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Matthew 13
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matthew.13.mt13Prophet
διὰ τοῦ προφήτου / διὰ Ἠσαΐου
TEXTTRANSLATIONmoderate confidence
Is the prophet unnamed, or identified as Isaiah?
Most witnesses leave the prophet unnamed; a notable early stream names Isaiah, though the quotation is from Psalm 78 associated with Asaph.
Why this default
The unnamed prophet is default because it dominates the tradition and avoids a difficult attribution. The Isaiah reading is early and difficult enough that it may preserve a name later removed or generalized.
Evidence
ExternalUnnamed prophet: B, C, D, L, W and the broad tradition; Isaiah: א*, Θ, families 1/13, 33 and ancient versional/patristic support; Asaph is sparsely attested in patristic discussion.
InternalBecause the quotation is Psalm 78:2, scribes had reason to remove or correct Isaiah. Conversely, Isaiah could arise from a familiar Matthean formula.
Project defaultwhat was spoken through the prophet
Project default · broad principal reading
Witnessesδιὰ τοῦ προφήτου · B, C, D, L, W, broad traditionAlternativewhat was spoken through Isaiah the prophet
Ancient named reading
Witnessesδιὰ Ἠσαΐου τοῦ προφήτου · א*, Θ, families 1/13, 33Alternativewhat was spoken through [Isaiah] the prophet
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