23 Some important Alexandrian and Western (א B D*,c 1506 bo) read νῦν (nun, “now”) here. A few other (33 365 sa) have ὕστερον (husteron, “finally”). that lack the word are 𝔓46 A D2 F G Ψ 1739 1881 𝔐 latt. External evidence slightly favors omission with good representatives from the major texttypes, and because of the alliance of Alexandrian and Byzantine (with the Byzantine going against its normal tendency to embrace the longer reading). Internally, scribes could have added νῦν here to give balance to the preceding clause (οὖτοι νῦν ἠπείθησαν … αὐτοὶ νῦν ἐλεηθῶσιν [houtoi nun ēpeithēsan … autoi nun eleēthōsin; “they have now been disobedient … they may now receive mercy“]). However, it seems much more likely that they would have deleted it because of its seeming inappropriateness in this context. That some witnesses have ὕστερον presupposes the presence of νῦν in their ancestors. A decision is difficult, but νῦν is slightly preferred, since it is the more difficult reading and is adequately represented in the .

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so they too have now been disobedient in order that by the mercy shown to you they also may now receive mercy.

so they too have now become disobedient in order that they too may now receive mercy as a result of God’s mercy to you.

so they too have now disobeyed, resulting in mercy to you, so that they also may now receive mercy.

Now they are the rebels, and God’s mercy has come to you so that they, too, will share in God’s mercy.

so also these have now been disobedient for your mercy, in order that they also may now be shown mercy.

Even so have these also now not believed, that through your mercy they also may obtain mercy.

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