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Rom 12:14 — διώκοντας / διώκοντας ὑμᾶς

Rom 12:14 · reading in

εὐλογεῖτε τοὺς διώκοντας, εὐλογεῖτε καὶ μὴ καταρᾶσθε.

BSB: “Bless those who persecute you. Bless and do not curse.”

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Printed reading

διώκοντας

diōkontas

those who persecute (without ὑμᾶς)

B · 47 · 67** · amTischendorf’s earlier edition (Ti) omits ὑμᾶς with B, 47, 67**, and am (p. 433 continuation). Clement (Clem⁶⁰⁷) quotes a free form without ὑμᾶς. F G f g m¹¹² Origen (Lat.) omit the whole phrase τοὺς διώκοντας ὑμᾶς (p. 432). WH and SBLGNT print without ὑμᾶς.

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Alternative 1

διώκοντας ὑμᾶς

diōkontas hymas

those who persecute you

ℵ · A · Db · L · P · vg · syr · Basil · Chrysostom · Theodoret · John of Damascus · Origen (Lat.) · Augustine · Ambrosiaster

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Witness-dates timeline: pending sourcing. The dates are not yet backed by a sourced witness registry, so the timeline is hidden; the witnesses for each reading are listed above.

Decision

✓ Approved

Printed: διώκοντας
Confidence: medium (team scale)
Significance: meaning
Byz / TR: διώκοντας ὑμᾶς — open RP2018

Editorial decision: print διώκοντας without ὑμᾶς, with SBLGNT and WH. Confidence medium: B (with 47, 67**, am) supports the shorter text on Tischendorf’s Ti line, while the octava and most witnesses print ὑμᾶς; F G omit the whole phrase. Says Either form still commands blessing of persecutors. No dated Roman persecution is inferred from 12:14 alone.

Evidence

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Editions (checked 2026-11-05): SBLGNT and WH print διώκοντας without ὑμᾶς; Treg, NA28, RP2018, and TR add ὑμᾶς. Sigla: corrector notation as in Tischendorf (ℵc, Db,c and the like). Minuscules are Gregory–Aland numbers, with Tischendorf's Pauline number once in parentheses where given; those not verified are counted, not listed. Witnesses are listed only where Tischendorf names them.

Manuscripts (Tischendorf 8, vol. 2 (1872), p. 432, leaf n444 (novumtestamentum02tisc); continues Tischendorf 8, vol. 2 (1872), p. 433, leaf n445 (novumtestamentum02tisc)): the octava prints εὐλογεῖτε τοὺς διώκοντας ὑμᾶς. Apparatus (p. 432): τοὺς διώκοντας ὑμᾶς here with ℵ A B Db L P and nearly all against F G f g m¹¹² Origen (Lat.), who omit the whole phrase (Tischendorf: plane om … transiliendo); D* (and related Latin) place the phrase after καταρᾶσθε. Continuation (p. 433): “Ti om ὑμᾶς cum B 47. 67** am,” with Clement’s free form without ὑμᾶς. So the short reading (omit ὑμᾶς only) is attested by B and the named minuscules/Amiatinus; B is not counted again for the longer reading.

Internal: With ὑμᾶς the persecutors are explicitly “you”; without it the object is still clear from context.

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