Rev Apocalipsa, capitolul Apocalipsa lui Ioan, capitolul 1

Introduction

ὃς ἐμαρτύρησεν τὸν λόγον τοῦ Θεοῦ, καὶ τὴν μαρτυρίαν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ—ὅσα(a)οσα rell ¦ 1 τε Mept TR εἶδεν, καὶ ἅτινά εἰσιν καὶ ἃ χρὴ γενέσθαι μετὰ ταῦτα.(b)ειδεν και ατινα εισιν και α (ατινα Md,e, −α Mg) χρη γενεσθαι μετα ταυτα (−μ. τ. Mept) f35 Ma⅙,d,e,g CP ¦ 1 Ma,b,e⅙,f,h,i ℵA,C,RP,HF,OC,NU,TR (The long form has attestation from all three main lines of transmission—f35 is solid, as are d-e and g; h goes with the bulk of the third line for the short form. ειδεν would be ‘He saw’, referring to Christ—compare 22:20—He is the one passing on the ‘revelation’; the whole book is what Jesus Christ is testifying, as an eye witness; I assume that early copyists missed the point, applying ειδεν to John, but then they couldn’t make sense of the full text and so proceeded to omit the awkward parts.) [Since modern critics often reason like early copyists, I suspect that this variant at the outset of the book pre-disposed them against f35 (=Mc/Kr).]