1 Thessalonians 5

1 Thessalonians 5:4

:TEXT: “for that day to overtake plyou like a thief.”

S D G K P Psi 0226vid 33 81 104 614 630 1241 1739 1881 2495 Byz Lect lat vg syr(p,h) some cop(north) cop(south)

KJV ASV RSV NASV NIV NEB TEV RANK: ANOTES: “for that day to overtake plyou like thieves.”

A B most cop(north)

ASVn NASVn NEBnCOMMENTS: The sense of “like a thief” is “like a thief overtakes someone,” not “like someone overtakes a thief.” Apparently some copyists who misunderstood the text in this way changed “thief” to “thieves” to make it agree with the plural “plyou.”

1 Thessalonians 5:21

:TEXT: “prophesies, ·but keep examining all things”

Sc B D G K P Psi 1241 1739 1881 2495 some Byz most lat vg syr(h) some cop(north) cop(south)

ASVn RSV NASV NEB RANK: CNOTES: “prophesies; ·keep examining all things”

S* A 33 81 104 614 630 some Byz Lect one lat syr(p,pal) most cop(north)

KJV ASV NIV : It is possible that the word “but” was accidently omitted through a mistake of the eye, when copyists read as .

1 Thessalonians 5:25

:TEXT: “·Brothers, keep praying for us also.”

p30 B D* 33 81 104 1739 1881 two lat syr(h,pal) cop(south)

ASVn NASVn NEB TEV RANK: CNOTES: “·Brothers, keep praying for us.”

S A Dc G K P Psi 614 630 1241 2495 Byz Lect most lat vg syr(p) cop(north)

KJV ASV RSV NASV : The word “also” is enclosed in brackets in the UBS text. Although it is possible that the word “also” was added from Colossians 4:3, it is also possible that it was omitted as unnecessary by copyists who failed to see the reference to prayer in verse 1 Thessalonians 5:17.

1 Thessalonians 5:27

:TEXT: “[this] letter be read to all the brothers.”

S* B D F G some lat cop(south)

ASV RSV NASV NIV NEB TEV RANK: BNOTES: “[this] letter be read to all the holy brothers.”

p46vid Sc A K P Psi 33 81 104 614 630 1241 1739 1881 2495 Byz Lect some lat vg syr(p,h,pal) cop(north)

KJV ASVnCOMMENTS: Since the Greek words for “the” and “holy” end with the same three letters, it is possible that “holy” was accidently omitted by copyists when their eyes jumped from the end of “the” to the end of “holy.” On the other hand, it is also possible that “holy” was borrowed by copyists from verse 1 Thessalonians 5:26.