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John 6
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john.6.confession69
ὁ ἅγιος τοῦ θεοῦ / ὁ χριστὸς ὁ υἱός…
TEXTTRANSLATIONhigh confidence
What does Peter confess in verse 69?
The earliest recoverable form is ‘the Holy One of God.’ Later witnesses expand or replace it with forms of ‘the Christ, the Son of the living God,’ familiar from the Synoptic confession.
Why this default
‘The Holy One of God’ is default because of its strong and diverse early support; the longer Christ/Son forms read as harmonizing expansions toward the familiar Synoptic confession.
Evidence
ExternalThe Holy One reading is supported by P75, א, B, C*, D, L and W; expanded Christ/Son forms occur broadly later.
InternalExpansion toward a familiar confession is more probable than coordinated shortening to the distinctive Johannine form.
Project defaultthe Holy One of God
Project default · strong early reading
Witnessesὁ ἅγιος τοῦ θεοῦ · P75, א, B, C*, D, L, WAlternativethe Christ, the Son of God
Later expanded reading
Witnessesὁ χριστὸς ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ θεοῦ · parts of the later traditionAlternativethe Christ, the Son of the living God
Traditional expanded form
Witnessesὁ χριστὸς ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ θεοῦ τοῦ ζῶντος · Byzantine/traditional formAlternativethe [Holy One / Christ, Son] of God
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