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SBL Greek New Testament

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Matthew 25

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matthew.25.mt25HolyAngels

πάντες οἱ ἄγγελοι [οἱ ἅγιοι]

TEXTTRANSLATIONhigh confidence

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 defaultall the angels with him

Project default · shorter early form

Witnessesπάντες οἱ ἄγγελοι · א, B, D, L, early support
Alternativeall the holy angels with him

Expanded reading

Witnessesπάντες οἱ ἅγιοι ἄγγελοι · W, Θ, Byzantine tradition
Alternativeall the [holy] angels with him

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WitnessesDisplay option · adjective bracketed

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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