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Matthew 6
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matthew.6.mt6Kingdom
τὴν βασιλείαν [τοῦ θεοῦ] καὶ τὴν δικαιοσύνην αὐτοῦ
TEXTGRAMMARTRANSLATIONmedium confidence
Does the command say ‘his kingdom’ or ‘the kingdom of God’?
The witnesses vary in both the kingdom phrase and its pronoun. The compact ‘his kingdom and his righteousness’ is strongly supported; ‘kingdom of God’ makes the referent explicit.
Why this default
‘His kingdom and his righteousness’ is default because it is compact, strongly attested, and keeps the two coordinated objects under one divine referent. Explicit ‘of God’ and shorter forms clarify or reshape that relationship.
Evidence
ExternalThe principal early stream supports ‘the kingdom and his righteousness,’ with witnesses divided over an explicit ‘of God’ or possessive pronoun after kingdom; later tradition strongly favors ‘kingdom of God.’
InternalCopyists could readily add ‘of God’ to prevent an isolated ‘the kingdom’ or adjust pronouns for parallel balance. The variants are small and recurrent, so confidence is medium.
Project defaultseek first his kingdom and his righteousness
Project default · compact early form
Witnessesτὴν βασιλείαν ... καὶ τὴν δικαιοσύνην αὐτοῦ · strong early critical supportAlternativeseek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness
Explicit divine name
Witnessesτὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ θεοῦ · L, later witnesses and broad traditional supportAlternativeseek first the kingdom and his righteousness
Short noun form
Witnessesτὴν βασιλείαν καὶ τὴν δικαιοσύνην αὐτοῦ · important early witnessesAlternativeseek first [God’s] kingdom and his righteousness
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