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Matthew 25
matthew.25.mt25HolyAngels
πάντες οἱ ἄγγελοι [οἱ ἅγιοι]
Are the accompanying angels explicitly called holy?
The earliest witnesses read simply ‘all the angels’; later copies often add the reverential adjective.
Why this default
‘All the angels’ is default because the earliest witnesses omit ‘holy.’ The adjective is a natural reverential expansion that changes no referent.
Evidence
ExternalAngels: א, B, D, L and important early support; holy angels: W, Θ and the broad Byzantine tradition.
InternalAngels accompanying the Son of Man are already presumed holy, making the adjective both harmless and easy to add.
Project default · shorter early form
Witnessesπάντες οἱ ἄγγελοι · א, B, D, L, early supportExpanded reading
Witnessesπάντες οἱ ἅγιοι ἄγγελοι · W, Θ, Byzantine traditionFork visible in-line
WitnessesDisplay option · adjective bracketedRecord integrity
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