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Revelation 13
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revelation.13.rev1310CaptivitySwordText
εἰς αἰχμαλωσίαν ... ἐν μαχαίρῃ
TEXTTRANSLATIONlow confidence
How should the captivity-and-sword maxim be read?
The witnesses preserve a difficult three-way complex. WH/NA28 repeat ‘into captivity’; Tregelles shortens that line; the Byzantine text reads ‘has captivity.’ NA28 then has a passive ‘to be killed,’ while WH, Tregelles, and the Byzantine text support the reciprocal sword warning.
Why this default
The critical option is preferred because Westcott-Hort and NA28 share the balanced captivity line and NA28’s passive sword clause produces a coherent maxim about divinely appointed endurance.
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Project defaultWhoever is for captivity goes into captivity; whoever is for the sword must be killed by the sword
Project default · WH/NA28 captivity; NA28 sword
Witnessesεἰς αἰχμαλωσίαν, εἰς αἰχμαλωσίαν — Westcott-Hort · NA28; ἀποκτανθῆναι — NA28AlternativeCaptivity awaits whoever goes into captivity; whoever kills with the sword must be killed by the sword
Tregelles arrangement
Witnessesεἰς αἰχμαλωσίαν — Tregelles; ἀποκτενεῖ δεῖ — Westcott-Hort · Tregelles · Byzantine tradition (RP)AlternativeWhoever has captivity goes into captivity; whoever kills with the sword must be killed by the sword
Byzantine captivity; WH/Tregelles/RP sword
Witnessesἔχει αἰχμαλωσίαν — Byzantine tradition (RP); ἀποκτενεῖ δεῖ — Westcott-Hort · Tregelles · Byzantine tradition (RP)Record integrity
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