Ephesians 4:32

tc ‡ Although most witnesses have either δέ (de; 𝔓49 א A D2 Ψ 33 1739mg 𝔐 lat) or οὖν (oun; D* F G 1175) here, a few important mss lack a conjunction (𝔓46 B 0278 6 1739* 1881). If either conjunction were originally in the text, it is difficult to explain how the asyndetic construction could have arisen (although the dropping of δέ could have occurred via homoioteleuton). Further, although Hellenistic Greek rarely joined sentences without a conjunction, such does occur in the corpus Paulinum on occasion, especially to underscore a somber point. “Instead” has been supplied in the translation because of stylistic requirements, not textual basis. NA27 places δέ in brackets, indicating some doubt as to its authenticity.

tn Or “forgiving.”