36 Καὶ ταῦτα εἰπών, θεὶς τὰ γόνατα αὐτοῦ, σὺν πᾶσιν αὐτοῖς προσηύξατο. 37 Ἱκανὸς δὲ κλαυθμὸς ἐγένετο*35 ℵA,B,C,D [20%] NU ¦ ∼ 21 [80%] HF,RP,OC,TR,CP πάντων, καὶ ἐπιπεσόντες ἐπὶ τὸν τράχηλον τοῦ Παύλου κατεφίλουν αὐτόν, 38 ὀδυνώμενοι μάλιστα ἐπὶ τῷ λόγῳ ᾧ εἰρήκει, ὅτι οὐκέτι μέλλουσιν τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ θεωρεῖν. Προέπεμπον δὲ αὐτὸν εἰς τὸ πλοῖον.*

1 Μετὰ δὲ τὸ παύσασθαι τὸν θόρυβον, προσκαλεσάμενος*35 A,D [95%] HF,RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ μεταπεμψαμενος ℵB [3%] NU ¦ μεταστειλαμενος [2%] ὁ Παῦλος τοὺς μαθητὰς καὶ*35 [93%] HF,RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ 1 παρακαλεσας A,B(D) [6%] NU ¦ 1 παρακαλεσας 1 ℵ [1%] ¦ one other variant ἀσπασάμενος, ἐξῆλθεν πορευθῆναι*35 [95%] HF,RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ πορευεσθαι ℵA,B [3%] NU ¦ --- D [2%] εἰς τὴν*35 A [80%] HF,RP,TR,CP ¦ --- ℵB,D [20%] OC,NU Μακεδονίαν.

33 Ποιήσαντες δὲ χρόνον, ἀπελύθησαν μετ᾿ εἰρήνης ἀπὸ τῶν ἀδελφῶν πρὸς τοὺς ἀποστόλους.*35 [95%] HF,RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ αποστειλαντας αυτους A,B,C,D [5%] NU ¦ αποστειλαντας εαυτους ℵ,*35 ℵA,B (70.8%) HF,RP,NU 2) εδοξεν δε τω σιλα επιμειναι αυτου (20.3%) OC,TR (OC is in small print) 3) εδοξεν δε τω σιλα επιμειναι αυτοθι (7.5%) CP 4) εδοξεν δε τω σιλα επιμειναι αυτους C(D) (1%) (two other readings) (0.4%) (RP,HF,NU agree that variant 1) is correct, and indeed verse 33 seems to require that Silas returned to Jerusalem; "they were sent back … to the apostles", and "they" refers to Judas and Silas. The ‘problem’ is that in verse 40 Paul chooses Silas to accompany him, so he had to be in Antioch, not Jerusalem. Accordingly the longer reading was created to solve the ‘problem’. The "some days" of verse 36 could well have been a month or two. From Antioch to Jerusalem would be a trip of some 400 miles. Silas had time to go to Jerusalem and get back to Antioch.)

17 Ἡμεῖς δέ, ἀδελφοί, ἀπορφανισθέντες ἀφ᾿ ὑμῶν πρὸς καιρὸν ὥρας (προσώπῳ, οὐ καρδίᾳ) περισσοτέρως ἐσπουδάσαμεν τὸ πρόσωπον ὑμῶν ἰδεῖν, ἐν πολλῇ ἐπιθυμίᾳ.

8 Μάρτυς γάρ μού ἐστιν*35 A [98%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ --- 𝕻46ℵB [2%] NU ὁ Θεὸς ὡς ἐπιποθῶ πάντας ὑμᾶς ἐν σπλάγχνοις Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ.*35 [96%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ ∼ 21 𝕻46ℵA,B [4%] NU

25 Ἡ χάρις μετὰ πάντων ὑμῶν. Ἀμήν.*35 A,C [97%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ --- 𝕻46ℵIv [3%] NU,*35 is based on thirty-five MSS—18, 35, 141, 201, 204, 328, 386, 394, 444, 604, 757, 824, 928, 959, 1072, 1075, 1100, 1248, 1249, 1503, 1548, 1637, 1725, 1732, 1761, 1768, 1855, 1864, 1865, 1892, 2080, 2466, 2554, 2587 and 2723—all of which I collated myself. 2554 is a ‘perfect’ representative of f35 in Hebrews, as it stands, and the exemplars of 35, 1637, 2080 and 2723 may have been, while several others were off by only one variant. Since these MSS come from all over the Mediterranean world (Sinai, Jerusalem, Patmos, Aegean, Constantinople, Bucharest, Trikala, Mt. Athos [six different monasteries], Athens, Grottaferrata, Vatican, etc.) they are certainly representative of the family, giving us the precise family profile—it is reflected in the Text without exception.In the statements of evidence I have included the percentage of manuscript attestation for each variant, within either ( ) or [ ]. I have used ( ) for the evidence taken from TuT, which I take to be reasonably precise. For the variant sets that are not covered there I had to revert to von Soden and the apparatus of N-A27, supplementing from other sources where possible (Scrivener and Tischendorf)—the percentages offered, I have used [ ] for these, are extrapolations based on a comparison of these sources. I venture to predict, if complete collations ever become available, that for any non-Byzantine variants listed with 5 to 1% support (in my apparatus) the margin of error should not exceed ±1%; for non-Byzantine variants listed with 10 to 6% support the margin of error should hardly exceed ±3%; where there is some division among the Byzantine witnesses the margin of error should rarely exceed ±15%. However, I guarantee the witness of f35. Please see the last footnote for Matthew for further information.

11 Λοιπόν, ἀδελφοί, χαίρετε· καταρτίζεσθε· παρακαλεῖσθε· τὸ αὐτὸ φρονεῖτε· εἰρηνεύετε· καὶ ὁ Θεὸς τῆς ἀγάπης καὶ τῆς*35 [30%] CP ¦ --- 𝕻46ℵA,B [70%] RP,HF,OC,TR,NU εἰρήνης ἔσται μεθ᾿ ὑμῶν.

11 Λοιπόν, ἀδελφοί, χαίρετε· καταρτίζεσθε· παρακαλεῖσθε· τὸ αὐτὸ φρονεῖτε· εἰρηνεύετε· καὶ ὁ Θεὸς τῆς ἀγάπης καὶ τῆς*35 [30%] CP ¦ --- 𝕻46ℵA,B [70%] RP,HF,OC,TR,NU εἰρήνης ἔσται μεθ᾿ ὑμῶν. 12 Ἀσπάσασθε ἀλλήλους ἐν ἁγίῳ φιλήματι.*35 ℵB [80%] RP,HF,OC,TR,NU ¦ ∼ 21 𝕻46A [20%] CP 13 Ἀσπάζονται ὑμᾶς οἱ ἅγιοι πάντες. 14 Ἡ χάρις τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν*35 [40%] ¦ --- 𝕻46ℵA,B [60%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP,NU Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, καὶ ἡ ἀγάπη τοῦ Θεοῦ, καὶ ἡ κοινωνία τοῦ Ἁγίου Πνεύματος μετὰ πάντων ὑμῶν. Ἀμήν.*35 [92%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ --- 𝕻46ℵA,B [8%] NU,*35 is based on the following thirty-six MSS—18, 35, 141, 201, 204, 328, 386, 432, 444, 757, 824, 928, 986, 1072, 1075, 1100, 1249, 1482, 1503, 1548, 1617, 1637, 1652, 1725, 1740, 1855, 1864, 1865, 1892, 1897, 2352, 2431, 2466, 2554, 2587 and 2723—all of which I collated myself. 2554 is a ‘perfect’ representative of f35 in 2 Corinthians, as it stands, as were the exemplars of 1865 and 2723. For a book this size the uniformity is impressive. Since these MSS come from all over the Mediterranean world (Sinai, Jerusalem, Aegean, Patmos, Constantinople, Bucharest, Trikala, Meteora, Athens, Mt. Athos [seven different monasteries], Grottaferrata, Vatican, etc.) they are certainly representative of the family, giving us the precise family profile—it is reflected in the Text without exception. In the statements of evidence I have included the percentage of manuscript attestation for each variant within either ( ) or [ ]. I have used ( ) for the evidence taken from TuT, which I take to be reasonably precise. For the variant sets that are not covered there I used Reuben Swanson’s excellent collations (New Testament Greek Manuscripts: 2 Corinthians [Ed. Reuben Swanson, Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, 2005]). For 2 Corinthians Swanson collated 83 MSS, five being fragmentary (for any given variant set there will usually be at least 75 MSS listed), and I occasionally supplemented from Scrivener and von Soden—the percentages offered, I have used [ ] for these, are extrapolations based on a comparison of these sources. I venture to predict, if complete collations ever become available, that for any non-Byzantine variants listed with 5 to 1% support (in my apparatus) the margin of error should not exceed ±1%; for non-Byzantine variants listed with 10 to 6% support the margin of error should hardly exceed ±2%; where there is some division among the Byzantine witnesses the margin of error should rarely exceed ±10%—by comparing Swanson with TuT, I believe one can make a fairly accurate extrapolation. However, I guarantee the witness of Family 35. Please see the last footnote for Matthew for further information.

10 Τὸ λοιπόν,*35 [97%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ του λοιπου 𝕻46ℵA,B,I [3%] NU ἀδελφοί μου,*35 (88.8%) RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ 1 (A) (7.9%) ¦ --- 𝕻46ℵB,I (3.3%) NU ἐνδυναμοῦσθε ἐν Κυρίῳ καὶ ἐν τῷ κράτει τῆς ἰσχύος αὐτοῦ.

61 Εἶπεν δὲ καὶ ἕτερος, «Ἀκολουθήσω σοι, Κύριε· πρῶτον δὲ ἐπίτρεψόν μοι ἀποτάξασθαι τοῖς εἰς τὸν οἶκόν μου.» 62 Εἶπεν δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς πρὸς αὐτόν,*35 A,C,N,W [95%] CP,HF,RP,OC ¦ ∼ 3412 ℵ [3.5%] TR[NU] ¦ 34 [1%] ¦ 12 αυτω (D) ¦ 12 𝕻45,75B,0181 [0.3%] «Οὐδεὶς ἐπιβαλὼν τὴν χεῖρα αὐτοῦ ἐπ᾿ ἄροτρον,* ¦ αρωτρον CP καὶ βλέπων εἰς τὰ ὀπίσω,*35 ℵ(A)C,N(W) [99%] CP,HF,RP,TR,OC ¦ 1 (επιβαλλων 𝕻750181) 23,5-11 𝕻75B,0181 [1%] NU ¦ ∼ 9-11,87 επιβαλλων 2-6 𝕻45vD εὔθετός ἐστιν εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν*35 A,C,D,N,W [98.5%] CP,HF,RP,TR,OC ¦ τη βασιλεια ℵB,0181 [1%] NU ¦ εν τη βασιλεια 𝕻75 [0.3%] τοῦ Θεοῦ.»