Romans 15:17

Footnotes

1. 16 After οὖν (oun), several important Alexandrian and Western (B C D F G 81 365 ) have τήν (tēn). The article is lacking in א A Ψ 33 1739 1881 𝔐 however. 𝔓46 supplies a relative pronoun and has a different reading entirely (“which I have [as a] boast”). Articles were frequently introduced to clarify the meaning of the text. In this instance, since the word modified (καύχησιν, kauchēsin) is third declension, a visual oversight (resulting in omission) is less likely. Hence, the shorter reading is probably original. The difference in translation between these first two options is negligible (“I have the boast” or “I have a boast”). puts the article in brackets, indicating some doubt as to its authenticity. Grk “Therefore I have a boast.”