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%. But I guarantee the witness of Family 35. Please see the last footnote for Matthew for further information.
*6:4 ερις f35 ℵA,048 [90%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP,NU ¦ ερεις [10%]
†6:5 διαπαρατριβαι f35 ℵA [90%] RP,HF,CP,NU ¦ παραδιατριβαι [5%] OC,TR ¦ διατριβαι [3%] ¦ παρατριβαι [2%]
‡6:5 αφιστασο (-σω 3.6%) απο των τοιουτων f35 (96.9%) RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ — ℵA,048 (2.8%) NU ¦ two other variants (0.3%) (How could a gloss dominate the stream of transmission to the tune of 97%?)
§6:7 δηλον f35 [98%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ — ℵA,048 [2%] NU
*6:8 διατροφας f35 ℵA [90%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP,NU ¦ διατροφην 048v [10%]
†6:8 αρκεσθησομεθα rell ¦ αρκεσθησωμεθα [5%] CP
‡6:9 ανοητους rell ¦ ανονητους [3%] CP
§6:10 απεπλανηθησαν rell ¦ αποπλανηθησαν CP
*6:11 του f35 [98%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ — ℵA,I [2%] NU
†6:11 πραοτητα f35 [95%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ πραυτητα [2%] ¦ πραυπαθιαν ℵA [3%] NU
‡6:12 και f35 [40%] OC,TR ¦ — ℵA [60%] RP,HF,CP,NU (OC has small type.)
§6:12 ωμολογησας rell ¦ ομολογησας [10%]
*6:13 σοι f35 A [98%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP[NU] ¦ — ℵ [2%]
†6:13 ζωοποιουντος f35 ℵ [95%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ ζωογονουντος A [5%] NU
‡6:14 ανεπιληπτον f35 [97%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ ανεπιλημπτον ℵ [3%] NU
§6:15 δειξει rell ¦ δειξη [2%] CP ¦ δειξαι [1%]
*6:16 και f35 ℵA [85%] RP,HF,OC,TR,NU ¦ — [15%] CP
†6:17 ηλπικεναι rell ¦ ελπικεναι [10%] ¦ ελπιζειν [2%]
‡6:17 εν f35 (78.6%) RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ επι ℵA,I (19.8%) NU ¦ — (0.3%) ¦ three other variants (1.2%) (This and the following two sets are all handled together in TuT as a single set, but with thirteen variants; I separated them so as to highlight the basic choices.)
§6:17 τω f35 A,I (91.7%) RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ — ℵ (7.1%) NU ¦ three other variants (1.2%)
*6:17 τω ζωντι f35 (88.4%) RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ 2 (3.6%) ¦ — ℵA,I (6.8%) NU ¦ three other variants (1.2%) (If the original form were επι θεω, as in NU, who would change it to the longer, more complex form? The choice of NU is surely inferior.)
†6:17 παντα πλουσιως f35 ℵ [92%] RP,HF,OC,CP,NU ¦ 2 [1%] ¦ ~ 21 [5%] TR ¦ τα 12 A [2%]
‡6:19 αιωνιου f35 [92%] RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ αινωιου HF ¦ οντως ℵA [6%] NU ¦ οντως 1 [2%]
§6:20 παραθηκην f35 ℵA [80%] RP,HF,NU ¦ παρακαταθηκην [20%] OC,TR,CP
*6:21 μετα σου f35 048 [97%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ μεθ υμων ℵA [3%] NU (The letter is addressed to a single individual, and in case anyone should forget, the previous verse begins with “O Timothy”. The Alexandrian variant is clearly in error. To trot out the ‘harder reading’ canon in a case like this I consider to be irresponsible.)
†6:21 αμην f35 [97%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ — ℵA [3%] NU
‡6:21 The citation of f35 is based on thirty-seven MSS—18, 35, 201, 204, 328, 386, 394, 444, 604, 757, 824, 928, 959, 986, 1072, 1075, 1100, 1247, 1249, 1503, 1548, 1637, 1725, 1732, 1761, 1768, 1855, 1864, 1865, 1876, 1892, 1897 [1:1-3:16], 2080, 2466, 2554, 2587 and 2723—all of which I collated myself. 1761 and 2554 are ‘perfect’ representatives of f35 in 1 Timothy, as they stand, and the exemplars of 444 and 2466 probably were. Since these MSS come from all over the Mediterranean world (Sinai, Jerusalem, Patmos, Constantinople, Bucharest, Aegean, Trikala, Athens, Mt. Athos [eight 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%. But I guarantee the witness of Family 35. Please see the last footnote for Matthew for further information.