2 Peter 1

2 Peter 1:1

:TEXT: “·Simeon Peter, a slave and apostle”

S A K P 104 945 1739 1881* 2495 Byz some Lect syr(ph,h)

ASVn RSV NASVn NEB RANK: CNOTES: “·Simon Peter, a slave and apostle”

p72 B Psi 81 614 630 1241 1881c some Lect syr(pal) cop

KJV ASV RSVn NASV NIV : The two names “Simeon” and “Simon” are two forms of the same name. It seems more likely that copyists would change “Simeon” to “Simon” than vice versa, since “Simeon” is used of Peter only once elsewhere (Acts 15:14).

2 Peter 1:3

:TEXT: “the One who called us to [his] own glory and virtue.”

S A C P Psi 33 81 104 614 630 945 1241 1739 1881 2495 lat vg syr(ph,h,pal) cop

ASV RSV NASV NIV NEB TEV RANK: DNOTES: “the One who called us through glory and virtue.”

p72 B K L Byz Lect

KJV ASVn TEVnCOMMENTS: There is only one letter difference between the Greek words for “own” and “through”; in addition, the words for “glory” and “virtue” are in different cases in the readings which makes a difference in spelling of one extra letter each. The text reading seems to have a wider range of evidence from different types of ancient text.

2 Peter 1:21

:TEXT: “but men spoke from God [as they were] moved”

p72 B P 614 630 945 1241 1739 1881 2495 one lat syr(h) cop(north)

ASV RSV NASV NIV NEB TEV RANK: BNOTES: “but holy men of God spoke [as they were] moved”

S A K Psi 33 104 Byz Lect most lat vg syr(ph)

KJV RSVnOTHER: “but holy men spoke from God [as they were] moved”

C 81 OTHER: “but holy men spoke [as they were] moved”

cop(south)

In Greek the two readings are almost alike; there is only three letters difference between them. Further, the letters “GI” (in the word “holy”) when written together in capital letters look almost like a capital “P” (in the word “from”). Thus the variation is probably due to a mistake of the eye. Since the reading with “holy” may have been prompted by the words “Holy Spirit” in the same verse, the reading “from God” is more likely to be original.