Yes, amazingly, there are 2 distigmai at the location of 1 Jn 5:7-8 in codex Vaticanus. I am of the opinion [as Paynehas pointed out] that the distigmai of Vaticanus are the work of the originalscribe of the 4th century MS and that these distigmai were used by that scribeto mark off variant readings. Payne surmises in his writings that the scribe ofB had several MSS before him of the different families Alexandrian, Western,Syrian/Byz.
If that be the case, then it is quite clear that the scribeof Vaticanus was aware of the Heavenly Witnesses [1 Jn 5:7-8] passage that isnow found in the TR and he marked that variant with a distigme.
Here is a facsimilie of the text of B:
τυρουνοτιτοπνευμα ..
εστινηαληθειαοτι
... τρειςεισινοιμαρτυρουν
τεςτοπνευμακαι
τουδωρκαιτοαιμα
καιοιτρειςειςτοενεισιν
Now with words separated:
vs 6 τυρουν οτι το πνευμα
εστιν η αληθεια 7 οτι
vs 8 τρεις εισιν οι μαρτυρουν
τες το πνευμα και
το υδωρ και το αιμα
και οι τρεις εις το εν εισιν
Now, if you look closely I have already given you a hint ofwhat happened to the text here. The scribe of Vaticanus finishes verse 1 Jn 5:6on line 2 with αληθεια and lo, and behold, after αληθεια he writes the word "οτι" which BTW is the first word of the missing vs. 7 NOT the firstword of vs 8.
1Jn 5:7 οτι τρεις εισιν οι μαρτυρουντες εν τω ουρανω ο πατηρ ο λογος και τοαγιον πνευμα και ουτοι οι τρεις εν εισιν
The first word of vs 8 starts with και not οτι
1Jn 5:8 και τρεις εισιν οι μαρτυρουντες εν τη γη το πνευμα και το υδωρ και τοαιμα και οι τρεις εις το εν εισιν
The evidence is clear as day. The scribe of Vaticanusbetrayed himself and started to write the Heavenly witness passage [vs 7] withthe first word οτι, but by Homioteuleton
τρεις....τρεις either committed a copyist error andaccidently omitted the Heavenly witness [vs 7] or purposely omitted it andforgot to take the οτι out and replace it with the και of vs 8.
BTW this is not the only mistake the scribe of Vaticanusmade. He also omits εν τη γη in vs 8.
What ever the reason for the omission of vs 7, it is clearthat the scribe of B knew of verse 7 and even wrote one word of it [οτι]. I find this evidence to be simply incredible.
So, it is quite possible from early times that the Heavenlywitnesses passage [vs 7] was the result of a copyist error accidently omittingthe passage.
As for the first distigme. not quite sure what it signifies.But for the second one, it definitely lines up across the missing verse 7.
Now, the critics try to say that these distigmai of B did notoriginate with the original scribe but a later scribe even up to the 16thcentury. It is true that a later scribe traced over the letters of the originalApricot-colored ink of codex B with a darker colored ink.
However, when you enlarge those distigmai, especially, hereat verse 7 you can actually see the original Apricot-colored ink under thedarker ink of the tracing. So, definitely the distigme here in B is originaland marks off the Heavenly witnesses variant [vs 7].
Suddenly, this brings back the Heavenly witnesses passage [vs7] back to the 3rd-4th century and notated and even the first word [οτι] written by the CTers [Critical Texters] favoriteAlexandrian MS [if it can be called that], namely, codex Vaticanus.
So, in conclusion, instead of being a witness against theauthenticity of the Heavenly witnesses passage [vs7], Vaticanus actuallybecomes a very strong witness in favor of the existence and authenticity of thepassage.
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If that be the case, then it is quite clear that the scribeof Vaticanus was aware of the Heavenly Witnesses [1 Jn 5:7-8] passage that isnow found in the TR and he marked that variant with a distigme.
Here is a facsimilie of the text of B:
τυρουνοτιτοπνευμα ..
εστινηαληθειαοτι
... τρειςεισινοιμαρτυρουν
τεςτοπνευμακαι
τουδωρκαιτοαιμα
καιοιτρειςειςτοενεισιν
Now with words separated:
vs 6 τυρουν οτι το πνευμα
εστιν η αληθεια 7 οτι
vs 8 τρεις εισιν οι μαρτυρουν
τες το πνευμα και
το υδωρ και το αιμα
και οι τρεις εις το εν εισιν
Now, if you look closely I have already given you a hint ofwhat happened to the text here. The scribe of Vaticanus finishes verse 1 Jn 5:6on line 2 with αληθεια and lo, and behold, after αληθεια he writes the word "οτι" which BTW is the first word of the missing vs. 7 NOT the firstword of vs 8.
1Jn 5:7 οτι τρεις εισιν οι μαρτυρουντες εν τω ουρανω ο πατηρ ο λογος και τοαγιον πνευμα και ουτοι οι τρεις εν εισιν
The first word of vs 8 starts with και not οτι
1Jn 5:8 και τρεις εισιν οι μαρτυρουντες εν τη γη το πνευμα και το υδωρ και τοαιμα και οι τρεις εις το εν εισιν
The evidence is clear as day. The scribe of Vaticanusbetrayed himself and started to write the Heavenly witness passage [vs 7] withthe first word οτι, but by Homioteuleton
τρεις....τρεις either committed a copyist error andaccidently omitted the Heavenly witness [vs 7] or purposely omitted it andforgot to take the οτι out and replace it with the και of vs 8.
BTW this is not the only mistake the scribe of Vaticanusmade. He also omits εν τη γη in vs 8.
What ever the reason for the omission of vs 7, it is clearthat the scribe of B knew of verse 7 and even wrote one word of it [οτι]. I find this evidence to be simply incredible.
So, it is quite possible from early times that the Heavenlywitnesses passage [vs 7] was the result of a copyist error accidently omittingthe passage.
As for the first distigme. not quite sure what it signifies.But for the second one, it definitely lines up across the missing verse 7.
Now, the critics try to say that these distigmai of B did notoriginate with the original scribe but a later scribe
However, when you enlarge those distigmai, especially, hereat verse 7 you can actually see the original Apricot-colored ink under thedarker ink of the tracing. So, definitely the distigme here in B is originaland marks off the Heavenly witnesses variant [vs 7].
Suddenly, this brings back the Heavenly witnesses passage [vs7] back to the 3rd-4th century and notated and even the first word [οτι] written by the CTers [Critical Texters] favoriteAlexandrian MS [if it can be called that], namely, codex Vaticanus.
So, in conclusion, instead of being a witness against theauthenticity of the Heavenly witnesses passage [vs7], Vaticanus actuallybecomes a very strong witness in favor of the existence and authenticity of thepassage.
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