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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 witnesses vary among ‘for himself,’ ‘for him,’ and ‘his cross’; P66’s first hand omits the whole carrying clause.
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 defaultcarrying the cross for himself
Project default · early reflexive
Witnessesἑαυτῷ τὸν σταυρόν · P60vid, P66c, א, L, WAlternativecarrying his own cross
Possessive stream
Witnessesἑαυτοῦ/αὐτοῦ τὸν σταυρόν · A, D, E, N, 054, 065 and later traditionAlternativeOmit
P66 first-hand omission
Witnessesomit carrying clause · P66*Alternative[carrying his own cross]
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