period. Here, too, it is harder to explain why one would break up the expression ὥστε … ἔστω πᾶς into ἴστε … ἔστω δὲ than vice versa. The reading given here has early, strong attestation in א2 B C 𝔓74vid (A supports ἴστε and ἔστω, but alters the punctuation by adding δὲ to ἴστε and καὶ to ἔστω). ἀδελφοί μου ἀγαπητοί. See 1:2 and 1:16. ἔστω. Pres act impv 3rd sg εἰμί: “let (every person) be” or “(Everyone) should be.” δὲ. Ordinarily one would expect δέ to express continuity