκαλυφθῆναι ἐν καιρῷ ἐσχάτῳ.


\par }{\SH Genuineness of faith proved by testing
\par }
{\PP \VS{6}Ἐν ᾧ ἀγαλλιᾶσθε, ὀλίγον ἄρτι, εἰ δέον ἐστίν,\FTNT{§}{{\FR 1:6 }{\FT{εστιν
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} 𝕻{\SUP{72}}A,C [98.6\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP [NU]{\IT{ECM}} ¦ — ℵB [1.4\%]}}} λυπηθέντες\FTNT{*}{{\FR 1:6 }{\FT{λυπηθεντες
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} 𝕻{\SUP{72}}A,B,C [75\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP,NU ¦ λυπηθεντας ℵ [23.5\%]
{\IT{ECM}} ¦ two other variants}}} ἐν ποικίλοις πειρασμοῖς,

\VS{7}ἵνα τὸ δοκίμιον ὑμῶν τῆς πίστεως (πολὺ τιμιώτερον\FTNT{†}{{\FR 1:7 }{\FT{πολυ τιμιωτερον
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} [80\%] RP,HF,TR,CP ¦ πολυτιμοτερον 𝕻{\SUP{72}}ℵA,B,C [20\%] OC,NU}}} χρυσίου τοῦ ἀπολλυμένου, διὰ πυρὸς δὲ δοκιμαζομένου) εὑρεθῇ εἰς ἔπαινον καὶ δόξαν καὶ τιμὴν\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 1:7 }{\FT{δοξαν και τιμην
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} 𝕻{\SUP{72}}ℵA,B,C [35\%] NU ¦ ~ 321 [28\%] OC,TR,CP ¦ ~ 32 εις 1 [37\%] RP,HF (K{\SUP{x}} is divided over whether to add the preposition, but is agreed as to the word order. Again
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} [K{\SUP{r}}] is independent of K{\SUP{x}} and has the earliest attestation.)}}} ἐν ἀποκαλύψει Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ

\VS{8}—ὃν οὐκ εἰδότες\FTNT{§}{{\FR 1:8 }{\FT{ειδοτες
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} A [93\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ ιδοντες 𝕻{\SUP{72}}ℵB,C [7\%] NU}}} ἀγαπᾶτε, εἰς ὃν (ἄρτι μὴ ὁρῶντες) πιστεύοντες δὲ ἀγαλλιᾶσθε χαρᾷ ἀνεκλαλήτῳ καὶ δεδοξασμένῃ,

\VS{9}κομιζόμενοι τὸ τέλος τῆς πίστεως ὑμῶν,\FTNT{*}{{\FR 1:9 }{\FT{υμων
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} ℵA,C [96\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP[NU]{\IT{ECM}} ¦ ημων [3\%] ¦ — B [1\%]}}} σωτηρίαν ψυχῶν.


\par }{\SH Salvation foretold by prophets
\par }
{\PP \VS{10}Περὶ ἧς σωτηρίας ἐξεζήτησαν καὶ ἐξηρεύνησαν\FTNT{†}{{\FR 1:10 }{\FT{εξηρευνησαν
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} C [99\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ εξηραυνησαν 𝕻{\SUP{72}}ℵA,B [1\%] NU}}} προφῆται οἱ περὶ τῆς εἰς ὑμᾶς χάριτος προφητεύσαντες,

\VS{11}ἐρευνῶντες\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 1:11 }{\FT{ερευνωντες
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} A,C [93.2\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ εξερευνωντες [5\%] ¦ εραυνωντες 𝕻{\SUP{72}}ℵB [0.8\%] NU ¦ — [1\%]}}} εἰς τίνα, ἢ ποῖον καιρόν, ἐδήλου τὸ ἐν αὐτοῖς Πνεῦμα Χριστοῦ προμαρτυρόμενον τὰ εἰς Χριστὸν παθήματα καὶ τὰς μετὰ ταῦτα δόξας·

\VS{12}οἷς ἀπεκαλύφθη ὅτι οὐχ ἑαυτοῖς, ὑμῖν\FTNT{§}{{\FR 1:12 }{\FT{υμιν
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} 𝕻{\SUP{72}}ℵA,B,C [86\%] RP,HF,OC,CP,NU ¦ ημιν [14\%] TR}}} δέ, διηκόνουν αὐτά, ἃ νῦν ἀνηγγέλη ὑμῖν διὰ τῶν εὐαγγελισαμένων ὑμᾶς, ἐν\FTNT{*}{{\FR 1:12 }{\FT{εν
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} ℵC [96\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP[NU]{\IT{ECM}} ¦ — 𝕻{\SUP{72}}A,B [4\%]}}} Πνεύματι Ἁγίῳ ἀποσταλέντι ἀπ᾿ οὐρανοῦ—εἰς ἃ ἐπιθυμοῦσιν ἄγγελοι παρακύψαι.


\par }{\SH Be serious, be holy, be fearful
\par }
{\PP \VS{13}Διὸ ἀναζωσάμενοι τὰς ὀσφύας τῆς διανοίας ὑμῶν, νήφοντες, τελείως ἐλπίσατε ἐπὶ τὴν φερομένην ὑμῖν χάριν ἐν ἀποκαλύψει Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ

\VS{14}—ὡς τέκνα ὑπακοῆς, μὴ συσχηματιζόμενοι ταῖς πρότερον ἐν τῇ ἀγνοίᾳ ὑμῶν ἐπιθυμίαις,

\VS{15}ἀλλὰ κατὰ τὸν καλέσαντα ὑμᾶς ἅγιον, καὶ αὐτοὶ ἅγιοι ἐν πάσῃ ἀναστροφῇ γενήθητε,

\VS{16}διότι γέγραπται,\FTNT{†}{{\FR 1:16 }{\FT{γεγραπται
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} 𝕻{\SUP{72}}ℵA,C [98\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP,{\IT{ECM}} ¦ 1 οτι B [2\%] [NU]}}} «Ἅγιοι γίνεσθε,\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 1:16 }{\FT{γινεσθε
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} [52\%] RP,HF,OC ¦ γενεσθε [36\%] TR,CP ¦ εσεσθε 𝕻{\SUP{72}}ℵA,B,C [12\%] NU ¦ two other variants (The early uncials presumably assimilated to the LXX; I take Peter’s point to be that since God is holy all the time, we are to be also [present tense—we have to work at it].)}}} ὅτι ἐγὼ ἅγιός εἰμι.»\FTNT{§}{{\FR 1:16 }{\FT{ειμι
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} 𝕻{\SUP{72}}C [99.2\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ — ℵA,B [0.8\%] [NU]{\IT{ECM}}}}}


\par }{\PP \VS{17}Καί, εἰ Πατέρα ἐπικαλεῖσθε τὸν ἀπροσωπολήπτως\FTNT{*}{{\FR 1:17 }{\FT{απροσωποληπτως
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} [98.5\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ απροσωπολημπτως 𝕻{\SUP{72}}ℵA,B,C [1.5\%] NU ¦ two other variants (Liddell \& Scott don’t mention the longer spelling.)}}} κρίνοντα κατὰ τὸ ἑκάστου ἔργον, ἐν φόβῳ τὸν τῆς παροικίας ὑμῶν χρόνον ἀναστράφητε,

\VS{18}εἰδότες ὅτι οὐ φθαρτοῖς (ἀργυρίῳ ἢ χρυσίῳ) ἐλυτρώθητε ἐκ τῆς ματαίας ὑμῶν ἀναστροφῆς πατροπαραδότου,\FTNT{†}{{\FR 1:18 }{\FT{υμων αναστροφης πατροπαραδοτου
{\IT{rell}} ¦ ~ 132 C [12\%] ¦ four further variants}}}

\VS{19}ἀλλὰ τιμίῳ αἵματι, ὡς ἀμνοῦ ἀμώμου καὶ ἀσπίλου, Χριστοῦ·

\VS{20}προεγνωσμένου μὲν πρὸ καταβολῆς κόσμου, φανερωθέντος δὲ ἐπ᾿ ἐσχάτων\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 1:20 }{\FT{εσχατων
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} (𝕻{\SUP{72}}) [91\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ εσχατου (ℵ)A,B,C [9\%] NU}}} τῶν χρόνων δι᾿ ὑμᾶς,

\VS{21}τοὺς δι᾿ αὐτοῦ πιστεύοντας\FTNT{§}{{\FR 1:21 }{\FT{πιστευοντας
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} 𝕻{\SUP{72}}ℵC [94.2\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ πιστευσαντας [5\%] ¦ πιστους A,B [0.8\%] NU}}} εἰς Θεόν, τὸν ἐγείραντα αὐτὸν ἐκ νεκρῶν καὶ δόξαν αὐτῷ δόντα, ὥστε τὴν πίστιν ὑμῶν καὶ ἐλπίδα εἶναι εἰς Θεόν.


\par }{\SH Born again through an eternal Word
\par }
{\PP \VS{22}Τὰς ψυχὰς ὑμῶν ἡγνικότες ἐν τῇ ὑπακοῇ τῆς ἀληθείας διὰ Πνεύματος,\FTNT{*}{{\FR 1:22 }{\FT{δια πνευματος
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} (92.4\%) RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ — 𝕻{\SUP{72}}ℵA,B,C (7.6\%) NU}}} εἰς φιλαδελφίαν ἀνυπόκριτον, ἐκ καθαρᾶς\FTNT{†}{{\FR 1:22 }{\FT{καθαρας
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} 𝕻{\SUP{72}}ℵC (99.4\%) RP,HF,OC,TR,CP[NU]{\IT{ECM}} ¦ — A,B (0.6\%)}}} καρδίας ἀλλήλους ἀγαπήσατε ἐκτενῶς,

\VS{23}ἀναγεγεννημένοι οὐκ ἐκ σπορᾶς φθαρτῆς ἀλλ᾿\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 1:23 }{\FT{αλλ
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} C [40\%] ¦ αλλα 𝕻{\SUP{72}}ℵA,B [60\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP,NU}}} ἀφθάρτου, διὰ λόγου ζῶντος Θεοῦ καὶ μένοντος εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα.\FTNT{§}{{\FR 1:23 }{\FT{εις τον αιωνα
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} (90.2\%) RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ 13 (2.6\%) ¦ 1 τους αιωνας (1.2\%) ¦ — 𝕻{\SUP{72}}ℵA,B,C (6\%) NU}}}

\VS{24}Διότι· «Πᾶσα σὰρξ ὡς\FTNT{*}{{\FR 1:24 }{\FT{ως
{\IT{rell}} ¦ ωσει ℵ ¦ — A [9\%]}}} χόρτος, καὶ πᾶσα δόξα ἀνθρώπου\FTNT{†}{{\FR 1:24 }{\FT{ανθρωπου
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} [90\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ αυτης 𝕻{\SUP{72}}A,B,C [9\%] NU ¦ αυτου ℵ ¦ one other variant}}} ὡς ἄνθος χόρτου. Ἐξηράνθη ὁ χόρτος, καὶ τὸ ἄνθος αὐτοῦ\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 1:24 }{\FT{αυτου
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} C [90\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ αυτης [1\%] ¦ — 𝕻{\SUP{72}}ℵA,B [9\%] NU}}} ἐξέπεσεν, τὸ δὲ ῥῆμα Κυρίου μένει εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα.»

\VS{25}Τοῦτο δέ ἐστιν τὸ ῥῆμα τὸ εὐαγγελισθὲν εἰς ὑμᾶς.




\par }\Chap{2}{\SH To grow you must eat
\par }
{\PP \VerseOne{1}Ἀποθέμενοι οὖν πᾶσαν κακίαν—καὶ πάντα δόλον καὶ ὑποκρίσεις καὶ φθόνους, καὶ πάσας καταλαλιάς—

\VS{2}ὡς ἀρτιγέννητα βρέφη τὸ λογικὸν ἄδολον γάλα ἐπιποθήσατε, ἵνα ἐν αὐτῷ αὐξηθῆτε εἰς σωτηρίαν,\FTNT{*}{{\FR 2:2 }{\FT{εις σωτηριαν
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} (𝕻{\SUP{72}})ℵA,B,C [65\%] OC,NU ¦ — [35\%] RP,HF,TR,CP (OC is in small print.)}}}

\VS{3}εἴπερ\FTNT{†}{{\FR 2:3 }{\FT{ειπερ
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} C [99\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ ει (𝕻{\SUP{72}})ℵA,B [1\%] NU}}} ἐγεύσασθε ὅτι χρηστὸς\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 2:3 }{\FT{χρηστος
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} ℵA,B,C [48\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP,NU ¦ χριστος 𝕻{\SUP{72}} [52\%] (The change from ‘gracious’ to ‘Christ’ is so obvious as to be almost involuntary; if ‘Christ’ were original it is scarcely credible that anyone would change it to ‘gracious’.)}}} ὁ Κύριος.

\VS{4}Πρὸς ὃν προσερχόμενοι, λίθον ζῶντα—ὑπὸ ἀνθρώπων μὲν ἀποδεδοκιμασμένον παρὰ δὲ Θεῷ ἐκλεκτόν, ἔντιμον—

\VS{5}καὶ αὐτοί, ὡς λίθοι ζῶντες, οἰκοδομεῖσθε\FTNT{§}{{\FR 2:5 }{\FT{οικοδομεισθε
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} 𝕻{\SUP{72}}A,B [75\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP,NU ¦ εποικοδομεισθε ℵC [25\%]}}} οἶκος πνευματικός, ἱεράτευμα\FTNT{*}{{\FR 2:5 }{\FT{ιερατευμα
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} [90\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ εις 1 𝕻{\SUP{72}}ℵA,B,C [10\%] NU}}} ἅγιον, ἀνενέγκαι πνευματικὰς θυσίας εὐπροσδέκτους τῷ\FTNT{†}{{\FR 2:5 }{\FT{τω
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} 𝕻{\SUP{72}} [96.5\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP[NU]{\IT{ECM}} ¦ — ℵA,B,C [3.5\%]}}} Θεῷ διὰ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ.


\par }{\SH The Chief Cornerstone
\par }
{\PP \VS{6}Διότι\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 2:6 }{\FT{διοτι
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} 𝕻{\SUP{72}}ℵA,B,C [98\%] RP,HF,OC,CP,NU ¦ διο και [1\%] TR ¦ διο [1\%]}}} περιέχει ἡ
\FTNT{§}{{\FR 2:6 }{\FT{ἡ
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} C [35\%] ¦ εν τη [59\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ εν 𝕻{\SUP{72}}ℵA,B [6\%] NU (η γραφη is the subject of the verb, περιεχει, active voice; the change to the familiar ‘in the’ would be almost unthinking.)}}} Γραφῇ· «Ἰδού, τίθημι ἐν Σιὼν λίθον ἀκρογωνιαῖον, ἐκλεκτόν, ἔντιμον, καὶ ὁ πιστεύων ἐπ᾿ αὐτῷ οὐ μὴ καταισχυνθῇ.»

\VS{7}Ὑμῖν οὖν ἡ τιμὴ τοῖς πιστεύουσιν, ἀπειθοῦσιν\FTNT{*}{{\FR 2:7 }{\FT{απειθουσιν
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} A [92\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ απιστευσιν 𝕻{\SUP{72}}ℵB,C [8\%] NU}}} δέ, «λίθον\FTNT{†}{{\FR 2:7 }{\FT{λιθον
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} ℵ [95\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ λιθος 𝕻{\SUP{72}}A,B,C [5\%] NU}}} ὃν ἀπεδοκίμασαν οἱ οἰκοδομοῦντες, οὗτος ἐγενήθη εἰς κεφαλὴν γωνίας,»

\VS{8}καὶ «λίθος προσκόμματος καὶ πέτρα σκανδάλου»· οἳ προσκόπτουσιν τῷ λόγῳ ἀπειθοῦντες, εἰς ὅ, καί, ἐτέθησαν.\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 2:8 }{\FT{[What is the antecedent of ὅ, the finite verb or the participle? Being higher in rank the finite form presumably takes precedence.]}}}


\par }{\SH A royal priesthood
\par }
{\PP \VS{9}Ὑμεῖς δὲ γένος ἐκλεκτόν, βασίλειον ἱεράτευμα, ἔθνος ἅγιον, λαὸς εἰς περιποίησιν, ὅπως τὰς ἀρετὰς ἐξαγγείλητε\FTNT{§}{{\FR 2:9 }{\FT{εξαγγειλητε
{\IT{rell}} ¦ εξαγγελλητε [14\%]}}} τοῦ ἐκ σκότους ὑμᾶς καλέσαντος εἰς τὸ θαυμαστὸν αὐτοῦ φῶς·

\VS{10}οἵ ποτε οὐ λαὸς νῦν δὲ λαὸς Θεοῦ, οἱ οὐκ ἠλεημένοι νῦν δὲ ἐλεηθέντες.


\par }{\MS Your practice should be consistent with your standing

\par }{\MM \VS{11}Ἀγαπητοί, παρακαλῶ (ὡς παροίκους καὶ παρεπιδήμους) ἀπέχεσθαι\FTNT{*}{{\FR 2:11 }{\FT{απεχεσθαι
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} ℵB [75\%] RP,HF,TR,CP,NU ¦ απεχεσθε 𝕻{\SUP{72}}A,C [25\%] OC (Direct, or indirect, speech?)}}} τῶν σαρκικῶν ἐπιθυμιῶν, αἵτινες στρατεύονται κατὰ τῆς ψυχῆς,

\VS{12}τὴν ἀναστροφὴν ὑμῶν ἔχοντες καλὴν ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν,\FTNT{†}{{\FR 2:12 }{\FT{εχοντες καλην εν τοις εθνεσιν
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} [86\%] RP,HF,OC,CP ¦ ~ 34512 (ℵ)A,C [9\%] TR,NU ¦ ~ 34521 𝕻{\SUP{72}} [1.4\%] ¦ ~ 21345 [1\%] ¦ ~ 3452 B ¦ three further variants}}} ἵνα, ἐν ᾧ καταλαλοῦσιν\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 2:12 }{\FT{καταλαλουσιν
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} 𝕻{\SUP{72}}ℵA,B,C [52\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP,NU ¦ καταλαλωσιν [48\%]}}} ὑμῶν ὡς κακοποιῶν, ἐκ τῶν καλῶν ἔργων ἐποπτεύσαντες\FTNT{§}{{\FR 2:12 }{\FT{εποπτευσαντες
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} A [83\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ υποπτευσαντες [5\%] ¦ εποπτευοντες 𝕻{\SUP{72}}ℵB,C [12\%] NU (The critics have already observed the good deeds—they know their criticism is false.)}}} δοξάσωσιν τὸν Θεὸν ἐν ἡμέρᾳ ἐπισκοπῆς.


\par }{\SH Respect civil authority
\par }
{\PP \VS{13}Ὑποτάγητε οὖν\FTNT{*}{{\FR 2:13 }{\FT{ουν
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} [95\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ — 𝕻{\SUP{72}}ℵA,B,C [5\%] NU}}} πάσῃ ἀνθρωπίνῃ κτίσει διὰ τὸν Κύριον, εἴτε βασιλεῖ ὡς ὑπερέχοντι,

\VS{14}εἴτε ἡγεμόσιν ὡς δι᾿ αὐτοῦ πεμπομένοις, εἰς ἐκδίκησιν μὲν\FTNT{†}{{\FR 2:14 }{\FT{μεν
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} C [52\%] OC,TR,CP ¦ — 𝕻{\SUP{72}}ℵA,B [48\%] RP,HF,NU (OC is in small print.)}}} κακοποιῶν ἔπαινον δὲ ἀγαθοποιῶν.

\VS{15}Ὅτι οὕτως ἐστὶν τὸ θέλημα τοῦ Θεοῦ, ἀγαθοποιοῦντας φιμοῦν τὴν τῶν ἀφρόνων ἀνθρώπων ἀγνωσίαν·

\VS{16}ὡς ἐλεύθεροι (καὶ μὴ ὡς ἐπικάλυμμα ἔχοντες τῆς κακίας τὴν ἐλευθερίαν), ἀλλ᾿ ὡς δοῦλοι Θεοῦ.\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 2:16 }{\FT{δουλοι Θεου
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} A [90\%] RP,HF,OC,TR(CP) ¦ ~ 21 (𝕻{\SUP{72}})ℵB,C [10\%] NU}}}

\VS{17}Πάντας τιμήσατε· τὴν ἀδελφότητα ἀγαπήσατε·\FTNT{§}{{\FR 2:17 }{\FT{αγαπησατε
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} [71\%] RP,HF ¦ αγαπατε 𝕻{\SUP{72}}ℵA,B,C [24\%] OC,TR,CP,NU ¦ — [5\%]}}} τὸν Θεὸν φοβεῖσθε· τὸν βασιλέα τιμᾶτε.


\par }{\SH A word to servants
\par }
{\PP \VS{18}Οἱ οἰκέται, ὑποτασσόμενοι ἐν παντὶ φόβῳ τοῖς δεσπόταις, οὐ μόνον τοῖς ἀγαθοῖς καὶ ἐπιεικέσιν ἀλλὰ καὶ τοῖς σκολιοῖς.

\VS{19}Τοῦτο γὰρ χάρις,\FTNT{*}{{\FR 2:19 }{\FT{χαρις
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} 𝕻{\SUP{72}}ℵA,B [81.6\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP,NU ¦ 1 παρα τω Θεω C [9\%] ¦ 1 παρα Θεω [8\%] ¦ 1 Θεω [0.8\%] ¦ 1 θεου [0.6\%]}}} εἰ διὰ συνείδησιν Θεοῦ\FTNT{†}{{\FR 2:19 }{\FT{Θεου
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} ℵB [84\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP,NU ¦ αγαθην C [14\%] ¦ αγαθη 1 𝕻{\SUP{72}} [0.4\%] ¦ 1 αγαθην A [0.6\%] ¦ — [1\%]}}} ὑποφέρει τις λύπας, πάσχων ἀδίκως.

\VS{20}Ποῖον γὰρ κλέος εἰ ἁμαρτάνοντες καὶ κολαφιζόμενοι ὑπομενεῖτε;\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 2:20 }{\FT{υπομενειτε
{\IT{rell}} ¦ υπομενετε 𝕻{\SUP{72}} [14\%]}}} Ἀλλ᾿ εἰ ἀγαθοποιοῦντες καὶ πάσχοντες ὑπομενεῖτε, τοῦτο χάρις παρὰ τῷ\FTNT{§}{{\FR 2:20 }{\FT{τω
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} A [47\%] ¦ — 𝕻{\SUP{72,81v}}ℵB,C [53\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP,NU}}} Θεῷ.


\par }{\SHB Christ gave the example
\par }
{\PP \VS{21}Εἰς τοῦτο γὰρ καὶ\FTNT{*}{{\FR 2:21 }{\FT{και
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} 𝕻{\SUP{72}} [23\%] CP ¦ — 𝕻{\SUP{81}}ℵA,B,C [77\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,NU ({\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} [K{\SUP{r}}] is independent of K{\SUP{x}} and has the earliest attestation; the και is emphatic.)}}} ἐκλήθητε, ὅτι καὶ Χριστὸς ἔπαθεν ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν,\FTNT{†}{{\FR 2:21 }{\FT{ημων
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} (85.3\%) RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ υμων (𝕻{\SUP{72,81v}})(ℵA)B,C{\SUP{v}} (14.7\%) NU}}} ὑμῖν\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 2:21 }{\FT{υμιν
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} (𝕻{\SUP{72,81v}}ℵA,B,C{\SUP{v}}) (85\%) RP,HF,OC,CP,NU ¦ ημιν (15\%) TR (For the four word sequence, επαθεν υπερ ημων υμιν, there are at least sixteen variations. Taking these last two sets together, NU has both pronouns in the 2{\SUP{nd}} person, while TR has both in the 1{\SUP{st}} person.)}}} ὑπολιμπάνων ὑπογραμμὸν ἵνα ἐπακολουθήσητε τοῖς ἴχνεσιν αὐτοῦ·

\VS{22}ὃς ἁμαρτίαν οὐκ ἐποίησεν, οὐδὲ εὑρέθη δόλος ἐν τῷ στόματι αὐτοῦ·

\VS{23}ὃς λοιδορούμενος οὐκ ἀντελοιδόρει, πάσχων οὐκ ἠπείλει παρεδίδου δὲ τῷ κρίνοντι δικαίως·

\VS{24}ὃς τὰς ἁμαρτίας ἡμῶν αὐτὸς ἀνήνεγκεν ἐν τῷ σώματι αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τὸ ξύλον, ἵνα ταῖς ἁμαρτίαις ἀπογενόμενοι τῇ δικαιοσύνῃ ζήσωμεν· οὗ τῷ μώλωπι αὐτοῦ\FTNT{§}{{\FR 2:24 }{\FT{αυτου
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} ℵ [71\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ — 𝕻{\SUP{72,81v}}A,B,C [29\%] NU [Note that μωλωπι is singular (‘wound’), not plural (‘stripes’).]}}} ἰάθητε.

\VS{25}Ἦτε γὰρ ὡς πρόβατα πλανώμενα,\FTNT{*}{{\FR 2:25 }{\FT{πλανωμενα
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} 𝕻{\SUP{72}}C [96.5\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ πλανωμενοι ℵA,B [3.5\%] NU}}} ἀλλ᾿\FTNT{†}{{\FR 2:25 }{\FT{αλλ
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} 𝕻{\SUP{72}}ℵA,C [99.8\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP,{\IT{ECM}} ¦ αλλα B [alone] NU}}} ἐπεστράφητε\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 2:25 }{\FT{επεστραφητε
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} 𝕻{\SUP{72}}A,B [75\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP,NU ¦ επιστραφητε ℵ [20\%] ¦ επεστρεψατε C [2.5\%] ¦ επιστρεψατε [2.5\%] (Indicative or imperative? With this verb the aorist passive is commonly used with active sense.)}}} νῦν ἐπὶ τὸν Ποιμένα καὶ Ἐπίσκοπον τῶν ψυχῶν ἡμῶν.\FTNT{§}{{\FR 2:25 }{\FT{ημων
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} [50\%] CP ¦ υμων 𝕻{\SUP{72}}ℵA,B,C [50\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,NU (Both make good sense; to be, or not to be, inclusive.)}}}




\par }\Chap{3}{\SH A word to wives
\par }
{\PP \VerseOne{1}Ὁμοίως, αἱ\FTNT{*}{{\FR 3:1 }{\FT{αι
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} 𝕻{\SUP{72}}C [94\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP[NU]{\IT{ECM}} ¦ και 1 [3\%] ¦ δε και 1 [2\%] ¦ — 𝕻{\SUP{81}}ℵA,B [1\%] ¦ two other variants}}} γυναῖκες, ὑποτασσόμεναι τοῖς ἰδίοις ἀνδράσιν, ἵνα καὶ εἴ τινες\FTNT{†}{{\FR 3:1 }{\FT{και ει τινες
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} 𝕻{\SUP{72}}ℵA [80\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP,NU ¦ ~ 213 C [10\%] ¦ 23 𝕻{\SUP{81v}}B [3\%] ¦ 1 οιτινες [6\%] ¦ οιτινες [1\%]}}} ἀπειθοῦσιν τῷ λόγῳ, διὰ τῆς τῶν γυναικῶν ἀναστροφῆς, ἄνευ λόγου, κερδηθήσονται\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 3:1 }{\FT{κερδηθησονται
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} 𝕻{\SUP{72}}ℵA,B,C [98\%] RP,HF,OC,CP,NU ¦ κερδησονται [1\%] ¦ κερδηθησωνται [1\%] TR}}}

\VS{2}(ἐποπτεύσαντες τὴν ἐν φόβῳ ἁγνὴν ἀναστροφὴν ὑμῶν),

\VS{3}ὧν ἔστω οὐχ ὁ ἔξωθεν ἐμπλοκῆς\FTNT{§}{{\FR 3:3 }{\FT{εμπλοκης
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} 𝕻{\SUP{72}}ℵA,B [81\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP,NU ¦ εν πλοκης C [8\%] ¦ εκ πλοκης [10\%] ¦ two further variants}}} τριχῶν καὶ περιθέσεως χρυσίων, ἢ ἐνδύσεως ἱματίων κόσμος,

\VS{4}ἀλλ᾿ ὁ κρυπτὸς τῆς καρδίας ἄνθρωπος, ἐν τῷ ἀφθάρτῳ τοῦ πραέος καὶ ἡσυχίου\FTNT{*}{{\FR 3:4 }{\FT{πραεος και ησυχιου
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} A,C [74\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ 13 ℵ [0.4\%] ¦ πραεως 23 𝕻{\SUP{72}} [25\%] NU ¦ ~ 32 πραεως B [0.2\%] ¦ two more variants}}} πνεύματος, ὅ ἐστιν ἐνώπιον τοῦ\FTNT{†}{{\FR 3:4 }{\FT{του
{\IT{rell}} ¦ — [20\%]}}} Θεοῦ πολυτελές.

\VS{5}Οὕτως γάρ ποτε καὶ αἱ ἅγιαι γυναῖκες αἱ ἐλπίζουσαι ἐπὶ τὸν\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 3:5 }{\FT{επι τον
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} ℵ [81\%] OC,TR,CP ¦ εις 2 [7\%] ¦ 1 [3\%] RP,HF ¦ εις 𝕻{\SUP{72}}A,B,C [9\%] NU}}} Θεὸν ἐκόσμουν ἑαυτάς, ὑποτασσόμεναι τοῖς ἰδίοις ἀνδράσιν,

\VS{6}ὡς Σάρρα ὑπήκουσεν τῷ Ἁβραάμ,\FTNT{§}{{\FR 3:6 }{\FT{ἁβρααμ
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} [50\%] ¦ ἀβρααμ ℵA,B,C [50\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP,NU (When Jehovah changed Abram’s name to Abraham [Genesis 17:5] the intervocalic aspiration in Hebrew is adequately represented in English by ‘h’; but so far as I know, there is no way in Greek to indicate intervocalic aspiration within a word—the only alternative to losing the aspiration altogether would be to place it at the beginning of the word.)}}} κύριον αὐτὸν καλοῦσα, ἧς ἐγενήθητε\FTNT{*}{{\FR 3:6 }{\FT{εγενηθητε
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} 𝕻{\SUP{81v}}ℵA,B,C [63\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,NU ¦ εγεννηθητε 𝕻{\SUP{72}} [35\%] CP ¦ εγεννηθη [2\%] (The extra
{\IT{nu}} is presumably a mistake.)}}} τέκνα ἀγαθοποιοῦσαι καὶ μὴ φοβούμεναι μηδεμίαν πτόησιν.


\par }{\SH A word to husbands
\par }
{\PP \VS{7}Οἱ ἄνδρες, ὁμοίως, συνοικοῦντες κατὰ γνῶσιν ὡς ἀσθενεστέρῳ σκεύει τῷ γυναικείῳ, ἀπονέμοντες τιμὴν ὡς καὶ συγκληρονόμοι\FTNT{†}{{\FR 3:7 }{\FT{συγκληρονομοι
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} (A,C) [90\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ συγκληρονομοις 𝕻{\SUP{81}} (𝕻{\SUP{72}}B) [9\%] NU ¦ συνκληρονομους ℵ ¦ two other readings}}} χάριτος ζωῆς,\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 3:7 }{\FT{χαριτος ζωης
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} 𝕻{\SUP{81v}}B,C [58\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP,NU ¦ 1 ζωσης [35\%] ¦ ποικιλης 12 ℵA [7\%] ¦ 12 αιωνιου 𝕻{\SUP{72}}}}} εἰς τὸ μὴ ἐγκόπτεσθαι\FTNT{§}{{\FR 3:7 }{\FT{εγκοπτεσθαι
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} 𝕻{\SUP{81}}(ℵ)A,B [70\%] RP,HF,OC,CP,NU ¦ εκκοπτεσθαι 𝕻{\SUP{72}}C [30\%] TR}}} τὰς προσευχὰς ὑμῶν.


\par }{\SH The golden rule
\par }
{\PP \VS{8}Τὸ δὲ τέλος, πάντες ὁμόφρονες, συμπαθεῖς, φιλάδελφοι, εὔσπλαγχνοι, φιλόφρονες,\FTNT{*}{{\FR 3:8 }{\FT{φιλοφρονες
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} (73.3\%) RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ ταπεινοφρονες 𝕻{\SUP{72,81v}}ℵA,B,C (22.3\%) NU ¦ several conflations that garner (4.4\%)}}}

\VS{9}μὴ ἀποδιδόντες κακὸν ἀντὶ κακοῦ ἢ λοιδορίαν ἀντὶ λοιδορίας, τοὐναντίον δὲ εὐλογοῦντες, εἰδότες\FTNT{†}{{\FR 3:9 }{\FT{ειδοτες
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} (90.3\%) RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ — 𝕻{\SUP{72,81}}ℵA,B,C (9.7\%) NU}}} ὅτι εἰς τοῦτο ἐκλήθητε ἵνα εὐλογίαν κληρονομήσητε.

\VS{10}«Ὁ γὰρ θέλων ζωὴν ἀγαπᾶν καὶ ἡμέρας ἰδεῖν\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 3:10 }{\FT{ημερας ιδειν
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} C [26\%] ¦ ~ 21 𝕻{\SUP{72,81v}}ℵA,B [74\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP,NU ({\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} [K{\SUP{r}}] is independent of K{\SUP{x}}.)}}} ἀγαθὰς παυσάτω τὴν γλῶσσαν αὐτοῦ\FTNT{§}{{\FR 3:10 }{\FT{αυτου
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} ℵ [95\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ — 𝕻{\SUP{72,81}}A,B,C [5\%] NU}}} ἀπὸ κακοῦ καὶ χείλη αὐτοῦ\FTNT{*}{{\FR 3:10 }{\FT{αυτου
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} [89\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ — 𝕻{\SUP{72,81v}}ℵA,B,C [11\%] NU}}} τοῦ μὴ λαλῆσαι δόλον·

\VS{11}ἐκκλινάτω ἀπὸ\FTNT{†}{{\FR 3:11 }{\FT{απο
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} ℵ [93\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ δε 1 𝕻{\SUP{72}}A,B,C [7\%] NU}}} κακοῦ καὶ ποιησάτω ἀγαθόν· ζητησάτω εἰρήνην, καὶ διωξάτω αὐτήν.

\VS{12}Ὅτι\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 3:12 }{\FT{οτι
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} 𝕻{\SUP{72,81}}ℵA,B,C [98\%] RP,HF,OC,CP,NU ¦ 1 οι [2\%] TR}}} ὀφθαλμοὶ Κυρίου ἐπὶ δικαίους, καὶ ὦτα αὐτοῦ εἰς δέησιν αὐτῶν· πρόσωπον δὲ Κυρίου ἐπὶ ποιοῦντας κακά.»\FTNT{§}{{\FR 3:12 }{\FT{κακα
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} 𝕻{\SUP{72}}ℵA,B,C [93\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,NU ¦ 1 του εξολοθρευσαι αυτους εκ γης [7\%] CP}}}


\par }{\SH Better to suffer than to sin
\par }
{\PP \VS{13}Καὶ τίς ὁ κακώσων ὑμᾶς ἐὰν τοῦ ἀγαθοῦ μιμηταὶ\FTNT{*}{{\FR 3:13 }{\FT{μιμηται
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} [75\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ ζηλωται (𝕻{\SUP{72}}ℵ)A(B)C [25\%] NU}}} γένησθε;

\VS{14}Ἀλλ᾿ εἰ καὶ πάσχοιτε\FTNT{†}{{\FR 3:14 }{\FT{ει και πασχοιτε
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} 𝕻{\SUP{72}}(ℵ)B,C [82\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,NU ¦ ~ 213 [8\%] ¦ 12 πασχετε [5.5\%] CP ¦ 1 δε 23 A [4.5\%]}}} διὰ δικαιοσύνην, μακάριοι. «Τὸν δὲ φόβον αὐτῶν μὴ φοβηθῆτε, μηδὲ ταραχθῆτε.»

\VS{15}Κύριον δὲ τὸν Θεὸν\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 3:15 }{\FT{θεον
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} [94\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ χριστον 𝕻{\SUP{72}}ℵA,B,C [6\%] NU}}} ἁγιάσατε ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις ὑμῶν, ἕτοιμοι δὲ\FTNT{§}{{\FR 3:15 }{\FT{δε
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} [83\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ — 𝕻{\SUP{72}}ℵA,B,C [17\%] NU}}} ἀεὶ πρὸς ἀπολογίαν παντὶ τῷ αἰτοῦντι ὑμᾶς λόγον περὶ τῆς ἐν ὑμῖν ἐλπίδος,\FTNT{*}{{\FR 3:15 }{\FT{ελπιδος
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} [81\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ 1 αλλα 𝕻{\SUP{72}}ℵA,B,C [19\%] NU}}} μετὰ πραΰτητος\FTNT{†}{{\FR 3:15 }{\FT{πραυτητος
{\IT{rell}} ¦ πραοτητος [15\%]}}} καὶ φόβου·

\VS{16}συνείδησιν ἔχοντες ἀγαθήν, ἵνα ἐν ᾧ καταλαλοῦσιν\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 3:16 }{\FT{καταλαλουσιν
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} ℵA,C (44.4\%) RP,OC,CP ¦ καταλαλωσιν (50\%) HF,TR ¦ καταλαλεισθε 𝕻{\SUP{72}}B (5\%) NU ¦ two other readings}}} ὑμῶν ὡς κακοποιῶν,\FTNT{§}{{\FR 3:16 }{\FT{υμων ως κακοποιων
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} ℵA,C (92.4\%) RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ υμας 23 (2.4\%) ¦ — 𝕻{\SUP{72}}B (5.2\%) NU}}} καταισχυνθῶσιν οἱ ἐπηρεάζοντες ὑμῶν τῇ ἀγαθῇ ἐν Χριστῷ ἀναστροφῇ.\FTNT{*}{{\FR 3:16 }{\FT{τη αγαθη εν χριστω αναστροφη
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} [20\%] ¦ την αγαθην 34 αναστροφην (ℵ)A,B [50\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP,NU ¦ ~ την 34 αγαθην αναστροφην 𝕻{\SUP{72}} [24\%] ¦ την 34 αγνην αναστροφην C [1\%] ¦ την καλην 34 αναστροφην [4\%] ¦ — [1\%] (The dative is correct for the object of επηρεαζω, but if copyists were not familiar with the verb they would naturally ‘correct’ to the accusative.
{\IT{ECM}} lists 15 variations for the 6-word phrase.)}}}

\VS{17}Κρεῖττον γὰρ ἀγαθοποιοῦντας, εἰ θέλοι\FTNT{†}{{\FR 3:17 }{\FT{θελοι
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} 𝕻{\SUP{72}}ℵA,B,C [92\%] RP,HF,OC,CP,NU ¦ θελει [3\%] TR ¦ — [5\%]}}} τὸ θέλημα τοῦ Θεοῦ, πάσχειν ἢ κακοποιοῦντας.


\par }{\SH Follow Christ’s example to victory
\par }
{\PP \VS{18}Ὅτι καὶ Χριστὸς ἅπαξ περὶ ἁμαρτιῶν ἔπαθεν,\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 3:18 }{\FT{επαθεν
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} B [78\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP,NU ¦ υπερ ημων 1 [6\%] ¦ απεθανεν C [3\%] ¦ υπερ ημων απεθανεν (ℵ) [10\%] ¦ υπερ υμων απεθανεν 𝕻{\SUP{72}}A [3\%]}}} δίκαιος ὑπὲρ ἀδίκων, ἵνα ἡμᾶς\FTNT{§}{{\FR 3:18 }{\FT{ημας
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} A,C [64\%] OC,TR,CP ¦ υμας 𝕻{\SUP{72}}B [36\%] RP,HF,NU ¦ — ℵ}}} προσαγάγῃ τῷ Θεῷ· θανατωθεὶς μὲν σαρκὶ ζωοποιηθεὶς δὲ\FTNT{*}{{\FR 3:18 }{\FT{δε
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} ℵA,B,C [96\%] RP,HF,OC,CP,NU ¦ 1 τω [4\%] TR ¦ 1 εν 𝕻{\SUP{72}}}}} πνεύματι·

\VS{19}ἐν ᾧ καὶ τοῖς ἐν φυλακῇ πνεύμασιν πορευθεὶς ἐκήρυξεν,

\VS{20}ἀπειθήσασίν ποτε, ὅτε ἀπεξεδέχετο\FTNT{†}{{\FR 3:20 }{\FT{απεξεδεχετο
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} 𝕻{\SUP{72}}ℵA,B,C [88\%] RP,HF,OC,CP,NU ¦ απαξ εδεχετο [11\%] ¦ απαξ εξεδεχετο TR ¦ three other readings}}} ἡ τοῦ Θεοῦ μακροθυμία ἐν ἡμέραις Νῶε, κατασκευαζομένης κιβωτοῦ, εἰς ἣν ὀλίγαι,\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 3:20 }{\FT{ολιγαι
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} C [87\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ ολιγοι 𝕻{\SUP{72}}ℵA,B [12\%] NU ¦ ο λογος [1\%]}}} τοῦτ᾿ ἔστιν ὀκτώ, ψυχαὶ διεσώθησαν δι᾿ ὕδατος·

\VS{21}ὃ\FTNT{§}{{\FR 3:21 }{\FT{ο
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} A,B,C [84\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,NU ¦ ω [12\%] CP ¦ ου [1.5\%] ¦ — 𝕻{\SUP{72}}ℵ [2.5\%]}}} ἀντίτυπον, νῦν καὶ ἡμᾶς\FTNT{*}{{\FR 3:21 }{\FT{αντιτυπον νυν και ημας
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} [74\%] RP,HF,OC(CP) ¦ 123 υμας [2\%] ¦ ~ 3412 C [8\%] TR ¦ ~ 3 υμας 12 𝕻{\SUP{72}}A,B [12\%] NU ¦ ~ 3 υμας 21 ℵ (There are seven further variants that together garner 4\%; ημας has about 85\%.)}}} σῴζει, βάπτισμα (οὐ σαρκὸς ἀπόθεσις ῥύπου, ἀλλὰ συνειδήσεως ἀγαθῆς ἐπερώτημα εἰς Θεόν) δι᾿ ἀναστάσεως Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ,

\VS{22}ὅς ἐστιν ἐν δεξιᾷ τοῦ\FTNT{†}{{\FR 3:22 }{\FT{του
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} 𝕻{\SUP{72}}A,C [99.4\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP[NU]{\IT{ECM}} ¦ — ℵB [0.6\%]}}} Θεοῦ, πορευθεὶς εἰς οὐρανόν, ὑποταγέντων αὐτῷ ἀγγέλων καὶ ἐξουσιῶν καὶ δυνάμεων.




\par }{\MS Some concluding instructions

\par }\Chap{4}{\SH Pursue the will of God
\par }
{\MM \VerseOne{1}Χριστοῦ οὖν παθόντος ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν\FTNT{*}{{\FR 4:1 }{\FT{υπερ ημων
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} A (88.4\%) RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ 1 υμων (ℵ) (7.2\%) ¦ — 𝕻{\SUP{72}}B,C (4.4\%) NU}}} σαρκί, καὶ ὑμεῖς τὴν αὐτὴν ἔννοιαν ὁπλίσασθε (ὅτι ὁ παθὼν σαρκὶ\FTNT{†}{{\FR 4:1 }{\FT{σαρκι
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} 𝕻{\SUP{72}}ℵA,B,C [76\%] NU ¦ εν 1 [24\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP (OC is in small print.)}}} πέπαυται ἁμαρτίας)

\VS{2}εἰς τὸ μηκέτι ἀνθρώπων ἐπιθυμίαις ἀλλὰ θελήματι τοῦ\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 4:2 }{\FT{του
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} [22\%] ¦ — 𝕻{\SUP{72}}ℵA,B,C [78\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP,NU}}} Θεοῦ τὸν ἐπίλοιπον ἐν σαρκὶ βιῶσαι χρόνον.

\VS{3}Ἀρκετὸς γὰρ ὑμῖν\FTNT{§}{{\FR 4:3 }{\FT{υμιν
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} ℵ (41.7\%) HF,OC,CP ¦ ημιν C (47.1\%) RP,TR ¦ — 𝕻{\SUP{72}}A,B (11.2\%) NU}}} ὁ παρεληλυθὼς χρόνος\FTNT{*}{{\FR 4:3 }{\FT{χρονος
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} 𝕻{\SUP{72}}ℵA,B,C [26\%] NU ¦ 1 του βιου [74\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP}}} τὸ θέλημα\FTNT{†}{{\FR 4:3 }{\FT{θελημα
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} [87\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ βουλημα 𝕻{\SUP{72}}ℵA,B,C [13\%] NU}}} τῶν ἐθνῶν κατεργάσασθαι\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 4:3 }{\FT{κατεργασασθαι
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} [89\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ κατειργασασθε C{\SUP{v}} [3\%] ¦ κατειργασθαι 𝕻{\SUP{72}}(ℵ)A,B [6\%] NU ¦ three further variants [2\%]}}}—πεπορευμένους ἐν ἀσελγείαις, ἐπιθυμίαις, οἰνοφλυγίαις, κώμοις, πότοις, καὶ ἀθεμίτοις\FTNT{§}{{\FR 4:3 }{\FT{και αθεμιτοις
{\IT{rell}} ¦ — [1\%] CP}}} εἰδωλολατρίαις\FTNT{*}{{\FR 4:3 }{\FT{ειδωλολατριαις
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} ℵA,C [70\%] OC,CP,NU ¦ ειδωλολατρειαις B [30\%] RP,HF,TR}}}—

\VS{4}ἐν ᾧ ξενίζονται, μὴ συντρεχόντων ὑμῶν εἰς τὴν αὐτὴν τῆς ἀσωτίας ἀνάχυσιν, βλασφημοῦντες·

\VS{5}οἳ ἀποδώσουσιν λόγον τῷ ἑτοίμως ἔχοντι κρῖναι ζῶντας καὶ νεκρούς

\VS{6}(εἰς τοῦτο γὰρ καὶ νεκροῖς εὐηγγελίσθη, ἵνα κριθῶσι μὲν κατὰ ἀνθρώπους σαρκί, ζῶσι δὲ κατὰ Θεὸν πνεύματι).\FTNT{†}{{\FR 4:6 }{\FT{[This delightful verse has given commentators no end of exercise. Verse 5 ends with “judge living and dead”, but anyone who is dead was once alive, obviously, and the judgment will be based on what they did while alive, which is why everyone needs to be evangelized while in this life. There is no definite article with ‘dead’, either in verse 5 or 6, so Peter is referring to the ones who were evangelized in this life—he is not saying that
{\ND{every}}one has been or will be evangelized. Everyone will be judged, but to ‘live according to God in spirit’ one must respond adequately to the Gospel.]}}}


\par }{\SH Redeem the time
\par }
{\PP \VS{7}Πάντων δὲ τὸ τέλος ἤγγικεν· σωφρονήσατε οὖν καὶ νήψατε εἰς τὰς\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 4:7 }{\FT{τας
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} [70\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ — 𝕻{\SUP{72}}ℵA,B [30\%] NU}}} προσευχάς.

\VS{8}Πρὸ πάντων δὲ\FTNT{§}{{\FR 4:8 }{\FT{δε
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} [98\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ — 𝕻{\SUP{72}}ℵA{\SUP{v}},B [2\%] NU}}} τὴν εἰς ἑαυτοὺς ἀγάπην ἐκτενῆ ἔχοντες, ὅτι ἡ
\FTNT{*}{{\FR 4:8 }{\FT{η
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} [49\%] OC ¦ — 𝕻{\SUP{72}}ℵA,B [51\%] RP,HF,TR,CP,NU (OC is in small print.)}}} ἀγάπη καλύπτει\FTNT{†}{{\FR 4:8 }{\FT{καλυπτει
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} A,B [60\%] NU ¦ καλυψει 𝕻{\SUP{72}}ℵ [40\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP}}} πλῆθος ἁμαρτιῶν·

\VS{9}φιλόξενοι εἰς ἀλλήλους ἄνευ γογγυσμῶν·\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 4:9 }{\FT{γογγυσμων
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} [83\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ γογγυσμου ℵA,B [17\%] NU ¦ γογυζμου 𝕻{\SUP{72}} ¦ one other variant}}}

\VS{10}ἕκαστος καθὼς ἔλαβεν χάρισμα, εἰς ἑαυτοὺς αὐτὸ\FTNT{§}{{\FR 4:10 }{\FT{αυτο
{\IT{rell}} ¦ αυτω [12\%]}}} διακονοῦντες ὡς καλοὶ οἰκονόμοι ποικίλης χάριτος Θεοῦ.

\VS{11}Εἴ τις λαλεῖ, ὡς λόγια Θεοῦ. Εἴ τις διακονεῖ, ὡς ἐξ ἰσχύος ὡς\FTNT{*}{{\FR 4:11 }{\FT{ως
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} [69\%] RP,HF,OC,CP ¦ ης 𝕻{\SUP{72}}ℵA,B [28\%] TR,NU ¦ — [3\%]}}} χορηγεῖ ὁ Θεός, ἵνα ἐν πᾶσιν δοξάζηται Θεὸς\FTNT{†}{{\FR 4:11 }{\FT{δοξαζηται Θεος
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} [20\%] ¦ 1 ο 2 𝕻{\SUP{72}}ℵA,B [73\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP,NU ¦ ~ ο 21 [6\%] ¦ three other readings (The lack of the article emphasizes the inherent quality of the noun.)}}} διὰ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, ᾧ ἐστιν\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 4:11 }{\FT{εστιν
{\IT{rell}} ¦ — A [13\%]}}} ἡ δόξα καὶ τὸ κράτος εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.\FTNT{§}{{\FR 4:11 }{\FT{αιωνας
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} 𝕻{\SUP{72}} [27\%] ¦ 1 των αιωνων ℵA,B [73\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP,NU (The reading of
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} [K{\SUP{r}}] is independent of K{\SUP{x}} and has the earliest attestation.)}}} Ἀμήν.


\par }{\SH Suffering in the will of God
\par }
{\PP \VS{12}Ἀγαπητοί, μὴ ξενίζεσθε τῇ ἐν ὑμῖν πυρώσει πρὸς πειρασμὸν\FTNT{*}{{\FR 4:12 }{\FT{πειρασμον
{\IT{rell}} ¦ πειρασμων [4\%] CP}}} ὑμῖν γινομένῃ, ὡς ξένου ὑμῖν συμβαίνοντος,

\VS{13}ἀλλὰ καθὸ κοινωνεῖτε τοῖς τοῦ Χριστοῦ παθήμασιν, χαίρετε, ἵνα καὶ ἐν τῇ ἀποκαλύψει τῆς δόξης αὐτοῦ χαρῆτε ἀγαλλιώμενοι.

\VS{14}Εἰ ὀνειδίζεσθε ἐν ὀνόματι Χριστοῦ, μακάριοι, ὅτι τὸ τῆς δόξης\FTNT{†}{{\FR 4:14 }{\FT{δοξης
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} 𝕻{\SUP{72}}B (75.7\%) RP,HF,TR,CP,NU ¦ 1 και δυναμεως (ℵ)A (24.3\%) OC}}} καὶ τὸ τοῦ Θεοῦ Πνεῦμα ἐφ᾿ ὑμᾶς ἀναπέπαυται.\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 4:14 }{\FT{αναπεπαυται
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} [39\%] CP ¦ επαναπαυεται A [6\%] ¦ επαναπεπαυται 𝕻{\SUP{72}} [2\%] ¦ αναπαυεται ℵB [52\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,NU ¦ αναπεμπεται [1\%]}}} Κατὰ μὲν αὐτοὺς βλασφημεῖται, κατὰ δὲ ὑμᾶς δοξάζεται.\FTNT{§}{{\FR 4:14 }{\FT{κατα μεν αυτους βλασφημειται κατα δε υμας δοξαζεται
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} [83\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ — 𝕻{\SUP{72}}ℵA,B [17\%] NU}}}

\VS{15}Μὴ γάρ τις ὑμῶν πασχέτω ὡς φονεὺς ἢ κλέπτης ἢ κακοποιὸς ἢ ὡς ἀλλοτριοεπίσκοπος·\FTNT{*}{{\FR 4:15 }{\FT{αλλοτριοεπισκοπος
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} [89\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ αλλοτριος επισκοπος A [4\%] ¦ αλλοτριοις επισκοπος 𝕻{\SUP{72}} ¦ αλλοτριεπισκοπος ℵB [7\%] NU}}}

\VS{16}εἰ δὲ ὡς Χριστιανός, μὴ αἰσχυνέσθω, δοξαζέτω δὲ τὸν Θεὸν ἐν τῷ μέρει\FTNT{†}{{\FR 4:16 }{\FT{μερει
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} [88\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP,{\IT{ECM}} ¦ ονοματι 𝕻{\SUP{72}}ℵA,B [11\%] NU ¦ conflation [1\%]}}} τούτῳ.

\VS{17}Ὅτι ὁ
\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 4:17 }{\FT{ο
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} 𝕻{\SUP{72}}B [80\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP[NU]{\IT{ECM}} ¦ — ℵA [20\%]}}} καιρὸς τοῦ ἄρξασθαι τὸ κρῖμα ἀπὸ τοῦ οἴκου τοῦ Θεοῦ· εἰ δὲ πρῶτον ἀφ᾿ ἡμῶν,\FTNT{§}{{\FR 4:17 }{\FT{ημων
{\IT{rell}} ¦ υμων ℵ [13\%]}}} τί τὸ τέλος τῶν ἀπειθούντων τῷ τοῦ Θεοῦ εὐαγγελίῳ;

\VS{18}Καί, ‹Εἰ ὁ δίκαιος μόλις σῴζεται, ὁ ἀσεβὴς καὶ ἁμαρτωλὸς\FTNT{*}{{\FR 4:18 }{\FT{ασεβης και αμαρτωλος
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} B [87\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP,NU ¦ ~ 321 𝕻{\SUP{72}} [3\%] ¦ 12 ο 3 ℵA [10\%]}}} ποῦ φανεῖται;›

\VS{19}Ὥστε καὶ οἱ πάσχοντες κατὰ τὸ θέλημα τοῦ Θεοῦ, ὡς\FTNT{†}{{\FR 4:19 }{\FT{ως
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} [94\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ — 𝕻{\SUP{72}}ℵA,B [6\%] NU}}} πιστῷ Κτίστῃ, παρατιθέσθωσαν τὰς ψυχὰς αὐτῶν\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 4:19 }{\FT{αυτων
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} 𝕻{\SUP{72}}ℵA [95\%] RP,HF,OC,CP,NU ¦ εαυτων [5\%] TR ¦ — B (Four of TRs five percent actually have εαυτων ψυχας.)}}} ἐν ἀγαθοποιΐᾳ.\FTNT{§}{{\FR 4:19 }{\FT{αγαθοποιια
{\IT{rell}} ¦ αγαθοποιιαις 𝕻{\SUP{72}}A [13\%] ¦ one other reading}}}




\par }\Chap{5}{\SH How to be a shepherd
\par }
{\PP \VerseOne{1}Πρεσβυτέρους τοὺς\FTNT{*}{{\FR 5:1 }{\FT{τους
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} [78\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ ουν 1 ℵ [17\%] ¦ ουν 𝕻{\SUP{72}}A,B [4\%] NU ¦ — [1\%]}}} ἐν ὑμῖν παρακαλῶ, ὁ
\FTNT{†}{{\FR 5:1 }{\FT{ο
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} 𝕻{\SUP{72}}ℵA,B [89\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,NU ¦ ως [11\%] CP ¦ two other readings}}} συμπρεσβύτερος καὶ μάρτυς τῶν τοῦ Χριστοῦ παθημάτων, ὁ καὶ τῆς μελλούσης ἀποκαλύπτεσθαι δόξης κοινωνός·

\VS{2}ποιμάνατε τὸ ἐν ὑμῖν ποίμνιον τοῦ Θεοῦ, ἐπισκοποῦντες\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 5:2 }{\FT{επισκοπουντες
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} 𝕻{\SUP{72}}A (99.2\%) RP,HF,OC,TR,CP[NU]{\IT{ECM}} ¦ — ℵB (0.8\%)}}} μὴ ἀναγκαστῶς ἀλλ᾿\FTNT{§}{{\FR 5:2 }{\FT{αλλ
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} A [97\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP,NU ¦ αλλα 𝕻{\SUP{72}}ℵB [3\%]
{\IT{ECM}}}}} ἑκουσίως·\FTNT{*}{{\FR 5:2 }{\FT{εκουσιως
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} B [86\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ 1 κατα Θεον 𝕻{\SUP{72}}ℵA [14\%] NU}}} μηδὲ αἰσχροκερδῶς ἀλλὰ προθύμως·

\VS{3}μηδὲ\FTNT{†}{{\FR 5:3 }{\FT{μηδε
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} 𝕻{\SUP{72}} [49\%] RP,HF,CP ¦ μηδ ℵA [50\%] OC,TR,NU (B omits v. 3; two other readings.)}}} ὡς κατακυριεύοντες τῶν κλήρων, ἀλλὰ τύποι γινόμενοι\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 5:3 }{\FT{γινομενοι
{\IT{rell}} ¦ γενομενοι [20\%]}}} τοῦ ποιμνίου.

\VS{4}Καὶ φανερωθέντος τοῦ Ἀρχιποίμενος κομιεῖσθε τὸν ἀμαράντινον τῆς δόξης στέφανον.


\par }{\SH Humility is a must
\par }
{\PP \VS{5}Ὁμοίως,\FTNT{§}{{\FR 5:5 }{\FT{ομοιως
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} 𝕻{\SUP{72}}A,B [74\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP,NU ¦ 1 δε ℵ [1\%] ¦ 1 οι [5\%] ¦ 1 δε και [1\%] ¦ 1 δε οι [7\%] ¦ 1 και οι [5\%] ¦ 1 δε και οι [7\%] ¦ one other reading}}} νεώτεροι, ὑποτάγητε πρεσβυτέροις. Πάντες δὲ ἀλλήλοις ὑποτασσόμενοι,\FTNT{*}{{\FR 5:5 }{\FT{υποτασσομενοι
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} (94\%) RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ υποταγωμεν (1.4\%) ¦ — (𝕻{\SUP{72}})ℵA,B (4.2\%) NU ¦ two other readings}}} τὴν ταπεινοφροσύνην ἐγκομβώσασθε, ὅτι «Ὁ\FTNT{†}{{\FR 5:5 }{\FT{ο
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} ℵA [99\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP[NU]{\IT{ECM}} ¦ — 𝕻{\SUP{72}}B [1\%]}}} Θεὸς ὑπερηφάνοις ἀντιτάσσεται, ταπεινοῖς δὲ δίδωσιν χάριν.»

\VS{6}Ταπεινώθητε οὖν ὑπὸ τὴν κραταιὰν χεῖρα τοῦ Θεοῦ, ἵνα ὑμᾶς ὑψώσῃ\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 5:6 }{\FT{υμας υψωση
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} 𝕻{\SUP{72}}ℵA,B [79\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP,NU ¦ ~ 21 [4\%] ¦ 1 υψωσει [14\%] ¦ ~ υψωσει 1 [3\%]}}} ἐν καιρῷ·\FTNT{§}{{\FR 5:6 }{\FT{καιρω
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} 𝕻{\SUP{72}}ℵB [85\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP,NU ¦ 1 επισκοπης A [14\%] ¦ 1 εν τω μελλοντι αιωνι [1\%]}}}

\VS{7}πᾶσαν τὴν μέριμναν ὑμῶν ἐπιρρίψαντες\FTNT{*}{{\FR 5:7 }{\FT{επιρριψαντες
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} [93\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ επιριψαντες ℵA,B [4\%] NU ¦ αποριψαντες 𝕻{\SUP{72}} ¦ επιρριψατε [3\%]}}} ἐπ᾿ αὐτόν, ὅτι αὐτῷ μέλει\FTNT{†}{{\FR 5:7 }{\FT{μελει
{\IT{rell}} ¦ μελλει [20\%]}}} ὑπὲρ\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 5:7 }{\FT{υπερ
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} [35\%] ¦ περι 𝕻{\SUP{72}}ℵA,B [65\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP,NU (God does the caring for them, in their place.)}}} ὑμῶν.


\par }{\SH Guard against the devil
\par }
{\PP \VS{8}Νήψατε, γρηγορήσατε· ὅτι\FTNT{§}{{\FR 5:8 }{\FT{οτι
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} 𝕻{\SUP{72}} [50\%] TR ¦ — ℵA,B [50\%] RP,HF,OC,CP,NU}}} ὁ ἀντίδικος ὑμῶν διάβολος, ὡς λέων ὠρυόμενος, περιέρχεται,\FTNT{*}{{\FR 5:8 }{\FT{περιερχεται
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} [24\%] ¦ περιπατει 𝕻{\SUP{72}}ℵA,B [76\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP,NU (The lion isn’t ambling aimlessly; he is circling the prey, looking for an opening.)}}} ζητῶν τίνα\FTNT{†}{{\FR 5:8 }{\FT{τινα
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} 𝕻{\SUP{72}}ℵA [99\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP[NU]{\IT{ECM}} ¦ — B [1\%]}}} καταπιεῖν·\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 5:8 }{\FT{καταπιειν
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} (ℵ)B [53\%] CP,NU ¦ καταπιει [25\%] ¦ καταπιη 𝕻{\SUP{72}}A [22\%] RP,HF,OC,TR}}}

\VS{9}ᾧ ἀντίστητε, στερεοὶ τῇ πίστει, εἰδότες τὰ αὐτὰ τῶν παθημάτων τῇ ἐν\FTNT{§}{{\FR 5:9 }{\FT{εν
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} A [99.4\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP,{\IT{ECM}} ¦ 1 τω 𝕻{\SUP{72}}(ℵ)B [0.6\%] [NU]}}} κόσμῳ ὑμῶν ἀδελφότητι ἐπιτελεῖσθαι.\FTNT{*}{{\FR 5:9 }{\FT{επιτελεισθαι
{\IT{rell}} ¦ επιτελεισθε ℵA,B [12\%] ¦ επιτελειται 𝕻{\SUP{72}}}}}


\par }{\MS Benediction

\par }{\MM \VS{10}Ὁ δὲ Θεὸς πάσης χάριτος, ὁ καλέσας ὑμᾶς\FTNT{†}{{\FR 5:10 }{\FT{υμας
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} 𝕻{\SUP{72}}ℵA,B [92\%] RP,HF,OC,CP,NU ¦ ημας [8\%] TR}}} εἰς τὴν αἰώνιον αὐτοῦ δόξαν ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ,\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 5:10 }{\FT{ιησου
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} 𝕻{\SUP{72}}A [97\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP[NU] ¦ — ℵ(B) [3\%]
{\IT{ECM}}}}} ὀλίγον παθόντας, αὐτὸς καταρτίσαι\FTNT{§}{{\FR 5:10 }{\FT{καταρτισαι
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} [88\%] RP,HF,TR,CP ¦ καταρτισει 𝕻{\SUP{72}}ℵA,B [12\%] OC,NU ¦ two other readings}}} ὑμᾶς\FTNT{*}{{\FR 5:10 }{\FT{υμας
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} [88\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ — 𝕻{\SUP{72}}ℵA,B [12\%] NU}}}—στηρίξαι,\FTNT{†}{{\FR 5:10 }{\FT{στηριξαι
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} [33\%] TR,CP ¦ στηριξει 𝕻{\SUP{72}}ℵA,B [66\%] RP,HF,OC,NU ¦ στηριξοι [1\%] (Future indicative or aorist optative?)}}} σθενώσαι,\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 5:10 }{\FT{σθενωσαι
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} [30\%] TR,CP ¦ σθενωσει ℵA,B [66\%] RP,HF,OC,NU ¦ σθενωσοι [1\%] ¦ — 𝕻{\SUP{72}} [3\%] ¦ one other variant}}} θεμελιώσαι.\FTNT{§}{{\FR 5:10 }{\FT{θεμελιωσαι
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} [30\%] TR,CP ¦ θεμελιωσει 𝕻{\SUP{72}}ℵ [66\%] RP,HF,OC,NU ¦ θεμελιωσοι [1\%] ¦ — A,B [3\%]}}}

\VS{11}Αὐτῷ ἡ δόξα καὶ τὸ κράτος\FTNT{*}{{\FR 5:11 }{\FT{η δοξα και το κρατος
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} ℵ (59.6\%) RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ 125 (31.3\%) ¦ ~ 45312 (7\%) ¦ το (−το 𝕻{\SUP{72}}) κρατος 𝕻{\SUP{72}}A,B (0.8\%) NU (Three other readings; the evidence for η δοξα is massive.)}}} εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων.\FTNT{†}{{\FR 5:11 }{\FT{των αιωνων
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} ℵA [91\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ — 𝕻{\SUP{72}}B [9\%] NU}}} Ἀμήν.


\par }{\SH Sign-off
\par }
{\PP \VS{12}Διὰ Σιλουανοῦ ὑμῖν τοῦ πιστοῦ ἀδελφοῦ, ὡς λογίζομαι, δι᾿ ὀλίγων ἔγραψα, παρακαλῶν καὶ ἐπιμαρτυρῶν ταύτην εἶναι ἀληθῆ χάριν τοῦ Θεοῦ εἰς ἣν ἑστήκατε.\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 5:12 }{\FT{εστηκατε
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} [92\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ στητε 𝕻{\SUP{72}}ℵA,B [8\%] NU ¦ two other readings}}}

\VS{13}Ἀσπάζεται ὑμᾶς ἡ ἐν Βαβυλῶνι συνεκλεκτή· καὶ Μᾶρκος, ὁ υἱός μου.

\VS{14}Ἀσπάσασθε ἀλλήλους ἐν φιλήματι ἀγάπης.

\par }{\PP Εἰρήνη ὑμῖν, πᾶσιν τοῖς ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ.\FTNT{§}{{\FR 5:14 }{\FT{ιησου
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} ℵ [95\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ — A,B [5\%] NU}}} Ἀμήν.\FTNT{*}{{\FR 5:14 }{\FT{αμην
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} ℵ [97\%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ — A,B [3\%] NU (𝕻{\SUP{72}} omits the whole last sentence.)}}}{\SUP{,}}\FTNT{†}{{\FR 5:14 }{\FT{The citation of
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} is based on forty-three MSS—18, 35, 141, 149, 201, 204, 328, 386, 394, 432, 604, 664, 757, 824, 928, 986, 1072, 1075, 1100, 1248, 1249, 1503, 1548, 1637, 1725, 1732, 1754, 1761, 1768, 1855, 1864, 1865, 1876, 1892, 1897, 2221, 2352, 2431, 2466, 2554, 2587, 2626 and 2723—all of which I collated myself. 1865, 2554 and 2723 are very pure representatives of
{\BD{f}}{\SUP{35}} in 1 Peter, with not a single variant, as were the exemplars of 35 and 824. For 1865, 2554 and 2723 to have no variants after all the centuries of transmission is surely an eloquent demonstration of the faithfulness and accuracy of that transmission. Since these MSS come from all over the Mediterranean world (Sinai, Jerusalem, Patmos, Constantinople, Bucharest, Aegean, Trikala, Athens, Meteora, Sparta, Ochrida, Mt. Athos [nine 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.
\par {\IT{ECM}} collated 127 continuous text manuscripts (MSS) for 1 Peter, apart from a few fragments, which number represents about 20\% of the extant (known) MSS. By a careful comparison of
{\IT{TuT}} and
{\IT{ECM}} I believe we can arrive at some reasonably close extrapolations. Thus 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 will hardly exceed ±2\%; where there is some division among the Byzantine witnesses the margin of error will rarely exceed ±10\%. However, I guarantee the witness of Family 35. Please see the last footnote for Matthew for further information.}}}


\par }