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Accordingly, the word 'over-leap' ([Greek: hyperba]) is written in _all_ the copies after vii. 52, -- whereby the reader, having read on to the end of that verse, was directed to skip all that followed down to the words [Greek: kai mêketi hamartane] in ch.viii. 11: after which he found himself instructed to 'recommence' ([Greek: arxai]).
The Causes of the Corruption of the Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels Being the Sequel to The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels John William Burgon 1850
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