1 Corinthians 14:14-16

New English Translation

Footnotes

1. 1 Corinthians 14:14 tc ‡ Most witnesses, including some significant ones (א A D^s Ψ 048 M lat sy bo), have γάρ (gar, “for”) here, while an equally impressive array of witnesses lack the conjunction (P⁴⁶ B F G 0243 1739 1881 sa). This conjunction was frequently added by scribes in epistolary literature as a clarifying word, making the connection with the preceding more explicit. As such, it has the earmarks of being a motivated reading and thus should be rejected. NA²⁸ places the word in brackets, indicating doubts as to its authenticity.
2. 1 Corinthians 14:15 tn Grk “what then is it?”
3. 1 Corinthians 14:16 tn Grk “how can someone who fills the place of the unlearned say ‘Amen.’”