original and instead of seeing the first appearance of μεν, saw the second, and began copying again at that point, inadvertently deleting the phrase “and we are.” This is a classic example of homoeoteleuton, “similar endings.” When scholars can see a specific reason why a scribe made a particular error in transcription, the resultant reading is not in doubt. Consequently, a very small percentage of the overall New Testament text is directly impacted by textual variants in the manuscript tradition