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John 19

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john.19.crossCarry19

βαστάζων ἑαυτῷ / αὐτῷ / αὐτοῦ τὸν σταυρόν

TEXTGRAMMARTRANSLATIONmoderate confidence

How is Jesus’s carrying of the cross expressed?

The readings differ over the possessive relation in Jesus’s cross-bearing and whether that action is stated at all in the earliest papyrus’s first hand.

Why this default

The reflexive is default because of early support and its difficult construction. Possessive forms smooth the phrase; P66’s first-hand omission is ancient but isolated.

Evidence

ExternalFor himself: P60vid, P66c, א, L, W; for him: B; his cross: A, D, E, N, 054, 065; omit clause: P66*.

InternalThe unusual reflexive invited replacement by ordinary possessives, while the whole clause could be lost or omitted in harmonization.

Project defaultAnd carrying the cross for himself, he went out to

Project default · early reflexive

Witnessesἑαυτῷ τὸν σταυρόν · P60vid, P66c, א, L, W
AlternativeAnd carrying his own cross, he went out to

Possessive stream

Witnessesἑαυτοῦ/αὐτοῦ τὸν σταυρόν · A, D, E, N, 054, 065 and later tradition
AlternativeAnd he went out to

P66 first-hand omission

Witnessesomit carrying clause · P66*
AlternativeAnd [carrying his own cross,] he went out to

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WitnessesDisplay option · clause bracketed

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