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Luke 20

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luke.20.lk20Watching

παρατηρήσαντες / ἀποχωρήσαντες ... ἐγκαθέτους ... ὑποκρινομένους

TEXTmoderate confidence

How do the leaders proceed, and whom do they send?

The witnesses vary in the opening action; the complete phrase includes the planted agents’ performed righteousness.

Why this default

The hostile-watching form is default on broad early support; the withdrawing and stepping-away readings expose distinct Western streams.

Evidence

ExternalThe watching form is overwhelmingly broad; the motion verbs have coherent ancient support.

InternalDifferent opening actions recast whether the leaders observe in place or withdraw before planting agents.

Project defaultWatching closely, they sent spies who pretended to be righteous

Project default · broad early reading

Witnessesπαρατηρήσαντες — א, A, B, C, L, Ψ, families 1 and 13, Byzantine witnesses
AlternativeWithdrawing, they sent planted agents who posed as upright men

D, Θ and Western support

Witnessesἀποχωρήσαντες — D, Θ and Old Latin
AlternativeStepping away, they sent infiltrators who feigned sincere righteousness

W and related support

Witnessesὑποχωρήσαντες — W

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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