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Mutt. ix. 13 (from Luke v. 32); Matt x\ii. 21 (from Mark ix. 20); Matt xix. 16, 17 (comp. Mark x. 17, 18; Luko xviii. 18, 10); Matt xix. 20 (from Mark x. 20 and Luko xviii. 21) ; Mark iii. 5 and Luke vi. 10 (from Matt. xii. 13); Mark vi. 11 (from Matt. x. 15); Mark xiiL 14 (from Matt, xxiv. 15); Mark xv. 28 (from Luke xxii. 37); Luke iv. 2, 4, 5, 8 (comp. Matt. iv. 2, 4, 8, 10) ; Luke xl 2, 4 (from Matt vi. 9, 10, 13); John vi. 09 (from Matt. xvi. 10) ; Acts ix. 5, 6 (from xxvi. 14, 15; xxii. 10), etc. By removing these interpolations of words and clauses, otherwise genu- ine, we lose nothing and gain a better insight into the in- dividuality of each Gospel.

(6.) Amplifications of quotations from the Old Testa- ment, Matt. ii. 18; xv. 8; Luke iv. 18, 19; Rom. xiii. 9; Heb. ii. 7 ; xii. 20, etc. These arc all right in the Scptua- gint

(e.) Insertions of words and proper names (instead of pronouns) from lectionaries for the Church service, espe- cially those of the Gospels (Evangclistaria). Hence the frequent interpolation or changed position of *Iij>/c (t. <?., Matt. iv. 18; viii. 5; xiv. 22; John i. 44). Comp. also Luke vii. 31 (the prefix CITC ci 6 wptoc), and x. 22 (ta< <rrpu- tfttif Tpvf roue /iaijrac tint).

(</.) Additions from a love of paraphrase, which charac- terizes all the sources embraced by Westcott and Ilort un- der the designation of the "Western" text. In this re- spect King James's revisers have imitated the old copyists and translators, but have acted more honestly by printing their numerous and mostly useless interpolations in italics.

(e.) Additions from oral tradition, ancient liturgies, and explanatory glosses. Under this head we may place tho most important and serious interpolations, which arc re-

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