Romans 15

Romans 15:7

:TEXT: “just as Christ has also received plyou”

S A C Db,c G Psi 33 81 630 1241 1739 1881 2495 Byz Lect most lat vg syr(p,h) cop(north)

ASV RSV NASVn NIV TEV RANK: BNOTES: “just as Christ has also received us”

B D* P 048 104 614 three lat cop(south)

KJV ASVn NASV : The Greek words for plyou and us were pronounced alike in later Greek. Although it is possible that “us” was changed to “plyou” either accidently through a mistake of the ear or deliberately to agreed with the several occurrences of “plyou” in the surrounding verses, the number of manuscripts reading “plyou” makes it more likely that “plyou” was accidently changed to “us” through a mistake of the ear.

Romans 15:15

:TEXT: “because of the grace given me by God”

p46 S2 A C D G Psi Maj

KJV ASV RSV NASVn NIV TEV RANK: -NOTES: “because of the grace given me from God”

S* B F

NASV : Although it is possible that “given from” was changed by copyists to the more usual “given by,” the great number of manuscripts that read “by” would indicate that the text reading is original.

Romans 15:19

:TEXT: “in the power of the Spirit of God,”

p46 S Db P Psi 614 1241 2495 Byz Lect syr(p,h)

KJV ASVn TEV RANK: CNOTES: “in the power of the Spirit,”

B

ASVn NASV : “in the power of the Holy Spirit,”

A D*,c G 33 81 104 630 1739 1881 lat vg syr(pal) cop

ASV RSV NEB

The word for “of God” is enclosed in brackets in the UBS Greek text. Although it is possible that originally no word modified “Spirit” and copyists added either “God’s” or “Holy,” the evidence for this is very little. The text reading is that found in the earliest manuscript (p46).

Romans 15:29

:TEXT: “in the fulness of the blessing of Christ.”

p46 S* A B C D P 81 630 1739 1881 most lat earlier vg cop

ASV RSV NASV NIV NEB TEV RANK: BNOTES: “in the fulness of the blessing of the gospel of Christ.”

Sc Psi 33 104 614 1241 2495 Byz Lect one lat later vg syr(p,h)

KJV RSVnCOMMENTS: The shorter reading is found in early manuscripts of several different kinds of ancient text.

Romans 15:33

:TEXT: “the God of peace [be] with plyou all. Amen.”

S B C D P Psi 33 81 104 614 1241 2495 Byz Lect most lat vg syr(p,h) cop

KJV ASV RSV NASV NIV NEB TEV RANK: BNOTES: “the God of peace [be] with plyou all.”

A G 630 1739 1881 three lat

noneNOTES: “the God of peace [be] with plyou all.” plus the doxology usually found at Romans 16:25-27 here between chapters 15 and 16

p46: NEBn

Although copyists might have been tempted to add “Amen” following the blessing in verse 33, the manuscript evidence would seem to indicate that it was originally present. On the addition of the doxology here see also Romans 14:23; Romans 16:25-27. Perhaps its presence here in manuscript p46 reflects an earlier copy of the book of Romans that circulated without most of chapter 16.