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Luke 20

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luke.20.lk20MyLord

αὐτὸς γάρ / καὶ αὐτός ... κύριος / ὁ κύριος

TEXTmoderate confidence

How does Luke introduce David’s citation, and is ‘Lord’ articulated?

Witnesses vary in the connective and in whether the first Lord carries the article.

Why this default

The causal introduction and anarthrous first Lord are default on early support; additive and simpler forms remain visible.

Evidence

ExternalCausal and additive forms are both ancient and widespread.

InternalConnectives and the article were readily adjusted to smooth the quotation introduction.

Project defaultFor David himself says in the scroll of Psalms, ‘The Lord said to my Lord

Project default · early form

Witnessesαὐτὸς γάρ ... κύριος — B, D, L, Θ, family 1 and early support
AlternativeAnd David himself says in the book of Psalms, ‘The Lord said to my Lord

Broad tradition

Witnessesκαὶ αὐτὸς ... ὁ κύριος — A, W, Ψ, family 13, Byzantine witnesses
AlternativeDavid himself says in Psalms, ‘The Lord said to my Lord

Shorter displayed form

Witnessesαὐτὸς; connective simplified or absent — additional versional support

Reference roleStandardized inspectable reference; manuscript forks are independently reopened.

Revision historyNo decision-level revision has been recorded since the provenance ledger was introduced.

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