Gen 4 and its NT texts: form only
Says Heb 11:4, Πίστει πλείονα θυσίαν Ἅβελ παρὰ Κάϊν προσήνεγκεν τῷ θεῷ … μαρτυροῦντος ἐπὶ τοῖς δώροις αὐτοῦ τοῦ θεοῦ, shares θυσίαν and ἐπὶ τοῖς δώροις αὐτοῦ with Swete 4:3–4. The SBLGNT apparatus records Tregelles’ τῷ θεῷ for τοῦ θεοῦ and the Byzantine Textform’s λαλεῖται for λαλεῖ.
Says 1 John 3:12 says Κάϊν ἐκ τοῦ πονηροῦ ἦν καὶ ἔσφαξεν τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ, with ἔσφαξεν where Swete 4:8 has ἀπέκτεινεν, and gives the reason ὅτι τὰ ἔργα αὐτοῦ πονηρὰ ἦν. Jude 11 has τῇ ὁδῷ τοῦ Κάϊν ἐπορεύθησαν. Neither verse has an apparatus unit.
Says Matt 23:35, ἀπὸ τοῦ αἵματος Ἅβελ τοῦ δικαίου, has no apparatus unit. At Luke 11:51 the Byzantine Textform adds τοῦ before both uses of αἵματος. Heb 12:24, κρεῖττον λαλοῦντι παρὰ τὸν Ἅβελ, has no unit.
Says Matt 18:22, ἀλλὰ ἕως ἑβδομηκοντάκις ἑπτά, agrees in form with Swete 4:24, ἑβδομηκοντάκις ἑπτά; there is no apparatus unit, and Abbott-Smith notes that the phrase may mean “seventy times seven” or “seventy-seven times”.
Uncertain Whether Matt 18:22 alludes to Lamech is not settled. Heb 11:4 and 1 John 3:12 give their own reasons for Abel’s acceptance and Cain’s deed; no lean is taken here on why Abel’s offering was regarded. The NT spells Κάϊν, Swete Κάιν. Form agreement is not a claim about which text a writer used.
Claims
- SaysHeb 11:4 shares θυσίαν and ἐπὶ τοῖς δώροις αὐτοῦ with Swete 4:3–4; the SBLGNT apparatus records Tregelles’ τῷ θεῷ and the Byzantine Textform’s λαλεῖται.
- Says1 John 3:12 has ἔσφαξεν where Swete 4:8 has ἀπέκτεινεν and gives the reason that Cain’s works were evil; Jude 11 has τῇ ὁδῷ τοῦ Κάϊν; neither has an apparatus unit.
- SaysMatt 23:35 and Heb 12:24 have no apparatus unit; at Luke 11:51 the Byzantine Textform adds τοῦ before both uses of αἵματος.
- SaysMatt 18:22 agrees in form with Swete 4:24, ἑβδομηκοντάκις ἑπτά, with no apparatus unit; Abbott-Smith notes the phrase may mean “seventy times seven” or “seventy-seven times”.
- UncertainWhether Matt 18:22 alludes to Lamech is not settled; no lean is taken on why Abel’s offering was regarded. Form agreement is not a claim about which text a writer used.
Citations
- LXX (Swete) CC BY-SA 4.0 Gen 4:3–8, vol. 1, p. 6 (oldtestamentingr01swetuoft, viewer leaf n37); Gen 4:24, vol. 1, p. 7 (viewer leaf n38); read on the page images
- SBLGNT CC BY 4.0 Heb 11:4; 12:24; 1 John 3:12; Jude 11; Matt 18:22; 23:35; Luke 11:51; SBLGNT apparatus at Heb 11:4 and Luke 11:51
- RP2018 Unlicense Heb 11:4, Luke 11:51, and Matt 23:35 (RP2018 text)
- Abbott-Smith public domain s.v. ἑβδομηκοντάκις (Matt 18:22, seventy times seven or seventy-seven times); paraphrased
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