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Luke 22

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ἀποκριθῆτε / μοι ἢ ἀπολύσητε

TEXTTRANSLATIONhigh confidence

Does Jesus say they will neither answer nor release him?

The earliest form ends with 'you will not answer'; many later witnesses add 'me or release me,' making the judicial consequence explicit.

Why this default

The shorter “you will not answer” is default because the earliest Alexandrian evidence supports it and “me or release me” naturally clarifies the judicial consequence.

Evidence

Externalἀποκριθῆτε: P75, א, B and other early witnesses; μοι ἢ ἀπολύσητε: A, D, W, Θ, Ψ and Byzantine witnesses.

InternalThe longer reading smooths the abrupt statement and explicitly supplies the expected result, favoring the shorter reading as prior.

Project defaultand if I question you, you will certainly not answer

Project default · shorter text

Witnessesἀποκριθῆτε — P75, א, B, early witnesses
Alternativeand if I question you, you will certainly not answer me or release me

Expanded text

Witnessesμοι ἢ ἀπολύσητε — A, D, W, Θ, Ψ, Byzantine witnesses
Alternativeand if I question you, you will certainly not answer [me or release me]

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

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