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Matthew 6
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matthew.6.mt6Drink
τί φάγητε [ἢ τί πίητε]
TEXTTRANSLATIONlow confidence
Does the first anxiety saying mention both eating and drinking?
Some important witnesses omit ‘or what you may drink,’ while a broad and ancient tradition includes it. The short form may be original, though accidental omission between similar phrases is possible.
Why this default
The shorter form is the working default because it is supported by a notable early stream and may have been expanded to complete the familiar food-and-drink pair. Accidental loss remains quite plausible, so confidence is low.
Evidence
ExternalWithout ‘or what you may drink’: א, family 1, 33, 892 and important Old Latin, Syriac and Coptic support; with it: B, D, L, W, Z, Θ, 0250, family 13 and the broad later tradition.
InternalAddition completes a natural triad with food, drink, and clothing; omission could also occur between nearby similar interrogative phrases.
Project defaultwhat you may eat
Project default · shorter reading
Witnessesτί φάγητε · א, family 1, 33, 892, early versionsAlternativewhat you may eat or what you may drink
Expanded ancient reading
Witnessesτί φάγητε ἢ τί πίητε · B, D, L, W, Z, Θ, 0250, family 13, broad traditionAlternativewhat you may eat [or what you may drink]
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WitnessesDisplay option · drinking clause bracketedRecord integrity
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