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1 Thessalonians 1
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1 thessalonians.1.th1GreetingExpansion
εἰρήνη / εἰρήνη ἀπὸ θεοῦ πατρὸς ἡμῶν καὶ κυρίου Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ
TEXThigh confidence
Does the greeting end after ‘peace,’ or add its source?
The variation occurs at the close of the opening greeting, where expanded wording makes the divine source explicit rather than changing the letter’s recipients.
Why this default
The shorter greeting is the SBLGNT reading and avoids importing a familiar expanded Pauline formula; the expansion remains available because it is a genuine Greek variant.
Evidence
ExternalThe shorter greeting is supported by B, F, G, Ψ, 0278, 1739, 1881, Old Latin, Syriac Peshitta, and Sahidic witnesses. The source-formula expansion is supported by א, A, D, I, K, L, P, 33, 81, 104, 630, 1241, the Byzantine tradition, part of the Vulgate tradition, and Bohairic witnesses.
InternalA copyist could readily lengthen the brief greeting with wording familiar from other Pauline openings.
Project defaultfavor to you and peace
Project default · SBLGNT shorter greeting
Witnessesεἰρήνη · B, F, G, Ψ, 0278, 1739, 1881, Old Latin, Syriac Peshitta, SahidicAlternativefavor to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ
Expanded Greek reading
Witnessesεἰρήνη + source formula · א, A, D, I, K, L, P, 33, 81, 104, 630, 1241, Byzantine tradition, versionsAlternativefavor and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ
Expanded reading · recast English order
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