καὶ λέγων· μετανοεῖτε ἤγγικεν γὰρ ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν.
and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of Heaven is near.”
Matt 3:2 [Textus Receptus (Elzevir) (1624)]
Καὶ λέγων· Μετανοεῖτε· ἤγγικε γὰρ ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν.
MSS: 1, 3 (p7), 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 (p48), 18 (f5r), 22 (f8v), 27, 35, 36 (f18v), 43, 44, 65, 83, 157 (f25v), 201, 230 (f18vc1), 438, 439, 478, 490, 500, 501, 504, 505, 532, 556 (f4v), 901 (f11r), 1203, 1582 (f9v), 2603
Matt 3:2 [Codex Sinaiticus (א or 01) (4th century)]
λεγω- μετανοεῖτε ηγʼγικεν γαρ η βασιλεια των ουνων·
Matt 3:2 [Codex Vaticanus Graecus 1209 (B03) (4th century)]
λέγων μετανοεῖτε ἤγγικεν γὰρ ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν
Matt 3:2 [Codex Ephraemi Syri Rescriptus (C04) (5th century)]
και λεγων· μετανοειτε ηγγικεν γαρ η βασιλεια των ουρανων·
Matt 3:2 [Codex Bezae Cantabrigiensis (D05) (5th century)]
και λεγων μετανοειτε ηνγικεν γαρ· η βασιλια των ουρανων
Matt 3:2 [Codex Basilensis (E07) (8th century)]7v
και λεγων· μετανοειτε· ηγγικεν γαρ η βασιλεια των ουνων·
MSS: C, E, K, M (f24rc2-vc1), N, S, Σ, Ω, 33, 34 (f18v), 72, 109, 476, 699 (f3v), 700, 1424, 3000 (f9r|30), ℓ1086 (f293rc2)
Matt 3:2 [Codex Cyprius (Grec 63) (K017) (9th century)]17v
καὶ λεγων· μετανοεῖτε· ἤγγικεν γὰρ ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν·
Matt 3:2 [Codex Regius (Grec 62) (L019) (8th century)]7vc1
καὶ λέγων· μετανοῆτὲ· ἤγγικεν γὰρ ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐνῶν·
Matt 3:2 [Codex Petropolitanus Purpureus (N022) (6th century)]
και λεγων μετανοειτε ηγγικεν γαρ η βασιλεια των ουρανων·
Matt 3:2 [Codex Washingtonianus (W032) (5th century)]
και λεγων· μετανοειται· ηγγεικε- γαρ η βασιλεια των ουρανων
Matt 3:2 [Codex Sangallensis 48 (Δ037) (9th century)]26
και λεγων Μετανοειτε Ηγγεικεν γαρ η βασιλεια των ουνων
Matt 3:2 [Minuscule 1 (12th century)]162v
καὶ λέγων· μετανοεῖτε· ἤγγικε γὰρ ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐνῶν·
Matt 3:2 [Minuscule 13 (Grec 50) (13th century)]1rc1
Matt 3:2 [Minuscule 44 (Add MS 4949) (12th century)]17r
καὶ λέγων· μετανοεῖτε· ἤγγικε γὰρ ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν·
Matt 3:2 [Minuscule 65 (11th century)]10r
καὶ λέγων· μετανοεῖτε ἤγγικε γὰρ ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐνῶν.
Matt 3:2 [Minuscule 72 (11th century)]8r
καὶ λέγων· μετανοεῖτε ἤγγικεν γὰρ ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν.
Matt 3:2 [Minuscule 83 (11th century)]40
καὶ λέγων, μετανοεῖτε· ἤγγικε γὰρ ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐνῶ—·
Matt 3:2 [Minuscule 109 (1326)]28v
ϗ λέγων. μετανοεῖτε· ἤγγϊκ{εν} γὰρ ἡ βασϊλεία τῶν οὐνῶν.
* {εν} = Greek ligature | οὐνῶν = ✓
Matt 3:2 [Minuscule 113 (11th century)]29v
καὶ λέγων· μ{ετ}ανοεῖτε· ἤγγϊκε γὰρ ἡ βασϊλεία τῶν οὐνῶν.
Matt 3:2 [Minuscule 201 (1357)]13vc1
καὶ λέγων, μετανοεῖτε· ἤγγϊκε γὰρ ἡ βασϊλεία τῶν οὐνῶν·
Matt 3:2 [Minuscule 438 (12th century)]18v
καὶ λέγων. μετανοεῖτε· ἤγγϊκε γὰρ ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐνῶν.
Matt 3:2 [Minuscule 439 (1159)]12rc2
καὶ λέγων· μετανοεῖτε· ἤγγικε γὰρ ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν.
Matt 3:2 [Minuscule 476 (11th century)]10v
καὶ λέγων· μετανοεῖτε· ἤγγικεν γὰρ ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐνῶν.
Matt 3:2 [Minuscule 478 (10th century)]11v
καὶ λέγων· μετανοεῖτε· ἤγγικε γὰρ ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐνῶν:
Matt 3:2 [Minuscule 504 (1033)]15r
καὶ λέγων· μετανοεῖτε· ἤγγικε γὰρ ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐνῶν·
Matt 3:2 [Minuscule 892 (Add MS 33277) (9th century)]24v
λέγων· μετανοεῖτε· ἤγγικε γὰρ ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐνῶν·
Matt 3:2 [Minuscule 1424 (Gruber 152) (9th/10th century)]9r
καὶ λέγων· μετανοεῖτε· ἤγγικεν γὰρ ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν·
Matt 3:2 [Peshitta]
ܘܳܐܡܰܪ ܬ݁ܽܘܒ݂ܘ ܩܶܪܒ݁ܰܬ݂ ܠܳܗ ܡܰܠܟ݁ܽܘܬ݂ܳܐ ܕ݁ܰܫܡܰܝܳܐ܂
Matt 3:2 [Old Syriac Curetonian (Codex Curetonianus Syriacus syc)]
ܘܐܡܪ ܗܘܐ܂ ܕܬܘܒܘ܂ ܡܛܠ ܕܩܪܒܬ ܠܗܿ ܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܕܫܡܝܐ܂
Matt 3:2 [Old Syriac Sinaitic (Codex Sinaiticus Syriacus sys)]
ܘܐܡܪ ܗܘܐ ܕܬܘܒܘ ܡܛܠ ܕܩܪܒܬ ܠܗ ܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܕܫܡܝܐ܂
Matt 3:2 [Vulgate]
et dicens paenitentiam agite adpropinquavit enim regnum caelorum
Critical Apparatus :
(1) και λεγων : C, D, E, K, L, M, N, S, W, Δ, Σ, Ω, 0233, 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 18, 22, 27, 33, 34, 35, 36, 43, 44, 65, 72, 83, 109, 113, 157, 201, 230, 438, 439, 476, 478, 490, 500, 501, 504, 505, 532, 534, 535, 556, 579, 690, 699, 700, 719, 789, 794, 863, 901?, 1009, 1013, 1071, 1073, 1074, 1152, 1188, 1203, 1206, 1207, 1235, 1247, 1247s, 1335, 1340, 1424, 1432, 1546, 1579, 1582, 1604, 1642c, 1697, 2603, 2397?, 2605, 2610, 2835, 3000, ℓ1086, Majority, Peshitta (ܘܳܐܡܰܪ), Syriac Curetonian (ܘܐܡܪ), Vulgate (et dicens)
(2) OMIT και : א, B, 728, 793, 892, 1038, 1227, 1416, 1642*, Sahidic, Bohairic
(3) OMIT και λεγων : 847, 1297,
(4) μετανοειτε : א, B, C, D, E, K, M, N, S, Δ, Σ, Ω, 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 18, 22, 27, 33, 34, 35, 36, 43, 44, 65, 72, 83, 109, 113, 157, 201, 230, 438, 439, 476, 478, 490, 500, 501, 504, 505, 532, 535, 556, 579, 690, 699, 700, 793, 847, 892, 901, 1013, 1038, 1074, 1203, 1207?, 1227, 1247, 1247s, 1297, 1403?, 1416, 1424, 1582, 1642, 2397?, 2603, 2605, 2610, 2835, 3000, ℓ1086, Majority, Origen
(5) μετανοιτε : 1335
(6) μετανοειται : W, 789, 794, 1073, 1152, 1188, 1432, 1546, 1604,
(7) μετανοητε : L, 792, 1009, 1071, 1235, 1340, 1519, 1697,
(8) μετανοηται : 863, 1579,
(9) μετανωιται : 1206
(10) ηγγικε : 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 18, 22, 27, 35, 36, 43, 44, 65, 83, 113, 157, 201, 230, 305, 428, 438, 439, 478, 490, 500, 501, 504, 505, 532, 536, 543, 544, 545, 546, 556, 560, 561, 564, 580, 645, 652, 677, 689, 691, 693, 694, 696, 713, 714, 719, 723, 726, 727, 729, 730, 746, 747, 750, 751, 754, 756, 757, 758, 760, 761, 762, 763, 764, 765, 766, 769, 774, 775, 776, 777, 778, 779, 780, 781, 782, 783, 785, 786, 787, 788, 789, 790, 791, 793, 794, 795, 796, 797, 798, 799, 801, 804, 805, 806, 808, 809, 811, 825, 826, 828, 847, 863, 877, 880, 892, 896, 900, 901, 902, 923, 927, 928, 937, 938, 942, 943, 944, 945, 951, 959, 962, 989, 992, 998, 999, 1004, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1014, 1023, 1033, 1034, 1037, 1038, 1041, 1073, 1076, 1077, 1079, 1080, 1110, 1111, 1113, 1152, 1185, 1186, 1188, 1189, 1190, 1191, 1192, 1193, 1194, 1195, 1196, 1197, 1198, 1199, 1200, 1202, 1203, 1204, 1205, 1207, 1208, 1210, 1211, 1212, 1214, 1215, 1217, 1218, 1222, 1223, 1224, 1225, 1227, 1230, 1232, 1233, 1234, 1235, 1236, 1238, 1239, 1240, 1242, 1247, 1247s, 1248, 1250, 1251, 1266, 1280, 1282, 1290, 1291, 1292, 1294, 1296, 1297, 1298, 1299, 1301, 1305, 1316, 1317, 1318, 1320, 1322, 1323, 1324, 1325, 1326, 1328, 1329, 1330, 1331, 1334, 1338, 1339, 1340, 1341, 1345, 1350, 1352, 1353, 1354, 1355, 1356, 1359, 1364, 1365, 1367, 1392, 1393, 1394, 1395, 1404, 1410, 1413, 1414, 1415, 1418, 1432, 1438, 1439, 1443, 1444, 1445, 1447, 1448, 1449, 1452, 1455, 1458, 1466, 1476, 1478, 1483, 1486, 1492, 1503, 1505, 1521, 1530, 1531, 1539, 1543, 1545, 1547, 1556, 1557, 1563, 1570, 1572, 1577, 1582, 1583, 1591, 1592, 1594, 1597, 1605, 1628, 1630, 1637, 1642, 1645, 1686, 1689, 1690, 1691, 1692, 1694, 1695, 1697, 1698, 1797, 1807, 1813, 2112, 2191, 2195, 2266, 2277, 2278, 2280, 2291, 2292, 2321, 2322, 2394, 2400, 2404, 2405, 2406, 2407, 2561, 2603, 2604, 2606, 2613, 2614, 2616, 2757, 2766, 2812, 2861, 2905, 2907?, 2933, 2942, Origen
(11) ηγγικεν : א, B, C, E, K, L, M, N, S, Σ, Ω, 13, 33, 34, 72, 109, 299, 476, 534, 535, 537, 662, 690, 697, 699, 700, 715, 716, 724, 728, 759, 773, 792, 830, 899, 1005?, 1009, 1030?, 1071, 1074, 1078, 1097, 1187, 1209, 1213, 1216, 1219, 1221, 1226, 1228, 1229, 1241, 1243, 1273, 1279?, 1312, 1313, 1314, 1315, 1319, 1321, 1333, 1346, 1347, 1403, 1416, 1424, 1470, 1510, 1528, 1540, 1542, 1573, 1579, 1604, 1647, 2397?, 2411, 2474, 2605, 2835, 3000, ℓ1086,
(12) ηνγικεν : D
(13) ηγγεικεν : W, Δ
(14) ηγγηκεν : 554, 1206, 1335, 1519, 1646, 2610,
(15) ηγηικεν :1546?
(16) ηγγικει : 803
(17) γαρ : א, B, C, E, K, L, M, N, S, W, Δ, Σ, Ω, 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 18, 22, 27, 33, 34, 35, 36, 43, 44, 65, 72, 83, 109, 113, 157, 201, 230, 438, 439, 476, 478, 500, 501, 504, 505, 532, 535, 556, 690c, 699, 700, 789, 792, 793, 794, 847, 863, 892, 898?, 901, 1009, 1038, 1071, 1073, 1074, 1152, 1188, 1203, 1206, 1207, 1227, 1235, 1247, 1247s, 1297, 1335, 1340, 1416, 1424, 1432, 1519, 1546, 1579, 1582, 1604c, 1642, 1697, 2397?, 2603, 2605, 2835, 3000, ℓ1086, Majority
(18) OMIT γαρ : 13, 690*, 1604*, 2610,
(19) η βασιλεια : א, B, C, E, K, L, M, N, S, W, Δ, Σ, Ω, 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 (ι βασιλεια?), 18, 22, 27, 33, 34, 35, 36, 43, 44, 65, 72, 83, 109, 113, 157, 201, 230, 438, 439, 476, 478, 500, 501, 504, 505, 532, 535, 556, 579, 690, 699, 700, 789, 792?, 793, 794, 847, 863, 892, 898, 901?, 1009, 1013, 1038, 1071, 1073, 1074, 1152, 1188, 1203, 1206, 1207, 1227, 1235, 1247, 1247s, 1297, 1335, 1340, 1416, 1424, 1432, 1519, 1546, 1579, 1582, 1604, 1642, 1697, 2397?, 2603, 2605, 2610, 2835, 3000, ℓ1086, Majority, Origen
(20) η βασιλια : D
(21) των ουρανων : א, B, C, D, E, K, L, M, N, S, W, Δ, Σ, Ω, 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 18, 22, 27, 33, 34, 35, 36, 43, 44, 65, 72, 83, 109, 113, 157, 201, 230, 438, 439, 476, 478, 500, 501, 504, 505, 532, 535, 556, 579, 690, 699, 700, 789, 792?, 794, 847, 863, 892, 898, 901?, 1009, 1013, 1038, 1071, 1073, 1074, 1152, 1188, 1203, 1206, 1227, 1235, 1247, 1247s, 1297, 1335, 1340, 1416, 1424, 1432, 1519, 1546, 1579, 1582, 1604, 1642, 1697, 2397?, 2603, 2605, 2610, 2835, 3000, ℓ1086, Majority, Origen
(22) των ουρανον : 793
Tischendorf Mt 3:2
Η / Α :
10 (f10v)
Early Church Fathers
(1) Origen (Comment. In Matthaeum Tomus X, p869, Patrologia Graeca, J.P. Migne)
Μετανοεῖτε· ἤγγικε γὰρ ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν,
A Textual Commentary On Matthew 3:2
(a) The conjunction καὶ is omitted in א, B, and Coptic versions. But Coptic versions are, in a case like this, of little weight as the conjunction can be found in Syriac versions and Latin Vulgate. The only real authority is that of Codices Vaticanus and Sinaiticus, which when, as here, in opposition to all the other manuscripts, even its closest allies, is very slender, especially when, as here, running counter to internal evidence, and that from the utter improbability that the particle should have been inserted in all the manuscripts except two, for the purpose of conforming to καὶ λέγειν μετανοεῖτε in Matt 4:17. According to Bloomfield, it was rather removed by philologists, who were aware that in pure classical Greek composition the participle would not be employed as in reality useless, though unpractised, and especially foreign, writers might think the καὶ required – not aware of this gerundial use of the participle, which is found even in a participle subjoined to another participle.
(b) μετανοεῖτε – on the importance of repentance in Jewish religion, see Talmud (Yoma 86b, דף פו,ב גמרא, תלמוד בבלי, פרק ח – מסכת יומא).
היה רבי מאיר אומר: גדולה תשובה שבשביל יחיד שעשה תשובה מוחלין לכל העולם כולו
Rabbi Meir used to say, Great is repentance. for on account of an individual who repents, the sins of all the world are forgiven,
Also see Philo’s On Rewards and Punishments.