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John, Mark, Matthew, and Luke were developed through direct Greek analysis, lexical work, and manuscript comparison. Where surviving witnesses materially disagree, the competing Greek readings and their effect on English remain open to the reader.
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John 1
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john.1.witness34
ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ θεοῦ / ὁ ἐκλεκτὸς τοῦ θεοῦ
TEXTTRANSLATIONmoderate confidence
What does John call Jesus in verse 34?
‘Son of God’ has strong and broad Greek support. ‘Chosen One of God’ is an ancient and transcriptionally difficult alternative; P75 also preserves an unusual form that may combine the readings.
Why this default
‘Son of God’ remains the continuous-reading default because of its broad early Greek support, while the ancient ‘Chosen One’ reading is kept fully available.
Evidence
ExternalBoth readings are ancient; the Son reading is broader in surviving Greek evidence, while the Chosen reading is early and transcriptionally significant.
Internal‘Chosen One’ may have been assimilated to the much more familiar title ‘Son of God’; the reverse change is also possible through contextual influence.
Project defaultthe Son of God
Project default · broad early Greek support
Witnessesυἱός · P66, א, B, C, L, W and othersAlternativethe Chosen One of God
Important ancient alternative
Witnessesἐκλεκτός · P5, P75-associated tradition, ancient versions and patristic witnessesAlternativethe Chosen Son of God
Conflated or transitional form
WitnessesConflated/transitional forms in parts of the traditionAlternativethe [Son/Chosen One] of God
Variant remains visible in-line
WitnessesDisplay option · presents the principal readingsRecord integrity
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